Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Many thanks to the Dean!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen's expression brightened, and he quickly cupped his fists and bowed to the Dean, Situ Yin, offering a salute.

Qingyun Academy originated from the previous Great Epoch's Azure Cloud Sky. Although the Azure Cloud Sky was destroyed and many inheritances and treasures were lost, the accumulation over the years meant the foundation was still very solid.

The Dean of Qingyun Academy informed Gu Chen that he could use all resources at his disposal. Clearly, he wanted Gu Chen to boost his strength as much as possible before the start of the battle for supremacy among the Ten Thousand Tribes.

Having the unconditional backing of a behemoth of a faction and access to any resources he wished, Gu Chen was truly experiencing such rich cultivation conditions for the first time!

At this moment, his heart couldn't help but be a little excited, and he thought to himself, "It seems that the fusion of my dual bodies can be postponed a bit longer."

Now, Gu Chen was ready to push his accumulation in the Huanxu Realm to its limit. Once he could advance no further, he would then undergo the fusion of his dual bodies to achieve a transcendent transformation and enter the unified realm.

This was his current plan.

Besides, on his panel, the Divine Sun World Illumination Sutra among several other techniques was still waiting to be deduced, and furthermore, Gu Chen was ready to elevate the remaining two divine powers to the fifth rank as well.

At that time, he was eager to see who within the unified realm would be his opponent?

Currently, Gu Chen had already set his plans in motion. His original self was making his way through the world, discreetly harvesting merit points and Divine Power value. However, due to the need to keep a low profile, the speed was not very fast.

But, according to Gu Chen's estimation, before the battle of the Ten Thousand Tribes in the upper realms' three thousand six hundred domains began, all this would be enough to complete!

"Oh, something interesting is happening." Just then, beside Gu Chen, the Dean of Qingyun Academy suddenly showed a trace of movement on his face with a hint of a smile.

Seeing this, Gu Chen was about to ask when the Great Power Cui Ji appeared on the scene.

"I have met the Dean." Great Power Cui Ji gave a salute to Situ Yin. He couldn't have come to this secluded area of the academy without the Dean's permission.

Obviously, this supreme being was well-aware of everything happening within the academy and understood why Cui Ji had come here.

"Senior." Gu Chen fist-saluted Cui Ji, who nodded in acknowledgment.

"Speak plainly," Situ Yin said in a calm voice.

"Yes."

Great Power Cui Ji fist-saluted, then turned to Gu Chen and said, "There is a cultivator outside who wishes to challenge you."

"To challenge me?" On hearing this, Gu Chen's eyebrows slightly raised.

By now, his fame was known to everyone. He was not far behind the top ten monstrous geniuses.

Invincible in a hundred domains, defeating one against ten, crushing Great Powers—these achievements were all exceptionally dazzling, enough to chill the spines of the extraordinary talents and prodigies of the upper realms.

To challenge him at this juncture meant that this person must have absolute confidence in their own strength.

Gu Chen glanced at the Dean of Qingyun Academy. No wonder the supreme being had acted that way earlier; clearly, the person's strength and background must be very extraordinary.

"Who is it?" Gu Chen asked Cui Ji.

Upon hearing the question, Cui Ji took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice, "An heir of the Ten Thousand Stars Palace, an Immortal-level legacy, his name is Zhang Ling!"

"An heir of the Ten Thousand Stars Palace?" Upon hearing this, a flash of surprise crossed Gu Chen's eyes.

The upper world was vast, with three thousand six hundred domains, each of which was boundless. Some ordinary forces, such as the Xuan Yi Sect, Bi Bo Sect, and even some different races like the Shadow Leopard, were the most common in the upper realm, and their strongest usually resided in the unified realm.

In other words, generally only those who reached the unified realm, in the vast and boundless upper realm, were qualified to establish a sect or school.

Above them were some great sects, within which the strongest were heavenly realm Great Powers.

Higher than that were the so-called holy lands, presided over by titanic figures.

Stronger than the holy lands, with at least one supreme being within, were behemoth-level factions. Such forces were colossal, with the authority to dominate a domain, and sometimes even several domains.

And above the behemoth-level factions, or what you might call the strongest forces in the upper realm, were the so-called Immortal-level legacies, which could be said to exist eternally!

It can even be said that these Immortal-level legacies have been passed down from the previous Great Epoch!

Only such factions deserved the title of "Immortal," signifying that they have existed since the beginning of the upper world, from the ancient epochs to the present.

And only such forces were the most transcendent, capable of looking down upon the entire upper realm, just like the top ten races among the Ten Thousand Tribes.

In the three thousand six hundred domains, among endless races, nobody, facing the Immortal-level legacies or the top ten races, could avoid feeling awe.

One could say these two represented the heaven of the upper realm!

Since arriving in the upper realm, the only Immortal-level legacy Gu Chen had come across was Taoxu Road.

Even with his extraordinary talent, undefeated across a hundred domains, and looked up to by countless people, in front of Immortal-level legacies, he was still nothing.

He knew this when he was coerced by the five great forces in the Spirit Domain. The transcendence of the Immortal-level legacies had already been demonstrated.

The Seven Stars Sect and the other four great factions, so domineering and unreasonable, had to fall silent in front of Taoxu Road, not even daring to retort.

Even the middle-aged man who had saved Gu Chen had been very indifferent towards him, or rather, had not valued him at all. This was not disdain, but the confidence that came from being part of an Immortal-level legacy.