Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1404 - 306

Chapter 1404: 306

"Junior Ancestor!"

At this moment, a young cultivator from the Peng Clan let out an astonished cry, immediately brimming with elation.

Gu Chen followed the voice and saw that the speaker was a young man whose whole body shone with golden light, even his pupils were golden. His entire presence was extremely sharp, his gaze filled with an intense wildness.

It was indeed one of the five pure-blooded mystical creatures, the Golden-Winged Peng—Jin Lie!

He was the offspring of the last era’s supreme Peng Emperor. Because changes in the heavens and the earth above prevented the birth of mystical creatures, the Ice Emperor and other supreme beings collaborated to place the offspring of the five supreme mystical creatures into the core lands of the Holy Realm.

Only recently, with the greatest opportunity of the Holy Realm unfolding, did they finally emerge.

Cultivated in the Holy Realm for an entire era, their origins were incomparably bountiful. Coupled with the various heavenly materials and earthly treasures prepared by the supreme mystical creatures, as well as their own astonishing ancestral powers, it could be said that the growth conditions of the five mystical creatures were uniquely favorable, unmatched by any cultivator.

Jin Lie, as a member of the Golden-Winged Peng Clan, was intrinsically domineering and wild, exceedingly proud and rebellious—a nature etched into their very bones, unchangeable.

"The Origin Sacred Artifact, the Nine-Colored Lotus Platform, is indeed a fine item. Hand it over," Jin Lie said indifferently, his head full of golden hair sharp as swords, and his eyes emitted even sharper, intimidating lights.

Mystical creatures were unattainably noble, their value beyond words. Through all the heavens and myriad worlds, the passage of countless eras, no other clan’s bloodline could surpass theirs.

Jin Lie’s pride had its reasons.

But Gu Chen wouldn’t indulge him. Regardless of whether one was a mystical creature or not, if they dared provoke him, Gu Chen’s view was to simply kill them all.

He remained silent, not even bothering to respond to Jin Lie. After all, he had no fondness to speak of towards the Golden-Winged Peng Clan.

"How impudent, the Junior Ancestor is speaking to you. Are you deaf?" Empowered by Jin Lie’s support, the young Peng Clan cultivator was now unafraid of Gu Chen and even dared to scold him.

Obviously, he believed Jin Lie was more than enough to ensure his safety, and that Gu Chen wouldn’t be an opponent for a mystical creature.

"Clamor."

This was the second time Gu Chen addressed the young Peng Clan cultivator. With a light chuckle, without any visible action from him, the cultivator’s voice abruptly ended, and his massive head shot into the sky, his face filled with terror.

"Dare to act in front of me?" Jin Lie’s expression turned very cold upon seeing Gu Chen act so unrestrainedly.

"You’re nothing!" Gu Chen furrowed his brows and rebuked him directly. The other side was obviously taking himself too seriously.

"Very well, Human Clan, you have enraged me!" Jin Lie responded with a smile that was far from anger, but his smile was eerily grim.

Boom!

In the next moment, Jin Lie made his move. His arm reached out, and instantly, a massive golden Peng claw materialized, shining with golden light as if it were cast from gold itself, dazzlingly brilliant, illuminating the entire side hall.

"Begone!"

Gu Chen’s eyes turned cold, and with a backhand slap, his palm collided with Jin Lie’s Peng claw, instantly emitting a loud metallic clang.

"Hmm?!"

Jin Lie frowned. Upon clashing with Gu Chen, he came away unscathed, but he felt a throbbing pain in his palm.

"Indeed, the bloodline of mystical creatures is extraordinary." Gu Chen’s eyes also shifted slightly. His physical body had achieved the first stage of nine transformations, complete. Against any other extraordinary being, such a simple collision would normally be overwhelming.

Unexpectedly, Jin Lie had resisted and even remained uninjured, which was truly astonishing.

The bloodline of mystical creatures was unparalleled in the world, a sentiment passed down through ages, and it indeed wasn’t just talk.

"So you do have some abilities, no wonder you dare to cross hands with me. It seems you must be the infamous Gu Chen from the Holy Realm," Jin Lie said with a cold laugh.

Clearly, Jin Lie had also heard of Gu Chen’s deeds, but even so, he showed no signs of retreat, showing just how confident he was in his own abilities.

"Good, I am a Golden-Winged Peng, a supreme mystical creature. My first strike after coming into this world will be initiated by you!" Jin Lie declared.

With a thunderous boom, the massive golden Peng claw, as if cast from gold, came swooping in once again, cloud-obscuring, capable of shattering the void outside and splitting heaven and earth, as sharp as a divine sword.

Gu Chen remained silent, merely waving his fists. Bright radiance twirled around his finger tips, and faintly, there was an aura of something immortal spreading.

Thud!

Like a battle drum from the heavens being struck, a massive sound like a mighty bell echoed, capable of piercing through metal and splitting stone, reverberating throughout the vast side hall.

"Hmm?!"

This time, Jin Lie was no longer composed, but instead frowned, feeling a sharp pain. He was injured.

Drops of golden blood slid down Jin Lie’s palm, his tiger’s mouth split by Gu Chen’s strike.

"Your physical body..." Jin Lie was astonished, staring intently at Gu Chen.

"How interesting, how interesting!" he soon burst into laughter, saying, "The stronger you are, the more meaningful it will be when I slay you."

It had to be said that Jin Lie was indeed quite arrogant. Having sensed the exceptional nature of Gu Chen’s physical body, he still had immense confidence in himself, believing he could suppress Gu Chen.

"Feel free to try." Facing such an adversary, Gu Chen had nothing more to say—fighting was the only option.

Boom!

At that moment, he stretched out his body, and from within his robust physique, blood surged wildly, creating terrifying sounds like formidable waves crashing.

"Physical body with nine transformations?" Jin Lie was surprised but also doubtful.

After all, reaching such a state was impossible at the Combined Realm, not even the Ice Emperor could do it, let alone Gu Chen before him.

Therefore, Jin Lie was disbelieving, thinking that Gu Chen might have employed some kind of body technique to strengthen his physical body, thus nearing this realm.

"What of it? I am a mystical creature, limiting my power to the eighth transformation is akin to the ninth!" Jin Lie sneered, his self-assurance reaching an extreme.

Boom!

At the next moment, his body was engulfed in a surge of golden light, turning him into an awe-inspiring figure, a deity crafted from solid gold. With his enormous Peng claws extended, the injuries he previously suffered had already healed at an astounding rate, and he once again bore down on Gu Chen with oppressive force.

"Obstinate fool," Gu Chen spoke, his fists cleaving the sky as he unleashed his mighty blows—dazzling enough to strike across the heavens!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Following that, a fierce battle erupted within the side palace, where the collision of their physical strengths and magical powers caused an interplay of radiant light shows.

The more they fought, the more Gu Chen marveled. Celestial beings indeed had no weaknesses, their physical bodies and magical powers were peerless in strength. It was astonishing that the opponent could exchange dozens of moves with him without being obliterated.

What Gu Chen did not realize was that Jin Lie’s shock was even greater than his own.

"Is this member of the Human Clan... really at the Unity Realm?!" His pupils constricted. Jin Lie, a celestial being of pure blood from the Golden-Winged Peng Clan, had reached the peak of the Feather Transformation Realm and was just half a step away from complete mastery.

Even so, here he was in a standstill against a cultivator from the Unity Realm—no, Gu Chen was actually overpowering him.

Naturally, this was something Jin Lie found hard to accept.

"Kill!"

At this moment, Jin Lie bellowed, an intense golden light erupting towards the sky—a prelude to unleashing his own devastating move.

But just then, an earth-shattering noise came from deep within the Golden Path Palace, and the entire structure trembled violently.

"The true treasure has emerged!" Jin Lie ceased his attack, swiftly turned his head, and looked towards the depths of the site.

"Hmph!"

After casting Gu Chen a glance and snorting coldly, he transformed into a beam of golden light and disappeared without a trace.

Clearly, in Jin Lie’s eyes, the opportunity hidden deep within the Golden Path Palace was significantly more important than Gu Chen.

"I wasn’t able to take him down," Gu Chen muttered to himself. From the beginning of their encounter until now, the battle seemed lengthy, yet it had actually passed in the blink of an eye.

At most, they had exchanged fewer than thirty moves before the confrontation ended.

"Hm?!"

But suddenly, at the next moment, Gu Chen’s expression changed dramatically, his eyes shining brilliantly as he turned towards the depths of the Golden Path Palace.

A feeling of pulsation spread from the depths of his sea of consciousness, and following this sensation, Gu Chen employed his Heavenly Eye Technique to look ahead. To his astonishment, he spotted a fragment of jade emitting a warm, clear light, floating in the air!

"As expected, the third jade fragment is right here!" Gu Chen’s demeanor became incredibly exhilarated at this moment, as though he had found what he sought after a long and fruitless search. The jade fragments contained the most powerful ancient inheritances of all time. There were four in total, and now, Gu Chen already held two in his hands.

Ignoring the third fragment that had just appeared, it meant that with just one more, Gu Chen could obtain the inheritance that even the supreme beings and leaders of all worlds, like the Ice Emperor, coveted!

How could he not be excited?

Swoosh!

In the next instant, Gu Chen’s figure also vanished, heading towards the depths of the Golden Path Palace.

The recent tremor had attracted the attention of every cultivator in the palace, who were now flocking towards its depths.

"Sun Celestial Gold, Eternal Celestial Diamond, Immortal Blue Gold?!" In the depths of the palace, Chaos Qi surged, Dao melodies spread, and the essence that covered heaven and earth surged tumultuously as if connecting to countless dimensions beyond the void.

Upon arriving, Gu Chen’s eyes narrowed. These three substances were rare divine materials in all the worlds, the perfect components for crafting Dao weapons!

Moreover, the quantity of these divine materials was not scant—the Sun Celestial Gold took the shape of a divine furnace, the Eternal Celestial Diamond was a bell, and the Immortal Blue Gold had transformed into a seal that resembled a piece of heaven.

Besides, the last divine item was the radiantly glinting jade fragment, each of the four items placed atop four Dao platforms.

Seeing these four divine items, especially the first three, everyone went mad with desire, their eyes burning with intense fervor.

The same was true for the inheritors from the Nine Heavens, the five great celestial beings, and the imperial clans like the Sky Clan and the Thunder Clan.

"This is... this is the foundation for our ascension!" an elated cultivator spoke with a tremble in his voice.

The Sun Celestial Gold, Eternal Celestial Diamond, and Immortal Blue Gold had substantial value sufficient to forge Dao weapons!

Moreover, these substances had formed naturally within the Chaos origin and had become vessel embryos, which, if acquired, could be refined for use with only a bit of cultivation.

But there was more; these divine items could grow alongside the cultivator, and once one’s cultivation level was adequate, and upon finding enough divine materials, there was a considerable chance of forging a unique Dao weapon tailored to oneself!

Such a chance defied the heavens, tempting the highest beings in all of creation—no one would ever deem these divine items excessive.

Be aware, even the most exalted beings often lacked a second Dao weapon of their own, mainly due to the scarcity of naturally born materials like Sun Celestial Gold within the Chaos.

Even Gu Chen was moved. While the Nine Tripods were exceptional, he ultimately desired to craft his Dao weapon, inscribing it with the Dao and principles unique to himself.

Furthermore, these Chaos-born divine materials bore inscribed laws and patterns that could greatly enhance one’s cultivation upon close study and understanding.

"What is that? Is it also a divine item?" In the midst of this, someone’s gaze shifted, looking towards the third jade fragment with a mix of confusion and curiosity.

Upon hearing these words, the others turned their gazes in the same direction.

The fact that it was presented alongside the previous three divine items testified to the jade fragment’s extraordinary nature. Even though no one recognized it, it still drew considerable attention.

"If this broken jade can appear here, it must also be a treasure. The struggle for the Sun Celestial Gold, Eternal Celestial Diamond, and Immortal Blue Gold is too fierce; perhaps, I can seize the chaos to grab this jade first!"

At this moment, such a thought surfaced in the minds of many.

With a rumbling sound, the area shook dramatically. Energies flared from everyone present, ready to make their move—a most intense struggle was about to begin!