Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Chapter 275 190: Heaven Pass_2

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The furnace housed the Fire Seed of the Great Sun True Flame, and around each crucible, more than a dozen cultivators sat, continuously channeling mana to stimulate the Fire Seed, turning a multitude of raw ores into clusters of Spiritual Liquid, which was then drawn out to pour and construct the Formation Patterns.

The Great Sun True Flame, already a Sixth Order Fire Seed, was innumerable at a glance, and within a few furnaces, even Seventh Order Demi Immortal Fire Seeds were present, their value beyond measure.

The complexions of the cultivators near the crucibles were all pale, their breaths undulating uneasily, pushed to the extreme of exhaustion without a moment's respite.

Cultivators clad in Immortal Alliance Armor and possessing Tongxuan-level cultivation roamed all around, evidently supervising the work.

A few cultivators from the Immortal Alliance approached Chu Zheng and the others, taking out a Jade Wall and scanning it behind the heads of each cultivator.

When the Jade Wall passed behind certain cultivators, it would emit a layer of faint luminescence.

Every time the Jade Wall reacted, the Immortal Alliance cultivators would single out those individuals and take them to the side.

Chu Zheng soon noticed the pattern, with the cultivators chosen all possessing talent above High Quality Immortal Bone.

Before long, the Jade Wall scanned the back of Chu Zheng's head, emitting an exceptionally dazzling rainbow of Immortal Light.

The cultivator holding the Jade Wall wore a startled expression for a moment and then, unable to hide a hint of regret in their eyes, led Chu Zheng out of the crowd.

Shortly after, Shang Zuling was also selected and brought not far from Chu Zheng's side.

The selection was quickly completed, and the remaining cultivators were all led to the crucibles' side to assist in melting the ore.

Chu Zheng and the others, however, were assigned to another area to lay out the Formation Patterns according to the Formation Map bestowed by True Immortal.

Throughout the process, Chu Zheng had not spoken a word, quietly laying out the Formation Patterns while observing the entire area's operations.

After watching for a few days, he gradually understood.

Laying out the Array was far less exhausting than melting the ores, and there was even a chance to rest for a while before the raw ores were completely melted.

The area where ores were being melted offered no respite whatsoever. Cultivators even needed to constantly swallow elixirs to restore mana quickly for the sustenance of the Fire Seed.

As a result, this would undoubtedly accumulate a significant amount of elixir toxicity within the body, which for an ordinary cultivator, not only shakes the foundation of their cultivation but could also damage their Life Origin.

Not everyone has something like a healing panel.

Those with High Quality Immortal Bone still have potential to advance further, and if wrung dry in this place, it would be a loss for the Immortal Alliance indeed.

The rest of the cultivators were essentially expendable, the disparity between them left unspoken.

Chu Zheng had seen cultivators who couldn't hold on any longer, fainting away, reduced to skin and bones, and then carried away by the Immortal Alliance cultivators without anyone knowing where they were taken.

Even if these cultivators were to fully recover, such indelible inner harm was utterly irreversible.

About this, Chu Zheng could only watch silently, without any means to intervene, as he couldn't risk exposing his panel to save these cultivators.

In such circumstances, it was already difficult for him just to protect himself.

Even so, he was considering how to escape should he not be able to withstand this Heaven Pass. Discover hidden stories at empire

If the Heaven Pass were to collapse, when necessary, he could hide his Divine Infant within his Golden Core and directly abandon his physical body, which might allow him to leave the battlefield without drawing attention.

Then, through the panel, he hoped he could completely repair his physical body.

The problem was, aside from himself, how he would find a way out for people like Geng Yiyang.

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Before he knew it, more than a year had passed.

On the somewhat desolate Steel Plains, Chu Zheng bent down, meticulously carving out the trajectories of the Formation Patterns, then filling them with clusters of Spiritual Liquid that radiated intense heat.

This operation was somewhat similar to laying optical fibers in Chu Zheng's concept, where once the Spiritual Liquid cooled, it would leave behind a tiny channel within that could accommodate the flow of Spiritual Power.

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At that time, by infusing spiritual energy into the array, they would instantly activate the entire grand formation, even the entire Heaven Pass itself.

The Heaven Pass was, in itself, an extremely terrifying Immortal Treasure. Once activated, Chu Zheng couldn't fathom how much power it could unleash.

Life within the Heaven Pass was incredibly monotonous; aside from laying out arrays daily and finding time to cultivate, Chu Zheng had nothing else to do.

Having left Cangyun and lacking the enhancement of Heavenly Fate, Chu Zheng's cultivation speed was somewhat affected. Plus, with his Golden Core being of high quality, he naturally required more resources for cultivation.

Fortunately, he still had a stockpile of elixirs. Over the past year, his cultivation had also improved slightly, edging towards Golden Core Middle Stage.

During this period, Chu Zheng had considered using the Star Capturing Heaven Method to transform and cultivate in the Alien Realm.

But after much deliberation, he eventually abandoned the idea.

Doing such an action under the noses of many True Immortals was simply too perilous. If the traces of Star Capturing Heaven were discovered, he would immediately be thrust into mortal danger.

At that time, he could potentially be treated as a spy from the Myriad Realms and be casually crushed by a True Immortal without even a chance to struggle or resist.

As his thoughts wandered, the supply of Spiritual Liquid behind Chu Zheng suddenly ceased. He turned around to look, only to see it interrupted.

As time went on, this kind of situation occurred more and more frequently. Even machines could not operate endlessly without respite; this was a completely foreseeable situation.

To ensure progress, many High-Quality Immortal Bones were transferred by the Immortal Alliance to participate in the smelting of ore.

It was a necessary measure.

Chu Zheng sat down on the ground, staring blankly at the starry sky overhead.

A year had passed, and he hadn't seen so much as a shadow of a cultivator from the Myriad Realms.

If it could continue like this, and once the battle subsided, returning safely to Cangyun wouldn't be a bad thing...

Boom!

A heaven-splitting boom suddenly snapped Chu Zheng out of his reverie. The ground beneath his feet began to tremble, growing increasingly violent.

Whoosh—

A fierce gale blew from the starry sky, and in an instant, all the stars in the sky transformed into human figures.

In the area enveloped by Chu Zheng's Divine Sense, which spanned less than ten thousand miles, he couldn't see the full picture of the battlefield. All he saw before him was a giant god enwrapped in the clouds of incense smoke.

This giant god stood half a head taller than the entire Heaven Pass, with eight arms, a green face, and fierce fangs. One pair of hands supported the sun and the moon, while the remaining six arms wielded halberds and spears, all carrying weapons of slaughter.

Warriors from the Myriad Realms!

Chu Zheng's heart suddenly clenched. Before he could collect his thoughts, a bright glint from a halberd tore through the galaxy and descended with a crash, striking the Heaven Pass shrouded in starlight.

Located on the outermost perimeter of the Heaven Pass, the halberd strike appeared to Chu Zheng almost as if a towering Jade Wall was collapsing and bearing down on him from above. The terrifying pressure was enough to throw him into instant confusion and despair, momentarily disrupting his thought process.

Hum—

A light screen emerged, blocking this world-cleaving strike. The plains, forged from Divine Iron, rose like waves of iron due to the tremendous shock. The horrific force swept up many cultivators into the high sky, collapsing the furnaces and causing Fire Seeds to scatter in all directions, instantly turning the area into a sea of fire.

Some cultivators who couldn't evade in time were engulfed by the firestorm, burnt to ash in the blink of an eye, leaving no remains.

Hiss—

From the peak of Heaven Pass, Immortal Light surged, and an Immortal Sword flew out. With a gentle swing of the sword's blade, the overwhelming Sword Qi fell like a cascade of stars, instantly cutting off four arms of that colossal god.

Chu Zheng, having just stabilized himself in mid-air, the next moment, the starry sky was filled with a myriad of Divine Lights and colors, like meteors striking the shielding Array of the Heaven Pass.

Even with the Array in between, ripples spread through the void. The pressure of the invisible air wall caused Chu Zheng's bones to creak.

When stability returned to the surroundings, beneath the starry sky, celestial lights of the sun and moon appeared. The phantom images of towering ancient trees emerged, followed by mountains, rivers, plants, and immortal blossoms, all materializing one by one. Practitioners of Divine Communication Techniques were creating an illusory Great Realm at this very moment, enveloping the entire Heaven Pass.

Clearly, this group of cultivators from the Myriad Realms didn't intend to break through the pass and leave, but rather aimed to eliminate all the Immortal Path Cultivators within this Heaven Pass in one fell swoop.