Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 1572 - 397 Yin World Riot_2

"Master, you overstate it. If it weren’t for you in my times of weakness, I would probably have already met with disaster," Gu Chen shook his head.

The Master of Taoxu Road smiled gently and said, "Yueling, upon hearing of your deeds, is currently in seclusion within Taoxu Road, seeking to break through to the Primordial Realm as soon as possible."

Apart from Gu Chen, a Primordial Realm cultivator under a hundred years old has never appeared in the upper realms. Today, Chu Yue Ling is of a similar age to him. If she breaks into the Primordial Realm, it could even be said to nearly surpass the Ice Emperor of the previous era.

Of course, the Ice Emperor was a loner. He reached this stage entirely on his own, which differs somewhat from Chu Yue Ling’s situation.

"Speaking of which, Yueling once imparted the External Body Secret Skill to you in the lower realm. In a sense, you are also half a disciple of my Taoxu Road," the Master of Taoxu Road said smilingly.

"I owe a lot to the Young Saintess’s help; otherwise, I might not have reached where I am now," Gu Chen said earnestly. Yueling, the Saintess of Taoxu Road, truly helped him a lot during his vulnerable times.

This had started from the time in the lower realms.

Speaking of the lower realms, Gu Chen thought of the Nine Cauldrons; if he could collect them, it would be a tremendous help to his strength.

"What if I were to betrothe Yueling to you, would you be willing?" At this time, unexpectedly, the Master of Taoxu Road suddenly asked.

Gu Chen, upon hearing this, was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected such a statement, it was indeed too sudden.

"Hahaha." The Master of Taoxu Road chuckled and said, "Alright, no need to be nervous. While Yueling is my disciple, I am not so conservative. You two decide for yourselves."

"Thank you, Master," Gu Chen slightly bowed.

Then, he continued: "By the way, may I know the purpose of the Master’s visit today?"

Upon hearing this, the Master of Taoxu Road became serious and said, "I came here today, to be honest, to ask a favor."

"Master, there’s no need to be so formal with me," Gu Chen said, waving his hand.

After a moment of thought, the Master of Taoxu Road said, "I was wondering, Brother Gu, could you possibly, for my sake, spare Zhan Tian, the clan leader of the Three-Eyed God Clan, Douyuan, the palace master of Ten Thousand Stars Palace, and the temple master of Nine Heavens Temple?"

At these words, Gu Chen’s brows furrowed deeply; he had not expected that the Master of Taoxu Road would come to speak on behalf of these three.

In the past, the ancestor of the Golden Roc Clan and the leader of the Fire Sect had joined these three to oppress him, forcing him to hand over the essence of myriad realms—Gu Chen still clearly remembered that incident.

Not to mention, he has long held deep grudges with these five major forces ever since his weaker years when he had conflicts with their disciples.

Seeing Gu Chen silent, the Master of Taoxu Road added, "I know this is difficult for you. I admit, Zhan Tian and the others were too excessive. But to a certain extent, they were also misled by Jinchu and Ganli. Of course, it was mainly their own greed at play. I will not ask you to forgive them for nothing. You can make any demands."

"After all, as the cataclysmic epoch is drawing near, there are so few in question in the Upper Realm. We need to prepare against the Sacred Gate and deal with the Forbidden Realm of Beings, along with other upcoming challenges. We are genuinely short-handed, I hope you can understand and let them off this time."

"I assure you, if there’s a battle later, these three will absolutely charge ahead. What do you think?"

The Master of Taoxu Road looked at Gu Chen, having said much today, hoping to resolve this grudge.

Indeed, the situation in the Upper Realm is really unclear, and Gu Chen understood what the Master of Taoxu Road meant.

But one thing had to be brought up by Gu Chen, he said gravely, "Do you know, Master, that in the Creation Cave Heaven, Zhan Tian and the others collaborated with Jinchu, Ganli, and the Sacred Gate to plot against me? How would these three explain that?"

The Master of Taoxu Road frowned slightly: "Regarding that, I indeed did not know. After you searched Jinchu’s soul, did you find out if Zhan Tian and the rest are among the nine venerables of the Sacred Gate?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen’s expression shifted slightly, and he remained silent.

The Master of Taoxu Road sighed softly, "How about this, I will pass on this matter to them and also see the attitudes of Zhan Tian and the others. I hope you can also give me a definite answer. What price do they need to pay to be forgiven?"

Gu Chen remained silent; then, after a moment, his eyes turned cold, and he spoke, "Since the Master has spoken, I will give you this respect. Let them hand over their power’s heritage and their Daoist weapons. We can overlook their past actions for now. But if they dare to disrespect me again in the future... they will be killed without mercy!"

As he spoke the last three words, the temperature around them suddenly dropped, even the Master of Taoxu Road, with his cultivation, felt a chill.

"Incredible," he muttered quietly in his mind.

"Alright," at the same time, the Master of Taoxu Road nodded his head and then turned to leave.

...

Three-Eyed God Clan’s dojo.

"What, they want us to hand over our own heritage and even our Dao weapons? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"This is no different from killing us. Since that’s the case, let that lad come over, and let’s have a battle!"

"I’d like to see, him barely stepping into the realm of Inquiry, what basis he has to contend with the three of us, hmm!"

Upon hearing Gu Chen’s conditions, the clan leader of the Three-Eyed God Clan, Zhan Tian, the palace master of Ten Thousand Stars Palace, Douyuan, and the palace master of the celestial palace, along with three unparalleled figures, were all uncontrollably furious.

They are all veteran practitioners of the realm of Inquiry, each having cultivations that are nearing the Great Perfection of the Inquiry Realm, and it was already difficult for them to bow their heads. Thus, they naturally were unwilling to agree to Gu Chen’s excessive conditions.

Taoxu Road’s master spoke expressionlessly: "I can see, this is Gu Chen’s bottom line. If you disagree and insist on this, given his personality, he will not let the three of you off either."

"You know, shortly after stepping into the Inquiry Realm, he was able to slay Golden Candle, who is one of the nine great venerable of the Holy Gate, each of whom has reached the Great Perfection of the Inquiry Realm and possesses a monarch-level demon internally. Are you three sure you can compete against Gu Chen together?"

Upon these words, Zhan Tian, Douyuan, and the hearts of the three unparalleled figures felt a chill, as the words of the master of Taoxu Road poured cold water over them, causing their fiery anger to considerably calm down.

Yes, not to mention the ancient ancestor of the Golden Roc Clan, Golden Candle. How tricky and strong the monarch-level demon, comparable to the Inquiry Realm, was something all three of them deeply understood.

That level of underworld powerhouse, even if the three of them worked together, would be difficult to subjugate, and yet Gu Chen was able to slay it. This had already, in some ways, explained a lot of things.

At this moment, the master of Taoxu Road dropped another bombshell.

"Moreover, I can distinctly tell you, if nothing goes wrong, Gu Chen is already about to break through to the middle phase of the Inquiry Realm."

"What, how could it be so fast!"

"It hasn’t been long, and he is breaking through again?!"

"Is that even true, no one from the past to the present has ever managed to do this step!"

Zhan Tian and the others’ expressions changed dramatically. How is it that upon reaching the Inquiry Realm, Gu Chen’s breakthrough is as simple as eating and drinking? They really couldn’t comprehend it.

"The origin of myriad realms, is it really so miraculous?" The three murmured, quickly associating it accordingly.

The master of Taoxu Road gazed inscrutably at the three of them.

Finally, they exchanged glances and gritted their teeth: "If that is the case, let’s agree to it then..."

For the sake of survival, it was the only option they had.

After all, as long as they lived, anything was possible. What’s more, with the subsequent revival of the origin of myriad realms, they might even have an opportunity to break through and become the supremes of all heavens.

Therefore, Zhan Tian and the three reluctantly decided to pay this price to buy their lives.

"Regardless, thank you Dao master for helping us out with this great favor." Zhan Tian, Douyuan, and the three unparalleled figures said solemnly.

"It’s nothing; I am also doing it for the sake of the Upper Realm." Taoxu Road’s master shook his head.

At that moment, a booming sound erupted, and a towering surge began within the entire Upper Realm.

An immensely thick, chilling energy almost instantly spread across 3600 realms!

"The power of the underworld, is the epochal disaster about to come?!" In that moment, the master of Taoxu Road suddenly stood up.

Meanwhile, in the East Profound Region, at Qingyun Academy.

Gu Chen also became aware at the very first instance, and suddenly opened his eyes, his expression intensely solemn.

"What’s going on, the power of the underworld is actually acting up!"