Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 287 The Living Tian Wutong, an Eternal Legend

The sect that Mu Xin belongs to is called Yunhua Palace. Its founder is called 'Master Yunhua', who has been dead for more than ten thousand years.

The strength of Yunhua Palace is not that strong. Now, the supreme elder who is like a stabilizing force in the sect has only entered the seventh level of cultivation.

In the Tianwu Realm, various sects are intertwined, the territorial divisions are extremely complex, and the forces are intertwined.

However, although there are constant minor frictions between the various sects, there has never been a full-scale conflict. It is obviously unreasonable for a force like the Yunhua Palace to be able to maintain its long-term existence.

After obtaining the Heavenly Luck Technique, Chu Zheng's perception of the existence of Heavenly Luck became more acute. He could sense that the Heavenly Luck in the Tianwu Realm was extremely chaotic and clearly lacked restraint, allowing all kinds of creatures to divide it up.

There are obviously some problems with the way of heaven in the Tianwu Realm.

In such a powerful world, the autonomy consciousness of the Heavenly Dao should be extremely strong. As long as the Heavenly Dao is willing, it should be able to restore order at any time and purge the Tianwu Realm.

The current situation may be closely related to the Tian Wutong tree that came across the border.

There are creatures from the universe moving around near Tian Wutong. Chu Zheng wants to know more information about the universe.

Whether it is the shackles on the immortal cultivators of the Cangyun Realm, or when they encounter irresistible adverse circumstances like Shang Cangyun in the future, they will have another way out.

When he was in the Cang Yun Realm, Chu Zheng had come into contact with the evil energy that leaked out of the space channel leading to the Universe Realm.

The evil energy in the universe can also be used as supplementary energy for the repair panel to support its operation.

This alone is enough for Chu Zheng to survive in the universe.

The problem was that he had tried to absorb the evil energy within the universe on his own, but the results were not satisfactory.

The evil spirit magnified the murderous intent in his heart. At that moment, his inner demons ran rampant and he almost lost his mind and turned into a walking corpse.

If he cannot rely on evil energy to practice, even with the repair panel, he can only barely protect himself in the universe and cannot continue to practice. It is a dead end.

However, his cultivation was still weak at that time, only at the third level. Now, his body has entered the late stage of the Immortal Tribulation Realm and is about to touch the threshold of the eighth level. The gap between them is like a world of difference. If he tries again at this moment, he may make different discoveries.

Moreover, the examples of Zhao Tingxian and Shang Cangyun are enough to prove that there is indeed a road in the universe that few people know about, and that is Chu Zheng's hope.

Chu Zheng took Mu Xin away from the tomb and moved forward. He was not in a hurry to go to Mu Xin's master's sect, but turned back to Huoyan City where he first came to Tianwu Realm.

It was here that a wisp of his spiritual consciousness was guided into the remains of this Yin corpse. If he had not stepped into the Yin corpse path by chance and had not had the help of the heavenly tribulation, he did not know how much energy he would have spent to find ways to dissipate the tribulation before he could reach his current level of cultivation.

More than a hundred years have passed since Chu Zheng went to the tomb. The Huoyan City today is very different from what he remembered. It has expanded more than ten times and the population is even more prosperous.

After sending out his divine sense to scan the area, Chu Zheng knew the changes that had taken place in Huoyan City over the past hundred years.

After he helped the Gu family take control of the entire Huoyan City, he left behind a lot of resources and skills and left. The Gu family grew rapidly with this, and over a hundred years later, its strength and foundation increased more than a hundred times. Within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, it has become one of the most powerful and wealthy families.

This time Chu Zheng returned to Chiyan City mainly to retrieve a molten bead that he had left behind.

At that time, he was just doing it casually, thinking that Gu would help him collect and accumulate blood and energy. Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and he should have accumulated quite a lot.

With the improvement of his cultivation and the existence of the Qi refining method, the effect of blood and qi on Chu Zheng was gradually weakened. Now that he came to retrieve this molten bead, it would save the Gu family from doing useless work. After all, it would consume a lot of people's blood and qi.

Today, the Gu family is the only dominant family in Huoyan City, and their residence is very easy to find. Chu Zheng used the invisibility technique and took Mu Xin all the way into a secret room in the core area of ​​the Gu family, and found the whereabouts of Gu Zhenxun, the head of the Gu family.

In recent times, Gu Zhenxun has rarely appeared in public. He has been practicing in seclusion most of the time. His cultivation has improved greatly and he has already entered the fourth realm.

The secret room was surrounded by a magic circle, but it did not pose any obstacle to Chu Zheng.

He walked straight through the magic circle and entered the secret room with Mu Xin.

A middle-aged man, dressed in green, was sitting cross-legged in the center of the secret room. He sensed the movement and suddenly opened his eyes. Seeing the two people suddenly appearing in front of him, a trace of horror flashed in his eyes. Then he stood up with all his strength and spoke with a tense body:
"What are you two?"

There was an obvious lack of confidence in Gu Zhenxun's tone. He was able to come in front of him without making any sound. This level of cultivation was something he could not resist at all.

"I'll take the molten beads."

Chu Zheng spoke briefly and directly stated his identity.

Gu Zhenxun was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, a hint of ecstasy flashed in his eyes, and he bowed quickly:

"Congratulations, senior, your cultivation has made great progress!"

Chu Zheng now looks no different from ordinary people. Even if he is not the legendary Corpse King, he is probably not far off from it.

For a moment, Gu Zhenxun's heart was filled with even greater awe. In just over a hundred years, his cultivation had already grown to this level. The remnant soul that he had summoned at the beginning was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Chu Zheng didn't say anything else and just stretched out his hand.

"Please wait for a moment, senior. I will send someone to get it right away!"

Gu Zhenxun did not dare to delay and immediately left the secret room and sent a message.

After a cup of tea, a woman in her thirties came hurriedly, dropped from the sky, holding a blood-red jade box in her hand.

Gu Zhenxun raised his hand to take it, turned around and stepped into the secret room, and presented the jade box to Chu Zheng:
"I dare not neglect the things that senior has told me to do. For more than a hundred years, I have been accumulating blood and energy, but the Gu family is weak and I don't know if it is enough for senior to use."

Chu Zheng opened the jade box, and a fishy and sweet smell of essence and blood hit him in the face. The molten beads in the box were already blood red. The blood had seeped out and seeped into the jade box, obscuring its original color.

The essence and blood stored in the molten bead is quite astonishing, and even has a significant effect on the current Chu Zheng.

Although the strength of the Gu family has increased significantly, it is still far from being strong. It is not easy to accumulate this blood and energy. It can be seen that Gu Zhenxun has worked hard enough over the years and dared not slack off in the slightest.

"Thank you."

Chu Zheng casually took out a seventh-level sword, handed it to Gu Zhenxun, nodded slightly and said:
"This is my token of thanks. From today on, I am even with the Gu family."

This can also be considered as settling a cause and effect.

The moment he saw the sword, Gu Zhenxun's eyes were filled with ecstasy involuntarily, but after hearing what Chu Zheng said, the joy in his eyes gradually faded and he fell into hesitation, not knowing whether he should take it or not.

If he didn't accept it, he was afraid that it would anger Chu Zheng. If he accepted it, the Gu family would have nothing to do with Chu Zheng anymore. He really couldn't bear to leave this big mountain.

"Thank you, senior, for the generous gift."

After a slight hesitation, Gu Zhenxun suppressed his reluctance and bowed to take the sword.

Being too greedy will backfire. The current Gu family is much stronger than before. Now with this treasure to suppress its foundation, the opportunity for rise is just around the corner.

Chu Zheng put away the molten beads and left Gu's company with Mu Xin. This trip to the molten beads was a pleasant surprise for him. …………

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Inside the tomb, above the desolate valley, a space passage suddenly opened.

A figure walked out slowly, dressed in black, carrying a sword, with a stern face.

Looking around the desolate valley, a hint of doubt flashed in Jian Twelve's eyes, and then he reached out and grabbed lightly.

The valley shook violently, the earth and rocks turned over, and dust splashed into the sky. A gray round bead broke through the mist and landed in his palm.

Looking at the round bead in his hand, Jian Twelve frowned slightly, his expression became solemn, and he turned around and walked towards the depths of the tomb.

In a flash, he arrived at the underground palace deep in the tomb and stood in front of the commander-in-chief Gongyi Ziyu.

Looking at the round beads presented by Jian Twelve, Gongyi Ziyu examined them for a while, with a hint of surprise in his eyes:
"Original Qi... With his cultivation level, how did he obtain it?"

The extraction of the original energy is very complicated, and even for her, it takes some effort.

This is the best treasure for improving cultivation. It is stronger than most of the precious medicines and elixirs in the world. In addition, it has many other wonderful uses.

Moreover, the original energy extracted from various sects will have some impurities, more or less, and it takes a lot of effort to purify it. The original energy in this round bead is already pure enough, and it can even be said to be of extremely high quality.

"Commander-in-chief, do you want me to bring him back for questioning?"

Jian Twelve frowned slightly and spoke in a deep voice:
"He has been nurtured by the essence and blood of my subordinates. I can roughly sense his location."

He was the one who brought Chu Zheng back. If anything unexpected happened and affected the Taoist's eternal sleep, he would be held responsible.

"No need."

Gongyi Ziyu shook his head slightly: "If you reveal your whereabouts when you were born, it will cause unnecessary trouble. Just close the entrance to the tomb on schedule."

"After closing the entrance this time, the foundation that the Taoist master needs to revive will be almost enough, so there is no need to create any more complications."

After that, she threw the ball to Jian Twelve and said casually:
"Since it's a gift from him, it's also a token of his appreciation, so just accept it."

"promise."

Jian Twelve bowed and left the underground palace. He looked at the round bead in his hand, was silent for a while, then turned and left.

The Taoist master was about to revive. In his opinion, Chu Zheng's departure was equivalent to missing a great opportunity, which was a pity.

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The area where Yunhua Palace is located is quite a distance away from Huoyan City.

With Chu Zheng's level of cultivation, it took him almost three days to travel. In order to avoid trouble, he even bypassed the territories of some sects and ethnic groups.

Only by experiencing it personally can one understand the complex situation within the Tianwu Realm. No matter what sect you belong to or what bloodline background you have, you need to be careful when you go out.

The headquarters of the Yunhua Palace is suspended thousands of feet in the sky, standing above the green clouds. A cloud ladder hangs down to the ground and winds its way up.

The vast palace is shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairy palace.

A seventh-rank strongman is already among the transcendent ones. Thanks to the blessings of the founder and the supreme elder, the territory of Yunhua Palace is quite vast, covering an area of ​​nearly 100,000 miles. It has more than 10,000 disciples and more than a hundred vassal forces of all sizes, making it considered a major sect.

Mu Xin had not returned to his master's sect for more than a hundred years, and for a moment he couldn't help feeling a little emotional. He took a step forward, stepped onto the ladder, and led the way ahead.

In a flash, the thousand-foot-long cloud ladder reached the end. A disciple was guarding the exit of the cloud ladder. He was wearing a blue and white robe, and had a handsome figure and extraordinary demeanor.

Not ordinary disciples can take on the role of mountain-guarding disciple, especially in large sects, which place more emphasis on this.

The first person a visiting guest meets is the disciple who guards the mountain. This represents the face of the sect. Only those who are at least the best among the same generation of disciples have the opportunity to be on duty here.

The quality of the mountain-guarding disciples can often serve as an important indicator of a sect's foundation.

Mu Xin took a look, his expression showing a little joy, and took the initiative to speak and greeted him:
"Senior Brother Ning Yu!"

"You are……"

Ning Yu looked hesitant and stared at Mu Xin for a moment before he suddenly reacted with a look of surprise on his face:
"Junior Brother Mu?! You are still alive?!"

As soon as he said this, he realized something was wrong and explained, "You left the mountain for training and have been gone for more than 150 years. There has been no news for a long time. The elders have gone down the mountain many times to look for you but to no avail. Everyone in the palace thought you had met with an accident."

Coming back to his senses, he glanced at Chu Zheng behind Mu Xin: "Who is this..."

"A senior wants to borrow the passage to Tian Wutong."

Mu Xin did not mention Chu Zheng's identity too much and changed the subject. After a round of greetings, the two of them successfully entered the Yunhua Palace.

The sudden return of the disciple who had been missing for over a hundred years naturally caused quite a stir, alarming several elders to come in person and inquire in detail about the cause and effect.

On the way here, Mu Xin had already made up a story, concealing the existence of the tomb, and dealing with the elders.

The pillar of Yunhua Palace, the supreme elder Cui Yang, noticed Chu Zheng's cultivation level and came out of seclusion to receive him in person.

After knowing Chu Zheng's purpose, Cui Yang was very straightforward and agreed directly, preparing a teleportation array for Chu Zheng.

Half a day later, Chu Zheng left Mu Xin in Yunhua Palace and set off alone.

The situation is changing rapidly, and bringing Mu Xin along would only be a burden, there is no need for it.

With the help of the Yunhua Palace's teleportation array, after several twists and turns, Chu Zheng finally arrived at the area where Tian Wutong was located.

As soon as he came out of the teleportation array, a pillar of heaven came into his sight.

The ancient paulownia tree, supporting the sky and leaning against the earth, stands between heaven and earth, connected to the starry sky above and rooted in the earth. It radiates golden light all over, as if it was made of fairy gold, engraved with Taoist marks, with a canopy of billions of miles, branches like a real dragon lying down, leaves as big as stars, like a small world, hiding countless living beings.

There was a gleam of light in Chu Zheng's eyes, and a piece of information jumped into his sight.

[Ancestral Blood Wutong (Level 10): A species watered by the blood of the creatures in the ancestral realm, naturally compatible with the laws of time and space, and has entered the realm of eternal mythology. It has been absorbing the essence of heaven and earth for many years and has deeply integrated with the laws of heaven in this world. It has been infected by evil spirits and its origin has been damaged. With your current ability, it cannot be repaired.]

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