Who let him join the Sword Sect?!

"Even after tens of thousands of years, I will still return to my master's side."

"Anar Haishan is my master's blade, forever."

Just then, Pei Zhen happened to wake up, and after hearing Anar Haishan's confession, he fainted again.

The scene became a bit awkward for a moment.

Listening to this true vow of the sea and mountains, Zhang Ze's gaze, however, moved past Anar Haishan, looking towards Lily's side.

At this time, Li was already playing with the little chick and the big golden retriever.

He saw his Li performing something for two new friends...

A bite that can take down an entire pig.

The big golden retriever and the little chick both looked shocked, as if they were about to bow down.

"I... never mind, let's take your master up for some fresh air, Li, stop embarrassing us, let's go."

Zhang Ze said this somewhat weakly.

Obviously, Li was very domineering at first, so how did it turn into this now!

...

The next morning.

Pei Zhen opened his eyes on an unfamiliar bed and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

He always felt as if he had dreamed, dreamed that he had returned to the Primordial times, and then forgot everything.

Just when he thought everything that happened yesterday was a dream, he heard a voice that was both unfamiliar and familiar.

"Master, you're awake."

Pei Zhen turned his head and saw Anar Haishan, dressed in a fitted hunting outfit, standing beside his bed.

"I'm not your master, don't call me master, I..." but seeing the disappointment in Anar Haishan's eyes, Pei Zhen couldn't continue, and he sighed.

"You can call me Pei, uh... could you step out for a moment? I need to change clothes," Pei Zhen said, blushing.

...

Ten minutes later, Pei Zhen somewhat regretted stepping out; he felt he should have died in the room.

Because no matter where he went, Anar Haishan followed behind him, performing her duty as the Spirit Race's War Mother.

And her height, which was too different from Pei Zhen, and her unusual appearance, made Pei Zhen the center of attention.

In fact, what Pei Zhen didn't know was that during his day and night of sleep, a rumor—which wasn't really a rumor—had spread throughout the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

[An Artifact Refiner named Pei Zhen got himself a wife through a draw.]

Enduring gazes of either envy or curiosity all the way, Pei Zhen finally reached the Divine Egg Gang's residence.

Entering the room and shutting the door, just when he thought he could have some peace, he saw the two old men, Meng Jiang and Lu Sheng, who had become even more unseemly since joining the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, curiously eyeing him.

Old Man Lu, hands behind his back, walked up to Pei Zhen and patted him on the shoulder.

"Promising, very promising."

"Cultivate well, the future is hopeful," Meng Jiang also came over and patted Pei Zhen on the shoulder.

Surprisingly, the usually unseemly old men didn't tease Pei Zhen, but, as usual, studied and discussed the Path of Artifact Refining, which helped Pei Zhen relax a bit.

But he wasn't relaxed for long, because he soon noticed that Anar Haishan was always watching him.

Earlier, there were many people looking at him outside, so he didn't notice, but now that there were fewer people in the room, Anar Haishan's gaze was too obvious.

Basically, wherever he went, Anar Haishan's gaze followed.

Pei Zhen couldn't stand it anymore, but when he turned back to look at Anar Haishan sitting in the corner, he couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh.

He averted Anar Haishan's gaze, and whispered, "Hai... Haishan, wait a moment, I'll be right back."

After a while, Pei Zhen returned to the room with a Heart Method in his hand.

"You, take a look at this first. It's the Heart Method from our Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, definitely more useful than during the Primordial times. If you don't understand anything, ask me at noon."

Pei Zhen finished, and shoved the "Thousand Mechanism Heart Method" into Anar Haishan's arms.

Anar took the Heart Method, flipped through it, but looked a bit bewildered.

She couldn't read.

...

The Thousand Mechanism Pavilion's meeting hall had already become a zoo.

Zhang Ze and Chen Qin lay on the table playing with the little phoenix named Rongrong.

This little guy couldn't fly yet, but worthy of being a Primordial Divine Beast, it could use its sheer physical strength to climb up Zhang Ze's pant leg with its little chick claws, all the way up to the table.

"How much longer until that Array can be fully charged?" Zhang Ze asked while looking at Lily, who was completely engrossed in petting the dog.

"Three to four days, why?" Lily asked, hugging the big golden retriever's neck.

"Let's try a few more times, study the pattern, and we..."

Before Zhang Ze could finish his sentence, Fuji emerged from the ground.

"Senior Brother, it's not good, there are a lot of people outside wanting to join our Thousand Mechanism Pavilion."

"Hmm?"

...

Although the Thousand Mechanism Cultivators had a strong sense of confidentiality, and wouldn't say a word about things they shouldn't, they always spoke quickly about the things they should.

The rumor about Pei Zhen, when it spread to Thousand Mechanism Town, turned into a different form.

[Join the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, get a wife]

The reception office of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

"Brother, my ancestors were really into Artifact Refining."

Today, Cultivator Li, responsible for reception, looked at the burly man in front of him and sighed.

"Get lost, you're no Artifact Refiner, you struggle with arithmetic, first solve this problem set and then we'll talk."

He said this and threw a book of basic Array theory and arithmetic problems, originally prepared for his son, at the burly man's face.

The Loose Cultivator he scolded was an acquaintance, so he spoke without restraint.

"Next one, ... uncle, why are you here too, not opening the tavern?"

Uncle Cat, who opened a winery in town, tidied his newly combed hairstyle, "Kid, uncle knows arithmetic, see if uncle qualifies."

"Uncle, you're already at this age, please don't cause trouble, and besides, Auntie..."

Mentioning Auntie, Auntie arrives.

Auntie Haozi squeezed through the crowd, apologizing all the way, and entered the room, then, without listening to her husband explain, first gave Uncle Cat a Cloud-Smashing Heaven-Breaking Palm.

Immediately following, she executed a Sea-Flipping Iron Mountain Lean.

After Uncle Cat's form became completely unbalanced, Auntie Haozi stepped back, creating distance, and used the Flying Eagle Combo followed by Wandering Dragon in the Blue Sky to knock Uncle Cat into the air.

Finally, she lightly leapt up, finishing with the Finishing Move Tombstone Headpierce.

The whole set of movements was fluid, as if she had performed it countless times, familiar to the bone.

"Li, I'm sorry for causing trouble for you all."

Auntie Haozi smiled kindly at Cultivator Li responsible for registration, and then dragged the seemingly still alive Uncle Cat out of the reception office.

Cultivator Li, responsible for registration, wanted to slap himself in the face.

The reception office was usually an easy job, because normally, not many people would come by in a day.

But because yesterday he and his colleagues couldn't keep their mouths shut, today's line was incredibly long.

Seeing so many familiar faces in that line, he kind of wanted to die.

...

Zhang Ze and Chen Qin stood outside watching the long line, both feeling a bit speechless.

The Thousand Mechanism Pavilion indeed needed some extra hands at the moment, but they didn't need just anybody.

However, seeing these people's enthusiasm, Zhang Ze thought perhaps they could find something for these idle troublemakers to do.

Maybe there were some talents among them.

"Junior Sister, have you heard about the Three-Year Simulation, Five-Year Exams?" Zhang Ze suddenly asked.

"What's that?" Chen Qin asked.

"It's a tutoring class, just treat it as the Outer Sect of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, after all, some people have too much time on their hands."