Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 222 Faith
A total of three people came from the Wan clan, and the leader was a seventh-level warrior named Wan Xu, who had reached his peak.

Chu Zheng and Lie lived in the same room, and when Wan came, they had just settled in.

In order to carry as many people as possible, the houses on the Tianluan flying boat were built densely and narrowly. The houses were a bit cramped. Now with a few more people, it immediately seemed a bit crowded, and the air circulation seemed a bit obstructed.

"Lie, where do these weapons come from?"

Wan Xu glanced at the talisman weapons piled up in the corner and went straight to the point without beating around the bush.

He looked to be no more than thirty years old, and at first glance, even younger than Lie. He was wearing an elegant brocade robe with running patterns flowing on it. It was a fifth-rank running weapon.

The Wangshan tribe was originally a tribe under the protection of the Wan family. It seemed that Wan Xu and Lie had known each other for a long time and there was no need for any courtesy.

Lie and Chu Zheng did not look surprised at all. Lie stood up, took out a talisman weapon and handed it to Wan Xu.

"This is a weapon made from spiritual ore."

Lie opened his mouth to explain, then motioned Chu Zheng to come forward, fetched a piece of low-level spiritual ore on the spot, and began smelting it.

Wan Xu watched silently without saying anything to interrupt.

Half an hour later, a first-level talisman weapon had taken shape in Chu Zheng's hand.

"Turning stones into soldiers?!"

Wan Xu reached out and took the talisman weapon from Chu Zheng's hand. His eyes lit up. He almost instantly grasped the huge benefits hidden in it.

Compared to refining weapons with animal bones, this kind of spiritual ore that can be shaped is undoubtedly much more convenient.

"Who discovered this?!" After coming back to his senses, Wan Xu stared at Lie excitedly, ignoring Chu Zheng standing aside.

Lie pointed at Chu Zheng who was standing beside him and said slowly, "It's him, his name is Zhengchu."

Chu Zheng had already discussed this matter with Lie and was ready to inform the Wan Alliance about the spiritual mine for refining weapons.

With the power of the Wangshan tribe, they could not keep the secret at all, so they handed it over to the Wan family in exchange for some benefits.

Furthermore, Chu Zheng also needed to spread the two words "Zhengchu" along with the method of refining minerals into weapons to all major tribes through the Wan family in order to build up momentum for his future.

If you establish your reputation first, it will be much easier to deify yourself in the future, as at least you have laid some foundation.

"Oh? This child?"

Wan Xu stared at Chu Zheng, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Zhengchu? Isn't he from the Wangshan tribe?"

The Wangshan tribe has no surnames, and this "Zheng" surname doesn't seem to be a well-known or large clan.

The next moment, his expression froze slightly, and he looked at Chu Zheng with disbelief: "You have entered adulthood?"

His attention had just been on the spiritual mine. After looking at it carefully, he immediately discovered the powerful energy and blood lurking in Chu Zheng's body.

Even if one is gifted, it would take at least 20 to 30 years, or even longer, for an ordinary totem monk to reach adulthood.

He had reached adulthood before he was ten years old. Even in the entire Wan's Alliance, there had never been such an example before. It was unbelievable.

"Indeed, he is not." Lie nodded and said, "I rescued him from the wilderness. I don't know which tribe he belongs to."

Wan Xu suddenly reached out and pulled Chu Zheng to his side, and directly stripped off the animal skin wrapped around him. After looking around for a while, he felt more and more incredible:

"He's just a second-class totem, less than ten years old, and he's already an adult?!"

The strength of the totem can determine how fast a person grows.

The number of totems a witch can carve each year is limited. Carving a first-class totem would result in a huge loss, so it is naturally impossible for him to carve a first-class totem for every newborn.

In most cases, even for the Wan family, newborns will usually only have a second-class totem carved on them, and then between the ages of five and ten, they will get a chance to change the totem.

Those that grow faster and eat more naturally have higher talents and can get more resources.

Occasionally there are some special cases, such as when the parents and grandparents are extremely qualified and the growth rate of all generations is very fast, the first totem of the newborn will be of the first class.

But even if it is a first-class totem, it is impossible to have such an incredible growth speed as Zhengchu!

Coming back to his senses, Wan Xu tilted his head to look at Lie and asked, "How much does he eat every day?!"

"Six bowls of adult wild beast essence blood."

Lie did not hide anything. He fed Chu Zheng animal blood every day and knew his appetite very well.

Hearing this, Wan Xu couldn't help but exclaimed, staring at Chu Zheng as if he had seen a treasure: "It's amazing."

A bowl of blood essence is equivalent to half a wild beast. For an ordinary adult warrior in the tribe, drinking one bowl is enough to sustain his needs for three days.

The appetite of this child is almost equal to that of twenty adult warriors. This is too exaggerated.
"A child under ten years old is not only gifted, but also so smart?" Wan Xu looked at Chu Zheng with a little doubt in his eyes: "How did you find out that this stone can be used to refine weapons?"

Chu Zheng was naturally prepared for this, and he immediately started talking and made up a story.

While hunting in the wilderness, he encountered a wild beast, and during the fight, the beast's fire turned the spiritual ore into liquid, which changed shape after cooling. He suddenly had an idea and took the liquid to condense weapons and carved runes on them, thus discovering the method of refining ore into weapons.

Chu Zheng could easily come up with stories like this and make up a few of them at will. As for their authenticity, as long as they were barely convincing and had a certain degree of rationality, no one would care too much about them.

Fundamentally speaking, it doesn’t matter how the spiritual mine is discovered. What matters is the value brought by the act of discovering it.

"This is truly a blessing. Perhaps this is God's blessing for our human race!"

Wan Xu did not have much doubt, and his face was full of uncontrollable joy.

"Lie, is it okay to send Zhengchu to Wan's family?"

Wan Xu tilted his head to look at Lie, and said in a negotiating tone: "He will have a better future if he stays in the Wan family. I will ask the Great Witch to replace his first-class totem and train him carefully."

At this moment, he had put the matter of the spiritual mine aside and set his sights on Chu Zheng.

"Zhengchu has already passed his coming-of-age ceremony. He can make his own decision. I won't interfere." Lie did not give an answer, but left the choice to Chu Zheng himself.

Deep down, he was not willing for Zhengchu to join Wanshi, but considering Zhengchu's future, joining Wanshi was undoubtedly a better choice.

Among the Wan family, there is the flesh and blood of powerful peak wild beasts, as well as more powerful secret medicines that can enhance the blood and energy foundation, and a large number of first-class totems to choose from.

From any perspective, the Wan clan is much stronger than the Wangshan tribe.

"Zhengchu, do you want to come with me? Wanshi can give you better resources."

Wan Xu looked at Chu Zheng and extended an olive branch again.

After a slight hesitation, Chu Zheng shook his head: "I want to consider it later."

Joining the Wan Clan now is not a good choice. There are too many strong people around him, which will hinder him from becoming a god.
No one would be willing to worship a weak person, and the power of the Wangshan tribe is just right.

Chu Zheng didn't know how long he could last in this incarnation, but it was unrealistic for him to reach the seventh or even eighth level. He might not be able to hold on until that time, and it would take a lot of time, at least tens of thousands of years.

According to his original plan, he would stay in the Dongyuan Realm for a hundred years at most, and then turn his attention back to his original body. After all, this was just an incarnation, not all of him. "Don't worry, when you want to join the Wan family, just tell me, you can do it anytime."

Wan Xu was in no hurry to urge him. He looked at Lie beside him and brought the topic back to the spiritual mine weapon refining:

"I will first credit your contribution to the Wangshan tribe this time. After the big beast hunting celebration, the reward will be sent to the tribe. After I report this method to the tribe for verification, I will promote it in the entire alliance in the name of Zhengchu."

Chu Zheng was somewhat surprised when he heard this. He was still considering how to get Wan to agree to bind this method with the word "Zhengchu". He did not expect that he did not need to worry about it at all.

"Why in the name of Zhengchu?" Lie frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

This would be equivalent to pushing Zhengchu to the forefront, attracting too much attention and causing considerable trouble.

When he considered issues, he was more from Zhengchu's perspective. Attracting too much attention would cause considerable trouble to Zhengchu and the Wangshan tribe.

The smile on Wan Xu's face faded, and he said solemnly: "The human race today needs a miracle."

With his cultivation reaching this level, he is only one step away from the peak of the Dongyuan Realm. What he has seen is far more than Lie.

Faced with wild beasts, today's human race is gradually losing ground and needs some special power to maintain confidence and hold up this increasingly desperate world.

Zhengchu is a miracle. He will use the method of refining minerals into weapons to make Zhengchu's name resound throughout the entire Dongyuan world.

With Zhengchu's talent, it is only a matter of time for him to grow up. He will exaggerate Zhengchu's talent further, even demonize it, and let everyone know as much as possible that the human race is blessed by God.

The power brought by faith is sometimes not weaker than that of a totem, even if it can only last for a while.

Such examples have existed in the past. Although they are fleeting like a shooting star, they can ultimately help the human race maintain stability for a period of time.

At least, before Zhengchu passed away, there would be many people who could have some hope.

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The speed of the Tianluan flying boat was extremely incredible. In less than two days, it crossed all the domains and entered the wasteland.

The hunting grounds of the three-clan alliance of the human race were not far apart, and were divided into three parts. The other two clans had already arrived first.

The sky of the wasteland is slightly different from that of the Nine Realms. It is cloudless for billions of miles, and the temperature emitted by the sun is even more terrifying.

Chu Zheng was under the scorching sun, and he felt that the circulation of the Yuan Qi in his body had accelerated a lot. The Yang Qi in his body was rising, and he felt a little restless.

Everywhere you look, there are barren mountains, forests, grasslands and deserts. You can often see huge black shadows moving forward in the mountains, and their footsteps make loud rumbling sounds.

The air seemed to be filled with the smell of blood, and bones could be seen everywhere.

After everyone had left the flying boat, the mountain-like divine bird flapped its wings again and circled in the sky. On top of it sat several peak powerhouses who had reached the eighth level.

What they need to guard against are the threats that may arise outside the hunting grounds.

Hunting beasts in Daqing is also an extremely risky activity for the human race.

There had also been an accident during the previous beast hunting event, when more than a dozen wild beasts in their peak stages joined forces to break into the hunting grounds and killed most of the elite humans. The human race was almost devastated, and it took thousands of years for the human race to gradually recover some of its vitality.

The simple camp was quickly set up, stretching across hundreds of miles. A jade pool a thousand feet across was located in front of the camp, filled with bright red animal blood.

When walking through this pool, the totem will be fully activated, which can enhance the combat power of the totem monk in a short period of time.

In addition to this, there is another use. When the totem is in an activated state and is bathed in beast blood again, some traces will be left behind.

After hunting a wild beast, the totem would be washed with the blood of the beast's heart, and this would be recorded and used as a criterion for judging merit.

Since it is a big hunting festival, naturally the more wild beasts you kill, the more rewards you will get.

The totem will remember how many wild beasts you have killed, and there cannot be any falsehood.

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After resting for a day, the warriors from each tribe bathed in the blood of animals and marched into the wasteland.

There are invisible rules about the order of entering the blood pool. The Wan family is first, followed by some large tribes with surnames.

As for the warriors of small tribes like the Wangshan Tribe, they fell behind.

Lie and Chu Zheng mixed in the crowd and walked towards the blood pool.

"Once you enter the wasteland, you will be on your own. Be careful."

Lie spoke in a deep voice and gave a warning.

After entering the wasteland, he could no longer follow Chu Zheng. Not only would it hinder his hunting, it might also bring danger to Chu Zheng.

Some powerful wild beasts like to hunt targets that are full of blood and energy. If he follows Chu Zheng, he will attract some extremely powerful wild beasts. The aftermath of the fight alone may crush Chu Zheng to death.

"Uncle Lie, you said that I am an adult and I know what to do."

Chu Zheng replied casually and stepped into the pool of blood.

Hearing this, Lie couldn't help but be in a trance for a moment.

Although he said Zhengchu was an adult in front of Wan Xu, he still habitually treated Zhengchu as a child, ignoring the fact that he was already a qualified adult warrior, and even his combat power was in the upper-middle level among those from Wangshan tribe.

When he came to his senses, Chu Zheng's figure had already disappeared into the pool of blood, and disappeared with the crowd.

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The moment he stepped into the blood pool, Chu Zheng felt a heat on his back, and the totem seemed to start moving.

The warm animal blood instantly soaked the whole body, bringing a feeling of warmth.

He became more and more restless, and couldn't help but feel a bit murderous, which was difficult to control.

There is something else in the beast's blood. It must be mixed with some stimulating and refreshing elixir.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the strangeness in his heart, Chu Zheng left the blood pool and walked alone into the depths of the wasteland. He had many ways to save his life, but it was difficult to take care of others, so it was most appropriate for him to act alone.

Even if there were millions of monks gathered together and scattered throughout the wasteland, it was like a drop of water falling into the sea, without causing the slightest ripple.

In just a moment, there was no one to be seen within several miles of Chu Zheng.

"Wow—"

A high-pitched long cry echoed in the void, and a huge black shadow swooped down, completely covering Chu Zheng.

(End of this chapter)