It's too simple.

In fact, after numerous attempts, Ji Jue discovered that his form of flesh and blood and his mechanical form could influence each other.

That is to say, if his body suffered irreparable harm, by switching to the mechanical form, although the injury would still exist... the repairs would be far simpler than treatment!

Wherever it's broken, replace it there, and in his spare time, he could do some maintenance and apply some oil.

Moreover, the rebirth form has an exceptionally outstanding assimilation effect on mechanical objects, and after assimilation, it can subtly enhance strength through fluid alchemy. He could replace different equipment based on his needs to handle different situations.

But beyond that...

"It's just a blank container." Ye Xian sighed softly.

"Isn't that good?"

Ji Jue was puzzled, "Although the starting point is a bit low, if any effects are needed, they can be adjusted and changed at any time, and I also plan to gradually upgrade and improve it."

"A blank slate is easy to paint on, with no limits, and a high ceiling, that's true. But don't forget, while the machine can expand endlessly, humans cannot."

Ye Xian finally looked at him directly, eyes sharp: "Do you remember the mutation symptoms of the Ashes lineage?"

"The thing..."

Ji Jue replied without thinking, but then abruptly stopped.

He began to sweat.

The thing what?

What else could it be!

The most common loss of control in the Ashes lineage is the craftsman becoming a thing!

And Ji Jue's rebirth form perfectly fits this, with no part of him unaffected...

"Hiss..."

Ji Jue subconsciously took a couple of cool breaths in his machine room, feeling a bit creeped out. Even if his soul's reflection was on fire and mutated, how did his physical form mutate too?

"Wouldn't that be dangerous?"

"..."

Ye Xian looked at him with the eyes one would use for an idiot drooling while touching a power socket, full of curiosity: Do you even know what the word danger means?

No, does your dictionary have words like safety and prudence?

Ji Jue lowered his head awkwardly.

"Taking a different path with a sword isn't necessarily bad, but being too extreme isn't a good thing. Though saying this to you might not be very useful, as a teacher, I do have certain obligations."

Ye Xian paused and suddenly asked: "Let me guess—are you thinking: from now on, continually put in effort to replace your entire body with that death-defying idea of the Heavenly Artisan?"

"..."

Ji Jue's gaze gradually wandered.

He was about to start drooling.

The soul indeed has a limit to what it can bear.

Piling on unlimited equipment—stuffing in more CPUs, graphics cards, and RAM, the more the motherboard becomes overwhelmed, there's even a chance the power supply might blow.

A modified car without an engine change won't be useful. Even if changed, is it still the original car?

Dragging a cart with a small horse, only the bitterness and pain in between are known to oneself. Not to mention when it comes to modifying oneself; utmost care is needed, careful and cautious, so much so that nine out of ten would go mad.

Regarding this, Ye Xian commented: "Though it's somewhat reckless, it's also quite good."

"Huh?" Ji Jue fell into a daze again.

"Either way, you'll secretly do it even if stopped, gradually trying it bit by bit until it gets out of hand. It's better not to stop you. Besides, I also want to see your limits."

Ye Xian smiled, with a hint of expectation: "Perhaps you might really turn into a fine piece of jade."

"..."

Ji Jue wiped his sweat, drooling, feeling like he couldn't differentiate between good and bad words anymore.

Was the teacher encouraging or warning?

Perhaps it was both.

Danger is right here, the progress right in front of you, but the results are far away. To shrink back in fear and halt is not a craftsman's way, but for a teacher, how could one advise a student to take a reckless path, risking life?

"If you want to try, I won't stop you."

Ye Xian said slowly, "Because every craftsman has such thoughts, all had such ambitions, more or less, they will make some attempts. This is also part of the craftsman's journey.

It's just that your expandability is too strong, your plasticity too high, leading you to become excessively dangerous. Thus, I must speak bluntly beforehand.

Even so, you will still try, won't you?"

"..."

After a brief silence, Ji Jue slowly nodded.

"Then go and try."

Ye Xian nodded, unconcerned: "You have to walk your own path. Why concern yourself with others? Sometimes I really wonder if you're a student of our lineage, respecting tradition like this, what's the point?"

Ah, this...

Ji Jue wanted to speak but stopped, not daring to argue to avoid taking the Spiritual Defense Class.

"However, there's just one thing, as a teacher, I have to place some restrictions on you."

Ye Xian's footsteps paused, he turned back, looking at his student with solemn expression: "Your rebirth form's assimilation is convenient, but it must not be misused. Emergency repairs aside, rash merging with other alchemy creations cannot be permitted!"

"I understand."

Ji Jue nodded decisively but hesitated for a moment. He wasn't seeking to refute, but rather he noticed a loophole in this request: "So that means..."

"Yes, exactly."

Ye Xian nodded, accustomed to Ji Jue's quick comprehension: "To maintain stability of your own will and prevent being alienated by external objects, whatever alchemy creations you integrate with must be personally made by you, and you must use yourself as the main material. Only in this way can conflict risk and the soul's burden be minimized."

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