Chapter 1287: Aid Team Being Aided is Very Normal

"You must be Dean Gao, welcome to our world!" Dai Bufan was beaming. Junior Brother Lu truly had capabilities; he had directly brought over the most talented person from the Interstellar Alliance.

What their cultivation world needed most right now was talent like Dean Gao.

"To think Dean Gao has achieved so much at such a young age, it's truly remarkable."

Dean Gao looked at Dai Bufan, who appeared to be in his early twenties, and fell into deep thought.

"How long has this person been alive?"

"From Junior Brother Lu's description just now, the assistance team Dean Gao brought has an astonishing amount of knowledge," Dai Bufan analyzed. "To combine it with the Hundred Arts of Cultivation is not something our Asking Dao Sect can handle alone!"

"I propose we inform Emperor Xia, the Old Dragon Emperor, and others about this, and mobilize the power of the entire cultivation world."

"We'll do whatever Senior Brother Dai suggests," Lu Yang said. Senior Brother Dai was a professional in this area, and his invitation for Dean Gao to meet him had this consideration in mind.

"Excuse me, have you encountered any demonic cultivators?" Several Asking Dao Sect disciples, unable to suppress their curiosity, proactively approached the assistance team sitting at the entrance of the Mission Hall to chat.

The assistance team members were all equipped with memory chips. On the way, Lu Yang had uploaded the cultivation world's language into their memory chips, allowing them to understand what the Asking Dao Sect disciples were saying.

However, they didn't understand what the Asking Dao Sect disciples meant.

"Demonic... cultivator?"

"Wasn't your body modified by demonic cultivators? Your whole body is made of iron, just like a puppet."

"Hey, isn't that Senior Brother Li? Senior Brother Li, come take a look. These people were all brought back by Senior Brother Lu from outside; it seems their bodies have been modified by demonic cultivators."

Li Haoran was passing by. Hearing someone call him, he walked over.

"There are still demonic cultivators these days?" Li Haoran was very surprised. Hadn't all demonic cultivators already been dealt with by Mang Gu?

The assistance team finally understood what Li Haoran and the others meant. One of them stepped forward and explained, "Our bodies have nothing to do with demonic cultivators. These are Alliance mechanical bodies that we voluntarily modified. If there's any problem with a body part, we can just replace it directly; it's very convenient."

As he was speaking, the person suddenly stiffened, lost balance, and fell directly to the ground, startling everyone.

"Old Ji, what's wrong?"

Old Ji lay on the ground, attempting to get up several times but failing each time. "I don't know what's happening," he said, "my body seems to be out of control."

"What does the self-diagnostic program say?"

"The self-diagnostic program says the fault is unknown and suggests returning to the factory for repairs."

"Return to the factory for repairs?!" This was the cultivation world; how could they possibly return to the factory for repairs?

"Go find Dean Gao, he must have a solution."

"Excuse me, let me see what's going on." Li Haoran moved through the crowd, crouched down to examine Old Ji's condition, and showed a look of surprise.

"Your mechanical body is having a rejection reaction with spiritual energy. Haven't you ever been exposed to spiritual energy before?"

As he spoke, Li Haoran pressed Old Ji's chest, and countless tiny lines and runes extended from his palm.

"Done."

Li Haoran stood up and clapped his hands.

"Done?"

To onlookers, it simply looked like Li Haoran had lightly patted Old Ji.

Old Ji tried to get up. Indeed, he regained his mobility, and the self-diagnostic program also reported no faults detected.

He moved his arms around and was stunned.

"What's wrong?" his companions asked with concern.

"My arm... no, not just my arm, but my leg too..." Old Ji muttered incoherently.

Suddenly, he leaped forcefully upwards, jumping more than ten meters high!

The assistance team members gaped, their heads repeatedly tilting up and down as Old Ji bounced around.

Old Ji's body wasn't equipped with a jumping function.

"Old Ji, stop jumping for a moment. What's going on?"

"I don't know," he replied, "I could just jump as soon as I got up."

"You could jump as soon as you got up?" When Old Ji was lying on the ground, he had been in contact with...

The assistance team members all looked at Li Haoran.

"I just roughly modified the materials of his mechanical body to allow him to adapt to the cultivation world's environment, and performed a bit of artifact refinement along the way." Li Haoran originally didn't want to explain, as such a thing was merely a casual act for him.

"Can we also be like Old Ji?" The eyes of the assistance team members gleamed. Just a simple touch had brought about such a radical change in Old Ji's body; what a divine technique this was!

Li Haoran nodded. "Of course, you can. The materials of your mechanical bodies are of good quality; they just lack spiritual energy guidance. Give me some time, and I can even make you fly."

"Fly?"

As soon as they heard they could fly, the assistance team members eagerly crowded around Li Haoran, shouting, "Me first! Me first!"

"I'll try it out for you."

"Dean Gao, this way please."

Dai Bufan, Lu Yang, and Dean Gao walked out of the Mission Hall together.

"So we can fly without additional devices!"

The Interstellar Alliance had mechanical bodies that could fly freely, but they were extremely expensive, far beyond what the assistance team could afford.

Moreover, their current physical functions had been comprehensively improved, and flying was just one aspect of it.

It was hard to believe that merely a few touches from Li Haoran could cause such a massive change in their bodies.

"I'm flying higher than you!"

"Then let's have a competition!"

Dean Gao watched the assistance team members flying all over the sky, fell into deep thought, and remained silent for a long time.

What had happened during the time he was inside?

"Mr. Li, you must be the most formidable scientist in the cultivation world."

"Mr. Li, what extraordinary methods you have! Even our Dean Gao can't modify us like this."

Li Haoran was surrounded by the assistance team's praises, feeling a bit embarrassed. He decided to show them some of his true capabilities.

"Actually, your mechanical bodies can be further modified," he began. "If you ask me, even keeping the brain is superfluous. Just remove the brain directly and let only the soul attach to this mechanical body; I guarantee it'll be even more comfortable than now!"

The previously boisterous assistance team suddenly fell silent upon hearing this. This method sounded a bit radical...

"Ahem!" Dean Gao deliberately coughed loudly. Seeing Dean Gao emerge, every member of the assistance team stood respectfully.

"You're all guests here, feel free to enjoy yourselves," Senior Brother Dai said, smoothing things over.

"Please excuse our behavior, Mr. Dai."

"Junior Brother Li has reached the Integration Stage, congratulations, congratulations." Lu Yang noticed that Li Haoran had safely passed the Void Refinement Stage and became an Integration Stage Grand Power.

Li Haoran clasped his hands together, completely unwilling to accept Lu Yang's kind gesture. "I'd be grateful if you didn't flaunt your cultivation in front of me."

Lu Yang chuckled and patted Li Haoran's shoulder. "Junior Brother Li, you're being too formal. When have I ever flaunted to you that I'm a half-immortal and can even use two nascent Dao Fruits?"

Li Haoran was speechless.

Dai Bufan summoned a flying boat and took the assistance team and Lu Yang to Emperor City.

On the Great Snow Mountain, Qing He, who was playing chess with True Moon, suddenly sensed something and turned her head to look towards Tianmen Mountain.

"What's wrong, Fellow Daoist Qing He?"

"Strange, how am I sensing Pillar of the Nation Lu's aura?"

True Moon waved his hands repeatedly. "Impossible. You must be overthinking it. If Lu Yang returned to Asking Dao Sect, how could he not come to Tianmen Peak to find you?"

"You're right. Then let's continue playing chess. Wait a minute, isn't the position of the chess pieces different from before?"