Immortality Starts From Making Money.
Chapter 65: The First Machine

Chapter 65: The First Machine

It had been a week since the Radiant Sect attack, and everything was returning to normal. The various clans in the region had received a share from the big pie.

With how massive the resources of the Radiant Sect were, it would take a lot of time for the clans to digest everything.

Now, each clan master wore a radiant smile.

Even though they lost a lot of their clansmen, compared to the reward—

It was nothing. In addition, the various complete martial and cultivation techniques looted from the Radiant Sect made up for their weakness.

As for the biggest contributor—the Dust Valley Sect—their gain was the highest. Half of the Radiant Sect resources were given to them.

Such massive resources, everyone expected the Dust Valley Sect would control the western region.

But to their shock, they were quiet, not showing any interest in expanding their influence.

How could this be?

With such an opportunity, most sects and clans would have rushed to increase their strength.

Unknown to them, the Dust Valley Sect was not interested in expanding their influence. Perhaps not yet.

Meanwhile, inside the Refining Hall, Mo Jian, with Elder Bai Delan, Elder Luo Zhen, and twenty selected disciples learning the Mystic Mechanic, was working on a massive machine.

The massive machine stood over three meters in height, made from Blackiron and Redsteal Ore.

Blackiron Ore was known for its good hardness and sturdiness, while the Redsteal was known for its good spiritual conductivity and malleability.

The machine was covered in heat-resistant runes and earth runes which would stabilize it firmly to the ground.

Inside were complicated rotating cores covered in mystic runes and formations. This was the heart of the machine.

The complicated cores convert spiritual energy to various forms of energy for the machine to function.

Apart from the cores were the heat chamber, rotating gears, and the precision hands inlaid with mystic runes.

Sigh!

Looking at the complicated machine, everyone in the Refining Room sighed in awe and appreciation.

Never in their wildest dreams did they believe they could refine such a complicated and gigantic artifact.

According to Mo Jian, he called it a machine.

"Young Master, we’ve checked everything three times. Everything is in order," Elder Bai Delan said seriously, his eyes burning with anticipation.

"Alright, let’s start it," Mo Jian nodded.

He was also quite excited about testing the machine. Even though they had done some preliminary tests, they did not use it to create anything.

But now, they were going to test its full functionality.

"Load the Spirit Load," he commanded.

Quickly, two male disciples rushed forward and opened a small chamber on the machine and poured a lower-grade spirit stone.

"Done!"

Mo Jian nodded and looked at the elders and disciples. "Everyone has worked hard in creating this machine, but it would be nothing without this..."

He took out a brown-golden card from his spatial pouch.

"This is the soul or brain of the machine. Without it, this machine would not work."

Everyone fixed their gaze on the brown-golden card, their eyes filled with curiosity.

On the card were various complicated runes that, merely looking at it, made their heads dizzy.

’Heavens! What a complicated rune?!’ they exclaimed in their hearts.

Compared to the stunned disciples, Elder Bai Delan and Elder Luo Zhen were not shocked. They saw him when he was creating the card.

"In Mystic Mechanics, the application of energy is complicated and diverse. We can only control a portion of the energy through this card."

"Young Master, what is the name of this card?" a male disciple asked in a low voice.

His name was Yan Li, the only core disciple among the disciples.

Mo Jian turned to him and responded, "Mystic Control Card."

’Mystic Control Card’

Looking at his face, Mo Jian could guess what was going on in his mind and advised, "Don’t try to create the Mystic Control Card. You’re far from that level. Before you reach this level, you must have extensive knowledge of traditional runes and Mystic Mechanics."

"Thank you for your reminder, Young Master. I’ll work hard and not disappoint you," Yan Li said respectfully.

"Good. If you have any area you don’t understand, you can see me."

"Really?!" Yan Li’s eyes brightened.

As the founder of the Mystic Mechanics, no one could know it better than him. Even the elders are students before him. How could he not be happy?

"Yan Li, don’t miss such a golden chance," Elder Bai Delan advised with a smile.

"I won’t!" he replied firmly.

"Now, watch the power and importance of the Mystic Control Card," Mo Jian said and inserted the card into the card slot on the machine.

’Hum!’

The moment he inserted the card; the dormant machine vibrated slightly and came to life.

All the runes on its body lit up for a second before returning to normal, but everyone in the room knew they were all working.

"Look..." a voice exclaimed in shock.

Inside the heart chamber, the temperature was rising at a visible speed, and the iron placed inside began to melt.

Everyone in the hall watched the machine in amazement as it performed one function after another.

The molten ore went to another chamber where it was forged to a specific shape, and then moved to another chamber where the precision hands began to work on it.

For ten minutes, everyone was watching the machine with their jaws agape.

Even the two elders could not close their mouths.

"T-This..." They were speechless.

Watching their stupefied expression, Mo Jian smiled. This was the wonder of Mystic Machine.

"Ah! T-The... it has refined all the ores," a female disciple stammered.

Everyone turned their gaze to the hundreds of refined artifacts in amazement. For them to refine such an artifact, it would take them many hours, and yet—

The machine completed it in less than fifteen minutes.

Mo Jian withdrew the Mystic Control Card and looked at the dumbfounded elders and disciples. "This is one of the powers of Mystic Mechanic. With it, you can make the impossible possible."

"Now, do you understand the importance of what you’re learning?"

"Young Master, thank you for showing this new path," Elder Bai Delan bowed deeply, his emotion was on a rollercoaster.

"Now, I’ve shown you the path. Can you walk the path to the end?"

"I vow to walk the path to the end," Elder Bai Delan responded without hesitation.

Behind him, Elder Luo Zhen and the disciples nodded with firm determination.

"Good..." Mo Jian smiled. "Is there anyone with a question?"

For a moment, no one spoke as they were lost in their thoughts.

"Young Master, can this machine refine anything?" a female disciple asked.

"No." Mo Jian shook his head. "This machine is created to refine Spirit Link. Anything apart from that, it wouldn’t work."

"This is why it is called a machine. It can only do what I ask it to do through the Mystic Control Card. For other things, you have to create the machine for it. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Young Master." She nodded.

"Young Master, must we know all the basics before we can create our own machine?" a male disciple asked.

"Without sufficient knowledge, how can you hope to create anything?" Mo Jian replied.

"This machine might look simple on the surface; there are over one hundred mystic runes on it."

"Apart from that, the material design must be impeccable," Mo Jian paused for a moment before he continued.

"As I always say, Mystic Mechanics is broad. You don’t need to confine yourself to the way I do things. That is just one path out of thousands of paths. Find your path and work on it."

Everyone in the hall listened with rapt attention. Every time he spoke, they were enlightened, and their train of thought began to change.

"For example, if you don’t like to create things, but you’re inquisitive about everything, you can research what you like."

"If you like fire, study fire. There are various forms and degrees of fire. Use your knowledge of Mystic Mechanic to study it."

"This is why Mystic Mechanics is different from others."

"For those that love to create things, focus on what you can create and study it. For example, weapons. If you’re tired of the normal sword, create a more powerful sword with Mystic Mechanic."

Mo Jian took a deep breath. "In short, what I’m teaching is don’t limit yourself. Everything is possible with Mystic Mechanics."

Everyone inside the room had their eyes shiny. Previously, Mo Jian had opened a door for them, but behind the door was darkness.

Now, they saw light.

Five minutes later, Elder Luo Zhen smiled and bowed to Mo Jian. "Thank you, Young Master. I understand."

As a Refining Hall Elder, he had been in a state of confusion since he started learning the Mystic Mechanics. ’How would Mystic Mechanic make him a better Refining Master?’

This was the question that troubled him. But now, everything was clear as day.

Instead of depending on higher runes and powerful rare ore to make powerful artifacts, he needed to study more and understand the crux of the problem.

Mo Jian smiled. "It’s good that you understand. Now, let’s complete the machine testing."

Just then, he heard the system notification in his mind.

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