Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

The fact that the Primordial Heavenly King, a dignified level 13 god, said something like "the first to strike wins"—a phrase with a strong江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) flavor—made Gao Wu find it somewhat amusing.

Gao Wu understood that the Primordial Heavenly King used this terminology to make it easier for him to understand.

Anyway, that's the gist of it; how you phrase it doesn't matter.

The Primordial Heavenly King's proposal sounded incredibly tempting—a direct path to the thirteenth level of the Great Dao. Who could refuse?

The question is, what is the cost?
How come he got such a good thing?
With such a vast Heavenly Court, there must be quite a few level twelve powerhouses. That Supreme Emperor from earlier was clearly level twelve.

There are nine Heavenly Lords in the Nine Heavens, which are nine level twelve powerhouses.

The fact that the Primordial Heavenly King chose him, an outsider, despite having many subordinates was itself quite problematic.

Gao Wu thought for a moment and said, "The Heavenly King's proposal is hard to refuse. However, I have a question: you have nine Heavenly Lords under your command, so why would you want to cooperate with me?"

The Primordial Heavenly King calmly said, "The position of the thirteenth-level God Lord is fixed in each era."

"Only when a vacancy opens up will other beings have the opportunity to advance to the thirteenth level of God Lord."

"The thirteenth-level divine lord position is unique, and the requirements for intelligent life are particularly high. Most of the Heavenly Lords relied on the divine power of the Heavenly Court to advance, and their own foundations were not solid enough."

"Most importantly, their positions are not compatible with Taihao's."

The Primordial Heavenly King did not hide anything; he immediately transmitted the relevant information about the Taihao Fruit position directly to Gao Wu.

Taihao was one of the oldest gods. In the earliest era, Taihao was the supreme ruler of all gods and the only god-emperor.

As the era progressed, Taihao's authority and divine power gradually diminished. Eventually, Taihao even disappeared into the long river of time, becoming a symbol representing an ancient deity.

In fact, the Heavenly Court was established by Taihao. Therefore, at its most glorious and prosperous time, the Heavenly Court was able to command all the heavens and myriad realms, and all the gods submitted to it.

With Taihao's disappearance, his thirteenth-level position became vacant. He was also the only Dao Dao in this era capable of advancing to the thirteenth level.

After reading this information, Gao Wu couldn't help but feel a little doubtful. Was it really true that the thirteenth level of fruit position was a one-to-one situation?

Even if he reaches the supreme level of the Five Divine Incantations, he still cannot advance to level thirteen?
According to his perception, as long as the divine incantation is upgraded, he will definitely be able to reach the Supreme Taiyi Realm, and thus advance to the thirteenth level.

However, this path to advancement is not easy; it requires 410 trillion merits.

Having killed the White Eagle King, his total merit has reached 30 trillion, enough for him to elevate the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Curse to the supreme realm.

The Eternal Contract suddenly appeared and brought him to the Heavenly Court, leaving him no time to upgrade his divine spells.

After pondering for a moment, Gao Wu asked, "Your Majesty, this matter is definitely dangerous, isn't it?"

The Primordial Heavenly King couldn't help but laugh: "Pursuing the path to the thirteenth level of fruition is bound to be fraught with countless difficulties and dangers. If giving you the fruition would allow you to achieve the thirteenth level, then even a dog could do it; why would I need you?"

Gao Wu sensed that the man's tone was somewhat unfriendly. He felt inwardly sorry for the dog, thinking that a smart dog was far superior to some hypocrites.

He said, "This is a very important matter, I need to think about it carefully."

"can."

With a flick of his sleeve, the Primordial Heavenly King caused space to flip, and Gao Wu was back in the shattered divine kingdom of the White Eagle King.

Deep within his spiritual world, a shining red token has also appeared.

Gao Wu knew that it was a mark left by the Primordial Heavenly King. As long as he used his spiritual power to trigger it, he could contact the Primordial Heavenly King again.

Without the White Eagle King, the nest built of snow-white feathers became dark and gloomy, showing signs of decay.

The Divine Kingdom space is actually not very large; it's just the place where the White Eagle King usually sleeps and rests.

Gao Wu didn't see anything of value inside. The most valuable thing was the divine crystal left behind by the White Eagle King, which he had already collected.

The most valuable thing is actually the divine power law that builds the divine kingdom, which is the essence of the White Eagle King's intelligence and experience.

These experiences are invaluable to other level twelve life forms.

It wasn't of much value to Gao Wu, though; he only needed to read it once to understand all the mysteries of the White Eagle King's divine power laws.

The White Eagle King is considered powerful among level twelve, but he is far inferior to him.

Gao Wu casually destroyed the triple divine kingdom's domain with a single palm strike, severing the divine kingdom's connection with countless believers.

From this moment on, all of the White Eagle King's high-ranking followers could sense the severance of their spiritual connection, sensing that something had happened to the White Eagle King...

As for how these believers from all walks of life would react, Gao Wu had no interest in caring.

He returned to his room at the Aurora Legion headquarters on a whim.

Song Mingyue was sitting quietly in her room with her eyes closed when she sensed the aura of a high-level martial artist. She slowly opened her eyes.

Gao Wu gently stroked Song Mingyue's smooth cheeks and praised, "You're getting more and more supple."

Song Mingyue smiled gently, cupped Gao Wu's hands in her own, and pressed her cheeks against Gao Wu's hands.

She could actually see a hint of fatigue on Gao Wu's face, but she didn't know why. Since Gao Wu wasn't going to say anything, it must be pointless to say anything anyway.

She felt sorry for Gao Wu, but couldn't help him. All she could do was try to be gentle and make him feel better.

Gao Wu pulled Song Mingyue into his arms and kissed her on the forehead.

Forget about all the myriad realms, the King of Deep Space, and the Primordial Heavenly King.

The small but warm life he has now is what he wants, and it brings him peace of mind.

The two embraced for a while before Gao Wu sighed softly, "Never mind, let's get down to business first." Song Mingyue asked gently, "Although I don't know what difficulties it is, I will always be with you."

"Let's hold hands and stand shoulder to shoulder, and fly to the heavens together to become immortals!" Gao Wu laughed heartily.

A smile appeared in Song Mingyue's clear, bright eyes: "Okay."

Gao Wu ruffled Xiao Song's short hair: "You're not picky at all, you like everything."

He sighed, "I feel like being a god isn't as interesting as being a human. All those heavenly kings and ghost kings seem so mystical and boring..."

After chatting idly with Xiao Song for a while, Gao Wu calmed himself down. After all, he was almost twenty-two years old, an adult, and needed to take responsibility for himself.

After giving instructions to Xiao Song, Gao Wu lay on the bed and opened the Book of Boundless Merit.

With ten trillion merits invested, the azure-gold nine-pointed star deep between his brows suddenly trembled, emitting a bright and dazzling azure-gold divine light.

In the depths of the endless void, something resonates with the azure nine-pointed star.

In a daze, Gao Wu saw the entire universe of stars shining in unison, not just with light, but with endless, burgeoning vitality.

The vast expanse of countless stars together forms a soaring, majestic dragon...

Gao Wu felt like the master of the universe, with all the stars cheering and shouting encouragement for his advancement...

Song Mingyue, resonating with Gao Wu, was as if she had fallen into an endless ocean of vitality, with boundless pure life energy propelling her ever upward...

When Gao Wu awoke from the cosmic resonance, he saw the sun shining brightly and the room's temperature control system had been activated, emitting a gentle, cool breeze.

The upgrade of the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Curse has lasted for more than thirty days, and now it is already midsummer in the Northern Continent.

The Aurora Legion headquarters building needs a cool breeze to cool it down.

Gao Wu looked at Song Mingyue beside him. Her eyes were exceptionally bright, and her whole being was full of boundless vitality.

He exclaimed in surprise, "You're level twelve!"

With his cultivation level, he could tell at a glance that Song Mingyue's physical and mental aspects had greatly improved and that she had advanced to level twelve.

The upgrade of the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Curse actually boosted Xiao Song's level by one, which was quite unexpected for Gao Wu.

Song Mingyue nodded: "Thanks to you, I advanced to level twelve without even realizing it."

Through resonance, she gained endless life energy from Gao Wu. She also developed her own understanding of level twelve power.

Driven by endless energy, he naturally entered level twelve without any difficulty.

Song Mingyue even felt that this was only natural, because the energy she gained from resonating with Gao Wu was so powerful that it seemed to be enough to cover the entire universe.

She had only advanced to level twelve, and even felt somewhat ashamed because she hadn't made use of such a vast amount of energy.

"Impressive!" Gao Wu knew that advancing to level twelve was not easy, and could only say that Xiao Song's talent was still very strong.

When the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra advanced to the Supreme Realm, he didn't feel anything directly.

The life force in the Limitless Realm is inexhaustible, while in the Supreme Realm, there seems to be no direct change.

The biggest change is the blue-gold nine-pointed star between his eyebrows, with bright divine light emanating from the nine points. It is so stable, yet full of rhythmic vitality.

This cyan-gold nine-pointed star is the very foundation of his soul, consciousness, and emotions.

The divine incantation's advancement rendered this azure-gold nine-pointed star untouchable, unobservable, and unsensible.

Throughout the myriad realms and countless universes, only he himself could sense the existence of the azure-gold nine-pointed star and draw upon its boundless life force.

In the Book of Immeasurable Merit, the points for physical constitution have disappeared, and the number for lifespan has also disappeared, replaced by two horizontal 8s.

Gao Wu understood that this was the Book of Immeasurable Merit expressing his state using the mathematical symbol of infinity, according to his understanding.

Infinity is just a concept; the universe has its limits, and eras have their beginnings and endings.

The Book of Immeasurable Merit only expresses a relative state.

The biggest change brought about by the advancement of the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Curse was that it gave him some of the power of level thirteen.

From now on, he will not be truly killed by level thirteen power, nor will his mental consciousness be destroyed by level thirteen force.

In terms of life form, it is roughly similar to the Chaos Dragon King. However, in terms of spiritual consciousness, it is countless times more powerful than the Chaos Dragon King.

This doesn't mean he's invincible, because even a level thirteen power can trap him, subdue him, and so on...

At this point, Gao Wu looked back at the messages conveyed by the Primordial Heavenly King and had a different understanding.

Compared to the four hundred trillion merits, the path of the Primordial Heavenly King is simpler and more direct.

Of course, there are enormous dangers involved. For someone at the Taiyi Wuji Battle Body level to do this would be a near-certain death.

Now, the situation is completely different.

Having thought this through, Gao Wu made his decision. He gave instructions to Xiao Song and made all the necessary arrangements.

He activated the red token in his mental world...

The next moment, time and space flipped, and Gao Wu had arrived in the Great Luo Heaven, where he saw the Primordial Heavenly King, who stood high above like the sun... (End of this chapter)