Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 3: Chapter 2: Improve Cultivation_1

The original master, being a first-class patrol officer of the Da Xia's Jing Tian Department, naturally possessed a certain level of cultivation.

The Concealing Breath Realm was the third realm of martial arts, with the previous two realms being the Body Refining Stage and the Blood Refining Stage, respectively.

The Body Refining Stage tempered the physique, polishing one's self; the Blood Refining Stage stewed the vital energy, mobilizing the body's essence to nourish oneself; and, as the name implies, the Concealing Breath Realm nurtured the inner breath, strengthening it.

These were the first three realms of the martial way in this world.

And only after reaching the Concealing Breath Realm and accumulating a certain amount of merits could one serve as a first-class patrol officer of the Jing Tian Department.

A first-class patrol officer was roughly equivalent to a seventh-rank official of Da Xia; going further up from there would be the Metropolitan Procurator.

However, that step required years of accumulation.

At this moment, a series of footsteps suddenly came from not far away, someone was braving the pouring rain and heading in this direction.

Merged with the original master's memory, Gu Chen knew that it must be his Second Uncle, Gu Chengfeng, coming at this hour in the heavy rain; there would be no one else.

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and a middle-aged man wearing a cloud-patterned official robe with a standard-issue long saber at his waist walked in.

Indeed, it was Gu Chen's Second Uncle, Gu Chengfeng.

Gu Chengfeng had a tall build, a square face, regular features, thick eyebrows, and when he saw that Gu Chen was awake, he immediately rejoiced, hurried over, and said, "Eldest lad, you've finally awakened; you've been unconscious for three whole days and nights, how do you feel now?"

Having merged the original master's memory and already seeing Gu Chengfeng as his own uncle, upon hearing this, Gu Chen smiled and said, "Second Uncle, rest assured, I'm fine."

"Knowing full well that your heart meridian had been eroded by the evil energy, why did you still insist on fighting?" Gu Chengfeng asked with a stern face.

Upon hearing this, a bitter smile couldn't help but appear on Gu Chen's face; regarding this question, he truly didn't know how to answer.

Seeing his reaction, Gu Chengfeng's expression softened, he sighed, and knowing the original master's stubbornness, he did not continue to blame him and instead said, "It's good that you're awake. The doctor from Changchun Hall said you were injured by a fierce palm strike to your organs, and I've boiled some medicine for you, drink it while it's hot."

After speaking, Gu Chengfeng took out a bowl of medicine and began to feed it to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen wanted to take it himself, but realizing he was seriously injured and it was difficult to even move, he let it be and allowed Gu Chengfeng to feed him the medicine.

Gu Chengfeng had looked after Gu Chen for so many years and had come to regard him as his own son. When the doctor from Changchun Hall said Gu Chen's heart meridian had been invaded by the evil energy and his life was hanging by a thread, it nearly broke his heart.

Fortunately, Gu Chen had now regained consciousness.

Of course, there were some things he hadn't said to Gu Chen; the doctor from Changchun Hall had mentioned that even if Gu Chen miraculously recovered, because the evil energy had taken hold of his heart meridian, he might not be able to practice martial arts in this lifetime; because if he did, the evil energy might attack his heart, and then there would be no saving him.

After his second uncle left, Gu Chen opened the mechanism set up by the original owner and took out a package. Inside, there were about ten irregular black crystals when he unwrapped it.

The instant he saw them, Gu Chen felt a chilling and eerie coldness assault him, making his whole body shiver.

These irregular black crystals, known as "Soul Crystals," contained the core power essential to demons and spirits, a profound darkness like ink, created after the extermination of the evil spirits.

Gu Chen picked up a Soul Crystal, which felt cold to the touch, carrying an intense yin coldness that seemed to penetrate the skin and enter his body.

Gu Chen paid it no mind. As his thoughts focused, the Soul Crystal in the palm of his hand began to disintegrate from the edges, as if eroded by the wind, gradually dissipating into the air.

At the moment the Soul Crystal vanished, a bizarre, cold sensation traveled up Gu Chen's hand and entered his body.

Immediately, Gu Chen had the thought, and the face panel appeared before his eyes.

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Arts: Iron Cloth Technique (Great Achievement), Thirteen Grand Protectors' Horizontal Skill (Great Achievement), Red Flame Palm (Minor Achievement), Dragon Sinew Tiger Bone Fist (Initial Insight)

Internal Energy: Pure Yang Technique

Cultivation: 20 Years

Stage: Early Body Refining Stage

Merit Point Value: 5

The originally zero merit point value had now become five points.

After awakening the face panel, Gu Chen had learned that slaying demons and fiends could earn him merit points.

Upon learning this, Gu Chen immediately thought of the original owner. Having absorbed and integrated the original owner's memory, he knew that the original owner had joined the Jing Tian Department years ago and had slain many demons, accumulating quite a few Soul Crystals.

Therefore, once his injuries had healed, he couldn't wait to begin his attempt.

"It really works!"

Seeing that he had successfully increased his merit point value to five, Gu Chen was exhilarated and without hesitation, he began to absorb those Soul Crystals one by one.

After absorbing the Soul Crystals, his merit point value increased from zero to a substantial fifty-two points.

Looking at the abundance of merit points on the panel, Gu Chen struggled to contain his excitement. It reminded him of the time in his previous life when he received his first investment in starting a business, filled with the same exhilaration.

Taking a deep breath to suppress the thrilling emotions within him, Gu Chen instantly wished, and immediately, five merit points disappeared, transforming into five years of cultivation that emerged within his body.