My construction materials are weird

That sounds nice, but it's clearly a threat.

Immortal Zi Han understood their meaning.

The meaning is, if you still don't let us go, we'll have no choice but to seek refuge with a powerful figure, or hire assassins to kill you.

"Hmph, anything you can do, this immortal can do just as well," Immortal Zi Han retorted.

"How about this? You don't agree to fifty thousand, we'll add another twenty thousand. How about seventy thousand points? Seventy thousand points to resolve our conflict, and from then on, we each go our own way?"

Seeing this situation, the blacksmith gritted his teeth and placed a bet.

The agreement was that the seven would give Immortal Zi Han fifty thousand points as compensation to resolve the conflict between the two sides.

The blacksmith raised the stakes again.

"Not enough," Immortal Zi Han said.

Saying this was equivalent to her half-agreeing.

She thought about what the blacksmith said; it made a lot of sense. There was no need to focus all her attention on these seven people, as that would also delay her cultivation.

Moreover, if she really pushed these seven too far, and they really sought refuge with a great demon or hired the Shadow Assassin Alliance, she wouldn't have an easy time either.

At that moment, Immortal Zi Han felt a bit resentful towards the world. With evil demons in power, righteous people like them had no good environment at all.

The dignified cultivation holy land of Azure Cloud Mountain actually had so many evil demons, existing openly and brazenly, which was truly disheartening.

Grandmasters were in seclusion, not caring about the state of Azure Cloud Mountain, which had been ruined by the Merit Hall and the Four Superiors. Evil demons could even become legends of Azure Cloud Mountain. It was truly tragic.

Righteous people like her had long been unable to tolerate it, but unfortunately, they couldn't change it.

"One hundred thousand, one hundred thousand, and from then on, we each go our own way. Not a single point less. You can try us if you don't believe it."

In the end, she still agreed, agreeing for the sake of reality.

"You, you're being too unreasonable. We've been trapped by you for so long, where would we get so many points?" the Lecherous Demon said, seemingly in impotent rage.

In fact, he was very clever, subtly conveying that the seven of them had been forced into a very difficult situation by Immortal Zi Han. This wouldn't anger Zi Han, but would only make her feel that she had done a good job.

"That's right, you've trapped us for so long, where would we get so many points? Do you really want to force us to a dead end?" the other five also said.

Hearing them say this, Immortal Zi Han was even happier, as it seemed she had indeed punished them.

Her anger instantly diminished a lot.

"Alright, we agree. Even if we have to borrow, we will resolve this conflict. After all, we are sincere," the blacksmith said with a wave of his hand, looking mournful.

"We can't agree, what will we do if we give so much? Will we not cultivate anymore?"

"That's right, we can't do that. What will we do if we give it all to her?"

"… …"

The six began to perform.

"Alright, everyone, you promised me that you would let me preside over this matter. Now that I've agreed, I won't go back on my word. Haven't you had enough of this situation? I've certainly had enough!"

The blacksmith said mournfully, his acting surpassing even a movie emperor at that moment.

Finally…

The conflict between the Seven Freaks of the Back Mountain and Immortal Zi Han came to an end.

Not only them, but because the two major departments were going to build a Transcendent Technology City, cultivators felt it was a good opportunity and were secretly taking action.

They all wanted to get a piece of the pie.

Some conflicts were resolved, while others that couldn't be resolved took extreme measures. In short, they couldn't miss this grand event.

After all… the next day, even more sensational news appeared.

[The Tai City Transcendent Technology City, led by the Demon Subduing Department and the Merit Hall, has been officially established… The two departments are jointly recruiting cultivators from all walks of life, as well as ten thousand powerful cultivators, to participate in the construction of the Transcendent Technology City… Based on the level of cultivation and the difficulty of the craft, corresponding rewards will be given. Rewards can also be accumulated into various spiritual objects, cultivation techniques, opportunities for enlightenment, opportunities for tempering, etc… This is an opportunity of a lifetime, don't miss it… ]

The next day, the two major departments jointly released the news.

They didn't plan to build a Transcendent Technology City slowly, but instead, they wanted to do it quickly, trying to build the Transcendent Technology City in the shortest possible time.

Experience and lessons would come from the power of numbers.

Anyway, no one had ever built one before, and no one had any experience, so they could only rely on the power of numbers.

A real Transcendent Technology City would have various transcendent machines, whether for processing, assembly, or production, all with transcendent technology machines.

But Blue Star didn't have these, so they could only use cultivators to complete the tasks.

Refiners, talisman makers, alchemists, formation masters, etc., all were capable of being production machines.

Anyway, it was like the founding of New China. They didn't have efficiency, but they had countless people. You have machines, but we have people. You have technology, but we still have people.

In short, first build a Transcendent Technology City, and then slowly catch up on the lessons. First, get it running, and then slowly learn and improve, gradually building a real Transcendent Technology City.

The Merit Hall said they had plenty of points and were worried about where to spend them.

Money should be spent and circulated; it's not money if it's just kept in the bank.

It was good to circulate it and get the cultivators moving, injecting vitality into the somewhat rigid cultivation world. This was called investment-driven growth.

… …

Tai City.

When the people of Tai City heard this news, their initial reaction was rejection.

"How could this be? We are seeds of cultivation, yearning to cultivate and become immortals. Why should I become a Technology City? Is technology even useful? Can it deal with the Anomalies?"

"What are you talking about? The decisions of the adults, who do you think you are to disagree? Besides, it's just a Transcendent Technology City. It's another transcendent path that Ancestor Xuan Shi has created for us humans. This is love for us. If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."

"That's right, we haven't finished repaying Ancestor Xuan Huang's kindness."

Xuan Huang: … I've become the sun.

"Is that so? I thought they weren't going to let us cultivate anymore?"

"Old Wu, you talk as if you can cultivate. Even if they let you cultivate, do you have the talent?"

An old man said with a sneer.

"But I have eight grandsons and six granddaughters. I may not be able to, but my grandsons and granddaughters certainly can. When one of them attains enlightenment, their entire family will ascend to heaven. Why can't Old Wu get a taste of being an immortal?"

He was happy when he talked about this.

He had experienced a lot, from the peaceful times to the arrival of the uncanny, and from the rampant spread of the uncanny to the era of cultivators. He could be considered an old antique.

Due to the revival of spiritual energy and the transformation of the world, he, who was originally an old man nearing the end of his life, unexpectedly became younger and younger.

Nowadays, within the borders of Xia, especially in areas governed by cultivators, an eighty-year-old man is not considered old.

With the revival of spiritual energy and the elevation of the world, the essence of all living beings is also changing.

Because the time is still short, it is not yet known how long humans can live.

However, being over a hundred years old is similar to being seventy or eighty years old before.

Old Wu is only sixty years old; he is still considered a youth. If he weren't concerned about face, he would want to have a few more children, as his wife says she's up for it again.

"That's because you guys are ignorant. My second uncle's third aunt's daughter's husband's uncle, a cultivator master, said that transcendent technology is not simple. Gene serums, evolution serums, transcendent serums, transcendent mechs, and the like can also be researched and developed. When that time comes, even people without cultivation qualifications can gain them by taking a single dose of medicine."

An old man with a fashionable appearance said, speaking quite convincingly.

Without exception, every single word, every single strand of hair, every single detail, all are worth seeing!

"Really? I read books like that when I was a kid. Could it really be possible?"

"Of course, it's possible. Even cultivation has appeared, so why not believe in transcendent technology? If you said something like this twenty or thirty years ago, you would be considered purely superstitious and would be cyberbullied online," the fashionable old man said with a sneer.

"Could it be that we might also be able to cultivate after getting an evolution serum shot?"

"That's not necessarily true. Even if you can cultivate, there seems to be a difference in levels. It's not like you can become a genius with a single shot; that's impossible. Moreover, we can use evolution serums, and so can cultivators. They can already cultivate, and if they take an evolution serum, their talent might be elevated. In short, this thing is still a case of the strong getting stronger."

The fashionable old man said, relaying news he had heard from who knows where.

"Uncle, the Transcendent Technology City hasn't even been built yet. Don't even think about gene serums and evolution serums in the short term, and besides, those things don't exist," a young man sitting on the side couldn't help but interject.

"Who are you?" the fashionable old man felt offended.

You're interrupting my bragging. This young man is bad, very bad.

"I'm a scientific researcher who was summoned in response to the Transcendent Technology City," the young man said.

He is a scientist, one who was once very prominent, at the forefront of human wisdom.

But in this era, he belongs to an eliminated group.

Everyone is cultivating immortality; who still studies science?

Moreover, science, science, is also a Dao, a law under the operation of the great universe. Science studies the mastery of these laws and the application of these laws.

And the current fusion of the myriad realms of the great universe has led to deviations in many seemingly regular sciences. Formulas that were correct before are not necessarily correct now.

If something has the greatest impact on the resurgence of the uncanny, it is naturally these natural sciences.

The change in the laws of the entire universe is a change in the greater environment, something that human power cannot reach.

Some places directly violate the laws; gravity and attraction do not exist at all. How can this be explained?

Scientists have undergone two transformations: transforming to study the uncanny and transforming to study martial arts practitioners and Qi refiners, but the time was too short, and there were no results.

That was still the era when spirit masters ruled.

Unless the scientist is also a spirit master, or also a martial artist or Qi refiner, they simply do not have the ability to research.

This eliminated a large number of people, and coupled with the loss of status and halo, funds no longer flowed to science, and the scientific community declined.

It declined to the point of living from hand to mouth, with no guarantee of the next meal.

Later, cultivators appeared, and another group of scientists began to transform, such as the Confucian scholars, who are representatives of scientists.

But Confucian scholars ultimately have the aptitude for cultivation; it's just that their aptitude is not strong.

The Confucian scholar created his own lineage through the external scene spirit root method.

Currently, there are many cultivators who follow the external scene spirit root method, and the Confucian scholar can be considered a patriarch of one side, a success story.

Not to mention that his spirit root was bestowed by Lord Jianmu, which is unique and already a legend.

These two major transformations have already led many scientists to embark on the path of cultivation or spirit master, but they are no longer the scientific community in the true sense.

It is more appropriate to call them spirit masters or cultivators.

There is also a group of scientists who have devoted themselves to the path of faith, becoming scientific believers under the leadership of Wei Qiancheng.

These people are inconspicuous, but after integrating into the faith system, they have become the backbone of the faith cultivators.

Isn't the God Kingdom a virtual world? Isn't faith a transcendent power? As long as they integrate into it, radiate scientific thinking, and add their own talents, it is still easy to surpass ordinary people.

Currently, among spirit masters, cultivators, faith cultivators, and contractors, many have turned from science to invest in them, which is a considerable force.

The remaining scientists are true scientists.

In addition to strong scientific abilities, they have no other talents at all.

This is very desperate for them.

Scientists do not reject spirit masters, cultivators, faith cultivators, etc., at all, and are even more enthusiastic than ordinary people.

In their eyes, this is not a heresy; this is science.

Cultivating science, that's all.

If they have the opportunity to enter these cultivating sciences, they will not reject them at all.

Unfortunately, after several transformations, those with talent have already found new paths, and the remaining ones have no cultivation talent at all.

The scientists had to pin their future on having children, hoping for a child with cultivation aptitude. Whether it's the child's future or researching why the child can cultivate, it's a very good thing.

They are no different from ordinary people.

Until!

Until three days ago, the new officials began to notify them, saying that Dao Lord Xuan Huang had newly opened a path called Transcendent Technology, and your opportunity has come.

No one can understand how excited they were when they heard this news.

The uncontrollable excitement, the unspeakable sorrow, no one can understand.

While shouting wildly for Dao Lord Xuan Huang, they devoted themselves to the Church of Science, prostrating themselves to Xuan Huang with piety.

The opportunity for science has come.

The new officials are also very supportive, directly using teleportation arrays and other methods to quickly summon many scientists and bring them to Tai City.

To devote themselves to the construction of the Transcendent Technology City in Tai City.

The young man is one of them.

Waiting to sign the contract, and after signing the contract, he will become an external member of the Merit Hall and the Evil Suppression Department.

Initially, they will participate in and assist cultivators, and slowly they will take over the entire Transcendent Technology City.

…… (End of this chapter)