Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"What, Qi Yang and Wang Yun actually invited Gu Chen to join Pure Yang Martial Sect?"

"They're interested in this lower realm native?"

At this moment, the group of prodigies from the upper realm was suddenly filled with looks of astonishment, clearly surprised.

Pure Yang Martial Sect, how formidable it is, and its lofty status in the upper realm, only this group from the upper realm knew best!

It is a force that can be called paramount in the vast and boundless upper realm, rife with might and brilliance!

Even among the group present, no one qualified to join Pure Yang Martial Sect, and now a martial artist from the barbarian lands of the lower realm had been personally invited by Qi Yang and Wang Yun?

Bi Xin of Red Cloud Sect frowned deeply, grinding his teeth in secret. If Gu Chen joined Pure Yang Martial Sect, he would have no way to seek revenge.

The group of powerful officials and nobles from Da Xia also exchanged glances, internally remarking that Gu Chen truly was extraordinary, even the people from the upper realm held him in such high esteem.

At the same time, some were envious, believing that Gu Chen could now easily stand out from Jiuzhou and proceed to the vast world of the upper realm.

Even King Huai narrowed his eyes slightly, not expecting Gu Chen to receive such treatment.

But at the next moment, Gu Chen's reply, when spoken, surprised everyone immensely.

"I refuse!"

A gentle breeze blew, and Gu Chen's black hair fluttered with it. His handsome face and his pale, tall figure were accentuated as his words resounded persuasively in the wind.

"What?!"

"He actually refused!"

"Has this Jiuzhou native lost his mind, even daring to refuse an invitation from Pure Yang Martial Sect?"

"Ha, I think he's been blinded by his reputation in this dilapidated lower realm. He's merely a local talent from a prison-like place, the tallest among the short, he's really gotten arrogant!"

"I bet he'll deeply regret his decision today if he knew how extraordinary Pure Yang Martial Sect is."

The group of geniuses from the upper realm exchanged words, each face showing confusion, shock, disdain, and scorn among various emotions.

Upon hearing Gu Chen's words, Qi Yang and Wang Yun also frowned, their expressions darkening slightly as they said, "Do you have any idea what you've missed out on today?"

"It seems you're not quite clear on the renown of Pure Yang Martial Sect, and don't know what it represents. Your vision is too shortsighted."

Qi Yang and Wang Yun shook their heads, feeling that Gu Chen was being rather foolish.

Even the group of nobles from Da Xia looked on with astonishment, wondering if this Marquis Wu An had gone mad, refusing even the opportunity to Ascend to Heaven and reach the upper realm?

King Huai's gaze was firmly on Gu Chen for a long while before he gave a light smile, having come to a clear understanding of why Gu Chen had refused to join Pure Yang Martial Sect.

Although the majority of the people present were puzzled and did not understand, as the person in question, Gu Chen remained calm and collected, unfazed.

After conversing with the Tower Supervisor of the Qintian Monitor and observing the attitude of the upper realm prodigies, Gu Chen had more or less figured out the status of Pure Yang Martial Sect in the upper realm, but he still did not regret his decision.

That was because he had already sensed that Qi Yang and Wang Yun's invitation wasn't sincere and that they had another agenda; the two were plotting something.

Indeed, that was the case. Upon learning that Gu Chen had obtained something from the trial tower of Pure Yang Martial Sect in the lower realm, the pair became covetous. Pretending to entice Gu Chen to join Pure Yang Martial Sect, they planned to stealthily take the item from him.

Should this news leak out, who knows how much trouble it would cause. The people from the upper realm would not fail to recognize its value, unlike the natives of this dilapidated land of Jiuzhou.

Qi Yang and Wang Yun were acutely aware of the significance of that item.

Gu Chen, of course, was unaware of their schemes; it was merely through sharp intuition that he guessed as much.

At that moment, Qi Yang and Wang Yun exchanged glances and said solemnly, "Since you are unwilling to join Pure Yang Martial Sect, then you, a barbarian from the lower realm, have the audacity to injure us, messengers from the upper realm—you must be punished!"

Thwarted in their first plan, they concocted another, ready to seize Gu Chen under any pretext and interrogate him slowly.

Instantly, most in the Imperial Garden looked on with schadenfreude at Gu Chen, who had forsaken the opportunity to 'Ascend to Heaven' and join Pure Yang Martial Sect and was now headed for disaster.

"He really had it coming!" commented a genius from the upper realm, shaking his head in disdain.

Da Xia's new Emperor Ji Yuan's expression changed as well, growing anxious.

Although Gu Chen was exceptional, his enemies at the moment were from the upper realm—could Gu Chen really match them?

No one knew what the upper realm was like; they only knew it was a world far more powerful than Jiuzhou, brimming with mighty individuals, endless talents, and a flourishing martial arts scene unmatched by Jiuzhou—a difference between heaven and earth.

Especially considering the evident status of Qi Yang and Wang Yun in the upper realm, the more Emperor Ji Yuan thought, the more worried she became.

Gu Chen stood tall and straight, his clothes billowing, full of vitality, tall and strong. Hearing the words of Qi Yang and Wang Yun, he let out a laugh.

"What's so funny?" Qi Yang and Wang Yun rebuked.

Everyone else was baffled too, with some even thinking that Gu Chen was grandstanding, acting the fool.

But at that moment, Gu Chen's handsome face bore a thick smile as he sardonically responded to Qi Yang and Wang Yun, "The people from the upper realm are really interesting. Is it that everyone there overflows with a sense of justice, taking special delight in being a hero? Are you all messengers of justice?"