Immortal Path to Heaven c1-725

by Heaven's White Crane

  The so-called spiritual world could only be formed with a precondition—anything that was agglomerated must have been seen before in the real world, and one must at least have a certain understanding of them.

  An illusory item that was never seen before could not be simulated vividly at all.

  Despite that, Lil’ Red boasted that anything OU Yangming imagined would have the same effect as they would in the real world.

  This surpassed the Simulated Spiritual Fist’s limit.

  Seeing as Ou Yangming was hesitant, the big multicolored bird noted, “My spiritual world was inherited from my bloodline and is connected with the world’s origin power, so it won’t disappoint you for sure.”

  Ou Yangming took a deep breath and thought, ‘One’s mental power can be connected with the origin power? Why does that sound unreliable?’

  Having said that, Ou Yangming could not help but believe the proud bird.

  He looked down and began to think about the pieces of equipment. He had smithed them himself, thus he knew every detail clearly. Once the young fellow started thinking, a peculiar light emerged from his body.

  Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched because he sensed that his mental conception was indeed linked to this world. Before he was expelled by the spiritual world’s master, he could indeed do as he wished.

  Needless to say, he would be asking for trouble if he wanted to defeat the big multicolored bird here.

  The light on Ou Yangming’s body eventually faded away. He was equipped with every piece of equipment including a cloak, a pair of boots, and a small round shield in his hand.

  Once everything was gathered as a suit, he could at least unload 90% of thunderbolt powers.

  The big multicolored bird’s eyes shone brightly as it seemed to be very curious. Followed by its shriek, the dark clouds in the sky burst, and a massive thunderbolt struck Ou Yangming directly.

  Ou Yangming looked up and raised his shield to face the thunderbolt.

  He was uncertain if the big multicolored big could fully control the thunderbolt, and he wondered if his suit could weaken the thunderbolt power as it would in the real world.

  “Boom…”

  A flash of lightning appeared as forceful energy descended from the sky and instantly enveloped Ou Yangming.

  However, Ou Yangming was at ease inside the thunderbolt. Sure enough, the peculiar spiritual world had unpredictable abilities as the thunderbolt power was weakened by more than 90%.

  The big multicolored bird’s eyes gleamed. It lifted its head again and cried loudly.

  Chapter 482 - The Phoenixes’ Secret Technique

  A cheerful cry echoed in the spiritual world. Ou Yangming, who was connected to the world to some extent, could sense the intense joy present. The feeling was like being extremely happy as though a suppressed volcano erupted all of a sudden.

  Ou Yangming was moved, but he could not understand why the capable little bird would be so elated over the Thunderbolt-resistant Rune.

  The big multicolored bird jumped abruptly. Although they were inside its spiritual world, Ou Yangming was still taken aback.

  It jumped into mid-air and spread its wings to soar beneath the dark clouds, not bothered about the incoming dangerous thunderbolts. In actuality, the instant it flew into the air, the huge, dangerous clouds slowly dispersed. Once the bird flew into the clouds, the black clouds turned into unharmful white clouds, which floated quietly in mid-air.

  Ou Yangming shook his head and smiled bitterly. He knew everything in the spiritual world was simulated, but he could not notice any loophole at all.

  The big multicolored bird flew on its own for a long time before it finally calmed down. It closed its wings and landed quietly, then it looked at Ou Yangming and asked, “Are you willing to hand your rune to Sir Jade Phoenix?”

  “Sir Jade Phoenix?” Ou Yangming was stunned and puzzled.

  The big bird was rather impatient. “Yes, Sir Jade Phoenix has been in charge of the Phoenixes ever since Sir Heavenly Phoenix went missing. Mm, your Thunderbolt-resistant Rune is incredibly powerful and will greatly benefit the Phoenixes. If you’re willing to hand it in, Sir Jade Phoenix won’t treat you poorly!”

  Ou Yangming chuckled internally because Lil’ Red had unintentionally revealed that it was a member of the Phoenixes.

  The Phoenixes were recorded in ancient books as an unusually formidable race and had long been concluded as divine beings in legends.

  It was said that the Phoenixes and the Dragons were the mightiest races in the world. Any member from the Phoenixes had sufficient combat power to resist a powerhouse from the Dragons, and they were unmatched beings of the same rank.

  Ou Yangming took a deep breath and said, “Lil’ Red, the Thunderbolt-resistant Rune wasn’t created by me…”

  “It was you!” The big multicolored big cut him off fiercely at widened its eyes. “If I say it’s you, it’s you!”

  The young fellow stammered and stood in silent tribute for a second for the unlucky parasite, then he uttered spinelessly, “Okay, I was the one that came up with it.”

  There was a 180-degree change in the big multicolored bird’s expression right away. It commented proudly, “It was you indeed; don’t be so humble.”

  Ou Yangming forced a smile and noted, “Lil’ Red, I’m more than happy to present the Thunderbolt-resistant Secret Technique to the Phoenixes, but I’ll need you to handle everything for me.”

  “Yes, I won’t let you down,” the bird responded sternly as it nodded.

  Afterward, Ou Yangming cleared his throat and asked curiously, “Lil’ Red, the Phoenixes is one of the greatest races in the world… Ah, what are you doing?”

  The big multicolored big lowered its head to continuously attack Ou Yangming with its beak, but it showed mercy by not puncturing his body with holes. It kept pushing the young fellow such that he lost balance and kept staggering.

  “Hmph, the Phoenixes are the greatest—not one of the greatest!”

  “Okay, okay, okay.” Ou Yangming quickly restructured his sentence. “Lil’ Red, since the Phoenixes are the greatest race, why are you interested in the Insects’… No, in this small thing I came up with?”

  “Small thing?” The big multicolored bird reacted as if it had just heard the funniest joke ever. It shrieked and explained, “The Thunderbolt-resistant Secret Technique is marvelous and can be considered a miracle, so how is it a small thing? Hmph, let me tell you—with this thing, it’ll increase the chances of the powerhouses from the Phoenixes surviving the thunderbolt attacks by many times in the future. Perhaps…” It dragged out the word before it continued, “Perhaps we won’t need to worry about the Heavenly Thunderbolts as the Heavenly Punishment anymore!”

  Ou Yangming curled his lips slightly and asked probingly, “Lil’ Red, this rune is effective, but the material is flawed. Ah, the Magic Thunderbolt-resistant Suit that I smithed the last time was destroyed by a Heavenly Thunderbolt.”

  The big multicolored bird replied to him arrogantly, “What material did you use? The fact that such a poor material can endure the Heavenly Thunderbolt… Hmph, you must’ve been lucky enough, or…” It narrowed its eyes and looked at the young fellow indifferently.

  Nonetheless, Ou Yangming was moved, and his eyes were gleaming.

  ‘It turns out that the peculiar stones, which I regard as precious treasure now, aren’t rare items to the bird at all.’

  Ou Yangming was full of desire at the moment because he wanted to go to the upper realm to see how many more ultimate treasures he had not seen before.

  The big multicolored bird pushed him with its beak again and assured him. “Don’t worry, I’m only helping you pass it on to Sir Jade Phoenix, and I won’t claim your credit at all. If sir rewards you in any way, you can give me some of the rewards.”

  “Thank you, I won’t forget you no matter what.” Ou Yangming could not help but laugh.

  “I can’t contact Sir Jade Phoenix now, so I’ll temporarily
keep the Rune Secret Technique with me. As for you…” The big multicolored bird nodded and pondered before it stated, “I have no idea why you possess my race’s aura but have never learned our secret technique. I’ve shown you everything I know so go ahead and learn anything you want.”

  As soon as its voice died away, the environment around Ou Yangming changed drastically.

  The sky turned dark, but it was not because the Sun and the Moon were dimmed. Instead, numerous stars appeared around him.

  Ou Yangming looked around and immediately understood that every star represented a secret technique. What shocked him more was the secret techniques did not only belong to the Phoenixes; they were infinite and all-inclusive.

  It seemed like he could also find the secret techniques of the Dragons, which were as mighty as the Phoenixes.

  The young fellow looked at the big multicolored bird in shock. Even though he was not really a part of the Phoenixes, he knew the bird itself could not gather so many secret techniques.

  “These secret techniques are my bloodline inheritance, and I can learn them at any time as long as I’m willing to.” The big multicolored bird chuckled.

  Ou Yangming’s face twitched, and an unexplainable feeling arose from his heart.

  ‘This little fella was born with so much knowledge. Poor me—even after having countless enviable encounters, the total number of secret techniques I learned is insignificant as compared to what I can find here.

  ‘Comparisons and odious—is this used to describe me and Lil’ Red?

  ‘That said, on second thought, I’m a human while Lil’ Red’s a phoenix. If I insist on comparing myself to it, I’ll be too harsh on myself.’

  Ou Yangming shook his head and closed his eyes, then he released his mental conception.

  Due to Lil’ Red, his mental conception was not expelled by the world, and it merged with the world instead and became one with it.

  Ou Yangming did not touch the stars directly because he knew as capable as he was, he could not fully accept every knowledge here. The only thing the young fellow could do at the moment was to selectively accept the abilities he needed.

  Next, his mental conception came into contact with the stars, and he obtained the information he was looking for.

  He realized that the stars that approached him were the Phoenixes’ secret techniques.

  Ou Yangming hesitated for a while before he chose a lower-ranked magic art, then he reached out to it through his conception.

  The words “the Phoenixes’ secret techniques” showed that the techniques were definitely high-end. It would be a worthwhile trip to this world if he could learn even one of them.

  ‘The Aura-changing Secret Technique.

  ‘What magic art is this?’ Ou Yangming was startled.

  He came to a sudden realization after he carefully read the technique with his mental conception.

  It turned out to be an art that allowed one to change one’s aura, and it was similar to the goshawk’s Concealment Art but with a different approach.

  Nevertheless, in comparison, the Phoenixes’ magic art was many times more profound than the goshawk’s.

  Not only could the secret technique allow one to conceal and suppress one’s aura, but it also had a reverse derivation function.

  In other words, a spirit beast that acquired the secret technique could disguise its aura to be at Extreme Grade or even Yang Grade with a flash of thought. Without prying through the corresponding secret technique, its real aura could not be distinguished at all.

  Despite that, the spirit beast could also simulate a Venerable One’s aura if it was willing to, causing others to mistake it for a Venerable One.

  It would be relatively easy to act weak when one was strong, but it would be very difficult to do the opposite.

  However, the secret technique had the nature-defying effect.

  Ou Yangming was unknowingly attracted by the secret technique, and he could not help but become immersed in it.

  His mental conception slowly analyzed the key points of the secret technique, allowing him to eventually fathom its mysteries.

  In actual fact, the secret technique was not recorded in the usual way for humans; it was preserved through a unique method by the Phoenixes. Even so, Ou Yangming’s Military Fire automatically shook and released odd energies when he started to study the technique. With the help of the energies, he comprehended the magic art’s wonders effortlessly and grasped the technique.

  It was almost equivalent to an instinctive reaction, by which it was not difficult for Ou Yangming to learn the Phoenixes’ magic art at all.

  Having said that, Ou Yangming’s was suddenly in a trance after he completely learned the Aura-changing Secret Technique. His vision became blurry, and he retreated from the spiritual world.

  Chapter 483 - Requesting To Meet Late At Night

  Ou Yangming scoffed and suddenly fell butt first on the ground. Blood could be faintly seen coming out of his nose.

  He had a splitting headache at the moment as though numerous little knives slashed his brain and stirred it.

  “Chirp… Are you okay? Quickly get well soon and don’t scare me!”

  The little red bird had long recovered its original look in the real world and was hopping around Ou Yangming. It kept blabbing away because it was frightened.

  Ou Yangming gritted his teeth in pain but still glanced at the little fellow. “This is strange—this little fella can actually speak human language, but I was clueless because it didn’t expose itself throughout these 2 days of being together.’

  He waved his hand gently and said, “I’m fine, so stop shouting.”

  Before entering the spiritual world, Ou Yangming was rather afraid of the little bird’s origin, hence he was always wary against it. Now, he knew the little fellow was from the Phoenixes, but it was still young and was almost equivalent to a human toddler.

  Although the little bird had memories from its bloodline inheritance, Ou Yangming could not treat it as an adult due to its race.

  Needless to say, this was also because he possessed the Military Fire. If anyone else had spoken to the little red bird in that way, it would have spat fire at that person to burn him or her into ashes.

  Sure enough, the little bird was relieved after seeing that Ou Yangming was safe. It blinked and asked, “Are you feeling better?”

  “Much better.” Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and calmed down for a while before he sighed and remarked, “The Phoenixes’ secret techniques are really something else.”

  “Of course,” the little bird uttered proudly.

  “I meant that one has to change one’s mental power property to learn the Phoenixes’ secret techniques because the consumption is huge. In fact, one will be doomed if one makes a slight mistake!” Ou Yangming looked at it snappily.

  The little bird blinked and found it strange. “That’s not true, why didn’t I ever feel that way…”

  Ou Yangming was speechless. The little bird was a part of the Phoenixes, thus it was naturally easy for it to learn the secret techniques.

  If the secret techniques were cultivated by the other races, it would be incredibly tough and dangerous instead.

  Ou Yangming could only pick up one of the secret techniques with ease due to the Military Fire in his sea of consciousness. With the fire’s help, he saw through every hurdle without problems and learned the technique in one attempt. Nevertheless, the young fellow was a human, after all, so the sudden transformation was a heavy burden for his body. In particular, the mental power consumption arrived at an indescribable value.

  Fortunately, Ou Yangming was not the person he used to be. Not only had his mental power broken through the world’s limit, but his essential Qi was also at the peak of Extreme Grade. Most importantly, his body constitution became similar to a spirit beast’s after he was tempered by the Heavenly Thunderbolts.

  His unbelievable growths were the exact reason he managed to hold on.

  D
espite that, Ou Yangming noticed that his physical quality seemed to have improved again after this cultivation. Besides, he also knew he only ended up being worn out because it was his first time cultivating a secret technique from the Phoenixes. Nonetheless, since the young fellow endured the first time, for his second and third time or as he cultivated more techniques, the intense reaction will reduce. In the end, he would be able to cultivate the secret techniques with ease as the little bird could.

  The little bird shouted all of a sudden, “Hey, someone’s looking for you outside!”

  Ou Yangming was slightly stunned, but he forced himself to get up. He felt his strength being recovered quickly, and his head no longer hurt. Even though the young fellow was not as clear-headed as he was in the beginning, at the very least, there were no negative impacts. When he twitched his ears, he instantly heard the noises outside.

  Fang Zhaoyang—an experienced Supreme Great Ancestor—was talking to Big Yellow outside. He wanted to meet Ou Yangming, but the big yellow dog refused to let him in. The great ancestors could not tell the dog’s real foundation, he dared not barge in.

  Not to mention this was the Ni family’s territory, even if the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors turned a blind eye against him, Fang Zhaoyang could not defeat Big Yellow too. Moreover, the goshawk—a legitimate spirit bird—was keeping guard on the other side of the courtyard. Even if the great ancestor plucked up his courage, he would not use force at all.

  Ou Yangming’s face changed when he listened closely.

  This was because he heard Old Craftsman’s voice. Given that Fang Zhaoyang was thick-faced and refused to leave, he figured that the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors must be aware. However, since the great ancestors did not come to stop Fang Zhaoyang, it meant that there was a tacit understanding between them. Old Craftsman could not help but become curious when he heard the noises outside, so he went out to take a look.

  Ou Yangming cleared his throat and said, “Lil’ Red, stay here to play while I go out to handle something.”