Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Just yesterday, the Crown Prince ascended the throne!"

"Uncle, what did you just say, the Crown Prince ascended the throne?!"

Gu Chen's heart startled, the Crown Prince's ascension was no small matter, but one that would affect the entirety of Da Xia.

Gu Chengfeng's expression was solemn as he nodded and said, "Not only that, on the very night when the eldest prince rebelled, countless officials were dismounted and thrown into the celestial prison, among whom were Uncle Dingyuan and the Marquis of Wuwei."

Though Gu Chengfeng was merely a Royal Sword Guard, given Gu Chen's status, he also understood through some information that Uncle Dingyuan and the Marquis of Wuwei had a poor relationship with Gu Chen.

Now that Uncle Dingyuan and the Marquis of Wuwei had met with trouble, Gu Chengfeng also felt a sense of relief. He knew that this time, the two of them were doomed to escape their fate.

Upon hearing these words, Gu Chen slightly nodded. The Crown Prince had finally taken swift and decisive action, and through this incident, it was also possible to thoroughly purge the court's forces. The Crown Prince could thereby cultivate quite a few of his own followers, or attract some over with benefits.

Although Gu Chen had never been involved in politics, either in his past or present life, he was very clear that in politics, there are no eternal enemies, only permanent interests.

"It seems the Crown Prince has grown too," Gu Chen lamented, the eldest prince's rebellion having evidently deeply shaken the Crown Prince.

No, that's not right. He is no longer the Crown Prince now, but should henceforth be addressed as Your Majesty.

Gu Chen could not help but smile wryly, never expecting that the situation in Tiandu would change so drastically after waking up.

Gu Chengfeng added, "Moreover, all the princes and princesses have already moved out of the imperial city, now residing within the inner city of Tiandu. Going forward, one might encounter a royal any time outside, so Eldest Young Master, you should be mindful."

As he said this, Gu Chengfeng's expression turned a bit peculiar, and Gu Chen looked at his uncle with some surprise, not understanding his meaning.

At this moment, Gu Qingyan immediately understood and huffed lightly, saying, "Eldest brother, father is not well-intentioned, he is urging you to get married."

Gu Chen's expression was suddenly startled upon hearing this.

With a strange look on his face, Gu Chengfeng coughed lightly and said, "No matter how you look at it, after being ennobled, Eldest Young Master is now a noble of the royal rank, so it wouldn't be too much to marry a princess, right?"

If Gu Chen indeed married a princess, Gu Chengfeng believed that it would truly bring glory to their ancestors.

The situation across the lands was chaotic, and as the commander of the Jing Tian Department, Gu Chen enjoyed the high regard of both the department and the Crown Prince, that is, the current emperor. This was both a good and bad thing.

If a full-scale war were to break out, Gu Chen would surely be in the direct line of fire, and as he was not young and had yet to establish a family and produce offspring, Gu Chengfeng was always worried about this fact.

After all, up to this generation, the Gu Family only had Gu Chen as a male descendant, and it was up to him to continue the family line.

Gu Qingyan pouted and said, "I think, with how outstanding eldest brother is, even princesses may not be good enough for him."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chengfeng, pointing at Gu Qingyan and said with no small irritation, "You, and you, don't think I'm just worried about your elder brother, you're the same, all grown up and yet still not married, your mother and I are worried to death!"

Feeling indignant, Gu Qingyan huffed, "I would like to get married, but looking at all those useless suitors who have come calling, father, do you think any of them would be a good match for me?"

At these words, Gu Chengfeng was momentarily at a loss for words. Although those who came to ask for her hand were offsprings of princes and high officials, indeed, none were impressive.

Of course, a more important reason was that having grown accustomed to the excellent Gu Chen, Gu Qingyan really did not take other men seriously anymore.

At that moment, something seemed to occur to Gu Chengfeng. He looked at Gu Chen and said, "By the way, Eldest Young Master, during the time you were unconscious, His Majesty sent someone to fetch numerous miraculous elixirs from the imperial secret treasury for you to consume. Not only that but two days ago, he personally came to visit and brought you some gifts."

"Oh?"

Interested, Gu Chen promptly inquired, "What is it?"

"Wait here."

Quickly, Gu Chengfeng retrieved the items and brought them to Gu Chen, who was immediately taken aback.

There before him lay three jade slips and a treasure pill that shimmered with a dazzling glow.

"This is..."

Gu Chen was somewhat shocked. He hadn't expected the Crown Prince to be so generous. As someone who had received ancient inheritance, Gu Chen naturally knew what these three jade slips signified.

At this moment, Gu Chengfeng said, "According to His Majesty, these three jade slips contain three ancient martial arts inheritances, and this pill here is the Dragon Marrow Pill, made from the dragon marrow of a Flood Dragon. All of these are his way of thanking you for saving him that day."

After saying this, Gu Chengfeng asked with a puzzled face, "Eldest son, are ancient inheritances always passed on through these jade slips?"

With his status, he naturally had no access to such things.

Gu Chen nodded slightly, without any hesitation. He eagerly picked up a jade slip and held it in his palm. At the same time, with a move of his mind, he began to connect.

With a whoosh, light and shadow transformed before his eyes, and it was as if he had arrived in a boundless cosmic starry sky. A dragon with a twisting body, radiating a sense of immense power as if cast from steel, flashed by beneath the stars.

At the same time, five dazzling characters appeared before Gu Chen's eyes.

The Void Transforming Dragon Chapter!

At this moment, in the outside world, Gu Chengfeng and Gu Qingyan were watching with surprised faces as the jade slip in Gu Chen's hand began to emit faint glows of light. It was quite extraordinary.

Soon, as Gu Chen opened his eyes, the light from the jade slip also slowly faded away.

And Gu Chen then received the inheritances from the other two jade slips.

After he had received and committed to memory the inheritances from all three jade slips, Gu Chen opened his eyes with a somewhat excited expression.

"Looks like the gifts His Majesty sent are to your liking?" Gu Chengfeng asked with a smile.

As a martial artist, obtaining powerful martial skills was naturally a cause for joy.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen nodded firmly. Then, Gu Chengfeng left with Gu Qingyan, allowing Gu Chen to be alone and thoroughly comprehend them.
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"Earth Grade ancient martial arts!" Gu Chen whispered.

Indeed, among the three martial arts passed down in the jade slips, two were of Earth Grade!

One of them, an Earth Grade martial skill known as the Mountain and Sea Fist Scripture, when mastered, could unleash punches with the terrifying power to move mountains and overturn seas.

The other martial art was an extremely rare mental martial skill that could help a martial artist refine their spirit, called the Refining Spirit Secret.

Gu Chen had now understood that above the Innate level was the Communication with the Divine level, and in order to achieve that, it was essential for martial artists to hone their spirits. However, unlike martial power, the spirit was intangible and invisible, making it extremely difficult to enhance one's spiritual strength.

This was also one of the main reasons why there were so few martial artists at the Communication with the Divine realm.

And cultivating mental martial skills could help martial artists do just that, which showed how rare and important mental martial skills were.

The spiritual martial arts circulated in the martial world were incredibly scarce, and up to now, the only one Gu Chen had encountered was the Great Enchantment Skill from the Da Guangming Sect, but that was merely a Superior Martial Skill.

An Earth Grade martial skill capable of tempering the strength of one's spirit was several times more precious than ordinary Earth Grade martial skills and was coveted by countless Innate realm martial masters.

Even for a powerhouse like Qin Wu, the Deputy Commander of Jing Tian Department, the Refining Spirit Secret was of immense importance.

These two martial skills were tailor-made for Gu Chen, fitting him extremely well.

"But this Void Transforming Dragon Chapter..." Gu Chen frowned slightly. Unlike the Mountain and Sea Fist Scripture and the Refining Spirit Secret, the Void Transforming Dragon Chapter had no grade.

Because it was an incomplete text, constituting less than one-tenth of the entire work.

Yet even so, in Gu Chen's view, this martial skill was in no way inferior to the Mountain and Sea Fist Scripture and the Refining Spirit Secret, and in some respects, it was even superior!