Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 116: Chapter 108 Late Stage of External Qi Environment_1

The Kunyuan Sect is a top-tier force within Xu'an County, with fame that spreads far and wide. Its sect master possesses the cultivation level of the Gang Qi Stage, though advanced in age. His direct disciples, including some elders, are also at the Vajra Stage, making their overall strength extraordinary.

Xu Qing hesitated before asking, "Are you going to join us?"

Chen Yu shook his head, "I need to remain in the county seat. Just now, two martial artists of the Gang Qi Stage from the Red Flame Demon Sect attacked; I must always be here to guard against unforeseen incidents in the county seat."

Upon hearing that Chen Yu had fought with the two martial artists of the Gang Qi Stage just a moment ago, everyone who had just returned suddenly looked distressed.

The intelligence did not mention that the Red Flame Demon Sect had martial artists of the Gang Qi Stage, and yet two appeared so suddenly.

The demon sect, silent for three hundred years, had actually amassed such strength in the shadows? This was indeed a surprise to them!

At this moment, Xu Qing, with a frown, said, "Master, how should we deal with the sect master of the Kunyuan Sect then?"

There were only nine of them at the Vajra Stage, and even if they were to act together, they might not be a match for the sect master of the Kunyuan Sect.

At this point, Chen Yu turned his gaze toward Huang Xiu, who was sitting at the side, and said indifferently, "You go."

Huang Xiu's expression changed immediately, "Me, go?"

Chen Yu just looked at him silently, not saying a word.

Seeing this, Huang Xiu wanted to offer to stay and guard the county seat, but on second thought, the martial artists of the Red Flame Demon Sect were too terrifying. If he were to stay and any mishap occurred, Da Xia might execute him on the spot.

Still, he had reservations, hesitatingly said, "But... Master Chen, I'm afraid that isn't quite proper. I'm from the Martial Arts Hall, and I came here to protect the students of the hall."

Chen Yu answered with a colder look in his eyes, "King Huai has said that I am in charge of this mission. If I tell you to go, you go."

Huang Xiu's expression changed, Chen Yu's words were very much impolite, but he couldn't refute them.

With Jing Tian Department having lost manpower and the Red Flame Demon Sect potentially attacking the county seat at any moment, Chen Yu had no choice but to remain stationary. The only one present capable of facing the sect master of the Kunyuan Sect was him.

As long as Chen Yu was in the county seat, the Red Flame Demon Sect would not dare to attack, for his strength was too terrifying. Unless they were willing to pay a huge price, having at least two martial artists of the Gang Qi Stage desperately hold Chen Yu back, there might be a slim chance of success.

However, martial artists of the Gang Qi Stage were extremely precious. The Red Flame Demon Sect, though ruthless and crazy in its actions, would not make such a move that would inflict heavy losses on themselves.

But Huang Mou still didn't really wish to go; who knew if the demon sect had set an ambush within the Kunyuan Sect? Yet Huang Mou could feel that Chen Yu was in a very bad mood, and if he said much more, Chen Yu might actually take action.

With this thought, Huang Xiu could only nod and said, "Alright, then I will follow Master Chen's orders. However, for these students of the Martial Arts Hall, I hope Master Chen can help take care of them."

Seeing Huang Xiu agree without too much fuss, Chen Yu's expression eased, "Not only do you have to go, but the Martial Arts Hall must also send people. What, did you really think you brought them here just for a trip outside?"

"Master Chen!"

Huang Xiu became anxious at once; it was bad enough that he had to go, but now the Martial Arts Hall had to send people too. If anything happened, how would he explain it to the nobility of Da Xia? Chen Yu was asking for his life.

"What, you're unwilling?"

Chen Yu's gaze was slightly cold as he looked at Huang Xiu, ready to act if the latter dared to refuse.

Feeling Chen Yu's gaze, Huang Xiu instantly felt like a bucket of cold water had been dumped over him and dared not speak any further.

At this moment, Cao Zhen, who was next to him, smiled and spoke up for Huang Xiu, "That's right, Master Chen makes sense. It was our intention to directly experience the current state of the world and to cultivate ourselves through combat with the demon sect's warriors. Just watching without doing anything would indeed reduce the effect by half. I agree with Master Chen and am willing to go."

Seeing this, Huang Xiu could not say anything else when even Cao Zhen had agreed. He could only sigh and nod his head.

Liang Xu then proudly said, "I am also willing to go."

Having broken through to the Vajra Stage, he was very confident in his own strength. Although he had witnessed the horror of martial artists at the Gang Qi Stage, that was ultimately due to the suppression of their cultivation levels. If it came to a fight within the same realm, he believed he was not inferior to those demon sect martial artists.

Ever since he lost to Gu Chen in a test of strength, Liang Xu had been quite resentful. He felt that if it came to a real fight, Gu Chen would not possibly be his match.

Gu Chen's strength was greater, probably innate physical power, but that didn't necessarily mean his cultivation was higher. After all, cultivation levels were apparent.

"What about you, are you going or not?" After speaking, Liang Xu turned to look at Zhuo Zhibin.

Zhuo Zhibin hesitated, under everyone's gaze he didn't want to lose face, or else if word got back to Tiandu and his father, the Marquis of Wuwei, heard of it, he would inevitably get a scolding.

So, he bit the bullet and said, "Fine, I'll go too!"

Chen Yu glanced at Cao Zhen, Liang Xu, and Zhuo Zhibin, who were among the most prominent in strength from the Martial Arts Hall. The remaining people were either inadequate in cultivation or lacked actual combat experience, mere straws worth nothing in a fight. There was no gain in sending them.

Seeing that Chen Yu did not call upon them, the rest breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Yu's reason for involving people from the Martial Arts Hall was that he knew Huang Xiu's character well. If things turned critical, there was a high chance Huang Xiu would flee alone, leaving people like Gu Chen behind.

But if Cao Zhen and the others were present, it was different. His task was to protect them. If he abandoned Cao Zhen and others to escape, Huang Xiu would not be able to return to the Martial Arts Hall. Even if he did, the nobility would surely not forgive him.

This time, heading to the Kunyuan Sect, Chen Yu dispatched seven first-rank Metropolitan Procurators, along with fifteen second-rank ones.

As for Chen Yu himself, there was no need for so many people given that he remained in the county seat. After all, the county defense forces were not weak either. Moreover, he would also request reinforcements from Tiandu, asking them to send more people to support Xu'an County.

He was curious to see just how many the Red Flame Demon Sect could afford to lose to his blade.

"Tomorrow, you will all set off together to the Kunyuan Sect. After obliterating them, follow the records and exterminate all the wandering fiends in Xu'an County as well. That is your mission this time," Chen Yu immediately stated.

"Yes!"

Gu Chen and the others all clasped their fists in response.

"You may leave now,"

Chen Yu waved his hand, indicating that Gu Chen and his companions could withdraw; there were still some matters he needed to think over carefully.

The county governor's mansion was quite large, completely sufficient to accommodate Gu Chen and his group. After returning to his room, Gu Chen sat cross-legged on the bed and immediately brought up the panel.

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Skills: Horizontal Training (Perfected), Burning Vein Finger (Perfected), Phantom Traceless Step (Perfected), Astonishing Swan Swordsmanship Skills (Perfected), Golden Bell Shield (Minor Mastery), Great Vajra Fist (Minor Mastery), Condensing Pulse Sword Wave

Internal Strength: Pure Yang Wuji Gong

Cultivation Age: 294 years

Realm: Mid-stage Gang Qi Stage

Merit Points: 134

By slaying four specter-class spirits, Gu Chen had also gained one hundred thirty-four merit points, among which, the spirit that had possessed a martial artist in the Vajra Stage of the Red Flame Demon Sect yielded the most points.

With these merit points, it was completely possible for him to have another breakthrough in his strengths before he set out tomorrow.

As Gu Chen's thoughts moved, instantly, thirty merit points vanished, and his body suddenly gained thirty years' worth of qi cultivation.

Feeling the extent to which his body could contain it, Gu Chen did not hesitate. With another thought, thirty more merit points disappeared from the panel, and his qi increased to 354 years, breaking through the mid-stage Gang Qi Stage to the late stage.

The sense of fullness in his body reappeared, and Gu Chen knew that his qi cultivation had reached its current stage's limit.

The reason he chose to improve his qi was that Gu Chen's current goal was to break through to the Vajra Stage in the shortest time possible.

Now, with his cultivation improved, there were still seventy-six merit points remaining on the panel.

After Gu Chen's cultivation broke through to the late-stage Gang Qi Stage, the range of his qi projection had reached six zhang, far surpassing that of a martial artist at the great perfection of the Gang Qi Stage.

After pondering for a moment, Gu Chen spent forty-six merit points to directly upgrade his Golden Bell Shield to the Perfected Realm.

Hum!

As Gu Chen's qi moved unconsciously within him, specks of golden light sprinkled down, and a large golden bell quietly emerged, enveloping him inside. Looking closely, the golden bell was now extremely solid, almost like a real object, and even the patterns on it were very clearly visible.

After the Golden Bell Shield reached the Perfected Realm, Gu Chen saw the phrase "Can be deduced" appear behind both the Horizontal Training and Golden Bell Shield techniques.

"I wonder if I can successfully deduce a Superior Martial Skill this time?" Gu Chen thought, but the attempt was unsuccessful.

Seeing that he couldn't continue the deduction, Gu Chen felt puzzled and thought, "Could it be that there aren't enough merit points?"

Currently, there were still twenty-eight merit points remaining on his panel.

"To deduce a Superior Martial Skill actually requires such a large amount of merit points?" Gu Chen was shocked; after all, the original deduction of the Horizontal Training had only cost him eighteen merit points.

Since he couldn't continue the deduction, Gu Chen looked at the remaining twenty-eight merit points on the panel. After thinking for a moment, he added them all to the newly acquired Condensing Pulse Sword Wave, which then directly reached the Minor Mastery Realm.

As a massive amount of martial arts experience flooded into his mind and qi automatically flowed into his palms, Gu Chen felt a tingling in his fingers and an itchy sensation in his meridians.

He knew this was the qi refining his hand meridians. Once the refinement was complete, a sharp sword qi would be released with a mere flick of his hand.

Chen Yu held the Condensing Pulse Sword Wave in high esteem, and Gu Chen wanted to see for himself just how formidable this high-grade martial skill was.

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Immediately, Gu Chen stood up and went to the small courtyard outside, stretching out his finger and lightly tapping in mid-air.

Swoosh!

A flash of cold light vanished in an instant, agile and swift, extremely sharp. It seemed to slice the air itself, shooting out rapidly for several zhang.

Bear in mind, this was just a casual strike from Gu Chen.

Even this casual strike was almost as powerful as when he wielded the Red Refinement Sword with all his might.

Controlling the sword with qi, killing in the blink of an eye, that was the essence of the Condensing Pulse Sword Wave.

If Gu Chen were to use his profound 354-year qi to propel it, the power of the Condensing Pulse Sword Wave would undoubtedly be even stronger.

Thus, with methods for self-defense, long-range attacks, and close combat at his disposal, Gu Chen was now in an unbeatable position, no matter what kind of enemy he faced next.

Moreover, the Condensing Pulse Sword Wave's sword qi varied in power depending on which meridians of the hand were employed, truly formidable to the core.

Just now, Gu Chen had used his little finger. Next, he used his index finger to press against the void, and instantly, a sword qi burst out from his fingertip, dancing in mid-air, extremely clever and nimble.

As Gu Chen experimented with each, he found that in a head-on battle, the sword qi emitted by the thumb and middle finger were the most powerful, whereas the sword qi from the index and little fingers excelled in being ingenious and agile, with subtle variations.

The ring finger's sword qi, on the other hand, was clunky and simple, yet solid as a mountain.

After testing the power of the Condensing Pulse Sword Wave, Gu Chen was quite satisfied with this martial skill.

Soon, the night passed, and the sun rose from the horizon. Today, it was the day Gu Chen and his companions were set out to annihilate the Kunyuan Sect of Pingshan.