Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 990 - 74 Qingyun Academy_2

At the same time, he also hadn't expected that this time he would be so unlucky, to kick against the iron board!

"No, it shouldn't be like this, it was clearly already successful, within arm's reach, Princess Xidie was about to become our prisoner of Devil Cloud Thirty-Six Knights, how could we fail? I can't accept this!" Chen Yan roared in his heart, struggling with all his might, trying to break free from Yuding's control.

Having joined the Devil Cloud Thirty-Six Knights for so many years, as a cultivator of the Huanxu Realm, Chen Yan naturally prepared many trump cards for himself, even if facing a top expert at the peak of the Earth realm of the Unified realm, he had a thirty percent confidence of escaping with his life intact.

At this moment, as Chen Yan struggled, blood sprayed from the pores all over his body, and he actually managed to slightly break free from Yuding's power, gaining a bit of freedom to move.

Of course, this was mainly because Gu Chen's strength was insufficient, and the power of the Yuding he had stimulated was dispersed, immobilizing too many people.

If it were only Chen Yan alone, even self-detonation wouldn't free him from his bonds.

But now, that gave him a sliver of a chance, which Chen Yan seized.

"You little beast——"

Chen Yan's eyes bulged and he let out a furious roar, about to unleash his trump card to wipe out Gu Chen.

But unfortunately, Gu Chen wasn't the indecisive type, and his movements were even faster than Chen Yan's.

Upon noticing the sign of his enemy breaking free from the bonds, Gu Chen did not hesitate and directly used two divine abilities, delivering the deathblow before Chen Yan could make his move.

"Nine Dragons Annihilation!"

"Ten Directions Obliteration!"

He used the two most powerful offensive and destructive moves among all the divine abilities he had mastered. Accompanied by a thunderous boom that shook heaven and earth, the void nearly burst open, terrifying fluctuations spread like a flood breaking forth, like a mighty sea breach, blinding light piercing straight towards the sky.

As expected, Chen Yan and the others, unable to mount any defense, were directly turned to dust by Gu Chen's two seventh-rank divine abilities, instantly reduced to ashes.

Gu Chen stood in his original spot, covered in blood, yet his entire being radiated a powerful aura from within. His gaze was as sharp as a knife, as he stepped forward and collected all the storage magic items left behind after Chen Yan and the others perished.

The power of the divine abilities was too strong, but Gu Chen really couldn't afford to hold back just now, which led to many storage magic items turning to dust along with Chen Yan and the others previously.

"So many spirit stones?" Gu Chen opened the few remaining storage magic items and discovered a vast treasure within, not much less than what he had seized from the Jiuying Clan's young master Jiu Li in the secret realm.

"These people indeed were no easy targets," Gu Chen frowned, and within one of the storage magic items, he actually found a black token with several large characters inscribed on it, "Devil Cloud Thirty-Six Knights" on the front and the number "Twelve" etched on the back.

This token belonged to the deceased Chen Yan. With this token, Gu Chen could claim corresponding rewards in many places of the East Profound Region.

But, as for all this, Gu Chen, who had just arrived at this place, was still unaware.

"Devil Cloud Thirty-Six Knights, what kind of power is this?" Gu Chen wondered.

Then, he glanced at the carriage not far away; the recent battle had not reached it, or to say, the carriage itself seemed to be a spiritual treasure, isolating everything.

If the Devil Cloud Thirty-Six Knights hadn't mobilized their entire force, Princess Xidie would not have been captured.

At this moment, Princess Xidie inside the carriage didn't dare to even take a deep breath, her heart surging with intense emotion.

"Divine abilities, someone just used divine abilities, is it Lord Hua and the others coming to rescue me?!" Princess Xidie was overjoyed, a radiant smile appearing on her flawless face, making the surroundings seem all the brighter.

This was a peerless woman whose every word and action radiated an astonishing charm, truly deserving of her status as one of the ten great beauties of the Spirit Realm.

Fallen into the hands of the Devil Cloud Thirty-Six Knights, to say that she was not in despair would be a lie, but Princess Xidie could only suppress her panic and consider ways to break the situation.

Yet unexpectedly, the surprise came so suddenly. Just when she was waiting to be rescued, Gu Chen merely glanced at her before turning and leaving.

He did not want to bring more trouble upon himself. Killing Chen Yan and the others was done out of sheer necessity. The so-called Devil Cloud Thirty-Six Knights were not known to Gu Chen, but he understood that they were by no means easy to handle.

After all, to kidnap a woman of such noble stature, the power behind it could not be weak. Newly arrived, Gu Chen did not want to go from one perilous situation to another, getting tangled into another storm.

For him at the moment, it was more important to accumulate strength.

Moreover, the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty and the Jiuying Clan were not about to let him go easily. With this in mind, Gu Chen did not take action and instead turned and left the area.

After finding a safe place to heal his wounds, it took Gu Chen a full ten days before he left the deserted area and entered a populated one.

He arrived at a city and entered an inn that seemed to be the most prosperous, gathering intelligence there.

As expected, not long after he sat down and ordered food, Gu Chen learned exactly which realm he had come to.

At the same time, another piece of information quickly caught his attention.

"Have you heard? Qingyun Academy, which opens only once every ten thousand years, will soon be enrolling new students!"

"Do you even need to mention it? The entire East Profound Region is abuzz with the news. It's Qingyun Academy! Its reputation spreads across ten neighboring realms, and not just that. Once every ten thousand years, each opening attracts many peerless prodigies, including those geniuses listed on the realms' golden rankings."

"Qingyun Academy is mighty and unparalleled with profound heritage and abundant resources. Every disciple from each session of Qingyun Academy, as long as they successfully enroll, at the very least becomes a top expert in the Earth realm's Unity stage, and many even become Great Powers, and even Lords. There have even been Supreme Beings!"

"What do you know? The headmaster of Qingyun Academy is rumored to be a Supreme Being, who rarely shows up. It is said that he only appears when the academy is enrolling students, which is one of the rare opportunities to get close to a Supreme Being."

"I also heard that the inheritance of Qingyun Academy originated from a very powerful realm in the last epoch, which ranked at the forefront. After the destruction of several heavens, the survivors established it, and it contains numerous secret treasures and techniques. This is also a significant reason why countless prodigies yearn to join Qingyun Academy."

The imminent opening of Qingyun Academy had caused a tremendous sensation in the East Profound Region, sparking endless discussions.

Gu Chen had just arrived at the inn when he heard such talk, which piqued his curiosity.

Although these people's discussion was very covert, with his hearing, he could still make out every word clearly.

At that moment, he heard someone say, "Qingyun Academy possesses the top inheritances from an entire realm of the last epoch; how could it not make people envious? Even those powerful forces, various holy sons and daughters, royal princes and princesses, in addition to behemoths like the Holy Brilliance Dynasty, all send people to join and study at Qingyun Academy, which speaks volumes about its heritage."

"Qingyun Academy?" Gu Chen murmured, repeating the four words. For some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity.

"Qingyun Academy..." he muttered to himself, his eyebrows lifting slightly in thought, trying to recall where he might have heard or seen something similar.

Suddenly, Gu Chen's expression shifted. He abruptly looked up, remembering a diary he had seen in a secret realm.

In that diary, there were records of clues to another piece of broken jade, obtained by someone from Azure Cloud Sky in the last epoch.

"Azure Cloud Sky... Qingyun Academy, could it be that the second piece of broken jade is inside Qingyun Academy?!" Gu Chen's eyes flickered with light, and he was utterly astonished at the thought.