Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 207 The Hidden Eye
At three in the morning, the night sky is filled with twinkling starlight refracted from the real world.

The colossal 180-meter-tall demon statue stands silently, overlooking all the other buildings in Meixinzhai as the tallest building in the complex.

Although this huge statue is ugly and eerie, from an architectural point of view, it is enough to serve as a landmark of Meixinzhai.

Only a few devout believers were kneeling and chanting scriptures in the square; the tourists who had come to watch the spectacle had long since disappeared.

In the early hours of April, the temperature was still below 20 degrees Celsius. The night breeze could easily carry away a person's body heat.

Unfortunately, the square was exceptionally large, with no shelter except for the statue. Standing there, you'd be freezing cold in just a few minutes.

Only the believers, undaunted by the cold, took advantage of the late night to fully express their piety.

Lin Lijun sat cross-legged beneath the statue, coldly observing the sparse crowd of believers below. As a priest, he held an extremely important position within the religion.

According to the rules, the five priests must take turns guarding the main statue of the god to prevent it from being desecrated by the unbelievers.

There are several hidden places within Xin'an City, but they are all connected to each other. The most important of them is undoubtedly Meixinzhai.

The construction of this colossal statue was extremely costly, and it is the first statue of a deity to be publicly displayed to the general public, making it exceptionally significant.

Dongwei Island has nearly ten million believers, but Meixinzhai is the center of the religion. This statue not only has great symbolic significance, but also has extremely important practical significance.

The two black eyes of the statue are not ordinary crystal artifacts, but rather the hidden eyes of a divine object.

The Eyes of the Thousand-Eyed Demon, an eighth-level mythical beast, were forged by fusing the two eyes of a different spirit with the divine power of the Scorpion King, and through the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of lives over twenty years, absorbing the corrupt and decadent power of countless wishes.

The incomparably powerful God-King Scorpion possesses seven divine powers: concealment, witnessing, pain, decay, corruption, destruction, and end.

The Hidden Eye represents the Scorpio King's undetectable secrets, possessing various supernatural abilities such as concealing his whereabouts, spirit, and body.

Based on energy level calculations, the Hidden Eye should be a level seven divine artifact. It was also the divine artifact used by the Scorpion Cult to suppress Mei Xinzhai.

Through the Hidden Eye, high-ranking members of the sect can even see all the secrets of Meixinzhai. They can also guide the Hidden Eye to conceal their own aura.

Even if such a divine object is hidden in an extremely secretive place, people must be assigned to guard it day and night.

Today it's Lin Lijun's turn to be on duty. Among the five priests, he is the most bloodthirsty and cruel, and he despises ordinary humans. In his eyes, the unbelievers can all be killed.

For purely business reasons, he wouldn't kill anyone he wanted through Meixinzhai. He would usually leave a hidden mark on the person he disliked before killing them later.

In fact, for ordinary people, even if a samurai is left with a hidden mark by the Hidden Eye, they can kill the opponent directly by activating the hidden mark from thousands of miles away.

He sees lower-level believers as cattle and sheep, who can be disposed of at will as their private property. However, if he wants to expand the scale as much as possible, he must pay attention to the methods and approaches.

Lin Lijun liked the power of pain that the God Lord possessed. Whether it was causing pain to himself or others, it gave him an extraordinary sense of satisfaction.

Therefore, he loves fighting and violence the most. He feels restless if he doesn't kill someone in a day.

He didn't like being on duty either; it was the most boring time of day. He glanced at the sparse believers in the square, trying to find someone he didn't like.

The believers all wore loose black robes, covering their entire bodies and faces. However, this could not block his gaze.

A female believer with a slender waist caught Lin Lijun's eye. He did not like women, but he knew that such a delicate woman was timid and had a pain tolerance far exceeding that of ordinary men. She could wail in pain for a long time before dying.

The pain emanating from the woman was quite pure, so pure that it brought him pleasure.

Lin Lijun could already imagine that wonderful moment, just like a gourmet seeing Little Sheep Hot Pot and already thinking about which piece of meat is the most tender for hot pot and which piece is suitable for grilling...

Lin Lijun suddenly noticed someone walking into the square, which was not allowed!

All believers could only crawl into the square on their knees, demonstrating their piety in the most humble manner.

Bathed in the psychedelic neon lights, Lin Lijun saw that the man was tall and slender, wearing a gray Chinese-style casual outfit, half-open to reveal a white stand-up collar undershirt. He appeared very relaxed and at ease.

But this person was wearing huge, dark red goggles that completely covered their face.

Modern young people often wear strangely shaped accessories in order to stand out. Although Lin Lijun found it a bit odd, she didn't pay much attention to it.

What truly caught his attention was that the other person was carrying a sheathed longsword. The black scabbard looked solemn and profound, definitely indicating that it was a very high-grade sword.

Lin Lijun's eyes suddenly turned cold and sharp. He stood up, looked down at the newcomer, and said in a low voice, "This is a sacred place, which shall not be violated. Those who have no faith shall leave immediately, and I may forgive your ignorance."

Behind the mask, Gao Wuying revealed a cold smile: "The Scorpion Cult is a demonic cult confirmed by the Alliance, and any follower of the demonic cult will have their citizenship revoked."

He said coldly, "I am a special inspector from the Ministry of Supervision, specifically responsible for dealing with followers of the Scorpion Cult. Surrender and I will spare your life."

"You blaspheme against the gods, you deserve to die!" Lin Lijun, who was 2.2 meters tall, suddenly shouted. He cultivated the Bull Demon Divine Power Scripture, which made him powerful and his aura thick. His shout was like a thunderclap.

The devout worshippers around them were unaware of what was happening when the stern shout made their vision blur and their hearts race.

Even the most obtuse believers knew something was wrong and hurriedly retreated.

Gao Wu did not rush to take action, but instead used his Yin spirit to observe the connection between Lin Lijun and the statue.

Last night, the spirit of the underworld roamed the four directions and quickly noticed the unusual nature of the statue. In his opinion, there must be some kind of strange object hidden inside the statue.

It's like angel wings, or the multi-dimensional phase-change armor forged by Wan Canglong. Only this strange object has a stronger energy level and is more secretive.

If it weren't for the observing priests, the Yin God would have almost missed discovering this special divine object. Gao Wu chose to take action against Lin Lijun, who was on duty, also because he wanted to see what kind of power this divine object could unleash.

Through the Yin Spirit's Night Journey, Gao Wu had gained a sufficient understanding of the environment of Mei Xin Zhai and could roughly determine the locations of several priests.

Meixinzhai has maintained this state for twenty years, and everyone from top to bottom has become accustomed to this tranquility.

The Scorpion Cult's leadership has deep collaborations with the Eastern, Southern, and Eastern Continents, which is backed by an alliance of numerous Level 7 powerhouses.

Even if the alliance really wanted to take action against Mei Xinzhai, they couldn't bypass these level seven experts. They would definitely be notified.

Besides, what kind of righteous messenger does a little brat who has only condensed a few acupoints dare to come to Meixinzhai and pretend to be one!
Lin Lijun was already enraged; he wouldn't consider any complicated implications. Since the other party dared to be so presumptuous, he would simply have to bear the consequences of their anger.

Lin Lijun's 24 acupoints shone with spiritual light of source energy, and a huge amount of source energy circulated and gathered, causing his muscles to expand under the stimulation of source energy.

The pain armor in his heart was also activated, and the black armor, like a lobster shell, was layered and assembled on his body to form a complete set of armor that covered his entire body.

Gao Wu did not stop Lin Lijun from activating his battle armor; to be honest, he didn't have the ability to stop him.

The opponent is a martial arts master with exceptionally keen senses. While a spirit can freely wander around Lin Lijun, it's impossible for a spirit carrying a sword to approach Lin Lijun silently.

He didn't have that kind of speed to strike and kill Lin Lijun in front of his armored suit.

Fortunately, there was still plenty of time. Although the other priests had sensed the change in aura, it would take them at least a minute to get there.

The Yin spirit floated behind Gao Wu. Through the Yin spirit, one could see Lin Lijun's source energy reaction, his somewhat strange bio-engineered armor, and the connection between Lin Lijun and the strange object above the statue, forming a kind of hidden field.

The combination of Lin Lijun and the field significantly accelerated the circulation of his source energy, and the field also acted as a large curtain to obscure Lin Lijun.

In fact, if one were to observe Lin Lijun solely through sight and hearing, one would find that his figure was so ethereal that it was difficult to capture, let alone sense the changes in his source energy.

Gao Wu suddenly realized that the strange object could actually release a certain field that obscured a person's six senses.

When a powerful person's six senses are mostly obscured, it's as if they are blind and deaf. Even a martial arts grandmaster would be greatly suppressed here.

Is this the Holy Domain? It probably hasn't reached that level yet; it's only just begun to possess some of the power of a Holy Domain.

"The Demon God is really something!"

Gao Wu sighed with emotion. Without the Yin God, he would have had no choice but to turn tail and run. But now, the Yin God could clearly see Lin Lijun, enough to neutralize the power of the demonic object.

He also understood why the priests had reacted so slowly. Lin Lijun's ability to control alien objects in battle was a huge advantage.

As Gao Wu activated the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor, he also activated the Eightfold Azure Dragon Divine Qi Curse. He knew that the Demonic Sect also had many explosive secret techniques, and even methods that could lead to mutual destruction, so he dared not be careless.

The activated Swift Wind Transformation brought his Spirit Power to 24 points and Agility to 19 points. With the added bonus from the Crimson Dragon Armor, his Agility almost reached 20 points.

His source energy level has doubled. He can now control about 28000 source energy through his eight acupoints, so doubling that is close to 60,000.

It's no exaggeration to say that this source energy value has surpassed that of an ordinary martial arts grandmaster. It's nearly three times stronger than the fat, burly man in front of him.

Lin Lijun, confident in his ability to see hidden things, didn't take Gao Wu seriously at all. He also failed to notice Gao Wu's unusual state.

He just thought the dark red armor of the high-level warrior looked beautiful and its rank was obviously not low.

Gao Wu, who was trained by the Martial Saint, had a martial arts talent that was inferior to several of his peers but far superior to Lin Lijun.

The profoundness of the Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword was beyond Lin Lijun's comprehension. The mere concealment of the Hidden Dragon Sword Intent was enough for a high-level martial artist to mask the changes in their own source power.

This led Lin Lijun to make a fatal misjudgment!
Taking advantage of the cover provided by the Hidden Eye, Lin Lijun took the initiative to throw a punch at Gao Wu.

In Gao Wu's vision, Lin Lijun instantly split into three illusory figures, one real and one illusory, and threw punches at him from three directions.

The fierce and powerful force in his fists was clearly the Bull Demon's training method.

While the Crimson Eyes possess night vision, they cannot distinguish between illusions and the real body. Only by concentrating sword intent through powerful mental strength can a high-level martial artist sense the difference between reality and illusion.

This is far less direct and effective than the observation of the Yin spirit.

A divine light flashed deep within Gao Wu's eyes as he activated the Swift Thunder Transformation. An invisible bolt of lightning struck Lin Lijun precisely between the eyebrows.

The Hidden Eye weakened the invisible lightning by most of its power, and when the two interacted, the invisible lightning even left a winding, dazzling trail of lightning in the air.

And so, the remaining three invisible bolts of lightning also pierced into Lin Lijun's brow.

Gao Wu estimated that Lin Lijun's mental strength was at most around 18 points. Believing in the demon god would weaken his martial arts will. The 24 points of mental strength that he temporarily increased was at least ten times stronger than his opponent's!
With such a huge gap, even with the protection of foreign objects and armor, Lin Lijun would still be affected by the invisible lightning.

Just as Gao Wu had predicted, the tall Lin Lijun was also stunned by the invisible lightning. He seized the opportunity and rushed forward instantly. He activated the Heavenly Dragon Claw with his four-foot Heavenly Fate Sword, piercing through the opponent's thick breastplate and strong chest muscles, and deeply embedding himself in the opponent's chest.

Lin Lijun was shocked to be severely injured by a single misstep. He cultivated the path of suffering, and the intense pain in his body only stimulated his potential.

Lin Lijun's acupoints suddenly shone brightly with spiritual light. Just as he was about to counterattack, the Heavenly Fate Sword, which was deeply embedded in his chest, hummed and emitted a sword chant.

The high-frequency vibrations of the sword energy from the Dragon's Roar to the Nine Heavens caused Lin Lijun's body to explode into a ball.

Flesh and blood burst forth, yet were bound by the Pain Armor, only able to vibrate and sway within the sealed armor... like watermelon juice being squeezed out in a juicer...

(End of this chapter)