Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 327: Plan Before Acting

"Flying on the wind! Gao Sheng has advanced to level seven?!"

"Holy crap, a level 7 Martial King at 19 years old, the strongest in history!"

The video of Gao Wu and Song Mingyue flying together in the clouds immediately went viral on short video platforms.

As a top internet celebrity in the alliance, Gao Wu has nearly 60 million fans.

Moreover, as Gao Wu's martial arts skills have become increasingly powerful and his videos have become increasingly sophisticated, his fans have become extremely loyal.

Worshiping the strong is an instinct of intelligent beings. It is also the most basic survival strategy for intelligent beings.

As the most popular and strongest young talent, Gao Wu naturally has countless die-hard fans. They've even formed a so-called "Gao Party"!

Those who support Gao Wu (a martial arts master) love to use their superior skills to belittle others. They often comment under videos of young martial artists, saying things like, "Your skill level isn't even worthy of carrying Gao Sheng's shoes!"

Such actions naturally drew the ire of countless people. They even provoked anger from passersby, with many harboring ill will towards Gao Wu, largely due to his group of fanatical fans.

Upon seeing the flying video released by Gao Wu, Gao Wu's fans were overjoyed.

Dropping a nuclear bomb may seem cool, but it's ultimately an external force. It can't compare to the awe-inspiring impact of a level seven expert.

With the frenzied reposting by fans, who exclaimed "The youngest level 7 King in history has been born!", the video quickly went viral.

Whether you like or hate martial arts, you should click on the video to find out for yourself.

Then a group of people started cursing, saying that flying in the sky means you're a level 7 king? It's not that simple.

Many level six or even level four martial artists can fly in the sky because of their innate abilities or special martial arts they cultivate.

To claim someone is a level 7 king based on just a short flight video is absolutely laughable.

The argument between the two sides further increased the video's popularity, sparking heated discussions across the internet about whether Gao Wu had advanced to the seventh-level king rank...

In Nanzhou, Qu Hanshan watched the flight video on the screen, his ugly face cold.

He asked the giant image of Morgan projected on another screen, "What do you think is going on here?"

Morgan, who was also on the screen and could see the video through the camera, elegantly spread his hands and said helplessly, "My dear friend, I really don't know what's going on."

"You must know that Han Dalin was killed by Gao Wu, right?"

Qu Hanshan sneered: "You said it two months ago, that Gao Wu couldn't possibly advance to level seven within two years. What do you say now?"

Morgan touched the white eagle emblem on his chest, paused for a moment, and said, "He probably hasn't advanced to level seven yet."

"How did Han Dalin die?" Qu Hanshan pressed.

Morgan had no answer either, and could only hesitantly say, "Hai Wuji is locked up on Dongwei Island, and Qin Jiuyue is in Zhongjing. It's possible that Song Xuetao made the move."

Before Qu Hanshan could ask any more questions, Morgan said, "My dear friend, please be patient."

"Even the power of a god has its limits. The White Crow King's divine power extends only to the Northern Continent. In order to save his life, Shi Potian must also maintain a sufficient number of believers in order to establish a stable divine power symbol and guide the divine power into the real world."

"No matter what the reason, Shi Potian must get rid of Gao Wu."

Qu Hanshan asked, "If Gao Wu really advances to level seven, Shi Potian might be killed by Gao Wu instead?"

"That won't happen. Shi Potian is different from Han Dalin. He can directly access the divine power of the White Crow King in Beizhou."

Morgan said slowly, "If Shi Potian is defeated, I promise that our side will definitely take action to deal with Gao Wu. Including Hai Wuji and Qin Jiuyue, we will deal with them as well."

"The big thing will be accomplished within six months. Please be patient."

He bowed slightly and then turned off the video.

Qu Hanshan stared at the black screen, lost in thought. The powerful confidence revealed in the other party's words clearly indicated that they were truly going to take action against the two Martial Saints.

He still had mixed feelings about this matter. Qin Jiuyue used to be able to calmly weigh the pros and cons, but he had changed recently, even asking him to hand over his disciple over a trivial matter.

Qu Tianji's life or death wasn't that important; what mattered was Qin Jiuyue's distant and indifferent attitude. Qu Hanshan felt a deep unease. Colluding with the Federation was Qin's idea, and now that the two sides were so deeply intertwined, Qin seemed to want to change course.

But Old Qin wouldn't tell him anything, and he didn't trust the other party anymore, so he had to make the choice himself...

If the two Martial Saints were to die, it would be a cataclysmic event for the Alliance, leaving only Wei Qiankun who would be powerless to resist the Federation.

At that time, he should be able to take over the Alliance in place of the Federation and obtain more benefits and resources from it...

Qu Hanshan's eyes grew increasingly sinister. Every level seven expert had their own plans; Tian Wuji was one, and so was Qi Tian. Everyone was acting in their own self-interest, and there was nothing wrong with what he was doing!
Compared to that, Gao Wu's matter really is just a trivial one! This kid even said in the video, "I will wipe out all harmful insects and be invincible!"

Little did they know that what followed was the world of gods, where all the unbelievers would be sacrificed as food to the gods. Gao Wu, what a laughable clown!

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Nine hundred and fifty million.

Gao Wu was very happy to see the number of merits on the Book of Immeasurable Merit.

Bishop Han Dalin provided him with nearly 300 million merits; this guy is utterly wicked! Hmm, Cai Shilin should also be in it, but Han Dalin is the main culprit.

He also killed several priests and deacons, and the huge traffic generated by the video platform still brought him some merit.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, the news of killing a seventh-level bishop spread throughout the alliance. Many people were surprised and doubtful, while many others sincerely praised him and were also able to gain merit.

The main change was the cleanup of the Northern State's oversight system, which is naturally a great thing for ordinary people.

First, eliminating the cultists around them removed a huge threat. Second, with so many people eliminated, a large number of positions were freed up.

That's how a stable organizational system works—everyone has their own role.

Without this operation, it's uncertain when these pits would have been filled. Over two hundred vacancies benefited at least two hundred people. These people should certainly express their heartfelt gratitude to Gao Wu.

After a few days, we are only 50 million short of the 1 billion merit.

Gao Wu figured that if he could find a high-ranking priest, he could accumulate 1 billion merits.

If the White Tiger Divine Weapon Spell is upgraded by one level, it will have a clear advantage against a level seven expert.

The problem is that the northern region has been almost completely cleared out, so finding a chief priest is not so easy.

Gao Wu immediately thought of Tie Qi. This guy was involved in blood sacrifices and had to cover up other people's mouths; he must have done a lot of bad things.

The report on the handling of the Iron Flag case has been submitted, and normally it cannot go through open judicial procedures.

After all, the impact is too bad, it won't have a deterrent effect, but will instead trigger various criticisms and undermine ordinary people's trust in the oversight system.

Any organization of a certain size will inevitably have both good and bad members. It's just that most people are binary: either the good members are all family, or the bad members are all villains.

They never consider the complexities of human nature or the complexities of organizations.

Gao Wu felt that the higher-ups would definitely deal with Tie Qi secretly, so he could leave this to him.

This way, Tieqi can be given a quick death, and Tieqi can also make some contribution in the end!

Of course, it doesn't matter how you kill someone in battle, but once you capture them, you have to go through the proper procedures.

Gao Wu wasn't in a hurry; he spent the last few days refining Han Dalin's black robe.

This black robe is likely made from high-grade animal hide, combined with special materials that give it the texture of cotton and the smooth, crisp feel of silk. Most importantly, it bears a divine imprint that alters the robe's material properties, granting it the protective capabilities of a level seven battle armor and adding several divine spells.

By refining the divine power imprint with the divine light of the Fiery Blaze, the divine magic that had been enhanced was lost, but the extraordinary characteristics of the robe were basically preserved, as well as the ability to change its appearance.

Gao Wu altered his long robe into a knee-length black trench coat, copying the design from Song Mingyue's. It was very simple and elegant, and he thought it looked great. Now he wears it whenever he has free time.

The robe can only be considered a special and rare item; the divine power imprint inside can be refined using the Divine Light of the Blazing Fire.

The eight-winged mechanical angel is more complex. The alien spirit in the black gold prism has dissipated, but the black gold prism itself does not accept any spiritual power intrusion.

Gao Wu tried refining the Black Gold Prism with the Divine Light of Departing Fire for several days, but he still couldn't refine it. He had a feeling that the Black Gold Prism itself seemed to be some kind of living thing, and only divine power could open it.

With his current abilities, he can only maintain the Divine Light of Departing Fire for a maximum of ten minutes at most.

This is the Divine Light of Fire, which maintains a temperature of 15,000 degrees Celsius and can melt all known matter in the real world within a minute.

The fact that even this method couldn't refine the black gold prism shows how special this object is, even to the point of being considered magical.

After studying it for a few days, Gao Wu became impatient. He had so many things to do and didn't have time to waste on an inanimate object.

The eight-winged mechanical angel is also very useful, after all, it has seventh-order power. If it can be controlled by the Yin God, it is equivalent to having an extra seventh-order helper.

"If I can't have it, I'll destroy it!"

With this in mind, Gao Wu made an appointment with Song Mingyue that evening to go to a location several hundred kilometers upstream of the Bailong River.

In early February, the Bailong River was still covered in thick ice. The surrounding area was barren mountains and wilderness, all covered in a vast expanse of white.

For hundreds of kilometers around, there wasn't a single household to be found.

Gao Wu asked Song Mingyue to keep an eye on his surroundings while he activated the Crimson Sky Sword and shone it on the black gold prism.

The moment the blazing Crimson Sky Sword appeared, the terrifying heat turned the surrounding area into a furnace, and the thick, frozen river water below immediately melted into countless plumes of white steam.

The first to be affected was the black gold prism, which instantly ignited under the red light, turning into a ball of black gold light.

The barrier blocking the spiritual power immediately dissipated, and Gao Wu seized the opportunity to use his Yin Spirit to retrieve the Crimson Sky Sword and then put it into the Black Gold Prism.

This time there were no obstacles, and the Yin Spirit easily merged into the black gold prism, just like refining the Heavenly Destiny Sword.

The structure of the black gold prism is hundreds or thousands of times more complex than that of the Heavenly Fate Sword; in essence, they cannot even be considered the same item.

Although the Heavenly Fate Sword is a seventh-tier sword, it only has a few more source energy circuits, which are compatible with the Yin God and can be controlled by the Yin God.

The black gold prism is actually equivalent to a real source energy core, with extremely complex source energy circuits inside.

Without a spiritual presiding over it, the black gold prism itself cannot operate the source energy.

Gao Wu used his Yin Spirit to activate the Black Gold Prism and immediately sensed a massive source of power...

Back on shore, Gao Wu released the eight-winged mechanical angel.

The mechanical angel's metal body is extremely hard; even Gao Wu had to use the Heavenly Fate Sword enhanced with the Divine Light of Departure to cut through its metal shell.

The metal body has a fixed groove on its chest, which is used to inlay the black gold prism.

Once installed, the black gold prism naturally establishes millions of source energy channels with the mechanical angel's body. By changing the source energy of the black gold prism, one can control the eight-winged mechanical angel.

Controlling Source Power is easy, but controlling an eight-winged mechanical angel with Source Power is not so easy.

Han Dalin controls the mechanical angel through an alien spirit, essentially giving the mechanical angel artificial intelligence, though it's not very obedient.

Gao Wu has annihilated the alien spirits, so now he can only use the Yin God to control the eight-winged mechanical angels, which increases the difficulty of control by a hundredfold.

It takes ordinary people two or three months to learn to drive, but an eight-winged mechanical angel is far more complicated than driving.

On the desolate mountain, Gao Wu piloted an eight-winged mechanical angel to learn how to walk.

The imposing eight-winged mechanical angel, like an old man suffering from a stroke, limped around in circles on the ground. Occasionally, it would step on the wrong foot and its body would suddenly tilt to the side, but Gao Wu would forcefully control it to prevent it from falling, keeping it in a very comical posture.

Song Mingyue, who was watching from the side, did not laugh. Although the mechanical angel was a metal mechanical structure, it actually used source power as its nerves.

Controlling such a complex mechanical structure is no easy task. Moreover, this thing weighs over a thousand kilograms; it's a very heavy behemoth.

Fortunately, it can roam freely in the desolate wilderness. Beneath the dead trees, dry grass, and snow lies a layer of permafrost, which is very hard and can support the weight of the mechanical body.

Gao Wu used Yin Shen for half an hour and, with his 30 points of innate talent, quickly mastered some tricks.

The eight-winged mechanical angel can at least walk without any problems, and can even punch on flat ground.

However, when it comes to more complex manipulation of source energy, Gao Wu needs more time to adapt.

Although his Yin spirit is strong, it cannot be activated for an extended period. He had just briefly activated the Crimson Sky Sword, which also consumed a large amount of his spiritual energy.

Having barely gotten used to controlling the eight-winged mechanical angel, Gao Wu put it into his Xuanlong Ring and returned to his villa in Anjing with Song Mingyue.

The villa is located in Minggang District, which is a residential area of ​​the Supervision Department. It is situated on a hillside and is closer to the Bailong River. Standing in front of the window, you can overlook the river.

This is a villa that Gao Wu bought for 20 million yuan, specially prepared for Sister Jun and the old man.

The villa is mainly located in a good area with strong security. It's a three-story villa and also has a large underground training ground.

The old man and Sister Jun are staying here temporarily, along with two hired caregivers.

Gao Wu was mainly worried about the old man's safety. He had been in the limelight lately, and someone might be plotting revenge against him. He wasn't afraid, but he and Sister Jun needed to be careful.

The two quietly returned to the villa. After Gao Wu and Song Mingyue practiced together in a spiritual resonance, they rested separately.

The next day, Gao Wu told Wang Tiemei what he was doing and then went to the underground training ground to tinker with the eight-winged mechanical angel.

The hardness of the strong plastic floor is sufficient to withstand the weight of a one-ton metal body.

After two days of this ordeal, Gao Wu had begun to master the basics of using his Yin Spirit to control the eight-winged mechanical angel. Of course, this was still far from sufficient for fighting powerful enemies.

Gao Wu originally wanted to stay at home for a while, partly to wait for Tie Qi's disposal documents, and partly to polish the eight-winged mechanical angel.

However, Gao Wu suddenly received a call from Song Yunhe: "Gao Wu and Ming Yang have been kidnapped, and the kidnappers demand to see you..."

Song Yunhe's voice was tinged with anxiety. The other party was definitely after Gao Wu. If he was involved in such a serious matter, his fat son was probably in grave danger...

Gao Wu was both surprised and furious. The rules of the martial arts world dictated that one should never involve family members in their actions. What the other party was doing was a violation of those rules.

Except for a very few people, most people have relatives and friends. Han Dalin was no exception. Believing in demons and gods can be seen as a sinister business, and blood sacrifices are performed using other people; no one uses their own relatives and friends for blood sacrifices.

Yeah, only a fool like Huang Hai would do something like that!
Therefore, the higher the level, the more careful everyone should be about the methods and approaches used in the struggle. Targeting the family members was already excessive, but to also kidnap an insignificant child is even more outrageous.

Gao Wu comforted Song Yunhe with a few words and promised to go to Dongjiang immediately.

After putting down his phone, Gao Wu didn't rush to take action but instead fell into deep thought.

The other party has clearly dug a huge pit for him, but the question is, aren't they afraid of attracting Song Xuetao as well?

He definitely has to go, but he needs to be prepared to give these guys a surprise!
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(End of this chapter)