Chapter 33: The secret of the Benti and mecha manufacturing, Gu Yue's vacation ends

"Well said, the Benti lineage is about being yourself!"

Mu Ye laughed heartily. The question just raised was the first lesson for disciples of the Benti Sect in the past: understanding the Benti Martial Soul.

"Humans are born between heaven and earth and should stand upright, so the Benti Martial Soul is not suppressed by any bloodline." Mu Ye said, "Innate compatibility directly avoids the conflict between the Soul Master's nature and the origin of the martial soul, which would lead to cultivation falling into a bottleneck.

Benti Soul Masters have righteous personalities and cannot tolerate sand in their eyes, so their martial souls may awaken light attributes. If their personalities are poisonous and sinister, their martial souls are highly likely to be poison or dark attributes.

As for your Yin-Yang attributes..."

Mu Ye was speechless for a moment, seemingly unable to think of a word suitable to describe Zhao Xuanzhen.

"Perhaps it's because I'm better at Yin-Yang-ing others."

Zhao Xuanzhen interjected, making a harmless joke.

"Keep it up in the future."

Mu Ye nodded, then restrained his smile and said in a deep voice:

"Being yourself is the secret to the strength of the Benti Martial Soul, but I want to emphasize one thing: besides insisting on being yourself, you must also always believe in yourself.

When ancient humans held torches to fight against the soul beast clan hundreds of thousands of years ago, we saw that humans are both the torchbearers and the fire itself.

Humans are the spirits of all things, dominating everything in the world. Benti Soul Masters respect nature and respect forces that are temporarily higher than us, but we must not fear those forces. One day, even the legendary supreme Dragon God will have to crawl at the feet of humans.

Xuanzhen, you have awakened the most powerful Benti Martial Soul. Its true meaning lies in transcending the self and constantly shedding the old self. The Benti ancestors had a deep expectation...

The True Self, no limits."

"Senior Benti, I have remembered it."

Zhao Xuanzhen's future is infinitely vast, and the enemies he faces are also incomparably powerful. The True Self is equivalent to his entire self and will eventually, along with his own nirvana, turn into an eternal and indestructible totem.

Seeing the determination in the young man's eyes, Mu Ye took out an ancient and vicissitudinous secret manual from his storage soul guidance device, on which four wild and rugged dark golden characters were written.

Secret of the Benti.

"Keep it well. You are free to read and learn during this time. If there is anything you don't understand, come and ask me."

Gently wiping the surface of the ancient book with his sleeve, Mu Ye solemnly handed the Secret of the Benti to Zhao Xuanzhen.

"Many thanks, Senior Benti."

Zhao Xuanzhen's eyes narrowed, and he took the Secret of the Benti with both hands.

Because he knew that the key to the second awakening was to stimulate potential in an extreme state, Zhao Xuanzhen could follow Tang Wulin's old path for deep-sea training, and the second awakening did not rely on Mu Ye.

Compared to the second awakening, what he was truly interested in was this Secret of the Benti, which recorded various top-secret moves of the Benti Sect.

Going back ten thousand years, only the Benti Sect Master/Young Sect Master was qualified to practice the secret methods within it. In the era of the Long Wang Legend when the Benti Sect was declining, Mu Ye would make an exception to allow a third person to practice the Secret of the Benti.

Looking at the young Zhao Xuanzhen, Mu Ye's expression carried a bit of entanglement, and at the same time contained a bit of shame in speaking to a junior. His lips buzzed a few times, and his eyes flickered:

"Xuanzhen... if one day in the future, a disciple of the Benti Sect comes to ask for help, I hope that for the sake of our relationship, you will... lend a hand."

The Body Sect, which was once so glorious that it suppressed the Sea God Pavilion, was left with only the master and disciple. Mu Ye was truly worried that the Body Sect would be cut off in the generation of A Ruheng and completely disappear into the long river of history.

"Senior Benti, equal exchange is an unchanging principle in the world. Knowing gratitude and repaying it, if the Benti Sect comes to the door in the future, I will definitely do my best to help."

"Good..."

Zhao Xuanzhen had already become the direct disciple of Leng Yaoju, and his lower limit was the Vice Tower Master of the Spirit Tower. Mu Ye wanted a promise.

"Senior Benti, since the Benti Sect has few members, why not recruit Soul Masters with strong blood and energy?"

Zhao Xuanzhen looked curious. As one of the Eight Deceptions Gods representing power and ferocity, his Nine Heavens blood and energy were also surging. Mu Ye didn't have any thoughts about it, which didn't match the degree of desire this Benti Sect Master had for blood and energy Soul Masters.

Mu Ye raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "We are the Benti Sect, not the Blood and Energy Sect.

Look at the brain martial soul of Uncle Illusion Brain, does it have anything to do with blood and energy! And there are Benti martial souls like eyes, hair, etc... The Benti includes everything and cannot be simply understood as blood and energy!

And the Benti Sect must ultimately be inherited by Benti Soul Masters. What does it mean to let non-Benti martial souls enter?"

"Is that so..."

Zhao Xuanzhen expressed doubt. Mu Ye coughed and changed the subject:

"Well, I can't say it too absolutely.

This is because I met a True Self martial soul; otherwise, I would indeed consider recruiting a young Soul Master with outstanding blood and energy into the Body Sect. After all, A Ruheng... sigh!"

Mu Ye covered his face and sighed. Zhao Xuanzhen couldn't help but smile. It seemed that A Ruheng was indeed unreliable and could not become a hero to revitalize the Body Sect.

"Let's not talk about annoying things. Let's talk about you." Mu Ye waved his hand and started a new topic.

"You have three tasks during this time. First, naturally, is to complete the second awakening of the Benti Martial Soul, and second is to learn the Secret of the Benti.

Finally... what is the second profession you chose?"

"Mecha design, mecha manufacturing, mecha repair." Zhao Xuanzhen said.

"Good guy, practicing all three!" Mu Ye's eye sockets suddenly jumped: "Your ambition is not small. In this way, the Doukai you manufacture will be one hundred percent compatible with you.

I remember Lady Tianfeng is a ninth-rank mecha designer and an eighth-rank mecha manufacturer, and Uncle is a ninth-rank mecha repairer. Are they both teaching you your second profession?"

"Yes."

"No wonder Uncle gave me a hint..."

Mu Ye realized. He was a ninth-rank mecha manufacturer, and there was a world of difference between ninth-rank and eighth-rank. Li Qiankun clearly hoped that he would teach Zhao Xuanzhen mecha manufacturing.

"Since that's the case, I will teach you mecha manufacturing in the future. Among the many ninth-rank mecha manufacturers in the Sun-Moon Federation, no one dares to say that their level is above mine." Mu Ye said proudly.

"Do you like mechas, kid, especially red-grade mechas!"

Red mechas, also known as god-grade mechas, require the best materials and top-level forging. The manufacturer integrates their own essence and blood, and there have even been special cases where soul spirits and mechas merge into one.

"Average, at most I'll make a mecha to use for transportation." Zhao Xuanzhen said bluntly.

After breaking through to the Limit Douluo, almost everyone has a four-word Doukai. The Holy Dragon Douluo Enci from the neighboring continent, including the two ghosts of the Holy Spirit Sect, all used special methods to nurture four-word Doukais. Compared to that, a red-grade mecha at the three-word Doukai level is like a joke.

There are many monsters with outstanding talents, but some people have lost their way on the path of progress, such as the Benti Sect Master in front of him who is immersed in red-grade mechas. Zhao Xuanzhen didn't want to be the second Mu Ye; the knowledge he had learned was already enough and useful.

One month later, Death Canyon.

Strange trees grew, the sinister wind whistled, and the evil aura crazily eroded the creatures that broke in.

"Boom—"

Tai Chi Fist drew a standard circle, and two huge Abominations flew out, their chests terrifyingly sunken, and greasy fat surged wildly.

Zhao Xuanzhen's posture was frozen in a position with his hands open and knees slightly bent. His pitch-black long hair hung down as smooth as flowing water. The undead creatures were strewn across the field, forming small hills.

Exhausting the last trace of power in his body, Zhao Xuanzhen's body swayed for a moment. Relying on the support of his heart, he didn't fall to the ground, barely maintaining a standing posture.

"Training over."

Dark golden light flashed, Mu Ye reached out and scooped up Zhao Xuanzhen. The undead creatures roared crazily at the sky, only able to watch the two go away with unwillingness.

Above the sky, Mu Ye held the energy-exhausted Zhao Xuanzhen in one hand and rubbed his chin with the other, puzzled: "Strange, although the limit is forty-nine days, the second awakening of the Benti Martial Soul is usually around twenty days...

Today is the thirtieth day, why haven't you had any movement?"

Zhao Xuanzhen smiled helplessly. The reason was not enough to be told to outsiders. This month was the backlash period of merging with the Tengshe, and his whole person was in a weak state.

The one-month period had arrived, and the prisoner had returned to his peak glory. There was still time within nineteen days to perform the second awakening.

Under the dim yellow sunlight, the two crossed the sky like meteors and returned to the Tiandingcheng Blacksmith Association.

Now Zhao Xuanzhen's life routine was to be dragged by Mu Ye to the Death Canyon in the morning to fight undead creatures until he burned out, then return to the Blacksmith Association to eat, and then learn mecha manufacturing/Benti secret methods.

After finishing a day of hard cultivation, either Gu Yue or Xiang Xiang Naer would wait for him in the room with a smile (to apply medicine), and finally meditate and rest.

Zhao Xuanzhen and Mu Ye stepped into the small kitchen. God-smith Zhenhua, Xiang Xiang Naer, and Jiutian all sat down waiting for them to eat. The kitchen glass reflected Gu Yue's slender and graceful silhouette.

"Gu Yue is cooking?"

Zhao Xuanzhen was slightly stunned. Mu Ye had been the one cooking these days, but today it had actually become Gu Yue.

Mu Ye carried his hands behind his back, looking like a person who had been through it all, and sighed: "The little girl insisted on learning to cook. This Sect Master couldn't refuse, so I taught her a few tricks.

To capture a boy's heart, you must first capture his stomach. Kid, you have good fortune."

Hearing this, Zhao Xuanzhen didn't react much, calm as water. Xiang Xiang Naer on the side was biting her chopsticks indignantly, her silver hair slightly messy.

Gu Yue's move was too sinister!

This month, Xiang Xiang Naer had deeply experienced what it meant to be anxious, fearing that the white and fat pig at home would be abducted by a bad woman.

Gu Yue's level was too high. Astronomy and geography, mechas and Doukais, cooking and massage, she was involved in every bit of knowledge. Her appearance was quiet and stunning, her temperament was elegant and quiet, and her personality was meticulous without losing interest. She was simply a perfect partner candidate.

Xiang Xiang Naer panicked. In fact, she couldn't distinguish between liking and love; it was just that one girl didn't want the doll she cherished to be snatched away by another girl.

"Dinner is served."

Gu Yue came over with plates of dishes and smiled at Zhao Xuanzhen, like a love flower blooming: "You've worked hard in battle, try my craft."

Stunning appearance was just one item in Gu Yue's arsenal. She was an extremely smart girl who knew that appearance and figure were by no means a long-term plan.

Showing her excellent abilities from multiple angles to attract Zhao Xuanzhen's attention, and then slowly suppressing and replacing Xiang Xiang Naer, this was the plan Gu Yue had formulated to capture Xuanzhen.

Under Gu Yue's unremitting efforts, the relationship between the two warmed up visibly.

In the process of capturing him, Gu Yue discovered that Zhao Xuanzhen was a very, very good person. Despite having the top-tier appearance, talent, and background, he had no bad habits of a playboy, and he had a set of standards for doing things. When she was with him, she also felt very comfortable.

She admitted that Xiang Xiang Naer had excellent vision. Zhao Xuanzhen was worthy of being the humanity core of the Silver Long Wang's half-body, and she wanted him to submit to Queen Gu Yue even more.

"Whoosh—"

The silver-white meal covers were lifted one by one, and the halo of the chandelier was crushed by the rising mist. The fish meat was wrapped in pale cherry-colored frost patterns. In the golden soup boiled with blood swallows and ham, peony-shaped flowers floated, and crab paste outlined the veins of the petals.

The thousand-year ice and snow mutton was stewed until it was as bright as jade fat, covered with a layer of white jelly formed by Tianshan star chrysanthemums. The beef shreds, as thin as cicada wings, projected silhouettes like a revolving lantern, and the whole room was instantly filled with the color, fragrance, and taste of the dishes.

Xiang Xiang Naer's eyes lit up, and she picked up a piece of ice and snow mutton and put it into her mouth. The aroma of the mutton spread throughout her body, and the sense of happiness burst out from the inside out.

Forget it, eat a big meal first!

Seeing this, Gu Yue calmly picked up food for Zhao Xuanzhen, but the small arc on her lips betrayed her inadvertently.

A foodie with a brain full of food was no match at all. Gu Yue was very confident. Even if she gave Xiang Xiang Naer another four years, she wouldn't be able to take down Zhao Xuanzhen. This life was destined to be the ending of a silver-haired loser!

"Xuanzhen, Donghai Academy starts tomorrow, I'm going back to school." Gu Yue said softly.

Zhao Xuanzhen stopped his rice-shoveling action, looked at the moving white face under the pitch-black bangs, and said, "I'll see you off."

"Mm."

Gu Yue certainly wanted to stay by Zhao Xuanzhen's side to continue capturing him, but she also wanted to return to Donghai Academy to investigate Tang Wulin's bloodline abnormality. Overnight, the Golden Long Wang had inexplicably degenerated into a Golden Dragon, so after a month, whether he could change back was unknown.

Yay, the bad woman is finally leaving!

Xiang Xiang Naer was almost excited enough to scream. A great day was worth celebrating, and she had to eat ten more bowls of rice!

Incarnating into a heartless silver-haired rice-shoveling machine, Xiang Xiang Naer swept away the meat, and then suddenly discovered that the meat in her bowl was missing more than half. She looked down at the empty bowl for a long time.

"Ah, Zhao Xuanzhen, you stole my meat!"

Xiang Xiang Naer screamed sharply!

"Whoever gets it into their mouth gets it." Zhao Xuanzhen said righteously.

"If it's delicious, I'll make some more." Gu Yue said with curved eyebrows.

"No need!" Xiang Xiang Naer's confidence exploded, "What you can do, I can do too. Wait, I'll add dishes for everyone!"

After saying that, Xiang Xiang Naer rushed into the kitchen excitedly, and the sound of cutting vegetables came from inside.

"Xiang Xiang Naer can cook?" Mu Ye was surprised.

"She can't tell the difference between salt and sugar."

"Ah???"

Mu Ye was shocked, it's over, my kitchen!

Not long after, the kitchen glass door opened. Accompanied by a thick black mist, Xiang Xiang Naer brought out three dishes: one green bean, one fish, and one coal.

Looking at the vibrant green beans in front of him, super chef Mu Ye commented objectively: "From the color, the green beans don't want us to eat them."

That fish looked like leftovers from yesterday as soon as it came out of the pot. The taste was similar to a black-skinned athlete who had played basketball for a week in the summer and had never washed his smelly socks. Zhao Xuanzhen looked at Xiang Xiang Naer gloomily and said:

"I think you need to apologize to this fish that died in vain."

"It just doesn't look good, you take a bite!" Xiang Xiang Naer persuaded unremittingly.

The third dish was carbon fiber large intestine. Alchemy genius Xiang Xiang Naer had extracted rare metals from the large intestine.

Jiutian stood up suddenly and said solemnly: "I suddenly have a forging inspiration, I'm going to the forging room."

"Teacher will accompany you." God-smith Zhenhua followed closely behind.

"The kitchen is a bit messy, I'll tidy it up."

Mu Ye slammed the kitchen door shut, leaving the three of them looking at each other.

Gu Yue crossed her arms and said coldly: "I'm not eating!"

"Who asked you to eat!"

Xiang Xiang Naer turned her head proudly and put on another face: "Zhao Xuanzhen, you want to eat, right!"

"They found reasons too fast, I didn't keep up with the rhythm." Zhao Xuanzhen said regretfully.

"No, others are fine, you must try it!"

Xiang Xiang Naer ground her little tiger teeth, if you don't eat it, I'll eat you!

In the spirit of respecting Xiang Xiang Naer's labor results, Zhao Xuanzhen picked up a piece of pitch-black carbon fiber large intestine, bit off a small piece, his facial features instantly distorted, and he turned his head to glare at Xiang Xiang Naer, who was pretending to be innocent.

Good, some conspiracy was all used on me!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 34 =====