Ou Yangming stopped, and his face turned dark.
However, Woo Lejia still looked envious. It came from his heart as though Ou Yangming really did something commendable. Struck with a thought, Ou Yangming asked, ‘Brother Woo, what did you mean by the inheritance of an ancient lost study?”
Woo Lejia hesitated but answered, “For generations, a person from the imperial family can break through a great ancestor’s limit and become an unbelievable supreme powerhouse. Powerhouses who achieved that have all inherited the imperial family’s ancient lost study.”
Ou Yangming’s heart skipped a beat, and he instantly thought about Wu Yuanwei from the secret realm.
The elder had the power to summon the wind and the rain; he was omnipotent. It was worth noting that even Ou Yangming could only envy the elder.
Woo Lejia lowered his voice even more as he continued, “Brother Ou, I heard that the imperial family has the power to communicate with beings beyond Heaven. If you’re mighty enough, you might be able to go there!”
Ou Yangming pouted his lips. He could not tell Woo Lejia that Wu Yuanwei had actually granted him a slot to go beyond Heaven. That said, he had to pay a price for the slot; he had to marry a lady from the Wu family.
Seeing as Ou Yangming was indifferent, Woo Lejia quickly added, “I know it sounds unbelievable, but for thousands of years, people from the imperial family have indeed succeeded!”
Ou Yangming asked, “Has it only happened in the imperial family?”
“No. Apart from the imperial family, at least two outsiders have accomplished it too,” Woo Lejia sighed. “But they were top-notch geniuses in their respective generations and are far from an insignificant person like me.”
Woo Lejia had become a Supreme Great Ancestor, but he still humbled himself.
Clearly, the two geniuses had held incredible positions in his heart.
As they conversed, they arrived at the Woo residence’s main hall.
Outside the hall, an elder stood with his hands behind his back and smiled.
Ou Yangming greeted the elder seriously, “Greetings, senior.”
“We’re graced by your honorable presence, Master Ou.” Woo Taiping laughed out loud and said after a pause, “Lejia and you hit it off in the beginning, so make yourself at home and don’t be so polite.” Far away, the Woo family disciples and servants were extremely jealous as they watched.
Woo Taiping used to be the Woo family’s only Supreme Great Ancestor, but Woo Lejia had also become one now.
Even so, the two Supreme Great Ancestors were so friendly toward Ou Yangming, and they did not seem like they were flattering the young fellow at all.
This meant that Ou Yangming could act as he wished in the Woo family, even the clan leader dared not provoke him at all.
Ou Yangming grinned. “Senior, don’t worry, I’ll surely make myself at home. I might have to trouble you for several days, as long as you don’t chase me away.”
Woo Taiping’s eyes lit up. “Master Ou, if you don’t mind our simple residence, we welcome you wholeheartedly.”
Ou Yangming laughed and glanced at the other people in the hall. “These people are…”
“Brother Ou, let me introduce them to you. This is my uncle, who’s also our current clan leader. This is…” Woo Lejia quickly introduced everyone.
Through his introduction, Ou Yangming found that each of them was a top-notch figure in the Woo family, and three of them were even martial artists at the peak of Yang Grade. As such, those three powerhouses, in particular, looked at the young fellow fervently, but they dared not lose their manners because two Supreme Great Ancestors were present.
Ou Yangming greeted them one by one and was rather reserved. Though he was the youngest among them, he had the proudest bearing
Having said that, nobody denounced him because they thought it was reasonable.
At last, Ou Yangming took his seat and expressed with a smile, “Brother Woo, I suddenly decided to visit, so I prepared a gift for you, and I hope you’ll kindly accept it.”
Everyone else became attentive, but they were confused when they scanned the young fellow from head to toe.
Chapter 336 - Ultimate Interspatial Bag
Ou Yangming performed a miracle in front of many blacksmith masters that day, he had smithed a nine-ringed saber and said he was going to give it to someone as a gift.
Anyone who was not a fool knew that Master Ou prepared it for Woo Lejia.
Although the news was not spread far and wide as it only circulated in a small area, how could the top-notch clans in the capital not know about it?
As for everyone from the Woo family, they had been eagerly looking forward to this day. Nonetheless, they could not be so thick-faced as to beg Ou Yangming to visit them. Most importantly, Ou Yangming’s certain request was already known by everyone at the moment, but it was destined to never be fulfilled.
Hence, many influential families were quite mindful, and they dared not get too close to the young fellow during this crucial period.
Nevertheless, the Woo family could not hold back their excitement when Ou Yangming visited and told them frankly that he had a gift for Woo Lejia. Even so, they were puzzled when they did not notice him carrying a saber.
‘Was that a false rumor? Or did Master Ou not smith a magic tool?’
Woo Lejia laughed heartily. “Brother Ou, your visit is the greatest gift for me.”
Ou Yangming smiled. While being watched by the others, he turned his wrist and retrieved an interspatial bag.
He had 10 interspatial bags with him, but he took the one with the smallest space.
Many powerhouses from the Woo family were confused when he took out the interspatial bag, but Woo Taiping, Woo Lejia, and Woo Deye were stunned and doubtful.
Ou Yangming chuckled and channeled some essential Qi into the bag, then he opened it and pulled out the nine-ringed saber.
At this moment, those who witnessed the happening stared at the bag attentively.
That leather bag is even smaller than a normal person’s palm, how could a big saber be drawn out from it?’
The occurrence truly challenged a person’s common sense.
All of a sudden, one of them pointed at the leather bag and screamed, “An interspatial bag! It’s an interspatial bag!”
Woo Taiping was slightly disturbed. He yelled at the person fiercely, “That’s too much noise, get out!”
It was a middle-aged man who shouted. He stood up embarrassedly and bowed at everyone while he shuddered, then he staggered and ran outside.
Those who deserved to be present in the room were reputable figures in the Woo family, or they were deeply trusted by the great ancestors or the clan leader. However, if one lost that trust, one’s status in the clan would decline terribly. Woo Lejia sighed. “Brother Ou, please forgive my brother; he couldn’t hold back when he saw your interspatial bag.” Ou Yangming asked as he was curious, “Brother Woo, does your clan have interspatial bags?”
It was quite discourteous of him to raise the question. If someone else had asked instead, that person would be considered to have insulted the Woo family’s dignity. On the contrary, nobody thought like that when the young fellow inquired about it. Instead, they were rather abashed.
“Brother Ou, interspatial bags are ultimate items. Other than the imperial family, there are probably less than 10 of them altogether in the world throughout a thousand years.” Woo Lejia shook his head and continued, “We’ve heard of them and have seen them several times by chance, but it’s impossible for us to possess them.”
Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up, and he was finally aware of an interspatial bag’s true valuemuch higher than he had expected. Judging from how everyone was attracted by the interspatial bag and had ignored the nine-ringed saber, the young fellow understood that the former was a priceless treasure to them.
Despite that, Ou Yangming did not suffer a loss even after refining many interspatial bags for the imperial family. A
fter all, it was extremely difficult to find suitable materials, and he could likely not find many on his own even if he searched for a century.
He nodded and casually expressed, “I’ve seen Her Royal Highness’s interspatial bag and knew it’s valuable, but I didn’t think it was too difficult to find another one.”
Woo Lejia had a strange look on his face. “Her Highness is the imperial family’s God-favored daughter and is hopefully going to be the next supreme powerhouse, so she was given an interspatial bag. Hehe, there are definitely less than five people in the imperial family who deserve the item.” “Master Ou, I’m afraid you’re also the only person lucky enough to see Her Royal Highness’s interspatial bag.” Woo Taiping laughed and added, “I didn’t know you’re already in love with each other. Please don’t blame me for acting recklessly last night, consort!”
Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched, and he howled in grief. ‘Did I say something wrong
again?’
He curbed his thought and stopped clinging to the matter, then he handed the nine-ringed saber to Woo Lejia. “Brother Woo, what do you think of this gift?”
Woo Lejia took a deep breath and solemnly accepted the saber with both hands. He was surprised and overjoyed when he gently wielded the weapon in the air.
Everyone in the Woo family was finally attracted by the nine-ringed saber.
While the interspatial bag was an ultimate treasure, it was unreachable. On the other hand, Woo Lejia’s nine-ringed saber would likely become the Woo family’s clan treasure, which would be passed on for generations.
Therefore, receiving the nine-ringed saber was more meaningful than the illusory interspatial bag.
Needless to say, some of them kept glancing at the interspatial bag and wondered, ‘It’ll be great if that can stay in our clan too…’
That said, they could only think about it briefly because they would be slapped to their deaths by the Woo family’s two great ancestors if they acted on it.
Based on Ou Yangming’s status, nobody would have the guts to scheme anything against him even if he possessed more treasures. Moreover, his identity as the imperial family’s consort was just revealed yesterday. Upon thinking about the princess and the force behind her, the other people were in despair.
Woo Lejia shook the treasure saber and mumbled, “Th-this is a magic tool…”
Ou Yangming asked in shock, “Brother Woo, I suppose there are inherited magic tools in your clan’s treasure house, right?” “Brother Ou, frankly speaking, other than the aristocratic families with inheritances from beyond Heaven, very few clans have magic tools!” Woo Lejia smiled bitterly and lamented, “Our clan has been following the imperial family for a long time. We’ve made brilliant achievements in war and sacrificed the lives of countless men and was finally rewarded with a magic tool a hundred years ago, but it was a pair of arm guards, not a weapon.”
He was not complaining because it was a magic tool, after all. Even though it was not as exquisite as an interspatial bag, it was not something that could be easily smithed in this world.
Plenty of aristocratic families paid unthinkable costs for a magic tool but gained nothing in the end, thus the Woo family smiled proudly when they were given one. Having said that, they could not help but lament when they looked at the nine-ringed saber, which they acquired without any effort.
It turned out that being friends with Ou Yangming was extremely beneficial, it was much greater than serving the imperial family for a millennium.
Between arm guards and a weapon, even a fool knew to pick the latter.
“Brother Ou, this magic tool has a wonderful function. You can try it, but make sure you handle it appropriately,” Ou Yangming noted with a nod. He vaguely reminded the man because the Nine-ringed Saber Soundwave was so lethal that the consequences would be unbearable if one lost control of the weapon.
Woo Lejia’s face changed; he looked wild with joy. He had cultivated with a nine-ringed saber for years, hence he was naturally aware of its amazing function. Nonetheless, the weapon would have to be smithed through various unique methods to produce soundwaves.
The painstaking effort was way more than if an ordinary nine-ringed saber was smithed.
Thus, Woo Lejia did not expect Ou Yangming to put in such effort though he obtained the nine-ringed saber.
He was not the only one who thought so because everyone else in the Woo family had the same thought. They figured that the nine rings on the saber were mere decorations.
Nevertheless, everyone’s expression changed after they heard what Ou Yangming said. In particular, they were itching to experience the saber’s function when they looked at it.
Woo Lejia composed himself and released a great ancestor’s mighty essential Qi into the nine-ringed saber.
Next, he sensed the enormous yet mysterious power in the magic tool. A marvelous sound was produced when he swayed the weapon, but it was not intense and carried peculiar energy.
Everyone else was shaken up. Even though they had prepared themselves, they could not avoid the sound’s impact.
Woo Lejia was so elated that he kept channeling surges of essential Qi into the nine-ringed saber. As such, the queer sound began to intensify and spread further.
The people in the hall were getting goosebumps, and they channeled their essential Qis as well to resist the sound. Outside the main hall, several heavy objects had even fallen because of the sound effect.
“Lejia, stop!” Woo Taiping raised his eyebrows and roared.
Woo Lejia was taken aback, and he immediately stopped. The sound lost its drive, but it lingered in the air for some time before it slowly disappeared. Ou Yangming sat quietly on the side, but he replayed in his mind Woo Lejia’s way of controlling the nine-ringed saber.
There was a huge disparity between the effects of an orderly vibration and a wilful sway. The young fellow was suddenly struck with a thought, ‘If I’m able to integrate the soundwave secret technique with my Simulated Spiritual Fist, how magnificent will the outcome be?’
Chapter 337 - Do Me A Favor
Everyone sighed a breath of relief when Woo Lejia stopped the vibration from the nine-ringed saber, but a clamor was heard outside the hall. Although the noise stopped when someone yelled, nobody knew what happened.
It turned out that Woo Lejia did not control his power well when he unleashed the magic nine-ringed saber’s soundwave attack, causing some disciples, who were carrying out their duties as protectors, to pass out as they were caught off guard.
Fortunately, Woo Lejia did not bring his emotions into the process or the consequence would be several times worse than this.
“Brother Ou, I’m afraid I can’t repay your kindness.” Woo Lejia put down the nine-ringed saber and looked deeply at Ou Yangming. He later expressed seriously, “I’ll set off tomorrow to station myself in Changlong County. Unless the disaster between Changlong County and Linlang County ends, I won’t return to the capital!”
Woo Taiping’s face changed. He was about to speak when he glanced at Ou Yangming and the nine-ringed saber, so he sighed and decided to keep quiet.
Ou Yangming had given Woo Lejia an amazing gift by helping him become a Supreme Great Ancestor in the ring that day.
Woo Lejia was willing to watch over Changlong County for 10 years to repay the kind act, but now that Ou Yangming had also given the Woo family a magic tool, which could be their clan’s heirloom…
As said by Woo Lejia, he could no longer repay the deed.
Even if the spirit beast, which was going to ravage the world, appeared in front of Woo Lejia, he could only sacrifice himself by fighting it with the treasure saber; he was left with no choice.
Needless to say, the treasure saber would certainly be returned to the Woo family and become the clan’s inherited ultimate treasure even if Woo Lejia died in the fight.
Ou Yangming responded with bright eyes. “If that’s the case, thank you, Brother Woo.” Woo Lejia laughed out loud. “Brother Ou,
you’re the one who’s being too polite.”
Ou Yangming shook his head and stated after some thought, “Brother Woo, I actually came to ask you for a favor.”
“Brother Ou, let me know what you need. I’ll go through boiling water and tread on fire without furrowing my eyebrows!” Woo Lejia struck his chest without any hesitation.
“You’re exaggerating it, Brother Woo. I only wanted to ask you to deliver a message to your friends; I’d like to meet them as soon as possible.” Ou Yangming could not help but laugh.
Woo Lejia was stunned, but he quickly reacted to the situation. “Brother Ou, don’t worry. It’s a small matter, and I’m sure they’ve been hoping for this chance.”
Ou Yangming naturally meant those who received his grace during the Myriad Treasure Meet and became Supreme Great Ancestors. They had not visited the young fellow due to a certain reason, but given that he gave up on that request, the situation would be entirely different.
The new Supreme Great Ancestors and their respective clans would fawn over Ou Yangming at all costs. Woo Taiping smiled with narrowed eyes and asked all of a sudden, “Master Ou, why are you summoning them? Hehe, our clan is also quite sensible, so we might be able to help you.”
Ou Yangming pondered and replied to the great ancestor, “Thank you for your good intention, senior, but it’ll be better if I announce it myself.”
“Okay, we’ll follow your orders.” Woo Taiping looked deeply at the young fellow.
After having dinner in the Woo residence, Ou Yangming left even though the others fervently asked him to stay. Before he went off, Woo Lejia stood next to his carriage and asked softly, “Brother Ou, aren’t you being too impatient if you summon them now?”
Ou Yangming grinned and thought, ‘Indeed, not one of them is a fool.
‘As long as they’re not dumb, they should’ve guessed my intention after I asked for the favor. In any case, I’m not planning to hide the truth. I’m giving them an option, and the final decision is still up to them.’
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