Chapter 367: A New Path
She just wanted to know whether Chu Zheng's journey on the Dao Path was smooth and if he had encountered any trouble.
For a moment, Song Lingqing wanted to explain, but didn't know where to start.
After a brief hesitation, she changed the topic:
"How is sister doing? Is father well lately?"
"Lingxue is now in Chaos Sea, father-in-law is in Martial Hall, with Lingxue's current status, I don't think anyone will trouble her."
At this point, Chu Zheng couldn't help but sigh lightly. Four people, yet separated across four sections of the Star Sea, powerless against it.
He is currently an Immortal Alliance Inspector, a Five Tribulation True Immortal. Swallowing stars and devouring the sun was now commonplace, but standing in the context of the Great Universe, he was still too weak.
Previously, when the Heavenly Punishment Martial Ancestor passed by, if not for his keen spiritual perception, he would have been nearly trampled to death, akin to an ant.
"You'd better leave Cangyun."
Chu Zheng hesitated for a moment and spoke in a low voice:
"I can't stay in the Immortal Alliance for long. If you stay in Cangyun, there might be trouble in the future."
The future development is unpredictable, the Immortal Alliance is clear about his background, once he has any issues, Song Lingqing could easily be implicated.
"Previously, a True Immortal from the Immortal Alliance already questioned me, but it had no effect, after all... I'm not sister, and I know nothing about you."
Song Lingqing shook her head. She didn't want to leave Cangyun right now. With her family and close relatives no longer around, if she left this homeland, she feared she might get lost in the Star Sea and never find her way home.
Additionally, there are too many uncertainties outside the realm, which might affect her cultivation path.
Since stepping into the Immortal Path, she always had an inexplicable obsession, valuing cultivation above all else.
At least in Cangyun, there's still the Song Clan, and she still has the qualification to enter the Song Family Secret Realm, which would allow her to grow faster.
Now she had already formed her Divine Infant, which was the best proof.
Although Chu Zheng's rapid growth shocked her greatly, her determination to pursue the Dao had not wavered at all.
The cultivation path has an end; although Chu Zheng may be quick, she wasn't certain she couldn't reach that step.
Even if it takes hundreds or thousands of times longer, she would eventually reach the top one day.
"If that's the case... weigh it yourself."
Chu Zheng didn't persuade her much. Some things were of no use to say more, and Song Lingqing wasn't someone who would be swayed by a few words.
What he mentioned were just possibilities, not certainties, and now he needed to consider potential future changes more.
To have enough say, he needed sufficient strength and heavenly fate as support.
Compared to repairing the panel, the Luck Stealing Skill might be his greatest reliance for survival in the future.
Killing and stealing luck would inevitably cause a chain reaction. Coupled with the identity of a Qi Cultivator, Chu Zheng already had some foresight about his future situation.
But this path, he would surely walk.
Without sufficient heavenly fate protection, he might die in calamity in the future. Luck determines fortune and misfortune; if luck is too weak, calamities that could have been crossed might become death tribulations.
Now that the Vast Universe is knocking on the gate, this might be good news for him.
At least it further delayed the time for Dao War, giving him more time to cultivate.
Similarly, once stepping on the path of killing and contending the Dao, he'd be truly making enemies all over the world.
There would be no aid, no allies, similar to Dao Ancestor's situation in the late Primordial Era.
But Dao Ancestor still had helpers, someone forcibly opened the Gate of Space-Time from the future to find aid.
In fact, he always had some doubts about this. With today's Great Universe, he really couldn't imagine who would be willing to help Dao Ancestor.
The cultivation to the point of crossing time and space, the heavenly fate on them was already considerable. In the Dao War, all were crucial figures.
What benefit would such people get from helping a Qi Cultivator?
"I will stay in Cangyun for two years. During this time, if you encounter any bottlenecks in your cultivation, feel free to ask me."
Chu Zheng had no plans to leave Cangyun at the moment. During this period, he wanted to see if he could find any clues from the area around Cangyun Secret Realm.
It was where he received Dao Ancestor's legacy, so there might be some gains.
However, this probability was very low. If there were any traces, the Immortal Ancestor should have noticed it long ago when they personally deduced it.
"Okay."
Song Lingqing agreed, hesitated for a moment, didn't speak again, and turned to leave.
"Wait."
Chu Zheng called her, took out a treasure bead with a flip of his hand, and handed it over.
"What is this?" Song Lingqing was puzzled.
"A lower quality Immortal Treasure, can convert immortal power, assisting in cultivation."
This bead could convert a certain amount of immortal power, which was nothing compared to Chu Zheng's current circulating Qi, clearly of no use to him anymore. But for Song Lingqing's cultivation, it would be greatly beneficial.
"This is too valuable."
Hearing it was an Immortal Treasure, Song Lingqing withdrew her hand, feeling a bit awkward.
Something belonging to a True Immortal, such items were rare even in the entire Song Clan.
Moreover, this was an Immortal Treasure that assisted in cultivation, which were rare even among Immortal Treasures.
This seemingly inconspicuous treasure bead could create a True Immortal Noble Family given enough time.
Chu Zheng didn't say much, raised his hand, and implanted the treasure bead into Song Lingqing's Dantian, assisting her in refining it, and said gently:
"It's just a lower quality Immortal Treasure, though beneficial for cultivation, and you'll need it now given your current level."
"I understand."
Song Lingqing's eyes dimmed a bit, she thanked him, and turned to leave.
Chu Zheng's generosity now made her almost unrecognizable.
Watching Song Lingqing leave, Chu Zheng sat down cross-legged and split off an avatar heading towards the Cangyun Secret Realm.
Meanwhile, he transferred part of his Divine Sense into the Chaos Sea.
The strand of Divine Sense undergoing tribulation had found a suitable avatar.
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The dusky sky, devoid of the sun, was filled with blood-red afterglow.
The jagged land was covered with cracks, with battle armor and skeletons scattered all around, flags dyed with blood.
The skeletons had turned to bones, flesh turned to mud, and it was utterly desolate and silent.
Clearly, this great battle happened ages ago, and the bones remained unattended.
Crunch—
Suddenly, a skeleton clad in battle armor slowly sat up, and fine tendrils grew from the armor, fluttering in the air like long hair.
After a moment, the battle armor slowly stood up, the skeleton within scattered to the ground with a light rattling sound.
The battle armor shimmered with a faint light.
Feeling his current state, Chu Zheng couldn't help but find it novel.
The True Spirit of the skeleton was lost, unable to awaken spiritually, but the battle armor mutated, absorbing all the essence of flesh, becoming a rare living creature in this world.
'Armor Demon'.