Chapter 3460 - I Lead the Way, You Protect Me

The valley lord said nothing, simply turned around and left. Like a white vortex, the cosmoforce on his body violently whirled.

Qitian Muyu didn’t dare to take a step forward. "Father! Alas...." He had never experienced such a dark moment in his life. He took one last reluctant look at the black and white hall, and left with the silver-haired valley lord.

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"They’re coming!"

Tianming quickly pulled Eminent Jiguang out of the passage. As promised, she didn’t ask any questions from beginning to end. In her mind, his return to Blissful Union was proof of his identity, a survivor of the Yin-Yang World.

They made way so the valley lord could leave. Tianming could hardly hold back his laughter. "The more arrogant they were earlier, the more resentment they must feel now!"

Seeing them being humiliated made him ecstatic. His fatal blow had directly influenced the future of the astralscape of order and kicked House Qitian’s ambitions into a ditch.

"The most ridiculous thing is that they’ll still have to pretend to have inherited the treasures of the Yin-Yang World after going back because they’ve fallen out with House Yumo." They were clearly slapping their own faces to appear more imposing. How funny!

𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Tianming waited for the two resentful men to leave in the same manner as the specters of House Yumo.

"Benefactor, did House Yumo break into your astralship?" Eminent Jiguang asked out of curiosity.

"Don't ask!" Tianming snapped.

"Oh...." Eminent Jiguang bit her lip and glanced at him, thinking that he was rather cold.

After the two groups left the Blissful Union, the incident had come to an end. But Tianming still wasn’t in control of the Blissful Union, which was heading deeper into the Inner Yin.

"Activation in progress. Please wait patiently..." The response given by the monochrome figurine remained the same.

"How many years have you been sealed for it to take so long?" Tianming was speechless. Although he was reliant on Eminent Jiguang’s cosmoforce for protection, he realized the storm had already intensified. She frowned, unable to hold on for much longer.

The terrifying storm in front of him was like a machine that tore living beings to shreds. Even ninth-level foundationeers would instantly evaporate if they entered Tianming’s current location, not to mention normal gods. Compared with a destroyed fortuna-class world, the power of an astral god was nothing.

"There isn’t much time. If you don't leave now, you might not be able to leave at all,” Tianming said.

Staring into the depths with her beautiful eyes, Suishen Jiguang turned to Tianming in a daze. "Is there still no hope of finding the baleflame?" Her white dress and pink hair fluttered in the storm and her snow-white skin radiated in the darkness.... It was the regret on her face that was distressing.

"Not for now...."

He’d heard from Yin Chen that the valley lord had flashed the Lumistar Formation, signaling everyone to leave the Yin-Yang World. Although it wasn’t visible from the Inner Yin, the eminents there already knew it was time to leave judging by the storm.

Suishen Hongtian remained near the Lumistar Formation. At the same time, many people were also heading toward the formation. For Eminent Jiguang, it was the best time to leave. Her brother would be the only one there by the time a large number of people left, which would be dangerous.

And although Tianming felt some regret, there were few Yin Chens left in the Inner Yin. He had failed to find the baleflame! "If you don't leave, you’ll have to stay in the Yin-Yang World and be my wife. This place is barren. I’ll be happy to have a beautiful woman like you accompanying me."

Suishen Jiguang rolled her eyes at him and grit her teeth, her eyes filled with helplessness. It would be fine if she hadn’t found anything, but unfortunately, she had been interrupted by Suishen Hongtian right when she’d heard Yaoyao’s mother calling and missed the opportunity. She didn't know what to say to Suishen Yao after returning to Myriadpath Valley, and whether or not to tell the truth. It would be more painful to have hope, then fail.

Tianming could only let her decide for herself. Anyway, he couldn’t leave with Suishen Jiguang, so he wanted to enter the Blissful Union and take control of it. He would take a risk! As long as he took control of the astralship, he could move freely in the Yin-Yang World. Would he worry about leaving?

"Are you leaving or not? If you want to go, take me to that planet first,” Tianming urged. There were many Yin Chens left on the Blissful Union.

Staring at the increasingly terrifying storm, Eminent Jiguang took a deep breath, a hint of gloom flashing in her eyes. "I’m leaving then."

"Sure!" Tianming nodded. Although it was a pity, surviving was the most important thing!

Suishen Jiguang sent him into the Blissful Union and left some transmission stones for him. "I don’t know if you’ll be able to leave, nor do I know if we’ll have a chance to meet again, but I'll leave one with you. I’ll definitely repay you if I get a chance!"

She knew in her heart what a tragic ending she would have faced if the Mistrunner hadn’t saved her. Suishen Hongtian had wanted to take away more than just her Suishen Blood. He wanted to strip her of her dignity, reputation, belief, life, and everything she was proud of. He wanted to trample her into the mud.

Leaving the transmission stones, she turned around, ready to leave. Tianming was silent at first, his heart torn. Just when she walked toward the entrance of the passage, Yin Chen's message made him suddenly tremble.

"Stop!" Tianming suddenly shouted.

Suishen Jiguang looked back in confusion and asked, "What is it?"

"I found the baleflame vortex! It isn’t a hundred kegs, but at least a thousand!"

That was Yin Chen’s latest discovery. Its bodies were almost all gone, so how had it found the vortex? It was because the Blissful Union was traveling in its direction. Perhaps the vortex was the astralship’s final destination.

A thousand kegs of baleflame! Not even the tens of thousands of eminents combined could have obtained that many kegs of baleflame over the past few decades. Few people had gained as much as Tianming. One keg of springwater could turn everyone on the Sun into gods, so what about a thousand?

Putting aside the possibility of finding Yaoyao’s mother within the vortex, he had to get his hands on the thousand kegs of baleflame. Anyway, he had to remain in the Yin-Yang World to take control of the Blissful Union, which was already headed in the right direction. Additionally, the vortex of baleflame wasn’t far off. Eminent Jiguang would still have time to leave after saving Yaoyao’s mother.

Upon hearing Tianming's words, Suishen Jiguang’s expression was instantly filled with surprise. Her eyes turned red. She was so excited that she couldn't speak.

"Hurry up! I'll lead the way, you protect me!" Tianming said.

"Yes...." She stretched out her fair palm, reaching for Tianming’s left arm. However, he extended his right arm instead.