It was obvious that this kid was up to no good again. "We can play along, and while they’re working, secretly surveil them to see what they’re really up to. If we discover their tricks, we can even tamper with them. "When they all show themselves, our Six Sects can swoop in and catch them all in one go! "Sect Leader, wouldn’t you say that my intelligence work deserves great credit? If we play it naturally, I can keep playing this Nameless identity." After Zhang Ze finished speaking, he waited to be praised. But Chen Qianhu just sighed, clearly realizing Zhang Ze had left something unsaid. Thousand Mechanism Pavilion. Some were busy, others idle. The Stone Girl, Xiaoxuan, was sitting on the grass, looking at the sky. Thousand Mechanism Pavilion now followed a three-day work and four-day rest schedule, and today happened to be her day off. Gazing at the towering cumulus clouds in the sky, Xiaoxuan suddenly thought of the Imperial Capital during the Dongqi era. From below, the Imperial Palace of Dongqi probably looked similar: bloated and stacked. She suddenly regretted punching that portrait of the Dongqi’s Last Emperor. After being released from the Underground Palace by Zhang Ze, she was furious, angry at that Dog Emperor for shutting her in the Underground Palace, waiting for that nonsense Heavenly Destiny People. Who knew how many years she had been locked away. So, in a fit of rage, she punched the Dog Emperor’s portrait. But after learning many details later, her anger dissipated. If not for that Dog Emperor burying her so deep, her fate might not be any different from that bloated palace. And besides, things were good now; she’s a stone, doesn’t need to eat, and can lie around all day if she wants. Her body is hard, not afraid of knocks or bumps, she can act recklessly. Though she can’t cultivate, her lifespan is virtually endless... Thinking of this, Xiaoxuan sat up from the grass and turned her head to the right. There was also a little Stone Man, who was currently tussling with a nest of ants. He was that self-proclaimed Jade Spirit Earth Immortal Stone Doll that Zhang Ze and the others had brought back. The level of danger often correlates with strength. When the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal controlled a complete Innate Tao Embryo, he could cause immense chaos, making him very dangerous. But trapped in a little Stone Doll unable to cultivate, he became a comedic figure. A comedic figure who tussles with a nest of ants but can’t even pee to flood the ant hole. Jade Spirit Earth Immortal dug a bit more, finally uncovering the soil above the ant hole, then displayed his might to the ants, shouting phrases like "ants, feel my pain." But soon, he was lifted up single-handedly. Xiaoxuan grabbed him with one Thousand Mechanism Arm and inspected him carefully. This little guy’s material was different from herself and the Big Heads, made from a fusion of a Magical Artifact and a small part of the Innate Tao Embryo. Inside him, as Zhang Ze explained, was actually an Artifact Spirit that was split in two, then completed again. But if that’s the case, aren’t she and the Big Heads Artifact Spirits too? She was granted intelligence by that Emperor of Dongqi, while the Big Heads’ intelligence came from Tang... When she’s with the Big Heads, her intellect takes a quantum leap; what would happen if she connected with this little guy? Xiaoxuan didn’t know, because in her current off-duty happy state, her brain could only think this far, but she decided to give it a try. Opening the Thousand Machine Device on her chest, named by her as the Mind Network of the Sea of Stone, she linked it with the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal. Unsurprisingly, her cleverness returned to its peak, Xiaoxuan entered wisdom mode. Unexpectedly, however, the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal didn’t respond and remained just as melodramatic. "Woman, put me down, my war with the ants is not over yet!" "The pain of the world is gathering in my fists, the earth is calling me!" Watching the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal still flailing his limbs, Xiaoxuan thought of consulting Lily. But upon reaching Lily’s place, she found Lily was not there. "Oh well, I’ll go look for Big Head and the others first." Xiaoxuan activated her flying backpack, soaring into the sky amidst the Jade Spirit Earth Immortal’s embarrassing outcry. Meanwhile, Lily was in a little dark room. A confined small room. Inside were only three people: Lily, Chen Qin, and Zhang Ze. Originally, Zhang Ze and Chen Qin came to discuss serious matters with Lily but got distracted by a new toy. "Boss, be gentle, don’t touch it like that," Lily said anxiously. "Touching won’t break it," Zhang Ze brushed off Lily’s hand. "Let me touch it too!" Chen Qin squeezed in. The three were circling around a mecha, or rather, the Thousand Machine Armor. This contraption was just over a person’s height, humanoid, but its appearance was vastly different from traditional Magical Artifacts, or even the mechanical puppets of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕥⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥 Because many parts of this thing were soft, pressing them felt like pressing human skin. But it was tougher, like sharkskin. The Thousand Machine Armor’s research had long since been transferred to the Spirit Deer Valley of the Beast Taming Sect, overseen by Dan Dan, who remained there. As an unknown life form, Dan Dan held no taboos in many matters, so when hitting critical bottlenecks, he didn’t shut himself out but directly consulted the Beast Taming Sect and Medicine King Valley. It was unsurprising that the answers were right around them. Just like how the Sword Sect secretly lit up the metallurgy tech tree, the Beast Taming Sect and Medicine King Valley also dabbled in various bizarre tech trees.