Steady yet powerful footsteps were heard outside the door. It sounded dull yet strange as though it came from everyone's heart, and it was rather stirring.

When Ou Yangming entered the room and everyone saw him, a thought crossed their minds. They thought the young man was certainly a person with strong determination and would never waver or give up if he made a decision.

Unlike other people, Wu Hongxi did not pay attention to Ou Yangming's eyes and his condition. He instantly fixed his gaze on Ou Yangming's shoulder because the young fellow carried a big bag.

Based on the master's vision, he could naturally guess what was in the bag, and he knew there was more than just one or two of the item.

Nonetheless, could the items in the bag be what he was guessing it to be? For some reason, Wu Hongxi worried about his gains and losses.

Ou Yangming ignored the looks from the other people. Back then, he had been crowded around many times, so he slowly became used to it.

He approached Wu Hongxi and expressed softly with a red face, "Master Wu, I couldn't figure out the way to refine boots, so please guide me."

Wu Hongxi was stunned because he did not expect Ou Yangming's first sentence to be about the refining method for boots."

He scoffed and questioned without mercy, "Lil' Friend Ou, did I not tell you to go step by step when I taught you the smithing path?"

"You did tell me to build a solid foundation and take one step at a time." Ou Yangming immediately nodded. It was cliche, but he dared not forget those words.

Wu Hongxi pulled a long face and asked sternly, "If that's the case, let me ask you—how's your progress with the cloaks?"

"Please inspect them." Ou Yangming flashed a smile and removed the bag from his shoulder, then he opened it and revealed five cloaks.

Wu Hongxi's path of equilibrium was not a secret in the capital, and he was known for making cloaks and boots normally. Since he was going to teach Ou Yangming the path of equilibrium, it made sense that he would teach the young fellow the way to make those items.

Therefore, the other people were not surprised to see cloaks in the bag.

Master Wu's eyelids twitched, and his eyes were bright. Instead of checking the cloaks, he asked slowly, "Did you make these cloaks yourself?"

"Yes."

"Is it true that you've never learned the way to make cloaks before this?"

"That's right."

Wu Hongxi looked deeply at Ou Yangming and bent forward to pick up a cloak. He did not carry out the process fast as he checked the item in detail, but his face slowly took on a grave expression.

The other people including Jin Shengjie kept quiet. That said, after hearing the master and the young fellow's conversation, they were late to catch on but realized how difficult Ou Yangming's task was.

As a novice, he made five cloaks in 2 hours, but the horrifying part was that he completed them.

In actuality, the others suspected that Ou Yangming made more cloaks and made some mistakes, but they got rid of the thought when they recalled that he only spent 2 hours.

Given that Ou Yangming managed to produce five cloaks in 2 hours, his speed was considered shocking. If he ended up smithing more than five cloaks, they would imagine he was not human.

Wu Hongxi stood up after a brief moment but pondered for a long time before he blurted, "Lil' Friend Ou, please excuse me for the offense."

Ou Yangming was stunned. 'What is he talking about?'

Following that, Wu Hongxu rubbed his hands. When he opened them again, a light shone on Ou Yangming.

He did not do it in a swift as he obviously hesitated for a split second, hence Ou Yangming could have easily dodged the light. Nevertheless, the young fellow only moved a little and stood still in the end, allowing the Appraisal Light to be shone on his body.

Even so, Ou Yangming's face darkened at that moment.

He was surprised that Master Wu Hongxi was also an appraiser, but he was rather mad that the master used the Appraisal Light on him without his permission.

It was a taboo, and if the same thing happened between two people who were not acquainted, a fight could have taken place as a result.

"Lil' Friend Ou, please forgive me for being rash, but I couldn't stand the curiosity," Wu Hongxi apologized and explained after a pause, "I wanted to know how you were able to grasp a cloak's refining method so quickly and managed to make several cloaks."

Ou Yangming nodded reluctantly and asked, "Did you find out?"

"Yes," Wu Hongxi answered seriously.

The young fellow was shocked. He had used appraisal art on himself in the past, but he wanted to know if the other people received the same information if they used it on him.

"Senior, please point it out," Ou Yangming responded.

Not only was Ou Yangming curious, but the other people pricked up their ears too.

The miraculous young fellow from Changlong County had attracted the blacksmiths' attention, and they wanted to know how he could possess such a magical ability. If they could grasp the secret, perhaps they could replicate it too.

Wu Hongxi uttered with a smile, "It's because of your mental power."

Ou Yangming raised his eyebrow and mumbled, "Mental power?"

"Yes. Your mental power is so great that I can't perceive it. It's exactly because you have such mighty mental power as your backing you're able to grasp smithing abilities better than anyone else, to the extent that I'm also far from you. Hehe, with the ability to fathom something quickly, as well as your unique Military Fire, it's reasonable that you're faster than normal people."

"Senior, you couldn't see my mental power?" Ou Yangming was surprised.

"Yes, I couldn't," Wu Hongxi replied to him honestly and was not ashamed at all.

The others sighed and cast envious looks at Ou Yangming. Despite that, they did not know he was not born with mental power; he exchanged it from a continuous utilization of the devouring power and cultivations.

Ou Yangming nodded. 'It turns out that appraisal art will also lose its effectiveness when there's a huge mental power gap.'

He was not the only person in the world with mental power; Wu Hongxi also possessed mental power that was considered amazing to ordinary people. However, the fact that Ou Yangming had more than 50 Points of mental power allowed him to suppress his opponents, who would not be able to resist it at all.

"I didn't teach you the way to make boots because I was worried you'll reach for what's beyond your grasp, but since you possess such magnificent mental power, you'd be wasting the natural resource if you practice according to the ordinary path." Wu Hongxi was pleased when he looked at Ou Yangming. He later waved and instructed, "Lexin, bring me a piece of fur."

Yuan Lexin responded to the master right away and left in a hurry. He soon returned with a piece of ferocious beast fur, as well as the material for soles.

"Watch me closely," Wu Hongxi ordered. The Military Fire burned in his hand and enveloped the beast skin. "The production of a normal pair of boots involves about ten steps, and it becomes more complicated if you're making them into pieces of equipment. For me, there's only one step, which is shaping with the Military Fire."

As he spoke, the best skin underwent an enormous change. It naturally split into smaller pieces and slowly combined according to a boot's pattern through the Military Fire's airflow. Everything seemed like it was controlled by a pair of invisible hands, and the beast skin was soon turned into a boot that could be worn.

Cutter and glue were not used as they were replaced by the Military Fire.

Ou Yangming looked grim. While the amateurs seemed to be watching a magic show, he saw the Military Fire's temperature change.

The young fellow smiled bitterly because he finally understood why Wu Hongxi was unwilling to teach him the refining method for boots just now.

Although the Military Fire needed to have two different temperatures during the making of a cloak, as compared to the production of boots, it was incredibly simple.

The changes in the Military Fire were ten times more complicated during the refinement of a boot because the fire's temperatures kept alternating. and the ordinary airflow even transformed into a sharp blade. Overall, the difficulty of making a boot could not be mentioned on equal terms with that of a cloak.

Wu Hongxi carried out the process at the speed of light because he had refined the item countless times, thus he knew the technique like the back of his hand.

At last, due to the adhesion from the Military Fire's different temperatures, the boot's surface, lining, and its sole were bound together.

Wu Hongxi sighed a breath of relief, then he looked up and asked, "Do you understand?"

Ou Yangming closed his eyes and entered the integration of Heaven and man, as well as the thoroughly meticulous state, at the same time. He briefly recalled everything he saw.

"I understand," Ou Yangming responded with a nod.

"Do you really understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

"Okay, that room has the materials that you need, so go and make five pairs of boots."

Ou Yangming cupped his hands gratefully and turned to leave. On the other hand, the Advanced Blacksmiths behind him were baffled.

The blacksmiths including two of Wu Hongxi's disciples secretly cursed at the young fellow.

'Understand my *ss! Did you really understand?'

Jin Shengjie asked with a smile, "Brother Wu, what do you think about him?"

Wu Hongxi pondered for a while before he remarked, "A peerless and gifted child with boundless prospects."

The other people clamored because it was unbelievable that the master gave such a remark.

"Hehe, his talent is astounding indeed. What do you think if he joins us?" Jin Shengjie asked.

Wu Hongxi replied to him with the same expression, "If given enough time, the one who's likely going to break through the world's barrier to smith a magic tool won't be us but… Him."

Everyone else was taken aback, and even Jin Shengjie was moved this time.

'I didn't expect the young man to have such a high position in Wu Hongxi's hard.'