Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

In the rush, Chu Zheng was too late to dodge, and half of his body was smashed by the boulder, causing a crisp crackling sound between his bones. His entire body was instantly torn in two by the extreme fury of the colossal strength.

The repair panel immediately went into operation, restoring his mangled flesh. Chu Zheng, taking advantage of the immense force from the boulder, flew out thousands of feet and tumbled into the area covered by the array. He then utilized the Invisibility Technique and retreated to one side.

The Shadow Lion quickly followed, and a blinding golden light suddenly flared up; even in broad daylight, its brilliance soared to the sky, clearly visible from a hundred miles away.

The Shadow Lion halted, letting out low growls from its throat continuously.

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The Formation Patterns lit up with dazzling light, and in an instant, over a thousand Flying Swords formed, falling like a shower of light.

Pu pu pu!

"Wu—"

The dull sound of flesh and blood tearing apart, mixed with painful moans, rose within the array. The Shadow Lion only struggled twice before it was turned into a sieve by the pervasive Sword Qi.

The array lasted only for three breaths before it directly collapsed, the Yuan Qi dissipated, and the gold lines between the Formation Patterns broke inch by inch.

Chu Zheng exhaled a breath of Turbid Qi, realizing that if not for the repair panel, he would have nearly perished today.

The Shadow Lion's intelligence wasn't high, but its hunting experience was quite cunning. It must have been active in these plains for a long time to have learned on its own to use the massive stones from the ruins of that Tribe as weapons.

Chu Zheng stepped forward slowly, drawing the vital energy from between the flesh and blood of the Shadow Lion into his mouth, then turned towards the ruins.

These ruins had been deserted for an extremely long time.

From the information provided by the Spiritual Eye, these buildings dated back tens of thousands of years.

For the beings of Dongyuan Realm, this was a very distant period, spanning many generations.

Chu Zheng circled the entire ruins and discovered many weapons left from before: Bone Spears, Bone Knives, and Bone Arrows.

All of these items were covered with intricate Talismatic Patterns, all broken, devoid of any spiritual energy.

However, under the repair panel, these items regained their luster and began to emit surges of energy fluctuations.

[Dragon Bone Spear (Fifth Order): A weapon of slaughter made from a True Dragon's skeletal remains, engraved with Armor-Breaking Talisman Pattern, exerts a strong suppression on Low Grade Savage Beasts, intimidating beasts below Third Order, preventing them from getting close.]

[Eagle Bone Blade (Fourth Order): A Warrior's weapon made from the spinal bone of Divine Birds, carved with multiple Talismatic Patterns, providing sharpness and reinforcement, imbued with potent poison. Any creature of Third Order and below, upon contact with blood, would be choked.]

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Beyond these items, Chu Zheng also found an Incomplete Totem Stone Tablet.

And after repairing this tablet, it brought a great surprise to Chu Zheng.

[Totem Stone Tablet: Originating from the Red Bear Tribe, it bears the carvings of First Class totems, endowed with Divine Skills: Spirit Absorption, Colossal Strength, Mountain Moving, Avoiding Water and Fire, Vajra Indestructibility.]

The slab was engraved with a huge bear, composed of mysterious Talismatic Patterns. Chu Zheng tried to comprehend it briefly but gained little insight.

Without a reference, he could not attempt it.

Carving totem patterns on one's body is not an easy task; he needed to seek guidance from the witch.

Within the Tribe, the newborns' totem inscriptions are always done by the witch, so she should have considerable experience.

This rite of passage, he had been out for almost five days—no short amount of time. If he did not return soon, Lie might come looking for him, wasting unnecessary time.

Looking at the desolate ruins before him, Chu Zheng felt somewhat dazed, holding the First Class totem, yet it still ended up like this.

Tens of thousands of years ago, this place must have been far from as safe as it is now.

However, from the weapons he had found, when the Red Bear Tribe was destroyed, there must not have been many elites left; otherwise, there shouldn't be only Fourth Order and Fifth Order weapons present.

The Wangshan Tribe was able to possess a powerhouse like Lie; with the Red Bear Tribe having a First Class totem, it should be even stronger; logically, there should have been the presence of Seventh Order or even Eighth Order beings.

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...

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed since Chu Zheng entered the wilderness.

"It has been five days already, no matter what, it's time to come back. Could it be that he encountered danger?"

"I fear he may have died in the wilderness, after all, he is still a child, ill-equipped to handle the perils there. Lie was too carefree; how could he agree to let such a young child go hunting alone?"

Seeing that Zheng Chu had not returned for so long, most people in the Wangshan Tribe believed that Zheng Chu had already fallen prey to the beasts.

Although there are no overly powerful beasts in the vicinity, there are still many dangers. Injuries and death often occur during the rite of passage in previous years.

The wilderness is, after all, unknown, and many powerful Savage Beasts roam, leaving room for unexpected events to occur.

Many members of the Tribe felt it was a pity: at his current age, Zheng Chu already possessed such power that he was destined for great achievements in the future.

In time, Zheng Chu was very likely to become an invincible warrior surpassing even Lie. His premature demise would be a tremendous loss for the entire Wangshan Tribe.

At the gate of the Tribe, Lie watched the endless expanse of wild grass with a dim gaze. A trace of unease couldn't help but surface in his heart. He had enough confidence in Zheng Chu, but now, he too had some doubts.

He was somewhat worried that Zheng Chu had run too far and might not find his way home. After all, he was still a child. Letting him go alone might have been too rash.

"Father, could something happen to Zheng Chu?"

Ying crouched beside Lie's legs, her mood somewhat downcast. She was quite fond of her younger brother. Though Zheng Chu spoke little, he was very sensible.

She was to follow the witch in practice and couldn't always be by her father's side. Zheng Chu would one day be able to look after their father for her.

"No, he won't." Lie shook his head. When he had found Zheng Chu, the scene was extraordinarily bleak. In such a situation, Zheng Chu still survived. He would definitely not die in this minor rite of passage.

Before he finished speaking, Lie's gaze sharpened, and his face suddenly revealed a hint of joy.

Whoosh whoosh—

The wild grass rustled as Chu Zheng stepped out, looking the same as when he left, hardly a hair out of place, dragging a leopard nearly ten feet long with brown patterned fur, its head pierced by a bone arrow.

Seeing this leopard, a glint of satisfaction flashed in Lie's eyes.

The Brown Patterned Leopard, among First Order Savage Beasts, was known to be particularly troublesome. Ordinary members of the Tribe would have to be at least twenty-five years old to hunt such a creature alone.

Zheng Chu was not yet five years old, truly a prodigy among prodigies.

"Zheng Chu is back!"

Soon, someone in the Tribe spotted Chu Zheng's figure, and with a loud shout, a crowd quickly gathered at the gate.

A child of just over four years old completing the rite of passage was nothing less than a miraculous event.

"He actually hunted a Brown Patterned Leopard, incredible!"

"No, there's more!"

Only when the entire leopard was dragged out did the crowd notice something else being pulled along by its tail.

A massive black head squeezed out from the wild grass, scarred all over and wrapped with various bone spear warriors. At a glance, there were no less than several dozen.

"Is that the head of a Shadow Lion?!"

"Did Zheng Chu actually hunt a Shadow Lion as well?!"

A hint of shock inevitably flashed through Lie's eyes.

The Shadow Lion, a beast that required a hunting party led by a hunter of at least fifty years of age, supported by seven or eight men around thirty, would allow them to hunt it down, and even then casualties were possible.

Yet Zheng Chu had done it alone.

And the weapons tied to the Shadow Lion's head were even more precious, few and far between in the entire Wangshan Tribe.

It wasn't until Chu Zheng approached that Lie noticed Chu Zheng was also holding something else in his arms—a stone tablet.

From a distance, the witch, who was walking at a leisurely pace, suddenly changed expression. Excitement surged in her cloudy eyes; she quickened her steps, approached, and asked incredulously:

"Zheng Chu, this is..."

Chu Zheng handed the stone tablet to the witch.

"This... This is a First Class totem!"

The witch gently caressed the stone tablet, unable to contain the excitement in her eyes: "The blessing of the Tribe's spirit!"

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"This has nothing to do with the spirit of the Tribe."

Chu Zheng lifted his head slightly, his youthful face bearing a radiant smile:

"It's because I am very capable."

Starting with the Wangshan Tribe, he intended to subtly destroy the Tribe's faith in totems.

Compared with totems, he would bring new hope to the Dongyuan Realm.

Qi-refining Techniques, Formation Patterns, Weapon Forging, Ore Refining—all these things would one day replace totems.

He intended to have all of Heavenly Fate in the Dongyuan Realm be the purview of Qi Cultivators.