Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Resurrection from the dead was not an unusual occurrence in the ancient era, but in this age, it had become an almost impossible feat.

Those who had just died could still recall their incomplete Spirit Souls and use Secret Techniques to return to life, but even those with profound Cultivation could only sustain themselves for a few more days—at most seven—before their souls dispersed, never to be found.

Wu Tong said no more and took Chu Zheng away from the Wooden Nest, plunging towards the earth.

Before Chu Zheng could react, he found himself countless fathoms underground, surrounded by thick, intertwined tree roots that cast dark shadows amid the golden light, suffused with Evil Qi.

Chu Zheng glanced at the repair panel; the number of repairs remained fluctuating, jumping between five and fifteen, at times strong and at times weak.

Suddenly he perceived faint ripples of space, and after careful observation, he saw an entrance to a spatial passageway amidst the crisscrossing tree roots.

The entrance leading to the Vast Universe was blocked by layers of vines, and many vines near the entrance clung to variously shaped corpses, clearly belonging to the living creatures of the Vast Universe.

"When I first came to this realm, it was for this suddenly opened passage, to avoid a great war, to prevent the Chaos Sea from becoming a battlefield between two realms. I lured my main body here to suppress this entrance while simultaneously, using a Body Separation to build forces in the Vast Universe as a cover."

With this explanation, Wu Tong led Chu Zheng directly through the layers of vines and into the spatial passageway.

As he crossed the spatial passageway, Chu Zheng felt the extreme changes in the Heaven and Earth Laws; his Divine Soul was slightly affected, and the connection with his main body became a bit sluggish. Most notably, the intangible Tribulation Qi split into two parts.

Stepping into the Vast Universe was entirely different from going to the Chaos Sea or the Myriad Realms; the very essence of heaven and earth had altered.

Before Chu Zheng could fully experience it, he was already stepping on solid ground, and before him lay a vast Earth Cave. The spatial passageway behind him was completely enveloped by thick tree roots, which suppressed it and significantly reduced its fluctuations.

Chu Zheng glanced at the repair panel again; the number of daily repairs gradually stabilized at three.

The Evil Qi here was not as dense as at the other end of the passageway.

Chu Zheng was not surprised by this; much like how suitable Spirit Lands for Cultivation in the Great Universe were not so common, it should also be rare to come across places rich in Evil Qi within the Vast Universe.

As for the other end of the passageway, it was the accumulation of years; the Evil Qi endlessly seeped from the spatial passageway, reaching the other end only to be blocked and suppressed. Day by day, it naturally became extremely rich.

As for the Evil Qi above the tree canopy, it was mainly due to the presence of the Netherworld Phoenix.

An Evil Demon of Ninth Order Perfection, its body constantly emitted Evil Qi, and if not for Wu Tong's suppression, the entire Tianwu Realm would have been assimilated by the Evil Qi.

"With your level of Cultivation, you should not be able to linger in the Vast Universe. It was only by a stroke of luck and the occupation of a Yin Corpse that you have this unexpected opportunity," Wu Tong spoke calmly, his expression as serene as ever, leading Chu Zheng out of the Earth Cave.

Before leaving the cave, he raised his hand and sent a ray of Spiritual Light which streamed directly into Chu Zheng's Sea of Consciousness. A vast amount of information instantly flooded Chu Zheng's thoughts, and after a moment, he barely managed to assimilate it all.

This was a brief about the Vast Universe's power distribution and the intangible rules, merely a general introduction, yet it was immensely complicated.

The Vast Universe, not the same as the Great Universe, was not a starry sky but an entire continent with territories big and small, separated into countless regions and each governed by different Divine Mansions.

Divine Mansion was the paramount force in the Vast Universe, totaling one hundred and twenty-eight in number. To be honored as a Divine Mansion, there was only requirement: within the power, there must exist a powerhouse like Wu Tong who had stepped into the Realm of Ancient Myths.

Even setting aside the independent behemoths unconstrained by Divine Mansions, as well as the hidden depths of various Divine Mansions, the number of Mythical Realm powerhouses in the entire Vast Universe was at least well over two hundred.

And under this terrifying power, the Great Universe that had managed to protect itself from being completely invaded to this day, was feared to be just as strong, if not stronger.

The waters of the Great Universe were far deeper than what Chu Zheng had superficially perceived before; after all, the existence within the Realm of Ancient Myths he had encountered so far was only Wu Tong.

In the years locking down the spatial passageway's entrance, initially out of searching for traces of that Immortal Phoenix, Wu Tong built a force within the Vast Universe named 'Hundred Phoenix Pavilion,' gathering a group of Phoenix Blood Phoenix Descendants and staking claim to their territory.

Due to Wu Tong's own overwhelming strength, who already presented as a Tenth Order being, there was no power nearby daring to provoke him. Over time, the Hundred Phoenix Pavilion had grown increasingly powerful, and the number of Ninth Order Divine Birds within had exceeded ten.

The nearly hundred regions in this vicinity all belonged to the Lingtian Mansion, and now, Hundred Phoenix Pavilion's fame was widely known, becoming one of the mighty forces within Lingtian Prefecture Domain.

After digesting this information, Chu Zheng exhaled a breath of Turbid Qi, his thoughts somewhat heavy.

His initial venture into Vast Universe was also to take the opportunity to see if he could find any clues of Shang Cangyun.

Shang Cangyun, pursued by the Immortal Emperor, had fled into the Vast Universe and after that, there was no news, nor was his fate known. Experience more content on My Virtual Library Empire

However, given the current state of the Vast Universe, it wasn't appropriate for him to take any action, as it might bring unnecessary trouble to Shang Cangyun.

"The Vast Universe is extremely vast, I have also never explored to its boundaries."

Seeing Chu Zheng silent for a long time, Wu Tong thought he was astounded by the vastness of the Vast Universe and offered rare consolation:

"Although I can peer through the river of time and space, witnessing the living creatures and unseen sceneries of this era, my own essence has always been confined to the Chaos Sea, your youth still before you, the world you will witness in the future may be even more expansive than what I see."

Hearing again about the restrictions of the Chaos Sea, Chu Zheng couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled:

"With countless passageways connecting the Vast Universe to the Great Universe, can't you use them to leave the Chaos Sea?"

The Heaven and Earth Laws of the Great Universe couldn't intervene here, so it seemed the barriers of the Chaos Sea shouldn't affect this place either.

"Leaving the Vast Universe is not as simple as you think. All beings here are essentially studying the Returning to Life Technique. Once you've entered this realm, to think of leaving, you not only face obstacles within the Vast Universe, but the various Taoist Orthodoxy of the Great Universe would not easily let you pass through their barriers, unless you sneak in unobtrusively like I am now."

Wu Tong gently shook his head, his eyes shimmering with an inexplicable luster: "Actually, the number of beings from the Vast Universe within the Great Universe now may be far beyond your imagination."

"Ultimately, the Evil Demons you see are the old Family Members or Dependents, kith and kin of others."