Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Tribulation was the best way for Chu Zheng to resolve the Tribulation Qi, and the effect was immediately apparent.

Based on the soaring power of the previous Heavenly Tribulation, whether he could successfully overcome the next tribulation was still not fully guaranteed.

Depending on high-grade Supreme Treasures for protection could indeed get him through the Heavenly Tribulation, but the power of the next Heavenly Tribulation would increase accordingly. There's always a trade-off.

Heavenly Tribulation was fundamentally a test sent down by the Heavenly Dao. Relying on certain methods to cheat could only evade it temporarily.

Currently, Wu Tong had control over the Heavenly Dao authority in the Tianwu Realm. In other words, he could completely control the power of the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, Wu Tong had added a precondition in his previous statement, before entering the Eighth Order.

Thinking of this, Chu Zheng did not beat around the bush and directly asked,

"Senior, what you mentioned before, about before entering the Eighth Order, what does it mean?"

"Once you enter the Eighth Order, I cannot help you with the tribulations. You need to go to the Great Universe, where the Heavenly Dao of the Great Universe will personally judge. Otherwise, the laws will not be complete, and the innate foundation will be damaged, making future Breakthrough Realm hopeless."

As he spoke, Wu Tong raised his hand, and with a light flick of his fingers, a clear Qi emerged from his palm, first transforming into Five-Colored Profound Light, and then merging Yin and Yang, finally turning into a mass of Chaos Qi:

"The True Immortal Tribulation that your Immortal Path requires you to pass through begins with the Five Elements Yin Yang Tribulation and ends with the baptism of the Chaos True Tribulation. Only then can your foundation be completed, transforming the acquired into the innate, and stepping into the realm of Immortal Venerable."

"In the supreme Immortal Path, the foundation cannot have any flaws. This tribulation is better described as a gift from the Great Universe. Given your inherent talent, there won't be any risk. If you don't undergo it, it's tantamount to missing an opportunity."

The Eighth Order is a significant transformation, a barrier in the Immortal Path, the Martial Arts Saint Realm, the Qi Refining Hundred Tribulations combined, stepping into the Heavenly Immortal, is a qualitative change at the life level, greatly increasing understanding of the laws of the universe. Similarly, combat power will also begin to rapidly expand.

Counteracting the Immortals, from ancient times to the present, has always been mythical, even for Martial Cultivators who are accustomed to fighting across ranks, it is difficult to surpass the barrier of the Eighth Order.

Creatures that step into this level have an extremely close connection with the Great Universe, highly integrated with the Heavenly Fate of Taoist Orthodoxy, no longer belonging to any one realm alone.

The legends of ascending and transforming into ethereal flight mostly come from this.

The Eighth Order is also a major force in Taoist Orthodoxy during conflicts over the Dao.

Speaking to this point, Wu Tong reminded him once more, "I see that your cultivation up to now has taken many shortcuts. Qi refining, Immortal Path, and Incense Spirituality are mixed and not refined, which will harm your future path considerably. It's better to make a decision early."

A person's energies are limited, if spread too thin and covering a wide range but mastering none, it will be detrimental to cultivation without any benefit.

"Thank you for the guidance, Senior. I will make a decision soon."

What Wu Tong said was something Chu Zheng had already started to think about.

In fact, Immortal Path and Qi-refining Techniques had already integrated to a certain extent in his body. Immortal Power could also stimulate Qi-Refining Divine Abilities, and his body could also absorb both Immortal Qi and Primordial Qi.

Additionally, the Divine Skill of returning to the origin had not caused too many conflicts.

However, the path of Incense Spirituality was indeed a significant issue. Although the speed of enhancing cultivation through Incense Fire Willpower was rapid, the reliance on believers was too great. Once there was a significant loss amongst believers, a towering building would collapse overnight.

To abandon this path would indeed be quite troublesome for Chu Zheng now.

After entering the Immortal Tribulation, he had already begun to isolate most of the Incense Fire Willpower outside his body, but the growth rate of his believers had far exceeded his expectations.

The flow of time in the Chaos Sea was too swift, and since he had left his Golden Body in the Dongyuan Realm, he almost exclusively enjoyed the realm's incense offerings, which swelled at an alarming rate. If he did not control it, his path as an Incense Fire God would have already reached the Eighth Order.

Among the many Taoist orthodoxies Chu Zheng encountered, the purity of Incense Fire Willpower undoubtedly belonged to the lowest grade, and its battle power was at the bottom tier. However, the speed of advancement in cultivation realm was astonishingly horrifying.

Now, Chu Zheng was faced with two paths. The first was to no longer respond to his believers' worship and offerings and to stop expending divine power for their protection, which would naturally lead to a gradual decrease in the power of faith over time.

However, doing so would undoubtedly cause a chain reaction, leading many believers, because of him, to be displaced and their families destroyed.

Even if he was willing to do so, the many fanatical believers under his command, who actually controlled the community of believers, would not stop spreading the faith.

The second path was to cultivate the Incense Fire Spirits under Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu, transferring most of the willpower to these Incense Fire Spirits and gradually phasing out the name of Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu for a vague and nebulous title.

One day, this vague and nebulous title would also achieve Spiritual Awakening through extensive offerings of Incense Fire Willpower and evolve into a true deity. By then, the connection with Chu Zheng would be much less significant, and once Chu Zheng's cultivation was sufficient, he could easily sever the causal links.

However, this second path would undoubtedly take much longer. Chu Zheng would have to wait for his first batch of fanatical believers to die, then select a few to spiritually summon and build temples for them to start a new round of God Creation.

This action would take a lot of effort, but comparatively, it would not have as significant an impact on the believers.

Seeing Chu Zheng remain silent for a long time, Wu Tong spoke again, "What are your thoughts?"

He was very humble, placing Chu Zheng on an equal footing, which was a sufficient show of sincerity relative to his cultivation strength.

"Senior's kindness, it would be disrespectful for the junior to refuse."

Chu Zheng did not hesitate much and nodded in agreement, as the terms Wu Tong offered were generous enough. To refuse would clearly be seen as ungrateful.

Being able to step into Seventh Order Perfection was enough for now. As for the subsequent True Immortal Tribulation, it was premature to discuss it at this moment.

Wu Tong's eyes flickered slightly, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Chu Zheng's willingness to stay was naturally a cause for great joy.

Death and rebirth, the return of the deceased to the living, were secrets those in the Ancestral Realm were researching. Now, Chu Zheng had brought him a glimmer of hope, which was no less than a lifesaving straw.

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After agreeing to Wu Tong's conditions, Chu Zheng settled down directly in the Wooden Nest.

He did not rush to undergo tribulation because his avatar's cultivation was still lacking, and his original body also needed some time to stabilize its foundation.

The previous consecutive breakthroughs, as far as the original body was concerned, had happened over just a few years, and in the context of the Immortal Tribulation Realm, this period was too hurried, even insufficient to stabilize the immortal power within his body.

In the orderly process of cultivation, in the blink of an eye, over six hundred years passed.

Nearly seven years had also passed in the Myriad Realms where Chu Zheng's original body resided.

In those seven years, with Wu Tong's covert assistance, his avatar had smoothly overcome three major tribulations and reached the realm of Undecayed Bone Perfection, just one step away from becoming a Corpse King.

Meanwhile, his original body's cultivation had also risen significantly, advancing into Perfect Immortal Tribulation.