Chapter 227: Chi Feng_2
On the Flying Boat, various tribes began to deal with the aftermath, as the two strikes from Chi Lu had left many warriors injured, and some even dead, urgently needing attention. Experience tales at empire
A large number of witches were unified by the Wan Clan to start treating the injured cultivators from various tribes.
Chu Zheng stepped out for a round and listened to the discussions among the tribes, gradually coming to some understanding.
The last Beast King of the Chi Feng Clan was personally slain by Wan Qiong, with its feathers becoming spoils of war, to this day tied to the bone spear, forming a bunch of red tassels.
The King of Chi Feng had been out of sight for a long time, and this sudden attack, hasty and unexpected, may even have been specifically aimed at Wan Qiong.
The chiefs of the three major clans were usually stationed within their domains and seldom visited the wastelands. Even during the Great Beast Hunting Festival, they rarely attended in person.
In human territories, with Rune Soldiers, Divine Shamans at the side, and many more trump cards, it is extremely perilous for the savage beasts.
It can be said that for the savage beasts, Wan Qiong's arrival in the wastelands was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
After learning some insider information, Chu Zheng couldn't help but sigh. This time, Wan Qiong's visit was specifically for him.
He had originally thought that this matter had little to do with him, a mere coincidence. But now it seems that, at the end of the day, this matter still had some connection to him.
It's likely that Wan Qiong's experience was not an isolated case; Yan Bi and Shan Xun might have also been ambushed.
Although this was not the first time, Chu Zheng still couldn't help feeling a bit of a headache.
Trees long for peace, yet the wind keeps blowing. No wonder Qi Cultivators often face grim fates and rarely meet a good end. Under such circumstances, pursuing steady cultivation is truly difficult.
About half a day later, the Heavenly Phoenix Flying Boat safely returned to the heartland of the Human Race, delivering people from each tribe back in turn.
The news from the hunting ground also quickly spread. Wan Qiong and the other two clan chiefs all safely returned to their respective tribes, only suffering minor injuries.
Chu Zheng heard some external news that seemed to indicate the Heavenly Spirit Race intervened to help. Otherwise, even the chiefs of the three great clans might not have retired in one piece.
This time, a total of fourteen Beast Kings were deployed, which had never happened before in the Great Beast Hunting Festivals—an astonishing move.
After returning to the tribe, in less than half a month, the Wan Clan visited again. This time, it was Wan Xu who came alone, wanting to take Chu Zheng to the Wan Tribe to discuss some matters, at the behest of Wan Qiong.
If it had not been for the Beast King ambush, perhaps the Wan Clan would have visited sooner.
Chu Zheng followed Wan Xu and left the Wangshan Tribe. After a day's journey, he finally arrived at the most central region of the Wan Clan.
The surrounding area still had many savage beasts in sight, but they had all been controlled by the Spirit Control technique, like the Ming Sculpture of the Wangshan Tribe that had been domesticated by the Human Race.
The core tribe of the Wan Clan consisted of more than ten tribes, scattered within millions of miles, with each tribe having a population of no less than tens of millions.
Just the single Wan Tribe had a population of over a hundred million.
This was just the Wan Tribe alone. Including the other large tribes, a single domain had a population of at least a hundred billion.
However, relative to the vast territories, it was still a case of sparse population, with some desolate areas not seeing a tribe for a million miles.
Chu Zheng followed Wan Xu into a tribe, delving deeper, until they finally arrived at a grand hall.
Seeing the structure of the grand hall, Chu Zheng couldn't help but take in a cold breath, his expression slightly changed.
The entire hall was built with Spirit Stones, and the quality was extremely high, generally between high quality and top quality Spiritual Stones.
The ample Spiritual Energy had filled the air around the hall with spiritual mist. Chu Zheng glanced at his restoration panel, and now the number of daily restorations had increased to over a hundred times.
Building a palace with top-quality Spiritual Stones was something unthinkable in the Cangyun Realm.
The Spiritual Energy within the Dongyuan Realm was much richer than that of the Cangyun Realm, by more than just a notch, and many places bore Spirit Veins.
Chu Zheng initially thought that these Spirit Veins had not been discovered by anyone yet, and he would still benefit from them later on.
Now it seemed that the Wan Clan had long since discovered the wonders of Spirit Stones.
Staying in this grand hall, the totem's autonomous absorption of Spiritual Energy would also speed up; this was a very tangible change.
Several people were already standing inside the hall, including the leaders of the three great clans they had met before.
Wan Qiong's complexion was somewhat pale, his blood qi had suffered a lot of damage. According to the information received through the Spiritual Eye, the injuries were not serious, they just needed some time to heal.
The expressions of Yan Bi and Shan Xun seemed normal, but according to the information reflected through Chu Zheng's Spiritual Eye, their injuries were much more severe than Wan Qiong's; they were just forcing themselves to endure.
Especially Yan Bi, he was not young anymore, and this skirmish had essentially pushed him closer to his final day.
"Let's get straight to the point, we need new cultivation methods, you can lay out your conditions directly."
Yan Bi spoke first, followed by a series of uncontrollable, light coughs.
Hearing this, Chu Zheng's brows slightly furrowed, picking up on the underlying message in those words—it seemed they were ready to lay all cards on the table.
"About a thousand years ago, the Dongyuan Realm saw the emergence of a person very similar to you, who startled the world with his every move, not a native of the Dongyuan Realm, styling himself as 'Daoist Qi Xing', also known as 'Xiao Hongdu'."
Shan Xun spoke softly, a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes: "You and he... must come from the same place."
Chu Zheng's gaze flickered, and after a moment of contemplation, he shook his head in denial: "That's not the case, there are some differences."
Taoist School's Qi Cultivators are scattered within the Great Universe, generally throughout the Myriad Realms, while he comes from the Immortal Alliance.
The Golden Core that was previously acquired ought to belong to that person, just that it's unknown whether there would be a chance to meet in the future.
"Regardless of what relationship exists between you, it's irrelevant to us; right now, we just need new methods of cultivation."
Wan Qiong spoke bluntly: "The savage beasts are too powerful; if it weren't for the assistance of the Heavenly Spirit Race, at least one of us three would have sustained heavy injuries. We need new cultivation methods to enhance our realm, present your demands."
"I am called 'Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu'."
Chu Zheng's eyes shone like fire as he spoke solemnly: "I want all tribes of the Dongyuan Human Clan to construct my Golden Body Statue, offer incense morning and evening, worship day and night, and every ten years, present a blood food sacrifice."
Since things were already clear, he might as well go all the way.
The reason why Wan Qiong and the others had been unable to break through was likely similar to that of Chi Lu they had observed earlier, constrained by the laws of Heaven and Earth.
Qi Cultivators, seizing heavenly life for themselves, fundamentally would not be hindered by heavenly fate; this represented a path worth trying for Wan Qiong and the others.
If the three great clans truly could help in his God Creation, and promote the name of Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu, Chu Zheng wouldn't mind imparting the complete Great Circulatory Qi Guideline, along with two volumes of the Immortal Ascension Method from the Eternal Calamity Treasure Record, to the Dongyuan Human Clan.
After a moment of contemplation, Shan Xun spoke softly: "What can you give us?"
"A chance to break free from the chains of Heaven and Earth."
Chu Zheng didn't beat around the bush but instead laid out all his cards:
"Furthermore, the complete techniques for Weapon Forging, Alchemy, Arrays, Fu Lu, along with two additional paths of cultivation, I can hand them all over to you."
These two additional paths of cultivation naturally referred to the Second-fold Immortal Martial; as to whether they would be of use to the Dongyuan Human Clan, that's another matter.
The Totem Techniques could integrate with the Qi Refining Lineage; merely this possibility alone was enough for them to attempt it.
Chu Zheng was not an expert in Alchemy, but the Eternal Calamity Treasure Record encompassed the Alchemy Dao.
Though there are variations in medicinal herbs between worlds, as long as there is a herb, it can't escape from belonging to yin or yang.
To distinguish the yin-yang attributes of Spiritual Medicine and including many alchemy techniques such as "infusing," "melting," and "merging" the pills, albeit the recipes, would be enough for the Dongyuan Human Clan to pass down through generations.
As for Pill Recipes, it was for future generations to research and discover; that was not something Chu Zheng needed to consider. What he sought now was only Incense Fire Willpower.
Hearing this, all three clan leaders could not help but stand up.
Without any further hesitation, Chu Zheng took out a beast bone and began to inscribe Bone Inscriptions on it.
This was the complete Great Circulatory Qi Guideline; the follow-up Dao Integration and Returning to Void techniques would be discussed after he indeed received the Incense Fire Willpower.