Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

The Holy Gate, having menaced the Upper Realm for years with its bizarre methods, has made people change color just talking about it, just as much as those other forbidden life zones feared by countless people and powers of the Upper Realm.

The nine Great Elders are the ones just under the leader of the Holy Gate, possessing extraordinarily high status!

Essentially, all matters of the Holy Gate were overseen by these nine Great Elders. Their strength was extremely terrifying; even among the strongest, they could be ranked at the very front. Over these many years, no one knew their true identities, who they actually were.

Of course, now Gu Chen was guessing that one of those ancient ancestors from the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty was likely one of these nine Great Elders of the Holy Gate.

And for the Holy Gate, beneath the nine Great Elders, there were also eighteen Holy Messengers, just as powerful!

Thus, one could see how formidable the power of the Holy Gate was, incomparable even to the immortal-level doctrines.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have threatened the Upper Realm for so many years and still be so difficult to completely eliminate.

And now, the fact that the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty was claiming that Gu Chen was the personal disciple of one of their nine Great Elders was naturally extremely shocking, stirring up a tremendous uproar.

For a moment, countless people who were unaware of the full situation viewed Gu Chen with eyes filled with fear.

Even the students of Qingyun Academy, including Yan Qi, Ao Guang, as well as Wang Yuan, could not help but shudder internally.

"You're slandering!" At this moment, Princess Xidie's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, her face showing anger, as she stood up.

The Great Power of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty frowned. As a fellow imperial dynasty, even he had to admit that the Holy Brilliance Dynasty was stronger than their Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty, without a doubt.

Thus, he ignored Princess Xidie's interjection and directly turned to Cui Ji and others, saying, "With such an identity as Gu Jiuge, can Qingyun Academy still protect him?"

"A disciple of one of the nine Great Elders of the Holy Gate?" Someone said with a solemn expression.

Being accused of being one of the people from the Holy Gate, even Gu Chen found it quite amusing.

"Since that's the case, how dare you treat me this way, Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty? Are you not afraid of being annihilated?" Gu Chen said with a smile, looking at them.

His words were meant to mock the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty. As soon as he spoke, the expressions of those five Great Powers instantly changed.

At this moment, the Great Power Cui Ji of Qingyun Academy stepped forward, saying sternly, "Gu Bai could not possibly be a disciple of one of the Holy Gate's nine Great Elders!"

Gu Chen's attitude towards the Holy Gate and its demons was something he had seen with his own eyes. How could such a person possibly belong to the Holy Gate?

If that were the case, would Chu Liufeng still painstakingly plot against him? That would be like lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot.

With this thought, the other Great Powers of Qingyun Academy also nodded.

But the people from the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty said thus, "Brother, sometimes, seeing is not necessarily believing. How do you know that this is not a trap set by Gu Jiuge and the Holy Gate intentionally?"

He clearly had an underlying suggestion, hinting that what happened not long ago at Qingyun Academy involving Gu Chen and Chu Liufeng setting up the stage was to trap and kill a Great Power from Qingyun Academy.

After all, the appearance of the giant figure Zhou Lao was indeed something Gu Chen had not known about beforehand.

As soon as these words were spoken, they also aroused some people's suspicions; this possibility was not absent.

However, Great Power Cui Ji was always extremely firm from beginning to end, standing on Gu Chen's side, saying, "Stop the nonsense and false accusations! If you truly believe he is a disciple of one of the Holy Gate's nine Great Elders, then bring out your proof!"

What a joke, Cui Ji knew that whenever demons appeared, Gu Chen would definitely be at the forefront. Moreover, having recently arrived in the East Profound Region, Princess Xidie was also someone he had saved.

Given that the Devil Cloud Thirty-Six Knights were ordered by the Holy Gate to capture Princess Xidie, could that also be just a show?

Though some in Qingyun Academy changed their expression, indicating suspicion, there were also others who were neutral, and even some chose to believe in Gu Chen.

Among them, the most steadfast were naturally Princess Xidie, Yun Zishu, and Zhen Yuan.

After all, in the previous instances, if Gu Chen were a man of the Holy Gate, he would have had countless opportunities to harm them. As for Zhen Yuan and others, it was because Zhen Yuan had already guessed Gu Chen's true identity!

He had just never made it explicitly clear.

Upon hearing these words, the expressions of the ten Great Powers from the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty and the Jiuying Clan darkened. They hadn't expected Qingyun Academy to be so unyielding, making things truly difficult now.

However, it was clearly impossible for them to just retreat. Jiunan from the Jiuying Clan's Great Powers even shouted, "Gu Jiuge killed our clan's young master. Since Qingyun Academy refuses to surrender him, then we can only commence a great battle now. The strongest will take action. Is this the situation you want to see happen?!"

"If it's a battle you want, then battle it shall be!" Regardless of the time, Cui Ji's stance was always firm, committed to protecting Gu Chen.

The people from the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty looked coldly at Cui Ji, saying, "We are clear on what happened not long ago at Qingyun Academy. Be careful not to let the same thing happen a second time!"

"No need for veiled threats. Without evidence, you are completely framing and slandering!" Princess Xidie shouted sharply, arguing vehemently for Gu Chen.

Even against the Great Powers, she was fearless.

In this moment, Gu Chen stood aside, knowing that if he did not take action today, the deadlock would continue.

Thus, without hesitation, he stood out, his cold gaze sweeping across the ten Great Powers present, uttering a phrase that shocked everyone present to the core.

"Enough talk, let the battle begin!"