Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 235 Using Force
Yueshui City, the compound of the Supervision Bureau.

"These are two adjacent dorm rooms. The environment is a bit simple, please don't mind."

Huang Ziyun swiped her access card to unlock the door and said apologetically, "The director led the senior management out to hunt down Hong Liufeng, and there's no one from the Supervision Bureau either, so the front desk can only arrange standard dormitory accommodation..."

Huang Ziyun is a member of the Internal Affairs Department of the State Supervision Bureau, and is an inspector who is specifically responsible for inspecting local supervision bureaus. She has extensive work experience and is very familiar with supervision bureaus in various regions.

In Nanhe, she was actually representing the General Administration to receive Gao Wu; Feng Yiyun was the receptionist in Nanhe.

When Gao Wu and Chao Fengying came to Yueshui City, Huang Ziyun naturally had to accompany them.

Based on Gao Wu and Chao Fengying's ranks, they should indeed only be able to live in ordinary dormitories. The reason they can enjoy such high treatment in Nanhe is because Geng Xin takes special care of them.

The senior officials of the Yueshui Inspection Bureau are all away, and the remaining staff dare not make decisions on their own.

Huang Ziyun knew that contacting the director at the front line, Jin Yang, wouldn't be difficult; Jin Yang must have given instructions.

It's unclear whether Jin Yang is targeting Gao Wu or if he's simply too busy to manage things behind the scenes.

As a mere first-level inspector, even if she favored Gao Wu, she wouldn't dare get involved in such matters. She could only give vague answers.

Having worked with Gao Wu for more than ten days, Huang Ziyun knew that Gao Wu was magnanimous and wouldn't fuss over such details.

Gao Wu didn't seem to care: "This is fine."

He said to Huang Ziyun, "Sister Huang, could you please go and find out the specific situation?"

Gao Wu came to Yue Shui to collect merits; he was only concerned with where the demonic sect's experts had gone and what the situation was like ahead.

Huang Ziyun quickly agreed. Gao Wu's rank was too low. Even if his status was special, others wouldn't really need to give him face if they wanted to handle things officially.

She's an inspector, and checking information is part of her job. Plus, she knows the people around her, so handling these small matters isn't difficult.

After Huang Ziyun left, Gao Wu said to Chao Fengying, "You should rest well first. I'll call you if I need anything."

Chao Fengying nodded vigorously. After more than ten days of training and tempering, although she hadn't done much physical work, she had grown rapidly. The immaturity on her face had disappeared, and a sharper edge had appeared between her brows.

After entering the room, Gao Wu put down his suitcase, washed up quickly, and then went to bed for a short nap.

After sleeping for half an hour, Gao Wu took a bottle of premium ginseng oral liquid.

The supervisory bureau clearly didn't intend to give him a warm welcome. He didn't really like dining and drinking with strangers, and using Jinshen oral liquid was more effective and saved him more time.

Gao Wu practiced his boxing slowly in the small room. He was now specializing in the Dragon Image Fist. In just over ten days, he had already condensed the acupoints in the Quchi acupoints on both elbows and was using the Candle Dragon Transformation.

The Candle Dragon Transformation speaks of the changes between Yin and Yang, gathering source power that combines the transformations of Yin and Yang. When not in use, the source is deeply hidden, but when used, it strikes like thunder.

Each time the energy is concentrated in a specific acupoint, it can be enhanced by the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra, thus the energy gathered can be several times greater than that of martial artists of the same level.

For martial artists, the foundation for concentrating acupoints lies in spiritual power. Secondly, it requires comprehending the true meaning of martial arts; only then can the concentration of acupoints be precisely coordinated with one's own martial arts techniques.

Secondly, the body must reach a certain level to support the acupoints. Finally, there must be sufficient resources to nourish the spirit and body when the acupoints are condensed.

For Gao Wu, the only obstacle preventing him from concentrating his acupoints was his inadequate understanding of the true meaning of martial arts.

The root capacity has been improved, and the biggest problem has been solved.

Only when Gao Wu reaches this level does he realize that condensing acupoints is not difficult, in fact, very easy.

The two Laogong acupoints located in the center of his palm are also about to solidify. At that time, the power of his fists and palms will be greatly enhanced.

Right now, his source energy level has reached an extremely high level among martial arts masters. He's not much different from a level six martial arts grandmaster.

The Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword had long since reached the minor mastery level, and with the addition of the Heavenly Fate Sword, its swordsmanship was already comparable to that of an ordinary martial arts master.

With the added blessing of several divine spells, he was already 60-70% confident that he could kill Yang Baolian in a one-on-one fight.

Of course, Yang Baolian is undoubtedly a very weak level six. This time, she will face Hong Liufeng, a true master of swordsmanship.

Killing such a powerful individual is extremely difficult and dangerous.

The best way is to kill some priests and assistant priests first, and increase the merit to one hundred million.

As long as the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra can be upgraded, other divine mantras can be activated, resulting in a huge improvement. At that time, even a level six expert like Hong Liufeng could be killed with a single sword strike.

Even for the sake of the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls, he had to upgrade the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Curse. The secret realm was dangerous; once inside, escape would be difficult.

Gao Wu was practicing martial arts in his room when Huang Ziyun arrived around 3 p.m., carrying a stack of freshly printed documents.

"Hong Liufeng made a powerful breakout, seriously injuring a grandmaster, but he was also severely injured. He fled into Xiangyun Mountain."

"This is a high mountain to the north of Yueshui, with the highest peak reaching a thousand meters, bordering the Dongyuan River. Because the mountain is covered with purple-leaf camphor trees, which emit a refreshing fragrance, and because the mountain is often shrouded in mist, it is named Xiangyun (Fragrant Cloud).

"Xiangyun Mountain is said to have thirty-six peaks, stretching for hundreds of miles. It is covered with lush vegetation and has many volcanic rock landforms, as well as many caves and pits. It is said that some of these pits lead directly to underground rivers that connect to the Dongyuan River..."

Huang Ziyun had done some research before coming, and her introduction sounded quite professional. She said, "Hong Liufeng and a group of demonic sect masters have disappeared after fleeing into Xiangyun Mountain. Experts from all sides are forming a joint search team to conduct a large-scale search of the mountain area."

She added, "Director Jin Ying and her team have been in the mountains for seven days now, and almost all the high-ranking officials from the Supervision Bureau are also in the mountains, so there's no one here..."

Gao Wu took out his tablet, opened the map, and stared at Xiangyun Mountain for a while. This place was indeed troublesome.

The main problem is that there are too many people, and the spirits of the underworld would see numerous life forms, making it difficult to make accurate judgments. The spirits of the underworld also have time limits for their travels; it's not just external interference that's limiting, but controlling the spirits themselves constantly consumes spiritual energy.

In particular, the Yin God's use of the sword to unleash numerous divine spells is an enormous burden on the Yin God, and the maximum duration of this state can only be maintained for a maximum of ten seconds.

The situation is complicated this time, and the supervisory bureau doesn't seem to welcome him much, so he needs to be even more careful.

Huang Ziyun was looking at a map with Gao Wu when her phone rang. She picked it up, glanced at it, and her expression changed.

"What's wrong?" Gao Wu asked, noticing Huang Ziyun's pale face.

This middle-aged woman, with her ordinary appearance and slightly dark complexion, was actually quite capable. Being a martial arts master, she spoke and acted with great composure.

Such a change in expression must mean something is wrong.

"Director He Qingming is here. She wants to see you." Huang Ziyun's expression was a little strange, and her voice was much lower.

"He Qingming?" Gao Wu didn't know who this was, but to be a director, he must at least be a martial arts master.

"Director He is a Level 2 Director of the Southern Metropolis Bureau, responsible for internal affairs supervision. However, she rarely leaves the Southern Metropolis Bureau."

Huang Ziyun thought for a moment and then added, "Director He is Mr. Qu's personal disciple and was promoted to Grandmaster a few years ago. He is one of the top experts in the General Administration."

"Oh."

Gao Wu smiled and said, "Director He is a grandmaster, so naturally I will go to see her."

He didn't know what He Qingming was here for. Qin Jiuyue had already admitted defeat, so Qu Hanshan probably wouldn't dare to cause trouble.

Besides, even if King Wu wanted to cause trouble, he wouldn't dare to target him. That would be too cowardly.

Gao Wu was a little curious about why He Qingming specifically wanted to see him.

Hearing the commotion, Chao Fengying from next door also rushed over excitedly. She was a truly energetic young woman, full of vitality and never idle.

Upon arriving in an unfamiliar place, their instinct was to stick close to Gao Wu.

The three of them left the dormitory building and went straight to the office building in front.

As soon as the sparkling clean glass automatic door opened, Gao Wu saw He Qingming standing with his hands behind his back in the center of the hall.

He Qingming is tall and slender with short hair, cold and hard features, and exceptionally bright blue eyes.

She was wearing a black supervisory bureau uniform with six gold crossed swords on her epaulets and two gold shields in the center, representing her status as a second-level director.

Judging from his appearance alone, this second-level director is the type who is cold, hard-hearted, and difficult to get along with.

Huang Ziyun hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and then humbly introduced Gao Wu and Chao Fengying's identities. She concluded by saying, "This is our Director He."

Gao Wu did not salute. Although he held the title of First-Class Inspector, he was actually working in the Central State Inspectorate.

As a member of the special task force, he held a low rank but wielded considerable power to inspect the southern region. No matter how high He Qingming's official rank, he had no authority over him.

He still greeted her politely and proactively: "Hello, Director He."

He Qingming was also sizing up Gao Wu. Some time ago, Gao Wu killed Yang Baolian, which sparked heated discussions within the Nanzhou Supervisory Department and made him quite famous.

Many people don't know what "King of Boys" is, and even if they do, they won't care much. After all, just from the name, you can tell it's a game for fooling kids.

Even with Geng Xin holding him back, it was still remarkable that the 18-year-old Gao Wu was able to kill Yang Baolian!
He Qingming knew that Gao Wu had defeated Pei Jidao, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration for him to be able to ambush and kill Yang Baolian.

She never imagined that one day she would have to deal with Gao Wu.

He Qingming didn't have a good impression of Gao Wu to begin with, and his sneak attack on Yang Baolian was practically stealing credit.

Seeing this famous young man in person, she was slightly surprised. He looked sunny, cheerful, confident and generous. There was indeed a kind of vigor and arrogance between his brows, but it was not off-putting. In fact, it was quite infectious.

He Qingming's opinion of Gao Wu had changed slightly, but it didn't affect her actions. She said calmly, "Gao Wu, I came here specifically for you."

"Oh, Director He, you've come all this way to see me. I'm flattered. May I ask what advice you have for me?" Gao Wu was even more surprised; this person had actually come specifically for him!

“Hong Liufeng is ruthless. My teacher was worried that something might happen to you, so he sent me to check on you.” He Qingming, a grandmaster, had no need to play tricks on Gao Wu; he would just say what he wanted to say.

"Thank you so much, Professor Qu, for your trouble."

Gao Wu immediately understood that Qu Hanshan was afraid that he would be killed by Hong Liufeng and would have a hard time explaining to his teacher, so he sent He Qingming over.

Gao Wu said, "I can protect myself, so I won't trouble Director He."

He Qingming shook his head slightly: "That won't do. You should stay in the Supervision Bureau and not go out. You don't need to worry about Hong Liufeng's affairs."

These words were rather forceful, making Gao Wu feel uneasy. He raised his long eyebrows and said, "It is our responsibility to slay demons and eliminate evil. Hong Liufeng poses a great threat; how can I ignore him?"

"It's good for young people to have pride, but they shouldn't be arrogant and conceited."

He Qingming was cold and aloof, disliked reasoning, and had no interest in comforting or dissuading anyone. She said calmly, "Your cultivation is not high enough. Staying here is better for everyone."

Gao Wu smiled instead: "I'm sorry, I'm a special investigator, and I have the authority to act expediently. I appreciate Director He's kindness."

He Qingming frowned slightly. Gao Wu was being incredibly unreasonable. Did she really have to force him?!
(End of this chapter)