Chu Zheng

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Chu Zheng (楚政)
Alias(es)	Zhengchu Dao Lord; Grand Xuan Holy Son; Chief True Disciple of Grand Xuan Holy Land
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Grand Xuan Holy Land; formerly the Song Manor
Occupation/Role	Cultural relic Restorer; Qi Cultivator; Alchemy Grandmaster; Holy Land master
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Zero Order; Restorer Zero Order	1	Transmigrates into a servant’s body and awakens the Restoration Panel, with five daily restorations.
Dragon Tiger Body — Entry	17	Uses all available restoration attempts on the technique and reaches its entry level within days.
Restorer First Order	32	Gains the ability to restore an ordinary chipped jade bowl without consuming a daily restoration.
Spiritual Transformation Realm	34	Refines the first strand of Great Sun Essence, harmonizing yin and yang.
Qi Refining: Jade Bone Realm Early; Immortal Dao: Spiritual Spring Late; Restorer Third Order	95	Possesses multiple Divine Abilities, including Void Condensation, Heavenly Divination, Object Manipulation, and Invisibility.
Qi Refining: Jade Bone Realm Mid; Immortal Dao: near Spiritual Spring Peak	100	Masters circulation of Five Elements Qi and uses the Five Thunders Orthodox Method, though one strike drains his Primal Qi.
Five Dao Foundations formed	110	Attempts Immortal Foundation condensation; the Earth foundation collapses and the remaining foundations are unstable.
Qi Cultivation: Jade Bone Realm Late; Immortal Dao: Entering the Dao Realm Late	134	Water Dao Foundation merges and improves his Water Spirit Physique.
Qi Refining: Dao Embryo Realm Early; Immortal Path: Soul Condensation Realm Early	148	Enters the Azure Cloud Secret Realm with Yin Yang Immortal Bone and Five Elements Spirit Body.
Immortal Dao: Soul Condensation Realm Late	161	Dragon Subduing Art of Blood Fiend reaches minor success; his physical body surpasses ordinary Divine Infant cultivators.
Qi Refining: Golden Core Realm Early; Immortal Dao: Nascent Soul Realm Early; Restorer Fifth Order	189	Fifth Order Restorer experience reaches its maximum; gains Heaven Escaping Five Elements Technique and other high-order methods.
Divine Infant — Seven Transformations	224	The Nine-Aperture Golden Core’s integration advances his main body to the late Divine Transformation stage.
Spirit Refining Realm	226	His Eastern Origin incarnation breaks through in seclusion and gains two new Supernatural Abilities.
Divine Infant — Eighth Transformation; Restorer Sixth Order maximum	230	Incense Wish Power from widespread worship advances his main body; his Sixth Order Restorer rank reaches maximum experience.
Spirit Refining Realm Peak	237	Develops a shamanic path separating Nascent Soul (Yin) from physical body (Yang).
Profound Connection Realm; Restorer Seventh Order	239	Incense Wish Power drives a breakthrough; gains the Return to Origin Supernatural Ability.
Profound Connection Realm Mid Stage	247	Advances again less than a year after entering Profound Connection.
Flying Corpse Realm	268	His Yin Corpse incarnation grows bone wings and gains flight and earth-burrowing capabilities.
Sixth Order Peak, Yin Corpse path	272	Reaches the threshold of a lightning tribulation after consuming Flying Corpse Yin Cores.
Seventh Order Flying Corpse; Immortal Tribulation Third Layer	273	Survives heavenly lightning and uses tribulation to rapidly advance his main body’s Immortal Tribulation cultivation.
Immortal Tribulation Fifth Layer	277	Draws in massive Immortal Qi; his clone’s tribulation helps bypass further tribulation concerns until Heavenly Immortal.
True Immortal	319	Has become a genuine True Immortal by the time he reunites with Shang Zuling.
Three Tribulation True Immortal, Mid Stage	326	Earth Tribulation transforms his spleen, purifies his Immortal Blood, grants poison immunity, and preserves his youth.

Background / History

Chu Zheng was originally a modern cultural relic Restorer. He transmigrated into the Great Zhou Dynasty, occupying the body of a servant with the same name in the Song Manor. Immediately after arriving, he was punished for breaking the Eldest Young Lady’s jade cup and sentenced to four days without food or water. During this confinement, he awakened the Restoration Panel, which catalogued his cultivation and techniques and allowed him to repair incomplete objects and methods 1.

He initially cultivated in secret while serving the Song family. Song Lingxue provided him with resources and the Song family’s inherited martial arts, while Chu Zheng used the Panel to perfect the Dragon Tiger Body at extraordinary speed 16 17. After aiding Song Lingxue during the Song Manor attack, he demonstrated enough strength to kill Martial Grandmasters and was offered freedom from his servant status 19.

Chu Zheng later entered the immortal cultivation world through Grand Xuan Holy Land. His ability to repair damaged artifacts, pills, techniques, and injuries made him an increasingly valuable figure, while his cultivation repeatedly exceeded conventional limits. He eventually claimed the position of Grand Xuan’s chief true disciple and was recognized as its Holy Son 100 126.

His rise brought conflict with major Holy Lands. At the Immortal Martial Battlefield, he repaired thirty-six Heavenly Dipper remnant swords, formed the Lesser Five Elements Sword Array, and killed more than two hundred Soul Condensation cultivators, including a half-step Divine Infant. The Southern Domain thereafter regarded him as the foremost cultivator of his generation 121 123.

Across later journeys and incarnations, Chu Zheng cultivated the Qi Refining, Immortal, Incense Godhood, shamanic, and Yin Corpse paths. He established the faith of Zhengchu Dao Lord in the Eastern Origin Realm, used its Incense Wish Power to strengthen his Divine Soul, and ultimately severed the dangerous connection to the Incense Godhood Path after it became a liability 199 230 315.

Appearance

Chu Zheng’s appearance can be altered through control of his bones, facial structure, aura, and Primordial Qi. He is initially noted for an attractive appearance that draws Song Yun’s envy, while his rapid external cultivation broadens his shoulders 1 17.

• Can shrink his stature, reshape his facial bones, and convincingly imitate another person’s aura 71.
• Possesses Supreme-grade Yin Yang Immortal Bone and a Five Elements Spirit Body 148.
• His Water Dao Foundation’s transformation grants him a Water Spirit Physique 134.
• As a Flying Corpse incarnation, he develops green-to-purple fur and bone wings; after advancing further, his fur becomes golden before eventually shedding for pale ashen-gray skin 268 273 283.
• His Three Tribulation True Immortal transformation grants poison immunity and eternal youth 326.

Personality

Chu Zheng is calm, calculating, and highly adaptive. Upon transmigrating into a powerless servant’s body, he accepts his circumstances without panic and immediately turns the Filth Room assignment into an opportunity to study the Panel and cultivate in seclusion 1.

He is cautious with his identity and avoids unnecessary attention, such as deliberately lifting only a seven-thousand-jin cauldron during Phantom Spirit Sect recruitment. He regularly uses disguises, concealment, and indirect methods when open action would expose him 41 71 262.

Despite his pragmatism, Chu Zheng repays kindness and settles perceived debts. He remains grateful to Song Lingxue, buries the remains connected to the Profound Heaven Martial Wall, protects Shang Zuling because of his debt to Shang Cangyun, and assists strangers such as Little Ye when he can 16 121 319. He is also ambitious, openly desiring a worthy posthumous reputation and rejecting mediocrity 85.

Abilities & Skills

Restoration Panel

A mysterious panel tied to Chu Zheng’s former profession as a cultural relic Restorer. It identifies cultivation, techniques, injuries, item quality, and repairable targets.

• Repairs and perfects incomplete cultivation methods, artifacts, pills, and physical injuries 1 17 32.
• Its daily restoration count increases with rank; by Fifth Order, Chu Zheng has thirty daily restorations 189.
• Can repair bodily roots and bones, though it cannot immediately restore all Divine Soul damage 315.
• At Seventh Order, grants Return to Origin, converting all forms of Qi into Origin Qi 239.
• Its rank is tied to his cultivation progression; it reaches Seventh Order during his Profound Connection breakthrough 239.

Qi Refining

Chu Zheng cultivates the Grand Cycle Qi Circulation Compendium and later numerous high-order methods.

• Uses Primordial Qi to temper his body and simulate Stellar Qi 53.
• Can cultivate through Great Sun Essence and regulate yin and yang 34.
• Gains exceptional benefits from Heavenly Fortune, tribulations, and the Nine-Aperture Golden Core 123 224.
• His cultivation path is normally vulnerable to Tribulation Qi, which he learns to wear down through active tribulations 123 273.

Five Thunders Orthodox Method

A powerful thunder-based Great Divine Ability.

• Circulates Five Elements Primal Qi to unleash lightning attacks 100.
• A single strike sinks a desolate island and kills Water Demons across more than ten miles of water 100.
• Initially consumes all of his Primal Qi in one use because the Azure Cloud Realm does not lend him the power of heaven and earth 100.

Heavenly Dipper Sword Array

Chu Zheng’s principal battlefield formation, assembled from repaired remnant swords.

• Purchases the broken Sixth Order Heavenly Dipper Sword from Bai Nian 40.
• Restores thirty-six of 127 swords discovered on the Immortal Martial Battlefield 121.
• Forms the Lesser Five Elements Sword Array with the remnant swords 122.
• Uses the array to kill more than two hundred Soul Condensation cultivators, including a half-step Divine Infant 123.
• Continues searching for the array’s remaining auxiliary swords 110.

Disguise and Transformation

Chu Zheng can alter his body and conceal his cultivation through Qi control and Supernatural Abilities.

• Reshapes bones, height, face, and aura to impersonate other cultivators 71.
• Uses Invisibility to infiltrate the Vermillion Bird Divine Guard Pacification Office 76.
• Later employs disguise to assume Bai Zhixiao’s appearance and retrieve the Blood Transformation Saber 247.
• His transformations initially have flaws when his Five Elements Dao Foundations are unstable 113.

Incense Godhood Path

Chu Zheng establishes Zhengchu Dao Lord as an object of worship, converting faith into Incense Wish Power.

• Creates and repairs a divine statue, then writes a mythological biography to establish Zhengchu Dao Lord’s identity 199.
• Uses followers and Golden Bodies to gain Incense Wish Power and increase his main body’s Divine Soul cultivation 230.
• Uses the path to heal warriors and shamans across the Eastern Origin Realm 230.
• Incense Golden Bodies spread alchemy, artifact forging, and formations among the tribes 235.
• Eventually severs his direct connection to the path after recognizing its risks; the accumulated power remains in Zhengchu Dao Lord’s Golden Body 315.

Yin Corpse Path

One of Chu Zheng’s incarnational cultivation paths, fueled by Blood Qi, Yin Qi, and ancient corpses.

• Advances to Flying Corpse Realm through abundant Blood Qi and Qi cultivation 268.
• Absorbs Soul Power from malevolent spirits, protected by the Soul Stabilizing Bell 272.
• Uses lightning tribulations to advance into a Seventh Order Flying Corpse 273.
• Can draw on the path’s unique relationship with heavenly tribulation to help his main body dissolve Tribulation Qi 277.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heavenly Dipper Sword — damaged Sixth Order Spirit Treasure acquired from Bai Nian; its Phoenix Blood Wood body is nourished by divine flame and can self-repair after restoration 40 71.
• Heavenly Dipper Remnant Swords — thirty-six repaired swords used to establish the Lesser Five Elements Sword Array 121 122.
• Cold iron maces — chosen from the Song family storehouse as practical early weapons 17.
• Sun Wheel Mirror — repaired before the confrontation at the Immortal Martial Battlefield 122.
• Starfall Bow — Seventh Order Half-Immortal Treasure repaired using Immortal Qi and restoration uses 239.
• Soul Stabilizing Bell — protects his Nascent Soul and repels malevolent spirits attempting possession 272.
• Frost Blossom Heavenly Brocade — Sacred Artifact capable of resisting ordinary Eighth Order attacks once fully repaired 276.
• Cold Spirit Ruler — ancient battle weapon repaired from a Great Tomb fragment 269.
• Nine Thunder Jade Talisman — severely injures a Soul Condensation Perfection cultivator 120.

Relationships

• Song Lingxue — former mistress and benefactor; provides cultivation resources, offers him an escape from Luofeng City, and later trains to keep pace with his growth 16 19 101 207.
• Song Yun — fellow Song Manor servant who initially envies Chu Zheng but later receives his guidance to restart on the martial path 1 17 110.
• Song Lingqing — companion who eventually chooses to leave Chu Zheng and seek her own path 100 101.
• Bai Nian — scholar and long-term companion; sells Chu Zheng the Heavenly Dipper Sword, declines martial cultivation, and later begins writing Chu Zheng’s biography 40 110 315.
• Fu Quanliang — trusted ally who introduces Chu Zheng to the immortal cultivation world; Chu Zheng later repairs his pill toxin 41 135 207.
• Geng Yiyang — Grand Xuan elder and mentor who guides Chu Zheng, supports his cultivation, and recognizes him as the Holy Son 85 126 134.
• Nie Longhu — Celestial Immortal who helps Chu Zheng escape the Re-education Center, assume a new identity, and later enter the Myriad Worlds Battlefield 173 174 237.
• Yuan Dazun — follower and early promoter of Zhengchu Dao Lord worship; Chu Zheng raises his cultivation and gives him a Totem 224 225.
• Shang Zuling — former Hidden Dragon Ranking leader; Chu Zheng later offers her protection while she recovers from grave injuries 139 319.
• Sword Twelve — Great Tomb senior who aids Chu Zheng after his tribulation and provides access to cultivation within the tomb 277 279.
• Mu Xin — temple guardian whose cultivation rises through worship of Chu Zheng’s Golden Body; later follows Chu Zheng out of the Great Tomb 286.
• Wan Jue — Wan Clan cultivator interested in Chu Zheng; he declines her advances and requests resources instead 225.
• Song Zhao — recognizes the abnormality of Chu Zheng’s Corpse Demon Body and offers to help him escape it 268.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Song Manor Servant

Chu Zheng begins as a powerless servant in the Great Zhou Dynasty, survives punishment by the Eldest Young Lady, awakens the Restoration Panel, and secretly begins cultivating 1.

Song Manor Attack and Freedom

He develops the Dragon Tiger Body, acquires weapons, and reveals his combat strength during the attack on Song Manor. His intervention saves Song Lingxue and earns an offer of freedom 17 19.

Grand Xuan Holy Land

Chu Zheng enters the immortal world, becomes involved with Grand Xuan Holy Land, cultivates damaged inherited techniques, and claims the title of chief true disciple 40 100.

Immortal Martial Battlefield

He searches the battlefield for Heavenly Dipper swords, restores a sword array, and uses the bounty on his head to draw in hostile cultivators 121 122. His victory against the assembled Soul Condensation cultivators establishes him as the Southern Domain’s foremost talent 123.

Eastern Origin Realm

Through an incarnation, Chu Zheng spreads the Circulation of Qi Breathing Method, becomes Zhengchu Dao Lord through Incense Godhood, helps defend against the beast tide, and develops a new shamanic cultivation path 226 230 237.

Great Tomb

As a Yin Corpse incarnation, he cultivates through Blood Qi, ancient corpses, and lightning tribulation. He rises from Flying Corpse to Seventh Order while collecting ancient artifacts and learning from Sword Twelve 268 273 277.

Myriad Worlds Battlefield

After reaching True Immortal, Chu Zheng enters the Myriad Worlds Battlefield, where his identity and exceptional advancement draw the attention of both the Immortal Alliance and Myriad Worlds cultivators 304 309 312.

Trivia

• Chu Zheng’s original profession was restoring cultural relics, directly foreshadowing his bond with the Restoration Panel 1.
• He regards damaged and discarded objects as valuable opportunities because the Panel can restore them 40.
• He once spent time grooming and regulating the Primordial Qi of a Silver Bone Cat Demon, which showed no fear of him 53.
• Bai Nian begins a biography of Chu Zheng and plans a dating system based on Chu Zheng’s birth year 315.