Chapter 187 The Tough And Odd Wood
Ni Xuetian was incredibly satisfied when he held the military saber with a smile. He would not allow it even if Ou Yangming wanted to add another layer.
Although the might of an item would increase with every successful layering done to it, similarly, the failure rate would increase with a higher number of layering. Ni Xuetian felt that quadruple-layering was already the limit, and he would be punished if he asked for more.
Nonetheless, Old Craftsman was deep in thought as he looked at Ou Yangming. Ou Yangming picked another peculiar stone again and weighed it in his hand.
The eyes of the Ni family’s three great ancestors instantly lit up. They exchanged glances and were extremely eager.
They were not present when Ou Yangming previously smithed the magic tool, which was truly a regret. Therefore, they were not going to miss it if the young fellow smithed once more.
Ou Yangming’s Military Fire burned as he shook his wrist, and it enveloped the rare stone right away. His consciousness split at once and merged with Heaven and Earth, but the moment the merge happened, there was a vague feeling that it was going to detach from the universe again.
Ni Xuetian furrowed his eyebrows and looked at his surroundings with a puzzled look on his face. An unusual feeling rose in his heart.
The integration of Heaven and man.
He could clearly sense that Ou Yangming was releasing his apprehension of nature—the formidable state of the integration of Heaven and man.
‘But why is the state giving me a different feeling?’ Ni Xuetian thought.
He had no idea that Ou Yangming was not only in the integration of Heaven and man at that moment.
Whether it was the thoroughly meticulous state or the situation where the mountain was not a mountain and the water was not water, they were far from what the integration of Heaven and man could compare with.
Through Ou Yangming’s eyes, the strange stone slowly transformed into the sharp tip of a spear, and a barrier was also seen around the tip.
Perhaps the obstacle was a restriction of power in this world.
“Pow…”
e was
After a vague sound was heard, there was finally a tiny hole in the barrier.
Following that, the enormous potential that was hidden in the queer stone was released without restraint, causing an entirely different change to the tip’s structure and efficacy.
A striking luster was emitted from the spear’s tip, and the light was exciting.
Ou Yangming narrowed his eyes a little. After learning his lesson from his previous attempt, he only split a small part of his consciousness to watch the spear tip’s changes.
Sure enough, once the spear tip’s power broke through their world’s limit, it really gave out a dazzling shine that must not be neglected.
The Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors were stunned, and their faces took on ghastly expressions.
Upon seeing the light, even a fool knew Ou Yangming had succeeded once again.
The three great ancestors looked at each other. They knew very well that Ou Yangming had not coincidentally smithed another magic tool through blind luck.
‘This young fella’s talent in smithing art is simply awe-inspiring. ‘He already has the ability to smith magic tools in batches.
‘Even the three of us can’t completely control someone like him…’
“Woosh…”
The burning flame finally went away.
Ou Yangming smiled joyfully when he looked at the spear tip in his hand. He could finally fulfill his promise to General Chen Yifan.
Nevertheless, the young fellow’s smile did not stay on his face for long because he soon frowned.
Old Craftsman asked with a deep voice, “Young fella, what are you thinking?” Ou Yangming responded with a bitter smile, “Old man, I’m thinking about how I can make the spear handle.”
“The spear handle? You can smith it with the odd stone too.” Old Craftsman added after some thought, “Based on General Chen’s cultivation base, he definitely won’t mind its weight.”
“Old Man, that won’t be appropriate.” Ou Yangming shook his head and explained, “The Chen family’s spear techniques are wide-ranged and profound, and they also have strict requirements for their weapons. Many skills can only be performed with tough spear handles, so if we try to save trouble by making him a handle that’s made from the rare stone, the wonders of a spear technique can’t be displayed.”
Old Craftsman was not a master in spear technique, but he had a rough understanding of it after being a blacksmith for years. He frowned as well and began pondering.
Ou Yangming sighed as he felt exceedingly helpless.
He only managed to smith a magic tool because of the peculiar stone. He would have been at a loss without the super energy contained in the stone.
Even though Ou Yangming managed to smith a spear tip, he did not have a wooden handle that could match with the stone, and he felt like his hands were tied.
The young fellow quickly thought about many popular materials that were used to produce spear handles, but he soon cast away those materials from his mind.
It would be such an insult for the spear tip to be matched with those materials, and Ou Yangming figured that even the tip itself would strongly object to it.
Ni Jingshen expressed as a thought crossed his mind, “Lil’ Friend Ou, please wait for a while.”
He flashed and left.
Ou Yangming was surprised, but he was also slightly moved. “Could the Ni family have something good?’
Ni Jingtong laughed out loud. “I get it, Big Brother must’ve gone to get that item.”
“Senior, what item is it?” Ou Yangming was clueless.
“He stumbled upon a bamboo forest when he previously entered the immense forest to investi… No, to travel. That bamboo looked rather weird, so he took a section of it.” Ni Jingtong smiled and continued, “The bamboo is somewhat strange indeed. You’ll know when he returns later.”
Ou Yangming and the others became especially curious. It was worth noting that the Ni family had a profound foundation, as well as their ancestor’s relic and legacy. The fact that the three great ancestors attached such importance to a piece of bamboo even when they had seen countless treasures could only mean that the bamboo was out of the ordinary.
Ni Jingshen returned in a flash with a short stick in his hand.
Yes. The item looked like a short stick as it did not resemble a bamboo at all.
Ou Yangming wielded the stick after he accepted it, and his eyes immediately glowed. The short stick was exceptionally tough, no mark was left on it even when he grabbed it tightly, and it was also tremendously firm. When Ou Yangming channeled his essential Qi into it, not only was his Qi unobstructed, but it also vibrated and flowed freely.
“Nice!”
Ou Yangming subconsciously exclaimed because he was equally in awe of the short stick as he was the magic military saber.
The stick seemed to have been created to match with the spear tip.
“Young fella, test it with the saber first,” Old Craftsman suddenly instructed.
Ou Yangming was startled, but he nodded right away. While the short stick put up a good performance, he did not know how it would do if it was attacked by a sharp weapon.
If the stick could be easily slashed by the magic military saber, it would not be great for use.
Despite that, Ou Yangming hesitated when he looked at the military saber in Ni Xuetian’s hand.
Ni Jingshen smiled and encouraged, “Lil’ Friend Ou, go ahead and test it with the saber. We’ve adopted different methods, but we couldn’t leave a mark on it at all. Hehe, I don’t know if the magic tool can actually do
it.”
Ou Yangming nodded and raised the stick. Following that, Ni Xuetian took a step forward, and a flash of saber-light was seen as he mercilessly slashed the short stick.
A clunk was heard as the metal and the wood clashed. Ou Yangming took a step back and looked at the wooden stick anxiously, but he was soon elated.
There was only a tiny white mark on the stick. When Ou Yangming rubbed it with his hand, the mark became almost non-existent.
Indeed, the stick was so firm that it could not be damaged by a magic treasure saber that cut through metal like it was mud.
“Senior, how can this be bamboo? Why did it… Become like this?” Ou Yangming asked excitedly.
Ni Jingshen answered with a bitter smile, “I have no idea what bamboo it is either, but it was still bamboo that could be damaged by a blade when I first retrieved it. It was only the next day that it turned into a stick. It became tough to do damage to it from then on.”
“Yes, but if it doesn’t have such a property, we wouldn’t have kept it.” Ni Jingtong nodded.
Ou Yangming roughly understood, then he burned the Military Fire in his hand.
Even then, he did not receive any information about the short stick in the mind.
“Senior, has Elder Universe seen this before?” Ou Yangming asked after a moment of hesitation.
Ni Jingsheng chuckled. “Yes, he has. He said it doesn’t belong to this world.”
Ou Yangming nodded and thought, ‘Indeed.’ “Senior, may I ask where in the immense forest you found this from?”
“It’s deep inside the immense forest, and a half-spirit beast guards the place.” Ni Jingshen furrowed his eyebrows and sighed. “Back then, my cultivation base was only at the peak of Yang Grade, and I was almost killed by the beast when I encountered it, but I was lucky enough to have escaped. Now, if the half-spirit beast is still alive, I’m afraid that…”
Upon seeing the worried look on his face, the other people fell silent.
Half-spirit beasts were also categorized into strong and weak ones. The weak ones were on par with Yang Grade powerhouses, but if they broke through like Big Yellow had, even Supreme Great Ancestors could not necessarily contend with them.
Ou Yangming’s eyes wandered about as if he was devising a plan.
However, Ni Xuetian yelled at once, “No!” Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, and he looked up in shock.
Ni Xuetian uttered in a serious manner, “Supreme Great Ancestors musn’t enter the immense forest under normal circumstances. Absolutely not!” “Why?” Ou Yangming was taken aback.
“You don’t have to ask-no means no.” Ni Xuetian sighed.
Ou Yangming questioned, “What’s considered abnormal circumstances?”
The Ni family’s great ancestors instantly had a grim expression on their faces, and they unknowingly released a strange aura.
Ou Yangming quivered, and he immediately added, “Okay, I won’t ask.”
Ni Xuetian looked deeply at him and sighed. “Lil’ Friend Ou, please excuse us.”