Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel-Chapter 548 - 387: Welcoming Followers, Striking Across Boundaries

The annihilation of the Lin Family, due to the governor's deliberate suppression, did not spread and soon became mere gossip.

Nobody cared about the inside story; a powerful clan had fallen, and naturally, a vast amount of resources needed to be reallocated and reshuffled.

The name 'Chu Zheng' was quickly forgotten by people.

Fortunately, the current host's situation was still relatively safe.

But this did not last long. The young man journeyed north, drawing his blade at every setback, killing people and leaving his name behind.

Within a few years, 'Chu Zheng' quickly gained fame, soon entering the Dynasty Capital City. His actions reached higher echelons, quickly alarming several Cultivation Realms and then spreading to the Hundred Countries, stirring up a storm.

"Chu Zheng... Has appeared again?!"

"His body is still suppressed at Divine Deer Cliff, guarded personally by people from the Tiantong Dynasty. How can he resurrect?!"

"Could this person be an enraged ghost from the Yellow Springs, possessing human bodies, capable of continuous resurrection?"

Compared to the shock in the Hundred Countries, those following 'Chu Zheng' in cultivation had already taken action, converging towards the source of the news.

The news of Chu Zheng's resurrection quickly spread to the Tiantong Dynasty, causing a massive uproar. Top experts set out in full force to track down Chu Zheng.

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Chu Zheng had a slight sense of the outside commotion. His Tribulation Qi was increasing at an astonishing rate, indicating an impending change.

Chu Zheng did not intend to interfere, as this host's killing intent was hard to suppress. He could only wait for the host's death and then find the next host.

The Armor Demon and the host were symbiotic, not hierarchically related, and did not have the ability to control the body alone for long. Therefore, it was difficult for him to alter the host's actions significantly.

Forced control would be temporary, treating the symptoms but not the root cause. To endure tribulations, one must gain while giving up something.

Fortunately, the host's integration with the Armor Demon was not yet perfect, and his appearance hadn't changed, preventing immediate recognition.

In the blink of an eye, several months passed.

Unexpectedly to Chu Zheng, the host's Tribulation Qi, after reaching a certain level, stagnated. It was about to form a tribulation but far from reaching the Death Tribulation stage.

This unusual situation was likely because someone was shielding him from the tribulation.

But without prior contact, who would block a tribulation for 'Chu Zheng'? This was beyond Chu Zheng's imagination.

In a situation without any kin or relatives, who would block tribulation for 'Chu Zheng'?

As he pondered, the host had already entered another city, wandering aimlessly.

A newly built temple on the roadside suddenly caught Chu Zheng's attention.

He forcibly suppressed the host's consciousness, putting it to sleep, and took full control of the body, heading towards the temple.

'Zheng Chu Taoist Temple'

The five gilded characters on the plaque made Chu Zheng's breath slightly heavier.

Crossing the threshold, the golden body standing inside the temple came into view, looking exactly like his own main body.

Other than Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu, no one else was present.

In an instant, Chu Zheng realized why the host's Tribulation Qi had stopped growing.

It was because Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu's followers had entered the realm, and the Incense Divine Statue likely caught the attention of some powerful individuals.

Some might have already set their target on Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu.

'Chu Zheng' became a synonym, no longer as important, hence the stagnation in Tribulation Qi growth.

[Zheng Chu Daoist Divine Statue (Fifth Order): Golden body of a Divine Lord Realm Incense Spiritual Being, can slightly increase the cultivation speed of creatures at Fourth Order or below. Devout worship has a chance of receiving divine blessings.]

Reading the information from the Divine Statue, Chu Zheng felt a shock.

The last time he saw the golden body of Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu in the Spirit Moon Great Realm, he was merely at the Great Saint Heavenly Venerate Realm, equivalent to an Immortal Dao Immortal Venerable.

Great Saint Heavenly Venerate was a title, above that was the Void God Realm, and above Void God was Divine Lord.

In just over two thousand years in the Chaos Sea, Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu had crossed two major realms, becoming an Incense Spiritual Being at the Divine Lord Realm, comparable to an Immortal Dao Immortal King-level giant!

This maddeningly fast progress made Chu Zheng envious.

Chu Zheng silently watched from the side of the temple for several days, noticing numerous people coming to worship, but none were true believers and could not trigger any divine phenomena.

Until a Cultivator who had reached the Seventh Order Perfection Realm entered the temple.

A Seventh Order Perfection Cultivator was a rare powerhouse in the Hundred Countries, capable of shouldering the burden of an entire dynasty.

At this moment, he was visibly excited, kneeling respectfully before the Divine Statue of Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu, offering a grand prayer:

"Your subordinate Qu Yeshan, pays homage to Daoist Venerable."

Though he did not use the God-Worshipping Method to pray, his devout faith still triggered a reaction from the Daoist's golden body.

A soft golden light descended, and the Incense Spirituality bestowed a blessing, instantly breaking Qu Yeshan's cultivation bottleneck, advancing him to the Eighth Order.

Witnessing this scene, Chu Zheng fell into silence and slowly exited the temple.

This scenario was unlikely limited to this place alone. 'Chu Zheng's' fanatical followers could instantly transform into fanatical believers of Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu.

The impact created by previous hosts was now being fully inherited by Daoist Venerable Zheng Chu, as if offering a wedding dress.

Chu Zheng had no means to counter this.

An Incense Spiritual Being comparable to an Immortal King-level giant could dominate most of the Great Realms in the Chaos Sea.

Going further, it could even reverse causality within the Space-time Domain.

Buzz——

Just as Chu Zheng exited the temple, the sky above broke apart, stirring up a massive tempest.

More than ten figures emerged from the void, led by a middle-aged man clad in a martial robe, unmistakably from the Tiantong Dynasty.

He said nothing, directly attacking the temple with a striking palm.

Inside the temple, Qu Yeshan's face changed dramatically, ready to rise, but an invisible force kept him pinned down.

"Desecrating a deity, a capital offense."

The cold divine voice echoed in the void, causing the entire world to freeze.

The more than ten Cultivators from the Tiantong Dynasty were seized with terror, their expressions frozen.

Crack, crack——

The sky shattered over millions of miles as a giant hand descended from the cosmos, covering the sky with thunder and flames, with stardust swirling in the palm, slowly falling.

Chu Zheng's breath caught; this was not a manifestation of divine skills through the golden body but a more direct and violent cross-realm strike!

The Ancient Crossing Realm couldn't nurture Immortal King-level powerhouses, even those in the Nine Realms were rare, and Zheng Chu's current strength was overwhelmingly superior, impossible to resist.

Bang, bang!

Blood waves splattered the void, and the more than ten Cultivators were turned to ashes without any resistance in an instant.

After obliterating the group of Cultivators, the giant hand did not dissipate. It moved through the void like a moon in the water, pushing towards the distance.

Chu Zheng glanced up, his heart skipping a beat. The direction was towards the Tiantong Dynasty.