Demon Slaying, Gaining 60 Years of Cultivation From the Start

King Huai nodded, "I had anticipated such a day would come, and I did warn him back then. Young people need to learn restraint; too rigid and they're prone to break. They must understand the virtue of flexibility in firmness, but evidently, he did not take it to heart."

When Mr. Gongsun saw King Huai's composed expression, he couldn't help but hesitate as he said, "The death of Marquis Wu'an will have a significant impact on Da Xia, Your Highness…"

With a calm demeanor, King Huai said, "Are you asking me why I am not the slightest bit worried?"

Mr. Gongsun, upon hearing this, nodded in response.

King Huai spoke indifferently, "Actually, Gu Chen's death is a blessing in disguise. Had he lived, he could have jeopardized my grand scheme. Although I appreciate talent, what use is a genius that I cannot control?"

Listening to King Huai's undisguised remarks, a chill ran through Mr. Gongsun's heart.

Nowadays, since King Huai had returned to the political scene, he firmly controlled the court. It may seem that Emperor Ji Yuan was presiding over the morning court from the dragon throne, but in truth, everything was dictated by King Huai.

In the entire golden hall, only a tiny minority of ministers still sided with Emperor Ji Yuan, while the remaining vast majority had shifted their allegiance to King Huai.

It could be said that Emperor Ji Yuan's power had been completely hollowed out.

At that moment, King Huai continued, "Although I think Gu Chen's death was to be expected, it truly is a pity. Had he heeded my advice in the past and become useful to me, serving as the sharpest sword in my hand, that would have been ideal, and he would not have met such an end."

Mr. Gongsun remained silent, offering no comment.

"Alright, you may leave now. Don't disturb me unless it's important," King Huai waved his hand.

"Yes." With a bow, Mr. Gongsun excused himself and slowly left the room.

"The King's ambition has now fully revealed itself." As he turned to leave, Mr. Gongsun whispered in his heart.

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Palace, Emperor Ji Yuan also received the news.

"What did you say, Gu Chen is dead?!"

Drapped in his dragon robe, Emperor Ji Yuan's complexion turned particularly ugly. He had been having a tough time lately; now, upon learning of Gu Chen's death from Eunuch Huang, the Emperor's face twisted into a gruesome expression.

At that moment, Emperor Ji Yuan seized Eunuch Huang by the neck, shaking him as he questioned him fiercely.

"Tell me, how could Gu Chen die? How could he die? All of this must be false, tell me, tell me it's all false!" Emperor Ji Yuan roared, his face contorted with rage. The series of blows he had suffered lately, coupled with this news, became the last straw breaking him, and he completely lost his mind.
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Panic-stricken and flustered, Eunuch Huang was at a loss for words.

"Speak, tell me, tell me!" Emperor Ji Yuan bellowed, his forehead veins bulging.

"Your...Your Majesty...please...please take care of your dragon health..." Eunuch Huang stammered.

"Take care? I take care for nothing! Impossible, I refuse to believe Gu Chen is dead. Yes, go to the Jing Tian Department, go now, and summon Qin Wu for me!"

"No, that's not right. Prepare the carriage, prepare it now. I must go to the Qintian Monitor, I want to see the Tower Supervisor. He must know the truth; I can't believe Gu Chen is dead!"

Emperor Ji Yuan clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot as his chest heaved with rough breaths, and his handsome face was twisted in distress.

Seeing Eunuch Huang dawdling, Emperor Ji Yuan shouted, "You wretched servant, move quickly!"

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Ji Yuan violently overturned all the tables and chairs in front of him, creating a constant rattling noise.

Eunuch Huang, who had never seen Emperor Ji Yuan like this, was dumbstruck. Seeing the Emperor's fury, he hurriedly said, "This servant obeys, I shall go immediately."

...

At the headquarters of the Jing Tian Department.

As deputy commander of the Jing Tian Department overseeing branches across the nine provinces, Qin Wu naturally received the news first.

At that moment, with a solemn expression, he had already made his way to the Star Gazing Platform and sought out the Tower Supervisor.

Qin Wu asked directly, "Tower Supervisor, is it true that Gu Chen has died?"

With white hair and beard, the Tower Supervisor was sitting cross-legged on the Star Gazing Platform, slightly tilting his head upward. After musing for a while, his snow-white brows furrowed.

The reason was that even he could no longer divine Gu Chen's whereabouts, even when employing the Heavenly Human Gazing Skill.

As if Gu Chen had vanished from this world, regardless of how the Tower Supervisor projected, he could not ascertain Gu Chen's whereabouts and current situation.

The unfailingly accurate Heavenly Human Gazing Skill was rendered ineffective at this moment.

This could only mean one of two things: either Gu Chen had left this world and gone elsewhere, or Gu Chen had truly perished, as the dead were beyond the reach of the Heavenly Human Gazing Skill.

Seeing the Tower Supervisor's demeanor, a sense of dread hung over Qin Wu, "Tower Supervisor, could it be that Gu Chen has truly met with some accident?"

The Tower Supervisor shook his head, "I do not know; the Heavenly Human Gazing Skill is ineffective."

Boom!

The words of the Tower Supervisor struck Qin Wu like a bolt from the blue, sending a shock through his body. Even the Tower Supervisor could not determine Gu Chen's fate. Could it be that Gu Chen had really fallen?

At this moment, the Tower Supervisor too had his brows knitted together. Since the arrival of those from other domains, the course of the nine provinces had become increasingly chaotic, making his divinations more difficult. The cosmic order had even begun to darken lately, further complicating the Tower Supervisor's attempts to ascertain Gu Chen's fate.

"Supervisor, what should we... what should we do now?" Qin Wu was somewhat dazed, as the Tower Supervisor had personally told him that Gu Chen was a ray of hope for the nine provinces. But now, with Gu Chen gone, what would happen to the nine provinces, what would happen to Da Xia?

The Tower Supervisor sighed softly, "For now, we just observe and see how things unfold."

Truth be told, the Tower Supervisor couldn't believe that Gu Chen had perished. His previous divinations suggested that Gu Chen was not destined for an early death.

Of course, ever since Gu Chen had received the heavenly seed, even trying to divine anything related to him had proven very difficult for the Tower Supervisor, often yielding only vague clues.

At this very moment, the world was abuzz with the news of Gu Chen's death, impossible to contain. Gu Chengfeng's family too had heard the news.

"Our eldest son... our eldest son is dead?" Gu Chengfeng's face was ashen, his gaze vacant, his body swaying as though he could barely stand.

"Father... Father, what's wrong? Please, don't scare me..." Gu Qingyan was deeply saddened, her eyes welling up, but she was even more startled at the sight of Gu Chengfeng's condition.

"Madam, Madam!"

At this moment, a cry of alarm came from Maid Xiao Yu as Xu Qinge, upon learning the news, went pale and collapsed into unconsciousness.