Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start
Chapter 999 - 79: Forcibly Breaking Through

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After ten thousand years, the assessment at Qingyun Academy officially commenced. The White Jade Stairs with its 9,999 steps emerged, spanning across the center of Dongxuan region, the majestic Jitian City, and was gazed upon by countless people.

At the same time, an extremely terrifying fluctuation arrived, reaching everywhere as if it could shake the Eight Desolations.

A figure rushed out from Qingyun Academy and arrived atop the White Jade Stairs.

The moment he appeared, he attracted the gaze of countless beings from all ten directions of Jitian City, including those of heavenly talents and monstrous geniuses.

There was no other reason but that this figure came from an immeasurable background—he was the Dean of Qingyun Academy, a supremely strong being revered across multiple realms of the upper world!

"The Dean of Qingyun Academy, it's the Dean himself!" Immediately following this revelation, a tsunami of exclamations erupted, every single person bursting with fervor.

For many, it was the first time in their lives they had the chance to lay eyes on a supremely strong being. How could they not be crazed?

Not to mention them, even the mighty races such as the Solar Divine Birds, the Azure Luan Clan, the Chilong Clan, and the Taotie Clan, as well as the sons and daughters of the top Daoist forces, were all burning with intense anticipation.

After all, even for colossal powers with a supremely strong being among them, the chances of being granted an audience were extremely low.

Indeed, what sort of heavenly talents and monstrous geniuses hadn't these beings encountered over the long years?

Not to mention, they had been the most outstanding existences in their own times.

Even for the most talented individuals, becoming a supremely strong being involved countless difficulties and obstacles, and the chances of success were not high.

In the vast and boundless upper world, home to a full 3,600 realms, the number of heavenly talents and monstrous geniuses was endless, far exceeding the number of supremely strong beings by who knows how much.

Out of ten thousand heavenly talents and monstrous geniuses, at the end, it was difficult for even one to become a supremely strong being and reach that step.

Even those listed on the realm's golden rankings were no exception!

It's imaginable, then, just how arduous this path truly is!

Now, witnessing a supremely strong being with their own eyes, no one could remain calm—everyone's gaze burned with intense fervor!

Beside Gu Chen, the middle-aged man, who was also an assistant instructor at Qingyun Academy, was no different, his face alight with excitement and reverence as he looked at the figure in the sky.

Gu Chen naturally watched as well, for this was also his first time seeing a supremely strong being.

The Dean of Qingyun Academy appeared neither old nor aged, with black hair at his temples, an air of scholarly elegance about him, dressed in a simple cyan robe, standing silently in the vault of heaven.

There were no anomalies, no manifestation of aura or might; the earlier fluctuations had been completely reined in. At this moment, the Dean of Qingyun Academy seemed just like an ordinary person.

In fact, having reached his level of cultivation, he had already attained a state of returning to simplicity and truth. If he wished, even if right before your eyes, one would be unable to feel or detect the slightest bit from him.

Yet, for reasons unknown, even though the Dean of Qingyun Academy displayed no aura, in the eyes of the people, he seemed incomparably grand, as if he upheld the very heavens and earth before them.

Or rather, in the eyes of the people, he was the center of everything, the only existence in all creation!

It could also be said that the Dean of Qingyun Academy felt to people as if he were the embodiment of heaven and earth, the vessel of the Dao, elucidating everything and becoming everything.

"Is this what a supremely strong being is?" Gu Chen was astounded.

In his experience, he had contacted two supremely strong beings— one of which was Emperor Yu, and after obtaining the second of the cosmos twin tripods, Gu Chen could even be regarded as his successor.

However, Emperor Yu had perished since the primordial era, separated by long ages, and Gu Chen had never witnessed him with his own eyes.

The other was the Ice Emperor, the supreme being of the previous great eon, but what Gu Chen had seen at the time was merely a projection.

Undoubtedly, even though the Dean of Qingyun Academy was strong, compared to the Ice Emperor and Emperor Yu, he was still far behind, after all, one was the supreme leader of the previous great eon.

The other was also a leader of the Human Clan during this great eon's primordial epoch, equally extraordinary.

The reason why Gu Chen felt such shock was simply that the Dean of Qingyun Academy was the first living supremely strong being he had seen, which brought him such an impact.

The Dean of Qingyun Academy, with jet-black hair at his temples and a handsome scholarly appearance, his face calm, possessed eyes incredibly profound, like two infinite worlds.

"Qingyun Academy cultivates the utmost talent without bias. Anyone who can ascend more than half of the White Jade Stairs has a chance to join the academy for further cultivation."

The Dean of Qingyun Academy spoke. His words were gentle, causing no ripples, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the entire Jitian City involuntarily fell silent.

Only his voice echoed between heaven and earth.

"Of course, if you end up failing, there is no need to be discouraged because Qingyun Academy may not be the most suitable place for you. Moreover, in the journey of cultivation, talent is not the most important thing. In my view, what truly matters is one's heart. I share this advice with you all and hope that in the end, everyone gets what they wish for."

With that said, and without any visible trace, the Dean of Qingyun Academy disappeared before the eyes of the crowd, leaving no sign of his presence.

It seemed as if he had never appeared in the first place.

"Is this a supremely strong being?" Gu Chen's expression was solemn; even he had been unable to perceive how the Dean of Qingyun Academy vanished.

Of course, in the presence of such a supremely strong being, Gu Chen dared not use his divine sight to observe, and even if he had, it would have been futile and could have harmed him instead.

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