Ou Yangming and Bai Zhiyi looked at each other and smiled.

Sure enough, the Stun Art was effective. The effect on Xia Zizhen was insignificant as he broke free after a brief moment. Nonetheless, if it was used as a sneak attack in a fight between experts, one would be absent-minded in an instant, and the consequence would be unbearable.

Needless to say, Xia Zizhen did not release his defense because he wanted to act in concert with Poisonous Saber Gentleman. If not, the latter might not have succeeded so easily.

Poisonous Saber Gentleman was elated, and he incited the second skill right away. He knew it was the Poisonous Gas Diffusion, hence he controlled it more when he released it. To put it frankly, the man released very little spiritual power. He managed to stimulate the skill, but he only released a part of its power.

Xia Zizhen was still the unlucky one. His body swayed as though he would fall at any time.

Honestly, the Spiritualist had a tough job; in order to be the lab rat, he did not resist with his spiritual power even after he was poisoned.

With that, the effects of the 2 skills were perfectly displayed.

Poisonous Saber Gentleman put away the treasure saber and bowed at Bai Zhiyi. "Thank you, Elder Bai!"

He spoke with sincerity because he never expected to obtain the treasure sword so soon.

'If this efficiency becomes known, plenty of people will be stupefied for sure.

'Bai Zhiyi has a well-deserved reputation indeed. No, he's 100 times greater than his famous reputation.'

The elder cleared his throat and could not help but flush a little. "You don't have to be so polite. Since you've gained the treasure saber, hand over the spiritual herb."

"Yes." Poisonous Saber Gentleman immediately retrieved a spiritual herb from his interspatial bag.

It was an entirely golden spiritual herb. When it left the interspatial bag, there was a faint energy fluctuation in the space around it.

Ou Yangming's eyes lit up. He had not seen this kind of spiritual herb before, but he was familiar with the energy fluctuation. It was the sign of the herb's energies being fully accumulated, and that immortal liquid was going to be produced.

He curled his lips and thought, 'Poisonous Saber Gentleman will suffer a loss this time.'

In actuality, Bai Zhiyi would conventionally spend at least about a year to smith the treasure saber. After a year, perhaps the spiritual herb would have produced immortal liquid already. There might be another harvest, but a long time would be required to nurture the herb.

As such, Ou Yangming would be regretful and unwilling to part with the spiritual herb if he was in the man's shoes.

Even so, after watching closely, he did not spot a similar expression on Poisonous Saber Gentleman's face. Instead, the man was overjoyed.

Ou Yangming was shocked. 'Is this treasure saber really important to him? So much so that he doesn't even bother about the immortal liquid?'

Bai Zhiyi held the spiritual herb and looked at it for some time, then he suddenly turned around and handed it to Ou Yangming. "Hold it!"

The young fellow was bewildered as he accepted the herb.

"This spiritual herb's yours, and so are the remaining materials," the elder noted.

Ou Yangming was dumbfounded, and he quickly replied to him, "Elder Bai, you mustn't!"

Bai Zhiyi raised his eyebrow and uttered furiously, "Lil' Ou, don't make things difficult for me, and don't make me look down on you."

The young fellow was startled for some time, then he smiled bitterly and said, "Yes. Thank you, Elder Bai."

He shook his wrist and stored the spiritual herb and the remaining materials on the floor in his interspatial bag.

However, his face could not help but change when he tossed the poisonous pills into the interspatial bag too.

This was because he sensed a drastic change inside the bag.

The interspatial bag stored Ghost Mo's poisonous pill too. The poisonous pill stayed quietly inside as though it was a legendary luminous pearl, which glowed in a peculiar light. Nevertheless, when the 2 poisonous pills went into the interspatial bag too, the light on Ghost Mo's pill instantly became intense.

At the same time, the 2 poisonous pills emitted similar intense lights and merged.

Ou Yangming felt like cursing when he sensed this.

'This is an interspatial bag, so why do the items change after they entered the bag?'

The intersected lights from the 3 pearls did not last for too long; they disappeared quickly. Despite that, Ou Yangming was surprised because the 2 new poisonous pills vanished once the lights were gone.

Ou Yangming scanned Ghost Mo's poisonous pill with his mental conception. The item's surface did not look like it changed, but its toxicity seemed to have increased a bit.

If he had not witnessed it and did not refine the poisonous pill himself, he would not believe what was happening.

The young fellow vaguely knew that the poisonous pill probably underwent a subtle change after he refined it. In a way, after getting in contact with the Devouring attribute, the pill actually possessed a hint of that power too.

Having said that, as compared to the Devouring attribute, the poisonous pill's power was weaker. It could only devour poisonous pills but not do anything to powers of other attributes.

Ou Yangming was stunned once he withdrew his mental conception. Ghost Mo's poisonous pill somehow turned into a poisonous pill with partial Devouring ability. If he continued to nurture it using poisonous pills of the same kind, how much more would it grow?

"Lil' Ou, Lil' Ou…"

Bai Zhiyi's calls suddenly awakened Ou Yangming. The young fellow looked up and apologized, "Ah, I'm sorry. I was distracted because I was thinking about something, so please forgive me."

The elder shook his head helplessly and remarked, "Young man, it's good to have an active mind, but you mustn't be distracted if you encounter enemies!"

Ou Yangming smiled embarrassedly and replied to him, "Of course. Thanks for your pointers, Elder Bai."

Bai Zhiyi laughed out loud and said, "Zizhen, I won't keep this a secret from you; this treasure saber was smithed by Lil' Ou. Hehe, he's not only gifted in smithing art, but he's also a potent caster!"

"A caster?" Poisonous Saber Gentleman's eyes gleamed at once.

It might be a little over for Bai Zhiyi to use the word "potent", but it was not too far off.

Ou Yangming chuckled awkwardly and expressed, "Elder Bai, you're overpraising me."

Bai Zhiyi waved his hand and said, "Zizhen, you may leave."

Xia Zizhen responded to him and tugged at Poisonous Saber Gentleman, who glanced at Ou Yangming and sighed internally. He intended to strike a conversation with the young fellow, but he could tell from how much Bai Zhiyi valued the fellow that he had a promising future. Thus, Poisonous Saber Gentleman would not be able to invite Ou Yangming for an adventure.

Just as they were leaving, Ou Yangming blurted, "Gentlemen, there's something I'd like to ask."

Xia Zizhen quickly stopped and responded with a smile, "Brother Ou, what is it? Please go ahead."

He initially looked down on the young fellow, but he dared not underestimate him anymore.

Given that Ou Yangming could smith the treasure saber in such a short time, his level of attainment in smithing art was truly unbelievable. If Xia Zizhen did not flatter the young fellow now, what was he waiting for?

Ou Yangming grinned and asked, "May I ask where the 3 poisonous pills were from, Your Excellency?"

At this point, he had distinguished that while the poisonous pills differed in terms of toxicity, they shared the same origin. In order to allow Ghost Mo's poisonous pill to advance further, he decided to spare no effort in this.

Bai Zhiyi looked at Ou Yangming in shock. He wanted to hint the young fellow out of good intention that it was a taboo to question a material's source.

That said, he was an elder from the Beast King Sect while Poisonous Saber Gentleman was a disciple from the Disaster Saber Sect, so he simply let Ou Yangming be more assertive.

Poisonous Saber Gentleman's eyes glowed, and he became rather agitated. "Master Ou, these poisonous pills were actually produced from a… Secret place." He continued after a short pause, "If you'd like to acquire more of them, I can lead the way!"

Bai Zhiyi furrowed his eyebrows and asked, "You'll lead the way? Hmph, that place isn't dangerous, is it?"

Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman were taken aback. 'Indeed, the older, the wiser.'

Poisonous Saber Gentleman swung his new treasure saber and answered, "It's slightly dangerous but with this saber's help, there won't be a big issue."

"Hmph, since you're so confident, why don't you go there yourself?" Bai Zhiyi sneered. "These poisonous pills are valuable, so I don't believe that you can ignore them."

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly. "Elder Bai, you're overthinking this. I only want to thank Master Ou, and I dare not harm him at all."

Bai Zhiyi commented, "I don't think you have the guts to do that anyway."

He waved his sleeve and said, "You may leave."

Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman dared not delay things further. They were not resigned to the outcome, but they could only leave.

Bai Zhiyi turned around and warned Ou Yangming. "Lil' Ou, you're a caster and an excellent blacksmith, so you mustn't be gullible. If you need poisonous pills, you can simply purchase them. In any case, you mustn't risk yourself for an adventure."

Ou Yangming nodded. He knew Bai Zhiyi meant well.

After a brief moment, the elder and the young fellow returned to their rooms to rest. Nonetheless, the latter did not stay in his room for too long. He retrieved the spiritual herb and sensed it carefully for some time, then he finally decided to sneak out to Xia Zizhen's courtyard.

At this time, Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman were having a secret discussion. They were struck dumb when they saw Ou Yangming, but they were soon delighted.

Ou Yangming looked at them and chuckled. "Gentlemen, did the spiritual herb come from the same place as the poisonous pills?"

Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman exchanged glances. They could not help but praise the young fellow, "Master Ou, you have a good eye indeed!"

Ou Yangming laughed. He had an unusual feeling after he received the spiritual herb, and he found out the secret behind it after he returned to his room and sensed the poisonous pill. What appealed to the young fellow was he somehow sensed immense affection when he looked at the spiritual herb and the poisonous pill.

It was an unexplainable feeling, which was also the real reason he disregarded Bai Zhiyi's advice and visited Xia Zizhen and Poisonous Saber Gentleman.