When Ou Yangming looked, he instantly saw Immortal Fox, Bear Li, Mao Jianbi, and the others around him.

Nonetheless, they had rather strange looks in their eyes at the moment, and they also looked at the young fellow in reverence.

Ou Yangming shook his head and could immediately tell that he had not been pulled into Feng Xiang's spiritual world for a long time. If not, the outside world could not have remained the same.

"Woosh…"

A peculiar sound was heard around him. When he turned to look, he had a weird look on his face too.

This was because a blazing fire emerged around him. The flickering flame had not only enveloped him, but also the areas several meters around him.

It was evident that the fire was the Heavenly Phoenix Fire, which was also the divine fire that instantly burned the 3 insect Venerable Ones to their deaths.

The divine fire was incredibly mighty, and the scene where it killed the 3 Venerable Ones in a second was deeply engraved in everyone's mind. The witnesses feared the divine fire from the bottom of their hearts, which was why they had such facial expressions when they saw the scorching fire.

Ou Yangming was stunned when he looked up.

The sky was cloudy and bright, but something seemed to be missing.

Where were Feng Xiang and the little red bird?

What happened to the 2 bosses, which suppressed everyone with their fearsome powers as soon as they showed up?

Ou Yangming was moved. He curbed his thought and sensed the fiery fire around him, which was when he realized that it was his Military Fire, but there was something different about it.

His mental power, body, and Military Fire had become one but on a certain level, his fire was still not on Feng Xiang's level.

At the very least, whenever he released his Military Fire to attack someone, it was always constrained by an indescribable power, making it difficult for him to spread it several meters away from him.

Needless to say, that would only be when he released his Military Fire in the air. If he guided the fire with a piece of equipment or material, it would be a different situation.

Nevertheless, when Ou Yangming looked at the flaming fire that covered a few meters around him, he knew very well that he had gained better control of his Military Fire.

Although it was only possible because of Feng Xiang's help, Ou Yangming did not mind it.

He reached out his hand and gently waved, causing his powerful Military Fire to boil and spread in the direction he was pointing at.

Next, there was a great disorder at the top of the mountain.

It was worth noting that powerhouses that could come here before the big war were at least top-grade Spiritualists, and each of them was formidable enough to crush Ou Yangming.

As many unusual encounters as Ou Yangming had, his mental power was only at the level of an Intermediate Spiritualist. As such, he would need to set up traps or plan assassinations to defeat Advanced Spiritualists.

It would be difficult for him to kill an Advanced Spiritualist in a head-on fight.

As for top-grade Spiritualists, Ou Yangming never thought that he could go against them easily based on his cultivation base at the moment.

Having said that, when he moved his Military Fire slightly, all of the top-grade Spiritualists including Immortal Fox jumped as though they had just seen a ghost. They adopted different tricks to stay at least about 30 meters away from the young fellow, and it was clear from their expressions that they would flee as soon as there was another rustle from the fire.

Ou Yangming's face darkened a little. He did not know to cry or to laugh when he looked at the Military Fire that extended further.

The Military Fire was considered a Heavenly Phoenix Fire, but it was far from Feng Xiang's divine fire, which could directly kill Venerable Ones.

Top-grade Spiritualists would be harmed if they were accidentally touched by the fire, but they would still be able to endure for a while and escape if they were on guard.

As for Venerable Ones, they might not be able to withstand being burned by the Military Fire for a long time, but the fire would not be able to burn through their defenses within a short time.

In plain words, Ou Yangming's fire only looked impressive but was nothing compared to Feng Xiang's divine fire.

His fire would have wonderful effects if it was used to deal with Advanced Spiritualists and below, but the effects would be compromised if it was used against top-grade Spiritualists.

Even so, it was obvious from the way Immortal Fox and the others reacted that they regarded Ou Yangming's Military Fire to be as mighty as that of Feng Xiang.

Ou Yangming smiled bitterly and exhaled deeply.

With that, the fire wall around him was drawn into his sea of consciousness through his internal organs.

The violent fear, which feared many, was sucked into his body just like that.

Far away, the top-grade Spiritualists had different looks on their faces, but they all cast looks of envy at the young fellow.

A Heavenly Phoenix Fire—it was a Heavenly Phoenix Fire. The fire was so marvelous that one would go mad, but it could be used like that by Ou Yangming.

No wonder the young fellow could refine flying carpets when he was only an Intermediate Spiritualist.

It was not that he had a high level of attainment in smithing art, but the fire that he controlled was exceptionally mighty.

Ou Yangming looked up at the sky, then he asked the beings around him with a smile, "Where's Senior Feng Xiang?"

Immortal Fox and the others looked at each other. They did not know how they should explain it to him.

If Ou Yangming was only the smithing master that he used to be, they would respect him but would not be afraid of him. Now that the young fellow was related to the Phoenixes, they felt differently about him.

"Uhm, Master Ou, since the disaster from the Insects is over, why don't you come to my humble abode for a little catch-up?"

A familiar voice was heard. Ou Yangming twitched his mouth and had an extremely odd feeling.

'That was definitely Yuqi the Venerable One.

'Master Ou, my humble abode…'

Even if the others heard it, they found it hard to believe that a Venerable One would speak to someone else in such a tone.

Ou Yangming turned around and exhaled before he responded, "I'm at your service at any time, senior…"

Yuqi the Venerable One and the old macaque flashed and appeared beside Ou Yangming naturally. Despite that, the young fellow could tell at one glance that they seemed to be wary of his fire. As soon as he showed signs of releasing his Military Fire, he was sure that they would run away without saying a word.

Ou Yangming thought to himself with a bitter smile, 'My Military Fire isn't actually terrifying…'

Led by the Beast King Sect's supreme powerhouses, Ou Yangming left the mountain and arrived at a courtyard on another peak.

After he left, the top-grade Spiritualists could not help but sigh breaths of relief.

Even though Ou Yangming did not display superb abilities, the burning fire alone was enough to frighten them. Perhaps they would still be friends and communicate with him in the future for various reasons, but that would be the future and certainly not now…

In the courtyard, Yuqi the Venerable One uttered seriously, "Master Ou, please sit."

He was not condescending at all at this moment, where he simply treated Ou Yangming as someone equal. In other words, he regarded the young fellow to be the same as Venerable Ones. In fact, the fellow even had a higher rank on a certain level.

Ou Yangming sat calmly, but he was secretly anxious.

Other people might now know, but he knew very well.

Before Feng Xiang left, it made itself clear that the world could not accommodate its power. It might be able to enter this world, but it would have to pay a price.

This also meant that since it left with Lil' Red, they would not be able to return within a short period.

With that, Ou Yangming's biggest reliance became nothing but a visionary hope. Therefore, he was doubtful if Yuqi the Venerable One was aware, as well as if the Venerable One would still be so polite if he knew the truth.

The old macaque cleared its throat and laughed out loud. "Master Ou, when we first met, I knew you're not mediocre at all, but I didn't think that you have the Phoenixes' bloodline." At this point, it looked enviously at Ou Yangming and expressed, "Master Ou, if you'd like to refine Eternal Pills in the future, don't forget about me!"

Ou Yangming was struck dumb. He had come to the Spiritual Realm for some time, so he naturally knew what Eternal Pills were.

They were a kind of life-prolonging spiritual medicine that was very beneficial for Venerable Ones.

However, Ou Yangming was a blacksmith, not an alchemist. 'Why did the old macaque ask for Eternal Pills from me? Did it ask the wrong person?'

Seeing how puzzled Ou Yangming was, the old macaque sighed and explained, "Master Ou, you might not know this—other than herbs and one's experience, one's spiritual fire is the most important element in the refinement of Eternal Pills. In this case, which other spiritual fire in the world can compare with the Heavenly Fire of an immortal phoenix that can be reincarnated?"

Ou Yangming was dumbfounded. When he came to a sudden realization, he could not help but laugh. "Senior, if I plan to learn alchemy one day, I'll surely inform you in advance."

The old macaque knew Ou Yangming was probably being half-hearted, but it still nodded as it was pleased.

Afterward, Ou Yangming turned to face Yuqi the Venerable One and asked, "Senior, when did Feng Xiang and Lil' Red leave?"

Yuqi the Venerable One pondered for a brief moment before he answered, "Sir Feng Xiang left after it bestowed you with the Heavenly Phoenix Fire." He continued after a pause, "But sir left an oracle for the whole Spiritual Realm; it stated that anyone that tries to harm you will have to go against the Phoenixes. Hehe, Master Ou, you'll be the Phoenixes' representative in the Spiritual Realm from now on. As long as you show your status openly, nobody will have the guts to find trouble with you."

Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows. He finally understood why Yuqi the Venerable One would treat him with such an attitude.

It turned out that the Venerable One was not showing respect to him, but the Phoenixes that had his back.

The old macaque blurted, "Master Ou, it's true that nobody will dare to seek trouble with you in the open, but you'll have to be more careful than before if you'd like to travel to places in this realm."