Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start Chapter 95: Chapter 92: Second Rank Metropolitan Procurator

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Hiss!

A searing finger force flashed through the air, striking the shoulder of the assassin from the Black List of Blood Cloth Building. The man imdiately staggered, with fresh blood spilling from his mouth and nose.

After being hit by Gu Chen's two Burning Vein Finger strikes, he felt an intense burning sensation inside his body, as if a fierce fire was raging within him. His ridians were severely damaged, and the flow of his internal breath had beco incredibly obstructed.

He realized that Blood Cloth Building had severely underestimated Gu Chen's strength. They had thought that sending him, an assassin who was in the later stages of the External Qi Realm, to assassinate Gu Chen would be foolproof. But who would have imagined that Gu Chen, who had only recently stepped into the External Qi Realm, would possess such formidable power?

The assassin began to suspect that even a martial artist at the peak of the External Qi Realm might not be a match for Gu Chen.

This year's number one star on the Astral Ranking was far too monstrous.

He knew he couldn't escape, that he was certain to die here today.

With this thought, he showed so backbone, no longer attempting to flee but instead turned to face Gu Chen directly.

Boom!

A roaring sound ca from within his body, and his vital blood began to burn fiercely. He was ready to fight to the death!

Seeing this scene, Gu Chen's expression remained calm. It was just a trapped beast struggling, not worth his concern. With a hiss, the long sword at his waist moved ever so slightly, and a brilliant flash of sword light vanished in an instant.

Thud!

Blood sprayed, and a line of red appeared on the neck of the assassin from the Black List of Blood Cloth Building, with scorching hot blood gushing out. Clutching his wound with both hands, he stared at Gu Chen with widened eyes, as if trying to engrave his image into mory.

Imdiately after, there was a thud as the man fell to the ground, dead.

At this mont, Gu Chen's sword was still sheathed, as if it had never been drawn, making the previous flash of light seem like an illusion. This was the perfection of the Astonishing Swan Swordsmanship Skills, which pushed the concept of speed to an extre.

As Gu Chen's mastery deepened, the power of the Astonishing Swan Swordsmanship Skills grew increasingly terrifying. Although it was only an interdiate-level martial art, with Gu Chen's robust cultivation backing it, it was no less formidable than so high-level martial arts.

After all, the power of a martial art does not solely depend on its rank; who wields it plays a significant role as well.

"This... He's dead just like that?"

"This was a Black List assassin!"

A group of Jianghu warriors standing by, upon seeing Gu Chen effortlessly dispatching an assassin from the Black List with just a few moves, were all filled with astonishnt.

The strength of this year's number one star on the Astral Ranking seed unfathomably deep. Each of his moves brought a different surprise to everyone, and they were very curious, wondering just where Gu Chen's limits lay.

Whether it was Qin Mu or the Blood Cloth Building's Black List assassin at External Qi Realm, Gu Chen had dispatched them with ease and elegance, leaving others unable to perceive or fathom his true strength.

"Lord Gu's cultivation is advancing too swiftly. Has he consud so sort of miraculous elixir? How can he be so formidable?" a wandering martial artist exclaid in awe.

"How do you know his talent isn't the reason?" another martial artist replied.

The wandering martial artist nodded in agreent; he had only ant to express his thoughts. In their eyes, Gu Chen's talent would rank among the top even across the entire land of Da Xia.

As long as Gu Chen didn't et an untily death, in the future, he was bound to beco another great figure standing above millions of warriors, able to stir the winds and clouds of the world with a wave of his hand.

Soon after, the city defense soldiers of Phoenix Sun City arrived. At Gu Chen's command, they cleaned up the body.

Gu Chen didn't pay it much mind, considering it just a minor episode. With the rapid pace of his cultivation progress, even if Blood Cloth Building continued to send assassins after him, they would only be delivering resources to him.

The only pity was that he didn't find anything of value on the assassin's body, just a few thousand taels of silver bills. Regretfully, he pocketed these bills.

The affairs of Phoenix Sun City ca to a conclusion. After resolving all issues there, Gu Chen imdiately returned to Tiandu.

Several days later, in Tiandu.

Beholding the endless, mountainous grandeur of the colossal city ahead, Gu Chen rode in on his horse. This ti, he did not return ho as usual but instead went straight to the Jing Tian Departnt in the outer city and t with Chen Yu.

Chen Yu, wearing a blue robe with a handso appearance, nodded in satisfaction upon seeing Gu Chen return and said, "This ti, you did very well in Phoenix Sun City."

Gu Chen clasped his hands together and responded with a deep voice, "It was rely part of my duties."

Chen Yu smiled and surveyed Gu Chen, saying, "It appears you have broken through to the External Qi Realm?"

"Yes!" Gu Chen replied, not intending to conceal it.

Chen Yu said, "If my mory serves right, it has been no more than three months since you entered the Vein Opening Realm, hasn't it?"

Gu Chen replied, "I have to thank you for the Vein Opening Pill you told about, Lord. Without it, I definitely wouldn't have broken through so smoothly."

If possible, Gu Chen wouldn't have wanted to reveal his cultivation progress so soon, but he had no choice; many people had seen him defeat Qin Mu—the situation had reached this point.

Moreover, with the resurgence of the demonic sects and the signs of chaos erging in the world, he had to display his talent in the Jing Tian Departnt to gain more resources, to beco stronger as quickly as possible.

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Having reached the grand completion of the ridian Connection Realm in just a few months did seem a bit too "demonic," but before returning, Gu Chen had prepared so explanations, as long as he didn't reveal all of his circumstances, it was acceptable.

"Did you break through to the External Qi Realm after reaching the limit of the ridian Connection Realm?" Chen Yu asked with a serious tone.

Gu Chen hesitated for a mont, then nodded and said, "Indeed."

Without reaching that degree, he wouldn't have been able to defeat Qin Mu, and this was sothing that absolutely couldn't be hidden.

Just as Gu Chen was about to share the prepared explanations with Chen Yu, who would have thought that Chen Yu would speak first, saying, "In that case, there is no mistake, you must be the 'Innate Martial Body' ntioned in the rumors."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen was montarily stunned, then after a mont, he asked with a puzzled face, "Lord, what is an Innate Martial Body?"

Chen Yu was taken aback as well, but he soon smiled and said, "It seems I was presumptuous; it's normal for you not to know, after all, you've just been promoted to tropolitan Procurator not long ago, and your knowledge in the martial arts is not so comprehensive."

Imdiately after, he explained to Gu Chen what "Innate Martial Body" ant.

After listening to Chen Yu's explanation, Gu Chen's face showed a sudden realization. He indeed had never heard of this Innate Martial Body before, but upon hearing Chen Yu's explanation, Gu Chen had to admit that the Innate Martial Body was indeed extraordinarily powerful, capable of rapid advancent in the martial arts realm and possessing an extraordinary understanding of martial skills.

Most importantly, the abilities of the Innate Martial Body aligned quite well with his own abilities.

With this explanation, everything made sense and saved Gu Chen the trouble of having to use his previously prepared explanations.

Moreover, those explanations, if pursued further, really didn't have much persuasive power and definitely weren't as convincing as the Innate Martial Body.

To conceal the truth, Gu Chen could only nod in agreent, saying, "Lord, I did not understand the Innate Martial Body before, but what you described does indeed match my personal situation quite well."

At this point, Chen Yu added, "An Innate Martial Body should stand out from a young age, but I noticed your progress in martial arts was not particularly rapid in the past twenty years. Could it be because of your parents?"

"Yes, I was indeed fixated on the wrong path before and suffered severe injuries, after which I finally saw the light," Gu Chen replied, secretly letting out a sigh of relief. Chen Yu truly was considerate, even helping him sort out the causes and effects.

Chen Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this. Of course, he was well aware of Gu Chen's complete history, including the great change in temperant after recovering from his serious injuries in the duel with Liu Zheng.

"It seems I am also fortunate to have recruited an Innate Martial Body, a rarity not seen in centuries," Chen Yu joked.

"I'm still deeply grateful for your cultivation, my lord," Gu Chen said with a bow, his voice sincere.

After all, he was dealing with a leader; sotis flattery was necessary, and although Gu Chen had not worked within the system in his previous life, he was still clear about certain matters.

Chen Yu nodded slightly, his face filled with a warm smile. Complints from a prodigy clearly pleased him more than those from an ordinary person.

"Alright, since you have reached the External Qi Realm, according to the rules of the Jing Tian Departnt, from today on, you are a second-rank tropolitan Procurator," Chen Yu said seriously.

"Thank you, Lord!" Gu Chen got up, clasped his fists, and bowed.

A second-rank tropolitan Procurator had greater authority, access to more martial techniques and treasures, and even so discounts—a small benefit indeed.

Chen Yu said, "Unless I miss my guess, you must be the quickest promoted tropolitan Procurator since the establishnt of the Jing Tian Departnt, even faster than I was back in the day."

After pondering for a mont, Chen Yu's expression turned solemn and he said, "However, do not get too pleased too soon. With the Six Union God Sect re-erging in the martial world, great turmoil is about to unfold. Da Xia and the Jing Tian Departnt will be the first to bear the brunt, so you must prepare yourself ntally for all of this."

"According to the intelligence you've sent back, as well as what the Jing Tian Departnt has collected during this ti, the demonic cult has indeed obtained a secret technique that perfectly rges demons with martial artists.

Moreover, after the fusion with the demons, the martial artists will beco indistinguishable from the demons, with significantly extended lifespans and their strength will increase exponentially. Most importantly, their recovery abilities will also greatly improve."

Gu Chen's expression turned grave. Even the lowest-ranked Panic Level Demon, or so peculiar creatures, had lifespans far longer than humans.

Peculiar creatures have at least a hundred or two hundred years of lifespan, and so demons live for several hundred, even up to a thousand years.

Who in the world does not desire immortality? This aspect alone—setting everything else aside—is a huge attraction.

Furthermore, after rging with demons, martial artists no longer need to engage in arduous cultivation. By devouring flesh and blood, they can enhance their own strength, which for so martial artists with lesser talent or who have reached their limits, is undoubtedly a shortcut.

Additionally, after rging with a demon, unless their hearts are shattered or their heads are decapitated, or they are dismbered, even severe injuries can slowly recover with the strength of the demon. More minor injuries can be healed on the spot.

This was evident in the case of Qi Changyun.

If one were to rge with a high-ranking demon, even losing limbs would likely be easily regrown, and any lingering injuries from youth would be no trouble at all.

With these points combined, there must be countless people within the demonic cult eager to rge with demons. The Jing Tian Departnt alone was already extrely busy suppressing demons, but with the ergence of demonic cult with such a secret technique, the tasks of the Jing Tian Departnt were bound to beco even more arduous.

Even more so, given this situation, countless martial artists in the world probably want to join the Six Union God Sect for a chance to rge with demons. After all, there are no shortage of martial artists with physical deficiencies or nearing the end of their lifespans in the martial world.

Although the demonic cult has a terrible reputation, and everyone cries out against it, how many people wouldn't want an opportunity that could enhance their strength and, one could even say, change their destiny?

The Jing Tian Departnt had anticipated that, within a short period, the Six Union God Sect would dramatically increase its power and recruit many followers.

For this reason, including the Tiandu branch of the Jing Tian Departnt and its branches in other states, all have been tirelessly investigating the movents of the Six Union God Sect, aiming to eradicate them before they rise again.

But the demonic cult is very adept at hiding their tracks, and even now, the Jing Tian Departnt has not obtained much information. Reviewing the entire Jing Tian Departnt or even Da Xia, Gu Chen could be said to be the person who has had the most dealings with the demonic cult.

At this mont, Chen Yu said, "Prepare yourself today; King Huai should summon you tomorrow."

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