Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 1635 - 436: Sitting Alone at the Pinnacle

In the year when the Imperial Court reached its ten-thousandth anniversary, the entire Eternal Imperial Court, or rather the myriad worlds, welcomed a grand celebration to honor the founding of the court’s first ten millennia.

At that time, everyone’s hearts were filled with profound anticipation, hoping that the legendary Lord of the Imperial Court would appear, granting them a glimpse of his unparalleled visage. But alas, in the end, Gu Chen did not show himself.

From then until now, the Lord of the Imperial Court has been in seclusion for a full nine thousand years.

Nine thousand years of absence—if it were anyone else, even if they were at the Supreme Realm, people would likely have long forgotten them.

But Gu Chen is different. The miracles and records he created have yet to be surpassed by any cultivator to this very day.

Thus, the reverence that the infinite beings across the myriad worlds hold for the Lord of the Imperial Court has not diminished but instead intensified, growing more profound.

In fact, even some of the more obscure and secretive information about Gu Chen has begun to circulate widely across the worlds.

For example, it is said that this Lord of the Imperial Court mastered divine abilities while at the Heaven and Human Realm of martial cultivation—an achievement that even the term "miracle" cannot fully describe.

After all, mastering divine abilities at the Huanxu Realm is already enough to be called a prodigy of the ages. Even more remarkable are those who comprehend them at the God Transformation Realm, though such individuals are exceedingly rare, appearing perhaps once in countless eras.

Before him, only the Ice Emperor of the last great era, the supreme among the myriad worlds, had achieved this, followed later by Chu Yue Ling, the saintess of Taoxu Road.

As for this current great era, to date, only Bi Yu has managed it, and even he only comprehended it at the pinnacle of the God Transformation Realm.

But the Lord of the Imperial Court, mastering divine abilities in the martial realm, is said to have comprehended not just one but multiple abilities. This revelation, once widespread, naturally caused an enormous upheaval across the myriad heavens and worlds.

The admiration people feel for the Lord of the Imperial Court cannot be expressed in words. The clearest testament to this is the golden statue of Gu Chen standing at the gates of the Eternal Imperial Court. The power of faith within it is unimaginably dense, and in its eyes, universes seem to faintly rotate and flow.

Even those at the Supreme Realm, upon seeing it, cannot help but feel their hearts tremble, overwhelmed by an unrivaled sense of awe.

One can only imagine how boundless and profound the power of faith within this golden statue of the Lord of the Imperial Court must be, reaching an unparalleled extreme.

"The various measures implemented by the Empress in these three thousand years—truly, the Upper Realm has seen the emergence of many outstanding talents," two strikingly impressive young men sat drinking in a tavern in the East Profound Region.

They were none other than the current two Supreme Rulers of the Eternal Imperial Court, Bi Yu and Wu Tian.

Every so often, they would venture into the world with their incarnations to observe the world’s changes and temper their minds amid the red dust of mortal life.

This method was something the two had learned from the Lord of the Imperial Court, Gu Chen.

The current Empress, Gu Qingyan, had conveyed this personally to the two of them three thousand years ago.

And after Bi Yu and Wu Tian tried it, they indeed reaped substantial benefits.

After all, the changes of the mortal world are closely tied to the Dao. The movements of all things, if contemplated deeply, may reveal unexpected insights.

Walking through the mortal realm, they observed the multitude of human experiences, the myriad forms of existence, and the intricate workings of karma and destiny, garnering tremendous enlightenment from it all.

"As expected of the Lord of the Imperial Court. To reside at such a high station and still conceive of such a method—it benefits even those at the Supreme Realm to a tremendous degree," Wu Tian praised with admiration.

Bi Yu glanced at his companion and said, "Do you not know? Our Lord of the Imperial Court rose from obscurity, ascending step by step from a small cultivator of the lower realms with no backing, to where he stands now?"

"That only makes him all the more worthy of our reverence," Wu Tian said with an emotional sigh.

The deeds of the Lord of the Imperial Court, Gu Chen, are now known to all under heaven. Frankly speaking, even holding the essence of the myriad worlds within themselves, they could not imagine reaching such heights.

After all, opportunity may present itself, but ultimate achievement does not necessarily follow.

Take, for example, three thousand years ago, when the Empress Gu Qingyan fully opened the Isle of Origins. True, many exceptional talents emerged, yet their strengths varied greatly, and some even faded into obscurity, indistinguishable from ordinary beings.

The same opportunity cannot forge strong individuals of the same caliber.

Thus, to everyone, the Lord of the Imperial Court, Gu Chen, is a living legend, the ultimate existence transcending all things.

From rising out of desolation to where he stands today, seated alone atop the absolute summit, overlooking all beneath him—there is no one who does not admire him.

"What a pity that Pei Yi refuses to follow such a path, choosing instead to remain in seclusion, indifferent to the myriad phenomena of the mortal world," Bi Yu remarked with some regret.

"Why speak of him? Drink, drink," Wu Tian glared at him.

Compared to Bi Yu and Wu Tian, Pei Yi indeed seemed more aloof and dissociated. His temperament did not sit well with Wu Tian.

Especially when the two had first learned of this method and sought out Pei Yi, the dismissiveness in his attitude still left Wu Tian brooding to this day.

"I, as a Supreme of the heavens and a pinnacle existence across the myriad worlds—why would I waste time caring about the trivialities of the mortal realm? The life and death of insignificant beings—what has that to do with me?"

Those were Pei Yi’s exact words at the time. From the depths of his heart, he disdained the weak.

Seeing this, Bi Yu could only shake his head, clink glasses with Wu Tian, and down his drink in one gulp.

Rumble!

Just then, as the two were conversing, at a certain location in the Upper Realm, endless radiance suddenly erupted, with auspicious omens and luminous clouds spreading across three thousand six hundred domains.

"This... Is someone at the Supreme Realm emerging?!" Bi Yu and Wu Tian immediately stood up, their expressions filled with joy.

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