Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Inadvertently learning of Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu's progress, Chu Zheng felt a significant impact.

The terrifying advancement speed of the Incense Fire Divine Path made him quite envious.

However, it was just a thought.

This path is difficult to complete, as seen from the current distribution of Heavenly Fate in the Myriad Realms, which only occupies fifteen percent and is divided among various Taoist Orthodoxies.

If the Taoist School did not have the support of an elusive Ancestral Dao, it would hold a mere fraction.

In the Myriad Realms, the Incense Fire Divine Path is not renowned, and there are no famous deities associated with it, reflecting the fate of this lineage.

Most cultivators prefer to believe only in themselves, and those who wholeheartedly worship deities are indeed few, involving some low-grade cultivators or even mortals, willing to offer incense.

Once cultivation reaches a certain level, numbers no longer compensate.

Chu Zheng re-entered the shop, looked at Bai Nian behind the counter, and spoke softly:

"I've made progress in my cultivation and need to take a trip. The return date is uncertain. Should any changes occur, you may send word to me."

After settling down here, Chu Zheng took the opportunity to release Bai Nian. The Laws within his Grotto Heaven were imperfect, staying there for extended periods wouldn't benefit Bai Nian's cultivation.

Furthermore, he was amidst the Five Elements Great Tribulation without achieving Perfection, and frequent drastic changes within his Small World were not conducive for living creatures to thrive for long.

"Alright." Bai Nian didn't say much and agreed directly, then with a shift in his gaze, he said slowly, "If convenient, please check whether there is any significant event in the outside world."

Over the years, he had adapted quickly to life in the Underground Palace, but with scarce conflicts and noteworthy events, it inevitably felt somewhat uninteresting.

Squeak—

Shang Zuling entered from the back door, looking at Chu Zheng with a slightly changed expression, "Are you about to cross the Earth Tribulation?"

Over the years, she had come to learn a lot about Chu Zheng's past experiences. It was unexpected that in less than a few years after crossing the Fire Tribulation, Chu Zheng was taking another step forward.

"Almost."

Chu Zheng didn't say much. In fact, his cultivation was currently at the Second Tribulation Middle Stage, and his Heart Fire wasn't strong enough. He was still far from crossing the Earth Tribulation but, with the cultivation of Qi Refining Immortal Realm, he could attempt it.

The Qi Refining lineage posed no bottlenecks for him, only the trouble of Tribulation Qi.

Shang Zuling quickly calmed her emotions and spoke lightly, "I've received much care from you these few years. I have an object to give you, which should be somewhat helpful in strengthening your foundation in the Earth Element."

"It's unnecessary. Keep it for yourself. I saved you also because of the great kindness from Cangyun Immortal Monarch; you owe me nothing."

Chu Zheng shook his head declining. Firstly, he didn't think there was anything from Shang Zuling that could aid him, and secondly, helping Shang Zuling had been a spontaneous act without expecting anything in return.

At that time, Shang Zuling was fully capable of protecting herself, and there weren't many in the Underground Palace area who could pose a threat to her.

"That was his help, not mine." Shang Zuling interrupted Chu Zheng, flipping her hand and taking out a fist-sized Earth Yellow Spirit Crystal with a faint flame flickering inside:

"When you helped me heal years ago, and all the cultivation resources these years were from you, I need to repay this favor."

Chu Zheng was about to speak, but his gaze swept over the object in Shang Zuling's hand and he held back his words.

[Earth Vein Stone Fire (Eighth Order): Heavenly Fire Spark fell into the deep Earth Veins, the Essence Qi was absorbed by the Earth Veins, gestating this Earth Treasure. When integrated into a living being's body, it significantly enhances affinity with earth attribute primordial energy.]

This Stone Fire, an extremely rare Earth Element Spiritual Object, Chu Zheng, who had seen countless treasures and various spiritual objects over the years, was encountering Stone Fire for the first time. Read exclusive chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

Moreover, this Stone Fire, containing both Earth and Fire properties, not only increased affinity with earth attribute primordial energy but also nourished the Heart Flame, making it very suitable for his current condition.

Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water—the Five Elements correspond to the five organs in the human body: liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

Among the Five Organs, the Earth Element corresponds to the Center Palace, governing the spleen. Situated in the central position among the Five Elements, it supports the upper parts and initiates the lower ones, consolidates the Heart Flame, and strengthens the spleen to generate Metal Element's moisture for the lungs.

If he could refine this Stone Fire, Chu Zheng's progress to the Fourth Tribulations would significantly accelerate.

"You don't need to refuse. I cultivate the Vast Earth Nourishing Spirit True Scripture, and I am well aware of the effects of this object. I obtained it in the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield; it has nothing to do with the Shang Family or my ancestors."

Seeing Chu Zheng remaining silent, Shang Zuling directly tossed over the Earth Vein Stone Fire: "You'll definitely need it now."

Chu Zheng did not decline excessively, taking the Earth Vein Stone Fire into his palm, and nodded, saying: "Then I shall borrow it, and return it to you in the future."

He spoke with confidence; even if he could never find another Earth Vein Stone Fire, he could look for another earth attribute Immortal Treasure to return to Shang Zuling.

Stepping into the Third Tribulation, leveraging the many Divine Skills of Qi Refining, he would not encounter too much danger in the Lower Heavenly Domain, thus he could take bolder actions and no longer be trapped within this Underground Palace.

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Nearly five years later, Chu Zheng returned to the Lower Heavenly Domain.

Above the sky, the suns still gathered in clusters, and one could vaguely see some landscapes of the Middle Layer Heavenly Domain, that was the main battlefield for beings of the Eighth Order.

Chu Zheng concealed his aura, cautiously exploring his surroundings, seeking a suitable place for undergoing tribulation.

Crossing the Earth Tribulation, the earth attribute primordial energy was restless, likely to trigger the earth veins to upheaval, causing significant disturbances hence a remote location was needed, while also scouting for information.

After groping around for several days, Chu Zheng made some discoveries.

Judging by the reactions of the Myriad Realms, the pace of attack from the Immortal Alliance seemed to have suddenly slowed down, not as aggressively pressing as before, but there were still many True Immortals active outside.

When encountering people from other realms, these True Immortals did not engage, but retreated upon contact, showing no intention of entanglement, seemingly in search of someone.

Learning of this situation, Chu Zheng couldn't help thinking about the responses of those people from the Immortal Alliance before, the drastic change in attitude of the Immortal Alliance if they merely wanted to kill him, seemed overly complicated.

Could there really be some reasons?

Chu Zheng examined himself, the only thing that could catch the eye of the Immortal Alliance, he could think of was this Qi-refining Technique, which had attracted the attention of the Immortal Alliance.

Or perhaps, it was something else…

The Eternal Calamity Treasure Record he was currently cultivating was obtained inside the Cangyun Secret Realm, personally imparted by the Ancestral Dao Statue.

The crux of it, he had never fully figured out, could it be the Immortal Alliance had gotten some clues about the Ancestral Dao from the Cangyun Realm? To find traces of the Ancestral Dao through him?

Or perhaps they saw the possibility of the coexistence of Qi-refining Technique and the Immortal Path, trying to use this as a starting point.

To Chu Zheng, both possibilities seemed very likely.

Within the Immortal Path, there already exist many cultivation skills that resonate with Qi-refining Techniques, especially at the True Immortal Realm, also employing the Way of Five Elements and Yin Yang.

If there was to be a distinct peculiarity, it would be the necessity of having the Immortal Bone to enter its ranks.

This was actually the greatest limiting factor in the development of the Immortal Path, without this restriction, there would definitely be many more cultivators of the Immortal Path, and the Heavenly Fate occupied by the Immortal Path would also be not just the current twenty percent.

Relying to himself for a while, Chu Zheng felt indecisive for a moment; now the Martial Hall sought to kill him, while the Immortal Alliance sought to protect him, if there came a day of unforeseen mishaps, rendering him no escape, perhaps the Immortal Alliance could become a new route for retreat.

But if so, what circumstances was Song Lingxue in right now?

Thinking of this, Chu Zheng furrowed his brows, setting aside distracting thoughts temporarily, he found an uninhabited area and triggered the Earth Tribulation.

In an instant, the vast land within hundreds of thousands of miles began to tremble, abundant Earth Vein Qi surged out, turning into rows of orange-yellow earth dragons, soaring into the sky, heading straight for Chu Zheng.

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Within a verdant ancient forest.

A woman in her early twenties was seated cross-legged under a tree root, with green hair draped over her shoulders, her appearance exquisitely beautiful, her skin like snow.

Suddenly, her ears twitched, and she abruptly opened her eyes:

"Earth-Attributed Spirit Qi is going berserk, is someone crossing the Earth Tribulation?"