Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

This was also the reason why the headmaster of Qingyun Academy brought Gu Chen here.

"There's no telling, before the battle for supremacy among the Ten Thousand Tribes across the 3,600 domains of the upper realm begins, this lad might actually reach the Unity Realm. By then, he will have somewhat made up for his shortcomings in this regard," thought the headmaster of Qingyun Academy with some relief.

Of course, before Gu Chen entered that place of fortune, he would undoubtedly need to expend a great deal of resources to cultivate him.

"I'm ready." Gu Chen, not knowing what this supreme being was thinking about, looked at the headmaster of Qingyun Academy, nodded slightly, and signaled that they could begin.

Whirr!

The next moment, the small world in front of him lit up, and a vortex appeared, directly drawing in Gu Chen's entire person and then vanishing without a trace.

Outside, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy, with a smile on his lips, dressed in green robes, with black temples and a refined and amiable face, gazed through all obstacles and truly saw the inside of the small world where Gu Chen appeared.

At this moment, inside the small world, was a state of primordial chaos, as if it had yet to be fully opened up.

Whirr!

Suddenly, in front of Gu Chen, there was a flash of light and shadow, and on the ground appeared ten stone locks, neatly arranged from smallest to largest not far away.

"What's this?" Gu Chen's brows raised, could it be that he had to lift these objects to prove his physical strength?

As expected, the next moment, a voice from the depths of the universe resounded, ancient and far-reaching, saying, "First challenge, physical body."

"They really want me to lift stone locks, isn't that just a test of strength?" Gu Chen was somewhat taken aback.

In fact, such tests were not uncommon, even normal; most sects would inspect these aspects when taking on disciples.

Because these aspects were the best reflection of a cultivator's potential.

Even when Gu Chen was in the lower realms, he had also undergone similar challenges several times.

However, lifting stone locks was still a very rare trial.

On the other side, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy stood outside, observing Gu Chen in the small world with amusement.

"If you think those are just simple stone locks, you'd be terribly wrong," Qingyun Academy's headmaster Situ Yin murmured in his mind.

Those ten stone locks were all made by the Lord of Heaven from special materials back in the days, reportedly being some kind of divine iron from beyond this world, incredibly hard and heavy, and they even possessed some special abilities.

Back when Azure Cloud Sky still existed, they were specifically used to temper the physical bodies of Earth realm cultivators and were known to be highly effective.

Without knowledge of this, first-time users would generally suffer a significant setback.

You should know that lifting one stone lock would already prove one's strength to be supreme in a realm, and lifting three stone locks meant a place on the Dao Gold List.

Lifting five stone locks indicated an extraordinary physical body, being on the path of body cultivation, and reaching the first layer of physical transformation.

These ten stone locks, while they appeared similar on the outside, were, in reality, progressively harder to lift by magnitudes!

As for lifting all ten, according to the records of Azure Cloud Sky, the most outstanding prodigies of the past only did so after reaching the Unity Realm.

Now, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy also wanted to see what level Gu Chen could achieve. In his estimation, although lifting eight stone locks would be difficult, it should be possible.

This also showed just how great the expectations of this powerful headmaster were for Gu Chen.

"It's a long-lost scene indeed," he thought to himself, reminiscing about the past. Back then, he was also one of the many young men lifting stone locks in Azure Cloud Sky.

Nowadays, he was the only one left among his peers.

"Gu Bai, let's see how far your true potential can reach," thought the headmaster of Qingyun Academy, his gaze filled with expectation as he looked toward Gu Chen.

At this moment, inside the small world, Gu Chen also stepped forward and first tried the first stone lock, which naturally posed no challenge at all.

Then, the second, the third, the fourth... until he reached the seventh, he only started to feel a little strain.

Seeing this, the Qingyun Academy headmaster observing him was slightly shaken.

Inside the small world, Gu Chen, while lifting the seventh stone lock with just one hand, raised his eyebrows and muttered to himself, "It's not that simple after all, could there be more to these stone locks than meets the eye?"

The seemingly simple stone locks actually contained a tiny world within them. Of course, this was true for the seventh stone lock.

For the previous ones, it did not reach that level.

It seemed to be a test of strength, but in fact, the stone locks affected Gu Chen's entire physical body, and an invisible force enshrouded him, those whose bodily strength was insufficient couldn't lift them at all.

After all, they contained a miniature world inside, small though it was, yet still exceedingly heavy.

"The eighth one."

Subsequently, Gu Chen casually put down the seventh stone lock and turned to lift the eighth directly.

"Eh?"

This time, Gu Chen felt increased pressure, as the miniature world within this eighth stone lock was much larger, and it also contained a force that shook his physical body, trying to restrain his vital blood.

Yet, for Gu Chen, who was at the fourth transformation of the physical body and among the best of his kind, it was still in vain.

But unbeknownst to him, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy watching from the outside was shocked at how quickly Gu Chen exceeded his expectations, with a flash of astonishment in his eyes.

"I underestimated him after all!" The headmaster of Qingyun Academy's face hardened slightly, and he felt somewhat awe-struck.

After all, even when facing the dominator of the forbidden land, the Evil King, this headmaster had not felt this way, but now, upon seeing the strength of Gu Chen's physical body, he couldn't help but fall into surprise and contemplation.

"Lifting ten stone locks in the Huanxu Realm? Is that something that can be done, or could he surpass the prodigies of Azure Cloud Sky's generations?!" At this thought, Qingyun Academy headmaster Situ Yin's expression grew even more solemn.

Meanwhile, his eyes brightened increasingly.

Because, after Gu Chen lifted the eighth stone lock, he put it down and picked up the ninth one. Although it was significantly heavier and highly peculiar, it was still not too much for him.

"The tenth stone lock!" At this moment, the headmaster of Qingyun Academy's expression was very grave, as he watched intently, without blinking, at Gu Chen within the small world.

In the small world, Gu Chen stood close to the tenth stone lock, his expression calm, and he slowly reached out his hand to try and lift it.

"Hm?"

But this time, Gu Chen actually failed!

"So it's still not enough," seeing this, even the headmaster of Qingyun Academy on the outside inevitably revealed a trace of disappointment.

However, the next action of Gu Chen once again drew the resolute gaze of this supreme being, his heart tensing up slightly!