Chapter 3364 - Only the Beginning

Six kegs of springwater for six order fragments, one for each. That was the ratio Yumo Yuanni had used to reach the eighth level of the Cosmic Cartography stage. Tianming was a level higher than Yumo Yuanni had been back then, not to mention he had more order fragments.

Fortunately, he was able to absorb them all at once and had enough springwater to do so. Not even top disciples from the Three Exalted Houses would have that kind of wealth to spend on order fragments.

"I heard that using springwater for the first time gives the best effect!" Tianming let himself bask in the intoxicating fragrance. Every single astron within his body seemed able to smell it. It put his body and mind into a special relaxed state. Every bit of worry he had seemed to completely vanish. It felt like he was completely unfazed as he floated through the universe, watching stars being born and dying nonstop.

That was the moment he consumed all six grade-seven order fragments. Once they entered his body, they liquefied and spread all throughout, filling his eight streams of order.

At the same time, the compression of the soulblend formation began pushing the springwater into his body, forcing it into each individual astron. Inside him was what was essentially liquid gold of the Xenoabyss, while outside him was the equivalent of Myriadpath Valley. He felt like a new kind of ambrosia was being refined using his body as a crucible. He perfectly fused the two substances together and evenly spread them across his streams of order.

The newly refined ambrosia of perfection made him understand what it meant for a lifeform to ascend to a different plane. He had the bloodline of Primordial Chaos Beasts to begin with, and those bloodlines needed to be tapped into for their full potential to be unleashed. That was exactly what the mixture of springwater and liquefied order fragments was doing to his bloodline and talent.

He was almost certain that nobody else in Myriadpath Valley could enjoy that kind of benefit. More than that, the whole process didn't feel offensive or painful in the least; on the contrary, he felt completely refreshed and relaxed. There wasn't an ounce of suffering. He was being changed into a higher lifeform while his streams of order rapidly grew. His physical body also grew stronger to accommodate the change.

"This must be proof that order fragments and springwater have some kind of mutually enhancing effect. There must be enough of each kind of substance to allow for this fused effect to manifest. It might also have something to do with the fact that it's my first time using springwater."

He recalled Yumo Yuanni's experience with it. "That kid probably didn't feel the effects as deeply as I am. Starblood is probably as far as they went to improve the bloodline of their descendants, and I’ll probably be the one to put a stop to that heinous method for good!"

Yumo Yuanni had been the test subject to verify how effectively order fragments could be fused in conjunction with springwater, and Tianming had killed him. "Well, looks like I'm the only one left to enjoy the fruits of their painstaking research."

House Yumo's entire attention was focused on finding the culprit behind the Hellfiend incident. They wouldn't use something so precious like springwater and grade-seven order fragments on normal disciples, either, and the process would no longer work on their major pathkeepers. It was likely that only Yumo Yuanni had been young enough, but with sufficient status to benefit from the untested use of springwater and order fragments. So they would probably only be able to test something like this out once more in two centuries.

House Qitian and House Suishen wouldn't try something like this on their own accord, either, given their long-held preconceived notions. It was likely that the only other people who had tried this method was Tianming and Eminent Jiguang. "Well, that works out for me. Without any competition, the antiquitean imperials won't be raising the price of order fragments."

𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

The imperials weren't monolithic, either. People like Princess Ying, who were willing to privately trade against imperial policy, were actually quite numerous. Tianming could still do this time and again.

Time gradually passed as he went on his relaxing and bizarre 'trip'. He felt like a bypasser, watching his streams of order grow tougher and stronger. He could tell that the growth he was currently experiencing was far more impressive than the times he had used order fragments alone. His imperial order, for instance, was rather pumped and bloated, more like a flexed muscle than pudgy fat. Before, his orders would 'fatten' and he would have to cultivate to work the fat into muscle.

"Wow, my orders are so tough! I shouldn't suffer from any repercussions at all as long as I spend some time cultivating."

It took him two full hours to absorb six kegs of springwater, during which it felt like he was dreaming and floating in paradise. Once the order fragments were completely assimilated into his eight streams of order, all his astrons brilliantly glowed and even let out a fragrance similar to that of Eminent Jiguang.

"I'm done." Fortunately, the smell was more subtle on him, otherwise he would lose his mind. "My orders have grown a lot. Next comes the most crucial step!"

He would finally form new cosmic charts, which would be used for holding his orders and circulating his cosmoforce. Even foundationeers relied on them to take on a large amount of cosmoforce.

"When I first came to Myriadpath Valley, I’d only just reached the Cosmic Cartography stage. But within a short two decades, I’m already forming my tenth cosmic chart. If this works, that would make my cultivation speed ten times that of a minor pathkeeper like Suishen Yao, right? Let's hope this is only the beginning."

Tianming only had one goal: to reach the Foundation stage, the same as Lin Xiaodao. Only then could he aim to become a reverend or eminent, leaving behind the label of 'genius' and becoming a true powerhouse.

He took a deep breath when Eminent Jiguang unsealed the soulblend formation. Tianming's body glowed brightly as he sat down on the ground to start forming his tenth cosmic chart. It was hard, complicated work, but his streams of order gave him a firm foundation to endure that kind of energy.

Soon, his tenth cosmic chart formed next to his ninth, and rather perfectly at that. The black-and-gold beehive within it was surrounded by white mist. Coupled with the quintessence of his order streams, it made for quite a complicated formation. Out of his tenth cosmic chart poured energy that surpassed that of normal foundationeers!

"His orders are of far too high a tier. They're too complicated. It's no wonder his level's so low relative to his power. They're all high-tier orders that’re really hard to grow...." Even though Eminent Jiguang said that, she was utterly impressed. Cultivating so many streams of order was the same as gambling one's future away.