Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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"Think you can measure my strength? You're not worthy!"

Gu Chen's black hair hung loosely, his body robust and his stature tall. His expression was icy, and as he stood there, he resembled a great demon king, thoroughly intimidating.

Although Jin Yan's cultivation had surpassed Chen Luo, reaching the early stages of the Hundred Orifices Stage, Gu Chen still held a hint of caution in his heart.

Thud!

Gu Chen threw a punch, colliding with Jin Yan's incoming palm, producing a dull sound akin to a drumbeat. The impact of the strike was evenly matched, with neither able to gain an advantage over the other.

Jin Yan's pupils contracted. Hailing from Burning Heaven Valley, his martial skills and cultivation methods were extremely fierce and yang, capable of burning all things. He had assumed that if Gu Chen dared to block his palm with mere physicality—even if he had cultivated an invulnerable body—his entire arm would have been incinerated. And yet, astonishingly, Gu Chen remained unharmed.

Moreover, it seemed effortlessly so.

The young Taoists from the Infinity Sect and several other scions from sacred domains also felt a chill run through them, sensing Gu Chen's extraordinary nature.

They knew that they came from the six great sacred domains and that both their age and cultivation surpassed Gu Chen's, yet they were unable to gain the upper hand against him, which filled them with alarm.

"Could it be that Jiuzhou truly has given rise to such a genius?" muttered the young Taoist from Infinity Sect, feeling a wave of shock.

"Descendants of sacred domains, that's all you amount to." Gu Chen's expression was indifferent, and his tone was casual, as if he were discussing a trivial, everyday matter.

"You dare criticize the sacred domains? What are you, anyway!"

Jin Yan's expression was icy. He had recognized Gu Chen's extraordinary abilities. Though his words were disdainful, he was extremely cautious. He took out a pair of metal gauntlets and slipped them onto his hands.

"Another middle-grade divine weapon!" exclaimed a martial artist.

A flicker of light flashed in Gu Chen's eyes. Counting Jin Yan's, this made for two middle-grade divine weapons. If he could let the fragment of the gauntlet residing deep within the flesh of his left hand devour these two weapons, perhaps he could gain another opportunity to borrow their power.

No matter what, Gu Chen knew he had to obtain the middle-grade divine weapon in Jin Yan's possession.

Boom!

At that moment, Jin Yan activated an ancient martial art from Burning Heaven Valley. Suddenly, an enormous fire dragon materialized and charged towards Gu Chen.

Bang!

Gu Chen kicked out, sending Chen Luo, who was in a stupor, flying away. Seeing this, Jin Yan's expression changed immediately, and he hurriedly maneuvered the fire dragon to avoid Chen Luo.

In that instant, a glint of golden light spread from the center of Gu Chen's brow, enveloping his entire body. His hair danced wildly, and his eyes shone brilliantly, like a war god. In a flash, he circled around the fire dragon and dashed close to Jin Yan.

"You dare to come near me? You are courting death!"

With a cold snort from Jin Yan, even if Gu Chen had cultivated an indestructible body, Jin Yan held no fear, for he possessed a middle-grade divine weapon. How could he be afraid of Gu Chen?

"Eight Desolations Azure Dragon!"

With a soft shout from Gu Chen, eight ancient-looking azure dragons rose up behind him. However, they did not charge out, but instead coiled around him, and in an instant, Gu Chen's power surged once again.

Boom!

Gu Chen struck out with a punch, and a high-pitched dragon cry echoed forth.

Ding!

It was like the reverberating sound of a large bronze bell, shaking the void. Gu Chen was actually matching a middle-grade divine weapon with his bare flesh.

"Huh?!"

Jin Yan's face twisted in disbelief. How could flesh and blood withstand a middle-grade divine weapon? Even an indestructible body would not suffice!

"Earthly Martial Skills!"

At this moment, the young man with a stern demeanor from Mount Tianzhu, one of the six great sacred domains, spoke out, revealing the secret of the Pure Yang Vajra Body.

It had to be said that the descendants of the great six sacred domains indeed possessed extraordinary insight.

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"Earth Grade Martial Skills?!"

Upon hearing that Gu Chen had mastered an Earth Grade Martial Skill, Lu Xing and the others couldn't help but be moved. Even they had not been able to comprehend Earth Grade Martial Skills. Gu Chen was only twenty-two years old; how could he have achieved this step?

Even the always stoic monk Jingxuan from the Bodhi Zen Sect showed a flicker of shock in his eyes.

The young Taoist from the Infinite Dao and the successor of the Cloud Heaven Palace exchanged glances and nodded. Being able to understand an Earth Grade Martial Skill at his age and level of cultivation was enough to prove Gu Chen's extraordinariness.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Gu Chen engaged in close-quarters combat with Jin Yan, and it had to be said that the Pure Yang Vajra Body was indeed extraordinary. Although it was just a glimpse of the realm, for a short time, he could actually use his flesh and blood to contend with an Earth Grade divine weapon.

Of course, it was only for a short time. Gu Chen already felt a numbness in his palm, and if the fight dragged on, he would definitely be injured.

This was also because Jin Yan's cultivation was not high enough to bring out too much of the divine weapon's power.

Nevertheless, it was still enough to shake one's soul. In an instant, Gu Chen had fought Jin Yan for dozens of rounds. In the end, twenty-seven small whirlpools appeared around Jin Yan, with light emanating from them—the acupoints he had opened at the Hundred Orifices Stage.

"Enough, let's stop here for today!"

The young Taoist of the Infinite Dao, upon seeing this, flicked his Duster, and in an instant, threads spread out, separating Gu Chen and Jin Yan from each other.

"Xuanyuan, don't interfere. Today, I must kill him!" Jin Yan shouted in anger.

The young Taoist from the Infinite Dao, also known as Xuanyuan, shook his head slightly and said, "Let it go, don't forget the real reason our senior brother sent us here."

But having fought to this extent, Jin Yan was not willing to give up and insisted that Xuanyuan step back.

At that moment, the young successor of Cloud Heaven Palace also said, "Let's stop here for today. Do you not feel ashamed enough?"

"Amitabha!"

From beginning to end, the successor of the Sumeru Buddhist Sect who had never spoken, Gaoshen, chanted a Buddha's name. He brought his hands together and spoke in a deep voice, "Jin Yan, cease your actions."

Seeing that the successors of the three holy lands had all spoken out, Jin Yan's expression darkened. He looked towards the stern young man from Mount Tianzhu.

However, the successor from Mount Tianzhu was very indifferent, not saying a word, merely sitting there quietly, his cold gaze measuring Gu Chen, which made Gu Chen rather uncomfortable.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this scene, Jin Yan snorted coldly and no longer persisted; he could only hold back. He knew that if he continued to take action, Xuanyuan and the other two would definitely intervene to stop him.

Yet, having failed to take down Gu Chen, he had lost face to stay there any longer, and he turned to leave.

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After saying this to Gu Chen, the young Taoist from the Infinite Dao, Xuanyuan, too, left the place directly.

Lu Xing and the others had a peculiar look in their eyes; they also had not expected that Gu Chen would be so fearless before the six holy lands and so assertive.

They asked themselves if they could not do something like this.

Gu Chen stood there, watching the people from the six holy lands retreat. He swept his gaze across the crowd and then also left the place directly.

Xu Qing from the Arsenal watched Gu Chen's departing back with a dark gaze, murderous intent already forming.

The words Gu Chen had said before were too irritating to Xu Qing's ears, and he now harbored resentment in his heart.

Moreover, Gu Chen had taken away Chen Luo's Earth Grade divine weapon, and as someone from the Arsenal, he naturally would not want to let go of an Earth Grade divine weapon.

The three middle-aged martial artists who had called Lin Bai "Young Master" had been focusing on Gu Chen since he appeared. Seeing Gu Chen leave, they also got up and followed suit.

Two groups of people had, unsurprisingly, set their sights on Gu Chen.

The events at Mirror Lake Mountain had not ended but were just beginning.