“Woosh…”
The bright Military Fire danced and burned, causing the whole room to be as bright as the day.
Nonetheless, the intense fire did not release scorching heat waves at all. The spectators were outstanding blacksmiths in the capital, and they were in admiration when they sensed the faint heat around them. In fact, even Wu Hongxi, who taught Ou Yangming the path of cold and head, was envious too.
It was worth noting that Ou Yangming was not smithing a piece of ordinary equipment, but a magic tool, which was desired by everyone.
Even so, judging from the temperature of Ou Yangming’s Military Fire, it was evident that he was still carrying out the process with ease. In other words, he did not go all-out to smith a magic tool.
Laymen would simply enjoy the show, whereas experts would notice the artistry.
The blacksmiths were so in awe because they understood this very well.
‘If Master Ou can even leave adequate leeway when he smiths a magic tool, what kind of equipment can actually make him serious?’
Back then, Wu Hongxi and Jing Shengjie might be confident about competing with Ou Yangming in smithing art, but they were no longer sure of themselves now.
Their reactions were not much better than that of those Advanced Blacksmiths at the moment because they could not understand what Ou Yangming was doing too.
Nevertheless, when the people watched the flickering Military Fire and listened to Ou Yangming’s detailed explanation, they felt like they had just been enlightened with perfect wisdom.
It turned out that this was what magic tools were about.
Despite that, knowing the theory did not mean that the blacksmiths could succeed in smithing such tools.
Every cultivator knew how to cultivate martial arts, but very few could cultivate to Extreme Grade.
The blacksmiths that were able to come into contact with magic tools were top-notch figures in the industry, hence they gained their own understanding after listening to Ou Yangming’s analyzed explanation. That said, it would be extremely difficult for them to fully comprehend everything and smith the real thing.
Taking a Yin Grade martial artist as an example, with limited qualifications, cultivating to the peak of Yin Grade would be his limit.
He would be elated if he suddenly received a secret book that would help him cultivate to Extreme Grade, but when he started to cultivate according to the contents of the book, he would realize that it would be difficult to enter Yang Grade, let alone Extreme Grade.
Ou Yangming smithed 3 magic tools continuously and described his experience without any reservations.
He looked at the people and noticed that everyone seemed to be enlightened, but how much exactly they gained entirely depended on them.
The young fellow moved his wrist to curb his Military Fire, then he put down the magic arm guard that he had just smithed. “That’ll be all for today. If you have questions, let’s find another opportunity to learn together.”
Wu Hongxi, Jin Shengjie, and the others were stunned. It was then when they realized that so much time had passed.
The two Superior Blacksmiths looked at each other, and they led the others to bow at Ou Yangming and Old Craftsman. They were not the young fellow’s apprentice, but there was no much difference since they gained much valuable knowledge from him.
Needless to say, Ou Yangming had also learned a lot from Wu Hongxi and Jin Shengjie in the past.
Having said that, the values of their experiences were not proportionate. Therefore, the blacksmiths were being sincere.
Ou Yangming shifted sideways and said, “You don’t have to do this.”
Old Craftsman laughed as he was satisfied. Seeing how Ou Yangming was respected by many people from their trade, he was happy for the young fellow from the bottom of his heart.
As the people left the Wu residence, the excellent blacksmiths dispersed and returned to their respective residences to begin smithing magic tools. Of course, nobody could guarantee their success. However, “The Secrets of Smithing Magic Tools in the Lower Realm” collected by the imperial family would have richer content from now on, and Ou Yangming’s contribution would not go unnoticed.
The young fellow sat in a carriage and returned to the big courtyard prepared by the imperial family for him.
Not only was the place luxurious, but it was also guarded by imperial guards, and every protocol was arranged accordingly as if Ou Yangming and his companions were members of the imperial family. Among them, the young fellow, Hong Feiyu, and Old Craftsman even received treatments better than Wu Yuanwei—the Humans’ greatest powerhouse—did.
In spite of that, nobody dared to question it at all.
When Old Craftsman returned, Ni Yinghong immediately greeted him. The old man was delighted.
After settling everyone down, Ou Yangming and the rest waited quietly.
Since Wu Yuanwei told him the plan, he chose to believe in the imperial family’s greatest powerhouse. Based on his experience in bearing himself and his years of knowledge, he could definitely find a smooth and steady path.
Sure enough, after half a month, just as Ou Yangming and the little red bird were continuously channeling their mental powers into the peculiar stone, a guard informed the young fellow that Wu Yuanwei had asked to meet him.
Yes, the guard said that the elder had requested a meeting.
Nonetheless, the guard had turned pale due to shock. Although he was normally daring, he could not help but shudder with fear at the moment.
Who was Wu Yuanwei? He was publicly acknowledged as the greatest powerhouse and was the last line of defense that the people counted on and relied on before the Humans’ disaster. The elder was asking to meet Ou Yangming when they were in the capital, which was his territory.
The impact on the guards was unimaginable.
Ou Yangming stopped channeling his mental power and went to the hall.
Wu Yuanwei was seen smiling as he sat on a chair in the hall. Ou Yangming could tell at once that the elder brought good news.
The elder stood up right away when he saw Ou Yangming, and he said with a smile, “Master Ou, I accomplished my task.”
Ou Yangming grinned. “Senior, you were the one that suggested everything, so you should be credited for everything.”
Wu Yuanwei shook his head and waved his hand. “Master Ou, I only proposed the idea. Without your support, the suggestion couldn’t have worked regardless of the timing.”
If Ou Yangming, who was an additional condition, was removed from this realm, Wu Yuanwei would only have a Spirit Great powerhouse and would not be able to gather 1,000 Supreme Great Ancestors.
Hence, even though Wu Yuanwei should be credited for putting forward the idea, he could not be compared with Ou Yangming.
When Ou Yangming turned to look, Hong Feiyu, who was next to him, instantly understood him. The man asked, “Brother Wu, what’s their response?”
“The bosses in the upper realm have communicated and unanimously decided to build the passage first. Each clan will receive their share according to their contributions through the process,” Wu Yuanwei answered sternly and continued after a pause, “They promised to give Master Ou a century; if Master Ou becomes a Venerable One within a century, he’ll receive a tenth of the bonus for this realm. Before that, he’ll only be given a 0.2% share.”
“0.2%?” Hong Feiyu pondered for a while and turned to nod at Ou Yangming.
In actual fact, the condition was much better than he imagined. He wondered what Wu Yuanwei told the upper realm such that they agreed with it.
Hong Feiyu was simply being unreasonable when he previously requested a 10% share; he only did it for a huge room for negotiation. They were in a realm, after all, thus a 0.2% share would be relatively generous. At the very least, it would be enough to make over 10 Spirit Grade powerhouses risk their lives.
As for becoming a Venerable One within a century, Hong Feiyu only regarded it as a plain statement because he was not really optimistic about it.
“Okay, I agree with that.” Ou Yangming nodded and asked after a pause, “What should we do now?”
Wu Yuanwei’s eyes lit up, and he questioned with a smile, “Master Ou, are you sure your 3 spirit beasts will join in?”
“It won’t be a problem,” Ou Yangming answered without any hesitation. He glanced half-intentionally at the little red bird and thought, ‘There are actually 4 powerful spirit beasts here, and this fourth one is much more fearsome than the others.’
“How will we assemble 1,000 Supreme Great Ancestors?” Hong Feiyu asked after some thought and frowned. “Brother Ou, since you can subdue spirit beasts, can you conquer half-spirit beasts too?”
Ou Yangming was struck dumb, and he had a strange look on his face. “Are you hoping that I’ll use half-spirit beasts to replace Supreme Great Ancestors?”
“Yes,” Hong Feiyu responded seriously, “I can’t think of any other way.”
He had not been in this realm for a long time, but he had also been here for some time. Besides, while he had not traveled to every corner of the world, he more or less understood the strength of this realm.
Among the Humans’ capital and the 8 counties, even if Supreme Great Ancestors in rogue cultivation were gathered, they could not find 1,000 such powerhouses.
The little red bird’s eyes gleamed. It stuck out its chest and thought, ‘Beg me, beg me, quickly beg me!’
With the help of the Phoenixes’ secret technique, not to mention 1,000 Supreme Great Ancestors, even if more powerhouses were needed, it could offer a corresponding secret technique.
Nevertheless, neither Ou Yangming, Wu Yuanwei, nor Hong Feiyu looked at it.
Wu Yuanwei laughed out loud. “Brother Hong, don’t worry, Master Ou and I already have a solution for that.”
Hong Feiyu was startled. “I’d like to hear about it.”
“The Wu family has a secret technique—the Simulated Spiritual Fist. The fist technique can yield unusually brilliant results when it’s used by Master Ou, by which he can help cultivators at the peak of Yang Grade break through their limits to enter Extreme Grade,” Wu Yuanwei explained proudly.
“What? That’s too good to be true…” Hong Feiyu was in disbelief.
It was a hot topic in the capital, so everyone had heard about it. However, the Humans’ disaster happened, thus the news remained in the capital without being spread to the other counties.
Ou Yangming smiled. “It’s just a small deceptive trick. I made myself a laughing stock, Brother Hong.”
Hong Feiyu was stupefied, and he screamed internally, ‘Is that even a small trick?’
At this point, he finally understood why Wu Yuanwei made the promise that would last a century. Perhaps a miracle would really happen to the young man.