Chapter 3229 - Give Me One Month

Due to the greater than expected harvest this time, some bloody matter overflowed. When the lid came down, the excess was squeezed out, spilling out and forming a river of blood.

“Not a bad harvest!” A dozen black-robed people smiled, activating the vacuum to blow away the excess bloody matter.

“Activate the Yumo Blood Crucible, begin refining!”

“Yes!”

The Yumo Blood Crucible began turning red as flames emerged, creating a huge, bright red furnace next to the 'cleaned' Viridian. The crackling of burning smothered all other sounds. From a far enough distance, the eerie bloody fire even looked beautiful.

However, upon closer inspection, one would see heads stuck to the legs of the cauldron, their eyes filled with confusion.

***

A new chapter unfolded in the Suishen Cave.

Tianming hadn’t expected Suishen Yao to let him reside in her Starshine Mansion. Her logic was that, since Tianming was going to help her with cultivation going forward, living together would be convenient!

Apparently, Suishen Yao, who was about to get married, didn’t care about any rumors.

Tianming wasn’t afraid, either. After all, he was already a minor pathkeeper, so Suishen Yao's two-thousand-year-old fiancé couldn’t do anything to him. Unless Tianming made a big mistake, there weren’t many people in Myriadpath Valley who could punish him at will.

Even now, he was still grateful for Eminent Jiguang’s intervention, which was equivalent to a rebirth for him and an offer of immense help.

So, upon going to Starshine Mansion, with only Suishen Yao, her younger brother, and Eminent Jiguang present, Tianming expressed his gratitude once again. Faced with his heartfelt thanks, Eminent Jiguang just gently smiled and said, "If you really want to repay me, I’ll arrange for you to cultivate in Jiguang Sea with Yaoyao. Just do what I ask and do your best."

"Jiguang Sea?" Tianming felt like he was on a pirate ship, but thought,

Even if I

am

on a pirate ship and need to pay a price, I’ve still gained a lot. Without Eminent Jiguang’s intervention, no one would’ve helped me.

Since he didn’t mind, he readily agreed. "I’ll follow Eminent Jiguang’s arrangements and complete the task."

Suishen Zhao, seeing that, was puzzled. "Did I hear wrong? Auntie, you arranged for my sister and my brother to cultivate together in Jiguang Sea? What sparks could fly between them?"

"Shut up, kid. You don’t have any scenes anymore, so go away." Suishen Yao glared at him.

"No more scenes for me?" Suishen Zhao was stunned. He had planned to cultivate with Tianming and defend the honor of House Suishen together for hundreds or thousands of years.

"Their cultivation together must be kept secret, understood?" Eminent Jiguang seriously said. "It's all for your sister’s happiness."

"What? You’re going to be happy in Jiguang Sea?" Suishen Zhao was confused, completely baffled.

"Shut up! Don’t overthink it, it’s just normal cultivation!" Suishen Yao said.

Seeing his sister about to explode, Suishen Zhao could only shut up, awkwardly smile, and nod. "Alright, since I got five million merit points and a keg of springwater, I’d go through hell or highwater if my brother asked me."

Seeing him show off, Suishen Yao—who had only won fifty thousand merit points as a reward—wanted to strangle him.

"Eminent Jiguang, Little Master...." Tianming thought for a moment and sincerely continued, "Before cultivating, I want to go back to my hometown to handle an important matter. Could you give me a little more than a month?"

"A little more than a month?" Suishen Yao jumped. "I only have a year left, and you want a month? That’s killing me!"

Eminent Jiguang tugged at Suishen Yao and said, "A little more than a month is fine."

"Is it okay to waste that long?" Suishen Yao asked.

Eminent Jiguang whispered in her ear, "I want to study a bit more and make sure we succeed...."

"You need to ensure success? Auntie, I’m counting on you, please don’t mess this up," Suishen Yao tearfully replied.

"Relax! With me here, it’s guaranteed!" Eminent Jiguang patted her chest.

"Alright!"

Suishen Yao looked at Tianming and said, "You can have the time off, but I can't wait any longer. Don’t be late."

Tianming quickly nodded. "I really have important matters, otherwise I wouldn't go anywhere."

Eminent Jiguang gently asked, "Tianming, as far as I know, many people in Myriadpath Valley, including House Yumo, want to know about your hometown to threaten you, right?"

Tianming nodded. "Yes! So... please forgive me for not being able to tell the three of you my hometown’s location. I’ve made too many enemies in Myriadpath Valley and don’t want to implicate them."

"Understandable." Eminent Jiguang nodded.

"What?" Suishen Yao was curious and wanted to know more, but Eminent Jiguang’s response stopped her.

"Fine, I won’t ask!" Suishen Yao pouted.

Eminent Jiguang continued looking at Tianming. "But I need to know, will you take the Myriadpath Sourcespring with you?"

Tianming became cautious. He didn’t think Eminent Jiguang would covet his ten kegs, but caution was necessary, so he asked, "Eminent Jiguang, is there a difference if I take it or not?"

"Of course. If you take it, someone needs to protect you from the Myriadpath Valley gate to the Myriadpath Celestial Formation. Otherwise someone might assassinate you on the way. Once you’re in your hometown, it’ll be safer, as no one there will know about the Myriadpath Sourcespring," Eminent Jiguang said.

It seemed she was considering his safety! So Tianming straightforwardly said, "During this time, I want to test the effect of the springwater, so I’ll take it with me."

"Alright, I’ll have Fen Nu accompany you to the Myriadpath Celestial Formation and wait for you to return," Suishen Yao generously offered. With an eminent watching, no one could silently assassinate Tianming and steal his treasure.

"Thank you, Little Master and Eminent Jiguang!" Since they had accepted him, they treated him as one of their own and carefully considered everything for him.

"I’ll have Fen Nu follow you from now on to keep you safe," Suishen Yao said.

Indeed, before returning to the Infinitum Mundus, Tianming would visit two places: Heavensource Starriver and the Myriadpath Sourcespring. Travel to the Infinitum Mundus and back would already take a month, but visiting the two places for manna and springwater wouldn’t really affect the total time.

After Tianming settled in Starshine Mansion, Suishen Yao, eager to cultivate, urged him to hurry. Suishen Zhao and Fen Nu would accompany him to the Heavensource Starriver and other places.

"Hurry! My domination of the Fortuna Ranking next year depends on you!" Suishen Yao, anxious, pounded Tianming’s back.

"Right away! Right away!" Tianming quickly hurried out.