Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel

With the furnace, the efficiency of smelting spiritual ore has increased several times, and a large number of talisman weapon embryos have been gradually forged.

During this period, Chu Zheng passed on the most basic types of array patterns to the weapon caster of the Wangshan tribe.

This is a subtle influence, paving the way for future arrays.

As the speed of refining talisman weapons has greatly increased, Lie took the time to go to the market alone and exchanged a large amount of blood food and spiritual medicine.

Chu Zheng's time to return to the tribe has become less and less. He is used to moving in the wilderness, searching for relics and treasures, and then studying the bone books he got from the market before.

These bone books record the history of a tribe in the Dongyuan Realm. The records are very general, but some of the information in them is very precious to Chu Zheng, about the method of copying totems.

Totems are the appearance of all things in the world, and beast spirits are just one of them. Its essence is still a kind of power derived from the world, and there are traces to follow.

With the repair panel in hand, he was not afraid to try. However, before that, he still had to make some preparations. His current cultivation could not support him to explore new totems, and he needed to spend some time and energy to study hard.

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In a blink of an eye, more than a year had passed.

One of the three suns in the sky disappeared at some point, which was a prelude to the coming cold wave.

In half a year at most, the three suns in the sky will all disappear, and the cold wave will follow.

The low-level wild beasts that were originally very common nearby all disappeared without a trace, and each returned to the underground cave, preparing to enter a long hibernation period to reduce their own energy loss.

The heat in the air gradually began to disappear, and the wind that blew was no longer fiercely hot, but a little more gentle.

The atmosphere between heaven and earth changed quietly, and everyone in the Wangshan tribe became extremely serious and began to gradually move underground.

Until this moment, Chu Zheng knew that the underground of the entire Wangshan tribe had been hollowed out, and the corridors were intricate and spread like a spider web. Many stone chambers were opened, spiritual springs were led down, and many spiritual medicines were stored.

For some tribesmen who were still in their childhood and youth, in the cold wave environment, those stone halls and wooden houses on the surface could not survive at all, and they had to move underground.

Moreover, being exposed on the surface, it was easy for some top predators to smell their breath, which would bring disaster.

Even some large tribes had to hide underground in the cold wave environment, otherwise they would easily be harassed by wild beasts and suffer a disaster.

Under Lie's persuasion, Chu Zheng no longer went out and stayed in a stone chamber underground in the Wangshan tribe, concentrating on retreat.

As his cultivation level improved, he felt the existence of Tianyun more and more clearly. Practicing Qi in Dongyuan Realm was completely different from that in Cangyun Realm.

The destiny did not have much impact on him, but it did not help him much either. The destiny of the Dongyuan Realm was extremely scattered and drifted around. There was no trace of the existence of the Taoism.

Strictly speaking, the Totem Path is not a complete path of cultivation. It is more like giving the human race a coat of spiritual objects of heaven and earth, so that they can draw the power of this world from the totem.

The power belongs to the totem, not to the human race itself.

Chu Zheng even doubted whether the power of the totem could continue after leaving this world.

Such a path is undoubtedly good for the whole world. After death, everything will return to heaven and earth, and it will not have any impact on the world.

But for practitioners, the meaning of this may need to be considered.

However, in terms of this way of self-cultivation completely relying on totems, it is difficult to call these Dongyuan people practitioners.

Before the problem of the survival of the race is solved, these totem monks may not have the energy to think about these things.

For more than a year, the innate Qi in the child's body has not dissipated. With the nourishment of a large amount of spiritual medicine, Chu Zheng's cultivation has steadily entered the perfection of the spiritual transformation realm and is about to cultivate into jade bones.

The growth of cultivation has made Chu Zheng's physique grow a lot, his appetite has become much bigger, and he can digest more beast blood.

The large amount of beast blood he drinks every day has made his physique undergo an amazing transformation. His strength has exceeded 200,000 pounds. Even if he does not rely on Qi cultivation, it is effortless for him to kill a second-level wild beast now.

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Underground, the sun and the moon cannot be seen, and time cannot be distinguished. Chu Zheng can only record time by running the Great Zhoutian here.

Being underground and unable to see the sun caused some trouble for his cultivation, and the speed slowed down a lot.

About half a year after entering the underground palace, Chu Zheng cultivated into jade bones.

Since then, he has been in the Dongyuan Realm for more than two years. This growth rate is not slow.

Buzz——

Lie pushed the door open and stepped into the stone chamber. He shaved off his beard and looked much younger, only about thirty years old. His body was like a tower made of diamond. His face was a little solemn at the moment:

"Zhengchu, follow me."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards the depths of the underground palace.

Chu Zheng was a little confused and got up to follow.

Walking in the corridor, he soon realized that something was wrong.

The temperature underground was very high. The heat from smelting spiritual ore could not dissipate in a short time. It gathered here. In addition, it was airtight, like a steamer.

After taking a few steps, he was sweating profusely and could not stop the loss of water at all.

Now, the surrounding temperature has returned to normal temperature, even a little chilly, and there is a layer of frost on the walls of the corridor.

"Uncle Lie, where are you going?"

Seeing that Lie had been immersed in moving forward, Chu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"Just follow."

Lie didn't give a clear answer, turned left and right, and entered the deepest part of the underground palace.

Soon, the two of them entered a hall supported by a dome.

The hall was brightly lit and warm as spring, and the wizard was waiting in the hall with Ying.

In front of Wu, there was a jade case with some unknown medicinal powders, clay pots, daggers, and the totem stone slab he brought back.

[Totem Slate: From the Red Bear Tribe, engraved with the method of carving a first-class totem. The totem has magical powers: drawing spirit, great strength, moving mountains, avoiding water and fire, and being indestructible. 】

A totem with five magical powers is already a first-class powerful totem.

Chu Zheng looked at Wu and had some guesses in his mind.

"After I was in danger last time, I injured my lifeline. I had never planned to take the risk of changing my totem. Who could have expected that I would be able to recover as before."

Lie spoke in a deep voice, then walked slowly to the witch, took off the animal skin from his upper body, revealing his broad back, and sat on the ground, as still as a mountain:

"Zhengchu, I brought you here today just so that you can keep an eye on me. You are still young. Changing totems rashly can easily affect your life and hurt your future. I will go there for you first this time."

Hearing this, Chu Zheng breathed slightly. Now his understanding of the way of totem is no longer as vague as before. Although the branded totem can be replaced, it is extremely dangerous and is equivalent to passing through the gate of hell.

In particular, it was the first time for a witch to carve a totem of such a high level, and it was also very risky.

More importantly, Wu's physical condition was already quite bad.

Carving high-level totems is extremely energy-consuming. Now that Wu Shouyuan is approaching, I don't know if I can last until the end.

"Look, Ying, I may only be able to draw this once in my life. This time, I will carve it into the depths of my mind and imprint it on my soul." Wu said in a deep voice.

Ying, who was standing aside, nodded heavily with a tight face.

During this time, Ying's pressure was visibly increasing. At such a young age, her brows were always furrowed, and her bright smile in the past was gone.

At this moment, she didn't dare to look away at all, and she didn't even look at Chu Zheng.

Wu put aside the crutch in his hand and picked up the short knife on the jade table. The blade suddenly glowed with silvery white light:

"Bear with it."

As the blade gradually approached Lie's back, the strange beast totem that looked like a dragon seemed to sense the crisis and began to swim around and struggle.

Gu——

The blade penetrated the flesh and made a soft sound, leaving a silvery knife mark without any trace of blood.

Lie groaned, sweat pouring down his face. It was obvious that this was not a simple stab wound, and even his endurance was somewhat unbearable.

Under the pressure of the blade, the alien beast totem quickly retreated to Lie's shoulder.

Wu seized the fleeting opportunity, and in the midst of thunder, he raised the knife and drew an area, completely cutting off the totem's retreat.

嗗——

With a snap of his fingers, Wu Bian took action again and tore off a whole piece of flesh on Lie's shoulder.

The totem that had been with Lie for hundreds of years was stripped away from his body.

The next moment, Lie's entire body began to twitch, and streams of blood spurted out from the knife edge and seven orifices. Even though he gritted his teeth and closed his lips tightly, he still couldn't stop the spurting of blood.

His vitality was passing away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chu Zheng was horrified as he watched from the sidelines, intending to step forward to save Lie's life, but looking at the calm look on Wu's face, he did not dare to disturb him rashly.

Ying's eyes were red, but she didn't dare to blink. She memorized Wu's every move and reflected them all deep in her mind.

Wu grabbed the clay pot and poured out stream after stream of fragrant spiritual fluid. Zilie's head fell down, and the spurting of blood and essence quickly stopped.

Immediately, she took the medicinal powder and applied it evenly on Lie's body. The scars left by the previous knife soon began to close up.

She didn't waste any time to catch her breath. She opened the center of her eyebrows with a short knife, soaked in the little bits of blood seeping out of it, and began to carve mysterious runes on Lie's back.

Chu Zheng felt a chill in his heart, and he noticed an extremely terrifying spiritual thought, rising from the old and decaying body, like a vast ocean, the depth of which could not be guessed.

The runes drawn by the witch had no pattern at all, but after falling on Lie's back, they began to intertwine and intertwine independently, gradually forming a pattern.

A huge giant bear gradually condensed into shape.

At this time, Wu's movements became very slow, as if he deliberately slowed down his pace so that Ying'er could see clearly.

But this was undoubtedly an extremely heavy load for her. She was sweating profusely, mixed with the blood gushing from her eyebrows, making her look ferocious and terrifying.

Less than half an hour later, a complete giant bear was completely formed.

Lie lowered his head and passed out.

Wu staggered and retreated uncontrollably. It was obvious that he had lost all his strength and could not stabilize his figure at all.

Ying Fei stepped forward and supported her, his eyes full of anxiety: "Witch..."

Chu Zheng hurriedly stepped forward and checked Lie's condition. Fortunately, he only lost too much blood and essence, and his life was not in danger. He could rest quietly and there would be no serious problems in the future.

The totem under the brand is already in motion at this moment, absorbing the spiritual energy of the world around him to restore his injuries.

Chu Zheng Jiang Lie had mostly repaired his injuries. He raised his head and glanced at Wu, and his heart suddenly sank.

[Luan: A great witch in the realm of divine connection, the power of his soul is greatly damaged, his life source is exhausted, he has no way to recover, and it cannot be repaired. 】

This is the failure of the soul's origin. Even if it is to repair the panel, there is nothing that can be done at this moment.

Wu's life was about to come to an end, and her body had already entered the underworld, relying solely on the support of her powerful soul to stay in the world.

She was already in her twilight years, but she had forcibly carved such a powerful totem. If her obsession hadn't left her, she would have died on the spot.

Repairing the panel would not make up for the loss of lifespan. He already knew this when he first met Geng Yiyang.

"Ho...ho..."

In the hall, Wu's heavy breathing echoed. She calmed down for a moment and looked at Ying aside, with hope in her eyes: "Do you remember everything?"

"I wrote it all down, not a single moment was missed."

Ying nodded repeatedly. She had already recorded some of the scenes just now in her soul and could look them up at any time.

This is the benefit brought by the powerful soul unique to witches, which is a photographic memory.

"Remember to read it often in the future. What you don't understand now, you will understand in the future."

Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down on the ground weakly, staring at the void in front of him, his eyes blurred, and he was in a trance.

After a while, she turned her head and looked at Chu Zheng: "Zhengchu, you go back first."

Chu Zheng hesitated slightly and nodded in agreement:

"Okay, take care of yourself."

Until Chu Zheng's back disappeared into the palace, Wu tilted his head and looked at Ying:

"Go wake your father."

Ying trotted to Lie's side, and it took her a short while to wake him up.

The moment he opened his eyes, a divine light suddenly flashed in Lie's eyes, and the totem behind him shone slightly, with a layer of bloody light, and was completely activated.

He could already feel the power of the totem behind him, which was dozens of times stronger than the totem he had before.

"strong."

Hearing Wu's call, Lie suppressed the shock in his heart and looked up.

"About Zhengchu... I have something to tell you."

Wu took a deep breath, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes:

"I always felt familiar before, but it wasn't until I carved a totem for you, and my soul was turbulent, that I remembered a lot...

"This child is very special. I have seen the same person before..."

"The same person?" Lie was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "What does this mean?"

"Nearly a thousand years ago, I met a person who was full of ominous aura. He gave me a feeling... very similar to Zhengchu."

Wu's expression became more solemn: "Those are evil ghosts from a foreign land, not creatures from the Dongyuan Realm."