Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1262 - 229: The Path to the Heavenly Realm_2

Chapter 1262: Chapter 229: The Path to the Heavenly Realm_2

The powerhouses of the higher realms, upon seeing this, were naturally very satisfied and nodded slightly.

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Holy Realm.

After Gu Chen emerged from seclusion, he traveled for two days in the wilderness, heading towards the central region.

Along the way, even though he had reached the seventh transformation of his physical body and his strength had achieved a considerable breakthrough, he remained extremely cautious.

After all, the Holy Realm was teeming with dangers—it was anything but peaceful.

As soon as he had arrived in this place, he had encountered some "massive creatures" with impressive cultivational realms.

In the Holy Realm, it was not only these outsiders; Gu Chen had indeed encountered some very powerful beasts along the way, some of which had reached the Heavenly realm and were in slumber.

Gu Chen chose not to disturb them but to avoid them instead.

After all, even though he was now quite powerful, who knew how many in the Heavenly realm were nearby, and there was no need to create trouble without cause.

On this day, after Gu Chen had just passed a desert, he saw a city standing a hundred miles away.

In the Holy Realm, in the ancient years, there were also beings that resided here, and these cities were all that was left behind from that time.

Nowadays, every time the Holy Realm is opened, cultivators would gather here spontaneously to barter and trade, exchanging items to acquire what they needed.

Gu Chen was fast, and in a short amount of time, he arrived at the city gates.

The scale of the city was considerable; about two-thirds the size of Jitian City, it was somewhat ancient, with an architectural style different from that of the current higher realms.

Moreover, the city, weathered by the long passage of years, was somewhat dilapidated, with walls slightly skewed and marked with holes and other signs of battles that had taken place over the years.

Fortunately, even after such a long time, the city’s formations were still effective. After all, the Holy Realm was a place of exceptional people and spiritual lands, full of the power of heaven and earth, allowing the formations to operate continuously unless they were forcibly destroyed by a formidable external force.

With a mindset to broaden his horizons, Gu Chen entered the city, where at least tens of thousands of cultivators were gathered, engaging in all sorts of trades.

Some cultivators even set up stalls, displaying the items they had obtained over the last few days in the Holy Realm, neatly arranged and with their requirements clearly stated for exchanges.

"Body Refining Grass, grown in extremely cold conditions, has miraculous effects for cultivators on the path of body cultivation. Available for exchange with Xuanjing Stones."

There was a banner over the stall stating this, with a total of ten strands of Body Refining Grass lying there.

Generally speaking, those who dared to do this were powerful and had absolute confidence in themselves, otherwise, without any order here, if someone tried to forcefully seize them, it would probably end badly.

The stall owner’s strength was indeed extraordinary, at the early stage of the Unity Realm. It should be known that throughout the vast higher realms, among the younger generation, those who could reach the Unity Realm were anything but ordinary.

Seeing Gu Chen standing there without moving, the stall owner glanced at him and asked, "Is there something you need?"

He found he couldn’t completely see through Gu Chen, hence the slight wariness in his tone. Hearing this, Gu Chen shook his head and then turned away.

Compared to those top-notch monsters of the higher realms striving to break through to the Heavenly realm, Gu Chen naturally also had a plan for his own path to the Heavenly realm.

What he wanted, or rather needed to achieve, was something that any monster in the Holy Realm couldn’t compare with, so Gu Chen was not in a rush.

After all, he wouldn’t attempt to break through to the Heavenly realm until both his body and spirit were perfected. For now, his focus was on accumulation.

And before entering the Ten Thousand Tribes Battle for Supremacy, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy had already informed Gu Chen of several extraordinary places within the Holy Realm suitable for his breakthrough.

The sacred realm has long existed, and the principal of Qingyun Academy, being a supreme being from Azure Cloud Sky, naturally had an understanding of its inner workings.

Principal Situ Yin had proposed six treasure locations to Gu Chen, and now, he was considering them.

At the moment, he was quite interested in one particular place.

"Three Thousand Six Hundred Realms." This was the name of the treasure location in the sacred realm that interested Gu Chen.

The reason for this name, according to the introduction by the principal of Qingyun Academy, was that this place corresponded to the three thousand six hundred domains of the higher realm; it was said to contain a hint of the essence of these domains, possessing three thousand six hundred types of Dao rhymes, as if it was a microcosm of the entire upper realm, truly unique and wondrous.

Gu Chen’s idea was to gather the strengths of various schools and fuse them into one, so this place subtly became his first choice, where he could witness the different Dao rhymes of the heavens.

However, at present, these treasure locations had not yet opened, so for the time being, Gu Chen was not in a hurry.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, just at that moment, a disturbance arose not far away, followed by an outburst of shouting from the crowd.

"They’re fighting, they’re fighting!"

"Looks like there’s a good show to watch!"

"Who’s the prodigy this time?"

From these remarks, it was clear that conflicts frequently erupted here, and people had become accustomed to them.

Being enticed by profit was inevitable; moreover, the sacred realm was always a battleground for the Ten Thousand Tribes, so expecting these geniuses to coexist peacefully was not realistic.

"Who’s fighting?" Countless people were intensely curious.

"It’s a woman who obtained a holy medicine and has caught the covetous eye of a disciple from the undying lineage of Ten Thousand Stars Palace!" someone said.

"What?! Then she’s in a bad situation." As soon as people heard that someone had attracted the attention of Ten Thousand Stars Palace, a lineage of immortals, numerous people shook their heads in sympathy.

It wasn’t the first or second day that Ten Thousand Stars Palace had acted aggressively; they had done similar things twice in this city, so many were no longer surprised.

Some people had learned to be wise and would trade such valuable items in private, rather than displaying them openly.

"That woman is really unlucky to be discovered by Ten Thousand Stars Palace just after finding it."

"She’s also quite defiant, daring to think of battling with a few disciples from Ten Thousand Stars Palace."

Some of the more informed cultivators sighed at this and shook their heads continuously.

Unless it was someone from the top ten great tribes, a few reclusive powers, or the descendants of the highest beings from the last great era, disciples of an immortal lineage would swagger through the sacred realm.

After all, other powers might only have one person enter; at best, two or three. But disciples from the strongest forces of the upper realms entered the sacred realm in large numbers, so facing even one of them was challenging for most, let alone a group.

"Which faction is that woman from that she’s so tough?" someone curiously asked.

"Apparently, she’s from an alien tribe in the Gray Domain, called something... Blood Orchid Clan? Seems that’s the name."

As soon as the words "Blood Orchid Clan" were mentioned, Gu Chen, who had not been interested in the commotion, suddenly raised his eyebrows and became intrigued.

"Blood Orchid Clan, Blood Jade?" he murmured to himself, unlocking a dust-covered memory, recalling the very distinctive and enchanting woman he had met in the Gray Domain over two years ago.