Gao Wu insists on cultivating immortality.

Chapter 91 Destiny
"The divine light of the blazing fire is pure and true. It refines the primordial spirit internally and all things externally."

When Gao Wu woke up, only these four lines of incantation echoed repeatedly in his mind.

He glanced at the Azure Dragon smartwatch on his wrist; it was exactly six o'clock in the morning.

A great battle, and the use of merit to upgrade the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra, yet his biological clock remained unchanged, which is quite miraculous.

Gao Wu didn't dwell on these things. He first opened the Book of Immeasurable Merit, and found that he only had 30,000 merits left.

The Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra then reaches the Great Perfection stage.

Unlike the Azure Dragon Divine Qi Mantra, the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra did not develop any other variations.

Looking at his base attributes, his spirit has increased by 4 points, bringing the total to fifteen.

Even though he had anticipated it, Gao Wu was still very pleasantly surprised.

Even a genius like Song Mingyue has achieved her current success through diligent practice since childhood.

Through the Book of Immeasurable Merit, he was able to quadruple his spiritual power overnight!
Gao Wu greatly admired Song Mingyue's ability to fly on a sword. He felt that with fifteen points of spiritual power, he might be able to do the same as Song Mingyue.

In addition to the surge in spirit stats, root attribute also increased by 0.5, reaching 7.5.

Gao Wu believed that innate talent represented innate ability. Because of his lack of talent, even though he had the Book of Immeasurable Merit and could inject himself with drugs, his progress in martial arts was still very slow.

To this day, he remains at the proficiency level in the Nine Forms of Dragon and the Swimming Dragon Sword. However, his Zhanbing Fist has progressed rapidly, and he has also reached the proficiency level recently.

If Song Mingyue's talent could be quantified, her score would be at least fifteen... But her mental score should also be around fifteen, right?

Gao Wu judges based on his senses. For example, Aunt Lan, a mid-level warrior, has a maximum mental strength of twelve points, which is not enough to withstand the mental impact released by the alien spirit.

Although Huang Hai was a mid-level martial artist, his mental strength was actually slightly stronger than Aunt Lan's. However, the difference wasn't significant, because Huang Hai couldn't withstand her Swift Thunder Transformation.

Song Mingyue is much stronger than these two, but given her age, she can't be that strong.

The value of 15 points should be quite close.

Therefore, if Song Mingyue can fly on a sword, he should be able to do it too.

Thinking of this, Gao Wu's gaze fell on the thermos on the bedside table. His mental state had reached fifteen points, making his senses exceptionally sharp.

The small bedroom seemed quiet, but above it, the ventilation system hummed softly, and the flowing air carried fine dust particles out of the vents, drifting freely throughout the room.

A faint smell of blood still lingered in the air, mainly from the bloodstains on his training clothes. After a night of evaporation, the room was filled with the scent of blood molecules.

Besides that, there was a slight smell of sweat and some other indescribable odors.

Gao Wu suddenly understood Song Mingyue's obsession with cleanliness. She would change her clothes even before drinking tea. Her powerful mental strength made her senses acute, allowing her to perceive these complex and subtle smells.

She has to maintain a high level of cleanliness to ensure maximum sensory comfort. Thinking about it that way, wouldn't going to the toilet easily make her faint from the stench...?

Perception can definitely be adjusted, and there's no need to waste strong mental energy on useless things that make things difficult for yourself.

Gao Wu concentrated and quickly sensed the source energy particles that were permeating everywhere, which made him happy again.

Previously, he could never sense source energy particles, so he couldn't condense source energy, let alone open his acupoints. Now, he has taken a crucial step!
Gao Wu had no time to focus on the source energy; he just wanted to use his mental power to pick up the thermos.

The thermos didn't budge!
"Huh?" Gao Wu was a little confused. He couldn't even lift a thermos?

I tried a few more times, and it was indeed impossible to lift the thermos, or even a lighter carbon pen.

After a few tries, Gao Wu understood: the released spiritual power was like a kind of radio wave, capable of penetrating some matter but unable to interfere with it. This characteristic was quite similar to that of the Yin God.

So, how did Xiao Song manage to fly on a sword? Is it because everyone's mental strength is different?
His gaze fell on the sword standing at the doorway, and he suddenly sensed its presence. Moreover, he felt a very close and stable connection with the sword.

"This is... a Yin spirit!"

Gao Wu only thought of Yin Shen now, mainly because his mental attributes had increased so much that he had become a little carried away.

The crimson spiritual light transformed into a Yin spirit, which resembled a person with a unique color and the ability to emit light, possessing the texture of flesh and blood.

Compared to its previous dense, watery consistency, it is now noticeably much firmer.

The powerful Yin spirit and the sword had somehow merged into one.

"The divine light of the blazing fire, pure yang and ultimate truth. Refine the primordial spirit within, refine all things without." These four lines of incantation suddenly appeared in Gao Wu's mind.

Gao Wu summoned the Book of Immeasurable Merit, turned to the page of the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra, and paragraphs of text appeared on the Book of Immeasurable Merit, making him understand the various changes after the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra was upgraded.

When this spell reached its peak, it did not give rise to other spells; it merely enhanced the power of the Divine Light of Departing Fire, internally tempering the soul and externally melting all things.

When the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra reached its peak, the Yin Spirit was repeatedly tempered by the Li Fire Divine Light, resulting in a significant enhancement of the Yin Spirit.

As the vessel for the Yin God and Deathwing, the sword was also refined by the Divine Light of the Departing Fire, thus bringing the sword under the complete control of the Yin God.

Deathwing, too, was refined by the Divine Light of Fire and completely fused with the sword.

Logically speaking, a Yin spirit at this level should not be able to refine external objects. Only through Deathwing can a Yin spirit refine a sword.

The crimson light manifested as a Yin spirit, which effortlessly drew its sword. The nineteen-kilogram sword felt as light as a feather in its hand. Even the ten-kilogram scabbard was casually held in its other hand.

The inability of the Yin spirit to interact with matter means that it cannot interfere with the real world.

At this moment, the Yin spirit interacts with the real world through the sword as a medium.

If we consider the spirit of Yin as a radio wave, then the sword is an automated mechanical device that can receive commands via radio waves.

Without corresponding automated mechanical equipment, sending out radio commands is meaningless. The sword thus becomes the most important medium between the spirits and reality.

As Gao Wu focused his mind, Yin Shen wielded his sword and performed a beautiful sword flourish in the air.

The nearly twenty-kilogram sword sliced ​​through space at high speed, emitting a low, sharp whistling sound in the room. This slashing speed was faster than his own full-force sword swing.

Even so, the Yin Spirit did not truly exert its strength. Gao Wu silently recited the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra again. At the Great Perfection stage, the recitation and casting of the mantra takes one minute. His physical body cannot store the divine mantra, but he can store the Six Paths Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra through the Yin Spirit.

The Yin Shen Shuriken was imbued with the divine light of the Li Huo Divine Light, turning it a deep crimson.

The divine light of the departing fire reacted naturally with the source energy, adding a layer of source energy flame to the sword. Gao Wu suddenly realized that the Yin God could break through the warrior's source energy field by activating the divine light of the departing fire through the sword.

Even without activating the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra, the Yin Spirit could guide the source energy using the sword. This was probably due to the changes made by Deathwing.

In other words, the spirit can wield a sword and kill a warrior.

This change was beyond Gao Wu's expectations and greatly surprised him.

He uses lightning speed to ambush samurai and swift wind speed to accelerate. His Yin spirit is formless and intangible, and its speed in both movement and sword swings far surpasses that of his physical body.

When fighting, the Yin spirit wields a sword to attack, which is much safer than his physical body.

While swift and decisive action may seem appealing, it is ultimately a shortcut.

For example, Xiao Song wouldn't be swayed by the Thunderclap Transformation at all. If he were to charge at such a master with his sword, he would be committing suicide.

What followed was a series of attempts; the Yin spirit could easily penetrate the wall, but the sword could not.

The material properties of the sword have been altered, but not disappeared. The sword can no longer be made ethereal. Another very important change is the addition of a raised, straight ridge running through the blade in the middle.

To be precise, it has a raised ridge on one side, which adds to the sword's cold and menacing appearance.

Through the Yin Spirit, Gao Wu could even sense that the sword possessed a bloodthirsty ferocity.

He guessed that it must have been infused with the filthy Deathwing brought from the Yellow Sea, which gave the sword its ferocious and malevolent aura.

The thought that Deathwing could devour flesh and blood made Gao Wu feel uneasy; he wondered if this thing was harmful.

Fortunately, the Yin God had completely refined the sword, and no abnormal changes in the sword could escape his notice. He could also repeatedly refine it with the Divine Light of the Departing Fire, obliterating whatever it might contain.

At this point, Gao Wu finally felt that he had acquired some extraordinary supernatural powers.

After manipulating the Yin Spirit to wield the sword for a while, Gao Wu felt an unusual mental fatigue in less than ten minutes.

The Yin Spirit's journey outside the body, coupled with wielding a sword, consumes a great deal of mental energy. This was just a casual exercise; in a real, intense battle, the Yin Spirit probably wouldn't last even a minute.

The Yin spirit transformed into light and entered Gao Wu's brow, returning to the depths of his spiritual world.

Gao Wu understood that the Yin Spirit had only completely refined the sword, but had not merged with it; the Yin Spirit's foundation remained within the physical body.

He recited the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra dozens of times before he could barely regain his strength.

It was already 7:30, and the sun should be out. Gao Wu urged his Yin Spirit to travel outside.

The safe house's exterior walls were made of one-meter-thick concrete reinforced with steel bars, making its structure exceptionally sturdy. However, to the Yin spirits, it appeared as nothing more than a murky gray light, indistinguishable from ordinary matter.

The sun had just risen outside, and the Yin spirit stood in the courtyard in the soft morning light, yet felt a burning sensation all over his body, as if he were being scorched by fire.

After persisting for three minutes, the area of ​​the Yin spirit exposed to the sunlight became noticeably more ethereal.

Gao Wu immediately withdrew his Yin Spirit, as sunlight was extremely harmful to it.

This time, Gao Wu silently recited the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra a hundred times before the Yin Spirit was restored to its original state. Even with Gao Wu's mental strength, the high intensity of the chanting made him dizzy and lightheaded.

Gao Wu didn't care about this at all; despite all the limitations, the wonders of the Yin God still far exceeded his imagination.

Another advantage of the Yin Spirit having complete control over the sword is that the sword seems to become his flexible fingers, allowing him to wield it as easily as using his own arm.

The perfect harmony between the sword and his body was enough to allow his Dragon Sword to break through to the minor completion stage.

Through the Book of Boundless Merit, Gao Wu was able to clearly see the enhancement that swords provided to his swordsmanship.

Awakening such supernatural powers is truly a sign of destiny! Gao Wu felt a surge of pride; he had to commemorate this momentous change.

Gao Wu took out his phone, searched for a while, and found a suitable font.

He immediately activated his Yin spirit to wield the sword, and as the Vermilion Bird Divine Light Mantra was activated, crimson flames surged and shone on the blade.

Two large seal characters, "Heaven's Mandate," appeared above the hilt and on the blade.

From this day forward, this sword will be named Destiny. He is the powerful one who wields Destiny!
Gao Wu suddenly remembered that he was not going to class today, and he needed to tell his homeroom teacher, and especially his martial arts team coach, Song Yunhui.

He sighed, knowing he had to go with the flow even if it meant taking his fate; skipping school meant asking for leave...

At noon, Aunt Lan came over to invite Gao Wu to lunch.

Song Mingyue looked sickly and listless, so the three of them casually ate some instant food.

After the meal, Aunt Lan gave Gao Wu ten bottles of ginseng oral liquid. "You and Mingyue stay in the safe house for now. I'll go out and check the situation. Is this arrangement okay?"

She spoke entirely in a consultative tone. In the past, her admiration for Gao Wu was that of an elder for a younger person. Now, she respected Gao Wu as a peer of exceptional skill.

Gao Wu noticed the subtle change in Aunt Lan's attitude, but he didn't pay it any mind.

That's how realistic the martial arts world is. If he demonstrates enough power, Aunt Lan, as long as she's smart enough, will give him enough respect.

“Aunt Lan, you can make the decision. I'll stay and watch over Mingyue,” Gao Wu said.

Although he remains combat-ready, he's not suited to step in. Aunt Lan has a wide network of connections and is experienced in handling things; she'd be better positioned to deal with these matters.

He stayed in the safe house to protect Xiao Song!
With destiny in his hands, who can stand against him?
Even if Wan Canglong came, he could still put up a fight, right?

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