Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1323 - 262: 30,000 Years of Cultivation

Chapter 1323: Chapter 262: 30,000 Years of Cultivation

In the sacred realm, several days had passed since Gu Chen had slain Jin Xuan, the most formidable demon of the Golden Roc Clan.

On that day, after the fact, many people, seeing that Gu Chen had sustained severe injuries, decided to pursue him, but after a batch of people perished, all who followed returned without success.

Simultaneously, the news of this battle spread throughout the entire sacred realm at an astonishingly fast pace!

Those cultivators, who delayed due to their own power or other affairs, upon hearing the full story were all utterly shocked, and within the sacred realm, a monumental uproar ensued!

At that time, although the battle between Gu Chen and Jin Xuan caused great waves, there were still some unparalleled demons who chose not to go.

Because they all believed it would be a one-sided crushing defeat.

Not to mention the prodigies from the previous epoch, even in this era, several heirs of the Great Undying Dao Clan did not choose to go.

For instance, the West Heaven Sect, or Heaven Saint Mountain, and even the last, Man Immortal Palace.

These three, even among the twelve great undying dao clans, had always ranked in the top three throughout the long ages.

Among them, the West Heaven Sect, belonging to the Buddhist order and inheriting directly from the Thousand Buddha Heavens, consisted of monks and was not aggressive, so their absence was normal.

As for the latter two, Heaven Saint Mountain and Man Immortal Palace, their heirs were also incomparably exceptional. The reason they did not go was that they did not even consider Jin Xuan worthy.

However, they also had such arrogance. If one were to talk about the strongest among the younger generation in the upper realm, the heirs of these two great powers definitely had the strength to compete.

Furthermore, the saintess of Taoxu Road, Chu Yue Ling, had not appeared at the summit of the Great Snow Mountain back then, and moreover, since entering the sacred realm, there had been no news of her at all.

Nonetheless, regardless of how it went, Gu Chen, by slaying from the Earth realm to the Heavenly realm, shocked everyone’s heart profoundly, including those who did not witness the event.

"Gu Chen? He does have some strength." In an extremely yin land within the sacred realm, the heir of Netherworld Heaven, Ghostly Son, stood amidst swirling black mist, appearing as if he originated from hell itself.

"Daring to slay my incarnation and from the Earth realm counterattacking the Heavenly realm, indeed exceptional. If encountered, to recruit him would indeed be worthy of my identity," murmured Ghostly Son.

Being a disciple of the Nine Heavens, he had absolute confidence in himself. Moreover, the so-called top ten races of the upper realms didn’t catch his eyes at all.

In the eyes of Ghostly Son, although Gu Chen was strong, he was still in the Earth realm. If he were to break through to the Heavenly realm, he would then truly be interested.

At the same time, over an icy plain in the sacred realm, a white-haired man stood with arms behind his back.

"To achieve this step is indeed not disgraceful of the first rank of the Heavenly Tablet, but once you step into the Heavenly realm, there will inevitably be a battle between us!" the white-haired man said emotionlessly, muttering under his breath.

"Gu Chen? I didn’t expect that at the end of this era, such an exceptionally talented demon would emerge, truly remarkable," a young Taoist priest murmured with a smile on his lips.

Elsewhere, in a primitive mountain forest, a colossal man with bronze skin, standing over twenty feet tall, was battling a Heavenly realm fierce beast, the two actually competing in physical strength!

The Heavenly realm fierce beast, almost a hundred feet tall, similar to a giant, possessed incredible strength, causing space to tremble with just a slight movement.

However, in the end, what was shocking was that in this competition of strength, the bronze-skinned man, using only one arm, completely suppressed it!

Even, not far away, there were already more than a dozen fierce beasts, exhausted and fainted on the ground due to the struggle of physical strength.

Such a scene was truly terrifying to the extreme; unfortunately, no cultivator witnessed it.

"Gu Chen? Tearing apart a Golden Roc? Too bad, it’s merely an impure-blooded mongrel, not a true Golden-winged Roc," the colossal man murmured to himself, his expression exceedingly stern.

He stood shirtless, his muscles twisted and coiled like dragons, as if lying dormant within his body.

This was a body brimming with vigorous strength, radiating a presence as majestic as a tall mountain, seemingly able to support the entire heaven and earth before him!

"Once you reach the Heavenly realm, we might indeed compete in strength!" the colossal man declared, then ceased to pay further attention.

Clearly, Gu Chen’s achievements had caught the attention of these Nine Heavens descendants, but with their pride, without him reaching the Heavenly realm, it was difficult for them to truly acknowledge him.

After all, although Jin Xuan was strong, he was still far from their level, and Gu Chen’s defeating Jin Xuan while in a lower realm did not imply he could defeat them.

In fact, no one believed that Gu Chen, still in the Earth realm, could defeat a disciple of the Nine Heavens; it wasn’t a matter of realism, but simply something that would not happen.

Because no one dared to do such a thing, this act was purely seeking discomfort or, to put it bluntly, seeking death.

At this moment, in a dim cave, a disheveled man sat cross-legged, his body robust, and his gaze deep, appearing like a demonic god, imposing and fearsome.

He was Yuangu, the young master and holy son of the Sacred Gate.

Having just finished his seclusion, he too heard the news of Gu Chen slaying Jin Xuan.

"With such talent, it would be wonderful if he were willing to serve my Sacred Gate,"

Yuangu spoke, his tone suddenly turning chillingly cold, "Unfortunately, since he is destined to be an enemy, we must eliminate him. Without reaching the Heavenly realm, he is merely an ant, a slightly tougher wild grass at most, attend me!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

In a brightly lit area of the sacred realm, an extremely transcendent man stood.

His face was flawlessly handsome, his features sculpted and prominent, his nose high, his entire body without a single flaw, akin to the most perfect artwork crafted by the heavens, and he also had golden hair and pupils to match.

Additionally, this man carried a pair of immaculate white wings, resembling an angel dispatched from the heavens to purify the world, his pores emitting a radiant light.

"Gu Chen? With such talent and strength, recruiting him wouldn’t be a bad addition to my battle forces," the angelic man murmured to himself with a smile, his smile seeming to illuminate everything, breaking through all the world’s darkness.

This was the aftermath caused by the battle between Gu Chen and Jin Xuan in the sacred realm, which stirred discussions among everyone for several days.

As for those Nine Heaven descendants, their thoughts varied greatly.

...

At this moment, in the world of Tianzhong, upon the continent of Zhouding.

Gu Chen sat cross-legged, his expression serene, having been in seclusion for some time.

Having elevated the Immortal Sacred Body to the fifteenth level, and making considerable progress with his physical body, the remaining merit points were insufficient for improving his techniques, so Gu Chen added them to his cultivation instead.

Now, achieving perfection in the fusion of essence, energy, and spirit was clearly the most important and urgent task for him.

As for other techniques, there would be time to enhance them once he had perfected these three aspects.

"Thirty-two thousand years of cultivation," Gu Chen reflected on his own progress, which had grown by a full two thousand years compared to when he was in seclusion across the three thousand six hundred realms.

"However, I have not yet reached the great perfection of the Unity Realm," Gu Chen sighed softly.

He had a premonition that he would need tens of thousands more merit points to push his cultivation to the limit of the Unity Realm.

"Compared to breaking through with self-enlightenment, using merit points for advancement is indeed much more convenient and complete in insights," Gu Chen murmured.

Although he wouldn’t overly rely on the panel, treating it as his sole support, he couldn’t afford to ignore this aid completely.

As he himself said, it was unrealistic to expect to perfect his techniques through sudden enlightenment; such a feat required time.

Therefore, he needed a large number of merit points.

The fifteenth layer of the Immortal Sacred Body indeed greatly assisted his physical body, but reaching the ninth transformation’s perfection was quite challenging; Gu Chen still didn’t feel that he was on the threshold, or rather, on the verge.

"Just as I expected, the opportunity for the ninth transformation’s perfection may only appear after the Immortal Sacred Body reaches the eighteenth layer," Gu Chen thought to himself, clearly understanding this after two upgrades.

"It’s time to come out of seclusion; Qinyan and the others must be getting anxious."

Then, with a thought, Gu Chen reappeared in the Divine Realm; as for Lan Hua and the two others, he manipulated them to leave this place to implement his plan.

"I said, none of you will escape," Gu Chen’s eyes were profound as he gazed into the distance.

Those who had tried to hunt him down that day, especially the seven elusive top-tier demons, all had their aura permanently marked by Gu Chen.

He spared Lan Hua and the others, not to kill them but to use the Samsara Scripture to turn them into his puppets, to infiltrate and lead those who sought to kill him.

This was Gu Chen’s plan.

"Now, let’s see who loses patience first." A cold, harsh smile curled at the corners of Gu Chen’s mouth, a fierce murderous intent flickering in his deep eyes.

Then, he first returned to the City of Light, where Gu Qingyan and others had been waiting.

And as expected, Gu Chen’s appearance caught the attention of many, especially within and around the City of Light, where a large number of cultivators disguised as spies observed, waiting for him to appear.

"The fish has taken the bait," Gu Chen smiled, unconcerned.

It wouldn’t be long before someone found Lan Hua and the others.

"Big brother, you’ve finally returned!" At that moment, in the former Jiuxiao Hall base, Gu Qingyan and the others felt relieved to see Gu Chen finally emerge after several anxious days.

"How are you, any injuries?" Princess Xidie stepped forward, her eyes also filled with concern.

"Don’t worry, I am fine," Gu Chen smiled and gestured for them not to worry.

Long Yi stood behind the crowd, his expression complex as he watched Gu Chen; he hadn’t thought that Gu Chen would truly manage to escape death.

"How is it, surprised to see me?" Gu Chen looked at Long Yi.

During these days, many people tried to kidnap us to gather information, but thanks to Brother Long Yi’s intervention, we managed to remain unscathed," said Gu Qingyan.

"Thank you," Gu Chen nodded slightly at Long Yi in gratitude.

"No worries, it’s what I should do," Long Yi shook his head, not taking credit.

Regardless, this event had shown Long Yi’s character to be quite reliable in Gu Chen’s view.

"Big brother, many people have gathered inside the City of Light," Gu Qingyan spoke.

"Don’t worry, I know all about it," Gu Chen replied.

"So, what should we do now? Should we lay low for a while?" Yun Zishu asked.

By now, he also realized that countless people in the Divine Realm were targeting Gu Chen.

Because everyone knew, once Gu Chen broke into the Earth realm and underwent a transcendent transformation, no one could match him!

If they wished to prevent that scenario, now when Gu Chen had yet to break through to the Earth realm was the best time to kill him.

Indeed, Gu Chen had to admit that if there were truly a dozen or twenty Earth realm supreme demons teaming up against him, he too would not be able to withstand them.

Thus, he had devised this plan to quickly gain merit points and enhance his strength.

"There’s no need for that, I have my own plans," Gu Chen stated, indicating they didn’t need to be nervous.

"For now, you all should not leave, just stay inside the City of Light, I’m worried someone might trouble you."

As Gu Chen spoke, he turned to Long Yi, "Please take good care of their safety."

"Of course, my lord," Long Yi nodded.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, just as Gu Chen appeared in the City of Light, as expected, someone found Lan Hua and the two others.

Thus, the Divine Realm once again became unsettled.