Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

In the upper realm, a boundless ancient land lay where no trace of humanity could be observed across the thousand miles of barren, red land.

Boom!

Suddenly, a tremendous sound erupted from ten thousand feet below, followed by a severe trembling of this ancient land. Clouds of dust soared into the sky as a massive explosion occurred!

Faintly visible was a figure in black soaring into the sky, a young man whose aura was exceedingly cold. He had a handsome face but was as pale as a corpse, devoid of any hint of blood.

"I am the successor of the Ghostly Lord, and in this life, I shall be the foremost, looking down upon all the realms!" the young man spoke with an indifferent tone, his pupils flashing with chilling gleams, void of any emotion.

Meanwhile, in another land, the sky was filled with purple mist as a young Daoist emerged from seclusion, a smile on his lips as he looked up and murmured to himself, "In this grand era, my Dao shall prosper!"

In the central area of the upper realm, the sky was alight with Buddha's radiance, and the ground was covered with golden lotuses. Accompanied by chants and recitations, a young Buddhist disciple appeared, surrounded by an immensely intense Buddha's light, vaguely showing scenes of thousands of Buddhas encircling him.

He pressed his palms together and murmured softly, "Amitabha, after endless years, I emerge in this life to revitalize the Ten Thousand Buddha's Heaven and save the common folk from calamities, attaining great liberation and ease."

Elsewhere, a transcendent man enveloped in mists resembling celestial energy appeared. He wore white robes, pristine and detached from the mortal dust, his eyes calmly gazing beyond the heavens.

Another figure, with wings on his back as white as could be, radiated a light rain from all around, with long, golden translucent hair, appearing as divine as a deity.

Characters like these emerged in various parts of the upper realm, each accompanied by a surge of astonishing spiritual energy that shot into the skies!

Commoners could not feel it, but those powerful enough to oversee the upper realm sensed these disturbances, each becoming markedly solemn.

In the East Profound Region, Jitian City, Qingyun Academy.

Within an ancient hall, Dean Situ Yin's expression turned grave as he sensed the astonishing spiritual energy emanating from around the Saint Realm upon its opening.

"All the successors of the highest realms have now emerged," the dean softly said.

Indeed, those extraordinary figures were from the last era, sealed by those of the highest realms to be unleashed in this new era!

With the start of the battle for supremacy among the Ten Thousand Tribes and the opening of the Saint Realm, the seals of these supreme successors were also broken, as they each emerged, wishing to participate in the struggle.

It could be said that this battle for supremacy among the Ten Thousand Tribes was the fiercest in history, truly unprecedented and resplendent!

Immortal level doctrines, hidden forces, the top ten races, and the strongest heroes from the previous era—all these influences collectively pushed this battle for supremacy to its pinnacle!

Not to mention, an assembly of the most powerful beings watched eagerly, waiting to tread on the broken path!

"Nine Heavens... Such a distant concept," muttered the dean of Qingyun Academy, his complexion filled with emotion, as he sighed lightly.

In the last era, masters were plentiful, the brilliance dazzling, with many among the high realms, and the nine strongest among them, in a domain ranked at the pinnacle of the myriad realms, were reverentially referred to as "Nine Heavens"!

Azure Cloud Sky was naturally one of the Nine Heavens then.

Now, with the descendants of the Nine Heavens emerging, only Azure Cloud Sky was exceedingly desolate.

With this thought, the dean of Qingyun Academy then pondered over Gu Chen—in such adverse conditions, could he reverse the tides, rise, and then shine in the Nine Heavens?

Though Situ Yin's target for Gu Chen was to be among the top ten, deep down, the dean hoped he would carry the heritage of Azure Cloud Sky, defeat all foes, and ultimately claim the top spot in all glory!

"This is extremely difficult, very unrealistic," the dean of Qingyun Academy shook his head. While he harbored such hopes, he knew how challenging it was, so he refrained from putting pressure on Gu Chen by not voicing these thoughts.

"Now that the battle for supremacy among the Ten Thousand Tribes has begun, everything is up to their own fortunes!"

Across the upper realm, countless powerful beings were waiting intensely for what would unfold!

...

The vast universe, ancient and boundless, stretched endlessly.

Crash!

Gu Chen appeared, falling to the ground in a lush jungle where ancient trees soared into the sky like towering pillars, incredibly tall and robust, having existed for who knows how many years, their bark like dragon scales, seemingly breathing.

Upon arriving here, Gu Chen's eyes narrowed— the diverse energies of this place swelled like tides, intense and surging, with clear and exceptionally stable cosmic rules, comparing favorably even with the upper realm, perhaps even surpassing it!

At this moment, looking around at the ancient trees, he felt somewhat daunted, sensing that these trees were faintly imbued with a hint of spirituality, as if countless eyes were quietly gazing at him.

It must be said, this feeling was somewhat chilling, and any cultivator with a slightly weaker constitution would not dare linger in this place.

"These are merely ordinary trees, yet how many years have they existed to have acquired such profound Dao?" Gu Chen was astonished, surveying the surroundings. Though he didn't use his heavenly vision, his eyes were extraordinary, noticing the subtle intricacies of those ancient trees.

It seemed they truly embarked on a path of cultivation, potentially able to transform into spirits and then acquire human forms!