A Gift from Heaven, or a Betrayal by the Demonic Sect?

A purplish-black spiritual light continuously emanated from the furnace, and Ouyang Ming caught the Spirit Explosion Ball that flew out of the furnace.

Ouyang Ling also hurried up to take a look.

Seeing this, Yan Shoujing knew he had achieved his goal. Logically, the next thing to happen should be the Spirit Explosion Ball exploding.

At such close range, there was absolutely no chance that the Ouyang siblings could escape!

Just as Yan Shoujing was waiting for the sound of the explosion, Ouyang Ming spoke up.

"Success!"

Yan Shoujing: "???"

Chu Xinghe: "???"

Confused... The two people present looked completely bewildered... But apart from Chu Xinghe and Yan Shoujing, everyone else was all smiling.

"Xiaoming, did it really work?" The sect leader rushed forward without saying a word, followed by the other elders.

Without wasting any words, Ouyang Xiaoming took the finished Spirit Explosion Ball and began explaining its structure and usage to everyone.

As for why it succeeded so easily?

Needless to say, firstly, the blueprints given by my Senior Brother Xinghe were incredibly accurate, and secondly, I, Ouyang Ming, haven't been slacking off lately. My title as the strongest weapon refiner in the world is well-deserved!

Everyone listened to Ouyang Ming's various stories, but Yan Shoujing was dumbfounded.

Um... can someone explain what's going on? How did it succeed?

Shouldn't this Spirit Explosion Ball, infused with Spirit Cloud Fruit, have self-destructed on the spot and killed the entire Ouyang Lineage?

Wouldn't it be more interesting if his face were blown to bits on the spot?

But what does it mean that you, Ouyang Ming, succeeded without a word?

Is Senior Brother Xinghe's blueprint completely correct?

Do you think I, Yan Shoujing, don't know whether this blueprint is correct or not? I wrote it all myself...

Therefore, a normal explosion is the only way! Besides, I personally watched Ouyang Ming put the Spirit Cloud Fruit in; how could it possibly succeed?

Why did it succeed? Even if it didn't explode on the spot, with one extra ingredient in the formula, it should at least have failed, right?

But what do you mean by "you've succeeded now"?

Chu Xinghe stood to the side, looking completely bewildered...

At this moment, he simply couldn't hear the Vice Sect Master's inner thoughts; otherwise, Chu Xinghe would definitely have said, "What the Vice Sect Master said makes perfect sense... so why did it succeed?"

I saw Ouyang Ming steal the Spirit Cloud Fruit with my own eyes.

Although Ouyang Ming's methods were extremely skillful, they could not escape the discerning eyes of your Senior Brother Xinghe.

This recipe is missing the Spirit Cloud Fruit, how can it possibly succeed?

Are you, Ouyang Ming, trying to defy the heavens? You can succeed even with just one missing ingredient? That's just not scientific at all!

Soon, something even more illogical happened.

Since it is Spirit Explosion Ball, it naturally needs to be tested. With the unanimous vote of the Grand Elder and many other elders, it was decided that the sect leader should personally conduct this test.

The so-called "having the sect leader personally conduct the experiment" simply means throwing the Spirit Explosion Ball at the sect leader and letting him experience the explosive power of the Spirit Explosion Ball firsthand.

This testing method emphasizes accuracy; as for safety?

Our sect leader is the number one person in the world, his defensive power is absolutely off the charts!

Gu Mingchao stood in the testing ground with a dark face, while the Grand Elder looked at Chu Xinghe, who looked completely bewildered, and said, "I still have instructions."

Xinghe... watch carefully and study hard, because you will have the opportunity to test these dangerous things in the future.

The Spirit Explosion Ball was quickly hurled by the Grand Elder towards Gu Mingchao. When the Spirit Explosion Ball reached about five meters away from Gu Mingchao, a burst of purple light exploded, followed by a deafening roar and terrifying Spirit Power that enveloped the sect leader.

The immense explosive force caught the attention of all the elders.

After the explosion ended, Gu Mingchao walked out of the center of the blast unharmed.

Gu Mingchao was overjoyed!

"Xiaoming's weapon-forging skills are indeed extraordinary; the Spirit Explosion Ball he created is several times more powerful than the Spirit Explosion Ball of the Demonic Sect." Gu Mingchao's words were spot on.

Don't be fooled by his seemingly unharmed appearance; that's because he's Gu Mingchao. Even a Martial Saint would have been blasted to pieces if that had happened to them.

If there are enough of them, you can just throw them around randomly, and Martial Saint wouldn't dare to fight you head-on.

That's how terrifying the Spirit Explosion Ball is.

Chu Xinghe remained calm... What happened to the plan to deplete the sect's resources?

So it can still be done even if one material is missing... Well done, Ouyang Ming. But your Senior Brother Xinghe isn't flustered at all. After all, we didn't put in too much effort on this, so whether it succeeds or not doesn't really matter.

And it's good that this thing is successful; look at the explosive power, it's practically an essential item for home, travel, murder, and robbery!

As long as we have enough Spirit Explosion Balls, even if you bring two Martial Venerables, I can still blast you to your doom with a barrage of Spirit Explosion Balls. Let's win this round together!

Chu Xinghe remained calm, but Yan Shoujing couldn't accept it.

Is this the result I wanted?

If I had known this would be the outcome, would I have given the Spirit Explosion Ball blueprint to Chu Xinghe?

To frame Chu Xinghe, I've been writing blueprints for the Spirit Explosion Ball so many times I'm practically sick of it. My goal is to blow up the Ouyang Lineage. I want Chu Xinghe to take the blame, and I want people in the sect to die.

But what is this? You, Ouyang Ming, created Spirit Explosion Ball without a second thought. Did you even consider the Vice Sect Master's feelings?

Yan Shoujing felt that he should have been allowed to test the explosion earlier; it would have just killed him.

What to do now? The Ouyang Lineage is completely unscathed... Chu Xinghe not only not taking the blame, but a group of big shots are now praising him, it's truly a blessing from Vast Heaven.

But what about myself? Now it's not about whether the sect suffers losses or not; it's about how to explain this to the Demonic Sect.

The Spirit Explosion Ball is a priceless treasure of the Demonic Sect. When I asked Wu Xingyun for it, I confidently assured him that there would be no problem and that it would be a sure thing to blow up the Ouyang Lineage.

The question now is, how do I explain this to Wu Xingyun?

Subsequently, at the Elder's request, Ouyang Ming continued to forge several more Spirit Explosion Ball. After all, a single success might be accidental, but consecutive successes were a given.

Yan Shoujing initially thought that perhaps Ouyang Ming was just a coincidence?

However, as Ouyang Ming created more than a dozen Spirit Explosion Ball in succession, Yan Shoujing's vision went black and he was almost killed by Ouyang Ming...

Everyone else left the Artifact Refining Palace with smiles on their faces, but Yan Shoujing dejected...

Chu Xinghe stayed in the Artifact Refining Palace. Looking at the smug-looking Ouyang Ming, Chu Xinghe pointed to Ouyang Ming's Qiankun Ring when no one was around.

Everyone understands what that means.

"Senior Brother Xinghe, please don't worry about these details. I, Ouyang Ming, am already a seasoned weapon refiner. How could I possibly have problems because of the lack of one or two materials..."

As he spoke, Ouyang Ming brought out the Light of Xinghe, which had a built-in cooling effect, and his darkened Spirit Cloud Fruit, and cut them open on the spot for Senior Brother Xinghe to choose first.

Sitting with a group of Ouyang Lineage members, enjoying the incredibly refreshing chilled Spirit Cloud Fruit, Chu Xinghe whispered a reminder: "When buying materials in the future, we can continue to purchase these Spirit Cloud Fruits..."

"Excellent... excellent!" Ouyang Ming was overjoyed.

Senior Brother Xinghe is absolutely right. The Spirit Cloud Fruit tastes so exquisite. My Ouyang Lineage works tirelessly for the sect every day by this forging furnace. What's wrong with stealing a few Spirit Cloud Fruits?

Chu Xinghe nodded in agreement, indicating that his junior brother was right!

Junior brother, you have devoted yourself to the sect. I wholeheartedly support you, senior brothers, for stealing those Spirit Cloud Fruits.

This stuff isn't cheap. You could say it's nothing special for making Spirit Explosion Balls, but for eating, it's an absolutely exorbitantly priced fruit.

So as long as the Ouyang Lineage doesn't say anything, and neither do we, all the Spirit Cloud Fruits that the sect purchases will end up in the Ouyang Lineage's stomachs. Although the sect's losses aren't significant, you could say there's no loss at all!

He specifically instructed Ouyang Ming to make sure it was done cleanly, so as not to give anyone any leverage against him.

Ouyang Ming also said solemnly, "Senior Brother Xinghe, don't worry. I'm a mature Ouyang Ming now. Haven't you noticed you haven't been able to find the slop bucket lately?"

I won't hide it from you, actually I secretly built a few more secret chambers in the Artifact Refining Palace...

Seeing Ouyang Ming's steady and reliable approach, Chu Xinghe was moved to tears. "Junior Brother Ouyang, please keep it up!"

Chu Xinghe was extremely happy as he left the Artifact Refining Palace. Although the Spirit Explosion Ball had not caused the sect to lose resources as he had imagined, as a foodie with dreams, the Ouyang Lineage could still cause the sect to suffer minor losses as long as they continued to eat Spirit Cloud Fruit.

Although the losses were minimal, at least I succeeded this time, right?

Soon, news of the Spirit Explosion Ball spread throughout the entire Vast Heaven Sect, and all the disciples were overjoyed.

After all, a treasure like the Spirit Explosion Ball is something you can easily throw at an enemy while doing a quest or running a dungeon – and you know what happens when it explodes!

Moreover, now that we have the blueprints for the Spirit Explosion Ball, if Ouyang Ming continues his research, he will surely be able to create a treasure to counter it, at which point the Spirit Explosion Ball the Demonic Sect will no longer pose a threat.

The news quickly spread from the Vast Heaven Sect throughout the world, leaving everyone stunned.

Did the Vast Heaven Sect obtain the Spirit Explosion Ball?

Did you find it by accident? Could this be any more outrageous?

Are you sure it wasn't Vast Heaven Sect who infiltrated the Demonic Sect's upper echelons?

After all, isn't the blueprint for the Spirit Explosion Ball something only a very small number of high-ranking members of the Demonic Sect could obtain?

Just as everyone was wondering whether it was a gift from heaven or a betrayal by the Demonic Sect, several disciples of the Demonic Sect emerged from the garbage dump outside the Vast Heaven Sect with expressions of wild joy.

They're holding the blueprints for the Spirit Explosion Ball!

These blueprints were the first ones Chu Xinghe threw away...

At this moment, the members of the Demonic Sect were overjoyed as they looked at the blueprints in their hands.

Vast Heaven Sect, you are so careless! You actually threw away such a crucial blueprint as trash?

This is a boon to all the other Demonic Sects! Not only does your Vast Heaven Sect have Spirit Explosion Ball, but now, apart from the Demonic Shadow Sect, all the other Demonic Sects also have Spirit Explosion Ball...

The Demonic Sect dared not delay and immediately reported the blueprints to their sect, determined to create their own Spirit Explosion Ball as soon as possible...