Ou Yangming could not help but laugh, but he was rather grateful.

Given the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One's identity, the fact that it kept nagging and warning the young fellow proved that he was more important than Multi-armed King Kong and Six-armed Giant Beast.

Ou Yangming nodded and assured the Venerable One. "Senior, don't worry, I know what to do."

The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One no longer persuaded him. In a way, it was no longer determined to convince him.

Once Ou Yangming offered to smith a Thunderbolt-resistant Suit and refine corresponding Earthly Formation Boards for Six-armed Giant Beast, the Venerable One could only think about how it could let him interrogate Qiu Chengwang safely. It could not stop him anymore.

As the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One shouted, Multi-armed King Kong immediately stopped torturing Qiu Chengwang.

King Kong looked rather helpless at the moment. It clearly knew it would be extremely difficult for it to get anything out of Qiu Chengwang using its method.

Ou Yangming flashed to Multi-armed King Kong's side.

Multi-armed King Kong's face changed. It instantly focused and became alert.

Although Qiu Chengwang looked like he could not move anymore, he was a Venerable One, after all. If he was hiding a trick to perish together with his enemies… The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One and Multi-armed King Kong had thick skin, hence they might be able to get through it, but it would be unbearable for Ou Yangming.

Who knew, Ou Yangming simply smiled and reached out to pat Multi-armed King Kong's body. "King Kong, don't worry. I'm only here to speak to Venerable One Qiu. Everything will be fine."

Multi-armed King Kong hesitated for a while before it nodded, but the look in its eyes became much fiercer than before.

Whenever Ou Yangming was faced with danger, no matter how dangerous it was, the king kong would not take it lightly.

Ou Yangming crouched and smiled with his eyes squinted. "Venerable One Qiu, you can recognize me, right?"

Qiu Chengwang forced a smile, but his face became badly battered due to King Kong's punches, so much so that even Ou Yangming could barely recognize him.

It seemed like a tacit understanding among the Humans to not hit each other's faces, but King Kong was unfeeling toward that.

"Uhm, Master Ou, we've just parted not long ago, so how could I not recognize you?"

"Hehe, since you do, Venerable One Qiu, that's great." Ou Yangming kept the smile on his face and questioned, "I'd like to know—didn't you take the flying boat back to Zhangzhou? Why are you still here?"

"Ah, it's my first time in Danzhou. I'm curious about this place, so I'd like to look around." Qiu Chengwang looked helpless as he continued, "Who knew, I ended up here and caused a misunderstanding."

Ou Yangming sneered and thought, 'A misunderstanding? My *ss.' Nonetheless, he pretended to have come to a sudden realization and responded. "I see. Ah, we really offended you then."

At this point, he went forward to help Qiu Chengwang sit on the ground.

The moment he touched Qiu Chengwang's body, neither the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One nor Multi-armed King Kong moved, but they elevated their energies, essences, and spirits to their peaks. Should the black-robed man make a move, he would be killed by one hit.

It was important to interrogate Qiu Chengwang, but it was far less important than Ou Yangming's safety.

The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One and Multi-armed King Kong were not going to watch Ou Yangming get into danger without doing anything.

Ou Yangming took a deep breath and was going to speak when he looked to the side of Qiu Chengwang in surprise.

Qiu Chengwang's cultivation base was shackled by the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One, and he was also constrained such that he could not move. He initially could not even turn his head but after being struck by Multi-armed King Kong countless times, while his injuries became more severe, he somehow recovered some of his powers.

As at this moment, when Qiu Chengwang noticed Ou Yangming's expression, he did his best to turn his head as he wanted to see what exactly surprised the young fellow.

Nevertheless, just as the man forced himself to turn his head halfway, his vision went blurry as he somehow entered a completely strange place.

Qiu Chengwang was dumbfounded for a while, but he could not help but laugh after that. "Master Ou, do you also play with formation boards? But I must say that you're inferior to me." Being a formation master, whose inheritance was from Reborn in Paradise, he naturally had a high level of attainment in Illusion Formations. Therefore, he could tell right away that he was in an illusion at the moment.

Even though he looked like he was not bothered and had a scornful look on his face, monstrous waves were already surging inside his heart.

This was because he could not tell when the formation was set up and how it was activated, thus it made him feel baffled. Even so, he was not going to expose his thoughts in front of an enemy like Ou Yangming.

All of a sudden, the figure in front of him flashed as Ou Yangming appeared somewhere behind him without a sound.

Qiu Chengwang's body trembled. He suddenly realized that he seemed to have recovered his ability to move. The man's powers were still chained, but he could at least run and move like a normal person.

He looked up at Ou Yangming in confusion, but he dared not underestimate the young fellow anymore.

This was because he had no idea when Ou Yangming removed the restriction on him. The unpredictable trick gave him a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Ou Yangming paced forward. It seemed like he did not mind Qiu Chengwang's identity and strength as a Venerable One as he appeared to not have his guard up.

Instead of acting rashly, Qiu Chengwang asked in a deep voice, "Where are those two? Where have they gone?"

Ou Yangming chuckled and answered, "They've left. Don't worry, we're the only ones here now."

Qiu Chengwang's eyes flickered as he raised another question, "Aren't you afraid of being here alone with him?"

The young fellow shrugged. "The 10,000 Beasts Venerable One has sealed your power. You're able to move your limbs, but you're nothing more than an ordinary person, so why should I be afraid?"

Qiu Chengwang looked coldly at Ou Yangming but he was actually agitated on the inside. This was because he realized that the power that was suppressing his spiritual power was slowly loosening up. Upon noticing this, the man was elated.

He did not understand why the power changed out of the blue, but it was great news to him.

The man scoffed as though he was displeased and frustrated; he did not give it away.

Ou Yangming tilted his head and looked at Qiu Chengwang for some time before he asked, "Venerable One Qiu, can you tell me the truth now?" He stressed, "If you tell me the truth, I'll let you out."

Qiu Chengwang's eyes lit up. Sure enough, he was brought into an Illusion Formation.

'I suppose this young fella's trying to use his Illusion Formation to weaken my will so that I'll tell him the truth.

'Though I can't recognize this Illusion Formation's origin, he really underestimated me by thinking that I'll be seized just like that.'

Qiu Chengwang laughed and operated his spiritual power to continuously pound against the restriction that was slowly loosening up while he replied to Ou Yangming, "Do I need an Intermediate Spiritualist like you to pty me? Haha, I'll die from laughing too hard."

He had fallen such that he was being held captive, but he was still a Venerable One that could not be compared by an Intermediate Spiritualist.

"Alright, I was wrong." Ou Yangming shrugged. He paused for a while before he added, "Since you're not willing to interact with me, I can only ask them to come back."

Qiu Chengwang's face changed. If he was still constrained and had no hope to escape, he would not have other thoughts and would not show a weak impression at all.

Now that there was hope for him to break free, if the 10,000 Beasts Venerable One and Multi-armed King Kong were to return, they would likely see through his plan. If the former ended up adding another layer of shackles on him, he would be in deep agony.

"Ah…" Countless thoughts crossed Qiu Chengwang's mind, but he sighed and rejoined, "Fine. Since you're so curious, I'll tell you the truth."

Indeed, Ou Yangming stopped and said, "Your Excellency, please."

Qiu Chengwang uttered coldly, "Before I came to Danzhou, I heard about the famous human powerhouses here, so I knew Master Kurong."

Ou Yangming frowned. "Master Kurong's the greatest human powerhouse and blacksmith from Danzhou, but he's from Mount Wuzhi. Instead of staying around there, why did you come here?"

Qiu Chengwang sneered. "As far as I know, Master Kurong's health was already declining a century ago, where he was near the end of his life. However, when I saw him this time, I realized that he's full of vigor. Not only did he not show signs of dying, but he also found his path. The stark contrast intrigued me."

The young fellow was struck dumb, and he found this rather odd.

He naturally knew the reason behind it; Master Kurong was able to recover because of the Eternal Pill.

That said, the secret about the Eternal Pills was definitely not known by more than 20 people in the world.

Seeing as Ou Yangming kept quiet, Qiu Chengwang's eyes gleamed. He asked, "You're aware of this indeed. Heh, could it have something to do with you?"

Ou Yangming twitched his mouth and responded coldly, "Your Excellency, you're full of imagination, aren't you?"

Qiu Chengwang looked quietly at Ou Yangming for a brief moment before he stated, "I asked around and found out that Master Kurong went to the Beast King Sect and stayed there for a long time after he came out of his isolated cultivation. Hehe, if I'm not mistaken, the change that happened to him took place in the Beast King Sect."

It was then when Ou Yangming knew why Qiu Chengwang sneakily lay in ambush near the Beast King Sect. It turned out that the Venerable One became suspicious of the sect.

Despite that, the Venerable One had not racked his brain enough. In a way, he could not have imagined that a blacksmith became the key to this matter.

Qiu Chengwang suddenly exhaled deeply and smiled strangely. "Master Ou, do you know why I told you the truth?"

Ou Yangming looked dazed. "Why?"

"It's because…" Qiu Chengwang laughed out loud and moved swiftly to grab Ou Yangming's elbows. "It's because you've… Become my hostage!"