Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Ice Emperor?" Gu Chen's expression changed involuntarily upon seeing this line of text.

A host of supremes, going beyond Tiandu, which means that this happened at the end of the last Great Epoch.

At the same time, a speculation was confirmed, that is, the Ice Emperor was indeed one of the strongest figures of the previous Great Epoch, capable of commanding all under heaven.

"If the last Great Epoch had so many strong figures, why did they fail?" Gu Chen frowned.

If such a powerful lineup failed, it was imaginable how strong the enemy they faced must have been, fighting to the point where the very epoch and all under heaven were almost destroyed.

Considering the current situation in the upper realms, and compared to the last Great Epoch, it is probably lacking by who-knows-how-much—at least, there is not even one existence at the level of the Ice Emperor in the entire upper realms.

Since the Ice Emperor said they were losers, it proved that their enemies won the victory in that battle.

It might be a Pyrrhic victory, but it also meant that one day, the enemy would come back.

After pondering, Gu Chen realized this possibility was very high!

An intangible crisis might have already been looming over all 3,600 domains of the upper realms, but the vast majority of people did not know who the enemy was.

Of course, since so much time had passed without incident, and the top forces in the upper realms had not undergone any changes, it indicated there might still be a peaceful period.

Moreover, given Gu Chen's current situation, even if he really knew something, he had no way and no right to intervene.

Suddenly, his gaze shifted as he continued to read on.

"After talking about this matter, everyone fell silent, after all, the current situation in all under heaven is extremely unclear, and we are subtly at a disadvantage. Although the master did not tell us this, in fact, we are very clear about it ourselves."

"But, I believe that under the leadership of the Ice Emperor, the greatest existence under heaven, we will certainly be able to defeat those 'foreign enemies' and achieve the ultimate victory!"

"Not long after, the master and the supreme elders will surely return safely, and the people from Azure Cloud Sky also agreed with my thoughts."

Having read this far, Gu Chen sighed lightly; for him, a successor, the outcome of the last Great Epoch was, of course, needless to say.

Or rather, some things were likely predetermined from the start, otherwise, the Ice Emperor would not have left his inheritance on the Ice Island.

From this, it could be seen that before setting out, the Ice Emperor and his people might have already anticipated their own ending.

"Afterwards, we did not continue the topic and instead started discussing the matters related to cultivation. The people from Azure Cloud Sky said that they obtained a piece of jade that is extremely magical, which seems to reflect one's soul, allowing the heart to be clear and pure, free of distractions. To use the words of Buddhism, it can cut off all 'roots of vexation', prevent inner demons, indeed extraordinarily magical."

At this point, Gu Chen's eyes suddenly narrowed, and a burst of light shot from his pupils, his excitement indescribable for the moment.

He quickly followed the text to read further.

"Out of curiosity, I took it and indeed found it to be as described; this piece of jade is so exceptionally mystical that I always feel there are other marvelous uses yet to be discovered. Regrettably, it is incomplete, seemingly divided into four segments, and this is just one of them…"

"As expected!"

Upon reading this, Gu Chen had no more doubts, he knew that the piece of jade described above was undoubtedly the same piece of jade he had received from the Ice Emperor.

It contained what the Ice Emperor had spoken of—the strongest inheritance of all ages!

"This is excellent!" At this moment, Gu Chen was visibly excited and thrilled, not expecting to have found a clue to the next piece of the missing jade so quickly.

If he could obtain it, he would effectively have half of the whole, and although he still couldn't receive the so-called strongest inheritance, the ability of the jade to still the mind and facilitate entry into a state of Dao was also quite extraordinary, and of immense help to any cultivator.

Not to mention, another piece of the missing jade had the ability to remove inner demons, which was equally important.

The next realm after the Cave Heaven Realm is the God Transformation Realm, which implies the condensation of the spirit. During the process of condensing the spirit, various illusions and even inner demons will emerge, eventually causing the cultivator to deviate from the path, leading to destruction and death.

This is a challenge that every extraordinary individual must face, no matter how strong, and it is not just this one time; future cultivation will also likely encounter the same risk.

Not to mention, some cultivators, and even demonic beings, possess abilities that can corrupt the spirit and induce a cultivator's inner demons, with unpredictable and indefensible methods, even the current Gu Chen does not have particularly good means to counter them.

No matter from which aspect, this piece of the remaining jade was of great importance to Gu Chen.

And it was in this moment that Gu Chen snapped out of his excited state, suddenly recalling something.

"Azure Cloud Sky… What place is Azure Cloud Sky?" Gu Chen's expression changed.

In the last Great Epoch, there were many worlds under heaven, but most had been destroyed during the end of the epoch, and all that followed, with the passage of time, merged together, ultimately forming the upper realms.

Does the so-called Azure Cloud Sky still exist now?

If it still exists, has it merged with the upper realms and become a part of its plate, or like this secret realm, does it drift outside of heaven, appearing only at uncertain times?

If it's the former, that's still manageable. Although the upper realms are vast, there are still traces to follow; consulting ancient books on the geography of the upper realms would do.