Beastmaster of the Ages

Chapter 3352 - Little Master, My Sincerest Apologies!

Tianming’s ninth cosmic chart finally took shape through his efforts

"The ninth cosmic chart, completed!" What might have taken others decades had taken him five years, thanks to the efficiency of his Trisoul Prime.

It had taken Suishen Yao about twenty years to go from the eighth to the ninth cosmic chart, and that was when she was around two hundred years old. Even so, her speed was already considered top tier in Myriadpath Valley.

Tianming felt that his combat strength had significantly increased. However....

"To others, it probably won't make sense, because I clearly haven't reached the Foundation stage yet." Although he’d broken through, he had another headache.

"The power boost brought toby Ying Huo and the others is a bit too terrifying. I'm not even a foundationeer yet, but I can easily defeat second-level foundationeers. I can even crush weaker third-level foundationeers! Myriadpath Valley shouldn’t have any precedents for that." For now, it was still fine. @@ @@

"When I reach the eleventh or twelfth level, I should be able to fight reverends but I’ll still clearly not be a foundationeer. Will that scare people too much?"

At present, he only had two major achievements. The first was passing the Prehistoric Path and conquering the ancestral idol, while the second was the two great steles. They were both related to his comprehension ability, not his combat talent.

Once his terrifying ability to fight above his level of cultivation was exposed, Tianming feared that the Three Exalted Houses would begin viewing him in a new light. He hadn’t made them feel fear yet, but if he truly made House Qitian and the valley lord feel the threat of being overpowered, he believed it would cause problems.

"Ultimately, I still need to find a way to quickly reach the Foundation stage. Before that, I need to avoid fighting as much as I can... if that's even possible."

It would be very difficult! Many cultivation resources had to be seized through battle. For example, right now, he found the efficiency of gaining merit and springwater from being second on the Fortuna Ranking to be too slow. After five years of heartless seclusion and breaking through another level, he had to do something even more heartless—pull Suishen Yao down from first place.

"Once I reach first place, the annual merit points will increase by 300,000 and the springwater by 300 bowls! Yaoyao only gets 100,000 merit points and 100 bowls of springwater in first place. If I take her rank, our combined wealth as a couple will soar!"

Obviously, it made sense for the nLi Tianming to suppress Suishen Yao and for the only red-and-black non the leaderboard to officially ascend to first place!

"Is that the reason you want to beat up your own wife?" Ying Huo teased with a laugh.

"It’s a fake marriage, understand?" Tianming rolled his eyes.

"I understand. It's like getting close but not going in," Ying Huo said.

"You filthy bird, I won't stoop to your level."

Tianming stood up, preparing to leave seclusion after five years. He glanced at the numbers on his myriadpath ring. “After redeeming springwater and using merit points last time, I’ve earned nearly 4,000,000 more merit points and nearly four kegs of springwater, which is equivalent to nearly half of the reward I got for being first on the Prehistoric Path."

All he could say was that it felt great.

"You're going to bleed Myriadpath Valley dry," Xian Xian couldn't help but complain.

"What do you know, little brat? It’s a reasonable mechanism," Tianming said.

With nearly twelve million merit points and four kegs of springwater, Tianming now had enough capital to negotiate with those in the Xenoabyss.

"Damn, tflies when you're in seclusion. I'm already over eighty years old. Back in the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, I'd probably have great-grandchildren by now and my teeth would’ve fallen out!" But at his age, people in Myriadpath Valley still treated him like a toddler.

"However, this tenfold reward will only last for another decade or so, so I quickly need to get to first place. After that, the reward will drop to just fivefold."

Tianming looked up toward Suishen Cave.

"Little Master, my sincerest apologies!"

When he returned to the Suishen Cave—

"You finally decided to cout of seclusion? Hurry up and get to the Jiguang Sea!" As soon as he returned, Suishen Yao bombarded him with messages through the transmission stone.

Tianming felt a little guilty about pulling her down from first place, so he reluctantly headed to the Jiguang Sea. He discovered that he had been given special privileges, allowing him to directly cross the sea's barrier, a privilege not even Suishen Zhao had.

"Wow, if they were bathing or something, they'd be completely defenseless against me."

Suishen Yao wasn't a big deal as they were nominally husband and wife. But Eminent Jiguang....

"Just thinking about it makesa little excited," Ying Huo's eyes mischievously gleamed.

"What does it have to do with you? Why’re you excited?" Tianming forcefully shoved it back into his lifebound space before entering the depths of the sea.

In reality, there was nothing romantic about it. Suishen Yao and Eminent Jiguang were both fully clothed, waiting for him in a palace above the water.

"Little Li!" Suishen Yao, wearing white pajamas, stared at Tianming with wide eyes and gritted teeth. "Why’d you choose this tto go into seclusion? Do you know what people have been saying about me?"

"What are they saying?" Tianming asked.

"They said.... They said I...." Suishen Yao couldn't finish and angrily said, "Anyway, it's something that makesunhappy!"

"They're saying you have no charm and you couldn't keeparound after we just got married?" Tianming chuckled.

"You know that, and you're still asking?" Suishen Yao was exasperated.

"It's nothing. You wouldn't lettouch you, so you had to face sconsequences," Tianming calmly said.

"Hey, hey! You think you're in the right? You're just a live-in son-in-law who married into my family. Do you think you can reach the heavens?" Suishen Yao snapped.

"Yes, I not only want to reach the heavens, but today I also want to beat you up in front of everyone," Tianming replied.

"Damn! You've turned against me!" Suishen Yao was stunned. What kind of person was this brat?

She was about to complain to Eminent Jiguang, but the eminent just smiled, watching the young couple bicker as if it was the funniest thing.

"Auntie, you have to help me! This little brat’s out of control!" Suishen Yao pleaded.

"Get your facts straight. You're the brat here," Tianming interjected.

"Alright, alright," Eminent Jiguang said, pulling Suishen Yao aside and looking at Tianming. "Did I hear correctly? You want to challenge Yaoyao?"

Tianming nodded. "That's right."

Suishen Yao immediately becanxious. "What’re you thinking? You know you're a live-in son-in-law, right? If you take my place at the top, how am I supposed to save face?"

"What's more important—face, or merit points and springwater?" Tianming asked.

"Well...." Suishen Yao couldn't answer.

"I only have less than two decades before my tenfold reward will be gone. If I get to first place now, I'll be able to gain an additional 5 million merit points and five kegs of springwater," Tianming explained.

"That much?"