Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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"Jing Tian Department?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen's expression instantly became perplexed, failing to grasp the true meaning behind the Tower Supervisor's words.

"Why would it be in the Jing Tian Department? Could it be the Grand Commander? No..." Gu Chen muttered to himself, pondering the intention behind the Tower Supervisor's words.

He didn't fault the Tower Supervisor for speaking ambiguously, leaving room for interpretation, because at his level, he naturally understood that it was not a matter of the Tower Supervisor not wanting to speak, but rather that he couldn't.

Although the Heavenly Human Gazing Skill could peek into fate, revealing such secrets would also incur celestial punishment.

This was a drawback, or constraint, of the Heavenly Human Gazing Skill after all, as no technique was invincible.

The Tower Supervisor remained silent, sitting still, watching Gu Chen think.

"Is it him?!"

But instantly, Gu Chen's body shook, and he had an epiphany.

Immediately after, he asked in a deep voice, "What about the situation in Yan State, and how should it be resolved?"

"It still rests on him," the Tower Supervisor said slowly.

Him!

"He," as referred to by the Tower Supervisor, was the only glimmer of hope for Da Xia, and indeed for all of Jiuzhou!

After the Tower Supervisor mentioned the three words "Jing Tian Department," combined with "he," Gu Chen had an inkling of the Tower Supervisor's implication and understood where this so-called glimmer of hope lay.

"Do I need to do anything?" Gu Chen asked.

"There's no need to do anything special," the Tower Supervisor shook his head.

Sometimes, trying too deliberately could backfire, and Gu Chen recognized this principle as well.

"Tower Supervisor, what about the barbarians?"

Gu Chen was concerned; the barbarians had received the legacy of ancient demons deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and he feared they might have a martial arts deity-level powerhouse intervene, extinguishing Da Xia's slight hope.

"No need to worry, they cannot emerge," said the Tower Supervisor.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen felt somewhat reassured and said, "Then can we only watch and wait for events to unfold?"

"Just do what you must," the Tower Supervisor replied.

"Alright."

Gu Chen nodded, having learned everything he wanted to know, his figure flashed, and he left the place.

At that moment, the giant dual-color cloud formation of black and white beneath the Tower Supervisor began to turn slowly once again, but no matter how he calculated, the glimmer of hope remained just that one sliver.

"True Dragon's life pattern, the savior..." the Tower Supervisor murmured to himself.

A year earlier, on that stormy night in Tiandu, with incessant rain and thunder, the Tower Supervisor had already foreseen the imminent chaos in the world, the collapse of Da Xia, demons running amok, and the era when Jiuzhou would sink.

No matter how many times he calculated, the result was always the same, and even as the Qintian Monitor's Tower Supervisor, he felt utterly exhausted.

But during that thunderous night, a change occurred.

The one possessing the True Dragon's life pattern was born, and the Tower Supervisor discovered it immediately. It was since the appearance of the one with the True Dragon's life pattern that Jiuzhou's inevitable deadly predicament faintly began to show a trace of hope.

Although this trace of hope was extremely fragile and could collapse at any moment, there was at last a flicker of hope.

Thus, the Tower Supervisor's attention was continually focused on the one possessing the True Dragon's life pattern.

The Tower Supervisor's gaze stretched to the firmament, amidst the terrifying scene of a pack of wolves hunting the dragon in the night sky, the wounded True Dragon still harbored a faint trace of purple aura.

This was that "glimmer of hope."

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In Yan State, within DaHuang Mansion city.

After consolidating his elevated cultivation and martial skills, Gu Chen immediately emerged from seclusion.

After all, the situation in Yan State was tense, and not a moment could be wasted.

As soon as he emerged, he sensed something was amiss in the mansion; many people had vanished.

And soon after, Xue Ling found him directly.

"There's been a major incident!"

Seeing Xue Ling's grave expression, Gu Chen's brows furrowed and he asked, "What happened?"

Xue Ling said gravely, "Yan State is on the verge of falling!"

"What?!"

Gu Chen, upon hearing this, was shocked. It had been only about half a month since his seclusion; how had the situation in Yan State deteriorated to such an extent in such a short time?

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"The barbarian army has already surged forth. In this period, DaHuang Mansion has suffered the deaths and injuries of several hundred thousand citizens, and the border has fallen. Even the six hundred thousand Xuan Iron soldiers have suffered over half in losses!" Xue Ling's words were shockingly grim. As soon as Gu Chen emerged from seclusion, he was confronted with this heavy news.

Xue Ling continued, "Now many cities in DaHuang Mansion are already empty. We have arranged for the citizens to be relocated, but even so, the entire DaHuang Mansion, perhaps even the whole of Yan State, is in a state of panic. The situation has almost spiraled out of control!"

Hearing that the border had been breached, Gu Chen immediately asked, "What about the Marquis of Pingxi? With him there, how could the border fall?"

The capability of Marquis of Pingxi to lead troops in battle was basically known to all. With him there, Gu Chen thought the border should not have been lost so quickly.

Xue Ling said, "The barbarians joined forces with two major demonic sects and dispatched no fewer than eight martial arts grandmasters to set an ambush. The Marquis of Pingxi fell into their trap and is now gravely wounded and on the brink of death."

"How could that be?"

Hearing this news, Gu Chen instinctively felt something was amiss. According to his understanding of the Marquis of Pingxi, the man should not have been so careless. His personality was not reckless but exceedingly patient instead.

Moreover, as the commander of the six hundred thousand Xuan Iron soldiers, the Marquis of Pingxi's ability to lead troops in battle was outstanding. His control over battlefield situations was equally so. Even Gu Chen could deduce the high possibility of the barbarians forming an alliance with the demonic sects; how could the Marquis of Pingxi not be aware?

At this moment, Gu Chen started to harbor some suspicions, not to mention Xue Ling, who was also somewhat incredulous.

After all, everything was going smoothly at the start. For some unknown reason, the situation suddenly took a sharp and uncontrollable turn for the worse.

With a deep sigh, Xue Ling said, "Even the cleverest person may stumble sometimes. It must be said that this time, the Marquis of Pingxi truly was careless."

"How is the situation at Yulong City?" Gu Chen asked, thoughtful.

Xue Ling replied, "Yulong City is being held by Lord Wang. For now, everything is still relatively stable. Also, the other two Heavenly Class Commanders have come out of seclusion and are stationed in Yulong City to prevent the invasion of the demonic sects."

After pausing, as if recalling something, Xue Ling spoke angrily, "Not only that, but the seven major powers of Yan State are also restless. These martial arts factions, with their wolfish ambitions, are not lending a hand while the situation in Yan State has become so dire. Hundreds of thousands of innocent citizens have perished, and they just sit idly by, which is utterly detestable."

At the moment, the barbarian army is advancing relentlessly, and the remaining Xuan Iron soldiers are still stubbornly resisting. But with the presence of the demonic sects, they won't be able to hold out for much longer.

Regarding the top martial arts powers like Da Guangming Sect and White Tiger Clan, Gu Chen didn't have much to say, as he had anticipated this.

He even suspected that some forces might have already sided with the demonic sects in secret.

"What does Tiandu say?" Gu Chen asked straight away.

Xue Ling responded, "Upon hearing the news, Tiandu has already sent reinforcements. They should be on their way by now. However, Tiandu is far from Yan State, and it would take at least another month and a half for the reinforcements to arrive."

Hearing this, Gu Chen's expression turned grave as he asked, "Who is leading the troops?"

"Duke of the Liang State!"

"How can it be Duke of the Liang State?" Hearing that the elderly Duke of the Liang State was personally rushing to Yan State's storm center, Gu Chen's expression grew stern.

Xue Ling snorted coldly, "Yan State is in great chaos after its military defeat, and all of the government officials are good for nothing, none daring to come to Yan State's border to wade into these muddy waters, except for Duke of the Liang State alone, who volunteered to come here."

Duke of the Liang State had treated Gu Chen quite well, and the two also had some friendship. Hearing that Duke of the Liang State, Lu Sheng, was personally coming to the Yan State border to fight against the barbarian army, Gu Chen immediately felt a twinge of worry.

He knew the situation of Duke of the Liang State well. If even the Marquis of Pingxi had taken such a heavy fall at the hands of the barbarians and the demonic sects, what more of Duke of the Liang State?

The main reason for this was that, even if the Marquis of Pingxi, a grandmaster of martial arts, was in such a state, then what about Duke of the Liang State at the Gang Qi Stage?

Seeing Gu Chen's concern, Xue Ling said, "Don't worry, the Jing Tian Department has already sent someone to protect Duke of the Liang State closely. In this battle, it may not be necessary for Duke of the Liang State to personally go to the front lines. His main role is to analyze the situation and direct the battles."

Hearing this, Gu Chen also nodded. He knew that before the Marquis of Pingxi, it was Duke of the Liang State who had been stationed at the border. Compared to the Marquis of Pingxi, Duke of the Liang State had much more frequent and intimate contact with the barbarians and understood them better.

After all, when Duke of the Liang State was stationed at the border, Emperor Xia had not yet ascended the throne. That was when the barbarians were most rampant, launching numerous attacks on the border, all repulsed by Duke of the Liang State.

Duke of the Liang State's ability to lead troops did not fall short of Marquis of Pingxi, and when it came to knowing the enemy and experience, he might be even superior.

"I have the most important matter to tell you." Something seemed to have occurred to Xue Ling, and his expression became extremely serious.

"There's something worse?" Gu Chen raised an eyebrow.

Xue Ling nodded and said, "Qin Command is wounded!"

"What?!"

At these words, Gu Chen was shockingly surprised. Qin Command referred to Qin Wu, the Jing Tian Department's Deputy Commander, a man who had attained a divine-level in martial arts. How could such a person be injured, and who in the world could hurt him?

"It was the Four Great Protectors of the Six Union God Sect!"

Immediately, Xue Ling detailed the battle between Qin Wu and Xiao Yuntian to Gu Chen.

"Six Union God Sect!"

After listening to Xue Ling's account, Gu Chen's expression grew even more solemn. He hadn't expected that within the Six Union God Sect, there would be four divine-level martial artists!

Now, both the Crown Prince and King Huai must also be feeling pressure heavy to the extreme.

Looking at Gu Chen, Xue Ling said, "Rather than worrying about others, it's better to look after ourselves in the midst of this storm. An order from Yulong City has come, requiring us to go to the border immediately to support the Xuan Iron soldiers and resist the barbarian and demonic sects' assault!"

As soon as Xue Ling uttered the military defeat of Yan State, Gu Chen had already guessed as much.

With the urgent situation at hand and no time to delay, upon receiving the order, Gu Chen did not hesitate for a second. He nodded and said, "Fine."

Then he summoned Song Yu, Wang Yan, and a group of other Metropolitan Procurators. Gu Chen, along with Xue Ling and his men, set out at once and rushed toward the border.