Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1069 - 117: Identity Revealed (Three updates of 12,000 words, subscribe please!)

After the closure of the incident on Evil King Mountain in the forbidden area of living beings, the entire East Profound Region once again returned to a state of tranquility.

Although this ordeal resulted in the deaths and injures of countless living beings, creating rivers of blood, no matter what, the blood tribulation had finally come to an end.

Every surviving creature felt an immense sense of relief in their hearts.

At this point, after Gu Chen and the others safely returned to Qingyun Academy, the Great Power who had escorted them to the Canglei Ancient Ruins revealed explosive news that surprised the major figures of the academy.

Not just that, but once Gu Chen's actions in the Canglei Ancient Ruins were made known, the entire Qingyun Academy was shaken.

Originally, there were quite a few who supported the geniuses like Yan Qi and Ao Guang, whose initial reactions were of disbelief, thinking it was just a rumor.

However, since Yan Qi and the others never came forward to refute the rumors, these people naturally began to feel uneasy.

In particular, when Gu Chen suppressed the strongest genius of the Tian Yu Clan in the Eight Territories, Bai Yu, the shock within Qingyun Academy reached its zenith.

"To risk life and limb to help others, this young fellow named Gu Bai has a commendable nature and is worth nurturing with great effort," said one of the academy's heavyweights after understanding the full details of the event.

Clearly, he was somewhat pleased with Gu Chen, whether it was for his talent and strength or for choosing to face the demons alone at the end to rescue Yan Qi and others.

"The head of the academy is the most enraged by the evil demons. The geniuses and demons invited by the academy in the past have all been somewhat wary of them. Only this Gu Bai is quite special, daring to take the initiative to strike in such a situation, not choosing to be prudently protective of himself. Such a nature is indeed rare," another top figure spoke, expressing appreciation for Gu Chen.

Of course, because the fight between Gu Chen and Bai Yu didn't reach its conclusion, there were still many who harbored doubts about the final outcome.

"But even so, this one called Gu Bai really is extraordinary, possessing the potential to reach the top of the Dao Gold List, worthy of close observation," said a Great Power with the surname Cui, who was considering making Gu Chen the successor of Qingyun Academy.

"The little guy from the Tian Yu Clan, Bai Yu, is impressive, but compared to the true geniuses and demons, he still falls short. We might appreciate him, but the head of the academy might not necessarily do so," remarked a heavyweight of the academy, shaking his head. They knew all too well how lofty the standards of the head of Qingyun Academy were.

Over the years, Qingyun Academy had opened its doors numerous times, but had yet to find a suitable candidate; such was the situation.

Because selecting a successor for Qingyun Academy, or rather for Azure Cloud Sky, is not just about testing talent and strength but also a matter of character.

That's why the head of Qingyun Academy chose the Taoxu Road Holy Maiden Chu Yue Ling, but regretfully she refused.

"His bravery in facing the evil demons suits the head of the academy's taste. As for the rest, let's continue to observe," concluded the top brass of the academy.

The head of Qingyun Academy would rather have none than have the inappropriate, even if in the end there was no suitable candidate, they would not rush to a decision.

After all, this matter was of great importance, as finding a successor for Azure Cloud Sky also concerned their future. There was no room for negligence.

On the other hand, Gu Chen was, of course, unaware of these matters. On returning to the academy, he chose to go into closed-door cultivation to absorb the nine strands of primordial Yuan Qi he had obtained from the Canglei Ancient Ruins.

A single strand of primordial Yuan Qi alone, in terms of weight, could easily crush a tall mountain. From this, one could infer just how extraordinary this exotic item truly was.

A single strand of primordial Yuan Qi could give rise to a body refining expert, significantly increasing the physical strength of a being.

And nine strands were the limit that a being could absorb; beyond that would be of no further use.

Gu Chen spent a month to absorb all nine strands of primordial Yuan Qi. As expected, his physical strength had dramatically increased. However, there was still a considerable gap from achieving his second physical body reconstruction.

"It seems that not only is physical body reconstruction difficult, but opening a second body divine repository is also exceedingly challenging," Gu Chen said softly, opening his eyes with a sigh.

Even faintly, Gu Chen could feel that compared to the second physical body reconstruction, unlocking a second body divine repository was even more difficult.

After all, with each opening of a body divine repository, an astonishing divine energy buried deep within the body would be released, leading to earth-shattering changes; it could be said to be the utmost sublimation, naturally not easy to achieve.

This was within Gu Chen's expectations.

"But regardless, having both divine abilities reach sixth grade, and the substantial increase in physical strength, are solid steps towards the second physical body reconstruction, all contributing to yet another significant increase in my overall strength," Gu Chen murmured.

With his current strength, whether or not he revealed his divine abilities, ordinary Huanxu Realm beings posed no threat to him.

If he were to use his divine abilities, even when faced with those exceptionally powerful individuals with astonishing talents in the Huanxu Realm, Gu Chen remained confident that he could suppress them.

As for the Unity Realm, relying solely on his own prowess, Gu Chen still lacked complete confidence in his ability to defeat them.

However, arm-wrestling at the present moment was not difficult for him.

One day, as Gu Chen came out of seclusion, he received a message from Assistant Yu Xi, stating that, due to his outstanding performance in the Canglei Ancient Ruins, the academy's high-level decision-makers had decided to reward him with a substantial number of merits.