The Mecha Driver Is a Cultivator

The canyon became completely silent.

Ji Yuan turned his back to the crowd, a solemn intent rising between his brows. In the next moment, without a sound, his clothes fluttered, and behind him, a majestic divine light emerged; in an instant, a divine being stood tall in this vast canyon!

Qin Jin stared intently at this scene.

Although the divine being turned his back to all beings and emitted a transcendent aura, unable to see his face, Qin Jin’s heart told him that the divine being’s appearance must be completely identical to Ji Yuan himself. However, Ji Yuan was currently in white clothing, whereas the divine being wore battle armor!

From an angle unseen by the disciples.

Ji Yuan stood alone, and behind him, the divine being stood towering, exuding a majestic aura. His eyes were tightly closed, his expression cold and clear, without a single hint of emotion.

If the recently playful Ji Yuan appeared as a living person, then the magnificent figure behind him seemed more like a selfless [god].

The divine being was revealed.

In front, the Celestial Spine Divine Soldiers trembled slightly.

At a certain moment, Ji Yuan’s serious voice echoed, reverberating throughout the canyon.

”Disciple Ji Yuan requests the ancestral master to impart the teachings!”

As the words sounded, the divine being’s eyes suddenly opened, with countless transformations occurring simultaneously within, transforming into flowing light, and reflected onto the Celestial Spine Divine Soldiers.

In that moment.

The brilliant radiance emitted from the deep well below gradually dimmed, and amidst the trembling of the Celestial Spine Divine Soldiers, it began to rise steadily.

This deep well, while storing and sustaining the Celestial Spine, seemed to also be restraining it.

The divine soldiers rose.

Above, it revealed a long rod-like black crystal stone form, its edges reflecting light, fully displaying its mystery.

At this moment, as it continued rising, the sharp edge below gradually emerged until it completely freed itself from the deep well, floating between heaven and earth and fully entering Qin Jin’s view.

It was a...

Halberd!

”The Mi Tian Martial God’s weapon turned out to be a halberd?”

”Is this also one of the reasons the academy arranged for me to come to the Heaven-Filling Dojo?”

Knowing the weapon he used, the academy naturally made Qin Jin speculate in his heart.

However, before he could reflect deeply, a heartfelt admiration beside him interrupted his thoughts.

”What a fierce knife.”

”Knife?”

Puzzlement surged in his mind, yet before he could think further, Ji Yuan seemed to understand the disciples’ inner confusion and spoke up.

”What you need is what you see.”

As the words fell.

In Qin Jin’s eyes, the halberd head of the Celestial Spine Divine Soldiers underwent a change.

If at first, one only focused on the upper part of the divine soldiers, it looked like it naturally formed with supernatural craftsmanship, but now... on the halberd head, traces of [remodeling] finally appeared.

However.

These traces, sharp and exposed, did not resemble the technological methods of the Federation or weapon forging techniques, but rather seemed like...

The remnants of battle!

While observing, Qin Jin glanced at the others.

Just like him, everyone had a different expression, and the weapon they saw seemed different, yet some special aspects remained entirely the same.

In front.

Once the Celestial Spine Divine Soldiers fully manifested, the divine being behind Ji Yuan receded, stepping to the side to allow the participating disciples to truly face the divine soldiers.

His voice was distant, as if coming from far away, reaching everyone’s ears.

”Star Sea Wonders are precious, imbued with power. Before the Martial God had the Treasure Mecha, it was nearly the Federation Martial God’s best weapon.”

”However...”

”A rough embryo has limitations, it cannot be considered perfect, and issues arise during deployment.”

”At that time, the Federation did not have the capacity to reforge the Star Sea Wonders, therefore, our ancestral master at the Heaven-Filling Dojo, the Mi Tian Martial God, upon acquiring the Celestial Spine, made a decision.”

”To use battle as the forge, oneself as the craftsman, to once cast a divine weapon!”

”Every battle was a hammer blow to the weapon embryo, in hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of battles, countless hammers fell to forge and ultimately craft the true Celestial Spine!”

”In your eyes, due to one’s own thinking and spiritual infection, its form appears entirely different.”

”Since before the divine weapon emerged, even the ancestral master could not determine its final form, just as he could not foresee the process or outcome of each battle.”

”Nevertheless, it mattered little to the ancestral master.”

”Because he had expertise in worldly weapons, and through the tempering of these battles, this Celestial Spine truly became affected, evolving into a weapon capable of ever-changing transformations.”

At this point, Ji Yuan paused slightly.

In the next moment, his voice rang out, rarely carrying fluctuations.

”Enter the weapon!”

As the voice fell, the Celestial Spine Divine Weapon shone brightly. In Qin Jin’s spiritual perception, images arose around the divine weapon and imprinted upon his heart.

These were the Celestial Ridge’s forging process.

That is...

The battle history of Mi Tian Martial God!

From the divine weapon, the reflective light fell upon each person. In a flash of radiance, seven people simultaneously disappeared.

In an instant, Qin Jin perceived that his surroundings fell completely silent, and he entered the divine weapon.

At the same time.

After the seven disappeared, the Celestial Spine Divine Weapon returned to tranquility.

Ji Yuan stood to the side of the divine weapon, gazing deeply at it.

Behind him, a figure quietly emerged.

It was an elderly man dressed in plain clothes, his body slightly hunched. After appearing, his cloudy eyes looked towards the Celestial Spine Divine Weapon, revealing a trace of clarity, and he spoke: ”How is that child?”

”Extraordinary.”

Ji Yuan replied, tone steady: ”He has just reached the Sixth Transformation and already completely suppressed Su Jinxiu. Such a young person, I’ve never seen before.”

”The effects of the Last Three Transformations will be even more astonishing. He will surpass countless others in the Grandmaster First Realm, with limitless potential. If he can maintain this advancement, his future limits are unimaginable.”

Speaking here, Ji Yuan’s tone held some emotion: ”No wonder Martial Abyss used such great effort for him. If he were a disciple of our Heaven-Filling Dojo, I would also do all this for him.”

”I was quite surprised when I received Gui Xu Martial God’s communication, but now everything is clear.”

Hearing this, the old man nodded slightly: ”Although he hasn’t formally joined the dojo, he received secret teachings, which counts as having a bond with Heaven-Filling Dojo.”

”Ji Yuan.”

”How’s your preparation?”

”You’ve been the grandmaster for some time now; it’s time to become the Soldier Holder.”

”Holding this divine weapon, resonating with it, if in the future you truly make the last step, then... you can truly realize this divine weapon’s splendor, even surpassing it according to the information passed down by the Ancestral Master.”

”Master Uncle, why are you in such a hurry?”

Ji Yuan turned back to the old man: ”You’ve just been working for the dojo for a while and want to quit? This Soldier Holder identity should still be held by you.”

”I understand your intention.”

The old man shook his head, looking at Ji Yuan with a trace of relief: ”The Martial God’s Soldiers are extraordinary. This Star Sea Wonder is of great origin; being its Soldier Holder can even have life-extension effects.”

”You keep delaying taking on the Soldier Holder duties just to let me, this old body, live a while longer.”

”However...”

The old man looked at him: ”Ji Yuan, a weapon is ultimately just a weapon.”

”You are in your prime; if not for necessity, do you think I would be polite with you?”

”Weapons can nurture people but also harm people; the harm is greater than the nourishment.”

He spoke calmly: ”With enough strength, one can resist its harmful effects and absorb its benefits, but I’m ultimately old, declining year after year.”

”Ji Yuan.”

”If you don’t become the Soldier Holder soon, I will die before the Celestial Spine.”

His voice fell.

Ji Yuan’s brow furrowed slightly.

He stepped forward, came before the old man, and grabbed the old man’s arm, letting his perception spread.

The old man did not resist.

In Ji Yuan’s perception, his expression constantly changed, eyes slightly somber.

In his perception, the old man before him was like an empty shell, a candle in the wind, hardly worth describing.

The reason he could still endure was because his spirit hadn’t entirely decayed.

”I will take over as Soldier Holder.”

After releasing the old man’s arm, Ji Yuan first spoke, then continued: ”However, Master Uncle, I want you to promise me one condition.”

”Speak.”

”According to the information I received, within the Federation’s Gaia Planet, a special planetary anomaly emerged with life-extension effects.”

”This information hasn’t been fully spread, only circulated in a small range. That planetary anomaly is very special, life and death intertwined, requiring a great tribulation to have a chance to acquire New Life, truly extending life.”

”Master Uncle.”

”I will go to seek a quota for you; you must make one last effort.”