Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 354 Mid-term of Innate Realm (First Update!)_1

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Arts: Pure Yang Vajra Body (Beginner), Tai Xu Transformation Dragon Chapter (Beginner), Refining Spirit Secret (Beginner), Mountain and Sea Fist Classic (Beginner), Eight Heavenly Dragons Technique (Beginner), Innate Pure Yang Sword Aura (Beginner), LingXu Nine Steps (Beginner), Heavenly Star Sword Scripture (Beginner)

Internal Energy: Great Sun Divine Illumination True Classic

Cultivation: One Thousand Years

Realm: Mid-stage Innate Realm

Action Point Value: 296

In the Spirit Realm, Gu Chen had obtained an insight into martial arts, which, combined with his own understanding of martial arts, had immediately advanced his Mountain and Sea Fist Classic to the Beginner level.

After emerging from the Spirit Realm, and with time to consolidate his learning, thanks to that insight into martial arts, Gu Chen had raised all his learned skills, except for the Pure Yang Vajra Body and Tai Xu Transformation Dragon Chapter, from a preliminary understanding to Beginner level!

This underscored the importance of martial arts enlightenment for a warrior, helping Gu Chen save several hundred action points.

After completing the mission in East Province, Gu Chen exchanged the merits he had received from the Jing Tian Department for soul crystals, and his cultivation had reached one thousand years, breaking through to the mid-stage Innate Realm!

While the advancement of his cultivation and martial arts was certainly good news, at that moment, Gu Chen furrowed his brow.

"A two hundred year increase in cultivation actually cost a full four hundred action points?"

When a martial artist reaches the Innate Realm, the true Gangqi within their body transforms into Innate Qi, just as Gangqi transforms into true Gangqi. Gu Chen's cultivation was compressed, its quality improved, and its quantity reduced, from one thousand six hundred years to eight hundred years.

And just now, Gu Chen had used four hundred action points to raise his cultivation from eight hundred years to one thousand years.

"In the past, one action point equated to one year of cultivation, but after reaching the Innate level, it now takes two action points to improve cultivation by one year?"

Although it was just a change from one point to two, that was nevertheless a doubling.

However, after deeper reflection, Gu Chen came to terms with it.

After all, he had always been in the Post-Innate Realm, and the purity of his power naturally could not be compared with the Innate Qi of the Innate Realm.

The difference between Post-Innate and Innate was vast, not just in the current nine provinces, but also in ancient and even more ancient times.

And Innate Qi, which is a combination and refinement of a martial artist's true Gangqi and the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi, is many times purer and stronger than true Gangqi.

Seeing it this way, the increase in action point cost seemed reasonable.

Nevertheless, this meant that Gu Chen would need more action points for future breakthroughs.

But no matter how you look at it, the speed of his cultivation breakthroughs far surpassed that of other Innate Realm martial artists in the nine provinces.

"There are still two hundred ninety-six action points on my panel right now..."

This time, Gu Chen chose not to continue improving his cultivation but instead focused his mind, advancing his Pure Yang Vajra Body, an Earth-grade body-refining martial skill, from Beginner to Minor Accomplishment.

Physique had always been Gu Chen's strong suit, and since he had lacked sufficient action points, his Pure Yang Vajra Body had been at the Beginner level for quite some time. Now that he had enough action points, it was natural for Gu Chen to prioritize upgrading this martial skill.

Boom!@@@@

In that moment, as the action points dissipated, the Pure Yang Vajra Body stepped into the Minor Accomplishment stage, and a corresponding martial arts experience emerged in Gu Chen's mind, as if he had personally experienced day and night of tireless cultivation of the Pure Yang Vajra Body, absorbing the true solar fire to refine his body.

Simultaneously, Gu Chen's body shook, and a scorching power burned through his body, making his already indestructible treasured body even more powerful.

Fierce Fire Forging Golden Body!

At this moment, Gu Chen had the strength to traverse Jiangzhou unimpeded.

That's why, in his conversation with the Tower Supervisor that day, Gu Chen was confident he could unify Jiangzhou—it stemmed from his absolute confidence in his own strength.

What's a great calamity for others, for him, it was an opportunity to quickly enhance his strength.

As long as his strength increased rapidly, Gu Chen believed he could turn the tide, protect Da Xia, protect his family.

"What I need to do next is to traverse the world and subjugate the top forces of Jiangzhou," Gu Chen said to himself.

Though his strength was immense, fearless against ninety percent of the martial artists in the whole of Jiangzhou, accomplishing this feat was still immensely difficult.

Just as the Tower Supervisor had said, the Six Union God Sect had the same idea, and before their high-ranking members emerged from seclusion, they wanted to ally with the jianghu forces to prepare for overthrowing Da Xia.

Therefore, Gu Chen shared the same goal as the Six Union God Sect, and during this period, collisions with the Sect were inevitable.

"The Tower Supervisor told me to start with Dragon Tiger Mountain's Daoist Sect, but the Daoist Sect is far away in Jiangzhou, quite distant. Rather than that, it would be better to start with the native powers of Shen Zhou."

Gu Chen considered this and then left seclusion. He found Qin Wu and shared his thoughts.

After learning of Gu Chen's idea, Qin Wu also greatly agreed, stating that if Gu Chen needed anything, he could find him anytime.

"Now that you have reached the Innate Realm, it's not suitable for you to remain an Earth level Commander anymore, although the requirements for a Da Xia Protector are extremely strict. For now, you should stay in the position of a Heavenly level Commander for a while to accumulate some experience," Qin Wu said.

Gu Chen nodded. Titles were no longer that important to him at the moment; all he needed were merit points.

Being a Heavenly level Commander or Protector, to Gu Chen, was simply a difference in title.

Seeing Gu Chen's attitude, Qin Wu knew that he didn't care, but Qin Wu didn't say much more. Given Gu Chen's age, he naturally wouldn't understand what it meant to be a Protector.

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A Protector was not just a symbol of status and strength, but for Da Xia, it was more a symbol of responsibility!

Only those who could protect a region were qualified to become a Protector—it required not just strength, but also the right temperament.

Without adequate responsibility, one could not become a Protector.

Take Yan Qing of Yan State for example, when the barbarian armies came, he would rather die than take a single step back.

A Grandmaster of Martial Arts of the Innate Realm, especially a powerful one like a Protector, could be revered as a distinguished guest in any force in the jianghu even if they left Da Xia.

But Yan Qing still chose to use his death to deter the barbarians, a testament to his resolve.

If we look back at older dynasties, a Protector of Da Xia was akin to a feudal lord with the authority to govern a territory, helping Da Xia protect its regions, wielding great power.

Afterward, Gu Chen took his leave and left the Jing Tian Department, returning to Gu Mansion.

After having a meal with his second uncle's family, Gu Chen soon left Tiandu, heading for one of the Seven Sects and Eight Factions, the Canghai Sect.

The Canghai Sect, ever since their Innate Realm old sect master passed away, lacked another Innate, with only a few Martial Arts Masters including the sect master holding the sect together.

The Canghai Sect was located within the territory of Qiongtian Mansion in Shen Zhou, built around the Canghai, with legends saying their founder also broke through to the Innate Realm beside the Canghai, hence establishing the sect there.

Of course, the Canghai is actually just a lake, not a real sea, but it covered an area nearly a thousand miles in diameter.

"Da Xia's Jing Tian Department's Gu Chen has come to pay respects to the mountain!"

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