Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 169: Name Change, Wreckage

By noon, there was a constant stream of people in front of Yuncao City.

There were more than twenty bounty lists posted in front of the city wall.

Using force to break the law is nothing new since ancient times. The world is so big that even for a master with profound internal strength, finding someone is like looking for a needle in a haystack. The only way to search for clues is by relying on wanted warrants.

Chu Zheng glanced through the wanted lists. The reward amounts varied. The highest was as high as 100,000 taels of silver. It was for a master who had disappeared for nearly twenty years.

The latest news about this grandmaster is that he appeared near the imperial capital. Out of consideration for the safety of the imperial capital, the bounty offered for this grandmaster has been increased a lot recently.

The reward for the tree root is only one hundred taels, ranking last. In fact, if it was not related to the tombs of kings and princes, the tree root would not even be qualified to be on the list.

Chu Zheng stared at the bounty list for a moment, walked out of the crowd and came to the wanted poster.

This action immediately attracted a lot of attention, and soon someone discovered that he looked exactly like the one on the wanted poster, and whispers arose.

"My last name is Chu and my given name is Zheng, not Shugen."

Chu Zheng raised his hand and took off the wanted poster, turned around and looked at the people around him, and said slowly:
"From today on, I will be the best in the world. If there are opponents, please come to the Imperial Capital to find me. I will stay in the Imperial Capital for two years to give everyone in the world a chance."

He could no longer use the name Shugen. If he did not travel the world under his real name, this incarnation and experience of tribulations would be meaningless to him.

Now that he has entered the spiritual transformation, it is difficult for the people on this planet to pose a disaster to Chu Zheng.

He did not plan to stay on this planet for too long. What he had to do was to get enough resources as quickly as possible, push his cultivation to the peak as much as possible, and then contact the Tianyao Federation.

If you stay here for too long, your foundation will be weak and you will be trapped in shallow water, wasting your time.

"presumptuous!"

"Bold maniac!"

bass--

Angry shouts mixed with the sound of swords being unsheathed exploded.

The imperial guards stationed near the wanted order reacted immediately, drawing their swords and sabers, and pounced on Chu Zheng like a pack of wolves hunting.

"The Imperial Guards are arresting the thieves, and all the outsiders should get out of the way!"

A general dressed in black armor, holding a spear, came with the gait of a dragon and a tiger. His armor rustled and he let out a long roar, like the sound of a huge bell, shaking the whole area. It was obvious that he had cultivated internal strength.

He suddenly leaped up, crushing more than a dozen blue bricks, and his burly figure soared into the air. His spear chopped down like a giant axe, straight for Chu Zheng's head. This blow was accompanied by a force of thousands of pounds, which could tear tigers and wolves apart.

Chu Zheng remained unmoved. He folded the wanted warrant and put it in his arms, then turned and walked towards the port.

woo-

A whistling sounded in the void, and a powerful gale appeared out of nowhere, rising from Chu Zheng's side and sweeping in all directions.

The black-armored general who was coming with great momentum, along with dozens of imperial guards, were all blown away by the strong wind, like leaves in the wind, and were pushed hundreds of feet away.

In the spiritual transformation realm, there are already magical powers and techniques. To mortals, that is immortality, and it is an insurmountable barrier.

Chu Zheng looked straight ahead as he crossed the long street and soon arrived near the port.

There were already hundreds of imperial guards following closely behind him. If they faced head-on a fight with hundreds of elite armored soldiers, including masters who had cultivated internal strength, even ordinary masters would have to suffer.

This time, with previous experience, these imperial guards did not get close to Chu Zheng. They all took out strong bows and crossbows, and put the cold and shining feather arrows on the strings.

whoosh-

In the blink of an eye, two rounds of volleys were fired. Arrows flew through the air, and the sharp and piercing sound continued to echo. Thousands of arrows flew across the sky, which was extremely terrifying.

Chu Zheng stopped, his robe fluttering slightly, and the crossbow arrows that came within three feet of his body fell to the ground one after another, without a single feather hitting him.

"If you provoke me again, I will kill you."

Chu Zheng glanced at the imperial guards not far away and stopped the actions of hundreds of them with a whisper. For a moment, the arrows were on the strings, but no one dared to shoot.

They were all martial artists, and after just two rounds, they had already realized the huge gap between them and Chu Zheng. This was an insurmountable chasm, and if they took further action, they would most likely be courting their own death.

At this moment, many of the imperial guards' generals, as well as the martial artists who were watching from all sides, were all filled with shock.

The Yuangu Dynasty has been passed down for 576 years, and there has never been a person who can treat hundreds of elite armored soldiers as nothing.

What's more, the young man in front of him looks only fourteen or fifteen years old. Even if he has been practicing martial arts since his mother's womb, he should not have such inhuman strength.

With hundreds of imperial guards watching him, Chu Zheng entered the port, picked a small boat at random, took out a hundred taels of silver, threw it to the boatman, and said briefly:

“I bought this boat.”

After the boatman carefully verified the authenticity of the banknote, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly left the boat and went ashore:

"As you wish, hero."

Chu Zheng said no more, the vital energy in his body moved slightly, and a hundred-foot-high wave of water immediately spurted out from the stern of the ship, like a sharp arrow, going down the river and straight into the imperial capital.

No matter how barren the world is, you can occasionally find some old medicines and natural treasures. The imperial palace must be filled with countless rare treasures, so going there saves the most time.

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Yuncao City is well connected, and within just one night, the news that a top young master had emerged spread like wildfire throughout the world, causing an uproar.

When he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, he wanted to be the best in the world.

This is the first time in recorded history that someone has dared to make such outrageous remarks.

But with just one word, he drove away hundreds of imperial guards, and thousands of arrows fell without a single feather hitting him. This is a horrifying achievement that many people have witnessed with their own eyes, and it is real.

As the news spread, the word "Chu Zheng" became increasingly well-known on this planet.

No one mentioned the word "tree roots".

Chu Zheng went down the river without rushing to travel. After several days, he finally arrived at the imperial capital of the Yuangu Dynasty.

At this moment, the imperial capital has been completely blocked, with tens of thousands of soldiers stationed on all sides, armed to the teeth, patrolling the five cities day and night with bright lights on.

The imperial court paid enough attention to this young master who suddenly emerged.

Recently, all the soldiers defending the city have been replaced by elite imperial guards. There are masters personally guarding the four gates to prevent any mistakes.

In the early morning, it was foggy and rainy.

As time moves towards winter, the weather becomes colder.

There were few people in front of the vermilion gate of the imperial capital. During these days, the inspection for entering the city had become extremely strict. Many merchants and common people smelled something unusual and gradually reduced the number of times they went out.

A figure walked out from the misty rain and slowly walked towards the gate of the imperial capital.

Chu Zheng was wearing a light blue robe, his hair was tied up in a bun with a wooden hairpin. When he glanced at her, he already had one-third of his original spirit.

As his cultivation progressed, his appearance was also changing silently.

There were very few people in front of the city gate.

On one side of the vermilion gate, there is a makeshift tea shed, under which sits a sixty-year-old man, making tea.

The moment he looked up at the rain, he saw Chu Zheng. His originally calm expression instantly turned solemn.

The young man walked out from under the rain, wearing a long robe that was not stained by the slightest trace of water, and a pair of cloth shoes on his feet that were clean and dust-free, without a drop of mud.

With just these two points, this young man's martial arts attainments have already reached an inhuman level.

Considering the recent rumors, it is not difficult to judge the identity of the person in front of us.

Soon, someone under the city gate also discovered Chu Zheng's presence. At the age of fourteen or fifteen, he quickly aroused the vigilance of many imperial guards. The old man under the tea shed slowly stood up, his body like the wind, and in a breath, he crossed a hundred feet and landed in front of Chu Zheng.

"I am Zhou Shan, and I am meeting the young master today. I hope you will give me some advice."

Zhou Shan clasped his fists and bowed, his eyes full of solemnity. The first time he saw Chu Zheng, he knew that the rumors were true.

The young man in front of me is already at a level far above that of a Grandmaster.

Chu Zheng didn't say anything, but slowly extended his hand.

Zhou Shan's expression changed drastically. The slightly immature palm expanded rapidly in front of his eyes, covering the sky and the sun in an instant, almost covering the entire world in front of him, leaving no way to avoid it.

He pulled back violently, and after a few breaths, he stopped, his back being held tightly.

There is a city wall behind us, and there is no way to retreat.

That palm was still in front of his eyes, not too far away, not too close, like a divine peak that could crush him to death if it fell.

Chu Zheng slowly withdrew his hand and walked slowly towards the city gate.

There was light in front of him again. Zhou Shan's back was covered in cold sweat and he looked a little dazed. He looked at Chu Zheng's back, then slid down to sit on the ground leaning against the city wall, unable to recover for a long time.

The gap is too big...

The gap between him and Chu Zheng is as if they are not walking on the same path.

He was walking on the mortal path, while Chu Zheng was walking on the immortal path.

This is a fundamental gap that cannot be bridged.

Seeing that the master was defeated without even fighting, none of the imperial guards dared to take action. They retreated to both sides and made way for Chu Zheng.

Zhou Shan stood up and followed Chu Zheng, not too far away.

He is the master of the court. If Chu Zheng kills the king and brings chaos to the world, even if he is not his opponent, he will try his best to stop him, even if it means sacrificing his life.

Hundreds of imperial guards followed behind from a distance, not daring to go beyond the line.

Passing by a wonton stall, Chu Zheng stopped, sat down and ate a bowl of wontons.

Simple wontons, nothing special about them, but he always inexplicably wanted to stay here for a while.

Over time, it seemed to have become his habit.

There was a dead silence on the long street, and the area nearby had been cleared by many imperial guards.

Zhou Shan looked at Chu Zheng with a frown on his face. He really couldn't understand what Chu Zheng was trying to do.

After a moment, Chu Zheng stood up and went straight to the palace.

The news of Chu Zheng's entry into the city had already reached the palace, and many masters had gathered in the palace.

When he arrived at the gate of the imperial palace, there were already hundreds of figures standing in front of the gate. There were no less than thirty grandmasters, and the rest were experts who had cultivated internal strength.

It is not surprising that a dynasty at its peak has such a heritage.

Glancing at the people blocking the way, Chu Zheng took a deep breath, and the Yuan Qi in his body moved slightly. A huge fire ignited out of thin air behind him, rising more than ten feet. The next moment, the flames condensed into a human figure, like a god, overlooking the palace wall.

Faced with such a miraculous scene, many masters were horrified and retreated one after another, unable to understand it at all.

In their eyes, this is not martial arts at all, but magic.

The next moment, before Chu Zheng could speak, the figures in front of the palace gate suddenly dispersed, and a middle-aged man in a crown walked out.

Chu Zheng took a glance and knew the man's identity.

The current emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Liao Shizhao.

"Please, Immortal, take back your magical powers."

Liao Shizhao bowed and said, "May I ask why I am here, Immortal? If you have any orders, everyone in the Yuan Gu Dynasty will obey them."

The appearance of this fire god has already proved the gap between ordinary people like them and Chu Zheng, so there is no need to do any more useless work.

Chu Zheng dispersed the fire behind him and said slowly:

"Open the palace treasury and let me see it."

This kind of awareness of the current situation is exactly what he wants.

Hearing this, Liao Shizhao was stunned and immediately ordered people to open the treasure house.

As Chu Zheng expected, there were indeed some rare treasures stored in the palace treasury, as well as quite a few hundreds of years old medicines, which were of great use to him now.

After a tour, Chu Zheng gained a lot. After leaving the treasury, he used his magical power of "turning stone into gold" to give Liao Shizhao a golden palace, which was enough to compensate for the things he took away.

"I'll have someone help me search for some old medicines. I'll pay you a lot."

Chu Zheng said this casually, and before Liao Shizhao and the other masters could react, he had already left the palace, sat on the ground on the city wall of the imperial capital, and began to take natural treasures and many old medicines to improve his cultivation.

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In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

Over the past year, Chu Zheng has been sitting on the city wall of the imperial capital, never leaving. He has become a unique sight in the imperial capital.

What he did in the palace had spread throughout the world, and had even become increasingly exaggerated. People all over the world had already regarded him as a god who had descended to earth.

Therefore, no one dared to challenge here.

Chu Zheng had no interest in the throne, which was the best news for the Yuangu royal family.

Naturally, Chu Zheng's requests were met. Over the past year, a large number of masters and guards have been traveling outside to help Chu Zheng search for old medicines and local treasures.

In addition to these, Liao Shizhao was afraid that Chu Zheng would be bored, so he would occasionally send him some strange stories to help him kill time.

Chu Zheng would read all this news, but most of it was of little use.

Until one day, some news came that caught his attention.

A team of guards discovered a depression full of sacred iron deep in the mountains.

For the people on this planet, anything that can be cut without leaving any marks by weapons can be called divine iron. It is nothing more than some high-density metal.

There must be a reason for the appearance of such a large amount of "magic iron".

It is probably related to the Tianyao Federation.

Chu Zheng thought for a moment, then set off and left the imperial capital. It took him less than half a month to reach the depression mentioned in the news.

What came into view was a huge pit of several thousand feet in radius, with many metal debris scattered in it and covered with moss. It was obvious that it had been here for some time.

This huge pit is hidden in the deep mountains and is rarely visited by humans. If the imperial court had not spent a lot of time searching for information and visiting, it would have taken many years for someone to discover it.

The moment it came into contact with the metal wreckage, the panel quickly gave a prompt.

[Patrol ship (Level 0/Incomplete): A patrol ship mounted on the main ship of the Tianyao Federation's 'Starry Sky God', equipped with an intermediate energy core, advanced search radar, advanced firepower deployment, and two Tianyao VII bombing missiles. It can suppress low-level stars alone and can be repaired (1000/) (Details)]

[Detailed information: The ship crashed three hundred years ago due to the destruction of its central core. The emergency escape system was not activated, and all the crew members on board were killed. The repair materials lacked high-grade alloys and some precision components.]

Chu Zheng glanced at the information on the panel and gathered all the debris in the depression into one place, reducing the number of repair times to three hundred.

In less than a year, he would be able to repair this patrol ship and leave this planet.

(End of this chapter)