Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Not only during the reign of Emperor Toumuer, but even when his father, the previous emperor of Da Yuan Country, was alive, Bastu had been invincible in Da Yuan, with no one being his match in a single round of combat.

Even though Da Yuan had experienced defeat over twenty years ago, they still had a lot of confidence in Bastu, and now, sure enough, after more than twenty years of seclusion, he had successfully broken through to the Divine Intent Realm.

At this moment, the entire Da Yuan Country was in turmoil, or rather, boiling over. They knew that under the leadership of the national master Bastu, Da Yuan would soon be able to unify the world.

Furthermore, the news of Bastu achieving the Divine Intent Realm swept across the nine provinces like a hurricane, causing countless people to tremble with fear.

Divine Intent Realm, throughout the entire nine provinces, aside from the six holy lands, since the ancient times until now, tens of thousands of years, the number who had reached it could be counted on one hand.

The most famous among them were unquestionably Da Xia's Emperor Ji Xuandao, and the leader of the Six Union God Sect, Dugu Yun. These two had left behind a tremendous reputation across the nine provinces.

The emergence of each warrior in the Divine Intent Realm was enough to shake the nine provinces, for it was indeed rare. To live in the same era as a warrior of the Divine Intent Realm, to witness their terrifying strength, was also an honor in itself.

Of course, the people of Da Xia, those warriors, and the martial arts sects of the Central Plains, were also feeling some fear at this moment.

"With the national master Bastu of Da Yuan Country achieving the Divine Intent Realm, it can truly be said that he is the number one person in the world today. Without the six holy lands making a move, without the demon sect leader Dugu Yun appearing, no one in the nine provinces is a match for Bastu!"

"Given the relationship between Da Xia and Da Yuan, it is inevitable that Bastu will make a move against Da Xia!"

"The ambition of Da Yuan's Emperor Toumuer, the wolf's ambition to act against Da Xia, isn't something new, only held back previously by the deterrent force of Marquis Wu'an. But now that national master Bastu has successfully broken through, Emperor Toumuer will certainly attack Da Xia with the fastest speed!"

"Marquis Wu'an... alas, if only there were enough time, Marquis Wu'an would surely be able to reach the Divine Intent Realm and compete with Bastu."

"There's no more time for that now; it can only be said that Marquis Wu'an was born at an inopportune time."

At the moment, inside the borders of Da Xia, people were discussing fervently, shocked by Bastu's breakthrough to the Divine Intent Realm, yet also filled with great fear.

If Da Xia were to be destroyed and the entire world ruled by Da Yuan, their statuses would inevitably plummet, while the identity of Da Yuan people would become incomparably noble.

After all, the two sides belong to different races. They are people of the Central Plains, so it would be normal to be suppressed once Da Yuan ruled the world.

Moreover, there has long been deep animosity between the Central Plains and Da Yuan, not to mention the various grievances even among the jianghu.

Should Da Xia fall, it is unknown how many people or matters in the Central Plains would be purged.

"It's a pity that Marquis Wu'an's age has limited him; if only he could have a few more years, with his unparalleled talent, he would definitely ascend to the Divine Intent Realm!"

Within Da Xia, countless warriors sighed, those top powers also felt anxious, but there was nothing they could do.

After all, that was the Divine Intent Realm, the world's foremost. This era also had Gu Chen, which caused a bit of controversy, but no more than that.

Now, everyone in the nine provinces believes that Gu Chen will definitely break through to the Divine Intent Realm in the future, it's a certainty. But as those rumors suggest, Gu Chen needs time.

But at the moment, national master Bastu of Da Yuan Country has the advantage, having already successfully broken through, so the first thing he will surely do is to deal with Gu Chen and not delay any further.

Right now, the people within Da Xia's borders could be said to be in danger, all pondering how they would deal with themselves once Da Xia goes to war with Da Yuan.

In the royal palace of Tiandu, Emperor Ji Yuan was also anxious beyond measure after hearing this news.

"Why did Bastu breakthrough to the Divine Intent Realm at this time? Over twenty years have passed; why did he succeed now, why couldn't it be a bit slower?"

New Emperor Ji Yuan, with a look of urgency on his face, paced back and forth in the imperial study. He felt that his luck was extremely bad; ever since taking the throne, Da Xia had never been at peace, beset with various emergencies.

At this moment, Qin Wu, the deputy commander of the Jing Tian Department, also had a grave expression. Although they had long received news that the national master Bastu of Da Yuan Country was going to break through to the Divine Intent Realm, they had not expected it to come so fast, in such a short time there was no chance to prepare anything.

I didn't expect that right after resolving the holy land matter, an issue with Da Yuan would arise again.

"Nowadays, Emperor Toumuer of Da Yuan is proud and unbridled. The troops that were originally withdrawn due to Gu Chen's influence have now all returned, and there are constant provocations at the border. If not for repeated strict orders, maybe the border would already have erupted into war," said Qin Wu in a deep voice.

Da Xia is currently weakened, and Gu Chen has not yet returned from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, unaware of this news. So even though Da Yuan's soldiers keep provoking, Da Xia can't respond, and must forcibly endure.

But this can't go on, over time, it's inevitable that the military morale will disintegrate. By then, once a war breaks out, Da Yuan will be overwhelming, effortlessly breaking Da Xia's border defenses, and directly attacking the Central Plains.

Furthermore, during this period, Da Yuan has also been continuously releasing various messages, all aimed at crushing the morale on Da Xia's side.

"Damn it, Toumuer that bastard!" Emperor Ji Yuan clenched his fists tightly, teeth gritted in anger.

But at the same time, he felt a sense of powerlessness, after all, that was a supreme warrior of the Divine Intent Realm, what could Da Xia use to confront him?

"Has Gu Chen not returned yet?" asked Emperor Ji Yuan in a low voice, suddenly speaking up.

Qin Wu, upon hearing this, was silent for a moment before shaking his head.

Emperor Ji Yuan sighed softly, somewhat dejectedly, "It's just as well, let him stay peacefully in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. With his personality, if he knew about this news, he would surely make a move. As long as Gu Chen is alive, everything still has hope."

Qin Wu remained silent, deeply unwilling, but also aware that Ji Yuan was right. Although both armies are valiant, Da Xia would fear no one from Da Yuan, but if Bastu made a move, no one on Da Xia's side would be able to stand against him, and would be destroyed effortlessly.

"I never imagined that, in the end, I would be the sovereign leading Da Xia to its ruin," said Emperor Ji Yuan with a self-deprecating laugh, his spirit almost broken.

Seeing this, Qin Wu's brow furrowed. Before he could speak, from outside the imperial study, suddenly came the alarmed shout of Eunuch Huang.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened, something terrible..."

Emperor Ji Yuan gave Eunuch Huang, who had rushed in, an annoyed look and said, "With things already this bad, what worse could happen?"

Eunuch Huang, with an anxious face, quickly said, "Your Majesty, Da Yuan has sent a challenge, and moreover, it is the national master Bastu himself who has issued it. He demands a life-or-death battle with Marquis Wu'an!"

"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, both Emperor Ji Yuan and Qin Wu were shocked and dismayed.