Chapter 152 - First Magic Tool (1/2)

Chapter 152 First Magic Tool

In a room, Ni Yinghong put down five raw gemstones and looked at Ou Yangming with her bright eyes as she asked, “Tell me, can you really perceive the stones?”

Ou Yangming chuckled and answered, “You know I’ve fathomed the integration of Heaven and man.”

“We knew that long ago. Hmph, isn’t it just the integration of Heaven and man? Is there a need to show off…” Ni Yinghong pouted her lips, but she said to herself, ‘The state seems quite desirable. Hmph, I’m not envious at all!’

Ou Yangming giggled. “Indeed, there’s no need to show off, but after having the state, I had an obscure feeling about these stones. I had a good feeling about them, so I chose them.”

Ni Yinghong was not fully convinced, but she realized after some thought that it could not be explained any other way.

Although there were no similar cases with other powerhouses, who apprehended the integration of Heaven and man too, the state was achieved when one comprehended nature. It varied from person to person, hence there was no absolute standard for it.

Besides, Ou Yangming had grasped the state as a Military Fire Blacksmith.

There were people like him in the past, but they were exceptionally rare like phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

On top of that, there were no detailed records of the unique ability being attained by a person who understood the mysteries of the integration of Heaven and man through smithing art. Perhaps Ou Yangming’s ability had come from that.

Ni Yinghong pondered for some time before she finally approved of his statement. “I’ve given you everything, so do as you see fit!” Afterward, she turned and left right away.

Since Ou Yangming found out her real ident.i.ty; a woman, as thick-faced as she was, dared not stay in the room for a long time at night.

Ou Yangming smiled and was rather moved as he watched her leave.

After leaving the Yi Pavilion, Ni Yinghong left on her own by giving the excuse that she would not board the carriage. As soon as she returned home, she found five similar-sized raw gemstones to subst.i.tute five of the actual ones before Ou Yangming and the rest were back.

Being the Ni family’s eldest young lady, it was easy for her to make the subst.i.tution.

As such, among the ten raw gemstones that were cracked by the Ni family’s stone-cracking master, only five were the ones that were picked by Ou Yangming. The five remaining real gemstones had been discreetly brought to this room. Ou Yangming inhaled deeply as he relished the beautiful lady’s consideration and kindness. He could not help but become immersed in it.

A thought suddenly crossed his mind: if he could really spend his life together with her forever, he would be content without wanting to pursue anything else. However, old Craftsman’s thin and ill-looking face surfaced again at the next instant.

Ou Yangming shook his head hard. ‘Who am I to indulge in being in a special place? Before I grasp absolute power and the way to prolong Old Craftsman’s life, I can’t relax nor slack at all.’

He sighed and suppressed his thoughts to the bottom of his heart.

Following that, he focused fully on the raw gemstones.

Without needing to touch them, Ou Yangming knew what they roughly contained. They contained 1 Fine Grade gem, 3 High Grade gems, and a gem that gave him the feeling of a vast ocean, respectively.

Ou Yangming did not attach much importance to the High Grade and Fine Grade gems because the feeling of the blue sea was still fresh in his memory.

When Ni Yinghong sent the raw gemstones over, she had brought different suitable tools as well.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming felt that his unbreakable military saber was the best tool for him.

As he shaved the raw gemstone with his saber, the gem was finally removed. Once he had fully retrieved it, he was drawn by the light that was emitted.

After hesitating over and over again, Ou Yangming exerted his Military Fire on the blue gem.

[Item: Impeccable Gem (Blue)]

(Equivalent Rank: Magic Level Common Grade]

(Attribute: Increases mental power’s upper limit by 5%]

Even though it only had one attribute, Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched, and he almost exclaimed

Mental power was an incredibly unique power, and it was completely different from essential Qi.

While Ou Yangming learned from Big Yellow a technique to increase mental power, it was suitable for the big yellow dog, but not as effective for humans.

Therefore, even after practicing with a lot of hard work, Ou Yangming’s mental power had not increased much.

With this gem’s a.s.sistance and his 40 Points of mental power, he could easily increase his metal power by 2 Points.

Yes, 2 Points of mental power did not seem a lot, but it was not the end of his mental power’s limit. In the future, perhaps the attribute could benefit him in a way that was beyond his imagination.

Moreover, the gem was of Magic Level Common Grade.

The meaning that it carried was enough to let one connect it with something else.

Ou Yangming removed his waist sash after some thought.

There were three grooves on the sash, but two of them were already occupied, leaving the last one empty. The waist sash had advanced to the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five after two grooves were used, and its standard was the greatest among all pieces of equipment that Ou Yangming had come across.

As he looked at the final groove, he gritted his teeth and burned the Military Fire in his hand.