Beastmaster of the Ages

After borrowing two more kegs of springwater, Tianming’s cultivation directly soared. Of course, he hadn’t expected that he could break through two levels before absorbing it.

”It should be related to my first use of springwater and the help Auntie gave me at the end.” The breakthrough had significant meaning, granting him the ability to truly protect himself in front of top-tier powerhouses.

”My Fiveway Blitzrun could already toy with Huang Daosheng when I had the combat power of an eighth- or ninth-level cosmic cartographer. Now that I have the strength of a reverend, as long as I want to escape, no one should be able to stop me apart from eminents!” That was crucial, as even some ninth-level foundationeer eminents might not be able to catch up with him. There were now very few people that could truly kill him.

”Awesome!” The leap had directly taken him from a genius to stepping on the threshold of Myriadpath Valley’s top powerhouses. Others like Qitian Jian would experience an awkward phase of at least several hundred years to transition from a first-level to fourth-level foundationeer.

Currently, Suishen Yao and Yumo Xue were special cases. The previous first places on the Fortuna Ranking had been stuck as first-level foundationeers for many years!

After resting, Tianming stood up and Eminent Jiguang gracefully stood before him. She raised her eyebrows and said, ”Little genius, congratulations on becoming a genuine little reverend. Today, you’ve truly made a giant leap forward.”

The more Tianming looked at her, the more he marveled at how such a perfect woman could exist. He was filled with gratitude and said, ”Auntie, I owe today’s success to your guidance and protection. It was your assistance that led to my final breakthrough.”

”Shh, don’t say that! You helped me reach the minor zenith, and that helped me even more. Though you broke through two levels and I only broke through one, the significance is different.” Eminent Jiguang scolded.

”Yes!” Tianming felt the power within himself. Is this the power of a reverend? With this power alone, I could indeed sweep through the Million Mundi. In the past, Lan Yun, when facing people like them or Mister Taihe, a myriadpath saint, was incredibly domineering. Reverend Daolie had crushed Tianming on the Skyward Grandpath with such power.

”Reverends indeed count as the peak of the universe. Even in Myriadpath Valley, your real combat strength now deserves recognition. Out of the more than two million cultivators in Myriadpath Valley, there are less than fifty thousand reverends!” After saying that, Eminent Jiguang shook her head and bitterly smiled. ”If Yaoyao knew, she’d be devastated. She barely kept up with you before, but in just a few years, you’ve left her two hundred years behind.” The only reason Eminent Jiguang was even still stronger than Tianming was because she was more than two thousand years older.

”It’s fine. In the future, I’ll be her master,” Tianming laughed.

”That little girl will be frustrated.” The thought of Suishen Yao being bullied made her laugh. ”That girl clearly likes you, but is too shy to admit it. If you coax her more, wouldn’t she join you in bed?”

”Ah.” Tianming blushed and said, ”Auntie, I’m still young. Brother Zhao hasn’t even come of age, so I haven’t either. It isn’t appropriate to talk about this now.”

Eminent Jiguang speechlessly looked at him. The first time you trained with soul fusion, you grew so much. How wouldn’t I know whether you’re of age? But she had no experience in such matters either, being a virgin herself, so she quickly changed the subject.

Seeing Tianming immersed in the joy of his newfound strength, she hurriedly asked, ”Tianming, do you remember what I said before?”

Tianming was slightly surprised, then nodded and said, ”Understood. I shouldn’t fight any second-level foundationeer or above before I become a foundationeer myself. My breakthroughs and strength should remain between us, with no need to compete or show off to anyone. The most important thing now is to reach the Foundation stage!”

”Exactly. It’s pointless to fight, since there are no upcoming opportunities like the Prehistoric Path, so you won’t get more merit points or springwater,” Eminent Jiguang advised.

”I understand. I’ll definitely remember your teachings.” Tianming nodded.

”Don’t tell even Yaoyao about your current strength—she can’t keep secrets and might blurt it out one day,” the eminent instructed.

”Understood, it’s our little secret.” Tianming smiled.

”Sly little rascal.” Eminent Jiguang gently smiled. She really saw Tianming as a somewhat mischievous little boy, as simple and innocent as a little nephew. How could she have known that the Galactic Emperor that had slain twenty eminents was the very harmless-looking ”little friend” before her?

They began the trip back. On the way, she sighed, ”Fortunately, you broke through twice and gained some self-protection ability this time. Otherwise, I would’ve been worried when I go to the Yin-Yang World.

”House Yumo wasn’t happy when they heard you came back and has been pressuring us. So you shouldn’t leave the Suishen Cave in the near future. If you must go to the Grand Myriadpath Ruins, make sure to have several eminents accompany you. I’ll arrange it with Little Zhao. I have a few sisters who are usually idle and can protect you.

”Also, my brother Suishen Hongtian was released from prison. He’s Suishen Yue’s father. I don’t know if he’ll go to the Yin-Yang World again. If he doesn’t, be wary of him.” Eminent Jiguang rattled off a string of warnings.

The malice from House Yumo and Suishen Hongtian were understandable. Tianming always knew that no matter how low-key he remained, they wouldn’t let him live peacefully.

However, he had already heard mention of the Yin-Yang World several times. He became curious and asked, ”Auntie, I’ll be careful if you go out. But what’s the Yin-Yang World you mentioned? Is it a certain ancestral world?”

”You haven’t heard of the Yin-Yang World?” Eminent Jiguang shook her head and continued, ”It isn’t an ancestral world. You could think of it as a secret realm that has a history as old as Myriadpath Valley.”

”Secret realm?”

Tianming knew that there were many secret realms in the astralscape, both large and small. Some of them had been left by ordinary astral gods, while others might contain evidence of ancient history and served as proof of the existence and cultivation of earlier people.

”Calling it a secret realm isn’t entirely accurate. The more widely accepted theory now is that the Yin-Yang World is actually a fallen fortuna-class world, much like Myriadpath Valley. However, it fell more thoroughly. Its entire structure completely collapsed, its fusion formation distorted to the point of losing control, and its power system was utterly disintegrated, making the entire world a hell of death, filled with extreme chaos and destruction.”