Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

From these records, one could see that Zhao Tingxian must have been caught in a giant web of confusion at that time, struggling with his cultivation technique not matching his own body constitution, and trying hard to find that balance, but he always came up empty-handed.

A dust-covered pattern attracted Chu Zheng's attention.

[God Sculpting Method (Zeroth Order): Shape a divine statue according to a specific method, and establish a bridge of communication with a powerful deity.]

Chu Zheng looked carefully for a moment, pensive. To find the mechanism of balance, Zhao Tingxian was clearly driven to the brink of madness, even seeking help from the illusory deities.

Chu Zheng put away the God Sculpting Method and turned to open the Alchemy Cauldron.

Inside the Alchemy Cauldron, there were some scabs mixed with the remnants of broken stems of Spiritual Medicines. According to the information from the panel, these scabs came from someone with an Innate Fire Spirit Body.

It wasn't hard to guess from this that Zhao Tingxian tried to refine a person by alchemy. What the final outcome was Chu Zheng now had no way of knowing.

After scouring the place, Chu Zheng set off on his return journey, and shortly after, he was back in the secret chamber.

The underground cavern could not have been found if not for the early intelligence, and Chu Zheng was merely trying his luck when he went there. Fortunately, it wasn't a fruitless venture.

Ji Xiao was waiting on the shore, and seeing Chu Zheng emerge empty-handed, he was slightly disappointed.

Before him, many Tongxuan Cultivators and even True Immortals had personally visited and all had left without success. It was completely normal for Chu Zheng not to find any clues.

Perhaps it was because she had some inexplicable expectations for Chu Zheng that she felt somewhat let down at this moment.

After a short while, Ji Xiao escorted Chu Zheng out of the Tai Xu Holy Land.

Watching the Star-shatter Shuttle vanish into the sky in the blink of an eye, Ji Xiao silently pondered the first words Chu Zheng had said to her.

Cultivation is hard, try to live a long life...

The many cultivators of the Tai Xu, who had followed him all the way, only breathed a sigh of relief after Chu Zheng had left the Tai Xu Holy Land. Without him taking the opportunity to create trouble. they certainly had much less to worry about.

Not long after Chu Zheng departed, Bai Zhixiao quietly arrived outside of the Spirit Peak, following the same path Chu Zheng had just taken, walking slowly.

Eventually, he stood inside the secret chamber, his eyes full of puzzlement.

'He only came and went within two hours, leaving without gaining anything. What exactly did he come here for?'

He followed Chu Zheng's path and still discovered no traces or clues, but Chu Zheng's sudden strange behavior made him think there must be more to it.

After all, the little cultivator who could have been easily crushed was now the Taixuan Holy Master.

After a long while, Bai Zhixiao sighed softly and left reluctantly.

Nowadays, each Holy Land comes and goes in the Tai Xu as if they were entering a land without owners, and he was almost accustomed to it.

Even so, he still had to be thankful to the Immortal Alliance for not investigating thoroughly, otherwise the Tai Xu Holy Land would already be no more.

For this, Bai Zhixiao actually harbored some regret in his heart.

More than a thousand years ago, he had known Zhao Tingxian naturally possessed a Fire Spirit Body which clashed with the properties of the Great Void Scripture and had a bleak future. But in order not to give Taixuan an opportunity to rise again, he still took him into the Holy Land.

Initially, Zhao Tingxian was mediocre when he joined the sect, but after ascending to the Divine Infant Order, he soared to great heights suddenly, becoming an Immortal and entering the Immortal Alliance in a short period of time.

His cultivation speed accelerated increasingly, even to the point where he qualified to take charge of the Cangyun Heavenly Way.

No one could have anticipated the great turmoil that followed, and with Zhao Tingxian gone, Taixuan Holy Land ended up with an even more fearsome Chu Zheng.

Such an outcome was unforeseeable by anyone.

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Chu Zheng hurried back to Taixuan and found a secret chamber to begin his retreat.

He first took out the ashes he found within Zhao Tingxian's cavern and started repairs.

As the panel operated, the ashes began to accumulate; gathering sand into a tower, a seven-foot-tall statue gradually took shape before Chu Zheng's eyes.

Looking at the face of the divine statue, Chu Zheng's eyes narrowed in an instant:

"Indeed..."

A mere few inches from him, the face of a clay model identical to his own was clearly visible, vividly life-like, giving Chu Zheng the illusion for a moment that he was looking in a mirror.

[Divine Statue (Third Order): Zhao Tingxian personally crafted this divine statue according to the God Sculpting Method, which can establish a connection with a powerful existence.]

Zhao Tingxian had discovered the method to sculpt the Ancestral Dao Golden Body and, through this method, even managed to establish contact with the Ancestral Dao.

Such calculations suggest that perhaps the Ancestral Dao had made these arrangements in advance, ensuring his survival until now.

However, Zhao Tingxian personally ground the Ancestral Dao's golden body to dust, an act that is undoubtedly highly disrespectful. Yet, the Ancestral Dao did not hold it against him.

Thinking of this, Chu Zheng's heart suddenly tensed. A thousand years ago, Zhao Tingxian was merely a Divine Infant Cultivator, but he had now become an Immortal Venerable.

This speed of advancement was a little too exaggerated, and it might be inseparable from Zhao Tingxian's Incense Flame Golden Bodies in the Chaos Sea.

Zhao Tingxian also cultivated the Incense Fire Divine Path, reaching the status of Heavenly Venerate. It was unclear whether his insights came from the God Sculpting Method or guidance from the Ancestral Dao.

Looking at the divine statue that bore his own likeness, Chu Zheng couldn't help but somewhat understand Zhao Tingxian's thoughts. It was truly bizarre to stare at one's own face all day.

After a moment of contemplation, Chu Zheng attempted to establish contact with the Ancestral Dao through this golden body.

However, after trying for several hours to no avail, Chu Zheng gave up in frustration, receiving no response as if the Ancestral Dao didn't exist in this world.

This was starkly different from the response he received when he burnt books and reported to the Ancestral Dao during his previous marriage—he could confirm that the Ancestral Dao had indeed given him a sign then.

Regaining his senses, Chu Zheng looked at the God Sculpting Method in his hand and vaguely conceived an idea. If Zhao Tingxian could cultivate the Incense Fire Divine Path, he could do the same.

With such a clear precedent, he would find it difficult to be content without trying it.

Glancing at the Ancestral Dao Golden Body not far away, Chu Zheng pointed with his finger, stirring the Yuan Qi within his body and exercised his Earth-related divine skills.

In the blink of an eye, a clay effigy took shape before Chu Zheng, quickly being carved into his own likeness.

[Clay Sculpture (Zeroth Order): A plain clay statue you personally crafted, with no peculiar features.]

Seeing the information provided on the panel, Chu Zheng didn't feel disappointed. If this path were that easy, everyone in the world would be practicing divinity by now.

Chu Zheng put away the Ancestral Dao's golden body and left the secret chamber.

The God Sculpting Method could certainly serve as a reference. As for the matter of worshippers, that could be deliberated on later.

He had little exposure to the Incense Fire Deity, and the only living divine being he had encountered was Zhao Tingxian. There was scant information to reference, and he had to cautiously find his way like feeling for stones to cross the river, taking one step at a time.

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Right after coming out of seclusion, Chu Zheng received two messages, one from Shang Zuling and another from the Immortal Alliance.

[Since our parting in Desolate Wind Nation, your reputation has soared, and now you are a Holy Master of a region, with your cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds, securing first place on the Hidden Dragon List, which shames the Ancestral Spirit.]

[With such talent, rare throughout the ages in Cangyun, the Ancestral Spirit fears that there might not be another such opportunity as now. Therefore, I would like to invite you for a friendly contest to determine the winner, not life and death, and hope you will not decline to impart knowledge.]

The letter from Shang Zuling was brief, essentially a challenge to a friendly duel.

After thinking it over, Chu Zheng didn't refuse but sent a reply and set the time and place.

One month later, in front of the Taixuan Holy Land.

The reason for waiting a month was to notify several Holy Lands. Divine Infant Cultivators are not allowed to engage in combat at will, and even private contests need to be reported.

Rules must not be broken.

The other message, from the Immortal Alliance, unveiled information that gradually made Chu Zheng's expression turn solemn.

At the moment, the Immortal Alliance was still in the midst of a great war, and the battlefields throughout the cosmos had yet to subside.

In the main battlefield, the powers from All Heavens had also begun to join forces with the Myriad Realms, making the warfare increasingly fierce.

This war had also impacted the Martial Hall, which was under surprise attack by the powers from All Heavens and found itself unable to extricate.

Due to the urgent battlefront and severe shortage of combatants, the Immortal Alliance had issued a decree to draw Cultivators from various Great Realms to rush to the main battlefield and participate in this cosmic war.

Divine Infant Cultivators were the minimum requirement.

Because only by reaching the Divine Infant stage they possess enough capabilities to survive in the cosmos.