Chapter 60: Stunning the Entire Audience

  Gu Zhen landed on the stage, clasped his fists and said: "Gu Jia Gu Zhen, asking for Cloud Brother's guidance."

  Yun Xuan looked at the young man in front of him, with a multitude of emotions in his heart. He said, "I didn't expect that in just one short year, you would already have the qualifications to fight me, Gu Chen. You really exceeded my expectations."

  Gu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Is it?"

  Yun Xuan nodded, his eyes suddenly turned sharp and said: "Although it's beyond my expectation, but that's all. I have already entered the third layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm, you can't be my opponent. Today is the end of your legend."

  Everyone on the platform looked around, their eyes wide open, focusing intently on this duel. Le Shui City's former number one genius disciple, the newly risen star of the decisive battle, now Le Shui City's number one genius disciple.

  Two people were both given the title of Leishui City's First Genius at different times. Although Gu Chen's cultivation speed was more terrifying than Yun Xuan's, after all, it had only been a short time. Yun Xuan entered the Pre-Heaven Realm at 16 years old and this year, at 19 years old, he has already entered the third layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm.

  Gu Chen, however, had only entered the Xiantian realm this year. Although he had experience defeating a second-layer Xiantian cultivator, every time his cultivation level increased by one layer, his strength would increase several times over. A third-layer Xiantian was much more formidable than a second-layer one.

  In the eyes of the crowd, a first-layer cultivator of the Innate Realm wanting to defeat a third-layer cultivator of the Innate Realm is completely impossible.

  Moreover, Yun Xuan also had a mid-grade artifact, the Qing Xiao Flag, in his possession. The Qing Xiao Flag was the ancestral treasure of the Yun family and had always been owned by the head of the family. However, since the Three Families' Martial Gathering concerned the future interests of the families for the next twenty years, Yun Xuan naturally lent the flag to Yun Xuan for temporary use.

  The Azure Dragon Flag is infinitely close to a top-grade artifact and is the pinnacle of existence among mid-grade artifacts.

  The cultivation of the three layers of Xiantian Realm, with a mid-grade artifact Qingxiao Flag in hand, made Yunxuan's winning rate almost 99% in everyone's eyes, and Guchen was bound to lose.

  Only two people were exceptions, one was Gu Cang Yue and the other was Liu Hua Yuan. They sent out four layers of Xiantian realm to chase after him, but as a result, Gu Chen was safe and sound, while the pursuers lost their tracks. Gu Cang Yue and Liu Hua Yuan both stared intently at Gu Chen, wanting to know what he would use to face Yun Xuan.

  Gu Chen raised his hand, and a long sword appeared in his hand. The sword was three feet long, with one side completely black and the other side completely white, looking very eerie. Many people's pupils shrank, and their eyes widened in shock.

  This sword is very famous, it's the treasure of the ancient family that rules the clan, named: Yin Yang Split Origin Sword. It's also an existence that is infinitely close to a top-grade artifact among mid-grade artifacts, not inferior to the Qing Xiao Flag in Yun Xuan's hand.

  This time the martial arts conference concerns the family's interests for the next twenty years, how could Gu Xian not make preparations? He had long handed over the Yin Yang Separation Sword to Gu Chen. Although Gu Chen also took out a mid-grade artifact Qing Li Sword during the family competition, its power was somewhat inferior to that of the Yin Yang Separation Sword.

  But Gu Xian didn't know that Qing Lie Sword had already been refined into a top-grade artifact by Gu Chen.

  Gu Chen didn't decline, Qing Lie's sword had already been refined into a top-grade artifact, unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn't use it at the Three Families' Martial Gathering, but if Gu Chen took out one, it would definitely cause big trouble.

  He is not afraid of trouble but also does not want to intentionally cause trouble.

  "Gu Chen smiled and said: 'Do you still remember what I said a year ago?'"

  Yun Xuan nodded and said: "Remember, you said 'Don't cheat a young man who is poor, who has never been young before?'"

  Gu Chen shook his head and said, "Not this sentence, but the previous one."

  Yun Xuan's face changed color upon hearing this, and his voice was slightly angry as he said: "You say I am nothing more than that?"

  "That's right, I'll say it again today, you're nothing but that!" Gu Chen nodded and said.

  "Hmph... presumptuous." Yun Xuan was enraged, the Green Python Flag danced in the air, a strong gust of wind arose, and a green python coiled in the wind, baring its teeth and brandishing its claws.

  Gu Chen let out a loud laugh, and suddenly his innate true energy burst forth dramatically. In an instant, his cultivation rose from the first layer of the Innate Realm to the second layer.

  Yun Xuan's face changed again: "You? Have you actually reached the Second Layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm?"

  The surrounding audience was also shocked, Gu Chen had actually broken through to the second layer of the Xiantian realm again. Especially Gu Tai, his eyes were bloodshot and he couldn't believe it.

  Guchen had already defeated him when he was in the first layer of Xiantian, and now, just a few months later, he has reached the second layer. At this rate of cultivation, Gutai will never be able to catch up with him for the rest of his life.

  Gu Xian and the three elders all smiled, Gu Chen had defeated Gu Tai, who was in the second layer of the Pre-Heavenly realm, when he was only in the first layer. Now that he has reached the second layer, it's possible for him to defeat Yun Xuan, who is in the third layer.

  The two of them felt it and suddenly saw hope.

  The great elder didn't show much expression, but in his heart he was extremely astonished.

  Gu Cang Yue and Liu Hua Yuan furrowed their brows, especially Liu Hua Yuan, who looked at Gu Chen with even greater curiosity.

  "Good... good... No wonder you have such an attitude, and yet you've already entered the Second Layer of the Innate so quickly. But I'm not going to go easy on you... Hmph, do you think you can defeat me?"

  Yun Xuan originally wanted to say "I'm not Gu Tai...", but since the Yun family was on good terms with Gu Cang Yue, it wouldn't be suitable for him to say that, so he swallowed his words.

  Gu Chen smiled and said, "How about this?"

  As soon as the words fell, the calm and peaceful primordial true energy suddenly burst out again, and his cultivation rose from the second layer of the Primordial Realm to the third layer.

  "What……?" Yun Xuan's face turned pale in an instant, and he couldn't help but take a step back. First Heaven Realm, third layer? How is that possible? In just over a year, he had actually advanced from the Second Layer of the Post-Heaven Realm to the Third Layer of the Pre-Heaven Realm. Even if Yun Xuan was once the number one genius of Leishui City, it was still unbelievable.

  "What? Three layers of Innate Realm?" The surrounding crowd could no longer hold back their shock and exclaimed loudly.

  Especially Gu Xian and the three elders, their voices were filled with surprise and delight. It turned out that Gu Chen had already entered the third layer of the Pre-Heavenly Realm. In an instant, they felt victory within their grasp, and even saw hope in challenging the first position of the Liu family.

  The three layers of the Innate Realm? Liu Huayuan and Gu Cangyue couldn't help but change their expressions, thinking to themselves at the same time: "Could it be... that Liu Tong (Gu Qiansong) really died at the hands of Gu Chen?"

  Yun Hong's eyes widened as he stared at Gu Chen on the stage, suddenly realizing that bringing Yun Xue to the Gu house to break off the engagement was an incredibly foolish thing to do. A genius like him, who had originally been closely tied to the Yun family, had been stupidly severed from them.

  Yun Xuan didn't compare to Gu Tai, he only retreated half a step, his mind reacted and he regained his composure. He said: "You actually entered the Pre-Heaven Realm's third layer, compared to you, I'm really nothing. However, I want to see if your abilities match your realm, growing so fast in just over a year?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Xuan waved his right hand and the surrounding winds grew stronger. The green python was coiled on top of Yun Xuan's head, let out a long hiss towards the sky, and then Yun Xuan pointed the green python flag in his hand at Gu Chen. The green python immediately twisted its body and charged towards Gu Chen.

  Gu Chen's hands parted, and the yin-yang primordial sword split into two. He held one in each hand, one white and one black. Looking at the giant green python that was over ten zhang long, Gu Chen didn't dodge or retreat half a step.

  The Tian Jie Tempering Body Great Technique has been deployed. Gu Chen's physical body, strength and power have all been tripled.

  In the blink of an eye, the green jiao had already pounced in front of Gu Chen, its two dark iron claws, each over a zhang long, swiping at him from left and right.

  The claws of this green jiao are even harder than those of a roasted tiger, and its strength is slightly weaker. Even with a mid-grade artifact, it would be impossible to cause harm to it.

  Gu Chen's mouth curved into a slight arc, the yin-yang twin swords' sword aura burst forth, and in an instant, he chopped forward with two sword auras, meeting Qing Xiao's two iron claws.

  Yun Xuan's face showed a hint of joy, and he secretly thought: "Unless it's a cultivator above the middle stage of the Innate Realm, no one can harm Qing Xiao. He actually dared to fight Qing Xiao head-on, asking for trouble..."

  Gu Xian and others were also puzzled, although the Yin Yang Splitting Sword and the Qing Xiao Flag are both peak middle-grade artifacts, but for a cultivator in the early stages of the Pre-Heaven Realm, it is fundamentally impossible to harm the Qing Xiao within the flag. After all, the Qing Xiao has already been refined into an artifact, and compared to the real Qing Xiao, it is much stronger.

  With the Yin-Yang Separation Sword in hand, one should avoid a head-on confrontation with Qing Xiao, and look for opportunities to attack Yun Xuan who controls Qing Xiao. This is the only way to gain an advantage. Holding onto the Yin-Yang Separation Sword and engaging in a fierce battle with Qing Xiao?

  This is really...? Gu Xian and San Zhang Lao couldn't help but sigh in their hearts.

  Everyone on the platform was a high-ranking figure, and Gu Chen looked like he wasn't a rash person, but his current actions made people feel unexpected, and everyone showed an expression of surprise.

  The green python struck quickly, but Gu Chen's two swords sliced out even faster. In an instant, the sword aura and the python's claws clashed together, producing a deafening crash, while a blood-curdling scream suddenly rang out.

  Everyone's face changed drastically. The green snake's claws retracted, its face contorted in pain, and the mournful cry was indeed emitted by the green snake itself.

  How is this possible? Gu Chen clearly only had a cultivation base of three layers of Xiantian Realm, how could he possibly have injured Qing Xiao?

  Yun Xuan was shocked in his heart, and similarly, the audience around him was also thinking about this question, with a look of shock on their faces.

  Two sword auras flashed, Gu Chen was as fast as lightning, and he cut out two more swords, straight to the Qing Jiao's neck, wanting to behead it with one sword. The two sword auras came extremely quickly, and although Qing Jiao was controlled by Yun Xuan and was agile in the air, it couldn't dodge Gu Chen's lightning-fast two swords, so it could only raise its claws to block.

  Another mournful cry, the green jiao's face was even more painful, its head shook back, and it was no longer under Yun Xuan's control, wanting to escape back into the green jiao flag.

  This green python flag is the treasure of the Yun family, if the green python dies, this green python flag will also be destroyed. Seeing that the green python was no match for it, he had the intention to retreat and Yun Xuan took back the green python.

  Gu Chen rushed forward, like a maggot attached to bone, closely following the retreating body of Qing Xiao. The sword aura flashed continuously, all slashing towards Qing Xiao's body.

  In just a few breaths of time, the Qing Xiao sword was already injured. A faint voice sounded, "Hsss..." and a small crack appeared on the Qing Xiao flag.

  Yun Xuan's heart ached extremely and said: "Don't want to damage my magic weapon..."

  Gu Chen heard this and put away the Yin Yang Splitting Sword into his storage bag, with both hands empty, he let out a loud shout and said: "Don't use any magical tools, you come at me with one punch..."

  Only then did Gu Chen's body form a strange posture, with his waist bent and legs squatting, as if a great mountain was pressing down on him, rendering his body immobile.

  "Golden Strength Shatters Mountains..." Gu Chen let out a loud roar, and suddenly a fist shot out from an unexpected angle, striking with incredible force. In an instant, his body tensed up, and the massive mountain on top of him seemed to be shattered into dust by this single punch.

  A fist was thrown out, and a punch aura appeared in front of Gu Chen, about the size of his head, striking directly at Yun Xuan.

  Iron Fist of Great Strength...

  This is Gu Chen's first use of the Great Power Vajra Fist after entering the Pre-Heaven Realm. Now, with one punch, he also has a few strands of Buddhist Vajra style. That one punch, as big as a head, anyone can see that the power contained within is by no means small.

  Yun Xuan had just put the green python into the green python flag when a big fist came flying towards him. He didn't have time to dodge, and although his physical strength wasn't his strong point, he could only meet it head-on with another punch.

  Relying on physical strength, how can Yun Xuan compare to Gu Chen? Gu Chen's physical body at the fourth layer of the Pre-Heavenly Realm, strengthened by the Heavenly Forging Body Great Technique, even a sixth-layer Pre-Heavenly Realm cultivator would have to admit defeat in terms of physical strength alone.

  Rumble...

  A loud crash, Yun Xuan's body burst out backwards, one punch, and he was struck by Gu Chen out of the arena, flying a full twenty zhang in distance.