Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Chu Zheng slightly nodded, suddenly a trace of Spiritual Light flashed through his mind, his expression slightly solemn.

When living creatures step into the Eighth Order, they will carry a portion of Heavenly Fate, and these Martial Saints emerging from the Chaos Sea are no exception.

If these Martial Saints die, then the Heavenly Fate they carry will naturally return.

So where does this returning fate go? Does it return to the Chaos Sea or back to the entire Martial Path?

If it returns to the Martial Path, wouldn't the Martial Hall now be gradually excavating the hidden Heavenly Fate from the Chaos Sea?

Even though the amount of Heavenly Fate on Eighth and even Ninth Order creatures is not very large, accumulating bit by bit can eventually create a mighty force; even if a complete half of Heaven's Fortune cannot be excavated, it would still have some impact.

Having broadly understood the current situation of the Great Universe, Chu Zheng contemplated for a moment, then casually asked:

"Where is the person sent by the Shan Clan now?"

"In the Mystic Stone Realm, she said she would wait there until you meet her."

Hao Qing directly provided a coordinate location.

Chu Zheng glanced over it, his expression slightly moved; he had been to this Great Realm before.

Previously, when the Boundary was shattered, the Immortal Alliance had established a restricted area on the Cosmic Edge's periphery, directly moving a Great Realm there as a temporary recovery location for cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

At that time, the Boundary Wheel seemed to have encountered some issues, unable to open the Boundary Gate at will, so many Immortal Alliance cultivators stayed within the realm to rest and heal.

He stayed there briefly before returning to the Cangyun Realm and took over Heaven's Mandate.

Now that the Boundary has been repaired with no more battles, it seems this Great Realm has been left behind.

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After learning the coordinates, Chu Zheng exited the Heaven Pass directly, and moments later, arrived at the Mystic Stone Realm located at the Cosmic Edge's periphery.

The great sun was rising within the realm, Yang Qi burgeoning, the entirety of heaven and earth exuding vibrant life.

Now, within the Great Realm, it seemed somewhat quiet, with few living creatures active; most battle forces had already been deployed.

Chu Zheng's Divine Sense spread across the heavens and swiftly scanned the entire Great Realm, quickly discovering the traces.

One step forward, he arrived in the sky above a secluded valley.

All around, the mountain walls were smooth as mirrors, devoid of any objects, the center of the valley was occupied by a giant rock over ten yards high, gathered with some Earth Vein Qi.

The layout of the entire valley was a natural nurturing place for spirits, hiding winds and gathering Qi, extremely abundant in Earth Element Essence Qi.

A figure was seated on the rock, her pristine Immortal Robe was stirred by the mountain wind into layers of ripples, the silver-threaded mountain patterns embroidered in the garment faintly revealed under the morning light.

The woman appeared about twenty years old, her skin porcelain white, lips thin and pale, eyelids drooped; without employing immortal power for protection, her face was moistened by morning dew, her aura seemed to connect with the giant rock beneath, transforming into a stone statue.

Sensing the aura, the woman slowly opened her eyes, raising her head to gaze at the sky, her pupils jet black like ink jade in a cold pond, revealing no trace of light.

Glancing at the Heavenly Judgment Order at Chu Zheng's waist, her expression slightly changed, she immediately rose, bowed deeply in a formal salute:

"Shan Ruiyuan, presents her respects to the Heavenly Judge, congratulating the Heavenly Judge on stepping into the Immortal King Realm!"

Her breath was somewhat hurried, revealing several shades of unconcealed tension.

All Immortal Kings at the Cosmic Edge were dispatched to guard the Starry Sky Barrier, the boundary between the Martial Hall and the Myriad Realms.

At this time, appearing in this place, an Immortal King, and specifically the Heavenly Judge, apart from Chu Zheng, there was none other.

The deeds of the elders in the clan which she thought about now seemed absurd and laughable.

This time, as special envoy, she came to apologize, having received the clan's secret command, no matter what Chu Zheng intends to do, she must comply entirely.

In other words, even if Chu Zheng wanted to take her life, she could only submit to it.

Regarding Chu Zheng, she had no understanding, all the unknown brought forth fear.

For a moment, Shan Ruiyuan felt a sense of unease in her heart.

In midair, the man exuded the unique Supreme Law aura belonging to the Immortal King, almost suffocating her.

According to the clan, Chu Zheng's cultivation should still be at the Great Immortal Venerable level.

Such rapid progress in a short time was clearly due to consuming the Longevity Immortal Fruit.

Even so, it proved Chu Zheng's formidable talent.

Integrating the Innate Immortal Mark is not an easy task, requiring much mental effort to fathom its transformations.

Previously in the Great Immortal Realm, there were Immortal Venerables and Great Immortal Venerables who received the Longevity Immortal Fruit, all of whom were rare talents seen once in millennia.

Even so, to refine the Longevity Immortal Fruit, even these Great Immortal Venerables required at least centuries and not mere millennia.

Yet Chu Zheng accomplished it in just a few decades.

This sufficiently demonstrated Chu Zheng's talent, surpassing those extraordinary prodigies by far.

Every prodigy has quirks differing from ordinary people, when prodigies reach Chu Zheng's level, it might be something beyond common understanding.

Today, she feared that fortune or misfortune was unpredictable.

"What has the Shan Clan sent as apologies?"

Chu Zheng glanced at Shan Ruiyuan, spoke directly without further words.

"Allow me to first apologize on behalf of Shan Jingxuan."

Upon hearing this, Shan Ruiyuan came to her senses, took a deep breath, knelt down, and slowly bowed:

"My clan ancestor Shan Jingxuan, in years past, acted recklessly, privately peering into the Heavenly Judge's bloodline, transgressing the norms, disrespecting the order, disregarding human ethics; though his guilt cannot be atoned even with a thousand deaths, now under the benevolence of the Moonlight Immortal Ancestor, remembering the Immortal Alliance's urgent need for talents, as future wars are about to ignite, a chance to temporarily retain his head, pledging to serve like horses and hounds; if any merit is achieved on the battlefield, willing to bleed for atonement, if failing again the heavenly grace, willing to suffer Immortal Punishment, to eternally fall into Eternal Purgatory."

Though the words seemed sincere, Chu Zheng's expression remained unmoved, waving his hand:

"Such empty words needn't be said, what has the Shan Clan sent as compensation?"

Regarding how to deal with Shan Jingxuan, Chu Zheng really had no hope.

He is after all from one of the Thirteen Clans and a Great Immortal Emperor, and Chu Zheng had suffered no real-time damage, even the Moonlight Immortal Ancestor could not directly penalize him for that.

A Great Immortal Emperor already has the eligibility to contend for the Ancestral Realm places, not an ordinary person; there are not many at this level within the Immortal Alliance.

Chu Zheng was now only concerned about how much compensation the Shan Clan sent. The so-called apology was merely superficial, devoid of any significance to him.

Shan Ruiyuan did not dare delay, raised her hand to deliver an Immortal Technique, and hurriedly said:

"This is the Immortal Technique for harnessing the Heaven-Binding Lock, the first form of compensation from the Shan Clan."

Chu Zheng did not look at the Immortal Technique, unmoved he said: "And what else?"

This Immortal Technique was not part of his plans to use; who knows if Shan Jingxuan had left a contingency within it.

Once he entered the Space-time Domain, he could naturally suppress and refine the Heaven-Binding Lock; at worst, he could extract its essence to nourish himself.

This Immortal Technique had no value in his eyes.

Shan Ruiyuan took a deep breath, flipped her hand to produce a Treasure Box, sending it to Chu Zheng across the air, she spoke deeply: "This is the second compensation from the Shan Clan, a Space-Time Marrow Crystal."

Chu Zheng directly opened the Treasure Box, within it, a fist-sized dark silver crystal suspended in the box, seemingly flowing with Star Rivers, its surrounding void faintly distorted, and the aura of the Space-time Law assaulted.

[Space-Time Marrow Crystal (Tenth Order): A crystalline form condensed from Blood Marrow of a Mythical Realm creature upon death, it's a manifestation of Space-time Law Fragment, can greatly enhance a living creature's perception of Space-time Law within a short period and able to capture traces of time.]

Upon observing the information of the Space-Time Marrow Crystal, Chu Zheng's heart was stirred; indeed, it could be considered a rare Wonderous Treasure.

The Mythical Realm, capable of rivaling an Immortal Emperor, the death of such a creature is an extremely rare event, and the crystalline formation in its Blood Marrow is naturally even more scarce.

Moreover, in Chu Zheng's current situation, this Space-Time Marrow Crystal could undoubtedly play a significant role, at the very least hasten his strides into the Space-time Domain.

"Not bad."

Chu Zheng's expression remained unchanged as he straightforwardly put away the Space-Time Marrow Crystal, then asked: "What else?"

"Additionally… myself."

Shan Ruiyuan lowered her head: "The death penalty is exempted, but there are still penalties for survival; I will serve under the Heavenly Judge for a thousand years to atone for his crime."

"It was Shan Jingxuan who offended me, why should you atone for his crimes?"

In response, Chu Zheng was less than pleased:

"Moreover, your cultivation is ordinary, your talent is ordinary, without any outstanding qualities, what use are you to me if I keep you by my side?"