Nightmare Immortal Era

Chapter 51: Everything is Low Grade, Only Refining Tools is High

This opponent is even more difficult to deal with than Wang Yi. If it were an ordinary child, they might actually think she is their fan!

Unfortunately, Yang Ning has had too many online confrontations. The number of times he has seen reverse trolling comments in a day is probably more than what Wang Luo has encountered in her entire life.

He still had that dull expression on his face, which he learned from Wei Shen.

Do you think this is the expression of a fool?

No, this is the expression of someone looking at a fool.

"You started writing poetry at the age of five. 'Goose, goose, goose, with a curved neck singing towards the sky, white feathers floating on green water, red palms stirring clear waves.' This poem is playful and lovely, showcasing your innocent nature. I really like it. Afterwards, you wrote seventy-three more poems, all of which I have read!"

Lin Yuanxi on the stage pursed his lips and chuckled. It's actually seventy-four poems. I have one here that you don't know about!

Wang Luo didn't know that someone on the stage was looking down on her, so she continued, "But why haven't you been writing in the past two years?"

Is it because you've run out of poems given by others?

"Because I became the Minister of Works and have been busy with official duties!" Yang Ning said, "And I believe that poetry is just a minor path. In life, one should strive for the Great Dao!"

"Oh?" Wang Luo's eyes lit up. "Poetry is just a minor path, so what is the Great Dao then?"

She knew very well that the Extreme Eternal Sect had a fixed development path for book boys. If you dare to say that your Great Dao is cultivation, without us needing to take action, the Extreme Eternal Sect will naturally make you disappear!

"The Great Dao, of course, is refining tools!"

"Indeed, your Great Dao is refining tools?" Wang Luo's tone suddenly rose. "Wait, why is it refining tools?"

"It's obvious!" Yang Ning shrugged. "In Yue Kingdom, and even in the surrounding countries, poets appear every year. Since the origin of poetry until now, there have probably been millions of poems written. But these poems don't make the people's lives any better! However, I invented the curved plow, and within two years, the amount of land cultivated in Yue Kingdom increased by one-third. Five years later, it doubled, and in the following years, the number of people starving in Yue Kingdom decreased significantly. Moreover, the land tax in Yue Kingdom doubled within five years. You may not know this if you haven't been an official, but for a country, land tax is equivalent to national strength!"

"I invented the waterwheel, allowing even dry land to be irrigated. The year the waterwheel was popularized, Yue Kingdom's agricultural output increased by one-fifth!"

"With the increase in agricultural output, Yue Kingdom's population increased, and the number of soldiers doubled!"

"Combined with the stirrup and saddle I invented, Yue Kingdom's national strength greatly increased. Zhao Kingdom, which had always suppressed Yue Kingdom, was now being beaten by Yue Kingdom!"

"These changes were not brought about by poetry, but by the curved plow and waterwheel!"

Wang Luo blinked and turned to look at Lin Tianheng.

Lin Tianheng was also a bit confused. Although he was born a prince, he didn't have real power. Moreover, the education he received from a young age was focused on politics and cultivation. What Yang Ning was saying was completely unfamiliar territory to him.

But judging from a logical standpoint, what he said made a lot of sense!

"So when I was five years old, I understood that writing poetry and essays were meaningless. The only things that can make a country strong and its people prosperous are inventions!" Yang Ning pointed to the tank beside him. "Of course, in the Immortal Cultivation World, that would be refining tools!"

"Are you saying that cultivation and Divine Abilities are meaningless? If Extreme Eternal Sect wants to become powerful, it can only rely on refining tools?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up. Did I find a like-minded person?

"I don't know if cultivation and Divine Abilities are meaningful, but refining tools definitely are!" Yang Ning said. "Just look at this tank. With this tank, the four of us were able to survive the harsh trials. In twenty or thirty years, there might be an additional Qi Refining cultivator in Extreme Eternal Sect. Extreme Eternal's strength would increase by a bit."

"If everyone had a tank, in twenty or thirty years, there could be dozens or even hundreds of Qi Refining cultivators who survived because of the tank. How much stronger would Extreme Eternal become?"

"I discovered that Su Bai's curriculum also includes a Body Refining technique. This technique is very demanding. It requires four hours of pounding the body and four hours of applying medicine for recovery every day. How much time does he have left to strengthen his blood and qi?"

"Ning Rong's curriculum includes archery. She spends two hours shooting arrows and one hour strengthening her arms every day. That's already three hours gone. If we subtract sleeping time, how much time does she have left to strengthen her blood and qi?"

"But if we have tanks, Su Bai doesn't need Body Refining anymore. The tank has better defense than him. Ning Rong doesn't need archery anymore. The tank can shoot more accurately and farther than her. They can save time from Body Refining and archery and learn something more meaningful!"

"Like what?" Wang Luo interjected.

"Refining tools!"

Ning Rong and Su Bai were immediately stunned. Just a moment ago, they were quite moved, but they really didn't like refining tools!

Yang Ning's expression of dullness on his face suddenly became fanatical:

"Everything is Low Grade, only refining tools are high,

Wealthy families don't need to buy good fields, refining tools have thousands of catties of grain.

Living comfortably doesn't require tall buildings, refining tools have golden houses.

Don't complain about having no good match when getting married, refining tools have beauties like jade.

Don't complain about having no one to accompany you when going out, refining tools have carriages and horses as numerous as a flock.

A man desires to fulfill his lifelong aspirations, wielding a big hammer towards the furnace!"

Wang Luo, Lin Yuanxi, Ming Yuxiu, and even Lin Tianheng widened their eyes!

This child, he might really think that refining tools are the Great Dao!

He even wrote a poem for refining tools?

"Good brother, I support you!" Li Yuan listened with boiling blood. "That's right, the significance of us refiners is so profound. Extreme Eternal, no, the whole world has a problem. Clearly, everyone is pursuing Immortal Weapon Dao Weapon Treasure Weapon, but everyone regards refining tools as a lowly profession. Is this reasonable? Is this normal?"

"Of course it's not normal!" Yang Ning said sternly, "Without refiners, where would the cultivation arts come from? Those pill furnaces for alchemy, the carving knives for drawing talismans, the formation discs for setting up formations, even the clothes they wear, the hats on their heads, the hairpins in their hair, the beads on their wrists, everything on their bodies, what item is not crafted by us refiners?"

"I absolutely don't think that refining tools are a lowly profession. On the contrary, we are the foundation of this world. Without refiners, there wouldn't be the splendid Immortal Dao civilization we have today. Without refiners, there wouldn't be the glorious and radiant world we have today. When all the refiners die, tomorrow they can only fight with stones!"

"You're right!" Li Yuan excitedly rolled up his sleeves. "Brother, big brother, you said it so well, it really resonates with me. You don't know, when I said I wanted to learn refining tools, I endured so much pressure and suffered so much humiliation. Until now, no one understands me, saying that an inner disciple actually willingly fell into refining tools."

"Duck necks can only see a few inches in front of them, only a giant dragon can overlook the entire universe!" Yang Ning said loudly, "Brother, your choice is not wrong, they just don't understand you! When you go back, pass on a message for me, say that refiners are the most awesome!"

"Mhmm!" Li Yuan nodded heavily. "I will find each and every person who insulted me in the past and tell them one by one!"

"This..." Ming Yuxiu looked at this scene in shock. "I called you here indeed because of your identity as a refiner, to help Yang Ning say some words. But I didn't expect you, an inner disciple, to call him big brother, and even call him big brother of the Immortal Ascension Academy, and you're just a Second Layer fleshly body servant?"

And being a refiner is not a lowly profession, brother, you've been brainwashed!

Wait a minute!

Ming Yuxiu suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Yuanxi. "It's you?"

Lin Yuanxi shook his head. "I didn't do anything, but..."

Although the level of that poem just now was average, the willpower contained within it was too powerful!

I'm already this old and I still don't know what I want, but he's only twelve years old and he has already determined his aspirations?

Refining tools.

"Xiao Huan, didn't I collect a lot of materials? Find an opportunity to give them to him!"

"What?" The maid beside her widened her eyes. "Miss, are you crazy? Those materials in your treasure trove were all given to you by your suitors. They can be used to refine Spirit Weapon Treasure Weapons or even Dao Weapons!"

"Oh!" Lin Yuanxi suddenly realized. Yes, he's only at the Physical Body Realm, so he can't refine Spirit Weapons yet!

But if he focuses on studying refining tools, won't his cultivation fall behind?

"Does my brother have a Nine Orifices Enlightenment Pill?"

No one noticed Lin Yuanxi's little scheme. As the other side of the debate, Wang Luo was infected by Yang Ning's excited emotions and for a moment, he didn't know what to say. He could only turn to Lin Tianheng for help.

(End of this chapter)