Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

There are no benefits without their costs, and Nie Longhu was willing to help Chu Zheng on the condition that Chu Zheng had sufficient value.

Currently, Chu Zheng was far from having the qualifications to warrant aid from a Golden Immortal of the Taoist School. Should he step into the realm of Heavenly Immortal and demonstrate his worth, Nie Longhu would not mind offering a favor, smoothly aiding his journey.

Qi Cultivators care deeply about cause and effect; his act of helping was in hopes of receiving assistance in the future.

The Calamity Transformation Method has its limits; deceiving the Heavenly Dao of a single realm might be simple, but duping the entire Great Universe was exceedingly difficult.

Even someone as powerful as the Ancestral Dao was, at this moment, entwined with Tribulation Qi and had already vanished without a trace.

Ultimately, there would be a calamity that even he could not transcend with his own power, and when that time came, he would naturally need a powerful external force to assist him.

Chu Zheng was a possibility, but whether he could be utilized in the future remained uncertain.

"Thank you for your guidance, Taoist brother. This life ends here, and I hope we may meet again in the future."

Chu Zheng expressed his thanks and, without further comment, turned and left directly.

Nie Longhu's words, he only believed halfway.

The Boundary Wall would undoubtedly be difficult to cross, guarded by top-tier experts of the Second-fold Immortal Martial Path. If he were to go recklessly, the outcome could be dire.

As for the Golden Immortal of the Taoist School mentioned by Nie Longhu, Chu Zheng did not care about it, preferring to act as if he had never heard it.

Qi Cultivators least want to be entangled in cause and effect; based on Nie Longhu's unilateral view, the possibility of a Golden Immortal helping him in the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield was minuscule.

Chu Zheng would not stake his survival on a shaky promise; that would be unwise.

Throughout his life, the only thing he could rely on was himself.

As he was about to leave, Chu Zheng suddenly stopped, turned around, and eyed Nie Longhu with some surprise:

"Taoist brother, you have secluded yourself here for so long, not appearing in the world. Aren't you afraid of tribulation Qi entangling your body?"

Nie Longhu had been in seclusion for a hundred years, almost never leaving his cave dwelling.

For Qi Cultivators, that simply wouldn't work as Tribulation Qi would accumulate, causing significant trouble.

When he first came to this world, Tribulation Qi had always been accumulating invisibly, often requiring him to venture into the wilderness to combat Savage Beasts to dissipate the Tribulation Qi.

"Transcending through various embodiments is fundamentally interdependent; the embodiment aids the original body in dissolving calamities, and likewise, the original body can shield the embodiment from disasters. You, with your shallow cultivation, are still unable to grasp the profundity within," Nie Longhu stated openly:

"My original body has reached Heavenly Immortal Perfection; for me, the Tribulation Qi accumulated by the embodiment during secluded cultivation is trivial. Simply transferring the Tribulation Qi to the original body and dealing with some minor matters will dissipate it entirely."

As cultivation improves, the embodiment need not worry about dissipating Tribulation Qi during the accumulation phase, until the cultivation of the embodiment approximates that of the original body, which is the moment to come forth.

Upon hearing this, a flash of insight crossed Chu Zheng's mind; the reason that Mysterious Immortal abruptly emerged from transmigration was probably because he realized the Heavenly Dao of this world did not tolerate the existence of Ninth Order beings, thus initiating his tribulation prematurely.

His experience with embodiment and transcending tribulations was limited; it was difficult to compare with these old monsters who spanned thousands of lifetimes. There was still much to explore.

"Can there only be one embodiment?"

Regaining his senses, Chu Zheng couldn't help but ask another question.

"Naturally, there can be more than one, but the cost of transcending through embodiments is not insignificant. With my current cultivation, it's difficult to manage two embodiments simultaneously. Having more makes it challenging to achieve effective results," Nie Longhu shook his head, his eyes filled with longing:

"Once you step into the Mysterious Immortal realm, perhaps you'll have the spare capacity to manage more embodiments. Should you reach the realm of Golden Immortal, you might even reverse time and space, undergoing tribulations in the past, present, and future—this is the essential path to the Great Luo Realm through the 'Three-Life Great Calamity.'"

Daluo Golden Immortals, known as the Eternal and Indestructible Realm, span the river of time and shadow all of history and future. Within the Taoist School, only the Ancestral Dao has truly stepped into this realm.

In the great battle of the Late Primordial Era, the Ancestral Dao faced enemies from both the past and present. Someone had helped him open the gate of time, seeking aid from the future, which is a documented historical fact.

Nie Longhu's words stirred Chu Zheng's mind; affecting the past and the future, was it not possible to interfere with the already known facts, and even completely rewrite the direction of history?

How could this be achieved while avoiding temporal paradoxes?

"Now that we've come to this point, let me give you another reminder; during the embodiment's trials, it's not uncommon to leave several threads of cause and effect for future use," Nie Longhu spoke again, offering a suggestion: "When an insurmountable calamity approaches, pull out a few threads of cause and effect, sever them cleanly, and you can transform a great calamity into an ordinary one, gaining a bit more chance for survival."

Severing all ties with cause and effect is indeed clean and free from future troubles; however, it also means no way back, only advancing further.

Among Qi Cultivators, there are those who choose the Heretic Path, slaughtering entire families but leaving a single lineage alive, waiting for descendants to seek revenge.

This is similar to planting fruit trees, creating controllable calamities for oneself, also a path to take.

Nie Longhu did not encourage Chu Zheng to take the Heretic Path, but leaving a few threads of cause and effect might save his life in the future.

This was his personal experience, invaluable, and he would not have shared such advice if he did not see potential in Chu Zheng.
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"Thank you, Taoist brother, for not sparing your advice."

Chu Zheng no longer hesitated, sincerely thanked him, and departed.

Nie Longhu did not continue the conversation, watching Chu Zheng leave the cave dwelling, swung his sleeve to close the stone door, and immersed himself in meditation.

How far Chu Zheng could grow, he did not know, but he still hoped that this person would live a long life.

In the Great Universe, the Ancestral Dao alone accounted for twenty-five percent of the Heavenly Fate, while all the Heavenly Fate of the Myriad Realms combined was merely fifteen percent. The Qi Cultivators of the Taoist School among them accounted for just one or two percent.