Shan Ruiyuan regained her composure and imdiately sent a ssage to the clan, feeling much relieved.
There were not many Space-Ti Marrow Crystals, such wondrous treasures, in the clan, and so had to be reserved for the Immortal Kings. It seed they would not agree.
This matter should be resolved quickly, and she could return to the Great Immortal Realm.
Having left the environnt rich in Immortal Qi for several decades in such a mundane place as the Mystic Stone Realm, she had long grown weary.
Within an hour, a ssage had already returned from the clan.
[The Space-Ti Marrow Crystal will be delivered soon. You have now been appointed as an Inspector in the Punishnt Authority, ordered to guard the Cosmic Edge. The Monitoring Jade Order will be sent along with the Space-Ti Marrow Crystal.]
[Only a few people are aware that Chu Zheng is in the Boundary; the other clans have no knowledge. Seize the opportunity, follow him closely, and if you lose his trail, do not bother returning.]
Upon reading the ssage, Shan Ruiyuan’s heart suddenly sank. She had not expected the clan to place such importance on this matter. Judging by the speed of the response, there was no hesitation, and they directly agreed to Chu Zheng’s request.
They even placed her in the Punishnt Authority as an Inspector to give her a suitable excuse to stay at the Boundary.
With her cultivation, she was already qualified to be a Heavenly Judge, but lacking the military achievents to support such a role, she could only start as an Inspector.
Shan Ruiyuan put away the ssage with a light sigh.
In her long-held concept, only those clansn who committed great mistakes would be exiled to the Cosmic Edge.
The pervasive Evil Qi of the Vast Universe, combined with a cultivation environnt lacking in Immortal Qi, was enough to ruin the future of an Immortal Path Cultivator.
Cultivators sent to the Cosmic Edge, those who leave alive are few and far between. Nine out of ten end up buried there, their bodies never returning ho, their Divine Souls falling into the Nine Netherworld, ultimately becoming Evil Demons.
However, Shan Ruiyuan had long prepared herself for such circumstances.
It was all for the Shan Clan.
For those in the clan, everything was for the greater prosperity and glory of the clan. Focusing only on personal gain and loss, honor, and disgrace, one could hardly remain within the clan.
She had been able to cultivate steadily in the clan to her current state because those things she should have done were taken care of by others in the clan. Now it was her turn to contribute to the Shan Clan.
Only two days later, the Space-Ti Marrow Crystal and the Monitoring Jade Order representing her identity as an Inspector reached Shan Ruiyuan, along with a dispatch order from the Punishnt Authority.
The main content was ordering her to guard the Cosmic Edge, assisting other Inspectors in resisting the Evil Demons of the Vast Universe.
Now bearing the identity of an Inspector, Shan Ruiyuan did not rush to send a ssage to Chu Zheng. Instead, she headed towards the Heaven Pass near the Boundary.
Bringing it personally clearly showed more sincerity than sending a ssage for Chu Zheng to co and fetch it himself.
Soon, she arrived at the Heaven Pass.
Guarding within the Heaven Pass, Hao Qing stepped into the starry sky, and upon seeing Shan Ruiyuan, he slightly furrowed his brows:
"This is a crucial place, honored guest. What’s your purpose here? Do you have a Master’s hand order?"
The Heaven Pass was not a place one could freely enter and exit. Besides Chu Zheng, he was the highest commander here. The last ti, he saw the hand order of the Moonlight Immortal Ancestor and extended so courtesy to Shan Ruiyuan.
The Shan Clan, having produced an Immortal Ancestor in ancient tis, was one of the Thirteen Clans of the Great Immortal Realm. Shan Ruiyuan, as a direct descendant of the main lineage, was already quite a remarkable figure.
However, Hao Qing always looked down on these clansn to so extent. Among his fallen comrades from past battles, few belonged to the Thirteen Clans.
These people were fundantally not on the sa level as those born to the noble families of the Great Immortal Realm.
"I am now an Inspector of the Punishnt Authority."
Shan Ruiyuan raised her hand to display the Monitoring Jade Order, verifying her identity, and then produced the dispatch order docunt from the Punishnt Authority, speaking in a soft voice:
"I am here on a dispatch order from the Punishnt Authority to assist Inspector Hao in guarding the Boundary."
After verifying the authenticity of the docunt, Hao Qing quickly realized sothing was amiss.
In terms of adding or reducing manpower near the Boundary, under normal circumstances, the procedure was initiated by the commander nearby, and only after the Punishnt Authority dispatched a special envoy for approval would a batch of forces be deployed here.
He had received no notifications regarding Shan Ruiyuan’s presence. Clearly, this did not follow the usual process.
But the docunt was indeed genuine, giving him no reason to block Shan Ruiyuan.
"In that case, Inspector Shan, please proceed to the Heaven Pass at the Heavenly Zither Star Domain for stationing. If there are any abnormalities, feel free to send a ssage."
In a business-like manner, Hao Qing imdiately provided a star domain coordinate, maintaining a calm attitude.
Without any military achievents, even if Shan Ruiyuan was a Great Immortal Venerable, the two were at the sa level. He was still the commander here, and Shan Ruiyuan had to obey his directives.
Shan Ruiyuan glanced at the coordinates Hao Qing provided and asked:
"Where does the Heavenly Judge usually guard? I have sothing that needs to be personally handed over to him."
Hao Qing, understanding her intention, shook his head directly:
"The whereabouts of the Heavenly Judge are uncertain, and we as subordinates have no right to inquire."
He naturally knew that Chu Zheng was nearby at the Boundary, but without Chu Zheng’s permission, he could not disclose this to a sudden outsider.
Seeing this, Shan Ruiyuan sighed internally and took out the Communication Token given by Chu Zheng, sending a ssage.
Soon, there was a response from Chu Zheng, providing a coordinate just above the nearby Boundary.
Seeing this, Hao Qing said no more and turned back to the Heaven Pass.
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...
A mont later, Shan Ruiyuan reached the Boundary. Looking at the slightly mottled Ancient Bronze Iron Wall beneath her, she felt a chill on her scalp. The terrifying Evil Qi around her seed to perate her skin and bones. Standing there for just a mont, she felt a slight stiffness in her body.
The Yin Qi here was horrifyingly dense.
With her Great Immortal Venerable cultivation, she could not remain for long.
At that mont, Shan Ruiyuan grew increasingly astonished at Chu Zheng’s talent.
In such a harsh cultivation environnt, Chu Zheng still beca an Immortal King? Unbound by the earthly environnt, was he truly still an Immortal Path Cultivator?
Chu Zheng glanced at the Monitoring Jade Order at Shan Ruiyuan’s waist, his brow slightly furrowing.
The increase and decrease of personnel within the Punishnt Authority, such trivial matters were clearly not of interest to the Moonlight Immortal Ancestor, nor would he deliberately place Shan Ruiyuan into the Punishnt Authority.
Clearly, this was the result of Shan Clan’s manipulation in secret. The relationships within the Punishnt Authority must be intricately complex, with at least several of the Thirteen Clans involved.
Noticing Chu Zheng’s gaze, Shan Ruiyuan dared not delay and imdiately took out a Treasure Box, offering it with both hands.
Chu Zheng opened the Treasure Box and, after confirming there was no issue with the Space-Ti Marrow Crystal, simply closed his eyes again and resud his cultivation.
Now many eyes were watching him, and he had no plans to wander. At the Boundary, at least he had the Vast Universe as his retreat.
He did not rush to refine the Space-Ti Marrow Crystal. Instead, relying on his power, he extracted fragnts of the Space-Ti Law from so Tenth Order fragnts he had previously collected, first deepening his understanding of the Space-Ti Law.
This was to ensure that after refining the Space-Ti Marrow Crystal, he could step into the Space-Ti Domain.
There were only two of these Space-Ti Marrow Crystals, and they must be used wisely, not wasted frivolously.
Shan Ruiyuan stood in place, unsure whether to leave or stay. She could feel the surrounding Evil Qi faintly corroding her Immortal Body, and staying longer would impair her foundation.
Glancing at Chu Zheng, she finally gritted her teeth and, not far away, sat down cross-legged.
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...
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed.
A ssage roused Chu Zheng from deep cultivation.
[In the path of repair, your skill has reached the pinnacle. You have glimpsed the doorways of Space-Ti creation. Now, you are a Tenth Order Repair Master.]
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed.
A ssage roused Chu Zheng from deep cultivation.
[In the path of repair, your skill has reached the pinnacle. You have glimpsed the doorways of Space-Ti creation. Now, you are a Tenth Order Repair Master.]
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed.
A ssage roused Chu Zheng from deep cultivation.
[In the path of repair, your skill has reached the pinnacle. You have glimpsed the doorways of Space-Ti creation. Now, you are a Tenth Order Repair Master.]
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