Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Let them come in and see me," finally, the monarch of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty spoke.

"Yes," Yan Ming nodded.

Soon, led by the guards, Princess Xidie and the Ninth Prince walked in.

As soon as they met, without a second word, the siblings knelt down again and said in unison, "Father Emperor, please save Gu Bai!"

Especially Princess Xidie, her beautiful face tense, she knew that if her Father Emperor was unwilling to take action, Gu Chen would truly be in danger.

Upon hearing this, the monarch of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty did not get angry but spoke indifferently, "How do you expect me to save him? Could it be that for one person, you want me to start a war with the five major powers?"

Even at this point, the monarch remained incredibly calm, without the slightest ripple in his demeanor or a fluctuation in his voice, as if everything was under his control.

"This…"

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince hesitated, indeed, Gu Chen had killed the strongest prodigies amongst the younger generation of the five major powers; the deaths of Lu Xin and others meant a generational gap for the five forces like the Seven Stars Sect, making the situation far more serious than they had imagined.

Moreover, the incident occurred on the ancestral land of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty, and it was already favorable that the five powers weren't pursuing their responsibility.

Should the Holy Brilliance Dynasty dare to protect Gu Chen, a war would be inevitable, and the outcome would certainly be defeat.

Even if the Holy Brilliance Dynasty was strong, it was difficult for one to fight against five.

Furthermore, behind the Seven Stars Sect stood the immortal-tier force of the Ten Thousand Stars Palace, a power far beyond the Holy Brilliance Dynasty.

"The price for one's own actions must naturally be borne by oneself. How could it be that others should suffer the consequences for him?" the emperor's authoritative voice echoed.

"Father Emperor, Gu Bai did nothing wrong!" At this moment, Princess Xidie lifted her head, her spiritual eyes resolute as she looked at the back of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty's monarch and said, "It was Lu Xin and Yuan Qian who were oppressively aggressive. If not for that, how would Gu Bai have come into conflict with them? If you were in his shoes, how would you handle this matter? Just because Lu Xin and others have powerful backers, should he simply swallow his grievances or surrender to fate obediently!"

"Could you do such a thing yourself?!"

Princess Xidie pressed on with her questions, her silver teeth clenched, looking towards her father. Just as she had said, she believed that what Gu Chen did was right.

Because, under those circumstances, if he held back, once out of the ancestral land, there would definitely be friction with the likes of Lu Xin who bore a grudge against Gu Chen, and those few would surely scheme against him in secret.

Might as well end it all at once.

Upon hearing this, the Ninth Prince knelt silently to the side. Indeed, if it were him, he would have felt the situation thorny too, but he also admitted that he indeed could not be as decisive as Gu Chen, who said to kill and killed.

The monarch and the commander of the guards, Yan Ming, also didn't speak. They both fell silent as well.

After a moment, the monarch of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty finally said, "Excessive rigidity can lead to breakage. He should have considered the consequences when he did such a thing. What, do you want me to go to war with the Seven Stars Sect and the other five major powers over an outsider?"

At these words, Princess Xidie also fell silent, sensing her father emperor's difficulty.

Indeed, it wasn't that the Father Emperor didn't want to protect him, but this matter was indeed difficult to handle. Even as a supreme being, the monarch of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty would have difficulty intervening.

"Your daughter understands."

After saying this, Princess Xidie quietly withdrew, not saying another word.

After Princess Xidie and the Ninth Prince left, the commander of the guards, Yan Ming, looked at the monarch of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty and said, "Your Majesty, do you genuinely have no intention to intervene?"

"I can't intervene."

The sovereign's voice was calm, not causing the slightest ripple, as he said, "I cannot possibly start a war with the Seven Stars Sect and the Dragon Sparrow Clan over such a matter. Moreover, this situation was brought upon himself by that young fellow, Gu Bai. Since he dared to do it, he should have thought in advance about what he would face. If he acted out of a moment of bravery and hot-headedness in doing this, then I am truly disappointed in him."

Yan Ming nodded, knowing that if the Holy Brilliance Dynasty were to intervene, the nature of the situation would change, and it might become much more serious, to the point where supreme beings might even take action.

At that time, Gu Chen's predicament would also become much more dire.

"What about Qingyun Academy..." Yan Ming couldn't help but ask.

"Situ Yin will not take action either; he shares my thoughts. If one stirs up trouble and doesn't have a preconceived solution, then they must bear the consequences themselves."

After a pause, the sovereign, with his back to Yan Ming, said again, "Sometimes, just having valor is useless."

Yan Ming nodded, clearly understanding that this incident had exceeded what the Holy Brilliance Dynasty and Qingyun Academy could easily bear.

The alliance of the five major powers was something anyone would have to seriously weigh.

However, Yan Ming also knew that even though the sovereign said he would not intervene, he couldn't possibly just sit by and watch Gu Chen meet a tragic death.

Even the dean of Qingyun Academy would likewise act decisively at the critical moment to save Gu Chen's life.

But such reckless and thoughtless behavior, just showing off a moment of valor, was seen as a very "losing" action in the eyes of supreme beings.

Not long after, another piece of news arrived: King Zhenan appeared, kneeling in front of the gates of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty's imperial palace, without saying a word.

As the only other-gendered king in the Holy Brilliance Dynasty and also possessing a powerhouse level of cultivation, King Zhenan's every action naturally attracted attention from all quarters.

His doing so was naturally for his eldest son, Yuan Qian. Anyone's father, upon the death of their son, would be devastated.

He was silently resisting, hoping that the sovereign of the Holy Brilliance Dynasty would capture Gu Chen.

Furthermore, as time passed, this disturbance grew increasingly intense; indeed, it spread throughout hundreds of realms, becoming widely known and astonishing numerous people!

The name Gu Bai had thoroughly become renowned throughout the world!

Even Qingyun Academy heard of this matter and, in a short time, an assembly of academy heavyweights gathered together to hastily discuss a solution.

After all, Gu Chen, who was very different from his past self, had now become the heir of Qingyun Academy; they certainly couldn't just watch Gu Chen die.

Ultimately, when the academy's upper echelons decided that a heavyweight should go and see if there was a way to safely bring back Gu Chen, the dean spoke up and stopped them.

This behavior left the high-ranking figures of Qingyun Academy bewildered, but in the end, they also chose to comply.

Yet, the dean's actual thoughts were completely unknown to them.

"A genius, unrivaled in a hundred realms, is rarely seen. This time, if that one called Gu Bai does not fall, in the future battles for supremacy among the Ten Thousand Tribes in the three thousand six hundred upper realms, he will surely shine brilliantly!"

For a time, the hundred realms stirred, and countless people learned of Gu Chen's name, as well as the events that had taken place in the spiritual realm, attracting a great deal of attention.

A peerless genius, if not to fall midway, has a great chance of becoming a supreme being, capable of looking down upon the upper realms!

However, with the five major powers taking action, from Gu Chen's perspective, this was indeed a very difficult life-or-death tribulation to overcome, with slim chances of survival.

But regardless, Gu Chen's reputation had now reached a peak, and if he could safely overcome this ordeal, then perhaps his name would be spread throughout the entire upper world!