Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

By then, the Divine Power value he needed to spend to upgrade his strength would surely be astronomical.

"It has been so many days, I wonder how Xidie and Brother Yun are doing? Have the Dragon Transformation Pool and the Enlightenment Ground opened?" Gu Chen mused to himself.

The Dragon Transformation Pool and the Enlightenment Ground he mentioned were the two most important places in the ancestral land of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty. The former could enable cultivators to leap over the dragon gate, while the latter contained top-tier legacies. Both were extremely extraordinary locations, and they were the primary reasons why so many geniuses were drawn here.

Following that, Gu Chen left the area and traveled thousands of miles towards the center of the ancestral land before he finally heard some news and realized that there was still some time before the opening of the Dragon Transformation Pool and the Legacy Ground.

"Looking at the time, it's also the moment Brother Yun and I agreed upon." After reflecting for a brief moment, Gu Chen prepared to head to the meeting place he had arranged with Yun Zishu before entering the ancestral land.

As for Princess Xidie, they had already agreed to meet when the Dragon Transformation Pool opened.

"At present, my divine spirit is as tall as four feet , and by all accounts, I should have already reached the great circle of the God Transformation Realm, yet my realm has not broken through," Gu Chen checked his panel.

He, of course, knew the reason—it was because his cultivation was insufficient, he had not accumulated enough to reach the current limit, hence he had not been able to break through.

"So what I need now are cultivation points and heavenly materials and earthly treasures to increase my cultivation," Gu Chen whispered.

That was also the reason he chose to meet with Yun Zishu.

Because, at their meeting place, there was a treasure that Gu Chen needed most at this stage, called the Star Leaf Vine!

This was discovered by the Yun family during their last entry into the ancestral land of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty. However, it had not matured at the time, so they could only pass it by with regret.

This time, before entering, the Yun family informed him of this news. Originally, he had planned to go pick it with the second prince, but because of the events concerning Gu Bai, Yun Zishu felt some disappointment in the second prince.

Therefore, he planned to go with Gu Chen instead.

As far as Gu Chen knew, if he could obtain the Star Leaf Vine, his cultivation would surely surge, and breaking into the great circle of the God Transformation Realm would absolutely be no problem.

Because Yun Zishu had said that even a cultivator at the great circle of the Huanxu Realm could have some hope of breaking through to the pinnacle of the Earth realm—the Unity Realm—with this Star Leaf Vine.

That was precisely the treasure Gu Chen needed at the moment.

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In the southeast of the ancestral land of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty, there was a huge and ancient mountain range where the Star Leaf Vine discovered by the Yun family thousands of years ago was located.

However, recently, this mountain range had also become lively, attracting many cultivators who had entered the ancestral land.

It was all because the news about the Star Leaf Vine here had been leaked, drawing so many people to this place.

When Yun Zishu approached the area, his expression changed abruptly, detecting something amiss.

Indeed, he had come here alone this time, or to be precise, he had been alone ever since entering the ancestral land.

Because of the incident with Gu Bai, a rift had formed between Yun Zishu and the second prince, although the second prince didn't openly address it out of respect for the Yun family's reputation.

But during a few meetings before entering the ancestral land, Yun Zishu vividly felt the change in the second prince's attitude towards him, so he sensibly withdrew from the prince's camp.

Honestly speaking, Yun Zishu didn't blame the second prince; after all, everyone has their choices. Since their ideas were not aligned, there was no need to forcibly twist them together.

Since entering the ancestral land more than ten days ago, with the experience of the Yun family's ancestors, Yun Zishu had also gained a lot of benefits and was now awaiting the moment to capture the Star Leaf Vine.

However, he had not anticipated that the news here would be leaked, attracting so many people.

"Brother Yun?"

At that moment, a surprised voice sounded as a man in blue clothes approached Yun Zishu; it was Liu Qi, who had a good relationship with him.

"You've heard about the Star Leaf Vine too?" Liu Qi looked at Yun Zishu.

"Brother Liu?"

Seeing Liu Qi appear, Yun Zishu was clearly surprised too, secretly noting that the news about the Star Leaf Vine truly had been leaked.

"I found out by chance." He nodded.

While the Yun and Liu families had a good relationship, they certainly weren't intimately close; at least not to the extent that Liu Qi would share the Liu family's discoveries in the ancestral land with him.

"Does Brother Liu know how the news here got leaked?" Yun Zishu's heart stirred as he turned to ask Liu Qi.

Liu Qi smiled and said, "It's quite interesting, actually. This time the ancestral land opened, a few people happened to be transported right here and naturally discovered the about to mature Star Leaf Vine. They initially agreed to divide it equally, but who would have thought, someone played dirty tricks in secret, wanting it all to themselves."

"As a result, one who barely escaped in the end got ruthless and spread the news not long ago, letting many nearby people know."

"I see," Yun Zishu nodded with a complicated expression, not expecting his luck to be this bad.

He glanced at the crowd around him, many of whom he knew. Most were descendants of the various powers of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty, and their cultivation realms were not too strong.

"Does the second prince know as well?" At that moment, he looked at Liu Qi. The Liu and Yun families, like the Yun family, supported the second prince.

"Of course, the second prince has sent some people, preparing to come for this Star Leaf Vine. As for himself, he has other important matters," said Liu Qi as he nodded.

At the same time, he whispered to Yun Zishu, "Brother Yun, you and the Yun family have been on good terms with the second prince for so many years. Is it really worth it to give up all that over Gu Bai, causing such discord?"

Hearing this, Yun Zishu had a complex expression as he looked towards Liu Qi and asked, "So what do you think I should do, Brother Liu?"

Liu Qi seriously replied, "The second prince is magnanimous and broad-minded. Brother Yun, if you are willing to apologize to the second prince and make your position clear in regards to Gu Bai, I am sure the prince will certainly forgive you."

Yun Zishu's expression turned ugly. Apologizing was a minor issue, but to draw a clear line with Gu Bai was the most difficult for him.

That too was contrary to his own principles.

"Brother Yun, this is your, or rather, the Yun family's only chance to reconcile with the second prince. Otherwise, if you annoy the prince over such a minor issue, once he ascends to the imperial throne, your Yun family will surely face oppression," Liu Qi advised earnestly.

As an ancient family of the Spirit Domain, even if the second prince were to ascend to the throne of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty, it would be impossible to exterminate the Yun family, but they could oppress them.

For the Yun family, being oppressed by the strongest force in the Spirit Domain would make life very difficult in the future.

"I..." Yun Zishu was visibly conflicted. On the one hand was his friend, and on the other, his family; it was indeed difficult for him to choose.

At this moment, Liu Qi, striking while the iron was hot, said solemnly, "Brother Yun, don't say I didn't warn you. This is your only chance!"