Immortal Path To Heaven

by Srtyi

"Master Ouyang, please smith a divine weapon for me!" "Master Ouyang, you're the only person who can forge a weapon with seven attributes. Please make my dream come true!" "Master Ouyang, could you..." "Ouyang my *ss! My surname is Ou!" Ou Yangming was an orphan who was adopted by a reputable old blacksmith from a military camp. After working as a helper under the old man for years

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Chapter 161 Come… With Me!

Ou Yangming strode and led the way out of the prefecture. "Master Ou, are we leaving the prefecture? This way is nearer!" Sui Hezhi called out to him from behind.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming responded to him without stopping, "Not there, over here!"

On his back, Yan Haobo grimaced in pain but only gritted his teeth without making a sound.

Many of Yan Haobo's bones were broken. If a normal person was in his shoes, that person would have been unconscious long ago, but Yan Haobo endured it with his strong will.

Ou Yangming comforted, "Squad Leader Yan, hold on a little longer, we'll be back in the camp in no time."

He did not mean the Immense Forest Military Camp, but the Prefecture Military Camp. Although General Chen would not be present, it would not be easy for anyone to lay a finger on them as long as they entered the military camp.

Nevertheless, when they were reaching the gate, they heard a deafening sound coming from a gong. "Catch the thieves, close the gate, catch the thieves!"

A "creak" was heard as the gate that led to the military camp was slowly closing. Ou Yangming's face changed, and he yelled, "Charge our way through it!" The fact that they suddenly encountered the unforeseen event was clear even to a fool that it was a scheme against them.

If they were really stuck here, Ou Yangming would not fear the Liang family because he had the backing of the Ni family and the Fang family. Despite that, if he had to resort to that, he would lose face.

Sui Hezhi responded to him, then they shouted as they made their way through the crowd toward the gate. The front of the gate was already chaotic by then. The commoners naturally dodged as they dared not tread on muddy water; the soldiers who guarded the gate raised their spear, but they looked flustered.

Prefecture guards were naturally chosen soldiers, and in terms of training only, they were not inferior to the Immense Forest Military Camp at all. However, as well-trained as the soldiers were, if they had never gone on a battlefield and had not seen blood, they were not the best soldiers.

While the soldiers at the gate had uniform movements at that moment, their eyes betrayed the agitation and fear inside them.

Ou Yangming stopped when he saw the gate being closed slowly, and he suddenly called, "Brothers, the three of us are soldiers from the Immense Forest West Camp. Our squad leader is severely injured, so he needs to enter the camp to be saved! Please let us out of the prefecture since we're all brothers in the military!"

The gate, which was slowly being closed, actually stopped.

Many soldiers fixed their blade-like gaze on Ou Yangming and his companions. If a timid person was being stared at violently instead, one would have probably dropped to the ground already.

That said, Ou Yangming and Sui Hezhi stood side by side. Though Ou Yangming was also carrying a person on his back, they did not flinch…

Men in the military gave the most weight to one's aura. Therefore, the soldiers were hesitant after they saw Ou Yangming and Sui Hezhi's expression.

At the spur of the moment, someone asked out loud, "Who are you?"

Ou Yangming noticed an officer when he looked up. "I'm Ou Yangming from the Immense Forest Military Camp's Armament Camp. Who are

you?"

The officer looked up and responded, "You don't have to try to connect with me because I don't know who you are. I just want to ask — why is he injured? Why did someone sound the horn and give us the order to close the

gate?"

Ou Yangming answered, "Squad Leader Jiang Chengwei from the Middle Camp died in an accident while on duty. As a result, his younger sister has nobody to rely on, their property was forcibly occupied by the Liang family servants, and her current status is still unknown. Squad Leader Yan Haobo from the West Camp came to investigate this matter, but he was attacked and injured by the Liang family servants. We've just saved him earlier!"

The soldiers were in a clamor after they heard what happened. Even though military orders were like a mountain, which was why they still held their weapons, they began to look fierce.

There was a unique temperament between soldiers, thus the soldiers approved of Ou Yangming and Sui Hezhi after seeing their behavior earlier. They could not distinguish the truth from the false yet, but they subconsciously trusted the men.

"Okay, I trust you!" The officer furrowed his eyebrows a little and expressed loudly.

The soldiers around him looked at him in shock as soon as he said that, but he had an extremely high status among the soldiers, so the harsh atmosphere immediately reduced by half.

Nevertheless, the officer added, "I trust you, but the military has laws and regulations. Since an order was given to close the gate, nobody can pass. You should… Stay!" Before his voice died away, he already raised his spear to launch an attack.

The spear traveled at the speed of light, and it was ready to take out everything in its way.

Ou Yangming widened his eyes, but he had a strange expression on his face.

"Swoosh…"

When the spear was shot out, its mightiness was unparalleled.

In spite of that, the powerful spear's accuracy was so off that it completely missed its target.

The swift and fierce spear flew half a meter to the side of Ou Yangming's body, hence it could not hurt him at all no matter how forceful its spear force was.

Subsequently, the officer shouted, "Hey, this fella's very sneaky. Brothers, let's attack together!"

"Yes"

The other soldiers roared and raised their spear to attack. They were well-trained and were aggressive when they attacked, but the spears that were shot out missed their target such that they were nowhere close to Ou Yangming and his companions.

"Thank you," Ou Yangming uttered softly as he was touched. Following that, he and Sui Hezhi ran past the soldiers.

Wherever they ran, the soldiers were instantly thrown off their feet and countless spears were thrown in their way, but not even their skin was grazed.

"Don't let the thieves get away, quickly close the gate!"

Far away, about ten people were charging toward the gate as well. Judging from their body technique, the soldiers could tell that the person in front was a Yang Grade powerhouse.

The officer's face changed, and he yelled sternly, "Quickly-close the gate!"

Ou Yangming and Sui Hezhi quickly hastened out of the gate, which was about to close. It was only when they successfully escaped that the officer uttered the words "close the gate". A loud "boom" was heard as the gigantic gate was finally closed.

When the martial artists, who caught up after a while, witnessed the scene, their blood boiled, and they were red with anger.

"You, why did you let the thieves get away?"

The officer glanced at him snappily. "I received a military order to close the gate to obstruct the thieves, what's wrong with that?"

"You, you're… Okay, I'm not going to argue with you. Quickly open the gate!"

"Who do you think you are? How dare you order me around? Brothers, a bugle was sounded to alert us about thieves who were going to escape through the gate. I'm guessing that they're the thieves! Come and take them down now!" The officer glared at the martial artist.

"YesThe soldiers immediately wielded their spears and pressed forward.

On the other hand, the martial artists looked at each other. Based on their numbers and strength, they could easily kill all the soldiers, but if they really dared to do it, it would be considered a revolt.

Without wild ambition, how many people actually had the guts to do it?

The Yang Grade powerhouse, who was the leader, was furious. "Ni Feihong, do you not recognize me?"

"I'm carrying out a military task, and I'm not making any allowances for anyone. Get them…" The officer expressed coldly.

Seeing as the soldiers were pressing on at every step, the martial artists refrained from attacking to avoid getting into trouble. They were deeply infuriated, but they could only retreat and escape in the end.

The officer watched coldly as they left, then he waved his hand to call for his subordinate and ordered with a soft voice, "Return to the residence and inform Eldest Young Master that Master Ou is in trouble."

His subordinate responded to him and quickly left.Ou Yangming and Sui Hezhi sped all the way and finally arrived at the military camp, which was stationed outside the prefecture.

The guards at the camp stopped them, but they quickly called for the medical officer.

Before long, two captains showed up.

They were Captain Wu Guotu from the Middle Camp and Captain Yu Hailiang from the South Camp. Both of them had a grave expression on their faces, which was clear that they had found out about the situation from Sui Hezhi.

"Master Ou, you acted too rashly," Yu Hailiang remarked with a deep voice once he saw Ou Yangming. He added after a pause, "General Fang is in the prefecture, why didn't you just ask him to intervene?"

"Squad Leader Yan had already fallen into the enemies' hands. If I delayed it any further, I'll regret it forever." Ou Yangming chuckled, then he cupped his hands at the captains. "I'm at ease now that I see you. Please send Squad Leader Yan and Brother Sui back to General Chen Yifan in the Immense Forest Military Camp."

Wu Guotu pulled a long face and asked, "What about you? Aren't you going?"

Ou Yangming smiled and said, "No, I have something to do."

"What is it?"

"Of course I'm going to take revenge for Squad Leader Jiang," Ou Yangming answered and then continued, "Squad Leader Jiang died saving me, but I failed to protect his family. Heh, how will I have the face to meet him again in a hundred years…"

Wu Guotu's face darkened. It looked like it was covered in black ink.

"Ou Yangming, do you know about the Liang family?" Yu Hailiang asked with a deep voice.

"No, but I don't want to know either." Ou Yangming strode away and waved his hand as he left. His voice was clearly heard even though he had gone far away. "I only know that my brothers in the military mustn't be humiliated! i'll chop off the limbs of those who hurt my brothers, and I'll endlessly pursue those who bully my family…"

Seeing as Ou Yangming walked away and disappeared in the blink of an eye, the captains of the Guards could not help but exchange glances; their eyes were burning with a raging fire.

Yu Hailiang suddenly asked after a brief moment, "Brother Wu, how many people from the Middle Camp's Guards are here?"

"About thirty of them." "Okay, please lend them to the South Camp for a while. Don't worry, if anything happens, our camp will bear the responsibility!" Yu Hailiang smiled sinisterly. "No."

Yu Hailiang was stunned, and he cursed. "Pfft, you're a Yang Grade powerhouse, but you're just a coward!"

Wu Guotu cast a cold look at him, then he suddenly shouted, "Fall in!"

As soon as he ordered, thirty sturdy men ran over and got into three rows.

"Did you see?" Wu Guotu asked loudly.

"Yes, we saw!" The men answered at the same time.

"Did you hear?"

"Yes, we heard!"

"Who was Jiang Chengwei?" "The Middle Camp's squad leader!"

Wu Guotu waved his hand and instructed, "Come… With me!"

"Very well, how dare you use this trick?" Yu Hailiang was dumbfounded when he watched them, thus he also waved his hand and asked, "Brothers, can the South Camp be inferior to the Middle Camp and the West Camp?"

"No!"

"Why are you still standing there then? Let's

go!"

With that, another twenty men buckled on their armor to go into battle. Each of them looked grim and fierce, and the fire of enmity spread out like a night dragon, which was going to sweep Heaven and Earth.

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Chapter 162 Just Do It

"General, this is bad…"

In the military camp, Li Xinfan, the Middle Camp's commander, glanced at the Guards captain beside him and said, "Leshui, why are you panicking? The sky isn't falling." Wang Leshui furrowed his eyebrows and asked, "General, are you going to let them leave the camp as they wish? Are you not going to restrain them?"

A normal soldier would not dare to speak to Li Xinfan in a questioning tone. However, not only was Wang Leshui the general's Guards captain, but they also shared a different relationship because they were like brothers. As such, Wang Leshui did not have to hold back.

Li Xinfan could not help but laugh and responded, "I'm not their direct general, so how can I stop them?"

"But they're in the Prefecture Military Camp now!" Wang Leshui debated, "The imperial family is trying to find fault with us, aren't you letting them have something on us by doing this? Did you forget who the Liang family is?"

Li Xinfan shook his head and said, "I know that the Liang family is the imperial family's chess piece in Linlang County, but so what? They've indeed done something wrong. Besides, they offended three generals in the Immense Forest Military Camp at the same time. Hehe, I'm already giving them face by not getting involved. Moreover… The fact that they bullied a soldier's family makes one's hair stand on end, and everyone in the military is already viewing them as a common enemy. If I stopped the soldiers earlier, I'd definitely lose my reputation!" There was a flash of luster in his eyes.

Wang Leshui was stunned for a while before he said, "Sir, you're right."

"Since we're in the military, we have to sit upright. If I handle things unfairly and disappoint the soldiers, I'm afraid that they'll abandon me when I need them to risk their lives while performing their duties in the future." Li Xinfan chuckled.

"Sir, you're very wise. I only thought about how we should fear the imperial family, but I forgot about how our brothers would think." Wang Leshui's face reddened.

Li Xinfan curled his lips into a bright smile and said, "You don't actually have to worry too much because it won't be a big issue."

Wang Leshui was surprised. "Sir, how do you know?"

"The leader behind this is clearly a smart person, so he should know when to stop," Li Xinfan explained slowly.

"Sir, according to what I heard, he has already killed two men," Wang Leshui asked in confusion.

"The men he killed were from the Liang family, and they were protectors who jointly attacked the squad leader. As for the constable and soldiers who guarded the gate, were any of them injured?" Wang Leshui's eyes lit up. "You're right, he has a good sense of propriety indeed."

"Hmph, it's not just because he has a good sense of propriety," Li Xinhan commented, "I heard that the Ni family and the Fang family actually had a small conflict when Ou Yangming arrived at the prefecture. Hehe, the nearest gate from the prefecture to our camp is actually the small southwest gate, but they came out from the west gate. Think about it, which clan has influence around the west

gate?"

"The Ni family," Wang Leshui answered.

"Yes. The fella seemes ruthless, but he knows to take advantage of someone else's force. Once his companion was captured, he didn't just go to save him. The fella also killed the attackers at the speed of light to set a reputation for himself and to destroy the enemies' mental line of defense, then he proceeded to save his companion." Li Xinfan paused for a while before he continued, "Later on, instead of continuing the fight, the fella sent his injured companion to a safe place, and he only carried on with his plan when he had no worries."

Li Xinfan shook his head and remarked, "It's rare that he's only so young, but he's experienced and vicious when he deals with matters. He has a bright and promising future!"

Wang Leshui's face changed as he wondered, "The general's remark for the young fella is a bit too high, isn't it?'

Li Xinfan gazed into the distance as though he looked through the limitless space ahead and saw the young fellow, who was already far away.

Instead of returning the way he came, Ou Yangming entered through the small southwest gate.

Sure enough, the gate was not closed yet, and he did not alert anyone when he entered.

Nonetheless, someone approached him after he had just taken a few steps into the prefecture. When Ou Yangming glanced at the person, he instantly recognized that it was a Ni family servant, who served him in the residence.

"Master Ou, I finally found you!" The servant was surprised but delighted. "Eldest Young Lady said I'd definitely find you if I waited here."

Ou Yangming could not help but laugh, and he felt a warmth in his heart. "Since Yinghong sent you here, she probably has something to tell me?"

The servant looked at him admiringly and answered, "Yes. Eldest Young Lady said that the men you killed were the Liang family protectors, who were not worth mentioning. As for the person you interrogated, he's the private butler of the Liang family's third young master, and he's now hiding in Third Young Master Liang's residence."

Ou Yangming's eyes wandered about, and he asked, "Do you know the way?"

"I do." The servant then hesitated for a while before he added, "Eldest Young Lady told me to ask you, do you know the Liang family's background?"

"What did Yinghong say?" Ou Yangming smiled faintly.

"Eldest Young Lady asked me to tell you if you want to know, so that you can weigh the pros and cons, but if you don't want to know, just do it!" The servant answered while he lowered his head.

Ou Yangming frowned and suddenly asked, "Did Eldest Young Lady really say that?" The servant looked up in shock, but he could not let a word out.

"Since that person's so emboldened, he probably has high status in the clan, doesn't he?"

"Master Ou, I-I dare not say it…" The servant looked troubled. He cupped his hands, but he lifted three of his fingers with the hand that was cupping the first, and he pointed them in the sky.

Ou Yangming inhaled deeply as he was confused why the three figures would give him such a promise.

If Ou Yangming was not aware of the servant's identity and knew that he was someone close to Ni Yunhong, he would really suspect that someone was taking advantage of this matter to harm the Ni family.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming instantly cast his worries aside.

It did not matter if the three figures supported him or not because he had never thought about dismissing the matter. "Lead the way."

"Yes." The servant sighed a breath of relief and left. Before long, they arrived at a luxurious residence.

"Master Ou, the Liang family doesn't have a great ancestor, but there are two Yang Grade masters. Besides, if the matter escalates, I'm afraid that the people from the Governor's Residence won't just standy by." Following that, the servant did a fist salute and turned into a small alley.

Ou Yangming pouted his lips a little. 'Since they don't have a Supreme Great Ancestor, why should I be afraid?'

Although he was not equipped with armor, he was wearing the equipment that he relied on the most. Ou Yangming touched his waist sash, then he suddenly flashed and kicked.

"Boom…"

After Ou Yangming channeled his essential Qi, the force from his kick was more than 500 kilograms.

Since a Yin Grade Class Two martial artist had just exerted all his force, how could a big door stop him?

Accompanied by a deafening boom, the big door instantly flew up and fell backwards.

A commotion was heard after that, and hurried footsteps were heard approaching him.

Ou Yangming entered calmly. Instead of roaming around, he put his hands behind his back as he coldly watched the movements of the people inside.

It only took a brief moment before tens of men arrived from different directions.

The other people clustered round their leader like stars twinkling around the moon. The leader was a fair young master, but his handsome face was already darkened due to anger.

Diagonally behind the young master stood the plump Liang Jiafu, who widened his eyes and shouted, "Third Young Master, it's this fella, he's here again!"

"How dare you!" Third Young Master Liang raised his eyebrows as he uttered. He was already deeply infuriated, but he asked with a deep voice as he was not someone who acted rashly, "Who exactly are you?"

Ou Yangming watched coldly as the other people spread out to vaguely surround him instead.

Despite that, his heart was cold, and he was unperturbed.

"What's the name of Jiang Chengwei's younger sister?"

"What?" Everyone else was stunned, and they stared at Ou Yangming dumbfoundedly.

Ou Yangming repeated his question slowly, "What's the name of Jiang Chengwei's younger sister?"

Third Young Master Liang twitched his mouth and asked in disbelief, "You, you fool. How dare you offend the Liang family because of a person whose name you don't even know?"

Not only him, but everyone else was also in a daze.

'This fella isn't really an idiot, is he?'

They instantly looked at Ou Yangming scornfully.

Ou Yangming smirked. 'I don't know her name, but I know she has an older brotherher blood relative—and that's enough.'

He flashed and took a big step forward.

Since the man would not answer him, there was no need for him to ask anymore because he would attack and replace his mouth with his fists.

"Stop him!" Liang Jiafu immediately yelled at the top of his lungs. His voice was full of fear because he was previously frightened by Ou Yangming's ruthless methods.

People like him would admire even more merciless means, but those means were meant to be used against enemies. If they were attacked by such methods one day, they would actually break down a hundred times faster than ordinary people.

The followers that were nurtured by Third Young Master Liang were not useless men. Among the thirty men present, five of them were Yang Grade powerhouses, and the remaining men were not ordinary strong men either; they had a cultivation base of at least Force Grade Class One.

That said, this was what was displayed by Third Young Master Liang. The Liang family's foundation could not be matched by a mere Yin Grade martial artist. Nonetheless, Ou Yangming was different. His consciousness rose the instant he took a step out.

The integration of Heaven and man, and the thoroughly meticulous state!

Everything seemed to have slowed down while Ou Yangming became like a deity, who overlooked everything from above through a completely different perspective.

Everyone's change, be it their facial expressions or their movements, were under Ou Yangming's watch and control.

He smiled hideously and suddenly charged forward faster at Third Young Master Liang like a bullet, which was shot out of the bore.

Ou Yangming looked like he had given up on his defense. It seemed as if he wanted to perish together with the young master.

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Chapter 163 Where?

"Protectors!" Third Young Master Liang's face changed. He was a Yin Grade martial artist, hence he naturally noticed the might of Ou Yangming's suicidal attack.

A barefoot man would not be afraid of a man with shoes. Nonetheless, Third Young Master Liang, who came from a rich family, was not just a man with shoes. He wore a pair of golden boots, so how could he perish together with a reckless man?

"Swoosh-"

Five Yin Grade masters appeared in front of Ou Yangming. Each of them retrieved a sharp weapon, and they were ready to cut Ou Yangming into pieces as soon as he approached them.

The Yin Grade martial artists fixed their gaze on Ou Yangming as they waited for the moment that would make their blood boil. Nevertheless, they suddenly realized something strange at the next instant.

Ou Yangming's body was becoming smaller instead of bigger.

'What's going on?' Just as they wondered, they heard a miserable shriek.

It was then that they came to the shocking realization that Ou Yangming's threatening attack, which seemed like a one-way trip, was only for show. After attracting the attention of the five Yin Grade martial artists, who blocked in front of Third Young Master Liang, Ou Yangming immediately swayed his body to withdraw himself.

Afterward, the young man attacked the Force Grade martial artists instead.

Ou Yangming charged at the thirty Force Grade martial artists like a ferocious tiger breaking into a flock of sheep. He destroyed the combat power of about four of them without effort.

He did not kill them, but each time he punched or kicked, he aimed at their fatal points.

Once the martial artists were hit by Ou Yangming, they collapsed to the ground and screamed in pain while they put their hands on their broken bones.

The pain of having one's bones broken was definitely unbearable, it was to the point that one would rather die. Yan Haobo could grit his teeth and endure it, but the ordinary martial artists could not do the same. In a flash, four of them were already on the ground, and the sight of them grimacing in pain gave everyone else palpitations. "You, you cowards, kill him!" Third Young Master Liang shouted furiously.

"Yes!" The five Yin Grade masters, who were defending him, looked at each other. Three of them attacked together, and they were extremely cautious, which made it obvious that they knew how ruthless Ou Yangming

was.

Ou Yangming turned and grinned wickedly at them while showing his teeth, causing the three men to be frightened.

When the men halted, Ou Yangming suddenly fell backward as though his body was no longer supported by a spine.

Just as the other people were confused, Ou Yangming's body, which was about to touch the ground, bounced up as if it was attached with a spring. He instantly charged at the protectors on the other side.

Cries were heard from the protectors at once.

Ou Yangming was a Yin Grade martial artist, but he also used the integration of Heaven and man, as well as the thoroughly meticulous state, to sneak attacks on some Force Grade martial artists. Hence, he seemed like he was cracking a nut with a sledge-hammer-he was totally unobstructed.

Before the rest managed to react to the situation, another five men slumped.

The three Yin Grade martial artists finally regained their senses, and they were enraged because nobody had ever dared to tease them. They roared and pounced on Ou Yangming one after another, but even then, they advanced and retreated in order to protect and cooperate with each other.

Despite that, the instant they started moving, Ou Yangming left before they could reach him.

He staggered as if he was counterattacked by his enemies earlier when he sneaked attacks. Although Ou Yangming managed to dodge the attacks from the three Yin Grade martial artists, he looked like an arrow that was at the end of his flight.

The Force Grade martial artists noticed the window, so their eyes reddened as they plucked up their courage and raised their weapons to attack Ou Yangming.

If they could kill the madman in front of the third young master, it would be great. The risk would be worth it if the young master was able to recognize their worth.

However, just as the martial artists were about to slash or stab Ou Yangming's body with their weapons, the young man suddenly twisted his body. He bent forward, withdrew his butt, and turned his arms.

The simple moves, which were achievable if one was slightly flexible, somehow allowed Ou Yangming to dodge everyone's attacks. On top of that, when he turned his arms and moved his body each time, someone would shout in pain and would be thrown out.

Ou Yangming was not at all threatened by the Force Grade martial artists.

The three Yin Grade martial artists were surprised but angry, so they screamed and pursued him.

That said, their vision was suddenly blocked because Ou Yangming grabbed an injured Force Grade martial artist and threw him in their direction. The three martial artists could not ignore their companion's life, so they quickly caught the man, but they were soon faced with endless bodies as though they had just stabbed a beehive.

The three Yin Grade martial artists cried bitterly non-stop, but they could not watch their companions being thrown to the ground, thus they could only catch them one by one and put them on the ground.

A terrified voice was suddenly heard at that moment.

"Be careful—"

It was Third Young Master Liang's voice.

'Be careful? Be careful of what…'

As soon as they wondered, and before it became a concrete thought, another figure flew in their direction.

The martial artist in front subconsciously reached out his hands, but just as he caught the person, a hand pressed his chest without a sound.

A powerful and unstoppable surge of power gushed out. Before the Yin Grade martial artist could even let out a humph, his internal organs were already shifted due to the impact, and he flipped backward.

The two other martial artists shivered, but their view was blocked by the first martial artist, so they could not see what actually happened.

Following that, they saw a sinister smile on a person's face. The person was smiling, but the smile was despairing for them.

The area between their chest and stomach suddenly hurt, causing them to cry in pain. They tried to retreat, and they punched and kicked, but the person in front of them did not intend to be entangled with them at all. After stabbing their bodies with his weapon, the person quickly flew backward. "Sneak attack!"

It was only then that Third Young Master Liang finished his sentence.

The two Yin Grade powerhouses lowered their heads to look at the broken blade between their chest and stomach. They looked at each other and smiled bitterly when they sensed the essential Qi, which was channeled from the broken blade into their body to mess up their internal organs.

'Third Young Master, you warned us too late…'

They slowly fell to the ground and could not get up anymore.

Ou Yangming looked up and cast an indifferent look at the four remaining people.

Third Young Master Liang and the two other Yin Grade martial artists trembled, and they felt that their bodies were incredibly cold without a hint of warmth. As for Liang Jiafu, he was already on the ground for a long time and was shaking due to the excessive shock.

The third young master looked with a pale face at his men who were on the ground. He could not believe what he was seeing.

It did not take long for the thirty Force Grade protectors to be completely taken down by one person, and the protectors could not fight anymore, at least for the rest of day. As for the three Yin Grade powerhouses, they ended up in a more tragic state because they simply died in front of him. How did everything happen?

Third Young Master Liang witnessed the whole process, but he could not figure out the cause behind it. It was as if everyone went crazy and threw their bodies at Ou Yangming to be beaten up by him.

Ou Yangming's punches and kicks were simple and direct without any fancy moves, hence Third Young Master Liang could clearly see how his followers were terribly beaten up. Nonetheless, it was the exact reason he became fearful, so much so that he did not have the guts to even look at Ou Yangming anymore.

'A devil, this person is definitely a devil!'

"What's Jiang Chengwei's younger sister's name?"

Third Young Master Liang and the other people were stunned when they realized that the devil had spoken once more.

Nevertheless, as compared to before when everyone looked at Ou Yangming scornfully, Third Young Master Liang and the rest looked afraid.

"Her, her name is Jiang Jiumei!" Third Young Master Liang gritted his teeth and answered.

Even though he tried his best to look unconcerned, everyone else could clearly sense his fear.

"Oh, is it Jiang Jiumei? Where is she now?" Ou Yangming asked plainly.

"I don't know! Why would I know where she is! You should find her yourself, don't come and find me!" Third Young Master Liang yelled.

Ou Yangming was raging with fire, but his spiritual world happened to be in a peculiar and wonderful calm state.

The moment he saw Third Young Master Liang losing himself, a fantastic feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

With that, the mental power between Ou Yangming's eyebrows burst out like a flood that gushed out of its outlet.

"Ah,"

Third Young Master Liang shrieked all of a sudden, and he took three continuous steps back. He felt that his limbs were ice-cold, and his martial arts techniques, which were praised by many martial artists, were somehow leaving his body.

Ou Yangming appeared like an enormous devil god in Third Young Master Liang's consciousness, and the intense pressure from Ou Yangming's eyes were almost making him unable to move.

Mental oppression. It was the result of when Ou Yangming released his mental power to fully suppress someone. In actual fact, even Ou Yangming himself never thought that the effect would be that great.

A Yin Grade master actually crumbled due to the pressure.

The two remaining Yin Grade masters were helpless when they exchanged glances, and they flashed to jointly attack Ou Yangming. Ou Yangming swayed his body and forced himself through their joint attack.

The faces of the two men changed. When they turned at the same time, they suddenly felt that their vision became blurry because Ou Yangming transformed into a bloody figure that went around them.

Subsequently, the two Yin Grade masters widened their eyes as they were horrified. Their bodies were covered in cuts, and their powers flowed out with their blood until they finally collapsed.

The Blood Flight Secret Technique was an extraordinary power that could kill even a Yin Grade powerhouse in one move.

If the two Yin Grade martial artists tried to stop the attack, they would only be like mantises trying to stop a chariot-crushed into pieces.

Ou Yangming turned around, and he was finally panting a little.

"Where is Jiang Jiumei?"

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Chapter 164 He's Not Alone!

"I don't know, I really don't know!" Third Young Master Liang fell butt first to the ground. The arrogant look on his face was completely replaced by a frightened look with a mixture of tears and mucus.

on't know, why are you still alive?" Ou Yangming uttered slowly, as if he was speaking to himself.

"S-sir, i-it's… It's him. He instigated me to forcibly occupy that girl's property!" Third Young Master Liang suddenly turned and pointed at Liang Jiafu, who shivered like a quail. He grabbed his last straw like a drowning man, and he did not care if the straw could actually save his life. "Tell him, what did you do to Jiang Jiumei!"

"Mi-Military Master, I really d-don't know! That day, I initially wanted to go over to threaten the little gi… No, Miss Jiang Jiumei, but she was already gone. The valuables in her home were already cleared, so we decided to stay there first," Liang Jiafu stammered with his eyes widened. He breathed heavily as he added, "We didn't want to occupy her property, instead, we wanted to help her manage it! Yes, that's right. We wanted to manage it for her, so we'll definitely return it to her once she returns!"

Ou Yangming glanced at them indifferently.

He had actually adopted differentiated treatment when he previously attacked. Ou Yangming only broke the limbs of the Force Grade martial artists without killing them, whereas he dared not slack at all when he faced the Yin Grade martial artists.

Being attacked by those martial artists, especially since Ou Yangming was outnumbered, he could not show off. Therefore, he gave his all when he faced the Yin Grade martial artists, and he killed them mercilessly.

If Ou Yangming thought about making things easier for five Yin Grade martial artists so that he would not harm their lives, he would be risking his life. When he walked out with Zhang Yinli's head from the dense forest in the past, he was never going to make the same mistake anymore.

Nonetheless, even after killing every martial artist present, Ou Yangming came to a shocking realization that he seemed to have gotten it wrong.

Perhaps Jiang Jiumei had really escaped, and she was neither killed nor wiped out in secret.

Despite that, Ou Yangming was not regretful when he turned to look at the Liang family protectors, who were either groaning or dead.

Some things had to be done!

All of a sudden, his expression changed a little, and he turned to look.

At the door, roughly eight men headed quickly in his direction. The person in front was the fastest. He moved so fast that he only touched the ground slightly with his toes. He was able to move tens of centimeters forward with each step taken and was far ahead of the people behind him.

Ou Yangming sneered and kicked up a longsword with his toes to grab it, then he pointed the tip of the sword at Third Young Master Liang's throat.

Third Young Master Liang was already frightened out of his wits due to Ou Yangming's mental pressure and ruthless means. As such, he simply let Ou Yangming suppress him because he did not have the thought to resist at all.

The elder at the front stopped right away in the courtyard.

He glanced around with his lightning eyes and questioned coldly, "Are you the outlaw who killed my clan's protectors and escaped through the gate?" Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. "An outlaw? Heh, are you the old fart behind the killing of a soldier's family and the seizing of their house?"

The men, who were on the ground, were in immense pain, but they had the urge to laugh when they heard what Ou Yangming said.

On the other hand, the elder looked unusually displeased, and he remarked angrily, "Nonsense!"

His body moved a little as though he wanted to take down Ou Yangming in a move.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming was already observing his every move, so as soon as there was a slight movement from the elder, Ou Yangming moved the longsword forward a little.

"Uh…" Third Young Master Liang trembled due to fear, and he stopped thinking because an intense and fearsome aura surrounded him.

The elder immediately stopped and stared at Ou Yangming. "Maniac, let go of him first!"

Ou Yangming cast a strange look at the elder and mumbled, "You're a Yang Grade powerhouse. If I let him go, what should I do if you kill me?"

"As the current Liang family's patriarch, Liang Jinye, I assure you that I'll no longer pursue this matter as long as you let him go!" The elder said furiously.

"No, you can bully even a soldier's family, so your words aren't reliable!" Ou Yangming shook his head.

Liang Jinye was infuriated, but he looked at Third Young Master Liang lovingly and with worry.

Ou Yangming suddenly laughed. "How about this, I'll let him go if you guarantee me something."

"What is it?" Liang Jinye's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked.

"Your cultivation base is higher than mine, so I'm worried. I'll let him go if you cripple yourself of your cultivation base, what do you think?" Ou Yangming replied to him smilingly.

"What, did, you, say?" Liang Jinye had an extremely fierce look in his eyes. If one's look could kill, Ou Yangming would have been cut into mincemeat long ago.

Ou Yangming asked calmly, "How about you slowly consider your choice?"

"Young man, I've found out about the whole incident. The Liang family is indeed at fault, and we're willing to make things right." Liang Jinye inhaled deeply and forced himself to let go of his rage. He suggested after a pause, "As long as the girl returns, we'll return her house to her. As for the fact that you killed the Liang family's disciples, it'll be canceled once for all. What do you think?"

Ou Yangming looked quietly at the elder and responded with a faint smile, "Patriarch Liang, you made such an outright promise! If Jiang Jiumei really comes back and stays at her original house, I'm afraid that she'll die from a sudden illness after a year, am I

right?"

Liang Jinye was stunned, and his face instantly darkened. The incident involved a soldier's family and had escalated, hence the Liang family could not hide the truth from the masses anymore. This was why the elder decided to take a step back for the time being to patch up the quarrel.

However, once this matter was no longer under the spotlight, how could the Liang family be willing to suffer a loss?

By then, not only would Jiang Jiumei lose for sure, but the reckless young fellow would also be killed.

That said, Liang Jinye did not expect Ou Yangming to perceive his thoughts so quickly. Ou Yangming was not an ordinary child, after all. He was an orphan, so he was well-experienced in matters such as this. Thus, as he observed everything under the thoroughly meticulous state, it was impossible for Liang Jinye to lie to him. "You sneaky dog, come out!" All of a sudden, Ou Yangming moved his wrist and uttered. He raised his leg to kick a stone beside him, which flew to the side like an arrow.

"Humph!" A deep groan was heard, then a figure jumped out of that spot and pounced on Ou Yangming.

Ou Yangming sneered and kicked again, but he kicked Third Young Master Liang's waist this time.

Third Young Master Liang cried out in surprise and instantly flew up. He could not identify the situation anymore because he was already paralyzed due to fear, so he grabbed wildly in the air and looked extremely afraid.

The person who suddenly appeared turned his body and reached out for Third Young Master Liang's waist. As long as he caught the third young master, he could save him.

Nonetheless, it was at that instant that a sword-light was seen on Third Young Master Liang's right shoulder.

It resulted in a rain of blood and a miserable shriek from the young master.

"Second Younger Brother, no!" Liang Jinye's face changed as he yelled out loud.

The person realized at that moment that when he wanted to save Third Young Master Liang earlier, Ou Yangming had kicked the young master toward him and also stabbed the young master's shoulder.

Upon seeing the situation, the person dared not resist the sword because the counter-acting force would certainly hurt Third Young Master Liang. If the young master really died because of this, he did not know who Liang Jinye would blame in the end.

Hence, the person withdrew himself and retreated although he was indignant.

Once he retreated, Ou Yangming withdrew the sword as well, but a flash of sword-light was seen as the sword was pointed at Third Young Master Liang's neck once more. Nevertheless, the young master's body had an invisible hole where blood flowed out, and the floor was instantly covered in red. Liang Jinye's eyes reddened. He turned his head abruptly and shouted fiercely, "Second Young Brother, what are you doing?"

The person was also an elder, who had a similar age with Liang Jinye. He pulled a long face, but he did not argue with Liang Jinye in front of the other people. "Stop the bleeding! Stop the bleeding first!" Liang Jinye roared.

"He won't die from losing some blood since he has plenty of blood." Ou Yangming chuckled, but he still took two pieces of rags to put them on the young master's wound.

Liang Jinye was already stamping with fury, but after witnessing Ou Yangming's cruel methods, he gave up on the idea of saving the young master through a surprise attack.

Ou Yangming glanced at them smilingly. "Elders, if the Liang family has other masters who would like to give this a go, quickly send them here now and let them attack together. That way, he won't have to suffer for too long."

'You attacked violently without any warning, so who would still dare to make a move?' Liang Jinye's lips trembled, then he inhaled deeply and expressed, "Young man, let me give you a piece of advice. The Liang family's rage is not something that you can withstand!"

"He's not alone!" A thunderous voice was suddenly heard coming from behind him.

Wu Guotu, who kept a straight face, paced steadily in their direction.

The moment he set foot in the courtyard, the strong aura that he released was as mighty as a mountain such that even Liang Jinye and his brother, who were both Yang Grade powerhouses, dared not stop him.

Wu Guotu walked toward Ou Yangming and roared, "Boys!" "Who says you have no clothes to wear? I'll share my robe with you. The king has raised his force, I'll fix my dagger-axe and spear, and I'll kill the enemy with you!

"Who says you have no clothes to wear? I'll share my undergarment with you. The king has raised his force, I'll sharpen my spear and halberd, and I'll set out with you!

"Who says you have no clothes to wear? I'll share my lower garment with you. The king has raised his force, I'll mend my armor and weapon, and I'll march along with you!"

Sonorous voices rolled in the courtyard!

Thirty soldiers marched in order with a threatening aura and thirty spears. They were like an invincible and magnificent army.

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Chapter 165 The Imperial Family's Tributary

Ou Yangming was dumbfounded at the sight of his brothers from the military striding into the courtyard. His heart was pounding, and his face turned read.

When he left the military camp and entered the prefecture by himself, he was ready to fight alone.

Needless to say, it was not a reckless act from him because he believed that he was still valuable, so neither the Ni family nor the Fang family would ignore the matter.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming did not expect his comrades to show up.

"Captain Wu, you're…" Wu Guotu looked coldly at Ou Yangming and slowly reached out his hand to press the back of the young man's hand. He took the longsword, which was pointed at Third Young Master Liang. "This is the Middle Camp's matter, so why are you dealing with it?"

Before Ou Yangming could respond, Wu Guotu turned to face Liang Jinye and his brother and ordered loudly, "Raise your spears, kill!"

Ou Yangming was stunned, and he cast a strange look at Wu Guotu. He finally realized that the captain's killing nature was ten times stronger than his.

The thirty soldiers advanced forward without any hesitation and attacked with their spears.

Since they were Guards from the Middle Camp, they had a cultivation base of at least the peak of Force Grade Class Five. If only one soldier attacked, Liang Jinye and his brother would naturally disregard the soldier, but there were a bunch of them, and their violent auras instantly increased their might by ten times.

Lin Jinye and his brother were even more afraid of the fact that the soldiers were tough men from the military.

When Ou Yangming was alone, the brothers could cover up the matter through different ways even if they killed him in secret However, they were now faced with thirty soldiers.

If they killed all of the soldiers, the consequences would be unbearable.

"Retreat, retreat, quickly retreat!" Liang Jinye roared, then the other martial artists, who had come with him, turned and escaped without any delay. They never thought that they were going to be enemies with official soldiers.

Nevertheless, a hail of arrows was shot in their direction when they had just run a few steps away.

Although the martial artists were at least in Yin Grade and above, half of them were shot because they panicked. They managed to avoid getting shot in their vital points, but they fell down and lost their combat power. Liang Jinye's face changed, and he expressed aggressively, "What are you doing? Do you want to force us to revolt?"

"Revolt? If you're so capable, try me!" Yu Hailiang's voice was heard from a distance away. It turned out that he and Wu Guotu were cooperating, they attacked in the dark and in the light respectively.

Liang Jinye's face took on a ghastly expression. When he looked at his third son, who was covered in blood, he finally gritted his teeth and flashed with the intention of abandoning everyone else and escaping.

Based on his strength as a Yin Grade powerhouse, nobody could stop him if he were to flee.

"Shoot!"

Another hail of arrows was shot when Yu Hailiang gave the order.

This time, most of the arrows were aimed at Liang Jinye. Liang Jinye shouted as he swayed his body. Lights were also seen in his hands as he blocked every arrow that was aimed at him. Following that, he glared furiously at Ou Yangming and the other people, then he soared into the sky.

It was at that moment that a shadow descended from the sky and reached out a hand to place it on Liang Jinye's shoulder. An unbelievably mighty power gushed down to fix Liang Jinye on the spot.

Despite that, instead of feeling panicked, Liang Jinye was surprised and delighted. "Tributary Chen!"

Ou Yangming and the rest looked grim. In fact, even Wu Guotu's face twitched a little.

A Supreme Great Ancestor!

The elder had just appeared, but he displayed his identity and strength as a Supreme Great Ancestor.

He turned to scan everyone with a cold look, and the people who were looked at instantly felt a penetrating chill.

Wu Guotu did a fist salute and said, "Tributary Chen, we're killing the murderer of a soldier's family, please assist us!"

Tributary Chen responded coldly, "Are you Deng Zhicai's Guards captain?"

"Yes!"

"Okay, I won't blame you for the sake of Deng Zhicai." Tributary Chen then turned around to look at a dark spot. "Come out!"

Yu Hailiang led his soldiers out from their hiding place, and he greeted the elder with a bow, "I'm Guards Captain Yu Hailiang from the Immense Forest Military Camp's South Camp. Greetings, Tributary Chen." "A Guards captain from the South Camp. Okay, since you're part of the Fang family, I won't blame you. Let me just ask you, do you know who they are?" Tributary Chen asked plainly.

Wu Guotu was neither humble nor haughty when he answered, "They're Liang Jinye, Liang Jinling, and Liang Gaoyi from the prefecture."

"Heh, since you know their names, do you know who they're working for?"

"I do. They're the imperial family's procurers, and they're in charge of partial procurements for the imperial family."

Ou Yangming's eyebrows twitched a little. It was then that he understood the weight of the words from the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors.

If Ou Yangming wanted to know, they would have told him the truth; if Ou Yangming did not want to know, the Ni family's great ancestors were still going to support him even though they would offend the imperial family.

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Countless thoughts crossed Ou Yangming's mind at that moment. 'Why are the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors willing to pay such a huge price?'

Before he could figure it out, a pair of fierce eyes was locked on him.

"Since you know they're the imperial family's procurers, how dare you kill them? Heh, do you not regard the imperial family at all?" Tributary Chen then fixed his gaze on Ou Yangming and said, "How dare a little devil like you be so cruel? What are you going to become when you're older?"

Subsequently, he reached out and waved to grab a stone in his hand. A pop was heard as the stone was crushed, and he flicked the crushed stone to shoot it fast at Ou Yangming.

The tributary was a Supreme Great Ancestor, after all. Even though it was just a crushed stone, it was mighty as it was shot out from his hand, and it was not inferior to an explosive arrow at all.

Besides, the tributary immediately found the source of everything as soon as he showed up. An ordinary Yin Grade martial artist would not be able to dodge the attack at all.

That said, Wu Guotu, who was next to Ou Yangming, yelled and turned his hand to retrieve his military saber and slashed.

"Bang-"A deafening sound was heard, then Wu Guotu staggered backward, but he managed to stop the stone.

Tributary Chen's face darkened. "You're ignorant. Do you really think that I won't kill

you?"

Wu Guotu responded after he found his footing, "You can obviously kill me since you're the imperial family's tributary, but as long as I'm alive, I won't let my brother in the military get hurt!".

"Brother in the military?" Tributary Chen sneered. "He's not from the Middle Camp, is he?"

"Anyone from the Immense Forest Military Camp is a brother to me!" Wu Guotu replied to him sternly.

Tributary Chen looked coldly at him, but despite his fearsome aura, Wu Guotu was not going to compromise.

Nas

In terms of strength only, Wu Guotu was naturally far from Tributary Chen, but there was a more powerful being behind Wu Guotu, thus Tributary Chen was forced to give in. Tributary Chen scoffed. "Forget it, since I'm already here, you should stop this absurdity."

Wu Guotu's face twitched, and he finally said, "As you wish."

"No!"

However, Ou Yangming stepped forward and expressed "The Liang family harmed a soldier's family and forcibly occupied their house. If you let them go, it's against heavenly principles!"

Wu Guotu's face changed, and he quickly uttered, "Lil' Ou, don't speak nonsense!"

Ou Yangming stood tall like a mountain, and he stared at Wu Guotu with his lightning eyes. "Captain Wu, today, Jiang Jiumei was forced to run away from home because she was bullied. Does that mean that the family members of the other soldiers, who died carrying out a duty, will one day be treated like that too?"

Wu Guotu was stunned, and he swallowed his words before he was able to let them out.

Ou Yangming's eyes were glowing, and his voice spread far and wide.

"I want everyone to know that the families of my brothers in the military, whether they're still alive or have died in the battlefield, will live very well!" Ou Yangming's voice was resounding. "I, Ou Yangming, am willing to be their backup and support! Those who bully a soldier's family will not be spared—they must be killed!"

"They won't be spared!

"They must be killed!

"They won't be spared! They must be killed!"

The fifty soldiers from the Middle Camp and the South Camp stuck out their chest and roared.

In the beginning, they sounded rather messy, but they soon spoke uniformly, and their voices echoed in the courtyard.

Tributary Chen looked incredibly displeased, and he suddenly sneered. "Killed? I'd like to see who will be killed in the end!"

He flashed and disappeared from his spot.

Wu Guotu's face changed. He called out while he wielded his saber.

He acknowledged Ou Yangming to be a gifted person, whose cultivation speed was extremely fast, but he knew that he was just a Yin Grade martial artist.

Therefore, Wu Guotu knew that Ou Yangming's chance of surviving a Supreme Great Ancestor's sudden attack was very low.

Wu Guotu gave his all as he attacked. Though he might not succeed and he had to risk offending a Supreme Great Ancestor, he did it without complaint or regret.

At the same time, many soldiers raised their spears and charged at the enemy, whose shadow could almost not be seen.

"Pow…"

Countless spears were shot out, but the soldiers fell hard to the ground, and they could not get up for some time.

The Supreme Great Ancestor used his power wonderfully. He did not really injure the soldiers, but the soldiers would have to stay on the ground for some time before they could get up

He moved his hand to flick another crushed stone at Wu Guotu's saber. As a result, the saber-light stopped, and the saber of the powerful Yang Grade martial artist was actually flicked away by a small stone from the Supreme Great Ancestor.

Followed by that, Tributary Chen reached out to grab Ou Yangming. 'This young fella talks really big. Does he think that he'll be able to survive comfortably by giving a stirring speech?

'Hmph, if he's not capable enough, he shouldn't do something that's beyond his capability!'

That being said, just as Tributary Chen attacked with his palm, Ou Yangming shifted strangely and dodged him during the crucial moment.

At the same time, Ou Yangming kicked with the tip of his toes and grabbed a spear. The scenes of when Chen Yifan wielded the spear in the past appeared in his mind.

Ou Yangming lifted his hand, and his spear turned into a giant dragon that advanced toward Tributary Chen in monstrous waves.

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Chapter 166 The Chens' Spear Technique

Ou Yangming's spear was about 3 meters long. It had a golden point head and a wooden shaft.

When he moved his wrist, it seemed like the sky was star-studded, there were flashes of silver lights, as well as sprinkles of water.

Chen Yifan only wanted to claim his title as Ou Yangming's master when he taught Ou Yangming his spear art. Who knew, the young fellow cultivated the technique whenever he was free as if he gained a treasure after he was taught the spear technique.

Speaking of which, the spear technique was the first complete set of martial art that Ou Yangming learned. Before that, he had learned the military's fist art and blade technique, which were killing skills, hence they could not be mentioned on equal terms with the spear technique.

Although Ou Yangming had not cultivated the spear technique for long, he was able to grasp its essence due to the integration of Heaven and man and the thoroughly meticulous state.

As he attacked with the spear at the moment, his might was frightful.

"Hey?"

Tributary Chen had a strange look on his face. He swayed his body a little like a leaf on the water, and he could not be taken down despite the intense spear force.

Ou Yangming shouted and suddenly shook the tip of his spear, then the storm-like spear force instantly became as delicate as silk.

His spear technique remained the same, but he performed two entirely different prospects in a short span of time.

Wu Guotu, who found his footing after taking a step back, was about to charge again when he recalled something. He also had a weird expression on his face, but he no longer had the intention to fight with Tributary Chen to death.

Tributary Chen scoffed coldly and reached out his finger to flick the tip of the spear at the speed of light.

Plenty of essential Qi gushed out as an attempt to hit Ou Yangming through the spear.

The corner of Ou Yangming's eye twitched, and he had already sensed through the thoroughly meticulous state the odd changes around him before Tributary Chen even attacked.

Be it the flow of Tributary Chen's aura or the slightly expanded muscles under his garment, everything was under Ou Yangming's observation.

Ou Yangming's eyes lit up, and he shook his wrist again, causing his spear to wind up in an unbelievable way. The spear was not the only thing that rolled back because it was also accompanied by Tributary Chen's surging essential Qi.

Leveraged force!

This was the most important part of Chen Yifan's spear technique.

The spear itself had a vigorous force. If one wielded it with one's power only, the consumption would be much more than if one's used a saber or a sword. Therefore, a person who adopted the spear technique had to be adept in leveraging force, or one could also borrow the spear's force or another person's power. Nonetheless, it was not easy to achieve that. Without sufficient time to comprehend the theory behind it, it would be incredibly difficult for one to grasp its essence. Ou Yangming had his own understanding in the technique when he practiced it in the past, but he would be lying to himself if he said that he comprehended it thoroughly.

That said, when he was suddenly being attacked by a powerful enemy, his essence, energy, and spirit suddenly became clear and penetrating. As a result, he could perceive every detailed change.

Ou Yangming subconsciously performed the trick when he sensed the surging energy from his spear.

When he released the technique, the thin veil, which had been covering him, seemed to have been removed at once. He gained a deeper understanding in spear technique as though he was self-taught. "Very well!" Tributary Chen uttered loudly. His eyes were glowing as if he had just seen something interesting, and his expression became completely different as well.

He reached out his finger again to tap the end of the spear this time, causing it to bounce in mid-air and shoot in the opposite direction.

Ou Yangming was surprised. 'Tributary Chen is indeed worthy of his reputation as a Supreme Great Ancestor; he has profound knowledge and a great understanding in spear technique. He tapped and pushed at the perfect time, and he performed a method similar to leveraging force, causing the power in the spear to be stronger than before.'

Nevertheless, the duel was not able to trouble Ou Yangming, who had apprehended the technique.

In particular, he could easily identify the spear's key points of strength through the thoroughly meticulous state.

Ou Yangming reached out his palm to move it backward on the shaft. While it looked like he was brushing the shaft with his palm, he actually exerted power on a few points. Consequently, the spear turned around once more and zoomed at Tributary Chen's direction at the next instant.

The power that was contained in the spear became extremely fearsome because they both took turns to exert more power. Thus, even Tributary Chen dared not ignore it. Despite that, Tributary Chen looked like he was full of admiration, and his fierce killing intent even disappeared. "Very well, I'd like to see how many rounds you can withstand!"

Tributary Chen shouted before he guided and pushed the spear with his palm. The spear turned around smoothly and flew toward Ou Yangming along with a shrilling sound from the wind.

Ou Yangming stood still on the spot as he watched the spear being turned around, then he quickly used his palm to tap a few different points on the spear during that crucial moment. Subsequently, the spear went around him according to the force's direction, and it flew back in the opposite direction.

Each hit from Tributary Chen's palm was swift, decisive, and violent, but Ou Yangming did not show an impression of weakness even when the spear was pushed back to him. Even though he did not have the energy to send the spear away with one hit, he could identify all strong and weak points on the spear.

Ou Yangming used the weak against the strong, hit many points on the spear, and was able to use leveraged force.

With that, the unlucky spear flew back and forth between them, and the whistling sound eventually grew so loud that it became deafening.

Wu Guotu had led his men away a long time ago, but he had a complicated look in his eyes when he watched the dancing spear.

The young man, whom he treated lightly just a while ago, had actually arrived at such a stage and could contend with a Supreme Great Ancestor.

Wu Guotu knew it was an overstatement to say that Ou Yangming could resist the Supreme Great Ancestor. It was more like the young man had the capital to withstand the great ancestor's attacks in a certain aspect.

However, Wu Guotu still found it unbelievable.

As for Liang Jinye and the other people, they were already stupefied and were in a daze.

Liang Jinye exchanged glances with his brother, and they both noticed how horrified they were.

They attached extreme importance to the fact that the Yin Grade martial artist actually had the ability to resist a Supreme Great Ancestor in a certain sense. On top of that, they were appalled that the Yin Grade martial artist was cruel, merciless, and unrestrained.

The brothers feared the young man's methods, which were similar to an outlaw's, as well as his extraordinary martial arts cultivation base.

Any one of the two would give them a splitting headache, and the combination of both would result in a deterrent effect.

The faces of Liang Jinye and his brother were ashen as they howled in grief, 'Why did we offend an enemy like him…'

They could only pray that Tributary Chen would kill Ou Yangming right away out of rage; it was the only way they would be spared from future troubles.

"Pow…"

At the spur of the moment, the spinning spear exploded, resulting in countless shards that shot out in the air.

Although the spear was a selected weapon in the military, it could not withstand being wrecked by Ou Yangming and Tributary Chen.

After being pressured by their endless power, it finally burst.

Tributary Chen's face darkened. He swayed to kick up Liang Jinling, who was constantly groaning on the ground.

Liang Jinye was elated when Third Young Master Liang flew up, so he immediately opened his hands to catch the young master. Liang Jinye looked at the young master's bloody wound, then at Ou Yangming, and he did not know what to feel.

When the wooden shards got close to Tributary Chen's body, they were rebounded by an invisible power.

Since the wooden shards were only shards that exploded from the spear, they were not comparable with the might of an explosive arrow, so they could not hurt the tributary.

Tributary Chen fixed his gaze on Ou Yangming.

Ou Yangming naturally did not have such forceful essential Qi to protect his body, but he bent his body backward and twisted in an exceptionally strange manner. The seemingly unintentional movements allowed him to dodge most of the shards, then he swung his hands to hit the remaining shards away, which he failed to avoid.

While the effect of Ou Yangming's actual combat was far from Tributary Chen, his reaction left the other people in awe.

Just as Ou Yangming hit away the last shard, a shadow flew in his direction.

He reached out his hand to grab the spear.

Tributary Chen kept a straight face as he kicked up another spear and stared at Ou Yangming. "Again!" Ou Yangming was slightly moved. "Sure!" Afterward, he stabbed with his spear, and the spear force was so intense that the spear carried the aura for a one-way attack.

Tributary Chen attacked with his spear too, but he casually flicked it out.

When the spears almost contacted each other, Ou Yangming's spear suddenly turned, and the surging aura that it carried vanished in the blink of an eye as if it found an outlet. The turning spear became like a gentle breeze or a mild drizzle – it was no longer violent.

The dancing spear became more flexible in Ou Yangming's hands, and it slowly carried Chen Yifan's style as it became like a dragon, which turned over boundless waves.

On the other hand, Tributary Chen displayed his skills when he tapped, pushed, stabbed, and blocked with his spear. That being said, Tributary Chen defended more than he attacked, and even when he occasionally attacked, he withdrew his spear very quickly

The fight became more intense, but the spectators looked at each other as they felt that it was strange.

They vaguely sensed that the spear techniques performed by Tributary Chen and Ou Yangming were very similar as though a senior was feeding techniques to a junior in a clan.

Of course, the junior had a great level of attainment in the spear technique too as he could sometimes employ tricks to force his senior to attack instead.

Liang Jinye and his brother exchanged looks as they were shocked. 'This doesn't seem right…' However, it was impossible for the brothers to make a move.

"Swoosh…" In the fight, Ou Yangming stabbed openly with his spear, but the attacking angle was a cunning one. Tributary Chen could not evade it, so he tapped the shaft to swing the tip of his spear, and he suddenly shouted, "Young fella, watch out!"

After countless exchanges of blows with their spears, Tributary Chen finally initiated an attack.

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Chapter 167 A Thunderbolt From A Spear

When the spear was out, it was like a giant titanium rock-all-conquering!

When the spear was out, it was like a giant limitless dragon-invincible!

Tributary Chen's spear was still a normal wooden spear, but the aura that was released was so intense that it was indescribable.

The stab from the ordinary spear made Ou Yangming feel like he was suppressed by a tall mountain.

Only extreme power was released from the spear as no mental power was unleashed, but the simple attack caused enormous pressure on Ou Yangming's mind.

It was then when he clearly experienced an incredibly horrifying feeling. He did not encounter such a forceful pressure even when he walked the Testimony Path.

The most notable feeling that Ou Yangming felt on the Testimony Path was exhaustion, which made it difficult for him to carry on. On the other hand, the spear was truly a lethal weapon. It made him feel like he was faced with death or the oppression from an irresistible tall mountain, and it reminded him of when he was sneakily attacked by Zhang Hanyu and when he was attacked by Zhang Yinli during his journey.

Ou Yangming initially thought he would no longer feel like that as his cultivation base improved, but he finally realized that it was only because he had not met powerful opponents.

A Supreme Great Ancestor could still pose a lethal threat to him. Ou Yangming opened his mouth as he tried hard to breathe, but the air around him seemed to have frozen due to the spear, so he could not breathe at all.

Being enveloped by a death threat, Ou Yangming felt like his brain was going to stop operating It turned out that when a martial arts powerhouse's power was cultivated to the extreme and was completely unleashed, even one's spiritual world would be greatly affected.

The oppression, which was a result of the huge disparity between their ranks, was vividly displayed at that moment.

All of a sudden, the purple light in Ou Yangming's mind jumped.

Like a fuse, it quickly ignited the mental power that was hidden in his mind. The 40 Points of powerful mental power were instantly transmitted to every part of his body at the speed of light, which helped pull him out of the boundless fear. Next, Ou Yangming saw it.

The spear. It was still the spear.

Although the view of a towering mountain disappeared, the substantial threat from the spear did not reduce at all.

The tip of the spear was not close to Ou Yangming's body yet, but he saw the fluctuating airflow.

Ou Yangming was unusually awake at that instant, where he could even see the most detailed change in every airflow in the void.

The integration of Heaven and man! Thoroughly meticulous!

Ou Yangming's spear finally moved. It did not move by a big margin as he only pushed it upward a little to touch the tip of Tributary Chen's spear.

There was a huge difference between their powers. Not to mention Ou Yangming could not match his power with the tributary's, even if he was fully equipped, he could not contend with the Supreme Great Ancestor, who had unleashed his essential Qi.

If the tips of both spears touched, it would mean that Ou Yangming was shaking resistance with resistance, fronting strength with strength, and breaking force with force. It was simply a suicidal act.

Sure enough, the tip of Ou Yangming's spear was mercilessly swung away, whereas Tributary Chen's spear continued forward without being obstructed.

The area between Ou Yangming's thumb and index finger was cut, and blood flowed out.

This was the price he had to pay for making such rigid contact, and his legs shivered at the same time as if he was going to fall to the ground.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming widened his eyes and gritted his teeth. The strong and tough willpower he had after walking the Testimony Path burst out at once, allowing him to stand

firmly.

Afterward, an unexpected scene took place. The tip of Ou Yangming's spear, which was hit, was not actually knocked away. It turned in an extremely small semicircle in the void, then it pricked another point on Tributary Chen's spear.

Nevertheless, the Supreme Great Ancestor's power was not trivial at all and was far beyond one's imagination. Though Tributary Chen's spear was stabbed twice, it did not actually affect him.

Ou Yangming's spear was easily tipped away once more.

Despite that, Tributary Chen's eyes lit up because he could feel that the second spear's power was greater than the first.

Leveraged force!

Ou Yangming's own power obviously could not be compared to Tributary Chen's, but he could borrow the tributary's power, so he borrowed it from his spear. Earlier on, Ou Yangming had used skills and techniques of leverage force against Tributary Chen, but the spear went back and forth, hence they had different trials of strength.

This time, Ou Yangming did something that Tributary Chen regarded as unbelievable.

He actually borrowed the power of the tributary's spear to resist the spear.

"How did this young fella do it?' Even Tributary Chen wondered.

While he found it strange and was even glad, he still stabbed his spear ruthlessly without the intention of making allowances for Ou Yangming.

A soft and unnoticeable sound was heard right then.

"Ding!"

The third contact.

It was the third time the tip of Ou Yangming's spear and Tributary Chen's spear contacted intimately.

Ou Yangming's consciousness rose without a limit, and he became more stimulated than ever because of the Supreme Great Ancestor's spear.

Even when he faced Zhang Yinli in the past or when he was attacked by the Black Magic Crawlers in the Chaos Cave, his consciousness never rose so high.

In his eyes, Tributary Chen's spear had already become one with Heaven and Earth.

This was the representation of the integration of Heaven and man, which proved that the tributary's spear had achieved the state of comprehending nature.

The spear would seem like a flawless weapon in the eyes of other powerhouses who were in the same rank as Ou Yangming.

However, Ou Yangming noticed a line of possibility from the impossible.

Thoroughly meticulous!

The second state allowed him to see several tiny insignificant spots on the spear.

They were the result of the incompletely balanced powers, which proved that the spear still had minor flaws, but they were too tiny to be perceived by normal people.

Therefore, Ou Yangming stabbed his spear and borrowed force from the toughest spot to spike the first weak spot.

Unquestionably, his act was no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot, but he finally borrowed enough power to lever the world.

"Ding!"

The instant the third clash happened, Tributary Chen's spear seemed to have paused for a split second.

Ou Yangming's spear was knocked off again, but the spear looked like it had somehow turned into him.

His power and persistence transformed into the spear.

Regardless of the place and the difficulty, Ou Yangming and his spear were not going to give up at all.

Persevere, persevere, and persevere. They would persevere in the limitless darkness until they found the only source of light, then they would step out of the unending darkness to a path as bright as the sun and the moon.

"Ding!"

During the fourth contact, Tributary Chen's spear shook so slightly that it could hardly be sensed, and his face finally changed a little.

He initially thought he could definitely defeat Ou Yangming this time.

On the contrary, Tributary Chen incited Ou Yangming's potential instead and made the young fellow become trickier and more difficult to handle. The four continuous contacts between their spears actually wavered the tributary's rock-solid spear force instead.

Huge damage could be caused by a moment's negligence.

Perhaps the slight shake was a sign that his attack would be unsuccessful.

Nonetheless, Tributary Chen's willpower was not weaker than Ou Yangming's. He quickly curbed his thought and focused his mind on his spear.

His spear force became violent again, and it transformed into an ancient ferocious beast that would crush everything in its way. "Ding!"

A formidable sword intent burst out during the fifth contact which instantly crushed the power that was previously accumulated by Ou Yangming. It was as if Tributary Chen wanted to use the moment to prove that his spear force was still unstoppable.

"Ding!"

When their spears made contact for the sixth time, even when Tributary Chen exerted almost all his power, he unexpectedly sensed something unordinary. Savage and aggressive yet steady willpower. It was the spear's willpower, as well as ou Yangming's willpower.

Even though Tributary Chen went all out to crumble Ou Yangming's power during the fifth contact, the young fellow actually borrowed force again, and the force that was borrowed was the tributary's spear intent, which was a result of him making an all-out effort.

The seventh, the eighth…

Once the spears contacted for the eleventh time, everyone heard a shatter.

"Pow!"

Following that, they saw the spear of the majestic and arrogant Supreme Great Ancestor Tributary Chen suddenly broke.

Instead of turning into countless shards that shot out, the spear seemed like it was crushed by an enormous power, causing its nature to completely burst apart.

Hence, the spear broke and split in Tributary Chen's hand, and it turned into a fine powder, which slowly vanished with the wind.

On the other hand, Ou Yangming still held his sword in front of the tributary. He had pricked eleven times with his spear earlier, where he used the tip to meet force with force and continued streaking the shaft at unparalleled speed. During those crucial moments, Ou Yangming completed eleven swift pricks. Each time he did, he did it on a floating weak point, which was the spear's weakest load-carrying point. Consequently, Tributary Chen's spear turned into the battlefield of two powers. The more frightening thing about it was the power was actually a match with his own power.

Not to mention a wooden spear, even a spear made of steel could not survive having to withstand the power.

Thus, Tributary Chen's spear failed to take Ou Yangming out in the end, whereas it broke halfway and was completely destroyed.

A stream of blood slowly flowed from Ou Yangming's hand.

The blood flowed out from the cut between his thumb and his index finger.

As Ou Yangming's blood flowed down his spear, he was like a bloody god of war who looked down between Heaven and Earth.

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Chapter 168 Four Great Ancestors

Liang Jiaye, his brother, his son, and the other people were dumbfounded. They felt as if their brain had turned to mush.

What did they see?

A little Yin Grade martial artist actually destroyed a Supreme Great Ancestor's weapon. Although the great ancestor had casually picked a weapon, based on his cultivation base, he could not be opposed by a Yin Grade martial artist even if he used a rice straw.

However, the spectators' understanding was changed today.

What did it mean when a Yin Grade martial artist could resist a Supreme Great Ancestor?

When the martial artist grew up, how appalling would he become?

The thought of it made Liang Jinye and the other people feel like they had fallen into a 10,000-year-old ice house, causing them to shiver.

Tributary Chen lowered his head to look at the powder around him, and he no longer intended to make another move.

Being a Supreme Great Ancestor, he was already bullying the weak when he went all out earlier. If the great ancestor continued to oppress the young fellow again, it would mean that he was ignoring his identity and would be sneered at.

Nonetheless, instead of feeling furious, Tributary Chen was somewhat glad.

Ou Yangming inhaled deeply and placed his spear vertically as he cupped his fist. "Senior, your weapon was too poor. If that wasn't the case, I couldn't have resisted it."

It was true that he noticed the weak points in the spear and utilized leveraged force, but he dared not be confident about blocking the spear of a Supreme Great Ancestor, who had also fathomed the integration of Heaven and man, through the continuous attacks.

Tributary Chen waved his hand as he was rather moved. He asked, "I suppose you're done watching from the side?"

"Heh, Chen Dishou, being the imperial family's tributary and the Chen family's great ancestor, you actually bullied a Yin Grade junior. Won't you feel embarrassed if word gets out?"

"Brother Ni, since you can't stand it anymore, fight on his behalf and prove that Changlong County has talents too!"

Two people slowly walked out from two different directions. The moment Wu Guotu saw them, he sighed a breath of relief.

'Since they've come, tonight's matter has been completely solved.'

Chen Dishou expressed after he glanced at them, "Ni Xuetian, Fang Zhaoyang, you actually came together, what a surprise."

Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang smiled plainly, but they did not stop. They arrived beside Ou Yangming in a while.

"Lil' Ou, he's the famous master from the Chen family in the capital. He showed you mercy by not killing you when you exchanged blows earlier, so aren't you going to thank him?"

Fang Zhaoyang nodded and said, "A young man should respect an elder. Don't be shy."

Wu Guotu, Liang Jinye, and the rest widened their eyes. Those who recognized the two elders were dubious if they heard them wrong.

Instead of ordering or reproaching Ou Yangming, the two elders sounded like seniors who were conversing about their daily lives with their grandson.

Judging from the elders' status, very few people—even in their own clan-were qualified enough to be spoken to that way by them. Nevertheless, the elders displayed that attitude when they talked to Ou Yangming, a small Yin Grade martial artist.

Liang Jinye's mouth twitched, and he was starting to feel more dispirited. Ou Yangming did not defy their instructions, so he bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you for having mercy on me, senior."

Chen Dishou slowly nodded and asked, "Who taught you your spear technique?"

"It was the West Camp's commanding general," Ou Yangming answered after hesitating

"Oh, the Immense Forest West Camp." Chen Dishou finally looked more at ease. "Your spear technique is great, and you've acquired its essence, but if you don't progress on the path of spear cultivation, you'll regress, so you mustn't slack."

"Yes," Ou Yangming responded and thought, 'Looks like Tributary Chen and General Chen Yifan have a close relationship, and they might even be from the same clan…!

Chen Dishou asked after some thought, "Did he tell you anything when he taught you the spear technique?"

Ou Yangming was stunned. "No!"

"No? How did he teach you the spear technique then?"

Ou Yangming pondered and answered honestly, "The general performed it once in front of me and asked if I understood what I watched."

"Oh, what did you say?" "I understood it."

Chen Dishou looked doubtful as he asked, "Did he only perform it once?"

"Yes."

Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang exchanged glances and laughed out loud. "Brother Chen, I can't believe that your clan's Suicidal Spear can be learned by having it performed once!"

Chen Dishou's face slowly darkened. He remarked, "The two of you can try to learn it too."

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Chen, but the Ni family has too many unique skills that were passed down to us, so I'll politely refuse your offer." Ni Xuetian laughed.

"Young fella, answer me honestly. Is it true that Yifan only taught you the spear technique once?" Chen Dishou questioned with fierce eyes.

Ou Yangming answered with a deep voice, "I won't go so far as to lie to you about this, senior."

Chen Dishou recalled Ou Yangming's amazing performance during their fight. In particular, the young fellow's final blow really countered his confident attack.

The spear technique that was displayed by Ou Yangming at the beginning was not quite smooth indeed, but his absorption capacity and growth speed became unbelievable.

Chen Dishou started believing Ou Yangming when he thought about it.

Despite that, how freaky was Ou Yangming to be able to grasp the Chen family's Suicidal Spear after only watching it once?

Chen Dishou wanted very badly to beat up Chen Yifan at that moment.

'How could he not report to the clan when he found such a potential martial arts genius? What was he thinking?"

By looking at how Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang were defending Ou Yangming, Chen Dishou understood that the elders definitely treated the young fellow with special respect. It was very possible that a good seedling like Ou Yangming would be snatched away, so how could he not feel distressed about it?

That said, Chen Dishou did not know that while Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang valued Ou Yangming very much, they valued something different about him.

Chen Dishou had mixed expressions, and the aura around him was also fluctuating.

Faced with the quiet powerhouse, even Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang dared not relax and treat him lightly. As for the other people, they were like gourds whose mouths were sawed-dead silent.

In a flash, the atmosphere was strangely quiet.

All of a sudden, Ni Xuetian, Chen Dishou, and Ou Yangming looked in a certain direction at the same time. Following that, Fang Zhaoyang noticed and turned to look too. They vaguely sensed an intense change of aura over there.

Ni Xuetian smiled when he realized who it was. "Welcome, Sir Governor."

"Hehe, it's so lively here, you don't mind if I come to take a look, right?"

A flash of the figure was seen, then a person walked over leisurely.

Liang Jinye's eyes glowed at the sight of the person as though he had just found a life-saving straw. He quickly kneeled and begged, "Sir Governor, help!"

"This is Deng Xiyuan, the prefecture's governor. He's… Considered a Supreme Great Ancestor." Ou Yangming suddenly heard a soft mumble.

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He looked at Fang Zhaoyang in shock. It was not strange that the old man was being friendly toward him, but he could tell from the elder's tone that he somehow scorned Deng Xiyuan.

'A Supreme Great Ancestor is a Supreme Great Ancestor, what do you mean by he's considered one?' Ou Yangming wondered.

Deng Xiyuan was the governor, but he was all smiles in front of everyone.

He glanced around when he was at the center, and his face darkened when he noticed the scattered men and the few corpses on the ground. "Liang Jinye, what's going on?"

Liang Jinye immediately answered, "Sir Governor, this is my residence, but we were suddenly attacked. Please back me up!"

"Hmph—" Deng Xiyuan scoffed and asked, "Who dares to attack the imperial family's property?" Ni Xuetian and the two other Supreme Great Ancestors furrowed their eyebrows a little as they were displeased.

On the other hand, Liang Jinye seized the opportunity and reported, "Sir, it's that madman who suddenly barged in. He beat up and killed our protectors!"

Deng Xiyuan fixed his gaze on Ou Yangming. "Madman, who are you? Do you plead guilty?"

He sounded extremely stern and the moment. If Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang were not standing in front of Ou Yangming, he might have even slapped the young fellow already.

Before Ou Yangming could answer, Wu Guotu responded loudly, "Sir, the Liang family was the one who provoked us first, he bullied a soldier's family…"

"Shut up!" Deng Xiyuan cut him off. "You've been under Zhicai for years, so how could you forget about our clan's rules? If I'm not asking you, you mustn't answer!"

Wu Guotu's face reddened, but he shut his mouth and kept quiet.

"Haha, Sir Governor, Lil' Ou was a little impulsive, but it was because his friend was humiliated." Fang Zhaoyang chuckled. "Can you let him off lightly for my sake?".

Deng Xiyuan was startled. He could tell that Ou Yangming seemed to have a connection with the two Supreme Great Ancestors, but he did not expect Fang Zhaoyang to protect the young fellow so directly.

He frowned and asked, "Brother Fang, is this fella a disciple of the Fang family?"

Fang Zhaoyang shook his head. "No."

Deng Xiyuan smiled and commented, "Since he's not from the Fang family, it's inappropriate of you to interfere in this matter…"

Ni Xuetian suddenly spoke, "He's deeply connected with the Ni family, so please let him off lightly, Sir Governor."

Deng Xiyuan's eyelids twitched. This time, it was the Ni family, the number one aristocratic family in Changlong County, who spoke. The weight of Ni Xuetian's words was much heavier than Fang Zhaoyang's. The governor looked deeply at Ou Yangming. 'He's not even in Yang Grade…

'But how did he manage to gain the Supreme Great Ancestors' respect?'

A thought crossed his mind, so he expressed, "No matter what, since he attacked the imperial family's property, he has to be imprisoned. Elder Chen, what do you think?"

Deng Xiyuan smiled confidently. He was certain that Chen Dishou would agree with him because the tributary was at a stalemate with the two other great ancestors.

That being said, Deng Xiyuan did not notice that everyone else, including Liang Jinye, was looking at him strangely.

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Chapter 169 Too Late To Regret

Chen Dishou pondered and answered, "Since the young fella has a grievance of his own, it should be treated as a different matter."

"What?" The smile on Deng Xiyuan's face froze, and he looked at Chen Dishou in shock. 'Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed? He's actually helping the other side…'

Deng Xiyuan cleared his throat and expressed, "Brother Chen, the Liang family is the imperial merchant that was appointed by the imperial family!"

Chen Dishou responded coldly, "Sir Governor, did you forget I was the witness when they were appointed as the imperial merchant?"

Deng Xiyuan let out a hollow laugh but was extremely confused. 'Chen Dishou remembers it, but why is he acting so strange today?'

He was struck with a thought, 'Could the Liang family have offended Tributary Chen?

'If that's the case, the Liang family courted their own death.'

"Forget it. Given that everyone thinks that way, I'll accept your good advice." Deng Xiyuan laughed and glanced at Ou Yangming. "This matter comes to an end."

Despite that, Ou Yangming uttered loudly, "Governor, I'm Ou Yangming from the Immense Forest Military Camp, and I have something to report to you." Deng Xiyuan's face darkened, but when he noticed the three expressionless Supreme Great Ancestors, he responded patiently, "Go ahead."

In actual fact, Deng Xiyuan would not have been so polite if another person behaved without knowing the immensity of Heaven and Earth. Nonetheless, the governor could sense the strange atmosphere around him, so he was more lenient.

Ou Yangming smiled. He glanced at Ni Xuetian and thought, 'Since you asked me to just do it, I'll just do it.'

Ni Xuetian seemed to have sensed Ou Yangming's look, but he only grinned without stopping the young fellow. Ou Yangming was naturally fearless as the great ancestor did not stop him.

"Governor, the Liang family took advantage of their power to bully others, drove out a soldier's family, forcibly occupied her house, and harmed an active soldier. If they're not severely punished, countless officers and soldiers won't be convinced!" Ou Yangming stuck out his chest and spoke his mind proudly.

"Heh, countless officers and soldiers?" Deng Xiyuan laughed coldly. "Tell me, who are they? If they're discontented with being restrained by the imperial family, are they going to revolt?"

Nevertheless, as soon as he finished, a thunderous voice was heard.

"I, Fang Yihai, am discontented!"

Fang Yihai strode in. He had somehow hurried over from the Fang residence.

Yu Hailiang and his twenty soldiers were surprised but delighted. They immediately ran over to stand with Fang Yihai, where they surrounded him and raised their guard against Deng Xiyuan.

Deng Xiyuan was red with anger. "How presumptuous!"

Fang Yihai stiffened his neck and asked, "Sir Governor, may I ask how I was being presumptuous?"

Deng Xiyuan fumed with rage, but just as he was about to teach Fang Yihai a lesson, Fang Zhaoyang questioned coldly, "Yes, I'd also like to ask-how was he being presumptuous?"

It was then when Deng Xiyuan came to a sudden realization that they were in Changlong County's prefecture, not the capital.

The so-called governor was actually appointed by the imperial family, but if a foreign officer wanted to gain a foothold in the prefecture, one would still have to rely on the local influential families. If one offended every influential family, that person would only end up one way.

While Deng Xiyuan hesitated, a soldier beside Wu Guotu suddenly ran toward Yu Hailiang. The remaining soldiers were startled at first, but after one of them took the lead, the rest swarmed over as well.

With that, fifty soldiers stood in orderly rows.

Although they were from different camps, each one of them was a tough man in the military. They displayed a threatening aura by holding their chin up and their chest out, and they did not show an impression of weakness even in front of a Supreme Great Ancestor.

Brave warriors in the military were battle-seasoned lions until their dying day.

Deng Xiyuan widened his eyes as he was enraged. "Wu Guotu, what are you doing?"

Wu Guotu spread out his hands and explained, "Sir, I didn't do anything, they acted on their own initiative."

'Acted on their own initiative? My *ss!'

Fang Yihai, Yu Hailiang, Ou Yangming, and the few Supreme Great Ancestors cursed…

Without Wu Guotu's signal, the disciplined Guards would not have done something like that.

Deng Xiyuan stared hatefully at Wu Guotu. The past few times, he wanted to kill the captain with his palm, but he felt troubled when he thought about Deng Zhicai who was Wu Guotu's superior.

That said, Deng Xiyuan somehow cooled down a lot when he looked at the soldiers, who were glaring at him.

Even though he represented the imperial family, if he really infuriated every boss in the military, it would not do him any good.

Deng Xiyuan finally calmed down as he took a deep breath, then he looked at Ou Yangming and asked, "Young fella, what do you want to

do?"

Ou Yangming answered, "Since Jiang Jiumei isn't dead, the Liang family must find her!" Liang Jinye quickly responded, "Okay, we'll definitely find her. We'll return her house to her, and we'll compensate her well."

After witnessing the fight between Ou Yangming and Tributary Chen, he no longer wanted to push his luck.

Ou Yangming scoffed. "Do you think that's

it?"

Liang Jinye said without any hesitation, "Please just give us any order you have." Deng Xiyuan's eyelids twitched, and he finally figured that he did not have control over the matter anymore.

Not only did the two tyrants in the prefecture suddenly make an appearance, but even Chen Dishou turned the tables and blamed the victim, and Liang Jinye the victim admitted defeat without any sense of integrity.

Deng Xiyuan looked at Ou Yangming as he was puzzled. The whole issue was probably stirred up by the young fellow, but even when the governor racked his brain, he could not understand why.

Ou Yangming pondered and said, "I want you to promise that if anything happens to Jiang Jiumei and his close friends in the future, I'll hold you accountable. I know how to eliminate someone completely too."

Liang Jinye and his brother gasped at the same time, and they remarked with a bitter smile, "This is unfair…"

"Fair?" Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. "When you drove out Jiang Jiumei, did you think about being fair at all?"

Liang Jinye and the other people were lost for words, but they felt unusually dejected.

Honestly, even though Jiang Jiumei's residence was somewhat valuable, they would not have attached much importance to it. In fact, they knew nothing about the property's owner being bullied and her residence being forcibly occupied.

At the end of the day, everything was actually the actions of Liang Jiafu, their servant.

However, what he did was beneficial for their clan to a certain level, so even if Liang Jinye and the other people knew, they would not object to it.

Who knew, the small residence ended up causing them endless troubles.

Liang Jinye and his brother could tell how much they regretted when they exchanged glances. "Young fella, are you trying to ask for more?" Deng Xiyuan commented coldly, "How dare you threaten the imperial merchants in front of the governor? Are you really tired of living?"

Ou Yangming chuckled. "Sir Governor, I don't have the guts to threaten the imperial merchants, I can't afford to bear that responsibility!"

Deng Xiyuan's eyes were filled with killing intent as he asked, "What's your name?"

Ou Yangming raised his eyebrow, but just as he was going to answer him, Chen Dishou spoke, "Governor Deng, he's the Chen family's disciple, what do you want to do?"

"No, when did he become the Chen family's disciple?" Fang Zhaoyang furrowed his eyebrows and said, "He's the Fang family's guest, and he's our chief tributary!"

"Grand Elder Fang, you're a bit too late, aren't you?" Ni Xuetian uttered plainly, "Lil' Ou is already the Ni family's tributary!"

"Hehe, we've checked before we invited Lil' Ou over, and we know he doesn't have a clear connection with the Ni family."

"Oh, we kept it a secret because we considered Lil' Ou's safety."

"Pfft, b*llshit! Ni Xuetian, could you be more shameless than this?" Fang Zhaoyang was mad.

On the other hand, Fang Yihai looked embarrassed. He kept signaling his great ancestor and thought, 'You're the Fang family's Supreme Great Ancestor, please have dignity…'

Deng Xiyuan was struck dumb. He did not think that by threatening Ou Yangming a little, he actually caused three Supreme Great Ancestors to cluster around the young fellow.

In actuality, even if the three great ancestors were not in a clan, they were still powerful individuals who should not be messed with.

Besides, which one of the three clans could be messed with?

Even the Fang family, which was the weakest clan among them, was a rich and influential family in the county.

There was no need to say much about the Ni family because they were a legitimate aristocratic family. The three Supreme Great Ancestors in their clan combined were enough to form a stabilizing force.

As for the Chen family, they were truly an influential family in the capital such that even the Deng family would not be willing to offend them… 'The three of them are actually fighting to take that young fella under their wings. Who exactly is that fella?' Deng Xiyuan wondered.

He stared at Ou Yangming with his bright eyes, then his face suddenly changed as though he recalled something. Deng Xiyuan's facial expression was ever-changing.

Chen Dishou glanced at the two great ancestors coldly, then he turned to ask, "Liang Jinye, do you understand what you need to do?"

Liang Jinye had a ghastly expression on his face. "Yes, sir, I understand."

Even though he was an imperial merchant, Chen Dishou was a tributary, who was capable of crushing him to death. Moreover, Liang Jinye really did not have the guts to displease a demon like Ou Yangming!

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"Since you understand, go ahead and do it. If you fail to do it, without him having to make a move, I'll punish you," Chen Dishou said slowly, then he glanced at Ou Yangming and ordered, "Come with me."

He flashed and flew away.

Ou Yangming hesitated for a while before he decided to follow the tributary.

Fang Yihai was frightened, but just as he was going to call out to Ou Yangming, Fang Zhaoyang told him, "Forget it, that fella may be merciless when he fights, but he's a man of his word, so he won't hurt Tributary Lil' Ou. Let's go, we're dismissed!" Fang Zhaoyang waved his hand.

As he strode away, the other people realized that Ni Xuetian was already nowhere to be found.

Wu Guotu bowed at Deng Xiyuan, then he shouted, "Let's go!"

Fang Yihai looked around him, then he turned and left. It only took a brief moment for the crowd to disperse.

Deng Xiyuan sighed helplessly. "You… Look out for yourselves."

When Liang Jinye watched the crowd leave then looked at the injured men and corpses on the floor, he trembled a little. He glared at Liang Jiafu all of a sudden. "Were you the one who tempted Third Young Master Liang to snatch someone else's property?"

Liang Jiafu shivered and howled in grief, "Patriarch, please spare me, I'm innocent!" "So many people have died because of you. How can I spare you?" Liang Jinye sighed and waved his hand slightly to tap Liang Jiafu's head.

As a result, Liang Jiafu shook and slumped to the ground, and he did not get up after that.

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Chapter 170 Confide

Ou Yangming traveled swiftly like a galloping horse, but each time his foot touched the ground, it was soundless.

In front of him, Chen Dishou drifted like a ghost. Nonetheless, no matter how the tributary's body swayed, Ou Yangming could lock onto Tributary Chen's body and his movements were not disconnected from the tributary's.

Chen Dishou was delighted with Ou Yangming's ability to follow closely.

At last, they arrived at the entrance, where Chen Dishou suddenly jumped and rose to land on the wall.

Ou Yangming stopped as he was speechless.

When they ran on curvy paths, Ou Yangming could always perceive Chen Dishou's real goal through the thoroughly meticulous state, thus he could easily catch up to the tributary.

However, when Chen Dishou displayed his hard power[1] by leaping onto the towering wall, Ou Yangming had to admit that he flinched.

Nonetheless, when Ou Yangming looked up and saw Chen Dishou's lonely figure, which stood still in the dark, he was moved.

There were naturally soldiers and guards at the prefecture's entrance, but Chen Dishou chose a wall that was not where the gate was located, and it was also the darkest spot.

After the unforeseen events that occured the whole day, it was already nighttime.

Therefore, Chen Dishou did not cause any disturbance when he jumped to the top of the prefecture's entrance.

'This imperial family tributary has guided me all the way here, so how can he not know what my limit is? Could he be doing this to test me?' Ou Yangming wondered.

He looked around before he took a deep breath and swayed his body to dash toward the wall.

At the side of the wall, he suddenly bent over like a fully tenacious spear, which was bent due to a huge pressure. His body was bent to the extreme.

Later, Ou Yangming sprung up abruptly and soared into mid-air.

'Oppress and burst!'

It was a unique skill in spear technique, but he actually adopted it at this moment.

Ou Yangming instantly arrived at the middle of the wall, but he was then exhausted and was about to fall.

Being in mid-air, whistles from the wind were heard.

Ou Yangming's eyes lit up because he had never felt so relaxed.

His consciousness seemed to have spread out at that moment, and became one with Heaven and Earth.

The mental power between his eyebrows surged and was instantly released.

When Ou Yangming's mental state was at the peak earlier, his mental power finally burst out and formed an enormous pressure on Third Young Master Liang.

It was just mental pressure, but it was the most basic use of mental power. Nevertheless, when Ou Yangming taught himself to comprehend this method, he also opened a door of limitless possibilities for himself.

This time, he released his mental power once more, but instead of attacking someone in the form of mental pressure, he attached the power on himself.

Ou Yangming's essential Qi gushed out, and as the mental power outside his body guided him, his bones, blood, and muscles vibrated slightly. They tacitly communicated and cooperated with Heaven and Earth.

At that instant, Ou Yangming's body, which was about to fall, stopped as if he became weightless. Instead, he became a falling leaf that drifted in the wind.

If other people were witnessing this, they would definitely be frightened out of their wits.

This was because Ou Yangming actually flew up to the prefecture's entrance along with the wind. He neither jumped up nor borrowed external force halfway through; he flew up without haste.

He looked like a ghost, which would be seen with the naked eye.

At the top of the entrance, Chen Dishou watched with bright eyes, and he could not help but look surprised.

There were two Supreme Great Ancestors in the Chen family, but he was the only one who apprehended the integration of Heaven and man in spear art, hence he could tell at once that Ou Yangming was performing a skill that was similar to the state.

'When could one achieve such an unbelievable height with the integration of Heaven and man?

'The integration of Heaven and man is only a state of apprehending nature, which allows our power to be compatible with Heaven and Earth as much as possible.

'But the only thing that merges with them is power.

'Ou Yangming is currently displaying the integration of Heaven and man beyond the range of only power.

'He actually integrated himself into the state.'

Chen Dishou suddenly had an incredibly wonderful feeling.

His state of the integration of Heaven and man, which he had always been proud of, seemed to be insignificant when compared to Ou Yangming's.

If what Ou Yangming performed was the legitimate state, it would mean that Chen Dishou only had a rough understanding of it and grasped only what was apparent.

Chen Dishou shook his head and quickly cast aside the thought, which would crush his confidence.

He fixed his gaze on Ou Yangming, but he no longer hid his strong feelings of admiration and satisfaction.

Finally, Ou Yangming flew up to the prefecture's entrance and sighed a breath of relief. His mental power immediately dispersed, and he gracefully landed in front of Chen Dishou.

He bowed deeply at Chen Dishou. "Senior, I didn't let you down—I completed your test for me."

Chen Dishou was stunned. He asked, "What test?"

"Ah, senior… Didn't you want me to get up here without borrowing any external force?" Ou Yangming looked up in confusion. He blinked innocently and explained, "I thought you wanted to test my flexibility. Luckily, I came up with an idea, and I managed to succeed during my first try."

Chen Dishou's face twitched as he asked, "Are you saying that you figured the way to fly up here because you thought I was testing you?"

Ou Yangming nodded and responded, "Yes, but this method is too tiring, so it's best not to do it too much…"

Chen Dishou nodded without an expression as though he agreed with the statement, but he was actually roaring crazily.

'What the hell, a test! I only wanted you to jump onto the entrance so that we can hurry on with our journey!

'In the end, we delayed some time, and you somehow had a deeper and a more far-fetched understanding of the integration of Heaven and man.'

Chen Dishou had a strange look in his eyes because he finally made some sense of why Ni Xuetian and Fang Zhaoyang valued Ou Yangming so much.

It turned out that miracles could be seen from the young fellow at any time.

Despite having surges of stormy waves in his heart, Chen Diyou kept a straight face and turned to jump down from the wall.

Ou Yangming chuckled, then he flashed and followed the tributary.

The instant he jumped down, his mental power burst out again and surrounded him.

Hence, the feeling of becoming one with Heaven and Earth surfaced another time and allowed him to flutter down gently without being hurt.

Under Chen Dishou's lead, they quickly left the prefecture.

When the tributary finally stopped, he said to Ou Yangming, "You haven't acquired the essence of the spear technique."

Ou Yangming quickly requested, "Please guide me, senior."

Although today was his first time going against an enemy with a spear, he had completely fallen in love with the long weapon. He felt that the mightiness of a spear was superior to a military saber's.

In actual fact, weapons were not categorized into lowly or fine ones. Different people were fond of different weapons because they had dissimilar preferences and were adept in dissimilar skills.

Ou Yangming unquestionably favored the spear.

"Yifan taught you the spear technique, but he didn't teach you the real skill behind it," Chen Dishou said as he nodded, and he asked after a pause, "Do you know why?"

"It's probably because the technique is the Chen family's lost study, so General Chen dared not teach it to someone else," Ou Yangming answered after some thought.

"You're very smart, hehe. There aren't actually many people in the Chen family who can grasp the real spear skill, and there are only two people who are qualified to teach it." Chen Dishou laughed and pointed at his nose. "I'm one of the two people." Ou Yangming was a smart person, so he instantly understood what the tributary meant.

"Senior, what do you want me to do?"

Chen Dishou stopped smiling, and he replied to him with a stern face, "I want you to fight someone after you learn the spear skill."

Ou Yangming was struck dumb. "Who?"

"I don't know."

"W-what?" The answer was truly out of Ou Yangming's expectations. "I made a promise with someone in the past. We're supposed to teach a disciple each and let them compete against each other," Chen Dishou explained then sighed. "The Chen family has many talents, but nobody could really perceive the spear skill. Hehe, even Yifan has only gained superficial knowledge of it, so if I send any of them, they'll definitely be defeated."

Ou Yangming fell silent for a while before he asked, "Senior, who did you make that promise with?"

Chen Yishou shook his head and said, "You don't have to ask, you only need to tell me if you'll agree to it or not." "Senior, what if I end up being defeated?" Ou Yangming smiled bitterly.

Chen Dishou stared snappily at him, but he said, "If you gave your all but still end up being defeated, I won't blame you."

Ou Yangming was moved. 'Is there really such a good thing?'

"Okay, I promise you. Senior, please teach me the real spear skill."

Chen Dishou nodded. "Okay, watch me well."

He closed his hands and moved without warning.

Even though Chen Dishou was not holding a spear, when he suddenly moved, Ou Yangming's vision went blurry as if he saw an invincible, all-conquering spear that towered between Heaven and Earth.

The usage of one's body as a spear. Chen Dishou actually transformed himself into a spear, and he fluttered around by using Heaven and Earth as his stage.

Ou Yangming's eyes glowed when the tributary explained and demonstrated the skill. He was wholly immersed in the world of spears.

[1] Usage of force to achieve something

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Chapter 171 Jiumei Leaves Far Away

Three days.

Ou Yangming and Chen Dishou stayed outside the prefecture for three days. During the period, Chen Dishou confided his knowledge to Ou Yangming. It was worth noting that he never put in so much effort, not even when he taught the most excellent disciple in his clan.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming did not disappoint him.

The young fellow's unusual talent was fearsome, and he seemed to be born with a sharp sense in the understanding of skills. As long as Chen Dishou taught Ou Yangming once, the young fellow was almost able to apprehend the skill's essence and could associate it with his own martial arts.

Needless to say, Chen Dishou did not find it strange because he witnessed the frightening state displayed by Ou Yangming in the integration of Heaven and man.

Besides, if that was not the case, Chen Dishou would not have treated Ou Yangming like that.

Nevertheless, he had no idea that Ou Yangming had not only fathomed the integration of Heaven and man, but also the thoroughly meticulous state, which was of a higher grade. Once Ou Yangming understood the thoroughly meticulous state's ability, he was able to promote a better comprehension in the integration of Heaven and man too. In other words, he was able to grasp Chen Dishou's teachings so quickly because the two states combined perfectly.

After three days, Chen Dishou called Ou Yangming over and sighed. "Lil' Ou, you performed very well, and you've almost learned all my skills. Ah…"

Ou Yangming was stunned. "Senior, you're…?!"

Chen Dishou shook his head and explained, "Your physique is decent, and your apprehension in martial arts is superior, so you're considered a genius. That said, you have a fatal flaw."

Ou Yangming's face changed. If Chen Dishou was talking about his strong point, perhaps he would dismiss it with a laugh, but he was immediately concerned because the tributary was talking about his shortcomings.

"You probably had tough days when you were younger, and you weren't well-nourished when you were growing up, am I right?"

"I'm an orphan, and I was lucky enough to be adopted by an old man. If that had not happened, I would either still be roaming around or have already frozen to death on the street." Ou Yangming nodded with a grave expression on his face.

Chen Dishou sighed. "That's it. You didn't take good care of yourself back then, so you have an incompletely cured illness. Ah, the root cause is an extremely tricky one, and it has a huge effect on you!"

Ou Yangming looked slightly gloomy, but who could he blame it on?

Back then, having a full meal was already a luxury for him, let alone being well-nourished. Besides, most of the time, he was on the verge of being starved to death.

Given the circumstances, taking good care of his health was simply wishful thinking.

"Senior, may I ask how it'll affect me?" Ou Yangming asked humbly.

Chen Dishou answered, "Other than being gifted in martial arts knowledge, a martial artist must also have great physical quality. Normally, if one was well-nourished from young, one will have the ability to produce powerful Qi and blood, which make the foundation of one's physical quality."

He looked at Ou Yangming like it was such a shame. "Your foundation is lacking, and you're slightly inferior in terms of the ability to produce Qi and blood. You might be able to advance to Yang Grade in the future, but it'll be extremely difficult for you to break through to Extreme Grade."

"Qi and blood?" Ou Yangming's face twitched, and he had a strange look in his eyes.

Chen Dishou thought Ou Yangming was dispirited when he saw the young fellow's strange reaction, hence he instantly comforted, "Lil' Ou, you don't have to belittle yourself. You may be lacking in physical quality, which makes it hard for you to enter Extreme Grade, but your perception in martial arts is the best I've ever seen. Even if you're only in Yang Grade, I believe that you're able to resist a Supreme Great Ancestor."

Ou Yangming curbed his weird thoughts and thanked, "Thank you for your teachings, senior. I'll definitely work hard, and I won't disappoint you."

"Okay, continue to work hard. I'll inform you to fulfill your promise once you advance to Yang Grade."

"Senior, if I may ask, who exactly did you make the promise with?" Ou Yangming was slightly moved.

He had asked Chen Dishou the same question before, but the tributary previously avoided talking about it.

Since three days had passed, they became closer to each other.

Although they were not a master and an apprentice in name, they were in fact a master and an apprentice.

"I can only tell you that she's a real martial arts powerhouse, whose cultivation base is at the peak of Extreme Grade, and she cultivates a supreme secret technique. Ah, if her successor manages to inherit her legacy, that person won't be an easy match, but…" Chen Dishou answered after some thought, then he raised his eyebrow and added, "Since Heaven let me meet you, this must be a silver lining. Hehe, I believe that you'll be victorious."

Ou Yangming responded seriously, "Yes, I'll certainly do my best to not ruin your reputation."

"Very well!" Chen Dishou made three big laughs. He then flapped his sleeves and turned to leave. He vanished from Ou Yangming's sight in a flash.

Ou Yangming slowly stood up straight and looked at his palm. He had an odd look in his eyes once more.

'Qi and blood? My ability to produce Qi and blood is limited?

'Is this… Really a huge flaw?

'If Chen Dishou meets General Chen Yifan and talks about me, I really can't tell which one of them will be able to convince the other, but I suppose Grand Elder Chen Dishou has a higher chance of winning. After all, if the two of them fight, General Chen Yifan will definitely be defeated.'

The more Ou Yangming wondered, the more interested he was. He even curled his lips into a faint smile.

Suddenly, he was alerted.

It was not the feeling of being in extreme danger, but he could tell that someone was spying on him nearby.

Ou Yangming looked stern right away, and he quickly curbed his thoughts to look around him. His consciousness rose at that moment too, and everything around him seemed to have become one with him.

The integration was no longer only with his power and mind, but his entire body. It was as though he became an inseparable part of the environment around him.

Ou Yangming roared as he focused on one spot with his mental power. "Come out now!"

His body tensed up, and he tipped his toes to transform himself into an invincible spear, then he dashed toward that direction.

He used his body as a spear and was ready to sweep everything in his way!

This was spear force, a supreme cultivation secret technique in martial arts.

Despite that, Ou Yangming's body seemed to have fallen into a giant trap at the next instant.

The space over there was supposedly empty, but a deep vortex suddenly appeared.

It was a space vortex, which was not visible to the naked eye, but the sharp-sensed Ou Yangming could immediately notice it.

Dangerous, it was incredibly dangerous!

Ou Yangming identified at once that the power contained in the vortex was so powerful that he could not resist it.

Even though his spear attack carried a fearsome aura, his strength could not be said to be on equal terms with Chen Dishou's. Chen Dishou would have certainly charged at the enemy without any hesitation, and the outcome could only be determined when he fought the enemy at close quarters.

On the other hand, if Ou Yangming attacked heedlessly, he would surely die.

'This hidden fella is actually a superb powerhouse who's not inferior to Chen Dishou at all.'

At that crucial moment, Ou Yangming deduced everything in his mind. He gritted his teeth and activated the Blood Flight Art without any delay.

"Woosh…"

Ou Yangming's body suddenly sped up, and he achieved an unbelievable speed in a split second. Almost at the same time, the direction that he was zooming in was slightly adjusted as he went through the side of the vortex and traveled a few times faster than Chen Dishou. Ou Yangming was soon nowhere to be found.

The vortex in the void slowly disappeared, then a woman, who was covered in white veil, walked out.

She mumbled when she looked at where Ou Yangming disappeared, "What's that technique? When did Old Chen learn such a peculiar ability? Hmm, no, it's that young fella who's strange. He actually managed to notice me, and it's puzzling…"

After thinking about it for a while, the woman left and arrived at a house outside the prefecture in a while.

A slim and beautiful lady with thin eyebrows and big eyes uttered cheerfully from the room when the woman entered, "Master, you're back!"

The woman smiled and asked lovingly, "Jiumei, do you really want to follow me?"

"Yes, master," Jiumei answered without any hesitation, "I'd like to be like you and become one of the most powerful people in the world. I want to have control over my own fate without being bullied by anyone anymore."

"You're right. We may be weak, but we mustn't be inferior to those men. That said…" The woman responded with a smile, but she suddenly looked serious as she said, "Our cultivation strives for strong determination and a bright heart. It's exceptionally difficult to enter the sect, and if one's willpower wavers during the cultivation, one will die."

Her face looked gloomy as she revealed, "Throughout countless years, we've had thousands and ten thousands of disciples in our sect, but only one or two in every ten of them were successful and were lucky enough to not die. If that's the case, are you still going to persist?"

Jiumei looked up and spoke proudly in response, "Master, I've decided that I'll die for a righteous cause if I don't succeed. I… Have no regrets!"

"Okay, I'm at ease." The woman studied her for some time before she smiled. She continued after a pause, "Oh right, let's make a trip to the Liang residence before we leave."

"Why are we going there?" "Of course we must eliminate their clan to take revenge for you," the woman replied to Jiumei casually, as if the eradication of a clan was as simple and as natural as eating and drinking.

"Master, if I really want to take revenge, I should do it myself." Jiumei grinned. When her eyes wandered about, she actually looked slightly cunning. "Besides, they'll really feel troubled if I leave now."

"Okay, as long as you have the thought." The woman was taken aback, but she soon laughed and agreed. She stood up and told Jiumei, "Pack your things, and let's leave." Jiumei nodded and informed, "Master, I've already packed my belongings long ago." Following that, the woman called for a carriage and left with Jiumei.

However, before they left, Jiumei looked at the prefecture and closed her eyes as if she was saying something to herself.

An imposing figure flashed in her head.

The figure was not a tall one, but it propped up the sky. "Thank you! You've never seen me, but I'll never forget you. 'One day, I'll repay you by a hundred fold for everything you've done for me.'

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Chapter 172 Devour Again

When Ou Yangming's Qi and blood dispersed, he fell from mid-air.

Nonetheless, he instantly found his footing, but he looked pale as if he was seriously ill.

Although he did not know the origin and the intention of the mysterious person, who approached him quietly, there was something that he was sure of.

Most of the strong powerhouses who approached him covertly were ill-intentioned.

Therefore, once Ou Yangming confirmed that the powerhouse was not someone he could defeat, he immediately escaped through the Blood Flight.

Inside the prefecture, he only had the guts to repeatedly contradict the Supreme Great Ancestor because he knew that the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors would not ignore the matter. If Ou Yangming really encountered a dangerous situation, he had a powerful backup.

On the other hand, what kind of backup did he have in the wilderness?

He would simply die soundlessly if he was killed and buried.

Such an unremarkable death was not the kind of ending that he wanted.

Ou Yangming panted heavily and shook his wrist to retrieve a dagger.

Afterward, he burned the intense Military Fire to envelop the dagger with it. The fire went away after a brief moment, whereas he entered an intangible and spiritual state.

Under that state, everything around him was within his sense and control.

Ou Yangming flashed and arrived at the bottom of a small hill.

A small village was located there, and tens of families lived scattered.

Ou Yangming scanned the place and entered one of the houses at the speed of light.

In a village, every house would raise some poultry to help out with family expenses.

Before Ou Yangming entered the house, he had channeled his essential Qi to close his pores so as to not give out any smell.

With that, even a pet dog could not smell him.

Sure enough, about ten birds were reared in the house. Ou Yangming's eyes lit up, and he quickly entered the henhouse.

A flash of cold light was seen as the roosters, hens, and chicks in the henhouse were slit by their throat before they could make a sound. Subsequently, Ou Yangming stabbed his dagger into one of the dead chickens, and he watched as the dead chicken disappeared after a few breath counts.

The efficiency and speed of Devouring 2 was far greater than only 1 point of the attribute. This was also the thing that Ou Yangming was the most delighted about.

He transformed the Qi and blood of all the carcasses in the henhouse without any hesitation, then he retrieved a piece of silver and tossed it inside. The silver's value was beyond the worth of the poultry in the henhouse, so the residents would probably not disclose the matter.

Ou Yangming did a light leap over a wall to visit the next residence.

His eyes glowed as he wondered, 'God is helping me.'

He figured that the family was a rich family in the village because not only were there chickens and geese in their courtyard, but there were also two fat pigs. The well-fed pigs probably weighed around 400 kilograms in total.

Ou Yangming was initially worried if the poultry here had insufficient flesh and blood, but he was instantly at ease after seeing the two big fellows.

He obviously could not bring himself to kill living humans, but he was not bothered about poultry and fat pigs.

After a short while, Ou Yangming left a piece of gold and went over the wall again.

Once he visited four residences, he fully recovered his energy. Ou Yangming was not concerned about the gold and silver that he gave because based on his smithing skills, he could easily acquire money. Ou Yangming was completely calm. Even if the fearsome powerhouse pursued him this far, he was confident about activating the Blood Flight again.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming found it strange that there was no news whatsoever about the powerhouse. The person had not chased him down at all. Even when Ou Yangming secretly employed the integration of Heaven and man and the thoroughly meticulous state, he did not find any trace of that powerhouse. All of a sudden, a middle-aged woman pushed open the door of a residence and walked out to the side of the henhouse. She carried a big round bowl and made "cluck" sounds, but she screamed with a ghastly expression on her face when she arrived at the henhouse.

"Why are you shouting? Are you not going to let us sleep? The baby's awake now because of you!"

A thin man scolded as he walked out.

"Husband, husband, quickly look!" The woman cried, "Our chickens are gone!"

The man was shocked, so instead of reprimanding the woman, he immediately ran toward the side of the henhouse to take a look. Just as he was going to yell as well, he noticed an item.

Feeling surprised, he reached out his hand to grab the shiny item.

When the man turned around and heard his wife wail, his face changed, and he rebuked her softly, "Shut up, or I'll beat you up!"

The woman was appalled, thus she stopped crying and dared not make a sound.

"Mrs. Zhang, what happened?" Outside the door, someone asked out loud.

The man answered at once, "Nothing happened, she was eating a lot but was too lazy to work, so I scolded her. It's fine now!"

Laughter was heard, but nobody persuaded him.

"Husband, what are you talking about? If you don't explain it today, I'll… Ah, w-what's this?" The woman reproached with a red face, but she suddenly widened her eyes and stared at the item in the man's hand. Her mouth was also opened to the extreme.

"I found this in the henhouse," The man waved his hand and said with a soft voice. He glanced around him before he continued, "Our chickens are gone, but we gained a piece of silver. T-this is probably a reward from the fox fairy, and if you keep shouting, the fairy might take back the silver because it'll be mad!"

The woman was taken aback, hence she mumbled, "Husband, was it really the fox fairy?"

"Other than the fox fairy, who could secretly take away our chickens? Ah, only the kind and generous fox fairy would give us such a blessing!" The man responded.

The woman nodded as she believed him.

They kowtowed a few times before they carefully took the piece of silver to hide it.

Ou Yangming, who was hiding in a high spot, did not know to cry or to laugh when he watched them. They actually think I'm the fox fairy.' After an hour, all four families who suffered the loss noticed it, but they kept quiet after seeing the gold or silver left by Ou Yangming, and they pretended to not know a thing. Ou Yangming did not sense any crisis as well.

He shook his head because he knew that the powerful being probably did not pursue him.

Despite that, Ou Yangming pondered and decided to not return to where he came from for the time being. He flashed and ran toward the west side of the prefecture.

The prefecture was naturally situated in the middle of the plain, so its roads extended in all directions.

That said, due to their population and productivity, they could not attend to every location.

A mountain range could be found roughly 15 kilometers away from the prefecture. There was obviously an ancient forest, as well as threats like tigers, leopards, jackals, and so

on.

Since Ou Yangming suspected that a powerhouse wanted to sneak an attack on him to harm him, he would likely be attacked if he traveled back to the prefecture right away. Even though Ou Yangming was rather confident about his strength, the powerhouse, who appeared without a warning, gave him quite a frightening impression, so he decided to avoid the figure for the time being.

As Ou Yangming traveled at the speed of light, he believed that even a tracking master could not locate him.

At last, when Ou Yangming arrived outside the mountain range, he inspected his surroundings for a moment before he entered with his little dagger.

He was not equipped with pieces of personalized equipment at the moment, but the forest was not like the dangerous immense forest, where half-spirit beasts were born.

Moreover, Ou Yangming had become incredibly skilled and bold, thus he would not be concerned about the dangers in the forest.

However, his eyes glowed a while after he entered the forest.

Ou Yangming walked toward a bamboo pole. He pulled it out and removed its ends, then he lit it up with his Military Fire.

It only took an instant before the Military Fire enveloped the whole bamboo pole, but even under the high temperature, the bamboo did not burn, and it became shinier instead.

Ou Yangming moved his wrist to place his dagger on one end of the bamboo pole.

Next, a simple and crude spear was made. Ou Yangming grinned as he held the spear, then he ran inside the mountain range.

As Ou Yangming flashed, he had released his power to the extreme. When he wielded the spear with his hands, it gave out cracking sounds, which were similar to sonic booms, and he slashed his spear hard.

Consequently, a small unknown beast was hit, but before the tip of Ou Yangming's spear contacted its body, its chest was already penetrated, and it was very much dead already.

With that, Ou Yangming ran around the area without being restrained at all. He had fully let go of his mental conception to allow himself to become one with the magnificent world.

When he ran around madly, his conception spread out like quicksilver spilling all over the ground, causing his spiritual world to be clearer than ever.

Ou Yangming's mental state underwent a slight change when he previously found out about Jiang Jiumei. As such, he did not hesitate to kill and even fought a Supreme Great Ancestor when he tried to seek justice.

He was forgiven in the end, which was surprising, and he also learned many extraordinary skills from Chen Dishou.

Nonetheless, during the period, especially when Ou Yangming exchanged blows with Chen Dishou, the enormous pressure from the Supreme Great Ancestor made it hard for him to breathe. When he was later sneakily attacked by an unknown powerhouse, the mental pressure on him grew.

Finally, Ou Yangming completely released his mind.

He came to a sudden realization that this side of the world was beautiful and wonderful.

Following that, his essential Qi began to agglomerate and flowed quickly through his meridians, then it gathered inside his dantian.

Ou Yangming's essential Qi was no longer an airflow. It seemed to have transformed into the spear in his hands as it could communicate with Heaven and Earth.

Afterward, Ou Yangming leaped up abruptly to mid-air and roared as he pricked with his spear.

The spear contained his essence, energy, spirit, as well as his apprehensions from his difficult learnings in the past few days.

When Ou Yangming stabbed, the accumulated power in his dantian burst out and broke through every obstacle to soar into the sky…

"Boom!"

Inside Ou Yangming's body, there was a rumble in his mind. He flashed and landed steadily, and his aura surged and boiled-he had finally advanced again!

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Chapter 173 Yin Grade Class Three

Yin Grade Class Three!

When Ou Yangming landed like a javelin on the ground, he knew that he had once again broken through in martial arts. Although it happened fast and seemed unbelievable, he had genuinely achieved it step by step.

With his own strength, he challenged the imperial merchant family and was even wanted by the Governor's Residence.

Later on, he even withstood a Supreme Great Ancestor's aura and oppression.

It was an extremely important point because the number of Yin Grade martial artists in the whole world who could resist a great ancestor… Even though it was only in a certain aspect, Ou Yangming was probably the only one who could do it.

The fight against a Supreme Great Ancestor greatly stimulated Ou Yangming's martial arts potential, causing him to gain an opportunity to break through. On top of that, Chen Dishou's teachings, which lasted for three days, and the sudden ambush from another Supreme Great Ancestor incited Ou Yangming as well. Needless to say, the unique Devouring attribute, which helped him transform flesh and blood into Qi and blood, was the real basis of his advancement.

No matter how high Ou Yangming's previously acquired states were, without sufficient Qi and blood, which meant that his body was empty, the martial arts state itself could not improve his physical quality.

However, once his state rose after he was prompted by a powerhouse, when his body was abundant by Qi and blood, he could naturally break through.

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Before Chen Dishou left, he was worried that Ou Yangming was lacking in Qi and blood production, but he did not know that the young fellow had a way to compensate for his shortcoming.

Ou Yangming inhaled deeply, and the sound of cracked bones were heard coming from his body. His essential Qi had clearly flowed to his internal organs, so when he breathed out, his bones cracked due to the vibration.

A surge of magnanimous aura burst out from Ou Yangming's body at that moment, and when it was at his throat, he opened his mouth to roar, "Hah—".

With him as the center, animals of different sizes within 360 meters from him shivered and fled far away.

Ou Yangming's roar actually carried the aura of a beast king, and he managed to frighten the other beasts.

Eventually, his aura and the agitation in his heart slowly calmed down.

The fact that he could advance to Yin Grade Class Three at a time like this was considered an unexpected surprise.

Ou Yangming curbed his thoughts and slowly sat down with his legs crossed. He stayed on the same spot for two days before he leisurely stood up and sped back to the prefecture.

Since it had been such a long time, he figured that the Supreme Great Ancestor could not have waited outside the prefecture.

Even if the powerhouse was still after Ou Yangming, he would not be too afraid.

The Blood Flight Power in his waist sash could be unleashed, and he could at least protect himself without worry.

After traveling for some time, the prefecture was within sight, but Ou Yangming did not notice any sign of a Supreme Great Ancestor, thus he was more at ease. Nevertheless, his eyelids suddenly twitched, so he subconsciously looked toward his right. Over there, a graceful young master bowed at him while holding a folding fan.

Ou Yangming was stunned because he did not expect to see the man here.

He Liangce, the He family's eldest young master from Linlang County, waved and gestured to Ou Yangming to follow him. Ou Yangming hesitated for a while before he strode over to the young master.

Ou Yangming had observed his surroundings in advance, and he was certain that no Supreme Great Ancestor or martial artist was lying in ambush.

Even though he could not defeat a Supreme Great Ancestor through the integration of Heaven and man and the thoroughly meticulous state, if a powerhouse of such a level was lying in ambush within a certain distance, he could definitely sense it.

This was the greatest effect of having a deep understanding of Heaven and Earth's mysterious nature.

Since there was no Supreme Great Ancestor present, even if someone was going to sneak an attack on Ou Yangming, he was dauntless. At the very least, he could easily escape through the Blood Flight Art.

There was a luxurious carriage beside He Liangce, who cupped his hands and said, "Brother Ou, please go in to have a chat with

me."

Ou Yangming could not bring himself to reject the handsome young master, who was flashing a gentle smile at him, because he could sense the young man's sincerity.

"Thank you for your hospitality," Ou Yangming uttered after he cleared his throat. After they entered the carriage, He Liangce retrieved a tea set and poured two cups of tea. "Brother Ou, this black tea was planted in my residence, and it has a refreshing effect. Please give it a taste."

Ou Yangming took a sip of it, and his eyes immediately lit up.

Sure enough, the tea was able to boost his spirit.

"Great tea!" Ou Yangming laughed. "Brother He, I'm not a person who can hide my thoughts. You didn't call me over to treat me to tea, did you?"

He Liangce grinned and responded, "Brother Ou, you stuck out for your comrade, suppressed the Liang family, strengthened yourself at every step, and took advantage of the situation to benefit yourself. What a great

move!"

Ou Yangming's face darkened a little. He asked, "Brother He, did you come on behalf of the Liang family to convince me?"

"Brother Ou, you misunderstood. I used to be in the military, so I'm aware of the brotherhood between soldiers. If I stop you from sticking out for your brothers, how can I gain the respect of the tough men in the military?"

"Please don't blame me for misunderstanding you." Ou Yangming's face went back to normal, and he smiled bitterly. Countless thoughts crossed his mind, but he could not make sense of why the young master had invited him.

He Liangce smiled faintly and expressed, "Brother Ou, everything you did is to my liking. We would've been great friends." Ou Yangming tensed up, and he asked sternly, "Brother He, what do you mean?" "Brother Ou, based on my observation, you have a close relationship with the Ni family's little princess, am I right?" He Liangce sighed and asked regretfully.

The smile on Ou Yangming's face was slowly fading away, and he questioned, "Brother He, why do you ask?"

He Liangce looked at him seriously. "Because I have a presumptuous request."

"Since it's a presumptuous request, you don't have to tell me."

"Heh, I know you're an outspoken person, but regrettably, this is a serious matter. I don't have a choice." He Liangce sighed his head and sighed. "Other than wanting to be superior to Changlong County in stone-gambling, I've actually come all the way from Linlang County for two things."

Ou Yangming looked at the young master without an expression, but he was feeling rather anxious.

"One of them is to walk the Ni family's Testimony Path to prove myself," He Liangce casually revealed.

"The Testimony Path? It's not that great." Ou Yangming scoffed.

He Liangce laughed. "Perhaps that's what you think, but it's incredibly difficult for most people out there." Ou Yangming suddenly smiled and asked, "Are you trying to show off?"

"No, but I want to prove something to the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors by walking the Testimony Path." He Liangce shook his head, then he said firmly with extremely clear eyes, "I want to marry Ni Yinghong!"

Ou Yangming was shocked, and he stood up abruptly.

The carriage was huge, so Ou Yangming's head did not hit the top even when he stood up straight.

He glared at He Liangce and asked word by word, "What did you say?" Instead of evading his eyes, He Liangce bowed slightly and requested, "I have a difficult reason behind this, so I hope you'll let go." "Let go? Heh, why should I let go?" Ou Yangming raised his eyebrow and asked, "Because of your resolution that doesn't matter?" He Liangce sighed and said, "I know you'll be extremely upset about it, but there's no room for negotiation." Ou Yangming smirked. "What happens if I refuse to let go?" "If you don't let go, I'll do everything to strike you down until you give up," He Liangce answered seriously. "Strike me down?" Ou Yangming tilted his head and looked at the young master with a vague smile. "Let's see if you have the capability to do that!" Following that, he reached out his hand to grab He Liangce's shoulder.

It did not seem like a swift attack, but the timing and angle were perfect. He grabbed He Liangce's shoulder in a split second.

That said, He Liangce kept a straight face and apologized, "Brother Ou, please excuse me." Ou Yangming scoffed and exerted force through his hand, but his face soon changed. He came to a sudden realization that he was not squeezing a human's shoulder, but a huge iron ingot. Even when Ou Yangming went all out, He Liangce did not look like he was in pain at all.

'What a strong body!

'This gentle fella, who doesn't seem like he has great martial arts, is actually a hidden powerhouse.' Ou Yangming's face took on a grim expression, and he wanted to release the Military Fire as he was struck with an idea.

The Military Fire was an exceptionally strange fire. Unless one had intimate body contact with another person, the heat energy could not be transmitted through a weapon.

However, this was the perfect timing to use the Military Fire.

Nonetheless, before Ou Yangming could release his Military Fire, he was suddenly alerted.

Without any hesitation, Ou Yangming let go of He Liangce and flashed out of the carriage at that crucial moment.

The curtain danced as He Liangce paced out of the carriage. He looked apologetic. "Brother Ou, I dared not withstand your Military Fire when I realized that you were going to utilize it earlier, so I could only force you to come outside."

Ou Yangming scoffed. He proceeded to clench his fists and stab forward.

Though he was not holding a spear, he had one in his heart, and his whole body seemed to have become an ultimate spear.

When Ou Yangming stabbed, an airflow was produced in the void as if a real spear was being prodded. "Hey? Great spear technique!" He Liangce expressed cheerfully, then he wielded his folding fan and pricked the tip of the spear. A sharp and ear-piercing sound was instantly heard.

The folding fan ruthlessly hit the invisible tip of the spear. Ou Yangming quivered and turned pale. He suddenly took a step back, but he curbed his aura as soon as he took the step. Whether it was his look, his temperature, his aura, or even every sign of life, they vanished at that instant.

He Liangce was truly shocked as he said, "Yin Grade, Class Three…"

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Chapter 174 A Promise Made In The Past

There was usually an extremely obvious feature in a martial artist's cultivation when one arrived at a certain state.

A Yin Grade martial artist could curb one's essential Qi and even one's breath of life to accumulate the power in one's body. It was done so that one could move into Yang upon reaching the extremity of Yin.

Nonetheless, although a martial artist in Yin Grade Class One and Class Two could hold back one's overflowing aura, one could not restrain one's breath of life.

A martial artist had to have the cultivation base of at least Yin Grade Class Three to achieve it.

He Liangce did not attach importance to the fact that Ou Yangming was in Yin Grade Class Three, but the young master was only in Class Two when they last met. Hence, He Liangce was shocked that Ou Yangming advanced to the next class after just a few days.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming was even more surprised; or appalled. He looked at his opponent with bright eyes and uttered, "Yang Grade!"

Although He Liangce did not look a day older than thirty years old, he was already a Yang Grade powerhouse. When He Liangce tapped with his folding fan earlier, enormous essential Qi poured down, which was definitely a Yang Grade powerhouse's power. The power was also so scarily abundant that it frightened Ou Yangming more than Zhang Yinli did.

Yang Grade powerhouses were separated into powerful and weak ones.

He Liangce had only attacked once, but he was certainly the one among many other Yang Grade powerhouses who gave Ou Yangming the greatest sense of danger.

Ou Yangming could not help but wonder.

This fella is so young, so how did he cultivate to become like this?'

Despite that, Ou Yangming had no idea that He Liangce, who watched as he stood tall like a javelin while holding an invisible spear, was having the same thought too.

He Liangce had a grave expression as he remarked, "Brother Ou, your improvement is shocking!"

Ou Yangming scoffed. "Brother He, you're being too polite, I'm still far from you."

Even though Ou Yangming had killed a Yang Grade powerhouse and even escaped a Supreme Great Ancestor, when he faced He Liangce, he felt like he could not perceive someone for the first time ever.

The He family's eldest young master was definitely the direct descendant in an influential family, so who knew what treasures and unique abilities he had?

Ou Yangming dared not say that he could kill the young master.

He Liangce cupped his hands at Ou Yangming and expressed with sincerity, "Brother Ou, please think thrice before you act."

"There's no need for me to think thrice, let's just wait and see." Ou Yangming laughed and narrowed his eyes, then flashed and fluttered away.

In actual fact, Ou Yangming was already full of killing intent when he heard He Liangce's request. That said, Ou Yangming was not entirely confident about killing his enemy, who was also the one who chose their meeting place, hence as dumb as he was, he would not fight a battle of life or death here.

Therefore, Ou Yangming immediately decided to flee.

He Liangce watched with his hands behind his back when Ou Yangming left, and he did not intend to stop him.

An elder quietly approached him from behind and greeted him softly, "Young Master." He Liangce nodded and sighed. "I have a feeling that we'll fight sooner or later."

There was a fierce look in the elder's eyes as he responded, "Young Master, if that's the case, how about…"

"What are you worried about?" He Liangce smiled faintly. "Do you think I'll lose?"

"I dare not," the elder quickly replied with a different look on his face

"You know I was born for that, and I only have one final goal in my life. Even if the matter will cause destruction to both sides, I won't hesitate at all," He Liangce said and smiled after a pause. "If I don't even have the guts to challenge someone of my kind, and I try to gain victory through wicked schemes instead, won't I die a graveless death when the real disaster happens?"

The elder lowered his head and gave a respectful response, "Yes, Young Master, you're very far-sighted, whereas I'm still far from that."

He Liangce looked up at the sky. "More powerhouses are needed among Humans, so if you have the potential, quickly grow up. There isn't… Much time."

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Even when Ou Yangming entered the prefecture with a straight face, he was still extremely perturbed.

If he was in He Liangce's shoes, he would have never made such an absurd request to his rival in love.

'What exactly was He Liangce thinking? Is he so opinionated that he'll defeat me for sure, or… His brain shorted out?'

Ou Yangming figured after some thought that the latter was more likely the case. Regardless of He Liangce's plan, Ou Yangming was not going to take even half a step back.

'Yang Grade…

'Heh, isn't it just Yang Grade! As long as I'm given more time, I'll surely catch up to him and surpass him!'

Ou Yangming walked leisurely in the prefecture and arrived at the Ni residence before long

The few doorkeepers at the entrance were delighted when they saw Ou Yangming such that one of them even ran toward the inner residence. The other doorkeepers looked regretful when they realized that they reacted too late.

Ni Yunhong and his younger sister quickly came out after a brief moment, and they sighed a breath of relief when they saw that Ou Yangming was not hurt. When Ni Yinghong scanned the young fella with her beautiful eyes, her silky eyebrows stood out, causing Ou Yangming's heart to beat.

However, Ou Yangming could not act abnormally in front of his future brother-in-law.

He forced himself to calm down and greeted, "Brother Ni, how have you been?!"

Ni Yunhong shook his head and commented, "Brother Ou, you're really… Brave!"

Ou Yangming was stunned. "What?"

"It's fine that you stuck out for your comrade in the military, and it's not a big deal that you offended the imperial merchant, but why did you clash with a Supreme Great Ancestor? Heh, I heard you clashed with more than one Supreme Great Ancestor too. Even if you clashed with them, since there were two great ancestors present, why did you leave with one of them? Don't you know that he can crush you into powder with just one little finger?" Ni Yunhong expressed sternly.

Ou Yangming was suddenly feeling grateful. It was true that Ni Yunhong was lecturing him fiercely, but the young master really cared about him.

If Ni Yunhong did not treat Ou Yangming with sincerity and did not regard him as a close friend, he would not have reprimanded him.

"Yes, it's not worth it at all." Ni Yinghong pouted her lips, and her cheeks were slightly puffed up as though she was quite furious. "Even if you don't think for yourself, you should think about… Old Man!"

Ni Yunhong glanced at her strangely and wondered, 'Little Sister, did you want to say Old Man or yourself…'

He could only keep it to himself because his dear little sister would definitely turn against him if he questioned her.

"Thank you for your concern, but I only followed the great ancestor because I was confident," Ou Yangming responded after he cleared his throat. Seeing as the siblings were still indignant, he quickly added, "The Fang family's great ancestor and your clan's ancestor were also present at that time. Did you think that they'll ignore the matter if I was really in danger?" Ni Yunhong and his younger sister were a little startled, and they had a strange look in their eyes.

They conversed as they entered the residence.

Ou Yangming obviously went to meet Old Craftsman first. Much to his surprise, the old man was in great condition, and he seemed to be much healthier than before.

Once the old man recovered, he kept himself busy.

He spent at least half of his day in the smithing workshop, and he had been smithing pieces of equipment that were adequate, be it the quantity or their quality.

According to Old Craftsman, he did not want to be a freeloader, thus he had to pay for the Ni family's kindness.

The Ni family naturally was not bothered about his compensation, but they did not talk the old man out of it because he was so excited, hence they gave him freedom.

Ou Yangming was elated to see that Old Craftsman was in a bright and cheerful mood.

Nonetheless, the old man looked worried after they chatted for a while.

"Old Man, what are you thinking?" Ou Yangming quickly asked. Ni Yunhong and his younger sister exchanged glances and sighed. Although they had been doing their best to serve and please the old man, their degree of intimacy with him was different.

Old Craftsman would not show them some of his feelings.

"Ah, b*stard, do you still remember what I asked you to do?" "Old Man, I remember everything you asked me to do!" Ou Yangming was stunned, but he immediately tapped his chest. After a while, he blinked and asked carefully, "But what exactly are you talking about?"

Old Craftsman did not know to laugh or to cry, whereas Ni Yunhong and his younger sister simply smiled.Seeing as the old man was starting to look displeased, Ou Yangming went behind him right away to massage his shoulders and whispered, "Old Man, there are other people present, so please give me some face…" Old Craftsman glanced at the siblings, then he finally gave up the thought of wanting to teach the young fellow a lesson. He asked, "Young fella, did you forget about the weapon?"

Ou Yangming's eyes lit up as he came to a sudden realization. 'Oh, Old Man has been thinking about this.'

"Old Man, don't worry, I'm already well-prepared," he answered without any hesitation, then he glanced at Ni Yunhong and his younger sister mysteriously before he continued, "You have no idea, but the Ni family has a precious and valuable material. It's unusually tough, and it is even superior to featured steel. Whether it's its tenacity, its suitability of being smelted by the Military Fire, or any other aspects, it is much better than featured steel."

"Really?" old Craftsman asked as he was dumbfounded.

"Of course. I've already asked Brother Ni to handle the matter, so I'll be able to acquire the material in no time," Ou Yangming assured with a serious face, "As long as I obtain that material, I'll start smithing. Hehe, don't worry, I'll definitely smith a magic tool, and I won't ruin your reputation!"

"A magic tool!" Old Craftsman's eyes flowed. He had never smithed a magic tool in his life, but if Ou Yangming could do it, the sense of accomplishment would be more satisfying than if he accomplished the task instead.

"Brother Ni, when can you get me the material?" Ou Yangming turned to wink at Ni Yunhong

Ni Yunhong had already secretly cursed at Ou Yangming, but he answered as if he was troubled, "Ah, it's really a tricky matter, so it won't be easy."

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Chapter 175 Taking Preventive Measures

Ou Yangming expressed pretentiously, "Ah, Brother Ni, you didn't say that the last time! You said you'll be able to get it very soon!"

Ni Yunhong gritted his teeth but saw Old Craftsman's eager face, so he could only smile bitterly. "Brother Ou, it's such a valuable item, and my clan doesn't have many of it too, so how could I get it so soon…"

Old Craftsman was stunned, and he turned to reprimand Ou Yangming, "B*stard, don't force him. If it's such a valuable item, how can he take it so easily?".

Ni Yunhong pouted his lips and thought, 'I can still think of a way if I know what it is, but what the hell is he talking about?'

Since he was also a blacksmith, he was familiar with materials' qualities.

There was naturally a reason why featured steel was widely recognized as the best material for the smithing of Fine Grade equipment. Putting aside its cost, it was because its attributes were relatively balanced.

Many materials could overpower featured steel in terms of individual properties like the degree of solidity, smelting difficulty, or toughness, but if all those properties were considered as a whole, no material could be on par with it.

A material that was greater than featured steel in every aspect was unheard of. Therefore, Ni Yunhong could only keep quiet in front of Old Craftsman.

"Old Man, I shall not force Brother Ni." Ou Yangming laughed, then he clapped his hands after a pause as if he recalled something. "I know, I need to be authorized by the Ni family's great ancestors to use the material. I'll go meet them now."

Following that, he waved his hand and left swiftly.

Old Craftsman was startled for some time before he gasped.

"The Ni family's great ancestors are legendary Supreme Great Ancestors.' The old man quickly called out to Ou Yangming, but the young fellow could not hear him as he had gone far away.

"Ah, Young Master Ni, Young Lady Ni, stop that hothead quickly!" Old Craftsman was so anxious that beads of sweat were seen on his forehead. "If that b*stard bothers your great ancestors, he'll probably be slapped to death!"

Ni Yunhong and his younger sister looked at each other and wondered.

'Our great ancestors didn't hesitate to confront the governor and another Supreme Great Ancestor for him, so why would they kill him over a trivial matter?'

Although they did not understand why, they had a feeling that the three great ancestors valued Ou Yangming more than they valued them.

At the very least, if the siblings were the ones who were involved in the matter that day, the great ancestors would not have allowed them to do the same.

"Old Man, don't worry! Our great ancestors have met Brother Ou many times, and they're even planning to take him as a disciple, so he'll be fine." Ni Yinghong smiled.

"Huh?" Old Craftsman was dumbfounded, but he was quickly delighted. "That b*stard didn't tell me. He deserves a beating!"

"Old Man, perhaps Brother Ou wanted to give you a surprise!" Ni Yinghong quickly explained.

The old man finally nodded, but when he glanced at Ni Yinghong, he hesitated for a while before he expressed, "Ah, if he becomes your great ancestors' disciple, it's probably not a good thing…"

Ni Yinghong blushed a little because she immediately understood what Old Craftsman meant. As her eyes wandered about, they looked as tender as water.

On the other hand, Ni Yunhong shook his head and lamented.

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The Ni residence was an influential family's top-notch residence. There were strict rules in the residence such that outsiders could only wait at the outer courtyard without being able to enter the inner courtyard at all.

Nonetheless, when Ou Yangming arrived outside the inner courtyard and requested to meet the three great ancestors, the steward flashed a flattering smile at him. "Young Master Ou, the great ancestors have informed us that you have full access to everywhere in the residence without needing to report yourself."

Ou Yangming was shocked. As silly as he was, he knew that the treatment he was given was by no means insignificant.

He was not only treated as a part of the family. In fact, he was treated like one of the top elders in their clan.

Though Ou Yangming helped them find the Land of Inheritance, he felt that the treatment was too much.

Ou Yangming was puzzled, but he followed the steward to the courtyard.

Once they arrived, the steward behaved carefully as if he was making a pilgrimage, and the look of devotion on his face was chilling.

'The three Supreme Great Ancestors are such fearsome beings to the ordinary people in the Ni family,' Ou Yangming wondered.

"Hehe, Lil' Friend, you're here. Quickly come in."

Ni Jingtong appeared in a flash and greeted Ou Yangming smilingly. Ou Yangming quickly bowed and thanked, "Thank you, senior." As they entered the courtyard one after the other, the steward watched in shock as he was in disbelief. 'Did Great Ancestor just address Young Master Ou as Lil' Friend? Young Master Ou didn't panic at all and accepted it calmly.'

The butler shrunk his neck and left soundlessly. Nevertheless, he remembered Ou Yangming well because he knew he must not offend the young master no matter what.

Once Ou Yangming entered the courtyard, he saw Ni Jingshen and Ni Xuetian smiling with narrowed eyes at him.

Ou Yangming quivered a little as he vaguely sensed a chill in the air.

'These three bosses are suddenly so polite to me. What exactly are they scheming?

'No love or hate in the world is without rhyme or reason.

'If something's unusual, there had to be something strange behind it.' That said, Ou Yangming could not think of anything valuable he had that was worth being invested by the three great ancestors.

He cast aside his doubt and greeted, "Greetings, seniors."

Ni Jingtong nodded and commented, "You've indeed grown after following Chen Dishou for a few days."

They were able to see due to their outstanding vision that Ou Yangming already had the cultivation base of Yin Grade Class Three, but they thought he had broken through because of Chen Dishou's pointers.

"Thank you for your praise, senior," Ou Yangming responded with a bitter smile. He decided after some thought to cut to the chase. "Seniors, I've come to request something."

"Oh, Lil' Ou, you don't have to be so polite. You found the Land of Inheritance for our clan, which was a huge contribution. If you have any requests, just let us know."

Ou Yangming nodded and said, "When I previously entered the Chaos Cave and encountered the Black Magic Crawlers, I saw some ores that are similar to featured steel. I want to smith a magic tool, so I'd like to request for some ores."

"What magic tool is it?"

The three Supreme Great Ancestors looked at each other and realized that they were equally surprised.

"Lil' Ou, can you smith a magic tool?" Ou Yangming grinned. If they had asked him this question in the past, he could not have answered it. However, after Ou Yangming embedded the last gem in his waist sash, the gem overcame the natural moat between a magic tool and an ordinary tool, allowing the sash to become a magic tool. During the process, Ou Yangming sensed everything and gained a new apprehension with the support of his powerful mental power.

In other terms, Ou Yangming opened a huge door that led to greater achievements in smithing art.

Despite that, he only saw the path ahead and confirmed his goal. While he knew the theory and knowledge behind it, he had not managed to put it into practice.

Ou Yangming cleared his throat. "Great Ancestors, I only have a rough idea of it, so I still have to practice and explore to see if I'll succeed in smithing it. If I have that ore, perhaps I'll be able to try."

"Nice! Lil' Ou, you're really multitalented, and I'm somewhat envious of you." Ni Jingshen nodded.

The other people could not help but laugh, but the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors began looking at Ou Yangming differently.

Ou Yangming smiled shyly but was secretly feeling relieved.

Ever since He Liangce brought up his request, Ou Yangming had been devising a plan.

Firstly, he would improve his degree of importance to the Ni family's great ancestors. At the very least, he must display a stronger potential or a superb ability.

As such, Ou Yangming's biggest chip at the moment was unquestionably the smithing of a magic tool.

He was certain that the three great ancestors would be moved.

With that, if He Liangce still wanted to suppress Ou Yangming by communicating with the Ni family's great ancestors through his clan's power, it would be wishful thinking.

Everything was part of Ou Yangming's plan of taking preventive measures.

"Lil' Ou, we can bring you to get the ores if you need them, but…" Ni Xuetian suddenly expressed, and he continued after a pause, "We'd like to trouble you with something too."

"What is it?" Ou Yangming was slightly taken aback. He thought, 'They're finally talking about the main point. Perhaps this is why they treated me so kindly.'

"When your mind and Big Yellow's mind drifted together that day, you helped it fathom the way of nature, which allowed it to achieve the integration of Heaven and man," Ni Xuetian replied to him seriously, then asked with bright eyes, "Lil' Ou, can you help them too?"

Ni Jingshen and Ni Jingtong looked at Ou Yangming calmly.

Since they were both Supreme Great Ancestors, they had experienced countless hardships in their lives to be able to cultivate to their current states.

The great ancestors were so good at cultivating Qi that they could keep a straight face even if there was a landslide.

Nonetheless, they subconsciously held their breaths at that moment, and they could not help but display their nervousness.After all, the integration of Heaven and man was a supreme comprehension in the way of nature.

If they had the opportunity to perceive the state, it would not only be highly beneficial toward their cultivation, but it would somewhat help them turn over a new leaf.

Among the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors, Ni Xuetian was the only one who comprehended the state.

Nevertheless, it was impossible for him to teach it to other people.

This was because the knowledge could not be taught verbally, and the exceptionally mysterious feeling was merely a lucky chance.

That being said, the great ancestors saw a silver lining in Ou Yangming.

They were willing to pay any price for the possibility.

Ou Yangming had conflicting thoughts for a brief moment before he answered, "I can't guarantee it, but I can try." Ni Jingshen and Ni Jingtong were elated, but they responded in a serious tone, "Thank you."

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Chapter 176 Meeting Big Yellow Again

It was extremely important for two of the Ni family's great ancestors to sense Heaven and Earth's nature be it for Ou Yangming or their family.

Before the great ancestors were well-prepared, they would not easily put it into action.

In comparison, entering the Chaos Cave was not difficult.

Ni Xuetian brought Ou Yangming out of the prefecture and traveled 15 kilometers away before they stopped.

To avoid arousing suspicion, Ou Yangming looked in front throughout the journey without looking around him at all. Although he was very curious about the Chaos Cave's specific location, he did not want to give Ni Xuetian the impression of him coveting the cave.

When Ni Xuetian suddenly stopped, Ou Yangming closed his eyes.

As compared to the previous time, he enjoyed a much better treatment this time.

Nonetheless, Ni Xuetian laughed and said as he flapped his sleeves, "Lil' Ou, you don't have to cover your eyes anymore because there's no need for us to hide this from you. Hehe, if you still need ores in the future, you can come here to get them yourself."

Ou Yangming was stunned. "Okay, thank you, senior."

He vaguely had a feeling that Ni Xuetian no longer kept this a secret from him because the great ancestors began to rely heavily on him, but most importantly, it was because Old Craftsman had settled down in the Ni residence.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming neither resented nor wanted to scheme anything against the Ni family. He already made arrangements for Old Craftsman to take shelter at the Ni residence, hence he did not dislike it.

Ni Xuetian brought him away from the main path and entered a ravine, where they walked a certain distance before a narrow path was seen. An extremely experienced hunter would never take the path, but Ni Xuetian led Ou Yangming to the middle of it.

The great ancestor kept quiet for a brief moment to confirm that nobody was around. He later moved his wrists to pull apart some vines on the rocky wall, where a big black cave was instantly revealed.

Once they entered the cave, Ou Yangming's eyes suddenly wandered about, and he curled his lips into an obscure smile.

It was because he sensed a strong aura and conception.

'Big Yellow is in the Chaos Cave indeed.'

Ou Yangming sensed an extremely glad feeling through the conception because Big Yellow was expressing its joy through this method.

However, his face suddenly changed a little because he could feel that Big Yellow was going to run in his direction to welcome him.

As Ou Yangming glanced at Ni Xuetian, he tried his best to picture the image in his mind to transmit it to Big Yellow. Consequently, the big yellow dog calmed down.

They secretly communicated through their conceptions, but they kept it a secret from Ni Xuetian.

Back when Ni Xuetian and the other people requested Ou Yangming to cut off his connection with Big Yellow, Ou Yangming agreed to do it. That said, when his mind contacted with the big yellow dog's, he sensed the dog's mental conception through his ability in the thoroughly meticulous state, and he guided it into the state of the integration of Heaven and man.

The moment they both achieved the integration of Heaven and man, their spiritual connection became so mysterious that even Ni Xuetian could not notice anything.

Despite that, Ni Xuetian and the rest could not find out about this or there would be a huge dispute.

At the Chaos Cave's entrance, Ou Yangming asked, "Senior, are you coming with me?"

"I don't have the treasure to drive out the Black Magic Crawlers, so I can't go with you." Ni Xuetian smiled bitterly, then he added after some hesitation, "Lil' Ou, Big Yellow is in isolated cultivation now as it is cultivating a lost art to cast off its mortal body to become a real spirit beast. It is going through a crucial time now, so it's best you don't disturb it."

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"Senior, don't worry, I won't go near the Land of Inheritance." Ou Yangming immediately guaranteed. He spoke sternly and did not look like he was lying.

Ni Xuetian looked deeply at Ou Yangming before he nodded with satisfaction. Since the great ancestor had studied many people before, he could tell the difference between a half-hearted person and a sincere person.

"Go on, I'll wait for you to come back with good news."

Ou Yangming responded to him and flashed into the Chaos Cave once more.

When he went past a corner and looked behind him, he suddenly mumbled, "I promised not to disturb Big Yellow, and I'm a man of my word, so I'll never lie to you! However, there's nothing I can do if Big Yellow comes to me. Hehe…"

Following that, he could not help but smile brightly because a big dog's head appeared in front of him.

Ou Yangming raised his finger and put it on his lips to gesture to the big yellow dog, then he ran deeper into the cave.

Big Yellow wagged its tail while it followed beside him affectionately. Wherever they passed, the Black Magic Crawlers nearby would panic and turn to leave, but if the crawlers could not dodge in time, they would freeze and lay on the ground, and would only go back to normal when Ou Yangming and Big Yellow were far away.

The young fellow and the yellow dog traveled quickly and finally arrived at the place where they slaughtered Black Magic Crawlers back then.

Ou Yangming glanced around and quickly fixed his gaze on the ores. He would not be able to carry the ores on his own because there were plenty of them, so he prepared a big net to wrap up the ores needed, which were more than enough to smith two pieces of equipment.

"Big Yellow, have you been well?"

"Woof!"

"You're the only one here right? Aren't you lonely staying here all by yourself?"

"Woof…"

"I heard you're cultivating a secret technique to cast away your mortal body to transform into a spirit beast?"

"Woof!"

"Hey, Big Yellow, can't you converse with me nicely? You shouldn't just bark once every time I say something, right?" "Woof, woof!"After Ou Yangming kept the stones, Big Yellow bit the corner of his pants as it wanted him to enter the Land of Inheritance.

Ou Yangming hesitated for a while, then he reached out to rub the big yellow dog's head. "I promised that I won't enter the Land of Inheritance."

Big Yellow was disappointed, thus Ou Yangming laughed and expressed proudly, "Don't be impatient. I may not be able to enter, but you can come out! I'll secretly come back and find you next time!"

The big yellow dog immediately nodded continuously. They were like two children with a secret that was kept from the adults, and they both felt unusually empathetic to be sharing the secret.

Even though it would mean that they were fooling the three great ancestors, Ou Yangming believed that cultivation should not be carried out blindly. Occasional relaxations and fun were the right things to do to strike a balance.

Ou Yangming played with Big Yellow for some time before he carried the big net and left the Chaos Cave while being watched by the yellow dog, who was reluctant to part with him.

The moment he arrived at the exit, a strange feeling suddenly emerged in his mind.

It seemed like a roar from Big Yellow, who was assuring him something.

Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. The big yellow dog sounded extremely determined as it decided to become a spirit beast in the shortest time possible. As soon as Big Yellow casts its mortal body away to become a spirit beast, it would become a free bird in the sky, and it would no longer be bothered by principles in the world. Though Big Yellow was already in the Land of Inheritance, its resolution was not obvious, and it did not attach much importance to advancing into a spirit beast. This time, everything became different.

In spite of that, Ou Yangming was the only one who understood the change, and he could not tell Ni Xuetian about it.

Even if it was great news, he could only pretend he knew nothing.

Seeing as Ou Yangming carried a big net out, Ni Xuetian twitched his mouth a little because it was quite a funny scene.

Nonetheless, he could not bring himself to laugh when he remembered that the ores were treasures that could be used to smith magic tools.

Ni Xuetian took the big net and casually picked a fist-sized ore and clutched it hard.

It was worth noting that Ni Xuetian was a legitimate Supreme Great Ancestor, whose cultivation base was the best among the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors. Not to mention an ordinary ore, if he clenched a piece of featured steel, a mark would be left on the material.

However, Ni Xuetian soon realized that the ore was obviously different.

The power that he exerted in the clench was naturally being disintegrated.

Based on Ni Xuetian's fearsome control of power, his power could not be disintegrated, but it was somehow being spread spontaneously on the stone. It was as though the two points, which were being pressed, were not the only points that withstood Ni Xuetian's power—the entire stone was bearing it.

When Ni Xuetian let go, no trace could be seen on the stone.

"This is a great item. What is this ore?" Ni Xuetian asked in a deep voice.

Ou Yangming spread out his hands and replied to him, "Senior, this place was left behind by your clan's ancestor. Do you not know?"

Ni Xuetian's face reddened. "The treasure books left by our ancestors are incomplete, but someone from the prefecture might know it. If even he doesn't know what this ore is, nobody will."

"Who's that?" Ou Yangming was moved.

"It's Elder Universe, the acknowledged number one appraiser in the prefecture." Ni Xuetian was respectful when he brought up the elder, and he explained, "He's not only a great appraiser, but he's also a Supreme Great Ancestor with an unpredictable cultivation base."

Ou Yangming was surprised. "How is he as compared to you?"

"I feel ashamed to say this, but I'm inferior," Ni Xuetian answered after he pondered for a while. He said with a grave expression, "If I'm not mistaken, he's probably at the peak already, and… He's also an Almighty Being."

Ou Yangming's face changed. 'A Supreme Great Ancestor at the peak. Indeed, it's something beyond an ordinary person's imagination. As for an Almighty Being, it sounds like a distant term for me now.'

"I must visit a powerhouse like him if I have the opportunity to," Ou Yangming spoke his mind as he was fascinated.

Ni Xuetian chuckled. "It's not difficult for you to meet him because you can just ask Yinghong."

"Elder Sister… Yinghong?" Ou Yangming blushed because it was his first time addressing Ni Yinghong as such.

Ni Xuetian laughed out loud and asked, "Do you know who Yinghong learned her appraisal art from?"

Ou Yangming came to a sudden realization, and he made a decision when he looked at the peculiar stone in his hand.

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Chapter 177 Elder Universe

Old Craftsman and Ni Yunhong were holding an ore each in the Ni residence's smithing workshop as they used their tricks to inspect the ores' properties. They were very much far in age, but they had their strong points in smithing art. The longer the old man and the young master held the ores, the more elated they looked.

Ou Yangming was not surprised at all when he saw their expressions.

This was because he was also moved by the ores' properties when he first stumbled upon them.

The fact that the Black Magic Crawlers could not cause much damage to the ores with their sharp mouthparts proved that the ores were exceptionally rare.

When Ou Yangming later smithed the pieces of equipment in the cave, he experienced deeply the mightiness of the materials. He did not know where exactly the materials came from, but he knew very well that they were his only chance of smithing pieces of extraordinary equipment.

old Craftsman and Ni Yunhong put down the ores after a long time, and they nodded as they looked at each other.

The old man lamented, "I really didn't expect such wonderful materials to exist in the world. The Ni family is truly an influential clan in the prefecture, and I'm in awe of your profound background."

"Hehe…" Ni Yunhong smiled gently but seemed to be in a daze.

'Since when our clan's treasure house has these great materials? Why didn't I know of this?

'Hmm, I've gone to the Land of Inheritance once with the great ancestors, but I've never seen these ores when I was in the secret room.'

old Craftsman looked at Ou Yangming and asked sternly, "Young fella, how confident are you if you use these ores?"

"100%," Ou Yangming answered without any hesitation.

In actual fact, he had already smithed two equipment sets with these ores, hence he was naturally confident.

The old man was shocked. "Can you really smith magic tools?"

Ou Yangming quickly flinched and smiled apologetically. "Old Man, I was talking about Fine Grade equipment!"

old Craftsman glared at him snappily. "If you can't even smith a Fine Grade with this material, are you even a blacksmith?"

That being said, Ou Yangming was unbothered. Without enough ability, even if he had the best materials, he could not smith a piece of Fine Grade material.

"Brother Ou, what exactly is the name of this material?" Ni Yunhong finally asked after he hesitated.

Old Craftsman questioned as he was startled, "Isn't this material from your clan? Why are you asking the young fella?"

'Sh*t,' Ni Yunhong thought to himself, but before he could come up with an explanation, Ni Yinghong said with a sweet smile, "old Man, these materials have been piled up in my clan's treasure home for years, and they haven't been touched for a long time. It was until Brother Ou saw them that they were finally retrieved. Since Brother Ou has such discerning eyes, he should know the background of these ores."

On the other hand, Ni Yunhong kept nodding because the explanation was reasonable, and he felt relieved.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming spread out his hands and responded, "I know these stones are great materials, but I have no idea about their background either. If I were to unleash the full properties of these ores, it's best to get to the bottom of it."

Ou Yangming had a vague feeling that the ores were not simple at all, and they might be related to the Ni family's ancestor.

Nevertheless, the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors seemed to avoid the topic of their ancestor as taboo, thus Ou Yangming dared not casually ask them about him.

Ni Yinghong's eyes wandered about as she asked, "Do you really want to know?"

"Of course. If I know the ores' background and features, it'll be extremely helpful for me to smith magic tools," Ou Yangming answered without any delay.

"Okay, I'll help you once for the sake of the magic tools." Ni Yinghong sighed. She moved her wrist to retrieve two small ores, then she waved her hand at him. "Come with me.'

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Ou Yangming followed her with a bright smile as he was overjoyed.

Ni Yunhong shook his head and thought, 'Younger Sister, is it for the sake of the magic tools or for him?'

Old Craftsman asked in confusion, "Young Master Ni, where did they go?"

"They went there." Ni Yunhong fixed his gaze in the distance while he pointed at the sky then at the ground.

"It's actually him. He and Young Lady Ni are…" Old Craftsman's eyes glowed.

"A master and an apprentice."

old Craftsman was dumbfounded. He finally understood why Ni Yunhong and his younger sister were so doted on in their clan. It looked like the reason was closely related to their relationship with that person.

After leaving the Ni residence, Ni Yinghong wrinkled her nose a little and questioned, "Who encouraged you to find my master?"

Ou Yangming was taken aback, but he quickly said, "Nobody…"

"Hmph, if nobody did, you wouldn't have acted so obviously earlier."

'Did I overdo it just now? Why didn't I feel like I did…' Ou Yangming rubbed his nose.

Ni Yinghong asked, "Was it the three great ancestors?"

Ou Yangming smiled bitterly. This lady is too smart. I can't hide anything from her.'

Despite that, Ni Yinghong suddenly grinned. "Looks like the great ancestors are really worried about you, but even if they didn't ask, I would've brought you to meet my master too."

"Why?" Ou Yangming was surprised.

"Because of the governor!" Ni Yinghong sighed. "You offended Governor Deng Xiyuan. Although he's a fake Supreme Great Ancestor, he's one of the top-notch powerhouses, after all. If he wants to cause trouble for you, there's nothing you can do."

She continued after she glanced at Ou Yangming, "But if my master is fond of you, as long as he says something about it, Deng Xiyuan wouldn't dare to plot anything against you."

Ou Yangming was secretly grateful. 'She's really looking out for me.'

Subsequently, he went forward to hold her soft hand as he could not hold back.

Ni Yinghong swung his hand lightly and blushed as she scolded him softly, "It's broad daylight, are you seeking death?!"

Ou Yangming laughed and let go. "Okay." "What do you mean by okay?" Seeing as ou Yangming replied to her so simple-mindedly, Ni Yinghong had a bad feeling about it.

"Nothing." Ou Yangming smiled with narrowed eyes. "I won't do it under broad daylight anymore." Ni Yinghong was stunned at first, but her face and ears quickly turned red, and she wanted to kick the flirt away. However, on second thought, Ni Yinghong was reluctant to do it. She began to daydream and indulge in wild, fanciful thoughts.

She glared at Ou Yangming, but her eyes were not quite threatening.

As they bickered throughout their journey, they finally arrived at a residence.

Ni Yinghong suppressed her expressions as soon as they arrived and looked extremely stern. Being influenced by her, Ou Yangming kept a straight face too and guessed that Elder Universe was an old-fashioned and stern person.

It was evident that Ni Yinghong was a regular visitor because nobody stopped her when she entered

She led Ou Yangming to the backyard, where they set foot on farmland.

Ou Yangming could not help but have a weird feeling when he saw the farmland in the courtyard.

This building was definitely located at the center of the prefecture, and every inch of the land was worth an inch of gold. That said, someone actually opened up a vegetable farm here. It would not be strange if the farm was a small one, but Ou Yangming could tell at one glance that it occupied more than 7 hectares of land.

Based on the vegetable farm alone, Ou Yangming figured that Elder Universe was not someone to be messed with.

When Ni Yinghong arrived at the vegetable farm, she only took one look before she walked into the farm from the embankment. Ou Yangming dared not react slowly, so he quickly followed suit. Even he did not have the guts to fool around at that point.

After a brief moment, Ni Yinghong stopped in front of an old farmer, and she kneeled respectfully. "Master, I brought someone to meet you."

Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, but he immediately recalled that the fearsome elder was at the peak of Extreme Grade, and the elder might be an old-fashioned person. Therefore, Ou Yangming kowtowed as well regardless of his willingness to do so. "Greetings, master."

The old farmer turned and looked at them strangely, then he suddenly laughed. "Haha, my good apprentice, when did you become so polite?"

Ou Yangming was struck dumb, and he somewhat realized that something was off.

Ni Yinghong jumped up and smiled sweetly. "Master, when was I ever impolite?"

Ou Yangming noticed that her lower garment was not stained with dirt at all, then when he looked at his legs, he finally understood that he was tricked by the lady. The old farmer laughed and said, "Young fella, get up." Ou Yangming smiled embarrassedly and stood up. After having kneeled on the muddy ground, the bottom part of his long robe obviously became dirty.

He cast a hateful glance at Ni Yinghong and thought, 'I'll teach you a lesson when we go back.'

Ni Yinghong looked at him disdainfully as if she was responding to him, 'Sure, if you can do it.'

The old farmer suddenly spoke, "My good apprentice, I know why you've come.

"Master, how did you know?" Ni Yinghong was surprised.

"I have the ability to know the past and the future by calculating with my fingers. Hehe, you have a long way to go if you want to hide something from me." Ni Yinghong asked as she was dubious, "Master, how about you tell me about it?" The old farmer pointed at Ou Yangming. "You came because of him."

"I wouldn't have brought him here if it doesn't have anything to do with him." Ni Yinghong was displeased.

"Hmm, then I guessed it right!" The old farmer stroked his long beard and expressed confidently, "You're in love with this young fella, and you'd like to be partners, but the people in your family objected to it, so you've come to ask for my support. Hehe, if I ignore your request, are you going to elope with him?"

Ni Yinghong. "…?" Ou Yangming. "…?"

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Chapter 178 Strong Backing

"Master…"

Ni Yinghong's sweet voice echoed in the vegetable farm, and it was accompanied by the old farmer's loud laughter. Ou Yangming felt like he was dreaming.

He could not help but feel rather confused. 'Is this old farmer really Elder Universe, whose cultivation base is at the peak of Extreme Grade?'

Seeing as the old farmer lowered his head and apologized to his apprentice like a yielding person, Ou Yangming was envious.

'Why can't Old Craftsman treat me like that?

'But if his temper changes, he's not old Craftsman.'

Ou Yangming did not know what the old farmer promised, but after some time, Ni Yinghong changed from being mad to being cheerful. She introduced, "Master, this is my friend…"

The old farmer waved his hand and remarked, "This friend of yours is full of troubles, so it's best you don't have any dealings with him."

Ou Yangming was slightly stunned, and he finally realized the unreasonable side of the elder.

"Master, is an elder like you even afraid of trouble?" Ni Yinghong asked snappily.

"Who in the world isn't afraid of trouble? Without trouble like… You, I would've been so at ease in this farm," the old farmer responded grumpily. When he uttered the word "you", he mumbled so softly that it was inaudible.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming's comprehension of Heaven and Earth was already in a thoroughly meticulous state, hence he heard the old man clearly.

Ni Yinghong blinked her big eyes and asked, "Master, what did you say just now?" "Huh? Wh-what did I say? Did I say something?" The old farmer pretended to be baffled.

Ou Yangming opened his mouth, but just as he wanted to say the word "you", he noticed a pair of eyes casting blade-like looks at him.

He clearly felt at that instant the person's fearsome and enormous conception, which was like a ghost's or a devil's.

Ou Yangming was certain that while he encountered numerous powerhouses before this, nobody had given him such a frightening feeling.

Whether it was the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors or Chen Dishou, who taught him the spear technique's true essence, their aura was slightly inferior to what he sensed at the moment.

Ou Yangming instantly tensed up, and his essential Qi and mental power were released uncontrollably. If he were to hold back in the face of a powerhouse as such, he would definitely be courting death.

Nevertheless, just as his aura began to fluctuate, the pressure vanished into thin air at once.

Ni Yinghong turned to ask as she was shocked, "Brother Ou, what are you doing?" "I…" Ou Yangming was startled, so he asked slowly, "Didn't you feel anything just now?"

"No," Ni Yinghong answered in a daze, then she smiled brightly like a blooming flower. "Don't worry. Since Master is here, nobody can hurt us."

Ou Yangming quivered a little because he immediately understood that Elder Universe only exerted the threatening pressure on him earlier, whereas Ni Yinghong, who was also nearby, did not notice anything abnormal. "Okay, I understand." Ou Yangming inhaled deeply and nodded.

'Elder Universe is unpredictable indeed. It makes sense why Ni Xuetian fears him so much.'

The old farmer laughed as though nothing happened, and he said, "My clever apprentice, your friend is extremely daring. Not only did he attack the imperial merchant, but he also treated the governor impolitely. The governor gave an order that he'll teach your friend a lesson."

Ni Yinghong pouted and said, "He's just a fake Supreme Great Ancestor, who achieved his state through a bunch of medicine, so how dare he regard himself as an important figure? Hmph, does he think you're a decoration?"

"Ah, so what if his Extreme Grade is fake? He's still an Extreme Grade powerhouse." The old farmer waved his hand and was suddenly stunned. "No, what does this have to do with me?"

"Master, think about it. I'm your disciple, and he's my friend, so doesn't this make him your disciple too? If Deng Xiyuan wants to go against your disciple, isn't he disrespecting you?" Ni Yinghong answered without any hesitation.

The old farmer twitched his lips and looked dull as if he was saying, 'What absurd logic is that? Is that even possible?'

On the other hand, Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. He secretly gave Ni Yinghong a thumbs-up to praise her for the great move. "Ah, a lady's heart is always with her lover's…" The old farmer sighed after some time.

Ni Yinghong stuck out her tongue and did not refute, causing the old farmer to lament at how thick-faced she was.

He shook his head and asked, "You're Ou Yangming, right? Let me ask you-how do you plan to end things with the Liang family?"

Ou Yangming answered seriously without any hesitation to show that there was no room for discussion, "I've said it before. They must return the residence to Jiang Jiumei, and if she suffers misfortune in the future, I'll definitely purge the Liang family."

The old farmer shook his head and said, "Stop having wishful thinking, Jiang Jiumei won't return."

"What? Did she encounter misfortune already?" Ou Yangming's face changed, and he released such a horrifying killing intent, which was aimed at the people from the Liang family.

"Hmph, what nonsense are you thinking about? I meant that Jiang Jiumei had a fortuitous encounter, so she has already gone far away. The young fellas from the Liang family won't be able to find her at all."

Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, but he was also delighted.

He was obviously happy to hear that Jiang Jiumei ran into something lucky, but he thought it was too coincident.

Despite that, he was no longer dubious when he thought about the elder's identity.

"Senior, may I ask…" "Don't ask, I won't tell you." The old man glanced at Ni Yinghong and expressed, "Nobody will say it because it'll only cause trouble, and I fear trouble the most in my

life."

Ou Yangming smiled bitterly. "Okay, if that's the case, I won't ask."

"Hmph, you still haven't told me how you plan to end things with the Liang family." The old man was rather displeased.

Ou Yangming responded after some thought, "Senior, the Liang family brought this disaster upon themselves, and I don't plan to let them go so easily."

"Oh, why?" The old man was curious. "You don't look like someone who likes to vigorously pursue someone."

Ou Yangming explained sternly, "I'm punishing them as an example to others. Soldiers fight in wars, and their lives aren't insured, so how can petty people be allowed to stab them in the back? I want everyone to remember that the soldiers' families are being supported too. If anyone wants to bully a soldier's family, they can take a look at how the Liang family suffered." The old farmer pursed his lips and asked, "Are you aware of the number of soldiers' families in the world? Can you handle everything?"

"I obviously can't do it alone, but I believe that more people will get involved after this, and I'll be their strongest backing!" Ou Yangming flashed a big smile.

"Hehe, the strongest backing…" The old farmer repeated the words, but he looked slightly concerned.

After a brief moment, he said, "Okay, I'll speak to Deng Xiyuan about this, and this comes to an end. As for the Liang family, let them search and be anxious for a while more."

"Master, you're the best!" Ni Yinghong's eyes glowed. In actuality, she knew the elder's character very well. Although the elder was good-tempered and was rarely mad, he was quite an opinionated person. Once he set his mind on something, he would not waver from his decision regardless of how hard other people tried to persuade him.

Ni Yinghong had previously stood up for Ou Yangming in different ways, but she was actually not confident about it.

She did not expect Elder Universe to instantly change his mind after he conversed with Ou Yangming, hence she was elated.

Even though she knew that it was likely related to the promise made by Ou Yangming, she was still delighted about it.

The old farmer reached out his hand to rub Ni Yinghong's head lovingly. "Little girl, you're happy now, but you'll have a lot of trouble in the future."

Ni Yinghong replied with a smile, "It's okay, we're not afraid of trouble!"

"Oh, we?" The old farmer teased her by prolonging the sound of the last word uttered.

Ni Yinghong blushed, but she still responded heartily, "Yes. If we come across tricky troubles, we'll surely come to find you!"

The old farmer was struck dumb, and he was lost for words.

Ou Yangming smiled slightly on the side as he thought, 'This master and his apprentice are truly living dolls.'

That said, he could only think to himself because he might be killed horribly by the master and his apprentice if they found out.

Ni Yinghong suddenly said, "Master, I brought him here to seek help from you, but it's only secondary."

The old farmer scoffed. "What's your main purpose then? The secondary objective is already so troublesome, so is the main purpose going to be more problematic?"

"That's not necessarily the case!" Ni Yinghong giggled. She blinked and asked mysteriously, "Master, do you remember telling me that peculiar people, who are born with knowledge, exist in the world?"

The old farmer curled his lips into a big smile. "What? You're not going to tell me that this young fella is a peculiar person who's born with knowledge, are you?"

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"Master, you guessed it right. He's indeed a peculiar person who's born with knowledge in appraisal art." Ni Yinghong tensed up a little. She then turned to say, "Brother Ou, show Master your appraisal art."

Ou Yangming nodded. He knew Ni Yinghong would not harm him, so there was no need for him to worry at all.

As he rubbed his hands and lifted them, he released the Appraisal Light.

However, there was nothing to appraise around Ou Yangming, and he dared not use the Appraisal Light on Ni Yinghong or Elder Universe even if he was beaten to death.

Therefore, he naturally released the Appraisal Light on a plant in the vegetable farm.

Ou Yangming's eyelids twitched, but he quickly calmed down and lowered his head as if nothing happened.

The old farmer looked at him in astonishment and asked, "Which sect did you learn this from?"

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Chapter 179 You're Thinking Too Much

Ni Yinghong smiled sweetly and expressed in a proud tone, "This is Lil' Ou Sect, and he created it himself!"

Although appraisal arts performed by different appraisers were similar, they did not have a common origin.

Old and experienced appraisers could branch out to their sects in terms of some small details.

Elder Universe was honorably known as the number one appraiser in the prefecture, and his experience was naturally unmatched. Even then, he actually could not identify the legacy of Ou Yangming's appraisal art. "A self-created sect? Is that true?" The old farmer furrowed his eyebrows and asked. He sounded doubtful, but he thought, 'This is appraisal art, so how could he have grasped it without a powerful legacy? 'A self-created sect? Do you think this is martial arts? It's not like a punch or a kick, where you can say that you came up with it yourself.'

"Senior, I didn't have a master when I was in

touch with appraisal art," Ou Yangming responded after he cleared his throat. He explained after some thought, "I previously carried out equipment appraisal with Miss Ni and Zheng Ziwen from the Yi Pavilion. I gained inspiration and had some comprehension in the art, which was why I could come up with an undistinguished appraisal art. Senior, please correct me."

The old farmer's face twitched, and he looked like he was in a daze.

'He was able to apprehend appraisal art himself after watching it several times, and he even created a sect from it.

"Am I the one who's mad, or are these little devils talking nonsense…'

Nonetheless, after some careful thought, the old farmer realized that Ou Yangming's appraisal art indeed resembled the line of his and the Yi Pavilion's, hence he knew Ou Yangming was likely telling the truth. "Young people nowadays are really something…" The old farmer looked deeply at Ou Yangming and waved his hand. "Young fella, let me ask you-what's appraisal art's highest aim?"

Ou Yangming was stunned because he had never thought about this question.

He pondered for a brief moment with a grave expression on his face, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Appraisal art's highest aim is being able to appraise everything." The old farmer laughed and asked, "What does everything include?" Ou Yangming turned to look at Ni Yinghong in the hope of getting some clues from her, but she lowered her head and looked down expressionlessly.

Feeling helpless, Ou Yangming answered, "Everything obviously includes every piece of equipment, your products from this medicinal farm, and… You!"

Earlier on, when he used appraisal art on one of the plants here, he found out that the plant was a medicine-a high-level herb with great quality.

"If those are the only things you can appraise, you're destined to be a craftsman your whole life, and you'll waste your great talent." The old farmer shook his head and sighed. He later lifted his hands and turned them above his head, then the wind blew and spiraled around his wrists.

Ou Yangming widened his eyes at once. He fixed his gaze on the elder's wrists as he sensed the airflow, causing an upsurge of emotions inside him.

Wind. It was wind power, and it was natural wind power that Elder Universe was controlling An image instantly appeared in Ou Yangming's mind: Big Yellow opened his mouth to breathe out strange power, resulting in countless stalagmites to emerge from the ground. Nevertheless, that was Big Yellow's gifted power, and it was the unique ability of a half-spirit beast.

This time, Ou Yangming witnessed the power coming from a human.

Numerous images surfaced in his mind, and he felt as though he returned to the spiritual world that he experienced that day.

A wonderful spiritual world was contained in the box from the Ni family's Land of Inheritance, and Ou Yangming managed to acquire some knowledge from it. Despite that, the knowledge was so profound and mysterious that even if he put his heart and soul into it, it was difficult for him to understand the meaning behind the knowledge.

However, a real example was being presented in front of him at the moment.

A person who had never seen a pig would still be puzzled no matter how vivid one described the animal. In fact, the person might picture a strange living creature and regard it like a pig instead. On the opposite, if someone showed a pig to that person, that person would link it to the knowledge he had and remember the pig well.

The knowledge gained by Ou Yangming in the spiritual world was a strategic outline of everything, but he had to explore the way to put it to use.

After all, he had only entered the spiritual world once. Even if the world contained more mysterious methods, which would help him learn specific means to put the knowledge to use, it was not something he could hope for.

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When Ou Yangming saw the wind spiraling around Elder Universe's wrists, he felt like someone was taking him by his hand to teach him the way to release mental power, the way to resonate with nature's power, and the way to control the valiant energy. Everything was smoothly laid out in front of him as if the conditions were right.

That said, nobody noticed it.

Even Elder Universe simply controlled the wind around his wrists as he said, "The biggest function of appraisal art is actually to study nature—Heaven and Earth that bore and raised us."

He slowly raised his tone a little. "Only when your comprehension in nature reaches a certain height, and you have a clear understanding of the power in the world, you're considered to have superficial knowledge of this art."

Ni Yinghong watched the process closely and quietly fathomed it. It was clear through her eyes that she was envious.

She wanted to possess the skill to move Heaven and Earth's power like her master too, but how could it be achieved easily? Her master had taken in many apprentices throughout his life, but the number of those who arrived at this step could be counted with one hand.

How could Heaven and Earth's way of nature be understood so easily?

The old farmer suddenly turned his wrists faster, and each time he sped up, the wind around his wrists spiraled faster too. It seemed like a mysterious power was connecting them, and the old farmer was the one guiding the power.

He shook his wrists and flicked his hands upward.

A strong wind whistled and soared into the sky at that instant, then it exploded more than ten feet away.

The fierce wind suddenly blew in all directions in mid-air, giving out frightening violent whistles.

Ou Yangming turned a little pale. If he was at where the strong wind burst, he would probably end up in a tragic state.

"Do you understand?" The old farmer asked with a smile.

"I understand," Ou Yangming answered sternly. "What do you understand?"

"I understand how I should use this power."

"Uh, what?" The old farmer was dumbfounded, and he looked at Ou Yangming dubiously. 'I didn't meet someone who's all talk but no action, did I?' "Do you really understand?" "Yes, I really understand."

Ni Yinghong's face changed. She tugged Ou Yangming's sleeve and reminded him subtly, "Brother Ou, let's ask Master to perform it a few more times!"

The old farmer rolled his eyes and thought, 'Is she trying to tire me out? Why did I think she was adorable and insisted on taking her as my apprentice… 'Ah, I was the one who accepted her, so I have to teach her even if I were to do it while I cry.'

"Since you understand it already, put it into action now," the old farmer quickly said.

Ou Yangming hesitated for a while. "Senior, I'm a Military Fire Blacksmith, and I'm adept in the Military Fire, so I'm more sensitive toward fire mastery's power."

"Oh, fire mastery. That works too," the old farmer casually remarked.

"But fire mastery's might is the greatest, so I'm afraid…" Ou Yangming mumbled as he looked around him.

"Hmph!" The old farmer commented disdainfully, "Just do it. Since I'm here, what do you have to worry about?"

Ou Yangming's eyes glowed, and he quickly nodded. "Okay, I'll give it a go then. If I don't succeed…"

"You're thinking too much. Nobody can succeed on the first… Hey?" The old farmer suddenly stopped and looked strangely at Ou Yangming.

Ou Yangming had already curbed his thought by then, and the mental power between his eyebrows was slowly wriggling. In spite of that, its wriggling speed soon overlaid quickly like explosions.

A hint of his mental power left his body, and the purple Military Fire released a peculiar aura almost at the same time.

Once the mental power, which carried the Military Fire's aura, left his body, it immediately attracted the attention of the outside world's energy. Ou Yangming seemed to have observed through his consciousness the most wonderful change in the world. The world was filled with various colors, and those red lights in particular were attracted by his mental power.

Therefore, the red lights gushed toward his mental power, causing it to be surrounded by countless red lights in an instant.

Nobody told Ou Yangming about it, but he knew the lights that could be absorbed by the mental power had already achieved saturation. As such, he subconsciously released more mental power.

As more mental power flowed out of his body, he could absorb more red lights.

Without him knowing, he had already released roughly a third of his total mental power.

It was then when he felt that the mental power was already at the controllable limit for him.

If Ou Yangming continued to release more mental power, it might explode uncontrollably at any time. Ou Yangming instantly got rid of the thought of adding more mental power when he thought about the explosive arrow's fearsome power.

He exhaled deeply to slightly spread out his consciousness, but just as he relaxed his consciousness, he realized that the power, which he had been controlling, became unstable.

"Oh no!'

A thought suddenly crossed his mind-the power was about to explode.

It was Ou Yangming's first attempt, after all. Even though he could force himself to control the power when he was fully focused, once he was a little distracted, the outcome would be unbearable.

"Throw it away…"

He somehow heard a familiar scream and roar, and the voice sounded like it was full of fear.

Ou Yangming was appalled. Without any hesitation, he decided to wipe out the power with his consciousness, thus he tossed the huge thing, which contained terrifying power, into the sky…

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Chapter 180 Seriously, What The Hell

Elder Universe and Ni Yinghong looked at each other. They widened their eyes in disbelief when they looked at the fireball that slowly emerged in front of Ou Yangming.

"This, Master!" Ni Yinghong slowly inched closer to Elder Universe. It was not because she did not want to be close to Ou Yangming, but because the heatwave released by the fireball was slowly growing and her skin was starting to hurt due to its burning heat. As such, she was forced to stay away from Ou Yangming "Uh, huh, what?"

"Didn't you say it's impossible to maneuver natural energy during the first try?"

The old farmer instantly looked embarrassed. He smiled bitterly and asked, "My clever apprentice, where did you find this freak?" Ni Yinghong quickly responded, "Master, he's not a freak! He's gifted!"

"Okay, he's gifted. Ah, I have such a bitter life; I still have to be a babysitter…" The old farmer forced a smile, then he looked around and said, "Luckily, this fella's still young, and he probably has insufficient mental power, or I won't be able to guarantee my medicinal farm's safe… Hey? Something's wrong… What the hell!"

Ni Yinghong was shocked, and she quickly looked at Ou Yangming.

A fist-sized fireball had appeared in front of Ou Yangming earlier. It was not huge, but the heatwave released was already unbearable for her.

Nonetheless, the fireball was expanding rapidly, at a speed visible to the naked eye. Its size had doubled after just a brief moment. The rich and violent aura that it contained frightened Ni Yinghong and the old farmer. "This young fella's crazy. How dare he do this!" The old farmer widened his eyes and mumbled. He raised his palm intending to slap Ou Yangming, but he was hesitant and did not dare to do it in the end.

Nevertheless, the fireball seemed to have not expanded to its limit yet. As Ni Yinghong and Elder Universe watched anxiously, it expanded once more to the size of a watermelon.

When a person only had little mental power, although he or she could also absorb enormous amounts of energy from nature, there was a certain limit to it; when one released more mental power, the outcome would be unusually terrifying.

Once the mental power in the center became more powerful, one could absorb more external power too. Even though the fireball was only as big as a watermelon at the moment, Ni Yinghong and Elder Universe sensed intense danger.

The old farmer suddenly looked resolute, and he gave out a slight killing intent.

Ni Yinghong shouted as she sensed it right away, "Master!"

She was imploring him.

"Ah, one day, I'll be killed by you—my unfilial apprentice!" The old farmer stomped his foot and remarked. He was complaining, but his killing intent had completely vanished.

Suddenly, Ou Yangming's eyes wandered about as though something was happening. Along with the change to his body, the fireball, which was hanging in the air, vibrated slightly and appeared to be unstable.

The faces of Ni Yinghong and the old farmer changed at the same time.

"Throw it away…"

Ni Yinghong screamed at the top of her lungs without any hesitation.

Following that, Ou Yangming flicked his wrists as if he had heard Ni Yinghong, causing the fireball to fly into the sky.

In terms of size alone, the watermelon-sized fireball was far from the strong wind released by Elder Universe earlier, but its might was not inferior at all. It was actually superior to the wind.

"Boom…"

Roughly 10 meters away from the ground, the fireball slowed down and finally stopped as it lost kinetic energy. It exploded the instant it stopped.

A deafening explosion filled the air, followed by an intense and scorching heatwave that spread out in all directions like it was going to burn everything.

The old farmer straightened his body abruptly. There was a 180-degree change to his aura. He turned from an old man, who simply enjoyed life, into the invincible Mighty Miracle God.

He reached out his hands with his palms facing the sky, and roared, "Shield!"

Green lights were emitted from his palm at that instant. With him as the center, the lights formed a gigantic light shield, which extended tens of meters away before it stopped.

Since the sparks from the explosion could not linger in the air for too long, they fell and hit the light shield. Despite that, the light shield had such a wonderful structure that it was not damaged at all when the sparks hit it. Instead, the sparks only burned for a while before they distinguished.

That said, the area covered by the sparks from the explosion was too wide. Even when Elder Universe did his best, he could not block all of the sparks.

At last, some of the sparks fell to the ground outside of the light shield.

Consequently, the sparks burned with rage. The fire burned everything on the ground, using those items as its fuel. Before long, the houses nearby began to burn and gave out smoke.

It was worth noting that the heat energies contained in the sparks could not be matched by normal flames. It was like fire from hell, and could potentially burn everything in the world.

"Fire! Fire!"

Numerous people began yelling, and they dashed out from the houses one after another with various tools. They either retrieved water with wooden pails to extinguish the fire or tried to put out small flames with clothes.

However, they soon realized that the flames were different from normal ones because it was incredibly difficult to quench them.

Ou Yangming shook his head and finally regained his senses. His face changed when he noticed the chaos around him. Though Ou Yangming had completely lost his senses earlier, he was not a fool, hence he quickly figured out the culprit behind the mess when he saw what was happening.

He flashed and dashed out.

Ou Yangming swiftly went past the area covered by the light shield, and he arrived in front of the raging fire.

"Be careful!" Ni Yinghong called out to him.

While in mid-air, Ou Yangming turned to look, and he noticed her worried eyes.

He felt warmth in his heart because he knew Ni Yinghong was worried about him. That being said, Ou Yangming did not slow down at all. He reached out his palm and released a hint of mental power, then his Military Fire burned in his palm. Next, the flames around Ou Yangming, which could not be extinguished by normal people, left what they were burning and headed toward him instead.

"Whoosh…"

The blazing flames gathered at his hand and became one with his Military Fire.

Without any delay, Ou Yangming sped around the area. His body seemed to have become a powerful fire source. The flames were attracted to him wherever he went. There were no exceptions, whether it was the stubborn sparks on the ground or the violent fire that was burning a house.

Ou Yangming was immediately surrounded by flames, and he became a giant fire man that burned in fiery flames.

Nonetheless, it was extremely strange that not a single spark was seen even though his body released vigorous heatwaves.

After Ou Yangming ran one round around the area, the fire was entirely quenched, leaving only thick black smoke rising to the sky.

However, Ou Yangming had completely turned into a giant pillar of fire, and the raging flames forced everyone else to stay away.

Ni Yinghong moved her lips a little and subconsciously cried, causing the area in front of her chest to be wet. Nevertheless, she seemed to be unknowing, and her body swayed as she wanted to run toward Ou Yangming.

She quickly felt a tightness on her wrist because Elder Universe grabbed her.

Elder Universe had a grim look on his face too. He had performed a secret technique to save his medicinal farm as much as he could, but he consumed a lot more power than Ou Yangming did. It was easy to destroy but difficult to build-a well-known saying that remained unchanged over the years. Elder Universe was the only powerhouse who could protect such a vast medicinal farm on his own. If the flames had fallen onto his plants, his hard work of a few decades would have been destroyed.

"Master…" Ni Yinghong wailed.

"Why are you crying? He's not dead yet!" Elder Universe exhaled, and his breath seemed to be carrying a surging heatwave.

Ni Yinghong was stunned, and her eyes instantly lit up. "Master, what did you say?"

Elder Universe did not know to cry or to laugh. "These flames were released by the young fella through his mental power, and it's a power that he controls, so they won't hurt him as long as they don't exceed his controllable limit."

"But… Such a huge fire?" Ni Yinghong asked as she looked at the pillar of fire.

"The fire is actually scattered and much weaker than the watermelon-sized one," Elder Universe said disdainfully, "He has controlled the flames, and they're slowly getting weaker. Can't you see that they're slowly diminishing?"

Ni Yinghong studied the fire for some time before she confirmed that the flames were indeed wearing out although they looked fearsome. Besides, the process was becoming faster. The smart Ni Yinghong smiled through her tears once she had a clear understanding of the situation.

Elder Universe remarked snappily, "Hmph, you're crying and laughing. You're still so immature!"

"Master, what did you say?" "Huh, I was saying that the young fella should be almost done."

As soon as the elder's voice died away, the burning fire suddenly flashed and disappeared strangely in front of them.

No. The fire did not completely disappear because a ball of flame was still burning on Ou Yangming's right hand.

The flame danced like a fairy.

Everyone could tell that the flame was like a part of Ou Yangming's body. He appeared to be like an ancient God of fire, who was controlling and playing with the flame, but he kept giving out a threatening feeling.

In the distance, many people kowtowed to him and prayed.

Elder Universe sighed and mumbled.

When Ni Yinghong pricked up her ears curiously, she only heard continuous mumbles. "What the hell, what the hell. Seriously, what the hell…"

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Chapter 181 God Of Fire Descends

The clamor finally stopped. Once the blazing fire disappeared in a peculiar way, the other people began to look at Ou Yangming strangely.

A light breeze blew gently, carrying a burnt smell in the air, but nobody paid attention to it.

Not knowing who started it, a row of people in a certain direction had already kneeled on the ground.

It was as though the movement was contagious because more people began to kneel.

The people who lived in this area were mostly ordinary people who relied on Elder Universe. On the other hand, powerhouses who cultivated martial arts dared not stay here for a long time.

Based on Elder Universe's character, he would never oppress ordinary people with extreme measures. Instead, he took good care of them.

Therefore, when these people, who had never experienced many hardships in their lives, were suddenly attacked by fire from heaven and witnessed the God of fire's birth, the fear that they felt was indescribable.

When one of them kneeled, it caused a chain effect and everyone else began falling on their knees too. Ou Yangming was stunned, and he finally shifted his attention away from the dancing flame.

He came to a sudden realization when he glanced at the people kneeling around him.

Power. The sensation and the treatment were results of extraordinary power.

Perhaps the ordinary people had already regarded him as something like a God.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming's mental state shook in an instant as he became clear-headed. This is Elder Universe's territory. God knows what the elder will think if I try to act cool here.'

Although Ou Yangming had fathomed the right way to use his mental power, there was a huge limit to it. He was still not confident about going against a Supreme Great Ancestor, not to mention the unpredictable Elder Universe.

He shook his wrist, then the fire in his palm instantly vanished.

Ou Yangming immediately noticed Elder Universe's gloomy face when he turned to look. He twitched his mouth when he looked at the mess around him, then he said, "Senior, I told you, the flame is a bit too powerful…"

Elder Universe cursed. This is a bit too powerful? It's extremely powerful, okay?'

Nevertheless, when he glanced at the terrified Ou Yangming, he sighed even though he knew the young fellow was likely pretending. "All of you may disperse." He did not speak loudly, but his voice extended far and wide as though he spoke right next to the people. Those people were ordinary people who had been relying on Elder Universe to survive, after all, hence they dared not disobey him despite being fearful of Ou Yangming.

After a brief moment, Ou Yangming, Ni Yinghong, and Elder Universe were the only people left.

Elder Universe had a strange look on his face when he scanned Ou Yangming from head to toe. In particular, his seemingly bottomless eyes glowed with a mysterious luster.

Ou Yangming tensed up because he thought about the elder's identity.

'He's the acknowledged chief appraiser in the prefecture. Could he have noticed something?'

Elder Universe closed his eyes after a while, and his eyes no longer shone with an unusual light when he opened them again. He sighed and remarked, "Apprentice, your friend is gifted indeed. His mental power is… Much more powerful than yours!"

Ni Yinghong curled her lips into a bright smile. The mightier Ou Yangming was, the happier she was.

She asked when a thought crossed her mind, "Master, how is he compared to you?"

Elder Universe was stunned. He let out two dry coughs, which was obvious he wanted to avoid the topic. "His mental power is great, but the way he uses it is laughable, hehe."

Ni Yinghong's eyes lit up. She was only prompted by a sudden impulse to raise the question earlier, but Elder Universe reacted oddly.

She had a flash of thought, 'Could his mental power be so powerful that he's able to stand up to Master as an equal?'

Ni Yinghong thought about the big fireball, which gave her an unparalleled threatening pressure, and the thought grew like weeds being blown by the spring breeze.

'But how is that possible?'

Ou Yangming sighed a breath of relief. "Judging from the elder's look, he doesn't seem like he took offense.'

"Senior, I acted too rashly. Please punish me."

"Punish? Hmph, how should I punish you? Young fella, you used such a huge technique during your first visit. Were you trying to destroy the medicinal farm that I've been maintaining for decades?" Elder Universe glared at Ou Yangming.

"I dare not, I dare not," Ou Yangming responded in fear.

Ni Yinghong's eyes wandered about, and she commented, "Master, he has already apologized, so please forgive him. Besides, you were the one who asked him to attempt it…"

Elder Universe stared at her and regretted his decision of accepting her as his apprentice. That said, he quickly forgot about the regret.

"Young fella, I taught you the way to use mental power, but the secret technique has an incredibly high fatality rate, so you mustn't perform it before you truly grasped it. If not, before you're able to hurt an enemy with the art, you would've injured yourself first," Elder Universe instructed seriously.

Ou Yangming's face changed, and he quickly replied to the elder, "Yes, I'll remember it

well."

He was fully immersed in the process when he used his mental power earlier. The fireball was mighty, but if Ou Yangming was in a standoff with his enemy, his enemy could have already killed him a few times before he could form the ball.

Elder Universe reached out his hand once more, then a light breeze flowed on his hand. "It's crucial to practice step by step, and you can try to multitask. It'll be more difficult, but if you succeed, it'll benefit you greatly in the future."

Ou Yangming nodded and clenched his fists because he was itching to practice right away.

"If you'd like to practice, go home and practice it yourself. Don't even think about doing it here!" Elder Universe scoffed with a dark face.

"Yes," Ou Yangming immediately answered as he was taken aback.

He knew very well that the elder was still holding a grudge against him for the damage that he had done just now.

"Listen well," Elder Universe said sternly, "There are two things you need to do to improve your secret technique's might. One, temper your mental power for it to constantly grow because the stronger it is, the greater the might released from your secret technique; two, study appraisal art more by bearing in mind that the ultimate aim is the study of nature, and the more you know, the more penetrating your grasp in it, the greater the tremendous power of nature absorbed."

Ou Yangming was moved. He looked like he gained some understanding as he appreciated the words.

Elder Universe placed his palms up, then an Appraisal Light appeared. Instead of shooting somewhere else, the light simply stayed in the void.

"Try it."

Ni Yinghong opened her mouth as she wanted to voice out.

Releasing the Appraisal Light and maintaining the light were two entirely different things of dissimilar difficulties. She had been cultivating under the elder's guidance for years, but the skill was still unattainable for her.

However, when Ni Yinghong thought about Ou Yangming's performance earlier, she held back from wanting to stop him.

Perhaps any sort of miracle would be unsurprising if Ou Yangming was the one who created it.

Ou Yangming watched the light for some time, then he reached out his palm too and slowly released his mental power.

A hint of light was emitted from his palm, then it stretched longer bit by bit. When the light first appeared, it was unstable and looked like it was going to disintegrate at any time, but it slowly became settled and formed a stable light source.

Elder Universe flashed a smile and asked, "What do you feel now?"

Ou Yangming closed his eyes, then an intense and indescribable feeling kept gushing from the light source into his consciousness.

He felt it—the world that he knew underwent a drastic change.

Everything he saw at the moment was different from what he remembered.

He felt as if he entered a different world, where he was watching everything through a veil.

Inside the world, which was enveloped by countless veils, some unnoticeable things seemed to be floating. They formed the greatest obstacle, disallowing Ou Yangming from perceiving them.

Without him knowing, Ou Yangming began to look ill at ease.

"Screech!"

A shout penetrated Ou Yangming consciousness like a sharp needle, and he quivered as a result. When he opened his eyes, the Appraisal Light in his hands was instantly gone.

"Senior, what's this?" He subconsciously questioned.

Elder Universe answered with a deep voice, "That's your comprehension of nature."

Ou Yangming's face took on a weird expression. "But everything I saw was… Different. They're different from before."

"Everyone's understanding of nature is different, so I can't teach you. You'll have to rely on yourself to apprehend everything," Elder Universe explained, then added after a pause, "But I've looked into ancient books, so I do have some understanding of nature."

He looked meaningfully at Ni Yinghong then said, "Here are three sentences for you: it's a mountain, it's water; it's not a mountain, it's not water; it's still a mountain, it's still water."

Ou Yangming's eyelids twitched as he vaguely caught something. On the other hand, Ni Yinghong asked without any hesitation, "Master, what does that mean?"

Elder Universe responded snappily, "Perceive it yourself! Don't always rely on me!" Ni Yinghong looked adorable as she stuck out her tongue playfully. Elder Universe sighed a breath of relief and thought, 'I saw those sentences in an ancient book, but I haven't actually figured out the meaning behind it, so how can I explain it to you? Hmm, but this is the best thing to use to fool someone, especially this genius. Hehe…'

All of a sudden, Ni Yinghong recalled something. She retrieved the peculiar stone and said, "Master, we found a type of strange ore, and we can't figure out its background. Come take a look at it."

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Chapter 182 An Item Beyond Heaven

Elder Universe responded plainly, "Won't you know what ore it is by using appraisal art?"

Ni Yinghong puffed out her cheeks and expressed, "Master, would we have come to find you if appraisal art was useful?"

"It isn't?"

"Yes, we couldn't see anything with the art," Ni Yinghong answered without any hesitation.

"That's impossible. Appraisal art is an art used to communicate with nature, so everything that belongs in this world is appraisable," Elder Universe commented while he looked at the peculiar stone. It was then that his eyes had flashes of radiance.

Ou Yangming's eyes lit up as he thought, 'This elder has a wonderful method indeedhe's able to replace the Appraisal Light with his look.'

Nonetheless, the wonderful method was probably the elder's ultimate art, hence Ou Yangming could not ask for the elder's advice no matter how greedy he was.

"Hey, it's really strange…" Elder Universe furrowed his eyebrows and picked up the stone to turn it around for some time.

"Master, how is it?" Ni Yinghong asked eagerly. Elder Universe could not help but laugh. "You're really impatient. Aren't you afraid that I'll disappoint you?"

Ni Yinghong shook her head. "Master, if you don't even have an idea, nobody else in the world will know."

Elder Universe laughed joyfully. It was true that his little apprentice was troublesome, but she was a sweet-talker, who could always make him happy.

"Okay, since you said that, I'll tell you." The elder pointed at the bizarre stone in his hand. "This stone probably doesn't belong in our world."

Ou Yangming was moved. He subconsciously nodded when he thought about the indescribable oddities in the Chaos Cave.

He was already suspicious a long time ago, but if the Chaos Cave contained meteorites from outside their world, what about the Land of Inheritance in the cave? What was the identity of the Ni family's ancestor?

Ni Yinghong was surprised. "Master, why do you say that? Could it be because appraisal art can't be used to appraise it?"

"That's indeed one of the reasons, but most importantly, it's due to the stone's various properties." Elder Universe nodded. "This stone is more than just slightly superior to featured steel in its hardness, its tenacity, and its other properties. It won't be surprising if only one of its attributes is of such standard, but this stone surpasses featured steel as a whole, so it can only mean that it's a product from the outside world."

"Master, can't it be a rare stone that hasn't been discovered in our world?" Ni Yinghong was not convinced.

Elder Univer could not help but chuckle. "Featured steel has been publicly acknowledged for many years as the most suitable material to smith Fine Grade equipment, which is also the smithing limit in our world. Since that's the case with pieces of equipment, that's also the case for materials. How can there be an exception?"

Ou Yangming asked as a thought crossed his mind, "Senior, is it impossible to smith a piece of equipment beyond Fine Grade in our world?"

"It's definitely impossible if featured steel is used, but it might be possible with this ore. That said…" Elder Universe shook his head then continued in a serious manner, "From ancient times, although there were Almighty Beings who could exceed the world's limit by smithing magic tools with peculiar stones, they're as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns."

Ni Yinghong blinked and questioned, "Master, do you think he can do it?"

"He…" Elder Universe rolled his eyes and wanted to ridicule Ou Yangming because he did not think the young and inexperienced fellow had the ability to complete the huge task. Nevertheless, the elder suddenly recalled the raging flames, hence he responded, "How would I know if he'll succeed or not? But if he's not confident about it, it's better to not use this mystifying stone."

"Why?"

"I'm afraid that he'll waste the treasure!" Elder Universe explained firmly.

Ou Yangming wondered, 'I've already smithed with these strange stones many times, but as the elder said, I did feel an invisible barrier during the process.'

When he increased a weapon's Sharpness and a piece of equipment's Toughness to 20 Points, he arrived at the limit where his efforts to further improve them were to no avail.

In other words, Ou Yangming could easily upgrade a piece of equipment to the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five if he used the rare stone, but that was the end of it, and it was impossible for him to go further.

Judging from this aspect, it was true that smithing with the queer stones was quite a waste.

Despite that, Ou Yangming was unlike how he was in the past. He had become more ambitious and confident, and he had advanced in smithing art.

Elder Universe truly doted on Ni Yinghong from the bottom of his heart, and his love for her extended even to Ou Yangming. He did not hide anything from the young fellow and answered every question honestly. As such, Ou Yangming benefited greatly, and admired the elder's profound knowledge.

Once Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong left, Elder Universe touched his sparse hair with a bitter smile. "Where exactly did the little freak come from? How can he possess such powerful mental power? Even I can't perceive him…"

He shook his head and sighed, then he flashed and left.

Someone entered the farm after a brief moment to clean up the mess, but news about the fire and the God of fire's appearance spread far and wide at an unbelievable speed.

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The Governor's Residence was the highest building in the prefecture.

This did not mean the governor had the strongest power in the prefecture; he could enjoy such treatment because he was appointed to represent the imperial family.

However, Deng Xiyuan looked troubled at the moment. He gently put down the letter in his hands and looked far away while releasing a dangerous aura.

The letter was delivered from the Immense Forest Military Camp, and it was written by Deng Zhicai, his junior in the clan.

Deng Xiyuan was furious after reading the letter because not only did his junior not punish Wu Guotu, but he also advised him not to make things difficult for Ou Yangming.

The little Yin Grade martial artist was valued by Chen Dishou, but Deng Xiyuan remembered clearly how the young fellow had previously contradicted him.

Deng Xiyuan was initially ready to make things difficult for Ou Yangming, but Deng Zhicai sent him a letter.

He felt like he had just swallowed a flyunusually uncomfortable.

His subordinates stayed away as they dared not get close to him. They sensed the governor's rage, and they knew they could not redress the injustice if the governor vented his anger on them by slapping them to their deaths.

Deng Xiyuan's face changed all of a sudden. He flashed to leave his study, then he jumped onto the roof instead.

He would not have forgotten himself under normal circumstances.

That being said, he sensed an intensely violent aura, which was so fearsome that he felt afraid even from a distance away.

The power was capable of killing him.

Deng Xiyuan was even more shocked that someone had the guts to release such power in broad daylight.

How could he-the governor-be at ease if he did not get to the bottom of it?

He fixed his gaze on a raging fire far away.

'Is there a fire?'

Deng Xiyuan's face changed when he identified the direction, and he subconsciously gasped. He finally realized where the fire was coming from. In actuality, Deng Xiyuan was not the only one who was taken aback because every Supreme Great Ancestor in the prefecture had come out to look in the same direction.

Similarly, they were frightened when they realized where the fire was coming from.

"Xuetian, what do you think that old fella's doing? Did he encounter a powerful enemy?" Ni Jingshen frowned.

"Impossible. My gut tells me that even though an extremely forceful power had burst out earlier, his power isn't involved," Ni Xuetian responded, then he added after a pause, "Based on his character, if he was faced with an evenly-matched enemy, he wouldn't accept the attack so calmly."

"That's true. The old fella may look kind, but he remains a child at heart. He doesn't usually have disputes with other people, but if someone provokes him…" Ni Jingtong stopped, and his face took on a grim expression. It was evident that Elder Universe did not give him a good impression.

Many people were either pondering or discussing the matter, but coincidentally, none of them dared to go over to take a look.

Everyone was like an ostrich that buried its head in the sand-pretending to know nothing

Nonetheless, information from different sources was eventually gathered, and the Supreme Great Ancestors were soon informed.

When they received the information, they felt like they suffered an intense visual impact.

'A God of fire was born?

'The God of fire can absorb flames, transform into a 10-feet-tall pillar of fire, and joke together with Elder Universe?

'F*ck, which fella is trying to mislead us…' However, when the Supreme Great Ancestors calmed down, they had a scary thought. 'Has a legendary person appeared in the prefecture?'

On the other hand, in the Governor's Residence, Deng Xiyuan received a letter from Elder Universe.

As Deng Xiyuan read the letter several times from front to back, his expression changed wonderfully.

He slowly put down the letter, then he gave a discreet order after he pondered for a long time.

With that, the gossip completely disappeared the next day, and the different forces in the prefecture stopped talking about it.

Like countless other rumors, the incident about the God of fire was gone with the wind.

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Chapter 183 Failing On The Verge Of Success

Inside the Ni family's big courtyard, Ou Yangming, Old Craftsman, Ni Yunhong, his younger sister, the Ni family's three Supreme Great Ancestors, and five elders gathered.

The five elders were able to attend the meeting not because of their statuses or their cultivation bases, but because of their smithing abilities.

They were the greatest blacksmith elders in their clan, and Ni Yunhong had learned his skills through their careful guidance.

The Ni family's Supreme Great Ancestors could not sit idly once they knew Ou Yangming was going to smith magic tools. They immediately gave an order to stop the word from spreading while they shifted their attention to Ou Yangming. This time, the great ancestors even personally came to keep watch and allowed five blacksmith elders to observe from the side.

Nonetheless, the five blacksmith elders cast strange looks at Ou Yangming because they were dubious about the news.

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They received news that Ou Yangming displayed his mastery at the Fang residence, where even Fang Xuande praised the young fella's smithing art and was ashamed of his inferiority instead.

Ou Yangming possessed excellent skills, but if he had to smith a magic tool…

None of the five elders were optimistic about it, and they were ready to mock Ou Yangming.

A magic tool. It was a magic tool that Ou Yangming was going to smith.

How many people in the whole world were confident enough to say "I can smith magic tools"?

In any case, the five elders did not believe it.

Nevertheless, due to the pressure from the three Supreme Great Ancestors, they could only come to watch whether they believed it or not.

Old Craftsman picked a suitable peculiar stone and handed it to Ou Yangming. He instructed, "Smith a military saber."

The military saber was the first weapon Ou Yangming smithed, and it was the equipment he was most familiar with.

Unquestionably, smithing a military saber was the best option.

Ou Yangming considered for a while before he nodded and said, "Okay."

He did not incite the Military Fire once he received the stone, but he quietly studied it as though he wanted to perceive its mystery.

The three Supreme Great Ancestors kept quiet, Ni Yunhong and his younger sister were nervous, whereas the five Ni family elders were calm but scornful.

'What is he trying to do? Be pretentious?' The elders thought.

Ou Yangming took a deep breath after a long time, and he kept recalling the various changes that occurred when he embedded a gem into his waist sash, which caused it to upgrade into a magic tool.

He had replayed the scene in his head numerous times, where he could perfectly reproduce it as soon as he thought about it.

Ou Yangming paid the most attention to the feeling he had the instant the sash was upgraded.

The power inside the waist sash broke through the world's limit at the moment, allowing it to arrive at a new height. It was the exact reason the waist sash could be upgraded into a magic tool.

'What exactly happened during that time?' Although Ou Yangming recalled the process countless times, he dared not say that he had fully comprehended it. Ou Yangming could only say after his experience that he had vaguely grasped the network behind it, and he could carry out a targeted attempt.

"Woosh…"

His Military Fire suddenly burned and enveloped the rare stone.

The stone quickly melted due to the burning Military Fire, and the melted liquid formed the shape of a military saber under Ou Yangming's control.

Ni Yunhong and his younger sister were not surprised at all because they had witnessed the process many times.

On the other hand, the five blacksmith elders' faces changed.

Ou Yangming's act was not astounding because they could easily do the same. However, the process of the bizarre stone melting and turning into a military saber was so smooth that everything seemed like uncanny workmanship, and they could not find a single flaw.

The five elders exchanged glances and noticed how appalled they all were.

'This young fella is actually something!'

Even though the military saber had not been completed, they already had a relatively high remark for it.

They were certain that the military saber was of great quality even if it was not a magic tool.

Ou Yangming was fully immersed in the smithing process. His Military Fire grew more vigorous while the military saber constantly twisted inside, causing every impurity to be eliminated at the speed of light.

His forehead was covered in sweat by then, but he fixed his eyes on the military saber.

Ou Yangming could sense that the saber was getting closer to the peak of Fine Grade.

Throughout the process, he did not utilize his ability to upgrade the weapon; he fully relied on his own strength.

This was because he had a feeling that he could not smith a real magic tool even by using the unique upgrading ability if he could not get past the hurdle.

After all, a piece of equipment was limited by its material or the smelting method, hence it had a maximum amount of durable attribute points. Above the maximum limit, the equipment would possibly break apart and become worthless.

If Ou Yangming wanted to break through the limit, he could only rely on his own strength instead of the Military Fire's upgrading ability.

He was the only one who could go past the obstacle.

"Woosh, woosh…"

The Military Fire burned intensely to brush the strange stone bit by bit. Ou Yangming kept thinking about the scene where his waist sash was upgraded, and he felt that he was getting closer to grasping the moment.

That said, just as the thin veil was within his reach, he could not touch or pull it apart, which stopped him from apprehending the mystery.

At the spur of the moment, Ou Yangming felt an immense burn on his hands.

He sighed and curbed his fire helplessly while he looked at the final product.

The flame released by Ou Yangming was mysteriously connected with his body. It could not hurt him, but it did not mean that he could release the same power forever. There was a certain point of time where even Ou Yangming himself was forced to stop the refinement process.

He gently put down the military saber in his hand and shook his head upon noticing Ni Yinghong's eager look.

Ni Yinghong smiled sweetly and expressed, "Magic tools are only mentioned legends, so they can't be grasped so easily. Rest first, and we'll continue later."

Old Craftsman stepped forward to pick up the military saber. He sighed after he studied it for some time. "Rank Five, it's still a Fine Grade Rank Five."

The old man would have smiled cheerfully if Ou Yangming had smithed a piece of Fine Grade Rank Five equipment using other materials, but he knew before the young fellow began smithing that his goal was a magic tool.

Therefore, Old Craftsman was slightly disappointed even when the equipment was of Fine Grade Rank Five.

One of the Ni family's blacksmith elders stood up and asked, "Can we take a look at

it?"

The other elders looked at the three great ancestors.

Over here, the Supreme Great Ancestors were the only ones who could suppress them.

Ni Jingshen responded, "Yes, you may study it well."

The five elders thanked the great ancestors and took the military saber from Old Craftsman. They were not appraisers, but they were top-notch blacksmiths, thus they immediately inspected the saber in detail.

An ordinary person could not tell how skillful a blacksmith was, but every flaw-even the tiniest one—was certainly visible to the top-notch blacksmiths.

Despite that, they fell silent after they scanned the military saber carefully.

They could tell by looking at each other that they were all astonished.

The reason being that there were many astounding details in the military saber.

Whether it was Ou Yangming's control of the Military Fire or how he was able to form the military saber in one go, the elders were ashamed of their inferiority.

The military saber was more than just a normal, well-steeled weapon to them.

It had arrived at the peak of smithing skill, and the feeling of it resembling nature was like a mountain that oppressed the blacksmith elders, so much so that they found it hard to breathe.

Ni Jingshen suddenly asked, "How's the military saber?"

He was curious about the military saber's grade, but since he was neither an appraiser nor a blacksmith, which meant that his professional judgment was inferior to the blacksmith elders', he allowed them to examine it.

The first blacksmith elder answered respectfully, "Great Ancestor, this saber's quality is already at the peak of perfection. Nobody else in the world can guarantee that they can smith a better weapon than this."

Indeed, the military saber was at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five. On top of that, there was still potential to the saber's toughness and sharpness, which could be further explored.

This was one of the reasons the blacksmith elder admired Ou Yangming. While Ou Yangming had not unleashed the attributes' powers to the extreme, he did not waste the energy contained in the equipment.

Based on that method alone, the blacksmith elder dared not call himself a master in front of Ou Yangming.

Ni Jingshen's eyes glowed. "Is this saber still not a magic tool?"

"It's not." The blacksmith elder shook his head with a bitter smile. "A magic tool is a treasure that surpasses all. Even in our clan's treasure house, there are only…".

Ni Xuetian cleared his throat loudly and asked, "What do you think needs to be done to smith a magic tool?"

The blacksmith elder was instantly dumbfounded, and he thought, 'Even if you beat me to death, I don't have an answer to your question.'

Nonetheless, he had to answer the great ancestor, so he racked his brain and was drenched in sweat by the time he came up with something. "Great Ancestor, an unordinary path must be taken to smith a magic tool." "What does an unordinary path mean?"

"This…" He looked at his partners to seek help from them, but the blacksmith elders only looked at him pitifully as their hands were also tied. The blacksmith elder gritted his teeth and answered, "Perhaps success is only possible if a distinctive smithing technique is adopted!"

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Chapter 184 A Magic Tool Is Born

Distinctive.

Ou Yangming, who was closing his eyes meditatively, was suddenly moved.

Thoughtless words could be taken seriously. He actually knew the Ni family's blacksmith elder was clueless about the way to smith a magic tool; the elder had only blurted nonsense due to the Supreme Great Ancestor's pressing question.

However, the nonsense somehow gave Ou Yangming a vague idea.

As said by Elder Universe, under normal circumstances, the tolerable limit for their world was an ordinary tool at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five.

Ou Yangming had an extremely deep understanding of that.

Whether it was when he smithed pieces of equipment in the Chaos Cave because of the attacks from the countless Black Magic Crawlers or when he attempted to smith a magic tool earlier as he was well-prepared, the products smithed by Ou Yangming were only at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five.

If he had to point out a difference between the two processes, he had utilized the purple Military Fire's power for the former while he relied on his own power for the latter.

Either way, Ou Yangming had been employing the traditional smithing technique.

He had even unleashed the traditional method's power to the extreme, but there were no signs of the pieces of equipment advancing to the next level.

Ou Yangming was moved as he suddenly thought about the wonderful scene that he previously saw in front of Elder Universe.

'It's a mountain, it's water!'

When Ou Yangming performed the integration of Heaven and man and the thoroughly meticulous state, his observation of the surroundings was already optimum. In other words, he had become one with the environment around him through the two powers.

'This is probably the real reflection of 'it's a mountain, it's water', right?

Then the state above this must be 'it's not a mountain, it's not water'.'

Ou Yangming's vision became blurry as he seemed to have returned to the magical scene once more. He could still see everything including Ni Yunhong, his younger sister, the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors, and even the blacksmith elder, who was drenched in sweat from the questions.'

Nonetheless, those people became slightly different in his eyes.

They still existed, but it was as if they were not them anymore.

In addition, even objects and everything else in the world had changed the same way.

Ou Yangming's eyes flickered, but the deepest part of his eyes contained an unusual luster.

"Ah, there's no need to ask… Perhaps it's not a good thing for us to be here, so it's best we leave!" Ni Xuetian suddenly expressed.

Old Craftsman dared not say a word, but he secretly nodded to himself.

'Yes, you're all top-notch powerhouses. If you're present, that b*stard would be fearful of you, so how can he still have the energy to smith any equipment?'

Old Craftsman regarded the Supreme Great Ancestors as mighty and unsurpassable powerhouses. One of them was already enough to affect his mental state, let alone three of them together.

As he put himself in Ou Yangming's shoes, he figured that the young fellow feared the three great ancestors as he did.

The old man felt that Ou Yangming was amazing to have smithed a saber of Fine Grade Rank Five while being pressured by the great ancestors. Ni Jingshen sighed and gave up the thought to question Ou Yangming. He stood up and said, "We'll be leaving first, but remember to inform us if anything happens." "Yes, don't worry," the blacksmith elder sighed and responded respectfully. "Xuefu, you mustn't decline Lil' Friend Ou's requests if he has any, and you mustn't act slowly, or I won't forgive you easily," Ni Jingtong reminded him after a moment of hesitation.

"Great Ancestor, I dare not decline him," Ni Xuefu immediately replied.

With that, Ni Jingtong and the other great ancestors left the courtyard together.

Apart from Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong, everyone else sighed a breath of relief once the great ancestors left. After all, not everyone could ignore the enormous pressure of being in the same place with three Supreme Great Ancestors.

Old Craftsman giggled. "Young fella, the three elders have left, so you may relax and carry on boldly."

Even though Ou Yangming might not necessarily be able to relax and carry on boldly, it was much better than being afraid.

That said, Ou Yangming was still staring ahead while looking in a daze as if he did not hear the old man and was not concerned at all.

Old Craftsman was stunned.

Ni Yinghong was dumbfounded.

The other people were stupefied too, and they looked at Ou Yangming eagerly.

After Ou Yangming smithed the military saber, the professionals became aware of his skill level.

Not to mention Ni Yunhong, even his clan's blacksmith elders, who taught him smithing skills, looked up to Ou Yangming's ability very much.

Moreover, they developed a common understanding If one of the people who were present could smith a magic tool, that person would undoubtedly be Ou Yangming.

They watched as Ou Yangming became immersed in an exceptionally mysterious state.

For some reason, everyone became hopeful.

'Does he really stand a chance…'

The other people exchanged glances and held their breaths as they dared not disturb Ou Yangming.

Fortunately, Ou Yangming did not ponder for a long time. He slowly stood up and turned around, but he ignored the other people like they did not exist to him at all.

Following that, he reached out for the military saber, which he had smithed earlier.

Ni Xuefu and the other Ni family's blacksmith elders furrowed their eyebrows. They wanted to suggest to Ou Yangming to smith with a new peculiar stone, but they swallowed their words before they could utter them.

This was because they instantly remembered that the person in front of them was not a junior from their clan, but a madman, who was superior to them and wanted to smith a magic tool.

'If we give him a pointer… Won't we be laughed at?'

Ni Yunhong frowned. He could not take it anymore, so he went to pick a rare stone and was going to approach Ou Yangming.

Despite that, as soon as he wanted to take another step forward, a figure blocked his path.

Ni Yunhong was surprised, but he saw Ni Xuefu shaking his head at him.

He hesitated for a while, but he instantly understood when he looked at the other people. The young master blushed a little and nodded at them, then he stood still without making another move. "Woosh…"

During that moment, Ou Yangming released his Military Fire again.

The young fellow stared at the military saber without looking away at all.

Everyone else paid attention to the saber too because the weapon, which was burning in the Military Fire, had become the center of attention.

Nonetheless, nobody knew that everything Ou Yangming saw had undergone a 180-degree change.

Inside the Military Fire, the item that was being burned by the flame was a military saber but was also not a military saber.

It was not a mountain, it was not water.

Ou Yangming did not see the military saber when he looked at it.

He was looking at the saber's nature.

The military saber, which was formed by the peculiar stone, seemed to be peeled off layer by layer in front of him, allowing him to have a clearer picture of the power contained in every corner of the stone.

Eventually, Ou Yangming clearly noticed a layer of power covering the military saber. It was a limiting power, which could only be seen under this unusual situation.

A mysterious restraint in the void confined the bizarre stone's power, and it contained such an enormous power that the queer stone could not offset it at all. Nevertheless, the restraint was extremely obvious to Ou Yangming.

Round after round, the power system was displayed to him.

Ou Yangming's conception shook a little, then his Military Fire began burning around the military saber as though it received an order. It was worth noting that the restriction's power was extensive, so much so that it was equivalent to the world's power.

If Ou Yangming chose to resist the power directly, he would unquestionably lose.

However, he did not resist it. Instead, he compacted his Military Fire into a small point, and he pricked the layer of restriction.

A faint and seemingly non-existent sound was heard.

Subsequently, Ou Yangming felt it.

The military saber in his hands, which could not be improved further no matter how hard he smithed earlier, was finally being set free.

Once a small hole was poked on the layer of restraint, the military saber seemed to have burst too.

The potential, which was hidden in the saber but could not be released prior to this, gushed out violently as if it found an outlet.

Like a starving ferocious tiger that finally left the mountain, and like a flood that was previously blocked, the saber's potential charged through the obstacle and spread to every corner of the military saber.

Ou Yangming finally understood what it meant by a small ant hole could destroy a 500-kilometer-long dam.

The needle-sized hole seemed like it would be fixed by the outside world's restriction at any time, but the instant the hole was made, the military saber's power gushed out violently and stretched the hole such that the barrier broke.

Ou Yangming's Military Fire was still burning. It was like a guide that led the enormous power to flow throughout the military saber.

The potential contained in the strange stone was slowly released, and the deepest layer of energy, which had been attached to the saber, finally saw light again.

Ou Yangming was so elated that the feeling he had at that moment was indescribable.

If he was only an onlooker when he upgraded his waist sash in the past, he was a real partaker as the military saber broke through.

The huge difference between being an onlooker and a partaker was reflected in his feelings during both incidents.

As Ou Yangming's Military Fire burned, the attributes of the new military saber instantly appeared in his mind.

[Item: Military saber]

(Equivalent Rank: Magic Tool, Common Grade, Rank One]

[Attributes: Sharpness 21, Toughness 21, Durability 20]

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Chapter 185 Is He Still A Human

A military saber. It was still a military saber, but its contents were completely different.

Magic Tool, Common Grade, Rank One.

Ou Yangming felt like he wanted to cry when he saw the words.

He did it—he finally did it!

A magic tool, which was desired by every blacksmith, was finally born in his hands.

Although its Sharpness and Toughness only broke through by 1 Point each, the meaning it carried was entirely different. When Ou Yangming slowly opened his eyes, his Military Fire went away, and he looked at his surroundings proudly.

He was surprised because everyone else seemed to be in disbelief.

Feeling shocked, he looked at the item in his hands.

The military saber rested in his hands, and its blade carried a distinguished feeling that one could easily tell it was unordinary. Nonetheless, it would be too much so say someone could perceive the saber's real quality and tell it was a magic tool.

That said, the look of surprise from the other people, including Old Craftsman, was already unintentionally saying something. "B*stard, y-you…" Old Craftsman pointed with his shaking finger and asked, "You succeeded, right?"

was

Ou Yangming questioned as he was puzzled, "Old Man, how did you know?" Old Craftsman gulped and responded, "Do you think I'm blind? That dazzling light has never been seen, nor spoken about before, so how could I not know?"

Ou Yangming pouted his lips and thought, "There's such a wonderful and unusual scene when the magic tool was successfully smithed. I must be more careful the next time.'

He was focused during his first attempt to smith a magic tool, and he dared not be distracted at all. However, Ou Yangming would naturally have a completely different mental state if he smithed one the next time.

"B*stard, tell me first. Is it…" Old Craftsman was so impatient that he tweaked his ears and scratched his cheeks while looking at Ou Yangming in anger.

Ou Yangming had the guts to go against everyone else in the world, but he dared not hoot in front of the old man.

He immediately nodded and answered, "Old man, I did it, this is a magic tool!"

The eyes of Old Craftsman and the other people lit up at once. Even though they had already guessed it and were mentally prepared, the mad feeling of joy burst out in their hearts only when Ou Yangming admitted it.

"Let me see it!" Ni Xuefu went forward to snatch the military saber. He looked like he was out of his mind, to the extent that his eyes were slightly red.

The four other blacksmith elders were not much better as they looked anxiously at Ni Xuefu while waiting for their turn to examine the saber carefully.

Ni Yunhong expressed with a bitter smile, "Brother Ou, please forgive them." Ou Yangming initially did not have a good impression of the elders, but given that Ni Yunhong apologized, he could only shrug and act like he was unconcerned.

'No matter what, I must respect my brother-in-law, and I must respect him well.'

Needless to say, Ni Yunhong would probably slap Ou Yangming if he knew what the young fellow was thinking at the moment.

All of a sudden, Old Craftsman turned around and retrieved a military saber from the weapon rack. He suggested out loud, "Come, let's test the saber!"

The military saber held by Old Craftsman was one that was smithed by him when he was bored. Perhaps since the old man had been completely relaxed, he had smithed it to the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five.

Despite that, he did not hesitate to contribute his saber.

Ni Xuefu was a little stunned, and he hesitated.

He knew the military saber in his hands was a magic tool, superior to an ordinary tool, he was reluctant to use it because it felt like a treasure to him.

When Ni Yunhong noticed the frown on Ou Yangming's face, he quickly urged, "Grandfather Xuefu, please test the saber!"

"What a waste of natural resources." Ni Xuefu finally sighed. He mumbled, but he still slashed with the treasure saber.

The sabers clashed under the watch of everyone else.

Following that, an unbelievable scene took place.

Ni Xuefu's saber had been swung in an unusually simple manner, but Old Craftsman's saber broke into two. The broken section of the saber fell to the ground, causing a clear buzz to be heard.

old Craftsman and the other people watched dumbfoundedly, but they screamed crazily in their hearts.

'Weren't the two sabers only being swung at each other? Even wood wouldn't have been chopped off so easily, would it?'

"Again!" Old Craftsman blushed in excitement, and he retrieved three more pieces of equipment from the weapon rack, then he put them on the bench.

"Okay!" Ni Xuefu was thrilled too. After he experienced the incredible effect of the military saber, he no longer lamented.

A flash of saber-light was seen as the three pieces of equipment on the bench were instantly slashed into two each. Also, a deep mark was left on the bench.

Ni Xuefu had held back when he swung the saber, or nobody would know if the bench would be directly chopped into two.

Subsequently, Ni Yinghong rubbed her hands and released the Appraisal Light on the military saber.

The rest paid attention to her and were eager to hear the result.

Although they were certain the military saber was a magic tool, they wanted to hear the definite answer from an appraiser.

Nevertheless, Ni Yinghong turned pale instead and flushed, which was quite rare.

She gritted her teeth and explained to Ou Yangming, "My cultivation base isn't high enough, I can't appraise it."

Everyone else was struck dumb, but they soon put on a soft smile on their faces.

An appraiser's ability was limited too, hence an ordinary appraisal could not evaluate a magic tool, which had surpassed the limit of the world's power.

On the other hand, Ou Yangming was in awe when he looked at the shattered pieces on the ground.

His military saber had 21 Points of Sharpness and Toughness each while the pieces of equipment taken out by Old Craftsman were only a few points shy. In fact, one of the pieces of equipment, which was at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five, was only 1 Point lower than Ou Yangming's military saber in total.

Even then, the 1 Point caused a huge disparity between them.

The difference between the military saber and the piece of equipment was the former was something sought by 10,000 people in Heaven, whereas the latter was equivalent to a normal weapon.

In terms of expected results only, nobody could imagine such an outcome.

'Looks like the natural barrier between an ordinary tool and a magic tool is far more fearsome than I imagined,' Ou Yangming thought.

"Oh right. The three great ancestors should be informed of the great news!" Ni Xuefu looked at the military saber in his hands, then he reluctantly handed it over to another elder before he turned and left.

The other elder was elated, and he finally recalled something after he studied the saber for some time. The elder asked with respect, "Master Ou, may I ask how you managed to smith it?"

Everyone else held their breaths; Old Craftsman and Ni Yinghong were not exceptions.

Perhaps they could find out from Ou Yangming what the key to breaking through an ordinary tool was.

Ou Yangming was startled, and he smiled bitterly. He recalled everything that happened during the smithing process, then he responded at last, "I can tell you the trick, but it's up to you to fathom it."

The four blacksmith elders were overjoyed, so they nodded and looked at Ou Yangming with eagerness.

"My trick is only a sentence," Ou Yangming uttered seriously, "It's not a mountain, it's not water."

"What?"

"A mountain and water?"

"It's not a mountain and water…"

The other people looked at each other, and they were not delighted anymore.

'What do you mean by it's a mountain but it's not a mountain, and that it's water but it's not water? Are you talking in riddles?' If the elders had not witnessed Ou Yangming smith the ultimate saber, they would have already left in displeasure.

However, nobody left because they chanted the mysterious sentence over and over again instead.

Ni Yinghong turned to look at Ou Yangming, "Brother Ou, did you apprehend it?"

Ou Yangming nodded and said, "I understood a bit of it."

Ni Yinghong was in a daze, and she mumbled softly. Since Ni Yunhong was right beside his younger sister, when he listened carefully, he heard her repeating the same words, "What the hell, what the hell, what the hell…"

It was at this moment that Ni Yinghong clearly understood how Elder Universe felt.

In the Ni residence's biggest courtyard, the three great ancestors exchanged helpless glances.

Ni Jingshen suddenly laughed and commented, "Ah, what exactly are we thinking about? That's a magic tool! It's only right if it can't be smithed, but if it's smithed so easily, hehe…"

"Exactly." Ni Jingtong and Ni Xuetian could not help but laugh too. "That young fella has created too many miracles, so we had unrealistic expectations for him. Big Uncle, you're right, we should keep a regular mindset." Ni Xuetian shook his head and sighed.

"Yes." Ni Jingtong nodded and remarked, "But luckily, the young fella failed, or I'll really be frightened. Hmph, it's fine that he achieved the integration of Heaven and man, but if he can smith even a magic tool, is he even normal?"

Ni Xuetian and Ni Jingshen sighed too because Ni Jingtong sounded reasonable.

Although they seemed slightly regretful about Ou Yangming's failure, they were also truly relieved.

The young fellow had done the unexpected several times, but his acts were still within a human's boundary, after all.

"Do you think he was the God of fire that suddenly appeared at that house?" Ni Jingtong suddenly raised a question.

Ni Jingshen and Ni Xuetian looked at each other, then the former replied to him helplessly, "Ah, that little girl wouldn't leak anything no matter what, or we wouldn't need to keep guessing."

"Big Uncle, that's Elder Universe's orders, so Yinghong's only doing this because she doesn't want to suffer a great loss for a small gain," Ni Xuetian explained.

Ni Jingshen chuckled. "I understand. Don't worry, I can't bear to blame her at all."

As the three of them burst out laughing, they heard someone dashing straight into the courtyard.

The great ancestors immediately looked cold because they wondered who was being so bold and reckless.

Nonetheless, they were suspicious when they saw who it was.

Ni Xuefu hurried toward the great ancestors and informed them while he sounded surprised and cheerful, "Great Ancestors, amazing news, amazing news!"

"What's the amazing news? Could it be…" Ni Xuetian asked with a deep voice.

"Yes, Master Ou has already smithed a magic tool!" Ni Xuefu quickly announced.

Ni Jingshen and the two other great ancestors looked at each other. Instead of feeling astonished or joyous, they were feeling a little fearful.

They had the same thought at the same time. 'Is that young fella really not a human?'

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Chapter 186 Super Weapon

"Woosh…"

The military saber was swung gently and left a beautiful trace in the air.

On the other hand, an ear-piercing sound of friction was heard coming from the thick and solid bench that was right in front of everyone.

Ou Yangming kicked upward once the saber-light went away, then the tall bench cracked and fell as two halves.

"Nice, nice saber!" The faces of the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors changed a little as they were shocked.

Given the martial arts state of the great ancestors, it no longer made a huge difference if their enemy had a weapon or not because they had already tempered their bodies to be unafraid of sabers or spears.

Unless they were faced with a sharp weapon at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five, which also belonged to an equal-ranked powerhouse, they would normally not be scared.

Nonetheless, after seeing the military saber, the great ancestors experienced an unusual feeling

Using their body to face the military saber?

They suddenly felt like their bodies were more precious, and they should not be preoccupied with a non-living object. Ni Jingtong instructed with a deep voice, "Come, let me take a look at it."

Ou Yangming responded to the elder and threw the military saber to him.

Ni Jingtong's face changed as he was somehow afraid of the afterimage in the void. Although he could clearly see with his great vision the saber's flight path, the lingering fear he had almost made him want to dodge the weapon.

If Ni Jingtong avoided the saber, he would be extremely embarrassed.

Nevertheless, he was a powerhouse who had experienced a hundred battles, hence he instantly got rid of the thought. The great ancestor fixed his gaze on the military saber and grabbed it firmly.

When Ni Jingtong was finally holding and looking at the military saber, he clearly sensed the chill from the blade.

The intense cold intent made him incredibly frightened. As Ni Jingtong channeled his essential Qi into the military saber, he sighed with regret. "It's such a pity this divine weapon isn't attached with Unique Attributes." Ni Xuetian took a step forward and grinned. "Second Uncle, let me try it."

"Since you train with sabers, this saber… Will be quite suitable for you." Ni Jingtong smiled.

He tossed the saber to Ni Xuetian.

As said by Ni Jingtong, Ni Xuetian was indeed someone who practiced with sabers. He only turned his hand gently, but he caught the military saber steadily at once. Following that, Ni Xuetian yelled and flashed out of the room to the courtyard.

Everyone else's vision went blurry, and instead of Ni Xuetian's figure, they only saw snow-like saber-lights that filled the courtyard. Even though Ni Xuetian controlled his saber technique so that it would not affect the other people, the cold-intent from the saber penetrated into their bones.

By looking at the saber-lights alone, one's body would freeze. It was possible for one to freeze to death at any time.

Ou Yangming stared with bright eyes at the saber-light, which seemed to have swept over the entire courtyard. The seemingly messy saber-light was actually quite orderly, while each of Ni Xuetian's steps and slashes carried an unexplainable power.

Once Ni Xuetian performed the step and blade techniques, they echoed with Heaven and Earth. While he did not achieve the thoroughly meticulous state, his state in the integration of Heaven and man was evident.

Ou Yangming did not learn the blade technique on purpose, but he observed in detail the technique's effect on the surroundings.

Normally, people started memorizing the techniques first, but when they fathomed nature's mysteries, they could directly see through the natures of the technique or things, and could identify the real core.

"Woosh…"

Ni Xuetian stopped abruptly, and the saber-light vanished right away. As he held the military saber, he uttered joyfully with glowing eyes, "Nice, nice saber!".

A military saber, which was not bound with any Unique Attribute, was openly praised by Ni Xuetian. There could only be one reason to it—the saber had broken through an ordinary tool's shackles and became a legendary magic tool.

"Xuetian, how much can your combat power improve if you use this saber?" Ni Jingshen asked excitedly. "By at least 30%," Ni Xuetian answered after some thought, then he glanced at Ni Yinghong and expressed, "Yinghong, if I use this saber, I have the guts to fight your master without our ancestor's relic."

Ou Yangming was shocked that Elder Universe's impact on others was so huge that Ni Xuetian actually dared not fight him. Needless to say, it was possible that Ni Xuetian was exaggerating, but it was enough to prove Elder Universe's prominent status in the prefecture.

That said, though Ni Xuetian was being cautious, he unintentionally revealed some information.

The Ni family's ancestor had left behind a belonging of his. Ou Yangming did not know what it was, but he was sure it was not inferior to the magic tool he smithed.

Ni Jingshen nodded and said to Ou Yangming, "Lil' Friend Ou, there's something I'd like to negotiate with you."

Ou Yangming knew what the great ancestor was going to say. "Senior, there's no need to negotiate with me because I already gave the saber to Yinghong as a gift."

"What?" The Ni family's Three Great Ancestors looked at each other and subconsciously cast strange looks at Ni Yinghong

As graceful as Ni Yinghong was, her face reddened. She gritted her teeth and glared at Ou Yangming. 'When did you say you're giving me the military saber?'

In spite of that, she was delighted, and she could not hide her feeling of happiness.

"Grandfather Tian, I'll give you this saber if you like it." Ni Yinghong turned her head and flashed an exceptionally charming smile.

Ni Xuetian could not help but feel elated. He would have declined the offer if it was something else. It would not be nice if other people said he was taking advantage of his junior.

However, Ni Xuetian was in love with the incredibly sharp military saber, and he was unwilling to let go of it no matter what.

Ou Yangming cleared his throat all of a sudden. "It's inappropriate for you to take it away now, isn't it…" The other people were taken aback, whereas the smile on the great ancestors' faces froze.

old Craftsman immediately reprimanded, "B*stard, watch what you're saying! Nobody's going to call you a mute if you don't say a word!"

"Old Man, don't be mad," Ou Yangming quickly responded and explained, "I still haven't used the secret Layering Art that you taught me, so this military saber is only a White Slate Weapon!"

The Ni family's great ancestors were stunned, and they felt guilty. It turned out that they misunderstood the young fellow. Although the military saber had subdued Ni Xuetian, if it could be further improved, why would he reject it?

Ni Xuetian laughed and flashed to the front of Ou Yangming, then he handed over the saber. "Lil' Friend Ou, please." Ou Yangming nodded and glanced faintly at Ni Yinghong to wink at her. He was trying to ask, 'How did I do?'

Ni Yinghong widened her hazel eyes because she did not expect Ou Yangming to be so daring. Nevertheless, since the other people were watching closely, she could only act as though nothing had happened. Ou Yangming smiled proudly as he made his way to the smithing workshop. He had slashed the bench into two with his saber, but there were still many Power Ores on it.

"Senior, do you want to choose the attributes? Or should I just layer with Power Ores?"

"Choose the attributes?" Ni Xuetian was startled. "Have you grasped the way to layer complex attributes?"

It was relatively difficult to layer a single kind of attribute, thus the difficulty of layering complex attributes would be more than twice the original difficulty.

Ou Yangming laughed and responded, "I have some understanding in it, but I'll be more confident if I'm layering a single type of attribute."

Ni Xuetian hesitated for a while before he decided. "It's not easy to smith a magic tool, so we shouldn't take the risk. You can just layer with the Power Ores. Since a magic tool's bearing ability is better than an ordinary tool's, you can do at least triple-layering." Triple-layering meant that there would be 3 Points[1] of Power in the military saber.

Ni Xuetian would not have given such a harsh term to normal blacksmiths, but Ou Yangming was not normal. Besides, the three great ancestors had heard about what he did for the Fang family.

Since Ou Yangming could carry out double-layering on a piece of equipment at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five, it was expected of him to upgrade a magic tool. Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. "Okay, I'll try my best." He picked up a Power Ore from the ground. Such a rare ore would be troublesome for ordinary people to require, but more than ten of them were casually placed here.

Sure enough, the foundation of a super influential family was beyond a normal person's imagination. When Ou Yangming's Military Fire instantly burned and enveloped the magic military saber, Ni Xuetian looked anxious.

His love for the saber was indeed unmatched.

Ou Yangming shook his wrist after a brief moment to toss a Power Ore into the Military Fire. The Power Ore instantly turned into liquid, which was evenly spread across the saber. Even then, he did not plan to stop as he continued to toss more Power Ores into the fire.

The young fellow tossed three ores (TN: Author wrote four ores at first, but triple-layering means three ores are used. We've corrected it for the context) into the fire, and everyone held their breaths as they dared not disturb him.

At last, Ou Yangming kicked to retrieve a fourth (TN: Author initially wrote three, but at this point, this should be the fourth ore. We've corrected it for the context) Power Ore.

"Ah…" Ni Yunhong exclaimed, but he quickly covered his mouth.

Ni Yinghong's hands trembled a bit as if he wanted to stop Ou Yangming, but he decided not to do it in the end.

They had developed a nearly-blind trust for Ou Yangming. Finally, Ou Yangming exhaled deeply and turned his wrist to curb the Military Fire.

He handed the military saber to Ni Xuetian and expressed, "Senior, by good luck I was able to accomplish the task."

Ni Xuetian accepted the saber. His eyes glowed when he circulated his essential Qi into it. "A quadruple-layering?"

"That's right."

"Nice, heroes are really born from youngsters." Ni Xuetian laughed out loud. "Big Uncle, Second Uncle, a genius like him should have a close relationship with our clan!"

Ni Jingshen and Ni Jingtong smiled at Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong. In the end, Ni Yinghong hastened away because she could not take it anymore.

On the contrary, Ou Yangming smiled because he was relieved.

Ou Yangming had shown his greatest ability by now, allowing him to gain an advantage first. He figured that the great ancestors would make the right choice no matter what He Liangce was going to offer.

[1] Author initially wrote 4 Points. We've corrected it for the context

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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."

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Chapter 188 Realize Nature

Ou Yangming forced a smile, but it was impossible to say he was not aggrieved at all.

He put in a lot of effort to smith magic tools, and he gave the first one to the Ni family. Although it was because of Ni Yinghong, Ni Xuetian was the one who benefited from it.

However, when Ni Xuetian brought up the matter, he did not disclose anything to Ou Yangming. As such, even the most tolerant person would hold a grudge against the great ancestor.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming was not an ordinary person, thus he curbed his thoughts and suppressed the feeling of displeasure.

"Great Ancestors, you kept your promise, so it's my turn to fulfill mine."

Old Craftsman was shocked because he did not know what Ou Yangming meant.

On the other hand, Ni Jingshen and his brothers were surprised and overjoyed. There were not many things in the world that could make them forget themselves, but Ou Yangming's words definitely had the power to do so.

Ou Yangming gave Old Craftsman an eye signal as he passed the spear tip to him. They did not converse with words, but they understood what each other meant.

Afterward, Ou Yangming left the smithing workshop with the three Supreme Great Ancestors.

Old Craftsman cleared his throat with a look of worry and asked, "Young Master Ni, what did the reckless b*stard promise?" "I have no idea either. Ah, Brother Ou has been deeply valued by the three great ancestors, and even I can't do anything about it." Ni Yunhong smiled bitterly because he was also clueless. It was inevitable for him to feel jealous, but he would not do anything over because of that. Ni Yunhong clenched his fists and looked resolute as he thought, 'I'm not as good as you now, but it doesn't mean I'll never be."

Old Craftsman shook his head a little because he could tell Ni Yunhong was not resigned to how things turned out. 'But if you want to catch up to the b*stard… I'm afraid you've already lost your opportunity.'

Ou Yangming stood still in the courtyard as he looked around him.

He figured that the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors had put in plenty of effort in the courtyard because the rockeries, pavilion, and the exotic plants around had vaguely fused with nature.

Living in such an environment was equivalent to being close to nature at all times, which was extremely helpful for one to fathom nature.

When Ou Yangming glanced at Ni Xuetian, he knew the reason the great ancestor was able to realize the integration of Heaven and man had something to do with him staying in this courtyard for a long time.

"Lil' Friend Ou, this is a courtyard built by our ancestor, and it has been the residence of our clan's Supreme Great Ancestors for generations," Ni Xuetian introduced with a smile when he sensed Ou Yangming looking at him. He looked rather proud when he said, "There was a higher proportion of Supreme Great Ancestors who apprehended the integration of Heaven and man when they stayed here, so this place has been the most envied place by the other clans."

Ou Yangming questioned, "What's the

proportion?"

Ni Xuetian subconsciously answered, "Roughly 20%."

Ou Yangming nodded. It was indeed quite amazing that about 20% of Supreme Great Ancestors could comprehend the integration of Heaven and man under the influence of such a unique environment.

If he had made a setup here instead, there would not be such a fearsome effect.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming was not adept in gardens and formations—he had a comprehension in nature, which was of a higher level.

He was full of confidence again when he regained composure, and he said, "Seniors, I'll be releasing mental power soon, so please concentrate and don't be distracted by external things."

Ni Jingshen and Ni Jingtong took a step back each and saluted Ou Yangming with a half-bow.

The great ancestors could already be considered Ou Yangming's grandfathers whether it was in their age or their cultivation base. That said, the one who mastered something first would become the master. Therefore, when Ou Yangming became superior to the great ancestors in a certain aspect and could provide them with tremendous help, the great ancestors dared not loosen up, so they did a half-bow at him.

Ou Yangming was taken aback, and he immediately shifted sideways to avoid them.

Ni Jingshen and his younger brother sat with their legs crossed after they saluted the young fellow. They curbed their thoughts entirely and no longer paid attention to their surroundings.

"Thank you for the trouble," Ou Yangming nodded and uttered softly to Ni Xuetian.

Ni Xuetian assured him. "Don't worry, I'll slit my throat if anything happens here, so I won't be laughed at by other people."

Indeed, the courtyard was the most important place in the Ni residence. Since Ni Xuetian was guarding Ou Yangming and the two other great ancestors, he would be too embarrassed to live if someone could still barge in and distract them.

Ou Yangming smiled and sat between the two great ancestors.

The instant he closed his eyes, his mind entered an exceptionally wonderful world.

It was the integration of Heaven and man.

Ou Yangming had experienced this countless times, but the state was suddenly making him feel overjoyed at the moment.

He realized and sensed an intense feeling of joy when the mental power that he released came into contact with his surroundings.

The environment was especially suitable for the integration of Heaven and man. In fact, Ou Yangming felt that it was simply tailored for the state. He indulged in the joy around him, as well as the excitement that emerged from the bottom of his heart.

Ou Yangming was once again subdued by the courtyard, which was built through generous efforts.

'Exactly how mighty was the Ni family's ancestor? I'm afraid Elder Universe is also far from him.'

A strange thought suddenly crossed Ou Yangming's mind. 'Could the Ni family's ancestor have surpassed a Supreme Great Ancestor?'

Ou Yangming was delighted, then he slowly recollected himself. He delayed the process for a brief moment before he released his mental power at Ni Jingshen and his younger brother.

Sure enough, the great ancestors followed his instructions as they fully focused without having any distracting thoughts.

Other people—even Ni Xuetian and Elder Universe—could not do anything to them.

However, Ou Yangming saw everything differently through his eyes.

It was not a mountain, it was not water.

The skill could not only be applied to smithing art.

When a path became connected, every other path would also be connected. The moment Ou Yangming grasped the lost skill, he became capable of doing many other things.

Through Ou Yangming's eyes, the two Supreme Great Ancestors' bodies underwent weird changes.

What he saw and sensed were no longer their skin, flesh, and blood, nor was it their breathing circulation; it was something that could not be described with words.

Ou Yangming noticed a thin membrane around the two Supreme Great Ancestors when he studied them carefully, but the membranes did not seem to be in one piece.

He furrowed his eyebrows and wondered, 'When someone's cultivation base achieved Extreme Grade, does that person become repressed by the world's power like the peculiar stone? Unless there's a fortuitous encounter, will it be difficult for that person to advance further?"

Ou Yangming pondered and continued to feel about.

At last, he noticed in the thin membrane a layer that was similar to the outside world's natural power.

When Ou Yangming's mental conception began to transfer nature's power, the thin membrane reacted as though a certain power wanted to lift it.

Even then, no matter how the power tried to push in every direction, it could not make the confinement go loose.

Ou Yangming hesitated for a while before he gathered his mental power and pricked the restraint as an attempt.

This was something he learned from smithing art, so it was his first time trying it on a person's body.

Humans were not non-living objects like the rare stone, after all, hence Ou Yangming dared not act rashly.

Ni Jingshen shivered hard, then enormous energy began gushing out of the hole as it found an outlet. The sudden impact was so huge that it was indescribable.

After just a brief moment, the layer of barrier around Ni Jingshen was broken by the immense power.

"Ugh…"

Ni Jingshen, who was sitting still, vomited blood without warning, causing his chest and the area in front of him to be covered in blood.

Upon seeing this, Ni Xuetian, who was keeping watch, was appalled.

In spite of that, he soon sensed a tremendous aura from Ni Jingshen's body, and it was different from his usual aura.

Ni Xuetian was stupefied for a while before he carefully sensed, and he was instantly delighted

The integration of Heaven and man. It was definitely the aura of the integration of Heaven and man.

As long as one could arrive at this state, it would be worth it even if one vomited blood until one was left with one's last breath!

"Ugh…"

Following that, Ni Jingtong opened his mouth and vomited blood too. On top of that, many parts of his skin cracked, and he became like a bloody person, which was a ghastly scene.

Of course, the Supreme Great Ancestor's physique was near absurd and his wounds instantly closed just as some blood flowed out. Although it seemed appalling, his injuries were nothing more than that.

Similarly, a peculiar aura soared from his body and quietly blended into the courtyard.

The auras of the two Ni family's great ancestors quickly crossed paths, and they only paused for a moment before they became in harmony and freely undulated in the courtyard.

Ou Yangming curled his lips into a proud smile, then he slowly opened his eyes, but he looked exhausted.

He had poked through two Supreme Great Ancestors' barriers in a row-how was it a simple act?

Even with the thoroughly meticulous state, as well as the state where the mountain was not a mountain and water was not water, Ou Yangming suffered a considerable amount of consumption.

Just as he opened his eyes, he saw Ni Xuetian standing with cupped hands in front of him and was bowing to the ground.

Ou Yangming was startled, and he quickly jumped up. Before he could utter a single word, someone suddenly ran inside but stood a distance away with an anxious look on his face.

Ni Xuetian pulled Ou Yangming and flashed to that person, then he asked softly without wanting to hide anything from the young fellow, "What's the matter?"

Ou Yangming was embarrassed. It did not seem right for him to listen or to not listen.

That person was taken aback when he glanced at Ou Yangming, but he dared not delay the matter. "Great Ancestor, He Liangce brought a letter from the He family's great ancestor, and he requested to meet you again."

Ou Yangming instantly became spirited, and there was a fierce look in his eyes.

'He! Liang! Ce!'

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Chapter 189 Iron Blood Loyal Heart

An hour later, the three Supreme Great Ancestors sat side by side in the big residence for the Ni family's great ancestors.

He Liangce entered from the outside with steady footsteps and a face that looked like jade. Even when he was presenting himself before three Supreme Great Ancestors, he did not panic at all.

Ni Jingshen and the other great ancestors nodded and praised, 'Sure enough, he's a clever child from the He family—this behavior of his alone is enough to show how unordinary he is.

He Liangce greeted respectfully with a deep bow, "Greetings, Great Ancestors."

"You have a letter from Brother He? Hand it over," Ni Jingshen instructed with a nod.

He Liangce retrieved the letter without hurry, but before he could present it to the great ancestors, a strong wind wrapped up the letter and blew it away.

The young master looked up as he was taken aback. When he realized that Ni Jingshen was the one who took the letter away through telekinesis, he could not help but look surprised.

Among the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors, Ni Jingshen was known for being experienced and prudent, so what he just did was unusual.

Ni Jingshen took the letter at once, but he subconsciously paused when he sensed He Liangce's gaze. Being a Supreme Great Ancestor, he was extremely sensitive to looks from outsiders, hence he quickly sensed the strange look from He Liangce.

The great ancestor flushed and cleared his throat before he opened the letter.

Since he had just come out of comprehending the integration of Heaven and man, he, including his mental state, was still in an unsteady state.

After all, instead of fathoming the state through his years of power, Ni Jingshen was forcefully pushed into it by Ou Yangming. Besides, the great ancestor was not gifted like Big Yellow, who could directly communicate with Ou Yangming through their consciousness.

Therefore, once Ni Jingshen left the state of the integration of Heaven and man, it was inevitable for his spirit to be slightly defective, and he was doing things as he wished.

Ni Jingshen read the letter by just browsing through for a brief moment. His face suddenly changed as he questioned, "You want to marry Yinghong from our clan?"

"Yes, please fulfill my wish, senior," He Liangce answered and bowed again.

"No way!" Ni Jingshen uttered without any hesitation. "That's impossible. You may leave!"

He Liangce looked at the great ancestor in shock because he did not expect to be rejected so easily.

Nonetheless, he had no idea that the situation would have been entirely different if he had arrived a day earlier.

He Liangce bowed and voiced out after a moment of hesitation, "Senior, according to the promise between our clans in the past…" "I don't care about the promise." Ni Jingtong glared and said, "We're not going to agree to this no matter what!"

He Liangce opened his mouth. He suddenly felt like he could not reason with someone who had a completely different view from him, which was unreasonable.

The young master was puzzled, but he knew Ou Yangming must have done something to influence the great ancestors, or they would not have turned him down so resolutely.

Ni Xuetian furrowed his eyebrows and suggested, "Uncles, how about we hear him out first?"

"Xuetian, do you not understand our standpoint? Don't forget, you gained something too!" Ni Jingtong shook his head.

He was displeased with Ni Xuetian's attitude because Ou Yangming had truly made a huge contribution. Ni Jingtong and Ni Jingshen apprehended the way of nature and arrived at the doorstep to the integration of Heaven and man. Although their foundation was still not solid enough, the door was already opened for them.

As long as the brothers cultivated for a year or so, they would become Supreme Great Ancestors who really perceived the integration of Heaven and man.

It seemed like nothing they did would be enough to repay Ou Yangming for the favor.

Moreover, Ni Xuetian acquired a magic military saber!

It was a generous gift that was enough to move anyone. The three great ancestors knew very well why Ou Yangming spared no effort in helping them.

They benefited tremendously because of Ou Yangming, so if they became ungrateful by marrying Ni Yinghong to someone else, even if other people said nothing about it, how could they live with it?

Ni Xuetian smiled bitterly. "Uncles, I remember it very well, but it was the wish of our deceased ancestor…""The wish of our deceased ancestor? No, impossible!" Ni Jingshen suddenly stood up with fearsome eyes, but the other great ancestors, who knew him very well, noticed an intense cold-intent from the depth of his eyes.

A hint of fear could also be seen.

Ni Jingtong gasped and looked at He Liangce with a grave expression on his face.

"It isn't mentioned in this letter…" Ni Jingshen stopped abruptly and mumbled, "Yes, it can't be mentioned in the letter…"

Ni Xuetian cleared his throat and asked, "Liangce, are you aware of the real relationship between our clans?"

He Liangce answered loudly, "My clan has been staying in Linlang County for a long time while yours has been keeping watch in Changlong County. Everyone thinks our clans are only friendly on the surface but a deep friendship was already built between our clans by our first ancestors from the first generation. In fact, the great ancestors from both sides are as close as brothers."

Ni Xuetian could not help but laugh. "That's right, looks like you already know the truth. Ah, based on your current age and cultivation base, it's not surprising that you know. This was also why we didn't say anything when you wanted to walk the Testimony Path." "Thank you for being so generous, great ancestors." He Liangce bowed. "You've only seen Yinghong once, am I right? Why do you suddenly want to marry her?" Ni Xuetian asked with a smile.

He Liangce's face turned dark as he responded, "I'm forced to do this."

"Oh? Tell us about it." Ni Xuetian kept a smile on his face, but his eyes showed otherwise.

Instead of explaining to the great ancestors, He Liangce inhaled deeply.

At that instant, an extremely frightening aura, which was similar to countless shining spears and armored horses, gushed out from the young master's body. Also, his face reddened a little while his clothes fluttered in the wind like they were going to be torn at any time.

"Iron Blood Loyal Heart, sacrificing for a noble cause!" Ni Jingshen's face took on a ghastly expression as he expressed word by word.

He Liangce's threatening aura did not last for long. After Ni Jingshen spoke, the young master's body slowly returned to its normal state as if nothing happened.

Nevertheless, the Ni family's Three Great Ancestors turned pale.

"Is it really going to appear there soon?" Ni Jingshen muttered.

He Liangce replied to him seriously, "I have no idea either, but according to my great ancestor's calculations, it won't be far from now."

Ni Jingshen fell silent for a long time before he sighed and said, "The Wu Dynasty has nine counties where the dynasty ruler keeps watch in the canter while the eight other counties guard the different directions. Hehe, the test that takes place every hundred years is happening again soon."

"Ninety years," Ni Xuetian commented, "This time, the test is brought forward by a whole decade."

Ni Jingtong shook his head and remarked, "The difference of a decade is very normal. I heard that the test in 500 was delayed by two whole decades."

He Liangce bowed and said, "I've delivered the message, so please fulfill my wish."

The three great ancestors exchanged glances as they were troubled.

At last, Ni Jingshen gritted his teeth and explained, "Liangce, it's not that we can't bear to let go of Yinghong nor is it because the Ni family's children aren't willing to sacrifice. But, ah… Her heart already belongs to someone else, so the Loyal Heart Secret Technique that you cultivate can't be improved through her."

Ni Xuetian nodded in agreement and suggested, "That's right. Liangce, the Ni family has many other great ladies, so you may choose another one, and we'll train her well so that she meets your requirements."

He Liangce sighed. "Great Ancestors, I've asked around and have met a few other outstanding ladies, but there's only one person who moved my heart."

The great ancestors looked at each other with bitter smiles and knew how heavy-hearted they were.

"I'm aware that Young Lady Yinghong and Ou Yangming have feelings for each other, but…" He Liangce noted and added with a high spirit, "I'm confident that I stand a chance if we have a fair fight."

"Xuetian, what do you think?" Ni Jingshen suddenly asked with bright eyes. Ni Xuetian pondered for a while before he answered, "Uncle, didn't Ou Yangming ask for the bamboo forest's address? You might as well give it to him."

"Are you asking him to head there himself or…" Ni Jingshen immediately asked. "Of course Liangce and Yinghong will be going there with him." Ni Xuetian sighed. Ni Jingshen and Ni Jingtong looked at each other. Even though they felt sorry for Ou Yangming, when they thought about their ancestor's last words, they subconsciously sighed as they were lost for words.

If Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong were born a decade earlier, the great ancestors would be happy to match them together. However, did the great ancestors even have the right to choose now?

"Fine. Liangce, we'll give you a chance too, but you'll have to decide the outcome by yourselves." Ni Jingshen was helpless.

He Liangce grinned. "Thank you, Great Ancestors."

His voice was deep yet powerful, and he sounded incredibly confident.

The great ancestors shook their heads because they did not know if the arrangement was a blessing or a curse. Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong arrived at the great ancestors' courtyard the next morning. When they saw He Liangce, who was standing in front of the great ancestors, they were taken aback.

Ni Yinghong was clueless, but Ou Yangming knew very well why the young master had come, thus he was on guard.

Ni Xuetian and the other great ancestors were embarrassed when they saw Ou Yangming.

"Great Ancestors, why did you summon us here?" Ni Yinghong approached Ni Jingshen with a sweet smile.

"Yinghong, I've already told He Liangce about the strange bamboo forest that I told Lil' Friend Ou yesterday." Ni Jingshen smiled bitterly, then he said after a pause, "Now, I'd like the three of you to enter the immense forest to find that bamboo forest. The immense forest is exceptionally dangerous, and a half-spirit beast is probably guarding the odd bamboo forest, so you must be careful."

Ni Yinghong was dumbfounded, but she quickly agreed.

She could not figure out why the three great ancestors made such an arrangement, but she would not doubt their intention.

Once the three of them left, Ni Jingtong shook his head and expressed, "We've let Lil' Friend Ou down by doing this…"

"I know, but in the face of such a crucial matter, we can't care about his grace."

"Ah, Lil' Friend Ou's is inferior to Liangce in terms of strength. Do you think…"

"No," Ni Jingshen said without any hesitation, "Since he cultivated Iron Blood Loyal Heart, he's certainly not a despicable person, so you don't have to worry about that."

The great ancestors fell silent and sighed.

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Chapter 190 Arranged In Advance

When Ou Yangming, Ni Yinghong, and He Liangce left the big residence, Ou Yangming glanced at He Liangce. The graceful young master was cool and collected as though he had nothing to do with the changes.

He Liangce only nodded with a grin when Ou Yangming looked hatefully at him, and he had no intention to give the blacksmith tit for tat.

Ou Yangming furrowed his eyebrows because he felt like he had punched cotton.

He scoffed and asked softly, "What exactly did you do to bewitch the three great ancestors?"

"That's what I want to ask you. Why are the great ancestors so supportive of you?" He Liangce questioned.

Both of them had a trump card each that they were extremely confident about, so they did not expect the Ni family's great ancestors to make this choice in the end. Did the great ancestors send them to travel together for Ni Yinghong to make a decision?

At the very least, the three great ancestors looked like they were not taking sides.

As such, Ou Yangming and He Liangce attached more importance to each other.

He Liangce said, "Young Sister[1, we're about to enter the forest soon, so you should make some preparations."

"Thank you for reminding me, Elder Brother[2, I'll be getting ready now," Ni Yinghong replied to him, then she winked at Ou Yangming before she left.

The smile on Ou Yangming's face disappeared once Ni Yinghong was far away. He turned to smirk at He Liangce. "Great move, Brother He. I wonder-what do you plan to do in the forest?"

"Nothing. I just want to get closer to the two of you," He Liangce answered with a smile. He sighed and explained, "Brother Ou, I honestly have nothing against you, but there are some things that even I am helpless with…"

"Brother He, you must be so helpless!" Ou Yangming sneered. He then lowered his voice and said, "You have an incredible martial arts cultivation base, which is truly admirable. Are you taking the opportunity to kill me in the immense forest?" He Liangce could not help but laugh. "If I plan on doing that, would I have agreed to travel with Miss Ni?"

Ou Yangming was a little dumbfounded. Although he was not fond of He Liangce, he had to admit that if He Liangce killed him in front of Ni Yinghong, he would be dreaming if he wanted to marry the young lady after that.

'But God knows what lost study this young master from an influential family has? If I'm careless, perhaps the immense forest will be the place of my death,' Ou Yangming wondered.

He Liangce expressed frankly as if he saw through Ou Yangming's thought, "Brother Ou, you don't have to worry so much because I only want to pursue Miss Ni in an upright manner. Whether you're in the picture or not, I'll do the same."

Ou Yangming laughed. "You're such an upright person, Brother He. Aren't you afraid that I'll secretly kill you in the immense forest?"

"I believe I won't die so easily. Besides, I trust you won't resort to such a measure," He Liangce responded proudly.

"That might not necessarily be the case. Is there a need to be lawful against a rival in love?" Ou Yangming grinned with squinted eyes.

Nonetheless, he was surprised that He Liangce still kept a smile on his face. "If you're not afraid that Miss Ni will think little of you in the future, go ahead and use your tricks."

Ou Yangming was taken aback. He scoffed and left.

He returned to his bedroom to inform Old Craftsman of his trip to the immense forest to find the strange bamboo, then he packed some things in a bag and fully equipped himself.

Even though Ou Yangming had the peculiar stones, he did not smith a full equipment set made of magic tools. Instead, he only brought two pieces of equipment at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five, as well as a gift for Ni Yinghong

After all, one magic tool was enough to shock the world, thus if he smithed a whole set…

Ou Yangming had given the Ni family enough benefits, and he wished to maintain the current relationship. Before he possessed stronger power, he would not be too unrestrained in certain things.

If Ou Yangming did not do so, he would not be giving favors; he would be giving them tests to control their greed.

Once he left the courtyard, he was instantly delighted because he spotted a graceful figure.

Ni Yinghong had come to find him first.

"Lil' Ming, that fella's a little strange, so you must be careful!" Ni Yinghong whispered in Ou Yangming's ear.

Ou Yangming blushed when he sensed warm air being blown into his ear, but he quickly nodded and responded, "Elder Sister Ying, that fella has ill intentions indeed, so you must be extra careful!"

Though the words 'Lil' Ming' sounded weird, Ou Yangming thought it was sweet because Ni Yinghong was the one who said it.

Ni Yinghong's face reddened when she heard the words 'Elder Sister Ying', but she was quickly attracted by his words.

"Ill intentions? Do you know what he plans to do?"

Ou Yangming was struck dumb. 'Oh no.'

He could not tell Ni Yinghong the truth, and he did not want her to be curious about He Liangce. The best thing to do was to let her treat He Liangce as a stranger, where they would never meet again after their trip to the immense forest.

"This…" As Ou Yangming was being stared at by Ni Yinghong's bright eyes, he racked his brain faster than usual. One would normally be quick-witted during an emergency-Ou Yangming came up with an idea in no time. "Your great ancestors said a half-spirit beast guards the bizarre bamboo!"

"Oh, but what does that have to do with him being ill-intentioned?" Ni Yinghong was confused.

'Yes, what does this have to do with him being ill-intentioned…'

Ou Yangming repeated Ni Yinghong's words in his head, but he said with a mysterious look on his face, "The great ancestors kept us in the dark about the bamboo forest and the half-spirit beast. Ah, perhaps the great ancestors are the only ones who can answer your question."

He was secretly proud because he indirectly stated that they were on the same line.

Ni Yinghong furrowed her beautiful eyebrows. "The great ancestors won't harm me for sure."

"They obviously won't! But they might've been deceived by the bad guy…" Ou Yangming immediately explained.

Ni Yinghong nodded. It was probably a sign of her agreeing with him. Ou Yangming sighed a breath of relief, then he suddenly handed a longsword to her. "Elder Sister Ying, I smithed this weapon for you. Take a look at it and see if you like it?"

Ni Yinghong was startled, but her eyes lit up right away. She accepted the longsword and pulled it out of the scabbard.

At once, an intense cold-intent was released from the sword, and it gushed toward her face.

Ni Yinghong shivered as she felt a chill. While she had already guessed it, she could not help but feel surprised and overjoyed.

"T-this is…"

Ou Yangming nodded. "Elder Sister Ying, I noticed you only use a longsword when you practice martial arts. This sword has the same specifications as the one you usually use, but it's slightly heavier."

Ni Yinghong pursed her lips. She did not usually practice with her sword for long and only did it a few times in front of Ou Yangming. In fact, Ou Yangming had only held her sword once or twice.

Even then, Ou Yangming was able to remember so much.

The young lady felt a warmth in her heart, and she suddenly had the urge to cry.

Nevertheless, Ni Yinghong's dignity as the eldest young lady disallowed her from doing something as impolite as such. Hence, she only wrinkled her nose and remarked, "Okay, at least you're attentive. This sword is mine from now on!"

Ou Yangming nodded and was elated. Honestly, he was surprised and aware of He Liangce's tricks.

It was worth noting that Ou Yangming had done huge favors for the Ni family's great ancestors, yet they were still moved by He Liangce. Although it seemed like the great ancestors were being fair by sending the three of them to the immense forest, He Liangce was a Yang Grade martial artist-an unordinary one.

Ou Yangming would not be able to do anything if He Liangce did his best to please and woo Ni Yinghong, thus he gave her the most precious gift before they set out. With the gift around, Ni Yinghong would surely be able to turn a deaf ear to He Liangce's sweet words.

Following that, Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong conversed happily and returned to where they left He Liangce earlier. Seeing as they were so close to each other, He Liangce was neither mad nor embarrassed. Instead, he looked at them with pity.

Ou Yangming was astonished. This fella's mind is imperceptible.'

The Ni residence had prepared horses for them. This time, more than twenty people came to see them off, and among those people were three Yang Grade elders.

Needless to say, one of the three Yang Grade elders was from the He family.

Subsequently, Ou Yangming and his travel companions left the prefecture and traveled quickly without being obstructed at all.

They arrived in front of a dense forest after three days and could see that the Immense Forest Military Camp was not too far away.

He Liangce flashed and jumped off the horse, then he said with a smile, "Let's head inside."

Ou Yangming glanced at Ni Yinghong, then they jumped off their horses one after another and stood together but at a distance away from He Liangce.

He Liangce turned and instructed the other people, "Go to the Immense Forest Military Camp to wait for our news."

The other people responded to him, then they turned around and went out of sight after some time.

"I'll be going in first." He Liangce smiled and entered the dense forest calmly.

Ou Yangming frowned because he was confused about He Liangce's confidence.

Just as Ni Yinghong wanted to enter the forest, Ou Yangming reached out his hand to stop her. He retrieved two equipment sets and gestured to Ni Yinghong to put on one of them.

Ou Yangming had previously smithed an equipment set for Ni Yinghong according to her size. It was not made of magic tools, but the pieces of equipment were at the peak of Fine Grade.

Ni Yinghong's eyes were watery as if tears were about to flow.

Since she was one of the rare forthright ladies, she gritted her teeth and put on the pieces of equipment in front of Ou Yangming.

Ou Yangming equipped himself as well, then he entered the forest with Ni Yinghong, who wore pieces of Fine Grade equipment and held a magic longsword.

He thought, 'He Liangce, no matter what tricks you have up your sleeve, bring it on…' [1] Note that He Liangce is addressing Ni Yinghong as a younger sister because their clans share a friendship for generations

[2] The reason for this is the same as above

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Chapter 191 Long-armed Devil Apes

In the forest, He Liangce turned to look at his companions. Instead of being impatient, he praised with a smile, "I see you're both fully equipped—that's great."

"Brother He, our pieces of equipment are at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five." Ou Yangming laughed. He intended to show off when he spoke.

He was previously taken aback when he found out that He Liangce's cultivation base was at Yang Grade.

However, he was certain he surpassed and was far ahead of He Liangce in terms of smithing art.

He Liangce nodded and remarked, "Nice. If that's the case, you should have a certain ability to protect yourself in the forest."

Ou Yangming was stunned. There was nothing wrong with He Liangce's words, but it somehow sounded off to him.

"Let's go, we'll have to travel for a few days to arrive at the strange bamboo." He Liangce grinned at them and walked ahead.

Ou Yangming pouted his lips and gave Ni Yinghong an eye signal.

Ni Yinghong seemed to have noticed something, so she flashed a bright fairy-like smile at him, then she followed behind He Liangce nimbly.

Her cultivation base was still below Yin Grade, but owing to Elder Universe's guidance, her combat power was decent. Besides, her equipment suit was specially smithed by Ou Yangming.

Every piece of equipment was attached with 3 Points of Power or Agility.

Ou Yangming did not layer them with more attributes not because he was incompetent, but because 3 Points of Unique Attributes each was already considered outstanding. In order not to shock the other people, that was as far as he could go.

Nonetheless, Ni Yinghong was extremely agile throughout the journey as if she was weightless.

As for Ou Yangming, his equipment set was naturally of a higher level. Moreover, his helmet had 5 Points of Vision.

Wherever he looked, even if he did not employ the integration of Heaven and man, and even if the forest was not brightly lit, he could easily discern the dangers that lurked in the dark.

The three of them walked in a single file for half a day before Ou Yangming, who was holding the line, was suddenly alerted.

Due to the Vision 5 attribute, he noticed a venomous snake hiding on a big tree in front of them.

The snake's body looked the same as the tree; like a piece of withered bark. Without the mighty Vision attribute, Ou Yangming could not have spotted it.

He Liangce, who was scouting in front, was still clueless as he was heading straight to the tree.

Ou Yangming hesitated for a while, and he decided not to warn the young master.

He had no grievances against He Liangce, but the fellow told him during their first meeting that he wanted to marry Ni Yinghong. Furthermore, it was clear through He Liangce's actions that he did not casually say it; he had acted on his word.

Although Ou Yangming could not kill someone like him in front of Ni Yinghong, it would be great if he was killed in the forest.

At last, He Liangce arrived at the big tree and walked past it unsuspectingly.

Ou Yangming's eyelids twitched as he prayed to himself. Nevertheless, he was disappointed because the venomous snake simply laid on the tree without moving an inch and let He Liangce walk past it. Ni Yinghong followed He Liangce's path. Though she was already on guard, there was no way she would notice what He Liangce could not notice.

Just as she walked past the big tree, the venomous snake suddenly moved for some reason.

The snake was like a strong wind as it widened its mouth and bared its sharp, curved fangs at Ni Yinghong.

A flash was seen in Ni Yinghong's eye as she was appalled. She quickly backed away.

Before she could even pull out her longsword, a saber beat her to it and slashed the venomous snake into two.

He Liangce, who was in front, stopped at once. He shifted away but immediately stopped steadily to scan their surroundings with his lightning eyes.

Even though Ou Yangming was hostile toward He Liangce, he could not help but commended him for his quick wits during an emergency.

Since Ou Yangming had controlled the scene, there was no need for He Liangce to hurry over to them. As such, it was only right for He Liangce to check their surroundings for other threats.

The He family's young master was not a flower grown in the greenhouse because he had great experiences in facing attacks.

He Liangce stopped inspecting after a brief moment, then he returned to Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong. He apologized when he noticed the venomous snake on the ground, "Younger sister, I'm sorry for being negligent."

"There are many venomous beings in the forest, and this venomous snake hid wonderfully just now, so you can't be blamed, Elder Brother," Ni Yinghong spoke with lingering fear. Following that, he turned to smile brightly at Ou Yangming. "Lil' Ming, thank you."

This was her first time addressing Ou Yangming so intimately in front of someone else. Though He Liangce was the only other person around, it was enough to make Ou Yangming burst with joy.

"Hehe, it's only right for me to serve a beautiful lady." Just as Ou Yangming was going to express some formalities, his face suddenly changed.

He seemed to have noticed a shadow at the limit of his vision. Almost at the same time, his mind instantly tensed up, and he naturally entered the integration of Heaven and man.

Ou Yangming took a step forward without any hesitation and pulled Ni Yinghong to his back. He warned softly, "Be careful, something's out there."

He Liangce raised his eyebrows because he was a legitimate Yang Grade powerhouse, but he did not notice any danger. Despite that, without any delay, he fixed his gaze in the direction where Ou Yangming was looking at.

That said, without a Vision 5 attribute, he could not notice anything even though he paid full attention.

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Struck with an idea, He Liangce kicked a broken twig with the tip of his foot, which was the length of a child's arm, to launch it in that direction. The broken twig was not tough enough, but it carried his enormous essential Qi.

Next, a shout was heard a distance away. Subsequently, a shadow flew out, revealing a dark brown ape. The ape's arms were especially long, but two fangs stuck out from its mouth. It glared hatefully at He Liangce and the others, then it swung its arms and went far away in the blink of an eye.

"Oh no, it's a Long-armed Devil Ape!" He Liangce's face took on a ghastly expression. He ordered softly, "Brother Ou, quickly take Miss Ni along and go 5 kilometers away from here!"

Ou Yangming was dumbfounded. "Why?"

"Because the apes normally travel in a group. If one of them is here, there must be a nest nearby," He Liangce explained as fast as he could, "They're agile and adept in hiding their tracks. Once they come as a group, we won't be able to guard against them."

Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong exchanged glances and were uncertain.

"Leave now or it'll be too late! Brother Ou, even if you don't think for yourself, you should consider Miss Ni's safety, right?" He Liangce expressed sternly. "Elder Brother He, what about you?" Ni Yinghong asked hesitantly.

"Heh, don't worry, I'm confident about getting away." He Liangce smiled faintly but with pride. Before Ni Yinghong could say anything else, she felt tightness on her wrist because Ou Yangming had grabbed her. "Let's go!" As soon as Ou Yangming's voice died away, he pulled Ni Yinghong and ran in the opposite direction of the Long-armed Devil Ape.

On the other hand, He Liangce dropped his smile, then turned and looked ahead.

Deep sounds were vaguely heard after a short while.

He Liangce looked up without fear, but he mumbled, "We encountered Long-armed Devil Apes so soon. Could that thing have appeared already…"

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Ou Yangming escaped at the speed of light with Ni Yinghong, who struggled a bit at first but eventually stopped. They traveled swiftly and went 7.5 kilometers away before they stopped.

When they finally looked at each other, Ou Yangming felt rather guilty. Ni Yinghong neither refused to leave nor did she behave willfully, but there was an unusual look in her beautiful eyes.

"Elder Sister Ying, do you think I'm a coward?" Ou Yangming asked.

"No." Ni Yinghong shook her head and sighed. "I'm just thinking that I'm being a burden to you."

He Liangce was a Yang Grade powerhouse, and although Ou Yangming only had the cultivation base of Yin Grade, he had a great accomplishment in killing a Yang Grade powerhouse and was also a powerful sorcerer who could control flames. As compared to the two young men, the normally proud Ni Yinghong could not help but lament.

Ou Yangming immediately comforted her, "Elder Sister Ying, you don't have to think that way. I believe your future accomplishments won't be inferior to ours."

Ni Yinghong could not help but laugh. "How do you know?"

"Elder Universe," Ou Yangming answered seriously, "If Elder Universe didn't see the talent in you, he wouldn't have accepted you as his apprentice. Besides… I can feel that your mental power improved very fast."

Back then, it was strenuous for Ni Yinghong to perform appraisal art in the town, but she was able to do it with ease now.

It was true that her mental power was much weaker than Ou Yangming's, but she could not be underestimated anymore.

Ni Yinghong said with a faint smile, "My mental power was able to improve because of

you."

"The Land of Inheritance?"

"Yes." Ni Yinghong slowly sat down and placed her longsword beside her. She wrapped her arms around her legs and asked plainly, "Tell me, do you and Elder Brother He think I'm useless?"

She was normally regarded as someone who was blessed by Heaven, and she was not beneath Ni Yunhong, the widely acknowledged smithing genius.

Nonetheless, Ni Yinghong met Ou Yangming and He Liangce, who even became her travel companions this time, hence she suffered a greater mental pressure.

Furthermore, while she did not refuse to leave, the feeling of being a burden made her feel even more dismayed.

It was similar to when a person at the top suddenly discovered there were stronger and more talented people out there in the world. If one did not experience the feeling of disappointment oneself, one would never understand it.

Ou Yangming pondered and answered in all seriousness, "Elder Sister Ying, I don't know about the others, but you're the prettiest and the most important one in my heart."

"Is that true?"

"Absolutely!"

"Oh? As compared to Old Man?"

"Huh? Th-this…" Ou Yangming stammered and became in a daze.

'Should I tell her the truth or the lie? The truth, the lie, the truth, the lie…'

A soft and gentle hand covered his mouth without warning.

Ni Yinghong buried her head in his chest and curled her lips into a smile.

'Thank you, Lil' Ming!'

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Chapter 192 Secret Dense Forest

"Quack, quack…" Ghost-like sounds filled the air all of a sudden, leaving Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong in shock.

Ni Yinghong exerted some force to push Ou Yangming away at once. Although Ou Yangming was unwilling to part with her soft body, he was not a flirt after all, so he was content that a beautiful lady had thrown herself into his arms.

As for initiating a move…

Throughout Ou Yangming's years of life, he never had an absurd encounter where a beautiful lady fell for a beggar. Hence, even though he was eager to try, his body remained stiff.

As for life mentors!

Old Craftsman taught him how to smith, Chen Yifan showed him the martial-art squat, Elder Universe guided him on how to control his mental power.

Ou Yangming pondered hard, but he could not think of anyone who told him how to pick up girls.

Seeing as Ou Yangming was at a loss, Ni Yinghong smiled sweetly, but he suddenly asked with worry, "Lil' Ming, how's that person?"

Ou Yangming instantly felt a warmth in his heart because Ni Yinghong called him Lil' Ming but addressed He Liangce as 'that person'.

'Hehe, hehe! Hehe…'

"Lil' Ming!" Ni Yinghong did not know to cry or to laugh.

Ou Yangming regained his senses and answered, "Elder Sister Ying, don't worry, nothing will happen to that fella."

"But those are Long-armed Devil Apes, and they travel in a group." Ni Yinghong voiced her worry. She noticed Ou Yangming's nervousness because she was smart, and she had an idea about the three great ancestors' purposeful arrangement. In fact, Ni Yinghong previously addressed Ou Yangming differently on purpose.

Nonetheless, they were travel companions after all, and He Liangce stayed behind to cover for them. If something happened to him, how could Ni Yinghong feel at ease? Not to mention she and Ou Yangming would have to explain to the great ancestors if only two of them returned.

"Elder Sister Ying, that fella's quite annoying, but he's really capable." Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. When he told her about He Liangce, he also recalled the fearsome aura he sensed in the carriage that day. That fellow had the cultivation base of Yang Grade, and he was certainly not an ordinary Yang Grade powerhouse. Ou Yangming felt like he was facing a Supreme Great Ancestor when he faced the aura back then.

In any case, Ou Yangming did not believe that a powerhouse like He Liangce would be killed by some apes that looked scarier than normal apes.

"Elder Sister Ying, as powerful as the Long-armed Devil Apes are, they can't hurt him." Ou Yangming assured with a grave expression on his face.

Ni Yinghong's eyes glowed, and she no longer questioned as she decided to trust the man in front of her. Ou Yangming suddenly asked, "What species do the apes belong to? Why have I never heard of them in the military camp?"

Ni Yinghong was dumbfounded as well, and she replied to him in confusion, "I wasn't aware before this too."

They exchanged glances and somehow had a bad feeling about it.

Ou Yangming lived in the Immense Forest Military Camp for a long time, where the generals and soldiers in the camp hunted in the forest countless times; Ni Yinghong was knowledgeable due to her scholarly clan, as well as pointers from Elder Universe.

Even then, none of them had heard of Long-armed Devil Apes, whereas He Liangce recognized the creature at once.

Ou Yangming pondered for a while before he reminded Ni Yinghong, "Elder Sister Ying, this forest might be more dangerous than we think it is, so you must be careful."

Ni Yinghong nodded and held the magic longsword in her hands as if the weapon was able to provide her with extra power.

Ou Yangming turned to look at the path where they came from.

He stood up abruptly and held his military saber, which showed a flash of cold light. It was evident that he was combat-ready.

Ni Yinghong stood up as well and went over to him to ask softly, "Have the apes caught up to us?"

"No, that person came back." Ou Yangming's eyes were bright and clear for a brief moment before he finally relaxed. He added after a pause, 'There aren't any apes pursuing him."

If He Liangce drew more apes over to them, Ou Yangming would not mind killing him right away.

However, since He Liangce got rid of the apes and gathered with them, Ou Yangming displayed a different attitude.

A thought crossed his mind, then he released a mighty aura at once.

He Liangce, who was running, suddenly stopped and swayed his body to arrive beside Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong. Even though He Liangce's upper garment was undamaged, his sharp-eyed companions quickly noticed the traces of blood on his feet. Moreover, his fringe also became messy.

It only proved that it was not as easy as it seemed for He Liangce to get rid of the devil apes.

"Elder Brother He, it's great that you're able to break free from the devil apes safely!" Ni Yinghong was delighted. On the other hand, Ou Yangming pouted his lips, but he understood that it would be too hard for Ni Yinghong to address He Liangce as 'that person' to his face.

He Liangce shook his head with a bitter smile. "Those apes have notable strengths—I was just lucky. This forest is far more dangerous than it used to be, so you must be careful when you follow behind me."

Ou Yangming felt a chill in his heart, and he asked coldly, "Brother He, how do you know?"

"Fine, you'll find out sooner or later anyway." He Liangce was taken aback at first, but he decided to disclose the truth after a moment of hesitation. He said sternly, "Some unique and powerful blood-devouring species will appear in this forest, and there'll be an increase in numbers of half-spirit beasts being born here, so this place has become more dangerous than before." "Are those Long-armed Devil Apes the unique and powerful blood-devouring species?" Ou Yangming's eyelids twitched. "The apes are one of them, and they're the weaker ones." He Liangce sighed. "If one of the powerful races had come instead, I couldn't have gotten free so easily."

"Where… Did they come from?" Ou Yangming gasped and asked with a deep voice.

"I don't know. Perhaps they came from the deepest part of the dense forest." He Liangce spread out his hands.

Ou Yangming turned to cast a questioning look at Ni Yinghong, who was also in a daze.

It was clear that Ni Yinghong had not heard of such a thing before today.

"Brother Ou, I know you're doubtful, but this is the truth," He Liangce said in a serious tone, then he reached out his hand to point at the dense forest and added, "It's probably time for the devil to awaken."

He did not speak loudly, but there seemed to be strange magic attached to the statement such that Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong felt chills down their spines.

"Brother He, what devil?" Ou Yangming uttered.

He Liangce shook his head and sighed. "If we go back, you can ask the three great ancestors. I'm not the right person to tell

you."

"Okay. Let's quickly find the strange bamboo and go back," Ou Yangming expressed. "Mm, I'll lead the way while you follow behind me." He Liangce nodded.

"There's no need to tell me the direction and I'll lead the way." Ou Yangming reached out his hand to stop He Liangce.

"You?"

He Liangce and Ni Yinghong asked as they were both surprised.

"Hehe, you couldn't even spot a venomous snake and the ape that hid in the dark. I'm quite worried to have you as the scouter," Ou Yangming explained while he smiled with squinted eyes. Ni Yinghong twitched her mouth. For some reason, she had the urge to laugh during the unusually solemn situation.

He Liangce was startled for a while, and his face reddened. "Okay. Since you're skilled in this, please lead the way." Ou Yangming asked for the rough direction before he went ahead.

Though he had a Vision 5 attribute, he could not figure out how He Liangce identified the direction.

The profound knowledge from an influential clan was truly enviable but could not be guarded against.

Ou Yangming was already far ahead in a flash. With the help of the Vision 5 attribute and the integration of Heaven and man, nothing in his path could hide from him.

On the other side, once he left, Ni Yinghong asked softly, "Elder Brother He, what exactly are you hiding from Lil' Ming?"

"Younger sister, I can't say it." He Liangce shook his head and continued after a thought, "At the very least, I can't be the one who tells him."

"Why?"

He Liangce looked at her with a slightly odd look in his eyes. "If you're around, he might not believe me if I tell him."

Ni Yinghong blushed a little, but she immediately said seriously, "Elder Brother He, since you can already tell, you should know my choice."

"Younger sister, one has to compromise in this world…" He Liangce's eyes turned dull.

"Elder Brother, please conduct yourself with dignity," Ni Yinghong remarked with a long face.

He Liangce smiled bitterly. "Even if I'm willing to give up, your three great ancestors might not allow me to do so in the future."

Ni Yinghong sneered. Just as she was going to say it was impossible, she recalled the great ancestors' weird attitudes this time, so she forced herself to swallow her words.

"Younger sister, let's worry about it when it happens, so please don't think about this now. We must complete our task first." He Liangce cupped his hands at her.

Ni Yinghong was taken aback, but she later nodded and continued her journey with the magic longsword in her hand.

Having Ou Yangming as the pathfinder was indeed much better than when the unreliable He Liangce took up the role.

Be it a ferocious beast that lurked in the darkest spot or a poisonous insect with a chameleon's skill, they could not hide from Ou Yangming's comprehensive observation.

He Liangce and Ni Yinghong were rather worried when they started following behind him.

That said, after half an hour, they were truly at ease when they saw a rare poisonous insect's dead body, which had been discreetly slashed into two.

Nonetheless, although the three of them had a smooth journey so far, a peculiar atmosphere kept shrouding over their hearts. It was an oppressive feeling as though the forest was vaguely repelling them, making them feel like they should leave as soon as possible.

At the spur of a moment, Ou Yangming the pathfinder stopped.

His two other companions were instantly alert and were on guard against a possible attack.

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