My Daoist partner helps me cultivate immortality

That place is the enclave of the Lord of the Great Wilderness in the Eastern Divine Continent, and its level of terror is roughly equivalent to that of the Great Wilderness itself.

It is said that there is a shortage of weapon refiners, so there will be endless work to do there!

Moreover, once a cultivator goes there, they will never be able to escape the Great Wilderness Lord's control; one day, she will sacrifice them with her blood...

Rumors circulate in the cultivation world that the Lord of the Great Wilderness has committed too many murders, and is burdened with endless sins, which drag her down like a waterfall of blood, preventing her from ascending.

Such a Mahayana cultivator, burdened by her sins and unable to ascend to the upper realm, might meet an unimaginably terrifying end... The entire cultivation world believed that she would inevitably descend into madness in her old age and wreak havoc.

It is currently the biggest time bomb in the cultivation world!

Lin Ye, however, did not care at all.

These people don't understand.

The Lord of the Great Wilderness was a paragon of the concept of "killing to protect life," and it was only after her death in battle that the historical evaluation of her gradually rose.

In his previous life, Lin Ye had seen a portrait of this local tyrant.

So cute.

As for the palace in the mechanical city, it has been greatly demonized by the weapon refiners, and the outside cultivators are unaware of its benefits!

That place is really... incredibly advanced.

This applies not only to technology, but also to ideology and work style.

The local monks actually help each other, and there's even a tradition of protecting mortals.

When Lin Ye saw the record of the Mechanized City Palace in the records from a thousand years later, he thought he was seeing things: Holy crap, if it weren't for the fact that it was an ancient cultivation world, I would have thought it was the Star Alliance from nine thousand years later!

Of course, the respect for strength and the strong remains unchanged.

It seems that the Lord of the Great Wilderness is indeed both idealistic and capable.

When the [Blood Sea Calamity] erupts, the world will be in turmoil, and the Mechanized City Palace will become the safest place on the four continents!

The Lord of the Great Wilderness was the only Mahayana cultivator who stepped forward to protect the cultivation world during the Blood Sea Calamity.

It was then that everyone realized that her true self had been living in seclusion in the Imperial Palace of the Eastern Divine Continent, rather than in the Great Wilderness Royal Palace.

Unfortunately, Lin Ye didn't know what the Mahayana cultivator's avatar looked like during his seclusion, and he probably wouldn't be able to find it.

In summary, while the Imperial Palace in the Mechanized City may not be as safe as the capitals of those major powers on ordinary days, it is the place with the best chance of surviving the great calamity of heaven and earth!

At this moment, the branch president came downstairs with a bitter expression, clapped his hands, and then a series of ear-piercing sounds attracted everyone's attention. He coughed lightly and said, "Everyone... I have some good news to announce."

"With the arrival of our ancestor, our itinerary has been decided. All family members may board the flying boat! Our destination is..."

"The Great Wilderness!"

Before the group of weapon refiners could even rejoice, their faces suddenly froze.

Something seems to have gone wrong? Lin Ye quickly stepped forward and whispered, "I wish to see Senior Wu again!"

The branch president chose to step aside.

If we try to persuade him now, what if we anger the Golden Crow Ancestor?

But if it's Lin Ye, who's favored by the patriarch, his words might actually carry weight!

However, the one the patriarch was least likely to let go was Lin Ye himself; he was determined to go to the Great Wilderness.

You're sacrificing yourself to go to that godforsaken place...

"Please save us!" the branch president prayed silently.

Back in the private room, Lin Ye bowed and said, "Senior Wu... In fact, I have always aspired to participate in the construction of the Mechanized City Palace, so that I can learn more knowledge there."

"This junior wishes to go with his master."

The Golden Crow Ancestor was taken aback.

The Imperial Palace of the Mechanical City?

That works too!

That area can also be considered part of the Great Wilderness!

Moreover, Lin Ye's cultivation level is still very low. Letting him stay in the Eastern Divine Continent to learn more about weapon refining should be harmless... That's good!

The Golden Crow Ancestor felt that his previous plan was ill-considered, and nodded, saying, "Alright then, Great Wilderness... you and your master don't need to come along."

"The rest of you will proceed as planned."

Chapter Fifty-Five: The Still Weak Enemy

Lin Ye took his leave, his heart filled with emotion as he recalled the words of encouragement the Golden Crow Ancestor had given him.

"The Imperial Palace of the Mechanized City is a gathering place for weapon refiners. Young friend Lin, once you arrive here, there is a vast world for you to explore!"

"By the way, the [Meteor Fire Sect] has moved to the Imperial Palace in the Mechanical City, which should be considered a gathering place for emerging weapon refiners."

"Young friend Lin can represent the Refiners' Guild and have a friendly spar with their [Body Forge]!"

Suddenly, I heard the name of my old enemy from a past life.

Lin Ye was somewhat excited.

They are still much smaller now than they will be a thousand years from now!

I'll have to deal with them sooner or later.

"Using one's own body as a furnace" is a unique ancient weapon-making technique.

Only cultivators with both metal and fire spiritual roots have a certain chance of unlocking it.

Having too many or too few spiritual roots is not good. Even Lin Ye and Gongshu Yan, who had an extra wood-type spiritual root, could not imitate this.

Those cultivators can use their bodies directly as furnaces, and their products are very popular, making them the chosen ones among weapon refiners!

Lin Ye's excitement stemmed from this.

The Meteor Fire Sect had been a huge annoyance to him in his previous life; they were old enemies.

Now, we have finally arrived at an era where this power has not yet become a behemoth...

All members of the Meteor Fire Sect are weapon refiners with dual metal and fire elemental roots. Most of the members are elites who look down on all other weapon refiners and even consider themselves the aristocracy among weapon refiners.

Moreover, most of the weapon refiners in the Meteor Fire Sect only have dual metal and fire spiritual roots, but they have not successfully unlocked the ability to become furnaces. Yet they also look down on weapon refiners with other spiritual roots, which is extremely annoying.

Thousands of years later, as the environment and spiritual energy of heaven and earth change, the technology of making furnaces will gradually decline, but it will be at its peak during the Dark Ages.

However, specifically for the Meteor Fire Sect in the Eastern Divine Continent, it was not until several hundred years later that it truly grew in strength.

At that time, the scale was still just so-so!

Lin Ye recalled that in his previous life, he had been entangled with the Meteor Fire Sect for a long time.

They are arrogant, look down on others, and are used to monopolizing the market.

In this life, I must not take advantage of his weakness and teach him a lesson!

As Lin Ye left the private room where the Golden Crow Ancestor was, everyone's attention immediately focused on him, and Lin Ye let out a long sigh.

Upon seeing this, the group of weapon refiners in the hall immediately sensed something was wrong.

The branch president hurriedly came forward and asked in a trembling, aged voice, "So it still doesn't work?"

"No chance."

Lin Ye sighed, "The Golden Crow Ancestor said that apart from my master and I going to the Mechanical City Palace instead, everything else will proceed 'according to the original plan'."

"..."

The branch president's expression froze completely, his beard trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

The subject of "original plan" is the Golden Crow Ancestor himself; he did not intend to let the Qingyang Sect's weapon refiners leave.

They still have to go to the Great Wilderness!

All the weapon refiners present were stunned, frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

But Lin Ye knew that this was actually a good thing.

All forces in the Great Wilderness bowed down to the emperor. Despite the harsh environment, it was safer than the Eastern Divine Continent overall.

The devil is not there; he resides in the prejudiced hearts of the monks on the four continents.

Lin Ye said, "Senior Wu was already a little unhappy just now. A strong person's decision is not easily reversed. I dare not say more, and you must not try to persuade me anymore."

"But I've heard that the western part of the Great Wilderness is the territory of Senior Wu's mother clan, so it should be relatively safe. Find an opportunity and ask Senior to take you there!"

The branch president suddenly realized, "I see, the western part of the Great Wilderness..."

The western part of the Great Wilderness is the territory of the powerful Golden Crow clan. Apart from being remote, it is also a safe zone with a chance to survive the great calamity.

As for the palace in the mechanical city, they couldn't go there.

Most weapon refiners don't have Lin Ye's hand speed, nor Gongshu Yan's talent; they might not be able to handle the work there.

In time, they will eventually realize that voyages to the wilderness are a good thing.

And thank you to Lin Ye for telling them to go to the western part of the Great Wilderness!

The branch leader sighed and patted Lin Ye on the shoulder: "The Mechanized City Palace is a tough place. Good luck, and bring glory to our Qingyang Sect branch..."

The other weapon refiners glanced at Lin Ye with pity in their eyes.

Fellow Daoist Lin's joke just now has come true; he really is going to the Mechanized City Palace! How tragic!

The wilderness may be terrifying, but given its vastness, there must be relatively safe places.

The Mechanical City is different; it's the territory of the most ferocious Mahayana cultivators!

You went there and now you want to escape?

Who knows, one day we might hear news that the palace has been massacred by that devil!

"Fellow Daoist Lin, take care!" The group, led by the branch president's assistant, clasped their hands in a fist salute and said sincerely.

Lin Ye nodded: "You too."

Upon arriving at the entrance, Lin Ye found his master, who was silently waiting with his back against the wall.

"Master, we're home!"

Gongshu Yan took off his mask, revealing a strange stick-like object attached to it.

“Disciple…”

She coughed lightly, glanced around, blushed and her heart raced, and she quickly hid her mask.

Gongshu Yan leaned close to Lin Ye's ear and whispered, "Master has been listening to you and wearing this all this time. It's so uncomfortable!"

"Good boy/girl, Master."

Lin Ye expressed her satisfaction.

The master did not cause any trouble at all.

Lin Ye's basic requirement for her master was to avoid any communication with the Nascent Soul Ancestor, and she complied with it.

Lin Ye patted his master's head: "I'll reward you when we get home... I meant dinner!"

On the way back to Jin Guang Fang.

Lin Ye thought of the Meteor Fire Sect again.

In my past life, some of my technology was stolen by these people.

The cultivators of the Meteor Fire Sect can directly learn and copy other people's spiritual weapons using their physical furnaces. Although the accuracy is not high and the speed is not fast, when there are many of them, they can rival Lin Ye's production workshop.

However, if inferior imitations of Lin Ye's future magical artifacts appear, they can only be made by this group of people.

It's not just about stealing technology.

Their arrogant attitude will only become more rampant!

Lin Ye clenched his fist secretly and asked, "Master, have you ever sparred with a weapon refiner from the Meteor Flame Sect?"

Gongshu Yan nodded: "I've competed before! I've seen them twice in previous weapon-forging competitions. Those guys were infuriating; they dared to look down on me!"

"Of course, they can't beat me."

Lin Ye smiled and said, "Master is amazing."