Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Standing not far away, the Rainbow Heaven Spirit Lord, who was about to speak, suddenly saw a hint of hesitation in the expression of the Immortal Serpent Star Lord. He immediately swallowed the words he was about to say.

If something could make a Star Lord apprehensive, there must be some unknown reasons behind it. It would be better to hold back now, for there would be plenty of time in the future.

With his status as an Orthodox God of the Divine Court, this Dao Lord would ultimately not dare to attack him outright, which meant there would still be many opportunities.

"Then let's first prioritize repairing the Divine Statues that have been damaged," he said. "As for the rest, that can be discussed later."

A moment later, the Immortal Serpent Star Lord waved his hand, retracting what he had said before.

For him, offending a war god who was the main enforcer of slaughter, over a few insignificant Golden Bodies and merely over a million followers, no matter how plausible, was not worth it.

In the vast Divine Court, there were but a dozen or so who held the position of Main God, and half of those weren't even gods of slaughter. This newcomer, the Great Saint Heavenly Venerable, was already one of the strongest few in the Divine Court, second only to the Great Emperor. It was truly unnecessary to provoke him.

From the very beginning, the Incense Fire Divine Path was destined to have an element of replaceability. A Main God, wishing to cut down a Star Lord, truly needed no reason. As long as the followers remained, other deities could instantly fill the vacancy.

Inside the Divine Court, to live a long life, developing followers was useless by itself. One also needed to be well-connected, with their own network and influence above and below.

Feeling the Tribulation Qi beside him gradually calming down, Chu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and replied directly,

"I obey the Star Lord's Divine Decree and will have someone see to it immediately."

It was just the repair of a few Divine Statues, posing no loss to him. Compared to the previous demand, it was nothing.

The Immortal Serpent Star Lord didn't stay long and soon left. The Rainbow Heaven Spirit Lord vanished as well.

Looking at the sky that had cleared up, Chu Zheng was deep in thought.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

This tribulation was so easily resolved. It was somewhat beyond his expectations.

He had been prepared for the worst-case scenario.

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When Chu Zheng returned to the temple, a figure that seemed somewhat familiar had appeared in the previously empty hall.

Tall in stature, draped in a divine robe with a Yin-Yang Jade Belt wrapped around the waist.

"You're quite adept at using the tactic of 'wearing tiger skins,'" the newcomer observed, looking over the statues in the temple with an indifferent tone.

Zhao Tingxian!

This attire, compared to the last time he was seen, had quite a few changes.

"Heavenly Venerate, we meet again," said Chu Zheng, suppressing the shock in his heart and addressing the visitor respectfully, instead of using Zhao Tingxian's personal name as he had learned from the consequences of doing so last time.

"You seem to have learned a bit this time," Zhao Tingxian remarked, with eyes that were as cold as ice.

"To be honest, right now I truly wish to go back to Cangyun and take your life."

"Then it seems that I may live a little longer," Chu Zheng responded, maintaining a detached demeanor against Zhao Tingxian's undisguised murderous intent.

If, in some intangible way, someone was paving the way for him, then that person would not let him die before he grew powerful enough to be useful.

Zhao Tingxian scrutinized Chu Zheng, his gaze showing a slight change:

"You have already undergone Divine Transformation."

When he had last seen Chu Zheng, judging by the fluctuations of his Divine Soul, Chu Zheng had not yet entered the stage of the Divine Infant.

A hundred years in the Chaos Sea was, at most, less than two years in the Cangyun Realm.

In this short span of time, Chu Zheng had broken through two major realms.

Suppressing the surprise in his heart, Zhao Tingxian spoke more softly:

"What led you to walk the path of the Incense Fire Deity?"

"Because, Heavenly Venerate, when I was in Tai Xu Holy Land, I came across your former abode and discovered the God Sculpting Method," Chu Zheng openly shared without any concealment.

In the presence of a being at this level, lying serves no purpose, for it would be seen through at a glance, better to be frank.

"Because I..."

For a moment, Zhao Tingxian's gaze became slightly scattered.

Chu Zheng's words seemed to have shaken him greatly, leaving him unable to regain his composure for a long while.

After a long silence, Zhao Tingxian sighed softly, "So that's how it is..."

It seemed as if he had realized something, and his look towards Chu Zheng softened considerably:

"How is Tai Xu Holy Land doing? Does it still exist?"

"It does." Chu Zheng nodded, "After the battle outside the realm, Tai Xu had contributed, hence the Immortal Alliance did not pursue the matter."

Zhao Tingxian's eyes flickered slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "The Immortal Alliance's approach this time is indeed much gentler; they really resemble humans now."

"I thought Heavenly Venerate knew everything." Chu Zheng was slightly surprised; with Zhao Tingxian's abilities, deducing such matters should not be hard.

"The Chaos Sea is isolated from the Great Universe, all heavens' secrets are severed, none above Immortal Kings can enter, otherwise, Immortal Path Emperors would have come to execute me long ago, how could I have lived until today?"

Zhao Tingxian shook his head slowly: "I am now as if stranded in the wilderness, with heaven not responding and earth not heeding, how can I deduce anything? If I truly knew everything, I would not have almost lost my life to the underworld because of you last time."

Looking at Zhao Tingxian before him, Chu Zheng was puzzled for a moment; he could sense that Zhao Tingxian's attitude towards him had changed greatly in an instant.

The undisguised killing intent from before had now vanished without trace.

Coming back to his senses, Chu Zheng bowed respectfully, feeling a sense of urgency in his heart: "I have many doubts; I hope Heavenly Venerate can enlighten me."

"Ask, but I may not be able to answer," Zhao Tingxian said without refusal, sitting down on the ground.

Chu Zheng organized his thoughts and decided to start from the beginning:

"About what Heavenly Venerate said to me last time, regarding my origin, could you tell me the details?"

"Regarding your background, I know nothing. The one who guided me, I cannot mention to you either, or there will be calamitous disasters."

Zhao Tingxian didn't give an answer, saying softly instead, "Ask another question."

Seeing this, Chu Zheng didn't dwell on it, and continued to ask, "Was the news about the Cangyun Outer Realm Passage intercepted by Heavenly Venerate?"

"Correct, I intercepted the message and did not report it to the Immortal Alliance."

Zhao Tingxian nodded, and then further explained:

"Back then I had divined that Cangyun's fate was not yet exhausted, and there were signs of revival after the war, and this was also my chance to break away from the Immortal Alliance, therefore I only informed a few close friends."

"Are there Demon Immortals among these friends of Heavenly Venerate?"

"No."

Zhao Tingxian gave an answer that surprised Chu Zheng somewhat; he seemed to be very clear about the question Chu Zheng was asking and directly said:

"I know what you want to ask, the Demon Race hastily opened a passage to lead the Northern Region Demon Race out of the realm, it must have been that some Demon Immortal caught wind of it. This relates to the Myriad Heavens and Realms, carrying information not originating from me."

To him, the lives of these beings, whether human or demon, were weightless, nothing more than part of his plans to break away from the Immortal Alliance at that time, not worthy of his attention.

He did not like to deal with the Demon Race, not because of racial concepts, but simply because most of the Demon Race lacked any concept of shame, even the Demon Immortals were the same, too fickle in their stances, too deep an involvement was likely to lead to betrayal.

The path he walked was also one of great defiance, and he could die at any moment, getting too involved with the Demon Race was too risky.

"Many thanks to Heavenly Venerate for resolving my doubts."

Chu Zheng's mind relaxed a bit; he had speculated that this matter was related to Zhao Tingxian, and now it seemed to be just a coincidence.

But within the Immortal Alliance, there must certainly be a Demon Immortal colluding with the Myriad Heavens and Realms; this much could now be confirmed.

After hesitating for a while, Chu Zheng asked tentatively:

"During the battle outside the realm, was the projection of the Cangyun Immortal King intentionally helping you?"

"An Immortal King's passage will leave remnants of their path's essence, and others cannot tread the same path again for a short time."

"Using a projection, Shang Cangyun was able to arrive fastest, and he even took the shortest way around Cangyun, indeed buying me a lot of time."

"Because of this, I was able to preserve this incarnation, which holds the stewardship of Cangyun Heavenly Way, otherwise, my advancement to Immortal Venerable would have been delayed much longer."

Zhao Tingxian went silent for a moment before making a startling statement:

"Shang Cangyun walked the same path as me."