Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 1440 - 326: The Storm Approaches

The Upper Realm, East Profound Region, Jitian City, Qingyun Academy.

A sudden swish of light, a flash, accompanied by the twisting of the void, a large number of figures appeared out of nowhere on the huge teleportation array deep within the academy.

It was Gu Chen and his group emerging from the Saint Realm.

"Is this the Upper Realm?"

"The essence of heaven and earth doesn’t feel as intense."

"Indeed, it’s quite inferior compared to the Saint Realm."

As soon as they appeared, the disciples of Qingyun Palace began to discuss heatedly, among them was Ye Yang, the young palace master who had had disputes with Gu Chen.

But now, he had long since become compliant and even took the initiative to apologize to Gu Chen, having shown great stability over the past few years.

One could say, his battle with Gu Chen truly made him grow a lot.

"It’s Elder Brother Gu, Elder Brother Yun, Princess Xidie, and Elder Brother Zhen Yuan—they’re back!" At Qingyun Academy, many disciples were thrilled to see Gu Chen and the others, eagerly crowding around them.

The Great Powers of the academy, like Cui Ji, as well as major figures like Elder Zhou, appeared at the site immediately.

"Who is this...?"

When Elder Zhou and others saw the people from Qingyun Palace, especially the leading trio including Master Qin, they felt a rush of palpitations.

When the core of the Saint Realm opened, the Dao Gold List could no longer be observed until the source territory of the Golden Dao Palace was reached and it finally recovered.

And afterwards, the people of the Upper Realm, seeing Gu Chen emerge from the light gate and wreak havoc in all directions after the battle of the Ten Thousand Tribes, the Dao Gold List had simply vanished.

Thus, everything that had occurred in the Saint Realm over these years was unknown to the Upper Realm.

Gu Chen knew that Elder Zhou and the others didn’t recognize Master Qin and the others, so he introduced them to each other.

"Three formidable beings..." Hearing this, Elder Zhou and the others trembled, and they observed Master Qin’s friendly and respectful attitude toward Gu Chen, taking him as the leader, which left them thoroughly shocked.

"What exactly has Gu Chen done to earn such treatment from a formidable being?" This strong doubt arose in their hearts.

Especially when Elder Zhou and the others looked at Gu Chen, even though he was a Great Power of the Ascension Realm, they couldn’t help but feel a sense of unfathomable depth from him, which surprised them even more.

"What stage has this young man reached in five years?" Their minds were filled with various speculations.

Nevertheless, as they all originated from the same source, the appearance of the people from Qingyun Palace was good news for Qingyun Academy.

Not to mention the presence of the Tianyuan Taoist and the other nine heavenly descendants.

Yan Qi, Ao Guang, and other prodigies from the academy stood afar, watching Gu Chen being admired as if surrounded by stars, not daring to approach.

They were well aware of their limits, knowing that their gap with Gu Chen could not be calculated at all; they simply were not from the same world.

However, having competed with Gu Chen before was enough to be savored for many years to come in their hearts.

Swish!

At that moment, a flicker of light and shadow, and Situ Yin, the Dean of Qingyun Academy, appeared. When he saw Gu Chen, his eyes instantly lit up.

"Good lad, you’ve actually reached the great completion of the Feather Transformation Realm!"

"What?!"

The words of Dean Situ Yin of Qingyun Academy took Elder Zhou, Cui Ji, and the others by complete surprise.

"Gu Chen reached the great completion of the Feather Transformation Realm?" Cui Ji’s face showed astonishment. Didn’t that mean that this junior had far surpassed him?

Elder Zhou and the other Ascension Realm giants were also astoundingly surprised. Keep in mind, when Gu Chen participated in the selection battle for the Ten Thousand Tribes competition, he wasn’t even at the Unified Realm yet.

In just eight short years, he had reached this point, which was too wondrous to believe. Ordinary cultivators couldn’t achieve this in their entire lifetimes, and even geniuses were no exception!

"Not bad," Gu Chen smiled. He purposefully opened up his cultivation for Dean Situ Yin to observe, but this level of achievement was nothing to be proud of.

At least, in the face of formidable beings, Gu Chen still lacked confidence.

"These three must be the palace masters of Qingyun Palace, right?" Then Dean Situ Yin turned his attention to Master Qin and the others.

Because of the unique nature of the Saint Realm, one could not live for an entire grand epoch if they did not reach the level of formidable beings; therefore, Master Qin and his peers were not from the original Azure Cloud Sky, but were later generations born within the Saint Realm.

After reaching formidable being status, Dean Situ Yin could self-seal, freezing his own years, thus a cultivator could traverse a long expanse once they reached the Primordial Realm.

He was from the end of the last grand epoch, belonging to the last batch of cultivators of Azure Cloud Sky; in terms of seniority, he was indeed above Master Qin and the others.

"We’ve seen the senior," Master Qin and his companions greeted with clasped fists, their expressions serious.

The detailed situation was already known to Dean Situ Yin; nothing within the academy could be hidden from him.

Seeing the appearance of three formidable beings, he was also very pleased.

"Now, the Nine Heavens have also kind of reunited!" Dean Situ Yin laughed heartily.

"Indeed," Master Qin and his group also smiled and nodded. Looking at Gu Chen, Tianyuan Taoist, and the others, these were the future of the Nine Heavens.

Immediately after, Dean Situ Yin’s expression turned solemn as he looked at Gu Chen and said, "Do you know, great troubles are coming your way!"

"It’s of no concern," Gu Chen remained composed. He knew what the dean was referring to.

This time, he had emerged as the champion of the Ten Thousand Tribes competition, overwhelming the prodigies of all epochs in the Saint Realm, making a tremendous name for himself and even taking down four imperial clans. Such an achievement was extremely rare throughout the ages.

But as a result, he had made a great number of enemies, and Gu Chen had not forgotten.

In the top ten strongest races of the Upper Realm, there were the Peng Clan, the Three-Eyed God Clan, and within the twelve Great Undying Dao Clans, there were the Fire Sect, Ten Thousand Stars Palace, and the Palace of Nine Heavens.