Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Nine Thousand Years?" Gu Chen's sword-like eyebrows raised slightly; he had never heard of this type of spiritual medicine before.

Seeing his reaction, the emperor of summer explained to him, "Nine Thousand Years is not the actual name of this spiritual herb; it is called so because it is a herb with an age of more than nine thousand years. It is only a step away from ten thousand years, and hence it was named Nine Thousand Years."

"Nine thousand years of medicinal age?!" Gu Chen's expression shook, somewhat surprised.

Heavenly materials and precious treasures like spiritual herbs undergo a transformation once they exceed a thousand years, akin to a martial artist's breakthrough into the Cave Heaven Realm.

If one could break through the ten-thousand-year threshold, it would naturally be like an Earth realm cultivator breaking through to the Sky realm—the difference between them is immeasurable!

And a medicinal age of over nine thousand years, just one step shy of ten thousand, such a spiritual herb would have an immense effect for Earth realm cultivators!

Even those at the Unity level of the Earth realm, the top powerhouses, would be incredibly envious and want to acquire it.

Gu Chen had not imagined that such a high-ranking spiritual medicine would appear in this garden, no wonder there were rumors that a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual medicine had appeared.

Although not quite ten thousand years old, it was certainly not far off.

"Whoever can obtain this herb, even if they have mediocre talent, may have the chance to condense more than three hundred celestial veins at the Cave Heaven Realm."

With a grave expression, the emperor of summer said, "And if it is acquired by one of the prodigies or demons of the younger generation in the Gray Domain, it would cleanse their flesh and allow them to open three hundred and sixty-five celestial veins, reaching the ultimate extent of the Cave Heaven Realm—there would be no doubt about it!"

Gu Chen was also very aware of just how important and extraordinary heavenly materials and precious treasures with an age of over nine thousand years were.

After opening up one hundred and fifty celestial veins, Gu Chen had vaguely felt a considerable resistance. With his strength and potential, reaching three hundred and sixty-five celestial veins to achieve the ultimate extent of the Cave Heaven Realm would be much harder than any other cultivator at that level!

So, Gu Chen had always been contemplating how to achieve this step. Now that he had made such a discovery, naturally, he would not let it slip by.

This Nine Thousand Years herb was of great use to him!

Anything that lives for ten thousand years, even a pig, might have the chance to become spirited, not to mention a spiritual herb.

"Nine Thousand Years, I must have it!" Gu Chen's eyes flickered with determination.

At that moment, he turned to the emperor of summer with slightly furrowed eyebrows and said, "If that is the case, then why don't we see Gu Yan and others here in the garden?"

Indeed, if this garden contained such precious nine-thousand-year-old spiritual medicine, why hadn't Gu Yan, Jin Xu, and the others appeared here?

The emperor of summer replied, "Because all of this is just hearsay; there's no solid evidence to prove that such a plant really exists in the garden. It's just that initially, there were minor rumors, which everyone came to know about and then exaggerated, turning into the spectacle we see now."

"No wonder."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen suddenly understood why, although there were quite a few people in the garden, Gu Yan and the most demon-like characters among the younger generation were not present—only their subordinates had been sent here.

If the existence of such spiritual medicine were confirmed in this garden, no one could remain seated.

Because it was only a rumor, but still of interest to Gu Yan and the others, they sent their protectors here to search.

They, however, had gone to another place.

Nevertheless, this garden was astonishingly wondrous—it contained quite a few spiritual medicines that attracted many people.

For the others, even if a heavenly material or precious treasure of over nine thousand years appeared, it was beyond their reach and would inevitably be snatched away by the Heavenly Mysterious Imperial Dynasty and the four major foreign races.

Gu Chen and the emperor of summer continued towards the deeper part of the garden; most things on the periphery lacked appeal for them both.

As they moved deeper, the spiritual energy grew increasingly dense, comforting and expanding one's heart and soul.

In the medicine fields, the spiritual light shimmered, the flowing light was radiant, and the scene was incredibly beautiful.

By now, Gu Chen's fame had spread, and upon arriving here, many recognized him.

Wherever Gu Chen went, people chose to step back, not daring to provoke a conflict with him.

Gu Chen did not stand on ceremony. Although the garden was protected by an array, he and the emperor of summer still picked many spiritual herbs.

When the timing was right, boiling these herbs together to concoct them into pills would likely be greatly beneficial to him.

Soon, Gu Chen saw a group from the Vault of Sky Sword Sect. Their holy son, Fu Ling, had just completed a breakthrough, condensing twenty-four celestial veins.

When they received this news, the people of the Vault of Sky Sword Sect were ecstatic.

However, the holy sons from the Pure Yang Martial Sect and the Five Elements Sect looked somewhat displeased—after all, Fu Ling had advanced ahead of them.

Both of them needed quite some time to break through the limits of the martial pathway.

After glancing at them, Gu Chen paid no mind and simply walked away.

With his current strength and vision, unless Fu Ling and the others initiated an unwarranted provocation, Gu Chen had no intention of bullying them.

However, when Fu Ling and his group saw Gu Chen, their reactions were different. Everyone from the three holy lands was visibly tense, extremely nervous as if they feared Gu Chen would target the spiritual herbs in their possession and rob them.

Fortunately, after Gu Chen merely glanced at them, he left, allowing Fu Ling and his companions to relax their tense muscles.

Despite their distance, they had clearly seen Gu Chen's battle with the Jiuying Clan and, after Fu Ling's breakthrough, informed him of it.

"This Gu Jiuge is so mysterious, from which sect or power does he hail?" Both the holy son of the Five Elements Sect, Xu Ziqing, and the holy son of the Pure Yang Martial Sect, Fang Lian, furrowed their brows in confusion, eager to uncover the truth.