Ever since he got the mechanical man Vajrabhairava, Zhang Beiyang has not slept at all. He takes Vajrabhairava, the two-meter-tall big guard, to stroll around various departments in Xuanmiao Temple. If you don't see his smug face, you would think he is very busy!
Although many people couldn't stand his bad behavior like a "street urchin", they were very curious about the peculiar-shaped mechanical man behind him and asked about the origin of the mechanical man. Especially the young brothers and sisters of the same age, they all said that his mechanical man was "so cool" and wanted to refine one.
Some of the older brothers and sisters, even the elders, were dismissive of this giant toy crafted from the magic of the Bamboo Mountain Sect. However, many, though silent, cast curious glances at him, their eyes clearly asking, "Where did this mechanical man come from? Tell me quickly, I want to make one too..."
Zhang Beiyang naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity, so he exaggerated Su Rui's superb skills and how he worked tirelessly to create this mechanical man for him. After hearing this, everyone admired Su Rui even more.
However, Zhang Beiyang didn't know that Su Rui was sleeping soundly on the third floor of the Sutra Library. He hadn't rested properly for several days, and he had been studying the secrets of mechanical engineering, which had exhausted millions of his brain cells.
It is indeed sweet to sleep in front of the monument without words.
A dreamless night.
When Su Rui woke up, it was already early the next morning. He stretched and decided to go outside for some fresh air. As soon as he left the Sutra Library, he heard a commotion.
"Look, that's Junior Brother Su!" Someone shouted, and immediately everyone's attention was focused on Su Rui.
Su Rui looked at the scene in front of him with some surprise. He saw many senior brothers and sisters gathered together, and Zhang Beiyang stood in the middle of the crowd, talking and dancing. Seeing Su Rui coming, Zhang Beiyang immediately ran up, grabbed him, and said excitedly: "Junior Brother Su, you are finally out! Everyone is waiting for you!"
Su Rui was completely bewildered. He had no idea what was going on. Just as he was wondering, Zhang Beiyang pulled him into the crowd. A senior brother said, "Junior Brother Su, can you also help us refine some mechanical men?"
Others chimed in, “Yeah, yeah, we want it too!”
At this moment, Su Rui suddenly realized that everyone was here for his mechanical engineering skills. He scratched his head and said with a smile, "My fellow brothers and sisters, refining mechanical men is not an easy task. It not only requires a lot of time and energy, but also requires a variety of precious materials."
He wanted to refuse, but seeing everyone staring at him intently, he couldn't refuse anymore. So he said, "Brothers and sisters, refining this automaton takes quite a while. How about this? Everyone, please come to Senior Brother Zhang to make an appointment. Whoever prepares the necessary materials first, I'll refine it first. As agreed, each person can only make one. Also, I need to cultivate, so I can only refine one automaton per month! This month's quota has already been used by Senior Brother Zhang, so if you want a automaton, you'll have to start next month..."
Su Rui hadn't forgotten that his job was to be a cultivator, not an assembly line worker. He didn't want to spend more time on it, so he extended the cycle of refining the mechanical men and dragged Zhang Beiyang, the instigator, into the fold to take the lead. Furthermore, he had a selfish motive: while refining the mechanical men for his fellow practitioners, he planned to take the opportunity to complete his own mechanical men and create the thirty-six mechanical men that would form the Tiangang Sword Formation.
It shouldn't be too much to do hard labor for the seniors and collect some scraps at the same time, right?
So, Su Rui compiled a list of materials for making a automaton and asked the brothers and sisters present who wanted to make one to collect them. He also asked them to specify the desired form and attribute preferences of the automaton when making a reservation.
As for whether they can create the mechanical man form and attributes they want, that depends on God. Su Rui has no guarantee that he can succeed!
Seeing everyone dispersing with the list of materials, Su Rui "extorted" a few fasting pills from Zhang Beiyang. He then treated the Sutra Library as his own home and spent a lot of time there. No matter whether it was the miscellaneous books on the first floor such as martial arts secrets, travel notes, and investigations of gods, or the Taoist secret scrolls, spells, alchemy books, swordsmanship, and teacher's notes on the second floor, or the inherited Taoist techniques on the third floor, he read them all, as greedy as a rat that fell into a rice jar.
Su Rui read all kinds of books eagerly in the Sutra Library. Time flew by and half a month had passed in the blink of an eye.
One day, Su Rui was studying an ancient book on formations when he suddenly felt a familiar presence approaching. With a thought, he put the book down and looked back.
The visitor turned out to be Yuan Ning. Seeing Su Rui here, he rarely showed a smile of appreciation: "I was wondering why you disappeared, it turns out you were hiding here. No wonder I asked Junior Sister Shuangshuang to look for you, but she said she couldn't find you after searching the entire Golden Whip Cliff! Luckily, I met that guy Beiyang, and he knew you were hiding in the Sutra Library, otherwise I would have to spend a lot of effort to find you!"
"Brother Yuan, please don't blame me! I'm a newcomer, and my foundation is not solid. I still have a lot to learn, so I dare not slack off for a moment. I'm hiding in this Sutra Library, reading the sutras and practicing the techniques..." Su Rui apologized first, then asked, "Brother, why are you so anxious? What do you want from me?"
"The master has summoned you, come downstairs quickly!" Yuan Ning urged.
"Brother, do you know why the headmaster summoned me?" Su Rui asked nervously.
"I mentioned to you before that the Master will be rewarding you in the near future. There's a secret realm in the Immortal Mansion that's about to open. The Master summoned you today, probably intending to reward you with a place in that realm!"
Su Rui was thrilled upon hearing this. The Immortal Mansion Secret Realm was a relic left behind by ancient immortals, containing countless treasures and opportunities. Being able to enter and explore it was undoubtedly a rare opportunity.
Su Rui followed Yuan Ning to the ancestral hall and respectfully paid homage to the immortal-looking head master Ge Zhenren.
Master Ge looked at Su Rui, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes. He said, "Su Rui, you've performed exceptionally well since joining the sect. Both your character and your Daoist methods are commendable. Even my restless senior brother praised you highly. The Langya Immortal Mansion secret realm is about to open soon. I intend to let you enter the Langya Immortal Mansion on behalf of our sect. I hope you can gain something from it."
After confirming Yuan Ning's words, Su Rui couldn't help but feel emotional, and hurriedly thanked the headmaster Ge Zhenren.
Afterwards, Master Ge continued to give him some instructions on how to take precautions when entering the secret realm of the Immortal Mansion, and told him that he could set off tomorrow.
After leaving the ancestral hall, Su Rui was still unable to calm down.
He knew very well that this opportunity to enter the secret realm of the Immortal Palace was rare, and he secretly made up his mind to seize it.
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