Chen Xu, who fought in a world war, died near the end of the conflict and came to a world of cultivation. He joined the declining artifact-forging sect, the Seven Luminaries Sect.
January 23
Sect Master: Today, I'll teach you how to form a spiritual energy shield.
So a riot shield appeared in front of Chen Xu.
March 7
Sect Master: Today, I'll teach you how to condense a spiritual energy projectile.
So Chen Xu condensed a fragmentation grenade that produced shards of ice when it exploded.
June 2
Sect Master: Today, I'll teach you how to make an artifact-forging furnace.
So Chen Xu made an aluminum alloy pressure cooker.
August 28
Sect Master: Today, I'll teach you how to circulate your energy to heal injuries.
So Chen Xu got started with some nice Hua Tuo-style healing!
September 1
Sect Master: Today, I'll teach you how to use spiritual energy to scout distant places.
So a military telescope with a see-through function appeared in Chen Xu's hands.
October 5
Sect Master: Xu, I hear you've already forged something. Tell me what you've made.
Chen Xu promptly brought out the weapon he'd made by stuffing a bunch of strange modifiers into his artifact-forging furnace.
"Charge Discharge, Multicast, Target Tracking Version MG42 7.92mm Anti-Foundation Establishment Cultivator Machine Gun; Essence Boost, Thunder Discharge, Modified FGM-148 Javelin Anti-Body Cultivator Missile."
Sect Master: ?