Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 1636 - 436: Sitting Alone at the Apex_2

Although in the past three thousand years, the Empress Gu Qingyan has implemented various measures to boost the number of strong cultivators across the Upper Realm, no one has managed to achieve the Supreme Realm.

Since Bi Yu and Wu Tian made their breakthroughs, after five long millennia, someone has finally succeeded once more!

"It seems that our Imperial Court will soon welcome another Dominator!" Bi Yu remarked.

"That’s good. With another Dominator, we can delegate some of the burdens we bear," Wu Tian added.

With a flash, their figures disappeared instantly. They headed straight toward the site of the breakthrough, eager to see who had risen to the Supreme Realm.

The phenomenon heralding the birth of a Supreme within the Multiverse naturally caused a massive stir across the Upper Realm; everyone witnessed this awe-inspiring scene.

Soon, a brilliant light flashed, and Bi Yu and Wu Tian arrived at the location.

They saw a dazzling pillar of light piercing through heaven and earth, within which stood a middle-aged man, his features sharp and authoritative. Clad in a resplendent golden-yellow robe, his bearing was extraordinary, his expression resolute, and an innate regal air exuded from his very presence, akin to that of an emperor.

"This newly ascended fellow cultivator appears quite remarkable," Bi Yu and Wu Tian commented.

At their level, a mere glance was sufficient to discern much about someone.

Various manifestations of celestial phenomena descended like endless rivers of stars, ultimately absorbed entirely by the resolute middle-aged man in the golden-yellow robe.

Everything unfolded so naturally; it was clear the man’s accumulation had reached its peak, allowing him to break through with unparalleled ease.

By now, numerous powerhouses had gathered around, all to observe the scene. Among them, many cultivators at the Inquiry Realm watched enviously—this was the goal they dreamed of achieving.

"Congratulations to this fellow Daoist on your breakthrough! May we have the honor of knowing your name?"

Witnessing his success, Bi Yu and Wu Tian approached with clasped hands and smiled in greeting.

"And you are...?" The middle-aged man looked at them with apparent confusion, his guard instinctively raised.

"No need for caution, fellow Daoist. My name is Bi Yu, and this is Wu Tian," Bi Yu responded, introducing himself and his companion.

"The two Supreme Dominators of the Eternal Imperial Court?!" When the man learned of their identities, his expression instantly shifted, filled with astonishment.

Bi Yu laughed and said, "From this moment onward, fellow Daoist, your status will be the same as ours."

The Empress Gu Qingyan had long declared to the world that any cultivator capable of achieving the Supreme Realm would be granted the title of Dominator within the Eternal Imperial Court, enjoying access to boundless resources and opportunities.

Furthermore, there was even a chance—though exceedingly rare—of receiving personal guidance from the Court’s leader.

"May we know your name, fellow Daoist?" Wu Tian asked again.

The middle-aged man’s expression brightened, and he clasped his hands in response, introducing himself to Bi Yu and Wu Tian, "I am Xia Zu."

Bi Yu observed the man named Xia Zu and said with admiration, "Judging by your appearance, fellow Daoist, your imperial aura is most extraordinary. Are you the ruler of any empire within the Upper Realm?"

Xia Zu shook his head slightly and replied, "I hail from the Lower Realm."

"The Lower Realm?"

Bi Yu and Wu Tian exchanged a glance of surprise before asking, "Is it the place named ’Nine Provinces?’"

"Indeed," Xia Zu confirmed with a nod.

"The very same as the origin of the Court’s leader?!" The two were inwardly shocked, a vague sense of realization beginning to dawn on them.

Without delay, Bi Yu and Wu Tian escorted Xia Zu to the Eternal Imperial Court’s headquarters on the Island of Origin.

Meanwhile, the Empress Gu Qingyan had already received Bi Yu and Wu Tian’s messages, and her mind was full of speculation. When she came face-to-face with Xia Zu, her expression immediately lit up, and she exclaimed, "Emperor Xia?!"

Indeed, this middle-aged man named Xia Zu was none other than Emperor Xia of the Nine Provinces!

When Emperor Xia saw Gu Qingyan, his expression likewise became profoundly emotional. Accompanied by Bi Yu and Wu Tian, the two began to converse.

...

Beyond the worlds, within a vast chaotically mixed reality.

Hiss!

The world, tranquil for countless ages, was suddenly illuminated by two supreme bolts of lightning, piercing through the void and revealing all.

On closer inspection, it became apparent that these were beams of concentrated gaze. Yet their arrival alone caused such extraordinary phenomena—it was inconceivable how profound their cultivation must be, unparalleled throughout the ages!

As the lightning dissipated and the chaos receded, the true visage of the gaze’s owner was revealed.

White hair, sword-like brows that extended to his temples, features striking and chiseled as though carved by gods—a man who had spent nine thousand years in secluded meditation, his name resounding in the hearts of living beings across the Multiverse: the Sovereign of the Imperial Court, Gu Chen!

"Nine thousand years... and just like that, it has passed," an ethereal voice muttered. Gu Chen was now over eleven thousand years old!

To his past self, such longevity would have been utterly inconceivable.

All the histories, the battles of the eras—within Gu Chen’s perception, they seemed to have occurred only yesterday.

His appearance remained unchanged, the years unable to leave even the faintest mark upon him. The Supreme Realm granted one immortality, and Gu Chen’s attainment was far beyond even that.

"Nine thousand years of seclusion have pushed my cultivation to its absolute zenith. Is there truly no further path to advance?" In the vast chaos-filled realm, only Gu Chen’s murmurs echoed.

Two thousand years of refining his heart amidst mortal experiences combined with nine thousand years of secluded cultivation had elevated Gu Chen’s powers significantly since his battle against the Ancestral Lord of the Underworld.

At the same time, he felt deeply—his cultivation had already reached the pinnacle limit of this universe.

Just as he himself had said: there was no further room to progress.

He surmised that the Ancestral Lord of the Underworld must have felt the same way, which explained why the latter was so desperate to seek the Yang Origin Source—the origin of all realms—to devour.

Only by doing so could one undergo ultimate transformation, supreme ascension, and merge into a unified cosmos-dominating entity.

Gu Chen shared this sense of urgency; he knew that if he could absorb the Yin Origin Source, he would become the singular supreme existence, capable of anything.

At that moment, he could replace the very Heavens of the cosmos and rise as the most potent force in existence.

Now, even though Gu Chen had yet to merge with the Yin Origin Source, he had already reached the apex across all universes. Yet within his heart, not a trace of joy lingered.

To sit alone upon the ultimate peak, with none to share this journey—scattered ashes of all those once familiar—such immeasurable solitude was beyond comprehension.

"To sit isolated at the summit, with only myself left—what meaning is there in that?" Gu Chen sat cross-legged in contemplation, the vast world spinning around him as its center.

Though referred to as a world, this realm was vast and boundless, akin to the entire Multiverse itself!

This was but an external manifestation of Gu Chen’s staggering cultivation!

And yet, even at this level, he still could not kill the Ancestral Lord of the Underworld, for the latter was equal to him in power.

"How can one advance further?" Gu Chen asked himself, his gaze deep and pensive. Having reached this stage, he remained dissatisfied, unable to fully extinguish the calamities of the eras.

While he could hold off the Ancestral Lord of the Underworld, the Multiverse itself could not defend against the endless hordes of Netherworld demons!

In the end, this universe was still destined to perish.

"What must I do to transcend beyond it all?" Gu Chen whispered, tirelessly contemplating, seeking a path that would allow him to utterly destroy the Ancestral Lord of the Underworld once and for all.

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