Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 1603 - 418: Clearing the Living Beings Forbidden Zone

After pacifying the Sacred Gate, the entire Upper Realm immediately fell into a period of tranquility.

During this time, Gu Chen returned to the Qingyun Academy in the East Profound Region to cultivate in seclusion, but his name continued to echo throughout the 3,600 realms of the Upper Realm, with unprecedented popularity and without any sign of fading.

One day, Gu Chen suddenly showed a change of expression within his quiet chamber, opening his closed eyes that revealed a hint of surprise.

Before him, streaks of splendidly colored power flowed like rivers, involuntarily making him feel a sense of affinity.

This made Gu Chen’s brow furrow slightly; after pondering for a moment, he looked at the splashes of colorful energy before him and spoke with a hint of amazement, "Could it be... this is the legendary power of wishes?"

He then extended a finger, drawing one strand of energy to coil around him, and an odd sensation immediately surfaced in his heart.

Faintly, Gu Chen saw myriad cultivators and common folk before his eyes, their faces filled with devotion as if praying to some supreme being in the unknown.

At that moment, intermittent and distant voices came to his ears.

"Lord Gu is supremely brave and unmatched under the heavens..."

"The ruler of the imperial court is now the foremost powerhouse in all realms..."

"As long as Lord Gu is present, the Upper Realm will surely remain utterly peaceful, with no one capable of causing harm..."

"Indeed, it is the power of wishes." With these, Gu Chen reached a conclusion about the colorful energy before him.

At this moment, he looked up, his gaze suddenly deepening. Gu Chen’s vision pierced through all, seeing in the far distance of the Upper Realm’s firmament, streaks of colorful energy surging towards the East Profound Region, the Qingyun Academy, in his direction.

"Wishes of thousands forming rivers, wishes of a billion forming seas, and the situation before me now..." Gu Chen arched an eyebrow, the incoming power of wishes was too vast, covering the entire 3,600 realms.

This was something that even historical records had never mentioned.

The formation of the power of wishes is similar to the common people worshiping gods and buddhas, with sincere hearts and day-and-night recitations in their names, leading naturally to the generation of this power.

This phenomenon served as a testament to the status Gu Chen held in the hearts of all beings in the Upper Realm, having reached the foremost place, which explained the current situation.

The wishes of countless living beings from the entire 3,600 realms, all surged towards Gu Chen.

This was primarily because the Upper Realm was too vast and inhabited by innumerable beings, beyond count.

"In history, there were not a few supreme figures who absorbed the power of wishes to strengthen themselves, and indeed, it is a shortcut." Gu Chen softly spoke to himself as he contemplated the massive amount of wish power before him.

In each great era, supreme beings would emerge to this extent, shielding a domain naturally earning the adoration of sentient beings and common folk. Day and night worship and veneration would lead to the formation of the power of wishes.

It’s just that in this great era, Gu Chen is the only one to reach such a level, or perhaps, it is because the supreme beings of this age are unable to manifest, allowing him to possess such an indescribably immense power of wishes.

In the past, this would have meant that beings from all worlds revered one person, with all wishes converging towards them - simply unimaginable.

"If I were to absorb all the power of wishes before me, I could surely break into the highest realm instantaneously," Gu Chen realized as he felt the power of wishes before him.

However, after much consideration, he ultimately chose not to absorb it but rather temporarily stored it into the Heavenly Seed World instead.

After all, although the power of wishes closely related to him, to a certain extent, it is still an external force, with too many impurities.

For the power of wishes is essentially formed by the heartfelt yearnings of all beings from the 3,600 realms, and each carries traces of these beings to some extent.

If Gu Chen were to absorb them now, he would indeed be able to break into the highest realm without hindrance, but the subsequent issues would leave hidden troubles. To refine these traces would take far more time than it would be worth.

Of course, this also related to Gu Chen’s own "Path"—he follows a path of invincibility that reveres the self alone, and naturally cannot rely on external forces for advancement, especially for such an important realm as the highest realm.

"It’s indeed very tempting, but a pity it can’t be absorbed." Gu Chen sighed, suppressing the stirrings in his heart while he continued depositing all subsequent power of wishes into the Heavenly Seed World.

Although he couldn’t absorb them, if utilized against an enemy, such a vast amount of energy would also be a trump card.

As for the relentless flood of wishes that followed, Gu Chen continued to gather them into the Heavenly Seed World.

"This can’t go on like this," Gu Chen frowned slightly, but he could not come up with a good solution to store the power of wishes for the time being.

"Perhaps, I can forge a Dao weapon of my own; in this way, it can be used to hold this boundless power of wishes," Gu Chen thought to himself.

To forge his own Dao weapon was a thought he had long held, but there was never an opportunity to realize it.

While the Nine Cauldrons and the Vault of Heaven Armor are excellent, they embody the Dao of Emperor Yu and the lord of the Azure Cloud Sky, which don’t relate to Gu Chen.

Only by forging his own Dao weapon could he truly wield it with ease, and bring its power to the utmost extreme.

Whoosh!

The next moment, with a wave of his sleeve, all of Gu Chen’s years of accumulation appeared before him, with endless divine light soaring into the sky.