Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 277 A Sudden Enlightenment

The immense source energy rippled back and forth like a tide, and the jade liquid in the jade pool rippled with the source energy.

The liquid was too viscous and thick, its surface truly resembling jade. While beautiful, it lacked a certain liveliness. However, the rippling waves brought the liquid to life, instantly adding a wonderful and ethereal charm.

Gao Wu felt his heart was like a ripple of jade liquid, swirling with countless thoughts, making it difficult for him to control himself.

Qin Jiuyue's question really stumped him; he had never actually considered this question before.

In terms of value, trading one person for the lives of billions of people in the league is an absolute bargain.

As long as it's not your own life that's at stake, I believe everyone knows what to choose. But if it's about exchanging your own life for everyone else's, then it's a different story...

Gao Wu considered this question very seriously. He originally thought he was ready to dedicate everything to the cause of humanity.

When it came down to actually giving his life, even if it was just a hypothetical situation, he became somewhat hesitant.

The teacher is right. Human nature is selfish; who isn't selfish?
If he said he fought bravely for humanity and died on the battlefield, then he would definitely have nothing to say.

It feels very strange to just put your life on the line like that, because you don't even know why you're doing it, or if it really makes any sense.
If someone else had asked, Gao Wu could certainly have discussed it with them. But Qin Jiuyue's question at this moment clearly wasn't intended to be a philosophical discussion!

Gao Wu couldn't help but wonder about Qin Jiuyue's intentions. Was he trying to brainwash him in advance, making him willingly offer his body for the Martial Emperor to possess?
This is obviously not reasonable.

Qin Jiuyue, with his wisdom and experience, surely understood the principle that people are driven by self-interest. Besides, he had consistently acted quite intelligently; Qin Jiuyue wouldn't look down on him so much that he thought a few words would make him obediently offer up everything…

Gao Wu remained silent for a moment before honestly saying, "Uncle-Master, I don't know."

He further explained, "I don't know any of the conditions, so I can't make a judgment. I can't just be asked to sacrifice my life for the sake of all mankind, can I?"

Qin Jiuyue also looked at the jade liquid rippling at his feet, and said calmly, "So you're unwilling?"

Gao Wu thought for a moment and then asked, "If you let your senior uncle choose, how would he choose?"

"Good question."

Qin Jiuyue suddenly laughed, but did not answer the question.

He changed the subject and asked, "Can you contact Song Mingyue?"

“Sure.” Gao Wu had already tried it. As the distance increased, the spiritual resonance between the two weakened, but it was still enough to establish a connection.

It's like a satellite signal that's unstable, making calls a bit muffled, but still sufficient for most purposes.

"Tell Song Mingyue to fly three thousand miles south from the entrance, and when you see Jin Yuan Mountain, turn east and go straight to reach Yu Chi," Qin Jiuyue instructed.

Gao Wu contacted Song Mingyue through spiritual resonance and repeated Qin Jiuyue's words.

Only then did he suddenly realize why Qin Jiuyue had killed two level-seven giant cranes.

The purpose was to clear a safe path so that Hai Wuji and his group wouldn't come in and cause any accidents.

"You don't need to wait for them, go down and get the jade ointment first."

Qin Jiuyue said, "The fact that two level-eight beasts have been guarding this place proves that there is a large amount of jade ointment, enough for the two beasts to consume. You can take as much as you like."

"Remember, the jade ointment must not leave the jade pool. You can take it right there inside."

"This substance nourishes your source of power, making you wise and spiritual. If you gain any insights, you should leave the Jade Pool to avoid any accidents that might happen inside."

When a martial artist enters a state of enlightenment, they lose all sensitivity to the outside world.

Jade Pool doesn't seem dangerous, but no one dares to say it's empty. It would be dangerous if some strange beast or spirit suddenly appeared.

"I understand." Gao Wu, wearing the Crimson Flame Flying Dragon Armor, strode into the Jade Pool.

The viscous jade liquid was like syrup, so sticky that it made it difficult to move. Only a high-level martial artist could break through it.

"Let me do it."

Qin Jiuyue pointed, and the jade liquid split open in the middle, creating a huge crack that led directly to the deepest part of the jade pool.

At the bottom of the pool, there were piles of white, paste-like jade, seemingly countless in number.

Gao Wu fell along the crack, landing squarely on the layers of jade paste. Through the mask...

He could even sense the pure and refreshing fragrance emanating from the jade ointment. His body instinctively told him that this was a good thing!
Gao Wu didn't hesitate and grabbed a piece of jade paste with his hand, putting it in his mouth.

The jade paste was cool, soft, and chewy, but it melted into a cool, jade-like liquid upon entering the mouth and flowed down the esophagus.

The pure and cool spiritual energy quickly spread throughout his body. Gao Wu felt as if his entire body had been cleansed, leaving him refreshed and clean, without a trace of impurity.

From the perspective of the Yin spirit, his whole body was like polished glass, becoming extremely clear and clean.

However, in this process, bones and flesh are inevitably tainted by pure spiritual energy.

This level is very beneficial to the body. However, consuming too much jade paste will obviously be worse than harmonizing with the body, eventually turning the body into a pure jade paste-like state.

Gao Wu's physique was so strong that he digested the jade paste almost instantly. He felt great and immediately sat down to take more jade paste.

He felt he should use a big spoon, so it would taste like ice cream. The texture would be similar, just not as sweet.

Qin Jiuyue watched Gao Wu devour the food, a smile appearing on his face. Youth is truly wonderful; less thinking means less trouble. He casually picked up a piece of jade paste and tasted it; it was indeed a rare and exquisite item, but unfortunately, it was useless to him.

In fact, seeing the condition of the two level-eight beasts, he knew that the jade ointment would not have any effect on him.

If the jade ointment were truly effective, the two strange beasts shouldn't have remained at the eighth level. Although their physical and mental states were good, they were still far from being true Martial Saints.

Because of the huge gap in wisdom and knowledge between the two sides, although the source power of the two eighth-order alien beasts was stronger than his, they could not release it accurately and efficiently.

He still had the Thunder Spear in his hand, and killing the two alien beasts only consumed a lot of source energy; the process was still very simple.

That's how strange beasts are. Just like tigers in the mountains are much stronger than humans, but as long as humans have bows, arrows, and spears, killing tigers isn't so difficult.

Once humans mastered modern firearms, tigers even became protected animals...

Qin Jiuyue circled around the jade pool but found nothing wrong, so he turned around and went back to the shore.

Seeing Gao Wu's mechanical warhorse parked there, Qin Jiuyue went up and touched it. It was clearly a creation of divine power, which could produce something that did not conform to the laws of mechanical physics.

In the novel *Demon God*, the Qilin King has a penchant for creating mechanical lifeforms. This horse is likely one of the otherworldly spirits created by the Qilin King, only with a mechanical shell.

Qin Jiuyue was also a little curious, wondering how Gao Wu had subdued the mechanical warhorse.

Gao Wu is indeed a remarkable young man, capable of subduing the alien spirits created by the demon god; he holds many secrets...

Qin Jiuyue sensed the alien spirit core inside the mechanical warhorse. After thinking for a moment, he decided to help Gao Wu out. With a casual push, he slowly sent the mechanical warhorse to the bottom of the jade pool.

There's just too much jade ointment, and I can't take it all with me. Jade ointment can nourish the spirit and spirituality, so it must be very beneficial to the mechanical warhorse as well.

The mechanical warhorse, which had sunk to the bottom of the jade pool, sensed the aura of spirituality and, without the need for high-level martial arts to urge it on, began to nibble on the jade paste.

Gao Wu also saw the mechanical warhorse, and he immediately realized that it was sent down by Qin Jiuyue.

He didn't think much of it; he had more jade ointment than he could use, so feeding some to the mechanical warhorse would be fine. As long as the alien spirits weren't assimilated by the jade ointment, that was all that mattered.

The true spirituality of the alien spirit has been replaced by the Spirit Control Seal. If its spirituality is invaded, it will immediately sense it and will not be afraid of any problems.

With a large amount of jade ointment displayed here, it was equivalent to a buffet of top-grade spiritual items, so Gao Wu had no interest in caring about the mechanical warhorse.

Thanks to his special physique, Gao Wukuang consumed dozens of kilograms of jade paste. Fortunately, this substance melted instantly in his mouth, was rapidly absorbed through his digestive system, and was digested exceptionally quickly.

The large amount of jade ointment entering his body also brought Gao Wu into an extremely clear and ethereal state.

It was roughly close to the state of fully activating the Qilin Divine Hero Mantra, but it was more peaceful and relaxed than that state.

The world seemed to have vanished, and Gao Wu could only sense himself.

His body seemed to be magnified a million times, and as his thoughts turned, his body unfolded in the spiritual world like a vast universe.

The tiny blood vessels are like a huge, densely packed transport pipeline, while veins and arteries are like a highway with thirty-six one-way lanes.

The white skeletons resembled a series of strangely shaped skyscrapers connected together. The internal organs were all abnormally large, like mountains…

When Gao Wu first upgraded the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra, he transformed into an Azure Dragon and experienced this state. However, it was a passive, immersive experience.

Now he is in a proactive state, and he can adjust the observation angle, height, and position at will.

As he contemplated the Mysterious Dragon Path, a giant black dragon appeared in his spiritual world.

Like a vast and complex world, the body also activated the corresponding muscles, tendons, internal organs, and energy acupoints with the appearance of the black dragon.

All changes corresponding to the Xuanlong Dao are presented in the most intuitive and clear way in the high-level martial arts spiritual world.

Gao Wu immediately understood that to cultivate the Xuanlong Dao, one must first open the corresponding ten acupoints, the most important of which are the Shenting, Baihui, and Yuzhen acupoints.

Secondly, there are seven acupoints: the temple, the ear, the Qingming point, and the philtrum.

The black dragon's divine form resembles the Candle Dragon, but it has a slender body, deep, unfathomable eyes, and a body that flows smoothly like water and smoke, making it elusive and unpredictable.

In this strange state, Gao Wu successfully visualized the Xuanlong Divine Image and grasped a portion of its true meaning. He learned which acupoints needed to be condensed for cultivating the Xuanlong and what kind of movements were needed to guide the source power...

Yingzhou is truly unique. The source energy circulates extremely quickly here, including the human body's metabolism, which is forcibly accelerated.

Jade ointment, however, can replenish some of the energy consumed through pure spiritual energy, while simultaneously allowing one to enter a transcendent spiritual state.

Gao Wu, however, felt it wasn't enough, and he instinctively activated the Qilin Divine Heroic Incantation.

The appearance of the Qilin Divine Image did not interfere with the Xuanlong Divine Image. On the contrary, due to the spiritual light of the Qilin Divine Image, the Xuanlong Divine Image became more condensed and solid, and began to guide the source energy to condense in the acupoints in an orderly manner...

The Shen Ting acupoint condenses and forms a shape, the Bai Hui acupoint condenses and forms a shape, and the Yu Zhen acupoint condenses and forms a shape.

The two acupoints at the temples, the two acupoints at the ears, the two acupoints at the eyes, the acupoint at the philtrum, and the ten acupoints at the philtrum naturally coalesce and take shape one after another.

Ten octagonal cyan stars are arranged in an orderly fashion on the head and connect with the acupoint between the eyebrows, making each star shine brightly...

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