In Emei, start by obtaining golden attributes.

Chapter 476 Special Power of Heaven and Earth, Qi Flower Forms Pill (Third Update)
As the Qi flower condensed, Gu Shaoan slightly focused his mind, and the key points of the "Martial Arts Golden Elixir Method" that Zhang Sanfeng had once told him naturally surfaced in his sea of ​​consciousness.

In an instant, the Yin and Yang energies within his body separated at will.

Yang energy is like the rising sun, clear and intense; Yin energy is like the setting moon, moist and cold.
The two are not mutually exclusive; on the contrary, under the constraint of his thoughts, they form an extremely subtle attraction, pushing and pulling, stretching and relaxing, like two invisible palms slowly and continuously "kneading" the golden lotus in the middle dantian.

At the same time that Yin and Yang energies were in motion, the power of heaven and earth quietly arrived.

It's not a grand, sweeping absorption, but more like "borrowing from the furnace" in a state of enlightenment.

The dampness of the forest in the early morning, the warmth of the rising sun, and the spiritual energy flowing through the mountain mists—these subtle forces that should have been scattered between heaven and earth were drawn by the yin and yang rhythms within his body, following his breath, his acupoints, and the gaps in his meridians, silently seeping into his dantian.

Meanwhile, at the back of Mount Da'e.

While Zhang Sanfeng was practicing the "Four Symbols of Heavenly Will" with his eyes closed, and a condensed wind god dharma image was forming behind him, he suddenly raised his eyes and looked towards the direction of the West Garden.

Feeling the profound and unified aura of the罡元 (gāngyuán, a type of internal energy), as well as the unique fluctuations of the power of heaven and earth, a strange light flashed in Zhang Sanfeng's eyes.

"How long has it been, and this kid has already started to condense his second golden core?"

As his thoughts wandered, the image of the Wind God behind Zhang Sanfeng dissipated with the wind, and Zhang Sanfeng's figure also gradually disappeared like a fleeting shadow.

Inside the training forest, the power of heaven and earth continued to penetrate Gu Shaoan's body, eventually reaching his middle dantian.

These forces of heaven and earth are extremely special. They do not belong to the Gang Yuan, yet they can "ignite" the Gang Yuan; they do not belong to one's destiny, yet they can "refine" the edges of one's destiny.

They look like firewood.

It is neither noisy nor violent, but long enough and stable enough to heat a piece of stubborn iron until it is red-hot and softens.

Under the "scorching" power of heaven and earth, the golden crystal light containing the life essence around the Qi Flower no longer just slowly surrounds and gently protects it.

Instead, it is gradually pushed, compressed, and bound by the Yin and Yang energies like a millstone, adhering to the petals and the center of the flower, from the outside in, from loose to tight.

With the help of these forces of heaven and earth, the golden lotus petals in Gu Shaoan's body no longer maintained their crystal-clear form, but instead transformed into a viscous and clear golden liquid, like glass melted by high temperatures.

The flower's center, like the hardest core, is tightly protected by the natal element, constantly rotating and becoming the "axis" that stirs everything.

The two energies of Yin and Yang alternately contract and release, while the power of Heaven and Earth alternately heats and nourishes.

The molten golden liquid was repeatedly blended, compressed, and rolled in the dantian, impurities were squeezed out, gaps were filled, and the luster changed from "bright" to "smooth," and from "smooth" to "deep."

Gradually, it ceased to resemble a flowing crystal and instead took the form of a real elixir, round yet not floating, solid yet not stagnant.

Just as the pill was about to be completed, Gu Shaoan multitasked, diverting a portion of his inner energy to flow quietly along the circulation path of the "Emei Sword Scripture".

The sword's momentum was first unleashed at dawn.

It was a glimmer of "new light," unhurried and calm, yet extremely upright and clear, like the first ray of light at dawn, specifically designed to pierce through the gloom.

Immediately afterwards, the sword aura of the wind rose without form and the sword aura of the sharpness without sound, like the oppressive feeling of the setting sun, and the sword aura of the setting sun that brings everything to silence, all rose from within Gu Shaoan's body.

The three sword auras condensed within the meridians, not released outwards, but instead, guided by the Yin and Yang energies, were "hammered" one by one into the forming pill.

The sword's power is inherently sharp. If the elixir is not stable, even the slightest mishap could cause it to crack. At best, the elixir will be flawed and have endless consequences; at worst, the elixir will shatter and the energy will be disordered, backfiring on the user.

But Gu Shaoan was still in a state of enlightenment, and his sense of proportion was almost harsh.

This makes the three sword techniques extremely stable when they are thrust into the pill.

The power of heaven and earth continues to "bake," and the yin and yang energies continue to "grind."

The clarity of dawn, the change of the startling wind, and the sinking of the setting sun were gradually pressed into the depths of the elixir, interlocking with the weight of the natal essence, and finally transforming into "elixir patterns".

Circles and lines, like ancient inscriptions formed naturally, appear on the surface of the pill.

The patterns on the pill are not complicated, but they are extremely orderly: the outer ring patterns are like the first light of dawn, the middle section patterns are like the wind turning nine times, and the innermost part is as deep as the afterglow of the setting sun. The three patterns echo each other, as if the essence of the "Emei Sword Manual" is condensed into this small pill.

At this point, the pill was completely finalized.

The second pill, like a pill formed from condensed essence, shone as brightly as a star.

It hangs quietly in the middle dantian, its whole body is golden crystal, and the red patterns on the surface are faintly visible. The first impression it gives is not sharpness, but smoothness, weight and stability like a mountain.

However, if one looks closely at the rhythm of the flowing patterns, one can perceive the sword intent hidden within: it is not revealed, yet it can be unleashed at any time; it does not contend, yet once it is unleashed, it is decisive.

At the moment the elixir was completed, the circulation of his internal energy also changed, with the elixir as the axis, and the rotation of his body became more stable and lasted longer.

At the same time as the pill was completed, the feeling of mental clarity that had followed after using the "Martial Arts Enlightenment Card" also completely disappeared.

After shaking his head, Gu Shaoan focused his mind on his body. When he observed the golden, crystal-clear, and bright Qi Pill in his middle dantian, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but smile.

Just as Gu Shaoan deduced, when the "Emei Nine Yang True Scripture" reached the ninth level of perfection, the change in the quality of the Qi Yuan was enough to drive the Qi Seed to condense into a flower.

However, what surprised Gu Shaoan even more than the process of the Qi seed turning into a flower was the subsequent process of the Qi flower turning into a pill.

Based on his previous experience in condensing essence into elixir, Gu Shaoan believed that it would take at least a month for the Qi flower to condense into a Qi pill using the "Martial Arts Golden Elixir" method, requiring a painstaking and gradual process of refining the Qi flower into a pill. However, during the process of refining the Qi flower just now, he unexpectedly attracted the power of heaven and earth.

Furthermore, these forces of heaven and earth are vastly different from the forces of heaven and earth that Gu Shaoan had previously mobilized and drawn.

These forces of heaven and earth were even hotter, like the fire in a furnace for alchemy.

Even without refining, it could still be used by Gu Shaoan.

With the help of these special forces of heaven and earth, Gu Shaoan managed to condense the Qi flower into a Qi pill in just one hour.

After thinking for a moment, the sword pellet within Gu Shaoan's body trembled slightly, and the power of heaven and earth surrounding the back mountain was immediately drawn to Gu Shaoan by the sword thought.

However, in Gu Shaoan's perception, the surrounding天地力 (heaven and earth power) that was being drawn in did not contain the special天地力 (heaven and earth power) that had been used to refine the Qi Pill before.

"Could it be that the power of heaven and earth can only be activated during a state of enlightenment?"

Unfortunately, Gu Shaoan only had one martial arts enlightenment card.

The achievement chest and roulette wheel I opened after killing the monk Tonghai at Shaolin last time only yielded ordinary items.

Even if Gu Shaoan had some suspicions, he had no way to try them out.

Gu Shaoan shook his head slightly at this.

But in the next instant, as if sensing something, Gu Shaoan suddenly looked up and found Zhang Sanfeng standing steadily on a slender branch atop a pine tree no more than five zhang away from him.

Seeing that Gu Shaoan had discovered him, Zhang Sanfeng leaped down from the top of the tree, landing right in front of Gu Shaoan.

Throughout the entire process, not even a wisp of air was stirred up.

"Master Zhang!"

When Gu Shaoan greeted him, Zhang Sanfeng waved casually and then put one hand on Gu Shaoan's shoulder.

As Zhang Sanfeng's spiritual energy surged into Gu Shaoan's middle dantian, observing the perfectly round and dazzling Qi Dan within, Zhang Sanfeng's eyelids twitched, and he then looked at Gu Shaoan with a strange expression.

The "Martial Arts Golden Elixir Method" was originally a special method of combining the three elements into one, created by Zhang Sanfeng in combination with the Daoist canon. Looking at the world, when it comes to understanding the "Martial Arts Golden Elixir Method," Zhang Sanfeng dares to say he is second, and no one dares to say they are first.

Therefore, he knew that it would not be difficult for Gu Shaoan to condense the three flowers of essence, qi, and spirit into a pill using the "Martial Arts Golden Elixir Method".

Even if it's not difficult, it should still take at least a month to condense the Qi Flower into a Qi Pill.

This is not a process that can be erased by the level of one's cultivation; rather, it is an inevitable path of refinement and tempering.

The ethereal energy is light and delicate, making it extremely difficult to gather and solidify into a pill.

Either smooth out the rough edges little by little, or use the principles of Yin and Yang to refine the flower's nature; neither step can be rushed.

However, Gu Shaoan did indeed condense the Qi flower into a Qi pill in just one hour after it was formed.

Even Zhang Sanfeng couldn't do something like that.

Zhang Sanfeng's gaze lingered on Gu Shaoan's face. His tone was not harsh, but it carried an undeniable sense of doubt.

"Kid, how did you do that?"

Gu Shaoan was taken aback when he saw Zhang Sanfeng.

The next moment, he immediately realized what Zhang Sanfeng was referring to.

His mind raced, and he understood Zhang Sanfeng's question.

Immediately, Gu Shaoan recounted his previous process of refining Qi Pills.

He began by explaining the completion of the "Emei Nine Yang True Scripture," where the Qi seed condensed into a flower after the transformation of the Gang Yuan. Then, using the method of "Martial Arts Golden Elixir," he divided the Qi into Yin and Yang. Once Yin and Yang were determined, he used the Zhou Tian (a system of internal energy circulation) as a millstone and his own destiny as an axis to slowly approach the Gang Yuan that enveloped the Qi flower, allowing the Qi flower to be continuously tempered without harming his Dantian.

Then he got to the crucial point.

When he reached a certain point in his training, the power of heaven and earth was unexpectedly drawn to him. Its nature was different from before; it was as hot as a furnace fire. After entering his dantian, it did not require any further refining and could be used by him in accordance with the rhythm of yin and yang.

It is through the participation of these "fire intents" and the power of heaven and earth that the qi flowers can quickly melt, blend, and become round, eventually condensing into pills.

He tried to explain the process as clearly as possible, including the rhythm of the interaction between Yin and Yang energies, the feeling of the power of heaven and earth entering the body, and the sense of loss that was difficult to reproduce after the power left.

After finishing speaking, Gu Shaoan raised his eyes, his gaze falling on Zhang Sanfeng's face, his tone calm and steady.

"Master Zhang, what exactly is this power of heaven and earth?"

"Why is it that when I later drew upon the power of heaven and earth, I could not find even a trace of that scorching fire?"

(End of this chapter)