In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 368 Making the Best Use of Everything
With Gu Shaoan's current talent, coupled with the effects of the "Enlightenment" and "Insightful Insight" attributes, even with a martial art like the "Emei Sword Manual," if he only practices one move, a little over a month would be enough for him to advance from the beginner level to the "mastery" level.

However, when he switched to the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" technique, he only mastered the first move, "Wind God's Wrath," and in just over a month, Gu Shaoan only managed to advance it from the "beginner" level to the "advanced" level.

This is because the cultivation of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" is completely different from ordinary martial arts.

Ordinary martial arts training is based on the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve regular meridians, with the side meridians and hidden meridians throughout the body forming the network of energy.

However, the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" is quite similar to the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill".

It is not directly activated by the Gang Yuan, but rather requires the Gang Yuan to be condensed into a special kind of energy through the practice route.

Then, using this energy, some new hidden meridians can be created and built in the eight extraordinary meridians and the twelve regular meridians.

Even for martial artists, opening up their own meridians and hidden meridians is extremely difficult, let alone something like the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique," which uses special energy to open up and build new hidden meridians.

You can imagine how difficult it is.

This is also why Gu Shaoan only managed to cultivate the first technique of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" to the "Entering the Inner Chamber" level in more than a month.

However, in the next second, a wisp of the power of heaven and earth from within the Wind God Dharma Image behind Gu Shaoan actually flowed upstream along the Gang Yuan connecting the Wind God Dharma Image within Gu Shaoan's body and directly entered Gu Shaoan's body.

Feeling the power of heaven and earth suddenly rush into his body, Gu Shaoan's expression, which had been normal just moments before, changed slightly.

It should be understood that the power of heaven and earth is no different from arsenic poison to a martial artist before they have reached the Celestial Realm and successfully refined it.

Therefore, upon sensing the wisp of heaven and earth power entering his body, Gu Shaoan immediately mobilized the yin and yang energies and the vital energy within his body to rush towards this wisp of heaven and earth power.

However, just as Gu Shaoan's Yin and Yang energies and his罡元 (罡元 is a type of internal energy in Chinese mythology) touched this wisp of heaven and earth power and were about to refine it, this wisp of heaven and earth power, upon contacting Gu Shaoan's Yin and Yang energies, actually moved around within them like a joyful child.

"Ok?"

Sensing the condition within his body, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but be taken aback.

"Could it be that?"

Immediately afterward, Gu Shaoan seemed to think of a possibility.

As thoughts began to surface in his mind, Gu Shaoan's breathing suddenly became heavier.

Subsequently, under Gu Shaoan's control, the wisp of heaven and earth power within his body traveled downwards along Gu Shaoan's Yin and Yang energies until it entered the blood seed.

"Has it really been refined?"

Upon sensing the growth of qi and blood within the seed of qi and blood, Gu Shaoan's face lit up with joy.

Just then, another wisp of the power of heaven and earth entered his body along the Qi.

Gu Shaoan quickly circulated the Yin and Yang energies, drawing this wisp of heaven and earth power into the essence seed within his middle dantian.

Twice in a row, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but turn his head to look at the Wind God's Dharma Image behind him.

Looking at the power of heaven and earth flowing along unique routes within the Dharma Image, Gu Shaoan was certain that the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" technique did indeed have the effect of refining the power of heaven and earth.

And it was much faster than the speed at which he refined Yin and Yang energies using the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth".

And this is only the "Wind God's Wrath" at the entry level.

If it is a round and smooth "Wind God's Wrath".

The second technique is "Fire God's Wrath".

What about the third technique, "Thunder God's Wrath"?

If one can master all four forms of the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique" to the level of "perfect and smooth", and have a large amount of the power of heaven and earth enter the body every day to temper and nourish the essence, qi and spirit, the time required for the essence, qi and spirit in Gu Shaoan's body to blossom will be greatly reduced.

With that in mind, Gu Shaoan no longer hesitated and used the "Martial Arts Enlightenment Card".

"buzz"

It was as if a clear, melodious bell rang from the depths of my soul; it wasn't a real sound, but rather a feeling of sudden elevation and clarity in my consciousness.

The sweltering heat of the forest, the hoarse chirping of cicadas, the lingering sharpness of the wind in the air, and the slowly swirling vortex of the wind behind me all suddenly became distant and blurry, as if separated by a flowing curtain of water.

Gu Shaoan's consciousness seemed to be detached from his body, entering a profound and mysterious state of enlightenment.

The cultivation path and method of "Wind God's Wrath" in the "Four Symbols of Heaven's Will" technique, as well as the key points for the resonance of the body's internal energy, acupoints, and the power of heaven and earth, are as if they have been dissected into countless parts.

All understandings of "wind"—its formlessness, its unpredictable gathering and dispersal, its gentleness that can caress willows, its fury that can destroy cities—all surround his "consciousness."

At this moment, Gu Shaoan's consciousness was once again split into two parts.

One portion is still inside the body.

One portion had already reached the outside of the body.

He no longer needed to deliberately "comprehend" or "practice," but instead directly "observed" and "understood," with moments of clarity flowing through his mind.

From an external perspective, the Wind God Dharma Image behind Gu Shaoan was constantly changing as the internal energy within him circulated.

Originally, the "Wind God's Wrath" technique in the "Four Symbols of Heaven's Will" involved some bottlenecks that had not yet been broken through. Now, these bottlenecks seemed to have become as fragile as paper. As Gu Shaoan's heart stirred, his Qi and Shen energy naturally opened up these closed hidden meridians.

Time seemed to lose its meaning at this moment.

Half an hour later, the original Wind God Dharma Image behind Gu Shaoan shone brightly. Its size did not increase dramatically, but its solidity reached an astonishing level.

The entire piece is a deep blue-green, like jade, and looks like a real sculpture, with every detail clearly visible, even the wind patterns on the armor are clearly visible.

The gale surrounding the Dharma image was no longer just a few bands, but transformed into dozens or even hundreds of fine and agile blue wind threads.

However, if an expert were to approach, they would be astonished to discover that this Wind God's Dharma Image was entirely formed from wind blades that were almost solid.

Just then, a notification message quietly appeared in Gu Shaoan's mind.

[The "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique: Wrath of the Wind God" has been upgraded to the "Perfect and Smooth" realm, granting +500 achievement points.]

After the notification appeared, Gu Shaoan seemed not to hear it. His thoughts shifted, and the cultivation method of the second technique of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" – "Wrath of the Fire God" – appeared in his mind.

At the same time, after a moment of stagnation, the internal energy within him began to flow slowly along a completely new energy circulation path.

At the same time as the circulation route of the Qi in Gu Shaoan's body changed, the original jade-green Wind God Dharma Image behind Gu Shaoan also began to become blurred.

And its color began to change to crimson, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

As the Wind God Dharma Form behind him transformed, a scorching aura began to emanate from Gu Shaoan and the illusory figure behind him.

This caused the leaves in the forest to gradually curl up.

An hour later, as the internal energy of Gu Shaoan surged wildly, a fiery avatar, its body entirely crimson, its hair standing on end in fury, and its body filled with golden and red energy, condensed within the energy of the internal energy and the power of heaven and earth.

The Dharma Image's appearance is almost identical to that of the Wind God Dharma Image, except that its entire body is crimson red like fire, and the gale surrounding the Dharma Image carries a domineering and fierce fiery energy.

[The "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique: Wrath of the Fire God" has been upgraded to the "Perfect and Smooth" level, granting +500 achievement points.] Just as Gu Shaoan mastered the second technique, "Wrath of the Fire God," to the "Perfect and Smooth" level, dozens of strands of refined heaven and earth power suddenly surged into Gu Shaoan's body.

Then, the Yin and Yang energies of Gu Shaoan were drawn into the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit, transforming them into nourishment.

Just then, a feeling of emptiness and weakness suddenly emerged from Gu Shaoan's body.

At the very moment this feeling of weakness arose, Gu Shaoan immediately broke free from the strange sense of enlightenment brought about by the martial arts enlightenment card.

Immediately afterwards, he collapsed onto the ground with a thud.

Beads of cold sweat quickly appeared on Gu Shaoan's forehead, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

It wasn't until Gu Shaoan raised his hand, put a pill in his mouth, swallowed it, and regulated his breathing for nearly a quarter of an hour that he finally recovered.

Opening his eyes and feeling the nearly depleted internal energy within him, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but shake his head.

Gu Shaoan could clearly sense the power of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will".

To put it bluntly, the power of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" is in no way inferior to the "Sword Nine" and "Sword Ten" of the "Emei Sword Manual".

And this is only after Gu Shaoan has mastered the previous "Wind God's Wrath" and "Fire God's Wrath" to the level of "perfect and satisfactory".

Once these two techniques can reach the level of "momentum", their power will inevitably surpass that of "Sword Nine" and "Sword Ten".

The problem is that the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" is a martial art that only those at the Celestial Realm can access.

The consumption of vital energy, essence, and spirit reached an alarming level.

On his way back to Emei, Gu Shaoan also took the time to participate in a lottery using achievement points.

Although my luck wasn't great, I still managed to draw a power card.

This means that Gu Shaoan's internal energy has now reached exactly one hundred years' worth.

However, even with a hundred years of accumulated skill, it was only enough to support Gu Shaoan in cultivating the first two forms of the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique" to a level of perfect mastery before it was completely exhausted.

Once used against an enemy, Gu Shaoan was certain that if he used the second technique, "Fire God's Wrath," with all his might, it would consume at least 30% of his internal energy.

This is even under the condition that Gu Shaoan's own internal energy is as pure as lead and mercury.

If it were Gu Santong, it's estimated that using "Fire God's Wrath" once would completely drain all the vital energy from Gu Santong's body.

I felt listless for a while.

Although the "Martial Arts Enlightenment Card" only allowed Gu Shaoan to master half of the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique", Gu Shaoan felt no disappointment or regret.

Everything should be used to its fullest potential.

No matter how good something is, if you don't use it, it's no different from a roadside stone.

Gu Shaoan will eventually be able to draw something similar to a "Martial Arts Enlightenment Card" in the future.

However, by mastering the first two forms of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" technique, Gu Shaoan can greatly shorten the time required to enter the Celestial Realm.

In Gu Shaoan's mind, this deal was a sure thing, a win-win situation.

After a while, relying on the pills to replenish his vital energy, Gu Shaoan once again activated the second technique, "Fire God's Wrath".

In the short span of less than half an incense stick's time, nearly thirty strands of refined heaven and earth power entered Gu Shaoan's body.

Its efficiency is thirty times greater than that of the Yin and Yang energies used in the "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" technique.

At the current rate of progress, it will take at most two years for Gu Shaoan to nurture the essence, energy, and spirit within his body into a flower, and attempt to enter the realm of celestial beings.

Having confirmed the effects of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will Technique," even Gu Shaoan, with his characteristic composure, couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.

After calming down his internal energy and spirit, Gu Shaoan did not cultivate again. Instead, he used his lightness skill to move towards the East Bamboo Forest where Gu Santong was.

When Gu Shaoan entered the East Bamboo Forest, Gu Santong, who had regained his original appearance, was standing in the clearing of the bamboo forest with his eyes closed.

A series of condensed energy swirled around him.

Bamboo leaves falling from the air would be suddenly spread out when they were still a foot away from the ancient Santong.

Feeling the sound of his shoes rolling over bamboo leaves, Gu Santong, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Gu Shaoan.

Noticing the smile on Gu Shaoan's face, Gu Santong, while maintaining the circulation of his internal energy, suddenly took a step back, his face showing vigilance.

"Kid, what's with that laugh?"

Seeing Gu Santong's wary look, Gu Shaoan was not annoyed. He said to Gu Santong, "I have a particularly powerful new martial art. I wonder if you would be interested, senior?"

Upon hearing the words "new martial arts?", Gu Santong paused for a moment, then asked, "Did you create this?"

Gu Shaoan nodded and said, "More or less!"

Upon learning that it was a martial art newly created by Gu Shaoan, Gu Santong also became interested.

"Is it still your 'Emei Sword Manual'?"

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "No, it's a special martial art, and its power is no weaker than the Emei Sword Manual that I created before."

"Hmm? It's even stronger than your 'Emei Sword Manual'? That's quite interesting."

Immediately afterward, Gu Santong seemed to realize something and looked at Gu Shaoan with a wary expression.

"You little brat, trying to use me as a test subject again?"

Seeing Gu Santong's reaction, Gu Shaoan shrugged and said, "If you don't want to, then I'll go find Senior Sun. Anyway, Jiading Prefecture is close to the Emei Sect."

As he spoke, Gu Shaoan slowly turned around.

Seeing Gu Shaoan turn to leave, Gu Santong was immediately conflicted.

Reason told him that Gu Shaoan was definitely not holding back any good news.

If I try out the moves later, I might get injured and feel unwell for several days.

But the problem is, if reason always prevailed, where would impulsive people be in the world?
Not to mention that Gu Santong himself was a martial arts fanatic.

Therefore, just as Gu Shaoan was about to use his lightness skill to leave after his internal energy was circulating, Gu Santong suddenly gritted his teeth.

"I'll try."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan immediately turned back and looked at Gu Santong with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'll be as gentle as possible, it won't hurt."

　I'll try to finish the next chapter before 2 PM!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)