Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 402 Just in time
"Nearly ten million believers gathered on the beach in Orchid City..."

Qi Tian pointed to the enlarged photo on the screen. The photo, taken during the day, was quite clear. Even after being enlarged, the specific outlines of each person could be distinguished, and details such as the color of their clothes could be seen clearly.

With tens of millions of people gathered together, the visual effect is quite impactful.

The long beach was covered with people, which completely changed the color of the sand.

Gao Wu frowned slightly: "Are they going to hold a massive blood sacrifice?"

He used to think that everyone has a basic bottom line, but the Dongwei Island incident proved him wrong.

Some people don't even have the concept of their own kind; everyone else is just a resource, a consumable. As long as it benefits them, they don't care about destroying the whole world.

The fact that the Orchid City held a large-scale rally in winter is unusual, clearly indicating that the other party wanted to pull off a big heist.

Qi Tian nodded: "Judging from all the signs, the Flying Whale Sect is preparing for a large-scale blood sacrifice."

The Flying Whale Cult was able to spread on a large scale, but it rarely held public blood sacrifices. Only heretics, criminals, and blasphemers were publicly sacrificed.

In private, small-scale blood sacrifices are always held in secret. Ordinary people actually lack sufficient understanding of the demon god, the Flying Whale King.

The large number of believers could never have imagined that they would be used as sacrifices in such a massive festival.

Gao Wu felt some sympathy for the people of Lan Hua Bang. Most of them were unaware of what choices they had made, and they would reject any interference.

Once you become a follower of a demon, there's no turning back. That's the most tragic part.

Gao Wu was also helpless about this. Even though he knew that the other party was going to carry out a large-scale blood sacrifice, he had no way to interfere.

If a battle breaks out, countless people will die or be injured. The key issue is that these believers will not approve of his actions.

If a large number of civilians are killed, the blame will fall on him, or on the alliance.

He looked at Qin Liuhe: "Lord Qin, what should we do?"

Qin Liuhe said calmly, "Athena and the others are resorting to their old tricks, trying to turn the Orchid Kingdom into a divine power secret realm and build a divine power space defense line."

"Wait patiently for a day, until their blood sacrifice ritual is almost complete, then the host will no longer be able to hide it."

Qin Liuhe said, "I'll go with you and wipe out all the high-ranking members of the Demonic Sect. If we're lucky, we might even kill two level eight cultivators."

Qi Tian said with some concern, "The other side is making a big show of it; they must be prepared."

"A massive blood sacrifice to believers should bring the pleasure of the demon god and summon a demon god clone or projection."

Qin Liuhe said, "That's why they're not afraid of us."

"The real world has its own rules, and no matter how powerful a demon god is, he or she will be bound by those rules when he or she enters the real world."

He looked at Gao Wu: "Are you ready?"

Gao Wu nodded: "I'm ready."

During his stay in Zhongjing, Gao Wu spent most of his time refining his acupoints, aside from teaching his newly acquired crybaby.

With forty points of spirit and forty points of physique, he can condense a large number of acupoints every day.

Over the course of several days, the corresponding acupoints sensed by advancing to level eight have all solidified and taken shape.

With 144 stable and powerful acupoints, his normal operating energy value can reach three million.

The maximum source power value for level eight is generally two million, and expanding the source power of the domain can increase it by one to three times.

Gao Wu was able to surpass the upper limit of the eighth level of source power because both the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra and the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra had reached the Dao realm, and he also possessed the Taiyi Battle Body, which could condense powerful acupoints and easily bear the operation of massive source power.

Regardless of the Dharma Domain, the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra alone can increase his maximum source power value by three to five times.

Even for an eighth-level expert, such a massive amount of source power is terrifying, enough to sweep away all eighth-level experts.

In the past few days, Gao Wu has also become familiar with the new Heavenly Fate Sword. Although this sword is not as domineering as the Crimson Sky Sword, it is easier to control.

The sharpness of a level ten divine sword reaches the pinnacle of the real world. One strike, and nothing should be able to withstand it!
With such immense power, Gao Wu was naturally brimming with confidence. He couldn't wait to witness the power of the Demon God.

In fact, he had experienced the power of the Demon God in the Aurora Icefield No. 2 Secret Realm. However, at that time he was not yet level seven, nor did he possess the Taiyi Battle Body, and was still far behind in many aspects.

Looking back on that attack from the Demon God, although the source energy was strong, it lacked directionality. No matter how strong the released energy was, it posed little threat to a true master.

At least in his current condition, he can handle it with ease.

Looking at the radiant Gao Wu, Qi Tian became even more worried. Even if Gao Wu advanced to level eight, he probably wouldn't have much of an advantage against Athena's veteran level eight opponents.

The Orchid Clan is preparing to hold another blood sacrifice, a situation that is complicated and dangerous, and he is really afraid that Gao Wu will suffer a loss.

To be honest, he was quite jealous of Gao Wu's rapid advancement to level eight. Even though he was the commander-in-chief, he felt very weak in front of Gao Wu.

All these drastic changes displeased him, but he did not want anything to happen to Gao Wu.

Several level-eight officials in the Federation have gone mad, and have begun to carry out large-scale blood sacrifices using the people of the Federation.

While this is certainly a measure to deal with the alliance, it also signifies that a major spatial change is about to occur, and the Federation's upper echelons have no scruples about actively undermining the order they themselves have established.

With such a fanatical federation, it wouldn't be surprising if they openly declared war on the alliance one day.

If it escalates into a full-scale war between the two sides, countless people will die.

The Federation isn't afraid of deaths, but the Alliance isn't. Given the Alliance's current state, a large-scale loss of population would inevitably trigger intense conflict...

Qi Tian now only hopes that Gao Wu is strong enough to suppress the Federation's unusual actions.

Therefore, he was genuinely afraid that Gao Wu might underestimate his opponent and cause some unforeseen incident. Since Duke Qin was present, it wasn't his place to lecture Gao Wu; he could only look to Duke Qin.

Qin Liuhe understood Qi Tian's meaning and said to Qi Tian, ​​"You take care of intelligence and logistical support. Gao Wu and I will handle the matters at the front."

Qi Tian nodded in agreement. He still trusted Qin Gong's abilities, even though Qin Gong had become somewhat strange lately...

The image on the screen suddenly became blurry, and Qi Tian's expression changed slightly. He immediately sent someone to inquire about the situation.

Qin Liuhe didn't care: "The ritual has already begun. The invisible spatial force is distorting the tangible airflow and changing the state of light reflection."

Qi Tian couldn't help but ask, "Are we just going to watch them perform a blood sacrifice?"

He said with a complicated expression, "Although we are all different races, we are still human."

"They have worshipped the demon god for decades, and their bodies and souls have been tainted by the demon god's aura. The church's higher-ups can directly take the lives of all believers simply by activating the corresponding divine spell."

Qin Liuhe explained, "The reason Dongwei Island was captured is because there were too many low-level believers. The enemy directly used these believers to guide the power of the demon god to descend, and no one could stop them."

"From the moment you start worshipping the demon god, it's as if you've handed over your life and soul to the demon god."

Qin Liuhe said to Gao Wu, "Get ready, we'll be leaving soon."

Gao Wu nodded: "Should we bring Mingyue with us? With her, we can communicate with the outside world at any time."

"Alright." Qin Liuhe naturally had no objection to this. This was war, and Song Mingyue, as a level seven expert, also had to bear her responsibilities.

Not to mention that this was Gao Wu's own request.

Back at his residence, Gao Wu checked all the items he had brought with him.

Qin Liuhe took back the Xuanlong Ring, but fortunately, he advanced to the eighth level and was able to condense a small space of his own by virtue of the changes in the Xuanlong Dao.

A hundred cubic meters is more than enough.

It can hold an eight-winged mechanical angel, a mechanical warhorse, a large amount of dragon blood tonic, some precious spiritual items and medicines, as well as some food, water, clothing, and so on.

He even helped Song Mingyue carry some of her personal belongings.

Chao Fengying watched Song Mingyue pack her things, feeling extremely reluctant to part with her. She leaned close to Gao Wu and said pitifully, "Senior brother, please take me with you."

"You little chicken, are you going to send me to my death?" Gao Wu pressed down on Chao Fengying's head and pushed her aside.

This journey is extremely dangerous, and he brought Song Mingyue along mainly to facilitate communication.

Song Mingyue would not go to the battlefield with him, but would stay with her teacher Hai Wuji to support them from the rear.

A battle of this level is something Chao Fengying, a mere level six, has no right to interfere with. Going in would only be a hindrance.

Chao Fengying said with a hint of grievance, "I also want to help."

"You can't even fly, you're just a nuisance." Gao Wu was utterly rude to his junior sister.

Chao Fengying was speechless. She had the superpower to control lightning, which allowed her to fly a few hundred or a few thousand meters. But she couldn't stay in the sky indefinitely.

Moreover, it's not a matter of whether she can fly or not; it's that her source energy level is too low.

Without a true core of source energy, one will find it difficult to circulate source energy on the battlefield if suppressed by the mental power of a strong opponent. Going up there would only be a pointless death.

"I'm so useless..." Chao Fengying felt quite useless. She couldn't help her master when he needed help, and she couldn't help her senior brother when he needed help. She could only be a cheerleader and a funny girl.

She stood there with her lips pursed, feeling increasingly upset, and on the verge of tears.

Gao Wu couldn't bear to look at Chao Fengying's pitiful appearance, so he patted her head and said, "You stay home and teach Ningning martial arts well. You should practice hard too. When you reach level seven, I'll take you with me when we fight!"

Chao Fengying muttered, "I've asked you to pass on some of your internal energy to me, but you just won't..."

"Hahaha..." Gao Wu laughed loudly, "You can only condense the Source Energy Core yourself, it's useless for me to transfer my power to you. Besides, I was just teasing Ningning, how can you take it seriously at your age!"

Gao Wu tapped Chao Fengying on the forehead and laughed even more heartily.

My junior sister hasn't even digested all that Fish-Dragon Golden Elixir yet. She's still young and has a strong life force. Giving her some life essence now wouldn't be of much use.

Using dragon blood to rapidly strengthen her body wouldn't be a good thing for her; in fact, it would hinder her cultivation.

After waving goodbye to the reluctant Chao Fengying, Gao Wu and Song Mingyue followed Qin Liuhe directly to the Dongzhou Defense Base No. 7 to meet Hai Wuji.

Tian Wuji, Chu Jiuge, Yan Qianfeng, and Bai Chan, all four at level seven, arrived. Gao Wu reported on the situation of the Orchid Gang and explained the attack plan.

Although Tian Wuji and the other level seven warriors were somewhat worried, none of them dared to say anything. With three Martial Saints gathered together, it wasn't their turn to speak.

A brief meeting was held to assign tasks to each person.

Gao Wu and Qin Liuhe set off immediately. By the time they flew thousands of miles to the area above Orchid City, the sun was already about to set into the sea.

The golden seascape was beautiful, but the beach was eerily quiet; everyone had become lifeless corpses.

Large stretches of corpses lay along the beach, seemingly endless.

On the hundred-meter-high altar stood dozens of high-ranking church officials dressed in priestly robes, all enveloped in a deep blue aura that seemed almost tangible.

A man in black robes stood in front of a group of priests. His gaze fell on Gao Wu and Qin Liuhe, and a look of disdain and mockery appeared on his pale face.

He said in standard Mandarin, "You've come at the perfect time!"

(End of this chapter)