Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 272 The Path of the Mysterious Dragon

Nine dragons danced in the air, each following its own path, forming a complete and orderly whole.

Yuanlong Dao, the beginning of everything.

The Path of the Mysterious Dragon: The Source of Everything.

Yuanlong represents time, and Xuanlong represents space. Together, Yuanlong and Xuanlong form the foundation of the Nine Dragons Limitless Dao.

The up and down and the four directions are called Yu, and the past and present are called Zhou.

The Yuanlong and Xuanlong paths represent Qin Liuhe's thoughts on the universe, and he also believes that time and space are the foundation of everything.

Through the Nine Dragons Limitless Path, Gao Wu saw a complete, vast and profound martial arts system, which included the Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword and Dragon Image Fist that he had learned, while also elevating them to several levels.

Gao Wu had made some progress in the Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword and Dragon Appearance Fist, and he thought he had reached a certain level in martial arts.

The Nine Dragons Limitless Path opened up a new world for him. It was like his first time entering the city as a child, where everything was so new and exciting.

The novelty brought a powerful impact, making him overjoyed and unable to control himself, leaving an extremely deep impression on his young mind.

As we grow older and our wisdom and perspective broaden, it becomes increasingly difficult to feel the pure novelty and joy we had in our childhood, no matter what we see.

Song Chunqiu's Zhanbing Fist, An Ziru's Qianlong Wuyong, Lu Yuan's Tianlong Jiubian, then to his teacher Hai Wuji's Tianlong Mijian, and Qin Jiuyue's Longxiang Fist.

Gao Wu's martial arts skills continued to improve, each time allowing him to take a solid step forward on the path of martial arts.

He was delighted and captivated by these exquisite martial arts techniques. However, these techniques were clearly structured, like steps, ascending in a stable and orderly manner.

The Nine Dragons Limitless Path seemed to have propelled him onto a rocket, sending him directly into the endless galaxy universe.

Gao Wu found it difficult to describe his feelings, but he knew how important this step was.

He originally lacked a clear concept of level seven, but now, the paths to level seven, eight, and nine are clearly laid out before him. As long as he follows this path forward, he will surely reach his destination.

He could even vaguely see a path above level nine.

Both the Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword and the Dragon Appearance Fist aim directly at level eight, but their approaches differ.

Gao Wu vaguely felt that the Dragon Form Fist was more suitable for him and at a higher level, but the Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword was also very important and could not be abandoned.

With his wisdom and insight, he was not capable of unifying the two martial arts, so he could only cultivate them simultaneously, but with different emphases.

The Nine Dragons Limitless Path completely integrates the Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword and the Dragon Image Fist into one, so from then on he only needs to focus on the Nine Dragons Limitless Path.

The Heavenly Dragon Secret Sword and Dragon Appearance Fist are reduced in level, becoming applied techniques. The advantage is that the sword and fist are interconnected, and there are no longer strict boundaries between them.

Gao Wu opened his eyes and saw Qin Liuhe in front of him. This Martial Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent. His phoenix eyes were calm and focused, and he exuded the majesty and profundity of an emperor, as well as an unapproachable and aloof air.

Although Gao Wu inherited Qin Liuhe's legacy, for some reason, he always felt that he was far away from Qin Liuhe and could not get close to him.

He suppressed the complex feelings in his heart and respectfully bowed to Qin Liuhe: "The Nine Dragons Limitless Dao passed down by my grandmaster is extremely profound. I have obtained this wonderful method and seen a higher realm of martial arts. Even if I die today, I will have no regrets."

"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening. That is the way it is."

Gao Wu wasn't just flattering him; these words came from the bottom of his heart. The Nine Dragons Limitless Path was truly brilliant, earning his utmost admiration.

"The path of martial arts has no end; this is just the beginning."

Qin Liuhe admired Gao Wu's attitude towards martial arts, which was very sincere and passionate, yet also very rational.

Passion is the foundation of dedication, sincerity is the means to take steady steps forward, and rationality is the basis for dialectical analysis and research.

In comparison, Xiao Jiu is too rational, Wu Ji is too passionate, and Wei Qiankun is too sincere. They are all somewhat biased.

After praising it, Gao Wu changed the subject and said with difficulty, "Grandmaster, the Nine Dragons Limitless Dao is so profound and mysterious that it will be difficult for me to achieve anything in a short period of time."

“I left a message for Xiao Jiu in the ring. He will take you to Yingzhou.”

Qin Liuhe said, "Seven thousand miles east of Yingzhou, on Mount Taiye, there is a Jade Pool containing Jade Ointment, which can nourish one's source power, making one wise and spiritually enlightened. It is truly wondrous."

"But the jade ointment will lose its effectiveness once it leaves the jade pool. Mount Taiye is guarded by two level-eight beasts, an eagle and a snake. You must kill the level-eight beasts first before you can retrieve the jade ointment."

"Ten thousand miles west of Taiye Mountain lies Jinchi Lake. Its water is like gold. Within it dwells a golden-scaled fish-dragon, which drinks the spiritual water from the depths of Jinchi Lake year-round, and golden nectar grows in its brain."

"The golden elixir also has remarkable effects on cultivation. The fish and dragon each have their own unique phenomena, which are quite beneficial to your cultivation of the Nine Dragons Limitless Dao."

Qin Liuhe concluded, "Yingzhou is very special. Its source energy conversion speed is exceptionally fast, which will increase our body's metabolic rate. At the same time, Yingzhou will continuously absorb our qi, blood, and spirit. Staying inside for one day is equivalent to staying outside for one hundred days."

"It's not a difference in time ratio, but rather the difference in environment that puts a huge burden on the body. So, for an ordinary person, staying inside for just one day would deplete all their life force."

"For martial artists, such rapid consumption also has some advantages, namely, it can increase the speed of cultivation by a hundredfold."

"You look very energetic; you could endure being inside for thirty days."

Gao Wu understood Qin Liuhe's meaning, and he nodded, saying, "A small price to pay is nothing."

He has a lifespan of five hundred years; it's no exaggeration to say that staying inside for a year wouldn't be a problem. Staying for a month would only reduce his lifespan by eight years. This matter concerns the life and death of humanity, so a small price to pay is insignificant.

Qin Liuhe nodded: "Go ahead."

Gao Wu bowed respectfully before quickly turning and heading straight for the spatial passage. He suddenly stopped at the entrance and turned around, asking in a high voice, "What if something goes wrong and we can't get through the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls?"

"Could we use a nuclear bomb?"

"The Hall of Ten Thousand Souls is part of the Epang Palace, but it touches upon the real world and is affected by the laws of physics."

"This part is very special; even powerful nuclear weapons cannot destroy it because its core is not located at this spatial level. Nuclear weapons, though powerful, cannot be deployed on the target, rendering them ineffective."

"The only real solution is to find a master with spatial abilities to try and imprison these alien spirits from the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls."

Gao Wu bowed again before quickly entering the passage...

Watching Gao Wu's figure disappear, Qin Liuhe's phoenix eyes shone with divine light, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

After a moment of silence, Qin Liuhe turned around and came to the front of the triple gate. The huge golden man guarding the gate saw Qin Liuhe and knelt down on one knee, bowing his head in a respectful welcome.

Qin Liuhe didn't even glance at the golden man. He gracefully entered the triple gates and quickly disappeared into the winding and complex palace complex...

At the same time, Gao Wu also returned to the valley.

Similar to yesterday, Song Mingyue and Chu Shenxiu were both resting on folding chairs.

The two went in again today and made great progress compared to yesterday, but neither of them could pass the first cycle.

In fact, the fifth level already stopped them. One hundred and sixty heavily armored puppets of the same level, even if they just stood still and let them kill them, would be enough to exhaust all their source energy. Not to mention that the puppets could also fight.

Both of them looked at Gao Wu. Chu Shenxiu's eyes were full of curiosity. He really wanted to know how Gao Wu fought the puppet.

Even if Gao Wu's martial arts divine intent is at level four, hundreds of level four puppets are still extremely terrifying.

Gao Wu understood Chu Shenxiu's doubts, but unfortunately, it was not convenient to explain this to Chu Shenxiu in detail.

He nodded to Chu Shenxiu, then exchanged a glance with Song Mingyue. In front of Qin Jiuyue, he couldn't very well use mental resonance to contact Song Mingyue.

Spiritual resonance is a very secretive thing, but it's hard to hide from an eighth-level Martial Saint. Even if Qin Jiuyue couldn't know what they were talking about, whispering to each other like this was still very impolite.

In particular, Qin Jiuyue was a deep and suspicious man, and whispering to him could easily make the old man overthink things.

Gao Wu suppressed the urge to whisper to Xiao Song and went over to greet him as he had done the day before.

Qin Jiuyue asked, "How is it?"

"Uncle-Master, I've thought of a way." Gao Wu said, glancing at Pei Jidao. Pei Jidao remained expressionless, but was inwardly angry. What kind of ridiculous idea was this? Couldn't he listen to it?
Besides, Chu Shenxiu and Song Mingyue are here. What, doesn't Gao Wu trust him? That's fucking infuriating...

Pei Jidao, however, behaved very sensibly, lowering his eyes as if he couldn't see Gao Wu's gaze.

Qin Jiuyue stood up: "Gao Wu, come with me for a walk."

Gao Wu understood and followed Qin Jiuyue slowly out of the narrow, dark valley. Once outside, the mountains were bathed in moonlight, quiet and serene, which broadened one's mind considerably.

"This is what my master asked me to give to you." Gao Wu didn't explain the specifics, but simply handed the black iron ring to Qin Jiuyue.

The black iron ring contains Qin Liuhe's martial arts divine intent, and it must contain many words to be passed on to Qin Jiuyue.

Gao Wu was actually very curious. He wasn't the rigid type, and he even considered secretly seeing what Lao Qin had said to Zhong Qin, hoping the two of them wouldn't team up to trick him, an honest man...

However, the ring contained a perfectly powerful martial arts divine intent, and its power level was much higher than his.

If he were to forcibly probe, he would first have to disrupt the martial arts divine will, which would be equivalent to enduring an attack from Qin Liuhe's martial arts divine will, with extremely serious consequences.

Even if he could withstand the attack, he couldn't undo the damage to his broken martial intent. He had no way to explain it to Qin Jiuyue.

Of course, as the only messenger, he could make up whatever he wanted, since the two would never meet anyway.

After weighing the options, Gao Wu decided to abandon this risky and foolish idea.

He felt there was no need to think so badly of Emperor Wu and his son!

With his wisdom and experience, Qin Jiuyue immediately understood upon seeing the ring. He reached out and took the ring, activating his martial arts divine intent.

Instantly, the ring shone with divine light, and Gao Wu even faintly heard the roar of a dragon. Qin Jiuyue was also enveloped in a burst of divine light, which enveloped both him and the ring.

Such an imposing display put immense pressure on Gao Wu, who was standing to the side. He could only retreat continuously, secretly relieved that he hadn't tried to be clever, otherwise the situation would have been very difficult to resolve...

The divine light lasted for a while before slowly dissipating.

Qin Jiuyue held the ring in his hand, his eyes filled with complex emotions. He paused for a moment, then looked at Gao Wu and said, "Father's plan is of paramount importance, and we will cooperate at all costs. Today we will go to Yingzhou and help you master the Xuanlong Dao first..."

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