Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

Chapter 294 Ancient Secret Realm, Rumours of the Spirit Realm (Three more chapters of ten thousand words, requests for subscriptions!)_1

"Spiritual Realm?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xing, Bu Nantian, and the others were immediately puzzled, as they had obviously never heard of this secret realm.

This was quite normal, as secret realms only existed in the ancient past; after the ancient era had passed, secret realms only occasionally appeared in the early post-ancient period, and as time went on, they ceased to appear entirely.

It wasn't just them; even the leader of the Beidou Sect, and even the previous generation of leaders, had never entered a secret realm.

"May I ask for a detailed explanation?" Lu Xing humbly requested.

The young Daoist from the Infinite Dao Gate nodded upon hearing this and said, "Secret realms from ancient times, some were formed naturally, some were created by man. These, you know, right?"

"We know." Lu Xing, Bu Nantian, and the others nodded, staring intently at the young Daoist as if they were students not wanting to miss a single word from their teacher.

After all, the young Daoist came from one of the six holy lands, the Infinite Dao Gate, and was privy to many secrets, with any casual revelation potentially benefiting them greatly.

The young Daoist nodded slightly and continued, "The Spiritual Realm is a naturally formed type of secret realm, with an extremely vast internal scope, akin to a separate world, and moreover, there are many opportunities within."

Seeing that Lu Xing and the others were looking at him eagerly, he paused, then added, "That said, the Spiritual Realm is not actually an ancient secret realm; in fact, it dates back even further. It contains many treasures, from both ancient and primal times."

"What, a primal heritage?!" Lu Xing and the others exclaimed in shock upon hearing this.

The twilight of ancient times had already passed tens of thousands of years ago, and the even more ancient times before that are unfathomably remote in history; there is not a single force in the Nine Provinces today that can understand the details of those primeval times.

Even the verifiable records of the primal events are extremely rare, given that the primeval era is so vastly distant from the present.

The news that the Spiritual Realm contained legacies from the primal era was enough to shock Lu Xing and the others.

The people from the six holy lands watched silently, as only those from the holy lands knew just how important the Spiritual Realm was.

You must know, with the passing of time, the land of the Nine Provinces is becoming more and more dilapidated, just as a person goes from youth to adulthood, to middle age, and finally to old age.

The current Nine Provinces is already verging on an elderly state.

The Nine Provinces of the ancient times would be considered in its middle age, while the primeval times were its youth.

Thus, it can be said that the primeval times were the most prosperous and flourishing era for martial arts in the Nine Provinces, even more so than in ancient times.

Ancient times were prosperous because they inherited the legacies of the primeval era.

As for the antiquity, even earlier than primeval times, that was when martial arts just began to emerge, not particularly flourishing, except that there were gods and demons in antiquity, whose legacies far surpass martial arts by an unknown measure.

However, over time, the legacies of the ancient gods and demons have become impossible to find; even among the barbarian tribes that contain traces of godly and demonic bloodlines, there is no complete god or demon legacy.

Therefore, strictly speaking, if one excludes the god and demon legacies of antiquity, the primeval era was truly the peak of martial arts prosperity in the Nine Provinces. During that age, martial arts bloomed like a hundred flowers and shone with unique brilliance.

This is also why the six holy lands place such great importance on the Spiritual Realm.

At this moment, the ethereal-looking young man from the Cloud Heaven Palace spoke up, "The Spiritual Realm, even among the many ancient secret realms, would be ranked near the top. It contains a variety of powerful inheritances and even all sorts of rare treasures. Even in ancient times, the Spiritual Realm rarely appeared in the world."

"What makes the Spiritual Realm the Spiritual Realm is that the heavenly and earthly environment inside is filled with various spiritual energies. Merely entering it can purify your body. In other words, just by being inside, even doing nothing, you can gain tremendous benefits, not quite a rebirth, but not far off," continued the young Daoist from the Innate Dao Gate.

Not to mention the martial artists of the Nine Provinces, even those from the six holy lands would greatly benefit from the baptism of spiritual energy in the Spiritual Realm.

While the six holy lands are akin to miniature worlds with environments somewhat resembling the ancient past, they can never be as isolated from the Nine Provinces as the Spiritual Realm is.

No matter how you look at it, the six holy lands are still located within the Nine Provinces, and to a certain extent, they are severely affected by the environmental changes of the land, with the conditions for cultivation ever diminishing.

This is another reason they were out searching for the Spiritual Realm.

"Are primal inheritances very powerful?" asked Shang Ying of the Shang family from East Province, one of the six great families.

The strength of the Shang family is formidable, ranking close to the first among the six great families. Just like the elderly leader of the Beidou Sect, the Shang family ancestor is also a top-tier martial arts deity.

Hearing this, the sharp-looking young man from the Vault of Sky Sword Sect shook his head and a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

Among the six holy lands, the martial artists from the Vault of Sky Sword Sect and Burning Heaven Valley are the most arrogant and look down upon martial artists from the Nine Provinces the most.

In their eyes, martial artists from the Nine Provinces are no different from savages who consume raw meat and blood — utterly ignorant and pitiable.

Seeing this, Shang Ying, as well as Bu Nantian and Lu Xing, felt displeased. They could tell that the cultivations of the six individuals from the holy lands were at the peak of the Transcendent Infant Stage or the early Hundred Orifices Stage, which still represented a gap when compared to them. If any other martial artist dared to treat them this way, they would have already made a move.

But now, they could not.

Of course, although the cultivation levels of this group were not significantly higher than those of Lu Xing and the others, they were still young, around twenty-three or twenty-four years old, and as martial arts masters, their potential was limitless, far exceeding that of Lu Xing and the others.

More importantly, this group did not represent the most outstanding successors of the six holy lands; those most outstanding ones were not someone whom they were even qualified to meet.

Putting those aside, the mere reputation of the six holy lands was enough to make top martial artists from East Province like Lu Xing, Bu Nantian, and Shang Ying bow their heads, and even though they were being slighted, they couldn't say much in response.

Then, the young Daoist from the Infinite Dao Gate spoke up, "Primal inheritances are indeed immensely powerful. Let's put it this way; if any of you obtains a primal inheritance and gains a rudimentary understanding of it, you could all join our six holy lands."

"Is this true?!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xing and the others immediately perked up. After all, there wasn't a martial artist in the world who didn't wish to join the six holy lands.

The sword repairer from the Vault of Sky Sword Sect shook his head and snorted coldly, "Do you think the primal inheritances are that easy to cultivate?"

Shen Han from the Purple Extreme Sect intoned solemnly, "No matter what, this is an opportunity, and how can we know if it doesn't work without trying?"

Hearing this, the successors of the six major holy lands fell silent, for they knew well the extreme difficulty of practicing ancient inheritances. However, the group before them had no concept of this.

After all, Lu Xing and his peers, renowned martial prodigies of the nine provinces, would naturally not be willing to admit inferiority to anyone.

Yet, in the eyes of the successors from the six major holy lands, this seemed somewhat ignorant and laughable.

"I have another question," Lu Xing said.

"Speak," the young Taoist from the Wuji Taoist Sect nodded slightly.

"May I know if there are any restrictions on entering the spirit realm?" Lu Xing asked, a question on behalf of the elders from his sect.

After all, such places, even if ancient and with exceptionally high status, are bound to contain heavenly and earthly treasures that extend life, which aging martial artists need the most.

The young Taoist from the Wuji Taoist Sect shook his head slightly and said, "The spirit realm is only open to martial artists under the age of forty."

"I see."

Lu Xing nodded, feeling somewhat relieved. Luckily, he was under thirty-five. Otherwise, had he learned of the wonders of the spirit realm yet been unable to enter, it might have shattered their morale.

"Do any of you have further questions?" the young Taoist scanned Lu Xing and the others.

After exchanging looks, they all shook their heads and said, "Thank you for the clarification, no more questions."

At this moment, a martial artist from the Beidou Sect approached Lu Xing and whispered something in his ear.

Straightaway, Lu Xing looked up at the six figures seated at the head and said, "The warriors from Da Xia have arrived, would you like to meet with them?"

Shen Han, Su Du, Bu Nantian, and others furrowed their brows upon hearing that court officials had come and said, "Why have you also invited court officials?"

Hearing this, Lu Xing shook his head and replied, "It wasn't my intention."

After speaking, he looked up at the head of the table, signifying that it was their wish.

"Announce him to enter," the young Taoist from the Wuji Taoist Sect nodded lightly.

In their view, with the Jing Tian Department's division in East Province, which is also a local force, the more people there are, the more power they have, making it easier to locate the spirit realm.

In the eyes of the people from the six major holy lands, they considered themselves the mine owners, while Lu Xing and his peers were like the miners, helping them to find the location of the secret realm.

Thus, no matter the force, as long as it could lend them strength, they were not averse to a meeting.

They were not afraid Da Xia's people would refuse; after all, in their view, the allure of an ancient secret realm was too tempting for anyone to reject.

It was then Su Du coldly inquired, "Who among the commanders of the Jing Tian Department in East Province has come?"

Aside from a few veteran commanders in heaven-grade positions, most typically possess the cultivation of the Hundred Orifices Stage, corresponding to their level.

Unexpectedly, Lu Xing shook his head and said, "It's not someone from the Jing Tian Department in East Province."

"Then who is it?" Shen Han from the Purple Extreme Sect asked, frowning.

Like most people in the martial world, the eight major forces of East Province generally did not have a favorable impression of Da Xia.

Hearing the question, Lu Xing replied, "It is Gu Chen from the Jing Tian Department in Tiandu."

"Gu Chen, the one who cultivated the Vajra Indestructible Body?"

At those words, the crowd's expressions shifted. Recently, due to the battle in Yan State, Gu Chen's reputation had reached high acclaim in the nine provinces.

After the battle in Yulong City, Gu Chen, who had slain an army of 120,000 barbarians and earned the title of Slaughterer, was well-known across the land, impossible for Bu Nantian and the others not to be aware of.

"Vajra Indestructible Body?"

Upon hearing this, even the young Taoist became somewhat interested, for even within the six major holy lands, those who had successfully cultivated the Vajra Indestructible Body were few and far between.

A young sword repairer from the Vault of Sky Sword Sect scoffed, "Did he cultivate the Vajra Indestructible Body on his own or just get lucky and rely on external forces?"

In his view, given the current state of the environment in the nine provinces, even in the six major holy lands, it was rare for anyone to cultivate a Vajra Indestructible Body, let alone elsewhere in the nine provinces.

After all, to achieve Vajra Indestructible Body at the Vajra Stage, even in ancient times, one would need the aid of various heavenly and earthly treasures as well as wondrous elixirs.

Not everyone could defy the odds like Gu Chen, cultivating multiple legendary body-refining techniques to perfection while at the Vajra Stage, without the help of precious resources.

Overhearing this, Su Du sneered, "Certainly, Jing Tian Department must have spared no expense to provide Gu Chen with some kind of heavenly treasure. After all, he is regarded as the greatest prodigy in the nine provinces in hundreds of years, quite remarkable."

"Ha, how laughable!"

The young sword repairer from the Vault of Sky Sword Sect shook his head, his expression filled with disdain.

Yet, the young Taoist from the Wuji Taoist Sect and the other successors of the holy lands suddenly became more interested, looking forward to meeting Gu Chen with a sense of expectation.