Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Unlike before, the current Gu Chen could now freely harness the power of the mysterious gauntlets without any obstacles or concerns.

Meanwhile, the only defensive measure Gu Chen had on him was a Top-grade Divine Weapon Youtie Battle Suit, which he used for protection.

After all, even though he now possessed an extraordinary physique capable of clashing with top-grade divine weapons, he wasn't truly invulnerable. The Youtie Battle Suit he had acquired from Mount Tianzhu could still play a significant role.

Combined, these would greatly enhance the toughness of Gu Chen's physical body.

Hum!

At this moment, Gu Chen closed his eyes, his brow shining with light as he silently contemplated the current strength of his divine consciousness.

After a while, Gu Chen opened his eyes, musing, "With my current divine consciousness, I'm no less powerful than a peak master of the Tongshen Realm. Even with the Refining Spirit Secret and the Extreme God Nerve, two Earthly Martial Skills, it's unlikely that a group of top peak masters from the Tongshen Realm could do much to me.

All that's missing for a breakthrough to the Coagulation Field Realm is cultivation."

After his divine consciousness had fully matured, taking form from the formless, Gu Chen had checked his panel and found his realm still at the early stage of the Tongshen Realm, clearly due to his cultivation.

Therefore, in the coming period, Gu Chen planned to focus mainly on enhancing his cultivation.

"After dealing with the Beidou Sect, I should return to the Jing Tian Department for closed-door cultivation."

Although the world was somewhat peaceful now, with no demons for Gu Chen to slay, and the Jing Tian Department had no tasks for him that could be exchanged for merits,

Gu Chen had already thought of a way to earn merits from the Jing Tian Department. After concluding matters with the Beidou Sect, he planned to return to the Jing Tian Department for closed-door cultivation to improve his cultivation, which had been stagnant for some time.

"Beidou Sect." At this moment, Gu Chen's eyes looked profound as he regarded the direction of the Beidou Sect.

The Beidou Sect was located in East Province, some distance from Gu Chen's current location in Yan State, but it wasn't too far. At Gu Chen's speed, if he went all out, it would only take ten days to reach there.

Swish!

The next moment, Gu Chen soared into the sky, stepping on the LingXu Nine Steps, and turned into a streak of light, disappearing from the heavens in an instant.

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Ten days later, East Province, Yu Xin Mansion, Zhang Ping County.

Gu Chen had already arrived at the entrance of the Beidou Sect.

"Hmm?"

Upon arriving, due to his fully matured divine consciousness, Gu Chen's perception had become much sharper, and his intuition was the same. As soon as he arrived, he felt something was amiss.

He noticed that the atmosphere at the entrance of the Beidou Sect was somewhat heavy, and surprisingly, there were no disciples guarding the foot of the mountain.

Not only that, but at the peak of the Beidou Sect's mountain, Gu Chen also detected three auras belonging to top peak masters of the Tongshen Realm, one of which he found somewhat familiar, and another that faintly gave him a sense of crisis.

This was what truly surprised Gu Chen.

"With things as they are now, no top peak master in the Tongshen Realm should be able to make me feel threatened. It must undoubtedly be someone from an upper realm."

Almost instantly, Gu Chen guessed the truth, primarily because he sensed Bi Xin's aura.

"The so-called upper-realm Da Sect, the Red Cloud Sect?" At this moment, Gu Chen's eyes flickered with uncertainty.

He by now surely knew that someone must have exposed his whereabouts and informed Bi Xin of the Red Cloud Sect, who, upon learning this, made his way here to intercept him.

The reason for the intense atmosphere in the Beidou Sect was clearly because they had been attacked.

Gu Chen could feel that the old sect master of the Beidou Sect was severely injured and weakened.

"King Huai!" In an instant, Gu Chen understood everything and pinpointed King Huai as the culprit.

No one else but King Huai could carry out and achieve such a deed.

With this thought, Gu Chen's eyes suddenly became piercingly cold.

"Thinking of using an upper realm talent to kill me? Hmph!" A cold smirk appeared on Gu Chen's lips.

Had he not absorbed the remnants of Wu Feng's soul, and thus greatly enhanced his divine consciousness, he might have indeed suffered a great loss today.

In his perception, that aura was incredibly powerful. Even for the current Gu Chen, it was enough to cause some sense of crisis, let alone before his divine consciousness had fully matured.

Indeed, talents from the upper realms were extraordinary and could not be compared with the warriors of the nine provinces.

"Too bad, you're bound to miscalculate!"

Gu Chen's gaze turned cold, his figure tall and straight, radiating vitality, with a robust body like a dragon. Step by step, he walked towards the peak of the Beidou Sect.

Because he made no attempt to conceal himself, Gu Chen's figure was quickly discovered by some disciples of the Beidou Sect, who promptly reported it upwards.

The old sect master of the Beidou Sect, along with the other leaders and elders, instantly received this news.

"The warden of Da Xia, Marquis Wu An, Gu Chen? Why would he come here?" In an instant, the brows of the old sect master and others at the Beidou Sect furrowed.

Unaware of Bi Yu's purpose, the people of the Beidou Sect were somewhat anxious. If Gu Chen encountered Bi Yu and an accident occurred, how would they explain it to Da Xia?

If they antagonized Da Xia because of this, it would not be the outcome the Beidou Sect wanted.

After all, Gu Chen's "arrogance" was almost known to everyone in the nine provinces.

If he met Bi Yu, conflict between the two was almost certain, and in such a case, the one at a disadvantage would surely be Gu Chen.

Having witnessed Bi Yu's strength, everyone at the Beidou Sect thought the same.

"No, we must quickly get Marquis Wu An to leave!"

With that thought, the old sect master of the Beidou Sect hurriedly came out of seclusion, ignoring his own injuries. He wanted to send Gu Chen away before he met Bi Yu.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, in the great hall of the Beidou Sect, where Bi Yu was meditating with his eyes closed, he suddenly opened his eyes at this moment.

"He has arrived," Bi Yu said indifferently, his face remaining calm, or rather, somewhat detached.

"He?" Bi Xin was taken aback by the comment, but in the next moment, he realized what his brother meant, his face breaking into a rich smile of delight.

"Brother, it's Gu Chen who has arrived, right? You must teach him a lesson for me, this barbarian from the nine provinces who is disrespectful to everyone. He dares speak with disdain about the upper realms. Such an ignorant frog in a well should be made aware of the strength of our Red Cloud Sect," Bi Xin hurriedly said.

Bi Yu did not respond, but remained silently seated there. He had come to the nine provinces only for one thing, and was otherwise uninterested. There was no one in the nine provinces who could spark his interest.

To him, Gu Chen was nothing more than a wild weed by the roadside. If it was displeasing to the eye, it could simply be plucked out. That was all.

Even all the beings in the nine provinces were just like that in Bi Yu's eyes. Their lives were as cheap as weeds, and their fate, whether to live or die, was entirely in his hands.