Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"The last great era?" Gu Chen was startled upon hearing this, seemingly surprised that the dean of Qingyun Academy would ask such a question.

"My understanding of the last great era is indeed limited," Gu Chen shook his head.

He wasn't lying; his knowledge about the specifics of the last great era was indeed limited.

The dean of Qingyun Academy did not make it difficult for Gu Chen but nodded and said, "The last great era, how splendid it was, ultimately led by the greatest existence among the heavenly realms, the Ice Emperor, many of the highest from the heavens set out, but in the end, it was a tragic defeat."

His tone was calm, discussing this experience as if it meant nothing, but Gu Chen could actually see the dean's inner reluctance.

The fall of the Azure Cloud Sky was also inseparably linked to this.

Gu Chen couldn't help but ask, "May I ask the dean, if the last great era was so powerful, who were the enemies that led the Ice Emperor and his allies to such a defeat?"

He had been puzzled by this question for a long time; even when he was on the Extreme Ice Island, the Ice Emperor's projection had not mentioned it, obviously not wanting to overburden future generations.

After all, if they had been defeated at that time, this current era, despite having many outstanding beings, still fell short in terms of the number of powerful individuals.

Thus, if the disaster at the end of the last great era were to recur, by today's standards, the upper realms would definitely not be able to withstand it.

Not to mention anything else, just the existence of the highest beings from the heavens—there is not even one in today's upper realms, which is the biggest detriment.

Seeing Gu Chen ask this question, the dean's expression inevitably became much more grave, glancing at him before saying, "Even if you knew, what could you do? You are too weak at this stage; knowing it would only leave you in despair."

Gu Chen knew that the dean acted this way for his own good, fearing that revealing the truth—too harsh—might disturb his mental state and thus lead to some undesirable effects.

"What I can tell you is that what we are facing is very likely hell." Finally, the dean of Qingyun Academy said just that.

"Hell?" Gu Chen furrowed his brows and murmured these two words.

"This topic is still a bit premature for you," the dean of Qingyun Academy, with his hands behind his back, dressed in an elegant azure robe, his hair jet-black, and his eyes deep, spoke as if he dominated the entire heaven and earth, "Soon, the greatest opportunity in the history of the upper realms will occur—the battle for supremacy among The Ten Thousand Tribes in Three Thousand Six Hundred Domains is about to begin. It is of paramount importance, unlike any before, and you must seize it."

"Could it be, it relates to the life and death of the upper realms?" Gu Chen suddenly felt a stirring in his heart and looked at the dean in amazement.

"Indeed." Seeing that Gu Chen had guessed the truth, the dean of Qingyun Academy straightforwardly nodded.

"Just as I thought!" Gu Chen exclaimed; since his arrival in the upper realms, the so-called battle for supremacy among the Ten Thousand Tribes was the most discussed topic.

Now it seemed, it indeed was related to the life and death of the upper realms.

"How many divine abilities have you mastered?" the dean of Qingyun Academy asked.

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen said, "Three."

"Three?" A hint of surprise flashed in the dean's eyes; evidently, this number was somewhat shocking to him.

Gu Chen remained composed. Including the Moving Mountain Seal, he had mastered as many as six divine abilities, two of which had reached the fifth grade.

However, if he were to reveal this, even the dean of Qingyun Academy in front of him would be incredibly shaken and find it unbelievably real.

"The divine abilities you've grasped were realized in the God Transformation Realm, right?" the dean of Qingyun Academy gazed at Gu Chen.

"Indeed," Gu Chen nodded.

As soon as these words were spoken, a flash of light flickered through the dean's eyes.

He was naturally aware of the recent events in the spiritual realm, which he had agreed upon with the saintess of Taoxu Road, Chu Yue Ling.

Although he already knew that Gu Chen was outstanding, the dean of Qingyun Academy had not expected him to reach this extent!

What being invincible in a hundred domains—compared to realizing divine abilities in the God Transformation Realm, it wasn't even worth mentioning, just nothing!

"Even among the so-called ten strongest Covering Generation Demons and the heirs of the immortal level doctrines of this era, could anyone achieve this step?" the dean of Qingyun Academy pondered.

This era was indeed extraordinary; the number of exceptional beings was more than in the past. Yet, realizing divine abilities in the God Transformation Realm still seemed unrealistic.

If it were any other time, not even the rarest of the rare would suffice to describe it, but this era might be an exception.

"So, have all the divine abilities you've mastered reached the eighth grade?" the dean of Qingyun Academy, Situ Yin asked.

Gu Chen nodded affirmatively, admitting it outright.

"Indeed!"

The dean's heart shuttered; in the Huanxu Realm, mastering three eighth-grade divine abilities without the aid of any supreme powers or the help of the strongest was nearly impossible.

Even the very top of those referred to as Covering Generation Demons, under the same conditions, would find it difficult to achieve this step!

This, the dean of Qingyun Academy could confirm!

"I am a man who doesn't usually beat around the bush. What's good is good, and what's not is not," the dean of Qingyun Academy looked at Gu Chen, his words full of undisguised admiration: "Your talent and strength are really outstanding, and not inferior to that batch of top demons, even possibly surpassing them."