My cultivation is too warm

After listening to the explanation of Taoist Zixiao, Xu Mo understood the efforts of the Cang Gu Taoist Alliance and the Foreign Heaven Alliance to vigorously promote science.

Although Daoist Master Zixiao did not tell him what level of technical requirements the spacecraft must meet in order to fly out of the Heavenly Road Channel, it seems that the technical requirements must be very high.

In order to build such a spacecraft, one must at least reach the standards of level 2 or 3 civilization, or even level 3 or 4 civilization in previous science fiction novels, right?
It would probably take a very long time to develop science and technology to that level, right?

After all, when theoretical and technological progress reaches a certain level, it will experience a long period of bottlenecks.

Perhaps just a breakthrough in a certain theory will trap a civilization for tens of thousands of years or even longer.

Of course, for some geniuses, it may only take one second.

However, one good thing is that the ancient world starts with cultivating immortals, and has sufficient lifespan. As long as a scientific giant appears, it is not difficult to let them live for tens of thousands or even millions of years without considering his subsequent path.

With this accumulation over time, a large number of scientific experts will gather together, and breakthroughs in theory and technology will become much easier.

Perhaps it won’t be long before Cang Gu will be able to surpass its previous scientific and technological level and break through to the second-level civilization.

Huh, wait a minute!
After thinking about this, Xu Mo was suddenly shocked. He just realized that the world he lived in was suddenly going to develop from cultivation to science fiction?
Isn't this change too fast?

He was completely unprepared, there wasn't even any preparation, and it just happened all of a sudden. It was very unexpected, okay?
Zixiao Daozun, who was standing by, watched Xu Mo's expression change and asked with concern, "Kid, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"

Xu Mo came back to his senses after hearing this, then shook his head and replied, "It's okay."

After the two men reminisced about the past for a while, Taoist Zixiao left.

Xu Mo also accepted the transformation of the ancient world from cultivation to science fiction. In fact, this is also good. Although cultivation is good, from the perspective of convenience of life or entertainment, the scientific side is still better.

Then he thought, since rockets have been built now, computers and televisions should also be available, right?

When he thought of this, he immediately showed a nostalgic expression, and then he couldn't wait to go out, planning to have someone get him a computer.

As a result, not long after he left the house, a roar came from behind. Before he could turn around, he heard an extremely arrogant and domineering voice: "You idiot in front, get out of the way! You're blocking my way."

The familiar yet unfamiliar national treasure made Xu Mo look dazed and he just stood there in a daze. Which fellow villager was coming here?
Just as he was stunned, the same voice from before rang out again, and this time it sounded particularly urgent, "What are you standing there for? Get out of the way, quickly, quickly, ahhhhh, it's too late, we're going to collide, we're going to collide..."

Then, with a "bang", Xu Mo felt something touch him, and he came back to his senses. He turned around silently, and when he saw that familiar face, he took a deep breath and shouted in disbelief, "Senior Brother Shisheng?"

"What are you doing... huh? Speeding?" Xu Mo looked at the steel car that had become crooked after hitting him, and was dazed again.

The style of painting changes too quickly, and I really can't adapt to it.

On the other side, Shi Sheng opened the car door and looked at the car that had been knocked crooked and broken into pieces. He was immediately furious. After a spit, he walked towards Xu Mo and cursed, "No, what's wrong with you? You don't have eyes when you walk. Didn't you see me... Hmm? Junior brother?"

When he saw clearly who he had bumped into, his tone paused slightly, his momentum slowed down, and after taking a deep breath, he said:
"Since it's you, Junior Brother, then I won't make any additional claims."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand in front of Xu Mo and said, "Junior brother, please compensate me with a new car."

"Huh?" Xu Mo looked at the hand that Shi Sheng stretched out, and after a moment of silence, he quickly reached out and slapped himself hard. Hiss, it hurts, he's not dreaming.

Then he looked at Shisheng and said in disbelief, "So, Senior Brother, are you really asking me for compensation?"

When Shisheng heard this, he looked at Xu Mo strangely, "What else? You...ah, that's not right. We humans have a saying that goes, 'Brothers should settle accounts clearly.' You crashed my car, so isn't it only natural for you to compensate me?"

He stared at Xu Mo and quickly added, "Don't tell me we're from the same sect. I didn't even ask you for extra compensation because we're brothers."

Such a strong sense of déjà vu suddenly made Xu Mo feel like he had returned to his previous life.

However, what he couldn't understand was how Senior Brother Shisheng had become so materialistic in just three hundred years?
What on earth had he been through over the years that turned him from a top boss who only liked to collect the sun into a speed racer?
Moreover, the other party is a being above the Dao Master, and he is asking for compensation from me for a car. Isn’t this too awkward?
Xu Mo casually took out a bag of spirit stones and handed it to Shi Sheng, while curiously asking, "Speaking of which, Senior Brother, where did you learn the word 'diaomao'?"

"In the movie." Shisheng replied without thinking.

Movie? Has it really been made? Xu Mo was not surprised by this. Since the rocket has been released, it is not surprising that a movie has been made.

Even if there were movies, he shouldn't know the word "叼" (diaomao), right? He didn't remember ever moving a movie.

"What movie? Who starred in it?" Xu Mo continued to ask.

"Movies about racing are so thrilling." Shisheng's eyes lit up, it seemed that he really loved racing.

Then Xu Mo asked curiously, "Speaking of which, with your cultivation level, you shouldn't be short of spirit stones, right?"

He still couldn't get over the feeling that Life-Devouring was asking for compensation from him. It wasn't that he felt sorry for the spirit stones. With his current wealth, spirit stones were just a number to him.

Upon hearing this, Shisheng waved his hands and said, "Of course it's lacking."

"Are you short of spirit stones?" Xu Mo shouted in disbelief.

Shisheng nodded. "Although I can get countless spirit stones with just a thought, for some reason, I just can't muster the energy to do it."

He spread his hands out as he spoke, his expression looking particularly melancholy, and then continued: "And now that I have declared myself a cultivator, I am completely a mortal."

"Self-proclaimed cultivation? Why?" Xu Mo widened his eyes and asked Shi Sheng in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Shi Sheng replied without hesitation, "It's for speeding. If you have cultivation, how can you feel about speeding?"

"Racing is all about excitement. Junior brother, you don't understand."

"Not only have I sealed my cultivation, I've also completely transformed my mind, spirit, and everything, inside and out, into a mortal. This way, when I'm racing, I can feel the thrill of the fear of death."

When Xu Mo heard what Shi Sheng said, he was stunned. He really was willing to do anything for the sake of racing.

He really didn't know what to say to Life Devourer like this. So he thought, since he likes racing so much, why not give him some more spirit stones and let him race as hard as he can.

Just as he was thinking about it, the Shisheng opposite him opened his storage bag, took a look at the spirit stones he had handed over, and said, "Junior brother, the spirit stones you have here are not enough to buy a car."

"How is that possible? That's ten thousand spirit stones." Xu Mo said excitedly. He thought that ten thousand spirit stones were enough to buy thousands of cars. He also looked at the materials of the Life-Devouring Car. It was just a pile of ordinary steel. There was not even a bit of spirit material. How much could it be worth?

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Shisheng shook his head firmly and said, "It's really not enough. This car costs one million spirit stones."

"How much? How much did you say?" Xu Mo widened his eyes, opened his mouth, and stared at Shi Sheng in disbelief. Is he trying to extort money?

He was speechless. "You're a Dao Zun, a powerful being who can easily get countless spirit stones, but you don't even bother to do it. You're even trying to extort money from others? Isn't that too much?"
Seeing Xu Mo so excited, Shi Sheng asked curiously, "One million spirit stones, Junior Brother, don't you know?"

"No, what is this car made of? Why is it so expensive?" Xu Mo saw that Shi Sheng didn't look like he was trying to extort money, so he asked in confusion.

Shisheng pointed at the car that had been knocked crooked and said, "Junior brother, haven't you noticed? The car I drive is a gasoline-powered car, built entirely with scientific technology. According to the regulations of the Canggu Dao League, the minimum purchase price for a polluting gasoline-powered car like this is one million spirit stones."

"If it is made using scientific theories combined with forging techniques, it will be sold at the normal price of a magical instrument. The cheapest one can be bought for two or three spirit stones."

"But that kind of car is not pure and interesting. I want a gasoline car like this. Only then can I feel the feeling of racing."

Listening to Shisheng's explanation, Xu Mo was speechless. Who came up with this idea? The cheapest item was sold as the most expensive, and judging by the situation, it was probably the best seller.

After all, science has only been developed for a short time now, and the entire ancient world should have a special interest in this kind of product that is completely industrially made. Those who are not short of money will definitely not be able to help but buy some.

After understanding the reason, Xu Mo did not hesitate and directly took out 100 million spirit stones, then handed the storage ring to Shi Sheng, "Brother, these are all given to you."

Unexpectedly, after Shi Sheng took it, he said with a strange look on his face, "Didn't I tell you that I don't want any compensation? Junior brother, why are you giving me so many spirit stones? I only want one million spirit stones."

Xu Mo smiled and replied, "With these spirit stones, you can always replace your car if it breaks down next time, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Sheng shook his head, "But I said, I only want one million spirit stones."

He said with a bit of unhappiness: "Besides, Junior Brother, don't you believe in my driving skills? As long as the car is in my hands, it will never break down."

Xu Mo took a deep breath and thought, forget it. Senior Brother Shisheng had such a magical way of thinking that he couldn't communicate with normal people. So he just let him be.

He then took back the remaining spirit stones and said, "In that case, I'll do as you wish. If you need spirit stones later, you can always come to me for them."

After receiving the spirit stone, Shisheng chuckled. Then his expression changed and he said, "Junior brother, do you want to take a ride in my car? I'm telling you, my racing skills are pretty good. It's very exciting."

When Xu Mo heard him say this, he immediately became interested and agreed.

Seeing this, Shisheng was immediately shocked. Then he excitedly brought Xu Mo to Chiyan Peak and bought a new red sports car.

Xu Mo was stunned when he saw the brightly colored car body. He just realized that the sports car he had crashed before seemed to be red as well.

He didn't care at the time, but now when he saw that Shi Sheng was behind the wheel and ignored the black, silver and various cool-looking sports cars, and chose a bright red sports car with a cute Q-version shape, he realized that this seemed to be specially selected by the other party.

He took a breath immediately. Is his senior brother's aesthetic taste so peculiar?

Shi Sheng didn't know what Xu Mo was thinking. After he got the sports car, he stroked the body of the car with an expression of love, "Junior brother, look at this car, does it feel like driving the sun?"

"Uh..." Xu Mo wiped his forehead. So that's it. If this is the reason, then it is not difficult to understand this unique aesthetic.

After getting in the car, Xu Mo sat in the passenger seat. Shi Sheng next to him turned his head to look at him, then stared at him seriously.

Xu Mo was slightly stunned and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

Shisheng stared at him and said in a serious tone, "Seat belt."

After saying that, he criticized, "It's a rule to fasten your seatbelt the moment you get in the car. We humans are rule-abiding. Junior brother, remember this in the future. Otherwise, if you don't fasten your seatbelt like you did now, the driver will be angry. This time, since we are brothers from the same sect, I will not bother with you."

Xu Mo was silent for a moment, then fastened his seat belt and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother."

Upon hearing this, Shisheng nodded in satisfaction, then started the car and excitedly shouted, "Junior brother, hold on tight."

As soon as the words fell, the car sped away with a roar.

Rows of tree shadows passed by hurriedly, and soon, several bends appeared ahead. Seeing this, Shisheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly, then stepped on the accelerator and turned the steering wheel skillfully. A sound of tire friction was heard, and the car passed several bends smoothly.

Looking at Shisheng's operation, Xu Mo's eyes widened instantly and he looked at Shisheng, "Drift, drift, drift?"

And the operation is so smooth and silky, can he really drive?
"Junior brother, how is it? My driving skills are great, right?" Shisheng turned around and looked at him proudly and boasted.

Xu Mo nodded and was about to praise him when suddenly there was a bang and the car stopped abruptly.

He looked carefully and found that the car had hit a big tree. The entire front of the car was split in two and stuck in the tree. It looked like it was scrapped.

Seeing this scene, Xu Mo's expression froze. Should he continue to praise his senior brother?

The car suddenly fell silent. After a long while, Shisheng turned his head to look at Xu Mo, moved his lips, and said, "Junior brother, I was hit because I was driving you."

"Hmm?" Xu Mo's face was full of question marks. What does this mean?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Shisheng say, "So you have to pay for this car."

"Since we are brothers from the same sect, I won't ask you for any extra compensation this time. Just pay me the price of a new one."

Xu Mo looked at Shi Sheng dimly after hearing this. "Why does this sound so familiar?" So, Senior Brother, you've really started to learn how to blackmail people, haven't you?

(End of this chapter)