Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start Chapter 466 354: Mid-term of Innate Realm (First Update!)1

Na: Gu Chen

Martial Arts: Pure Yang Vajra Body (Beginner), Tai Xu Transformation Dragon Chapter (Beginner), Refining Spirit Secret (Beginner), Mountain and Sea Fist Classic (Beginner), Eight Heavenly Dragons Technique (Beginner), Innate Pure Yang Sword Aura (Beginner), LingXu Nine Steps (Beginner), Heavenly Star Sword Scripture (Beginner)

Internal Energy: Great Sun Divine Illumination True Classic

Cultivation: One Thousand Years

Realm: Mid-stage Innate Realm

Action Point Value: 296

In the Spirit Realm, Gu Chen had obtained an insight into martial arts, which, combined with his own understanding of martial arts, had imdiately advanced his Mountain and Sea Fist Classic to the Beginner level.

After erging from the Spirit Realm, and with ti to consolidate his learning, thanks to that insight into martial arts, Gu Chen had raised all his learned skills, except for the Pure Yang Vajra Body and Tai Xu Transformation Dragon Chapter, from a preliminary understanding to Beginner level!

This underscored the importance of martial arts enlightennt for a warrior, helping Gu Chen save several hundred action points.

After completing the mission in East Province, Gu Chen exchanged the rits he had received from the Jing Tian Departnt for soul crystals, and his cultivation had reached one thousand years, breaking through to the mid-stage Innate Realm!

While the advancent of his cultivation and martial arts was certainly good news, at that mont, Gu Chen furrowed his brow.

"A two hundred year increase in cultivation actually cost a full four hundred action points?"

When a martial artist reaches the Innate Realm, the true Gangqi within their body transforms into Innate Qi, just as Gangqi transforms into true Gangqi. Gu Chen's cultivation was compressed, its quality improved, and its quantity reduced, from one thousand six hundred years to eight hundred years.

And just now, Gu Chen had used four hundred action points to raise his cultivation from eight hundred years to one thousand years.

"In the past, one action point equated to one year of cultivation, but after reaching the Innate level, it now takes two action points to improve cultivation by one year?"

Although it was just a change from one point to two, that was nevertheless a doubling.

However, after deeper reflection, Gu Chen ca to terms with it.

After all, he had always been in the Post-Innate Realm, and the purity of his power naturally could not be compared with the Innate Qi of the Innate Realm.

The difference between Post-Innate and Innate was vast, not just in the current nine provinces, but also in ancient and even more ancient tis.

And Innate Qi, which is a combination and refinent of a martial artist's true Gangqi and the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi, is many tis purer and stronger than true Gangqi.

Seeing it this way, the increase in action point cost seed reasonable.

Nevertheless, this ant that Gu Chen would need more action points for future breakthroughs.

But no matter how you look at it, the speed of his cultivation breakthroughs far surpassed that of other Innate Realm martial artists in the nine provinces.

"There are still two hundred ninety-six action points on my panel right now..."

This ti, Gu Chen chose not to continue improving his cultivation but instead focused his mind, advancing his Pure Yang Vajra Body, an Earth-grade body-refining martial skill, from Beginner to Minor Accomplishnt.

Physique had always been Gu Chen's strong suit, and since he had lacked sufficient action points, his Pure Yang Vajra Body had been at the Beginner level for quite so ti. Now that he had enough action points, it was natural for Gu Chen to prioritize upgrading this martial skill.

Boom!

In that mont, as the action points dissipated, the Pure Yang Vajra Body stepped into the Minor Accomplishnt stage, and a corresponding martial arts experience erged in Gu Chen's mind, as if he had personally experienced day and night of tireless cultivation of the Pure Yang Vajra Body, absorbing the true solar fire to refine his body.

Simultaneously, Gu Chen's body shook, and a scorching power burned through his body, making his already indestructible treasured body even more powerful.

Fierce Fire Forging Golden Body!

Gu Chen was enveloped in brilliant flas, sitting within them while the fire raged fiercely and his flesh seed increasingly flawless.

Light flas flowed through the spaces between his flesh, and even Gu Chen's hair seed to dance with these flas, creating an extraordinary spectacle.

Moreover, at this mont, every one of Gu Chen's bones had taken on a jade-like quality, as if they were carved from jade, incredibly delicate to behold.

As for his organs, faint true solar fire burned within them, making them increasingly translucent and shining with a dazzling luster.

Particularly Gu Chen's heart, the most crucial organ in the human body and the source of life for a warrior, was now entwined with red light. With each beat, a continuous stream of blood flowed from Gu Chen's body. The sheer force of this blood alone seed as though it could flatten a mountain peak.

The Pure Yang Vajra Body at Minor Accomplishnt did not manifest many extraordinary phenona, as all the power was contained within Gu Chen himself, housed within the muscles and flesh of his body.

Now that the advancent was complete, Gu Chen appeared as though he had achieved the legendary Buddhist Arhat's indestructible body, with a massive increase in the strength of his physique.

Sitting there, his body robust and his blood surging, he was resplendent with golden light, his hair sweeping with flas, a faint true solar fire shining all over. He seed like a god within fire, possessing imnse majesty.

Even more astonishingly, amid the shining of his bodily treasure was a hint of an immortal aura—this was truly astonishing!

Cultivating the body to such an extent was extrely rare throughout the nine provinces; at least, within the Innate Realm, there likely wasn't a single one who could match Gu Chen's physical toughness.

Even if Gu Chen died, his body could remain in the world for a long ti before turning to bones.

In fact, Gu Chen had read in so unofficial histories that, in the distant ancient tis, the bodies of gods and demons were incredibly strong and durable, capable of withstanding decay in the world for thousands of years, even after death.

Of course, the Gu Chen of now was far from being able to achieve that level, and moreover, unofficial histories were just that—histories. Even if a warrior reached the level of Heaven Man, after death, their body could not possibly last that many years.

That would not be human, but immortal.

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"Indeed, the enhancent of Earthly Martial Skills consus a great deal of rit points, raising Pure Yang Vajra Body to minor achievent cost a whopping one hundred and forty-eight rit points," Gu Chen murmured with a sigh.

Fortunately, there were still so many rit points left on the panel, so Gu Chen did not hesitate to elevate Tai Xu Transformation Dragon Section to minor achievent as well, just like the Pure Yang Vajra Body.

After all, this martial art was also extrely important to Gu Chen, as it directly enhanced his overall combat effectiveness.

Boom!

The scene of a fish leaping over the dragon gate appeared behind Gu Chen, amidst the shimring light, the doorway let out torrents of light rain, the minor achievent realm of Tai Xu Transformation Dragon Section instantly increased Gu Chen's entire physical cultivation including his strength and speed by seventy percent!

Hum!

At this mont, Gu Chen's body released a dazzling brilliance, his aura terrifyingly strong, each and every movent brimming with earth-shattering power!

This sensation was certainly not the usual illusion!

Why is soone at the Innate Realm called a Grandmaster of Martial Arts?

It's simply because upon reaching this realm, martial artists penetrate all the acupoints and profound gates within their bodies, their minds resonate with the universe, and in a single thought, they can mobilize the Heavenly Earth Essence Qi against enemies, their destructive power incredibly astonishing.

Changing the terrain and shattering mountains and earth is not just talk.

Especially since Gu Chen possessed such formidable strength, and with Tai Xu Transformation Dragon Section increasing his combat power by seventy percent, even a Grandmaster of Martial Arts at the pinnacle of Innate Realm would not be his match!

Although he had not been in this realm for long, Gu Chen feared no one in the Innate Realm throughout all of Jiangzhou.

Even when facing top Grandmasters of Martial Arts who had just entered the Divine Realm, Gu Chen was undaunted.

After all, he cultivated the Refining Spirit Secret, which could refine the strength of his spirit, and with Refining Spirit Secret reaching introductory levels, although he had not yet condensed a divine sense, relying on the protection it provided for his mind, along with the Superior God Weapon Jade Necklace that the new Emperor Ji Yuan had given him, Gu Chen had the ability to retreat unscathed even if he could not defeat ordinary warriors of the Divine Realm.

At this mont, Gu Chen had the strength to traverse Jiangzhou unimpeded.

That's why, in his conversation with the Tower Supervisor that day, Gu Chen was confident he could unify Jiangzhou—it stemd from his absolute confidence in his own strength.

What's a great calamity for others, for him, it was an opportunity to quickly enhance his strength.

As long as his strength increased rapidly, Gu Chen believed he could turn the tide, protect Da Xia, protect his family.

"What I need to do next is to traverse the world and subjugate the top forces of Jiangzhou," Gu Chen said to himself.

Though his strength was imnse, fearless against ninety percent of the martial artists in the whole of Jiangzhou, accomplishing this feat was still imnsely difficult.

Just as the Tower Supervisor had said, the Six Union God Sect had the sa idea, and before their high-ranking mbers erged from seclusion, they wanted to ally with the jianghu forces to prepare for overthrowing Da Xia.

Therefore, Gu Chen shared the sa goal as the Six Union God Sect, and during this period, collisions with the Sect were inevitable.

"The Tower Supervisor told to start with Dragon Tiger Mountain's Daoist Sect, but the Daoist Sect is far away in Jiangzhou, quite distant. Rather than that, it would be better to start with the native powers of Shen Zhou."

Gu Chen considered this and then left seclusion. He found Qin Wu and shared his thoughts.

After learning of Gu Chen's idea, Qin Wu also greatly agreed, stating that if Gu Chen needed anything, he could find him anyti.

"Now that you have reached the Innate Realm, it's not suitable for you to remain an Earth level Commander anymore, although the requirents for a Da Xia Protector are extrely strict. For now, you should stay in the position of a Heavenly level Commander for a while to accumulate so experience," Qin Wu said.

Gu Chen nodded. Titles were no longer that important to him at the mont; all he needed were rit points.

Being a Heavenly level Commander or Protector, to Gu Chen, was simply a difference in title.

Seeing Gu Chen's attitude, Qin Wu knew that he didn't care, but Qin Wu didn't say much more. Given Gu Chen's age, he naturally wouldn't understand what it ant to be a Protector.

Every additional Protector in Da Xia signified a growth in Da Xia's strength. After announcing it to the world, the people of Da Xia would be inspired, thereby boosting the morale of the entire nation.

A Protector was not just a symbol of status and strength, but for Da Xia, it was more a symbol of responsibility!

Only those who could protect a region were qualified to beco a Protector—it required not just strength, but also the right temperant.

Without adequate responsibility, one could not beco a Protector.

Take Yan Qing of Yan State for example, when the barbarian armies ca, he would rather die than take a single step back.

A Grandmaster of Martial Arts of the Innate Realm, especially a powerful one like a Protector, could be revered as a distinguished guest in any force in the jianghu even if they left Da Xia.

But Yan Qing still chose to use his death to deter the barbarians, a testant to his resolve.

If we look back at older dynasties, a Protector of Da Xia was akin to a feudal lord with the authority to govern a territory, helping Da Xia protect its regions, wielding great power.

Afterward, Gu Chen took his leave and left the Jing Tian Departnt, returning to Gu Mansion.

After having a al with his second uncle's family, Gu Chen soon left Tiandu, heading for one of the Seven Sects and Eight Factions, the Canghai Sect.

The Canghai Sect, ever since their Innate Realm old sect master passed away, lacked another Innate, with only a few Martial Arts Masters including the sect master holding the sect together.

The Canghai Sect was located within the territory of Qiongtian Mansion in Shen Zhou, built around the Canghai, with legends saying their founder also broke through to the Innate Realm beside the Canghai, hence establishing the sect there.

Of course, the Canghai is actually just a lake, not a real sea, but it covered an area nearly a thousand miles in diater.

"Da Xia's Jing Tian Departnt's Gu Chen has co to pay respects to the mountain!"

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