Chapter 697 - Pester
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 difficulties 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!’