Chapter 20: Reaching the Summit of the Heavenly Tablet, Ranking Among the Strongest
Name: Gu Chen
Martial Arts Techniques: Divine Sun World Illumination Sutra (Third Layer), Emperor Extreme World-Shaking Secret (Second Layer), Reincarnation Imprint Method (Second Layer), Soaring Over Void (Second Layer)
Divine Powers: Nine Dragons Annihilation (Eighth Rank), Flying Immortal Beyond Heaven (Eighth Rank), Heavenly Eye (Eighth Rank), Bane of All Directions (Eighth Rank)
Cultivation: 1,300 years
Realm: Late Stage of the Heavenly Human Realm
Cultivation Points: 0
Divine Power Value: 80
At this moment, when the cultivation points on the panel dropped to zero, Gu Chen's cultivation had already increased to as much as 1,300 years.
Furthermore, his realm had reached the late stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, only one step away from complete fulfillment.
Keep in mind, since the time he crossed realms to arrive in the upper realm, until now, it had only been a little over two months.
In just these two months, Gu Chen had advanced from the early stage of the Heavenly Human Realm to the late stage, a rate of progress that was simply staggering. If word of this spread, it would certainly shock the upper realm and stir up a huge commotion!
Moreover, one must understand that Gu Chen's advancement in realm was different from any other Heavenly Human Realm warrior in the upper realm, with a significant distinction.
That's because at every realm, including minor realms, his cultivation was piled up to the true limit, only breaking through when there was no further progress to be made, a feat incomparable to anyone else.
If faced with an equal realm, Gu Chen was confident that no genius in the upper realm could stand against him without his need to strike a single blow; the sheer depth of his cultivation alone could alive shock his opponent to death.
"The External Body Secret Skill is indeed profoundly mystical," Gu Chen couldn't help but marvel inwardly at this time.
With both bodies as one, whether it was the main body or the external body, they could be equivalently elevated in cultivation once advancement was achieved.
Now that Gu Chen's external body was out there, and in an inconvenient situation, the main body made the breakthrough. The moment the main body's cultivation successfully transitioned and reached the late stage of the Heavenly Human Realm, the external body likewise naturally achieved its breakthrough without the slightest leak of vital energy.
"Indeed, it's the upper realm that truly offers me a place to soar like a dragon. I will rapidly rise on this boundless land and then ascend to ninety thousand li!" Gu Chen, with hair like a cascading waterfall and an impressive demeanor, had eyes that shone brightly.
He believed that with this pace, it wouldn't take long for him to reach complete fulfillment in the Heavenly Human Realm, and even directly break through the martial realm, achieve the Cave Heaven Realm, and reach an entirely new world!
"Not only that, but I've also gained a good amount of Divine Power value," Gu Chen, looking at the panel, his eyes brimming with amusement, was clearly very satisfied with his gains this time.
At the same time, he glanced surreptitiously at an inconspicuous strong man within the Frost Soul Sect's crowd, knowing full well that this was Mu Han's contingency plan.
"As expected, even a lean camel is larger than a horse; the strongest of the Frost Soul Sect may have perished, but they should not be underestimated," Gu Chen thought to himself, as he noted the cultivation of such a young warrior in secret.
However, the stronger the Frost Soul Sect was, the more at ease Gu Chen felt about Gu Qingyan staying there.
After all, with his nomadic lifestyle, it was clear that his uncle and aunt were not suited to be by his side; otherwise, they would be in constant worry and fear.
At that moment, on the other side, after a long time, the people of the Frost Soul Sect finally recovered from their shock.
Simultaneously, they started to consider the possibility that Wind Gate might have secretly pledged allegiance to the Sacred Gate.
After all, looking over the upper realm, besides those forbidden areas of life, it would be the Sacred Gate related to the evil demons.
And such acts of manipulating warriors or cultivators to merge with evil demons were almost certainly the work of the Sacred Gate.
"What should we do, should we disclose this news?" Lu Mingyue asked with a serious face.
As soon as she spoke, everyone turned to look at Gu Chen. Evidently, after witnessing his strength in the battle just now, the people of the Frost Soul Sect had decided to follow his lead.
"Wind Gate won't admit it," Gu Chen shook his head.
After all, it would be quite easy for Wind Gate to deny responsibility, saying that only the discipled had merged with the evil demons, and therefore, they could push the blame onto those disciples as scapegoats.
Without evidence of the Wind Gate's higher-ups merging with evil demons, it would be difficult to inflict significant impact or damage on them.
Moreover, there have been cases in the past where disciples betrayed their own sect and secretly pledged loyalty to the Sacred Gate.
Inside the Sacred Gate, there are quite a few people who secretly sway others with various enticements.
"That's true, perhaps the higher-ups of Wind Gate really aren't aware?" Right then, a Frost Soul Sect disciple frowned and expressed his thoughts.
Hearing this, Gu Chen remained silent, but Gu Qingyan spoke out. Her voice, clear as striking ice, said, "That's impossible. Wind Gate must have ties to the Sacred Gate, otherwise, Ding Dai, as the Saint Son, wouldn't have shown such an expression."
Once she said this, everyone nodded, feeling that it made sense. After all, as the Saint Son and a potential high-ranking figure of a sacred ground, if it were the private doings of a few disciples, Ding Dai wouldn't have been in the know and should have shown immense surprise.
But, on the contrary, his first reaction was to silence others, which revealed a lot.
"Now that the obstacles of the Night Spirit Valley and Wind Gate are removed, we can freely explore the entire Iceberg Island based on intelligence. Does everyone want to stay together, or go their separate ways?" Gu Qingyan spoke, looking towards the people of the Frost Soul Sect.
As for Lu Hao, and what follows with Night Spirit Valley and Wind Gate, that was all something to deal with upon their return. The most important thing at the moment was to seek the opportunities of this place.
At this point, Lu Mingyue's bright eyes sparkled as she said, "Right, why don't we first join forces and head to the stone stele? After all, we would have to visit there eventually no matter what."