Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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The figure was surrounded by a dazzling light, and although his face was unclear, his form was extremely solid. At this moment, he aimed a punch straight at Gu Chen, parting the air like water waves, pushing it aside.

Bang!

Gu Chen intended to test the waters, so he reached out with his palm to meet the attack head-on. His body shivered as he felt a tremendous force transmit from the opponent's palm.

This figure was a concentration of spiritual energy formed by the palace's magical formation, modeled after Gu Chen himself, possessing the same strength and cultivation level.

After clashing with the figure, Gu Chen finally understood what his enemies must feel when faced with his formidable physique.

"Interesting."

Gu Chen shook his hand, a hint of a smile appearing on his face.

Only by contending with the strong can one discover one's deficiencies and then work to improve them.

Moreover, he had developed a keen interest in the formation here, except it was a pity that to him, the formation might as well be indecipherable scribbles; he couldn't understand it at all.

Up until now, no proper formations had appeared in the land of the Nine Provinces. As for the occupation of a formation master, it had long since vanished in the Nine Provinces, leaving no legacy behind.

But this was quite normal, considering that even in the ancient and remote past, formation masters were exceedingly rare, not something just anyone could learn.

Whoosh!

At that moment, Gu Chen took the initiative and charged toward the figure, the so-called guardian spirit.

According to Xuan One, in order to seize the opportunity present in this place, one must defeat the guardian spirit.

Bang!

As Gu Chen punched out, even if there were a formation presence, the void fluctuated slightly, manifesting the power of his punch.

However, the guardian spirit, fearless, threw a punch as well, straight and true. Their fists collided, the air exploding around them, evenly matched, neither able to gain the upper hand over the other.

Next, Gu Chen and the faceless guardian spirit engaged in a battle of physical prowess, their powerful strikes resonating non-stop.

However, since the guardian spirit's strength was entirely based on Gu Chen's, they were evenly matched in physique, no matter how Gu Chen attacked.

Hum!

At this moment, ninety points of light lit up around Gu Chen's body, each point shining like a small star, radiating bursts of light.

With it, surge after surge of latent energy emerged, enhancing Gu Chen's physique.

Not only that, but Gu Chen was also operating the Pure Yang Vajra Body. A speck of golden light appeared at his brow, spreading throughout his body, his skin gleaming with a bright radiance. As his hair fluttered, he was like a war god from the heavens.

Thump!

Gu Chen's heavy, forceful punch was launched, and the guardian spirit formed of spiritual energy was knocked back by the impact, yet its body did not shatter.

Upon seeing this, Gu Chen's brows twitched as he surged forward once more. With the Pure Yang Vajra Body in motion, his strength was unceasing, like a tireless perpetual machine, throwing punch after punch, with full force.

However, the figure not only inherited Gu Chen's physique but also possessed the same level of cultivation. The guardian spirit was extremely tenacious, quickly adapting to Gu Chen's attacks, and they returned to a stalemate.

To Gu Chen's surprise, the guardian spirit also employed an Earth Grade Martial Skill, battling fiercely with him.

Immediately, Gu Chen felt frustrated, thinking this was kind of cheating.

Gu Chen realized that no matter how much power he exhibited, the guardian spirit's strength would increase correspondingly. If he used an Earth Grade Martial Skill, so would his opponent.

Continuing like this, both sides would only remain deadlocked.

In the following time, Gu Chen employed various martial skills, the Mountain and Sea Fist Scripture, the Innate Pure Yang Sword Aura, LingXu Nine Steps, Eight Heavenly Dragons Technique, but all were blocked by his opponent.

What Gu Chen didn't know was that the dilemma he faced now was also encountered by the Six Mainlands' chosen and Lin Bai's group of seven.

The difference was that the Six Mainlands' chosen resolved the situation with brutal directness. Due to their possession of superior divine weapons, they exerted their full strength and activated the superior divine weapons, crushing the guardian spirits.

"In the ancient past, this would indeed have been a rare place for training, to validate one's learnings and find one's shortcomings. Alas, I don't have the time for that," sighed Xuan One of the Supreme Taoist Sect.

If it was a fair battle, the challenge here would be incredibly difficult to overcome. Facing an entity with the same strength as oneself, anyone would find it hard to fight to a resolution, unable to discern victory from defeat.

Even in the ancient times, among the top forces, not many people passed this trial.

Luckily, the formation of this place was not sentient and couldn't distinguish whether the trial participants were taking shortcuts, otherwise Xuan One and the others may not have passed this trial.

As expected, the Six Mainlands' chosen obtained the opportunity inside the palace through this method.

Inside another palace, Lin Bai was also locked in a tough battle with the guardian spirit at this moment.

All things considered, the Six Union God Sect could not be as wealthy as the Six Mainlands to provide Lin Bai with a superior divine weapon for casual use.

After an intense battle, Lin Bai realized that even he could not easily defeat the guardian spirits here, as they seemed excessively shameless.

Understanding this, Lin Bai swiftly retreated. He gazed at the guardian spirit before him and murmured softly, "The ancient times were truly mysterious; a pity I was not born in that era."

Then, facing such a difficult guardian spirit, a slight smile emerged on his lips.

"Although I cannot defeat you head-on, I naturally have my ways. To me, you also represent an opportunity."

Swish!

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Lin Bai's figure flashed and he instantly appeared before the guardian spirit. His palm struck out like lightning, hitting the guardian spirit on its chest.

Hum!

In an instant, the guardian spirit's body stiffened on the spot, then a violent wind began to rise within the palace, distorting the spirit-energized body of the guardian spirit at that very moment.

Lin Bai's palm rested on the chest of the guardian spirit, operating his skills to continuously absorb spirit energy into his body. Although a lot dissipated, only retaining about ten to twenty percent, it was still a significant fortune for him.

Feeling the gradually filling power and the strengthening of his body, Lin Bai couldn't help but burst into loud, unrestrained laughter.

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At this moment, Gu Chen had been battling the guardian spirit in front of him for a total of one hundred and twenty-two rounds, each move made with full effort. Had it been any other martial arts master, they would have collapsed from exhaustion by now.

Yet Gu Chen was still lively and spirited. The more he battled with the guardian spirit, the more he discovered his own shortcomings.

Although his martial realm and cultivation had not improved, after correcting these deficiencies, Gu Chen's overall combat strength had also subtly increased.

"It's time to end this..."

Staring at the figure formed from light in front of him, Gu Chen exhaled softly.

"Tai Xu Transformation Dragon!"

At this moment, Gu Chen's expression turned serious as he operated the beginner-level Tai Xu Transformation Dragon skill. Suddenly, the air boiled like hot water, and the void trembled incessantly. Moreover, at this time, a scene of a fish leaping through the dragon's gate slowly emerged behind Gu Chen.

Hum!

Only to see that the portal behind Gu Chen suddenly released dazzling light, as if connected to the immortal realms, with streams of light rain bursting forth from it, falling upon Gu Chen's body.

Boom!

Gu Chen at this moment seemed as if he had ascended to immortality, enveloped by the light rain, and his combat strength instantly increased by a full fifty percent!

Seizing this rare opportunity, with a whooshing sound, Gu Chen operated the LingXu Nine Steps. In such state, his speed also increased by fifty percent compared to before, like teleporting, he directly arrived above the guardian spirit's head.

Thud!

Gu Chen stomped down, the LingXu Nine Steps' might was unparalleled, the void exploded with noise, and with this stomp, the guardian spirit was immediately blasted to pieces!

This trial challenge was smoothly passed by Gu Chen.

The moment the guardian spirit was shattered by Gu Chen, all the light converged, and the jade slip on the high platform was drawn by some mysterious power to come before Gu Chen.

"Finally, success..."

Gu Chen relaxed his body, grabbing the jade slip, his consciousness reached out and merged into it.

"This... This is actually insights into martial arts?!"

Upon contact with the jade slip, Gu Chen immediately understood that what was recorded inside was not a skill, but insights into martial arts, which were infused into his mind in the form of enlightenment.

Insights into martial arts are essentially the foundation of a martial artist. To cultivate powerful martial skills and abilities, one must have the corresponding martial insights.

Otherwise, forcibly cultivating skills and martial arts beyond one's comprehension will only harm oneself and lead to demonic deviation.

To some extent, martial insights are even more precious than a set of martial skills and abilities.

Furthermore, the martial insights obtained by Gu Chen were no ordinary insights. They were profound, elucidating many techniques on cultivating martial skills and even touched upon Heavenly Martial Skills!

Gu Chen had cultivated a considerable number of martial skills to completion up to this point, making his martial experience and insights extremely rich, beyond what any ordinary person could compare to.

Moreover, since he possessed the Eight Gate Earth-Quality Martial Skill, Gu Chen was utterly captivated by these insights, unable to extricate himself.

Pop!

Vaguely, a slight sound as if something had shattered resounded in Gu Chen's mind.

When Gu Chen checked his status panel, he discovered that, unbeknownst to him, the Mountain and Sea Fist Skill—an Earth Grade Fist Skill—had advanced from being barely touched to the beginner level! Read latest stories on My Virtual Library Empire

This time, Gu Chen did not use any ability points, and it was purely through his own comprehension and the martial insights he received that he successfully enhanced the Mountain and Sea Fist Skill.

That was the significance of martial insights.

Even Gu Chen felt that given some time to digest, the other newly-acquired martial skills might also have different breakthroughs.

It could be said that just a single set of martial insights, but it brought Gu Chen great help, proving extremely precious. Not only did it enhance his understanding of martial arts, but it also gave Gu Chen a preliminary understanding of ancient martial paths.

It even helped improve his martial skill realm, which in Gu Chen's view, was far more valuable than any Earth Grade martial skill—at least worth several hundred ability points!

Because, without uncertainty, the rest of the martial skills he had learned would also improve.

After fully absorbing the martial insights, the jade slip in Gu Chen's hand also broke apart with a series of cracking noises, self-destructing after its one-time use.

"Huh?"

At this moment, Gu Chen suddenly noticed that on the high platform where the jade slip was previously placed, there was a circular object, emitting bursts of dense and brilliant spiritual light, dazzling like a small sun.