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Chapter 359 Is Young Master Gu satisfied?

As Zhu Wushi and Zhu Houzhao fell silent, the surroundings instantly became quiet.

Only streams of energy continuously surged from the bodies of Zhu Wushi and Zhu Houzhao.

Under the watchful eyes of Gu Shaoan, Gu Santong, and others, Zhu Wushi's complexion worsened until his face was completely devoid of color. Only then did Zhu Houzhao withdraw his hand and gently close his eyes.

After a while, a surge of vigorous energy suddenly erupted from Zhu Houzhao's body.

A concentrated essence, energy, and spirit, mixed with vital energy, began to surge from Zhu Houzhao's body, actually dragging him a distance of one zhang off the ground.

In Gu Shaoan's perception, strands of the power of heaven and earth began to gather towards Zhu Houzhao and surround him.

In one night, they witnessed others enter the Celestial Realm twice. Both Gu Shaoan and Gu Santong couldn't help but marvel at the power of the "Absorption Technique".

Just thinking about the characteristics of the "Absorption Technique" mentioned in the conversation between Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Wushi, the thoughts that had just popped into Gu Shaoan's mind instantly dissipated.

Gu Shaoan has now condensed all three elements of essence, energy, and spirit within his body.

Now that the upper dantian has been opened, the essence, qi, and spirit have each returned to their proper places. For Gu Shaoan, the next step is to focus on condensing the essence, qi, and spirit into a flower, and then use the Great Three-in-One Three-Flower Gathering at the Top to enter the Celestial Realm.

It is impossible to abandon the essential for the trivial because of a momentary impulse.

A moment later, as Zhu Houzhao slowly descended from the sky, feeling the surging energy within his body and the seemingly completely different world, a genuine smile appeared on Zhu Houzhao's face.

After calming down, Zhu Houzhao turned to look at Gu Shaoan.

"I wonder if Young Master Gu is satisfied with today's performance?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan glanced at the corpses of Meng Chixing, Pang Ban, and Zhu Wushi, and then nodded slightly.

"It was truly an eye-opening experience."

In Gu Shaoan's mind, both the Demon Master's Palace and Zhu Wushi are enemies he will have to deal with in the future.

But now, because of Zhu Houzhao, they have all died on the Wudang side.

This can be considered as resolving Gu Shaoan's two concerns.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and walked to Gu Shaoan's side: "I would like to trouble Young Master Gu to take my pulse and see how I am doing."

As he spoke, Zhu Houzhao casually raised one hand and extended it to Gu Shaoan.

What seemed like an ordinary action made Gu Santong's heart jump into his throat.

After all, Zhu Houzhao has now entered the Celestial Realm and has mastered the "Absorption Technique".

Who could know whether Zhu Houzhao would use the "Absorption Technique" during the pulse diagnosis?
As Zhu Houzhao extended his hand to Gu Shaoan, he quietly watched Gu Shaoan, seemingly curious about his reaction.

The next second, in everyone's sight, Gu Shaoan lightly raised his right hand, placing three fingers on Zhu Houzhao's wrist, his expression calm and casual.

This calm response surprised Zhu Houzhao.

A few breaths later, Gu Shaoan said, "Just as expected, after the Three Flowers Condensation and you enter the Celestial Realm, your premature aging will be enough to keep you going for another ten years."

Zhu Houzhao smiled lightly, "Human desires are always expanding."

Before meeting Gu Shaoan, Zhu Houzhao's thought was probably to extend his life by ten years after entering the Celestial Realm.

But after meeting Gu Shaoan, what Zhu Houzhao now wants is no longer just ten more years of life.

When will you treat me?

Gu Shaoan calmly replied, "One year later."

"A year?" Zhu Houzhao raised an eyebrow, neither angry nor showing any suspicion towards Gu Shaoan, but just looking at Gu Shaoan with a puzzled expression.

Meeting Zhu Houzhao's questioning gaze, Gu Shaoan said, "Although your three flowers have been condensed, they were not cultivated steadily, but rather forced to grow by the 'Absorption Technique'."

"Your premature aging has depleted your essence and blood, leaving you with insufficient energy and vitality. As a result, the vital energy within your body is like a rootless duckweed, teetering on the verge of collapse."

"If you try to treat him at this time, it will only cause the Three Flowers in your body to dissipate, and you will regress from the Celestial Realm to the level of Condensing Yuan and Forming Gang."

"Therefore, it will take about a year to replenish your essence and blood with various kidney-nourishing and blood-tonifying medications before you can receive treatment."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, then asked, "Any kidney-nourishing and blood-tonifying medicine will do?"

Gu Shaoan looked at Zhu Houzhao with some surprise: "If it were that simple, would your premature aging have dragged on until now?"

Zhu Houzhao was taken aback for a moment, then rubbed his forehead and said, "That's right. The early stage of premature aging is a deficiency of essence and blood. If the imperial physicians in the palace could have treated it well, they would have cured my premature aging when I was young. How could it have dragged on until now?"

With a seemingly casual flick of his wide sleeves, Gu Shaoan's inner energy, combined with the Yin and Yang energies within his body, quietly swept towards a lush old tree three zhang away, then rolled up the green leaves on its branches.

The green leaves that had detached from the branches did not fall to the ground, but instead floated lightly and randomly toward Gu Shaoan like white feathers.

Gu Shaoan brought his index and middle fingers together and tapped them lightly in the air, sending tiny bursts of energy landing on the green leaves.

Two breaths later, the leaves hovered in front of Zhu Houzhao.

As Zhu Houzhao raised his right hand, the suction force within his palm neatly drew the leaves to his front. Looking down, Zhu Houzhao discovered that each leaf had some small characters on it.

"Polygonum multiflorum (over 100 years old, preferably steamed and dried nine times)"

"Rehmannia glutinosa (produced in Huaiqing Prefecture, processed Rehmannia glutinosa needs to be aged for three years)" and "Angelica sinensis (whole Angelica sinensis, with complete tail and rootlets)".

"Astragalus (Longxi Mianqi, which feels like cotton when pinched)"

Just as Zhu Houzhao's gaze fell upon the green leaves, Gu Shaoan's gentle voice rang out: "Forty-nine herbs, each with its own specific ingredients, and I have also left the method of preparation on one of the leaves. You can have someone copy down the prescription later."

Zhu Houzhao took a purse from the woman whose face was veiled by snow-white gauze, put all the leaves into it, and then said, "Taking leaves from a distance and carving words with qi, Young Master Gu's mastery of qi and energy is already quite remarkable."

After praising Gu Shaoan, Zhu Houzhao asked, "Next, we are going to Shaolin Temple. Would Young Master Gu be willing to come along?"

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "After I go to Wudang and have a chat with Master Zhang, I will return to Emei. You can come to Emei directly a year from now."

Zhu Houzhao asked, "Young Master Gu is unwilling to come to the capital?"

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. I am just a person from the martial arts world. The palace is too restrictive and not suitable for me."

"Moreover, the deep palace walls are not a suitable place for medical treatment and recuperation."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment and said, "That's true. After all, those bald monks from Shaolin are really not very interesting."

Upon hearing this, Gu Shaoan clasped his hands in a gesture of greeting, and then led Gu Santong to the side.

However, before Gu Shaoan and Gu Santong could use their lightness skills, Zhu Houzhao's voice suddenly rang out.

"When Young Master Gu took my pulse just now, were you really not worried at all?" Gu Shaoan paused, then said softly, "With two experts at the Celestial Realm present, what point would it have been for me to be worried?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Shaoan began to circulate his internal energy, and together with Gu Santong, they used their lightness skills to quickly move towards Wudang Mountain.

Watching the two figures disappear quickly into the night, Zhu Houzhao finally spoke, "If I didn't know his identity, it would be hard to believe that someone of his age could be so clear-headed."

A maidservant spoke up, "Your Majesty, Gu Shaoan said he could only begin treating Your Majesty's illness a year later. Is he just stalling for time?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said, "What he said is consistent with my physical condition, and even if it is to delay time, it will not be just a mere year. It's not that bad."

The maid, whose face was covered in a snow-white veil, hesitated for a moment before saying, "But this child is too talented. If we let him grow up unchecked, he will inevitably become the second Zhang Sanfeng, who will be difficult to control."

When faced with the maid wearing a white veil, Zhu Houzhao did not rush to respond this time.

Meanwhile, the Celestial Realm warrior holding the knife seemed to have thought of something, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

After a moment, Zhu Houzhao sighed and said, "Forget it, let's wait a few years and see! There's no need to rush now."

In Zhu Houzhao's eyes, Gu Shaoan was only in his early twenties and had only broken through to the Condensing Yuan Formation stage two years prior.

Even with Gu Shaoan's exceptional talent, advancing from the Qi Condensation Realm to the Celestial Realm is by no means easy.

Moreover, as of now, there is no conflict or contradiction between him and the Emei Sect, so Gu Shaoan does not need to worry about him for the time being.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Houzhao slowly turned around and looked at the Wudang Sect.

"But it is this Master Zhang who has truly surprised me tonight!"

Upon hearing this, the group couldn't help but recall the conversation between Meng Chixing and Zhang Sanfeng on Mount Wudang.

Zhu Houzhao turned his head to look at the Celestial Realm warrior holding the sword and asked, "Commander Tu, do you know what realm is above the Celestial Realm?"

In response to Zhu Houzhao's question, Tu Baichuan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have only been in the Celestial Realm for ten years and do not know much about things beyond the Celestial Realm. However, the old prince has been in the Celestial Realm for a hundred years and his skill is profound. Perhaps he can know a thing or two."

"Grandfather? It seems I'll have to ask him about it properly when I get back to the palace!"

"Otherwise, it would be difficult to determine our future attitude towards the Wudang Sect."

the other side.

As Gu Santong and Gu Shaoan used their lightness skills to move to a relatively gentle slope halfway up the mountain, Gu Shaoan suddenly turned and landed lightly on the ground.

Upon noticing Gu Shaoan's actions, Zhang Sanfeng channeled his energy into his dantian and forced his body to fall from the sky.

"Why don't you leave?"

Gu Shaoan said, "This place is more suitable for conversation."

"here?"

Gu Santong looked around, then pointed at Gu Shaoan, then at himself: "Just the two of us?"

Gu Shaoan said irritably, "Can't I just communicate with you telepathically? Do we really need to find a place?"

"Then what about you?"

Before Gu Santong could finish speaking, a hand was placed on his shoulder.

Gu Santong subconsciously turned his head to look.

Then I saw a pair of faces rolling their eyes and sticking out their tongues.

Caught off guard by this scene deep in the mountains, Gu Santong was immediately terrified and couldn't help but gasp.

When Gu Santong realized that it was Zhang Sanfeng, his face immediately darkened, and his eyes held a hint of resentment as he looked at Zhang Sanfeng.

Seeing this, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but find it amusing.

An old rascal and a big rascal have now come together.

However, after Gu Shaoan's gaze swept over Zhang Sanfeng's face, Gu Shaoan raised his right hand, and two pills immediately came into view of Zhang Sanfeng and Gu Santong.

Gu Santong habitually picked up a pill, popped it into his mouth, and asked, "What kind of medicine is this?"

"Antidote."

Then, Gu Shaoan moved his hand, which had one pill left, to Zhang Sanfeng's face.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Sanfeng couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

"The old Taoist priest also had a share?"

Gu Shaoan said, "I poisoned the place where the Heavenly Realm martial artist from the imperial court was hiding, but I didn't expect that Master Zhang would also be hiding in that forest."

"I just happened to notice someone, so I took the opportunity to move closer to see if it was an old acquaintance."

As he spoke, Zhang Sanfeng picked up a pill and popped it into his mouth.

A few breaths later, feeling the special medicinal power quietly dissolving within his body, Zhang Sanfeng said with some surprise, "I didn't expect you to have such a deep understanding of poisons, even this old Taoist priest was unknowingly affected."

Gu Shaoan shook his head and said, "This medicine of mine is only effective for martial artists at the Celestial Realm. With Master Zhang's skill and cultivation, I think he should be able to detect these toxins and force them out in about half an incense stick's time."

At this moment, Gu Santong suddenly realized and said, "No wonder you weren't worried that the little emperor would absorb your power. It turns out you already had a hidden plan."

Gu Shaoan said in a deep voice, "Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. That emperor is too cunning, so we must be careful."

Zhang Sanfeng sighed and said, "If I had known you had this skill, I wouldn't have made this wasted trip."

Gu Shaoan looked at Zhang Sanfeng and asked, "Does Master Zhang know that Celestial Realm martial artist from just now?"

Zhang Sanfeng nodded and said, "That man is named Tu Baichuan. He is about the same age as me. Forty years ago, he was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, or the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. I don't know where he learned the evil martial art 'Three Knives of Avici Hell'."

"He was quite famous in the martial arts world decades ago, but he was a government official, so not many people in the martial arts world knew him."

"I thought this guy was dead, but I didn't expect him to have successfully achieved the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and entered the Celestial Realm."

Gu Santong said, "That person just now looked to be only in his forties or fifties. I didn't expect him to be about the same age as Master Zhang."

Zhang Sanfeng scoffed, "That guy once obtained a special martial art from the Tantric sect called 'Yin-Yang Replenishment,' which can slow down facial aging. Perhaps he even broke through to the Celestial Realm using this method."

Finally, Zhang Sanfeng looked at Gu Shaoan and said, "If you encounter that person, be careful; he's no good."

　The way Zhu Wushi and Zhu Houzhao addressed the late emperor has been changed in the previous edition! Thanks for reminding me!

　
(End of this chapter)