Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 278 The Core of the Tomb
There is no sunlight in the underground palace. Apart from clusters of ghost lights, there is no light at all. It is extremely cold and gloomy.

Under the watchful eyes of many Yin Gods, Jian Twelve led Chu Zheng forward all the way to the most central hall.

The door of the palace was tightly closed, and on it was engraved a relief of a dragon, which looked lifelike and seemed to be alive. The dragon's eyes had been taken away, leaving a blank space.

"This is the core of the tomb. Going further down is where the Taoist master is sleeping."

Jian Twelve explained with a solemn expression, bowed in front of the palace door, raised his hand and handed over a pitch-black talisman.

The talisman turned into a stream of light and sank into the palace.

boom--

After a moment, the tightly closed palace door slowly opened, releasing a long-forgotten dull atmosphere and a chilly breeze.

The wind blew past him, and Chu Zheng's heart shuddered. His spiritual sense felt an extremely strong oppressive force.

Just as he came to his senses, Jian Twelve had already stepped into the hall.

The hall was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you. However, for practitioners like Chu Zheng and Jian Twelve, there was no difference between day and night.

On the wall of the palace not far to the side, there was a painting that was nearly as tall as a person and more than ten feet long. As soon as Chu Zheng entered the room, it attracted his attention.

There seemed to be another world in the painting, encompassing a vast galaxy with shining stars, blood in the air, and faint sounds of killing.

The layout inside the hall was very simple. A pitch-black lotus platform stood in the center of the hall, with twelve precious banners erected around it. Above them were paintings of Rakshasa ghosts and gods with ferocious faces.

On the lotus platform, there was a figure sitting cross-legged, surrounded by black mist and an aura that made Chu Zheng feel somewhat familiar.

There was a flash of inspiration in Chu Zheng's eyes, and he absorbed a piece of information.

[Gong Yi Zi Yu (Level 9): A Yin God born from a residual soul. A fragment of his soul fell from the battlefield into the universe and was reborn with a true spirit. He later joined Ling Tian Mansion and became the Grand Commander, second only to the Mansion Master.]

Living beings from the universe? !

Chu Zheng was shocked. He had never thought that he would come into contact with living beings in the universe so soon.

No wonder he felt a familiar aura from this person. This aura came from the evil demons in the universe. He had felt it more than once in the Cangyun Realm.

This is a supreme being who is powerful enough to rival the Immortal King, no less powerful than Shang Cangyun whom he had met before.

However, Shang Cangyun's cultivation has now reached a higher level, and he is probably much stronger than the commander-in-chief.

Apart from the commander-in-chief himself, the lotus platform under his seat and the twelve precious banners are all ninth-level treasures, far surpassing true immortal weapons and are immortal king-level weapons.

Chu Zheng couldn't help feeling dizzy after reading the series of information.

"The Commander-in-Chief."

Jian Twelve bowed and stepped aside to let Chu Zheng behind him, and said slowly: "When he was undergoing the tribulation before, he attracted five heavenly thunders. I saw that he was a talent that could be cultivated, so I recommended him. I hope you will forgive me for disturbing the peace of the commander-in-chief."

There was a hint of uncontrollable joy hidden in his gloomy tone. The stronger his talent was, the more beneficial it would be to the Taoist master in the future. Perhaps he would be appreciated and make further progress.

A gaze fell on Chu Zheng. In an instant, Chu Zheng felt that his dantian and internal organs had been pierced, leaving nowhere to hide.

"The thunder tribulation he endured had nothing to do with his talent."

The commander-in-chief spoke slowly, his voice was clear and pleasant, like pearls rolling on a jade plate or jade shattering on Kunshan Mountain.

This tone sounds like a ballad passed down from ancient times. It does not sound like human language and can be called the sound of nature.

Chu Zheng was almost in a trance when he heard it.

As soon as the words fell, the figure on the lotus platform moved slightly, and there was a slight sound of armor rubbing against each other.

After a few breaths, the commander-in-chief walked in front of the two of them. The black mist lingering around him slowly dissipated like quicksand in the wind, revealing his true appearance.

Chu Zheng looked up and was slightly surprised. Gongyi Ziyu looked like just an ordinary young woman, in her early twenties, wearing a black armor, tall, with delicate features, pale face without the slightest blood color, hair neatly combed behind her head, and a hint of majesty in her aura.

"His talent is indeed outstanding, but it is not hard to find in the ages. The anomalous changes in the heavens are caused by the method he practices. He escaped from the heavens and acted recklessly, so he was killed by the heavens."

Gongyi Ziyu spoke slowly. At a glance, she had already seen through Chu Zheng's Qi-refining method and the source of the heavenly tribulation.

However, it seems that she did not realize the location of Chu Zheng's real body, otherwise she would not react like this at this moment.

If the Record of the True Tribulations of All Ages could be discovered so easily, the method of transforming into an incarnation to experience the tribulations would hardly be effective.

If you can’t deceive living beings, how can you deceive God?

Gongyi Ziyu looked at Chu Zheng for a few times, then suddenly raised his hand and stroked Chu Zheng's cheek. His golden hair fell off, revealing a slightly bluish face.

She stared at Chu Zheng's face, her brows slightly furrowed, and she was a little puzzled:
"You... look a lot like an old friend of mine."

Hearing this, Chu Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly. He did not miss the rare opportunity and immediately asked tentatively: "Grand Commander, is your old friend the Taoist Master Zhengchu?"

As his Qi training becomes more advanced, his facial features should be not much different from his original appearance.

The temple that had gone through a long period of time, coupled with the words of the commander-in-chief in front of him, made it hard for him not to think too much.

"Zhengchu Daojun...does sound familiar."

Gongyi Ziyu fell into deep thought, then turned and walked towards the long painting hanging nearby.

As the distance between the two shortened, the shouting and screaming coming from the painting became clearer, mixed with the loud noise of stars exploding, piercing the eardrums.

Chu Zheng moved closer and suddenly a starry battlefield was reflected in his eyes. The next moment, the hall had disappeared without a trace. He was standing alone on a falling star, surrounded by divine light.

The terrifying figures whose faces could not be seen were fighting on the top of the galaxy. With a wave of their hands and a move, the star field collapsed and the world was destroyed.

The invisible destiny is entangled above the starry sky, growing and declining.

There is no doubt that this is a Taoist war, involving the top figures from many Taoist sects.

Chu Zheng was watching in fascination, when suddenly a divine light flashed by and shattered the scene in front of him. He subconsciously took a half step back, and his eyes darkened. The hall reappeared, with the scroll hanging not far away, and the shouts and screams from before also disappeared without a trace.

"I can no longer remember the past events. What you just saw was the last scene I saw before I died. After my true spirit was revived, I drew it to find traces left over from my previous life."

Gongyi Ziyu tilted his head and looked at Chu Zheng: "Did you see anything just now?"

Chu Zheng concentrated on recalling, and after a while he shook his head helplessly. After entering the scroll, his spiritual eyes lost their effect and it was difficult to see any clues.

The world he had seen was still too narrow.

"Your memory is also incomplete, but there may be hope of repairing it in the future. What you don't understand now, you may be able to understand in the future."

Gongyi Ziyu didn't care. He waved his hand and signaled Jian Twelve to take Chu Zheng away.

When the palace door closed again, a reminder was heard:
"If you don't practice Qi continuously, your cultivation path will not last long. It's better to stop early."

(End of this chapter)