Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

An Incomplete Divine Statue?
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Upon seeing the prompt on the panel, Chu Zheng's gaze instantly sharpened as he scanned his surroundings.

Zhao Tingxian's cave dwelling was arranged quite simply, with only a jade couch and nothing else.

The dwelling had been uninhabited for years, and its array had ceased to function, leaving a thin layer of dust.

Recently, many people had entered and left the dwelling, but most were cultivators of the Tongxuan level, who left no traces and did not disturb any signs.

This was also to avoid damaging any potential clues that could relate to Zhao Tingxian, as this place was different from the outside world and likely retained some traces of him.

After looking around and confirming that nothing was missed, Chu Zheng grasped a portion of the ashes and walked out of the dwelling.

He did not know the full appearance of the divine statue, nor could he confirm whether fixing it would cause any anomalies.

With the example of the Ancestral Dao Golden Body ahead, it obviously wasn't a wise choice to repair it here directly.

Ji Xiao, who was waiting at the foot of the mountain, was somewhat surprised to see Chu Zheng descend:

"Holy Master, you came out so soon?"

She had been prepared to wait for two days.

Not far away, many cultivators were looking around nearby, paying attention to Chu Zheng's movements.

In the eyes of most Tai Xu disciples, Chu Zheng was here specifically to stir up trouble this time.

Chu Zheng glanced around at the Tai Xu Gate people and casually asked:

"Apart from the dwelling, did Zhao Tingxian have any other regular haunts?"

"There is a special Spirit Land for true transmission cultivation where he has a specific secret chamber."

After thinking it over, Ji Xiao added by transmitting a message: "After Zhao Tingxian, Tai Xu Holy Land has never had another saint heir; that secret chamber hasn't been used by anyone, although the people who came before have all looked at it."

"Lead the way."

During this journey, Chu Zheng had already made some unexpected discoveries, and what others haven't found doesn't mean he couldn't find them.

The traces left by Zhao Tingxian were definitely more than just an incomplete divine statue.

Chu Zheng followed Ji Xiao, and they soon arrived in front of a massive lake spanning over a hundred miles, filled with liquefied Spiritual Liquid.

Bountiful streams of spiritual flow were extracted from the lake by an array, soaring up to the Nine Heavens, vast and extensive, spanning the entire Tai Xu Holy Land.

Chu Zheng glanced at the panel, the daily refresh count for repairs had risen to thirty-seven, even twice as high as when he had not unsealed the Cangyun Secret Realm.

This place was the source of the aerial Spirit River, enriched with an astonishing concentration of water-attribute Essence Qi.

Born with a Fire Spirit Body, cultivating here must be torment for Zhao Tingxian, but judging from his activities within Tai Xu Holy Land, he spent most of his time cultivating here.

Many secret chambers were built around the lake, engraved with Spirit Gathering Arrays, making this place a rare blessed land for disciples cultivating the Great Void Scripture.

The secret chamber exclusively for the Saint Heir was located on a small island in the center of the lake.

As Chu Zheng ventured deeper into the lake, the number on his repair panel continually increased; by the time he stepped onto the island, it finally stopped at fifty-eight times.

The chamber's door was wide open, and inside it was completely empty; Chu Zheng activated his Spiritual Eye and scanned around but found nothing.

He didn't rush to leave, but stood in the chamber, slowly closed his eyes, and started to circulate the Refining Myriad Epochs True Calamity Treasure Record, keenly sensing the fluctuations of Yuan Qi around him.

Even though Zhao Tingxian cultivated the Great Void Scripture, cultivating here would not aid his cultivation; in fact, it might even have adverse effects.

Cultivating both water and fire elements is not easily mastered; it requires numerous trials and errors, and this place was not convenient for trying—certainly not convenient for nurturing injuries of a Fire Spirit Body.

Soon, Chu Zheng sensed an anomaly, a faint trace of Fire-attribute Essence Qi seeping from the ground, barely perceptible.

Without hesitation, he activated the Earth Escape Technique, like a fish entering water, he dived into the ground.

As he descended, the temperature gradually increased, and soon, Chu Zheng had descended tens of thousands of fathoms and arrived at a region of molten magma, with Earth Fiend True Flame Fire Seeds drifting around, emitting extreme temperatures.

This scenario was common around Cangyun and not remotely unusual.

Chu Zheng continued his descent as the surrounding temperature climbed higher, forcing even his formidable physique to start using mana for protection.

After descending tens of thousands of fathoms once more, his eyes suddenly caught a few pieces of information.

[Water Spirit Jade (Third Order/Incomplete): A precious jade filled with Water Attribute Spiritual Power, born at the center of a Spiritual Spring; sculpted through a millennium of rites, capable of absorbing ambient Water Attribute Spirit Qi, significantly fastening the cultivation speed of beings of the Water Element up to Third Order (repairable).]

Chu Zheng's eyes lit up; such Spiritual Objects were not supposed to be here, suggesting they had been brought by someone.

Moments later, the path before Chu Zheng opened up, and he landed inside a somewhat damaged corridor.

Moving along the corridor for dozens of steps, his path brightened, revealing a cave dwelling clearly fashioned by human hands.

Embellished with Luminous Pearls, wooden racks, an Alchemy Cauldron, a Gathering Fire Formation, a Spiritual Couch—everything necessary for cultivation was available.

Scattered fragments of Spirit Jade lay on the floor, their luster completely lost.

Compared to the previously visited dwelling and the secret chamber, this place truly resembled a cave dwelling.

Several scrolls were placed on the wooden racks, which Chu Zheng browsed for a moment.

Among them, several scrolls related to alchemy, discussing the theories of mutual generation and inhibition of medicinal properties, as well as methods and techniques for moderating the effects between cold and heat properties in medicines.

Beyond these, the rest were some insights into cultivation and hurried notes.