Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Chu Zheng stared at the Little Taoist in front of him, vaguely sensing something amiss, yet for a moment he couldn't find any flaws.

Perhaps detecting the doubt in Chu Zheng's eyes, the Little Taoist remained calm in demeanor:

"Additionally, I need someone to replace me in order to advance further and transcend the sequence of time loops, freeing oneself from the true shackles."

"When I completely assumed the role as Master of Heavenly Fortune, I was also bound by the River of Space-Time. It trapped me within this Epoch, with no path forward or back, and no door to transcendence."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zheng felt a bit relieved and asked doubtfully:

"What do you need me to do?"

"It's not about what I need you to do, but rather what you yourself desire."

The Little Taoist shook his head slightly and spoke solemnly:

"This is the turning point of the River of Space-Time; I've met you here countless times."

"What does this mean?" Chu Zheng asked in confusion.

The Little Taoist slowly raised his hand, and the surroundings changed abruptly, the shadow of the River of Space-Time manifested in his palm.

Unlike in Chu Zheng's view, the River of Space-Time in the Little Taoist's hand had countless tributaries extending slowly in all directions.

At the end of those countless tributaries, a point of micro-light flickered gently.

Pointing to that wisp of micro-light, the Little Taoist said solemnly:

"This is the location of you and me now; your current decision will affect all processes from past to future, determining whether you can enter the true ancient history or become a tributary."

At this point, the Little Taoist shifted his tone: "Actually, you are already in a tributary, detached from the main artery of the River of Space-Time; part of the ancient history has already changed because of you."

"What is the difference between tributaries and the main artery?" Chu Zheng asked in confusion.

"Tributaries are entirely unrelated to the processes of ancient history; no matter what happens, I can manipulate them freely, yet they won't affect the main artery of the River of Space-Time in the slightest."

The Little Taoist pondered for a moment and gave an analogy:

"I can now let several Ancient Ancestors die suddenly, grant you Heavenly Fate, allowing you to directly become Chengzu, exit the Heaven Burial Palace, and you can sweep across two realms, gathering all Heavenly Fate into one body, to be with Xue Qing in this world for the rest of your life."

"But after your death, the tributaries at the ends of the River of Space-Time will cut off flow, returning into the main artery; you have no future, everything will turn to void, and you won't be able to take my place, becoming the new Master of Heavenly Fortune."

"Because this is not the correct process of ancient history and won't gain acknowledgment from the River of Space-Time."

The Little Taoist lightly sighed: "When I first pulled you into this era, the life you experienced was on a different path."

"In the Near Immortal Realm, you rose, achieving cultivation, met Xue Qing during the Heaven Burial Competition, and afterwards, there wasn't much interaction between you two; you fought your way through and eventually seized fate in Dao War to become Chengzu."

"Having witnessed too many battles firsthand, you wished to reshape the world, to calm the wars and started seeking like-minded allies between the two realms; back then Xue Qing was deeply affected by Dao War, with disciples from her sect repeatedly dying in battles, leaving her soul wounded. After some discussions, you two were in perfect agreement; she decided to assist you in stabilizing the universe, sweeping the Universe clean."

"But the result wasn't very favorable; Qi Cultivators inherently walk the solitary path, the Ancient Ancestors willing to help you were few and far between, Xue Qing had no choice but to seek assistance from the future, yet faced numerous obstructions along the way; she shattered three Heaven Passes consecutively but was eventually slain by the joint efforts of Feng Ting, Fu Pinglan, and Ji Zhouyin among other Ancient Ancestors during Epoch transition, unable to proceed further, you were also hunted down and fell in Dao War afterwards."

The Little Taoist remained calm in expression, spoke slowly: "This is what's recorded as the true history in the main artery of the River of Space-Time."

"Later, I reversed space-time, resurrecting you, intending to guide you back on the correct path, but repeatedly failed by a hair's breadth, the more I interfere, the harder it becomes to insert into the true history of the River of Space-Time."

Listening to the Little Taoist's narration, Chu Zheng's brow furrowed tightly; there were no traces of these memories in his mind at all.

Glancing at Chu Zheng's solemn expression, the corner of the Little Taoist's mouth twitched slightly, speaking solemnly:

"Afterwards, a turning point occurred."