Master of Science and Technology - Chapter 44

Translator: Darling | Editor: Darling

For a Sect to develop, it needed to train students. This would naturally require a large number of resources. These resources would need to be purchased from a seller. No matter the price stated, it would obviously always be higher than the base price. This was not something just about anyone could support. There was also the question of whether the sellers were willing to source their products. For example, the Foundation Pill that the Yu Qing Sect so desperately needed. They were helpless in the face of prices brought by sellers because they so lacked a steady producer.

Trying to find these resources in this world; to produce or find suppliers by yourself wasn’t impossible. But this wasn’t a steady form of production. One could only call this a temporary method. Trying to support a Sect like this was impossible.

And owning a Realm, though it would not solve all of their resource problems, would undoubtedly give the Sects a healthy base. The highest-ranked Sects all owned more than one Realm; with some responsible for growing medicine, some responsible for raising spiritual beasts, some kept for cultivation, and even some that allowed for a change in the flow of time.

Changing the flow of time; that was an impressive specialty. One could cultivate in a realm for a year but have only a month pass in the real world. In a situation where two people had the same level of talent, but one could cultivate for ten years while the other could only cultivate for ten months, their difference quickly became apparent.

This Closed Realm that the Five Sects had decided to explore was obviously not that powerful. If it were to be ranked among all the possible types of realms, it would be considered one of the lowest.

Of course, there was also a problem of maintenance. This Closed Realm was big enough and had enough spiritual energy. However, it had gone for years without any maintenance. There was no order in the spiritual plants grown and the creatures were left to die on their own. Had it not been for the frequent visits from the Five Sects, this realm would probably have become a barren land.

“If we could acquire this Closed Realm…” Ye Zan muttered, then shook his head. When this Realm had first been discovered, all of the Sects had come forward to try, yet not one was able to acquire it. He himself was just a humble Refining State cultivator. How could he amount to such a task?

Furthermore, even if you knew how to acquire the Realm, only those of the Refining State could enter. This also meant that all the cultivators in the Realm had no spiritual energy. Back and forth, it was like an endless cycle. Those in the Foundation State had spiritual energy, but couldn’t enter. Those in the Refining state could enter but had no spiritual energy.

Ye Zan didn’t want to think about these problems for now. After all, with his dimension, he could bring a lot of things back with him. He should first focus on exploring this Realm.

Quickly, according to the directions on the map, Ye Zan arrived at another destination. There were three sprigs of spiritual grass here, along with a golden python there to protect them. These were all considered prey to Ye Zan.

In this world, there was a natural law: all treasures would have a creature protecting them from nearby. It was actually pretty self-explanatory. Although these creatures didn’t have the active conscience of a human, they understood what would benefit them. Thus, it was natural that they would sit and guard the treasures as they ripened. It was like how any ordinary creature knew what to eat if poisoned. This was an instinct engraved in their deepest senses.

Because of this, trying to get these treasures was never an easy task. Even in this Closed Realm, where the Five Sects had already trodden multiple times, many would pay the price of their life trying to get some of these treasures.

The golden python was about a hundred meters long, with a head the size of a small house. Curled up, it looked like a mountain of gold. The Ironback Teals from before were already considered large, but, if put before this golden python, they would seem minuscule in size. 

What was especially interesting were the two bumps on the golden python’s head. It seemed as if something were trying to grow out of it. Ye Zan had been in this world for long enough to know that, as recorded in numerous texts, these bumps were signs of the python’s evolution: it was turning into a drakon.

If anyone else had run into this creature, their first instinct would be to run away. This realm allowed for the entry of Refining State cultivators but did not mean that there was nothing here that could bring danger to them. And this python was strong to demolish all of the Five Sect’s students on its own.

Seeing this, Ye Zan hesitated. It wasn’t that he was unable to defeat this golden python, it was just that he was a little reluctant. For a python to turn into a drakon did not just require it to have strong cultivation; it also needed to be of the dragon’s bloodline. Some pythons could only cultivate into larger creatures. A dragon’s lineage was needed to become a drakon.

And this golden python, though its cultivation was nothing special, had a dragon’s lineage. For a python to show signs of turning into a drakon did not just mean that it could turn into a drakon. There was a chance that it could turn into a dragon. Of course, for this creature to turn into a dragon, there was also the great factor of fate. In this situation especially, a large amount was needed.

But, regardless, this golden python was a rare specimen. To solely cut through its meat and take its core was a bit of a waste of resources.

With a scuffling sound, a couple of spiders ran out of the forest, quickly appearing at the foot of the mountain that was the golden python. With this comparison, the python’s size became even more apparent. These mechanical spiders were not large, but each was at least half a meter high. However, compared to the python, they looked like ants.

A mechanical spider raised its scalpel, and with a flash, pierced it towards the python. It hit with a “jiang”. The knife had hit a scale, leaving only a white dot. The python was unharmed. On the contrary, it was the spider that was pushed back.

Now, although the mechanical spider’s knives were not of the best gold, they were still sharper than any ordinary metal. Before, when slicing through the two Ironback Teals, it was as easy as slicing through tofu. But now, facing this python, it was like trying to stick a toothpick through a slab of iron!

However, it was fortunate that the python was so large. Its mobility and sensitivity seemed to have decreased. As a result, it did not notice the movements of the spiders. It continued to sleep. Truly, given the python’s size and defense abilities, it was able to sleep without fear of danger, at least in this realm. 

At this time, Ye Zan had also arrived at the edge of the forest. Through the heavy grass, he could already see the flashing gold mountain. After seeing the results of the spider’s attack, Ye Zan found that his desire to have this python as a pet had increased.

In this world, there was a Sect dedicated to training beasts. This training was different from farming. It brought out creatures specifically trained to help cultivators fight. Solely based on this talent, this Beast Training Sect, though not considered the top Sect, was still ranked rather high among its peers.

Ye Zan obviously did not have the techniques of this Beast Training Sect. However, given his technological advantage, it wasn’t impossible to reach the same result. He brought out a little box the size of his palm and placed it on the mechanical spider’s back.

This mechanical spider carried the little box out of the forest, and, reaching the foot of the python, began climbing on it, moving towards the pythons head. 

The golden python was completely unaware of what was happening, with its house-like head resting on its body. And that spider, after climbing up the python’s body, finally reached its head. Actually, given the spider’s body size, it could have just climbed through the python’s nostrils. However, trying to avoid startling the python, it decided to stop on the outside.