In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 508 New Orange Entry
Fourteen, south of the city, downstream of the Canglang River.

In a river bend with gentle currents and particularly beautiful scenery, a vast expanse of lush green reeds stretches out, their flowers just beginning to bloom, swaying in the wind like snow.

Along the riverbank, there are several ancient weeping willows, their branches swaying so gracefully that they almost dip into the clear river water.

Meanwhile, a small, sturdy boat was moored on the riverbank.

The boat's awning was exquisite, covered with dark blue tung oil cloth, while light, snow-white gauze curtains hung all around, as airy as smoke and as misty as clouds.

At this moment, a gentle breeze is blowing, neither too strong nor too weak, making the layers of snow gauze float gently like ripples on water, sometimes opening and sometimes closing.

Inside the boat, Gu Shaoan sat calmly.

Before me was a low rosewood table with several plates of seasonal fruits, a pot of tea, and a small red clay stove. The charcoal in the stove glowed red, quietly simmering a pot of water. Tiny wisps of steam rose from the spout, mingling with the river breeze and bringing a touch of warmth and the aroma of tea.

Gu Shaoan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and gazed calmly at the river through the fluttering snowflakes, his mind as peaceful as the river itself.

In stark contrast to the tranquility and elegance inside the covered boat was the riverbank.

Amidst the overwhelming sword energy, Mei Jiangxue, dressed in a snow-white robe, moved with the agility of a startled swan, her clothes fluttering in the wind, sometimes appearing as delicate as a willow swaying in the breeze, her figure ethereal and graceful.

As he moved, his long sword flashed through the air, leaving afterimages as it hurtled towards the sword energy shooting towards him.

Her pretty face was full of solemnity, and fine beads of sweat had seeped from her forehead.

[Congratulations player, you have guided a fellow disciple in Qi Condensation for half an hour. Achievement Points +100.]

Just then, a notification popped up in front of Gu Shaoan's eyes.

Glancing sideways at Mei Jiangxue, Gu Shaoan continued to attack her with his sword energy. With a thought in his mind, he used up all the system points he had just accumulated for a lottery draw.

As his 3,000 achievement points were depleted, three notification messages popped up in front of him a few breaths later.

Congratulations to the player for obtaining 9 Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom Seeds!

Congratulations to the player for obtaining 1 White Jade Soil

Congratulations to the player for obtaining the Orange Attribute Upgrade Card!

Looking at the three notification messages in front of him, Gu Shaoan raised his eyebrows slightly.

After examining it, Gu Shaoan also learned about the effects of the white jade soil.

Any plant can survive when planted in this white jade soil, which contains a large amount of special nutrients that can shorten the plant's growth cycle.

For example, the fragrant cardamom originally requires thirty years to grow, thirty years to flower, and thirty years to bear fruit.

However, if planted in this white jade soil, the time can be shortened to three years for growth, three years for flowering, and three years for fruiting.

"Instead of giving them Tianxiang cardamom directly, they've switched to giving them seeds."

Currently, Gu Shaoan has about a dozen bottles of Tianxiang Doukou that he hasn't finished using yet.

Moreover, each bottle contains as many as twenty cardamom pods.

With Gu Shaoan's current strength, he simply couldn't imagine when he would ever run out of all these Heavenly Fragrance Cardamoms.

Who would have thought that in recent years, the lottery prizes have been no longer for finished Tianxiang cardamom, but for the seeds of Tianxiang cardamom and the soil used to cultivate them.

Things that were originally extinct became readily available in Gu Shaoan's hands.

But cardamom is, after all, a life-saving remedy.

No matter how many come, it will be beneficial and harmless.

Not to mention, with this white jade soil, if we obtain some rare medicines in the future, we can plant them in the white jade soil without worrying about them being used up.

Immediately, Gu Shaoan's gaze fell on the last message.

"I actually drew another attribute upgrade card, and it's even orange-grade."

With his eyes fixed on the upgrade card, Gu Shaoan felt a sense of surprise and delight.

However, at present, Gu Shaoan's combat strength has reached a level that even he himself finds somewhat astonishing.

Even if he acquires a new orange-level attribute, it's unlikely to cause any significant changes in Gu Shaoan's strength.

As for survival, the attributes of "Immovable as a Mountain" and "Indestructible Vajra" are enough to ensure that Gu Shaoan can now withstand attacks from martial artists at the Celestial Realm without injury.

Even if you get injured, your system inventory contains plenty of Heavenly Fragrance Cardamom and pills made from it. Combined with the healing properties of the [Emei Nine Yang True Scripture], you basically don't need to worry.

Therefore, compared to attributes that enhance combat power and survival, other functional attributes are more useful to Gu Shaoan at present.

Thinking about it, Gu Shaoan pulled up some low-level entries he had acquired over the years.

Finally, I focused my attention on one of the terms.

[Entry: Endless Life (White)]

This entry was also one that Gu Shaoan drew from the achievement wheel last year.

Its effect is simple: it allows Gu Shaoan's internal energy to recover to some extent.

However, the effect of the white-colored "Eternal Life" attribute is essentially negligible. Especially for Gu Shaoan's current skill level and realm, the effect of this white "Eternal Life" attribute is even less than the amount that Gu Shaoan automatically recovers during his Qi circulation.

"If we upgrade this [Everlasting Life] entry to orange level, I wonder what level it could reach."

Gu Shaoan's current skill level is so profound that it is in no way inferior to those Celestial Realm martial artists who have lived for two hundred years.

But whether it's the Sword Domain that Gu Shaoan developed after reaching the Heavenly Sword Realm, or martial arts like the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique," they can both be said to be major users of internal energy.

In particular, the third technique of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" – "Thunder God's Wrath" – even with Gu Shaoan's current skill level, activating it for half an hour would cause his internal energy to become critically depleted.

This was still under the condition that Gu Shaoan was only using the third technique, "Thunder God's Wrath," to refine the power of heaven and earth, rather than defending against enemies.

If used in combat, even Gu Shaoan admitted that he could only use the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique" a few dozen times before his internal energy would be completely depleted.

This is also why Gu Shaoan rarely uses the "Heavenly Will Four Symbols Technique" when fighting enemies.

After all, Gu Shaoan has not yet entered the Celestial Realm, and the internal energy within his body will undergo further transformation. Activating the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" technique, a special martial art prepared for the Celestial Realm, will consume a lot of energy.

If one can restore and enhance their own internal energy, the benefits will not be temporary, but long-term.

With this in mind, Gu Shaoan used the orange-colored upgrade card he had just obtained on the [Eternal Life] skill.

Congratulations to the player for upgrading the attribute "Eternal Life" to orange level.

As the system notification popped up, some special energy quietly appeared in Gu Shaoan's body and then entered the martial arts golden core that Gu Shaoan had condensed from the Qi seed.

In contrast, the martial arts golden core formed from the Qi seed in Gu Shaoan's middle dantian absorbed all this energy instantly, like a sponge, without any sense of rejection.

Subsequently, under Gu Shaoan's watchful eye, the speed at which the internal energy flowed like a gently flowing river within his body suddenly increased.

But after a hundred breaths, the abnormality of these internal energies returned to normal, and Gu Shaoan himself did not feel anything unusual.

After glancing at Mei Jiangxue, whose movements on the shore had slowed down and who was clearly nearing the limit of her physical strength and true energy, Gu Shaoan changed his mind, and the sword energy that had been surrounding Mei Jiangxue immediately dissipated like a gentle breeze.

"That's about enough for today, let's take a rest!"

Hearing Gu Shaoan's words, Mei Jiangxue nodded, then took out a Rejuvenation Pill and put it in her mouth. After taking a deep breath to calm herself down for a moment, she stood up straight and closed her eyes to regulate her breathing.

After stopping Mei Jiangxue's training, Gu Shaoan thought for a moment, then circulated his internal energy.

The internal energy within the body began to circulate slowly according to the energy flow path of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will Technique".

As Gu Shaoan's internal energy began to circulate along this special path, an indescribable sense of stagnation instantly spread out from Gu Shaoan.

"Om-"

A deep yet soul-stirring hum did not emanate from Gu Shaoan's body, but seemed to come from the void behind him.

Immediately afterwards, about ten feet above and behind Gu Shaoan, strands of the power of heaven and earth were rapidly pulled down.

As these forces of heaven and earth were drawn down, the internal energy within Gu Shaoan surged forth like a floodgate being opened.

When these forces of heaven and earth mixed with the Qi energy, a blurry, purple aura nearly three zhang tall condensed behind Gu Shaoan.

Around the phantom, wisps of purple energy, resembling clouds and mist, swirled continuously.

At the very moment the phantom materialized, a terrifying pressure and shockwave suddenly erupted from Gu Shaoan's center.

If there were any experts present at this moment, they would surely have noticed that the instant the "Thunder God's Dharma Image" was formed, the area within ten feet of Gu Shaoan was filled with powerful and domineering energy.

As the Thunder God Dharma Image operated, strands of the power of heaven and earth were drawn out and drilled into the Thunder God Dharma Image behind Gu Shaoan, which was sometimes visible and sometimes hidden, and were then quickly refined into the power of heaven and earth.

During the process, Gu Shaoan focused his mind on his body, and he could clearly "see" the rate at which his own vital energy was consumed during the operation of "Thunder God's Wrath".

As his internal energy rapidly circulated, several strands of the power of heaven and earth were once again drawn down through the manipulation of his internal energy.

At first, Gu Shaoan didn't pay any attention.

However, when these strands of heaven and earth power were drawn to his side, they did not directly enter the Thunder God Dharma Image behind him, but instead fell directly into Gu Shaoan's body and then entered his body.

Upon discovering this, Gu Shaoan was taken aback.

How could that be?

However, before Gu Shaoan could recover from the situation, these strands of heaven and earth power had already flowed into Gu Shaoan's middle dantian and entered the martial arts golden core within it.

"Om..."

As these strands of heaven and earth's power merged in, the martial arts golden core emitted a barely audible clear sound.

Then, to Gu Shaoan's astonishment, the portion of his vital energy that he had consumed by using the third technique of the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will"—"Thunder God's Wrath"—was rapidly replenished at an astonishing speed.

The feeling of exhaustion that was just now was instantly covered by the rapid replenishment!

Just a few breaths.

Gu Shaoan has already recovered nearly 60% of the internal energy he just consumed.

(End of this chapter)