Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Diancang Pavilion recorded all the events that occurred during the Pure Yang Martial Sect's trial, and the news spread throughout the entire Yan State.

The first matter of note was that Gu Chen, facing three enemies alone, slaughtered Zhuo Siyuan of Da Guangming Sect, Shen Jie of the White Tiger Clan, and Qiu Zhen of the Qiu family—three prodigies of Yan State's martial community—and secured the top spot in the Pure Yang Martial Sect's trial.

At the Gang Qi Stage, he defeated those of higher stages, and he was against three, killing three warriors of Returning to True Stage full completion. The moment this news came out, the entire martial community of Yan State was greatly shaken.

Everyone knew that Gu Chen had extraordinary talent, but no one had thought that his strength had already reached this level.

It's one thing to have strong talent, indicating a promising future, but an ungrown prodigy doesn't count for much, considering the risk of falling before their time.

But now, Gu Chen has proved with his battle achievements that his current strength already ranks among the world's first-class.

With martial arts grandmasters absent, it wasn't just Yan State, but possibly no one in the entire Nine Provinces could be considered Gu Chen's opponent.

Zhuo Siyuan, Shen Jie, and Qiu Li, including Ning Tian and Ling Fei, none of these individuals were weak; they were all renowned figures on the Leaderboard of Heroes, and also originated from top forces with no lack of resources for their martial arts.

If it had been one-on-one, they could understand Gu Chen killing one of them. But the current situation was that Gu Chen faced three and killed all three.

This kind of talent and strength, it's no longer appropriate to describe him merely as a "monstrous genius" but rather as a freak of nature.

At merely twenty-one years of age, to have achieved this much is unprecedented, not just in hundreds but even in a thousand years, let alone throughout the entire near-ancient history of Nine Provinces.

Perhaps only during the prosperous times of ancient martial arts could such a freakish prodigy have emerged.

At the same time, while people were in awe, they couldn't help but marvel at Gu Chen's audacity.

With chaos arising in the world today and the power of Yan State's Jing Tian Department weakened to its nadir, no one would have thought Gu Chen could still be so decisive and fierce, not sparing any effort, and brutally killing the prodigies of the three top forces. Find your next adventure on empire

"A prodigy like Gu Chen, with talent that overshadows an era, if he doesn't die, in a few years' time, Da Xia might well produce another supreme being like Emperor Xia!"

"Mind your words! Right now, all seven top forces of Yan State harbor murderous intent towards this Gu Chen. If they heard such talk, they might just teach you a harsh lesson."

"What do you think, having won the Pure Yang Martial Sect's trial, what will Gu Chen gain?"

"Don't know, but as for matters of the ancients, even Da Guangming Sect is extremely curious. The reason they wanted to kill Gu Chen that day is perhaps because they harbored the intention to snatch his inheritance."

"That's an ancient inheritance we're talking about, who wouldn't be tempted? Even I am very curious."

"You might as well forget about it, careful not to get yourself split alive by that Gu Chen!"

In the past few days, Yan State's warriors have been abuzz with discussions about Gu Chen, and the matter has even spread to other provinces.

After all, an ancient inheritance is a significant event, and naturally, there are people in other provinces constantly monitoring the situation.

However, soon after, as Diancang Pavilion released a second piece of intelligence, Yan State was again thrown into a frenzy, with the fervor even subtly surpassing that for Gu Chen.

The second piece of news was that Wang Jiuzhi, the Heavenly Commander of Yan State's Jing Tian Department and a martial arts master of full completion at the Hundred Orifices Stage, had further advanced his cultivation after the battle with the Holy Shadows Sect and Black Sky Sect.

He had penetrated one of nature's profound mysteries, and it may not take long before he could achieve the position of an innate realm martial arts grandmaster!

Once this topic was released, the hype reached its peak. An innate realm martial arts grandmaster is an existence at the pinnacle in the Nine Provinces, capable of founding a sect and creating a top force that could last for hundreds of years in the martial world!

If Wang Jiuzhi broke through to the innate realm, it would be as if Jing Tian Department of Yan State had two innate realm grandmasters at the helm, and their strength would surely increase substantially. In these turbulent times, it would give them a greater advantage.

The birth of each innate realm martial arts grandmaster is a grand event that will shake the entire Nine Provinces. Therefore, once the news of Wang Jiuzhi broke, the whole world began discussing him. The heat surrounding Gu Chen's achievement of being the first in the Pure Yang Martial Sect trial gradually subsided.

Upon learning of this, Gu Chen felt no dissatisfaction but rather some relief.

Being too prominent isn't necessarily a good thing; the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, and Gu Chen understood this principle very well.

His feats were already too well-known to the world, and even his trump cards were close to being thoroughly analyzed by others, which wasn't a good thing.

Having fame is fine, but one must also possess corresponding strength, otherwise, it's all too easy to be figured out and then meet an untimely end.

If it hadn't been for Wang Jiuzhi and the grandmasters of the Wang family coming to aid him that day, it's uncertain what his end would have been.

"An innate realm martial arts grandmaster..." Gu Chen's gaze was distant as he sighed softly.

In the end, everything still comes down to strength. With sufficient strength, all the difficulties before him could be smashed to pieces.

Gu Chen was well aware that now, throughout the whole of Yan State, it wasn't to say he had enemies everywhere, but it was not far off.

The top seven forces of Yan State's Jianghu absolutely loathed Gu Chen, and as for the demonic cults, there was even less need to say.

Martial artists from other parts of the world, no doubt, were also extremely interested in Gu Chen.

There were mainly two reasons for this interest. First, everyone was curious about the pace of Gu Chen's improvement in strength. It was obvious to everyone that Gu Chen must have had some great fortune to achieve this, as inherent martial abilities alone were not enough to explain it all.

After all, with only talent and without opportunity, it's absolutely impossible to get this far.

Secondly, he was very interested in the rewards Gu Chen had obtained from the trial at the Pure Yang Martial Sect.

Anything ancient was extremely enticing, capable of moving countless martial artists, let alone knowing that even in the martial arts' golden age, the Pure Yang Martial Sect was a peak force, equivalent to the Six Great Holy Lands of the present day.

Who wouldn't care about the strongest inheritance from such a power?

Gu Chen was well aware that countless eyes below the skies were fixed on him, wanting to know what he had gained.

One could say that despite his seemingly glorious exterior, there were immense dangers hidden underneath.

Many harbored various thoughts about him, and with Yan State currently in great turmoil, one could say that Gu Chen was already on the edge of a cliff, a single misstep away from possible doom.

At this moment, Gu Chen's gaze shifted slightly as he looked at his left palm. He could feel with extreme clarity that something was hidden inside.

Clang!

Gu Chen picked up the Blood Shadow Sword, channeled his Gangqi, and then fiercely chopped toward his left palm, immediately sparking a shower of countless sparks.

Of course, he wasn't trying to harm himself; he was testing something.

Because during the trial at the Pure Yang Martial Sect, Gu Chen had obtained more than just a mere technique.

For a force like the Pure Yang Martial Sect, if the strongest inheritance for the younger generation were just a single technique, it would have been rather underwhelming.

Now, inside his left palm, hidden within the flesh, was a section of gauntlet, fused with the flesh, bones, and even the meridians of his left hand, making them all one.

The gauntlet's design was extremely simple, made of some unknown type of profound iron, jet black in color, flowing with a brilliant luster.

In Da Xia, for a weapon to integrate with a martial artist's body and blend with their flesh, an ordinary weapon wouldn't suffice, not even a common divine weapon.

"A high-grade divine weapon!" Gu Chen's expression turned serious as he looked at his palm and through the flesh, he could see the hidden gauntlet.

Yes, only a high-grade divine weapon could achieve this degree of unity with a martial artist, truly becoming one with them.

Divine weapons were extremely powerful. Even a low-grade divine weapon, when fully activated, could be as potent as a full-powered strike from someone at the Hundred Orifices Stage, on the level of a martial artist like Wang Jiuzhi.

As for a mid-grade divine weapon, if its power were fully unleashed, even masters of the innate realm would be severely injured, and there was a high possibility of death.

And the gauntlet within Gu Chen's left hand was the finest of divine weapons, a high-grade divine weapon!

High-grade divine weapons were incredibly rare throughout Da Xia, and each played a significant role. Even among the top forces of the martial world, only the most powerful possessed them.

A single high-grade divine weapon truly had the capacity to annihilate heavens and earth, coveted even by the top grandmasters.

Thus, the value of a high-grade divine weapon was evident.

If people learned that Gu Chen had obtained a high-grade divine weapon from the trial at Pure Yang Martial Sect, the whole world would be thrown into uproar. Even innate realm grandmasters and top grandmasters, as well as all warriors under the heavens, would fix their sights on Gu Chen.

With the emergence of a high-grade divine weapon, all of Da Xia would be shaken, and Gu Chen would surely become a target, with countless people seeking to bring about his demise.

Therefore, possessing a high-grade divine weapon was both a blessing and a curse for Gu Chen.

The boon surely needed no explanation; with this divine weapon protecting his body, even if Gu Chen couldn't use it, the might of his left palm would significantly increase, becoming even harder than a divine weapon itself.

The misfortune was that this news could not be known by anyone, not by Da Xia or the Jing Tian Department. Gu Chen had to keep it a secret, remaining extremely cautious not to let even a hint slip.

Otherwise, once the news got out, no one under the heavens could save him. At that point, Gu Chen would become the world's enemy, as coveted as monk's flesh, and his death would be certain.

"It's just a pity that although I have a high-grade divine weapon in hand, I cannot use it or make use of it," Gu Chen said, shaking his head helplessly.

Let alone a high-grade divine weapon, up to now, Gu Chen couldn't even fully unleash the power of the Blood Shadow Sword. If he tried to do so, even with his indestructible body, he would certainly be drained dry by the Blood Shadow Sword.

If this is the case with a low-grade divine weapon, the same is even more true for a high-grade divine weapon.

"However, this left hand of mine is now extremely hard, more than capable of taking a hit from a divine weapon without issue," Gu Chen said as he examined his left hand, a trace of a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

The high-grade divine weapon would not provide just a brief boost to Gu Chen's strength, but was a long-term process. As Gu Chen's abilities improved, the might of his left hand would also grow stronger and stronger.

So, even though he couldn't use the divine weapon immediately, Gu Chen was not in a rush.

Then, Gu Chen took out a jade slip and began to repeatedly study the "Divine Illumination Skill," this internal cultivation technique.

Without having obtained the Sun Flame Stone, he would have to start with the strongest transcendent internal cultivation technique of the Pure Yang Martial Sect if he wanted to cultivate a unique form of Gangqi.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Martial arts can be integrated, but I wonder, can techniques be merged?" Suddenly, this idea emerged again in Gu Chen's head.