Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 340 Divine Power is Unfathomable
Second Secret Realm

Amidst the rolling mountains lies a vast, sea-like ice lake. The ice, several meters thick, displays a beautiful icy blue hue under the sunlight, like a magical mirror reflecting the sky and the mountains.

This frozen lake adds a touch of brightness to the cold, snow-covered mountains.

Gao Wu surveyed the mirror-like frozen lake for a while before turning his gaze to the large number of tents on the lake's shore.

The tents are located on the flat north shore of the glacial lake, with towering mountains behind them.

The tents were all made of tree branches and covered with tree bark, looking extremely simple and rough.

On the southern slope of the hillside facing the rising sun, there are dozens of wooden houses with doors and windows, pointed roofs, and a square and intact shape, which is completely different from the dilapidated tents on the shore.

Behind a group of wooden houses is a stone platform tens of meters high, with steps leading up to it on both sides. At the highest point of the platform is a huge stone statue with a bird's head and a human body, which looks to be more than ten meters tall.

A small, crimson bead is inlaid between the eyebrows of the stone statue, shimmering faintly with a pale red light in the sunlight.

Even from a distance of more than ten kilometers, Gao Wu could still sense the strange source force field emanating from the crimson bead.

In fact, the area covered by this source force field was exceptionally vast; even with his mental power, he couldn't sense the boundary of the source force field.

Song Xuetao whispered from the side, "That's the Nine-Star Dragon Pearl."

Gao Wu adjusted his eyes and quickly saw that there were nine silver-white stars shining inside the crimson bead, just like nine stars.

Gao Wu was inevitably a little surprised to see such an important artifact lying there without anyone guarding it.

"The Nine-Star Dragon Ball, the stone statue, and the surrounding source energy domain are connected as one. There is also divine power connecting them from behind."

Song Xuetao said, "The first key to seizing the Nine Star Dragon Balls is to cut off the divine power channel to prevent the White Crow King from becoming alert and interfering."

"Second, destroy the Source Field and sever the connection between the Nine-Star Dragon Balls and the Source Field."

Gao Wu frowned slightly. He felt that although the plan was simple, it would be difficult to implement.

The divine power within the secret realm would be greatly enhanced. He was also unsure of the state of the divine power, nor the condition of the source energy field.

If the first strike fails, things could get very bad once the white-haired werewolf bishop realizes what's happening.

The two bishops may not be very good at fighting, but they can contact the White Raven King to borrow divine power.

In environments like secret realms, a seventh-level bishop's power can increase three to five times. This is an incredibly powerful boost.

Gao Wu thought for a moment and said, "How about we just destroy the Nine-Star Dragon Pearl?"

Although the Nine-Star Dragon Ball is a divine object, it's not very useful to obtain. Rather than going to great lengths to fight for it, it's easier to just destroy it.

His Crimson Sky Sword is adept at causing destruction.

Song Xuetao pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly: "The Nine-Star Dragon Pearl has two layers of protection: divine power and source power domain."

"Without breaking the Divine Domain, we cannot find the true location of the Nine-Star Dragon Ball. What you see is merely a projection of the Nine-Star Dragon Ball in the outside world. Although the Crimson Sky Sword is powerful, it will be difficult to deal with if it misses its target."

King Wu had never seen Gao Wu's Crimson Sky Sword, but he had heard Gao Wu mention it. Even with Gao Wu's abilities, he still unleashed a full-force attack.

The situation in the secret realm is complex, and with demons involved, they would be at a great disadvantage if they failed in their attack.

Gao Wu was just making a suggestion; the actual actions would naturally be directed by Lao Song.

After all, this was a plan that Lao Song had been planning for twenty years, and he had already mentally rehearsed it countless times.

Song Xuetao said to Gao Wu, "No rush, let's wait two days. It would be best if they could hold a large-scale sacrificial ceremony."

“The sacrificial ceremony will bring down divine power. No matter how well the Nine-Star Dragon Ball is hidden, it will inevitably be completely exposed in this state.”

Gao Wu nodded; if Old Song wasn't in a hurry, he wasn't in a hurry either.

Although there are many white-haired werewolves, they all stay in tents due to the heavy snow blocking the mountains, and at most they go out to fish by breaking through the ice on the frozen lake.

At such a distance, even a seventh-level bishop would have difficulty detecting them. He also had the Xuanlong Ring and enough supplies.

It's no exaggeration to say that you could live here for six months without any problem. Gao Wu and Song Xuetao observed the situation for a while, and Gao Wu said to Song Xuetao, "You go back and rest first, we'll take turns watching over things."

"Alright." Song Xuetao also felt that it was unnecessary for both of them to keep an eye on things.

He had been paying attention to the second secret realm for a long time, but had only actually entered it a handful of times.

It's best to observe for a few days before taking action, and only start once you've determined the basic situation.

Song Xuetao returned to his tent to rest. This tent had optical camouflage and could also block heat radiation. Once it was erected in the bushes, it would be almost impossible to be discovered as long as the source energy aura was not exposed.

Gao Wu looked with great interest at the huge tribe below, with densely packed tents stretching for miles.

He estimated there were probably twenty to thirty thousand white-haired werewolves here. Judging from his observations, the weakest among them was at least a high-level martial artist.

The fact that so many werewolves could gather there indicates that the frozen lake is rich in resources. Furthermore, the werewolves have stockpiled a considerable amount of food for the winter.

By staying indoors all day and absorbing source energy, werewolves consume very little energy. That's why tens of thousands of werewolves can gather here.

The Book of Immeasurable Merit is essentially about absorbing human willpower and gaining positive emotional recognition from people in order to accumulate merit.

As for why killing members of the Demon Cult can bring merit, it's because these members are covered in blood.

These are all things that Gao Wu figured out himself. They may not be correct, but they are roughly accurate.

Gao Wu has killed many werewolves, and in his experience, killing any werewolves that haven't entered the real world doesn't bring any merit.

Going to another world to kill alien races is not considered doing bad things, but it can't be considered doing good deeds either.

He didn't care about that; the white-haired werewolf was savage and ferocious, like a wild beast.

Since the two sides have different positions, any encounter will inevitably result in a life-or-death struggle. There will be no need for any scruples when they start fighting.

The tens of thousands of werewolves, though numerous, posed no threat to them. Level seven power was simply too overwhelming.

The only real threats are the two seventh-level bishops and the White Raven King, who is hiding deep in the other world.

In the afternoon, Song Xuetao came to take over the shift.

Gao Wu returned to the tent, where Song Mingyue was meditating and cultivating, with the Cangming Sword lying across her lap.

Due to the unusual environment, Gao Wu and Song Mingyue shared a tent, which saved space and allowed them to look after each other.

Sensing Gao Wu's gaze, Song Mingyue slowly opened her bright eyes and looked at Gao Wu with a questioning expression.

"It's nothing, you're really beautiful." Gao Wu said, reaching out to touch Song Mingyue's smooth cheek without any politeness. "Hehe, so smooth."

Song Mingyue was used to these intimate gestures, but she still enjoyed the close interaction, and the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up slightly.

"It looks like we'll have to stay here for a few days." Gao Wu had just checked with his Yin Spirit and, judging from the life force, there were indeed two level seven individuals and dozens of level six individuals here.

That's not all. The key point is that the Nine-Star Dragon Ball is shrouded in a divine domain force field. Yin spirits can enter, but they will interact with the divine domain force field and reveal their traces.

Gao Wu had a feeling that something bad would happen once the Yin spirit entered the realm of divine power.

He has always relied on his Yin Spirit to fight enemies with ease. Even when facing the Ice Dragon, he could cheat by using his Yin Spirit to directly enter the opponent's spiritual world, which is how he was able to take the Crimson Sky Sword.

The divine power within the secret realm had greatly increased, exerting immense suppression on the Yin Gods. This made Gao Wu feel very uneasy.

After listening to Gao Wu's explanation, Song Mingyue held Gao Wu's hand and said softly, "If the mission were easy, my great-grandfather wouldn't have personally led us to do it."

Gao Wu's expression was somewhat solemn. The power of the divine power domain reminded him of the Ice Dragon, who had succeeded by chance but sacrificed Yan Qiushui.

He said with some emotion, "The older you get in the world, the more timid you become. I always thought it was a joke, but today I realize that as people see more of the world, they learn to be respectful."

"The power of the secret realm is unpredictable. We must be cautious and absolutely cannot allow any more accidents to occur!"

Song Mingyue leaned gently against Gao Wu's shoulder and said softly, "There's nothing to be afraid of when I'm with you..."

(End of this chapter)