Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Moreover, when he split off this avatar, it wasn't just Gu Chen's own essence that was divided, but also a part of the heavenly seed within his body was in the avatar as well.

"Only when both bodies unite, does one become truly complete," Gu Chen murmured.

However, he was only in the mid-stage of the God Transformation Realm now, still a vast distance from the complete Huanxu Realm.

After Chu Yue Ling had left, as Gu Chen prepared for seclusion, another visitor came calling.

"Brother Chu?" Gu Chen looked at the visitor; it was actually Chu Liufeng from the Chu Family.

"Brother Gu, I apologise for the disturbance," Chu Liufeng bowed with his hands clasped, expressing his apology.

"Is there something you needed?" asked Gu Chen.

Chu Liufeng replied, "Actually, there's nothing particularly important that brings me to Brother Gu this time. Mainly, I wanted to ask if there's anything I can assist you with."

"Oh?"

Seeing Gu Chen's puzzled look, Chu Liufeng explained with a smile, "Brother Gu, please don't misunderstand. I am aware that you've obtained the innate divine artifact, the Seven-Colored Lotus Platform. My Chu Family wields considerable influence in the East Profound Region, and should you need any other rare treasures to complement it, feel free to let me know, and my Chu Family will spare no effort to assist you."

"Thank you, but I currently have no special needs. If there is anything, I will be sure to inform you," Gu Chen nodded and said.

"It seems that Brother Gu plans to enter closed-door cultivation next?" Chu Liufeng glanced at Gu Chen and said, "In that case, I shall not disturb you further. Should you need anything at all, please do not hesitate to ask me."

"Certainly," Gu Chen's eyes gleamed, and he nodded slightly before seeing off Chu Liufeng.

He could tell that Chu Liufeng's repeated visits were an attempt to form an alliance with him.

Even going so far as to mention the Chu Family, indicating that if he could not assist, the Chu Family behind him could.

After all, no matter how you put it, the Chu Family was a colossus in the East Profound Region, and the ancestral patriarch of the Chu Family was a supreme being; although not as exalted as the head of Qingyun Academy, he was nevertheless an exceedingly transcendent existence.

If in the past it was because of Gu Chen's talent that Chu Liufeng sought to form a bond, now it was more so because Gu Chen had become the heir of Qingyun Academy that the Chu Family had specifically sent him here.

This is the advantage of having the support of a powerful force.

But Gu Chen did not pay much heed to this; after sending off Chu Liufeng, he entered the secret chamber and began his closed-door cultivation.

"Seven-Colored Lotus Platform, Ink Jade Heavenly Bamboo." With a thought, Gu Chen took out these two items.

Now, whether it was the Ink Jade Heavenly Bamboo or the Seven-Colored Lotus Platform, both had been thoroughly subdued by Gu Chen.

Or rather, it was the Cosmic Cauldron that had utterly crushed the pair into complete submissiveness without daring any further resistance.

At this moment, Gu Chen's figure flashed, and he seated himself on the Seven-Colored Lotus Platform, with multicolored light circulating around him, making him appear brilliantly radiant and exceptionally distinguished.

Meanwhile, the Ink Jade Heavenly Bamboo stood erect beside him, easily within Gu Chen's reach.

He then activated the array within his private cultivation chamber and officially commenced his closed-door cultivation.

Considering he didn't know how long he would be in seclusion, he had already discussed the situation with Qingyun Academy, as well as Princess Xidie and Zhenyuan the trio, beforehand.

"The second body reconstruction begins!"

Gu Chen, with a solemn appearance of veneration, sat upright at the center of the Seven-Colored Lotus Platform. As he formed hand seals and his inner cultivation began to turn, the moment he started to refine and absorb the essence of the Seven-Colored Lotus Platform, a surge of multicolored light burst forth, turning the whole chamber incredibly bright and splendid.

The Seven-Colored Lotus Platform, being an innate divine artifact, could still bring immense help to Gu Chen despite its incomplete source and imperfection.

Not to mention, with the millennial sacred Ink Jade Heavenly Bamboo assisting him from the side, combined with the two, it was sufficient for Gu Chen to make a breakthrough, even if his fundamental strength far exceeded any being from the upper realms.

Hum!

The halo diffused, shining gloriously, Gu Chen sat at the center of the Seven-Colored Lotus Platform, and amid the flashing of the multicolored light, he appeared as pure and holy as a divinity emerging into the world.

The aura of the Seven-Colored Lotus bloomed, myriad of rosy lights filled the air, and inside Gu Chen's body, his flesh and blood, bones, tendons, internal organs, and every corner of his being were visibly growing stronger at an astonishing speed.

Boom!

Suddenly, after a day and a night had passed, Gu Chen's body shook violently. At this moment, his entire physical form seemed to be made of colorful glazed glass. His whole body shimmered with a brilliant luster, looking extraordinarily mystical.

Not only that, but even the miniature primordial spirit within the ancestral aperture at his brow slowly breathed in, absorbing the spiritual essence of the congenital sacred seven-colored lotus dais. It resonated with his flesh and gradually underwent transformation.

Gu Chen as a whole, or to say, his essence, energy, and spirit, were all stepping forward incrementally with the aid of the seven-colored lotus dais and the ink jade heavenly bamboo. Every step was firm, and every minute and every second, he could be said to be making progress.

Eventually, the colorful radiance became so intense that it enveloped the entire chamber, submerging Gu Chen within it until he was completely out of sight.

Time flies swiftly, like a white steed flashing past a gap, or like the sands between one's fingers, slipping away unnoticed.

Soon, a month had gone by in this manner.

In the cultivation chamber, which was still filled with colorful light, it had become somewhat thin, and it wasn't as vigorous as it had been a month earlier.

Even vaguely, one could see at the center a figure seated in meditation, with myriad lights flickering over his body, and from him seemed to emanate the sound of sacrificial chanting. He was like a deity, receiving worship from all the worlds and heavens.

Boom!

Suddenly, there was a loud explosion in the place, and the whole cultivation chamber trembled non-stop, as though it was about to collapse.

The reason for all this was that the figure seated at the very center suddenly made a move—he was breathing!

And with the rise and fall of his chest, the seven-colored light and the mighty essence filling the entire chamber surged like tides incessantly.

"Inhale!"

The next moment, the seven-colored light and all the essence flooded toward the figure at the center like swallows returning to their nest, being swallowed up by him in huge draughts, pouring into his body.

Thereafter, the chamber returned to calm, and all the phenomena disappeared without a trace, as if they had never appeared in the first place.

And the figure sitting at the center of the chamber's formation, stripped bare, had skin that was pale, smooth, flawless, resembling the finest carved mutton-fat white jade—a perfect piece of artistry. His facial features were elegant and handsome, and his black hair shone like ink jade, spilling down his back.

His physique was as strong as a dragon, with vigorous vitality lurking within. There were no excessively bulging muscles to frighten one, but even a glance conveyed a sense of power, giving the impression that a mere move from him could cause the surrounding world to fall apart.

At the same time, one could faintly see the body, the strands of hair shimmering with a seven-colored luster intermittently, looking very extraordinary and odd.

In fact, even the flesh, bones, and internal organs within him were like this.

Furthermore, the hundred and eight thousand pores all over his body emitted bursts of seven-colored radiance, divine and detached.

It was as if this figure's entire body was forged from seven-colored divine metal, sturdy and imperishable, a testament to eternity.

Crack!

Suddenly, within the chamber, another phenomenon emerged: two streaks of lightning.

And the reason for this was that the figure seated at the center opened his eyes.

What eyes they were, shimmering with light, embodying a myriad of atmospheres, so dazzling and brilliant to the extreme, and the opening and closing of them caused the void to burst with cold lightning!

"I've succeeded,"

Gu Chen whispered, his body thoroughly translucent and splendid to the utmost, or it could also be said, powerful to the extreme.

Every motion seemed as if it could influence the fate of the world, exuding an indescribable sense of supreme authority!

Having undergone the second reconstruction of the physical body, Gu Chen had taken an extremely solid step on the path of body cultivation, with hardly any creature among his peers to match him!

"It's a pity, the body only reached the second transformation. The third was close, but I didn't manage to open the body's divine treasury," Gu Chen lamented.

It was only now that he realized how tremendously difficult it was to open the body's divine treasury, which could be said to be even more challenging than the reconstruction of the body itself!

But regardless, Gu Chen's recent retreat saw tremendous breakthroughs in his physical body, cultivation, and primordial spirit compared to before, and his gains were immense!

Afterward, with a thought, he accessed his panel to check his cultivation level and realm to see what extent he had reached.