In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 213 Condensing Yuan Qi into Gang Qi, Ready to Rise to Great Heights

The cliffs behind the mountain.

The wind was as sharp as a knife.

Gu Shao stood quietly on the edge of the cliff, his magnificent gold and white robe fluttering in the biting mountain wind.

At this moment, the true essence was like a series of agile water dragons swimming around Gu Shaoan along a special route before returning to his body, in an endless cycle.

But unlike before, Gu Shaoan's true essence circulation was gentle.

At this moment, although the true essence surrounding Gu Shaoan was circulating steadily, it had a faint sense of turmoil.

This situation was even more pronounced in Gu Shaoan's body.

About ten feet away from Gu Shaoan, on the stream, Miejue, Juequan, and Mei Jiangxue looked at Gu Shaoan on the cliff edge with worried expressions.

Just then, Gu Santong, Juechen, and others arrived at the back mountain and gathered in front of Abbess Miejue and the others.

Looking at Gu Shaoan, whose true essence was surging continuously in the distance, Gu Santong asked with surprise, "He hasn't even stepped into the Condensing Essence Formation stage yet, and he's already making such a commotion?"

After a moment's thought, Miejue asked, "Shao'an's true essence fluctuations seem a bit off right now. I wonder if this was the case when you first entered the Condensing Essence Formation Realm?"

When asked by Abbess Miejue, Gu Santong shook his head and said, "That kid's situation is different from mine."

Seemingly aware that this explanation was somewhat vague, Gu Santong continued, "I suppose you all know that although this kid is not very old, in terms of solid foundation and profound true essence, he is far stronger than ordinary martial artists who have condensed their Qi into essence."

"Although the more solid one's foundation and true essence are, the better, things will turn into their opposites when they reach their extremes. It is precisely because this kid's foundation and skill far surpass those of other martial artists who have condensed their Qi into Yuan that it is even more difficult for him to transform his true essence into Gang Yuan than others can imagine."

"For ordinary martial artists, if the true essence in the body of a normal Qi Condensation martial artist is likened to a piece of refined iron refined in a furnace, in order to condense the true essence into Gang Yuan, it is necessary to repeatedly quench and forge this piece of refined iron until it is refined a thousand times and all impurities are removed, making it indestructible."

"But this kid's foundation and true essence are too profound, equivalent to refined iron after being forged a thousand times."

"It will naturally become more difficult to further transform the true essence."

"And because of this kid's skill level, his true essence will become even more difficult to control."

"So this kid's situation was completely different from mine when he broke through."

The explanation of the ancient three passages is quite simple and easy to understand.

Even Mei Jiangxue, who was standing to the side, could understand Gu Shaoan's situation through Gu Santong's descriptions.

Hearing Gu Santong's explanation, Abbess Miejue and the others tensed up, their expressions showing even more worry.

On the edge of the cliff, Gu Shaoan stood firmly with his feet like a pine tree.

Just as Gu Santong had said, as time went on, the fluctuations of true essence around Gu Shaoan became even more intense.

Even as his internal energy circulated, bursts of energy continuously erupted from Gu Shaoan's body.

If Gu Shaoan were currently cultivating the extremely powerful and yang-oriented "Nine Yang Divine Skill," the sheer amount of internal energy within him would be enough to cause his true essence to completely spiral out of control.

However, due to the Yin-Yang balance characteristic of the "Emei Nine Yang True Scripture", even if the true essence within Gu Shaoan's body surged, the source in Gu Shaoan's dantian remained stable.

Under the influence of these true essence sources, even though the true essence within Gu Shaoan's body was surging constantly, it was still steadily moving forward along a specific route.

"wave~"

Just then, it was as if something had been punctured in the darkness.

The true essence that was circulating wildly within Gu Shaoan's body suddenly stopped at this moment.

The next second, the true essence within Gu Shaoan's body began to circulate wildly at a speed dozens of times faster than usual.

As the true essence circulated wildly within Gu Shaoan's body along a specific path, the true essence within him was like the singularity at the birth of the universe. The vast and scorching true essence within him, as hot as molten gold, was constantly being compressed and condensed as it circulated along the new mental cultivation path.

I don't know if it's the time it takes for an incense stick to burn or an hour.

As the true essence circulated continuously within his body, a point of pure, golden light suddenly shone brightly in Gu Shaoan's dantian.

It was as small as a mustard seed, but its aura was noticeably different from the previous Nine Yang True Essence.

If Gu Shaoan's previous Nine Yang True Essence felt somewhat viscous like lead or mercury, then this newly generated energy was a deep, pale gold, like a molten gold nebula, with a restrained yet incredibly heavy luster.

It is the Gang Yuan that is transformed after the Nine Yang True Yuan is compressed to its extreme.

The moment this golden dot appeared, it was like a signal, and more and more true essence began to transform.

After all the original essence within Gu Shaoan's body transformed into Gang Yuan, the liquid true essence within Gu Shaoan's body seemed to receive some signal, and like countless rivers flowing into the sea, it surged madly towards that point of Gang Yuan in Gu Shaoan's dantian.

Then it is quickly swallowed up, purified, and transformed by this point of vital energy.

At the same time, sensing the change in Gu Shaoan's aura, Gu Santong's eyes flashed.

"It's done!"

Although he already had a guess in his heart, when he actually felt the fluctuations of the Qi Yuan emanating from Gu Shaoan's body, Gu Santong's tone still couldn't help but carry a hint of amazement.

Throughout the past century, there have been many martial artists in the martial arts world who have reached the stage of Condensing Qi and Forming Qi at a young age.

For example, Shen Lang, who was once a famous "hero" fifty years ago, and Wang Lianhua, the "Young Master of Luoyang," both entered the Ningyuan Chenggang realm in their twenties.

But at that time, both Shen Lang and Wang Lianhua were approaching thirty.

Rather than Gu Shaoan's current state of just turning twenty.

A twenty-one-year-old who has achieved the Qi Condensation Realm!
Moreover, he truly reached the Condensing Yuan Formation Realm entirely through his own cultivation.

Throughout its history, this is the only one of its kind; there are no other branches.

The value of it is self-evident.

If word gets out, it will definitely shake the entire martial arts world.

Looking at Gu Shaoan in the distance, Gu Santong shook his head and slowly said, "The Emei Sect is about to rise to prominence."

Beside them, listening to Gu Santong's reminder, knowing that Gu Shaoan had successfully entered the realm of Condensing Yuan and Forming Gang, not to mention Zhou Zhiruo, Yang Yan, and Mei Jiangxue and the others.

Even Abbess Miejue, Juechen, and Juejue couldn't help but blush at this moment.

Half an hour later, as the last wisp of true essence in Gu Shaoan's body transformed into Gang Yuan, Gu Shaoan's dantian was now a golden ocean of condensed Gang Yuan.

A moment later, this powerful golden energy surged out from his dantian and spread throughout Gu Shaoan's body along the path of the seventh level of the "Emei Nine Yang True Scripture".

This gave Gu Shaoan an incredibly fulfilling feeling.

The vital energy circulated continuously within Gu Shaoan's body like the rushing Yellow River.

After his internal energy successfully circulated nine times according to the perfect route of the seventh level of the "Emei Nine Yang True Scripture," the heavy internal energy seemed to have been unshackled and rushed out of Gu Shaoan's body like a flood.

A special kind of energy, mixed with vital energy, continuously gathered around Gu Shaoan's body.

In just a few dozen breaths, the area within a ten-foot radius around Gu Shaoan was completely filled with his vital energy.

"Sigh~"

Seeing the spiritual energy gathering within a ten-foot radius around Gu Shaoan, Gu Santong couldn't help but gasp.

Although it was guessed that with Gu Shaoan's foundation and true essence, once he stepped into the realm of condensing essence into qi, the quality and quantity of qi in his body would far exceed that of ordinary people.

However, after witnessing Gu Shaoan's breakthrough firsthand, Gu Santong was still shocked by the sheer power and vastness of his inner energy.

Soon, as the space within a ten-foot radius around him was filled with Gu Shaoan's Qi energy, which resembled fused gold and nebula, this Qi energy, whether possessing its own consciousness or being actively guided by Gu Shaoan, began to flow rapidly along a special path.

Under the watchful eyes of Abbess Miejue and the others, Gu Shaoan's original Qi, which had spread out within a ten-foot radius around him, began to compress and contract inward.

Half an hour later, these vital energies began to be compressed into a five-foot radius around Gu Shaoan.

A pale golden, solidified aura formed around it.

Just then, strands of golden energy suddenly emerged from Gu Shaoan's body and merged into the surrounding protective aura.

This made Gu Shaoan's protective aura noticeably more dazzling in gold.

Gu Santong took in the shimmering golden wisps within Gu Shaoan's protective aura. The familiar scent instantly made Gu Santong realize that these golden wisps were clearly the golden essence from the "Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill".

"No, this kid's 'Invincible Vajra Divine Skill' hasn't reached the sixth level yet, so he shouldn't have condensed the perfectly round and auspicious energy. How can he allow the golden energy to merge into the protective aura formed by his own internal energy?" Before the 'Invincible Vajra Divine Skill' reaches the sixth level, the role of the golden energy is to accumulate and refine.

In addition to tempering the body and continuously improving its strength, it allows the gold essence to be integrated into all parts of the body to lay a foundation.

Only after reaching the sixth level and condensing a perfectly round and auspicious energy within the body can one freely manipulate the golden essence within the body, allowing it to adhere to techniques or protective defenses.

However, Gu Santong couldn't quite understand Gu Shaoan's current situation.

[Internal strength has reached the Condensation of Qi and Formation of Qi realm, Achievement Points +1000.]

At the same time, a notification message suddenly appeared in Gu Shaoan's mind.

After controlling the internal energy within his body, Gu Shaoan kept his eyes gently closed.

Only after the vital energy continued to circulate within his body a few more times did Gu Shaoan's aura gradually return to calm.

Exhaling a breath of stale air, Gu Shaoan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with a profound inner light.

Feeling the vast and boundless internal energy within his body and dantian, even Gu Shaoan couldn't help but be overwhelmed with joy.

Gu Shaoan originally thought that after returning to Emei, with the help of the proficiency panel, he would be able to cultivate the "Emei Nine Yang True Scripture" to the seventh level of perfection in at most half a year.

Little did Gu Shaoan know that the time spent would far exceed his expectations.

It took a full year and a half to successfully advance the seventh level from the Great Completion stage to the Perfection stage.

Fortunately, things went as Gu Shaoan had initially predicted.

With the completion of the seventh level of the "Emei Nine Yang True Scripture", Gu Shaoan's true essence underwent another qualitative change.

Successfully transformed his true essence into vital essence.

I wonder if it's because during this period I've been fighting against people like Miejue, Juechen, or Zhou Zhiruo.

Seeing Gu Shaoan's internal strength breakthrough once again, Gu Santong felt an itch to fight.

He immediately leaped to the opposite side of Gu Shaoan and said, "Kid, want to give it a try?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan smiled.

"Then please be careful, senior."

Before the sound even arrived, the person had already moved.

The next instant, the figure that had been standing still on the edge of the cliff was erased as if by an eraser, leaving only a faint afterimage.

Gu Shaoan's true form had appeared out of thin air in front of Gu Santong.

For more than a year, Gu Shaoan spent almost all his time on his internal cultivation and the "Cloud Dragon Void Tour".

Thanks to his mastery of "The Three Appearances of the Divine Dragon" and "The Nine Shadows of the Spiral", Gu Shaoan barely managed to master "The Cloud Dragon's Journey Through the Void" to the "perfect and smooth" level last month.

Their movement speed has already been greatly enhanced.

Not to mention that what Gu Shaoan is currently using to activate "Cloud Dragon's Great Void Journey" is not true essence, but a further transformed Gang essence.

The speed was astounding.

Extinction, Dustless, and Insulation could only see a fleeting shadow; they couldn't make out Gu Shaoan's movements at all.

Even Gu Santong's five senses could only barely detect Gu Shaoan's movement trajectory, and he was startled by the lightness skill that Gu Shaoan suddenly displayed.

"This kid's lightness skill has improved this much?"

However, before Gu Santong could think further, just as Gu Shaoan was about to strike, Gu Santong lowered his waist slightly, arched his spine like a dragon, raised his right palm, slightly bent his five fingers, and first turned his palm downwards. Then, as his wrist rotated around, he pushed it out horizontally.

The movements appeared slow and deliberate, but in reality, they were powerful and unstoppable.

The Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms – The Dragon Regrets!
As the palm was pushed out, a heavy, condensed, and terrifying aura, like a mountain collapsing, instantly spread out!
"Roar-!!!"

A deep, majestic roar, as if from the ancient wilderness, suddenly exploded out of nowhere.

The powerful and condensed golden energy surged out instantly, transforming into a lifelike pale golden dragon-shaped energy nearly ten feet long.

It was almost identical to the energy Gu Shaoan had gathered when he used "Regretful Dragon" before.

Although this dragon-shaped energy was only one zhang long, under the influence of the Gang Yuan, it flowed with a molten gold-like brilliance, condensing as if it were a real golden dragon.

The dragon-shaped energy swirled around Gu Shaoan's body and arms, with its head pressed against the back of Gu Shaoan's hand. As Gu Shaoan pushed his palm forward, it roared and slammed towards Gu Santong's chest.

The palm pierced through the air, and the domineering and fierce feeling was already overwhelming.

Having fought Gu Shaoan dozens of times in the past year, Gu Santong immediately felt the pressure from the palm strike.

In an instant, the relaxed expression on Gu Santong's face, which had previously carried a hint of testing, vanished, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.

He immediately let out a low shout, and the powerful and domineering Qi within his body was instantly activated to its limit. He clenched his right fist, his muscles bulging like a dragon, bent his legs, and as his body sank, he twisted his waist and lowered his shoulders, raising his fist to strike Gu Shaoan.

"Boom~"

Fist and palm collided! A muffled yet deafening explosion suddenly erupted!

Gu Santong felt that the powerful and fierce palm force was ten times stronger than when Gu Shaoan was still in the Qi Condensation Realm.

Moreover, under the influence of Gang Yuan and Gu Shaoan's "treating light things as heavy things" technique, Gu Shaoan's palm strike was able to prevent any energy from leaking out.

After the power and energy contained in Gu Santong's punch were completely dissipated, the remaining energy surged into his body, causing Gu Santong to take a step back.

As he retreated, Gu Santong's feet did not seem to be stepping on hard rocks, but rather on soft snow. His ankles sank directly into the rocks, and cracks spread out around his feet like a spider web.

In contrast, Gu Shaoan remained completely still, his aura returning to the deep, abyss-like depths.

Seeing that Gu Shaoan's internal energy was becoming more and more abundant and that he was about to continue fighting, Gu Santong's expression changed slightly and he quickly said, "That's enough."

As he spoke, Gu Santong leaped back ten feet to increase the distance between himself and Gu Shaoan.

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan smiled and said, "Senior, why don't you give it a try?"

Gu Santong said irritably, "Do you think I'm stupid? I can't beat you, but I still want to cause trouble."

Finally, Gu Santong glanced at Gu Shaoan with a look of disdain: "You're not that old, and you're already thinking about swindling people. You've only just improved your strength, do you think I'm stupid?"

Gu Shaoan replied, "Senior did not use his full strength just now, so why say that?"

Gu Santong waved his hand and said, "Alright, we're all old foxes, let's not talk about such things. Although my nickname is 'Invincible Child,' if I were invincible, I would have gone straight to the palace, Wudang, or Shaolin back then. Why would I have gone to challenge other masters?"

As the two stopped fighting, Miejue and the others who had been watching from the sidelines also stepped forward.

After Miejue and the others approached, Gu Shaoan greeted them with a smile, "Master, Uncle-Master."

With her gaze fixed on Gu Shaoan, Abbess Miejue said with a face full of satisfaction, "Good, good! From now on, our Emei Sect will also have a martial artist who can condense Yuan Qi into Gang Qi."

No wonder Abbess Miejue was so happy.

While not numerous, the number of martial artists who have condensed their Qi into Yuan is not small, even across the entire Great Wei Kingdom.

Within the entire Great Wei Kingdom, excluding the imperial court, there are only about twenty or thirty martial artists whose internal energy cultivation has reached the level of "condensing primordial energy into qi."

To determine whether a force can reach a first-class level, besides looking at the overall sphere of influence of the sect, one must look at whether there are martial artists within the force who have condensed their Qi into Qi.

Now that Gu Shaoan has entered the realm of Condensing Yuan into Gang, all that is needed for the Emei Sect to expand its sphere of influence and register with the imperial court is for it to return to its former glory and regain its former prominence.

Moreover, with Gu Shaoan's internal energy cultivation reaching the level of Condensing Yuan and Forming Gang, he will have a greater chance of dealing with the Demon Master Pang Ban.

How could Abbess Miejue not be happy?

After calming down a bit, Mei Jiangxue remembered what Gu Santong had said earlier and asked curiously, "According to Senior Gu, there are also experts in the palace."

Upon hearing this, Gu Santong replied casually, "Otherwise what? Why do you think the Great Wei Kingdom is called Great Wei? It's because, in terms of strength, the imperial court is the strongest force."

"If it weren't for the strength of the imperial court, do you think these Jianghu forces and martial arts masters in the Great Wei Kingdom would listen to the imperial court's orders?"

　There will be two more updates today! The timing is uncertain, but I'll try to write as quickly as possible!
　　
　
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