Chapter 1468: Chapter 277: Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, Martial Saint Bestows the Path!

Without employing earth-shattering movement techniques, merely a slight shift of Divine Thought, integrating subtly with the world’s Qi machine, achieved a state of merging with heaven and earth, seemingly unimpeded by any obstacles.

This is the embodiment of the sophisticated mastery over one’s power when the "Divinity" becomes formidable, reflecting the resonance with the universe.

Reaching this stage, the stronger the Divinity, the higher one ascends, the closer to the heavens.

...

A moment later.

Jiang Ning smoothly exited the city without hindrance.

Every obstacle encountered along the way seemed to vanish before him.

After the Taixu Yin Yang Sword reached small success, it granted him a profound understanding of space.

Though not a movement technique, but a swordsmanship, it had a significant impact on his movement technique.

Soon, he arrived at the peak of the Nameless Mountain, where Xiao Wuque had previously led him.

The Nameless Mountain stood towering, pointing to the clouds, like a long sword pointing directly at the azure sky.

This time, Xiao Wuque did not accompany him.

He came here alone.

The next moment.

He felt ripples stirring in the void.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

Compared to the last time, this time he sensed more things.

The higher the Divinity reached, the closer to the Heavenly Dao, the more one could sense things that were once imperceptible.

In a trance, he saw another world unfolding before his eyes.

With a movement of his figure, he took the initiative to enter the slowly spreading ripples.

...

In an instant.

He felt the world spinning around him, heaven and earth reversed.

He steadied his mind, finding an ordinary grass hut in front.

Above the grass hut, wisps of blue smoke rose.

He tidied himself and willingly stepped inside the grass hut.

The grass hut remained as before, the fire in the stove was warm and sluggish.

Inside, an old man sat in a chair, a vigorous fire boiling tea before him.

At this moment, the old man merely sat within the grass hut, yet he gave Jiang Ning a sense of being merged with this world, this hut.

The old man looked extremely ordinary, vitality waning, days numbered.

But Jiang Ning, with his Perfection of Heart Spirit sensing, seemed to be gazing at an endless starlit sky, profound and boundless, beyond measurement.

"Sit." The old man pointed to the opposite mat.

Jiang Ning sat down as instructed, posture respectful yet free of constraint.

The Spirit Platform at the Perfection level illuminated the True Self Method, making his will steadfast as a rock. Even facing this contemporary foremost, he could maintain his true self, neither humble nor arrogant.

He looked at the old man ahead, slightly furrowing his brow.

The fire was warm, wisps of smoke rose, obscuring the elder’s visage.

Yet, he could sense that the old man’s vitality had withered further compared to their last meeting.

His mind immediately birthed speculation.

The elder had the strong vitality tea as supplement, logically speaking, within mere days, such evident change was improbable.

"Could it be due to those two instances of intervention?" he pondered.

The elder’s gaze fell on Jiang Ning, lingering a moment between Jiang Ning’s eyes, watching his bright gaze.

"Spirit Platform Illuminates, True Self United as One. You progressed faster and steadier than I imagined," the elder slowly spoke, voice peaceful: "The True Spirit imprint has thoroughly merged, creating your fate, seeking your blessings. This is the foundation of transcendence, and you possess it."

"All thanks to Residence Master’s imparting of the method!" Jiang Ning responded sincerely.

The elder slightly shook his head: "The method can be taught, but the bond must be self-generated. Your completion in such a short time was due to your own fortune and accumulation."

Then, he shifted the topic, his gaze seemingly penetrating Jiang Ning’s flesh, directly observing the circulation of his Essence Qi Spirit treasures.

"Yet, fortune comes with hidden misfortune. Divinity is excessively strong and Essence Qi is weak, the three treasures unbalanced, like unequal legs of a tripod. Though the tripod is steady, it cannot bear heavy burdens, let alone refine great medicine, achieve Mixed Element."

Jiang Ning’s heart tensed, knowing the elder had seen through his current major plight.

"Junior is perplexed by this. The Divinity grows mighty; though Essence and Qi have reached Second Grade Peak, they struggle to match it, balancing opportunity seems elusive."

The Martial Saint’s eyes flashed a deep light, slowly said: "Common martial artist entering First-grade, leads with Divinity to harmonize Essence Qi, finding a balance amidst gloom, thus forming Mixed Element."

"Your situation resembles a dragon stranded in shallow waters; without expanding the waters, it cannot accommodate the dragon. Forcing balance suppresses Divinity, resulting in losses outweighing gains."

He paused, seemingly reminiscing, or elucidating some profound truth: "In ancient times, there was a great Dao called ’Three Flowers Gathering at the Top’. It does not force harmonization but lets Essence, Qi, Spirit each reach the current realm’s utmost and nurtures its unique ’Dao Flower’."

"The flower of Essence, rooted in Qi-Blood’s ultimate sublimation, reveals the brilliance of life’s origin."

"The flower of Qi, born from energy’s pure Nirvana, displays the marvel of heavenly creation."

"The flower of Spirit, you have its embryonic form, emerges from True Self’s reflection, manifesting the eternal freedom’s radiance."

"Three Flowers all bloom, not simple balance, but each reaches Perfection, self-forming a system, mutually resonating."

"By then, Three Flowers gather at the top, shining together, naturally harmonizing as one."

"The foundation’s thickness, potential’s greatness far exceeds the ordinary Mixed Element Realm. This is proving Dao by force, seeking the path of utmost for Perfection."

Jiang Ning heard and was deeply moved in spirit.

Three Flowers Gathering at the Top was not the First-grade path he previously knew.

But a more ancient, more fundamental exposition of the great Dao.

The elder ahead was pointing out a transcendent path leading directly to the great Dao.

At this moment, he suspected deeply that the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top.

Was also a crucial step toward achieving Martial Saint.

If not, why else would there be not one person standing shoulder to shoulder with the elder across the ages?

"Please grant further teachings, Residence Master!" Jiang Ning stood up, cupping his hands.

"Sit!" The elder gestured for Jiang Ning to sit first.

Then.

After seeing him seated, he slowly poured the freshly boiled tea into the cup before him.

As the tea was poured in, the green leaf in the cup revived even further, appearing more emerald green.

"Must I serve you myself?" the elder asked.

"I would never trouble the Residence Master!" Jiang Ning quickly replied.

Then took the teapot left on the fire by the elder, gently pouring the scalding tea into his own cup.

With the tea brewing, the green leaf in the bowl reflected light like jade.

"Let me call you here, it is to pass this method to you!" The elder spoke to Jiang Ning slowly.

With these words, he lifted the freshly brewed tea before him, then bowed to take a sip, immediately showing delight and enjoyment.

This moment, Jiang Ning sensed with his strong "Divinity" that the elder ahead suddenly showed a slight renewal of vitality.

"Thank you, Residence Master!" Jiang Ning rose again, giving a respectful salute.

"Sit!" The elder pointed to the chair behind Jiang Ning, then gestured to the tea in front of him: "Drink!" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Thank you, Residence Master!" Jiang Ning cupped his hands in gratitude, then returned to his seat.

Then he lifted the tea he had just brewed before himself, gently sipping.

"Finish this cup of tea before proceeding!" The elder instructed.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning no longer cared about the tea’s heat, refraining from slowly savoring it.

He drank it down briskly, mouthful by mouthful.

In mere moments, the tea in the cup was finished, including the green leaf he chewed and swallowed.

"It’s truly gulping without savoring, like a bull chewing peonies!" The elder watched Jiang Ning, shaking his head.

He understood Jiang Ning’s genuine urgency.

"So be it!" He sighed afterward, then raised his hand.

Though his arm was short, only half the table length between the two.

The table showed no distortion, yet the fingertip effortlessly rested on Jiang Ning’s brow, appearing harmonious.

But excessively unrealistic.

Clearly, only half a table’s arm, yet easily guided the fingertip onto Jiang Ning’s brow.

Afterward, no great power influx, only a pure, wisdom-laden, law-inclusiveness intent flowing gently into the depths of Jiang Ning’s Spirit Platform.

In an instant, an esoteric Chapter titled "Three Flowers Secret Record" unfolded slowly in Jiang Ning’s heart.

This was not a specific cultivation method but a "principle", a "law".

A system theory and secret technique guideline on how to guide the internal Essence Qi Spirit to extreme sublimation and nurture "Dao Flowers" based on existing fundamentals.