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Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and finds himself in the Joyful Union Sect, forced to mine spirit ore. He uses a jade pendant to send a distress signal to Earth. His home country confirms his off-world location and begins to investigate the jade pendant, which can transmit items across dimensions. Lu Li requests a Desert Eagle gun for self-defense.
The jade pendant successfully transmits a Desert Eagle and a mining drill to Lu Li. He uses the drill to efficiently mine spirit ore, impressing his superiors and avoiding punishment. He discovers the jade pendant also has storage capabilities, allowing him to stockpile ore and the drill.
Lu Li helps Senior Sister Liuli complete her spirit ore quota, saving her from Bai Sheng's malicious schemes. This act of assistance, however, draws suspicion from Bai Sheng, who notices Lu Li's unusual efficiency. Lu Li realizes he needs to quickly advance his cultivation to survive.
Lu Li re-establishes contact with Earth, providing details about his environment. His home country mobilizes its top scientists to help him. They analyze the cultivation world’s 'Five Elements Technique' and develop an improved 'Five Elements Technique 2.0', theoretically increasing his cultivation speed by three to five times. They also research ways to purify spiritual energy.
Lu Li's cultivation with 'Five Elements Technique 2.0' proves incredibly effective, increasing his speed by nearly four times and repairing his meridians. He quickly reaches the fifth level of Qi Refining. He also transmits sword manual fragments to Earth for analysis. Bai Sheng, still suspicious, attempts to force Lu Li to drug Ye Liuli, placing a curse mark on him.
Facing imminent death from the curse, Lu Li contacts Earth for urgent help. The War Command analyzes his situation and races to develop a method for refining and storing spiritual energy within seven days. Earth mobilizes all available resources, including retired scientific experts and industrial factories, to address the challenge.
Under intense pressure, Earth's scientists successfully develop a method to extract pure spiritual liquid from ore, achieving 87% purity. This breakthrough provides Lu Li with the means to rapidly advance his cultivation and counter the curse. However, the process is physically taxing on the scientists involved.
Bai Sheng confronts Lu Li, but Lu Li uses his Desert Eagle to kill him. This act alerts True Monarch Bai Yi, forcing Lu Li to accelerate his plans. With the purified spiritual liquid from Earth, Lu Li breaks through to the peak of Qi Refining and is promoted to an outer sect disciple, gaining access to a private cave dwelling and sect protection.
Lu Li sends back more information about the cultivation world, including insights into weapon refining. Earth's scientists analyze this, noting similarities between the 'flying sword' technique and bullets. They also emphasize the importance of making his Desert Eagle his natal magic weapon and stress maintaining distance from Ye Liuli due to her 'chosen one' status.
Lu Li starts taking missions in the outer sect and chooses to observe weapon crafting at the Weapon Hall to gain knowledge. He encounters Senior Brother Xu, a seemingly incompetent weapon refiner, and Master Wu. Observing their confusing refining process, Lu Li realizes he can leverage Earth's scientific principles to improve it.
Lu Li guides Senior Brother Xu through a successful weapon refining process, demonstrating his refined understanding of material properties and energy manipulation. He also discovers that the 'furnace slag' has residual spiritual energy, which he sends to Earth for analysis. Scientists on Earth discover that with precise particle bombardment, they can reactivate the spiritual energy in the slag, turning waste into valuable materials.
Lu Li sends back more weapon-crafting insights, which Earth's scientists identify as a potential path for a new technological evolution. Lu Li is promoted to 'Honorary Leader of the Pioneer Group'. He discusses sending a spiritual vein back to Earth to provide a permanent source of spiritual energy, a goal requiring him to reach the 'half-step Golden Core' stage. Earth advises him to prepare for Foundation Establishment and initiate an 'apprenticeship plan' with Ye Liuli, the 'daughter of destiny'.
Lu Li's rapid cultivation with Earth's techniques leads to an accidental breakthrough, catching the attention of Ye Liuli. He fabricates a story about consuming a magical herb to explain his progress. Later, he attempts his first cross-dimensional weapon refining with Earth's assistance, but it 'fails' to show extraordinary phenomena on Earth. However, the weapon transmuted to Earth glows brightly, confirming its status as a magic weapon. This indicates a difference in physical laws between the two worlds.
The scientists deduce that the difference in physical laws is due to the lack of spiritual energy on Earth. Lu Li proposes sending a spiritual vein back to Earth, an ambitious goal requiring the Mountain-Moving Technique at the half-step Golden Core stage. Earth also reiterates the 'apprenticeship plan' for Ye Liuli, emphasizing that taking her as a disciple will aid his survival. Just as Lu Li is considering the plan, Ye Liuli, suffering from cold poison, appears and asks him to 'cultivate together'.