Chapter 80: Chapter 80 Zhang Ze’s Journey Through Ghost Gate (Vote for recommendation, vote for Yue tickets!)
Mechanical Technique: Azure Dragon Chapter!
Wang Sheng caught sight of these few words at first glance, then reached out to catch several items.
“Is this what was inside the wooden box? Mechanical Technique, what is that?”
Zhang Ze naturally saw the name of the book too, but Wang Sheng had guessed what the book was probably about since he got some information from Xu Qu; Zhang Ze basically knew nothing.
Wang Sheng said, “It’s a treasure that can drive a Great Grandmaster mad!”
Even without looking at the book, just by seeing the name, one could guess its content; Xu Qu had mentioned the Four Great Guardian Mechanical Divine Beasts of Mechanical City last time.
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If there were no surprises, this book was the manufacturing method for the Azure Dragon.
As he spoke, he briefly flipped through it. Although he couldn’t understand the principles, he could still make out what it was generally talking about.
This was a book on Mechanical Techniques, to be precise, a legacy book from Mechanical City. Inside were many contents about Mechanical Techniques, and of course, most of the contents were about the manufacturing method of a Mechanism Beast called “Azure Dragon.”
Wang Sheng’s judgment was not wrong.
He put the book down and said, “You take a look too!”
Then he picked up the letter and started reading.
The letter most likely contained important information.
The writing on the letter was also very messy, and it was written in blood, clearly penned in a rush.
However, the contents were still barely recognizable.
The first sentence of the letter talked about silencing the person who delivered the wooden box; it said that he had played some tricks, ensuring that whoever got the items would surely deliver the wooden box.
Although the deliverer of the wooden box did not know what was inside, killing him was still the safest option.
Upon reading this, Wang Sheng looked at Zhang Ze with a strange expression.
It could be said that Zhang Ze had taken a turn at the edge of death. His luck was extraordinary. Originally meant to be silenced, he hadn’t even arrived before that family was wiped out first.
Then there were the records about Mechanical Technique.
This Mechanical Technique was one of Mechanical City’s legacies. According to the letter, when the ruins of Mechanical City appeared, many forces went to fight over it.
Many things from Mechanical City were objects of dispute, among which the four legacy secret manuals were of utmost importance.
After all, the Guardian Mechanism Giant Beasts of Mechanical City had a loud reputation in the Martial Artist World. If one could manufacture them, they could oppose a Great Grandmaster, and their family could almost instantly rise to top-tier status.
The original owner of the wooden box was also one of the participants. Because the appearance of Mechanical City’s ruins was so sudden, only a portion of the strong could participate. He was among the stronger ones, and that’s why he got the “Mechanical Technique: Azure Dragon Chapter.”
The wooden box and the stone were also items from the ruins of Mechanical City.
But at that time, a force suddenly appeared and killed everyone, wishing to monopolize all the Mechanical Techniques.
Those who were fighting over the legacy managed to escape together, then they separated and fled for their lives.
The author of the letter felt he could not escape, so he thought of ways to send the items to his family.
But the final result—
His family was wiped out even faster than the deliverer of the wooden box.
It could only be said that the force pursuing the author of the letter was truly powerful; one could tell they quickly caught the person writing and directly found the writer’s family.
If they had been even a little less efficient, the items in the wooden box would have been theirs.
So it turns out slacking off can be quite useful, huh…
The letter also made some guesses about the force that acted. Wang Sheng saw a familiar name, Jiang River King.
Considering the previous White Tiger Mechanism Giant Beast of Jiang River King, it wasn’t impossible.
“Mr. Zhang, you can take a look at this letter as well…”
He felt that Zhang Ze’s face would probably be quite a sight after reading it.
Sure enough, after putting down the Mechanical Technique, Zhang Ze’s face turned green when he saw the contents of the letter.
No wonder he was acting as if he was possessed at that time; it turned out that the item was not only a stroke of luck but also a deadly poison.
“F*ck, lucky me for having such good luck!”
Even in front of Wang Sheng, he couldn’t help but curse out loud.
Everyone’s afraid of taking a trip to the Ghost Gate!
But he still couldn’t resist reading the contents of the letter to the end.
After reading it, he roughly understood the situation and made a decision.
“Yun Sheng, you can keep all these things—I don’t want them!”
“Aren’t you going to copy them?”
While they weren’t any Cultivation Techniques, strictly speaking, they were even more precious than such techniques.
Zhang Ze’s expression was complex as he said, “Forget it, I couldn’t keep it safe even if I wanted to. Passing it on would only invite disaster.”
He had only planned to copy the Grandmaster-level content in the Cultivation Techniques. He had initially intended to copy the Mechanical Techniques content except for the Azure Dragon chapter as well.
But after reading the letter, he had figured it out.
Whether it was Cultivation Techniques or Mechanical Techniques, he had planned to pass them on since at his age, neither really mattered anymore.
But after reading the letter, he thought of something—if he kept the secrets, not passing them on was one thing, but if just one unworthy descendant appeared, the end result would be like that of that family.
Of course, if a powerful Martial Artist emerged, they might be able to safeguard it.
He was willing to take a gamble on the Cultivation Techniques—their descendants might be unworthy, but there might also be those who achieved something. What if they rose to power because of the Cultivation Techniques?
But Mechanical Techniques weren’t like Cultivation Techniques; they didn’t strengthen a person on their own.
And from the quick look he took, he saw that Mechanical Techniques worked hand in hand with a Martial Artist’s prowess—the stronger the individual, the greater the utility of the Mechanical Techniques.
If the individual was weak, they wouldn’t be able to harness the Mechanical Techniques at all. Without Cultivation Techniques to get stronger, it seemed like a vicious cycle, where the Mechanical Techniques were essentially useless to him.
So, after careful consideration, he decided not to copy them.
They were useful, but not essential.
Although this meant he obtained nothing in the end, solving a longtime worry was a satisfactory conclusion for him.
“When I think about it, being involved in affairs that even Grandmasters deal with was quite thrilling.”
Not everyone has the “opportunity” to cross paths with the Ghost Gate.
“Mr. Zhang seems very open-minded,” Wang Sheng thought for a moment, took out a bottle of Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pills, with roughly twenty to thirty pills inside, “These can be used to enhance a Martial Artist’s strength. As for Martial Artist’s Cultivation Techniques, you can ask the village chief. He has some and probably won’t mind giving you some.”
Mechanical Technique: Azure Dragon Chapter was still very attractive to him.
There were also those miscellaneous notes—a good find.
Since he took these items, he naturally would offer something in return.
Of course, in terms of value, this repayment was not equal to what he gained, but where were there ever equal exchanges in the Cultivation World…
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ze’s face showed an expression of ecstatic gratitude.
“Thank you so much, Yun Sheng!”
Compared to the Mechanical Techniques, a hot potato he couldn’t handle, tangible gains were much better.
“No problem, I’m still the one who got the better deal out of this. However, Mr. Zhang, I hope you don’t speak of the Mechanical Techniques to avoid any trouble.”
His words were both a reminder and a subtle warning.
Zhang Ze, being a smart man, nodded and said, “Don’t worry, Yun Sheng, I understand. I’ll take my leave now!”
Watching Zhang Ze’s retreating figure, Wang Sheng looked at the Mechanical Technique: Azure Dragon Chapter and then put it back into the box.
The item was valuable, but he had no time to study it lately.
He had more important things to attend to.
“Qi Rushing to the Disease, reducing the disease: 97.5%”
He was about to complete his hundred days of Foundation Establishment soon, so he didn’t want to get distracted. Advancing to the next realm was the most important thing…