Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

"Have you heard? The Marquis of Wu'an in Da Xia is dead!"

"Huh? What did you say?"

"I said, the Marquis of Wu'an in Da Xia is dead!"

"Impossible, what kind of man is the Marquis of Wu'an? He is the foremost martial prodigy throughout the ages in Jiuzhou, a man of celestial talent. Are you saying he could die? What a joke, carelessly spreading rumors, be careful, or the people of Da Xia will catch you and lock you up!"

In a tavern, a group of martial artists discussed animatedly.

With Ling Yun Valley and Six Union God Sect's strong push, the news of Gu Chen's death spread like a hurricane throughout the states, and within just over ten days, it had nearly reached the entire world.

After all, Gu Chen's fame was known to everyone under the heavens; he had become the face of the Jing Tian Department of Da Xia, and his moniker as Butcher Gu Chen was even more widespread, to the point of common knowledge.

In particular, what resonated most was his identity as the number one martial prodigy in Jiuzhou, it can be said that Gu Chen's rise was a legend and he was the idol of many young warriors in Jiuzhou nowadays.

Therefore, when the news of Gu Chen's death spread, many people's first reaction was disbelief.

At this moment, a martial artist in the tavern retorted, "The Marquis of Wu'an would die? Hahaha, stop joking. If anyone can survive, it won't be the Marquis of Wu'an. Do you think the Jing Tian Department would allow such a peerless genius to meet with disaster?"

"Hmm, that makes sense." As soon as these words were said, countless martial artists nodded in agreement.

The first martial artist who spoke felt indignant and said, "What I'm saying is true, if you don't believe me, go out and ask. The news has gone mad outside, the Marquis of Wu'an of Da Xia is dead!"

"It's true, I heard the news as well."

Just then, another warrior who entered the tavern nodded and said, "The Marquis of Wu'an of Da Xia has indeed died. To deal with him, Six Union God Sect in Youzhou dispatched three top grandmasters who had reached the divine realm of martial arts!"

"What?!"

"Could this really be true?"

Suddenly, the tavern boiled with excitement, and everyone discussed animatedly, starting to inquire about the reasons.

"This has been confirmed in Youzhou; I have a friend who is there. They say the battle was earth-shattering, leaving devastation in its wake. Three divine realm top grandmasters surrounded and attacked Marquis Wu'an alone!"

"Three divine realm fighters, how could the Marquis of Wu'an withstand that?"

"The celestial-talented Marquis of Wu'an, just like that, died at the hands of the demon sect?"

"The demon sect and its evil doings are truly detestable!"

Martial artists who supported Gu Chen were filled with righteous indignation at this moment, openly cursing the demon sect.

Ling Yun Valley, in order to not expose their allegiance to the Six Union God Sect, concealed their involvement.

But then, there were also voices of opposition, saying, "Isn't it good that Butcher is dead? Would you rather wait for him to grow into a second Emperor of Summer, aiding Da Xia in suppressing the world, becoming a sword hanging over our heads?"

"Exactly, I also think that it's good that Butcher is dead, at least we don't have to worry about the future."

Many martial artists felt relieved at Gu Chen's death, thinking that it put their minds at ease.

"Impossible, I refuse to believe the Marquis of Wu'an is dead, He won't die, the Marquis of Wu'an is undefeated in a hundred battles!" a young martial artist, an admirer of Gu Chen, declared.

An older martial artist glanced at him, shook his head, and said, "Undefeated in a hundred battles? How could that be possible? This Butcher was far too flamboyant in the Jianghu. Young people don't understand the need for restraint, and that is the outcome. Do you have any idea of what it means to face three top grandmasters of the divine realm?"

Another martial artist nodded, saying, "That's right, with three divine realm powerhouses taking action and rumored to be assisted by a mysterious late-stage divine realm strongman, there's no way Butcher Gu Chen could have survived. He couldn't live, and there was no chance he could."

"To kill Butcher, the demon sect really went to great lengths."

"Knowing of Gu Chen's death, Da Xia must be going insane, right?"

"Of course, wouldn't you be?"

At this moment, all across Jiuzhou, everyone was discussing the matter. Upon learning that the demon sect dispatched three divine realm top grandmasters to surround and kill Gu Chen, almost everyone believed the outcome was set; Gu Chen was undoubtedly dead.

Only a small handful of people steadfastly believed that Gu Chen would once again create a miracle.

Of course, unsurprisingly, these individuals were mostly young people. The older generation believed that these youths simply did not understand the implications of facing top grandmasters of the divine realm, which is why they thought so.
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"A peerless genius has fallen just like that." This was the sigh in the hearts of countless people.

Inside the inner city of Tiandu, within Prince Huai's Mansion.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, it's terrible, something major has happened!" Upon receiving the news, Mr. Gongsun hurried to the study with a frantic look to find King Huai.

At that moment, King Huai sat there steadily, like a majestic mountain, and on hearing the commotion, he glanced coolly at Mr. Gongsun and said, "You are a Xiantian realm martial grandmaster, why do you always act so frantically?"

Mr. Gongsun, looking extremely anxious, said, "Your Highness, the news is so shocking that I couldn't maintain my composure. The whole world is about to be thrown into chaos!"

Upon hearing this, King Huai's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "What matter could be so critical as to affect the entirety of Jiuzhou?"

Mr. Gongsun hurriedly said, "Trouble in Youzhou. The Governor of Youzhou, Liang Zhao, has sent a message back saying that the Marquis of Wu'an, Gu Chen, has died in battle!"

"Gu Chen is dead?" Hearing this, King Huai was somewhat surprised and asked, "Who killed him?"

"It was the demon sect. It is said that they sent three top grandmasters of the divine realm and another mysterious late-stage divine realm strongman to encircle the Marquis of Wu'an. Overmatched, the Marquis died on the spot," Mr. Gongsun solemnly said.