Having said that, it was clearly stated in the record that the success rate was low—less than 50%.
Moreover, as the cultivation base of the person attempting the act became higher, the fist technique’s power would decrease progressively. If the cultivator was above Yang Grade Class Three, the technique would basically be ineffective.
However, when Ou Yangming began performing the Spiritual Fist, at least hundreds of people had entered, and regardless if they acknowledged the young fellow as their teacher, the outcome was the same for them—they entered Extreme Grade and left the realm excitedly.
Out of the hundreds of people, none of them failed. It was simply unimaginable.
Wu Yuanwei pondered for a long time before he asked, “He has probably failed before, hasn’t he?”
“Yes,” Wu Kangzhe answered seriously, “Before Master Ou left the capital previously, he produced Extreme Grade powerhouses on a large scale too, but a few among every 10 people didn’t succeed.”
The 2 most important figures from the Wu family exchanged glances and felt indescribable chills at the bottom of their hearts.
How long had it been? Given that Ou Yangming already improved to such a fearsome state, could he create a huge miracle by keeping the promise of becoming a Venerable One within a century?
If one wanted to unleash the Simulated Spiritual Fist’s greatest effect, one must create an incredibly real illusory world.
Not only would one require great mental power to achieve that, but one also had to have remarkable control. As such, the simulation could then be done so meticulously that other people would not be able to distinguish if it was real.
When Ou Yangming split his mental conception into 10 parts, the 2 figures from the Wu family were worried that the illusions created by him would be flawed due to his dispersed powers. If that was the case, the powerhouses would have little hope to enter Extreme Grade.
Nevertheless, it was proven that Ou Yangming could still carry out the process with ease.
Despite that, the more outstanding Ou Yangming’s performance, the more distressed they were.
They were humans too and were God-favored figures flattered by everyone else, but why was there such a tremendous gap between them and Ou Yangming?
The 2 figures sighed at the same time. Wu Yuanwei became more determined about not offending Ou Yangming no matter what, and Wu Kangzhe’s attitude also underwent a 360-degree change. The latter figured that the young fellow was one that was truly favored by God, so the Wu family must not provoke him at all.
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For over 10 days in a row, Ou Yangming remained in the secret realm. While helping the powerhouse advance to a higher boundary, he used the opportunity to train his mental power and control.
The 2 powerhouses from the Wu family thought Ou Yangming could already accurately control the Simulated Spiritual Fist, and they thought that the help he provided to 10 powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade in one go was more than enough. They did not know that the work was not done by the young fellow alone, and the little red bird, which seemed like his pet, on his shoulder was the real mastermind.
It was worth noting that the Phoenixes’ spiritual world was a world that could communicate with the origin world, and the little red bird’s notable natural gift could further support the spiritual world. Therefore, when Ou Yangming borrowed its spiritual world’s power, everything ended up perfectly.
Besides, Ou Yangming also consolidated and upgraded his powers throughout the process, hence it was truly a happy ending for all.
By the last day, the 1,000 powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade had all made a trip to the secret realm.
They were still at the peak of Yang Grade when they entered, but they became Supreme Great Ancestors when they left.
The lower realm had existed for plenty of years, but it was the first time so many human powerhouses became great ancestors.
Just as Ou Yangming stopped the process, got up, and stepped out of the secret realm, countless Supreme Great Ancestors, who had been waiting for a long time, bowed almost at the same time. They shouted most sincerely, “We pay you our respects, Teacher Ou.”
They sounded powerful and dynamic, which was unexampled, so much so that the guarding soldiers quivered too.
Those were 1,000 over Supreme Great Ancestors. Although they had just advanced, they were already in Extreme Grade and could not be messed with. If they wanted to cause a disturbance, they could easily overturn the dynasty.
Ou Yangming looked around and glanced at Wu Hanning. He knew at once that the princess had secretly guided them to do this.
If not, the Supreme Great Ancestors, which were mostly from the capital and the 8 counties, would not have stayed behind.
The young fellow sighed and uttered, “You may get up.”
As he strode, many newly-advanced powerhouses got up and followed him outside the city.
Before long, they returned to the cottages. Ou Yangming turned to look at their different facial expressions and sneered. “What is it? You were able to stay here when you were in Yang Grade, but you can’t settle down anymore now that you’re in Extreme Grade?”
Everyone else’s hearts tensed up, and they immediately expressed that they would be willing to stay in the cottages until the end of time as long as Ou Yangming wanted them to.
“You’ve just advanced, and your boundaries aren’t stable enough, so you can’t enjoy life yet.” Ou Yangming shook his head and pointed at the cottages ahead. “Stabilize your boundaries here. If anyone slacks or tries to play tricks within 3 months… Hmph, if I can help you advance to Extreme Grade, I can obviously bring you back to square one and even…”
The people instantly fell silent. Even though some of them got their heads turned by their success of entering Extreme Grade, they felt like they fell into an ice cellar at the moment and dared not have improper thoughts anymore.
Following that, Ou Yangming clapped twice. A loud shriek was heard coming from the sky, and the ground in the distance began to rumble. Soon enough, Multi-armed King Kong was nearby, and his mountainous body inflicted immense pressure on everyone else.
“Take a good look at them—my pet beasts. If anyone wants to escape, you can compare your speed with theirs,” Ou Yangming noted coldly.
The other people looked at each other and smiled bitterly as they thought, ‘Won’t we be courting death if we compare our speed with theirs?’
If someone else—even if it was Wu Yuanwei, who was the Humans’ greatest powerhouse—forced them like that, the newly-advanced great ancestors might not be willing to give in because they had just gained a lot of confidence. After all, over 1,000 of them were gathered here, and one command would be all they needed to overturn the world.
However, everything was different because it was Ou Yangming that spoke.
Most of them had acknowledged Ou Yangming as their teacher. Not to mention they were not capable enough to resist him, even if they were, they would not have the guts to put their thoughts into action.
Ou Yangming nodded at the people he subdued as he was pleased. “From now on, those that are under me will take turns to enter this cottage. As for the others, solidify your boundaries on your own.”
With bright eyes, he waved his hand and carried a momentum that could not be defied.
Everyone else responded to him loudly but while some were joyful, some were sorrowful.
They knew Ou Yangming was probably doing this to fulfill his promise, where he would smith magic tools for his apprentices.
In actuality, when everyone else was informed about the 2 different treatments offered by Ou Yangming, most of the powerhouses at the peak of Yang Grade chose to follow him. It was not only because they would be watched over by a powerhouse, but they could also receive tangible benefits.
A customized magic tool could become an ultimate treasure passed down in a clan.
Needless to say, a few people did not devote themselves to the yo
ung fellow, but they could be neglected as compared to the 1,000 over powerhouses that did.
Seeing as Ou Yangming’s apprentices lined up to enter the cottage, the rest of them had different expressions, but deep down they regretted their decision.
Inside the cottage, Ou Yangming summoned the first person and casually raised a question.
The powerhouse was the first person from the first group, but his performance in the illusory world was only mediocre and did not catch Ou Yangming’s eyes. Thus, after a brief discussion, the young fellow smithed a magic tool attached with an ordinary offensive skill for him.
From Ou Yangming’s perspective, the magic tool’s rank and power were lacking, but the tool was an ultimate treasure to the powerhouse.
According to the order of entering the secret realm, newly-advanced Supreme Great Ancestors entered one after another. Ou Yangming treated them equally, but he paid special attention to a few of them.
Those few people displayed rather impressive abilities in the illusion. While their abilities varied in terms of mightiness, the fact that they caught Ou Yangming’s eye proved that they were unordinary.
Ou Yangming induced them with his words and turned their most-skilled abilities into runes to be stored. As the number of runes in his sea of consciousness increased, his knowledge and capability improved too. Furthermore, when the number of runes arrived at a certain level, they naturally had the effect of allowing the young fellow to comprehend by analogy. As a result, he could grasp them better.
For 3 whole months, Ou Yangming received all of his apprentices in the cottage and customized a magic skill tool for each of them.
At the same time, nearly 100 unique runes were added to his sea of consciousness.
It was a significant gain as the runes’ values would not reduce even if he were to leave this realm.
After 3 months, when the imperial family ordered everyone to gather, the Supreme Great Ancestors had completely stabilized their boundaries.
What awaited them was a vast wilderness outside the capital, where a supreme formation map, which could accommodate 10,000 people had been set up.
Chapter 540 - The Interspatial Formation Map
On the vast wilderness, an enormous formation map was carved.
Ou Yangming had some understanding of formation maps and also formed fixed linked incantations similar to the Spirit-gathering Formation in his sea of consciousness.
Nonetheless, if he compared the knowledge in his mind with the formation map in front of him, it would be insignificant and not worth mentioning.
Even so, Ou Yangming was not shocked by the formation map because numerous images flowed deep in his sea of consciousness. They seemed to be formation maps too, but the vague maps gave him unimaginably immense pressure.
He had a feeling that if he displayed those formation maps, he could certainly crush the formation map in front of him at the moment.
Nevertheless, he obtained those images by prying Lil’ Red’s spiritual world, hence they were the Phoenixes’ lost studies. Based on his abilities thus far, he could not see how exactly they looked like, but the overflowing powers would be enough to suppress everything.
Apart from Ou Yangming and the little red bird, the other people were appalled.
This was because they could sense a wonderful yet forceful power being released from the formation map. The power had become one with the universe’s spiritual power and could not be compared by a single person’s power.
The people even had a hunch that if the formation map’s power was fully released, none of them could resist it even if it would cost their lives.
It was such a strong feeling that even Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk were rather hesitant when they went closer to the map.
Seeing as everyone had gathered, Wu Yuanwei flashed to the center of the formation map and spoke loudly, “I suppose you understand why I’ve invited you here, am I right?”
Although not everyone present knew who Wu Yuanwei was, they could all sense his invincible momentum, thus they kept quiet after hearing what he said.
Ou Yangming looked around and spotted many old acquaintances.
The imperial family and the inherited aristocratic families from the 8 counties had joined hands this time, so other than the imperial family’s Supreme Great Ancestors, many such powerhouses from the 8 counties’ aristocratic families had come.
Wu Yuanwei turned to look at Ou Yangming and expressed with a smile, “Master Ou, I suddenly realized that it’s better for you to announce this.”
Ou Yangming was stunned, and he declined. “Senior Wu, you’re the Humans’ greatest powerhouse, so you should announce this.”
“Half of these Supreme Great Ancestors are under you.” Wu Yuanwei chuckled and waved his sleeves. “Master Ou, you don’t need to decline me. Please.”
“Yes, Teacher Ou, please.”
“Please give us the order, Teacher Ou.”
“We’ll obey you, Teacher Ou.”
Before Ou Yangming could turn it down again, many other voices were heard.
Wu Kangzhe was secretly shocked when he noticed the looks of respect on the Supreme Great Ancestors’ faces. Fortunately, Ou Yangming was destined to head to the Spiritual Realm. If a person like him stayed in the lower realm, the imperial family would definitely be worried and could not live in peace.
Ou Yangming shook his head. He did not want to waste any more time, so he asked, “Okay. Let me ask—have you heard of the upper realm?”
He did not try to hide anything and disclosed the Spiritual Realm in the most straightforward way. In particular, he emphasized the interspatial passage when he talked about it.
The people looked grim. Other than the Supreme Great Ancestors from the inherited aristocratic families, the other people only had superficial knowledge about everything being said. Therefore, countless people exclaimed when Ou Yangming revealed everything.
All of a sudden, someone questioned loudly, “Teacher Ou, if the interspatial passage is successfully built, will the Humans’ disaster still occur in the future?”
Ou Yangming grinned and answered, “The Beasts can still send spirit beasts to the lower realm during fixed times. If they insist on doing that, disasters will still be inevitable for the Humans.”
Everyone became much less enthusiastic, and many people furrowed their eyebrows.
Despite that, Ou Yangming suddenly changed the tone of his speech. “But if the passage is built, the Humans from the Spiritual Realm can send powerhouses to the lower realm at any time. Hehe, the Beasts don’t have an interspatial passage, so they must pay a huge price if they want to descend to the lower realm. On the other hand, once we have the passage, the price for our powerhouses to come to the lower realm will only be a billionth of theirs. I do hope that the Beasts will send more spirit beasts here, but I’m afraid that they won’t be willing to do that.” He smiled faintly.
The people were dumbfounded at first, but they soon burst out laughing.
Ou Yangming made it quite clear that the Humans’ disaster would not happen anymore in the future.
Even though the powerhouses present had become Supreme Great Ancestors, the higher their statuses, the greater their responsibilities, which they found it hard to express.
They would not stint at all if they could do everything they can in this aspect.
Another person went forward and asked, “Teacher Ou, if we help to build the interspatial passage, will we be exploited and extorted by the Spiritual Realm?”
Many people’s eyes flickered because the question was their main concern.
Ou Yangming sighed and answered, “Once both realms are connected, the Spiritual Realm will surely be given the priority first, so we must pay a certain price.”
“If that’s the case, why did you agree to do this, Teacher Ou?”
Wu Yuanwei opened his mouth but hesitated and finally decided to let Ou Yangming answer the question. This was because he was also curious abo
ut the young fellow’s response.
Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows and explained, “We must pay a certain price once both realms are connected, but the outstanding figures from our realm will also stand a chance to rise to the Spiritual Realm. I hope that those that can enter the Spiritual Realm will cultivate as much as possible. If we’re able to one day gain a firm foothold over there and become successful, let’s give back to our realm and eliminate all unequal treaties.” He looked dignified as he spoke.
His voice was loud and powerful, causing the people’s blood to boil.
Wu Yuanwei, Wu Kangzhe, and the others were moved too, and they could not help but praise the young fellow internally.
The Wu family had indeed inherited a branch from the Spiritual Realm, but they became rooted in the lower realm with the inherited aristocratic families from the 8 counties for a millennium. While they still revered the Spiritual Realm, they were already on the other side long ago.
Having said that, they knew very well how fearsome the Spiritual Realm was, so they never dared to express their real thoughts.
Once the two realms were connected, without a doubt, the lower realm’s wealth would be extorted by the Spiritual Realm.
If that was not the case, why would the Spiritual Realm spend plenty of resources to open the interspatial passage as though they had nothing better to do?
The powerhouses from the lower realm would not be willing to do this if it was possible. However, if they refused to do so, the next Humans’ disaster might be the end of their race.
Hence, they could only bite the bullet and consented to it. That said, now that Ou Yangming shouted and set a new target, the powerhouses’ eyes lit up.
‘Yes, what’s the point of us talking so much over here? We might as well work hard and strive for a spot in the Spiritual Realm. By the time we hold stable positions and the timing is right, we might really be able to give back to our realm.’
At the spur of the moment, everyone looked at Ou Yangming differently, and they thought, ‘It’s truly unbelievable that this young fella has such an aspiration.’
Nonetheless, they did not know that while they dared not resist the formidable powerhouses from the Spiritual Realm because they were heavily pressured, Ou Yangming had a phoenix on his side. It was a young phoenix, but why would it care about ordinary human powerhouses?
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