“Intercepted?” Ou Yangming was bewildered.
Tian Yinghao lowered his voice and explained, “This ancient shield’s actually one of the pieces of equipment that’s collected by our sect. It’s called a piece of ancient equipment, but it’s actually not that powerful.”
Ou Yangming nodded and thought, ‘What do you mean that it’s not that powerful? It’s a scam!’
“We normally won’t sell something like this, but 2 of our subsidiary sects are interested in it, which is why it was being auctioned,” Tian Yinghao continued. He made eyes in 2 directions and said, “Those are the 2 sects. Heh, I initially thought that there’s going to be a good show and that our sect will earn more spirit ores. Who knew, you intercepted halfway, and they dared not raise the bid too.”
Ou Yangming could not help but laugh when he saw Tian Yinghao smiling faintly.
He had intercepted the bidding process earlier, but the item turned out to be different from what he had expected, so he did not benefit at all.
When he turned to look at those 2 sects, sure enough, a few of them were secretly checking him out with hostile looks. However, when he looked at them, they immediately looked elsewhere as if they were not paying attention to him at all.
Struck with a thought, Ou Yangming turned to look at the shield again. He vaguely sensed that it was not as easy as it seemed.
The auction continued, but Ou Yangming no longer bid for anything.
This was because he could tell from the expressions of the few top-grade Spiritualists around him that they would support him if he was interested in any of the items. Since other people would not dare to offend those powerhouses, one could imagine the outcome if the young fellow were to bid for anything.
It would be fine if he only bid once or twice, but he might make countless enemies if he kept bidding for something.
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The auction finally stopped after half a day.
Ou Yangming sighed a breath of relief. Just as he was going to leave with Tian Yinghao without a sound, a sturdy figure blocked his path.
Bear Li smiled with its eyes squinted, “Master Ou, can I have a word with you?”
The formidable top-grade spirit beast had tried its best to look friendly, but its naturally- ferocious look still caused others to stay away from it.
Tian Yinghao’s face changed. He knew the powerhouse would not harm him, but his legs still went jelly, and he almost lost his footing.
On the opposite, Ou Yangming was calm. The top-grade spirit beast looked tough, but it was not like he had not met one before. Back when Ghost Mo from the Insects pursued him, he and Big Yellow managed to escape by joining hands. Now that he had also conversed with Venerable Ones, why would he fear top-grade spirit beasts?
Ou Yangming nodded and was going to head to somewhere quiet when someone said, “Brother Bear, this isn’t very appropriate, is it?”
A middle-aged man with a golden silk scarf on his head paced toward them. While being stared at by Bear Li, which looked like it was going to eat him up, he introduced himself, “I’m Yong Lesheng. Greetings, Master Ou.”
Ou Yangming could sense the fearsome aura released by him, so he dared not delay his response. “Greetings, senior.”
Ying Lesheng waved his hand and replied to him, “Master Ou, you don’t need to be so polite. Heh, since you could refine a flying carpet, we don’t deserve being addressed as seniors.”
Bear Li was dumbfounded. It rolled its eyes as if it was pondering.
Ou Yangming looked around and noticed several beings around him. They were either humans or beasts, but they were all top-grade Spiritualists. Moreover, they were fixing their gazes on him.
Although he should be delighted about being valued by so many top-grade Spiritualists, when they naturally released their oppressions, even the most ignorant and generous person would not look too well.
The young fellow cleared his throat and asked, “Seniors, have you come to find me for flying carpets?”
“That’s right!” Bear Li clapped its large hands. “Master Ou, you’re a straightforward man. We came to find you for flying carpets!” It paused for a second before it added, “As long as you refine a flying carpet for me, I’m willing to pay any price.”
Yong Lesheng’s face changed. “Brother Bear, Master Ou’s a human, after all, so he wouldn’t serve the Beasts before he solves problems for the Beasts.”
“Pfft, nonsense!” Bear Li roared. “Yong Lesheng, you’re not a cultivator from the Beast King Sect, so how dare you speak nonsense here and try to instigate disharmony between the Humans and the Beasts? You deserve to be punished!”
Several other top-grade Spiritualists looked on coldly, but they did not choose sides.
Given their cultivation bases, why would they care about something as trivial as this? That said, even they did not know how they should negotiate with Ou Yangming anymore.
It would be easier if only one of them was dealing with Ou Yangming. When a few equal-ranked powerhouses were eyeing a flying carpet each, none of them dared to say that they would be the lucky one.
Just as Bear Li and Yong Leshen were glaring at each other, causing the atmosphere to tense up, Mao Jianbi arrived all of a sudden and questioned fiercely, “Are you going to fight here?”
Bear Li and Yong Leshen fell silent for a brief moment. They glanced at each other tacitly then backed away.
A white-faced man chuckled and suggested, “Brother Ou, we’re at the Beast King Sect, and you’re the great elder here. We’d like to request flying carpets, so please set some rules for us to follow.”
Mao Jianbi looked at Ou Yangming, who was completely helpless. He responded after some thought, “Master Ou’s a blacksmith that was acknowledged by Sir Venerable One himself, so I can’t get involved even if I’m the great elder.”
“What? Sir Venerable One?”
The top-grade Spiritualists looked at each other. They felt like 10,000 alpacas had just galloped in their hearts, causing them to have ghastly looks on their faces.
Chapter 697 - Pester
Sir Venerable One.
Those words seem to have an indescribably magic, causing the top-grade Spiritualists to feel at a loss.
Although they were only a step away from becoming Venerable Ones, everyone knew very well the huge disparity between the 2 boundaries. Venerable Ones were unreachable beings; even if there were many top-grade Spiritualists, they could not be on par with Venerable Ones.
After knowing that Ou Yangming could refine a flying carpet, the top-grade Spiritualists regarded him with special respect indeed and were willing to look after him to a certain extent.
Nonetheless, deep down they still found it difficult to view Ou Yangming as someone equal to them. If the young fellow really rejected them, they would get what they wanted through all sorts of tricks.
However, they became afraid after they heard what Mao Jianbi said.
Given that Ou Yangming was acknowledged by the Venerable One, unless they wanted to offend the Venerable One, their hands and legs would be tied in front of the young fellow. As such, they could not use their prestige as top-grade Spiritualists against him.
Bear Li and the others looked rather hesitant.
Ou Yangming cleared his throat and expressed, “Seniors, I know why you’re here but… It’s true that I refined a flying carpet by luck, but my success rate isn’t high, and it’ll cost me a lot to refine one.” He paused for a while and sighed at Mao Jianbi before he continued, “The first flying carpet that I exchanged was only refined after 50 attempts, where the materials that I consumed were far more valuable than the Interspatial Spiritual Tree. It’s up to you to believe it or not.”
Bear Li, Yong Lesheng, and the others nodded as they were not surprised.
It was already an unbelievable miracle for an Intermediate Spiritualist to refine a flying carpet. Therefore, while the young fellow succeeded, everyone would subconsciously think that he must have faced many dif
ficulties along the way, so it was normal for the refinement cost to be higher than the end product’s value.
If Ou Yangming told them that it was not actually tough to refine a flying carpet, by which one could be made from the fur of at least a middle-rank spirit beast and 100 feathers from birds, they might not believe him.
Mao Jianbi laughed and said, “Master Ou, I know you must’ve suffered a loss. How about this? I owe you a favor now, so I’ll do my best to help you in the future should you need me.”
The disciples from the Beast King Sect were envious. Now that Ou Yangming had the great elder’s word, he could simply do anything he wished in the sect.
Nevertheless, on second thought, the young fellow’s ability to refine a flying carpet was already enough to make him qualified for that.
Ou Yangming nodded at Mao Jianbi. “Thank you, senior, I’m flattered.”
Mao Jianbi waved his hand and laughed. “Why are you flattered? You deserve it.”
While the elder and the young fellow conversed happily, the other people looked grim.
Yong Lesheng sighed and finally blurted, “Master Ou, I shouldn’t force you since it’s difficult for you to refine flying carpets, but it’s incredibly important to me. If it’s possible, I’d like to request one from you. What do you think?”
“Pfft, a flying carpet is more important to me!” Bear Li turned around and said, “Master Ou, there’s a spirit ore mine on my mountain, and it produces several 10,000 spirit ores every year. If you’re willing to refine a flying carpet for me, I’m willing to give you 10% of the yield.”
Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched. Several 10,000 spirit ores were not much for an ore vein, but it was an ore vein! As long as the ore vein remained, endless spirit ores would be produced every year. If he was given 10% of the yield, he would receive thousands of spirit ores annually. Bear Li had really gone all-out for a flying carpet.
“Heh, Bear Li, don’t speak nonsense. Are you the only one in charge of that ore vein?” One of the spirit beasts sneered.
Bear Li glared at it and responded, “30% of the earnings from the ore vein belongs to me, so what if I give 10% of that to Master Ou? Hmph, if sir knows that I give 10% of the gain from someone that can refine flying carpets, sir won’t object to the idea at all.”
The spirit beast was stunned. It scoffed and did not say anything else.
Anyone that knew the importance of a flying carpet would not mind the 10% of earnings to rope in a blacksmith like Ou Yangming.
“Brother Bear, a flying carpet’s a brilliant treasure. How can it be measured with spirit ores?” One of the human top-grade Spiritualists spoke, “Master Ou, would you like to trade flying carpets with treasures or sell them for spirit ores?”
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded. He answered after some serious thought, “It’s difficult to refine flying carpets, and I can’t even be sure how much resources will be needed to refine one, so I prefer to trade them for treasures.”
Spirit ores were tempting but since Ou Yangming could sell interspatial bags, he could get as many as he wanted from them.
These top-gade Spiritualists were considered almighty beings. They did not have as many interspatial bags as Ou Yangming had, but they definitely had more than one of them. Besides, given their cultivation bases, they must have some rare items. If they wanted to acquire flying carpets, they naturally had to exchange them with treasures that could not be purchased with spirit ores.
Bear Li and the others frowned. They had guessed Ou Yangming’s choice, but now they had to rack their brains to think of the treasures they could use to exchange for flying carpets.
Mao Jianbi looked around and stated with a smile, “Everyone, you don’t need to worry so much now; it’s not too late to think about it when Master Ou refines the next flying carpet.”
Ou Yangming nodded in agreement. “Senior Mao’s right. I was only lucky to have succeeded the last time; God knows when I’ll succeed again.”
Bear Li shook its head and said, “It’s okay, I can wait.”
Yong Lesheng and the others cursed internally, but they responded in amiable manners one after another, “Yes, I’m willing to wait too.”
After all, Ou Yangming was the only one in Danzhou that could refine flying carpets, so they could not do anything else other than wait.
Ou Yangming smiled bitterly. “Okay, since you’ve said that, I’ll do my best. That said…” He hesitated for a while before he continued, “I could only refine the flying carpet because of Sir Yuqi the Venerable One. I gained some comprehension of the equipment on his flying carpet, which was why I could refine a simplified version. This is why I’ll be giving the next flying carpet to Sir Venerable One, so please forgive me for that.”
Bear Li, Yong Lesheng, and the others had bitter looks on their faces, but they dared not object to the idea.
If anyone in the Beast King Sect dared to stop someone from gifting Yuqi the Venerable One something, the Venerable One would simply suppress them. In fact, there would be no way to reason this anywhere else.
“Hmph, you still have some conscience to have finally thought about me, young fella.” A faint voice was heard coming from beyond the sky, and it echoed in the air.
The faces of Mao Jianbi, Bear Li, and the others changed. They immediately bowed and raised their hands over their heads as they uttered loudly, “Welcome, Sir Venerable One.”
While they acted respectfully, countless thoughts crossed their minds. Some of them even lowered their heads and cursed internally, ‘Aren’t you showing up to claim the flying carpets for your own? You’re bullying the weak.’
Even so, they knew very well that they would probably do the same or worse if they were in Yuqi the Venerable One’s shoes.
At the end of the day, who would not want to have control over someone that could refine flying carpets?
A flash of a figure was seen as Yuqi the Venerable One showed up without a sound.
“Greetings, Sir Venerable One,” Ou Yangming greeted him with a smile. He was neither humble nor haughty in front of the Beast King Sect’s boss.
Yuqi the Venerable One nodded and asked, “Have you been well lately?”
Ou Yangming smiled bitterly. “I’ve been well, but I’m always worrying about my companions so…”
The Venerable One’s face darkened. “Let’s not talk about this first.” He turned around and glanced at Bear Li and the others.
Bear Li and the others shuddered with fear. They were anxious when they recalled the various legends about the Venerable One.
“I’ll naturally send someone to notify you if Lil’ Friend Ou refines more flying carpets. Now, you may leave,” Yuqi the Venerable One uttered. He did not speak loudly, so much so that his voice was not as penetrative as that of Bear Li. That said, even by speaking casually, he caused the top-grade Spiritualists to disperse at once, and they dared not surround Ou Yangming anymore. As for how much they believed the Venerable One, it would be wholly up to them.
After dismissing the top-grade Spiritualists around Ou Yangming just like that, Yuqi the Venerable One ordered in a deep voice, “Come with me.” Subsequently, he turned around and walked with his head high while his hands were behind his back. The Venerable One left the mountain in the blink of an eye.
Ou Yangming was hesitant for a while. He later gestured to Tian Yinghao and flashed away to catch up to the Venerable One.
Tian Yinghao had been stupefied long ago. ‘It turns out that Ou Yangmingʼs backstage supporter is Sir Venerable One. No wonder he was already so unrestrained in the library. I should’ve guessed.’
By the time he came back to his senses, he noticed that someone was standing next to him. It was Peng Yanbing—the Beast King Sect’s greatest blacksmith.
The old man grinned and asked, “How do you feel having made a new friend?”
Tian Yinghao was shocked. He quickly responded, “Sect Elder, I only became friends with him by chance; I don’t have any intentions at all.”
He was lying about not having any intentions, but it was true that he became friends with Ou Yangming by chance. Of course, it was only fortuitous because he stuck to the young fellow like glue. As long as the fellow did not hate him, they would eventually become friends. As for how deep their friendship would be, it was not something that could be judged by Tian Yinghao.
Peng Yanbing chuckled and said, “Young fella, I’m not blaming you, so why are you scared?”
Tian Yinghao smiled embarrassedly.
“I heard that you’ve been selling interspatial bags lately?” Peng Yanbing suddenly questioned with a straight face.
Tian Yinghao responded with a bitter smile. “Sect Elder, since you guessed it, why are you scaring me?”
Peng Yanbing scoffed and replied to him, “It’s great that you’re able to find interspatial bags, but it’s best to sell them within our sect if it’s possible.” He later put his hands behind his back and left without sparing Tian Yinghao another glance. Nonetheless, after going a distance away, he mumbled, “Good fella, you can even refine interspatial bags. What exactly can you not do?”
On the other hand, Tian Yinghao sighed a breath of relief, and he smiled brightly.
Since the sect elder said that, he could sell interspatial bags in the future without worries. As long as he did not let people outside the sect know about it, he would be able to sell them smoothly.
He looked in the direction where Ou Yangming left and felt impassioned.
‘Ou Yangming, quickly come back!’
Chapter 698 - News About The Insects
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Yuqi the Venerable One walked slowly but left the mountain in the blink of an eye.
This time, the Venerable One did not intend to fly at all. He led the way and walked slower after he left the peak as though he was deep in thoughts.
Ou Yangming found it strange, but he followed the Venerable One quietly and calmly.
He naturally knew there would be a sensation if he revealed the flying carpet. He would not have been so reckless if he had just entered the Spiritual Realm. Nonetheless, after seeing Yuqi the Venerable One, as dumb as the young fellow was, he could figure out something.
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