Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 74 Prajna Potion
Gao Wu knew that Huang Hai had fled. He didn't say anything on the surface, but he felt immense pressure inside.

What a joke! That's a demon god believer at the samurai level.

Strictly speaking, he and Huang Hai had no real grudge. If Huang Hai wanted revenge, he should have gone after Song Chunqiu, or at least the Song family; there was no reason for him to cause trouble for him.

That's what he said, but Gao Wu always felt that Huang Hai would come back to find him!
This made him very unhappy.

What "death angel carrier"? It doesn't sound like a good thing!

Registering as a hunter and having the right to carry a gun does not solve the actual problem.

Samurai can resist modern firearms with their source force field, even if it's only for a minute or two, which means that individual weapons like pistols pose almost no threat to them.

If you want to protect yourself, you can't rely on firearms; the best way is to improve your strength as soon as possible.

The next day, Gao Wu, accompanied by Shang Qingjun, went to the Xuetao Cup Organizing Committee, where he also met Shang Zhenglin.

This time, Shang Zhenglin was noticeably more enthusiastic towards Gao Wu. He personally helped Gao Wu with all the procedures and transferred the money into Gao Wu's account in less than ten minutes. The Prajna potion was also delivered to Gao Wu.

Gao Wu was naturally very grateful and said he would visit his third uncle when he had time. After exchanging pleasantries, he took the medicine home.

The medicines provided by the authorities all come with a special neutralizing agent.

Back home, Gao Wu counted the money in his account dozens of times as usual. Looking at the string of zeros, he was genuinely happy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

With money, the whole family's living conditions can be improved, Junjie can wear nice clothes, and the old man can buy high-end tonics. He can afford high-end medicines.

The account doesn't just contain money; it represents their family's confidence and their hope for a better life...

After enjoying the beauty for a while, Gao Wu picked up the Prajna potion.

He first injected two milliliters of the medication without using a neutralizing agent.

Based on past experience, he was quite certain that neutralizers would reduce the effectiveness of the medication. If he could tolerate the side effects, he wouldn't need to use a neutralizer.

Prajna medicine acts directly on the central nervous system and is a very dangerous drug.

According to statistics, 7% of people who use Prajna medicine will experience severe hallucinations, which may even lead to suicide.

Of all the types of potions, those that enhance mental power are the most dangerous.

Although Gao Wu was confident, he didn't dare to be too careless. He sat quietly in the chair and waited for the medicine to take effect.

In less than a minute, Gao Wu felt a heaviness between his brows, followed by a sudden jolt at the top of his head, as if a passageway had opened, and his consciousness floated out through this passageway.

In a daze, Gao Wu felt himself floating in the air; he could even see the back of his own head. His perspective continued to rise, and soon he burst out of the rooftop and soared into the sky.

The city of Dongjiang unfolded beneath his feet, with all sorts of buildings, roads, vehicles, and pedestrians appearing so real.

Gao Wu's gaze shifted and fell upon the Jinsheng Hotel standing in the city center. Upon seeing the glass observation deck on the hotel's rooftop, he immediately realized that everything he was seeing was merely an illusion extracted from his memory.

The battle on the 15th had already wrecked the observation deck on the top floor of the Jinsheng Hotel.

Having figured this out, Gao Wu's illusion shattered like a bubble. He opened his eyes and found himself still sitting in the chair, only his senses had become extremely sharp.

He could see the dust particles floating in the room, sense the wisps of cold air seeping through the cracks in the doors and windows, smell the faint stench accumulating in the bathroom, and hear the television playing in the living room downstairs…

His senses—eyes, ears, nose, and body—seemed to be enhanced tenfold, allowing him to perceive subtle changes in color, sound, smell, temperature, softness, and hardness.

At the same time, Gao Wu felt incredibly comfortable and joyful, with intense pleasure spreading throughout his body, far more intense than any pleasure he had ever experienced before.

After a while, the intense pleasure, like a surging tide, gradually subsided.

Gao Wu felt a sense of loss, as if he had lost something extremely precious. He looked at the Prajna potion on the table and couldn't resist the urge to inject it immediately.

His strong reason allowed him to control this impulse.

He was quite surprised; the pleasure from the Prajna potion was far stronger than that from the Flying Squirrel potion. Just now, he even had a powerful feeling of controlling everything, a kind of omnipotent pleasure.

As for the heightened senses, that is merely a side effect of this pleasure.

"This thing is really weird!"

Gao Wu opened the Book of Boundless Merit and saw that his lifespan had been reduced by about three days, a number that was negligible to him.

However, despite having a constitution dozens of times stronger than that of an ordinary person, he still suffered a loss of lifespan, demonstrating the potent nature of the Prajna potion. The key issue is that the potion produces an overwhelmingly intense pleasure in the nerves; once one experiences this sensation, they become addicted and unable to extricate themselves.

The most terrifying aspect of Prajna medicine is its strong addictive properties.

Gao Wu now desperately wants to continue the injections and continue experiencing that pleasure that surpasses all other sensory enjoyment.

But he forcibly suppressed this strong impulse and instead silently recited the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra.

The azure dragon formed from the spiritual light danced, instantly calming Gao Wuxin down.

After chanting the incantation a hundred times, when Gao Wu opened his eyes, he was calm and peaceful, and his intense craving for the medicine and his abnormal restlessness had vanished.

Looking at the Book of Immeasurable Merit again, the three days of life lost were also restored. Clearly, the Prajna medicine did not cause much actual harm to the body; what was truly terrifying was the drug's strong addictive properties.

Fortunately, the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra is very effective; it can not only address the body's strong needs but also soothe the mind's restlessness.

To test the drug's efficacy, Gao Wu injected another two milliliters of the drug, this time along with two milliliters of neutralizing agent.

He quickly entered a state of euphoria, but this time the intensity and duration of the pleasure were far less than the last time, by as much as dozens of times.

Gao Wu quickly regained his senses. He carefully sensed the difference between the effects of the two medications and opened the Book of Boundless Merit, discovering that his lifespan had only decreased by one day.

The neutralizing agent works very well, effectively reducing the side effects of the Prajna medicine and greatly reducing its addictive potential.

At the same time, it also significantly reduced the drug's strengthening effect on the central nervous system.

He suddenly realized that strong addictiveness is part of the drug's effect, and resisting addictiveness is part of strengthening mental strength.

The neutralizing agent minimizes the danger of the medicine, but it also neutralizes most of its effects. For ordinary martial artists, this is naturally a good thing.

He possesses the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra and an exceptionally strong physique, enough to counteract all the side effects of the Prajna potion and fully unleash its enhancing effects...

After dinner, Gao Wu chatted with the old man in the living room, and he took the opportunity to ask about the hunters.

He had nothing to do during the winter break, so he took the opportunity to become a full-fledged trainee hunter.

Although the old man had never been a hunter, he had served in the military for many years and had extensive experience in dealing with strange beasts.

The hunter's qualification exam involves hunting exotic beasts in the virtual realm, and this exam is definitely not very difficult.

The key is to enter the virtual realm. You never know what you might encounter. Although Gao Wu is very confident, it's always good to learn more information.

The old man also supported Gao Wu becoming a hunter. Since he had embarked on the path of a martial artist, he would inevitably have to deal with strange beasts and believers of demons. Having the identity of a hunter would make things much easier.

"According to our human standards, alien beasts are divided into seven levels. Level one alien beasts correspond to warriors, level two correspond to intermediate warriors, and so on. Level four alien beasts correspond to martial masters, and level seven alien beasts correspond to martial kings."

"Generally speaking, the physical strength of alien beasts far surpasses that of humans, and the source energy they can control is also far greater than that of humans of the same level. Humans' real advantages are intelligence and weapons."

"However, level six beasts already possess intelligence comparable to humans. If a level seven beast were to enter the real world, it would be a devastating catastrophe. That's why the seven secret realms are guarded by large numbers of troops to prevent high-level beasts from entering the real world."

"Of course, the scarcity of source energy in the real world will also exert a huge suppression on alien beasts. It's like a large fish from the sea entering the land, with almost no strength left."

"The difference in source energy between the two realms can even directly kill most alien beasts..."

The old man introduced the basic information about the mythical beasts. Actually, schools teach this kind of common knowledge, but they don't emphasize it specifically. And their explanations weren't as detailed as the old man's.

The old man continued, "The virtual realm exists between reality and another world, possessing characteristics of both worlds, and its source power level is also between the two."

"Source energy has a strong interference effect on wireless electronics, so the virtual realm can barely use various electronic equipment, which is a huge advantage for humanity."

"The hunter assessment at most involves hunting low-level alien beasts, at most level one. By using modern weapons to deplete the alien beast's protective energy field, killing the alien beast becomes very easy."

"Since the assessment location is the Void Realm of Yunling City, the target should be snow wolves. Powerful adult snow wolves are level one exotic beasts. Level one exotic beasts consume a lot of energy and usually hunt alone. Snow wolves in packs of three or five must not have condensed their source energy..."

He hadn't wanted Gao Wu to pursue the path of martial arts before, so he hadn't mentioned things like the Void Realm or exotic beasts. He figured explaining wouldn't solve anything and might even pique Gao Wu's curiosity.

Gao Wu was listening attentively to the old man's explanation when his phone buzzed. He opened it and saw that Shen Yue had sent him a voice message.

He told the old man, ran to the side to answer the phone, and Shen Yue's excited voice came through the receiver: "Old Gao, good news, great news!"

(End of this chapter)