Don't try to cultivate immortality; mortals live longer than immortals.

The two men slicked their shoes clean and ran very fast, but they didn't show much fear on their faces. Instead, they chatted as they ran.

"Ranzi, I told you long ago not to court death, but what did you do? You just entered the dungeon and provoked such a terrible guy, leaving a mess for your father to clean up."

"Ah Xuan, don't say so much. When I secretly contacted you back then, you were so excited. What right do you have to complain about me now? Besides, if we pull off this job, we'll get a huge amount of contribution points, and we'll get the lowest interest rate and double the loan amount in the future. How can we let such potential in the immortal path slip by?"

Duan Xuan was speechless. He couldn't very well tell the other person that he had Yun'er's help and didn't need a loan at all. Well, even if they were good brothers, he absolutely couldn't tell them the secret of having a system.

So all I could do was remain silent.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ran got even more excited: "So, you should thank me, and Ah Xuan, how are you able to control so many mechanical dogs and mechanical spiders?"

Duan Xuan felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that he ultimately couldn't avoid this problem.

However, he remained calm, as he had already prepared his explanation.

In the future, I will inevitably have to fight alongside other comrades. I can't kill them all after each battle, so Lingyun's secret assistance needs a reasonable explanation.

Fortunately, it wasn't difficult. Through AI big data analysis and simulation, he has found the perfect explanation.

"What's so strange about that? Your silly spiritual root comes with the ability to see through things, so even if someone is a cultivator of a higher level than you, you can tell if they're lying. That's how you discovered the extraterrestrial demons' plot. As for me..."

Duan Xuan's lips curled up slightly as he spoke, deliberately displaying a smug expression: "Your spiritual root is merely an ability that comes with it, while my spiritual root aptitude, though far inferior to yours, has awakened a spiritual body."

"What? A spirit has awakened?"

Zhou Ran was taken aback, and an expression of envy involuntarily appeared on her face; "What kind of spirit?"

"This spirit is called the Mechanical Heart."

"A mechanical heart?"

Zhou Ran was completely bewildered, but after a moment he showed a look of understanding. Unlike the ordinary ancient cultivation world, what was awakened was the Five Elements Spiritual Body, such as the Green Wood Spiritual Body and the Thick Earth Spiritual Body. The more powerful ones were just the Innate Dao Body and the Nine Heavens Sword Body. These were rare, but also very common.

Compared to them, Guixu forms its own system.

Perhaps because technology and immortal techniques are equally advanced, cultivators in this world not only have to cultivate and break through, but also conduct experiments, write papers, and learn advanced technology. Over time, they will awaken some extremely strange spiritual entities.

For example, error correction spirits.

This spirit first appeared 8000 years ago and is naturally able to offset errors in experiments, weapon crafting, formations, and the production of spiritual machinery.

Cultivators who have awakened this spiritual body can refine pills without their furnaces exploding, and their success rate is ridiculously high. Even if they work on an experiment for 10 days and 10 nights, the data is very difficult to be wrong.

What other documents trace back to the Dao?

This spirit is also incredibly powerful. It has a photographic memory as a basic ability, and it has unexpected effects when analyzing ancient runes, especially incomplete materials, including incomplete technological blueprints.

However, Zhou Ran had never heard of the mechanical heart before.

Duan Xuan had long known he would be curious, so he made up a story without batting an eye.

"The mechanical heart, as the name suggests, is of course able to manipulate various machines and networks. I'm too lazy to go into the details, just think about it yourself."

Actually, it's because I'm afraid of saying too much and making mistakes.

It's best to say only half of what you mean, leaving the other person plenty of room to think. If you can understand the other person's thoughts, that would be even better.

The two chatted casually, but their movements were anything but slow. They not only used flight talismans but also activated the assistance of their psionic exoskeletons. To say they were running for their lives would not be an exaggeration at all.

After all, Duan Xuan and Zhou Ran were not stupid. They knew perfectly well that a few mechanical dogs and spiders could not stop a Foundation Establishment cultivator for long.

Rumble!

In the underground cave, the sounds of explosions continued to rise and fall. The extraterrestrial demon was about to go crazy. Although she quickly cleared away the mechanical dogs and mechanical spiders blocking her way, she then discovered that the layout of this place was far more extensive than that.

It was also buried with a lot of landmines.

There are also formations assisting it.

The kind that doesn't require array plates or flags is a simple item sealed in talisman paper.

These array symbols are also mass-produced by the Guixu factory assembly line. Although their grade is relatively low, an array is still an array and should not be underestimated.

The key point is that in this small place, the other party was so ruthless that they buried three mounds in total.

Water, fire, and earth, mutually generating and restraining each other, combined with the Sky Sword drone.

With various cultivation techniques and advanced technology, it's impossible to harm her, but even for her, breaking out of here in a short time won't be easy.

"Damn it, those two brats dared to play me for a fool. I won't let them escape alive."

After being corrupted by demons, Chen Ran's face was distorted, and her aged face no longer showed any trace of her former beauty, only full of malice.

Not letting the other party go is not only for revenge, but also because the silly spiritual root is extremely precious.

This spiritual root is a type of celestial spiritual root!

One in ten thousand, no, even one in a hundred thousand cultivators, she was already drooling with envy.

Rumble!

Enveloped in dense demonic energy, Chen Ran charged left and right until finally, a loud bang reached her ears, and rubble flew everywhere. She had finally broken through all the restrictions and burst out of the underground cave.

He released his divine sense, but gained nothing.

A cold smile appeared on the face of the extraterrestrial demon: "You two little brats are quite fast, but I have already left a demonic seed mark on you. Even if you are beyond the reach of my divine sense, it is still wishful thinking for you to escape."

She muttered incantations and formed a strange hand seal. A wisp of demonic energy shot into the sky, and soon she felt a sensation.

Chen Ran sneered, determined the direction, transformed into a demonic cloud, and chased after it in the southwest.

With lightning speed, her pace was absurd. Even with the aid of their spiritual energy exoskeletons, the difference in their cultivation levels meant that, as time passed, the distance between them had shrunk to just over ten miles, almost visible to the naked eye…

"hateful!"

Duan Xuan and Zhou Ran were both a little flustered.

The two of them, like headless flies, ran into a valley ahead in a panic.

However, what came into view was a towering mountain that seemed to reach into the clouds, blocking their way. Although they had flying talismans, facing such a mountain peak that they couldn't even see the top of, they were almost at their wits' end.

The extraterrestrial demons were overjoyed.

These two boys have put themselves in a deadly situation.

She wasn't about to let such a good opportunity slip by, so she rushed into the valley right after.

However, the overconfident extraterrestrial demons failed to notice that while this terrain was indeed a dead end for those trying to escape, it could also be an excellent ambush site if prepared.