Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 171 Human Rights, Commodities

The magnificent starlight crisscrosses the starry sky dome, illuminating the dark universe.

In the endless distance, countless star fields and nebulae are scattered everywhere, like bright lights, which are within sight but out of reach.

Any living being will feel its own insignificance the moment it sees the vast universe, and Chu Zheng is no exception.

At this moment, looking at the vast starry sky outside the porthole, his expression was a little dazed.

This was the first time he stood at this angle and felt the vastness and charm of the starry sky. There were too many secrets in it that he had no way of knowing.

Individual worlds are insignificant in the context of the entire universe.

Chu Zheng took a deep breath and slowly came back to his senses. The starlight outside the porthole fell into his heart, as if seeds were sprouting, breaking through the soil and starting to grow wildly.

Faced with such a universe, it would be short-sighted to only focus on one side of the world.

The world will eventually wither, but the starry sky will be eternal.

If one day, all the creatures in the universe could recite his real name, and carve his name under the starry sky...

Then... my life will be worthwhile.

The prerequisite is that he must reach the end of the path of cultivation and at least be stronger than that Taoist Ancestor.

After all, even for the top figure who monopolizes 25% of the luck in the world, only a few people in the universe know his name.

He can't see the back of the Taoist now, but that doesn't mean he can't do it in the future.

Chu Zheng slowly raised his hand, as if grasping the starlight through the porthole, his eyes shining like fire.

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The spiritual energy in the starry sky is pitifully small, and the daily refresh and repair times of the panel are directly reset to zero. The environment is extremely harsh.

When Chu Zheng uses the panel to replenish his own Yuan Qi, it takes a long time to completely replenish it.

This was a dead silent area, without any sign of life at all. Chu Zheng couldn't even sense the existence of any Yuan Qi from heaven and earth.

Faced with this situation, Chu Zheng could only reduce his movements as much as possible and curl up in a corner to save his energy.

After the patrol ship set sail, the projections of the two people from the Tianyao Federation disappeared without a trace, and the patrol ship has been sailing autonomously since then.

In the blink of an eye, more than two months passed.

This period of time was undoubtedly extremely boring and tedious for Chu Zheng. He was unable to practice, and the Yuan Qi in his body did not increase at all, which made him even more anxious.

If most of the consciousness was transferred back to the body, it would naturally not feel so difficult, but Chu Zheng did not do so.

The fact that he feels irritable is enough to prove that his Qi-cultivation skills are not yet up to par and he needs more training.

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In the cabin that had been silent for over two months, there was suddenly a ripple. Several holographic projections emerged and entered the cabin.

After an inspection, the patrol ship began to sink, like a ship, and slowly sailed into a huge port.

There were quite a lot of warships of various types drifting around. The largest warship spanned tens of thousands of feet and was more than a thousand times larger than the patrol ship that Chu Zheng was riding on. It was a real weapon of war.

As his eyes swept over, countless pieces of information poured out of Chu Zheng's mind. There were no less than ten sixth-level warships docked in this port alone, which were enough to rival the Tongxuan Jiaxian. Their power was quite astonishing.

Among them there was also a giant ship of level seven, and its information made Chu Zheng feel a little horrified.

[Star God Skyship (Level 7): The third-generation reorganized main ship of the "Star God" series, with twelve star-destroying warships under its command, equipped with a star-god-level energy core, a world-destroying firepower deployment, a space scanning radar, twenty-four ordinary star-destroying cannons, and one heavy-duty star-destroying main cannon, which can smash all stars with a diameter of less than 30,000 kilometers in one shot, and carries twenty micro quantum annihilation bombs, and has the ability to conquer the star field alone. ]

The seventh level is equivalent to a powerful being in the Immortal Tribulation Realm, who can roam the star field. To be able to achieve this level with a mortal body is already precious.

Chu Zheng held his breath unconsciously, watching the patrol ship under his feet slowly come to a stop in the harbor.

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The hatch opened and a dozen mechanical figures walked in. Chu Zheng took a look and understood.

These are ordinary intelligent robots belonging to the Tianyao Federation, responsible for maintenance.

Obviously, for a large federation spanning the starry sky, the return of a patrol ship was not a big deal. They didn’t even send anyone to deal with it immediately, but only sent a group of maintenance robots.

Chu Zheng maintained his invisibility and passed by these robots.

woo-

Just as he stepped out of the cabin, before he had time to release his invisibility and stretch his muscles, a shrill alarm sounded above his head.

In just a few breaths, several small drones hovered above his head, and the light blue gun barrels patrolled in all directions, faintly locking onto his head.

Chu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Obviously, the detection radar covering this area is far more accurate than the one on this patrol ship. It saw through Chu Zheng's invisibility and discovered his whereabouts.

After all, this is only a first-level invisibility technique, which can only barely hide the body. It will be exposed when facing the spiritual thoughts of ordinary cultivators.

There was a little bit of Yuan Qi in the surrounding heaven and earth again, and the daily repair frequency of the panel increased to twice.

The concentration of spiritual energy here is much higher than that of the previous star.

Chu Zheng glanced at the drone above his head and clicked on the detailed information.

[UAV (first order): 11th generation UAV of the Kongshen series, equipped with light laser weapons and extremely accurate self-aiming radar. The only flaw is that its combat endurance is poor.]

After thinking for a few moments, Chu Zheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he directly released the invisibility technique, actively exposing himself to many drones.

Living in a developed civilization like the Tianyao Federation, if you don’t have identity information, I’m afraid you will hardly be able to take a single step in this area.

It would be better to contact the Tianyao Federation directly. In the eyes of the Tianyao Federation, he should be just a native and not a big threat. After going through some procedures, there shouldn't be much danger.

After all, Chu Zheng is insignificant to a behemoth like the Tianyao Federation.

Soon, dozens of armored figures appeared and surrounded Chu Zheng.

Chu Zheng took a look and saw that they were all second-level clothes, the same as what Zhuo Xiu wore outside Yuncao City.

It seems that the Tianyao Federation has the capacity to mass-produce this type of armor.

This is undoubtedly quite terrifying. The second stage is equivalent to a cultivator who has entered the Dao realm. Even if one has a middle-grade immortal bone, one still needs ten years of diligent practice to reach this realm.

The Tianyao Federation can easily produce countless cultivators who have entered the Dao realm.

There are also many warships. Putting aside the fairy treasures that suppress luck, the forces that Chu Zheng saw before his eyes were comparable to Cang Yun before the great changes in heaven and earth, or even stronger.

Moreover, it was unknown how much of the power of the Tianyao Federation was what Chu Zheng saw before his eyes.

Without waiting for Chu Zheng to speak, the two men walked up quickly, pressed Chu Zheng to the ground without saying a word, and broke Chu Zheng's arm bone with their powerful force.

The rest of the people were all holding guns and on alert. If anything went wrong, Chu Zheng would be beaten into a pulp in an instant.

Chu Zheng felt a numbness on the back of his neck and a strong sense of sleepiness came over him. A message appeared on the panel, indicating that his body was being corroded by a powerful anesthetic.

After instantly restoring his condition, Chu Zheng pretended to faint. At the same time, he dispersed the Yuan Qi in his body and hid it in his limbs and bones.

Judging from the two people who first boarded the ship, the Tianyao Federation clearly has the means to observe energy fluctuations. Although it is not known whether it can be concealed, it never hurts to be more restrained.

It was not until Chu Zheng closed his eyes and breathed evenly that the strength in his body dissipated a little, and then a cold voice sounded from above his head:

"Report, the patrol ship No. 424356 that suddenly disappeared years ago has returned. There are natives from foreign lands sneaking in. They have been successfully suppressed."

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Inside the silver-gray metal room, the walls and ceiling all have a cold metallic luster.

A huge one-way glass mirror reflected the scene inside the room. A figure, with his head lowered, was suspended in the air by several metal chains. His long hair obscured his face, making it impossible to see his expression.

Snapped--

A strong light hit Chu Zheng's face, and strands of electric current rose from his limbs and bones, bringing him intense pain.

Chu Zheng slowly opened his eyes and raised his head with a cold expression. This way of awakening was not very friendly.

The electric current introduced into the body was stored in Chu Zheng's body. He reversed the thunder method and used thunder to transform yin and yang, which were dispersed into the five elements, and finally became ordinary Yuan Qi, which was absorbed into the body.

This action is very strenuous, and is even slower than practicing directly. It is a thankless task with half the effort and twice the effort.

Chu Zheng raised his head and looked at the disheveled figure reflected in the one-way glass mirror not far away, his eyes gradually turning cold.

The reaction of the Tianyao Federation was very different from what he had imagined. While being brought to this metal room, he did not sense any intention of the Tianyao Federation to treat him as a human being.

This trip to a foreign land does not seem to be as smooth as he imagined.

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Behind the one-way glass mirror is a laboratory. On the large screen, various physical data about Chu Zheng are recorded.

"The muscle and bone density of Subject 173 far exceeds that of the first generation of genetic evolutionists, and is even much higher than that of the second generation of genetic evolutionists."

"The test showed that the test subject had a great tolerance for pain and no stress response was observed. It is not ruled out that the subject has the ability to store electricity. After the electric shock, no discharge was observed."

"It should be similar to the indigenous people who practiced ancient methods that we met before. They have methods to tap their own potential. It should also have a certain threshold and cannot be replicated on a large scale."

Amidst the discussion, a middle-aged man in his forties slowly walked to the glass mirror, looked at Chu Zheng who was hanging in the air like a dead fish, frowned slightly, and said with a bit of boredom:
"This native's ability to become invisible is a bit troublesome. Implant a chip to monitor his physical condition. After he has received the necessary vaccinations, send him to a reeducation center. I think someone there will like him."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and walked to another light curtain.

In a similar silver-grey room, a ragged strong man was chained. At the moment, he looked furious and roared like a wild beast.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but flash a hint of excitement in his eyes: "Increase the current!"

It is normal to encounter some illegal indigenous people in the space port. Every day there are several people who appear from nowhere.

This can be considered as a diversion in boring life.

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Education Institute.

All kinds of creatures of unknown origin are imprisoned here, including humans, wild beasts, and humanoid creatures.

What the education center does is to tame the wildness of these natives, turn them into pets, and then put them on display for people to choose.

This is an entertainment venue for the rich, where they can get close to the indigenous creatures on various stars in the universe. Ordinary citizens do not have this opportunity.

After staying in the reeducation center for three months, Chu Zheng deeply understood a fact.

The protection law of the Tianyao Federation only applies to the true citizens of the Tianyao Federation. Here, the indigenous people have no so-called human rights.

It’s just like the Immortal Alliance, which will only stand on the side of the immortal monks.

But the biggest difference is that the Immortal Alliance only kills people from other sects in the battle.

However, the Tianyao Federation's approach is to turn them into slaves for others' entertainment. This condescending attitude is even more exaggerated than that of immortal monks in front of mortals.

Thinking back on it again at this moment, Chu Zheng realized that all the people on the planet he was on before were actually in a state of captivity.

Chu Zheng has always been very cooperative with the domestication process of the education institute, and soon he successfully graduated from the education institute.

It became a fairly qualified commodity and was put on display.

In the magnificently decorated palace, there are piles of alloy iron cages.

Chu Zheng was squatting in the iron cage, wearing a white jumpsuit and with extremely heavy shackles on his hands and feet, weighing tens of thousands of pounds.

If he had not previously concealed the vital energy in his body, the shackles would have been even heavier.

"Father, I want him."

A soft call came from above his head. Chu Zheng raised his head and saw a father and daughter.

The girl, who was about sixteen years old, was wearing a dress, her face was slightly red, and her eyes were full of love.

The father standing next to him was wearing an exquisite gold-rimmed suit, his hair was half white, and his eyes were deep.

Chu Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and his back gradually tensed up. He sensed the fluctuation of calamity energy, and his invisible spiritual sense began to give rise to warning signs.

A disaster is approaching.

Soon, he sensed the source of the disaster.

It all comes from this seemingly harmless girl in front of him.

The way the girl looked at him was not like she was looking at a person, but more like she was looking at prey.

There was a hint of obvious greed mixed with fondness in his eyes.

As a commodity, Chu Zheng obviously did not have the right to choose the buyer. But in a moment, the control of the chip behind his head was in the hands of the girl.

An alloy iron chain was tied tightly around his neck.

The girl followed her father with brisk steps and took Chu Zheng away from the reformatory.

(End of this chapter)