The elder cleared his throat and could not help but flush a little. “You don’t have to be so polite. Since you’ve gained the treasure saber, hand over the spiritual herb.”
“Yes.” Poisonous Saber Gentleman immediately retrieved a spiritual herb from his interspatial bag.
It was an entirely golden spiritual herb. When it left the interspatial bag, there was a faint energy fluctuation in the space around it.
Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up. He had not seen this kind of spiritual herb before, but he was familiar with the energy fluctuation. It was the sign of the herb’s energies being fully accumulated, and that immortal liquid was going to be produced.
He curled his lips and thought, ‘Poisonous Saber Gentleman will suffer a loss this time.’
In actuality, Bai Zhiyi would conventionally spend at least about a year to smith the treasure saber. After a year, perhaps the spiritual herb would have produced immortal liquid already. There might be another harvest, but a long time would be required to nurture the herb.
As such, Ou Yangming would be regretful and unwilling to part with the spiritual herb if he was in the man’s shoes.
Even so, after watching closely, he did not spot a similar expression on Poisonous Saber Gentleman’s face. Instead, the man was overjoyed.
Ou Yangming was shocked. ‘Is this treasure saber really important to him? So much so that he doesn’t even bother about the immortal liquid?’
Bai Zhiyi held the spiritual herb and looked at it for some time, then he suddenly turned around and handed it to Ou Yangming. “Hold it!”
The young fellow was bewildered as he accepted the herb.
“This spiritual herb’s yours, and so are the remaining materials,” the elder noted.
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, and he quickly replied to him, “Elder Bai, you mustn’t!”
Bai Zhiyi raised his eyebrow and uttered furiously, “Lil’ Ou, don’t make things difficult for me, and don’t make me look down on you.”
The young fellow was startled for some time, then he smiled bitterly and said, “Yes. Thank you, Elder Bai.”
He shook his wrist and stored the spiritual herb and the remaining materials on the floor in his interspatial bag.
However, his face could not help but change when he tossed the poisonous pills into the interspatial bag too.
This was because he sensed a drastic change inside the bag.
The interspatial bag stored Ghost Mo’s poisonous pill too. The poisonous pill stayed quietly inside as though it was a legendary luminous pearl, which glowed in a peculiar light. Nevertheless, when the 2 poisonous pills went into the interspatial bag too, the light on Ghost Mo’s pill instantly became intense.
At the same time, the 2 poisonous pills emitted similar intense lights and merged.
Ou Yangming felt like cursing when he sensed this.
‘This is an interspatial bag, so why do the items change after they entered the bag?’
The intersected lights from the 3 pearls did not last for too long; they disappeared quickly. Despite that, Ou Yangming was surprised because the 2 new poisonous pills vanished once the lights were gone.
Ou Yangming scanned Ghost Mo’s poisonous pill with his mental conception. The item’s surface did not look like it changed, but its toxicity seemed to have increased a bit.
If he had not witnessed it and did not refine the poisonous pill himself, he would not believe what was happening.
The young fellow vaguely knew that the poisonous pill probably underwent a subtle change after he refined it. In a way, after getting in contact with the Devouring attribute, the pill actually possessed a hint of that power too.
Having said that, as compared to the Devouring attribute, the poisonous pill’s power was weaker. It could only devour poisonous pills but not do anything to powers of other attributes.
Ou Yangming was stunned once he withdrew his mental conception. Ghost Mo’s poisonous pill somehow turned into a poisonous pill with partial Devouring ability. If he continued to nurture it using poisonous pills of the same kind, how much more would it grow?
“Lil’ Ou, Lil’ Ou…”
Bai Zhiyi’s calls suddenly awakened Ou Yangming. The young fellow looked up and apologized, “Ah, I’m sorry. I was distracted because I was thinking about something, so please forgive me.”
The elder shook his head helplessly and remarked, “Young man, it’s good to have an active mind, but you mustn’t be distracted if you encounter enemies!”
Ou Yangming smiled embarrassedly and replied to him, “Of course. Thanks for your pointers, Elder Bai.”
Bai Zhiyi laughed out loud and said, “Zizhen, I won’t keep this a secret from you; this treasure saber was smithed by Lil’ Ou. Hehe, he’s not only gifted in smithing art, but he’s also a potent caster!”
“A caster?” Poisonous Saber Gentleman’s eyes gleamed at once.
It might be a little over for Bai Zhiyi to use the word “potent”, but it was not too far off.
Ou Yangming chuckled awkwardly and expressed, “Elder Bai, you’re overpraising me.”
Bai Zhiyi waved his hand and said, “Zizhen, you may leave.”
Xia Zizhen responded to him and tugged at Poisonous Saber Gentleman, who glanced at Ou Yangming and sighed internally. He intended to strike a conversation with the young fellow, but he could tell from how much Bai Zhiyi valued the fellow that he had a promising future. Thus, Poisonous Saber Gentleman would not be able to invite Ou Yangming for an adventure.
Just as they were leaving, Ou Yangming blurted, “Gentlemen, there’s something I’d like to ask.”
Xia Zizhen quickly stopped and responded with a smile, “Brother Ou, what is it? Please go ahead.”
He initially looked down on the young fellow, but he dared not underestimate him anymore.
Given that Ou Yangming could smith the treasure saber in such a short time, his level of attainment in smithing art was truly unbelievable. If Xia Zizhen did not flatter the young fellow now, what was he waiting for?
Ou Yangming grinned and asked, “May I ask where the 3 poisonous pills were from, Your Excellency?”
At this point, he had distinguished that while the poisonous pills differed in terms of toxicity, they shared the same origin. In order to allow Ghost Mo’s poisonous pill to advance further, he decided to spare no effort in this.
Bai Zhiyi looked at Ou Yangming in shock. He wanted to hint the young fellow out of good intention that it was a taboo to question a material’s source.
That said, he was an elder from the Beast King Sect while Poisonous Saber Gentleman was a disciple from the Disaster Saber Sect, so he simply let Ou Yangming be more assertive.
Poisonous Saber Gentleman’s eyes glowed, and he became rather agitated. “Master Ou, these poisonous pills were actually produced from a… Secret place.” He continued after a short pause, “If you’d like to acquire more of them, I can lead the way!”
Bai Zhiyi furrowed his eyebrows and asked, “You’ll lead the way? Hmph, that place isn’t dangerous, is it?”
Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman were taken aback. ‘Indeed, the older, the wiser.’
Poisonous Saber Gentleman swung his new treasure saber and answered, “It’s slightly dangerous but with this saber’s help, there won’t be a big issue.”
“Hmph, since you’re so confident, why don’t you go there yourself?” Bai Zhiyi sneered. “These poisonous pills are valuable, so I don’t believe that you can ignore them.”
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly. “Elder Bai, you’re overthinking this. I only want to thank Master Ou, and I dare not harm him at all.”
Bai Zhiyi commented, “I don’t think you have the guts to do that anyway.”
He waved his sleeve and said, “You may leave.”
Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman dared not delay things further. They were not resigned to the outcome, but they could only leave.
Bai Zhiyi turned around and warned Ou Yangming. “Lil’ O
u, you’re a caster and an excellent blacksmith, so you mustn’t be gullible. If you need poisonous pills, you can simply purchase them. In any case, you mustn’t risk yourself for an adventure.”
Ou Yangming nodded. He knew Bai Zhiyi meant well.
After a brief moment, the elder and the young fellow returned to their rooms to rest. Nonetheless, the latter did not stay in his room for too long. He retrieved the spiritual herb and sensed it carefully for some time, then he finally decided to sneak out to Xia Zizhen’s courtyard.
At this time, Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman were having a secret discussion. They were struck dumb when they saw Ou Yangming, but they were soon delighted.
Ou Yangming looked at them and chuckled. “Gentlemen, did the spiritual herb come from the same place as the poisonous pills?”
Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman exchanged glances. They could not help but praise the young fellow, “Master Ou, you have a good eye indeed!”
Ou Yangming laughed. He had an unusual feeling after he received the spiritual herb, and he found out the secret behind it after he returned to his room and sensed the poisonous pill. What appealed to the young fellow was he somehow sensed immense affection when he looked at the spiritual herb and the poisonous pill.
It was an unexplainable feeling, which was also the real reason he disregarded Bai Zhiyi’s advice and visited Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman.
Chapter 614 - An Appointment To The Secret Realm
Poisonous Saber Gentleman was a burly man, but he cast a careful look at Ou Yangming at the moment.
This was because the secret realm that he wanted to go to was extremely queer and marvelous. It was full of danger, but a trip to the place helped him gain a fortune. Therefore, he could not forget about it.
Nonetheless, as he had discussed with Xia Zizhen, it would be much easier if a caster joined their team.
The only problem was it was nearly impossible for someone like them to invite an equal-ranked caster. Even so, they would not be resigned to the outcome if they were to report the secret realm’s situation to their sects.
Hence, when Ou Yangming appeared and showed strong interest in the spiritual herb and the poisonous pills, Poisonous Saber Gentleman and Xia Zizhen were elated.
Although they knew it would be incredibly difficult to ask Ou Yangming to join them, they would not be content unless they tried.
“Uhm, Brother Ou.” Poisonous Saber Gentleman laughed. “Whether it’s the poisonous pills or the spiritual herb, they came from the same place indeed. In fact, they’re from the same area in that place.”
He had discreetly changed the way he addressed Ou Yangming and was doing his best to get closer to the young fellow.
Ou Yangming pondered and questioned, “Brother Gentleman, is there more than one of this spiritual herb in that area?”
Poisonous Saber Gentleman was stunned, and he instantly smiled unnaturally.
Xia Zizhen interrupted and questioned, “Master Ou, how did you know?”
Ou Yangming chuckled and answered, “Spiritual herbs are exceptionally precious, but Brother Gentleman presented it as if it’s something ordinary, which is evident that he doesn’t attach much importance to it.” He paused for a while before he continued, “Since the spiritual herb and the poisonous pills were produced from the same area, if there are more than 1 poisonous pill, I figure that there are also more spiritual herbs.”
Poisonous Saber Gentleman and Xia Zizhen looked at each other and smiled bitterly as they thought, ‘This young fella’s too smart.”
They did not know if it was a blessing or misfortune to deal with such a smart person, but they did not have other options at the moment.
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and stated, “Brother Ou, frankly speaking, last year, we came across a secret realm by chance.”
“Oh?” Ou Yangming remarked, “You’re really lucky…”
Secret realms were not rare. Not to mention the influential sects in the Spiritual Realm, even the inherited aristocratic families in the lower realm had similar realms.
Nevertheless, those that possessed secret realms were normally sects of inherited aristocratic families. As for private secret realms, they were very rare.
Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman were Spiritualists, but this was not the lower realm; they were in the Spiritual Realm. As such, mere Spiritualists like them did not have high-end combat powers.
Given that they found a secret realm and retrieved a spiritual herb and several poisonous pills from the realm, they were unusually lucky that it was enviable.
Poisonous Saber Gentleman laughed and responded, “Brother Ou, I suppose you’ve guessed that there are many great items inside the secret realm, but a certain price must be paid to acquire them.”
Ou Yangming asked after some thought, “You asked to smith the Poisonous Pill Treasure Saber for this, didn’t you?”
“That’s right. There are plenty of little insects inside the secret realm, and they’re simply omnipresent. If one is trapped by them, one will likely be doomed,” Poisonous Saber Gentleman replied to him sternly.
The young fellow stared blankly and said, “Since the insects are so powerful, you… Oh, the insects are afraid of poisonous pills?”
“Yes.” Poisonous Saber Gentleman praised the young fellow, “Brother Ou, you’re really smart. Back when we entered the realm, we encountered a group of insects, but we were lucky enough to be at the edge of the sea of insects. We tried our best to escape and arrived in front of a sea of flowers, but we noticed that the insects wouldn’t take another step forward, so we searched the flowers. We experienced some dangers, but we found the poisonous pills and the spiritual herb.”
Ou Yangming nodded and grinned. “I understand. You must’ve tried and realized that the poisonous pills can drive the insects away, but it’s inconvenient to carry the pills around, so you wanted to smith a piece of equipment for that purpose. Hmm, by using Skill Runes and the power of a poisonous pill, it’s indeed 10 times safer than merely using poisonous pills. Hehe, are you planning to enter the secret realm again? I suppose the pills and the herb couldn’t satisfy you.”
Poisonous Saber Gentleman smiled bitterly. “Brother Ou, we couldn’t hide the truth from you indeed. You’re right, most of the insects wander at the center of the secret realm. Since there are spiritual herbs at the periphery, what can be found at the center?” He asked with bright eyes, “Brother Ou, would you like to go to take a look?”
“Are the 2 of you the only ones that know about the secret realm?” Ou Yangming was hesitant.
Xia Zizhen sighed. “Master Ou, if we reported it, do you think we’ll still be able to explore that realm?”
Ou Yangming smiled and asked, “If that’s the case, why did you tell me about it?”
Poisonous Saber Gentleman gritted his teeth and told the young fellow the truth, “It’s because a Magic Art Formation is set up in some areas in the secret realm, so we need a caster to come with us.”
The young fellow’s heart skipped a beat, but he kept a straight face.
A caster was the honorific for a cultivator with remarkable mental power in the Spiritual Realm.
Every caster had exceedingly powerful mental power and knew how to manipulate formations apart from studying runes.
A formation was a large-scale rune combination.
Every rune had different functions but when many runes were combined, there were endless possible combinations, so no caster could grasp all of the formations in the world.
Having said that, casters would at least know about formations and were much better in them than bodybuilders such as Poisonous Saber Gentleman and Xia Zizhen.
They had learned their lesson in the secret realm thus if they were to go back, they must invite a caster to join them.
Ou Yangming pursed his lips. Seeing how worried and eager the 2 men were, he was already smiling internally.
The 2 men were not aware of his o
rigin, by which they thought he was a local caster from the Spiritual Realm, so they were looking forward to his answer.
However, Ou Yangming was a Spiritualist from the lower realm. His mental power was notable, and he was knowledgeable in magic arts and formations to a certain extent, but he never underwent systematic learning. This was why he was lacking as compared to legitimate casters in the Spiritual Realm.
Ou Yangming opened his mouth and was about to tell them the truth, but he swallowed the words before he could let them out. For some reason, he wanted to see the place where spiritual herbs and poisonous pills were produced.
The reason being he seemed to sense an affectionate aura from them.
It was worth noting that the aura gave off an alluring and sweet smell, which kept affecting his mentality and willpower.
Ou Yangming had inspected it before this and confirmed that it was not an odd, bewitching trick; his body and mental conception were involuntarily affected by it.
It was a fearsome experience for him, so he was determined to find out the reason behind it.
He glanced at the men and asked, “Are you inviting me to join you?”
“Yes!” Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman shouted at the same time.
They knew Ou Yangming was intelligent and had perceived their thoughts, so they could not be bothered about being pretentious and simply invited him.
Ou Yangming uttered after some thought, “Okay, I agree to go with you.”
Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman were overjoyed as they did not expect everything to go so smoothly. Not only did they obtain a treasure saber, but they also recruited a caster.
“Brother Ou, it’s so great that you’re joining us.” Poisonous Saber Gentleman was ecstatic. “I’ll prepare some stuff, and we can leave after 3 days.”
“Wait.” Ou Yangming smiled at them and said, “I promised Elder Bai that I’ll follow him to the Beast King Sect.”
Xia Zizhen’s face changed, and he asked, “Master Ou, are you planning to join the Beast King Sect?” He sounded confused because based on Ou Yangming’s performance, it was clear he had a mighty inheritance, so why would he join another sect?
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