Chapter 370: The Fourth Heaven Vein

Chapter 370: The Fourth Heaven Vein

Zhenyao Immortal City.

Three years have passed.

The demonic invasion has become increasingly rampant.

A large number of cultivators have entered Zhenyao Immortal City, joining the ranks to resist the demons, with the goal of obtaining the flesh of Chaos Beasts.

The flesh of the Chaos Divine Elephant is abundant enough to sustain this prolonged conflict.

"Boom!"

"Boom!!"

The war drums resounded, echoing throughout Zhenyao Immortal City.

Jiang Nanfeng, responsible for defending the immortal city, immediately headed to the city walls. He saw an endless stream of demons pouring out of the realm passage, their numbers so vast they seemed to blot out the sky.

"Hmph, these demons are back again, as if they can never be completely eradicated!!"

"What's there to fear? I've killed more demons than I can count, at least ten thousand. As long as they dare to come, I'll be ready to kill them. My cultivation has reached a bottleneck, and now is the perfect time to break through using demon cores!"

"The number of demons cannot be infinite. Eventually, we will eradicate them all!"

The scattered cultivators defending the immortal city looked at the large number of demons without a trace of fear.

Those who were afraid had either already died on the battlefield or left Zhenyao Immortal City long ago.

Anyone who remained was fearless and ready to fight.

Especially after years of warfare, even the weakest of these cultivators had killed hundreds or thousands of demons. The iron-blooded aura of killing that they had accumulated was not easily concealed.

"Prepare the entire army!"

Jiang Nanfeng barked the order. The hundred-thousand-strong demon suppression army was now fully assembled, their terrifying and solemn aura permeating the air, causing other cultivators to look on with apprehension.

"The demon suppression army has arrived!"

"Even though I've seen them many times, every encounter with the demon suppression army still makes my heart race instinctively!"

"Hmph... the demon suppression army has killed at least a billion, if not several billion, demons. It's hard to imagine that the Divine Martial Empire has trained such a formidable elite force. If such a force were to appear in the outside world, how many armies could stand against it?"

The cultivators who looked at the demon suppression army had expressions of both solemnity and admiration.

Over the years, countless members of the demon suppression army have died, and many new recruits have joined, but these so-called new recruits were also veterans of Zhenyao Immortal City.

To put it bluntly, any surviving member of the demon suppression army has the blood of at least ten thousand demons on their hands, possibly more.

If such a blood-soaked elite force were to leave Zhenyao Immortal City, it would surely cause a great upheaval in the world.

It was clear to anyone with eyes to see that the Divine Martial Empire was using the demons to forge this elite force.

As for why the Divine Martial Empire was doing this, opinions varied.

But one thing was certain: the power of the demon suppression army was undeniable.

At this moment, the void trembled.

A vast demonic aura surged into the heavens, casting a terrifying pressure that swept across the battlefield, as if it could tear the sky apart.

"Demon Lord!"

Jiang Nanfeng's eyes narrowed.

This was not the first time a Demon Lord had intervened. Over the past few years, several Demon Lords had attempted to break through Zhenyao Immortal City's defenses.

But every time a Demon Lord attacked, they were repelled by the demon suppression army.

The demon suppression army of today was far superior to when it was first established.

Even Jiang Nanfeng, the commander of the Demon Suppression Corps, had advanced to the Seventh Level of the Palace of Dao Realm, his true strength rivaling that of a Semi-Saint.

With the support of the hundred-thousand-strong demon suppression army, even a Demon Lord could be confronted.

Moreover.

Apart from the Demon Suppression Army,

the Divine Martial Empire has an extremely powerful Deceptive Deity on its side.

With this,

the Demon Lord can hardly cause any significant turmoil.

Of course,

this only applies to the Demon Lord.

A year ago,

a Demon King-level powerhouse had infiltrated the demon army and suddenly launched an attack, slaying numerous human cultivators and causing chaos along the defensive lines.

However, before the Demon King could truly break through the defenses, he was instantly killed by Gu Qingfeng with a single strike from afar.

Throughout the entire incident,

Gu Qingfeng did not make a personal appearance.

He simply struck from a distance with one slash, slaying the Demon King on the spot.

Due to Gu Qingfeng's presence and oversight, Jiang Nanfeng has the confidence to handle everything.

Now, as Jiang Nanfeng's thoughts solidified, the Demon Lord had already launched a fierce attack, his terrifying power shattering space as if intending to destroy the entire city wall.

"Abomination, dare you be so insolent in my presence!"

Jiang Nanfeng roared in anger, his longsword unsheathing from his back, releasing a blinding blood-red blade of light that split the sky and clashed directly with the force of the palm strike.

The void trembled and shattered, the blade of light dissipating inch by inch, while a powerful force surged forward, forcing Jiang Nanfeng to retreat through the air, each step causing the space beneath his feet to explode.

Releasing the force!

Facing a Demon Lord whose strength rivaled a Saint, even though Jiang Nanfeng's power was on par with a half-saint, he could not match the Demon Lord in a one-on-one battle.

The only way to ensure he remained unharmed was to release the force.

"Being able to block my palm strike, you do indeed have some strength!"

The White-Winged Demon Lord's eyes flickered, his gaze on Jiang Nanfeng filled with a hint of surprise.

He hadn't expected

that a seemingly insignificant being at the Dao Palace Realm could withstand his palm strike and remain unscathed.

However,

the White-Winged Demon Lord wasn't too concerned.

The Dao Palace Realm was just the Dao Palace Realm; it was nothing in his presence.

As he spoke, the White-Winged Demon Lord attacked again, his Saint-level power surging forth, the heavens and earth trembling under the terrifying pressure.

"Follow me, Demon Suppression Army, to meet the enemy!"

Jiang Nanfeng's face was filled with killing intent. As he spoke, the Demon Suppression Army of a hundred thousand immediately formed their battle formation, their various terrifying powers merging into a single entity.

"Boom—"

Jiang Nanfeng took a step into the air, wielding the combined strength of the Demon Suppression Army to deliver a powerful slash, instantly reducing a hundred miles of space to dust. The blood-red blade of light seemed to solidify, causing the White-Winged Demon Lord's brow to furrow.

Boom!

Rumbling!!!

The powerful force erupted, sending shockwaves that swept through the area.

At that moment,

several more forces, not weaker than the White-Winged Demon Lord, erupted from the realm channel.

"Five Demon Lords!"

"The Demon Clan has gone mad—"

Upon seeing this, the others' faces changed dramatically.

In the past, even when a Demon Lord appeared, there was usually only one. Now, five Demon Lords had appeared at once.

This was an extraordinary situation.

Soon,

the news of the five Demon Lords' appearance spread throughout Zhenyao Immortal City and reached Gu Yang almost immediately.

His face, however, showed little concern.

"Zhenyao Immortal City has the Supreme Emperor. I believe that a mere five Demon Lords will not cause much trouble!"

"Your Majesty is right... However, the fact that the Demon Clan has sent five Demon Lords despite knowing that the Supreme Emperor is overseeing Zhenyao Immortal City is indeed unusual!"

In the Imperial Study, Liang Jin spoke slowly, his face showing a hint of worry.

In his view,

Even if the Demons had many powerful individuals, they wouldn't recklessly send Demon Lords to their deaths.

A year ago, the appearance of that Demon King was to test whether Gu Qingfeng was still in Zhenyao Immortal City.

But after the test, the Demons waited another year before sending five more Demon Lords. This was quite intriguing.

After all, even if the Demons had a large number, the number of individuals who could reach the Demon Lord level was definitely limited.

Such powerful individuals would never come here to die needlessly.

Liang Jin's words

made Gu Yang's expression turn much more solemn.

"Your meaning is... that the Demons are planning a large-scale invasion to completely crush Zhenyao Immortal City's defenses!?"

"This is just an old subject's speculation, but it can't be ruled out!"

Liang Jin nodded.

Gu Yang took a deep breath, his eyes flickering with uncertainty.

Clearly,

Liang Jin's words had given him some bad premonitions.

After a moment,

Gu Yang said, "The Supreme Emperor is not as simple as they think. If the Demons really launch a large-scale attack, unless a You Di level powerhouse appears, they might not be a match for the Supreme Emperor.

Currently, our Divine Martial Empire is just one step away from becoming an imperial dynasty. I plan to fully open the treasury, pouring a large amount of resources into various areas to enhance the strength of the court and stabilize the people!"

"Once Gu Yue Province stabilizes a bit more, I believe the court will be able to ascend to the rank of an imperial dynasty!"

"Your Majesty's idea is well-considered, and this old subject agrees!"

Liang Jin nodded.

Although this would greatly deplete the Divine Martial Empire's resources, it was necessary in critical times.

As long as the Divine Martial Empire could ascend to an imperial dynasty, many problems would be resolved.

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On the other side,

in the main hall of the City Lord's Residence.

Gu Qingfeng opened his eyes, and a mysterious aura seemed to emanate from his physical body. If someone had the ability to see through, they would find that four towering divine pillars had formed within him.

These divine pillars

were Heaven Veins.

After several years of effort,

Gu Qingfeng successfully cultivated the fourth level of the Heaven Vein True Scripture, forming his fourth Heaven Vein.

"Fourth level of the Heaven Vein True Scripture!"

"If I use the power of four Heaven Veins, I wonder if I have the qualifications to truly challenge an Emperor!"

Gu Qingfeng examined himself internally, and the four towering divine veins came into view. Even though these four Heaven Veins were formed by himself, when he truly saw them, he still felt an overwhelming pressure.

As Gu Qingfeng's cultivation increased,

he could better understand the extraordinary nature of the Heaven Veins.

With four Heaven Veins,

Gu Qingfeng could tap into boundless power with just a thought.

With three Heaven Veins,

Gu Qingfeng could triple his strength to the maximum.

Now with four Heaven Veins,

he could quadruple his strength.

When he could triple his strength,

Gu Qingfeng could easily suppress an Empire Aspirant level deceptive heavenly emperor, and even face Hane Hai You Huang and easily fend him off.

Now with four times his strength,

Gu Qingfeng had the confidence to directly slay Hane Hai You Huang.

And—

this was not the end of his three-year seclusion.

...

Name: Gu Qingfeng

Age: 124/9000

Realm: Sage King Realm, Second Level

Martial Arts: Heaven Vein True Scripture (Fourth Level), Heavenly Blade (Perfected), Great Wasteland Fist Sutra (Perfected), Desolate Ancient Era Heavenly Blade (Perfected), Purple Extreme Dao Canon (Perfected), Departing Wind True Scripture (Perfected), Nirvana Dao Scripture (Ninth Level of the Dao Palace), Heavenly Phoenix Divine Technique (Perfected), Nine Heavens Scripture (First Level of the Great Sage Chapter), Divine Sky Thunder (Perfected), Nine Yang Dao Scripture (Perfected), Ten Thousand Spirits Dao Scripture (Perfected), Depth Sutra (Second Level of the Sage King Chapter), Ancient Divine King Sutra (Ninth Level of the Dao Palace) (slightly)

Upgrade Points: 13,600

...

When Gu Qingfeng's thoughts turned inward, the attribute panel appeared once more.

Three years of accumulation.

His upgrade points had now surpassed 13,000.

This number of upgrade points was enough to advance his cultivation by another level.

Without hesitation, Gu Qingfeng immediately spent 10,000 points to boost his cultivation to the third level of the Sage King Realm.

"Sage King Third Level!"

"Compared to the second level, my overall strength has increased significantly!"

"With the power of four Heaven Veins and my cultivation at the third level of the Sage King Realm, I believe no one below the Emperor Realm can match me!"

"As for the Emperor Realm..."

Gu Qingfeng shook his head slightly.

He had not truly faced an Emperor and could not yet fully grasp the might of that realm.

After all, those at that level were considered the pinnacle of the lower realm, the ultimate limit of cultivation.

Only beings at that level had the qualifications to enter the Immortal Domain.

From this, it was clear that the Emperor Realm was far from simple.

However, Gu Qingfeng was not overly concerned. From the information he had gleaned from the Deceptive Heavenly Emperor, the pressure from the Emperor Realm was not as daunting as it once was.

Moreover, considering his breakthrough to a new level within three years,

Gu Qingfeng was confident that he could reach the Empire Aspirant Realm in just a few more years.

Once he reached the Empire Aspirant Realm and had the power of four Heaven Veins, even an Emperor would not intimidate him.

Following this,

Gu Qingfeng looked beyond the great hall.

The current battlefield scene was now fully within his view.

"Five Demon Lords!"

"The Demon Clan is still not ready to give up!"

Gu Qingfeng's eyes turned cold.

In his eyes, the appearance of the five Demon Lords was causing considerable trouble for the human side.

Even though Zhenyao Immortal City's overall strength had increased significantly over the years, dealing with five Demon Lords was no easy task.

Seeing this,

Gu Qingfeng had no intention of standing by idly.

He had not intervened earlier because he was in seclusion, breaking through his cultivation, and had no time to spare.

If it weren't for that Demon King nearly breaching Zhenyao Immortal City's defenses, Gu Qingfeng would not have wanted to disrupt his cultivation process.

After all, cultivation often requires a critical moment.

Once this moment is interrupted by external factors, it becomes much harder to regain it.

But now, things were different.

Breaking through to the fourth level of the Heaven Vein True Scripture, and subsequently to the fifth level, would not happen in a short time.

Thus,

Gu Qingfeng no longer had any need to remain in seclusion.

With a thought,

Gu Qingfeng took a step, and his figure instantly vanished from the great hall.

At the same time,

On the battlefield,

a terrifying pressure swept across the sky and earth. In an instant, both human and demon cultivators felt their body hairs stand on end, as if being watched by some fearsome presence. Many cultivators involuntarily broke out in cold sweat.

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