On Heavenly Eagle Peak.

  Lin Ye was testing the weapons Xia Li had brought over, praising them endlessly.

  "Great blade, great blade! Though this knife lacks spirituality, its forging craftsmanship has already reached perfection—definitely not a product of any artifact refining school I know of!"

  Lin Ye held the Kinetic Blade, feeling the force with each swing.

  The blade's characteristic of increasing weight and acceleration during swings made this seemingly light longsword completely equivalent to a thousand-jin heavy sword.

  And moreover...

  To the wielder himself, the blade felt incredibly light.

  Combining lethality, concealability, and ease of use all in one, it was far more useful than those spiritual artifacts that had some spirituality but not much.

  "Try this one next."

  Xia Li handed the Star Gleam sniper rifle to Lin Ye, but after receiving it, Lin Ye looked left and right, completely unable to understand how to use it.

  "This oddly-shaped weapon is?"

  "A gun."

  "A spear? But how come it doesn't have a spearhead!"

  Lin Ye truly couldn't comprehend how this strange weapon had anything to do with a spear.

  "This gun isn't that gun. What it's called doesn't matter—what matters is whether it works. Open your consciousness sea, and I'll teach you how to use it."

  "Alright."

  Lin Ye nodded and directly opened his consciousness sea.

  This was a very dangerous act—one would only do this when facing someone trustworthy. Being attacked at this moment would be extremely dangerous.

  But just as Xia Li trusted Lin Ye, Lin Ye similarly trusted Xia Li.

  Though they'd only met once, certain qualities could be seen at a glance, and people with the same qualities could easily recognize each other.

  Xia Li transmitted the bullet generation technique. Although it would be somewhat troublesome to generate without Heaven Chip assistance.

  For someone first encountering guns, without Heaven Chip-assisted aiming, they weren't as effective as close-combat weapons.

  But practice makes perfect.

  After all, the legendary sharpshooters of the old era didn't have Heaven Chips in their heads either!

  "This complicated? But this complementary artifact-control technique is interesting. Just throwing bullets by hand would already be a decent killing technique."

  Compared to the gun, Lin Ye was more interested in the bullet generation technique. The Phase Bullet in particular involved the Spatial Dao—any technique related to space was valuable, a closely guarded secret of major powers.

  Yet Xia Li just gave it away like that. Truly worthy of someone who could transmit the Dao to rogue cultivators. In the past, this would somewhat qualify as the virtue of a sage. Unfortunately...

  In these times, sages were the least tolerated.

  "Here, hold it like this. Shoulder braced, eyes here—see that crosshair? The center is the reticle. This is a ranged weapon."

  "Mm..."

  Under Xia Li's guidance, Lin Ye began his first time handling a gun, then fired his first shot.

  Fortunately, spirit bullets were generated from spiritual energy, so there was no need to consider ballistics or wind direction—only spirit bullet decay and dispersal, meaning effective killing range.

  The next moment.

  The spirit bullet struck a boulder on another peak, the boulder shattering with a thunderous crash. Lin Ye's expression filled with pleasant surprise.

  "Such tremendous power? No wonder it can instantly kill Golden Core cultivators. It's just..."

  Lin Ye tried generating a bullet himself, but unfortunately with his current cultivation, it would take an hour just to generate one basic spirit bullet.

  For something like a Phase Bullet, it would probably take an entire day.

  "The preparation time is just too long."

  "The technique I gave you includes methods for refining magazines. Just refine several magazines to store bullets, won't that work? This type of weapon was meant for surprise attacks anyway."

  "That's true..."

  Lin Ye nodded. This peculiar weapon indeed wasn't meant for immediate combat.

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  Afterward...

  He began examining the Star Gleam sniper rifle with endless fascination—the more he looked, the more he liked it.

  No man could resist the allure of a high-performance sniper rifle, including men from another world.

  From his first shot, Lin Ye had already fallen in love with this feeling!

  "Such intricate structure..."

  "Such complex craftsmanship..."

  "Similar to mechanical arts, but thousands, tens of thousands of times more refined. It's as if an entirely new path of mechanical Dao has been forged. At this level, can it still be called mechanical arts?"

  Lin Ye was completely captivated by the beauty of the Star Gleam sniper rifle. He felt this thing was even more alluring than the women he liked—he wanted to sleep holding it.

  "It's called technology."

  "Huh?"

  "I mean, when mechanical arts are taken to the level of reaching the heavens, that's technology."

  "Then Brother Xia, you must come from a faction following the Dao of Technology?"

  "Yes."

  Earth's heritage was indeed the Dao of Technology.

  "Your Dao of Technology's products are truly incredible. I want all of these—Brother Xia, name your price! Hurry, name your price!!"

  "We're not done yet. Try these too!"

  Xia Li then demonstrated the special features of the G-Field Shield and Phase Ring to Lin Ye, also letting him try the two types of grenades.

  After trying everything...

  Lin Ye's expression as he looked at Xia Li had taken on an indescribable yearning.

  "Brother Xia, you can name your price now!"

  Lin Ye frantically urged Xia Li to quickly state a price. It was just spirit stones—he had plenty!

  "I know you're anxious, but don't rush. When I returned to my sect this time, I only brought these with me. I still need to use them myself. I'll bring yours next time I go back."

  "Anxious anxious anxious! I'm dying of anxiety! If you weren't going to sell, why did you show me? Why let me try them? I feel like ants are crawling all over me!"

  Lin Ye had many plans for getting stronger, but they were all constrained by his limited strength. With Xia Li's items, he could implement them immediately!

  And he had many enemies—with these items, he could take revenge immediately!

  "Is it really that urgent?"

  "Brother Xia... no, Big Brother Xia, you're my big brother. I'm begging you, sell me one. Just one."

  "You're really..."

  Xia Li was speechless. Lin Ye was acting like he was going through withdrawal. If someone passed by now, they'd think Xia Li had fed Lin Ye some kind of drug.

  "Brother Lin, it's not that I won't sell to you. I also need things for self-defense. Just wait two months."

  "Then... alright then..."

  Lin Ye had no choice but to reluctantly return the Star Gleam sniper rifle to Xia Li, his expression carrying the grievance of someone whose wife had been snatched away.

  "By the way, Brother Xia, these items must be worth quite a lot, right? I'll pay a deposit first—is fifty thousand spirit stones enough?"

  "More than enough, it's even too much."

  "The extra is a service fee. Remember to contact me when you have good stuff, and remember your words—two months! In two months, I want to see these items!"

  To make Xia Li take his request seriously, Lin Ye was willing to pay a premium to ensure Xia Li handled things properly.

  And it was also for the future—Xia Li was worth befriending, and the extra spirit stones were also friendship fees.

  Friendships could be maintained through emotions or interests.

  With both emotions and interests, only then would the relationship be truly solid!

  Shortly after...

  The spirit stone transaction was completed. Xia Li's eyes crinkled with laughter—Lin Ye had some potential as a generous mark.

  All his items combined wouldn't even cost five thousand spirit stones, yet Lin Ye directly gave fifty thousand.

  Given Lin Ye's generosity, he'd pick out some good merchandise for Lin Ye next time he returned to Earth.