Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

After chatting with Ji Yuan for a while longer, Gu Chen left the imperial palace and returned to Gu Mansion.

In the following period, Gu Chen first went to Jing Tian Department and converted all the merits earned from defending Youzhou into soul crystals. After absorbing them, a large batch of merit points instantly appeared on his panel.

The thickness of these merit points was unprecedented in Gu Chen's history, even breaking past a thousand!

With so many merit points, Gu Chen naturally had to give some serious thought as to how to enhance his own strength.

Therefore, after greeting his second uncle Gu Chengfeng's family, Gu Chen headed to the Jing Tian Department headquarters in the inner city and found a secret room to commence closed-door cultivation.

Gu Chengfeng could not say much about Gu Chen's dedication to the martial path. As Gu Chen's second uncle, he was somewhat in the know and understood that the current state of the world was not as peaceful as it seemed.

His nephew, with such prodigious talent and current martial realm, was crucial for the entirety of Da Xia. His position was of great significance, and Gu Chengfeng knew that although Gu Chen didn't speak of it, the pressure in his heart must be immense.

Now, Gu Chen was no longer the weak warrior who needed to rely on Da Xia but rather the one upon whom Da Xia now depended. He had grown and was looked up to by countless people in the Nine Provinces.

Despite his worries, Gu Chengfeng still supported all of Gu Chen's decisions.

When the deputy commander of Jing Tian Department, Qin Wu, heard from his subordinates that Gu Chen had entered closed-door cultivation again, he couldn't help but be amazed at Gu Chen's talent.

But to make a breakthrough to the Divine Realm and then prepare for another closed-door session right away?

Qin Wu had never seen any warrior who could treat the Divine Realm as seemingly effortless as Gu Chen did, as if it were as simple as the Meridian Opening Realm. Find your next read on My Virtual Library Empire

"Arrange for someone to stand guard in front of Lord Gu's secret room. During this period, no one is allowed to disturb Lord Gu's cultivation, remember, no one at all, understand?" Qin Wu ordered solemnly.

"Yes." This was a Heavenly Tier Commander, who nodded in response promptly.

After a pause, Qin Wu added, "If you encounter something you can't decide on, come find me immediately."

"Understood."

The Heavenly Tier Commander of Jing Tian Department was startled at the importance Qin Wu placed on Gu Chen.

With the deputy commander of Jing Tian Department personally overseeing things, no one would be able to disturb Gu Chen's closed-door cultivation this time.

Qin Wu's expression was grave. Nowadays, whatever concerned Gu Chen was his, Qin Wu's, business. He had resolved to protect Gu Chen thoroughly while his own strength was still sufficient.

Without needing anyone to say it, he had already understood that Gu Chen was Da Xia's, and even the Nine Provinces', hope for the future.

Just like that, several days swiftly passed.

In a secret room of Jing Tian Department, Gu Chen sat cross-legged. His features were handsome and chiseled, as if sculpted by a blade and ax.

At this moment, Gu Chen's eyes were tightly shut, resembling the most perfect statue. His physique was strong, his black hair draped over his back, and from head to toe, he was flawless.

As his mastery of martial arts continued to advance, the proportions of Gu Chen's body became increasingly perfect.

And through several days of cultivation, Gu Chen's martial realm had also made significant progress!

As Gu Chen's thoughts moved, the panel silently appeared before his eyes.

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Arts: Pure Yang Vajra Body (Minor Achievement), Tai Xu Dragon Transformation (Minor Achievement), Refining Spirit Secret (Complete), Extreme God Nerve (Minor Achievement), Mountain and Sea Fist Scripture (Minor Achievement), Eight Heavenly Dragons Skill (Minor Achievement), Innate Pure Yang Sword Aura (Minor Achievement), LingXu Nine Steps (Minor Achievement), Heavenly Star Sword Scripture (Minor Achievement)

Internal Skill: Three Suns Scorches the Heavens Skill

Cultivation: 1600 years

Realm: Early Stage of Divine Realm

Merit Points: 420

The Extreme God Nerve was an ancient remarkable skill that Ji Yuan had retrieved from the royal secret vault and given to Gu Chen not long ago.

And after several days of cultivation, Gu Chen had brought all his Earthly Martial Skills to the Minor Achievement realm!

It requires 148 merit points to raise a single Earth Grade martial art from beginner to Minor Achievement realm, so one can imagine how many merit points Gu Chen spent on this upgrade.

Even so, there were still a full 420 merit points left unconsumed on the panel.

Gu Chen still remembered the astounded expression of the minor official in Jing Tian Department's Merit Hall when he converted all his substantial merits into soul crystals.

Although demons had appeared in the Nine Provinces for over three hundred years, and Da Xia had naturally slain many over the years, soul crystals are consumables used in cultivation, pill refining, weapon forging, and more. Not only Gu Chen needed them, but other warriors also exchanged and used them.

Gu Chen suspected that the soul crystals he exchanged with his merits might have accounted for a considerable portion of Jing Tian Department's total available stock, otherwise the official wouldn't have shown such an expression.

At this moment, looking at the panel, if not for the lack of merit points, he would have raised all his martial arts to the Complete Realm.

"The power of 1600 years is temporarily sufficient. With the remaining merit points, I'll raise the Pure Yang Vajra Body and Tai Xu Dragon Transformation to the Major Achievement realm," Gu Chen thought as he looked at the merit points on the panel and made his decision in an instant.

After all, with his current cultivation and the Three Yang Burning Sky Skill, a Heavenly Grade Cultivation Skill he had cultivated, refined multiple times by the seed of heaven, Gu Chen essentially had no rivals within the Divine Realm. Even against someone at the Great Perfection stage of Divine Realm, it might not be impossible for him to fight.

What he needed most now was to elevate his martial realm, so he could find a proper outlet for his abundant power.