Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1364 - 283 Above the Earth Realm

Chapter 1364: Chapter 283 Above the Earth Realm

Deep within the Sacred Realm, Sword King City.

In this world, the power second only to the imperial and royal families—Sword Monarch Palace—was situated here.

Sword Monarch Palace could also be considered the gathering place for sword repairers across the Sacred Realm, founded many eons ago by a practitioner of sword cultivation who had attained the highest level among the heavens.

Thus, within the Sword Monarch Palace, there was only one method of cultivation: the path of the sword!

Recently, the murder of an elder from the Sword Monarch Palace had caused quite a stir in Sword King City.

Had it not been for the subsequent emergence of the Fairy Spirit Nest, Sword King City would have sent people to exterminate Gu Chen.

Now, with the matter of the Fairy Spirit Nest concluded, the most formidable prodigy of the Sword Monarch Palace, who had been in seclusion, was about to emerge, declaring his intention to settle this grudge and reclaim honor for the Sword Monarch Palace.

After all, they were entities second only to the imperial and royal families.

The prodigy from the Sword Monarch Palace was named Chen Jue, a direct disciple of the exalted Sword Monarch, with an exceptionally advanced mastery of the sword path.

Especially after undergoing Nirvana in the ancient Phoenix Nest, his strength had surged once again, and his cultivation realm had significantly improved.

This brought great joy to the many cultivators in the Sword Monarch Palace.

At that moment, Chen Jue, with an ancient sword on his back, was sitting in a grand hall alongside various elders of the Sword Monarch Palace.

He was seated at the highest position, next to him, the current palace master of the Sword Monarch Palace, a figure close to the Great Powers.

Of course, though only close to Great Powers, once the suppression of the Sacred Realm’s ceiling lifted, these near-Great Powers could transcend and ascend to sainthood in a very short time, becoming supreme beings.

They had the foundation for it.

"Have you really decided to announce to the world that you will move against Gu Chen?" the palace master of the Sword Monarch Palace asked Chen Jue, seeking his opinion.

Chen Jue’s expression was stern as he nodded and said, "As sword repairers, we must advance boldly. Gu Chen has been too presumptuous; I don’t care about him killing that genius from the Nine-Leaved Sword Vine Clan, but since he dared to kill our elder, he must be held accountable!"

The palace master and the elders of the Sword Monarch Palace also nodded in agreement—they had long wanted to act against Gu Chen.

"Such a junior, yet so audacious, truly not taking our Sword Monarch Palace into consideration. Indeed, he must be punished!" an elder of the Sword Monarch Palace said grimly.

Having been in the core of the Sacred Realm for so many years, they had never suffered such a loss throughout the long years.

Having an elder killed was like being slapped in the face while sitting atop their Sword Monarch Palace’s neck; as sword cultivators, they could not tolerate it.

"Be cautious, that youngster named Gu Chen is quite extraordinary. It’s said that even in the Earth Realm, he can already kill those in the Heaven Realm, and more than one Heaven Realm being has died by his hand."

Another elder of the Sword Monarch Palace also said solemnly, "Not only that, but this time, with the opening of the Fairy Spirit Nest, the youngster has also offended the Heavenly Clan and the Purple-Gold True Behemoth Clan, slaughtering Ning Du and Purple Meng, as well as a foreign young cultivator from the Heaven Realm. Young palace master, you must not be careless."

"He even killed Ning Du and Purple Meng?" An elder of the Sword Monarch Palace exclaimed, "And the Heavenly Clan and the Purple-Gold True Behemoth Clan have remained so calm?"

At this moment, the palace master of the Sword Monarch Palace spoke up, "Not long ago, I had contacted the Heavenly Clan and the Purple-Gold True Behemoth Clan to deal with Gu Chen together. Unfortunately, the two imperial clans don’t seem to have this intention for now."

Now, Chen Jue, the prodigy of the Sword Monarch Palace, spoke up, "Currently, the emergence of Fairy Spirits is imminent, becoming the arch-enemies of all prodigies hoping to participate in the Ten Thousand Tribes’ battle for supremacy. The Heavenly Clan and the Purple-Gold True Behemoth Clan are now thinking about how to deal with the true Dragon Phoenix and have no time to bother with a minor character."

Hearing this, the palace master and the elders of the Sword Monarch Palace couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

Gu Chen, compared to those Fairy Spirits, was indeed insignificant and incomparable.

Even Chen Jue, thinking about facing those Fairy Spirits and competing for the greatest opportunity throughout the history of the Sacred Realm, couldn’t help but feel a chill and frowned deeply, troubled.

At this moment, the palace master of the Sword Monarch Palace said, "However, during this period, there have also been some disputes, such as the defeat of the Shocking Cloud Gate, and it was quite disastrous. You must be careful not to capsize in the gutter."

"Rest assured, I have my measures," Chen Jue nodded; he had never thought of holding back in this battle.

At that moment, an elder of the Sword Monarch Palace spoke up, "I have heard that this Gu Chen had once killed a prodigy of the Peng Clan outside. Perhaps we can share this news with the Peng Clan to form an alliance to prevent any accidents?"

"After all, this Gu Chen has a deep connection with Qingyun Palace, and they are all somehow related to the Nine Heavens. I fear they may join forces to target our Sword Monarch Palace."

"That makes sense." Hearing the possibility of connecting with one of the imperial families, the Peng Clan, from the princess of the Sword Monarch Palace to its elders, all nodded eagerly.

Even Chen Jue’s eyes lit up, showing strong interest.

The journey to the ancient Phoenix Nest had truly shown him the power of the Fairy Spirits. If they could ally with the Peng Clan, then soon, with the emergence of the golden winged Peng, it would be entirely beneficial and harmless for both him and the Sword Monarch Palace.

Thus, the matter was settled, and it wouldn’t be long before the Sword Monarch Palace would announce it to the world.

Deep within the True Dragon Nest.

At this moment, Gu Chen emerged from his seclusion. After achieving perfection in the Immortal Sacred Body, his physical origin had transformed, becoming a true Sacred Body, significantly enhanced in every aspect.

Of course, the greatest boost to Gu Chen’s power, aside from the ancient dragon aura, was that drop of Fairy Spirit blood.

It was only because Gu Chen’s foundation was so solid that his peers couldn’t compare, and combined with the difficulty of reaching the ninth cycle of the Merge Realm, otherwise, that drop of Fairy Spirit blood could have pushed him to his limit.

Of course, this also showed how strong Gu Chen’s physical and other foundational aspects were, that even the blood of a supreme Fairy Spirit struggled to help him achieve perfection.

"It seems that before long, the true Fairy Spirits will be able to emerge," Gu Chen said as he arrived at the center of the ancient cave and saw the nine-colored dragon egg.

The chaos energy and the Primordial Fairy Light on it had all converged and merged into it. The young true dragon was undergoing its final transformation.

"Perhaps once the seclusion is over, it could reach the mid or even later stages of the Ascension Realm," Gu Chen marveled to himself. The unmatched bloodline of the Fairy Spirits, along with the various heavenly treasures prepared by the Dragon Sovereign, allowed the young dragon to progress rapidly.

As for the Ascension Realm, it was the first realm within the Heaven Realm, which, in the upper world or in the history of cultivation, was also referred to as Great Powers.

Because at this realm, one had grasped the primal source of heaven and earth to a certain extent, connected with the laws, and their cultivation was earth-shattering, and their magical power could be described as endless. Thus, they were called the Great Powers.

"Feather Transformation Realm implies the legendary ascension of practitioners in ancient history. After entering this realm, a practitioner’s body transforms into feathers, breaking free from shackles and forging a flawless Taoist body, transcending the mortal flesh," Gu Chen murmured, revealing the true essence of the Feather Transformation Realm.

The Feather Transformation Realm required one to comprehend the great laws of heaven and earth, then connect oneself with the heavens, breaking free from shackles, transforming from a mortal body to a Taoist body—the first step for practitioners seeking to transcend the mundane and become holy.

The mortal body could not contain the Dao; thus, the first realm in the Heaven Realm involved changing one’s constitution to become closer to the Dao.

And above the Feather Transformation Realm, or rather, after reaching the complete fulfillment of the Feather Transformation Realm, one faced the second and final step of transcending the mundane and becoming holy.

This realm was named—Ascend to Heaven!

Only those who reached the Ascension Realm were worthy of being called giants, considering the higher realm, they were ranked among the strong, with the strongest not emerging, they could command respect across the world!

Above the Ascension Realm, which was surpassing the level of giants in the upper realms, was a realm only the strongest could reach, transcending from the mortal to the holy.

This realm was called the Primordial Realm!

Most of the strongest in the upper realm were in this realm.

"If I were to break through the Earth Realm and reach the Heaven Realm, undergoing complete feather transformation, I wonder what kind of drastic changes would occur?" Gu Chen whispered.

As everyone knew, the more profound the foundation of a practitioner, the more formidable and intense the changes when breaking through to the Heaven Realm, and the greater the benefits received.

Even Gu Chen himself found it hard to imagine what it would be like if he entered the Heaven Realm.

"Soon, very soon!" Gu Chen clenched his fist, his expression resolute.

Afterward, he left the Ancient Dragon Nest, and it didn’t take much effort.

It was easy to enter but difficult to leave—that was the principle.

Then, outside the Ancient Dragon Nest, Gu Chen saw Long Yi, Ren Fei, and others like Gu Qingyan and Princess Xidie, who had been waiting there all the while.

"Big brother!"

"Young master!"

"Gu Chen!"

Seeing Gu Chen finally appear after two months, Gu Qingyan and others finally let go of their hanging hearts.

Princess Xidie was particularly worried, but had kept silent to avoid affecting everyone else.

"Qinyan, you..." Upon seeing Gu Qingyan, Gu Chen was momentarily stunned.

For, his cousin, after not seeing her for two months, had actually broken through to the Heaven Realm?!

Gu Qingyan, with her icy demeanor and exquisite features, her skin as white as snow, said, "It was pure luck that I made a breakthrough, thanks to your help, big brother."

It could only be said that the Profound Yin body was indeed extraordinary; Gu Qingyan had overtaken others, including Princess Xidie and Yun Zishu, becoming the first to break through to the Heaven Realm.

"Very good." Gu Chen was naturally delighted about his sister’s breakthrough, the Profound Yin body really was extraordinarily special.

With Gu Qingyan’s strength and the foundation of the Profound Yin body, she might not be much weaker than the top ten races of the upper realm or the strongest successors of immortal-level traditions.

"I didn’t expect that within two months without seeing you, you would have surpassed my cultivation realm," Gu Chen said with a smile.

Of course, his words were in jest, and no one present took them seriously.

Moreover, if it weren’t for Gu Chen’s ambitious aspirations, he would have broken into the Heaven Realm long ago.

"It’s good that you are unharmed, young master," Long Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, everyone set off, preparing to return to Qingyun Palace, while Long Yi and the others also informed Gu Chen about the events that had occurred in the sacred realm during this time.

"The Ice Emperor’s heir made a move?" Gu Chen’s expression became slightly focused upon hearing about the Extreme Ice Heaven.

The Ice Emperor’s power was known to all, being one of the strongest in history.

Gu Chen was indeed very interested in his successor.

At this moment, Long Yi spoke, his expression extremely solemn, "Luo Bing is very strong, so strong that he is almost invincible!"

Luo Bing, that was the name of the Ice Emperor’s successor, obviously from the last major epoch, Long Yi knew of him.

At that time, everyone in the Extreme Ice Heaven held high hopes for Luo Bing, and his name, including the character "Ice," was chosen by himself to signify his ambition to carry on the Ice Emperor’s great mission.

Or rather, from the beginning to the end, he had taken the Ice Emperor as his role model.

Of course, countless individuals in numerous realms harbored this idea, but only Luo Bing could come close to this legendary figure from ancient history.

Also, Gu Chen was well aware of the feats of the Extinguish God Heaven’s heir and the peculiar man from the Void King Clan.

"All are extraordinary individuals; this Ten Thousand Tribes War truly is a clash of dragons and tigers," Gu Chen nodded.

He was now somewhat looking forward to it; surrounded by heroes, to rise above everyone and seize the first place was the only way to prove his strength!

"High-level successors, along with fairies and monsters from numerous epochs are all gathered in one furnace, this edition of the Ten Thousand Tribes War indeed carries substantial weight," Ren Fei also nodded in agreement.

Before long, they returned to Qingyun Palace, and at this time, they also heard the news about Chen Jue, the promising talent from Sword King Palace, wanting a battle with Gu Chen.

"Sword King Palace has issued a challenge to the young master?" Long Yi frowned, they all turned their heads, looking towards Gu Chen.