Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 637 - 350 Use Platinum Star on the Steamroller

Pulling his head out of Li's mouth, Zhang Ze wiped the saliva off his face. Although he still couldn't quite understand the situation, one thing was certain.

That was, Miemie might really have been swallowed by Li.

So the question came, how to fish Miemie out?

A cesarean section or gastrectomy?

Not really feasible, Zhang Ze shook his head.

Putting aside whether it would work or not, Zhang Ze couldn't bear to lay a hand on Li.

He needed to find a painless and gentle way.

"Senior Brother, what do you think about using the furnace hook?" Junior Sister suggested. "Tie the Immortal Binding Rope to one end, insert it into Li's stomach, and just hook Miemie out directly."

As absurd as it sounded, Zhang Ze considered it and thought that maybe it could work.

A cesarean section required skill, but an endoscopy probably didn't — just needed to lubricate and insert it.

This should be doable with just a hand.

Zhang Ze looked at Li, "Okay?"

Li pinched her small tail and thought for a moment, "Can I eat the furnace hook after it's done?"

"You... fine, as long as you're not afraid of a stomachache." Zhang Ze thought it was just something used to clean furnace ashes and didn't take it to heart. He turned to Junior Sister, "Let's start then. The Immortal Binding Rope is here, where's the furnace hook?"

"We should go outside, there's no room to move here." Junior Sister said, picking up Li and walking out of the Cave Mansion.

Zhang Ze, "No room to move?"

They walked out of the Cave Mansion and found an empty space. Junior Sister waved at Zhang Ze, "Senior Brother, step back a bit!"

Zhang Ze stepped back two paces.

"Further!"

"Keep going!"

"..."

It wasn't until Zhang Ze was ten meters away that Junior Sister gave a thumbs-up, indicating it was good.

Zhang Ze held the Immortal Binding Rope in confusion, watching as Junior Sister placed a small box on the ground and then also stepped back several steps.

After Junior Sister stepped back, the golden box beeped, the Space Array within activated, and the sound of mechanical switches closing never ceased.

A moment later.

An ultralarge excavator appeared in front of Zhang Ze, filled with mechanical beauty.

Assuming you ignored the tacky dragon head on the excavator's front.

Zhang Ze looked at the small rope in his hand, then at the large hook glistening in the morning light, and said in astonishment.

"You call this a furnace hook?"

"Yes, it's the Furnace Hook Type Three, used for cleaning the Great Sword Furnace, powered by crystal core combustion, dominating all terrains. It operates smoothly even in places without spiritual qi."

Junior Sister patted the large wheel, much taller than her, as she introduced it to Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze, "Where did this come from? How come I didn't know about it?"

"You didn't know this? Repairing this is now one of the elementary graduation test topics for Thousand Mechanism Cultivators." Li said.

Zhang Ze, having been the idle shopkeeper for a long time and knowing nothing, was surprised to look at Li, "You know about it too?"

Li, "Yes, I even cut the ribbon for the first one. You really didn't know?"

Although Zhang Ze had indeed drawn excavator designs for Lily a long time ago, he didn't expect they would actually build one.

In this world where a single cultivator could be an entire construction team, creating a large excavator just to clean the Great Sword Furnace and as an exam topic for elementary students...

One could only say Lily had money to burn.

He didn't want to comment too much on this matter and changed the topic, "Alright then, but Li, you..."

Zhang Ze glanced at the tiny Li and then at the colossal machine before him.

He was afraid it would burst Li open.

Li, seeing Zhang Ze looking as if he had never seen the world, shook her tiny finger.

"Don't forget, back in the day, this dragon was also a Great Power that devoured heaven and earth. Swallowing just a Type Three furnace hook would be a piece of cake."

Zhang Ze chuckled, "Then why did you choke yesterday and fall off the Flying Ship?"

Li argued, "That time was different, it was a sneak attack, I wasn't prepared. Give me time, and even ten won't make me choke."

Despite Li's words, Zhang Ze still couldn't understand.

Though Li usually had a big appetite, compared to this excavator, it was a mere drop in the ocean.

"Then why do you overeat sometimes?" Zhang Ze asked.

Li organized her thoughts and explained to Zhang Ze.

"Eating is eating, refinement is refinement, devouring is devouring. Though they all use the same mouth and stomach, the dharma methods differ, and my feelings are different.

"When devouring, as long as my spiritual qi doesn't run out, I can keep swallowing. Of course, doing so, I also can't taste the flavor.

"The refinement method is the tastiest, not only can I taste the flavor, but I can also convert its abilities for my use.

"But this method is the most laborious and consuming, each time I reach the limit, I need to rest for a long while.

"As for eating ordinary food, actually I can keep eating, but... that's because of you, isn't it?"

"What does it have to do with me?" Zhang Ze was puzzled.

Li, "Who knew at first meeting that our family was so wealthy?

"I thought you were just a poor boy, so I put a seal on myself to avoid eating you into poverty, setting a safety word.

"Without saying the safety word, I would, just like you mortals, be affected by the feeling of fullness and unable to eat and drink to my heart's content."

"What's the safety word?" Zhang Ze asked.

Li, "I set it too long, and I forgot."

Zhang Ze, "..."

After Zhang Ze and Li finished fooling around, Junior Sister also got on the excavator.

Seeing Junior Sister eagerly pushing levers, Zhang Ze had every reason to suspect that Junior Sister just wanted to play with it.

"The viewfinder on the hook is already open, Li, get ready." Junior Sister rolled down the window and gestured to Li.