Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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Buzz!

With the last trace of a grey gleam surging in, the entire spiritual essence of Wu Feng's remnant soul was also completely absorbed by Gu Chen.

At this moment, Gu Chen's previously almost ethereal spiritual body had become solid and seemingly tangible, indistinguishable from reality through the passage of time.

Reaching this step meant that Gu Chen had achieved great success in the realm of the spiritual, having transformed the formless into form!

In other words, from this moment on, Gu Chen's cultivation and physical body were no longer his weaknesses compared to his spiritual prowess; having greatly developed his spirit, he was now no weaker than a cultivator at the peak of the Divine Realm.

Even more so, this was under the condition that the Extreme God Nerve was not yet fully mastered; once the Extreme God Nerve was completed, Gu Chen's spiritual power would surely grow even further, possibly even surpassing the top grandmasters at the peak of the Divine Realm.

"It's time to leave."

With the collapse of Wu Feng's spiritual source space, Gu Chen's thoughts moved, and in an instant, he left that realm, his spirit returning to his body.

At the same time, a flash of light in the external world and Gu Chen's tall figure appeared out of nowhere, returning from the Heavenly Martial Skills back to Jiuzhou.

"Indeed, most of what Wu Feng told me was a lie," Gu Chen mused to himself.

After absorbing Wu Feng's spiritual essence, he naturally came to possess the memories of Wu Feng's remnant soul.

It could only be said that while Wu Feng was indeed a supreme martial artist of the Coagulation Field during his lifetime, the remnant soul he left behind did not retain much of his memories.

Through the remnant soul's memories, Gu Chen learned that Wu Feng had merely stumbled upon this mysterious fist weapon, which was, in fact, an ancient artifact. At the critical moment when he was being hunted down by enemies, a fragment of his soul escaped into the ancient artifact, where it lingered on in a struggle for survival until now.

It was only upon encountering Gu Chen that he devised a plan to snatch away Gu Chen's body and reemerge into the world.

The mysterious fist weapon did not require the essence of blood or soul of a martial artist; it merely needed to devour divine weapons to grow stronger, thus gradually reviving and unleashing the ancient artifact's power.

However, Wu Feng did not know the exact origins of the mysterious fist weapon, and his memories were severely fragmented, lacking any of the Heavenly Martial Skills and methods he had previously claimed to Gu Chen.

"Just a remnant soul was this formidable; Wu Feng's strength in life should never be underestimated," Gu Chen remarked. Such was the might of a supreme martial artist of the Coagulation Field – a mere fragment of the soul had nearly caused him his life.

Of course, Gu Chen didn't come away from Wu Feng's memories completely empty-handed; albeit a remnant soul, it still possessed some martial insights and experiences, which were views from the perspective of a Coagulation Field expert and greatly beneficial to Gu Chen.

In fact, these insights might be somewhat helpful in the not-too-distant future when Gu Chen worked on refining his own "Field."

Moreover, and most importantly, with Wu Feng out of the picture, Gu Chen could finally use the mysterious fist weapon without any reservations.

An item referred to as an ancient artifact is never simple, coveted even by the giant sects and leaders of the higher realms; the rarity of an ancient artifact goes without saying.

Furthermore, without the mysterious fist weapon, Wu Feng wouldn't have survived till now.

At this thought, Gu Chen's curiosity about the origins of the mysterious fist weapon buried deep within his flesh surged.

Clearly, he was unable to obtain the answer.

"With Wu Feng gone, I can now allow the mysterious fist weapon to devour all these divine weapons," said Gu Chen as his palm flipped, promptly retrieving one high-quality divine weapon after another from the Heavenly Martial Skills.

At this moment, in front of Gu Chen was a dazzling array of radiance and spiritual luster, as a variety of weapons floated in the air – all war spoils.

Gu Chen had refrained from dealing with these divine weapons, harboring this very intent for this moment.

Buzz!

No longer suppressed by the Heavenly Martial Skills, the mysterious fist weapon within the depths of Gu Chen's left hand flesh palpitated uncontrollably and trembled lightly, responding to the power of the divine weapons.

Although there was no communication between the two, Gu Chen could clearly sense a desire emanating from the mysterious fist weapon.

Gu Chen smiled faintly, no longer restraining the mysterious fist weapon as he opened his palm, drawing all the divine weapons closer.

In an instant, a kaleidoscope of colors and overflowing radiance coursed through Gu Chen's palm, entering the mysterious fist weapon lying dormant deep within his flesh.

Nourished by the power of these divine weapons, Gu Chen could distinctly feel the strength of the mysterious fist weapon growing incrementally.

As the divine weapons had their essence absorbed, they began to disintegrate from the edges, and before long, they turned into a pile of fine dust.

"It seems that the mysterious fist weapon might also be incomplete; it needs to devour divine weapons to restore strength," Gu Chen deduced at this moment, piecing together Wu Feng's memories and what he was witnessing.

As he had surmised, the mysterious fist weapon might be incomplete, requiring strength to restore itself, and that strength came from devouring the essence of other divine weapons.

Gu Chen's hypothesis was very reasonable, and most likely accurate.

Otherwise, given the grade of the mysterious fist weapon as an ancient artifact, it wouldn't have deigned to notice the divine weapons of Jiuzhou.

Shortly thereafter, all the divine weapon essences Gu Chen had obtained during this time were fully absorbed by the mysterious fist weapon, and after a faint light flickered across its surface, the ancient artifact once again fell quiet.

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