Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start-Chapter 788 - 557: The Gathering of the Holy Sons_1

Tiandu, atop an unnamed mountain peak.

Following the ancient era, the land of Jiuzhou fragmented, evolving into the current twenty-one states, among them Shen Zhou and Tiandu being the foremost.

Shen Zhou, vast in territory and rich in resources, with a large population, is the state with the widest reach among all states. Thus, through the ages following the ancient times, successive dynasties established their capital within Shen Zhou.

Besides Shen Zhou, there is Tiandu. Although its geographical scope is not as broad as Shen Zhou, Tiandu is the state most suited for cultivation practices.

The environmental essence of heaven and earth here is exceptionally well preserved, with even richer Essence Qi compared to other states, and even during the ancient era, the location of Tiandu was a rare treasure.

For this reason, the six great holy lands have chosen to establish their sect gates here, and with the operation of the remnants of ancient formations, constantly absorbing Heavenly Earth Essence Qi, the environment of the holy lands far surpasses that of the other regions in Jiuzhou.

Of course, the venue for this gathering was not arranged at the No Boundary Sect. Although it is protected by ancient formations, the lands of Jiuzhou are in ruins after all, and even the Protective Mountain Formation of the holy lands has been damaged over the years, no longer possessing the mighty power of the ancient times.

Therefore, if saintly figures were to engage in a great battle, it could potentially lead to the annihilation of the No Boundary Sect. This is something that Zhen Yuan would clearly not allow to happen, so he chose a nameless mountain peak as the gathering site.

Moreover, there are no signs of human habitation for a hundred miles around this place, so even if a heaven-reaching battle were to break out, it would have no impact whatsoever.

This is also the reasoning behind Zhen Yuan's thoughtful decision to set the meeting location here.

At this moment, Gu Chen, who had hurried from Shen Zhou Tiandu, had already arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The mountain was not particularly tall, just over five hundred zhang, and overall it was quite acceptable. By the time Gu Chen reached the summit, he saw several young men with extraordinary bearing already waiting there.

One of them was the saintly figure of the No Boundary Sect—Zhen Yuan.

"Brother Gu," greeted Zhen Yuan as he saw Gu Chen appear, immediately rising to invite him over and offered to introduce him, "Let me introduce you, Brother Gu. This is the saintly son from the Cloud Heaven Palace, Brother Bai Jingyuan."

Bai Jingyuan, the saintly son of Cloud Heaven Palace, was dressed in white, with handsome features and a tall, graceful stature. His extraordinary bearing was accentuated by his loose black hair, giving him an exceptional appearance.

Upon seeing Gu Chen, Bai Jingyuan also nodded slightly, sending a gesture of goodwill towards him.

"Brother Bai," Gu Chen nodded in response.

Zhen Yuan, the saintly son of the No Boundary Sect, then said, "This is the current Buddha's disciple from the Sumeru Buddha Sect, with the Dharma name Su Nan."

"Amitabha, I dare not claim the title of Buddha's disciple," Su Nan said with his hands clasped together, his eyes slightly lowered as he softly chanted a Buddha's name.

Gu Chen looked at the young monk before him, dressed in a kasaya, of a tall stature with a bronzed complexion, sensing the vigorous and mighty blood energy concealed within the monk's body, which was not much weaker than his own.

"Greetings to Master Su Nan," Gu Chen gave his salutations.

After all, whether it was the No Boundary Sect, Cloud Heaven Palace, or Sumeru Buddha Sect, these three factions had repeatedly shown him goodwill, and there had been no grudges between them.

Otherwise, if the six great holy lands had joined forces, even to maintain transdimensional teleportation, Gu Chen would not have survived until now.

"Saintly figures are indeed quite remarkable," Gu Chen observed Zhen Yuan and the others thoughtfully.

The strength of each of these three was quite extraordinary. If it were not too long ago when he was in the mid-stage of the Divine Intent Realm, he would not have been confident of a certain victory in a one-on-one battle against any of them.

Especially Su Nan of the Sumeru Buddha Sect, with such a formidable physical body, truly one of the few Gu Chen had encountered who could match him.

"Brother Gu, you have arrived a bit early; the other saintly figures haven't arrived yet. We can communicate beforehand," Zhen Yuan said with a smile.

"Sure," Gu Chen nodded and followed Zhen Yuan forward.

Following behind them were a few people, all direct disciples who had followed Zhen Yuan, Bai Jingyuan, and Su Nan from the upper realm. They were also covertly assessing Gu Chen.

Although Zhen Yuan had spoken of Gu Chen's extraordinariness before his arrival, these direct disciples still found it hard to believe that a saintly figure could emerge from Jiuzhou.

It should be known that to reach this stage, people like Zhen Yuan were in the upper realm with the nurture of holy lands, while Gu Chen, born in the lower realm and raised there, lacked the corresponding resources. Just relying on talent, how could he have come this far?

That is what truly made it hard for these direct disciples to believe.

However, Bai Jingyuan from Cloud Heaven Palace and Su Nan from the Sumeru Buddha Sect naturally had extraordinary discernment. Upon meeting, they saw that Gu Chen indeed had an exceptional talent and formidable strength.

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This also prompted some thoughts in both of them, and after taking their seats, they inquired whether Gu Chen had any thought of traveling to the upper realm.

After Gu Chen declined graciously, Bai Jingyuan and Su Nan had both expressed that if Gu Chen wished to travel to the upper realm in the future, they would be willing to lend their assistance.

Gu Chen expressed his gratitude and accepted the goodwill offered by both.

At that moment, the saintly son of the No Boundary Sect, Zhen Yuan, spoke up, "Brother Gu, although you are formidable, you still need to be cautious at this gathering. While the three of us harbor good intentions towards you, the other saintly figures, such as Fu Ling from the Vault of Sky Sword Sect, He Lianying from Mount Tianzhu, Shen Tianchi from Burning Heaven Valley, and the two from the Pure Yang Martial Sect and Five Elements Sect, may not feel the same towards you."