Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Alright," Gu Chen said, immediately finding himself somewhere between laughter and tears.

As the saying goes, concern leads to chaos. In martial arts cultivation, Gu Chen had reached a level where his understanding of his own body, as well as the human body, surpassed everyone in Tiandu, even those imperial physicians who had immersed themselves in medicine their entire lives.

Moreover, with his cultivation level, even though his injuries were serious, his self-healing speed was very fast. It was only because his second uncle and Ji Yuan were worried that they had imperial physicians take his pulse daily.

To put his uncle and the others at ease, Gu Chen could only accept this arrangement.

Soon, the imperial physician arrived, paid his respects to Gu Chen with due reverence, followed the procedure, and, upon confirming that Gu Chen was unharmed, left the place.

After getting confirmation, Second Uncle Gu Chengfeng, Aunt Xu Qinge, and his younger sister Gu Qingyan truly let go of their worries.

As a martial artist himself, Gu Chengfeng knew full well that Gu Chen did not need these imperial physicians. He insisted on it solely to prevent Gu Chen from concealing anything out of fear that he would worry, nothing more.

"Eldest son, now that you've recovered, is there any dish you crave? Aunt will go cook it for you," Xu Qinge said with a smile, looking at Gu Chen.

"Anything is fine, as long as Aunt makes it. I enjoy all of it," Gu Chen replied with a warm smile. It was hard to imagine someone like him could be the slaughterer of the martial world.

"Big brother, you really do have a sweet tongue," Gu Qingyan said, casting a glance at him after hearing his words.

The whole family was clearly very happy about Gu Chen's recovery, and Gu Qingyan even started joking with him.

"Big brother, do you know that you have now become a great hero of Tiandu? Countless people talk about you every day, every moment. Numerous girls smitten by spring hold you as their dream lover. They gaze at your portrait with shining eyes, like hungry wolves," she teased.

"Oh? So I'm that popular now?" Gu Chen responded with a chuckle, finding fame but a trifling thing. His life pursuit was nothing more than cultivation and family.

He cared little for the likes of fame, fortune, or treasures.

Gu Qingyan had a fair and delicate face, with features precisely chiseled, a natural beauty, commenting, "Of course, you wouldn't know. I even get harassed in the streets quite often."

"Hmm? Someone dares to harass you to this day?" Gu Chen's eyebrows arched sharply, finding it inconceivable that someone would bother his sister, as that would indeed be a death wish.

Hearing this, Gu Qingyan rolled her eyes at him and explained, "Where has your mind gone to? It's females, okay? They come to ask about various stories concerning you, like your hobbies, habits, and all kinds of embarrassing moments from your childhood..."

"Alright, alright," Gu Chen, fearing she might go too far, quickly intervened to stop her.

In turn, Xu Qinge nodded and said, "Eldest son, you're already twenty-four this year, not getting any younger. It's about time to consider marriage, and the same goes for you, Qinyan."

"Mother, you should take more care of big brother. I'm certainly not in a hurry," Gu Qingyan said and immediately scurried off in defeat.

At that moment, Gu Chengfeng spoke, "I've discussed this matter with His Majesty before. He said if Eldest Son is inclined, we can conduct a selection throughout the entire Tiandu, across all of Tiandu, to find a peerless empress for you. What do you think of this proposition, Eldest Son?"

"Really?" Aunt Xu Qinge exclaimed in surprise, not expecting that Ji Yuan would go to such lengths for Gu Chen.

Gu Chengfeng remained silent. The current status of Gu Chen was something that Aunt Xu Qinge, a woman who rarely ventured beyond her home, might not fully grasp.

However, he understood very well that, just as Gu Qingyan said, if Gu Chen were willing to take a wife, no selection would be necessary. Countless women would eagerly surge forward, and even being a concubine would not matter to them.

Let alone being a concubine, even becoming a maid or a servant in the royal household would be fiercely competed for by many.

This signified Gu Chen's current standing in the world.

"Let's put this matter aside for now, Second Uncle. I really am not considering this right now," Gu Chen sought mercy on the subject.

Afterward, he said, "Second Uncle, Aunt, I need to step out for a bit. I'll be back in time for dinner."

"Alright," Gu Chengfeng and Xu Qinge nodded. After Dugu Yun's death, they both believed that there were no more crises in Tiandu and that Gu Chen could now lead a peaceful life.

In fact, that's what 99% of people in Tiandu believed, which was why they had been so overjoyed during this time.

Only Gu Chen, Ji Yuan, the Tower Supervisor, Qin Wu, and a few others were aware that the great calamity of the Nine Provinces had not yet ended.

After leaving the royal residence, Gu Chen left Tiandu and arrived at a deserted mountain range with just a few illusory steps.

Buzz!

In an instant, the bronze cauldron that lay dormant within his celestial seed emerged, floating above Gu Chen's head.

With his current level of cultivation, he was still unable to fully refine the cauldron, nor was he very clear about the kind of abilities it possessed.

Although the Nine Cauldrons had spirits and would assist him, Gu Chen still needed to understand the capabilities of this cauldron.

Gu Chen looked at the cauldron, with its three legs and two handles, its bronze color, and the mysterious patterns spread all over it. It was painted with stars and the cosmos, mountains and the earth, vegetation and rivers, and scenes of ancient ancestor worship—as if it encompassed everything.

Gu Chen touched the cauldron with his hand. It was ice-cold and rough in texture. As for the weight of this bronze-colored cauldron, he had no idea how heavy it was; had the cauldron not been spirited, he would not have been able to lift it at all.

According to Zhen Yuan and others, the weight of the Nine Cauldrons was incomparable; if released, they could collapse an entire world.

Moreover, a cauldron was fundamentally a heavy object. "Settling the cauldron to stabilize the world" was the best interpretation of the character for cauldron.

Whether it was in Gu Chen's past life, in the Nine Provinces, or even in the higher realms, the symbolism of the cauldron was of great importance, with significant and profound meanings. In ancient times, it was even considered a vital tool for inheriting a kingdom.

It was said that in ancient times, Emperor Yu forged the Nine Cauldrons with the intention of suppressing the world and establishing order between heaven and earth.

Even in the higher realms, cauldrons were extraordinary weapons, symbolizing their owner's grand ambition and determination.

"Which of the Nine Cauldrons is this exactly?" Gu Chen gazed at the bronze cauldron before him. According to Chu Yue Ling, the Saintess of Taoxu Road, and Zhen Yuan and others, Emperor Yu had cast nine cauldrons, and the function of each was different.

Each cauldron possessed its unique powers and purpose, which was the extraordinary nature of the Nine Cauldrons.

It was rumored that if the Nine Cauldrons were combined, they would possess the supreme power to create worlds, though no one knew the specifics.

That's because, not long after Emperor Yu finished forging the Nine Cauldrons, he fell.

Buzz!

At this moment, Gu Chen activated the bronze cauldron, and invisible ripples dispersed. The scene when he battled Dugu Yun, the leader of the Demonic Sect, reemerged—everything within a radius of hundreds of meters was frozen in time.

"What's this?" Gu Chen calmed his mind and felt the power of the cauldron, a guess forming in his heart.

After several more tests, Gu Chen's expression turned excited as he finally ascertained his guess.

This cauldron was the Space Cauldron among the Nine Cauldrons!

"All directions and heights make up space, the past and present make up time!"

The Space Cauldron represented space, no wonder Gu Chen felt upon first seeing this cauldron that it seemed capable of suppressing the heavens.

The ability before him, to make space congeal, was indeed that of the Space Cauldron!

"The Space Cauldron is an artifact of the space domain!" Gu Chen looked at the large cauldron in his hands, his expression immensely exhilarated.

Although the Nine Cauldrons each had different abilities, the Space and Time Cauldrons were famously powerful—Space Cauldron master of space, Time Cauldron master of time, and when combined, one could control time and space. Such formidable ability made countless heroes envious!

Naturally, Gu Chen felt the same. He hadn't expected that, by a stroke of fate, he would obtain the Space Cauldron.

"With this, my confidence in facing that spatial passageway is even greater now!" Gu Chen mused to himself.