In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 274 Three into One
The next day.

early morning.

Sun's house.

As Gu Shaoan, Yang Yan, and Zhou Zhiruo entered the courtyard, Sun Bai was taken aback when he saw the three of them carrying bundles on their shoulders.

"Kid, isn't the Emei Sect going to host a grand banquet in a little over two months? Are you three going on a long trip at this time, dressed like that?"

Gu Shaoan replied, "I need to go to Baijiang Prefecture. It's not too far from Emei. If we go and come back quickly, two months should be enough."

After sitting down, Sun Baifa glanced at Yang Yan and Zhou Zhiruo, then couldn't help but shake his head.

"Your Emei Sect is getting more and more wicked. It's one thing to produce a little monster like you, but now two geniuses have also emerged."

"Two more Qi Condensation cultivators in their early twenties. Has the martial fortune of the Great Wei Kingdom been transferred to your Emei Sect all these years?"

The two women had only just entered the Qi Condensation stage yesterday, and their true essence was not yet stable. With Sun Baifa's cultivation level, it was extremely easy for him to sense the true essence aura within Zhou Zhiruo and Yang Yan.

Gu Shaoan smiled and said, "Your judgment is as good as ever, senior."

After placing some wrapped medicines on the table, Gu Shaoan took out a three-inch-sized medicine bottle and placed it on the table as well.

“These packaged medicines were just picked up from the pharmacy by me, and I have checked all the medicines inside.”

"The medicine in the bottle was prepared by me after returning to Emei yesterday, based on your condition, senior. Every three days thereafter, you need to decoct one packet of medicine with seven bowls of water until it becomes one bowl. Then pour the decoction into hot water, and after taking one pill, soak it in the bucket containing the decoction."

"Each soak should last for 15 minutes."

Sun Baifa's gaze fell on the medicines on the table, and he asked, "Will this solve the problem in this old man's body?"

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "Of course it's not that simple. The medicines I've brought for you are enough to sustain you until you return to Jiading Prefecture."

"At that time, I will need to perform acupuncture on you to completely remove the power of heaven and earth from your body."

Sun Baifa frowned and said, "It's quite troublesome."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan said, "There is also a less troublesome method. I can help you now and resolve it in an hour. However, your meridians and foundation may be affected afterward."

Sun Baifa opened his mouth, then said helplessly, "Then let's go with the troublesome method! We've already endured so many years, what's a couple more months?"

"Even if the junior returns late, these medicines will not have any effect on the senior. We can just prepare some new medicines later."

Sun Baifa said unhurriedly, "I'm not worried about that. With your current strength, how many people in the Great Wei Kingdom, apart from those in the palace and Master Zhang of Wudang, would dare to cause you trouble?"

That being said, Gu Shaoan's ability to anticipate the possibility of returning home late and to inform Sun Baifa in advance earned him a silent praise from Sun Baifa for his thoughtfulness.

Then, Gu Shaoan changed the subject and said, "Before I leave, there is one more thing I would like to ask you, senior. After a martial artist condenses his Yuan Qi into Gang Qi, how exactly does he condense the Three Flowers?"

Faced with Gu Shaoan's question, Sun Baifa thought for a moment before speaking: "The so-called Three Flowers Condensation is actually the martial artist's ability to condense their essence, energy, and spirit into a tangible form after reaching a certain level."

"Taking spiritual energy as an example, when a martial artist's spiritual energy reaches a certain level, it will first condense a spiritual seed, which is the divine flower seed. Then, the martial artist needs to continuously feed this divine flower seed with spiritual energy so that the seed can sprout, grow and bloom."

"The same applies to both airy flowers and refined flowers."

At this point, Sun Baifa looked at Gu Shaoan and said, "Are you curious why, even now, with your profound skill and extremely pure Qi, you still can't condense your own Qi into a Qi Flower Seed?"

Gu Shaoan nodded and said, "This junior does indeed have doubts in this regard."

In terms of spirit, energy, and vitality, Gu Shaoan asked himself if he was really that bad.

In terms of skill alone, Gu Shaoan's internal energy has reached over eighty years, and his internal energy is as pure as lead and mercury, with pure gold like the sea in his dantian.

Logically speaking, Gu Shaoan's own internal energy should be sufficient to condense into a Qi Flower seed.

However, Gu Shaoan has not yet reached this point, which makes him wonder if there are other requirements for him to condense his Qi into a "seed".

Sun Baifa looked at Gu Shaoan and then said, "Humans have three dantian: upper, middle and lower. Unless the internal energy cultivation method is particularly special, no matter whether the internal energy realm is still in the acquired realm or has reached the condensation of primordial energy, its foundation is in the lower dantian."

"To condense the Three Flowers, the first requirement is to open up the middle dantian and the upper dantian."

"Heaven has yin and yang, and man has three harmonies: essence is the foundation, qi flows in the middle, and spirit resides in the upper part."

"The lower dantian is the essence, so it is the place where the seed of qi is condensed. The middle dantian belongs to the vital energy. It is naturally impossible for you to condense the seed of qi in the lower dantian."

Listening to Sun Baifa's account, Gu Shaoan suddenly understood.

He now understood why, even with his current internal energy and skill, he was still unable to condense a "seed of energy".

"Given the purity and skill level of your Qi Yuan, once you open up your middle dantian, and then gather your Qi Yuan within it to continuously compress and condense it, the 'Qi Seed' will naturally form."

At this point, Sun Baifa paused before continuing, "However, you know how this old man's injury happened. It's not difficult for the seed to condense and even grow and bloom."

"The difficulty lies in whether the flowers that bloom can withstand the power of heaven and earth. If they cannot, they may end up like this old man, with ten years of hard work completely wasted and he even suffering injuries."

"Unless your internal energy cultivation has reached the highest level and the purity of your internal energy has reached its limit, the more solid your foundation, the more stable you will be when you unify the three elements later."

Gu Shaoan thought for a moment and asked, "May I ask, senior, what is the concept of the unity of the three elements?"

After taking two puffs of his pipe, Sun Baifa said, "When the spirit and qi are combined, the qi and essence are combined, and the essence and spirit are combined, the three are united and converge in the sea of ​​qi, which is the unity of the three elements. Only when the three elements are united can it be called the gathering of the three flowers at the top. Otherwise, the flowers are just flowers, not the three flowers."

After digesting what Sun Baifa had said, Gu Shaoan frowned slightly.

"Two more dantian need to be developed, which will take quite a bit of time." Developing dantian is no simple matter.

Both the middle dantian and the upper dantian involve numerous meridians and hidden meridians.

Even Gu Shaoan himself believed that with his current skill level, it would take him several years to develop these two dantian.

Sun Baifa said matter-of-factly, "That's natural. Opening up the dantian is difficult. Even I, an old man, spent a full ten years on it."

Gu Shaoan chuckled inwardly.

In the past, if Gu Shaoan wanted to develop his middle and upper dantian, it would have taken him no less time than Sun Baifa.

However, after Gu Shaoan's physical constitution reached an unparalleled level yesterday, the difficulty of opening up all the meridians in his body has been greatly reduced.

Combined with Gu Shaoan's current skill level, five years should be enough time to open up his middle and upper dantian.

Not only that.

For others, opening up the dantian might be a gradual process, like water dripping on a stone.

However, for Gu Shaoan, there were ways to take shortcuts.

If Gu Shaoan could find one or two martial arts that involve the middle and upper dantian, he could greatly reduce the time it would take to open up the two dantian by using the proficiency panel.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Shaoan said, "If we follow what you said, senior, if a martial artist wants to achieve the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, he must first open up the upper, middle, and lower dantian to condense the three elements of essence, qi, and spirit, and then use the essence, qi, and spirit to nurture and encourage the three seeds to grow and blossom. Isn't that taking too much time?"

In response to Gu Shaoan's question, Sun Bai sighed and said, "Otherwise, why are there so few martial artists who have achieved the unity of heaven and man throughout history?"

"The path of martial arts is difficult, as difficult as ascending to heaven. Over thousands of years, countless martial artists with extraordinary talent have reached the level of condensing qi into qi by the age of thirty."

"The reason why these geniuses are almost all stuck at this level and find it difficult to move forward is because it is too difficult for martial artists to step into the Celestial Realm."

"What seems like a difference of one realm is actually a world of difference. Only after entering the Celestial Realm can a martial artist's lifespan increase by three hundred."

"If it were that easy, the world would be full of old monsters by now."

Seeing that Gu Shaoan did not respond, Sun Baifa assumed that Gu Shaoan was frightened by the difficulty of the Celestial Realm, and immediately comforted him: "Of course, what I just said was the Great Three Harmonies. Generally speaking, not many martial artists will take this path."

"In the past few hundred years, only Master Zhang of Wudang has entered the Celestial Realm by condensing the Three Flowers of the Great Three Harmony. Those in the palace, on the other hand, all followed the path of the Lesser Three Harmony."

Gu Shaoan raised an eyebrow slightly: "Please give me your guidance, senior."

"The Great Three Harmonies refers to the three flowers of essence, energy, and spirit all condensing into seeds and then growing into flowers. The Small Three Harmonies refers to condensing two of the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit into flowers, and then sending the remaining element into the dantian to forcibly fuse them and condense them into the three flowers."

"Take me for example. I have enough internal energy, and over the years I have also accumulated enough spiritual energy through some special martial arts techniques, which has condensed into a seed."

"Then, the 'Qi Seed' and 'Divine Seed' can be nurtured into flowers, and then the power of one's own Qi and blood can be channeled into the Qi Sea acupoint to merge with the Qi Flower and the Divine Flower, which can also be considered as the gathering of three flowers at the top."

Gu Shaoan looked thoughtful and said, "Using both physical and spiritual energy to carry one?"

Sun Baifa said, "When a person's strength is exhausted, whether it is to enter the level of Condensing Yuan into Gang, or to open up the Dantian and condense the Three Flowers, it takes too much time. Not everyone has the same talent and opportunities as you, little monster, and Zhang Zhenren of Wudang. Even if it is only the Lesser Three Harmonies, it is still the Heavenly Human Realm. It's just that after entering the Heavenly Human Realm, the control of the power of heaven and earth is much weaker, but the difficulty is greatly reduced."

After pondering for a moment, Gu Shaoan asked, "After entering the Celestial Realm by combining the Lesser Three Elements into One, how is it different from entering the Celestial Realm by combining the Greater Three Elements?"

Sun Baifa exhaled the smoke from his mouth and said, "A slight difference can lead to a huge difference. The higher the level of martial arts, the greater the gap becomes. The strength of the Celestial Realm lies not only in the transformation of one's own Qi, but also in the control of the power of heaven and earth."

"A Grand Three-in-One Celestial Realm warrior can summon 100,000 troops with a single thought, while a Lesser Three-in-One Celestial Realm warrior can only summon 10,000 troops with a single thought."

"There are only three martial artists at the Celestial Realm in the Great Wei Kingdom's palace. Two of them entered the Celestial Realm using the Lesser Three-in-One Technique. But even if those two attacked together, they probably wouldn't last more than a hundred moves. That difference is huge."

Gu Shaoan raised an eyebrow: "Judging from what you're saying, Senior, Master Zhang has clashed with people from the imperial palace before?"

Sun Baifa nodded and said, "If we leave a martial artist at the Celestial Realm outside, the Imperial Palace will have to try to get one. However, back then, Master Zhang was not even a hundred years old, and his temper was still very fiery."

"The Celestial Realm warrior sent by the palace was arrogant and foul-mouthed. He said something and then got beaten up by Master Zhang."

As he spoke, Sun Baifa tilted his head and said, "By the way, it seems that the location was about a hundred miles away from Jiading Prefecture. It seems that it was right when your Emei Sect founder Guo Xiang had just passed away. I heard that Master Zhang drank quite a lot of wine."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the Celestial Realm martial artist in the palace.

Why did they have to jump out at such an inopportune time, right after Guo Xiang's passing, to appear before Zhang Sanfeng?

Isn't this just offering yourself up as a punching bag?
Sun Baifa continued, "It was after that Celestial Realm martial artist in the palace was beaten up by Master Zhang that the remaining two people in the palace came out together. Then, the three of them couldn't gain any advantage over Master Zhang."

"It was after that battle that Master Zhang's status as the number one martial artist in the Great Wei Kingdom was confirmed. At the same time, because of this status, Master Zhang was feared by various forces in the martial arts world. Then the imperial palace approached Cihang Jingzhai to act as a go-between."

"Finally, the imperial court, Shaolin Temple, and the leaders of various first-class forces in the Great Wei Kingdom stepped forward and finally established a gentleman's agreement that Master Zhang should not go down the mountain at will, and that various first-class forces in the martial arts world should not take action against Wudang disciples at will."

At this moment, Yang Yan frowned and said, "If the imperial court acts this way, what will happen if my senior brother also reaches the Celestial Realm in the future?"

Sun Baifa chuckled and said, "Little girl, you're quick-witted and guessed correctly. If your senior brother really does reach the Celestial Realm, the imperial court will naturally send people to find you."

As he spoke, Sun Baifa looked at Gu Shaoan and said, "So, kid, if your foundation isn't solid enough, you'd better take it easy. Even if you reach the Celestial Realm, try to keep a low profile. Unless you have the strength to deal with those three Celestial Realm warriors from the imperial court, then at most you'll be like Master Zhang, confined to the Emei Sect, but no one will care if you sneak down the mountain."

"If you are not strong enough, the court may use the Emei Sect as leverage, and you might have to do some hard work for the court."

　My cold is really getting bad; everyone should be careful of the flu lately! It's awful when you catch it!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)