Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 625 - 458

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And because of this battle, the Jianghu forces felt even more strongly that aligning themselves with Gu Chen, aligning with Da Xia, was the right decision.

If it weren't for Gu Chen, they would never be able to advance in their cultivation in their lifetimes.

Gu Chen, with his own strength, had changed the balance of power in the Nine Provinces, suddenly adding nearly twenty top-tier martial arts masters who had attained communication with the divine.

Yet, even with these achievements, Gu Chen felt anxious about the second heaven and earth anomaly that was about to come to the Nine Provinces.

But, he had done almost everything he could; now, it was time to wait for the second anomaly to arrive.

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In the capital of Da Yuan Country, within a secret area behind the imperial palace's mountains.

A highly concealed underground palace was built here: the place where the national mentor Shiba Shitu was in closed-door cultivation. Only three people in all of Da Yuan knew of this location.

These three individuals were, besides Shiba Shitu himself, the Emperor of Da Yuan, Toumuer, and his personal disciple, Zha Jiedunzhu.

Now that Zha Jiedunzhu was dead, only the Emperor of Da Yuan, Toumuer, was aware of this place.

At this moment, this emperor of Da Yuan, with a haggard face, confirmed that no one else had come here; he then walked through a mechanism into the hidden underground palace and proceeded to a massive stone door.

The number one martial artist of Da Yuan, the national mentor Shiba Shitu, was cultivating behind this stone door.

"Mentor, Mentor, are you there?" called Toumuer, his face gaunt, in a soft voice.

Before his seclusion, Shiba Shitu had said that if there were an issue that couldn't be decided or resolved, one could seek him here.

"Mentor, Mentor..."

Toumuer kept calling softly; after some time passed, just as he was growing anxious and feeling he might return without success, a deep and powerful voice came from behind the stone door.

The voice, brimming with vitality like that of a mighty lion, was heard by Toumuer, who immediately swept away his dejection and became overjoyed.

"Mentor, I have an urgent matter to report," Toumuer quickly said.

"What is it?" The voice of the national mentor Shiba Shitu, carrying an immense authority, came from behind the stone door, exuding the natural posture of a superior.

As the ruler of a nation, wielding control over the world, Toumuer was supreme in Da Yuan, and no one else dared to speak to him in such a manner.

Even the Divine Intent Realm martial artist Zha Jiedunzhu, and the leader of Da Yuan's number one sect, the Da Snow Mountain Dragon Elephant Buddha Sect, could not do so.

Only the national mentor Shiba Shitu could, indicating his extraordinary status.

"Mentor, a great disaster has occurred..." Thereupon, the Emperor Toumuer relayed all the recent events that had happened in the Nine Provinces to Shiba Shitu behind the stone door.

Especially the affairs pertaining to Gu Chen were emphasized by Toumuer, and they were the reason for his visit.

In the past few days, he had been unable to eat or sleep well, for fear that Gu Chen might forcefully arrive in Da Yuan and silently remove his head in his sleep.

Therefore, having no other choice, he had come to seek the secluded Shiba Shitu, hoping to find a solution.

"What?!"

Upon hearing that his personal disciple was dead, the voice of Shiba Shitu suddenly rose, and the entire underground palace trembled.

"Mentor, please calm your anger, it's all my fault, I didn't handle things well," said Toumuer, seeing Shiba Shitu's anger and feeling a sense of guilt, hastily spoke.

"Your Majesty, you have disappointed me greatly!" Behind the stone door, the voice of Shiba Shitu gradually became colder.

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Da Yuan Emperor Toumuer's face turned the color of earth, knowing that reporting these messages to Bastu would lead to such a result, but at present, he simply had no other option.

"National Preceptor, I know I haven't handled things well, but now that things have come to this point, I implore you to teach me," Toumuer pleaded, a note of entreaty in his voice—an indication of Bastu's importance to Da Yuan and to Toumuer himself.

Without Bastu's presence, Da Yuan itself would no longer exist. In Da Yuan, Bastu's status was like that of the previous Emperor of Da Xia—one man capable of suppressing an entire nation.

"Gu Chen? Twenty-three years old, vanquished the Coagulation Field at the Divine Realm?" Even the voice of Da Yuan's National Preceptor Bastu became noticeably more solemn at the mention of Gu Chen's name.

Clearly, he understood perfectly well what that implied.

"Unexpectedly, a demon of such talent has emerged in the world. It seems that the land of the Nine Provinces has indeed reached its dusk," Bastu murmured softly.

At the same time, the matter of the arrival of an extraordinary talent from the higher realms to the Nine Provinces caught Bastu's attention; he knew that something in the Nine Provinces must have attracted people from the higher realms here.

"National Preceptor, in your opinion, should I collaborate with the Six Union God Sect to eliminate this fiend, Gu Chen?" Emperor Toumuer asked in a low voice.

"Without me, Da Yuan allying with the Six Union God Sect would be seeking the tiger's skin—a moment's carelessness could lead to being devoured whole!" Bastu spoke coldly.

Toumuer hastened to inquire further, "Then in the National Preceptor's view, what should Da Yuan do now?"

"Seal the country!" Bastu stated coldly, "The only option for us now is to completely seal off Da Yuan and distance ourselves from the outside world for the time being. When I finish my retreat, we will be able to resolve everything."

Upon hearing these words, Toumuer's face brightened with delight, and he said, "National Preceptor, you..."

"Correct, it won't be long before I break through to the Divine Intent Realm, and then, I will help Your Majesty unify the entire world!" Bastu's voice was filled with confidence.

In solitary retreat for over twenty years, he was finally about to succeed. The Divine Intent Realm, acknowledged as the finest in the land, only a handful of warriors had reached that state in the tens of thousands of years since the ancient times in the Nine Provinces, including the legendary Emperor of Da Xia and the leader of the demonic sect, Dugu Yun. These two were the Divine Intent Realm warriors closest to the present time, both having carved great reputations across the Nine Provinces.

Hearing that Bastu was about to reach the Divine Intent Realm, Emperor Toumuer was immediately overjoyed, almost beside himself with excitement.

He even envisioned a scene where, with Bastu's aid, he would unify the Nine Provinces and the world would bow before them.

"Excellent, excellent, National Preceptor, I always knew you would be successful, I was not mistaken in you!" After learning this news, Toumuer was excited to the extreme.

"No matter how talented Gu Chen is, he is but an ant before a National Preceptor of the Divine Intent Realm!" Toumuer laughed heartily, his earlier worries swept away.

For everyone knew of the challenge in reaching the Divine Intent Realm; it was impossible for Gu Chen, however talented, to achieve it in a short period. After all, he had only just reached the Divine Realm and was bound to spend a significant amount of time in the Coagulation Field.

From behind the stone door, Bastu's voice carried over, saying, "Therefore, we need to keep a low profile for a while, seal off the country's borders, avoid conflict with anyone, and refrain from collaborating with the Six Union God Sect. We'll discuss everything after my retreat is over."

"Alright, National Preceptor, rest assured, I understand!" Toumuer nodded vigorously.

"Once I attain the Divine Intent Realm, even if that demonic sect leader Dugu Yun from over three hundred years ago is still in this world, it's not a matter of opposition, but with his help, Da Yuan will have a certain degree of self-preservation. In future chaos in the Nine Provinces, we could still secure a future for Da Yuan," Bastu explained.

Obviously, to some extent, Bastu was aware of the demonic events; he believed that in order to survive in the upcoming great turmoil, it was necessary to unify the world.

Only by consolidating control over the entire Nine Provinces and all its resources, could there be hope of facing the future chaos.

This was National Preceptor Bastu of Da Yuan's thought process.

And with the achievement of the Divine Intent Realm, his plans would be put into action, because at that point, he would be nearly unstoppable in the entire Nine Provinces.

At this moment, Emperor Toumuer also had a flush of excitement on his face, laughing as he said, "Good! I will send the order to seal off the country's borders. When the day comes for you, the National Preceptor, to emerge from retreat, I believe you will lead Da Yuan's iron cavalry across every inch of the Nine Provinces, exterminating all enemies in our path and establishing an immortal merit for me, for Da Yuan!"

"I really look forward to that day!"