Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

A voice filled with dignity and an icy chill emerged in Gu Chen's mind, like a startling thunderbolt, causing his brain to buzz and his eyebrows to subconsciously furrow.

Divine consciousness!

Yes, only the divine consciousness of a top grandmaster who has reached the divine realm in martial arts could achieve such a feat and possess this powerful strength.

Fortunately, Gu Chen had cultivated the Refining Spirit Secret and comprehended multiple martial concepts, his spiritual strength very high, which was why he wasn't injured but merely felt some discomfort.

Otherwise, that strike just now would have left any other grandmaster of the innate realm, even those who had achieved great completeness, severely wounded, vomiting blood, and with their minds severely damaged.

Even a grandmaster of the innate realm with slightly weaker spiritual strength might have been turned into an imbecile by the shock.

In the entire Xiahou clan, the only one with such strength was one man, the father of Xiahou Yuan, the current head of the Xiahou family, the old clan leader—Xiahou Longyuan!

And the grudges between the Xiahou family and Da Xia originated from Xiahou Longyuan.

Because, back then, Xiahou Longyuan arrogantly utilized his status as a top grandmaster who has reached the divine realm in martial arts, offending the Mirror Master of the Mingjing Department and was struck down with a casual blow that left him severely wounded, causing his realm to fall and his martial foundation to be damaged to the extent that he still hasn't recovered to this day.

At this moment, seeing Gu Chen's expression and the sudden oppressive feeling in the air, Xiahou Yuan and the others from the Xiahou family knew that it must have been Xiahou Longyuan who had taken action!

"Lord Gu!"

Officers of the Jing Tian Department from Youzhou who had returned to this place also changed their expressions, looking at Gu Chen with concern.

But in the next moment, Gu Chen's tightly furrowed eyebrows relaxed, and his expression returned to normal.

He surveyed his surroundings and spoke out loud, "Since the old clan leader is aware of my intentions, why don't you dare to come out and meet me?"

"Hmm?"

"He's actually fine?"

"Did the old clan leader not discipline him?"

The members of the Xiahou family saw that Gu Chen was unharmed and were greatly surprised because, given Xiahou Longyuan's personality, he should have punished Gu Chen for his excessive behavior.

Officers of the Jing Tian Department from Youzhou breathed a sigh of relief at this sight.

If Gu Chen had suffered any mishap, the Xiahou family would certainly not let them off the hook either.

"I'll say it one more time, let the person go and then withdraw quickly, otherwise, don't blame me for being merciless!"

The harsh voice echoed inside the great hall at that moment, like a divine might, making everyone who heard this voice feel an uncontrollable fear from the depths of their hearts.@@novelbin@@

Leading the Xiahou family, Xiahou Yuan and others looked at Gu Chen proudly, their eyes brimming with threats. With Xiahou Longyuan taking action, they didn't believe Gu Chen would dare to continue his arrogance.

Once divine consciousness appears, who can contend with it below the divine realm? This isn't just talk.

Even though Xiahou Longyuan had fallen from the divine realm, his divine consciousness was intact, and not something a grandmaster of the innate realm could deal with.

Gu Chen might be strong, but in front of Xiahou Longyuan who possessed divine consciousness, he was still not enough.

The officers of the Jing Tian Department from Youzhou were worried, facing a top grandmaster who has reached the divine realm, it was inevitable that they would be afraid.

Because, in the face of Xiahou Longyuan, he only needed a thought to kill them all, without them having any ability to resist.

Xiahou Jie, who was being held by Gu Chen, was also looking at Gu Chen with a cold sneer at this moment, not believing Gu Chen would dare to remain as defiant as before, unless he really wished for death.

After all, Xiahou Longyuan already had a grudge with Da Xia, and he was very likely to take action and kill Gu Chen.

Just when everyone thought Gu Chen wouldn't be able to step down, Gu Chen laughed. His demeanor calm and relaxed, with none of the seriousness expected when facing a once divine realm top grandmaster.

"Leaving is possible, but I must take the person with me."

"Gu Chen, you dare defy the words of the old clan leader, do you not value your life?!" At this time, a grandmaster of the innate realm from the Xiahou family stepped forward to rebuke Gu Chen.

Xiahou Yuan, the family head of the Xiahou family, had his expression change, eyeing Gu Chen with some astonishment and doubt.

Even the officers of the Jing Tian Department from Youzhou did not expect Gu Chen to be so bold as to confront Xiahou Longyuan face to face.

True, when he was at Dragon Tiger Mountain at the Celestial Master's teaching, Gu Chen had also directly confronted the old Celestial Master, but the old Celestial Master was highly respected and unlike Xiahou Longyuan, did not bear a grudge against Da Xia, so there was no reason to take action against Gu Chen.

But this time was completely different, as Xiahou Longyuan and the old Celestial Master had completely different personalities.

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A cold snort sounded, as if a heavy hammer knocked against the void, and a loud bang resounded immediately in the vicinity, causing everyone's minds to buzz and nearly faint.

If the aftermath was already like this, let alone Gu Chen who was directly targeted by Xiahou Longyuan.

At that moment, Gu Chen felt an invisible force strike his mind, and a sharp pain followed. It was as if his very soul was being torn apart. Gu Chen's complexion instantly turned pale.

Hum!

Suddenly, the jade necklace hanging around Gu Chen's neck lit up. It was a superior divine weapon given to Gu Chen by Emperor Ji Yuan, designed for situations like this to help him resist the divine consciousness attacks from a top grandmaster who has reached the divine realm.

"This is the consequence of provoking a top grandmaster who has reached the divine realm in martial arts!"