Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Qiongtian City, within its most famous tavern.

At this moment, Gu Chen, dressed in dark clothes, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, was sitting by the window, drinking and enjoying the view of the street's hustle and bustle.

During this time, his life had been relatively peaceful. Every day, besides familiarizing himself with martial arts techniques, he would refine the Blood Shadow Sword and strengthen his spirit and martial will with the grandmaster sword intent within it.

Just now, the Jing Tian Department in Tiandu had sent a message to Gu Chen, informing him that they had discovered a branch of the Red Flame Demon Sect within Qiongtian Mansion and requested Gu Chen to lead a team to annihilate it.

Gu Chen was, of course, very willing, as he urgently needed achievement points. He had a premonition that as long as he could integrate the Dragon-Tiger Golden Bell Shield with the Great Vajra Divine Power into a new martial skill, it would be the key for him to break through to the indestructible Vajra Stage.

Gu Chen believed he had stayed at the Vajra Stage for far too long. To reach the indestructible realm, he had spent who knows how many achievement points. Now, his enemies were at the full culmination of the Gang Qi Stage, and in comparison, his cultivation was still too low.

Even with the panel's blessing, which gave him the equivalent of six hundred years of cultivation, it was still inner breath, and in terms of quality, it was much inferior to Gangqi. This was one area where Gu Chen was at a disadvantage when fighting against warriors at the full culmination of the Gang Qi Stage.

Moreover, any warrior who had reached the Gang Qi Stage was a genius among their peers, capable of achieving in one day what others could in half a year or even more, enhanced by various pills, which made their cultivation exceptionally profound.

Fortunately, just when he was in dire need of achievement points, the Jing Tian Department sent him a mission. Gu Chen planned to set off later to that branch of the Red Flame Demon Sect in Qiongtian Mansion and exterminate all the people there.

He hoped there would be more demons inside, as that would mean more achievement points for him.

Of course, as a branch of the Red Flame Demon Sect, there must be warriors at the full culmination of the Gang Qi Stage in charge, but this time, Gu Chen's strength had broken through, and with the Divine Weapon Blood Shadow Sword in hand, he was no longer afraid of warriors of that level.

Even more so, he was eager to battle them, eager to test his current strength against warriors at the full culmination of the Gang Qi Stage.

After all, in his last battle with Zhao Xingxuan, Gu Chen had suffered quite a bit. It was the first time since he had started out that he had been beaten to the point of vomiting blood and sustaining severe internal injuries.

In previous battles with enemies, it had mostly been a one-sided affair, with few being able to push him to such a limit.

Now that the message was out, Gu Chen did not think becoming famous was a good thing, for it meant his enemies would also know his strength, and if they decided to deal with him, they would surely send someone even stronger.

Because of this, Gu Chen felt a pressing urgency in his heart: He must become stronger as quickly as possible!

Fortunately, with the Divine Weapon in hand, it provided Gu Chen with a considerable sense of security.

Over this period, as he continually refined the Blood Shadow Sword, Gu Chen felt more and more the power contained within the Divine Weapon.

The current him, even if he exerted all his might, was unable to fully unleash the Blood Shadow Sword's power.

Moreover, by doing so, there was even the possibility that the Blood Shadow Sword could drain him into a husk.

It's no wonder rumors in the martial world suggested only a martial grandmaster could fully unlock a low-grade Divine Weapon's potential.

As for the Arsenal, it had been rather quiet recently. After Jiang Yong's death, the Arsenal's headquarters sent someone new to take over its business in Qiongtian Mansion and had not sought out Gu Chen.

After all, many had heard Jiang Yong's words about wishing to join the Red Flame Demon Sect in the Chi Dragon Mountains. Someone like that, killed by Gu Chen, did not warrant much comment from the Arsenal.

Besides, a mere Jiang Yong was never a significant figure in the eyes of the Arsenal; his death was inconsequential.

Just as Gu Chen was deep in thought, suddenly, a figure in a black robe passed by him.

"Hmm?!"

In that instant, his already incredibly sharp intuition, honed through countless improvements, sent a frantic warning to Gu Chen. He felt a prickling sensation all over his skin and a throbbing pain in his brow.

"Danger!"

Gu Chen was taken aback, his whole body tensing as if he were on the edge of a cliff and about to fall. This terrifying sense of crisis made his heart pound uncontrollably. Without a second thought, he instinctively activated the Superior Martial Skill, Dragon-Tiger Golden Bell Shield.

Clang!

Like the resounding ringing of an ancient bell, the long sound echoed as a streak of blood-red light struck against Gu Chen's protective Golden Bell Shield, causing it to tremble and resonate with a series of vibrations.

Boom!

The next instant, before Gu Chen could react, he felt himself targeted by a terrifying intent to kill; an explosive eruption of murderous aura made his skin crawl. At the same time, Gu Chen's vision turned crimson as a gruesome tableau of bloodshed briefly flashed before his eyes.

Whoosh!

At that moment, Gu Chen just made out a hand reaching towards his neck, its fingers long and pale as if deprived of sunlight, coming for him.

Just now, Gu Chen's concentration had been disrupted, his internal energy ceased, and his protective Golden Bell Shield was blurring, close to vanishing.
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But in the next moment, at the most crucial time, Gu Chen finally reacted. His internal energy surged, coursing through his limbs and bones, and the protective Golden Bell Shield reappeared on his body.