Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

If he could not break through to the innate realm here, once Gu Chen left, the breakthrough would take a very long time even with contribution points to aid him.

Gu Chen had a premonition that opening the 108 apertures in his body to release the ultimate potential would be incredibly difficult. Only the opportunities here could help him.

Once he reached the innate realm, even if the great catastrophe of the Nine Provinces came, Gu Chen would have the basic ability to protect himself.

Without reaching the innate realm, he would remain an ant, not to mention changing the future of the Nine Provinces, even surviving the great catastrophe would be an unknown.

"Achieve the innate realm!"

Gu Chen clenched his fists. These four words were the most important goal right now and one he must achieve.

Afterward, Gu Chen ventured deeper. After some time, he saw two groups of people confronting each other in the central hall.

Not far away, there was a platform with a jade slip on it, protected by a layer of light.

The confronting parties were warriors from the six great holy lands, including Xuan Yuan, and those from the Sky Evil Sect and Rakshasa Sect.

The former had only a few people, while the latter had a greater number, which is why they could stand off against Xuan Yuan and the others until now.

Seeing Gu Chen appear unharmed, the warriors from the Sky Evil Sect and Rakshasa Sect were extremely shocked, showing the same expression as Shen Han.

"Gu Chen!"
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On seeing Gu Chen, Xuan Yuan's face showed complex emotions. Although he was the first to see Gu Chen's potential, he had not expected that Gu Chen could reach such a level in a short time and be able to compete with the wanderers from the six great holy lands.

Jin Yan from Burning Heaven Valley was among the crowd. Upon seeing Gu Chen, resentment flashed across his face before he concealed it well.

The standoff between the two parties became incredibly tense with Gu Chen's arrival.

Especially so since the elders from the Sky Evil Sect and Rakshasa Sect exchanged glances, planning to slip away while Gu Chen's attention was on the inheritance of this place.

Opposing Gu Chen was something they dared not do now.

Hiss!

Suddenly, without even turning his head, Gu Chen simply waved his sleeve and immediately, more than a dozen sword qi burst forth, reducing the demonic sect warriors to dust.

"Not a single demon entity?"

Seeing no cold aura emerge, Gu Chen frowned and cursed in his heart that the warriors from the two great demonic sects were useless, unable to successfully merge with a demon entity.

Seeing Gu Chen's decisive killings, the group from the six great holy lands was even more shocked, not doubting for a moment that Gu Chen would strike against them.

In their eyes, this was a lawless individual. Lord Gu's reputation as a man-slayer was now well known to them.

Having killed both Chen Luo and Chi Yan, why would Gu Chen spare them?

The only reason he had not struck was because of Xuan Yuan from the Daoist Infinity Sect.

But Jin Yan, Gu Chen was not inclined to let go.

Upon seeing Gu Chen's indifferent gaze, Jin Yan's face changed. Then, Xuan Yuan, dressed in a Daoist robe embroidered with the Taiji, sighed softly and stepped forward, cupping his fists in a gesture of respect, "Lord Gu, could you please do me the honor of sparing Jin Yan today?"

The last time they met, he could look down on Gu Chen and receive his respectful treatment, but in no time at all, their roles had completely reversed.

Moreover, if not for his intervention, Jin Yan would undoubtedly be dead today.

But even though Gu Chen's killings were satisfying, the aftermath would mean that Burning Heaven Valley would not let Gu Chen off. If the Vault of Sky Sword Sect, Burning Heaven Valley, and Mount Tianzhu, the three great holy lands, joined forces against Gu Chen, he would undoubtedly be unable to withstand it and meet his end.

Therefore, Xuan Yuan was also kindly trying to persuade Gu Chen.

"Lord Gu, wouldn't you reconsider joining the Daoist Infinity Sect?" Xuan Yuan asked somewhat unwillingly, his eyes intently gazing at Gu Chen.

"If you are willing to join the Daoist Infinity Sect, your grudges with the Vault of Sky Sword Sect and Burning Heaven Valley, our sect could help you mediate them."

On hearing this, Gu Chen shook his head slightly and said, "Thank you, Daoist, for your kind intentions, but my answer remains the same as before."

On hearing this, Xuan Yuan's face showed regret and said, "Lord Gu, your talent is exceptional, the likes of which I have rarely seen in my life. To be honest, even among the six great holy lands, there is none who can match you.

If you were willing to join the Daoist Infinity Sect, the holy land would spare no resources to cultivate you, and moreover, the holy lands are on the verge of transcendence, you..."

"Xuan Yuan!"

At this moment, a slightly older martial arts master from the Daoist Infinity Sect uttered a stern shout, stopping Xuan Yuan from continuing.

"Transcendence?"

Gu Chen's eyebrows knitted together. He keenly caught onto the two most critical words in Xuan Yuan's speech.

The older martial arts master from the Daoist Infinity Sect looked at Gu Chen with some apprehension and said to Xuan Yuan, "Xuan Yuan, do not overstep your bounds. Do you not wish to return to the holy land?"

On hearing this, Xuan Yuan's face showed a bit of bitterness, and after opening his mouth, he could only sigh helplessly in the end.

"Well, Lord Gu, do as you see fit."

Xuan Yuan knew that although Gu Chen could dominate within the spiritual realm, once he left, having killed disciples of the six great holy lands and especially the protectively ruthless Vault of Sky Sword Sect and the indifferent Mount Tianzhu, these two holy lands would decidedly not let Gu Chen go.

Later, before leaving, Xuan Yuan's voice carried over, "Lord Gu, the opportunities in the nine palaces differ. Although I don't know what exactly is contained within that jade slip, I can tell you this: only by defeating the guardian spirit here can you obtain the opportunity of this place."

Xuan Yuan was indeed a decent person, and although there was a large gap in strength between them now, Gu Chen was willing to be friends with him.

However, the fact that he was a disciple of the six great holy lands made it impossible for them to associate too closely.

Gu Chen also paid some attention to the "transcendence" that Xuan Yuan had mentioned.

Looking towards the platform not far away, Gu Chen discarded any stray thoughts and focused on acquiring the inheritance before him.

At this moment, the entire hall was left with only Gu Chen. He stepped forward towards the platform nearby.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a beam of light shone from the top of the hall. The mystical array activated, with light converging, and a figure appeared.

"Is this the guardian spirit Xuan Yuan mentioned?"

Gu Chen looked at the emerging figure, sensing a powerful aura emanating from it, hardly weaker than his own.

"Could it be that the array here can replicate a warrior with strength comparable to mine?" With this thought, Gu Chen was instantly surprised.

Boom!

Before he could think further, the guardian spirit formed by the array in this place had already attacked Gu Chen up close!