Ou Yangming glanced at him and responded, “Senior Wu gave me some pointers in the past and even used the secret realm to upgrade my cultivation base from Yang Grade Class One to the peak of Class Five. Are you asking me to be an ungrateful person?”
Hong Feiyu’s face changed, and he smiled embarrassedly. “Brother Ou, please forgive me for being too rash.”
Big Yellow looked around and immediately lay on the ground as though it never got up in the first place.
Multi-armed King Kong turned to look forward and swung its arms steadily while it walked. It was so focused that nobody could find fault in it at all.
As for the goshawk, it spread its wings and soared into the sky, and it dared not descend anymore.
Ou Yangming turned around with a hostile look on his face. Hong Feiyu’s back was already drenched in a cold sweat, and he quickly proposed, “Master Ou, since he’s here to block your path, I’m sure he has something to say. How about I invite him over?”
“You mustn’t treat him impolitely. Go on,” Ou Yangming answered after a moment of hesitation.
“Yes.” With that, Hong Feiyu flashed and jumped off the king kong’s back.
Multi-armed King Kong would have glared furiously at him if he normally did that, but it did not seem to have noticed at all this time, so much so that it did not peek in that direction at all.
Hong Feiyu moved at lightning speed and dashed forward.
On the other hand, Multi-armed King Kong walked normally behind. It was extremely fast too, but it was much slower than a Spirit Grade powerhouse going all-out.
Before long, Hong Feiyu spotted an elder on the path ahead. The elder smiled with his hands behind his back and was not surprised by the man’s arrival.
“Is that you, Brother Hong? I’m being discourteous.”
Hong Feiyu laughed out loud and cut to the chase. “Brother Wu, you don’t need to be so polite. I came by Brother Ou’s order to invite you over.”
He did not expose his identity when he first arrived at Canghai City, but news spread after Ou Yangming seized him and asked for his name.
Wu Yuanwei nodded. “Master Ou’s a gifted genius that rose during the Humans’ disaster, and he’s the person that I respect the most throughout my life. Please lead the way, Brother Hong.” He cupped his hands at the man.
Hong Feiyu nodded as he was pleased. Back then, he was forced to follow Ou Yangming, or he could not have survived. Seeing as the only Spirit Grade powerhouse from this realm admired the young fellow so much, he felt better.
If Wu Yuanwei was indifferent toward Ou Yangming, Hong Feiyu would have pulled a long face at him.
When the two of them turned around, they saw Multi-armed King Kong’s mountainous body from afar. Hong Feiyu was already used to it, but Wu Yuanwei also kept a straight face, which astonished the man.
Such a giant beast was definitely distinctive in the lower realm as they could only be seen in the upper realm.
Despite that, the imperial family’s greatest powerhouse was not nervous at all when he saw the beasts for the first time, so it was quite strange.
With a flash of thought from Ou Yangming, Multi-armed King Kong, which was moving swiftly, stopped. It widened its eyes at Wu Yuanwei, who was as tiny as an ant in the distance, and it could not hide the scornful look on its face.
‘Is that the Humans’ greatest powerhouse in the lower realm?
‘Hmph, if it wasn’t for Master, I would’ve slapped you to death already!’
It regarded Ou Yangming as its master whole-heartedly, but it did not think about how discontent it was when it first met the young fellow in the past.
Ou Yangming jumped off the king kong’s back as well, and he used the tips of his toes to borrow force on different points on the beast’s body. He was treated differently from Hong Feiyu because the spirit beast had prepared all 8 of its palms and placed them at different heights, hence he did not need to worry at all.
In actual fact, if Ou Yangming was willing to, he could have asked Multi-armed King Kong to carry him to the ground with one hand, but he was not interested in such a pretentious act.
“Senior Wu, it has been a long time since we last met.” Ou Yangming did a fist salutation from a distance away.
Wu Yuanwei chuckled. He dared not consider himself an elder and returned the salutation as if they had the same seniority. “Master Ou, you were still at the peak of Yang Grade when we parted the last time. Congratulations on entering Spirit Grade.”
Ou Yangming shook his head. “Everything was by coincidence; I simply chanced upon it.”
“The people of our generation only look at the result, not the process. Since you’re that capable, the rest… Isn’t important.”
“Senior Wu, given that you’re visiting me halfway, I suppose you’re aware of the purpose of my trip,” Ou Yangming expressed after keeping quiet for some time.
“Of course.” Wu Yuanwei chuckled.
“Okay, I’ll be honest with you then—I’m here to take Old Man away,” Ou Yangming uttered sternly.
“We won’t stop him if he’s willing to leave,” Wu Yuanwei replied to him without any hesitation.
“Senior Wu, you’re a man of your word, so I trust you.” Ou Yangming laughed out loud. He knew the elder must have a way to not let Old Craftsman want to leave, but he was confident as long as he had the elder’s word.
Who knew, Wu Yuanwei suddenly asked, “Master Ou, may I ask where you’re going to bring Old Craftsman to?”
Ou Yangming pondered for a while but could not make up his mind.
He did not want to get involved in the fight between the imperial family and the inherited aristocratic families from the 8 counties, but unless he and the old man lived in seclusion in the forest, he was bound to be entangled in the matter regardless of the city he was in.
Wu Yuanwei stared at the young fellow and said, “Master Ou, I actually have a suggestion, and I was wondering if you’ll consider it.”
“Senior, please go ahead.” Ou Yangming was moved.
“What do you think if I could possibly send Old Craftsman to the upper realm?” Wu Yuanwei pointed proudly at the upper realm.
Ou Yangming was reminded of what Zhiming the Venerable One told him. Due to the interspatial disorder, the upper realm might build a fixed passage.
If the passage was successfully built, it would no longer be difficult for people to travel between the two realms.
Besides, this was the only way for earthlings such as Old Craftsman to enter the upper realm successfully.
Chapter 528 - Request
Ou Yangming looked at Wu Yuanwei and asked, “Senior, have you started building the interspatial passage?”
“Uh, where did you hear that from, Master Ou?” Wu Yuanwei’s face tensed up, and he asked seriously.
The young fellow was incredibly sharp, hence he even noticed a stern look in the elder’s eyes. If someone else had said what he did, perhaps Wu Yuanwei would have tortured that person cruelly, but the elder simply smiled bitterly at him.
Ou Yangming obviously would not tell Wu Yuanwei that he met Zhiming the Venerable One. He smiled faintly and answered, “I only heard very little about it.”
Wu Yuanwei shook his head and stopped looking into the matter. “Master Ou, since you know about it, I won’t say much. It’s being planned in the upper realm, but it’s definitely not easy to fulfill it. Having said that, if we’re able to lend a helping hand from the lower realm, not only will the success rate be extremely high, but the number of resources to be consumed will also be reduced by a huge margin.”
“Why is that?” Ou Yangming was curious.
The little red bird on his shoulder moved a bit and hid its head under its wings. It was not a strange move for a bird, but Ou Yangming somehow felt strange as though the little bird was ashamed of him.
Ou Yangming glared at it snappily. He was far from the little bird in terms of his understanding of interspatial power, but it did not have to mak
e it so obvious.
Hong Feiyu’s eyes lit up as he was surprised. “You’re opening a passage? You and the other clans are really planning big! Heh, but if you succeed, it’ll bring endless wealth, so it’s a profitable deal!”
Ou Yangming was moved. It seemed like some things were general knowledge for cultivators from the upper realm, but they were unreachable secrets for ordinary people in the lower realm.
This was related to a person’s environment. If one were surrounded by knowledgeable powerhouses, one would gain plenty of knowledge even without studying hard. Nonetheless, those pieces of knowledge were undiscoverable secrets for those that struggled for life.
Although Ou Yangming was top-notch in this realm, he lacked in terms of inheritance.
“Brother Hong, if everything goes well, we’ll need your help too.” Wu Yuanwei grinned and assured the man. “Don’t worry, we won’t let you suffer any loss regardless of the outcome.”
Hong Feiyu was about to agree to it when he remembered something. He glanced at Ou Yangming and responded with a smile, “Brother Wu, I’ve already worshipped Brother Ou. As long as he permits me, I’ll do my best.”
Wu Yuanwei’s eyelids flickered. Even though he had already found out about this through the intelligence he received, the fact that the Spirit Grade powerhouse said it himself gave such a strong impact that his heart trembled.
At this moment, even Wu Yuanwei could not help but wonder what exactly Ou Yangming’s charm was, such that many powerhouses were willing to follow him.
Putting aside Hong Feiyu, who was also a part of the Humans, what about the 3 spirit beasts?
Ou Yangming said with bright eyes, “Senior Wu, according to what I heard, the various families in the upper realm aren’t in peace too.”
Wu Yuanwei smiled bitterly. He did not want to hide this from the young fellow, thus he rejoined, “Master Ou, resources are always lacking. It’s fine if they’re distributed according to usual practice, but due to the interspatial disorder, it’s possible for a passage to be built between the realms. Once the passage is set up, the resources that’ll be gained in the future can’t be mentioned in the same breath as what we receive now, so the families are having a huge dispute for their own interests.”
The young fellow nodded. Wu Yuanwei’s words were easy to understand; the cake was only that big at first, and it was tasteless but would be a pity to be discarded. Therefore, the clans did not focus too much on it and only dealt with it temporarily.
Now that the cake suddenly had huge prospects, they would receive much more benefits from it than before.
Consequently, the clans could not sit still anymore. At the very least, they would not allow the Wu family to enjoy more benefits so easily.
Despite that, the Wu family had a different mentality. They contributed the most throughout the past millennium, so they were naturally going to claim the biggest share. Even if the cake became larger, the other families could only enjoy it according to their fixed proportions, and the rest belonged to the imperial family.
Where one stood depended on where one sat; this was probably where their dispute originated from. Nevertheless, Ou Yangming never wished he could solve everything, and he made it clear long ago that he did not want to get involved.
“Master Ou, if the passage were to be built, the powerhouses from the upper realm must first find the lower realm’s specific location then use a super formation to lock on the space between our realms. With that, the interspatial passage can be stabilized through different methods,” Wu Yuanwei explained with a grim look on his face. He added after a pause, “The toughest part is to control the formation between the realms after the locating step.”
“Senior Wu, the locating step shouldn’t be difficult, right?” Ou Yangming asked after some thought.
“It’s exceptionally difficult for us, but it won’t be a problem for the Venerable Ones in the upper realm. Besides, the space has become more stable now, so it’s much easier for them to bestow treasure on us.”
Ou Yangming nodded. As the distance between the realms changes, there were indeed many enormous changes.
Wu Yuanwei glanced at Ou Yangming and his companions, then he concluded solemnly, “I suggest we ignore the argument in the upper realm. Heh, as long as we can set up the formation that allows us to work with the upper realm and succeed in activating it, that’ll be enough.”
“Will the imperial family benefit the most if the formation is built now to draw the upper realm’s power?” Ou Yangming grinned.
“That’s right,” Wu Yuanwei answered with a poker face after a moment of hesitation.
“If that’s the case, why don’t you do it? Is it beyond your ability?”
“Yes, I can’t hide anything from you indeed, Master Ou,” Wu Yuanwei spoke in a deep voice, “It’s tremendously difficult to use only the upper realm’s formation to lock on us. While the Venerable Ones can sense the location, guiding the formation’s power here is similar to a blind man finding his way; the success rate is close to zero. That said, if we can also set up a formation map here and echo with the one in the upper realm from far, hehe, they’ll be able to connect the powers, and the resources spent will be reduced by at least 1,000 times.”
“That’s great, but what part of it is difficult?”
“The Interspatial Formation Map can’t be activated by ordinary people. Even if I retrieve the formation map, at least 5 Spiritualists and 1,000 Extreme Grade cultivators will be needed to activate it.”
Ou Yangming was stunned. “That many?”
Back then, 1,000 Extreme Grade cultivators would be an unreachable number.
The Humans had a great many powerhouses, but those that really took the leap to advance to Extreme Grade were extraordinarily talented. Under normal circumstances, having 300 Supreme Great Ancestors in the capital and the 8 counties altogether was the limit.
As for Spirit Grade powerhouses, they were considered legendary in this world. At the very least, for generations, apart from the imperial family, which managed to always have one, such a powerhouse was not heard of at all.
Hence, it would be impossible to gather more powerhouses in the past.
However, there was a fundamental change now.
Ou Yangming pondered and questioned, “Senior Wu, can spirit beasts make up the number too?”
“Of course. Spirit beasts aren’t inferior to equal-ranked human cultivators at all. In fact, they’re the best option.” Wu Yuanwei smiled.
“Heh.” Ou Yangming laughed. “I suppose you’re eyeing my spirit beasts?”
Wu Yuanwei flushed. “Master Ou, once the passage to the upper realm is successfully built, we’ll benefit greatly from it too. This is for the sake of the people in the world.”
“Senior Wu, you don’t need to explain; I trust you,” Ou Yangming replied to the elder and raised another question, “How can we gather 1,000 Supreme Great Ancestors?”
He had the Simulated Spiritual Fist to help powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade break through the limit to enter Extreme Grade, but it was not a foolproof method, and the failing rate was quite high too. Moreover, he had almost picked all of the suitable candidates from the capital in the past, so it would be impossible to find a few hundred more such powerhouses.
Wu Yuanwei answered without any delay, “I’ll communicate with the upper realm if you’re willing to contribute, Master Ou. Heh, everyone in this realm must join hands if we’d like to achieve the target. As for the profit distribution, we’ll let them decide.”
Ou Yangming looked deeply at the elder and remarked, “Senior Wu, I admire you for always thinking about the people.”
The different clans must work together if they were to find alternate candidates to assemble 1,000 Supreme Great Ancestors. Wu Yuanwei brought it up to alleviate the conflict between the families, so they could discuss the important matter together.
No matter what, the elder’s way of doing this gained Ou Yangming’s deep admiration and ap
proval.
After all, if Ou Yangming stood by idly in this realm, given that Wu Yuanwei was in Spirit Grade, he was unquestionably the greatest at the present age and could not be resisted even if the 8 counties united.
The fact that Wu Yuanwei proposed a compromise when he already had the upper hand proved how sincere he was.
Even so, this was also because of Ou Yangming and his companions. If the disaster was still ongoing, the Humans would not have wished for these when they could not even protect themselves.
All of a sudden, Hong Feiyu asked, “Brother Wu, I’d like to ask—if the two realms are connected, what will Brother Ou gain as the biggest contributor?”
Wu Yuanwei forced a smile and asked, “What do you think, Brother Hong?”
“A tenth—no matter what the upper realm attains from this realm, Brother Ou’s share is a tenth of everything.”
Chapter 529 - The Solution
“Impossible!” Wu Yuanwei shouted almost immediately, “How’s that possible!”
Hong Feiyu laughed. “Brother Wu, a straightforward person doesn’t resort to insinuations. I’m from the upper realm too. Though I don’t know the Interspatial Secret Technique, I have some understanding of it too. With the help of a formation map in the lower realm, the upper realm can connect both realms without much consumption. However, without our cooperation, not to mention the number of resources needed, even if the upper realm makes their utmost effort, they can’t guarantee success in the end,” he spoke seriously with bright eyes.
“Brother Hong, even if you’re not willing to help, do you think the upper realm won’t send Spiritualists here?” Wu Yuanwei’s face changed. He looked around and asked, “Since these spirit beasts can descend to our realm, why can’t the Humans do the same?”
Ou Yangming was moved. ‘Yes, Wu Yuanwei’s making sense. The Insects even sent 3 spirit beasts here, so if the Humans are willing to pay the price, what’s impossible?’
Who knew, Hong Feiyu laughed out loud and asked, “Brother Wu, are you kidding me?”
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