Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Aside from this tribe before me, beneath the command of this deity, other tribes also exist.

A Third Order deity, ensuring the survival of over seven hundred thousand believers, must expend a considerable amount of energy. The offerings tributed by these tribes, after offsetting the loss of divine power, leave little to spare.

Otherwise, no believers would be willing to offer sacrifices willingly. Without believers, even an Incense Fire God cannot ensure its own survival.

A deity that only demands without giving anything in return, won't have believers willing to worship it.

Looking at the child on the altar whose Qi was as thin as a thread, Chu Zheng heaved a soft sigh. With the Life Origin sucked away, there was no hope of saving him.

It was just unknown if repairing the panel could replenish that wisp of Innate Primordial Qi.

The grand sacrifice had just reached halfway when suddenly, a beam of sword light flared at the edge of the sky.

Hum——

Chilling light dazzled the eyes, and a sharp whistle came from the void. The sword light swept over the top of the Divine Statue, decapitating it in one stroke.

The enormous head was tossed high, crashing into the river and causing a splash.

Not far away, the High Priest and a group of tribespeople were shockingly pale, and after snapping out of their daze, they were filled with terror, bowing repeatedly towards the decapitated Divine Statue.

A figure stepped into the void, stopping above the river. Dressed in a white robe, he appeared to be in his forties, with extremely powerful energy fluctuations surging within him.

[Tong Tianye (Third Order): Qi Cultivation Path cultivator, practices the "Replenishing Prime Sutra," bone age ninety-three, also cultivates the Incense Fire Divine Path, currently writing and establishing his legacy.]

Upon seeing Tong Tianye's information, Chu Zheng's brows slightly furrowed; he hadn't expected to encounter so soon a cultivator who also practiced the Incense Fire Divine Path.

Tong Tianye's expression was indifferent as he looked down at the kneeling tribespeople and spoke lightly,

"Worshipping such a minor demon god is inferior to worshipping the 'Nine Heavens Everbright Celestial Lord' of our Heavenly Moon Sect."

"My Everbright Ancestral Master doesn't require the sacrifice of your sons and daughters, just a Longevity Plaque. Three bows in the morning and evening, a single stick of incense at dawn and dusk, and he shall protect you all in safety."

Before his words had even faded, the decapitated Divine Statue of River Towning Spirit Lord suddenly burst out with intense divine light, its head gradually regrowing, the clay-like color fading away, transforming into solid flesh.

With the manifestation complete, without any nonsense, the River Towning Spirit Lord rose upon the waves, soaring into the Nine Heavens wielding a steel pitchfork, its thrusts heavy and forceful, as if it intended to pierce through the void.

"Dare to be so presumptuous, mere Spirit Lord!"

Tong Tianye sneered coldly, unmoved. He inhaled lightly, and the Yuan Qi of the surrounding heaven and earth surged towards his mouth. As his lips parted, a hint of sword light lingered in his throat.

The next instant, he exhaled violently, sending a dazzling and brilliant sword light spewing out of his throat.

Clang——

The sound of metal striking metal rang out, sharp enough to cleave through stone.

Boom!

In the sky above, divine light shimmered as two figures clashed in battle.

All around, the crowd was focused on the battlefield in the sky, unaware that the child and many offerings on the altar, no longer enveloped by divine power, had fallen into the river, bobbing in the rapid current and drifting downstream.

Chu Zheng frowned slightly, not lingering any longer, and followed suit by plunging into the river, entering the boy's body.

Upon entering this body, Chu Zheng immediately felt an indescribable chill, his Yang Qi completely dissipated, and life was extinguished.

Without hesitation, Chu Zheng immediately used the panel to repair the body.

However, this body was too weak to do anything but drift with the current, sinking and floating in the river, gradually drifting away.

Chu Zheng could only continue to use the repair panel to maintain his fragile vitality. Unable to open his eyes and with water filling his mouth and nose, he drifted downstream with the current.

After an unknown amount of time, Chu Zheng finally reached a shallow bank with the river's flow, his stomach already full of water.

The child, barely a year old, was weak and powerless. Chu Zheng could only flounder with great effort to approach the shore, crawling into the muddy bank.

Chu Zheng wasted no time, immediately searching for Qi Sensation, attempting to Channel Qi into his body.

Moments later, a warm current surged into his body from the crown of his head, beginning to grow rapidly.

In an instant, two days had passed. Chu Zheng remained prone on the bank, motionless, until the sense of weakness in his limbs subsided, and he gradually stood up.

Having absorbed two days of Sun and Moon Essence Qi, his physique, previously that of a one-year-old child, was now no weaker than that of an average adult.

A constant feeling of hunger enveloped him. Were it not for the repair panel, he would have starved to death already.

Not yet undergoing Spirit Transformation, one cannot consume Qi to nourish oneself and cannot do without grains and cereals.

After diving into the river again and catching some fish and shrimp to fill his belly, Chu Zheng began to explore the tribes around him.

In front of him lay a vast Great Realm, with much still unknown to him, and the first thing he needed to clarify was the mystery of the Incense Fire Divine Path.

Here, there were not only deities and believers but also many people who practiced the Incense Fire Divine Path.

From Tong Tianye's previous actions, it was clear that the competition for believers in this place was fierce.

Moreover, Tong Tianye was practicing the Incense Fire Divine Path himself, yet instead of preaching for his own sake, he was expanding followers for the ancestral masters within his Sect, which puzzled Chu Zheng.

After trekking through the mountains for several days, relying on his gradually increasing Qi Strength, Chu Zheng began to hunt fierce beasts for nourishment, and as he devoured large amounts of flesh and blood, his muscles and bones gradually stretched.

By the time he arrived in front of a tribe, more than a month had passed, and his stature had shot up to that of a five or six-year-old child, wrapped in a Beast Skin.

Looking at the big gates in front of him, Chu Zheng felt somewhat bewildered for a moment.

Rather than a tribe, what lay before him looked more like a city, with city walls nearly thirty feet high and a pitch-black gate covered in various patterns, with a Divine Statue standing on each side at the front of the gate.

In front of the Divine Statues, there were incense burners with three sticks of Pure Incense as thick as fingers lit.

The gates were wide open, with an endless stream of people, quite bustling.

In front of the city gate, there was no guard in armour, and entry and exit were at will.

Chu Zheng followed the crowd into the city, desperately gathering information from the snippets of conversation coming from all directions.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Walking through the long street, Chu Zheng's thoughts gradually stabilized, as if coming to a realization.

Above this star, many people practiced the Incense Fire Divine Path, but most of them practiced it alongside other paths.

After these cultivators died, relying on the reputation they had established during their lives, people would create a Golden Body for them, allowing them to return to the world through the power of Incense Fire Willpower.

This was equivalent to resurrection, so many cultivators flocked to the Incense Fire Divine Path.

While there were those who became deities using their physical bodies, as time passed, the flesh would ultimately decay, and the Yin God was the ultimate destination.

Compared to a physical body as a shackle and constraint, the mode of action of the Yin God was undoubtedly more flexible and varied, with a Golden Body as a node, able to reach the expanse of rivers and mountains in an instant.

As Chu Zheng's understanding of the Incense Fire Divine Path deepened, his expression became somewhat hesitant.

This was indeed a great path, capable of Divine Communication, and even able to exist in the world forever.

But for a Qi Cultivator, the more karma involved, the greater the likelihood of a violent death.

For a moment, Chu Zheng suddenly recalled the Ancestral Dao, and his heart trembled slightly.

No one knew the true name of the Ancestral Dao; the Golden Bodies created were of many forms, without a fixed appearance.

As long as the name 'Ancestral Dao' was bestowed upon this Golden Body, the Ancestral Dao should be able to receive the power of Incense Fire Willpower without taking on too much karma.

This method was undoubtedly against the natural order.

As his thoughts dispersed, Chu Zheng, absentmindedly, bumped into someone's waist.

Chu Zheng looked up, ready to apologize, when a wrinkled smiling face squeezed in front of him:

"No worries."

[Yuan Dazun (First Order): Bone age forty-three, rudimentary knowledge of the Martial Path; practicing the Incense Fire Divine Path with few believers.]

Here was another cultivator who practiced the Incense Fire Divine Path, Chu Zheng's gaze sharpened, and he subconsciously stepped back half a step.

"Do you believe in the divine?"

Yuan Dazun sized up Chu Zheng and suddenly asked.

Chu Zheng shook his head subconsciously, then abruptly nodded.

"Little fellow, I see that you were born extraordinary, not an ordinary person. In the future, you must be a dragon among men. Would you like to follow me and cultivate?"

Yuan Dazun's expression gradually became stern, "If you believe in me, I can fulfill all your wishes."

Compared to those well-known deities with their established followers, those who had just begun to practice the Incense Fire Divine Path undeniably had it challenging.

Just like deities, the simplest way to acquire followers was through fulfilling the wishes of believers to prove their strength.