Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1298 - 248: First Encounter with the Nine Heavens Successor_2

Chapter 1298: Chapter 248: First Encounter with the Nine Heavens Successor_2

Deep within the Valley of Ten Thousand Saints, sacred medicines were not as abundant as they were in the peripheral regions, yet despite this, there were still quite a few. Nearly every distance they covered would yield some harvest.

"I now believe that the so-called Valley of Ten Thousand Saints may have really possessed that supreme glory back in the day," Gu Chen spoke, his words filled with a mix of sighs and excitement.

This time, even for him, it was a great harvest, providing him with the firmest foundation for his future breakthrough to the Heavenly Realm!

Indeed, for Gu Chen, millennium-old sacred medicines were now only considered a foundational accumulation.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been unable to enter the late stage of the Unity Realm even after acquiring the wealth amassed by Qi Ling and Bu Feng.

The further he cultivated, Gu Chen felt the resistance increase, and advancing became even more difficult.

"Twenty-thousand-year-old sacred medicines!" Finally, as they delved deeper, the group discovered something new.

"This Valley of Ten Thousand Saints, why do I feel like it’s boundless?" Yun Zishu remarked, surveying the surroundings.

Long Yi cautioned, "Be careful. The Valley is vast, and there’s more than one entrance."

By that, he meant that if the successor of Netherworld Heaven was present, they would inevitably be deep within the Valley and bound to encounter each other as they advanced.

When that time came, given that person’s character, a battle would be unavoidable.

"The successor of the Nine Heavens?" Yun Zishu and Zhen Yuan murmured. Before arriving, Gu Chen had already informed them about the relevant situation.

Like Gu Chen, they were very curious about the so-called successor of the Nine Heavens.

After harvesting a few more twenty-thousand-year-old sacred medicines, Gu Chen’s Heavenly Eye saw several figures emerging in the distance, their auras extremely formidable, almost on par with Long Yi of the Gemini Clan!

"The geniuses of the last era?" Gu Chen’s brows slightly raised.

"Did you see that successor of Netherworld Heaven?" Long Yi noticed Gu Chen’s unusual expression and quickly asked.

"No," Gu Chen shook his head and explained the situation.

"It’s them. Those are the followers of the Netherworld Heaven’s successor!" Long Yi’s expression changed as he suggested, "I advise we avoid them for now."

"It’s too late," Gu Chen replied, shaking his head slightly. "They’re heading in this direction."

Long Yi frowned, and sure enough, it wasn’t long before five figures appeared, each of them with a powerful aura, no weaker than Long Yi himself!

"Long Yi, what are you doing here?" Upon seeing Long Yi, the five immediately recognized him and were somewhat surprised.

Then, their brows furrowed as they noticed traces of sacred medicines growing nearby and said, "We’ve been following the sacred medicines and were just delayed. Did you take the thirty-thousand-year-old sacred medicine from here?"

Yun Zishu heard this and frowned slightly, replying, "How ridiculous! That sacred medicine was obviously unclaimed. Since when did it become yours?"

"And who are you?" One of the men dressed in black turned and looked coldly at Yun Zishu.

"Just newly entered into the Unity Realm and you think you’re fit to speak? Asking for a beating!" The man in black was about to take action after speaking.

"That’s a bit too much!" At that moment, Long Yi stepped forward, positioning himself in front of Yun Zishu.

"Are they your servants?" The man in black raised an eyebrow before asking.

With those words, Yun Zishu and Zhen Yuan’s expressions darkened, and Princess Xidie and Gu Qingyan’s brows also knitted.

"These two women are quite good-looking, Long Yi. I did not see it before, but you..."

"Watch your mouth!" Long Yi bellowed, cutting off the man in black from continuing.

In truth, his action was also to save the man in black; otherwise, if Gu Chen was angered, all five of them would die right there.

Long Yi didn’t doubt Gu Chen’s strength in the slightest; however, he also knew that by confronting the successor of Netherworld Heaven, he would be engaging in an ill-fated vendetta that seemed more trouble than it was worth.

"This is Gu Chen, Young Master Gu. If you know what’s good for you, you’d better back off quickly!" Long Yi said in a stern voice, hoping to scare them off with Gu Chen’s formidable reputation.

As expected, upon hearing the name "Gu Chen," the complexions of the five prodigies from the previous era changed.

Having spent so much time in the Saint realm, they indeed had encounters with immortals from the higher realms and several of the top ten monstrous geniuses, recognizing their power and having heard of Gu Chen’s fame.

However, these individuals hailed from the previous era and were filled with pride, believing themselves to be far above the prodigies of this era. Therefore, initially, they did not retreat as those from the Three-Eyed God Clan and Fire Sect had done.

"Long Yi, I never imagined that one day, you’d stoop so low as to become a lackey for the creatures of this era," the man in black said disdainfully.

The other four also sneered coldly, their faces a picture of mockery as they looked at Long Yi.

Upon hearing this, Long Yi’s face turned extremely ugly, his fists clenched tightly in anger.

"What’s the matter, you want to make a move?" The five stood in a line, unafraid as they faced Gu Chen and Long Yi.

They believed that although Gu Chen and Long Yi were strong, they were more or less on par with the five of them; the difference couldn’t be too vast. With the numerical advantage, the black-clad male and his companions from the previous era were fearless.

"We hail from the previous era, unlike Long Yi. When dealing with little kids from this era, we certainly don’t cower in fear. Thinking you can scare us off with a few words is nothing but a dream!" the man in black declared.

He was from the Ghost Feather Clan, a powerful race from the previous era, no weaker than Long Yi’s Gemini Clan.

Naturally, the other four also had similar backgrounds.

Not to mention, they had their greatest source of confidence or rather, that unbeatable figure who was also present right here!

"If you hand over the holy medicine on you, you might be spared from death. Otherwise, when the leader appears, you will all suffer!" the black-clad man from the Ghost Feather Clan said, his threat laden with heavy intent.

"This is bad!" Hearing these words, Long Yi’s complexion changed drastically, realizing just as he had sensed before, that the heir of Netherworld Heaven was indeed here!

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen became interested immediately. He had originally wanted to slap these foul-mouthed individuals to death.

Buzz!

Suddenly, at that moment, a terrifying aura emerged, causing even someone of Long Yi’s stature to tremble and his face to go pale with fear.

"He’s here!" Long Yi gritted his teeth, feeling immense pressure.

Yun Zishu, Zhen Yuan, Princess Xidie, and Gu Qingyan also felt the same, their faces instantly as pale as snow.

"Is this the heir of the Nine Heavens?!" Their hearts quaked. Even without making his presence known, he was already imposing such great pressure; just how terrifying must his true power be?

At that moment, a light screen emitted from within Gu Chen, shielding them from that horrifying aura, allowing Princess Xidie and Gu Qingyan to gradually regain their color.

"Very strong!" Gu Chen’s eyes hardened as he sensed something extraordinary.

"Leader!"

Including the five men of the Ghost Feather Clan, at that moment, they all looked fervently toward a certain direction, and kneeled on one knee.

It was important to realize that these five were comparable to titans like Qi Ling and Bu Feng, yet now, they knelt in homage to someone, a sight incredibly striking in its impact!

Within the entire Saint realm, aside from the heir of the Nine Heavens, there was no other who possessed the status and strength to command such reverence, prompting them to abandon all else.

Gu Chen’s celestial eye saw it all clearly: A solitary, dark silhouette emerged in the distance, a young man from whom that chillingly terrifying aura originated.

Simultaneously, it was Gu Chen’s first encounter with the so-called heir of the Nine Heavens!

At first glance, their gazes collided midair, and it almost seemed as if heaven and earth itself trembled. In that instant, the atmosphere here became incredibly tense and charged.