It was a rather strange memory image, and it seemed like the only one among all of Qiu Chengwang’s memories.
There was an unused area of land that became barren and desolate.
Nonetheless, an extremely fearsome thing could be seen.
An old coffin was floating in the bizarre space. It was clear that the coffin was the ultimate weapon that Qiu Chengwang retrieved when he went against Multi-armed King Kong.
For some reason, the wasteland seemed to be very attractive the moment it appeared.
Yes, Ou Yangming sensed at this instant that his Heavenly Phoenix Fire and the giant head that was inherited from the Dragons seemed to have become agitated. They were expressing the same intention to him in different ways.
‘Go over, go over, go over….
‘Go and check it out!’
This was what Ou Yangming was feeling at the moment.
Although Ou Yangming did not know what place it was and could not tell what secret was hiding inside, given that the Heavenly Phoenix Fire and the giant head were so triggered, it was definitely not an ordinary place.
Even so, the image was fleeting. Ou Yangming managed to preserve the memory image, but he could not find anything else related to it.
The related memories had undoubtedly been devoured by the giant head.
Nevertheless, it was inevitable. If Ou Yangming was already a Venerable One… No, even if he became a Venerable One, he could not have completely browsed another Venerable One’s lifelong memories within such a short period.
One might have to be above a Venerable One to achieve that.
Ou Yangming sighed and helplessly got rid of the thought of exploring the barren land further.
After curbing his thoughts, he finally opened his eyes and exhaled deeply.
It was a long exhalation as though he breathed out the stuffiness in his chest. By the time he opened his eyes, he was greeted by 2 pairs of curious and anxious eyes.
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One and Multi-armed King Kong widened their eyes and studied him.
Ou Yangming was slightly taken aback. “What’s wrong?”
The 2 spirit beasts were unordinary, formidable Venerable Ones. In particular, the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One was a top-grade Venerable One. It had had countless experiences throughout its life, hence Ou Yangming was confused when it had that expression on its face.
Despite that, the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One simply coughed and did not know how it should explain itself. On the other hand, Multi-armed King Kong did not have any concerns, thus it responded without any hesitation, “Master, you were in an unfavorable state earlier as if you were in danger.”
Ou Yangming’s face changed. He immediately recalled the fluctuation that occurred in his sea of consciousness when Qiu Chengwang’s memory image appeared just now.
He shook his head with a bitter smile and assured the king kong. “It’s fine—there was a small accident earlier, but it was perfectly resolved.” When he finished, a faint smile was even seen on his face.
Being able to drive out Qiu Chengwang’s extra memory images and turn them into energies while leaving some essences behind was the most suitable thing for him. Even though many precious memories turned into nothing because he could not handle them in time, he was content with the memories that he gained.
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One frowned and shook its head. “Master Ou, you mustn’t take such a risk anymore.”
Ou Yangming replied to it seriously after some thought, “Yes. Thanks for your good intention, Venerable One.”
It was true that he benefited greatly this time by gaining knowledge of formation maps, it was indeed a dangerous process. If the giant head had not burst out at the last minute, he dared not imagine what would have happened.
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One then turned to look at Qiu Chengwang.
At this point, while the Venerable One from Zhangzhou was breathing normally and still had his life force, he looked lifeless as though he no longer had a soul.
In other words, he had become a retard without memories.
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One raised its eyebrow and asked in a deep voice, “Master Ou, what do you plan to do with him?”
Ou Yangming was moved when he heard the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One, and he looked at it in shock. This was because it could hear from the top-grade Venerable One’s tone that it was somewhat excited as though it cared about Qiu Chengwang’s body very much.
“Hehe, senior, this person’s memories are gone, so there’s no use keeping him. In any case, he’s only going to do harm.” Ou Yangming paused for a while before he asked, “Why don’t we just kill him?”
Qiu Chengwang was a Venerable One with a strong backing, after all, so Reborn in Paradise would be concerned if he went missing or died. Zhangzhou and Danzhou were very far apart, but it would stop them from traveling far to seek the truth.
In comparison, keeping him alive would increase the chance of him being exposed than if he were killed.
It was not that Ou Yangming was ruthless; this was his normal reaction. At the end of the day, he would not have ended well if he was captured by Qiu Chengwang instead.
Since the Venerable One schemed something against him, he could not be blamed for wanting an eye for an eye.
Who knew, the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One’s face changed. It asked right away, “Master Ou, if you don’t plan to use him, how about you leave him to me?”
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One did not hesitate to use honorifics so that it could obtain the body that had lost all wisdom and consciousness.
Ou Yangming was dumbfounded. ‘10,000 Beasts Venerable One’s coveting his body indeed.’ However, he could not figure out what the powerhouses wanted to do.
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One decided not to keep it a secret as if it saw through Ou Yangming’s mind. It explained in a deep voice, “Master Ou, frankly speaking, if I have his body, I can try to refine my clone.”
“A clone?” Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows. He was intrigued and eager to try as well.
Before this, he had heard from Master Kurong that a supreme powerhouse’s clone existed in Zhangzhou.
The powerhouse himself had gone beyond a Venerable One’s boundary and was nowhere to be found, but his clone stayed in Zhangzhou and dominated there. In fact, Master Kurong had even exchanged blows with the clone before, but he was badly defeated.
That said, the defeat made Master Kurong cultivate in isolation, and he finally found his path.
It was the best proof that fortune and misfortune were 2 buckets in the same well.
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One nodded seriously. “Yes, a clone.”
Ou Yangming questioned, “Senior, are there requirements or any limit if you’d like to refine a clone?”
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One laughed out loud. “This isn’t a secret anyway, so I’ll just tell you about it.” It smiled with its eyes squinted before it continued, “If one wants to refine a clone, one’s cultivation base must at least be that of a top-grade Venerable One.”
Ou Yangming twitched his mouth because the first thing that the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One said had already blocked his path.
He had been advancing fast in martial arts cultivation, but he did not know how long it would take for him to become a top-grade Venerable One.
“The second thing, which is also the most important point, is the choice of the clone.” The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One sighed. “The clone has to at least be a Venerable One but most importantly, the clone can’t have even the slightest of his consciousness at all or the success rate won’t be higher than 10%.”
Ou Yangming was moved. “Senior, given your cultivation base, finding an enemy that’s a Venerable One and erasing his consciousness won’t be difficult for you, right?”
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One rolled its eyes and responded helplessly, “Master Ou, you’re kidding. If I scheme this deliberately, I’ll indeed be able to find a suitable candidate, but it’ll be impossible for me to wipe out his consciousness.” It shook its head while it explained, “Powerhouses that become Venerable Ones have incredibly strong wills. Even if I capture them and torture them all I can, they won’t surrender easily. Heh, in actual fact, at that point, if they can’t get away, they’ll likely choose to explode themselves and die.”
Ou Yangming was struck dumb. He glanced at Qiu Chengwang and thought, ‘Didn’t we seize this formation master successfully?’
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One quickly noted, “Master Ou, it’s a special case that we managed to capture him. If he hadn’t fought against King Kong for a long time, which allowed me to set up a restriction that instantly burst out on him after that, we might not have been able to catch him. Besides, even if it looked like he let himself be arrested and was powerless, he must’ve cultivated various secret techniques as a Venerable One. In that case, I won’t be able to erase his consciousness no matter what.”
Multi-armed King Kong nodded in agreement. “Father’s right—it’s most likely that he would’ve employed a secret technique to end his life. If that happens, we’ll be able to use his body, but we won’t be able to refine a clone anymore.”
Since its cultivation system came from the same inheritance as that of the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One, it was normal for it to know these secrets.
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One looked with bright eyes at Ou Yangming and asked, “Master Ou, how did you… Do it?”
Given that Ou Yangming managed to erase a Venerable One’s consciousness without harming his body, even the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One found it to be nearly miraculous.
A Venerable One in Qiu Chengwang’s state at the moment was one in a million.
As such, the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One was going to get its hand on him regardless of the costs.
Ou Yangming twitched his mouth and thought, ‘I only used my Heavenly Phoenix Fire to attack Qiu Chengwang’s consciousness in my spiritual world. As for why he turned out like this and why his will became so weak and vulnerable, I have no idea.’
Honestly, Ou Yangming still underestimated how mighty his Heavenly Phoenix Fire was.
It was the Phoenixes’ fire, so how could it be resisted by an ordinary Venerable One. Furthermore, the process was done inside the Phoenixes’ spiritual world, thus the layering effect was far beyond one’s imagination.
Ou Yangming grinned when he looked at the eager 10,000 Beasts Venerable One. “Alright, since you’d like to have him, senior, I’ll leave him to you.”
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One was overjoyed. It nodded at Ou Yangming.
Multi-armed King Kong laughed and asked, “Master, are we going back now?”
Ou Yangming answered after some thought, “It’s time to go back. Perhaps… We should go on a long journey.”
The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One and Multi-armed King Kong were struck dumb. “Where to?”
Ou Yangming looked into the distance and mumbled, “Zhangzhou—there’s a good place there.”
