Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Demons are born to kill the many creatures within the Great Universe, their common foe. This is an absolutely irreconcilable contradiction.

Even in the struggles between Taoist orthodoxy, all must set aside their differences in the face of demons.

After processing the information about the demons, Chu Zheng became pensive for a moment.

From this information, it seems that demons from beyond, fundamentally speaking, have no great difference from the creatures within the Great Universe; they can communicate, possess intelligence, have their own thoughts, and display a clear concept of hierarchy.

They are undoubtedly a race of intelligence.

The struggles within the Taoist orthodoxy are also a matter of life and death, just that the demons are more extreme, even to the point where they cannot coexist with other beings, only assimilation or death.

The Zhao clan took the initiative to step into the spatial channel and head towards the Vast Universe. This news inevitably made Chu Zheng ponder deeply.

He vaguely suspected whether Zhao Tingxian had discovered some earth-shattering secrets and wanted to try something using the Cangyun Realm's spatial channel.

Moreover, within the Immortal Alliance, there were Immortal Kings and even several Immortal Venerables intentionally protecting Zhao Tingxian, which made the information quite intriguing.

As for the motives of Zhao Tingxian, Chu Zheng could not speculate at the moment. But given that previously Zhao Tingxian had allowed the Demon Race to leave the realm, it was certain that there were Immortal Venerables from the Demon Race supporting him.

Inside the Immortal Alliance, factional disputes exist along with external worries and internal troubles, probably also on the brink of danger.

That Cangyun Immortal King who made the decision on the battlefield beyond the realm. His stance may also be somewhat ambiguous, giving Zhao Tingxian ample preparation time.

Even giving him the opportunity to open the spatial channel and release the Heavenly Dao True Spirit within the Cangyun Secret Realm.

Apart from the information about the demons, the True Immortals from the Immortal Alliance conveyed another crucial piece of news.

The sudden emergence of the spatial channel for this invasion of the Myriad Realms was because the Heavenly Dao barrier had been unexpectedly breached.

The specific reason behind this is still being investigated by the Immortal Alliance.

The breach of the Heavenly Dao barrier means the world coordinates of Cangyun Realm can no longer be hidden, and constructing spatial channels will become extremely easy.

However, even if the Heavenly Dao barrier were not breached, this spatial channel would arrive in the Cangyun Realm in just over a decade at most.

The Cangyun Realm is quite special, once the homeland for many cultivators among the Myriad Realms. Its world coordinates are not exactly a secret in the Myriad Realms.

This great battle has been long planned by the Myriad Realms, with the Cangyun Realm merely being an insignificant episode in it.

After some comparisons, Chu Zheng finally confirmed his previous suspicion. The time when the Heavenly Dao barrier was breached coincided with when he was in the Cangyun Secret Realm, receiving the Ancestral Dao's inheritance.

It seems that the breach of the Cangyun Realm's Heavenly Dao barrier is likely related to that Ancestral Dao.

It appears this invasion from the Myriad Realms was prompted by his actions, happening a decade earlier than expected.

After much thought, Chu Zheng sighed softly, stood up, and headed towards the Giant Marsh.

Just as he approached the area enveloped by demonic energy, Chu Zheng suddenly felt a disturbance deep in his mind.

The panel underwent another change, with the daily refresh of repair times surging again, reaching an astonishing sixty-plus occasions.

The demonic energy before him could also serve as supplemental energy for repairing the panel.

This discovery instantly startled Chu Zheng. If this were true, given some time, he could completely resolve the trouble brought by the demonic energy on his own.

As Chu Zheng fully entered the area covered by demonic energy, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was nearly exhausted, yet the number on the panel continued to increase, finally stopping at eighty-five.

Speaking merely in terms of energy concentration, the evil energy flowing out of the spatial channel was more than four times the concentration of the current Cangyun Realm's nature's spiritual energy!

This was even before any demons entered the realm, and it was uncertain if the other end of the channel was opened, but such astonishing changes had already occurred.

Chu Zheng tried to operate his cultivation technique, actively absorbing a strand of demonic energy into his body.

Actively absorbing, compared to accidentally inhaling demonic energy, was worlds apart. In that instant, Chu Zheng's body was completely unguarded against the demonic energy.

Once the demonic energy entered his body, it surged like a dragon, instantly rushing into Chu Zheng's dantian. From the lower dantian, it traveled upward, heading straight for the Niwan Palace.

In a flash, the accumulated Blood Fiend from his previous demon slaying burst forth, an indescribably intense killing intent explosively expanding from his heart, beginning to assault his Divine Soul.

Had it not been for his constant vigilance and strong Divine Soul, he would have nearly lost his senses in that moment.

After suppressing the rampaging demonic energy within his body, a flicker of spiritual light flashed in Chu Zheng's eyes, revealing his personal information.

[Chu Zheng (Third Order): Evil Qi invades the body, affecting the Immortal Bone, Dantian, and Dao Embryo to varying degrees. The speed of cultivation and recovery is greatly suppressed, showing signs of demonization, but it is repairable.]

Chu Zheng immediately chose to repair it. After his body recovered, the evil Qi that had entered his body had completely dissipated.

Having personally experienced the changes after the evil Qi invaded his body, Chu Zheng developed a clearer understanding in his mind.

The evil Qi amplified the killing intent in his heart, causing demons of the mind to appear in an instant. Originating from within himself, they were unstoppable. If he lost control of his mind and spirit, his ultimate fate would be to become a walking corpse.

This power was not something he could control at present, at least not the current him.

After a moment of contemplation, Chu Zheng did not linger here any longer and turned to return to Taixuan.

Now that a True Immortal was stationing in Cangyun, he believed that no significant disturbances would occur and seized this opportunity to enter seclusion for cultivation for a period.

Before returning to Taixuan, Chu Zheng used the Heavenly Divination Technique to sense Song Lingqing's whereabouts. After confirming her location, he sent out a letter.

The content of the letter was simple, merely advising Song Lingqing to return to Taixuan for the time being.

The current situation in the outside world was chaotic; it was best to be cautious in all matters.

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After returning from the battlefield beyond the realm, the Primordial Spirit Holy Land received gratitude gifts from various forces.

If it were not for Shang Zuling calling forth the projection of the Immortal King, they would have been reduced to ashes with their bones nowhere to be found by now.

In this regard alone, Shang Zuling conferred a great indebtedness to the various forces that could not be erased.

Several Great Holy Lands even tapped into their most profound reserves and sent endless Immortal Precious Medicines to express their gratitude for Shang Zuling's life-saving grace.

This was also a means of forming a good relationship; with an offspring favored by the Immortal King, one could imagine their future achievements.

Among the Five Great Holy Lands, the Primordial Spirit Holy Land had the strongest, and this battle solidified its position, unassailably holding the reins of Cangyun without any doubts.

As the Holy Master of Taixuan Holy Land, Chu Zheng also delivered a significant gift, acting most generously. He prepared one thousand middle-quality Magic Treasures, one hundred high-quality Magic Treasures, twenty top-quality Magic Treasures, and a number of elixirs.

Merely throwing out one top-quality Magic Treasure could make any cultivator in the Divine Transformation Realm envious.

This display of wealth made many cultivators marvel at the deep reserves of Taixuan.

However, in reality, most of these were items Chu Zheng had repaired himself, hardly tapping into Taixuan's reserves. This time, to express his gratitude to Shang Zuling, he truly made a significant sacrifice.

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The opening of the Cangyun Secret Realm affected the environmental setting of the world far beyond just making the spiritual energy more abundant.

The barriers between heaven and earth stiffened considerably. The might of many cultivators' actions were now limited by the Heavenly Dao, including Immortal Treasures whose powers were also somewhat suppressed, no longer as dreadful as before.

Previously, if there were no Heavenly Dao restrictions, a strike from an Immortal Treasure could sink the Cangyun Four Regions. Now, that was no longer possible.

This also meant that Immortal Treasures could now be used within the Cangyun Realm.

Taixuan Holy Land.

Boom—

A bolt of lightning tore through the sky, heavy thunderclouds enveloped the entire Taixuan Holy Land, obscuring the sun.

Chu Zheng stepped out of the secret chamber, looked up at the sky, and watched the tribulation clouds, instinctively holding his breath.

Immortal Ascension Tribulation!

For Geng Yiyang, this signified both a chance at life and a formidable challenge.

If he could overcome this barrier, he would be able to continue his path of immortality and seize further opportunities.

But if he failed, death was the only outcome.