Who else is worthy of comparison with my disciple of extinction?

Cold sweat was no longer a fine mist, but large drops rolling down, soaking his clothes.

Gu Shaoan gritted his teeth, desperately circulating his Internal Energy.

It was like dropping anchor chains in a stormy sea, desperately holding onto that single point of mental clarity.

And it was within this intense pain that the changes within Gu Shaoan's body quietly occurred.

Within his Dantian, Gu Shaoan's original Internal Energy was continuously strengthened under the nourishment of the medicinal power.

As the origin grew, the quantity of Internal Energy in Gu Shaoan's body also rose.

It further refined and devoured the medicinal power within his body.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Gu Shaoan completely consumed the medicinal power of the Bodhi Exquisite Pill.

In its place, surges of vigorous energy flowed through his body.

The most direct change was to Gu Shaoan's Internal Energy.

If, before, the origin of Internal Energy in Gu Shaoan's body was only the size of a fingernail.

Then now, this origin of Internal Energy had grown to the size of an apple.

With the significant increase in the origin of Internal Energy, Gu Shaoan's Internal Energy transformed from a thin stream of water into a gently flowing brook.

Mobilizing his Internal Energy, Gu Shaoan lightly tapped the ground with one foot, and his body rose like a bird, leaping two zhang away.

He truly embodied the saying "light as a swallow."

Watching Gu Shaoan adapt and test his own changes in the courtyard, Miejue smiled.

While innate talent was the foundation determining a Martial Artist's Internal Energy cultivation speed, it was not the sole measure.

A Martial Artist's innate talent and comprehension worked hand in hand. Outstanding comprehension could also accelerate the understanding of Internal Energy techniques, making one's power and Internal Energy more refined, and naturally stronger.

Gu Shaoan was just beginning his cultivation, and the Bodhi Exquisite Pill had solidified his foundation.

Combined with Gu Shaoan's exceptional comprehension, as long as his effort did not wane, he could reach the Heavenly Prodigy ranks by cultivating the Emei Nine Yangs Technique to a profound level.

As she watched, Miejue suddenly thought of the Heavenly Sword.

And the secret within the Heavenly Sword, which she still had not unlocked.

"I wonder if the secret contained within the Heavenly Sword would be of help to Shaoan? If there were more profound Martial Arts or elixirs within, with Shaoan leading the way, perhaps the Emei Sect could become the next Wudang, shaking the world."

Her thoughts drifted, and Miejue sighed softly.

To desire more after achieving success, human hearts were greedy. When it came to the Emei Sect, even Miejue could not escape this.

Putting away his thoughts, Miejue looked at Gu Shaoan again.

But she didn't know if it was her obsession with the Heavenly Sword.

Miejue unconsciously imagined that Gu Shaoan wasn't holding the Chengxin Sword in his hand right now, but the Heavenly Sword that was being held back in the Wudang Zhenwu Great Hall.

She felt that only the Heavenly Sword, the sect's divine weapon of Emei, was worthy of her exceptionally talented disciple.

But as she watched, a thought suddenly flashed in Miejue's mind.

As the thought arose in her mind, Miejue's body suddenly shivered.

As if she had thought of something, a look of excitement suddenly appeared on her face.

Gu Shaoan didn't notice Miejue's change at all, his attention still focused on the changes in his strength at the moment.

A short while later, after some attempts, Gu Shaoan also roughly felt the changes brought about by Internal Energy.

It was no exaggeration to say that the increase in Internal Energy had greatly increased the power of the Martial Skills Gu Shaoan used.

Take the Three Manifestations of the Divine Dragon for example.

Before, when Gu Shaoan used Three Manifestations of the Divine Dragon, although it was agile, he was far from being as light as a swallow as he was now, easily leaping over twenty feet with a single jump.

Similarly, as his origin grew stronger and his cultivation became deeper, the power of Martial Skills like Willow Catkin Sword Technique and Sunset Swordplay would also greatly increase in Gu Shaoan's hands.

Coupled with the improvement of his bones and muscles, and a thirty percent increase in strength, if Gu Shaoan were to face the One-Eyed Third Boss from yesterday again, even if he only used Sunset Swordplay, he could defeat the opponent within five moves at most.

"I've gotten stronger, but my hair is still as thick."

Feeling the changes brought about by the increase in his cultivation, Gu Shaoan couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

A moment later, after experimenting with several martial arts one by one, Gu Shaoan sheathed his sword and returned to Miejue's side, bowing respectfully and saying, "Thank you, Master."

Miejue smiled and straightened Gu Shaoan's body, saying, "Between master and disciple, why be so polite? However, your current improvement is ultimately due to external forces, and you must not slack off in the future."

Gu Shaoan nodded, "This disciple will definitely work twice as hard and not let Master down."

"Good!"

Miejue nodded with a smile, the more she looked at Gu Shaoan, the more she found him pleasing to the eye and satisfactory.

Zhou Zhiruo looked at Miejue's smiling face and, recalling the experiences of the past few days, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, saying, "We can finally return to Emei."

However, just as Zhou Zhiruo finished speaking, Miejue shook her head and said, "The plan has changed. We are not returning to Emei for now. We are going to Wudang."

"Wudang?"

Let alone Zhou Zhiruo, even Gu Shaoan was stunned when he heard Miejue's words.

Miejue responded with certainty, "That's right. Wudang. We'll take back what rightfully belongs to Emei."

As she spoke, Miejue turned her head to look in the direction of Wudang.

"Zhang Sanfeng, your power is peerless, and I, Miejue, admit I am inferior. But among Wudang's third-generation disciples, who is worthy of comparison to my disciple?"

As if thinking of something, a proud smile involuntarily curved Miejue's lips.

This swept away more than half of the gloom from yesterday's events.

The mountain bandits of Heimu Mountain had all been exterminated, but there were still many subsequent matters to attend to.

Whether it was notifying the authorities or arranging for the women rescued from the bandit lair, all required time to handle.

During the process, Miejue kept Gu Shaoan and Zhou Zhiruo with her, occasionally offering guidance to prevent them from not knowing how to handle similar situations in the future.

Only after these matters were initially settled did Miejue, Gu Shaoan, and the others set off towards Wudang.

Five days later.

Outside Bailong Mountain.

Inside the carriage, Gu Shaoan sat cross-legged.

A trickle of Internal Energy continuously circulated within his body.

As the source of his Internal Energy grew, the power of the Emei Nine Yangs Technique began to manifest.

When Gu Shaoan circulated his Internal Energy, each time the flowing energy passed through his meridians, a few wisps of energy would lag behind, as if tidying up, soothing the meridians along the way.

This allowed Gu Shaoan to extend his daily cultivation time by nearly an hour.

Fortunately, Gu Shaoan's Willow Catkin Sword Technique had already reached the "Perfected" level, so he no longer needed to cultivate it as diligently as before.

Otherwise, Gu Shaoan would have had to postpone his Martial Skills training to make time for Internal Energy cultivation.

This was a problem all Martial Artists had to face.

From this, Gu Shaoan understood why the Sword and Qi factions of Huashan, which had belonged to Huashan decades ago, had erupted into the Sword-Qi conflict.

Time was truly not enough.