Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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"Just to reach the initial insight, it requires so many merit points?" Gu Chen was immediately startled.

The next moment, with a rumble, a majestic and tall Buddha figure suddenly appeared behind Gu Chen. The boundless Buddha light, like ripples of water, spread around, instantly filling the entire secret chamber.

Fortunately, the Jing Tian Department's secret chamber was sturdy enough; otherwise, the phenomenon would have been impossible to conceal elsewhere.

Immediately following, in a flash, the Buddha figure and the infinite Buddha light poured entirely into Gu Chen's body.

Pure Yang Vajra Body, assimilating all great strength into itself!

At the moment when the Buddha figure entered his body, Gu Chen felt his blood roar like turbulent waves, and the blazing golden light made him completely translucent.

Rustle!

Inside Gu Chen's body, blood surged as he began his fifth blood exchange!

At the same time, deep within his body, his bone marrow glowed. Accompanied by the rush of blood, strands and wisps of impurities and old blood were expelled from the pores of his skin and then instantly incinerated by the leaping flames of his muscles.

"As expected of an Earthly Martial Skill, just reaching initial insight has once again increased the strength of my physical body."

The enhancement brought by reaching the initial insight of Pure Yang Vajra Body was even greater than the combined improvements from achieving the complete stage of both the Vajra Indestructible Divine Power and the Pure Yang True Body.

Such is the power of an Earth-Grade Body-refining Martial Skill.

Especially after the true meaning entered his body, Gu Chen felt as if he had become a war god. The power contained within him was so immense it reached the extreme, his physical body was robust like the Ancient Savage Dragon, and his vitality was extraordinarily exuberant – his physique could be said to have multiplied several times over compared to before.

"Not enough, still not enough. I need more cultivation."

At that moment, Gu Chen's cultivation still remained at six hundred thirty years. Since he had enough merit points, he immediately converted two hundred years of cultivation, which appeared within his body.

Boom!

The sudden addition of two hundred years of cultivation propelled the transformation, which had been nearing its end, back to its peak state.

The sixth blood exchange, begins!

Undergoing two blood exchanges in a single day, if word of this were to spread, countless martial arts masters would beat their chests in envy.

Cultivation in martial arts becomes increasingly difficult as one advances, and no master could break through as easily as drinking water like Gu Chen.

And with the two blood exchanges, Gu Chen's body once again experienced a rebirth. His blood surged like tidal waves, his bone marrow was crystal clear, his internal organs glowed, and vigorous flames leaped in every part of his body, refining it.

Gu Chen's bodily surface shimmered with treasure light, like a flawless golden body, appearing dignified and majestic, compelling one's urge to bow in worship.

After several point increases, Gu Chen's panel showed only one hundred forty merit points remaining.
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After a moment of thought, Gu Chen decided not to choose further cultivation or physical body enhancement, as they had already reached the current stage's limit. Instead, it was his martial arts realm which was somewhat lacking in comparison.

Thus, with a thought, Gu Chen allocated the remaining one hundred forty merit points entirely to the Superior Martial Skill of Star Tapping Sword Jue.

And with the one hundred forty merit points gone, the Superior Martial Skill of Star Tapping Sword Jue was instantly brought to completion by Gu Chen.

Clang!

The incessant sound of sword humming, a fierce sword intent burst forth from within Gu Chen's body, and countless scorched sword marks appeared on the walls of the secret chamber.

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Skills: Pure Yang Vajra Body (Initial Insight), Eight Desolate Green Dragon Strength (Complete), Star Tapping Sword Jue (Complete), Controlling Wind Step Shadows (Minor Achievement), Star Tapping Sword Jue (Beginner)

Internal Skill: Great Sun Divine Illumination True Classic

Cultivation: Eight hundred thirty years

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Stage: Mid-stage of the Transcending Mortality Realm

Merit Points: 0

As the merit points were exhausted, Gu Chen's strength underwent a transformation that could only be described as earth-shattering.

From the time he broke through to becoming a grandmaster to now, including the journey from Yan State back to Tiandu, it has been no more than two months at most.

In two months, to undergo blood replacement six times was an impossible number even in the era of great martial strife in the ancient times.

No matter how high the martial talent, no martial prodigy could experience six blood replacements and marrow cleanses in just two months; it's akin to a myth!

Especially with Gu Chen's cultivation level and physique, as well as his martial arts stage, he cannot be measured by common standards. By the time he had undergone the third blood replacement, he could already rival a martial grandmaster who has undergone six.

Now that he has done it six times, even martial grandmasters who have completed nine blood replacements and truly reached the perfection of the Transcending Mortality Realm would not intimidate Gu Chen. He could even fight and defeat them.

Unlike the previous encounter at Yongxue City, where he had to fight against innate experts, this was Gu Chen's authentic strength, with no reliance on any external force.

"If I were to undergo blood replacement nine times, could I rival a martial grandmaster at the Hundred Orifices Stage?" Gu Chen pondered.

Although in the martial world, both the Transcending Mortality Realm and the Hundred Orifices Stage are classified as martial grandmasters, their strengths are vastly different.

Even now, Gu Chen felt that he could certainly take on some martial grandmasters at the early stage of the Hundred Orifices Stage.

Because the number of grandmasters who have completed nine blood replacements at the Transcending Mortality Realm is way too few, even less than the martial artists at the Hundred Orifices Stage.

And the Hundred Orifices Stage is the last barrier before breaking through to the innate stage, where one must unblock all the acupoints and the mysterious celestial gates in the body to peak of acquired physical potential, resonate the mind with heaven and earth, and draw in the infinite Heavenly Earth Essence Qi to achieve the innate stage.

After several days of seclusion, Gu Chen finally emerged and returned to the Gu Mansion.

Gu Chengfeng and his family felt somewhat helpless about Gu Chen choosing to go into seclusion as soon as he returned, but they couldn't persuade him otherwise.

Now that they saw Gu Chen come out of seclusion, Gu Chengfeng's family were overjoyed. Aunt Xu Qinge personally cooked a table full of delicious dishes, all of which were Gu Chen's favorites.

Gu Chengfeng himself was extremely excited. Ever since Gu Chen was ennobled, Gu Chengfeng's status in the Royal Sword Guard had also risen considerably. After all, Gu Chengfeng was the uncle of Marquis Wu'an, who would dare to provoke him?

You should know that now, Gu Chen's reputation in Tiandu, even throughout Da Xia, was soaring. Whether among the common folk or in the imperial court, everyone knew that Gu Chen was the Deputy Commander of the Jing Tian Department and the first favorite in the eyes of the Crown Prince, and no one dared to provoke him.

Thus, because of Gu Chen's presence, the Gu Mansion received numerous visits during this period. Among the visitors were some princes and high-ranking officials of Da Xia, people that Gu Chengfeng could not have connected with before—they wouldn't have even given them a second glance previously.

Gu Qingyan, too, caught the attention of many scions from noble families and princes' and ministers' sons, for her good foundations and the fact that she was the cousin of Marquis Wu'an, Gu Chen. The number of proposals reaching their doorsteps nearly broke the threshold of the Gu Mansion.

In the end, with no other option, Gu Qingyan had to invoke Gu Chen's name, and only then did these suitors give up.

At this moment, Gu Chengfeng suddenly said, "Right, eldest son, Eunuch Huang has been here several times during your seclusion. He said that the Crown Prince wishes to meet you and that you should enter the palace to see him as soon as you emerge."

Eunuch Huang was the senior companion of the Eastern Palace, having grown up alongside the Crown Prince, and was fiercely loyal to him.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen gave a slight nod of his head. He was about to say he was preparing to meet with the Crown Prince tomorrow, but right then, Eunuch Huang arrived at the Gu Mansion, announcing that the Crown Prince summoned Gu Chen to the palace.

At the same time, at another location, in the Grand Prince's Mansion.

At this moment, the Grand Prince's expression was dark as he stood in the courtyard, gazing in the direction of the Eastern Palace.

His trusted eunuch stood behind the Grand Prince and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, you have been standing here for three hours now. What's on your mind?"

After a long silence, the Grand Prince said, "I've received word that my fourth brother has already begun preparations for ascension to the throne. I can't wait any longer!"

"What?!"

The eunuch was immediately taken aback and said, "Your Highness, are you going to take action?"

With a cold and fierce gleam in his eyes, the Grand Prince said, "I heard that my fourth brother has summoned Gu Chen to the palace. This is an unparalleled opportunity to strike, the perfect moment to eliminate them both. The day I've waited for so many years to turn the tables, is today!"