My monster derivative skills are the orthodox ones

Chapter 341 Mechanical Ascension
What the hell!

What is this?

Mechanical ascension?

When Li Ye's Eye of Truth scanned the other party, the driver visibly tensed up, his hand pressing the weapon firing button: "Please cooperate with our work and do not make any rash moves. You have ten seconds to identify yourself, otherwise, we have the right to launch an attack."

Quite civilized!

The Time Traveler's pollution of this world is still very low!
Li Ye smiled and was about to speak.

Several Nascent Soul Realm cultivators slipped into the gaps between the fighter jets.

The leader was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties. He looked Li Ye up and down but couldn't see through Li Ye's cultivation level. His attitude immediately became much more respectful. He clasped his hands and bowed to Li Ye: "May I ask which immortal mountain you come from, fellow Daoist?"

"Xia Fei, the person who came is of unknown identity and could potentially endanger federal security. We must report this to our security department," the person inside the aircraft said sternly.

"Shut up," Xia Fei snapped. "You're a cultivator, so even if you need to report it, it's the responsibility of our Cultivation Alliance."

Mechanicalists versus physicalists?
Li Ye looked at the two groups of people with interest and said, "I come from Earth and am a time traveler. I wonder if you have ever hosted a time traveler before?"

In the previous world, time travelers were known to everyone.

There are over three hundred demonic energies in this universe, so theoretically, it's impossible for a time traveler to hide their identity.

really.

The words "Time Traveler" were uttered.

Both groups were stunned, and then visibly became excited.

“Yes.” Xia Fei, a Nascent Soul cultivator, spoke first. He looked at Li Ye, changed his form of address, and said, “Young brother, you are also on the path of cultivation, right? How many worlds have you traveled through before? What is your cultivation level now?”
"Come join our Cultivation Alliance. We have a complete and mature method for promoting demonic creatures. All resources will be poured into you in large quantities, and we will absolutely not steal your demonic creatures..."

After learning that Li Ye was a time traveler, Xia Fei stopped calling him "senior".

After all, time travelers have only existed for a few years, so their cultivation level couldn't be too high.

In his view, the reason why he couldn't see through the other party's cultivation level was probably because the other party had awakened some kind of shielding derivative skill.

"Don't listen to him," the pilot in the aircraft said. "Come with us, that's the only way. The cultivation civilization is already outdated. Their cultivation methods haven't changed for thousands of years. It takes tens or hundreds of years to reach the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage. Moreover, most of that time is wasted in meaningless seclusion. There's no joy in life at all."

Joining our Mechanical Alliance will quickly help you improve your cultivation level and let you experience the ultimate joy of life…

"You've lost your physical body, turning yourselves into something neither human nor ghost. What joy is there in life then?" Xia Fei snorted and retorted, "Cultivation is the right path; you are clearly on the heretical path."

“The physical body is too weak,” the pilot inside the aircraft said. “The ultimate goal of all civilizations is to abandon the physical body; that is the ultimate theory. If cultivation is more suitable for humans, why have more and more people abandoned cultivation in recent years and turned to mechanical modification? Xia Fei, wake up! The obsolescence of cultivation is an indisputable fact, and it's not something you old fogies can hold onto…”

Xia Fei seemed to have been touched on a sore spot, and choked back a breath: "Hu Ming, you are heretics. The sages of ancient times did not change themselves, yet they still became famous for all time."

"How many saints are there?" Hu Ming said. "Even if we abandon our physical bodies, we can still achieve immortality..."

interesting.

Watching the two arguing, Li Ye asked with a smile, "Which of your two factions has stronger high-level martial arts?"

"Naturally, it's us," Hu Ming said proudly. "Ninety percent of the world's population will choose mechanical modification. With a larger base, more geniuses will naturally emerge, and with more geniuses, the weapons developed will be more powerful."

A thousand years ago, the cultivation civilization dominated this world, but thousands of years later, they still haven't left this planet.

In just a few hundred years since the emergence of mechanical civilization, we have already stepped out of the galaxy and made contact with other civilizations.

Speaking of which, these old cultivators have actually benefited a lot from us; we brought back quite a few good cultivation techniques for them from other civilizations..."

Xia Fei's face turned bright red, and he was embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Clearly, they didn't have a high status in this world.

The requirements for aptitude in spiritual practice are too high, and this hurdle excludes most people.

Moreover, Hu Ming is right. Cultivation takes too long, making it impossible to compete with those who can easily gain great power by modifying their limbs.

Most importantly, having undergone mechanical modifications, they can still survive in the harsh environment of space, whereas to enter space, they would need to at least reach the Tribulation Realm.

Even those at the Tribulation Transcending Realm cannot survive in space for long periods of time, as space is a vacuum and there is no spiritual energy present.

Once the spiritual energy stored in a Tribulation Transcending Realm cultivator's body is exhausted, and no planet is found to replenish it, they may be trapped and die in space...

But how easy is it to cultivate to the Tribulation Transcending Realm?

"Has no one in your world ascended to immortality?" Li Ye asked Xia Fei. "No one has ascended for ten thousand years," Xia Fei said, shaking his head bitterly. "The demons said that the cataclysm of ancient times shattered the Heavenly Court. Without the light of guidance and without tribulation lightning, even if one cultivates to the Tribulation Transcending Realm, one cannot advance further. In the end, all that awaits us is the ever-increasing spiritual energy within our bodies, leading to our bodies exploding and our deaths."

After saying this, he suddenly sighed, looked at Li Ye with a dejected expression, and said, "Forget it, you should go with them. Maybe there really is no future in cultivation."

"Have any gods ever come to your world?" Li Ye asked.

“Where are there any immortals left in the world?” Xia Fei shook his head. “We suspect that all the immortals and gods were wiped out in that ancient calamity. Even if there are saints behind the Demon Suppression Tower, it would be difficult to restore the golden age of cultivation in ancient times.”

"Good to know." Hu Ming said, "Young man, come with us. Your demon is that kitchen knife, right? Join us, and we can tailor an upgrade plan for you and quickly help you awaken derivative skills."

Monsters and their derivative skills offer great inspiration for our civilization and can help us advance further. It's a pity you chose a kitchen knife; a mechanical monster would have been better.

"You look down on me?" The cleaver roared in Li Ye's mind, "These bastards, if I hadn't helped them cleave open up space back then, they would still be a bunch of ignorant natives!"

Ignoring the cleaver's roar, Li Ye said to Hu Ming, "Let's go!"

Xia Fei could not hide his disappointment. He looked at Li Ye and couldn't help but ask, "Young man, do you really want to transform yourself into a half-human, half-machine monster?"
You possess a demonic creature, so its aptitude must be exceptional. It will face no bottlenecks in its cultivation. Once the Heavenly Court is restored, it will be possible to ascend to heaven in one step.

Once a limb is damaged, it is extremely difficult to reattach it.

"The Demon-Suppressing Tower has released demonic energy, and we think that the Heavenly Court might actually be able to be repaired..."

"I'll get to know this world a bit more before I make a decision." Li Ye looked at Xia Fei and smiled. "I'll choose whichever side suits me better."

“Choosing us won’t be a mistake,” Hu Ming said. “With us, time travelers can be left unmodified, or only require minor modifications.”

Actually, our recent targeted research into the connection between time travelers and demons might help you completely decipher the demons, allowing you to truly control them and prevent them from possessing you.

In fact, several time travelers have become safer after undergoing modifications, because the demons look down on half-human, half-machine bodies. You might want to consider it too, since the demons are too unstable.

"You're from Earth, have you heard of the name Liao Zhong?"

Liao Zhong did not return during his second mission, carrying a screwdriver as his demonic possession. During his first time travel, he carried a broom as his demonic possession. He did not bring back any contributions to the demon-catching office, and he did not awaken any derivative skills during his first mission (questionable).

Liao Zhong's information immediately flashed through Li Ye's mind. He hadn't expected to run into an acquaintance so soon after arriving.

“I’ve heard of him. He was a senior before me,” Li Ye said. “He had already left when I joined the Demon-Catching Office.”

“He is now a general in the Third Army Corps of the Federation,” Hu Ming said. “He is now leading the expeditionary force to expand the territory and has made many contributions to the Federation. In his second year here, he underwent reform, which did not affect his promotion.”

"What derivative skill did he awaken?" Li Ye asked.

“You’ll know when you reach the required level,” Hu Ming said. “Now, you need to pass the Federation’s review. Now, tell me your name, what demonic creatures you’ve used, and what derivative techniques and cultivation methods you’ve mastered?”

"Mu Ye." Li Ye looked at Hu Ming and gave a fake name. "I have experienced two worlds before, both of which are cultivation worlds. My current cultivation level is Nascent Soul Realm. I have mastered three derivative skills: Butcher's Skill, All Things Grow, and Abundant Harvest."

The first skill I awakened was "Butcher Ding's Skill of Carving an Ox," and at that time, my demonic weapon was a dagger; the latter two skills were related to planting, and at that time, my demonic weapon was a hoe..."

He tried to select some orthodox skills, and the skills of Demeter, the goddess of agriculture, were quite good to use.

"You've cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm in just two worlds?" Hu Ming asked in surprise.

Xia Fei looked at Li Ye, his eyes filled with even more sorrow. A genius from two different worlds who had cultivated to the Nascent Soul Realm! Why did he choose the Mechanical Alliance?

"Well, mainly in the second world, I awakened planting skills. At that time, I helped the cultivation sect grow spiritual herbs, and I benefited from that." Li Ye smiled. "Back then, my demon was a hoe, which gave me a bonus in planting."

He casually fabricated an experience for himself, since no one knew about his past anyway, and with so many skills, he wasn't afraid of being exposed.

There are bonuses for planting!

Xia Fei's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets with envy. The growth rate of spiritual herbs was too slow; what they lacked was talent in cultivation...

We must take him away, we absolutely must take him away, we can't let him go astray.

No, he couldn't possibly be at the Nascent Soul stage.

If he were in the Nascent Soul Realm, it would be impossible for me, with my own Divine Transformation Realm cultivation, not to see through his cultivation level. Moreover, among the skills he just mentioned, there were no derivative techniques of concealment techniques.

He wasn't telling the truth!

"Skills in planting? They're pretty useless." Hu Ming, however, didn't notice anything amiss. He sighed, "After their bodies were modified, most people no longer need to eat."

(End of this chapter)