True Lord Yunhe looked at Fang Mo, his expression grave. "Junior Brother, when we defeated the Mechanical Empire back then, we actually obtained quite a bit of the Mechanical Empire's technology and information. But the sect ultimately decided to seal away those materials and forbid the sect from following the Mechanical Empire's path!"
As if afraid Fang Mo did not understand, he continued explaining, "The Mechanical Empire's mechs all rely on external power. They do indeed greatly enhance one's strength, allowing a Xiantian Martial Artist to possess the power of the True Man Realm. But this caused many martial artists to neglect martial cultivation, leaving the next generation without the strength to carry on!"
Fang Mo smiled faintly. "Senior Brother Yunhe, may I ask what a flying sword is? Is it external power?"
Yunhe nodded. "Of course. A flying sword is external power, but it can grow alongside a martial artist. One can also use the flying sword to draw upon the power of heaven and earth and accelerate cultivation. Mechs cannot do that. Mechs are merely dead objects!"
Fang Mo smiled. "Senior Brother, may I ask whether you still use the weapon you used in the Xiantian Realm?"
"Of course not..."
Yunhe answered quickly, but then froze.
Fang Mo smiled. "We should not regard technology as some flood or savage beast. We only need to view mechs as weapons as well. Of course, some highly talented martial artists do not need them. They can easily break through into the Heavenly Human Realm, Transcendent Realm, True Man Realm, or even Nascent Tribulation and Spirit Roaming. But we must understand that such people are only a minority!"
His gaze swept across the main hall, passing over every face, while his voice rang clearly in everyone's ears.
"But for those martial artists