In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 317 Gu had neither the interest nor the qualification.
"The Finger Flicking Divine Skill?"

Gu Shaoan was slightly taken aback when he saw the new martial arts technique he had acquired.

But before Gu Shaoan could think further, the cultivation method and key points of the "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" appeared in his mind.

After a hundred breaths, as Gu Shaoan had fully digested the contents of "Finger Flicking Divine Skill", he seemed to become interested and immediately used his lightness skill to go to the clearing in the bamboo forest.

As he gently closed his eyes, all the methods of operating the "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" echoed in Gu Shaoan's mind.

Immediately afterwards, the vital energy began to flow out from Gu Shaoan's dantian.

Guided by his mind, a condensed, silk-like stream of vital energy rose from his dantian and began to circulate along a very special and tricky path.

This path is not the usual twelve regular meridians or eight extraordinary meridians, but rather a series of tiny hidden meridians and acupoints that penetrate deep into the arms, wrists, and even fingertips, many of which are subtle places that he had never touched in his previous cultivation.

The flow of vital energy was initially extremely difficult, like a stream trying to cross a dry and blocked riverbed.

Gu Shaoan controlled the flow and intensity of each strand of Qi, forcibly opening up those unfamiliar channels.

A slight stinging and burning sensation came from deep within my arm; it was the inevitable reaction of the vital energy forcefully clearing the blocked meridians.

Time slipped away quietly as he focused on his practice. The light and shadow in the bamboo forest moved with the sun, casting dappled patterns on him.

A quarter of an hour later!
"Snapped"

A very faint yet exceptionally clear cracking sound, like popping beans, suddenly came from deep within his right shoulder blade.

[Successfully mastered the Finger Flicking Skill, Achievement Points +50.]

However, Gu Shaoan seemed oblivious to the sudden pop-up notification, still immersed in the circulation of his internal energy.

Gang Yuan, like the most precise carving knife, is carving out new paths inch by inch in the undeveloped "barren lands" within his body.

Every now and then, Gu Shaoan would hear the sounds of his meridians or hidden meridians being opened up in his shoulder blades, back of his shoulders, and arms.

As the meridians and hidden channels in Gu Shaoan's body were opened and his energy flow path changed, a series of notification messages followed.

[Successfully entered the initial stage of the Finger Flicking Divine Skill, Achievement Points +100]

[The Finger Flicking Skill has successfully reached the advanced level, Achievement Points +200]

[The Finger Flicking Divine Skill has successfully reached the realm of mastery, Achievement Points +300]

The vital energy washes over the specific path of cultivation again and again. With each cycle, the path becomes wider and the flow of vital energy becomes more smooth and unobstructed.

Half an hour later, as the hidden meridians around Gu Shaoan's shoulder Jugu acupoint, elbow Tianjing acupoint, wrist Yangchi acupoint, and Yanghuo, Yanggu, and Yangchi acupoints were all opened, a notification message popped up in Gu Shaoan's mind again.

[The Finger Flicking Skill has successfully entered the Perfect and Smooth Realm, Achievement Points +500]

When the last hidden meridian is connected, the pure and refined vital energy, as fine as silk threads, completes a full cycle along that mysterious new circulation, and then rotates three times in the three acupoints of Yang Huo, Yang Gu, and Yang Chi.

The surging internal energy and finger strength circulating through the "Finger Flicking Divine Power" mental technique seemed to have been forged and refined, naturally converging at the tip of his right ring finger like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

This feeling of things coming together naturally is precisely the result of "Finger Flicking Divine Power" reaching the point of "perfect and smooth".

Just then, Gu Shaoan opened his eyes and locked his gaze on the grove of green bamboo in front of him. He gently placed the pad of his right thumb on the nail of his ring finger, then suddenly exerted force with his thumb, pushing it up from below. At the same time, his ring finger, like a startled swan spreading its wings, sprang out powerfully from the base of the finger!
"Zheng"

A sound like the tinkling of gold and jade, extremely short yet incredibly crisp and clear, suddenly erupted from Gu Shaoan's fingertips.

That wasn't a loud bang in the air, but rather the sound produced by the vibration of energy that had been condensed to its extreme and suddenly broke free from its restraints!
A golden, condensed finger strike, almost imperceptible to the naked eye and only showing a blurry, distorted trajectory in the sunlight for a fleeting moment, shot out instantly.

This finger strike was so condensed and sharp that it didn't even create a loud whooshing sound as it flew through the air.

There was only a very faint sound, like a red-hot iron rod piercing thin paper.

Wherever it passed, the air seemed to be forcibly parted to create a vacuum-like channel, with the air instantly compressed to both sides, forming an extremely brief vacuum path.

The speed of the finger strike was as fast as lightning. Almost in the blink of an eye after Gu Shaoan flicked his finger, it had already pierced through the green bamboo, bringing with it a series of strange sounds.

Under Gu Shaoan's gaze, the force dissipated only after dozens of sturdy green bamboo poles, each as thick as a bowl, had been pierced with holes the size of a finger.

Taking in this power, Gu Shaoan's eyes flashed.

"As expected of a superior martial art that was once comparable to Dali's 'One Finger Divine Skill,' its power is indeed remarkable."

It should be noted that the amount of Qi energy that Gu Shaoan mobilized just now was extremely small, only one ten-thousandth of his total Qi energy.

Furthermore, he did not employ the technique of "treating light things as heavy things" during the process.

Even so, this single finger strike could condense into dozens of green bamboo shoots, which is enough to show the power of this "Finger Flicking Divine Skill".

If Gu Shaoan were to fully unleash his inner energy and combine it with the technique of "lifting light objects as if they were heavy objects," the power would be unimaginable.

What's most remarkable is that once the "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" is unleashed, the finger force is as fast as lightning and exceptionally refined. Among the martial arts that Gu Shaoan currently possesses, only the "Sword Nine, One Sword Separates Worlds" in the "Emei Sword Classic" surpasses the "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" in terms of the refinement of its energy.

Although it differs from martial arts styles such as the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms and the Golden Summit Cotton Palm, its effects are equally significant.

"I was too complacent before."

Before acquiring the "Finger Flicking Divine Skill," Gu Shaoan felt that his current martial arts skills were sufficient.

Even with an additional martial art, Gu Shaoan's strength did not increase significantly.

But as Gu Shaoan mastered the "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" to a more refined and perfect level, he suddenly found it truly amazing.

"If I could have obtained this 'Finger Flicking Divine Skill' earlier and reached the level of 'making light of things seem heavy,' I wouldn't have had to spend so many years."

As a superior martial art, "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" is easy to learn but difficult to master, just like other martial arts such as "Golden Summit Cotton Palm".

Its difficulty can be divided into two points.

Firstly, the cultivator himself needs to have an extremely high foundation in internal energy cultivation.

Secondly, practitioners need to master special techniques for generating power in order to condense their strength into the size of their fingers.

As Gu Shaoan now masters the "Finger Flicking Skill" to the "perfect and smooth" level, he is surprised to find that the martial arts of the "Finger Flicking Skill" actually involve a lot of power generation techniques.

Many aspects of this concept share similarities with the idea of ​​"treating something lightly as if it were a heavy matter."

To put it bluntly, this "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" seemed tailor-made for Gu Shaoan.

Combined with the effect of the "Insightful Insight" attribute that Gu Shaoan had previously acquired, he was able to master this finger technique to the "perfect and smooth" level in just two hours.

This is also the only martial art by which Gu Shaoan has achieved the "perfect and harmonious" level in such a short time. Moreover...

Gu Shaoan had previously had some ideas about the "Sword Ten" of the "Emei Sword Technique".

The cultivation path involved in "Finger Flicking Divine Skill" coincides with some of Gu Shaoan's previous ideas.

Gu Shaoan even felt that, combined with the martial art of "Finger Flicking Divine Skill", it wouldn't be long before the "Sword Ten" of the "Emei Sword Manual" would be born.

Thinking of this, Gu Shaoan was in a great mood.

Thinking this, Gu Shaoan rose up like a gentle breeze and floated out of the bamboo forest in a few breaths.

However, when his gaze fell on Abbess Miejue's villa in the distance, Gu Shaoan paused.

After a few breaths, Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's wait until Master and my martial aunt have reached the level of Condensing Yuan and Forming Gang before teaching them the Finger Flicking Divine Skill!"

More martial arts skills are not necessarily better.

Gu Shaoan was able to master the "Flick of the Finger Skill" to the "perfect and smooth" level so quickly entirely because of his own special abilities.

If it were Abbess Miejue, or even Yang Yan, Zhou Zhiruo, or others, without years of painstaking study, it would be equally difficult to cultivate this martial art to a high level.

Instead, it would needlessly affect their original cultivation progress.

If they become a jack of all trades and master of none, it will do them more harm than good in improving their abilities.

The next day.

Thirty li west of Jiading Prefecture, as Mei Jiangxue fed several horses water and freshly picked grass, Gu Shaoan took out a baked bun from his bundle and handed it to Yuan Dongyuan, who was standing nearby.

After taking the baked bun, breaking off a piece and eating it, Yuan Dongyuan looked at Gu Shaoan standing to the side.

Did I have any grudge against that girl before?

Gu Shaoan glanced at Mei Jiangxue and then said, "Before you joined the Emei Sect, your entire family was slaughtered by the Ghost Hand Gang and the forces controlled by your Bat Island."

Yuan Dongyuan nodded and said, "No wonder her eyes always held a hint of murderous intent when she looked at me. It turns out there was such a blood feud between us. No wonder."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan glanced at Yuan Dongyuan and said, "Master Yuan is quite calm."

Yuan Dongyuan said calmly, "Since we dared to establish Bat Island, we must have been mentally prepared from the beginning. It can only be said that this time the problem came too suddenly, which caught me off guard."

After a pause, Yuan Dongyuan changed the subject, saying, "However, it's not bad that we were defeated by your Emei Sect."

Gu Shaoan said calmly, "Master Yuan is too kind. With Master Yuan's strength and the power behind him, if he really wanted to take action against the Emei Sect a few years ago, given the Emei Sect's situation at the time, I'm afraid it would have been difficult for them to cope."

This was not a compliment from Gu Shaoan.

When Gu Shaoan encountered the Ghost Hand Gang, their strength and cultivation were not particularly remarkable in the martial arts world.

If Yuan Dongyuan wanted to retaliate against the Emei Sect, the Emei Sect would indeed be unable to handle it.

Yuan Dongyuan laughed and said, "Bat Island has been growing stronger over the years. Other forces are average, but the Ghost Hand Gang has spread everywhere. There aren't many prefectures that the Ghost Hand Gang doesn't dare to touch, but the three prefectures controlled by the Emei Sect are among them."

"Therefore, I had previously collected some information about the Emei Sect and sent many people to inquire about relevant information in Jiading and the other three prefectures. Your sect's conduct is indeed upright and worthy of the title 'a prestigious and righteous sect,' much better than many sects in the martial arts world that seek fame and fortune."

"Perhaps because of me, the reputation of Wuzheng Manor has been tarnished, so I have more respect for the Emei Sect, a force that can still maintain its integrity."

"Besides, the things we were doing were shady dealings, and the Emei Sect had the Wudang Sect backing it up at the time. There was no need to make a big fuss over the deaths of a few insignificant people."

Finally, Yuan Dongyuan shook his head and said, "I just never expected that a mere Emei Sect would be so lucky to produce such a peerless genius as Young Master Gu."

"Perhaps it's retribution!"

After he finished speaking, Gu Shaoan, who was standing to the side, did not say anything in response.

In response, Yuan Dongyuan said, "After saying so much, I thought Young Master Gu would say a few words of comfort to me."

Gu Shaoan said calmly, "The original master's mistake was cultivating the Ghost Hand Gang, a human trafficking force that helped Bat Island kidnap people everywhere, and then actively seeking trouble with the Emei Sect. What's done is done, and the matter is already settled."

"In my opinion, given what the former manor lord did, even the most tragic end would not be too much. In my eyes, all I need to do is send the former manor lord down to meet those innocent people who were harmed by him."

"From Gu's perspective and status, someone like the former manor lord should be killed as soon as possible."

"The reason I spared the original owner is that, as the owner of Wuzheng Manor, it would be against the rules for me to kill him directly."

"As for comforting the former master, I have neither the interest nor the qualifications."

"So that when I dream at night, the spirits of those who were harmed by the former master will haunt me and my Emei Sect."

Yuan Dongyuan chuckled softly, then turned to look at Gu Shaoan.

Yuan Dongyuan seemed to see himself in his youth in a daze.

At that time, although he was only the young master of Wuzheng Manor, as the successor of a first-class power, Yuan Dongyuan was as powerful and righteous as Young Master Gu.

A moment later, Yuan Dongyuan turned his head and looked at the river in the distance, and couldn't help but murmur to himself.

"When exactly did we unknowingly go astray and end up like this today?"

Without saying another word to Yuan Dongyuan, Gu Shaoan got up and went to Mei Jiangxue's side to help her feed the horses.

"Senior brother, do you think Yuan Dongyuan truly repented?"

In response to Mei Jiangxue's question, Gu Shaoan said calmly, "It is only worth pondering to pull back from the brink, but once you have already jumped into the abyss, the result will only be to be smashed to pieces. Whether it is sincere or not, it does not matter."

As he spoke, Gu Shaoan looked at Mei Jiangxue and said, "I told my senior sister and junior sister Yan'er before that there is no such thing as a prodigal son who returns home; there is only the regret that comes with a single misstep."

"In the martial arts world, a great melting pot, people's hearts are most easily influenced. As a disciple of the Emei Sect, you must first determine the consequences before doing anything, so as not to go astray and have no way back."

Hearing Gu Shaoan's words, Mei Jiangxue nodded seriously and said, "Jiangxue will definitely keep them in mind."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan smiled gently and then patted Mei Jiangxue's head.

Feeling Gu Shaoan's large hand on her head, Mei Jiangxue unconsciously narrowed her eyes, which resembled crescent moons.

To be honest, looking at the obedient Mei Jiangxue in front of him, Gu Shaoan suddenly thought of the days when he was traveling around the martial arts world with Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan, and the smile on his face couldn't help but soften a bit.

(End of this chapter)