Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Dugu Yun?!"

Upon hearing this news, even King Huai was immediately startled, his expression gradually becoming more solemn.

Who was Dugu Yun? He was the leader of the Six Union God Sect from three hundred years ago, the one who had elevated the sect to its peak!

His strength was not much inferior to that of the Emperor of Da Xia. He was the premier figure of the Nine Provinces before the Emperor, an invincible character of an era. Since the end of the ancient times, the Emperor and Dugu Yun had been the two figures most likely to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm.

Originally, the demonic might of the Six Union God Sect overshadowed the world precisely because of Dugu Yun.

Had Dugu Yun not encountered a setback in his cultivation, hurriedly seeking success and thus falling into madness, the Six Union God Sect would not have been annihilated by the people of the world three hundred years ago.

And it was exactly three hundred years ago that Dugu Yun perished at the hands of the six great holy lands!

Despite Dugu Yun's descent into madness, he was not someone the common folk could handle. It took the emergence of an ultimate master from among the six great holy lands, who battled with Dugu Yun and finally slew him.

Without the six great holy lands, the Six Union God Sect would not have been annihilated three hundred years ago.

But now, this figure from three hundred years ago had reappeared, causing King Huai to feel a wave of surprise.

Mr. Gongsun said, "Some say that the master from the six great holy lands did not kill Dugu Yun on the spot, but rather he escaped. Over the years, he has been healing his wounds in the shadows, and the reason the Six Union God Sect has reemerged is precisely because this leader, Dugu Yun, is still alive."

For martial artists, reaching the Innate Realm would revert their bodies from the Acquired to the Innate, extending their lifespan to over two hundred years.

For giants like the Emperor of Da Xia and Dugu Yun, who were just one step away from stepping into the Heavenly Human Realm, three hundred years would not be enough to extinguish their lives.

Even, there were rumors that once a martial artist reached the Heavenly Human Realm, their lifespan could extend nearly a thousand years, an existence that could look down upon the heroes of the world for a very long time.

Hearing that Dugu Yun was still alive, King Huai's mood was exceedingly poor.

Seeing this, Mr. Gongsun whispered, "Your Highness, the accuracy of this news is up for debate. I will find the right opportunity to confirm it."

King Huai, upon hearing this, nodded slightly. In his view, if Dugu Yun had not died, it would be a huge threat to Da Xia.

Three hundred years had passed; if Dugu Yun had healed his injuries, no one in the Nine Provinces would be his match, with the disappearance of the Emperor of Da Xia and the absence of the six great holy lands.

However, King Huai trusted more that even if Dugu Yun, the leader of the Six Union God Sect three hundred years ago, was still alive, the injuries he sustained back then would definitely not have fully healed.

Otherwise, if Dugu Yun were to appear, no one in the world, besides the high and mighty six great holy lands, would be able to withstand him, including the current Da Xia.

Even if the grand commander of the Jing Tian Department, the Tower Supervisor of the Mingjing Department, and the Tower Supervisor of the Qintian Monitor joined forces, it would be the same.

This was still under the assumption that Dugu Yun had made no progress in these three hundred years. If his strength had made a breakthrough, the situation would be even worse.

King Huai furrowed his brow, feeling that it was imperative to clarify this matter.

After the news of the Emperor's disappearance was confirmed, indeed, all kinds of monsters and demons had emerged. If it were before this, even if Dugu Yun were alive, he would not dare to leak the slightest hint of his presence, only hiding in the shadows.

Such was the deterrence of the Emperor of Da Xia!

Now, Da Xia urgently needed such an existence to appear, to preside over Tiandu, and to govern everything under heaven.

However, King Huai did not believe that, with the fate of Da Xia, a figure like the Emperor would appear a second time in tens of thousands of years.

King Huai's gaze was deep as he looked up at the sky, knowing that it was time to think of a way to extend Da Xia's lifespan.

A chaotic era was approaching, and Da Xia, as the most prominent existence, was bound to be attacked by all.

In this dire situation surrounded by wolves, how should Da Xia break the game?

Additionally, as time passed, the world's rifts would grow larger, and certainly more and more powerful demons would descend upon the Nine Provinces.

…

Within the inner city of Tiandu, Jing Tian Department headquarters.

After hearing Chen Yu recount what had happened during his seclusion, Gu Chen was somewhat shocked by the numerous events that had occurred in this period.

Chen Yu said, "As you can see, Jing Tian Department is short on manpower; basically, everyone has gone out to suppress the demons, with some Metropolitan Procurators and command envoys even going to support other states."

With the emergence of demons and the restless barbarian tribes, as well as the Six Union God Sect and many other martial arts forces, the more Gu Chen thought about it, the more furrowed his brow became.

Because, he could also see that the target of these forces was Da Xia.

And as Jing Tian Department was responsible for monitoring the world, if chaotic times came, Gu Chen would undoubtedly be on the frontline.

After all, he was now the command envoy of the Jing Tian Department, in a position of high authority. If anything happened to the Jing Tian Department, he would naturally have to stand at the forefront.

"Troublesome times indeed," Chen Yu's brows furrowed deeply.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Nowadays, the entire Jing Tian Department was bustling with activity. Chen Yu told Gu Chen that afterwards, it was quite likely that he too would be dispatched, possibly within Shen Zhou, or perhaps to oversee another state capital.

Gu Chen nodded slightly. After communicating with Chen Yu for a while longer, he left and returned to Gu Mansion.

"Big brother has returned."

Seeing Gu Chen come back made Xu Qinge and her daughter very happy. They did not ask Gu Chen anything, as they had heard from Gu Chengfeng that in Da Xia, Gu Chen was now a person of high position and heavy responsibility, busy with affairs, so it was normal not to see him often.

When evening came and Gu Chengfeng returned, he was also very pleased to see Gu Chen. The family sat together, eating and drinking, chatting for a long time.

In the following days, perhaps because the Jing Tian Department knew that Gu Chen had just emerged from seclusion, they specifically granted him two days of leave. During these two days, Gu Chen lived a relatively peaceful life, staying in Gu Mansion and accompanying his family members.

On the third day, an urgent message from eight hundred li away in Yan State reached Tiandu, causing a great uproar like a stone stirring up a thousand ripples, and created a huge commotion in Tiandu!

The leader of the Holy Shadows Sect made a move, leading the disciples of the Holy Shadows Sect to raid Yan State, where they slaughtered three hundred thousand civilians and destroyed several cities!

The leader of the Holy Shadows Sect, just like the leader of the Six Union God Sect, was a congenital realm grandmaster of the martial path, possessing extreme strength!

Fortunately, the Jing Tian Department's commander stationed in Yan State, upon learning of this incident, took timely action and engaged the leader of the Holy Shadows Sect in a fierce battle.

However, at the critical moment, another congenital realm grandmaster of the martial path appeared, namely the sect head of the Great Dark Sky Sect. The two congenital realm grandmasters joined forces, attempting to kill the Jing Tian Department's commander stationed in Yan State there and then.

The Black Sky Sect, along with the Red Flame Demon Sect and the Holy Shadows Sect, was one of the six major demonic sects under the Six Union God Sect and was extremely powerful three hundred years ago.

It could be said that this was a plan the demonic sects had long devised to deal with the Jing Tian Department's commander stationed in Yan State.

For any power, a congenital realm grandmaster of the martial path was an extremely important high-level combat force. If such a person were to be injured, it would be a great blow to Da Xia.

Fortunately, the commander stationed in Yan State was powerful. Facing two opponents, he still managed to break through the encirclement and was not captured.

However, this commander was seriously injured as a result, and his subordinates, including the commanding officer and several Metropolitan Procurators, also suffered significant casualties in this battle, leaving the Jing Tian Department's strength in Yan State at its lowest in history.

When the news reached Tiandu, the Crown Prince immediately flew into a rage and ordered the Jing Tian Department to send reinforcements to Yan State without delay, absolutely not allowing Yan State to fall into the hands of the demonic sects.

After all, Yan State was Da Xia's border region, adjacent to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and it was of critical importance to Da Xia.

As a commanding officer of the Jing Tian Department in Tiandu, Gu Chen naturally learned of this news.

"The Holy Shadows Sect, the Great Dark Sky Sect, the Red Flame Demon Sect—these three factions surprisingly all have congenital realm grandmasters stationed within!"

Gu Chen's expression was grave. He had learned from the Yao Platform Sect that the leader of the Red Flame Demon Sect was a congenital realm figure. Now, with the leaders of three of the six major demonic sects under the Six Union God Sect confirmed to be congenital realm grandmasters, it was natural to assume that the other three were likely the same.

Just the six major demonic sects under them had six congenital realm grandmasters. The headquarters of the Six Union God Sect must be filled with extraordinary masters.

"It seems that the Six Union God Sect must have planned for the current situation long ago, thus quietly amassing strength and nurturing top fighters in secret," Gu Chen pondered privately.

Characters of the level of congenital realm grandmasters are not easily cultivated, and the Six Union God Sect must have started accumulating power in the shadows long ago.

Or perhaps, a person of the Six Union God Sect foresaw the future changes in the world and prepared manpower in advance, quietly cultivating in the dark.

Mere sub-sects of the Six Union God Sect are potent enough to annihilate the major forces in most of the nine states.

These include the top forces of the jianghu, such as the Sunset Sword Sect and the Yao Platform Sect.

No wonder, during the gathering at the Yao Platform, the sect leader of the Yao Platform Sect sought to pledge allegiance to Da Xia.

With just three of the major demonic sects having such strength, Gu Chen truly couldn't imagine what sort of terrifying power the actual headquarters of the Six Union God Sect possesses.

Having been defeated three hundred years ago, it begs the question—who is leading the Six Union God Sect today, orchestrating everything so meticulously.

If someone were to say the Six Union God Sect had no leader, Gu Chen would not believe it.

As Gu Chen was deep in thought, Uncle Zhang, the gatekeeper, came to him and relayed that the Jing Tian Department had sent him a message and asked him to go over immediately.

Thus, Gu Chen rushed to the Jing Tian Department and met with the Jing Tian Department's deputy leader, Qin Wu.

Qin Wu sat high upon his seat, his facial features sharp and distinct, his frame robust, wearing black battle armor, his aura extremely solemn, like an imposing mountain presiding over the place.

At that moment, Qin Wu's face was extremely grim, clearly he too had learned of the news from Yan State.

He looked at Gu Chen and said, "The imperial palace has issued an order for the Jing Tian Department to send reinforcements to Yan State immediately, but there is great chaos under heaven now. The number of demons has surged, and various martial sects are eyeing us covetously along with the remnants of the demonic sects.

The forces that the Jing Tian Department in Tiandu can mobilize are also very limited."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen immediately understood Qin Wu's implications.

As expected, he heard Qin Wu speak in a deep voice, "Therefore, after considering the situation, I have decided to send you to provide support in Yan State!"