Beastmaster of the Ages

Tianming took out the monochrome figurine again. So this object has two functions, one containing the planet order for me to cultivate with and the other being the formation core of the Blissful Union. I wonder where the planet order will go once I assimilate the figurine as a control formation.... Though he still had some doubts, he didn’t hesitate at all. He had used a droplet of blood from the Yin-Yang World to unlock the seal on the monochrome figurine, and it’d just finished the activation process.

”Begin assimilation!” The monochrome figurine appeared to melt into a mass of countless divine celestial patterns. While the patterns of the false formation core in the Blissful Union looked like leeches, the ones from the monochrome figurine took the form of monochrome butterflies. They spread out and formed a black-and-white cocoon around Tianming. The density of patterns was more than ten times that of the false formation core!

Butterflies flew into his body and inscribed themselves on the surface of his astrons. The Order-Relic-shaped astrons gained a butterfly mark along with the patterns that constituted the grand lexicon wonder.

The entire process went without a hitch, as the formation core had been activated long before the ritual ended. He immediately learned how to control the fortuna-class ship as well as its capabilities, and could even feel its presence outside the dark space he was within. It couldn’t approach him, though, due to the intense storms around him, so it was waiting on standby.

”Let’s see what’s inside....” Tianming’s eyes lit up. ”Four paths, eh? They’re named the Celestial Yang Path, Profound Yang Path, Major Yang Path, and the Minor Yang Path.”

Those seemed to be the key locations within the Blissful Union and were used to store legacy caeli, battle techniques, cosmic artifacts, and ordered manna respectively. While Tianming hadn’t seen them for himself and learned the true extent of the amount of treasures stored within, the size of each path seemed to suggest there were quite a lot. The degree of the legacy contained in the Blissful Union didn’t appear any inferior to Myriadpath Valley’s! Apart from those four Dao paths, he also felt many rooms within the ship that stored all kinds of items just waiting to be discovered.

”There’s a lot of things left behind, but their owners....” Tianming was almost certain that there were no surviving natives in the Yin-Yang World. If they did exist, he definitely wouldn’t have been the one to claim the Blissful Union.

”It even has legacy caeli. I’m sure the Blissful Union has enough resources in it to rival Myriadpath Valley itself! It’s no wonder the valley lord was tempted to break the valley’s rules despite the risks.” The legacies of Myriadpath Valley had always been allocated to the houses and cultivators based on the Myriadpath Sacred Code. Even though the Three Exalted Houses didn’t like it, it was still the most stable way to run Myriadpath Valley. The feelings of dissatisfaction were what had caused the Three Exalted Houses to overstep and lose control.

”Myriadpath Valley has springwater, steles, the Skysource Starriver, and the Grand Myriadpath Ruins. That was enough to make them superior to the Million Mundi and reinforce their rule. The only other thing they have that I don’t have is the Myriadpath Celestial Formation and their stareye network, but what I have now is probably already enough for me to build a rival faction on the Sun.”

Tianming began shaking with ambition. ”It’s a shame that Infinitum’s too far away. I think it’ll take more than ten thousand years to move the Sun all the way here.”

If that was an option, he could even let the Sun absorb some yin-yang essence. The Sun had absorbed Astral Hole Primary, a world that was easier to absorb than normal worlds because it had already collapsed. ”Either way, it’s still more things to add to my arsenal.”

He couldn’t let House Qitian or House Yumo get their hands on the legacy or it would completely tip the balance in Myriadpath Valley. If House Suishen got further sidelined because of that, it would make things harder for Eminent Jiguang, Suishen Yao, and the rest. They would even end up as targets for the enemy.

Though he was excited, Tianming kept his calm and didn’t react too strongly. As long as he had control of the Blissful Union, he basically had every part of the Yin-Yang World’s legacy in his hands.

”Is this astral giant a corpse, or simply surviving in a different mode of life? It’s still producing baleflame. Can I come back here to collect more of it?” The baleflame production was actually a crucial point, which House Qitian and House Yumo had attempted to obtain for themselves. Tianming was at a complete loss where the giant was concerned. The loss of control he had experienced still gave him chills.

”I can’t be too greedy and should quit while I’m ahead.” Tianming made up his mind and continued the assimilation process, absorbing all the monochrome butterflies into his body. When the cocoon opened up, it was a sign that he had successfully taken control of the ship. He was able to manipulate the divine astralship formation of the ship and maneuver it around as he pleased.

”I did it” The Four Dao Paths that contained legacies were growing clearer in his perception, but he didn’t have the time to take a proper account of of them.

Then, an intense ray of starlight shot out of his palm and hit the center of the astral giant’s forehead. ”It’s that planet-class order!”

Tianming’s initial guess was that the monochrome figurine was a caelum that had taken physical form. Now that the formation core on the caelum had entered another body, what remained should be a shell that carried the order within. It fused with the astral giant, causing light to shimmer across its body.

Tianming helplessly shook when the notion of being trapped here for another ten years occurred to him. It wasn’t just him, as Eminent Jiguang’s face also immediately paled when she noticed and she subconsciously tightened her legs.

The astral giant suddenly rose to its feet.

”Is it really still alive?” Tianming exchanged glances with Eminent Jiguang, their hearts nervously beating as they noticed how dry their throats were. Fortunately, the monochrome giant didn’t look toward them. Instead, it raised its head and looked above.

Tianming followed its gaze and saw that the baleflame vortex above them was scattering away, making an opening for the fortuna-class ship to arrive! The giant rose into the air and entered the Blissful Union. As it did, Tianming, Eminent Jiguang, and the freshly rescued Suishen Xiyue all got sucked into the ship along with all the Yin-Yang Baleflame around them.

The giant took a seat cross legged at the center of Blissful Union, where the miniaturized nova source was supposed to be located. Naturally, the ship ran on compressed yin-yang essence, so the location was temporarily empty.