Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 1574 - 399: Mid Stage of the Dao Inquiry (Three More 10,000 Words, Ask for Subscription!)
Chapter 1574: Chapter 399: Mid Stage of the Dao Inquiry (Three More 10,000 Words, Ask for Subscription!)
The netherworld erupted in chaos, the Evil King Awakening, with powerful forces assailing one after another, plunging the entire Upper Realm into turmoil in an instant, as blood-red anarchy emerged.
After leveling the forbidden zone of the Evil King Mountain, Gu Chen bid farewell to the injured master of the Taoxu Road and began to move to other domains to provide support.
Fortunately, even though the barrier between the two realms was weak, it still existed. Moreover, Gu Chen had previously razed several forbidden zones in the Upper Realm. Although the power of the demonic entities surged, the balance was not immediately lost.
Of course, despite that, the consequences of this battle saw the fall of some supreme beings. Even several Great Powers who had sought enlightenment paid a bloody price and were nearly critically injured.
This was still due to the fact that there were not many king-level demonic entities in the Upper Realm.
If the number of king-level demonic entities comparable to the Great Powers were to increase, it’s feared that many who sought enlightenment would perish.
Gu Chen went to many domains, helping the immortal-level doctrines and the top ten races, as well as some reclusive doctrines, to suppress the forbidden zones of life.
Together with the chiefs of the Purple-blood Sky Dragon Clan, the ancient ancestors of the Kirin Clan, the chiefs of the White Tiger Clan, and other Great Powers, after this battle, several forbidden zones of life were eradicated.
The situation in the Upper Realm was thus stabilized.
But everyone knew that this was only temporary. Merely facing a portion of the netherworld’s forces, their resistance was already so difficult; if the Epoch Calamity were to officially commence, the Upper Realm would likely collapse in an instant.
The Evil King was an existence of the highest level. Now, there was no one in the Upper Realm who could stand against him, and Gu Chen was no exception.
Therefore, the faces of the Great Powers were extremely grim.
"After this battle, nearly 20% of the beings in the Upper Realm have perished!" The remaining Great Powers gathered and after tallying the figures, the chief of the Purple-blood Sky Dragon Clan reported such intelligence.
Do not underestimate what looks like less than 20% of the population. Though it seems small, one must know that the Upper Realm is vast and boundless, put together from the shattered myriads of worlds of the previous great epoch, possessing 3,600 domains with an immensely large population.
The population of a single realm could well exceed quintillions; what then of nearly 20% of the population across all 3,600 realms of the Upper Realm that had perished? How enormous would that figure be?
"We owe it to the timely assistance of Young Friend Gu Chen, or else the situation would have been unthinkable," said Ao Tian, the chief of the Purple-blood Sky Dragon Clan. The facial expression of this unparalleled Great Power of complete mastery looked very dark.
Even he almost "overturned" against the king-level demonic entities, whose power surged greatly within the forbidden zones of life. Fortunately, Gu Chen arrived, and by their combined effort, they managed to suppress them.
This insurrection from the netherworld came swiftly and departed just as quickly, not lasting for long.
The few tumults combined together seemed more like a signal. Each time the netherworld’s forces massively invaded, it indicated that the demonic world inched closer to the myriads of worlds of the Upper Realm.
When the universes of both sides eventually fully overlap, that moment would mark the advent of the Epoch Calamity.
"How are we supposed to win this war?" A Great Power asked with an ugly expression, unable to hide a hint of pessimism.
In the previous great epoch, there were well over a dozen supremely high beings. Even under the leadership of the Ice Emperor, they failed. In this epoch, there are no supreme beings. With the resurgence of the demonic primordial ancestors, the outcome is self-evident.
No, it does not even necessitate the action of those high beings exceeding the supreme ones to start. Just a few Evil Kings from the netherworld are already enough to obliterate the current Upper Realm.
For a moment, upon these words, dozens of Great Powers fell silent.
Although the forbidden zones of life and the Holy Gates posed great dangers to the Upper Realm, compared to the approaching Epoch Calamity, both seemed to be nothing.
"We still have time, now is not the time to give up. Everyone must not fall into despair!" A firm voice rang out, drawing the gaze of the Great Powers present.
The several dozen Great Powers of the Upper Realm looked over and realized that the one who spoke was Gu Chen.
"Even though that is said, when the netherworld strikes, we do not have a supreme being. What do we use to contend against it?" The ancestral master from Lan Yue Lake spoke up, frowning deeply.
Gu Chen glanced at him and said, "Who says a supreme being cannot emerge in this era?"
"Hmm?!"
Upon hearing Gu Chen’s words, the bodies of the several Great Powers shook, their eyes widening in an instant.
He stated solemnly, "As long as there is time, everything is possible!"
Gu Chen’s expression was solemn and his words were grave, and the several dozen Great Powers could see that he was not lying. All were true words.
"Could it be that the source of all worlds is about to reawaken and mend the Great Path?" In the next moment, such a thought arose in the minds of the Great Powers present.
Then, the ancestral master of Holding Mountain Gate spoke with a tense face, "Even so, if the Great Path of the Upper Realm can be mended and supreme beings emerge, what could be done? After all, didn’t the previous epoch, and the one before that, also end in failure!"
"So, what are you trying to say, to give up just like that, to live out the rest of our days in vain hope?" Gu Chen glanced coldly at the man.
"Enough!" At this moment, Ao Tian, the chief of the Purple-blood Sky Dragon Clan, frowned and glanced at the master of Holding Mountain Gate, speaking solemnly, "No matter what, for the sake of our future and the future of the Upper Realm, we should unite as one and find a way to counter the Epoch Calamity. Young Friend Gu is right – no matter what, even if we cannot prevail, we must not give up. We must go all out, unless you all wish to become evil outsiders and turn into those inhuman, unghostly monsters!"
With this statement, the chief of one of the top ten races cast a cold look, sweeping his gaze over the master of Holding Mountain Gate and a few others.
The ancestral master of Lan Yue Lake and the master of Holding Mountain Gate changed their expressions and quickly said, "No matter what, we stand on the side of the Upper Realm, this point is beyond doubt!"
"Let’s hope so," Gu Chen glanced at the two of them and the three leaders of the Three-Eyed God Clan.
The meeting of the Inquiry Realm cultivators thus came to an end.
Despite the losses the Upper Realm faced in the battle, Gu Chen’s swift support across the major realms and suppression of numerous forbidden lands for living beings further elevated his fame across the thirty-six hundred realms.
Shortly after, Gu Chen returned to the East Profound Region and first visited the Taoxu Road to check on the injuries of the Dao Master.
He then went back to Qingyun Academy to update Dean Situ Yin and the others on the specific situation.
The dean nodded and said, "I have already sent cultivators from the imperial court, Great Powers and giants, as well as some from the Primordial Realm, to support and clean up the aftermath in various realms."
Today, it is no exaggeration to say that the Eternal Imperial Court founded by Gu Chen is absolutely the number one force in the Upper Realm. No other power, in terms of size or other aspects, can match it.
This holds true even for the top ten races and the immortal-level Dao lineages.
After all, there are two Inquiry Realm cultivators, Gu Chen and Dean Situ Yin. The number of cultivators in the Primordial Realm is astonishingly high, almost covering half of the Upper Realm. Outside of the top races and the immortal-level Dao lineages, the majority of those in the Primordial Realm have joined the Eternal Imperial Court.
"Now that you are the lord of the imperial court, you really shouldn’t have to do so much personally," Master Qin and the others sighed.
"It’s okay," Gu Chen shook his head, as the task of slaying evil demons must be done by him personally; no one else can take his place.
Moreover, with the increasingly severe situation of the Upper Realm and the growing strength of the enemies, if he doesn’t take action, the other members of the Eternal Imperial Court won’t be able to match them.
"The Upper Realm is becoming more dangerous; it seems I should have my second uncle and the others come to the East Profound Region," Gu Chen thought to himself.
He then sent a message to his sister Gu Qingyan, as well as Princess Xidie of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty, telling all those close to him to come to the East Profound Region.
Even cultivators like Ling Fei from the Xuan Yi Sect, where his true self had previously stayed, have now settled in the East Profound Region.
When the time comes for him to summon the Island of Origin, he will be able to bring these friends and family members onto the island, fulfilling one of Gu Chen’s concerns.
Gu Chen then went to the secret chamber and took out the two cosmic cauldrons, preparing to refine and dissolve all the heavenly demons sealed inside.
"By then, a Divine Power value of Rank Five should be enough," Gu Chen thought to himself.
Afterward, under the influence of the time force of the cosmic cauldron, it took Gu Chen a long time to barely refine a King-level Inquiry Realm heavenly demon.
"Hmm?" When he was refining the Evil King, he realized that most of the power within it had dissipated, leaving only a small portion.
"Why is this?" Gu Chen was puzzled, his brows deeply furrowed.
Compared to other King-level heavenly demons comparable to the Inquiry Realm, the Evil King was unusually easy to refine, and the Divine Power value it contributed was also less than a third of the previous King-level heavenly demon.
"There’s something fishy!" Gu Chen pondered deeply but still could not find the answer.
Where had the power of the Evil King gone, who had taken it? But that’s impossible!
Unable to figure it out, Gu Chen eventually had to give up temporarily, but he was determined to investigate this mystery when the opportunity arose.
Subsequently, Gu Chen began to refine other heavenly demons. The uprising in the forbidden zones of living beings was a catastrophe for the Upper Realm, but for him, it was an opportunity.
As a result, a large amount of Divine Power value kept rolling in, and the numbers on Gu Chen’s panel once again became plentiful.
"This should be enough," Gu Chen looked at the huge merit point value on his panel, contemplated for a moment, and decided to advance the Supreme Technique of the Heavenly Dao to the Rank Five level.
Hum!
Endless light of the Great Dao surged, engulfing Gu Chen entirely. He was radiating millions of dazzling lights, reaching an extreme luminosity, his perception continually elevated, and he seemed to be merging with the supreme, ultimate Dao.
Once the Supreme Technique of the Heavenly Dao is cultivated to its final stages, Gu Chen could become like an incarnation of the Dao itself, wielding Daoist power against enemies!
Mystical runes after runes appeared, all condensed from the utmost truths of the Great Dao, profound beyond measure, like spirits dancing around Gu Chen.
At the final moment, with a boom, and without surprise, as the Supreme Technique of the Heavenly Dao reached Rank Five, Gu Chen’s cultivation also broke through, advancing to the mid-stage of the Inquiry Realm!
And his cultivation had once again surged by two hundred thousand years, reaching a staggering one million years of cultivation—how terrifying a figure is that?!
Moreover, it’s incredibly unbelievable for an Inquiry Realm cultivator to master a Rank Five Supreme Technique! freёweɓnovel.com
"I wonder, with my current strength, could I possibly be comparable to the early stages of the Supreme Realm?" Gu Chen sat cross-legged, surrounded by mist, and whispered to himself.
Undercurrents flowed in the Upper Realm, and the ultimate battle was approaching. Gu Chen was still a considerable distance from the Supreme Realm, so he must use every means to enhance his battle power.
And the Supreme Technique is the best option, for once it reaches Rank Five, it would be akin to stepping into the domain of the utmost high of all heavens!
