Although Du Gaoge looked troubled after he read the list, he did not refuse to help, and he left right away with the list.
The items on the list were beyond an ordinary shopkeeper’s capability but given that Ou Yangming gained a high status, Du Gaoge dared not reject him even if he was hesitant. The only thing he could do was to pass the list to the bosses in the pavilion.
Needless to say, Du Gaoge was confident that everything would be handled smoothly.
Based on the fact that Ou Yangming helped the Yi Pavilion place first at the Myriad Treasure Meet, it was unlikely that the pavilion’s bosses would refuse to help him.
Sure enough, the items were all delivered to Ou Yangming not long after the list was handed in.
Nonetheless, Du Gaoge found it strange and unbelievable that the young pavilion master delivered the materials herself.
If Ou Yangming had to choose someone that he wanted to meet the most and someone that he did not want to see the most at the moment, they would both be Bai Shixue.
Therefore, the young fellow had an odd look on his face when he saw the little witch.
Bai Shixue had an exquisite heart, hence she instantly noticed that Ou Yangming was hesitant. Her eyes glowed a little, but she found it weird.
“Ou Yangming treated me like a femme fatale last night, so why has he changed all of a sudden?’ The young lady could accurately grasp one’s feelings, so she could tell that Ou Yangming was feeling uncertain. “Brother Ou, I brought everything you requested.” Bai Shixue smiled brightly, causing the flowers around them to be outshone.
Ou Yangming’s heart pounded as he was nervous, but he swiftly made his decision.
Since he decided to utilize the Body of Charm, he could not work behind closed doors; it would help if he experienced Bai Shixue’s distinctive charm in detail.
With that, Ou Yangming nodded and relaxed as he sensed Bai Shixue’s vague and mysterious aura while he inspected the ores.
After a brief moment, he picked up a faint fragrance, then he sensed a warm and graceful figure approaching him. The young fellow’s heart skipped a beat, but he calmly looked up.
Bai Shixue had unknowingly walked to Ou Yangming’s side, but instead of looking at him, she noted pretentiously, “Master Ou, you asked for these items in such a hurry, so I couldn’t find all of them even after I searched from our inventories in the capital. I only managed to gather them by temporarily borrowing some from the other merchants!”
Ou Yangming nodded and could not help but take a deep breath. He was puzzled.
He had seen Bai Shixue many times and had spoken to her across a table several times, but he never noticed… The pleasant scent from her body.
The scent was neither refreshing nor rich, but it was unusually enjoyable to smell.
Ou Yangming was struck with a thought, ‘If I incorporate the scent in my spiritual system, can I be more powerful?’
Bai Shixue noticed Ou Yangming’s actions, thus she glanced at the young fellow coquettishly. “Brother Ou, are you listening to me?”
“Ah, I’m listening, I’m listening…” Ou Yangming tensed up a little and quickly responded. Later on, he raised a question after some thought, “Young Pavilion Master, you smell different today…”
Bai Shixue blushed, but she looked around and asked with a smile, “Oh? Did you smell me in the past? How differently do I smell now?”
Ou Yangming twitched his eyes and thought, ‘This little witch is too open-minded; it’s unbearable.’
Just as he was going to answer the young lady, he was moved. He stared at Bai Shixue’s hand without saying a word.
“Brother Ou, are you okay?” Bai Shixue looked concerned.
“Young Pavilion Master, what’s that?” Ou Yangming asked coldly, then he reached out abruptly to grab Bai Shixue’s wrist.
Nevertheless, Bai Shixue seemed to be well-prepared, so she dodged and put her wrist behind her back.
Even so, Ou Yangming beat her to it and tapped the young lady’s wrist as soon as she began to sway her body. The young fellow did not exert much power, but Bai Shixue exclaimed, and a tiny rock fell when she shook her wrist.
Bai Shixue reacted fast by kicking the stone with the tip of her foot, but a sturdy leg intervened out of nowhere, where Ou Yangming hit the stone with his knee. Consequently, the stone flew up and landed in the young fellow’s hand.
The young lady’s elegant foot paused in mid-air, then she kicked Ou Yangming’s leg hard.
Who knew, Ou Yangming did not shake at all, whereas Bai Shixue staggered and almost fell.
Ou Yangming was reluctant for a moment. He decided to pull her in the end, but he flew backward at once to stay away from her.
Bai Shixue bit her lower lip, making her look pitiful and enchanting as though she was awfully wronged. “Brother Ou, what are you doing?”
Ou Yangming chuckled and turned his wrist to reveal the small stone. “Young Pavilion Master, what’s this?”
“I have no idea either; I only kept it with me because it’s small and cute. You can have it if you like it, but…” Bai Shixue blinked her beautiful eyes and beamed all of a sudden, “I usually keep it close to me!”
The young fellow’s face darkened. ‘I’ve already tied this little witch’s hand and feet, but she refuses to admit it.’
Afterward, he was stunned when he inhaled deeply because he realized that the pleasant smell disappeared. He curbed his thought and asked, “Young Pavilion Master, this is a Recording Stone. Didn’t you previously leave one for me?”
“Ah, Brother Ou, I was frightened earlier, so I forgot about it.” Bai Shixue acted as if she was in distress.
‘At the end of the day, she’s blaming me?’ Ou Yangming was furious.
Seeing as Ou Yangming looked hostile, Bai Shixue blurted, “Ah! I remember! You were asking why I smell different, right?”
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded for a while, but he nodded. “Yes.”
He could not ask a fair lady that question, or he would be treated as a playboy. However, the young fellow was too obsessed with the Spiritual Fist, and he was determined to get to the bottom of anything that could improve the fist technique’s power.
Without such a strong curiosity and the capability to act, Ou Yangming could not have achieved what he did so far.
Bai Shixue flushed because it was only normal for a lady to feel shy when one touched on this topic. On the other hand, while Ou Yangming was moved, he seriously doubted if the young lady was faking her expression…
The little witch had evidently left a deep negative impression on him.
“Brother Ou, I suppose you know I have a unique physique?”
“Master Jin told me about it.” Ou Yangming nodded.
Bai Shixue sighed. “There’s something wonderful about it; my body will naturally release a scent, but it can only be picked up if one is within a step from me.”
Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows and thought, ‘I didn’t know the Body of Charm has this special feature.’
Following that, he took a step toward Bai Shixue.
Sure enough, he could smell the pleasing scent when she was within a step from him again.
He had a strong feeling where he did not want to leave Bai Shixue’s side as though his desires could be fulfilled by the scent.
That said, Ou Yangming was Ou Yangming; his mental power and willpower were unmatched.
Even when he was attracted by the unbelievable scent, his mental conception could keep him alert.
Ou Yangming gritted his teeth, but just as he was about to leave, the purple light ring in his mind spread without warning.
He became acute as he approached happiness, by which he suddenly reached out with a flickering fire in his palm to touch Bai Shixue’s body.
Bai Shixue was taken aback, but she closed her eyes after some thought. On top of that, she stuck out her perky breasts half-intentionally.
Ou Yangming’s heart rate doubled at that moment. Given that Bai Shixu
e was simply allowing him to do anything he wished, not to mention a teen like him, even the eunuchs in the palace might not necessarily be able to keep their hands to themselves.
Once the Body of Charm was fully unveiled, it was unimaginably attractive.
Having said that, Ou Yangming only shook his wrist a bit and forced himself to curb his thought. Subsequently, he brushed his hand past… The surface of Bai Shixue’s body, where he speedily “touched” her at a distance away from head to toe.
Bai Shixue’s graceful body quivered, and she let out soul-stirring moans.
Ou Yangming had goosebumps when he heard those voices.
He stomped his feet and stayed away from Bai Shixue at the speed of light.
Next, he ran back to store everything in his interspatial bag, then he rushed off and was nowhere to be found.
Bai Shixue’s face reddened, making her look beautiful and alluring at the same time. She stared madly in the direction where Ou Yangming left, then a complicated look was seen in her eyes.
Chapter 340 - Purple Light Rings
Chapter 340 Purple Light Rings
Ou Yangming was as fast as lightning. Although he did not touch Bai Shixue’s skin, the heat from the Military Fire could still be sensed.
This was why Bai Shixue felt heat flow all over her body from top to bottom and from front to back. Even though she could vaguely sense that Ou Yangming did not really touch her, she was immersed in the heat when the Military Fire went around her body.
If that was not the case, she would not have been ecstatic.
She could almost not contain her emotions anymore at that moment. Fortunately, Ou Yangming left fast enough, or she would have slumped to the ground.
Nonetheless, when Bai Shixue opened her eyes, she saw Ou Yangming escaping like a defeated general. She had such a complicated feeling, and it was like never before.
‘What exactly did the young fella want to do?
‘Did he develop feelings for me…’ Bai Shixue became uncertain. While she was worried about her gains and losses, Ou Yangming, who fled, did not have it any better.
He ran out of the courtyard with the items on the list and only slowed down after he was about ten streets away. Following that, he searched for a dark and quiet street, where he sat with his legs crossed regardless of the environment.
His heart was still pounding, and his mind was filled with the well-developed, graceful body.
“This Military Fire… This Military Fire tricked me!’
If Ou Yangming knew the fire had such a peculiar power, he would not have done what he did.
He touched Bai Shixue from a distance away, hence their bodies did not come into contact at all. Even so, he knew very well that the feel through the Military Fire was not inferior if he were to actually touch the young lady’s body.
In other words, when Ou Yangming felt Bai Shixue’s body with the Military Fire, it would be similar if he were to touch her with his hand.
At the very least, that was what he felt.
Ou Yangming and Ni Yinghong had not spoken about this, but they both knew they promised to grow old together. What would it mean now that Ou Yangming unintentionally did something like that?
The young fellow looked at his hands and sighed helplessly. Before this, he was afraid of and was slightly mad about Bai Shixue, the little witch. After what happened, he began to feel guilty as well. Ou Yangming shook his head and tried his best to curb the thought as he did not want to think further.
Nevertheless, he benefited greatly from his abrupt behavior earlier; the purple storm in his sea of consciousness was his gain.
Endless mental power was channeled into the storm, whose core was a tiny figure gathered by the purple Military Fire. The figure was slowly taking form in the center of the storm.
Bai Shixue.
A person who was familiar with Bai Shixue would certainly utter her name without any hesitation upon seeing the center of the storm.
This was because her silhouette came into view indeed after the figure became clearer.
Ou Yangming, who was transferring his mental power, witnessed the process clearly, but his mental conception almost crumbled at the next instant.
The figure was nude, and the beautiful lady who appeared to have been born in the storm had a perfect body. Ou Yangming almost had a nosebleed when he saw the bare body.
‘Clothes, clothes, clothes!’
Ou Yangming was a normal man, after all, so he also admired beautiful things.
Despite that, he also knew this was a rare opportunity. Once missed, the figure in the storm would vanish, and he could not improve his Spiritual Fist anymore.
As soon as he was struck with the thought, he became resolute.
The figure in the center of the storm underwent another change as though it sensed Ou Yangming’s determination. With that, Bai Shixue was clothed, where she wore the same outfit she did just now.
Ou Yangming finally sighed a breath of relief and was no longer worried. He began to fathom the wonderful change in the storm.
Stronger mental power was channeled into it. The Military Fire had obtained every detail of Bai Shixue’s body when it touched her, and the data included her Body of Charm, as well as her mysterious and pleasant scent.
That said, it was not easy to derive those data for the Spiritual Fist.
Moreover, Ou Yangming had a selfish motive where he was unwilling to simulate Bai Shixue’s body precisely in the fist technique.
He wanted to acquire the essence and completely transform the power into his ability. Ou Yangming slowly closed his eyes and began to cultivate on the street.
The storm in his sea of consciousness eventually stopped after an unknown period. Deep inside, the enchanting body had not disappeared as it still existed miraculously. Similar to the Unique Attributes and the Runes Secret Technique, it was surrounded by a fascinating purple light ring and was drifting in an unexplainable manner. Ou Yangming curled his lips into a smile. Just yesterday, he was still thinking of a way to enhance and upgrade his Spiritual Fist. He finally managed to find a way to improve and arrived at the threshold.
Instead of getting up, Ou Yangming channeled his mental power again because he had an idea.
When his enormous mental power gathered in the sea of consciousness, another purple light ring was formed.
Inside it, a nine-ringed saber emerged.
This was the magic tool smithed by Ou Yangming, thus he naturally remembered it well. Needless to say, the saber was simulated without any effort.
After a brief moment, a simulated nine-ringed saber appeared next to Bai Shixue’s body.
Ou Yangming became more excited and thrilled.
When he previously approached Bai Shixue, he was suddenly inspired to simulate her body with the Military Fire and his mental power. Akin to drawing attributes and carving runes, the young lady was shaped in his mind by using his mental power as a base.
He was not confident about succeeding at first, but he unexpectedly gained something after an attempt.
Ou Yangming smiled cheerfully when he sensed the two extra purple light rings in his sea of consciousness. He had a feeling that the Spiritual Fist would become mightier and more fearsome if he incorporated the two powers into the technique.
As such, the young fellow channeled his mental power without further ado, lowered himself into a martial-art squat, and circulated Qi in his dantian. He wanted to merge his essential Qi, his mental power, and the purple light rings. However, just as the distinctive powers were about to fuse, Ou Yangming stopped.
His forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and he was getting goosebumps. He experienced a bewildering yet strong sense of danger and was frightened from the bottom of his heart.
A mysterious feeling was vaguely telling Ou Yangming that the method was unsuitable, and his body could not withstand the tremendous energy if he forcefully combined the powers.
In a less serious case, his meridians would break, c
ausing him to turn into a useless person; in an extreme case, his body would explode and he would die. The feelings were intense and real, so Ou Yangming could not doubt it at all.
He inhaled deeply and closed his eyes to collect himself, then everything in his sea of consciousness went back to normal.
Despite that, the young fellow had unknowingly clenched his fists.
‘Not enough-I’m not powerful enough!’
If he was not a Yang Grade powerhouse but a great ancestor, perhaps he could have relied on his body’s power to merge the extraordinary powers and revamp the Spiritual Fist.
He was like a kettle without a huge capacity at the moment.
When the Spiritual Fist and the two powers in the purple light rings combined, the total water capacity increased so much that they could only be carried in a basin. If water meant for a basin was forcefully poured into a kettle and was not allowed to overflow, the kettle would explode for sure.
Ou Yangming twitched his mouth and began to feel fretful. It took him a lot of effort to find the way to refine his Spiritual Fist, but he was forced to be stuck at this stage.
Like on Valentines, where a couple dined together, went clubbing, returned to their room and were well-prepared, but the man felt blood after having caressed two round objects. One would be ecstatic at first but would then be disgruntled by the outcome.
Countless thoughts crossed Ou Yangming’s mind, but he could not take the risk at this moment no matter how he yearned for success.
He looked up at the sky and thought about something
The Military Fire.
Yes. He used the Military Fire’s purple light rings to absorb the Body of Charm and the nine-ringed saber’s magnificent power. If that was the case, could he also get the fire’s help to integrate them with his fist technique?
His body’s quality could not meet the requirement, but the shortcoming could be compensated with pieces of equipment. Ou Yangming could smith magic tools with the Military Fire’s help, so what if he attached the two unique powers to pieces of equipment?
Once the thought appeared, it was like wild grass in the spring breeze; it kept growing upward and was unstoppable.
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