Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1020 - 90: Perfect Cave Heaven, Breaking Limits (Three updates of 10,000 words, please subscribe!)_2

"Spirit-Calming Incense?"

Having arrived here, Gu Chen sensed the dense power of heaven and earth converging in the chamber through the arrays, which even the incense candles could help the cultivator keep a clear and serene mind, preventing the emergence of inner demons during cultivation.

"It seems that expensive things do have their reasoning," Gu Chen nodded slightly.

Had it not been for his considerable wealth now, even renting this chamber would have been unaffordable.

"However, cultivating here truly increases efficiency, saving much unnecessary time," Gu Chen sat cross-legged, taking out exquisite magical artifacts and the seven spirit swords he had received from Xu Yi of the Hidden Sword Villa.

"You're in for a treat," Gu Chen glanced at his left palm, mysterious gauntlet powers bursting forth, swallowing all the exquisite artifacts and the seven small swords.

As expected, the power of the mysterious gauntlet increased greatly. Ordinary spirit treasures didn't require Gu Chen's effort anymore, as the mysterious gauntlet could easily suppress them.

"Next comes the main event of the retreat." Gu Chen lit the Spirit-Calming Incense and flipped his palm, taking out the broken jade he had obtained from Extreme Ice Island, holding it in his hand.

In an instant, his mind became clear, plunging into a mysterious and indescribable state, with his thought processing speed increasing several times over.

"Nine thousand years old."

Gu Chen looked up, gently squeezing his hand. Glittering on the purple vine, droplets of spiritual liquid fell one by one into his mouth.

With a boom, the nearly ten-thousand-year-old spiritual liquid exploded within Gu Chen's body. Taking advantage of the cultivation environment in Qingyun Academy's chamber, along with the medicinal strength of the nine-thousand-year-old substance and the merit points on the panel, Gu Chen started his breakthrough.

"Panel, enhance!"

Along with his thought, the cultivation-level section on his panel began to increase immediately.

Although, with Gu Chen's foundation and roots, advancing further after reaching three hundred heavenly veins was extremely difficult.

Fortunately, he had many methods at his disposal. With various resources to assist, he could fully reach the great perfection of the Cave Heaven Realm, or even progress further.

One after another, heavenly veins were successfully constructed within Gu Chen's body, traversing throughout his entire physique.

Three hundred and ten veins...

Three hundred and twenty veins...

With the support of numerous resources, and after spending seven days and nights, the heavenly veins within Gu Chen's body were finally completely constructed!

"Three hundred and sixty-five veins, complete!"

At this moment, an unprecedented powerful force surged within Gu Chen's body, the three hundred and sixty-five heavenly veins naturally interconnected, permeating every corner of his body, each vein robust and resilient, embodying immense strength.

"Next is to engulf the endless power of heaven and earth, gather the essence from all directions to develop the inner Cave Heaven, and then, I can achieve the true great perfection of the Cave Heaven Realm!" Gu Chen's entire body radiated light, as if he had become a blazing sun.

"Eh?"

But in the next moment, just as Gu Chen was about to break through directly and develop his inner Cave Heaven, he suddenly sensed something amiss.

"Why do I have this feeling of incompleteness? How can this be?" Gu Chen furrowed his brows. Having reached the extreme limit of the Cave Heaven Realm with three hundred and sixty-five heavenly veins constructed within his body, he should not have progressed further and should have developed his inner Cave Heaven. Why would this sensation arise?

It was an instinctual intuition, something Gu Chen couldn't quite explain, but it was a feeling he definitely had.

It seemed as though someone was telling him in the nether, "Do not break through, for you have not yet reached the true limit, there is still room for improvement."

Thus, Gu Chen, with an attitude of uncertainty, began to meticulously introspect himself, wanting to know where, in this realm, he was not yet complete.

Of course, he could also choose to disregard everything, break through directly, and develop the Cave Heaven Realm within, but he might miss a golden opportunity.

If deficiencies were discovered later, remedying them would be extremely difficult, if not impossible.

"365 mystical veins run through my entire body, occupying every corner, how could there be any deficiency? This is the recognized limit by the higher realms." A day passed, and Gu Chen remained perplexed.

"No, that's not right!"

With the help of the remnants of jade, Gu Chen fell into a profound state of Dao, his thoughts turning much faster than usual. He introspected multiple times, and a flicker of insight, surprisingly, led to a different discovery!

"The 365 mystical veins seem complete, reaching the limit, but there is ultimately a slight deficiency." Gu Chen became alert in the final moment and discovered the truth!

The seemingly complete 365 mystical veins that ran through his entire body lacked a true connecting point between them.

That is to say, the mystical veins in Gu Chen's body seemed to connect everything, but ultimately there was an omission, necessitating the emergence of an additional mystical vein to link all 365 veins together.

Only then would it be deemed thoroughly perfected, could be said to be flawless, a true grand completion!

"That's exactly it!"

Gu Chen's body shook; he knew that his discovery was correct, yet with the mystical veins already perfected and his physical body saturated, at this point, it was necessary to develop the Cave Heaven Realm within to provide a "habitation" for the magic power filled in the veins.

"Yes, the Heaven Seed!"

Gu Chen introspected and saw the oval glow in his lower abdomen, radiating bursts of intense luster, within which a nascent world was emerging, but it had stopped at that stage, never evolving.

"I need not develop the Cave Heaven Realm within me, for my Cave Heaven is the Heaven Seed!"

Gu Chen realized; ever since he acquired the Heaven Seed in Kyushu, which had grown with him until now, it had finally reached the time to bloom and fully mature!

Thus, Gu Chen in the Gray Domain at the Mysterious Intent Sect in the Fallen State of Cangyu, having realized this, greeted Zhao Yi and hastily chose to seclude himself, preparing to construct the last mystical vein and develop the Cave Heaven Realm within.

"To break the limit, now is the moment!"

A cry echoing like the sound of a bell at dawn or a drum in the dusk arose in Gu Chen's heart, the Heaven Seed that had long resided in his lower abdomen, radiating bursts of chaotic energy, trembled, and streams of Dao essence bearing rule fragments, accompanied by flowing light and radiant halos, made a mystical vein emerge on it!

"By transforming the Heaven Seed into a divine vein, I will connect all the mystical veins within my body, perfectly linking everything together!"

With a humming sound, a beam of light, or rather, a rainbow-like beam, emerged from the Heaven Seed in Gu Chen's body, beginning at this point and continuously extending afar.

As this rainbow light passed, all the mystical veins within Gu Chen's body came together, joining upon it, forming a perfect internal circulation!

Therein, Gu Chen broke the limit, constructing the 366th mystical vein in the Cave Heaven Realm, achieving true grand completion!

However, this was not the end, but merely a beginning.

Because what followed was the main act, Gu Chen intended to let the long-dormant Heaven Seed completely evolve into an infinite universe, to serve as his internal Cave Heaven Realm.

This was astonishing, and if successful, it would surpass every being in the Cave Heaven Realm of the higher realms!