Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

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Of course, Gu Chen had some other thoughts when he decided to pass on the Divine Illumination Skill to Wang Jiuzhi.

Now he knew that Wang Jiuzhi was actually from one of the six great clans, a direct descendant of the Wang family, and the brother of the current family head.

In his youth, Wang Jiuzhi wasn't as outstanding as he was now; his martial arts talent was ordinary, and he lacked ambition. He was looked down upon by the previous generation's family head of the Wang family, creating a sharp contrast with the current family head, his own brother.

Later, the Wang family arranged a marriage for him, but Wang Jiuzhi already had someone he loved and naturally refused to comply. However, his beloved was just an ordinary girl from a common family, and Wang Jiuzhi's father would never agree to it.

Furthermore, under the operation of Wang Jiuzhi's father, the girl's family was forced to move away from Yan State. During the journey, they encountered demons, and the entire family died.

Upon learning this news, Wang Jiuzhi had a big fight with his father and then left the Wang family, claiming that he had severed all ties with them from then on.

It was precisely because his beloved died at the hands of demons that Wang Jiuzhi developed an intense hatred for them. In a fit of anger, he joined the Jing Tian Department.

Whether it was this incident that motivated him or not, Wang Jiuzhi not only earned countless merits in the Jing Tian Department but also made rapid progress in martial arts, eventually becoming a martial arts grandmaster and a Heavenly Commander.

Even for a millennium-old family like the Wang family, a grandmaster at the full circle of the Hundred Orifices Stage was an extremely important figure, not to mention that Wang Jiuzhi was a direct descendant and held the prestigious position of a Heavenly Commander in the Jing Tian Department.

With such strength and status, the Wang family had always wanted Wang Jiuzhi to acknowledge his ancestry and return to the clan over the years. However, Wang Jiuzhi himself had said he had broken off relations with them and was no longer a member of the Wang family, so he ignored the family's overtures for many years.

Of course, Gu Chen wouldn't interfere in Wang Jiuzhi's affairs; there was only so much he could do.

At night, Gu Chen sat cross-legged on his bed. With a thought, he summoned his status panel.

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Skills: Indestructible Vajra Body (Great Achievement), Eight Desolate Azure Dragon Strength (Minor Achievement), True Yang Finger (Entry Level), Controlling Wind Step Shadows (Entry Level), Star Tapping Sword Jue (Entry Level), Pure Yang True Body

Internal Cultivation: Great Sun Divine Illumination True Classic

Cultivation: Three Hundred Ten Years

Stage: Early Stage of Returning to True Stage

Merit Points: 338

Gu Chen converted all his two hundred and forty points of merit into soul crystals, and after absorbing them, the merit points on his panel were replenished once again.

Gu Chen's gaze shifted, focusing on the Pure Yang True Body listed in the martial skills section. He had already cultivated the Divine Illumination Skill and knew of its miraculous effects. He wondered just how powerful the Pure Yang True Body would be?

Furthermore, Gu Chen was curious about the level his body would reach once he had condensed the Pure Yang True Body.

Next, accompanied by Gu Chen's thought, eighteen merit points vanished from the panel, and the Pure Yang True Body instantly reached the threshold of understanding.

Boom!

In an instant, Gu Chen felt a burning sensation all over his body. The method of the Pure Yang True Body operated on its own, with wisps of flame burning inside him, forging his physique.

The Pure Yang True Body, a martial art of bodily cultivation, was ranked high even within the Pure Yang Martial Sect, even among the top three.

The miraculous aspect of this martial skill was that it could absorb the essence of the sun's fiery power into oneself, tempering the body and eventually condensing a Pure Yang Treasure Body.

It could be said that this was an extremely yang and extremely firm body cultivating martial art, which suited Gu Chen very well.

After initially experiencing the miraculous effects of the Pure Yang True Body, Gu Chen didn't hesitate. With a thought, he immediately elevated this ancient inheritance of Superior Body Training Martial Skills to the state of Great Achievement.

"Hiss!"

At that moment, endless flames erupted within Gu Chen, as if magma from a volcano spewed forth; the heat was unbearable. His flesh, bones, meridians, and even his internal organs were all ablaze. The pain made Gu Chen involuntarily gasp.
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One could see that Gu Chen's skin turned red in an instant, and spots of char appeared on the surface. Waves of intense pain emitted from every part of his body, and every pore was exuding searing heat.

Even the moisture in the air quickly evaporated.

To condense the Pure Yang True Body, one must forge the body day after day with the power of the sun's fiery essence. It's supposed to be a gradual process.

However, Gu Chen, through the use of the panel, instantly raised the Pure Yang True Body to Great Achievement, resulting in the immense pain erupting in an instant.

Even with a physique as indestructible as Gu Chen's, under the relentless burning of endless flames, dark impurities were expelled, only to be incinerated into nothingness a moment later.

It was as if he was a piece of high-quality weapon blank being tempered in fire, Gu Chen's body needed to be scorched by intense flame to become flawless.

Indeed, as the flames smelted Gu Chen's body, his flesh, bones, and even internal organs became more and more crystalline and translucent, as if they were cast from flawless crystal.

Simultaneously, the golden color of Gu Chen's blood became even more intense. If others were to see this phenomenon, they would surely be suspicious.

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