Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1309 - 253: Breaking Through One After Another_2

Chapter 1309: Chapter 253: Breaking Through One After Another_2

Before the battle for supremacy among the Ten Thousand Tribes began, Gu Chen had killed Jin Ju and a few others from the Golden Roc Clan, a fact they knew all too well.

Initially, upon entering the sacred realm, Jin Xuan, the young master of the Golden Roc Clan, had intended to find an opportunity to kill Gu Chen, and the Golden Roc Clan was also keeping an eye out for news of him.

However, they had not expected that after a long search, when news finally arrived, it would not be cause for celebration but rather a disaster for them.

Gu Chen had consecutively killed Qi Ling and Bu Feng, which caused Jin Xuan’s expression to change instantly; he declared that the matter should be put aside for the time being and revisited after he had broken through to the Heaven realm.

Now, having just advanced in realm, Jin Xuan heard a Golden Roc Clan cultivator bring up the matter again.

The Golden Roc Clan, descendants of the divine beast of the last great era, the Golden-Winged Great Peng, were haughty and possessed full wildness with a philosophy of repaying debts of blood and a firm belief in the survival of the fittest.

The matter of Jin Ju and the others had always been a thorn in Jin Xuan’s side, but now, having successfully advanced in realm, he feared nothing.

"In my eyes, I’ve never taken that Gu Chen seriously. Previously, I simply didn’t have the time to deal with him, and now that I have successfully broken through, there’s no need for him to continue living. No one can provoke the Golden Roc Clan and remain at ease!" Jin Xuan said with a cold laugh.

"Yes!"

The Golden Roc Clan cultivators nodded, their expressions excited. Jin Ju’s death had caused them to lose face, and they had long been looking forward to the day they could kill Gu Chen.

"The most important thing now is to collect treasures, further improve my cultivation realm, and at the same time, pay attention to the news from the heart of the sacred realm. I’ve heard that the core of this realm is quite different and may even be home to powerful beings!" Jin Xuan revealed an important piece of information.

As for Gu Chen, after breaking through to the Heaven realm, he really didn’t concern Jin Xuan anymore.

As one monstrous talent after another emerged from seclusion and broke through to the Heaven realm, news of their ascent to Great Powers spread at an incredibly fast pace!

For a time, the sacred realm was abuzz with discussions, and the atmosphere was filled with tumultuous predictions. Practically all cultivators were discussing this matter.

"Do you think that Gu Chen, the recently-famous monstrous talent of the sacred realm, could break through to the Heaven realm in one go?" a cultivator asked.

"Impossible."

"I also think it’s not possible."

"Oh? Why do you say that?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Do you not know that this monstrous talent named Gu Chen, despite his unparalleled talent and strength in the United realm—nearly invincible except for the Scions of the Nine Heavens—has a serious weakness in his cultivation realm?"

"That’s right, it’s said that he’s only at the middle or later stage of the United realm. Even with this treasure ground opening, it’s difficult for him to break through to the Heaven realm," a cultivator who was familiar with the situation said, clarifying for some.

Gu Chen could be said to have been one of the hottest names since the opening of the sacred realm because he accomplished something that no one had ever done before: he easily killed two chief successors from Great Undying Dao Clans.

Moreover, he was not from one of the strongest forces in the upper realms; for a long time, he was a mere independent cultivator.

That news had shaken many in the sacred realm, with countless people holding him in high regard.

However, now that those monstrous talents had broken through to the Heaven realm one after another, Gu Chen’s advantage naturally evaporated.

"Now, that monstrous talent named Gu Chen can only bluff with us," someone said sourly.

At that moment, another cultivator spoke: "Yet, if that monstrous talent named Gu Chen breaks through to the Heaven realm, with his talent and strength, as well as his accumulation in the United realm, I fear that apart from the Scions of the Nine Heavens, no one else could match him, right?"

The cultivator who had spoken previously glanced at the person and said, "Do you think those monstrous talents who have broken through to the Heaven realm in the sacred realm would give him that chance to surpass themselves?"

With these words, everyone grew solemn, their expressions turning serious.

"I hear that, as of now, the Golden Roc Clan is already looking for him," a cultivator whispered.

"It’s inevitable. Some monsters wouldn’t allow him to continue living. After all, in the Sacred Realms, he’s too ’out of the ordinary’!"

"Breaking through to the Heavenly realm is not that easy, even if we give him time, he might not make it in time!"

Within the Sacred Realm, the topic surged with many mentioning Gu Chen, believing it to be a great pity.

All these people felt that, given time, at the same level, Gu Chen would have been able to crush ninety-nine percent of the people in the Sacred Realm, with only the inheritors of the Ninth Heaven comparable to him!

It could be said that by killing Qi Ling and Bu Feng, he completely won their recognition.

As for whether the Unity realm could contend with the Heavenly realm, among the three million six hundred thousand cultivators who entered the Sacred Realm, all of whom were geniuses in the outside world, such an unrealistic question naturally wouldn’t come up, nor would anyone think in that direction.

Ordinary Great Powers of the Heavenly realm might have a chance, but Gu Chen was facing one prodigy after another, rare to see in many years, there wasn’t the slightest possibility!

After all, this is not a cross-boundary battle within the Earth realm, like from the Huanxu Realm fighting against the Unity realm, but it would need to span across the Earth and Heavenly realms!

The chasm between these two major realms is immeasurable, so vast that even using a grand canyon to describe it would be insufficient. Even the strongest monsters among the Great Undying Dao Clan and the top ten races, at the peak of the Unity realm, couldn’t hope to kill an ordinary Great Power.

Because from the Earth realm to the Heavenly realm, that is an unparalleled qualitative change!

The deeper a cultivator’s accumulation within the Earth realm, the greater the enhancement they will receive after breaking through to the Heavenly realm, it will increase exponentially!

With Gu Chen still in the Earth realm, what could he use to compete with these individuals?

Once they met, everyone believed that without any surprise, this time, Gu Chen would undoubtedly be defeated and even slain on the spot, his body lying here.

"His legend has already ended," another cultivator sighed.

In the Upper Realms, there are three thousand six hundred domains.

When a group of the strongest beings learned that their juniors, as expected, had smoothly accumulated to the limits of their respective realms in the Unity and then managed to break through to the Heavenly realm with the help of the treasures in the Sacred Realm, even with their state of mind, clear and unmistakable smiles appeared on their faces.

Clearly, these strongest beings were very satisfied.

Only the Great Powers from Ten Thousand Stars Palace and the two from the Nine Heavens Hall had ashen faces, keeping silent. Among the many forces, only theirs had been injured.

At that moment, Jin Xiao of the Golden Roc Clan said with a faint smile, "There’s no need for the two Dao friends to worry. Jin Xuan has now broken through to the Heavenly realm, and with his temperament, he will undoubtedly seek revenge for Qi Ling and Bu Feng soon, cutting down that young Gu Chen into pieces."

The two Great Powers from Ten Thousand Stars Palace and Nine Heavens Hall heard this but remained silent. In fact, deep down, they hoped that the Golden Roc Clan would meet the same fate as them, with Jin Xuan ruthlessly slain by Gu Chen!

After all, the Golden Roc Clan, Ten Thousand Stars Palace, and Nine Heavens Hall had formed an alliance against Qingyun Academy, aiming to seize the Nine Cauldrons, but it was unreasonable for only their two houses to be injured.

However, this thought was still too unrealistic. As Great Powers, the two from Ten Thousand Stars Palace and Nine Heavens Hall understood all too well how vast the difference between the Earth and Heavenly realms was, a disparity that simply couldn’t be bridged.

Thus, this thought appeared for only a moment in their minds before vanishing.

Afterward, with a smiling face, Jin Xiao of the Golden Roc Clan turned to Situ Yin, the dean of Qingyun Academy, and said, "Situ, this time, do you dare to make another bet with me?"