Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Just as he entered the starry sky, waves began to ripple in the nearby Star Sea, causing a wave of space-time laws, and an incomplete crystal fragment fell from an unknown spatial layer.

The crystal spanned thousands of miles, nearly half the size of the Stars, making it hard not to attract attention.

In a flash, the crystal fragment passed by Chu Zheng, condensed with moonlight-like Heavenly Dew. He glanced at it and casually captured it in his palm.

[Heavenly Mirror (Tenth Order): Once the treasure of the Star Moon Ancient Clan, it slumbered in the Chaos Sea for billions of years, baptized by the long laws of space-time, and ascended to an Ancestor Weapon, recently shattered by the Martial Dao Ancestor Soldier. With your current ability, it cannot be repaired.]

Ancestor Weapon?!

Seeing the information returned by the Spiritual Eye, a trace of horror flashed in Chu Zheng's eyes.

Recently shattered by the Martial Dao Ancestor Soldier, he didn't even have to think to know to whom this Heavenly Mirror previously belonged.

Having slumbered in the Chaos Sea for billions of years, it at least belonged to the Primordial Era in the Great Universe.

Chu Zheng had never heard of the Star Moon Ancient Clan, but the loss of their clan's treasure foreshadowed a dire fate.

Even though this level of Supreme Treasure is just a fragment, Chu Zheng can hardly shake it now, but in the future, there must be a chance to use it.

After storing the fragments of the Heavenly Mirror, Chu Zheng continued to wander in the Chaos Sea. Within a few months, he encountered more than ten fragments of the Heavenly Mirror again.

However, of these fragments, only a small portion fell into Chu Zheng's hands; the rest were either taken by powerful living creatures within the Chaos Sea or occupied by people from the Martial Hall, forcing him to give up reluctantly.

During this period, he also saw many Immortal Kings and Immortal Venerables roaming the Chaos Sea, not involving themselves in battles but clearly reconnoitering.

As time passed, the situation in the Chaos Sea gradually calmed down. Seeing this, Chu Zheng called it a day and quietly exited the Chaos Sea, preparing to head for the Immortal Domain.

Once he reached the Immortal Domain, this avatar would have accomplished its mission and could retire.

However, trouble awaited him just as he left the Chaos Sea. The outer perimeter of the Chaos Sea had already been completely sealed off by the Immortal Alliance, dotted with the presence of the Punishment Authority cultivators.

For those who fled from the Chaos Sea, the Punishment Authority executed them without any room for leniency, regardless of their reasons.

The dramatic changes within the Chaos Sea were known to the Immortal Alliance to a great extent, allowing any living creature from the Chaos Sea to escape could risk giving the Daoist Ancestor Zheng Chu a chance to make a comeback.

These Incense Spiritualities corrode the lower-level cultivators at an alarming speed, threatening the very roots of any Taoist Orthodoxy.

Though anxious, Chu Zheng hid at the periphery of the Chaos Sea, stealthily entering a Great Realm fully controlled by the Martial Hall, using the Earth Escape Skill to deepen into the earth and lay dormant.

The avatar couldn't leave, but his main body could come for assistance, and with the identity of an Inspector, it shouldn't be difficult.

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In just ten months, the Chaos Sea was completely purged, and the glorious Divine Kingdom of the Daoist Ancestor Zheng Chu collapsed overnight, leaving not a trace.

The Martial Hall left only one Initial Realm Martial Emperor and six Martial Monarchs to guard the Chaos Sea, while the rest followed Fu Pinglan and Wan Wenfeng, traversing the Vast Universe and retreating along the Boundary back to the Great Universe.

The Martial Emperor left to guard the Chaos Sea was quite old, and once the dissipated Heavenly Fate gradually consolidated, he would use it to enter the Ancestor Realm and bring the Chaos Sea fully under Martial Hall's control.

This Martial Emperor was still some distance from reaching the Perfect Martial Emperor Realm, but the hundredfold time disparity of the Chaos Sea was enough for him to use.

However, this half of Heaven's Fortune would have no impact on the impending Dao War.

The Ancestor Realm couldn't leave the Chaos Sea, making it essentially a cage. Any Martial Emperor with ambition would not be willing to stay here, awaiting the opening of the Dao War, where there would be plenty of opportunities in the Great Universe.

Fu Pinglan's journey was also aimed at Zheng Chu, and this half of Heaven's Fortune was merely a side benefit.

Moreover, in his entanglement with Zheng Chu, a Martial Emperor and four Martial Monarchs among the Divine Martial Heavenly Generals perished, which was already a significant loss.

Upon returning to the Martial Hall, Fu Pinglan could barely contain the heavy injuries within him. He casually sent the Tao Tribulation Stick into the Void, then dispersed the Divine Martial Heavenly Generals, leaving only Wan Wenfeng.

"I must seclude myself for healing for a period of time, as short as a hundred years, as long as a thousand. Some matters require your assistance."

Saying that, Fu Pinglan felt a bit helpless; if the one trapped in the long river of time wasn't the Heavenly Punishment but Wan Wenfeng, he wouldn't be so restricted in his actions, and these matters wouldn't be his to delegate.

Compared to the Heavenly Punishment, his relationship with Wan Wenfeng was distant, as the latter hadn't received much favor from him, naturally leaving a barrier between them.

Moreover, Wan Wenfeng had extended a helping hand in the long river of time, saving him from heavier injuries, which was yet another favor.

"Feel free to speak," Wan Wenfeng nodded calmly.

"Zheng Chu is definitely not dead; you need to continue the investigation," Fu Pinglan rasped, suppressing surging blood in his throat.

"Immediately spread Zheng Chu's portrait throughout the Martial Hall and All Heavens. His appearance hasn't changed much since the Ancient Times. If you find any trace, there's no need for you to act—just inform me."

"You can count on me," Wan Wenfeng agreed without hesitation.

"Thank you."

With those words, Fu Pinglan turned and left straight away, returning to his residence to begin a long recovery.

Wan Wenfeng pondered for a while, then stepped into the core area of the Martial Hall, arriving before Ji Zhouyin.

"Martial Ancestor."

After bowing and greeting, Wan Wenfeng recounted the entirety of the matters concerning Chu Zheng and Daoist Ancestor Zheng Chu.

The news that Chu Zheng might be the Daoist Ancestor pertained to the safety of the Martial Path, and he couldn't make the decision alone.

Ji Zhouyin and Fu Pinglan were different; the former acted with consideration and took into account the larger picture, likely finding a more appropriate way to handle the situation.

After a long silence, Ji Zhouyin finally spoke:

"Release the portrait normally; previously, the Boundary breach summoned a lot of battle power to the Cosmic Edge, so many people within the Martial Hall should have seen Chu Zheng. Once the portrait is out, information will soon be reported. You must suppress it until Fu Pinglan finishes his seclusion."

"And the news..." Wan Wenfeng cautiously asked.

"After Fu Pinglan exits seclusion, you can tell him it was my suggestion not to bother him during his recovery."

With that, Ji Zhouyin flipped his hand to reveal a massive purple-red heart and a robust, scaly claw:

"This is the heart and arm of the Beast Ancestor 'Yu Xuan', left by the previous Martial Ancestor. Take it to Fu Pinglan; it should help him recover his Yuan Qi faster. Merging the arm will take a considerable amount of time, at least three to five hundred years—delay it if you can."

"Understood."

Wan Wenfeng nodded slightly, exhaling in relief; he didn't want to provoke Fu Pinglan's extreme temperament unnecessarily. With Ji Zhouyin backing him, it was naturally much better.

With a conclusion reached, Wan Wenfeng went directly to the Execution Department. Before spreading the portrait and orders, he paused to send a message to Song Lingxue.

[Fu Pinglan is severely injured and in seclusion, but he still wants the Martial Hall to search for Daoist Ancestor Zheng Chu with full force. Chu Zheng's appearance is identical to the Daoist Ancestor. I can only suppress the news until Fu Pinglan finishes his seclusion, which will take at most three to five hundred years—plan accordingly.]

If this task needed doing, he might as well gain another favor, as there would be no difference either way.

Regarding Chu Zheng, Wan Wenfeng didn't know how much insight Song Lingxue had, but given her rapid growth in such a short time, it surely spoke to her exceptional nature.

Coupled with her prior request for assistance, which led Ji Zhouyin to grant him the chance to enter the Ancestor Realm, offering her news was justifiable.

Not long after, Song Lingxue's response came back, brief and to the point.

[Thank you.]

Seeing the aura mixed in the message, Wan Wenfeng's expression subtly changed, with a flash of horror in his eyes.

Martial Emperor?!