Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 240 Entering Sainthood
"You just died like that, shot to death..."

Looking at Hong Liufeng's already cold body, Jin Ying, the director of the supervisory bureau, shook her head slightly. She regretted not being able to kill Hong Liufeng with her own hands, and she couldn't understand why Hong Liufeng died so hastily.

A dignified sixth-level grandmaster, who had dominated the Southern Continent for decades, was actually shot and killed by an eighteen-year-old boy!
Their shameful deaths only served to highlight the utter incompetence of the group of experts in Yue Shui.

Upon receiving Zhu Hong's report, Jin Ying found it hard to believe. She rushed back and, upon seeing Hong Liufeng's gruesome corpse with her own eyes, she was certain it was true.

Even though Hong Liufeng had a bullet hole in his head and his face looked distorted, she was still very familiar with him. It would be an exaggeration to say she could recognize him even if he were reduced to ashes, but she could recognize him at a glance now that he looked like this.

Jin Ying was silent for a moment before asking, "How is Director He?"

"She is recovering in a VIP ward. Her injuries are very serious, but fortunately, her life is not in danger," Zhu Hong replied respectfully.

The collapse of the staff dormitory building caused significant damage. Fortunately, the staff of the Supervision Bureau were all at least high-level martial artists, and it was a weekday afternoon, so there weren't many people in the rooms. The building slowly tilted and collapsed, and the damage was not too great.

The medical ward, equipment depot, and other facilities of the Inspection Bureau are located in the basement of the office building and were not damaged.

Ordinary wounded were transferred to regular hospitals, but He Qingming, whose injuries were more serious, was kept in a VIP ward for care.

Jin Ying nodded; Zhu Hong was quite reliable. Then, with some doubt, she asked, "Where's Gao Wu?"

She heard that Gao Wu was also seriously injured. Regardless of which faction Gao Wu belonged to, he had at least killed Hong Liufeng and eliminated a major threat to Yue Shui. She could not afford to neglect him.

“Gao Wu refused treatment, saying he was fine, and I didn’t want to force him,” Zhu Hong said.

"He said if he's fine, then let him be." Jin Ying could guess why Gao Wu refused; it must be because of his special physical condition, and he didn't want outsiders to know.

She thought for a moment and said, "Ask the medical staff what time is convenient for visiting Director He."

"Yes."

Zhu Hong responded, then said with some difficulty, "Director, the video of Gao Wu using a gun to teach a few electric bike riders a lesson for running a red light has gone viral online and has a huge impact. Should we take all the videos down?"

"Oh." Jin Ying rushed back from Xiangyun Mountain, completely overwhelmed with work. She doesn't usually like going online and has no time to pay attention to these trivial matters.

Zhu Hong understood Jin Ying's old-fashioned style. In the eyes of this director, only being featured on state-level television or in newspapers constituted a major public opinion event.

He took out his phone, opened Kuaiyin (a Chinese video-sharing platform), and played the most popular video directly.

The video footage shows Gao Wu wearing a cold and tough dark red battle armor, holding a crimson gold thunder eagle gun, pointing it at the corpses on the ground and scolding several people riding electric bikes.

Compared to the ordinary people around him, Gao Wu, clad in armor, appeared mysterious and powerful, while the corpses on the ground made him seem exceptionally ruthless.

The screen was filled with comments, mostly shouting "That's so cool!"

"Is this an alien?"

Many people were also shouting, "Running a red light deserves to die! Good riddance!"

"I suggest this be the rule from now on: run a red light and be shot!"

Fearing that the director might not understand the video data, Zhu Hong explained, "Tens of millions of likes and millions of comments and shares prove that the video has at least tens of millions of viewers."

Jin Ying watched the video twice and said, "People who run red lights are annoying. Let's ignore the video for now."

"I'll issue a clarification in a couple of days. According to you young people, this will generate more buzz. It'll also be considered promoting traffic laws."

She stared at the high-level martial arts armor for a while, then suddenly said, "This armor should be made from the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon energy crystal core; it's very special."

Zhu Hong didn't know how the topic suddenly shifted to this point, and he didn't know how to respond, so he could only remain silent.

In the VIP ward, Jin Ying saw He Qingming, whose face was bloodless and whose source energy aura was weak.

Even through her clothes, you could see the long knife wound that stretched down her neck.

He Qingming's skill is evident in the fact that he wasn't cleaved in two after being struck by Hong Liufeng's blade.

Jin Ying didn't actually like He Qingming; he was too cold, arrogant, and his skills were just so-so, not outstanding even among the sixth-level students.

But seeing his miserable state still made her feel sorry for him; Hong Liufeng was really too difficult to deal with!

She said sincerely, "Director He, thank you so much for risking your life to eliminate Hong Liufeng..."

He Qingming had little strength left. She slowly shook her head: "Gao Wu deserves the most credit for killing Hong Liufeng. If it weren't for Gao Wu, I would be dead."

Regardless of her previous opinions of Gao Wu, after today's battle, she only felt admiration and respect for him.

She knew Jin Ying's thoughts; the other party must have assumed that she was the main force behind Hong Liufeng's death, but the truth was quite the opposite.

This matter must be made clear; she cannot take credit for Gao Wu's achievements.

Hearing He Qingming say this, Jin Ying's pale golden eyes showed a hint of surprise. It was hard for her to believe that He Qingming would be so humble and give credit to someone else.

Conversely, this also proves that Gao Wu did perform exceptionally well and earned He Qingming's high recognition.

Seeing that He Qingming was not in good condition, Jin Ying told him to rest and recuperate, and to return to Nandu when he felt better.

After leaving the ward, Jin Ying took Zhu Hong to the top floor. There were two exquisitely decorated rooms on the top floor of the office building, specially used to entertain distinguished guests.

The person who opened the door was a girl with big eyes, and the phone in her hand was flashing a game screen.

Jin Ying didn't pay attention to these details. When she entered the living room, she saw the famous Gao Wu. The young man was lying lazily on the sofa, playing games on his phone.

Judging from his complexion, Gao Wu's skin was radiant and his internal energy was stable, showing no signs of injury.

Gao Wu hurriedly stood up when he saw Jin Ying enter. He had never seen Jin Ying before, but the woman in front of him was tall with pale gold skin and cold, menacing pale gold eyes. She was clearly Director Jin Ying, a level six expert.

"Director Jin, hello." Gao Wu put down his phone and greeted Jin Ying politely.

Jin Ying took the initiative to shake hands with Gao Wu: "Hong Liufeng was a scourge to the region. Fortunately, you killed this villain and helped us get rid of a major threat. On behalf of all parties in Yueshui, I would like to express my sincere gratitude."

As the director of the inspection bureau, Kim Young, despite her tough and stern personality, is very adept at using official language.

Gao Wu was used to this, so he just listened obediently to the leader's speech.

Fortunately, Kim Young quickly got to the point: "To express our gratitude, we have prepared a small gift for you."

Zhu Hong, being very sensible, came over and presented a delicate gift box with both hands. Gao Wu took it and found it to be quite heavy.

"This contains a level seven Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Crystal Core. I hope it will be of some help to you," Jin Ying said.

The Crimson Flame Flying Dragon is a very powerful mythical beast. Its juvenile form is already at level four, and its adult form can generally reach level seven.

The Crimson Flame Dragon excels at extremely high flight speed and can control crimson flames. Upon reaching level seven and condensing an energy core, it becomes even more formidable. Its only weakness is its relatively low intelligence; it primarily acts on its genetic instincts.

This level-seven Crimson Flame Flying Dragon energy core, due to its extremely special material, has never found a suitable way to be used. It has been stored in the Bureau of Supervision's warehouse for many years.

Jin Ying saw the video and noticed that Gao Wu's battle armor had obvious characteristics of a Crimson Flame Flying Dragon, so she took out the crystal core as a gift. Anyway, she had no use for it, so giving it to Gao Wu would still give it some value and also express the sincere gratitude of the Yue Shui Inspection Bureau.

After all, it is a level seven crystal core. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, its value is still very high.

Gao Wu was also a little surprised that this tough lady was actually quite good at giving gifts.

He didn't know how to use the crystal core, but he figured his teacher probably did, and maybe it could upgrade the Crimson Dragon Armor.

Jin Ying didn't like idle chatter, so she gave the gift to express her feelings and then left with Zhu Hong.

Gao Wu and Chao Fengying saw the guests off. Chao Fengying picked up her phone, glanced at it, and wailed, "It's over! I've been flagged for AFK (away from keyboard) and banned from the game for 24 hours..."

Gao Wu rubbed Chao Fengying's head: "It's time to rest. Tomorrow we'll stroll around Yueshui, buy some local specialties, and the day after tomorrow we'll go back to Dongwei Island to meet up with our teacher."

"Huh?" Chao Fengying was a little surprised. "They're leaving already?"

"You're not leaving now that the mission is complete? Do you like staying in Yueshui?" Gao Wu had already lost interest in Yueshui after getting Hong Liufeng's head.

Currently, only a few scattered masters of the Demonic Cult are on the run in various places, and he doesn't have the energy to search for them one by one.

After several major battles, Gao Wu felt he needed a break to hone his martial arts skills and prepare for entering the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls.

For the time being, the merits are sufficient.

Gao Wu returned to his bedroom, took off his clothes, and took a shower first.

After several hours, the knife wound on his chest had healed by about 60-70%, and there were no visible signs of injury.

The only problem is that the Void Sun Blade Qi has penetrated deep into the body and is difficult to dispel. The Void Sun Blade Qi also contains the Destruction Divine Power of the Demon God, which will continuously damage the body's vitality.

He Qingming's condition was so dire because she couldn't dispel the sword energy. She might have to wait for Qu Hanshan to help her remove the sword energy before she could fully recover.

Gao Wu can effectively neutralize the destructive divine power through the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra. He should recover within two or three days.

However, he now has a faster way.

Killing Hong Liufeng has brought his total merit to 150 million. Upgrading the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra will immediately solve all the problems.

As a fundamental divine incantation, the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Incantation, once upgraded, not only strengthens the body but also increases the upper limit of source power, thereby increasing the upper limit of the power of the other three divine incantations.

He was also a little curious about what came after reaching the Perfect Realm.
Gao Wu summoned the Book of Immeasurable Merit and poured one hundred million merits into the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra.

A colossal azure dragon appeared, then disintegrated into countless azure runes.

The shimmering incantations, like countless stars, constantly gathered and dispersed within his body...

The various profound meanings and transformations of the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra simultaneously surfaced in Gao Wu's mind.

He suddenly understood that there were thirteen levels of divine incantations: entry level, proficiency, mastery, minor achievement, major achievement, transformation, perfection, sainthood, divine rank, entry into the Dao, primordial chaos, supreme, and limitless...

The Azure Dragon Divine Qi Curse has only just reached the Saintly Realm after this upgrade.

The so-called attainment of sainthood is also known as transcending the ordinary, representing taking the first step beyond the mundane...

(End of this chapter)