Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 251: Secret Talk, Battlefield of Ten Thousand Worlds

Thinking of this, Dong Shengyu felt a little chilly for a moment.

From ancient times to the present, there have only been two people in the Cangyun Realm who have set foot in the realm of Immortal Lord. One is Shang Cangyun, and the other is Zhao Tingxian.

It has been less than a thousand years since Zhao Tingxian rose to power, which is truly terrifying compared to his level of cultivation.

The same is true for Shang Cangyun. It has only been about 60,000 to 70,000 years since Cangyun's first Ten Thousand Sects Hidden Dragon Competition.

Compared to the Immortal King's lifespan of millions of years, this is just the beginning.

He is not even an ordinary Immortal King. He is also a top figure among the Immortal Kings. He is the youngest angel judge in the history of the Immortal Alliance. He is in charge of criminal laws and has the power to judge the sky.

Shang Cangyun has the power to execute first and report later any Immortal Alliance cultivator at the rank of Immortal Lord or below. He can kill anyone with just a single word. His power is truly overwhelming.

In just tens of thousands of years, Shang Cangyun has grown to this point. If there is no unknown secret...

For a moment, Dongshengyu’s thoughts were flooding.

Chu Zheng was just an ant that had not yet grown up. How could he attract the attention of a great immortal king and even come all the way to help him solve his problems and avoid disasters?

There must be something in common between Shang Cangyun, Zhao Tingxian and Chu Zheng.

Considering the recent rumors within the Immortal Alliance, Dong Shengyu felt a little nervous and lowered his head even more.

If she showed any sign of abnormality, she was really worried that Shang Cangyun would kill her directly.

"You forged an imperial decree with the intention of assassinating the immortal race. This is a capital crime, but considering that you have made great contributions in battle and the Shenglingmu Clan has also made great contributions many times, I will spare your life today."

Shang Cangyun's voice once again echoed under the starry sky, just as calm as before:

"You will be punished for your thousand years of training and flogged sixty times. Go to the Criminal Department to receive your punishment."

"Thank you, referee angel. Dong Shengyu takes the penalty."

Dong Shengyu lowered his head, his eyes slightly fixed.

A thousand years of cultivation was still not a big deal, but sixty lashes was a rare severe punishment. Even after a thousand years of cultivation, it might not be possible to recover to its original state, and it might even shake the foundation of one's cultivation.

But at this moment, she could only accept it.

After bowing respectfully, Dong Shengyu did not dare to stay any longer. He turned around and left, disappearing without a trace.

After she left, Shang Cangyun raised his hand and pointed lightly, drawing a sky curtain that isolated the starry sky in all directions and enveloped Chu Zheng.

After one finger moved, the immortal light surrounding him gradually dissipated, revealing his true appearance.

He looked extremely young, at first glance, even less than twenty years old. He wore a wooden crown and a light green robe. He had a handsome face, sword-like eyebrows, black eyes like lacquer, and a gentle aura, like the rising sun.

"Thank you for your help, Immortal King Cangyun."

Chu Zheng bowed, expressing gratitude but also a little surprise. He had already prepared for the worst and thought of many possibilities, but he never expected that Shang Cangyun would come.

"I received a message from my clan. Someone burned a blood talisman and sent a message to me. That's why I came here."

Shang Cangyun waved his hand and said slowly: "This is not a projection, but just a wisp of soul thought. In order to get here as quickly as possible, I have already consumed a lot of energy. Let me make it short."

His tone was very gentle, and he even stopped calling himself the King, and his attitude was somewhat friendly.

Chu Zheng nodded repeatedly, holding his breath and listening carefully.

"You must leave the Immortal Alliance area as soon as possible and cannot stay any longer."

Shang Cangyun looked serious and gave a reminder:
"Your cultivation in Qi Refining is still shallow, and the calamity energy has not yet gathered and formed, so you can escape death repeatedly. As your cultivation becomes deeper, there will be fewer and fewer people who can pose a threat to you. No matter what calamity it is, it will inevitably involve the Immortal Alliance in the end."

Upon hearing what Shang Cangyun said, Chu Zheng's expression froze immediately. Shang Cangyun's understanding of him was much deeper than he expected.

Even more, Shang Cangyun seemed to be very familiar with the calamity of the Qi Refining lineage, which was beyond his expectations.

Being in the Immortal Alliance, if the calamity energy is difficult to digest for a while, it will inevitably lead to various troubles from the Immortal Alliance.

In response to Chu Zheng's doubts, Shang Cangyun did not rush to explain, and said slowly:

"For example, I didn't have the energy to kill Dong Shengyu just now, which would have left trouble for you. I couldn't help you cut off this causal line, which has already affected Tingxian and even threatened me."

"What does the Immortal King mean?" Chu Zheng's expression changed slightly: "Why is it related to Zhao Tianzun?"

"Because you, like Tingxian and me, are from the Cangyun Realm, and your cultivation speed is different from that of ordinary people. These few similarities are enough to attract the interest of some Immortal Kings and even Emperors."

"The path that Tingxian and I took was different from that of other immortals. He used the incense of all spirits for his own benefit, relying on the difference in the flow rate of time in the Chaos Sea, and used the incense and the spirits to feed back to the immortal path, thus soaring into the sky. However, he was too eager for quick success and his tracks were exposed early on."

"Although I tried my best to cover up and delay the matter, it also aroused some suspicion. Now I am stuck in a quagmire and it is difficult to get out for the time being. If this continues, I will not be able to stay in the Immortal Alliance for long."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zheng felt a chill in his heart. The situation Shang Cangyun was facing might be much worse than that of Zhao Tingxian and him.

As an angel of the Immortal Alliance, Shang Cangyun goes in and out of battlefields all year round. There is no place for him in the heavens and the myriad worlds.

If his cultivation were to advance further and reach the level of Immortal King, he would not be able to enter the Chaos Sea, and by then he would be unable to enter the heavens or the earth.

unless……

Looking at the calm expression on Shang Cangyun's face, a flash of light suddenly flashed through Chu Zheng's mind.

The universe!

If there is no place for you in the universe and the whole world is your enemy, then the universe is undoubtedly your last way out.

Zhao Tingxian once said that his path was the same as Shang Cangyun's. They both embarked on this path in the borderland of the universe, on the battlefield between the universe and the great world.

"Tingxian sent me a letter some time ago, telling me about your situation. You have a big secret, and you should have known a lot of secrets. However, it is too early for you to know these."

"The path you take is similar to Tingxian's, except for the refining lineage, and even faster than his. Naturally, it will attract more people's attention. The best plan now is to leave the Immortal Alliance as soon as possible and go to the Ten Thousand Worlds."

"I can't stay in the Immortal Alliance for long, so there's not much I can do to help you. I can't help you again like I helped Tingxian."

"May I ask why you are helping me, Immortal King? The same is true for Zhao Tianzun..."

This was what Chu Zheng was most puzzled about. He said with full of doubts:

"Zhao Tianzun was instructed by someone to protect me several times before. Which senior thinks highly of me? What exactly does he need me to do?"

"Your thoughts now are just like Tingxian's back then. He always felt that someone was paving the way for him, and he even became obsessed with it repeatedly."

Shang Cangyun shook his head slightly and sighed: "You chose the path yourself. All the choices you made along the way were your own decisions. How can there be any arrangement?"

“No one in the world can determine all the fates of the future, unless the so-called future is the past that has already happened.”

"The only arrangement that Tingxian received was that he made a deal with someone when he set out on this journey. Or maybe someone foresaw the future and made some preparations."

"If there really is such a being, knowing the past, present and future, and penetrating the long river of time and space, the present moment where you and I are will change from time to time." "In this world, the future is never certain. The only certain thing is the past."

The future can be reversed, but the past cannot be changed.

Chu Zheng was stunned for a moment. He had always felt that he was in a trap, and every step he took seemed to be known in advance by someone.

He originally thought that someone needed him to do something, so someone was paving the way for him, maybe it was the Taoist Ancestor, or some unknown terrifying existence.

Even, he traveled across time and space to here because of some arrangement.

However, from what Shang Cangyun said, this person who he had always thought existed seemed to have never existed from the beginning to the end.

Seeing Chu Zheng's stunned expression, Shang Cangyun shook his head slightly, with a hint of a smile on his face:
"I'm helping you today. No one arranged it, no one instructed me to. I just wanted to help."

"When I was young, I was taught by someone at the edge of the universe. It was because of this opportunity that I was able to break out of my cocoon and become a butterfly, embarking on my current path."

"You are in trouble now, just like me back then. We both come from Cangyun. I want to help you, that's all."

At this point, Shang Cangyun shook his head and smiled. The light and shadow beside him became increasingly hazy, and his face gradually became blurred.

"In fact, since I started, I have helped every True Immortal who came out of Cangyun. You are just one of them."

Chu Zheng's mind was slightly shaken, and he was a little dazed for a moment. He had already learned about the situation of the True Immortals in the Cangyun Realm from Zhao Tingxian.

Despite Zhao Tingxian's talent, he still encountered exclusion. After he became a true immortal, he was sent to the edge of the universe, where he fought with evil spirits for years, bathed in blood on the battlefield, and wandered in front of the Yellow Springs Road all day long.

From ancient times to the present, how many true immortals who walked out of the Cangyun Realm were able to return safely?

In this situation, how did Shang Cangyun help them?

Looking at Shang Cangyun in front of him, Chu Zheng's doubts became deeper and deeper. Shang Cangyun solved some of his doubts, but also left more questions.

With his current level of cultivation, it was difficult for him to understand what Shang Cangyun said to him. The changes in time and space were really beyond the norm for him.

"Many things are indeed difficult to understand with your current perspective. I'm afraid your future path will be even more difficult."

Shang Cangyun gave Chu Zheng some time to digest it, and then spoke slowly:
"The immortal path relies too heavily on heaven and earth. To overcome the tribulation and become an immortal, one must rely on the heavenly path or even the universe to send down the tribulation before one can become an immortal. Qi cultivators are not bound by this. Perhaps compared to me and Tingxian, you will have the opportunity to go further in the future."

The immortal practitioners are too dependent on heaven and earth. When the environment of heaven and earth changes, the impact on the immortal path is extremely drastic.

Although some powerful immortals can control the way of heaven and are above the way of heaven, they are ultimately unable to escape the shackles.

Even an emperor is still limited by the universe.

Among all the ways in the universe, the only way to transcend is through refining Qi, or in other words, only the Taoist ancestor of the past.

Thinking of this, Shang Cangyun couldn't help but shake his head. He wanted to be the second Dao Ancestor, but he still didn't dare to break through. He was far from it.

If he doesn't break through the realm, the Chaos Sea will still be his retreat, but once he takes this step, the whole world will be his enemy.

After coming back to his senses, Chu Zheng couldn't help but ask;
"At the beginning, Zhao Tianzun once said that only immortals can become immortals, and the true immortals in the Cangyun Realm cannot fuse immortal blood. Is this true?"

"indeed so."

Shang Cangyun nodded and said, "The only way to bypass this shackles is to go through the edge of the universe and reach the universe."

click-

"Time is up."

A crack appeared in the sky that covered the surroundings. Shang Cangyun looked up and reminded in a deep voice:

"Remember, hurry to the battlefield of all realms. While I am still in the Immortal Alliance, I can still help you one last time and leave you a way out. You still have five years. If you go through the realm gate, you should be able to catch up."

"Junior, remember this."

Chu Zheng bowed and when he looked up again, the starry sky around him had returned to normal without leaving any trace.

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After a moment of silence, Chu Zheng immediately turned around and headed towards the Cangyun Realm.

The coordinates of the battlefield of all worlds are quite far away from here. He has been traveling day and night, and several years are far from enough.

You must pass through the gate of the Immortal Alliance and reach that area first.

Before that, he had to do some post-processing and make some preparations.

This time, he left the world too hastily, and many things were not arranged yet. He couldn't just walk away and leave.

The reason why Shang Cangyun was able to arrive was because the Shang family sent a message. Shang Liangyi was also present that day. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be him.

He has no idea when he will return, so he wants to prepare a generous gift to thank the Shang family for their help.

In order to avoid being exposed, Chu Zheng changed his appearance, used invisibility skills, and traveled through the starry sky. It took him nearly twice as long to return to the Cangyun Realm.

Less than half a month had passed in the Cang Yun Realm since he left, and the situation had changed greatly.

The once popular Taixuan Holy Land fell to the bottom in an instant, and many forces were quietly moving out of Taixuan City to avoid being implicated.

Chu Zheng contradicted the Immortal Alliance's envoy on the spot and fled directly. This crime is almost the same as treason and will implicate many people.

From now on, it remains a question whether Taixuan Holy Land can continue to exist.

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Chu Zheng hid his figure, entered Wanlong City, and headed straight towards the Yuanling Holy Land.

Wanlong City is no longer as lively as before. Some small forces have begun to withdraw from Wanlong City one after another and dare not stay here for long.

No matter how desolate the Taixuan Holy Land is, it is still a holy land. There are fairy treasures to suppress its luck. Once it goes crazy, who knows how many people will be implicated.

For these small forces, it is already difficult to just survive.

Chu Zheng walked on the long street without any scruples, transformed into a middle-aged cultivator who was nearly forty years old, and displayed the cultivation level of the third transformation of the Divine Infant.

With such cultivation level, he is already a rare strong man in Wanlong City and even in the Cangyun Realm.

He submitted a visiting card as a casual cultivator and used a Tongxuan magic treasure as a stepping stone, and soon met Shang Liangyi.

(End of this chapter)