Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

The tournament is of a very high standard, and the champion enjoys various preferential treatments.

After the awards ceremony, there was a Q&A session with reporters from all the alliance's media outlets, followed by a celebratory dinner with the media and advertisers.

Moreover, Gao Wu, as the champion, received a fixed prize of 10 billion yuan and a 3% share of the event's advertising revenue.

As the most popular star in the alliance, Gaowu has naturally attracted many businesses that want to collaborate with him.

Winning the Starry Sea Sword Token Tournament championship will generate enough buzz to last for three to five years. With proper management, the buzz could even grow stronger.

After all, he is the strongest player under 35 years old in the entire league, and only one is selected every ten years.

Gao Wu entrusted Ye Ning with all business cooperation matters, and even signed a simple agent contract with her, giving her a 2% commission.

Ye Ning was overjoyed and patted her chest, promising to get things done for Gao Wu. She hadn't actually studied this field or had any professional experience, but coming from a prominent family, finding a few people to help her would be easy.

A 2% commission may not seem like much, but it adds up to a significant amount in a contract worth hundreds of billions. And she doesn't even need to do anything.

At the celebratory banquet that evening, Gao Wu, dressed in formal attire, met with representatives of some businesses with potential collaborations to discuss cooperation matters.

Gao Wu wore a crisp blue uniform, his long silver hair was styled in a ponytail, and with his strong features, tall and slender figure, and especially his bright and powerful eyes, he exuded a very imposing aura, befitting his status as a champion.

Merchants who are preparing to cooperate are also very satisfied with Gao Wu's image. The traditional image of a Star Master is too old-fashioned, while Gao Wu's image is very distinctive.

Many important figures attended the party, including not only Zhang Fuhu, but also a divine general named Yuan Zhengfeng from Zhenwu.

Yuan Zhengfeng came all the way from another planet just to see Gao Wu.

Yuan Zhengfeng looks like a middle-aged man, dressed in loose-fitting Chinese casual wear, and has a very gentle and elegant smile.

"Mr. Gao's competition was truly wonderful, and his integration of the Qingcheng meditation method was absolutely brilliant."

After offering a few compliments, Yuan Zhengfeng immediately got to the point, "Qingcheng is still too small; it's difficult to accommodate two divine generals."

"Our sect cordially invites Mr. Gao to join us. I can guarantee Mr. Gao all the treatment a divine general deserves, including an exclusive planet to govern..."

Gao Wu listened attentively. Compared to Zhang Fuhu's recruitment, Yuan Zhengfeng was clearly better prepared, offering a series of generous conditions and showing more sincerity.

Ye Ning and Liu Yeqing watched from a short distance away. Ye Ning frowned anxiously. She knew that the arrival of the divine general must be because he wanted to poach Gao Wu, but she didn't dare to step forward to stop him.

Such a major event was simply beyond her control. She had actually spoken with her grandfather, who only said he would discuss it in person when Gao Wu returned.

Liu Yeqing pulled Ye Ning aside and said with her mental power, "Calm down, this is not something you can interfere with."

Many people in the hall were observing Gao Wu, and they all saw that Yuan Zhengfeng and Gao Wu were chatting very intimately.

Smart people know what's going on, but they can only envy it from the bottom of their hearts.

Luo Xinghe and Jiang Feihe of Zhenwu watched from afar, their expressions somewhat complicated.

Even top-tier sects like Zhenwu have a limited number of Divine General slots. If one is taken by Gaowu, someone will inevitably be excluded from the Divine General ranks.

It's one thing for the two of them to lose to Gao Wu in the sword-fighting tournament, but if Gao Wu also takes the spot for the Divine General, their lives will be ruined by Gao Wu...

However, no matter how upset they were, they had no right to stop it.

Such a momentous matter as the Divine General can only be decided by the Zhenwu Elders Council. The two only hoped that Gao Wu would have some backbone and not become a traitor to Qingcheng.

Even if it means becoming a traitor, I can still go to Dalin...

As the center of attention, Gao Wu clearly enjoyed the atmosphere of the banquet.

Not only Yuan Zhengfeng came to talk to him, but Zhang Fuhu also discussed many details with him again. Even Emei sent a representative to talk to him about the issue of the Divine General.

Although Emei cannot compare with Dalin and Zhenwu, it is still a top-tier sect, far superior to Qingcheng.

As for other sects and factions, people came to try and establish a relationship with him, but no one mentioned recruiting him anymore.

Even Qingcheng would find it difficult to tolerate him, let alone other smaller sects.

After the banquet, Gao Wu signed more than ten business cooperation contracts, with a total revenue of 300 billion.

This number looks a bit exaggerated, but in the context of a large alliance, it's actually not much.

The next day, Gao Wu returned to Qingyuan Star with Yu Guanghai's warship.

Dalin, Zhenwu, and Emei all showed great sincerity, but Gao Wu still wanted to see what Ye Qianren would say.

Betraying Qingcheng without a proper reason will not only damage his reputation, but also cause other major sects to have a negative opinion of him.

Gao Wu needs to become a divine general because only by obtaining the divine armor can he delve into the abyss and obtain the Qi he needs.

Once the location of Qi is discovered, nothing else matters.

Five days later, Gao Wu returned to Qingyuan Star. After disembarking from the warship, Ye Ning led Gao Wu straight to the Dragon Sword Building of Qingcheng Academy.

In just over ten days, the situation completely changed.

This time, Ye Qianren's attitude towards Gao Wu changed drastically, and he even personally went to the door to greet Gao Wu.

Ye Ning originally wanted to chat with him, but Ye Qianren directly sent him away.

The two sides took their seats as host and guest, and Ye Qianren looked Gao Wu up and down and smiled, "Winning the Sword Tournament is a glorious achievement that Qingcheng has never seen in a hundred years. Thank you for bringing back the Star Sea Sword Token for Qingcheng..." The Star Sea Sword Token itself has little value; what is truly important is the honor it represents.

With this Star Sea Sword Token, Qingcheng is now a legitimate first-class sect, and no one can question that.

This reputational boost is extremely important to Star Master Academy.

Gao Wu humbly said, "It is my honor to win the Star Sea Sword Token for Qingcheng."

"I am also very grateful to Lord Ye for his guidance. It is because of this that I have been able to achieve a little success."

A gratified smile appeared on Ye Qianren's wrinkled old face. He greatly appreciated Gao Wu's humble and gentle demeanor.

Receiving such great honor and such great benefits will inevitably influence a person to make changes.

Regardless of what Gao Wu was thinking, at least on the surface he remained the same as always and did not show any abnormality, which was quite remarkable.

"Just tell me what you want," Ye Qianren said with a smile.

Gao Wu had been waiting for this very sentence, and he said sincerely, "Lord Ye, I wish to advance to the rank of Divine General. May I ask what the requirements are?"

Ye Qianren nodded slightly. Gao Wu asked directly without any concealment, which saved both sides from beating around the bush.

He said, "To become a divine general, one's mental strength must first reach one thousand points."

“My mental strength should be enough,” Gao Wu replied.

"Unparalleled talent, unparalleled talent..."

Although Ye Qianren had somewhat anticipated this, he was still quite surprised and astonished to hear Gao Wu say it to his face.

Keep in mind that Gao Wu has only been at the Master level for less than two months.

After becoming a master, it becomes extremely difficult to improve one's spiritual strength even slightly.

Even geniuses like Zhang Xuanxiang and Jiang Feihe might not be able to advance one level after one or two years of advancing to the Master level.

Such a rapid advancement as Gao Wu was simply unheard of. If it weren't for the fact that Gao Wu didn't bear any divine power mark, he would almost have thought the other was an incarnation of a deity…

That being said, if Gao Wuzhen were truly an incarnation of a god, he could have directly advanced to the rank of God General; there would have been no need to ask him about the God General's status.

"To advance to the level of a Divine General, one must enter the depths of the Origin Sea with one's spirit and gain the recognition of a powerful being. Only then can one leave a mark in the deeper layers of the Origin Sea and obtain the corresponding powerful strength."

Ye Qianren had been carefully considering the pros and cons these past few days, and now he had made a decision, directly telling Gao Wu the secret of the Divine General.

"A powerful being?" Gao Wu revealed a look of doubt at just the right moment.

"You can think of them as powerful, higher-dimensional beings that are beyond our own dimensions; in a more easily understood concept, they are gods."

Ye Qianren reminded Gao Wu: "You need to be careful, the gods deep in the Source Sea are not the same as the gods in our legends."

"Each Star Master school has a god supporting it. Of course, there are differences in strength among the gods."

"Everything about the gods is unspeakable and taboo. We must keep our distance from the gods to avoid being assimilated by their power..."

Gods are extremely powerful. Getting too close to a god will inevitably lead to being invaded by divine power, and your mind and body will quickly turn into pure energy, with terrible consequences.

Ye Qianren had come into contact with the gods several times and held such powerful life forms in extraordinary awe.

"Our Qingcheng deity is a mid-level deity, usually appearing as a Taoist priest condensed from blue light."

Ye Qianren knew that gods could change their appearance at will. The specific form they took was not important. What mattered was the spiritual magnetic field released by the gods and the source sea imprint they controlled.

The Dragon-Tiger Meditation Method of Qingcheng mostly originated from this deity. Behind his back, they all refer to him as the Qingguang Dao Ancestor.

"By gaining the approval of the Azure Light Dao Ancestor and receiving his divine power mark, we can delve into the Origin Sea through this mark and obtain the Origin Sea Mark."

Ye Qianren said, "Finally, the divine general will need a powerful divine armor to bear its power."

He solemnly said to Gao Wu, "I can guide you to see the Azure Light Dao Ancestor, but whether you can obtain the divine power mark depends on yourself."

"The Azure Light Dao Ancestor has certain requirements for Divine Generals. At the same time, becoming a Divine General also means being bound by the Azure Light Dao Ancestor and accepting his summons..."

Since the divine generals are subordinates of the gods, they naturally have to serve them. Their most important task is to venture deep into the abyss to deal with powerful demons.

This kind of thing is extremely dangerous, and it's the most important reason why gods fall. Moreover, fierce battles also consume a god's lifespan.

The vast majority of divine generals rarely live to be 150 years old...

Gao Wu asked, "Do we still have divine armor?"

He has already obtained the deep imprint of the Source Sea and does not need to contact Dao Ancestor Qingguang. However, there is no need to tell Ye Qianren about this.

For him, the most important thing was the divine armor.

Ye Qianren smiled wryly and said, "The Divine Armor, as the name suggests, is a creation of the gods, but it is not something we can create."

Hearing Ye Qianren's words, Gao Wu was in a bad mood. Did he really have to deal with Dao Ancestor Qingguang? (End of Chapter)