Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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Hum!

At this moment, the mysterious gauntlets released bursts of light, eager to devour the peerless divine weapon Gu Chen had obtained from Bi Yu. It seemed the great spear sensed the situation it was about to confront. The body of the spear trembled, its brilliance dazzling, like a miniature sun, ready to contend against the mysterious gauntlets.

"Worthy of being a peerless divine weapon," Gu Chen remarked with a hint of amazement in his eyes upon witnessing the scene.

You should know that whenever the mysterious gauntlets absorbed a divine weapon in the past, none had the power to resist.

Only this peerless divine weapon in front of Gu Chen had achieved that, possessing the power to counter the mysterious gauntlets.

Gu Chen could feel that as the peerless divine weapon, this great spear, resisted, the mysterious gauntlets unleashed even more power. Wisp after wisp of faint light blossomed, containing some astonishing secret force, forming thin lines that enveloped the peerless divine weapon before him.

Hum!

Despite the spear's tremors, it was all in vain, as the faint light released by the mysterious gauntlets caught the weapon mid-air, beginning to extract the weapon's original power.

As time elapsed, the resistance of the peerless divine weapon grew increasingly weaker until finally, there was no movement at all.

After a quarter of an hour, having completely absorbed the original source, the great spear instantly became riddled with cracks and lost all its luster.

It had lost the power that belonged to a peerless divine weapon.

Then, a gentle breeze blew by, turning it into dust that dissipated with the wind.

Since the mysterious gauntlets were connected to Gu Chen's flesh and blood, he could clearly feel that after absorbing the peerless divine weapon, the strength of the gauntlets had instantly grown substantially.

And the power Gu Chen could unleash through the mysterious gauntlets had become even stronger.

This was a mutually beneficial process, as long as Gu Chen allowed the mysterious gauntlets to keep consuming divine weapons, they could continue growing, in turn, nourishing Gu Chen, playing an even greater role.

Afterwards, Gu Chen stood up. The pale golden liquid in the pool had all disappeared, absorbed by him, and it would take a considerably long time before it could fill up again.

Gu Chen left the pool, dressed himself, and continued to explore deeper, guided by his senses.

Yes, apart from the pool with the pale golden liquid, this place harbored other opportunities.

In Gu Chen's perception, there were traces of Heavenly Earth Essence Qi surging in the deepest parts of this land, and it was precisely these fluctuations that had revealed this location to him.

Before long, the view opened up, revealing a vast clearing that looked very much like a garden for medicinal herbs.

In the center of this area grew an ancient tree, reaching around thirty feet tall, robust and winding, with bark that was split open, emitting a faint spiritual light, indicating its considerable age at a glance.

On its crown were fruits that shimmered with an unusual glow. These fruits, roughly the size of an adult's fist and oval in shape, had hints of a fruity scent spreading through the air.

The very source of those threads of Heavenly Earth Essence Qi that Gu Chen had sensed was undoubtedly this ancient tree.

"Is this... the Refining Spirit Fruit?" Gu Chen asked in astonishment as he looked at the ancient tree, recognizing the origin of its fruits.

Having studied the knowledge related to ancient medicinal herbs and treasures of Da Xia, Gu Chen was able to identify the fruit as the Refining Spirit Fruit, saving him from being clueless.

The Refining Spirit Fruit, aptly named, is a kind of ancient medicinal herb that helps martial artists consolidate their spiritual minds, enabling great Wu Dao masters at the pinnacle of the Innate Realm to smoothly transition into the Divine Realm!

Although in ancient times, the Refining Spirit Fruit wasn't considered to be an especially powerful medicinal herb, that was in relation to the ancient times.

Now, for Gu Chen, the Refining Spirit Fruit would play an extremely critical role!

This was because, in present-day Da Xia, there were quite a few great Wu Dao masters at the pinnacle of the Innate Realm, but top-tier masters at the Divine Realm were only Qin Wu and Gu Chen alone.

With the Refining Spirit Fruits before him, Gu Chen believed that the eleven Governors of Da Xia could use them to break through to the Divine Realm!

If this were to happen, the strength of Da Xia would leap forward tremendously!

It was with this thought in mind that Gu Chen's eyes filled with an intense delight.

"If Da Xia's Governors were all to advance to the Divine Realm, becoming top-tier grandmasters in the Nine Provinces, then we could be more assured facing the upcoming celestial changes," Gu Chen's eyes twinkled uncertainly.

If he were alone, should the celestial changes begin a second time and the number of demons suddenly increased, he indeed would find it difficult to cope with them.

After all, fast as Gu Chen could be, the Nine Provinces were vast, and he could not possibly arrive on time every occasion.

"Wait, these Refining Spirit Fruits, they haven't fully matured yet?" All of a sudden, Gu Chen frowned, realizing that the Refining Spirit Fruits before him were still in their growth phase, not fully ripe.

"This is troublesome, waiting for the Refining Spirit Fruits to mature seems to require at least a year's time," Gu Chen sensed a challenge.

However, the next moment, his eyebrows raised, and a spark of inspiration flashed through his mind.

"Perhaps, this method will do," a smile appeared on Gu Chen's lips.

Then, he approached the ancient tree, extended his palm against it, and began to draw upon the Heavenly Seed deep within his body.

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