Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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Hum!

Suddenly, a brilliant expanse of starlight burst into view before everyone's eyes, and the pressure bearing down on Gu Chen and the Crown Prince instantly vanished.

This turn of events was so abrupt that even the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect showed a moment of shock; the next instant, a chilling cold seeped out from his bones.

"Not good!"

The leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect panicked. At this moment, he couldn't care about anything else as an overwhelming sense of crisis threatened to tear him apart.

"It must be the Tower Supervisor from Da Xia who has intervened!"

The leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect was in a state of turmoil. He just thought of fleeing, but suddenly realized that he was unable to move!

His face filled with terror, in that instant, the space surrounding the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect seemed to freeze, pinning him in place, unable to even let out a sound.

The next moment, the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect sensed only darkness before his eyes, then, he was unable to feel anything at all.

To Gu Chen, the Crown Prince, and the other royal onlookers, along with the shaking of the starry sky, the Red Flame Demon Sect's leader's body was instantly reduced to dust, leaving no trace behind, as if he had never been there.

Gu Chen knew, it must have been the Tower Supervisor who had acted!

"Pff!"

With his mind now relaxed, Gu Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, then felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, and he passed out.

"Gu Chen, Gu Chen, what's wrong with you? Where's the imperial physician? Hurry, fetch the imperial physician for this palace!" the Crown Prince saw Gu Chen fainting and was immediately alarmed. Without Gu Chen today, his death would have been certain.

Meanwhile, high above Tiandu, one of the Four Great Kings of the Six Union God Sect, Xiao Yuntian, was extending a thick and dense cloud of blood towards Tiandu.

The Deputy Commander of the Jing Tian Department, Qin Wu, shot up into the sky, blocking his way.

At that moment, Xiao Yuntian's brow furrowed. He sensed that the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect had actually died.

"Tower Supervisor, what a trick you've played!"

Xiao Yuntian's expression darkened. A martial arts grandmaster of the Innate Realm's Great Perfection stage was an extremely vital strategic force, even for the Six Union God Sect.

The death of the Red Flame Demon Sect's leader signified that the entire Red Flame Demon Sect was on the verge of collapse.

In the battle of Yan State, both the Holy Shadows Sect and the Black Sky Sect under the Six Union God Sect were destroyed. Now, the Red Flame Demon Sect's leader also perished here.

Three of the six great demon sects had been eradicated.

"Indeed, one must not underestimate the power of Da Xia," Xiao Yuntian thought, a shiver running through him as he realized the Tower Supervisor's strength was unfathomably deep.

He had thought, with his own intervention, combined with the fact that the Deputy Commander of the Jing Tian Department, Qin Wu, was wounded, he would be able to hold off the two for a short while, which would have been enough for the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect to kill the Crown Prince and Gu Chen.

After all, before a great master of the Innate Realm's Great Perfection, Gu Chen and the Crown Prince had no chance of survival; the Red Flame Demon Sect leader could crush them with a flick of his finger.

Unfortunately for Xiao Yuntian, he had miscalculated; Gu Chen thwarted his plan and managed to block the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect from acting twice.

At the same time, the strength of Da Xia's Tower Supervisor of the Qintian Monitor was also a surprise to Xiao Yuntian.

"For killing my sect's adherents, today, I, as a Great King, must seek justice!"

Xiao Yuntian's demeanor turned cold, his eerie blood-red hair fluttering in the wind. The blood cloud beneath his feet trembled slightly, and instantly, streaks of blood shot out from it like meteors, hurtling down from the high skies onto Tiandu.

If these strikes hit their mark, countless citizens of Tiandu would perish.

"How dare you?!"

Seeing this, Qin Wu, the Deputy Commander of the Jing Tian Department, became livid with rage. He was about to act when Xiao Yuntian's face suddenly changed.

Because those streaks of blood had frozen in mid-air as if space itself had come to a standstill, unable to budge even slightly.

An icy dread rose within Xiao Yuntian. He realized he had made a grave error.

The Tower Supervisor of Da Xia's Qintian Monitor had surpassed the Transcendent Realm and reached a completely new level of strength.

With a whoosh, Xiao Yuntian's face paled, abandoning all else, he turned and fled.

Hum!

But suddenly, the entire firmament above Tiandu darkened as countless stars emerged, connecting to form a huge diagram that suppressed Xiao Yuntian below.

Xiao Yuntian felt in that moment that the powers of the heavens and earth around him had bound his form and blocked his flesh, rendering him completely immobile.

"Blood Demon Sky Escape Skill!"

As the starlight formed a vast suppression diagram coming towards him, Xiao Yuntian felt a wave of deadly crisis. With a furious shout, large amounts of blood sprayed from his pores, leaving him rapidly withering away.

But by doing so, he regained his freedom. With a swoosh, he transformed into a bloody shadow and left the area.

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The Blood Demon Sky Escape Skill is a secret technique recorded in the "Blood God Steals the Heavens Scripture," a secret martial arts manual of the Six Union God Sect. It burns the blood essence within a martial artist's body, triggering an instant burst of potential, significantly increasing speed, and transforming the practitioner into a blood shadow able to move through the void.

In fact, after Xiao Yuntian had used this technique, his speed became terrifyingly fast. In an instant, he disappeared beyond the horizon.

However, even though Xiao Yuntian was a top great grandmaster in the Transcendent Realm, using the Blood Demon Sky Escape Skill caused him extremely serious internal injuries. He wouldn't be able to appear in the Nine Provinces for a short period.

Qin Wu, the deputy commander of the Jing Tian Department, looked towards the direction of the Star Gazing Platform with a solemn expression. Vaguely, he saw the figure sitting on the platform, with just one hit greatly injuring the Blood Demon Xiao Yuntian. This allowed Qin Wu to truly witness the formidable strength of the Tower Supervisor of the Qintian Monitor, whose fame spread across the lands.

"Indeed, the Tower Supervisor has reached the same level as the grand commanders and the Mirror Master," Qin Wu thought to himself, and at this moment, he felt quite reassured.

With such a powerful being safeguarding Tiandu, Da Xia would not fall into chaos, at least not anytime soon.

Whoosh!

In a flash, Qin Wu arrived at the Eastern Palace and saw Gu Chen lying there, unconscious and with a faint life force.

"How is he?" Qin Wu stepped closer and asked with a frown.

The Crown Prince, anxious, said, "Commander Qin, your timing is perfect. Please help me check on Gu Chen. Nothing must happen to him."

Qin Wu, with a grave face, extended his finger and tapped several points on Gu Chen's body. Streams of energy from a martial arts grandmaster who had reached the Transcendent Realm flowed into Gu Chen, stabilizing his internal injuries.

"Your Highness, rest assured, he's fine. This kid is quite resilient," Qin Wu said.

Being able to survive two strikes from the master of the Red Flame Demon Sect without dying made even Qin Wu feel surprised. Gu Chen indeed was not ordinary.

Of course, a major reason was the master of the Red Flame Demon Sect himself. He had underestimated Gu Chen and had not been serious. Otherwise, with just one hit, not to mention Gu Chen, the entire Eastern Palace would have been reduced to rubble.

And this had spelled doom for him as well.

But upon careful thought, it wasn't the fault of the Red Flame Demon Sect's master. In the eyes of a martial artist who had achieved completeness in the Congenital Realm, Gu Chen, a cultivator in the Escape Realm, was as insignificant as an ant. Who could have expected him to block two attacks from a grandmaster consecutively?

At this moment, standing to the side, the eldest prince was stunned. He had not expected his foolproof plan to fail.

It was always Gu Chen, always Gu Chen ruining his schemes. Without Gu Chen, he would have succeeded in killing the Crown Prince by now.

Now, everything was over.

At that thought, the eldest prince clenched his teeth in rage, his forehead veins bulging, his face contorted like a vengeful ghost. He went berserk, shouting as he lunged forward.

"It's all because of you, bastard, I'll kill you!"

The eldest prince roared and charged at Gu Chen. His plan had failed, his years of meticulous scheming destroyed by Gu Chen in an instant. Thinking of his own impending doom, the eldest prince completely lost his mind, even disregarding Qin Wu.

"Dare to act fierce in front of me?!"

With a cold snort from Qin Wu and without any noticeable movement, the eldest prince let out a weird cry, blood spewing from all his orifices, and fainted, collapsing backward.

The Crown Prince stood up, his expression cold, and directed, "Drag him down for me and lock him up in the Sky Prison!"

"Yes!"

Grand Tutor Huang of the Eastern Palace had been fortunate. He had witnessed everything, yet not been noticed by the master of the Red Flame Demon Sect, so he survived by luck.

Immediately following, a large contingent of imperial guards appeared, surrounding the entire Eastern Palace, and the faint prince was promptly taken away.

At this time, several imperial physicians hurriedly arrived. Under the Crown Prince's instructions, they approached the unconscious Gu Chen and began to examine him.

"How is it, how severe are Gu Chen's injuries?" the Crown Prince urgently inquired.

This time, Gu Chen's merits in protecting him also made the Crown Prince recognize Gu Chen's loyalty. At this moment, Gu Chen's status in the Crown Prince's heart had reached its peak, surpassing everyone else.

An elderly imperial physician replied, "Your Highness, although Lord Wu An's injuries are severe, his life is not in danger. However, multiple organs in his body are damaged, along with twenty-three fractured bones. He will need a long period of rest and recovery."

Although Qin Wu, the deputy commander of the Jing Tian Department, had said that Gu Chen was unharmed, the Crown Prince was still deeply concerned. Now that he knew the details, the Crown Prince quickly ordered, "Go, take my token and rush to the royal secret vault. Retrieve the best healing pills for me!"

Then, turning his gaze to the imperial physicians, his imperial majesty lurking beneath the surface, the Crown Prince commanded in a stern voice, "No matter what it takes, Lord Wu An must not be left with any hidden injuries. If you need anything, inform me immediately."

"Yes."

The group of imperial physicians nodded earnestly, while Grand Tutor Huang ran towards the royal secret vault.

After seeing that Gu Chen was unharmed, Qin Wu nodded at the Crown Prince and then, in a flash, departed to return to the Jing Tian Department.

"Summon King Huai, the six ministers, and..." the Crown Prince, with an authoritative tone, called out names one by one. Those mentioned were high-ranking officials in Da Xia, all first and second rank officers, as well as princes and nobles.

Tonight, Tiandu would undergo a major shake-up, and the powers within the court were bound to be reshuffled.

Anything related to the eldest prince would be cleansed thoroughly tonight.

After all, even if the Crown Prince had been weak, he knew what had to be done. The eldest prince and everything related to him in the court could not be allowed to remain.
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After the battle tonight, the Crown Prince had also grown significantly; his gaze was cold, his bearings noble, and he already possessed a touch of the majestic aura a ruler should have.