Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 175: The Power of Incense, Energy

"What is the purpose of sculpting this golden statue, Brother Nie?"

Looking at the golden statue in front of him, Chu Zheng was a little confused.

Nie Longhu only used the most ordinary soil, without any spiritual energy, just the same as what he had seen in the Cangyun Secret Realm.

The statue previously found in the Cang Yun Secret Realm was originally of level five.

The one in front of him, according to the information displayed by the spiritual eye, is just an ordinary statue. It has not been upgraded and does not possess any supernatural powers.

He really couldn't see what use such a golden body had.

"Collect some of the incense from this world for Daozu."

Nie Longhu lit three sticks of incense, bowed three times respectfully, inserted them into the incense burner, turned around and explained:

"The Taoist is not a god of incense. The incense in this golden body can guide future generations and also serve as a way out for the Taoist."

“With Daozu’s cultivation, even if he encountered a terrible catastrophe and his body was wiped out, as long as a golden body was still there, he would have a chance to come back to life and would not perish completely.”

At this point, Nie Longhu chuckled: "I have never enjoyed the protection of Daozu in my cultivation, but I have erected eight hundred golden bodies for Daozu, if not one thousand."

The destiny that a Qi-refiner seizes is for himself, not for others. Even if he is also a Qi-refiner, he cannot enjoy any benefit brought by the Taoist Ancestor.

Being a Qigong practitioner is destined to be on an extremely lonely path. Apart from oneself, everything else is false.

However, he still enjoyed erecting a statue for the Taoist ancestor.

It was a huge mountain that supported the Taoist lineage and represented the highest peak that a Qi cultivator could climb...it represented the end of the road he might reach.

Nie Longhu was willing to work for a strong man of this level.

A glimmer of understanding flashed across Chu Zheng's eyes. Perhaps, in the past Cangyun Realm, there had also been a Qi cultivator who suddenly came here, built that temple, and sculpted a golden statue.

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed through his mind, and looking at the statue in front of him, he had some understanding.

The reason why Daozu can monopolize 25% of heaven's fortune alone is probably closely related to these golden bodies spread throughout the heavens and all realms.

However, this is just his guess and there is not much definite evidence.

Chu Zheng stepped forward, looked up at the golden statue that looked exactly like him, lit three incense sticks, and bowed three times.

The moment he raised his head, he was a little dazed. Was he worshipping the Taoist ancestor or himself?

At this moment, Chu Zheng suddenly vaguely guessed what Nie Longhu was thinking.

In the eyes of many Qi cultivators, this is probably just worshipping their future incarnation.

Sitting on the position of the Taoist one day may be the goal of all Qi cultivators.

"These past few days, I have been observing the celestial phenomena at night, and after some calculations, I have discovered some clues."

Nie Longhu didn't care too much about Chu Zheng's thoughts, and turned to talk about his own findings:

"This star field should have been a large world surrounded by many life stars. Later, for unknown reasons, the world underwent a drastic change and then collapsed, and the consciousness of the Heavenly Dao almost disappeared."

"The remaining life stars began to wander around and gradually evolved into this starry sky. As time went by, the destiny of the sky settled and there was a sign of recovery. However, due to the lack of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, civilizations such as the Tianyao Federation, which were biased towards external things, came into being."

"This type of civilization combines their own understanding of the universe with what they have learned and practiced. They understand and utilize the laws of the universe. With the weak bodies of mortals, they have found a way to defeat immortals and slay gods. They call it 'technology'."

Everything in the universe has its own laws of operation, and so do the stars. Nie Longhu's level of attainment in stargazing is quite high, far beyond what Chu Zheng can achieve.

This comes from the profound foundation of a celestial being. It is unknown how much time it will take for him to reach this step.

After digesting this information, Chu Zheng subconsciously asked, "Are there many civilizations like the Tianyao Federation in the universe?"

Judging from Nie Longhu’s many reactions, this was obviously not his first time coming into contact with this kind of technological civilization.

"There are quite a few, but the vast majority have a low upper limit. It is already difficult for them to rival a cultivator in the Soul Refining Realm. For a cultivator in the Dao Integration Realm, they can be destroyed with a wave of their hands."

At this point, Nie Longhu suddenly changed the subject:
"But there are exceptions to everything. Among the myriad worlds, there is a large world that has developed technology to its peak. It contains terrifying killing weapons that can rival the Golden Immortals, and can even reverse time and space in a small range."

"Reversing time and space?"

Chu Zheng was shocked. This was somewhat unimaginable to him.

This is completely different from the concept of traveling through time and space. Reversing time and space means letting things that have already happened return to the starting point, which is equivalent to completely subverting certain laws.

Profit and loss, rise and fall, gain and loss, life and death, all these can be changed.

Even those as powerful as the Immortal King and even the Golden Immortal of Great Luo can wander in the long river of time and space by themselves instead of reversing time and space.

"Reversing time and space naturally has many limitations, but this is enough to prove its strength."

Nie Longhu said nothing more about this.

In fact, the real power of scientific and technological civilization lies in the fact that as long as there are sufficient resources, it can mass-produce its own cutting-edge combat power. This is enough to make all forces fearful.

Resources are always scarce. No matter how powerful the world is, it still needs energy replenishment and cannot be used without limits.

Therefore, that technological civilization was directly suppressed within a large world. Over the years, it had not developed outward at all and had almost stagnated.

If it weren't for its many methods that were of great use to all realms, and if it weren't for the fact that the Mohist School had established diplomatic relations with it and shared what it had, that great realm might have ceased to exist long ago.

The potential of the human race is endless. No matter what situation we are in, there will always be people who adapt to the environment first and lead the wave.

Nie Longhu changed the subject and said casually, "Daoyou, do you still remember how long it took you to draw the Qi into your body when you first started practicing?"

After a brief pause, Chu Zheng told the truth:

"It took less than two and a half hours. This time, the incarnation went through the tribulation faster."

"Your understanding is excellent, and you have a bright future ahead of you, with great potential."

Hearing about Chu Zheng's cultivation speed, Nie Longhu smiled: "I am a little faster than you, it only took me an hour."

It took him two and a half hours to sense the Qi. Among many Qi cultivators, his comprehension was considered good. However, compared to him, he was still a long way off.

As for what Chu Zheng said, that after his incarnation went through tribulations, his practice of Qi refining became faster, Nie Longhu did not care.

With previous experience, if it was an incarnation, he would be able to control the intake of Qi into the body within an hour. Even if Chu Zheng was faster, it would take at least two hours.

Two hours is a huge difference compared to him.

He drew Qi into his body in one hour. This speed was considered incredibly fast among Qi cultivators. Many Xuanxian were not as fast as him.

If you can feel the Qi in about half an hour, you will have the potential to become a Golden Immortal.

As for faster, as far as he knew, it had not happened yet.

After all, apart from the Taoist Ancestor, there is currently no second Daluo Jinxian appearing in the Lianqi lineage.

The Daluo Jinxian is also a legendary realm for Qi cultivators, and no one has yet reached it.

After listening to Nie Longhu's general description, Chu Zheng had a general impression of his own talents.

It seems that there should be many people who practice at the same speed as him.

He originally thought that his talent was top-notch, but now it seems that he is still a little far away. Judging from the expression on Nie Longhu's face, it is not uncommon for the incarnation to speed up the speed of drawing qi into the body after going through tribulations.

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For the next period of time, Chu Zheng lived a fairly stable life, practicing as planned every day.

Xingfeng Group is one of the top ten large groups in the entire Tianci Star, with almost endless wealth.

As the chairman of Xingfeng Group, Chu Zheng doesn't need to do anything at all. Many electronic documents will be automatically sent to his mailbox on time and at a fixed location.

All he needed to do was sign, practice, and then watch the assets of Xingfeng Group increase day by day. It was boring and tedious.

Nie Longhu spent a lot of money and got a lot of genetic evolution fluid, which Chu Zheng was somewhat resistant to.

Judging from Qi Shanyong’s previous physical information, this evolutionary fluid has a certain chance of causing genetic mutations in humans.

Obviously there are huge side effects. Even if there is a repair panel, Chu Zheng does not intend to touch this thing.

[Gene Evolution Fluid (Second Level): Tianyao Federation's third generation god-making series gene evolution fluid, the main component is star source fluid. After injection, there is a 30% chance of giving birth to spiritual energy. (Details)]

[Details: There are some hidden dangers, and there is a high probability that it will cause uncontrollable gene mutations in the human body, as well as some side effects, such as infertility and shortened lifespan. ]

From the information given on the panel, it is not difficult to see that this genetic evolution fluid does have huge flaws.

However, the evolutionary liquid currently produced by the Tianyao Federation has reached the fifth generation, and the effect is said to be quite amazing.

Looking at the blue liquid in the glass tube in his hand, Chu Zheng looked at Nie Longhu with some doubts, and asked puzzledly:

"What do you mean, fellow Daoist? I'm afraid this thing..."

"This substance is refined from the spiritual fluid extracted from the core of the star. It has a chance of causing the human race to mutate into some minor magical powers. The side effects are extremely great, but for Qi cultivators like us, this is no less than a tonic."

As he spoke, Nie Longhu directly opened a bottle of evolution liquid, opened his mouth and took a light inhale, and practiced the Qi-absorbing method that Chu Zheng was very familiar with.

A light blue breath emerged and was inhaled into Nie Longhu's mouth.

In Chu Zheng's spiritual eyes, the evolutionary liquid in the glass tube gradually became transparent and turned into ordinary water.

After absorbing a bottle of evolution liquid, Nie Longhu's aura increased significantly.

Chu Zheng suddenly realized and followed the same method, absorbing the essence of a bottle of evolution liquid.

In the blink of an eye, a stream of pure Yuan Qi entered Chu Zheng's body. Without even spending much effort to refine it, it was transformed into Yuan Qi in his body, with an effect no less than that of several second-level elixirs.

Apart from anything else, the Tianyao Federation's method of purifying energy can already be considered sophisticated.

"nice one……"

Chu Zheng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes brightened slightly. This thing could be a great help in terms of cultivation.

"Don't be greedy. With our current cultivation level, we can only take three bottles a day at most. Otherwise, our meridians and dantian will be damaged, and it will take longer to recover. It's not worth it."

Chu Zheng simply ignored Nie Longhu's words. With the repair panel in hand, he didn't care about the so-called damage to his meridians.

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After tasting the sweetness, Chu Zheng began to officially mobilize the power of Xingfeng Group and purchase evolution liquid on a large scale.

However, this thing is a military-controlled item and private resale is not allowed. It is okay to use it in small quantities, but if the amount is too large, it will easily cause some unnecessary trouble.

In response to this, Chu Zheng quickly began to prepare.

Money makes the world go round. Chu Zheng, through his identity as the chairman of Xingfeng Group, spent a lot of money and quickly corrupted many military officers stationed on Tianci Star and obtained a large amount of evolution liquid, enough for tens of thousands of bottles.

However, most of the genetic evolution fluids belong to the second generation and are only of the first grade, and their energy is not as immediate as that of the third generation.

But for Chu Zheng, it is enough.

The amount of money lost is naturally an astronomical figure, enough to make any large conglomerate bleed in its heart.

However, the money of Xingfeng Group is simply inexhaustible. Not to mention the company's account balance, even Qi Shanyong's own savings are enough for Chu Zheng to squander for a long time, but it is just a string of numbers.

This is all thanks to Qi Shanyong who never had the chip implanted.

If a chip is implanted, all his assets will be frozen immediately upon his death, and will not start to flow again until the will is announced.

With the addition of this batch of evolutionary liquid, Chu Zheng's cultivation immediately began to advance by leaps and bounds. He did not have the many concerns of Nie Longhu, and he focused on practicing without distraction.

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In the blink of an eye, more than twenty years have passed since Chu Zheng arrived at Tianci Star.

More than ten years ago, Chu Zheng had successfully condensed the Dao Embryo. Now he has reached the late Dao Embryo realm and is only one step away from cultivating his original body.

As for Nie Longhu...he has just completed his Jade Bone and is still some distance away from the Dao Embryo Realm.

The spiritual energy of the heaven and earth here is really scarce. Without the evolutionary liquid, Chu Zheng's cultivation speed will immediately drop to freezing point. Even if he spends most of the day on cultivation, the results will be minimal.

The evolution liquid is not easy to make and is a military-controlled item. There are many eyes watching every step you take.

Chu Zheng didn't want to cause trouble, so he could only take in more evolutionary fluid to the greatest extent possible, but the effect was minimal.

As time went by, the amount of evolutionary fluid he could collect became less and less.

In recent years, the military has paid more attention to the evolutionary fluid, and there are few opportunities for large-scale outflows. Occasionally, there are only dozens of them, which are barely enough for Chu Zheng to fill his teeth and are a drop in the bucket.

The environment is deteriorating and change is needed.

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In the early morning, the morning dew is slightly moist.

Inside the manor, on the lawn, two figures sat facing each other.

Over the years, Chu Zheng would often seek out Nie Longhu to discuss his cultivation experiences and how to use some of his magical powers.

In this regard, Nie Longhu's experience far exceeds his, making him the best person to seek advice from.

As the two were communicating, Chu Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had gained something. He immediately closed his eyes and took it in.

After he closed his eyes, Nie Longhu began to look him up and down, his brows furrowed, with an expression that showed something was wrong.

He always felt that something was wrong. Chu Zheng's cultivation speed shouldn't be like this, at least it shouldn't be faster than his.

In fact, it has now suppressed him by an entire realm.

(End of this chapter)