Cultivation, but Make It Robots

Yuan Ai had no spiritual roots or cultivation, yet he was the only son of the greatest person in the cultivation world. But one day, his father, the Immortal Venerable, ascended and left everything behind for him. From that day on, everyone looked at Yuan Ai differently. They all wanted the treasures the Immortal Venerable had left behind, cultivation techniques never revealed to the world, and even the legendary Ascension Secret Treasure. They tried flattery, bribery, threats, and deception... Everyone wanted to rush in, take a big bite, and claim their share. They all believed a little lamb like Yuan Ai wouldn’t last long surrounded by hungry wolves. Yuan Ai, however, was pondering a far more important question. Before leaving, his father had told him to hurry up and find a way to ascend, or he’d get terribly bored. But he was an S-rank universal robot. How was he supposed to ascend? Should he fire a superluminal magnetic cannon at the sky? ＊ Everyone waited to see who would end up with the treasures in Yuan Ai’s hands. Then they watched Yuan Ai pull out a white cube. Cultivation world: What’s that? Yuan Ai: A vending machine. Everyone: ??? Next, he pulled out a large silver hat. Cultivation world: And what’s that? Yuan Ai: A flying saucer. Everyone: ??? ＊ Yan Wuzhu was a notorious Demon Lord in the cultivation world, ruthless and utterly insane. To sever his ties of karma, he sought out Yuan Ai. At their first meeting, he thought the boy had been protected too well, untouched by the malice of the world. He was only a mortal, but protecting him for a hundred years would repay the debt. But as they spent more time together, he gradually realized that Yuan Ai seemed to... like him? Because Yuan Ai remembered all his likes. Because Yuan Ai remembered all his daily habits. Because Yuan Ai... He was only a mortal, but there was no reason they couldn’t become cultivation partners. Yan Wuzhu’s ear tips quietly turned pink. He decided to shed his secret identity and propose to him as the Demon Lord... Wait, why was Yuan Ai like this with everyone? Yan Wuzhu: ??? Wasn’t he supposed to be the only one? Yuan Ai: 0.0? Isn’t it basic procedure for an S-rank universal robot to remember what everyone likes? [Reading Guide] 1. A Demon Lord who falls for his own schemes on top × a naturally dark-hearted universal robot on the bottom 2. Plot-focused, satisfying, lighthearted and silly, with a harem-style battle for affection. 3. Cover image from Xiaohongshu: Li Shengsheng Upcoming novels I Accidentally Killed Everyone [Full-Dive VR]. See the announcement for the direct link. Wu Lin was a powerhouse in the Infinite Flow genre. After countless dungeons, he finally cleared them all and earned a promise from the System. He would go to a peaceful new world and live out the rest of his life in comfort. Then he opened his eyes to a landscape of ruins, filled with gunfire, explosions, monsters shrieking, and attacks ambushing him from the shadows. Wu Lin: “...” He seemed to have been tricked. But it wasn’t a big deal. The young man bent down, casually picked up a bamboo skewer from the ground, and swiftly drove it through the head of the monster pouncing at him. He walked out of the shadows over the wreckage, the dim light of day reflected in his dark eyes. Getting tricked was fine. He’d just kill them all. Phantom Cosmos, currently the hottest full-dive extraction shooter. It offered a high degree of freedom, an overwhelming variety of weapons, gear, and skills, and demanded technique, awareness, strategy, and luck. One day, a young player with a glitched-out name appeared in the game. Players: Totally normal. The System assigns random names like that. Must be a bot. He didn’t wear armor or a bulletproof vest. Players: Totally normal. Going in without armor and knife-running is pretty popular, too. He only picked up food and water. Players: Totally normal. A clueless newbie who doesn’t know the value of loot and is starving to death. He passed right by the central loot zone without even looking at it. Players: Totally normal. Either he hasn’t learned the map or he’s just blind. He never used a gun. He only used whatever he found, sticking to melee weapons like bamboo skewers and bayonets. Players: Totally normal... right? The next second, he used a bamboo skewer to pierce an elite monster’s head, then wiped out a fully geared squad with a dinner knife. Everyone and everything he encountered along the way got stabbed to death. Players: ??? Wait, is this normal?! Can a carbon-based life-form actually pull off moves like that? Only later did Wu Lin realize he hadn’t been tricked. It was just a game. No wonder he couldn’t chamber a bullet. He had to open the menu first. Still, this kind of game brought back fond memories. Just a little, of course. Pei Jin was a former professional battle royale champion who had won every major title. Now he was one of Phantom Cosmos’s top streamers, with elite mechanical skill and strategic awareness. He was also incredibly lucky, and could easily find top-tier loot. One day, viewers in his livestream suddenly noticed a new teammate beside Pei Jin. A monster-level lone-wolf killer with a glitched-out ID who had made a name for himself with a bamboo skewer. Viewers: ?! Seriously? The streamer’s already absurdly lucky with loot, and now he can find a teammate like this, too? Pei Jin:, v I didn’t find him. I lured him over by cooking for him every day. Theme: Rely on yourself.