Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 1576 - 402: The Saint Lord’s Awakening_2

"I understand," Gu Chen nodded, then fell silent for a while.

Seeing this, the chieftain of the Blood Orchid Clan hastily took his leave.

Sitting firmly on the grand imperial throne, Gu Chen remained speechless for a long time.

The next moment, his figure vanished, disappearing from the spot under the eyes of the Tianyuan Taoist and the others.

In an extremely short amount of time, Gu Chen had traversed the void, crossing many realms to arrive at the Gray Domain.

As informed by the chieftain of the Blood Orchid Clan, Gu Chen came to a perilous area of the Gray Domain. His arrival caused all things to submit; every ferocious beast knelt trembling on the ground.

He stood in the highest airspace of this forbidden land, his gaze shifting, taking in everything below.

But in the end, just as the chieftain of the Blood Orchid Clan had said, there were no traces to be found.

Boom!

Gu Chen stood in the firmament, employing divine techniques that pierce the heavens, seeking to revert to the origin and recreate all that had happened in the past.

Though much time had passed, with the aid of the Zhouding, mastery of the limitless divine power of the Zhou character seal, and a thread of energy from the blood jade, he managed to conjure up scenes from the past.

"Truly perished," Gu Chen murmured, expressionless, neither sorrow nor joy on his face.

Even with his profound abilities now reaching the mysteries of the universe, death could not be reversed, not even at the highest realm.

Gu Chen stood there, silent and expressionless, for a long time.

...

Elsewhere, at the headquarters of the Sanctuary, the black demonic mountain.

The Sanctuary today was not like the past; even the cultivators within these headquarters had a hint of panic in their eyes.

All of this, naturally, was because of Gu Chen.

Inside the palace in the demonic mountain, nine Elders of the Sanctuary gathered—no, it was the Eight Great Elders.

Kill Feather Lord had died at the hands of Gu Chen not long ago.

"The recent turmoil in the upper realms indicates that the era-ending calamity is drawing ever closer, perhaps arriving in just a few hundred years," one of the Elders said.

"A few hundred years? How long do you think it’ll take for Gu Chen to reach the highest realm and merge with the origins of all worlds?"

Once these words were spoken, the Elder who had just spoken fell silent.

"Bloodslaughter, do you have any suggestions?" another Elder asked at this moment.

Bloodslaughter Elder remained silent, then after a moment, he said, "Gu Chen’s strength is growing stronger and stronger. During this incursion of netherworldly forces and the turmoil of the upper realms, he has put forth the greatest effort, and without any accidents, he should be breaking through to the mid-stage of the Awakening realm soon."

"So soon?" The first Elder to speak furrowed his brow, quite surprised.

Even with a demon within them, constantly devouring, this rate of progress was hard to match.

"If there wasn’t conclusive evidence, I would suspect that the soul of an archdemon level entity has taken residence within him," another Elder remarked.

At this moment, the lord of the Fire Sect, with a fierce visage, also known as the Yang Elder of the Sanctuary, said coldly, "This child must die!"

His fists clenched tightly, after his last escape, his identity was inevitably exposed, and the Fire Sect that he built with a lifetime of effort, unsurprisingly, began to fall apart.

Fortunately, in the final moments, he took away his Dao weapon—the Fire God Furnace.

But all kinds of precious materials and divine ingredients within the Fire Sect were collected by Gu Chen.

"That kid once claimed that after soul-searching Golden Candle, he acquired our identities. Now it looks like it was nothing but lies."

"Naturally, even if we do not know by what means this kid managed to kill Golden Candle, it’s still utterly impossible for someone of Golden Candle’s strength to be soul-searched by him."

"If that’s the case, Blood Kill, why did you let me escape back then!" The Fire Sect leader gnashed his teeth and said.

Upon hearing this, Blood Kill Lord frowned slightly and said, "Ganli, calm down. Given the situation at that time, if I didn’t let you go, were you really prepared to fight Gu Chen to the death?"

The other Elders also advised, "Ganli, Blood Kill is right. In that situation, escaping was the best outcome for you."

"Hmph!"

The Fire Sect leader snorted coldly. Although he knew this, dissatisfaction still lingered in his heart, and he said, "Blood Kill, with your status, killing Gu Chen should be effortless. When do you plan to take action?"

As soon as these words came out, the other seven Elders all looked over. The threat of Gu Chen had been growing more and more significant, and if this continued, it was feared that even the Eight Great Elders would not be able to contend with him.

Blood Kill Lord pondered for a brief moment and said, "I am not very convenient right now; I need some time."

Just as he was speaking, the domain where the holy gate stood suddenly shook violently, followed by an earth-shattering explosion.

Boom!

Within the palace of the black demon mountain, endless demonic qi surged like the gates of hell opening wide on this spot, and with unmatched waves of a chilling aura, it made even the bodies of the eight Great Perfection Elders in the state of Inquiry unconsciously shiver.

Even the royal-grade demons within their bodies were trembling, as if sensing the presence of some supreme being.

"What... what’s happening..." The eight Elders spoke with trembling voices, their eyes full of confusion.

Not far from them, the boundless demonic qi churned, forming a gigantic vortex, and then, a lofty dark figure stepped out from within, arriving at this place.

"You... Who are you?!" Led by Blood Kill Lord, figures such as Gu Tianming, Ganli, and the other eight Elders had their pupils sharply contracting to the size of needle points, staring with disbelief at the tall dark figure in the forefront.

The next moment, intense veneration and joy surged in their eyes. Subsequently, the eight Great Perfection beings, who could stand at the pinnacle of the upper realms, all bent down and worshipped in unison at this instant.

If such a scene were to spread, it would be enough to shake the thirty-six hundred domains of the upper realm!

It was simply unimaginable, in an era where supreme beings of the grand cosmos were not emerging, that there were actually cultivators who could make the eight Great Perfection Elders behave in such a manner, indicating just how extraordinary the tall dark figure that appeared here was.

The next moment, led by Blood Kill Lord, the eight venerated figures of the holy gate all shouted in unison, revealing the origins of the suddenly appeared figure.

Welcome the Holy Master! Congratulations on the Holy Master’s emergence from seclusion!" The eight Elders of the holy gate said in a deep voice. They lowered their heads and paid their respects reverently, their bodies still trembling faintly, unable to restrain themselves even at their state of Great Perfection in the level of Inquiry.

This is the prestige of the Sovereign of the holy gate—the Holy Master!

The tall dark figure appeared, and behind him, a dense abyss-like demonic qi gathered, forming a towering dark throne. The tall figure was seated upon it, his body hazy, but his eyes ancient and profound, as if he had witnessed all the vicissitudes of the mortal realm.

At the same time, his entire being radiated with indescribable nobility and oddity, like a supremely exalted emperor who was inviolable and beyond direct gaze!

The Holy Master has appeared, which for Gu Chen and the upper realm, could be said to be the coming of a disaster!