Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Arts: Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Horizontal Training (Initial Glimpse), Red Flame Palm (Perfection), Seal Meridian Finger, Phantom Traceless Step, Astonishing Swan Swordsmanship Skills

Internal Power: Pure Yang Technique

Cultivation Age: 151 years

Realm: Mid-stage of Meridian Unblocking

Merit Points: 43

Following the recent battle in the underground ruins, Gu Chen gained forty-three merit points, the majority of which came from the two Meridian Unblocking realm demons.

With forty-three merit points at his disposal, Gu Chen intended to transform them all into cultivation age, but he knew his current body definitely couldn't bear it, and there was a high probability he would explode and die.

Therefore, with a thought, he first elevated his Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Horizontal Training into the entry-level stage.

Boom!

As the martial knowledge flooded into his mind, Gu Chen's whole body quivered, and at this moment, he was enveloped in a layer of pale golden light from head to toe, looking solemn and dignified, like a high monk who had attained enlightenment.

Roar!

Soon after, a faint sound akin to a dragon's roar and a tiger's howl resonated, with dragon and tiger phantoms flashing briefly behind Gu Chen.

In that instant, a large amount of impurities were expelled from Gu Chen's body, while his muscles and bones became even more compact, and his physical quality received yet another enhancement.

Skin, flesh, tendons, bones, membranes—every part was becoming stronger.

Even as his bodily strength continued to increase, Gu Chen's figure grew more slender and well-proportioned. He did not become a muscle-bound man because of the increase in his physical strength.

His body had undergone several baptisms, and at this moment, his skin was like jade stone, fair and lustrous. Although it was not apparent from the outside, Gu Chen was aware that now, even if someone attacked him with a sword, it was likely to shatter against his skin.

Of course, divine weapons were an exception, as they transcended the category of ordinary weapons.

However, should he continue to progress, Gu Chen felt that once Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Horizontal Training reached a significant level of completion or even perfection, not even divine weapons would be able to easily harm him.

After a long while, when the transformation subsided, Gu Chen opened his eyes, the pungent smell assaulting his brain and causing him to frown slightly, muttering to himself, "Every improvement causes a large number of impurities to be expelled from the body, what a nuisance."

He then washed himself, changed his robe, and sat casually on the bed with his chest bare, its jade-like, lustrous and muscular surface evident for all to see, as his thoughts moved and the panel immediately appeared before his eyes.

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Arts: Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Horizontal Training (Entry-level), Red Flame Palm (Perfection), Seal Meridian Finger, Phantom Traceless Step, Astonishing Swan Swordsmanship Skills

Internal Power: Pure Yang Technique

Cultivation Age: 151 years

Realm: Mid-stage of Meridian Unblocking

Merit Points: 35

It cost eight merit points to bring Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Horizontal Training to entry-level, but Gu Chen knew that to elevate this technique to minor achievement stage would require much more than that.

As his physique was enhanced once more, the bloated sensation in his flesh completely vanished.

"Huff—"

Gu Chen took a deep breath, steadied his heart, and with a thought, an additional twenty merit points disappeared from the panel, transforming into twenty years of power, surfacing within him.

Amidst the roaring sounds, one by one, his meridians were unblocked, until progress came to a halt at a certain point.

Without hesitation, Gu Chen took the plunge and transformed all his remaining merit points into inner power cultivation.

By now, Gu Chen had accumulated a cultivation age of one hundred and eighty-six years. Such a level of cultivation would have already caused anyone else to explode and die due to insufficient physical strength.

Not everyone could refine their inner power and constantly enhance their physical strength like Gu Chen.

At this moment, his robust inner power flowed like an unending river within him, his meridians functioning like channels, allowing his inner power to reach all parts of his body in the shortest time possible.

Meridians were unblocked continuously; with the bolstering of his substantial inner power, no bottlenecks appeared, nor would any arise.

Soon, a night passed.

Gu Chen sat cross-legged on the bed with closed eyes, his facial features handsome, chiseled, with sword-like eyebrows extending into his temples, white skin, and evenly distributed muscles. He was clad in a loose robe, with his black hair casually spread behind him, sitting motionlessly, resembling a perfect statue carved out of jade stone.

As the sun rose at dawn, Gu Chen opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing within his pupils.

A night's time had gone by, and the number of meridians within his body had reached fifty.

What did this signify?

It had been less than a month since Gu Chen broke through to the Meridian Unblocking realm, and he had already opened up fifty meridians. If word of this got out, the entire Jiuzhou would be shaken. Even with the backing of the Jing Tian Department, countless people would seek out Gu Chen, abduct him, and investigate the reasons behind it.

Perhaps even some within the Jing Tian Department couldn't resist making the first move, the reason being, the speed of his progress was too astonishing, beyond what the term 'monstrous talent' could describe, akin to riding a rocket to ascend.

Moreover, with fifty meridians, looking at the whole of Jiuzhou, an era might not produce such an individual. Although this generation of Jiuzhou is brimming with exceptional talents, with Gu Chen's current strength, making it into the top five of the Star Ranks would be a certainty.

Name: Gu Chen

Martial Arts: Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Horizontal Training (Entry-level), Red Flame Palm (Perfection), Seal Meridian Finger, Phantom Traceless Step, Astonishing Swan Swordsmanship Skills

Internal Power: Pure Yang Technique

Cultivation Age: 186 years

Realm: Late-stage of Meridian Unblocking

Merit Points: 0

"Fifty meridians, could this be my limit?" Gu Chen pondered as he looked at the information on the panel.

He had a feeling that with the panel, his achievements in the Meridian Unblocking realm might not stop here.

He might be able to break the limit that no one in Jiuzhou has broken for countless years, setting a new record in the Meridian Unblocking realm, creating a legend.

At that moment, Gu Chen stretched out his hand and casually dragged it across the corner of the nearby table. There was a hissing sound, and the corner of the table fell off, the cut so neat it seemed as if it had been sliced by some sharp instrument.

In this act, Gu Chen did not use any inner power at all—it was solely depending on his own physical quality.

This extent had transcended the category of ordinary weapons; even if it was not comparable to divine weapons, it wasn't far off.

"Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Horizontal Training is indeed a high-grade body refining martial art, and it's one that was derived with the help of the panel. It's definitely not just an ordinary high-grade martial art," Gu Chen reflected.

Although this martial art was only derived from a medium-grade and two low-grade martial arts, it was all under the guidance of the panel. Thus, the Dragon Roar Tiger Howl Horizontal Training, even among other high-grade martial arts, would not be of a low level. The various mysterious aspects are still waiting for Gu Chen to discover.

Feeling the strong power within his body, and thinking of Zheng Jinan's actions from the previous night, Gu Chen's eyes became chilly, and a hint of murderous intent surfaced.

"It seems there's no need for the Jing Tian Department to send someone else to deal with Zheng Jinan."