Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 1023 - 92 Attention from the Headmaster of Qingyun Academy

Unbeknownst to Gu Chen, as the world within him evolved, someone at Qingyun Academy, with extremely acute senses, made a discovery.

At the deepest part of the world where Qingyun Academy was located, there was a massive ancient hall, its entire body even had streams of chaos qi flowing, as if it had existed since time immemorial, filled with an aura of the ages.

This was the seclusion place of the headmaster of Qingyun Academy, a place off-limits to all but a few individuals; even the Great Powers and top figures of the academy were not allowed to approach.

And at the deepest part of this ancient hall sat a figure in a blue robe, emanating an ancient air, with black hair at his temples and a refined appearance—it was the headmaster of Qingyun Academy.

He sat in meditation there, giving off the feeling as if he were the core of the entire heaven and earth, evoking awe in those who beheld him, leaving them with an inevitable sense of their own insignificance.

"The power of Pangu's creation?" the headmaster murmured softly, his eyes opening, within which seemed to swirl chaos, his gaze distant and penetrating all obstacles, fixing on a faraway place.

"Oh?"

The headmaster of Qingyun Academy, who had not much anticipation, glimpsed something that slightly moved him.

It must be understood, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy was an extremely powerful being, whose existence spanned an incredibly long time, having lived through the war that shattered Azure Cloud Sky, his perspective towering.

For such a figure to show even a slight change in expression, was already an extraordinary achievement.

"Could it be a young man?" murmured the headmaster of Qingyun Academy. The source of the Pangu creation qi that he had discovered was unexpectedly from a youth in his twenties, which truly surprised him.

And this young figure was naturally none other than Gu Chen, seated in meditation within the cultivation chamber.

Originally, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy had thought that some prominent figure had made a breakthrough in their cultivation, or that a supreme secret treasure of the academy had shown some anomaly, but to his surprise, this fluctuation came from Gu Chen.

"This young man..." As a supreme being of immense power, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy could see that Gu Chen was enshrouded in a layer of mist, making him hard to discern clearly.

Of course, if the headmaster of Qingyun Academy wished, he could see through the mist, but he chose not to do so.

With his status and level, he naturally wouldn't pry into the secrets of a junior; his character would not allow him to do so.

"It appears he has some supreme treasured item on him." For all that, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy still managed to glimpse some secrets in that instant.

If it wasn't for a supreme treasured item, it would be impossible to obscure his vision.

Moreover, had he not been the headmaster of Qingyun Academy, closely attentive to various parts of the academy, it would have been difficult for him to notice anything special about Gu Chen.

That was the formidable aspect of supreme treasured items, which could even deceive the greatest of beings.

Afterward, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy shifted his gaze once more, looking towards a place not far from the ancient hall he was in.

There lay a small world imbued with an aura of sanctity and transcendence, the largest transformative place of Qingyun Academy, far surpassing the cultivation chamber where Gu Chen resided by more than tenfold.

There, the power of heaven and earth was almost tangible, a cultivation environment coveted by all cultivators.

At this moment, in that small world, a slender and graceful figure sat cross-legged, with skin like jade and incomparable beauty, ravishing and captivating like the Fairy of the Moon.

It was indeed the Holy Maiden of Taoxu Road, Chu Yue Ling.

"What a pity," sighed the headmaster of Qingyun Academy. He had founded Qingyun Academy so many years ago, hoping to find the most suitable successor for Azure Cloud Sky, but after the passing of long eons, he had yet to succeed.

Fatefully, he came across the Holy Maiden of Taoxu Road, Chu Yue Ling, whose temperament, potential, and conduct greatly satisfied him, giving him the inclination to entrust everything to her, but she was astonishingly indifferent and refused him without even considering it.

To know, he was a supreme being, and for one to dare refuse a supreme being to their face, losing his esteem, there were not many throughout the higher realms who would dare do so.

At this moment, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy recalled the words the Holy Maiden of Taoxu Road Chu Yue Ling had said to him one day.

"Senior, entrusting the affairs of Azure Cloud Sky to me is not appropriate. If you wish to meet your expectations, I know of someone who is truly suitable, but unfortunately, he is in the lower realms, and it's unknown when he might come here."

The lower realm, also known as the Nine States, severed from heaven and earth; how could a young man of merely the Human Clan's Heavenly Being Realm possibly find a way to the higher realms?

While he, as a supreme being, had the power to break the barriers between heaven and earth, direct interference in the lower realms would cause irreversible effects on the entire Nine States.

Moreover, considering Emperor Yu originated from the lower realms, with great respect for this leader of the Human Clan from ancient times, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy was reluctant to take actions that, for his personal desires, could destroy an entire world.

Besides, if he were to do so, having destroyed someone else's homeland, why would they agree to his request?

Additionally, the resurgence of the Nine Tripods would also cause considerable trouble for him.

The might of the Nine Tripods was something he was well aware of, something that even he, as a supreme being, could not ignore.

"A young man from the lower realms?" the headmaster of Qingyun Academy murmured to himself.

"This opening of the academy is the final chance; there is little time left, and a suitable candidate must be selected."

The reason why Qingyun Academy only opened once every ten thousand years was due to a prophecy given by a being focused on divining the fate of the heavens before Azure Cloud Sky perished.

He had told the headmaster of Qingyun Academy that over every ten-thousand-year cycle, a day would come when a suitable candidate would appear to inherit all this.

The headmaster of Qingyun Academy had once believed that the Holy Maiden of Taoxu Road was that person.

And over the long years, indeed no one more suitable than Chu Yue Ling had emerged.

"Perhaps, there really is another one," the headmaster of Qingyun Academy whispered to himself.

Although he favored Chu Yue Ling, considering her the most appropriate candidate, since she had refused, he naturally would not insist.

Then, he closed his eyes once more, sinking back into his cultivation.

For a being of his level, although Gu Chen was extraordinary, he could not be expected to garner too much of his attention.

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Because not everyone is Chu Yue Ling, the Sacred Female of Taoxu Road. In the eyes of the principal of Qingyun Academy, some monstrously talented individuals worthy of being listed on the Dao Gold List might not compare to this Sacred Female.

Moreover, the affairs of the Academy were naturally handled by other senior members, those Great Powers and Saintly figures, it wasn't possible for everything to require the personal attention of him, as the principal.

"Recently, there's been quite a lot of unusual activity on Evil King Mountain. It seems these demons and spirits need to be put in their place again," the principal thought of these evil beings, his expression turning much colder.

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In the cultivation chamber, Gu Chen sat cross-legged, engaging in introspection.

A heavenly seed contains a world within itself, one might also call it the seed of heaven and earth, replete with complete rules and patterns. It grows alongside its host, aiding them in refining their essence and even transforming their life's origin.

Even a person of mediocre talent, after acquiring a heavenly seed, could turn into a genius with accumulation over time!

To defy the heavens and change fate, heavenly seeds indeed possess such power!

For this reason, heavenly seeds are known as rare treasures. Since ancient times, regardless of the current era or the previous one, they have been exceedingly rare.

In the historical records, any creature that possessed a heavenly seed, as long as they did not die prematurely, reached exceptionally high achievements, admired by countless beings across myriad worlds.

Containing a complete world within, capable of continuous growth, its aid to cultivators is immensely substantial.

Even the mightiest of beings would look greedily upon a heavenly seed, let alone others.

This was also a key reason why Gu Chen needed to conceal his identity. Whether it was the heavenly seed, the Nine Cauldrons, or the mysterious gauntlets, all were extraordinarily exceptional. If others were to find out, it would inevitably lead to immense greed.

If news of his arrival in the upper realms were to spread, dozens, even hundreds of domains, perhaps even broader places would be in an uproar, leading to a grand dispute.

And under the circumstances where the upper realms are filled with formidable figures, one can imagine the likely dire outcomes for Gu Chen, amidst such a storm.

"I've finally waited for this day."

At this moment, Gu Chen was clad in a mysterious black garment; his glossy, silky hair carelessly spread across his back.

Upon introspection, the heavenly seed had now fully evolved into a world of its own, situated within the sea of qi in his lower abdomen.

"This is my inner Cave Heaven!" Gu Chen's eyes shone brightly, his expression brimming with excitement.

As the heavenly seed world had just evolved, it was still somewhat barren, akin to a nascent world shrouded in mystery, with some regions still in chaos.

"Three thousand six hundred zhang in radius!" Gu Chen murmured this number to himself after careful contemplation, the size of his heavenly seed world.

This scope was truly vast. One must know, other cultivators, even those dominant beings ranked on the domain gold lists, their inner Cave Heavens, when they first emerged, were at most only several hundred zhang in size.

Furthermore, according to records, the strongest Cave Heaven Realm creature in the history of the upper realms, their newly formed inner Cave Heaven, could definitely not reach the extent of Gu Chen's.

Even those few cultivators in history who had also received heavenly seeds did not have as exaggerated data as Gu Chen now did.

"I have reached this step not only because of the heavenly seed but also because of the foundation and heritage of my own essence," Gu Chen whispered.

If it were just the heavenly seed, it would have been utterly impossible for him to reach this step.

An inner Cave Heaven spanning three thousand six hundred zhang in radius, this was truly an astonishing figure, one many God Transformation Realm cultivators struggled to match.

The inner Cave Heaven grows with the cultivator, eventually evolving into a genuine vast world.

And this was another point where Gu Chen far surpassed other beings.

Gu Chen's inner Cave Heaven had from the outset contained complete rule patterns, the most perfect world, filled with incomparable power and potential.

However, due to his currently low cultivation level, the scope of the Cave Heaven was not large, and it was also somewhat barren.

But as Gu Chen's cultivation level increased, the potential of the heavenly seed world would gradually unveil itself.

Moreover, the complete power of the world would be of tremendous help in his advancement, especially when his cultivation level gradually increased and he needed to comprehend the origin of heaven and earth, its role would truly manifest.

"An unprecedented strength, my physical body has even reached some sort of ultimate limit," Gu Chen felt his state, the strength within him like a volcano on the verge of eruption.

The surging blood and life essence could, once released, be even more vigorous than signal fires, able to envelop heaven and earth.

"After my physical body is reborn, does it really contain parts of the heavenly and earthly patterns throughout?" Gu Chen said softly.

His blood, bones, and even marrow, down to every part of him, contained clear runes shimmering in the deepest parts, encompassing the mysterious essence of the origin of heaven and earth, that is, the power of some laws.

"Heavenly laws inscribed in the deepest parts of my body, what is this, a naturally formed Dao body?" He smiles lightly.

At this moment, Gu Chen, in every gesture, carried an inexplicable Dao charm; he knew very well that once the battle commenced, he would become a war god breaking free from shackles, able to move unbridled and invincibly!

Particularly, once he triggered the phenomena at the acupoints on his body and the unique Sacred Domain, his combat power could grow manifold.

"There is still room for improvement, I haven't reached the limit."

Indeed, even though he had reached the Great Perfection of the Cave Heaven Realm, Gu Chen had no intention of leaving his retreat just yet, because he wanted to press on in one go and break through to the God Transformation Realm directly!

Otherwise, there would have been no need for him to be so incessant after the Ancient Path Site opened, accumulating more than twenty thousand points of merit.

Furthermore, he still had three strands of primordial spirit light that he hadn't used.

All this, just because Gu Chen was intent on breaking through to the God Transformation Realm!

"To condense the primordial spirit, it happens today!" Gu Chen's eyes blazed brightly, like two heavenly swords capable of slicing through heaven and earth.

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