NOVEL WEB Chapter 579: Yu Ding's Legacy
Gu Chen's victory over the leader of the demon sect, Dugu Yun, also marked the end of an era.
In the Heavenly Mortal Realm, the pinnacle of martial arts, but still defeated by the Martial King Gu Chen and slain by him, this became a myth, added to the life story of Gu Chen, and was long sung by countless storytellers.
The news spread, shocking the world, and stirring up a global frenzy.
Gu Chen's journey had laid to rest the chaos across the nine provinces, as he single-handedly pacified them.
Whether it was the barbarian tribes, the Yuan Empire, the Holy Lands, or the demon sect; from ancient times until now, after countless years of chaos and a fractured nine provinces, a unified and unprecedented grand unity was ushered in.
Under the assistance of Martial King Gu Chen, a dynasty named Da Xia united the mountains and rivers and the nine provinces into one. This period in the annals of the nine provinces, along with Gu Chen's experiences, left behind a thick, indelible stroke in history.
Even many years later, this history would not fade, even if not recorded in the annals, it would be passed down by word of mouth, from generation to generation.
Martial King Gu Chen—these four words symbolized the greatest of achievements, unmatched both before and after his time.
It was universally acknowledged that across all nine provinces, another figure like Gu Chen would be hard to come by.
The world was buzzing, the globe seething with enthusiasm, and the nine provinces celebrated together, immersed in joy and laughter, continuously exclaiming Gu Chen's name.
For Gu Chen, everyone from the bottom of their hearts held immense reverence, or rather, in the minds of countless people in the nine provinces, Gu Chen was already akin to a deity.
At that moment, somewhere in the nine provinces, as Gu Chen was slaying Dugu Yun, the ninth prince of the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty also felt it deeply and was immensely shaken.
The Nine Cauldrons were unfathomable, even he could not predict them; thus even Gu Yan, deep in thought, could not comprehend how Gu Chen had slain Dugu Yun.
Evil demons never die; this is a universally accepted truth even in the higher realms. They are extremely difficult to eradicate; otherwise, the vast and boundless upper realm wouldn't have so many forbidden life zones.
These are the death grounds of creatures and the paradise of evil demons; even a colossal entity like the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty would not dare to step into them lightly.
From this, one can see the deterrent power of the forbidden zones in the upper realm.
Yet an evil demon perished in this lower realm, a place without even a Heavenly Mortal Realm—how could it not shake the ninth prince Gu Yan's soul and spirit?
"Gu Chen? I admit, I may have underestimated you, there is indeed something extraordinary about you," said the ninth prince Gu Yan with a stern expression, murmuring to himself, "No matter what method you used to kill Dugu Yun, once I leave seclusion, I intend to personally measure your strength myself."
Indeed, the ninth prince had decided that until his injuries were completely healed, he would not leave seclusion.
After all, the inheritance of the Nine Cauldrons was not going to emerge for a while yet, so he was not in a hurry.
Moreover, since Gu Chen could kill Dugu Yun, if Gu Yan were to emerge now, it would be no different from courting death; of course, he wouldn't do such a thing.
"Gu Chen, you have successfully sparked some interest in me," the ninth prince Gu Yan said with a light smile, whispering to himself.
He had decided that once he emerged from seclusion, if Gu Chen performed well, he was willing to take Gu Chen under his command. Then, he would take him to the upper realms to see a more magnificent world.
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In Tiandu of Da Xia.
Within the royal mansion, and it had already been a full half-month since that battle, Gu Chen's injuries had also completely healed.
Indeed, with his extraordinary physique, along with the Nine Yang Heavenly Skill and divine seed, his recovery speed was exceptionally rapid.
The only thing that Gu Chen felt somewhat regretful about was that his martial realm was stuck at the complete perfection of Divine Intent Realm and was difficult to make further progress.
"To break through to the Heavenly Mortal Realm, one must have the proper techniques and achieve unity with heaven and man," Gu Chen contemplated. These were the conditions to reach the Heavenly Mortal Realm, which he currently did not possess either of.
In terms of techniques, he had tried merging ultimate skills during the battle with Dugu Yun, but he did not break through the limit of martial arts to reach another level.
However, with the system panel, this was not a concern; it just required a huge amount of merit points.
But for now, all of Da Xia's, including Gu Chen's, merit points had been spent half a month ago during his battle with Dugu Yun. Otherwise, he would not have been able to reach the complete perfection of the Divine Intent Realm, and all his ultimate skills would not have been elevated to their limits.
After Dugu Yun's death, the nine provinces entered a period of calm, with even the number of monsters greatly reduced, and consequently, the Jing Tian Department also settled down.
"To achieve unity with heaven and man, the key lies in the divine seed," Gu Chen murmured quietly.
To break through to the Heavenly Mortal Realm, Gu Chen already had means to meet the two conditions, lacking only merit points to make the breakthrough.
"Eldest son, how are your injuries?"
Seeing Gu Chen sitting alone in the garden deep in thought, his uncle Gu Chengfeng's family of three appeared, their gazes still full of concern.
That battle he had with Dugu Yun had scared Gu Chengfeng, Xu Qinge, and Gu Qingyan to death. Although Gu Chen had ultimately won, they were not happy about it.
Over the past half-month, Uncle Gu Chengfeng had ordered Gu Chen not to leave the royal mansion, not even one step outside, and the family of three's care for him was meticulous.
Now, not knowing whether Gu Chen's injuries were healed, seeing him sitting here alone, they inevitably worried.
"Uncle, don't worry, I am all right now," Gu Chen saw their expressions and smiled slightly, signaling them to be at ease.
Hearing this, Gu Chengfeng let out a sigh of relief, "In a while, the imperial physicians will come. At that time, let them check your pulse and examine you in detail, to ensure that no illness has taken root."