Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

In the dark of night, the high-hanging silver moon poured down light like water, all was silent, and the earth was riddled with scars.

Blood mist scattered across the sky, and Gu Chen stood in the midst of the field, his black hair dancing wildly, eyes sharp and fierce, his body radiating golden light bright enough to illuminate the pitch-black night. His formidable presence captivated souls as he stood there like an invincible god of war.

That punch was Gu Chen's ultimate strike, a concentration of all his strength and inner breath, pushing the Superior Martial Skill, Dragon Roar and Tiger's Howl Golden Bell Shield, to its limit with his current level of mastery.

The inner Gangqi elder, along with the demon beast within him, was obliterated by Gu Chen's devastating punch.

Having delivered that pinnacle blow, even Gu Chen, who had just advanced in his cultivation, felt a wave of fatigue wash over him.

Whoosh!

Now, only one demon beast remained in the field. Despite its low intelligence, it recognized the difference in strength and fled after letting out a mournful howl.

"You won't escape!"

Upon seeing this, Gu Chen huffed coldly. Accompanied by a dragon's roar, a brilliant fist imprint broke through the night like a sudden thunderclap, and Gu Chen himself became a streak of light that vanished in a flash.

Splat!

Gu Chen burst right through the body of that demon beast, causing a mass of black mist to scatter in all directions with the creature letting out a dire scream.

But it must be said, the beast's regenerative abilities were exceedingly strong. Despite taking such a forceful punch from Gu Chen, it rapidly began to heal and transformed into a stream of black smoke drifting toward the distance.

"Great Vajra Fist!"

With a light shout, Gu Chen executed the Great Vajra Fist. Clenching his fist as if grasping the very heavens and earth, the Shadow of Furious Dharma King materialized behind him. A gigantic golden fist thunderously crashed forward.

"Roar!"

The demon beast roared, a mass of black mist exuding from its body, transforming into numerous tentacles to counter Gu Chen. But ultimately, as a newly advanced beast, its strength was meager—comparable only to a martial artist in the early stages of Gang Qi Stage. How could it possibly stand a chance against Gu Chen now?

With each successive Great Vajra Fist from Gu Chen, the beast's screams grew fainter, its wounds healed slower, and with Gu Chen's final blow, the swirling black mist in mid-air abruptly stalled and then exploded with a bang, scattering into nothingness.

Whoosh!

Gu Chen swiftly caught the remnant soul crystal left by the dead demon beast.

Only now was this great battle finally over, and Gu Chen himself abruptly relaxed.

Upon relaxing, Gu Chen felt a soreness emanating from all over his body. Had his physique not been exceptionally robust, he might have fainted on the spot.

This battle had drained so much of his strength, it was as though he had fought solo against three inner Gangqi martial artists.

Such a feat, if known, would shake the world once more, perhaps even more so than the news of his victory over Hu Wanyuan.

But clearly, there were no onlookers to this battle, and naturally, the news would not reach others.

As for Gu Chen himself, he was not one to spread such tales of his own deeds.

The battle ended, and as he relaxed, Gu Chen felt a deep weariness, not just physically, but mentally as well.

His condition was far from good, and who knew if the Red Flame Demon Sect had more in store. Hence, Gu Chen planned to rest for the night to recover his optimum condition before making a determined journey back to Qiongtian City.

Gu Chen's horse had perished in the battle, so he sat and regulated his breath on the spot until dawn, when he traveled over a hundred li to enter a small town and checked into an inn.

Once in his room and after sending the attendant away, Gu Chen sat cross-legged on the bed, took out a jade bottle from his bosom—within it was the stored Jade Spirit Ice Liquid that he had acquired from the Yao Platform Sect.

The bottle was filled with a light blue liquid, a substantial amount. Normally, treasures like these were measured drop by drop.

However, in this instance, Gu Chen dominated the congregation at the Yao Platform event, yielding to no one's challenge, so the Yao Platform Sect awarded him the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid, which was usually divided among the first, second, and third place finishers of previous events, all to himself.

Then, Gu Chen removed his robe, revealing his strong and lean physique, and with a pop, unstoppered the bottle, spreading the pale blue liquid over key parts of his body.

According to the Yao Platform Sect, the best effects of Jade Spirit Ice Liquid came from topical application. However, those who had obtained Jade Spirit Ice Liquid in the past had used it for ingestion.

The reasoning was simply that even those who won first place at the events never received as much Jade Spirit Ice Liquid as Gu Chen, making external application unfeasible, so they had to ingest it instead.

But Gu Chen had no such concerns. He emptied the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid from the small bottle, heedless of the amount, and smeared it all over himself.

Within moments, Gu Chen felt a refreshing chill throughout his body—a notable sensation given his level of physical resilience, unreachable by the heat or cold of ordinary conditions.

Soon, this cool sensation, bit by bit, seeped through his pores, reaching the flesh, meridians, and even his bones and internal organs.

"Hiss—"

The Jade Spirit Ice Liquid lived up to its reputation as a heavenly treasure; as time passed, the coolness intensified. Even Gu Chen began to feel a deep, penetrating cold, as if his very insides were freezing solid.

Keep in mind, Jade Spirit Ice Liquid was nurtured in special conditions through centuries of ice cultivation, naturally possessing extreme low temperatures. Ordinary martial artists would take it drop by drop, and even for external use, none would apply it to their whole body as Gu Chen did.

Gu Chen was aware of this; he had even been informed by the Yao Platform Sect, but his boldness stemmed from the robust store of inner strength, far exceeding any ordinary martial artist.

Boom!

With a thought, Gu Chen's vigorous inner breath surged through his meridians, following the path of Pure Yang Wuji Gong. His body released a burning warmth, diminishing the inner cold to a tolerable degree for himself.

With Gu Chen's current mental strength, he was now capable of internal introspection. He saw that the strands of pale blue aura, emanating from the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid as it entered his body through the pores, merged into the flesh, bones, meridians, and even the internal organs of his body.

This pale blue aura seemed to contain some kind of extraordinary power. The parts inside his body that were nurtured by the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid naturally began to strengthen gradually, with flesh becoming transparent like crystal, sinews and bones even more tenacious, internal organs gleaming with luster, and bodily strength slowly increasing.

Even the internal energy within his body became purer as this pale blue aura integrated into it.

It was a gradual process, and about an hour later, the effects of the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid gradually faded.

Gu Chen opened his eyes and felt that, with the help of the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid, his strength had increased by a good fifty thousand catties.

In other words, at this stage, even without using the Golden Bell Shield that reverberated with a dragon's roar and a tiger's bellow, his body already possessed a natural strength of three hundred thousand catties.

An increase of fifty thousand catties in strength was no small feat, especially since the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid had also enhanced Gu Chen's physical toughness. At levels of pure strength like Gu Chen's, every bit of progress was extremely difficult.

As a rare natural treasure, the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid truly lived up to its reputation. Gu Chen felt that his body could continue to improve if there was more of it.

However, such treasures from heaven and earth are scarce, and the Yao Platform Sect did not produce much each year. To be able to distribute so much to the other martial artists of the Jianghu was already quite difficult.

This also indirectly showed how hard it was to elevate one's physical realm at the Vajra Stage.

Fortunately, aside from the Jade Spirit Ice Liquid, Gu Chen also had the system interface to help him improve his cultivation level and physical strength.

The next moment, Gu Chen closed his eyes again and summoned the interface.

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Skills: Golden Bell Shield with Dragon's Roar and Tiger's Bellow (Perfected), Burning Vein Finger (Perfected, can be extrapolated), Phantom Traceless Step (Perfected), Astonishing Swan Swordsmanship Skills (Perfected), Great Vajra Fist (Perfected), Condensing Pulse Sword Wave (Perfected, can be extrapolated), Four Extremes Propping Heaven Fist (Great Achievement)

Internal Cultivation: Pure Yang Wuji Gong

Cultivation Age: 580 Years

Realm: Late Vajra Stage

Martial Points: 146

Looking at the Martial Points on the interface, if he added the seventy points he had used for his breakthrough in the middle of battle, it meant that the battle had provided Gu Chen with a total of two hundred and sixteen Martial Points. Enjoy new stories from empire

The two demon-class specters each contributed nearly fifty Martial Points to Gu Chen. Despite this, Gu Chen still felt that the Martial Points were insufficient.

After all, at this moment, there were still two mid-grade Martial Skills on his interface.

But for now, Gu Chen's priority was to quickly elevate his cultivation level and physical realm in order to reach the fourth level of the Vajra Stage, the indestructible Vajra, as soon as possible.

This was the rumored ultimate physical realm in Jiuzhou. If one could reach this realm, they would undoubtedly reap unknown tremendous benefits. With the enhancement of the interface, Gu Chen certainly wanted to push every realm in his martial journey to its limit.

Moreover, for reasons unknown, Gu Chen always felt an urgency within him. He kept feeling that soon, there would be a great upheaval, plunging the whole world into chaos.

Only the strength at an absolutely supreme level could possibly protect both himself and Gu Chen's family in the upcoming turmoil.

Ever since Gu Chen came to this world and discovered the existence of the interface, he never doubted that one day he would reach the pinnacle of Jiuzhou's martial path. However, he needed time.

But whether the unstable situation of this world could wait until the day of Gu Chen's true rise remained an uncertainty.

Gu Chen took a deep breath, cast aside all distractions, and stopped thinking about anything else. Instead, he concentrated all his attention on the interface before him.

"Interface, upgrade!"

As Gu Chen willed it, twenty-eight Martial Points disappeared from the interface, and the Superior Martial Skill, Four Extremes Propping Heaven Fist, was directly elevated by Gu Chen to the Perfected realm.

Boom!

At this moment, when the Martial Skill reached perfection, the corresponding true intent of the martial path emerged. With a flash before his eyes, Gu Chen saw a figure suddenly appear in the void. Although its face was unclear, standing there, its limbs seemed like four pillars propping up heaven and earth, supporting its own unique realm.

The next instant, the figure moved. As it swung its limbs, the entire world in front of Gu Chen trembled as if it could not bear the weight and was on the verge of collapse.

Rumble!

Accompanying the figure's full-body stretch, each of its strikes seemed capable of shattering heaven and earth. Instantly, the world before Gu Chen, like a mirror, was filled with countless cracks that spread outwards like a spider web, then burst apart with a loud bang.

This was the true intent of the martial path contained within the Superior Martial Skill, Four Extremes Propping Heaven Fist!

A single blow, as if tipping the heavens!

Upon reaching perfection in the Martial Skill, Gu Chen naturally comprehended this martial path's true intent, his mental strength subtly increasing again, and his senses and intuition were also significantly enhanced.

However, this was not the end, but merely the beginning.

As expected, once the Four Extremes Propping Heaven Fist Martial Skill reached the realm of perfection, the words "can be extrapolated" appeared next to it as well as the Great Vajra Fist.

All of this was exactly as Gu Chen had anticipated.

Seeing this, Gu Chen did not hesitate. With a thought, the names of Great Vajra Fist and Four Extremes Propping Heaven Fist on the interface became blurry, and the extrapolation of Martial Skills officially began.