"Woof!"

Big Yellow, which was lying behind the door, barked without any hesitation. Its voice was filled with threat and discontent.

Feng Yiyuan furrowed his eyebrows. Although he was afraid, he cast aside his worries when he thought about how fearsome the scholar behind him was.

Perhaps he would offend Multi-armed King Kong and the goshawk—two frightening spirit beasts—if he offended Ou Yangming, and he would most likely die a graveless death. Nonetheless, if the great ancestor flinched at this moment, he would probably be killed by the scholar in the blink of an eye.

He did not know what the peculiar plant was, but the extent the scholar valued it was nothing like he had ever seen.

Feng Yiyuan sighed and asked loudly, "I'm Feng Yiyuan, and I'm requesting a visit. Is Master Ou here?"

Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei had been alerted by Feng Yiyuan and the others long ago. They looked at each other and walked out.

Big Yellow wagged its tail and approached them out of habit as soon as it saw them. Putting aside Jiang Jiumei, it had an unordinary relationship with Ni Yinghong, so much so that Ou Yangming was lacking in some aspects.

The two ladies glanced at Ou Yangming's but noticed that there were no movements inside. Nevertheless, they did not find it strange because the young fellow had been entering a strange realm from time to time throughout their journey. They could not understand it, but they knew he must not be disturbed.

Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei exchanged glances again before the former went to open the door.

Feng Yiyuan flashed a smile at them and looked at them with bright eyes. "Miss Ni, please forgive me for disturbing you so late at night."

"Senior Feng, you're being too polite." Ni Yinghong nodded. She replied to the great ancestor with kind words but did not step aside, which was clear that she did not intend on letting him in.

The great ancestor's smile froze a little, and he was secretly furious. 'This little girl doesn't know how to appreciate favors at all. I've personally come, but she won't let me enter at all. If my daughter did the same, I would lecture her for sure.'

"Hmph!"

All of a sudden, a scoff was heard coming from behind Feng Yiyuan, causing him to cast aside his displeasure and anger.

He curbed his thought and asked sternly, "Miss Ni, is Master Ou here?"

"Senior Feng, Lil' Ming is cultivating in his room, so he mustn't be disturbed now. Please excuse him." Ni Yinghong smiled apologetically.

"Cultivating?" Feng Yiyuan was stunned, and he had a strange look on his face.

He thought about numerous reasons when Ni Yinghong opened the door but Ou Yangming was nowhere to be seen. Even so, he did not expect this reason at all.

'What time is it? Where is he at? The Aquatics' spirit beast will attack at any time, but he can still cultivate in isolation and not care about what's going on outside… Will anyone even buy this excuse?'

Seeing as Feng Yiyuan's expression was changing, Ni Yinghong sighed.

In actuality, she knew her reason sounded unreliable, but it was indeed the truth. It did not matter if people believed it or not because she would not care at all.

Feng Yiyuan took a deep breath and forced himself to suppress his anger. "Miss Ni, I suggest you ask Master Ou to come out soon. Sir has personally visited, and he'd like to meet him."

Ni Yinghong was startled, and she had a grave look on her face.

She figured that there was only one person in the entire Canghai City that Feng Yiyuan would regard as a sir.

The young lady turned to look faintly at a certain room. Ou Yangming would definitely show up if he heard Feng Yiyuan, but there were still no movements from the room.

Feeling helpless, Ni Yinghong said, "Senior Feng, Lil' Ming really can't be here right now, so please excuse him."

Feng Yiyuan and Xiao Hualing looked at each other and almost could not believe what they heard. They had revealed the visitor's identity but were refused entry. This had not only caused them to be embarrassed, but the powerhouse behind them probably could not take it anymore too.

Sure enough, a furious voice was heard.

"How presumptuous!"

Before the voice died away, a wind was stirred up, and it gushed between the two men.

Feng Yiyuan and Xiao Hualing flashed away to evade the wind. They knew the scholar was already infuriated and was going to enter the courtyard through the hardest means. Given his power, he would not care to bully juniors, but he would also not hesitate to let them suffer a bit if they were ignorant and blocked his way.

Despite that, Feng Yiyuan and Xiao Hualing soon saw that Ni Yinghong and the other lady stood side by side and were not going to give way even when the scholar strode forward.

'They're being reckless!'

The two great ancestors cursed internally at the same time, but they were somewhat envious and in admiration.

'We were fearless and had lofty sentiments too when we were younger, but as we grow older, we became used to putting steadiness as our priorities and no longer have great aspirations.'

The scholar's aura became more intense with every step he took. His aura seemed to have become tangible when it arrived at a certain point, and it directly suppressed the other people.

Everyone else around the courtyard was sensible enough to have dispersed long ago. In fact, even Feng Yiyuan and Xiao Hualing—Supreme Great Ancestors—stayed far away because they knew the scholar's attack would be earth-shattering if he attacked with rage. If they stayed near the scholar, they would be caught in the disaster for sure.

Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei swayed their bodies but still blocked the main entrance. They were not equipped with pieces of equipment smithed by Ou Yangming, hence their combat powers were quite low. After sensing the scholar's remarkable aura, their eyes lit up, and they brushed their hands across their waists.

Next, they were armed with a longsword each, and Ni Yinghong held a small round shield in her hand too.

The scholar fixed his gaze on them and exclaimed, "Interspatial bags?"

"Interspatial bags…" Far away, Feng Yiyuan and Xiao Hualing were surprised too. On top of that, it was clear through their eyes that they coveted the items.

The items were interspatial bags, which were interspatial treasures. While they were the lowest-ranked interspatial treasures, they could not be possessed by ordinary people.

It was worth noting that the Feng family was one of the inherited aristocratic families in the eight counties, and their position in Canghai City was similar to the Ni family from Changlong County, the He family from Linlang County, and so on. As such, they also had a channel to communicate with the upper realm.

Having said that, even the Feng family never possessed such a valuable treasure.

The scholar had actually descended from the upper realm due to a certain reason, but he only had the lowest-ranked interspatial bag with him. The space in the bag was so small that he could only store the Tree of Splendour, as well as some personal items. Most importantly, the scholar's interspatial bag had aged so much that it would rupture at any time. Therefore, he was not less dazed than Feng Yiyuan and the others when he saw the ladies' interspatial bags.

He was enraged when the Tree of Splendour went missing because it was one of the rare treasures in the world, but he was somehow in a much better mood after seeing the interspatial bags.

"Senior, please stay where you are. Yangming is cultivating in isolation, so he can't be disturbed!" Ni Yinghong stressed seriously.

The scholar scoffed. "My treasure went missing, and I suspect it's your doing. If you don't want me to disturb him, quickly return the treasure to me."

Big Yellow shrunk its neck a little behind the door. It was the only one that knew what the scholar meant.

Ni Yinghong kept a straight face. "Senior, we won't admit it if you accuse us without proof. We haven't left the courtyard after we came here, so your missing treasure has nothing to do with us."

The scholar uttered coldly, "Words alone are no proof. Show me your interspatial bags, so I can check them."

Feng Yiyuan and the others looked at each other after they heard him. They knew what happened today could not be settled easily.

"If you want the interspatial bags, why did you have to give the excuse that your treasure went missing?" Ni Yinghong could not help but laugh. She raised her eyebrow and tapped her waist in a heroic manner. "My interspatial bag's here, so come and get it if you want to look inside!"

Feng Yiyuan and the others were dumbfounded. They looked strangely at her as if they were looking at a fool.

Nobody would find it weird if Ou Yangming's spirit beasts were here, but the creatures were 5 kilometers away from the city. Even if they could hurry over as fast as they could, the young ladies would likely be doomed already.

The scholar's face darkened. "Little girls, you don't know the immensity of Heaven and Earth. I'll teach you a lesson for your seniors."

He suddenly reached out to grab the two young ladies. While his palms were not big, his menacing aura seemed to have shrouded the universe.

Big Yellow widened its eyes and shrunk its body as it was going to charge forward. The scholar was a powerhouse that surpassed Extreme Grade, making him akin to a spirit beast, thus the big yellow dog could not let Ni Yinghong take the risk. Who knew, it was then when a subtle voice was channeled into its ears.

It instantly calmed out right before it was going to lunge at the scholar. Even though it was still ready to attack, it had already calmed down.

Ni Yinghong and Jiang Jiumei looked grim but deep down they were looking forward to the fight.

Their target was the Aquatics' spirit beast but before they got to fight the beast, they were faced with a test beyond Extreme Grade.

The ladies were extremely focused at this moment, and they were thrilled.

Ni Yinghong shook her wrist and stabbed her sharp sword forward. It was a fierce attack as it carried a one-way stimulated aura. Jiang Jiumei wielded her longsword at the same time, by which a dazzling light was released at the scholar's eyes.

It was the power of the light-mastery magic art. If the light struck the weakest part of one's body, even the scholar might not be able to withstand it.

The scholar narrowed his eyes and put his hand in front of his eyes to block the attack. Something odd was seen undulating on his palm.

He was rather shocked as he remarked, "A Skill Weapon? Heh, I didn't expect to be amazed by something in this realm."