Beastmaster of the Ages

Starlight eerily flashed in the wormhole expressway. Tianming was currently in the Blissful Union en route to Myriadpath Valley. It was a test that, if successful, would prove that his fortuna-class astralship could swiftly travel across unfathomable distances, achieving a result that surpassed the Myriadpath Celestial Formation. After all, the astralship could accommodate many people, cultivation resources, and even yin-yang essence.

Once rapid transfer was realized, he would essentially have the power to control the entire Million Mundi. That is, if he was strong enough.

His current destination was the mundus closest to Myriadpath Valley. Otherwise, if a massive astralship directly landed in Myriadpath Valley, the Three Exalted Houses would probably mobilize.

“Myriadpath Valley’s still quite far. It’ll take some time even with the wormhole.” With nothing else to do, Tianming stepped into one of the Four Dao Paths, the Minor Yang Path. It was where cultivation techniques and battle arts were stored.

He automatically ignored the over ten thousand archived fortuna-class battle arts and ventured to the deepest area, where the Minor Yang Hall was located. The Minor Yang Hall resembled the space within the Yin-Yang Baleflame, a dark expanse with walls adorned with baleflame.

Ninety-nine flames were arranged in a circle, producing an intense atmosphere amidst the flickering firelight.

There were three gigantic bronze steles inside the hall, each larger than the Greatsun Suishen Stele. Unlike the steles in Myriadpath Valley that stood upright, the three bronze steles here were laid horizontally, like three colossal beds. They were arranged in a 品, with the largest bronze stele on top as large as the two below it combined.

“These are the three maniverse-class battle techniques of the Yin-Yang World!” Tianming hovered in midair and looked down. The three bronze steles had inscriptions on them that marked the names of the battle techniques. The largest stele held the Yin-Yang Immemorial Art.

“That’s the most powerful battle technique in the Yin-Yang World. I wonder how it compares to Myriadpath Valley’s Midsky Myriadpath Art.” Tianming’s heart raced. He could feel that the Yin-Yang Immemorial Art unified yin and yang, which allowed it to encompass anything and everything.

The two smaller bronze beds below were respectively cold and hot. They held the Sacred-Yang Baleflame Art and the Sacred-Yin Frostsky Art.

”The large one represents the union of yin and yang, while the two smaller ones represent yin and yang, one hot and one cold.

“The Sacred-Yin Frostsky Art should be similar to the Twinmoon Suishen Art, and I probably can’t cultivate it. I can give the Sacred-Yang Baleflame Art a try, however.” Tianming glanced at the lower left stele.

After a few moments, he lifted his gaze back to the top stele and chuckled, “But if I’m going to cultivate anyway, why not just go for the most powerful! Still, would I be able to learn it even if I manage to steal it?

“A large amount of the baleflame the giant created from its bloodline entered my body and altered my astrons. In theory, I’m now a legitimate Yin-Yang World descendant, so I shouldn’t even need to steal anything. I should be able to directly comprehend it.”

He no longer hesitated and approached the largest stele. Unlike the divine steles of Myriadpath Valley, the three steles in front of him were dim and seemingly devoid of energy, as if they were in a sealed state.

“It probably requires a bloodline activation.” Tianming pricked his finger, letting some blood drip from his hand onto the Yin-Yang Immemorial Art’s stele. The droplet of blood quickly seeped in.

The entire Blissful Union trembled in response. The bronze stele lit up and countless celestial patterns surged out of it, converging into a Yin-Yang taiji symbol on the surface of the stele. The Yin-Yang taiji symbol was five times larger than the golden sun in the Grandsun Suishen stele, demonstrating the grandeur and complexity of the technique it contained.

Tianming was bathed in black and white light. The Yin-Yang taiji symbol had a yin fish and yang fish. The yin fish represented extreme yin and had yang as its eyes, while the yang fish represented extreme yang and had yin as its eyes....

He descended and the bronze stele automatically guided him to sit at the yang eye of the yin fish, a white spot amidst a black ocean. Extreme yang gave birth to yin, while extreme yin gave birth to yang.

He began comprehending the maniverse-class battle technique. There was no need for theft, as he was the chosen descendant of the Yin-Yang World!

“This technique....” Tianming, having both the bloodline and experience with cultivating maniverse-class techniques, immediately gained a preliminary understanding upon beginning to cultivate it. His eyes sparkled with admiration.

“This is excellent! The technique is divided into Yin and Yang sections, yet it can be performed at the same time. It’s perfect for me to wield the Grand-Orient Sword as two separate swords!”

The Greatsun Suishen and Pentastar Suishen Arts could be used for heavy sword strikes, while the even stronger Yin-Yang Immemorial Art could be used for dual-sword assassinations! Combined with his wonders, divine abilities, and other skills, it would significantly enhance his combat methods.

The Yin-Yang taiji symbol beneath him transformed into two vast oceans of black and white. He swam through the countless divine patterns like a fish in the sea, delving into the celestial principles of the grand technique.

All the while, the Blissful Union continued drawing closer to its destination.

***

It took a few days for the joy in Suishen Cave to finally subside. For House Suishen, Suishen Xiyue’s return had mostly erased the long-standing regret of her loss. And Suishen Jiguang represented one of House Suishen’s bright futures as a young woman at the minor zenith.

Their return significantly strengthened the entire House Suishen in the current tumultuous situation, boosting the morale of the clan members. Millions of cultivators in Myriadpath Valley were also buzzing about them.

At that moment, the two women were swimming in the Jiguang Sea, enjoying a rare moment of tranquility. The shimmering waters endlessly rippled, casting mesmerizing reflections.

In the distance, a young girl in a nightgown was happily playing barefoot on the shore, laughing and having fun.

The two women in the water watched her with tender and loving gazes.

Over Suishen Xiyue’s century-long absence, her sister-in-law had taken on the role of mother, caring for the children and watching them grow. Now, she could finally return the heavy burden to Suishen Xiyue.

However, a cold look flashed in Suishen Jiguang’s eyes as she recalled something. “Suishen Xiyue, Suishen Hongtian left several days ago. He doesn’t dare come back, does he?” she asked. It was no longer appropriate to call her sister-in-law, so she reverted to her old address.

“Not necessarily. He’s more shameless than his brother and doesn’t care about his reputation. You’ve been back for several days, and his scandal hasn’t been exposed yet. He probably thinks you don’t dare deal with him and he’ll definitely swagger back soon,” Suishen Xiyue coldly replied. She had seen through that kind of man.

“I didn’t expect that during this ‘extraordinary time’, those two have become so shameless that they don’t even care about their reputations,” Eminent Jiguang said, only feeling disgust. She had no thoughts of exposing Suishen Hongtian and Suishen Yue’s disgusting deeds. Firstly, they didn’t care about their reputations, and secondly, she didn’t want to create negative rumors around herself.

Many people had already noticed her lost Suishen Blood, and plenty of people were privately speculating about it. If she exposed his crimes now, it might lead to more negative assumptions about her.

Suishen Blood. It was the shackle that Suishen women could never escape from. Once something went wrong in that regard, the rumors and gossip about morality and shame would be enough to crush a person.

Eminent Jiguang had a high status, and Myriadpath Valley was in a period of chaos. Plus, she had returned from the dead, so people didn’t dare to openly discuss the matter.

But it was very different in private.

Actually, nobody was trying to do anything to her; they were just curious and wanted to know who the man was. People thought that if it was someone respectable, it could have been openly announced without any need for secrecy.

When Suishen Hongtian was mentioned, Suishen Xiyue thought of Suishen Ranxing. ”Those two bastards used the extraordinary times as an excuse and thought House Suishen couldn’t do without them anymore.” She could only say that when someone had no shame, they were invincible.

Eminent Jiguang grit her teeth, then let out a sigh. ”It’s indeed difficult to make them pay for their crimes in the current situation!” It had been even harder than she had imagined before returning. Even her father had knelt to his daughter-in-law, which showed how brazen and confident the brothers were.

”Don’t rush, it won’t help. At least Hongtian doesn’t know our strength yet, so it’ll be easier to act when the time comes,” Suishen Xiyue said.

”Mm....” Eminent Jiguang nodded.

She swam over and leaned against Suishen Xiyue, resting her head on the other woman. Her gaze was somewhat confused. ”I don’t quite understand. Besides revenge, what else can we do? What’s our goal?”

Suishen Xiyue hugged her. The two leaned against each other as the red-haired woman’s gaze burned with determination. Looking at the happy Suishen Yao in the distance, she asked, ”When you see her happy, how do you feel?”

”Of course I feel good.” Suishen Jiguang’s gaze softened.

”Then that’s it. You ask what the goal is? Naturally, it’s to ensure that Yaoyao, Little Zhao, the other children of House Suishen, and future generations, can safely grow up without living in fear and calamity. To fulfill the ancestors’ mission, protect our house, let it be passed down through the ages, and not let our bloodline perish,” Suishen Xiyue earnestly said.

”That’s always been my father and Ranxing’s responsibility. We....” Eminent Jiguang was still a bit hesitant.

”Who said it was their responsibility? Why can’t we bear it? Even though we’re women, we have the strength to uphold our house. Your brothers are already rotten to the core. I don’t want to entrust the future of our children and clan members to those two scoundrels!

”So, you asked me about my goal. My goal is to burn my all to help you write a new chapter for House Suishen. I want you to rise to power and create a better house!” Suishen Xiyue said with fervor, her eyes filled with spirit as she gripped Suishen Jiguang’s hands.