novelaction Chapter 1295 The word "genius" is not enough to describe you
Chapter 1295 The word "genius" is not enough to describe you
"Um... Master, if I may ask, I've heard that Haoyu's cultivation path emphasizes being down-to-earth and taking it one step at a time. Is this true?"
After much deliberation, Pei Yanzhou couldn't help but offer a subtle reminder.
The implication was clear: Gu Xiu shouldn't be overly ambitious. He was afraid Gu Xiu would take his anger out on him, so he tried to be tactful. However, he didn't expect that he might have gone too far in his tact, or that Gu Xiu was simply not thinking straight.
Instead of understanding his meaning, she gave him a strange look: "Of course, and as far as I know, there is also a step-by-step ladder to cultivation in the divine path. Don't you understand this principle?"
“…I understand,” Pei Yanzhou replied helplessly.
He opened his mouth as if to say something more, but Gu Xiu waved his hand impatiently: "Let's get started."
“…Yes.” Pei Yanzhou felt somewhat powerless, and obediently began carving the second mechanical puppet disc.
If it weren't for the soul imprint on his body, he felt he would have mercilessly mocked Gu Xiu's unrealistic ambitions. But he couldn't help it; the pain he had just endured was too terrible, and he didn't dare utter even the slightest disrespectful word.
He couldn't help but feel sorrow in his heart.
As a dignified half-sage of the Mohist school and the foremost advocate of the non-aggression path, I was once hailed as a strong contender for the position of Mohist leader. I should have been enjoying immense prestige and being respected wherever I went.
But the result?
Not only did he not get the position of leader of the Mohist school, but he was also purged for having coveted the position and was isolated within the Mohist school.
He thought he finally had hope, that the Grand Master was willing to give him a candied fruit, but he never expected that the candied fruit contained arsenic, which almost poisoned him to death. Now he has become a slave of a minor cultivator in the Vast Universe, being ordered around by others.
Miserable!
That's horrible!
Because of the unspeakable grief in his heart, Pei Yanzhou was no longer carving the mechanical puppet plate as slowly as before. He subconsciously increased the speed of his hands. After all, it was only a second-tier mechanical puppet plate, which he could carve with his eyes closed.
By the time he realized what was happening, the mechanical puppet disc had already been carved.
It only took a quarter of an hour, a speed that surprised even Pei Yanzhou himself. What surprised him even more was that the mechanical puppet disc he had created had reached the Heavenly Grade!
It's important to know that, like the Divine Path realm, the Mechanical Puppet Disc has different grades, representing the ability to drive mechanical puppets of different grades. In addition, there are also differences in the perfection of its depiction.
The four grades are Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The higher the grade, the stronger the mechanical puppet disc. This strength is all-encompassing; not only does it consume less energy, but it also unleashes more powerful mechanical beasts, and even the precision of its control varies.
Generally speaking, with Pei Yanzhou's strength, he could only reach the Earth rank for low-level mechanical puppet discs, which was already considered very impressive. After all, the Heaven rank required the blessing of good fortune and being in excellent condition.
Unexpectedly, two mechanical puppet discs were carved today, and both reached the Heavenly Grade.
Although it was only a low-level mechanical puppet disc, it was still quite surprising.
"what happened?"
"Could it be that the series of misfortunes I've encountered have made my Shinto more approachable? Otherwise, how could two mechanical puppet discs have reached this level in a row?"
Pei Yanzhou was secretly surprised, and then couldn't help but observe his own divine cultivation level.
No change?
His cultivation at the eighth level of the Divine Path had long reached a bottleneck and he had been unable to make any progress. Now, that shackle remained unbreakable, and his Divine Path power had not increased at all.
What happened?
"Let's make a third-order mechanical puppet disc next." Just as Pei Yanzhou was thinking, Gu Xiu put down his carving knife and spoke again.
Pei Yanzhou looked around blankly, only to see Gu Xiu casually toss aside a mechanical puppet plate that he had just drawn.
no……
Even if you're going to pretend, at least pretend properly. It's only been a short time, and you're already pretending you've finished making it?
Let's not even talk about how an outsider like you, without any divine cultivation, could possibly succeed in crafting a mechanical puppet plate. Let's also not mention that you used your previous first-tier mechanical puppet plate for quite a while, and even carved three pieces into it.
Just to put it simply, even I, a dignified semi-saint, took quite a while to finish, and you, a beginner, are already faster than me. Is that appropriate?
Pei Yanzhou felt disdain.
He even wondered if he could continue acting.
or……
Expose him?
Using the puppet platform of the inspection agency, I pointed out the errors and omissions in my reputation, reminding him not to waste my time.
But Pei Yanzhou quickly rejected the idea.
We can't afford to mess with them.
They dared not provoke them.
That leaves only one option: offer a way out, a way for Gu Xiu to save face. "Master, let's take it one step at a time. How about I teach you how to create the physical body of a mechanical beast first?"
Without hesitation, Pei Yanzhou immediately handed over a ladder.
As long as Gu Xiu accepts the situation and I don't bring up the mechanical puppet again, Gu Xiu will definitely be too embarrassed to bring it up again.
only……
Gu Xiu was unmoved: "There's no need. The mechanical beast's body isn't anything special. I've already figured it out. Just keep calling it the mechanical puppet disc."
No?
Are you sick in the head?!
You won't even take the ladder offered to you; do you insist on humiliating yourself?
Do you really think I don't know you can't draw the mechanical puppet disc? Do you really think I'm easy to fool? Do you really think I can't see that you said you were finished so quickly because you already knew you couldn't draw it halfway through?
Pei Yanzhou was so angry he laughed.
I don't understand what Gu Xiu means.
"Does Master Pei think I can't do it?" Actually, Gu Xiu frowned because he saw that Pei Yanzhou hadn't made any move.
Do I even need to think about it?
Pei Yanzhou muttered to himself helplessly, but then something suddenly occurred to him, and his eyes widened abruptly.
I feel like...
I know what Gu Xiu is thinking!
He wasn't unaware that he was being given a stepping stone, nor was he trying to put on a brave face!
He felt that the soul imprint that restricted him was not enough to gain his sincere loyalty, so he deliberately put on an act for himself!
No, no!
He wasn't necessarily putting on a show for himself; he was subtly asking himself to help build his reputation!
Thinking about it carefully, it's illogical that a cultivator from the Vast Universe could become an envoy of Wuwei City and the deputy city lord of Sihuo City, yet he actually did it. It seems he has been intentionally trying to make a name for himself.
He did have some skill in Si Huo City this time, but in the Wuwei City incident, when he opened the Sacred Wax Stone, his magic weapon was deliberately trying to take the credit for Gu Xiu, which was quite inexplicable.
But what if he wants to make a name for himself?
Is he trying to create a series of identities and titles?
Even now...
"He wants to claim the title of genius in the Mohist school of mechanical engineering!"
"That's right, that must be it!"
At this moment, Pei Yanzhou felt his mind was clearer than ever before, as if the clouds had parted to reveal the dawn, and he instantly grasped the key to the matter.
No wonder.
No wonder Gu Xiu didn't even take the ladder I offered him earlier. He wasn't pretending to be embarrassed at all; he was deliberately putting on an act, pretending to be a genius, and even hinting at it to me!
Gu Xiu, who happened to overhear his thoughts: ?
"Master is truly a divine being!"
But Pei Yanzhou, having grasped the key to the matter, showed no displeasure whatsoever; instead, his face was filled with admiration and astonishment.
"You are simply an unparalleled genius in the art of mechanical puppets. With the strength of a non-divine cultivator, you are able to draw intricate mechanical puppets, and your comprehension is exceptional. You can even learn any mechanical puppet plate just by watching me draw it once!"
"The word 'genius' is not enough to describe you, Master!"
"You are God!!!"
Looking at Pei Yanzhou, who was spitting as he spoke with sincerity but whose mind was actually full of ulterior motives, and then looking at the four puppet plates that he had casually tossed aside but which were not only completed but were at least of Earth Rank, he could tell them were all good.
For a moment, Gu Xiu didn't know what to say.