Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 294 Rapid Progress
White ice and snow, white chill, an eternally frozen world stretching endlessly...

In a daze, Gao Wu saw a frozen world, and even saw the frozen world itself.

At that moment, he became a part of the ice field, resonating with the vast ice field and witnessing its eternity.

The ice is not dead and lifeless, but contains a complex yet vibrant life... What's even more amazing is that the vast ice field has a center.

It was a pure, clear, and cold light, pulsating rhythmically like a heart. The entire icy plain seemed to resonate with that rhythm.

From the prismatic spear trees and iridescent mosses to level seven and eight exotic beasts, all were affected by this powerful pulse.

In a sense, all living things on the ice plains were influenced by this radiant light, and could even be seen as children of this radiant light...

When Gao Wu regained consciousness and looked at the world before him, he felt that everything was different.

The main reason was that he saw the source of the ice field through the Blue Jade Bodhi: a pure, clear, and cold light.

He could vaguely sense the aura of a dragon within the cold light; this cold light should be that level ten ice dragon.

According to Venus, the tenth level is the true god.

Gao Wu didn't really understand what a true god meant, or what level the demon gods like the White Crow King and the Qilin King were.
Based on his experience, he could only comprehend the power of level eight at this point. As for level nine, even though Qin Liuhe had explained it, he didn't understand the true power of the unity of heaven and man.

Through the Blue Jade Bodhi, Gao Wu entered a state of enlightenment and spiritual connection, witnessing the power of the level 10 Ice Dragon.

The entire ice plains must resonate in rhythm with the ice dragon. Keep in mind how vast the ice plains are; in terms of area, they are even larger than the entire territory of the Alliance.

The ice dragon was still dormant, yet it could rule the ice plains; such power truly inspired awe in high-level martial artists.

He could hardly imagine how much power it would take to do that.

Qin Liuhe actually wanted to kill such a powerful ice dragon, and Gao Wu suddenly felt that this was very unreliable...

That said, he knew nothing about Qin Liuhe either. A dignified Martial Emperor wouldn't have any reason to lie to a mere child.

Gao Wu stopped thinking about these things; there was too little information, not enough to make a judgment.

He should just do what he can and not worry about these things. Qin Liuhe has no reason to harm him; if he wanted to, he could easily kill him. There's no need for him to go to such lengths.

He also gained something from his sudden realization: he saw the changes in the ice and grasped the ability to control it.

This is not a superpower, but rather an understanding of the fundamental power of ice integrated into the Path of the Dragon God, through which one has mastered the power to control ice.

One of the three level-eight fish-dragons is able to control ice. Gao Wu also gained the fish-dragon's spiritual imprint after consuming the golden elixir, and learned something from it.

Through the stimulation of the Blue Jade Bodhi, Gao Wu completely absorbed the spiritual imprint of the Fish-Dragon. Combined with his observations of the Ice Dragon and the Ice Plains, he elevated the changes of the Divine Dragon Path to a higher level.

Using the Divine Dragon Path to control the power of ice did not help him much during his journey across the ice plains.

The beasts of the icy plains possess extremely high resistance to the power of ice. The more powerful the beast, the stronger its resistance.

For Gao Wu, using the Divine Dragon Path to trigger the transformation of ice is also useful against experts of the same level.

To face a truly formidable enemy, one must also use the Divine Light of the Blazing Fire and the Divine Weapon Spell of the White Tiger.

The real effect of this enlightenment was to elevate the level of the Nine Dragons Limitless Path, allowing him to take another step forward in his martial arts.

Although the Nine Dragons Limitless Dao was still at the Great Completion stage, Gao Wu activated sixteen acupoints through this action.

The sixteen acupoints are located from the ten fingers to the palms and arms. Activating the acupoints is one thing, but stabilizing and consolidating them requires time to refine the source energy.

The fact that he could easily take a big step forward was also because he had not truly digested the large amount of gold elixir accumulated in his body.

Stimulated by the Blue Jade Bodhi, the spiritual power accumulated in Gao Wu's body was also activated.

Having gained an epiphany, Gao Wu was no longer in a hurry to move forward.

The nest of a level seven spider is very safe, and the meat from its eight large legs is delicious and nutritious.

The spider's thigh shell was as smooth as jade and as hard as diamond; in terms of hardness, it was no less than that of his Destiny Sword.

In particular, when the spider unleashed its spiritual power as it was dying, its legs shot out like knives, slashing rapidly across the ground. Even the Yin Spirit, despite its speed, was unable to dodge it.

Fortunately, the Yin spirit is not afraid of simple physical attacks. If the spider hadn't died, its powerful mental field would have posed a considerable threat to the Yin spirit.

Gao Wu quickly disposed of the spider's corpse, keeping the edible parts and throwing the inedible parts outside.

The extracted spider meat weighed several hundred pounds. Gao Wu used the Divine Light of Departing Fire to roast it until it was seven or eight tenths cooked, making it both delicious and nutritious.

In terms of effectiveness, it is much stronger than the Tyrant Dragon Potion. After all, the potion has undergone multiple purifications, and a small vial contains only ten milliliters; how much spiritual power could it possibly have?

After eating dozens of kilograms of spider meat, Gao Wu's source energy was so strong that it was almost about to explode.

At this point, activating the Divine Dragon Path and guiding the source energy to condense in an orderly manner within the acupoints makes cultivation very easy.

One acupoint can be formed in a day. After half a month, Gao Wu has formed sixteen more acupoints.

Gao Wu believed that the reason for his rapid progress in cultivation was the eighth-level Fish-Dragon Golden Elixir.

He spent too little time in Yingzhou, yet consumed a thousand catties of Fish and Dragon Elixir.

With his thirty points of physical strength and the miraculous power of the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra, he forcibly absorbed the thousand catties of Fish-Dragon Golden Elixir.

In reality, he only absorbed about one or two tenths of the Golden Essence spiritual power. This sudden enlightenment of Lan Yu Bodhi allowed him to take a step forward in the Nine Dragons Limitless Path, thus further absorbing the Golden Essence spiritual power. Gao Wu estimated that he still had at least sixty percent of the Golden Essence spiritual power in his body. As long as he digested all of this Golden Essence medicinal power, he should be able to advance to the seventh level.

As for using a level 10 dragon crystal to condense a source energy core, Gao Wu felt that was still too exaggerated.

The sixteen acupoints that were condensed, under the blessing of the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra, increased his total source power by nearly 50%.

From the perspective of the source of power, this is an exceptionally significant advancement.

Considering the various resources he acquired, such progress was inevitable. The difference lies in the fact that Blue Jade Bodhi shortened this process considerably.

Of course, his mental strength increasing sevenfold was also a key factor.

The higher a martial artist's cultivation level, the more important their spiritual power becomes. It was precisely because his spiritual power was so strong, and stimulated by the Blue Jade Bodhi, that he was able to see the true state of the Ice Plains.

A combination of various factors led to his miraculous ability to concentrate energy in one acupoint in a single day.

Gao Wu initially thought it was a bit exaggerated, but when he looked back, he found that his progress was quite reasonable.

To verify the effects of the Blue Jade Bodhi, Gao Wu ate another one. However, he only felt a cool sensation throughout his body, but did not enter a state of enlightenment.

Clearly, consuming too much Blue Jade Bodhi wouldn't do any good. This made him feel a little regretful.

If Lan Yu Bodhi could trigger enlightenment every time, and if he took three to five more pills, he should be able to condense seventy-two acupoints.

Gao Wu was not disappointed. The Blue Jade Bodhi was an unexpected acquisition and not part of his cultivation plan, so there was no need to be obsessed with it.

He put the eight spider legs into his Xuanlong Ring, along with some spider meat, and then rode his mechanical warhorse towards the depths of the ice cave.

Through the previous resonance, Gao Wu had already pinpointed the true location of the Ice Dragon, thus eliminating the need for exploration.

The enormous ice cave is the center of the ice plain, with the concentration of source energy increasing the deeper one goes. This abundant source energy has nourished countless living beings and naturally attracted many powerful beasts.

Fortunately, these powerful beasts have fixed activity ranges and mostly stay in their lairs, rarely venturing out.

With the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra upgraded, Gao Wu can control the Yin Spirit for extended periods. He can avoid level seven and eight beasts from afar.

After flying cautiously for nearly ten days, Gao Wu finally reached the deepest part of the ice cave.

Thick, primal energy flowed slowly like water through the deepest part of the ice cave. This invisible primal energy even blocked out all light, making the place exceptionally deep and dark.

The flowing source energy even condensed into a huge vortex, spewing out a vast aura of source energy upwards.

Even riding his mechanical warhorse, Gao Wu was unable to enter the vortex. He still managed to find a channel of source energy by relying on his Yin spirit. This time, he ventured alone into the bottom of the ice cave.

In the darkness, Gao Wu saw the ice dragon through his crimson eyes.

The Scarlet Eye can convert nature into source energy, allowing him to see through the darkness. Other source energy techniques can also do this, but they require him to control them with his mental power. Nothing is as natural and simple as the Scarlet Eye.

Faced with the ice dragon, Gao Wu chose the simplest and most natural method to avoid waking it up.

Visually, the giant ice dragon is coiled up like a pile of cow dung. In this state, the ice dragon is over two hundred meters tall, with the dragon's head at the top alone reaching a height of thirty meters...

Cultivating the Xuanlong Dao made Gao Wu's perception of spatial distance extremely accurate. If he wanted, he could measure the dragon's head with centimeter-level precision, but that wouldn't be very meaningful.

The ice dragon has long, silver horns, somewhat resembling deer antlers. Its head is crocodile-like, only with a fuller forehead, and its coiled body resembles a long snake, covered with orderly layers of silver scales.

In terms of form, the ice dragon is very similar to the dragon in traditional Chinese mythology.

The ice dragon was in a deep sleep; it wasn't even breathing and looked like a giant statue.

However, no other statue can express the powerful vitality and beauty it exudes.

Gao Wu slowly circled the ice dragon, examining it from various angles. At this moment, he felt no fear, only appreciation, fondness, and admiration for this powerful creature.

This enormous ice dragon possessed an unparalleled beauty. The aura of primal energy it emanated was profound yet vast, seemingly without end.

Gao Wu suddenly understood Qin Jiuyue's meaning: watching the ice dragon itself was a form of cultivation.

No matter how exquisite the Nine Dragons Limitless Path may be, visualizing divine forms is ultimately an imagination.

The Ice Dragon, however, materialized the illusory image of the Nine Dragons. The way the Ice Dragon wielded source energy, and every detail of its physical state, are of great reference value to those in advanced martial arts.

The nine dragons of the Nine Dragons Limitless Path do not correspond to the divine form of the Ice Dragon. However, the real Ice Dragon is hundreds or thousands of times more powerful than the imagined divine form of the nine dragons, and is even more shocking to those in high-level martial arts circles.

Divine physiognomy is ultimately a manifestation of spiritual power; it cannot be as accurate as a depiction of a real object as it can be based on mere imagination.

Not to mention the level 10 power fluctuations emanating from the level 10 ice dragon; such a spectacle and such power far surpass the Nine Dragons Divine Image inherited by Qin Liuhe.

Gao Wu suddenly realized that Qin Liuhe's Nine Dragons Limitless Dao was probably not something he created out of thin air, but rather something he had seen from some powerful dragons.

For the next few days, Gao Wu silently observed the Ice Dragon, comparing it to his own Nine Dragons Divine Image, drawing its essence to enhance the power of his divine image.

On this day, Gao Wu was contemplating the divine image and the ice dragon when he felt a resonance deep within his mind—it was Song Mingyue's voice…

Gao Wu was both surprised and delighted. He was able to resonate with Xiao Song right next to the ice dragon deep in the ice field, which clearly showed that Xiao Song had made great progress during this time.

The resonance between the two parties was not stable, but it was enough for a brief call.

Ten days later, Gao Wu, who was meditating in meditation, suddenly sensed something. He opened his eyes and saw Qin Jiuyue standing beside him...

His heart skipped a beat. Was Old Qin really going to slay the dragon?!
(End of this chapter)