This cultivation world was never serious from the start.

Yes, Su Zhe was referring to a lathe.

He doesn't need to draw the complete structural diagram of the lathe; he only needs a vague concept, and the rest can be left to Qifeng.

Sure enough, after glancing at the structural diagram, the Eighth Elder understood the basic principles of the lathe.

"Once all the data is set, it can cut ores such as refined iron and copper into the desired shape? It does sound quite useful, although it may make disciples dependent on it to some extent, but... Weapon Peak doesn't care." The Eighth Elder nodded in satisfaction.

Su Zhe also keenly noticed something.

Make your disciples dependent!

Therefore, the underlying logic behind the traditional cultivation world's lack of development of these things is the fear that disciples will become dependent on them.

That seems to make some sense.

The appearance of firearms will inevitably instill fear in lower-level cultivators, leading to a certain degree of dependence, since others have them and they are inferior if they don't.

The advent of lathes will also reduce the need for cultivators to hone their basic skills in weapon crafting.

As you can see, the fasting pills on Danfeng Peak are now starting to focus on sustenance.

"This is a good item. Here's a thousand contribution points and fifty thousand spirit stones for you." The Eighth Elder waved his hand and gave Su Zhe an extremely generous reward!

Su Zhe was overjoyed and took out his disciple token to wait for the "transfer".

The Eighth Elder did not hesitate and also took out a token, preparing to transfer the contribution points and spirit stones to Su Zhe.

However, Su Zhe noticed something was wrong!

Why is the word "Sect Master" engraved on the token in Elder Ba's hand?

"Eighth Elder, you were once the sect leader?" Su Zhe asked curiously.

"No," the Eighth Elder replied without changing his expression.

Seeing Su Zhe's puzzled look, the Eighth Elder calmly said, "These are your master's belongings. I put them away after he died."

"What? My master is really dead?"

Although he had expected it, Su Zhe still showed the appropriate sadness, shock, and grief upon hearing the devastating news.

"More or less," the Eighth Elder said calmly.

Soon, the sect contribution points and spirit stones arrived in my account.

This was the first time Su Zhe had received so many things, and for a moment, the Eighth Elder's appearance even improved.

"Thank you very much, Eighth Elder!" Su Zhe said earnestly.

Since the mysterious era, most time travelers have been impoverished, but now I am finally rich!

"Alright, if there's nothing else, go back." The Eighth Elder waved his hand casually, his gaze falling on the lathe structure diagram in front of him. Clearly, his interest in this thing had surpassed that of Su Zhe.

Su Zhe wisely left.

He had only taken a few steps when the Eighth Elder suddenly called out to Su Zhe.

"If you run into your master outside, you can pretend you don't know him, that way you won't lose face..."

The Eighth Elder gave a mysterious instruction.

Su Zhe, not understanding why, left Qifeng.

Almost the instant he stepped out of the weapon peak, Su Zhe shuddered.

"Wait a minute? How did I get here!"

Su Zhe looked at Qi Feng behind him with a look of horror, not understanding why he had suddenly appeared here!

The next moment, a flood of memories rushed into my mind.

"Oh right, I think I went to the Art of Magic Peak to study magic, and then someone brought me to the Weaponry Peak? I also met the crazy Senior Brother Chu, and I even sold a lot of blueprints..."

The thought of selling the blueprints dispelled Su Zhe's fear, and he began to tally his spoils.

"Eight thousand sect contribution points, two hundred thousand spirit stones..."

Su Zhe smiled.

Eight thousand contribution points are enough for him to stay in the library for a long time, not to mention he also has two hundred thousand spirit stones!

Li Ergou only managed to save a little over a hundred spirit stones in his entire life, but he earned two hundred thousand by selling some blueprints from his previous life!

If you're going to talk about time travel, you'll probably end up as a plagiarist, right?

Su Zhe hummed a little tune as he returned to Tianwen Peak, intending to hide his secret stash of money, when he saw his senior sister.

"Master's secret stash of money has been misappropriated, and the money went to a disciple named Su Zhe. Do you have any leads?"

Mingxi looked at Su Zhe calmly and asked with an unperturbed expression.

Su Zhe: ? ? ?

"Wait a minute, something seems off!" Su Zhe quickly waved his hand, recalling the details of his experience at the Weapon Peak.

He was inexplicably taken to the Weapon Peak, where he shared some blueprints with the other party, illuminating their technology tree. In return, the other party gave him a generous reward, which came from his master's account.

hiss……

Something seems wrong; I feel like I need to start using my brain!

Su Zhe remembered that someone had used his master's token to transfer contribution points and spirit stones to him. Who was it?

"It seems there's no one else in the sect named Su Zhe. If there's no misunderstanding, let's return the contributions. It wasn't easy for Master to accumulate this much over his entire life."

Mingxi spoke calmly, but her voice carried an undeniable authority.

Su Zhe's mind was in a daze at the moment, and he reluctantly gave his disciple token to his senior sister.

When the token was retrieved, the money had vanished.

"Master is dead, and this inheritance will be yours sooner or later, so there's no need to rush," Mingxi said, trying to comfort Su Zhe.

Su Zhe scratched his head, feeling that something was not quite right.

But the feeling of having a brain is still there!

He felt he was about to break through!

I'm finally about to reach the ninth level of Qi Refining!

However, the spiritual energy did not flow into the brain as he expected. Instead, it circulated within Su Zhe's body and eventually returned to Su Zhe's chest and abdomen.

"Senior Sister, it seems like there's a problem with my cultivation!" Su Zhe hurriedly called out to his senior sister, Ming Xi.

Fortunately, Mingxi was right there. She put her slender hand on Su Zhe's shoulder and frowned slightly.

"I've reached the Qi Refining stage and am ready to begin Foundation Establishment," Mingxi said calmly.

"That's not right, I haven't even finished my Qi cultivation yet, and I haven't even started training my brain yet," Su Zhe said anxiously.

I haven't even finished practicing, how can I be at the Foundation Establishment stage already?

Upon hearing this, Mingxi gave Su Zhe a deep look, then gently patted his head like she was comforting a child. "Good boy, don't worry about the details, get ready to establish your foundation."

As she spoke, Mingxi took another large cauldron and threw Su Zhe into it.

Before Su Zhe could even speak, he saw a pile of spirit stones raining down from above, filling the entire cauldron almost instantly!

"Breaking through to the Undying Golden Body requires a massive amount of spiritual energy. There's no time to set up an array, so I can only help you break through with spirit stones," Mingxi said.

Su Zhe felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this. Is this what it feels like to have a senior sister? It's so nice!

"The spirit stones used will be deducted from your disciple's salary. If it's not enough, you can pay them off later."

Mingxi's next words shattered the warmth in Su Zhe's heart.

But the next moment, a genuine warmth permeated Su Zhe's entire body.

It was the feeling of countless energies surging into his body, instantly making Su Zhe feel full.

However, a massive amount of spiritual energy continues to pour in!

Su Zhe worked hard to adjust his state of mind, preparing to make a breakthrough.

At this moment, the indestructible golden body underwent a change, with streams of energy condensing and forming a cocoon that enveloped Su Zhe...