Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel-Chapter 645 - 450: Message Transmission, Exposure_2
Chapter 645 -450: Message Transmission, Exposure_2
From beginning to end, Lei Chen did not say a word.
At the moment the two disappeared, the barrier isolating heaven and earth slowly receded like the tide. The external starlight, residual energy fluctuations, and the thick scent of blood once again surged into Chu Zheng’s senses.
The three Immortal Monarchs who had completed the battlefield cleanup approached, and the expression on their faces showed a hint of gratitude.
If Chu Zheng hadn’t acted today, the sixth line of defense would undoubtedly have fallen, and they would also have perished here.
“Thank you, Chu Immortal Monarch, for your great favor today.” Taiyi Hongfeng spoke first, the thunder light in his eyes dim, his voice hoarse from heavy injuries, yet exceptionally solemn.
He bowed deeply to Chu Zheng, his posture extremely humble: “If not for the Immortal Monarch intervening today and turning the tide, we surely would have been doomed.”
Fang Ningyu also gave a restrained salute, her voice still tinged with a chill: “Grateful for the Immortal Monarch’s assistance, Ning Yu feels it deeply.”
Immortal Lord Pan Shi coughed lightly, unable to suppress it, and still bowed in salute, his voice hoarse and weak, yet clearly articulated: “Thank the Immortal Monarch for saving my life.”
“The three of you are too kind.” Chu Zheng’s voice was steady: “This battle was not my achievement alone; if not for the three of you risking your lives to hold back the four Divine Martial Heavenly Generals and buy me time, I would not have been able to slay the enemy and win this victory.”
This was not a mere excuse; wielding the Mountain and River Sword and contending with a Martial Emperor was by no means easy, and with his current ability, he was far from being able to wield two Emperor Weapons simultaneously.
If those four Divine Martial Heavenly Generals had all besieged him together, even if he could repair his injuries, he would not have been able to withstand it.
This victory was largely thanks to the sharpness of the Mountain and River Sword, a Divine Weapon steeped in Ancestor Blood, which is extremely rare even within the Emperor Weapon domain.
While speaking, he raised his hand and sent out three beams of Immortal Light, injecting them into the bodies of the three Immortal Monarchs, partially healing their injuries.
Now, the repair panel was operational, consuming a tremendous amount of energy. The Immortal Qi he had previously accumulated through secluded cultivation was already nearly depleted.
Moreover, within the cosmic starry sky, the energy the repair panel could draw was very limited, and he could not squander it excessively.
“I have just arrived and am unfamiliar with battle formations. The subsequent restoration of the defense line and restructuring of the defense will require the three of you to handle it.”
Chu Zheng clasped his fists in salute.
“This is our duty.”
Taiyi Hongfeng nodded, glancing at the Heavenly Judgment Order hanging at Chu Zheng’s waist, and respectfully said: “Your achievements in this battle are enough to promote you to Chief Executioner. I will immediately report to the Immortal Alliance and request a conferment for you.”
The Chief Executioner is almost at the top of the Punishment Authority; above it, only the Deputy Director remains, with a certain degree of authority over the amendment of the Immortal Alliance Law.
“Much appreciated.”
Chu Zheng did not decline, nodded and said, casting his gaze again toward the shattered star field still floating with Emperor’s Blood and shrouded in smoke and silence.
In the distance, the borders of the Starry Sky Barrier surged with a crimson undertow under starshine, filled with ominous machinations.
Although the battle was won, severely damaging the Martial Hall’s vanguard, the flames of Dao struggle were far from extinguished. The sixth line of defense was merely a corner of the long sea of blood, and his journey had only just begun.
Under the arrangement of three Immortal Monarchs and several Immortal Kings, the unrest within the Star Domain quickly subsided. The Immortal Array was restarted, and the paths of the stars returned to normalcy.
During this process, the name of Chu Zheng was spread throughout the Star Domain.
At this moment, although Chu Zheng had yet to formally take over the sixth line of defense, his status and prestige were already unshakeable after this battle.
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Outside the sixth defense line’s Star Domain, the vast and boundless Starry Sky Barrier was no longer what it once was.
Continuous brutal battles and collisions with living creatures from the mythical domain were like countless invisible giant hammers pounding the once-stable Barbaric Star Sea into desolation and disarray.
Massive spatial cracks crisscrossed the void, with chaotic streams not yet quelled flowing along their edges. The fragments of shattered stars lost their pull, turning like rootless duckweed in the vast starry sky, colliding and transforming into even finer dust.
On the other side of this blood-soaked battlefield, countless billions of miles away, the scene was entirely different.
The place seemed to be isolated by an invisible force, with chaotic energy fluctuations unable to penetrate even a bit.
This location was the core of Martial Hall at the forefront of the battlefield.
A magnificent grand hall hovered under the vast Star Dome, entirely pitch-black, neither gold nor stone, emanating a dark luster that devours endless celestial light.
Above the hall hung a golden plaque engraved with the three characters “Heavenly Punishment Hall.”
The hall was empty and cold, a scene of deathly silence, its floor paved with Blood Crystal, dark as congealed blood, with a throne carved from dark red Blood Jade towering high.
Upon the throne sat a figure with a towering stature, like an Ancient Divine Mountain, his face stern, eyebrows like unsheathed sharp swords, eyes like star-reflecting cold pools, dressed in Blood Armor.
The armor did not possess ordinary metallic luster but presented a nearly translucent, jade-like blood hue.
A streak of blood-colored Dao Mark emerged from between his eyebrows, snaking down like a living organism, extending to both cheekbones, vibrant and lustrous, gently undulating with his breath, radiating a terrifyingly fierce aura.
A stream of light entered the hall, transforming into a middle-aged man who kneeled on one knee in salute:
“Reporting to Heavenly Punishment Martial Ancestor, the Vibrating Sea Martial Emperor and the four Martial Monarchs Yin Chen, Mu Yun, Ming Yu, and Ling Dong have been successively slain, and the vanguard army has been completely annihilated before the sixth Immortal Pass.”
Upon hearing, the Heavenly Punishment Martial Ancestor’s gaze did not waver, he spoke softly: “Did the Immortal Alliance reinforce the defense line? How many came?”
His tone was exceedingly calm, as if inquiring about information unrelated to himself.
To him, this sixth line of defense, and even the entire frontline battle, was merely a prelude to the opening of a great war, a quagmire of probing and attrition between both parties. The real contest was at a higher level, mere skirmishing now, as the Ancestral Realm had not yet entered, he did not care.
The annihilation of the vanguard only meant the Immortal Alliance had invested more strength than expected at that node, and needed clarity on the specific scale, nothing more.
The middle-aged man did not raise his head, replying in a deep voice: “The Immortal Alliance only dispatched one person, Chu Zheng.”
“Chu Zheng? The one Master Fu ordered to be killed back then? What cultivation level is he now?”
Upon hearing, the Heavenly Punishment’s expression was no longer calm, slightly furrowing his brow. For this now most sought-after peerless prodigy within the Immortal Alliance, the Martial Hall certainly could not be unaware.
The Martial Hall had dispatched personnel for pursuit centuries ago, but without success. It was unexpected that he managed to survive until now.
“Early-stage Immortal Monarch.”
“Early-stage Immortal Monarch?”
Heavenly Punishment was momentarily stunned; if he recalled correctly, centuries ago, Chu Zheng had just entered the realm of True Immortal. He had fallen into the river of time for a brief moment, how could such drastic changes occur?
Regaining his senses, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes: “What is the connection between this battle and Chu Zheng?”
An Early-stage Immortal Monarch, in the grand scheme of the battle, was entirely inconsequential, with any Divine Martial Heavenly General capable of killing him.
“According to reports, Chu Zheng single-handedly charged into the formation, and within three moves, slew the Vibrating Sea Martial Emperor, then consecutively dispatched four Heavenly Generals, thus bringing about the collapse of our vanguard.”
While speaking, the middle-aged man produced a Jade Wall, reflecting a starry battlefield: “This is a recorded snapshot from the frontier surveillance at the time.”
Watching the battle replay in the image, Heavenly Punishment frowned deeply. He had initially thought the Immortal Alliance had dispatched several Immortal Emperors or employed certain heavy treasures, yet never imagined it was only Chu Zheng alone.
The middle-aged man also looked at the snapshot, his expression carrying a hint of doubt:
“Perhaps, this Chu Zheng is just a namesake with the one from back then. I noticed their appearances are not the same.”
“Are you sure?” A hint of inquiry flickered in Heavenly Punishment’s eyes.
“Of course, I once personally met Chu Zheng, it’s unmistakable.”
“You have personally seen Chu Zheng?” Heavenly Punishment’s eyes slightly narrowed: “When was it?”
“When the Boundary shattered, I went to the Cosmic Edge to assist and coincidentally saw him.”
The middle-aged man’s expression was confident, without a moment’s hesitation, he said:
“That Chu Zheng looks exactly like Daoist Ancestor Zheng Chu. There is no mistake. Previously, the Martial Hall circulated Daoist Ancestor Zheng Chu’s portrait, ordering us to search far and wide. I was surprised for a while, and immediately reported it.”
“Reported?”
Upon hearing, Heavenly Punishment instantly squinted:
“The Chu Zheng you saw at that time, what did he exactly look like? Whom did you report to?”
