Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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Standing behind King Huai, Master Gongsun seemed hesitant. Dark-level demons, just by strength alone, were already not weaker than a Human Clan's innate realm grandmaster. If they were to merge with the devil sect's innate realm martial artists, as Gu Chen had said, their strength would be amplified several times over. Even he would not be entirely confident when facing them.

The calm gaze of King Huai gradually sharpened, and an overwhelming aura surged within the great hall, oppressing all hearts. Gu Chen instantly felt a chill in his heart.

Only to hear King Huai speak in a cold voice, "These malevolent spirits have invaded the territory of the Human Clan and are the public enemy of all under the heavens in Da Xia. They should be executed by everyone. Regardless of everything else, the devil sect's martial artists are fundamentally still part of the Human Clan.

However, now they have chosen to fall into the evil path and merge with demons, which is even more despicable than these evil beings. They are no longer worthy of being part of the Human Clan. From today on, by my decree, Da Xia will suppress the Six Union God Sect with full force. Any martial artist from the devil sect will be slain without mercy."

"Yes!" Master Gongsun responded in a deep voice.

At this moment, King Huai's gaze shifted, looking towards Gu Chen, saying, "You have worked hard today."

"This is part of this official's duties. If Your Highness is unharmed, then I shall take my leave first."

After receiving King Huai's nod, servants came forward to lead Gu Chen away.

After Gu Chen had left, King Huai's expression became grim, saying, "Three hundred years ago, after Dugu Yun of the Six Union God Sect died, Da Xia, together with the major forces of the martial world, ascended to the total headquarters of the Six Union God Sect and completely obliterated the devil sect.

It is unexpected that, after more than three hundred years, they have revived from the ashes with the help of demons."

Dugu Yun was the leader of the Six Union God Sect over three hundred years ago, the person who had brought the sect to its peak.

Master Gongsun spoke solemnly, "Dugu Yun was truly a personage like a hero. It is a pity that with him, the devil sect prospered, and with him, it fell. If he had not harbored the ambition to lay hands on the entire world, aspiring extravagantly, the Six Union God Sect would not have been annihilated because of it."

Although he had reached the innate grandmaster level, one of the very few at the pinnacle in Da Xia, facing a person like Dugu Yun, even an innate realm grandmaster would still not be enough. Although the martial world despised the devil sect and called for their elimination, it did not mean that they did not admire Dugu Yun.

At this point, Master Gongsun seemed to remember something. His eyes flickered, and he looked at King Huai, saying, "Your Highness, do you think that with the emergence of the Six Union God Sect back into the martial world, the Six Great Holy Lands will make a move?"

Upon hearing this, King Huai harrumphed coldly, saying, "Don't expect the Six Great Holy Lands to deal with the devil sect. They have always maintained an aloof posture, condescendingly looking down upon the millions of living beings in Da Xia, unless the Six Union God Sect can reach the zenith of Da Xia and threaten them like before, otherwise, they definitely will not get involved.

The death of the commoners is insignificant in their eyes."

Hearing this, Master Gongsun nodded slightly, looking towards the sky with a trace of yearning in his eyes. The Six Great Holy Lands, that's a place every martial artist in Da Xia dreams of reaching; regrettably, the Holy Lands remain detached, never interfering with worldly matters.

Perhaps, in Da Xia, only personages like the Emperor Xia and Dugu Yun could attract the attention of the Six Great Holy Lands.

All these matters discussed by the two were secrets of the martial world, known to few in the land of Da Xia.

"What I am most curious about now is where the devil sect obtained such secret methods that allow the fusion of the Human Clan and demons?"

King Huai knitted his brows. Demons are unique; their existence is the polar opposite of the Human Clan and all other living beings, even more so than the opposition of water and fire. Now that the devil sect has such secret methods that allow for a perfect fusion of a martial artist and a demon, this was the most puzzling aspect for King Huai.

"Your Highness, I will immediately dispatch people to investigate," said Master Gongsun.

"Hmm."

King Huai nodded. This matter was crucial, and only by finding the source could they devise ways to cope. The power of demons was like a fatal poison to living beings, and he did not believe that there truly existed some method that could achieve perfect fusion between humans and demons without any consequences.

"By the way, Master Gongsun, what do you think of the Gu Chen that we saw today?"

At these words, Master Gongsun was taken aback, not expecting King Huai to suddenly make such an inquiry.

After a moment of contemplation, he replied, "This junior's cultivation is currently only at the External Energy Stage, but I note that his vitality is abundant, his physique robust, and for some reason, his inner breath is exceptionally vigorous. Even some of the martial artists at the peak of the External Energy Stage may not possess such profound cultivation as his. This does puzzle me somewhat."

Immediately, Master Gongsun looked at King Huai, saying, "Your Highness, are you thinking of recruiting this young man?"

King Huai, with his handsome features and elegantly warm demeanor, smiled, "Let's observe him for a while longer. Today I summoned him to see for myself just how much substance there is to this newly-risen top contender on the River of Stars List. After seeing him today, I can truly say his reputation is well-deserved, far surpassing his predecessors."

Hearing this, Master Gongsun was quite surprised. With his status, there are few matters in the martial world that could capture his attention; usually, only those of his own caliber would invoke his interest. He had not expected King Huai to have such a high opinion of a junior like Gu Chen.

"Indeed, as with each era of the martial world, new talents emerge, dominating for hundreds of years. This Gu Chen has achieved no small feat in the Meridian Opening Stage," King Huai murmured to himself.

Master Gongsun didn't speak. No matter the achievements, what difference does it make? After all, Gu Chen had only opened fifty-six meridians. In his view, the accomplishments of Gu Chen in the Meridian Opening Stage were hardly worth mentioning.

After all, he was an innate realm grandmaster, and Gu Chen was far too inferior to him; not to mention Gu Chen, even Chen Yu, or even some of the veteran commanders of the Jing Tian Department, were not worth an extra glance from Master Gongsun.

Throughout his life, he had seen many talents, and some had reached the limit of the Meridian Opening Stage. Still, very few could become true grandmasters of martial arts. It wasn't that opening more meridians guaranteed success in martial arts, becoming a monumental figure. Countless difficulties and dangers line the path, and Gu Chen would face many more challenges.

Not to even speak of becoming a great grandmaster, it was a question even to reach the master level in Master Gongsun's eyes.

"Master Gongsun, how about we make a wager?" King Huai said with a smile.

Taken aback, Master Gongsun asked, "What would Your Highness like to bet on?"

"Let's bet on the boy's achievement in the Vajra Stage. If I lose, I'll take out a set of Heavenly Martial Skills for you to see," King Huai said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Gongsun's eyes lit up. Heavenly Martial Skills, even for someone like him who was a master at the Innate Realm, were still highly coveted. Only someone like King Huai could remain so indifferent to Heavenly Martial Skills.

Concerning a set of Heavenly Martial Skills, Mr. Gongsun could not afford to be careless. He pondered for a good while before saying, "I bet the boy can reach the third level of the Vajra Stage, with a body as strong as a savage dragon."

Mr. Gongsun felt he had already greatly overestimated Gu Chen. After all, in the vast lands of the nine provinces, those who could reach the third level of the Vajra Stage were rare indeed.

However, upon hearing this, King Huai slightly shook his head. Seeing this, Mr. Gongsun immediately frowned and asked, "What would Your Highness suggest?"

Clothed in a cyan casual outfit, King Huai looked handsome and refined, gentle and amiable, sitting there with scrolls in hand. He smiled faintly and uttered just four words.

"Vajra Indestructible!"

The moment these words came out, Mr. Gongsun's pupils instantly contracted.

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Elsewhere, after leaving Prince Huai's Mansion, Gu Chen glanced up at the sky and then headed towards the place he had agreed to meet with his aunt Xu Qinge and her daughter.

The agreed place was a restaurant which had a good reputation in the inner city. Xu Qinge and Gu Qingyan had difficulty coming to the inner city, so Gu Chen decided to take the two to have a good meal; after all, he was not short on money now.

But when he arrived at the restaurant, he found that his aunt Xu Qinge and her daughter hadn't arrived yet. Knowing that it was not yet the appointed time he found an empty table, sat down, and began to wait.

However, after waiting for half an hour, which was past their scheduled time, they still had not arrived.

Gu Chen's expression changed immediately, sensing that something might have gone wrong.

He left the restaurant to start looking for them on the streets, but the inner city was just too big, and Gu Chen did not know where the three of them could have wandered off to. He searched for quite some time but did not find Xu Qinge and the others.

Just then, Gu Chen's ears twitched slightly as he faintly heard a voice in the distance. It was his aunt Xu Qinge's.

So, Gu Chen activated his movement technique and turned into a phantom on the streets of the inner city. Passersby only felt a gust of wind sweep past, and the person who had been standing there a moment before vanished, leaving them looking at each other in bewilderment.

At this very moment, on one of the bustling streets of the inner city, Xu Qinge was surrounded by several young men in fine clothes, with her daughter Gu Qingyan and Maid Xiao Yu.

Behind them followed several robust followers, each with calloused hands and cultivation at the External Strength Realm. That these young masters could garner such skilled warriors indicated their exceptional status.

Protecting her daughter behind her, Xu Qinge looked at the group of men warily. "What do you want?" she asked.

The young men in fine clothes wore unruly smiles. "Nothing serious. We just saw that the lady is beautiful and were moved with admiration. We merely wanted to ask for her name," one said.

Another young master eyed Xu Qinge's voluptuous figure and said with a smile, "The sister here looks good too. Might I inquire as to your name?"

Xu Qinge's face darkened upon hearing this. She was old enough to be the mother of these men, and yet they were daring to harass her so blatantly. To say she wasn't angry would be a lie.

Now she finally understood the significance of the words her husband had said before leaving. Most of the residents in the inner city were dignitaries, and her daughter was extremely beautiful. Walking on the street, it was sometimes inevitable to attract the attention of those with ill intentions. She was now somewhat regretting bringing Gu Qingyan to the inner city.

One of the men pointed at Maid Xiao Yu. "That little maid looks good too. She's my type. Ha ha, I'll take her." Xiao Yu, with her pretty looks, was only fourteen years old, and had never seen such a scene before. She immediately became flustered, her legs turning to jelly.

"You are far too bold. This is Tiandu, and you dare to behave like this in the streets!" Xu Qinge exclaimed angrily, her eyebrows lifted in a manner that added a certain charm to her still attractive demeanor.

A young master replied with a laugh, "What of Tiandu? You are welcome to report us. Besides, we haven't done anything. We just feel that the three ladies are quite pretty and wanted to make their acquaintance. We haven't even laid a hand on you."

The young men shrugged their shoulders, displaying an air of unconcern and audacity. They clearly didn't take Xu Qinge's words to heart, obviously having strong backing to dare such behavior on the street.

Xu Qinge wanted to escape with her daughter and Xiao Yu, but seeing the fierce-looking followers behind the young masters, she knew it was not possible.

The three women, with no martial abilities among them, stood no chance against this group of men.

Gu Qingyan was also somewhat panicked. When they lived in the outer city, her father, Gu Chengfeng, was a member of the Royal Sword Guard and would patrol daily. Although she attracted attention on the streets, such things had never happened there.

"What's the matter with this lady? Did some serious illness suddenly strike? Why the pale face? I do know a bit of medicine. Perhaps, I could take a look?" said one of the young masters, reaching out his hand toward Gu Qingyan.

Xu Qinge and Gu Qingyan's faces changed immediately, especially Gu Qingyan, who, like a startled deer, screamed and backed away.

"Stop!"

This scene was exactly what Gu Chen, who had just arrived, saw. He became furious at once.