Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Since that day, when the competition for the ancient temple's opportunity ended, the spiritual realm had been unsettled for these past seven days.

The heirs of the six great holy lands emerged from the final site of inheritance with very grim expressions, while those martial artists who were unlucky enough not to enter the final site of inheritance came to understand what had happened through the recounting of others.

Whether it was Gu Chen facing four adversaries alone or Lin Bai's identity as the young lord of the Six Union God Sect, all had taken them by surprise.

In particular, the fact that Lin Bai had obtained the ultimate opportunity and that the heirs of the six great holy lands had all failed to secure it made them all exclaim in disbelief.

The heirs of the six great holy lands had suffered defeats one after another at the hands of just Gu Chen and Lin Bai. Who would have believed such a thing could happen in the past?

Especially since Lin Bai, although the young lord of the Six Union God Sect, had suddenly become the talk of the town, lauded by everyone.

As for Gu Chen, although his talent was extraordinary, he was dead, and a dead genius is nothing at all.

Although many martial artists had initially sighed with regret, a few days passed, and naturally no one cared about Gu Chen anymore.

Many were searching for Lin Bai, especially those from the six great holy lands.

And upon hearing the news of Gu Chen's death, the most upset were naturally those from the East Province Jing Tian Department, like Lu Chang and the rest of the commanding officers.

During this time, the mood of Lu Chang and others had been quite downcast. They had never expected that the heirs of the six great holy lands would resort to such despicable means, joining forces with the young lord of the Six Union God Sect, four against one, to deal with Gu Chen, who was younger than them by three or four years.

They didn't know how they would explain this to the steward of the East Province Jing Tian Department when they returned.

Of course, no one was willing to care about their feelings because today, another astonishing piece of news had arrived.

"What did you say? All the heirs of the six great holy lands have broken through to the Innate Stage?!"

That day, a message spread throughout the spiritual realm: the heirs of the six great holy lands, in their travels across the world, had all broken through to the Innate Stage, attaining the position of great martial masters of the martial path!

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At the same time, they announced that anyone who could find Lin Bai would be granted a favor, and if someone could provide a clue about Lin Bai's whereabouts, they would be rewarded with a lower-grade divine weapon.

Such enticing rewards almost instantly mobilized all the martial artists in the spiritual realm, who began searching for Lin Bai's whereabouts.

Clearly, Yuwen Wind and the others had not given up on searching for Lin Bai within the spiritual realm to take back the Heavenly Seed.

Now, the spiritual energy in the spiritual realm was gradually diminishing, something many people had noticed. Yuwen Wind and the other heirs of the holy lands knew that this was because Lin Bai had taken the Heavenly Seed, and without its support, the spiritual realm would naturally disappear.

However, before the spiritual realm vanished and the channel to the Nine Provinces opened, they had to find Lin Bai's whereabouts; otherwise, once they returned to the Nine Provinces and under Dugu Yun's protection, finding Lin Bai would become difficult.

What Yuwen Wind and the others didn't know was that Lin Bai himself was also very frustrated at the moment.

At this moment, in a corner of the spiritual realm, Lin Bai was there, holding a light orb in his hand, his brows deeply furrowed.

He had already broken through to the Innate Stage and knew that Yuwen Wind and those from the holy lands were searching for him.

But Lin Bai's frown was not because he was being hunted; it was because of the light orb before him.

"Could this be the supreme treasure Yuwen Wind and the others spoke of?"

Lin Bai was puzzled and stared at the orb in his palm with uncertainty and suspicion.

Since obtaining it, he had been investigating to understand the so-called origins of the supreme treasure, but ultimately, Lin Bai's investigations revealed that it was merely a highly condensed body of Heavenly Earth Essence Qi.

Although such a thing was rare and could increase the strength of a martial master in the Innate Stage, it didn't seem to be a supreme treasure.

Lin Bai had relied on himself to break through to the Innate Stage because he had already converted half of the true essence in his body into Innate True Qi, which made his breakthrough to the Innate Stage earlier than anyone else.

In the past few days, he had been studying the object.

"Could it be that my eyes are too unskilled to discern its true nature?" Lin Bai frowned.

By now, Lin Bai didn't believe the supreme treasure he had acquired was "fake," and nor could anyone else imagine this.

Lin Bai simply thought that his own strength was insufficient, which was why he couldn't detect any clues.

"A bounty on me?"

At that moment, a cold smile emerged on the corners of Lin Bai's lips. He felt that he had lain low for far too long recently and that it was time for a significant act of deterrence.

With the Six Harmonies Everlasting Divine Skill at his side, Lin Bai feared no one, no matter who he faced.

In his opinion, had it not been for the need to hide his true power that day in the pursuit of the supreme treasure, he could have dealt with Gu Chen alone without much effort.

"Hmm... I could really use a high-grade divine weapon; I wonder who I should start with?" Lin Bai stroked his chin, deep in thought.

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Hum!

A flash of light, and Gu Chen emerged from the final site of inheritance, before being teleported to the outside of the spiritual realm.

At this moment, Gu Chen's aura was completely concealed, exuding no trace whatsoever, as inconspicuous as an ordinary person.

Upon reaching the Innate Stage, a martial artist returns to a state of simplicity and integrates their spirit with the universe; they become more in tune with the world, and their life force becomes just as malleable, gathering or dispersing at will, truly achieving mastery over it.

But Gu Chen was even more exceptional. His physique had always been far superior to others at the same stage, and now, having merged with the Heavenly Seed, if he wished, he could conceal all his energy within the Heavenly Seed, undetectable by anyone in the Innate Stage.

Even those above the Innate Stage might not be able to discern Gu Chen's true state.

After coming out, Gu Chen felt the spiritual energy within the spiritual realm steadily waning, and it wouldn't be long before the spiritual realm completely disappeared from the Nine Provinces, never to reappear in the world.

"Hmm?!"

Suddenly, a disciple of Burning Heaven Valley who was searching for Lin Bai happened to pass by and saw Gu Chen standing there.

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He thought he was seeing things; after all, how could a dead man appear here? But after he confirmed repeatedly, he was shocked to find that it really was Gu Chen.

"You... You didn't die?" The martial artist from Burning Heaven Valley stared with wide eyes, his face showing horror.

Then, as if remembering something, he turned and ran to tell Ouyang Yu the news.

"Big brother, big brother, something terrible has happened!"

At that moment, Ouyang Yu was sitting cross-legged in a valley, consolidating his cultivation. Seeing the panicking disciple of Burning Heaven Valley rush over, he felt somewhat irate.

"What has happened that you are so flustered?"

"I... I..." The disciple from Burning Heaven Valley stammered, unable to speak clearly because of his shock.

"Speak up, what's with all the dithering?" Jin Yan frowned and reprimanded at that moment.

"I saw Gu Chen!" the martial artist blurted out.

"Gu Chen?" Before Ouyang Yu could speak, Jin Yan impatiently interjected, "Are you seeing things? How could a dead man appear?"

"It's true, I'm not seeing things!" The man insisted desperately, seeking the belief of others. As a master of martial arts at the Rebirth Stage, how could he be seeing things?

Ouyang Yu frowned. Gu Chen had plunged into the boundless void, and he was one of the orchestrators. It wasn't only about Gu Chen at the Hundred Orifices Stage – even a top grandmaster at the Divine Passage Stage would perish without a trace if they fell into the void.

"Don't spout nonsense here, invoking the name of the dead over and over. Don't you think it's ominous?!" Jin Yan shouted.

"I..." The martial artist's face was filled with grievance.

Just as Ouyang Yu was about to speak, suddenly, a figure that took everyone by surprise appeared here.

Jin Yan, seeing the appearance of an outsider, was about to scold him. But as soon as he recognized the person's face, he was shocked, and with a stammering voice said, "Gu... Gu Chen, you're actually alive?!"

Not just him, even Ouyang Yu of Burning Heaven Valley was so startled by the sight of Gu Chen that he jumped to his feet.

Flames danced in his eyes, the temperature around him rising sharply. Ouyang Yu eyed Gu Chen with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty. "You're actually alive?"

Dressed in a black robe, with a tall and sturdy physique that gleamed with health and long black hair that fell to his waist, Gu Chen responded with a faint smile, "Why would I die?"

Ouyang Yu frowned and said, "You really do have a huge stroke of luck."

After saying that, he sneered dismissively, "But that's fine. I will personally behead you!"

Ouyang Yu believed that Gu Chen must have a secret on him, a significant one, to have survived the fall into the void. Thinking this, Ouyang Yu decided to first break Gu Chen's limbs before slowly torturing him for answers.

Boom!

Without any movement from Ouyang Yu, he merely let his thoughts connect to the Heavenly Earth, and immediately, the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi surged, forming a giant hand of flame, trying to grasp Gu Chen within its palm.

"Is this the extent of your abilities?"

Gu Chen's eyebrows shot up as he followed the disciple from Burning Heaven Valley here, naturally intending to kill Ouyang Yu.

Unfortunately, even though Ouyang Yu had broken through to the Innate Stage, he was still too weak in Gu Chen's eyes, who had no interest in making a move.

"You really can put on quite the show!" Jin Yan scoffed on the side, his words laced with scorn.

Thud!

But the next moment, the smile on Jin Yan's face froze, as he reaped the consequences of his words.

Gu Chen's eyes were like two divine swords. That instant, two dazzling beams of sword light flashed by, instantly piercing through Jin Yan's skull.

Without even a moment to react, in one second, Jin Yan was still arrogant, and in the next, he was decapitated, dead without knowing how he died.

"You've also broken through to Innate?" Ouyang Yu's pupils widened, a lump of anxiety forming in his heart.

He thought he could crush Gu Chen with his higher cultivation level but never expected Gu Chen to have also reached the Innate Stage.

But how could that be possible? Gu Chen was thrust into the endless void by their combined efforts. It was one thing for him to survive by some method, but how could he possibly have broken through to Innate?

Where did he find the opportunity? A series of questions flooded Ouyang Yu's mind.

"Could it be..."

Ouyang Yu looked at Gu Chen with an astonished expression, a barely believable thought crossing his mind.

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"Hmph, even if you've broken through to Innate, I will still slay you!" Ouyang Yu roared as he drew a high-grade divine weapon, ready to kill Gu Chen.

"Ignorant fool."

Gu Chen remained calm. As both were in the early stages of the Innate Realm, how could Ouyang Yu possibly be a match for Gu Chen?

Furthermore, Gu Chen had transformed since then. After receiving the heaven-sent opportunity, his strength had skyrocketed beyond comparison with his past self.

Whir!

With just a thought from Gu Chen, the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi within a fifty-meter radius began boiling, and immediately, Ouyang Yu found himself immobilized.

A look of panic appeared on Ouyang Yu's face, but before he could speak, Gu Chen flicked his finger, and a brilliant sword light emerged, piercing through his forehead.

Splash!

Blood splattered, and Ouyang Yu of Burning Heaven Valley was dead in an instant!

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