Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 264 Returning to True Stage Complete Perfection (Three More Ten Thousand Words, Seek Subscription!)_1

Gu Chen knew very clearly that the moment he showed himself, warriors from the demon sects would definitely come after him. And now that DaHuang Mansion had become like a sieve, it was uncertain how many demon sect warriors were lurking around. Gu Chen figured that his whereabouts would be known to the demon sects almost immediately.

The Holy Shadows Sect and the Black Sky Sect were hidden in the shadows, and it was naturally not easy for Gu Chen to find them. Therefore, he felt that it might be better to reveal his whereabouts proactively and let the people from the demon sects come to him.

In other words, Gu Chen was fishing.

"I want you dead!"

The martial arts master from the Black Sky Sect who was first injured by Gu Chen roared with anger. After merging with a demon, to a certain extent, one's mind would still be influenced by the demon, and the ferocious nature would be revealed.

On the other two sides, two martial arts masters from the Black Sky Sect stood there; one of them had undergone the blood cleansing ritual three times, and the other twice. Both of them had exceptional strength.

Beside them, there were many warriors at the Returning to True Stage eyeing him greedily. The Black Sky Sect had indeed attached great importance to the hunt for Gu Chen this time.

After all, a master was not a common cabbage. Even for the Black Sky Sect, which was one of the six major demon sects under the Six Union God Sect, there weren't many martial arts masters within.

Having cleansed blood three times, even within the Black Sky Sect, one would already be considered part of the core upper echelon.

"Gu Chen, I'll give you a chance. Submit to our divine sect, or else you will undoubtedly die today!" a martial arts master from the Black Sky Sect said coldly.

This time, they came full of confidence, believing they could capture Gu Chen. Ideally, they hoped to seize him alive and keep him as one would livestock, continuously draining his blood and feeding the demons persistently.

With such forces, they could even give it a try against a martial arts master who had undergone the blood cleansing ritual four times, let alone Gu Chen, who was only at the Returning to True Stage.

No matter how high his talent, he had not yet truly reached the master realm. How strong could he be?

"Evil demons of the demon sects, everyone has the right to execute you!"

Gu Chen's expression was cold and detached, his black hair loose and hanging to his waist. There was nothing more to say. As his figure flashed, he stepped using the Controlling Wind Step Shadows, moving like a shadow. In just an instant, Gu Chen had arrived right in front of the sinister-looking martial arts master who was releasing the demon's power, throwing a direct punch at him.

"You little bastard, die!" The person shouted ferociously. He had successfully merged with a demon of Disaster Level, and with his thrice-cleansed physical body, he didn't believe he could be defeated by Gu Chen.

Disaster Level demons were equivalent to human warriors from the Transcendence Stage to the Hundred Orifices Stage. Why would such a level of demon be named "Disaster"?

It was because once demons reached this level, if they appeared in Kyushu, no matter where they were, they would cause a catastrophe-like chaos. Explore stories at empire

Hence the name "Disaster Level" for such demons.

However, the more powerful the demon, the more difficult it was to merge with it, and given the current state of the great environment in Kyushu, the stronger the demon that wished to descend upon Kyushu, the more difficult it was.

This was exactly why the Six Union God Sect sent the six major demon sects to stir up a bloodbath in the jianghu while collecting blood essence and looking for demons.

Boom!

Gu Chen's fist, tinged with a pale gold luster, shot out, and his whole being was like a lightning bolt, streaking across the sky.

"Gu Chen, today you will undoubtedly die. We'll use the blood essence in your body to nurture the demons within our divine sect!"

The other two masters also acted instantly at this moment. They didn't think there was anything improper about three masters joining forces to deal with Gu Chen, a junior at only the Returning to True Stage.

Crack!

At that moment, Gu Chen seemed to transform into a golden thunder, crossing through the void. With a splat, a great amount of black blood sprayed out, accompanied by a scream.

"Even if you've merged with a demon, I'll slaughter you like a dog!"

Gu Chen's gaze remained indifferent, and a pale golden vitality radiated from his body, his muscles glinting dazzlingly, and even his hair followed suit.

Not only that, while operating the Vajra Invincible Divine Technique, Gu Chen also pushed the Great Sun Divine Gang within his body to its limit. Endless blinding light emerged from all around him, with a proud sun materializing on the surface of his body, nearly submerging his own figure, leaving only the eternal sacred light illuminating all the world.

"Kill!"

With a cold shout from Gu Chen, a blinding beam of light burst forth from his golden fist, too dazzling to behold. It left a very noticeable trail in the void, like a golden heavenly path.

"Ah..."

The two screamed as their bodies instantly exploded, their blood and bones scattered to the winds and incinerated to nothingness by the terrifying high temperatures of the Great Sun Divine Gang in an instant.

The two of them had already been frightened out of their wits by Gu Chen and were only concerned with fleeing, with no thought of fighting back. They couldn't withstand Gu Chen's full-powered strike.

The demons inside them too met the same fate. To the demons, the Great Sun Divine Gang cultivated by Gu Chen was their natural nemesis.

The remaining martial artists at the Returning to True Stage were hardly worth mentioning; merely by the temperature emitted from Gu Chen's use of the Great Sun Divine Gang, the group of demonic cultivators were instantly incinerated to ashes.

Thereafter, Gu Chen extended his hand, and the numerous soul crystals on the ground, as if drawn by invisible threads, fell into his palm.

With a thought from Gu Chen, accompanied by a familiar chill entering his body, the soul crystals in his hand were absorbed and immediately crumbled away.

"Quite the harvest," Gu Chen glanced at the panel that displayed a merit point value that had broken two hundred and was even approaching the three hundred mark, and nodded slightly.

The growth in merit points on the panel gave Gu Chen confidence and assurance.

But immediately after, he frowned slightly, looking at the corpses all around with a sigh.

In times of chaos, human life was indeed cheaper than grass, and this saying was not at all incorrect.

Now, Gu Chen was beginning to understand Emperor Xia's intentions. Perhaps Emperor Xia suppressing the world was not for power, but to maintain an era of peace and prosperity in the Nine Provinces.

"An emperor for all ages, truly living up to the name," Gu Chen murmured, his expression solemn.

In Emperor Xia's heart, perhaps the concept of home no longer existed. He acted not for one person or one nation, but for the entire world.

Perhaps it was this strong charisma that attracted the likes of the Grand Commander of Jing Tian Department, the Tower Supervisor of Mingjing Department, and the Tower Supervisor of Qintian Monitor, these three exceptional individuals, to assist him.

Even Gu Chen currently did not harbor such thoughts; his pursuit of power was not to benefit the world; he had no such intentions, it was simply for surviving better in this world.

It was the series of events in this world that pushed him forward.

After burying the corpses of everyone in the town, Gu Chen left the place, concealing his tracks and finding a hidden spot to begin his secluded cultivation.

Feeling the Great Sun Divine Gang surging within his body, without any hesitation, a hundred points worth of merit points vanished from the panel, transformed into a hundred years of cultivation, and entered Gu Chen's body.

And Gu Chen's cultivation level, in an instant, soared from five hundred thirty years to an astonishing six hundred thirty years!

The Great Sun Divine Gang flowed slowly through Gu Chen's meridians like molten lava—though even with Gu Chen's physique at this moment, he could feel a sense of fullness and swelling.

"This sensation, it's been a long time," Gu Chen murmured, feeling the powerful force of the Great Sun Divine Gang within him. Once this power was released, Gu Chen felt that he really could become a sun, emitting endless heat, capable of drying up everything.

The Great Sun Divine Illumination True Classic, an Earth Grade skill, when cultivated to a profound level, was capable of melting mountains and boiling seas—it wasn't just talk.

At the same time, Gu Chen glanced at the panel, and surely enough, his cultivation had reached the Returning to True Stage full completion.

In that moment, every corner of Gu Chen's being was filled with the Great Sun Divine Gang, unable to accommodate even the slightest bit more, and the blood within him was simmering.

Waves of noise, like surging tides, resonated outwards—it was the sound of Gu Chen's blood circulating within him, audible even to the outside. Gu Chen felt he had reached the limit of this stage.

"Transcendence begins today!" Gu Chen said to himself, his eyes flashing with divine light.