Chapter 3554 - A Troubling Matter

There were only seven people within the vast Grand Myriadpath Ruins. Fortunately, Ying Huo and the rest started making some noise to liven up the atmosphere.

The Grand Myriadpath Ruins had mainly been used for storing legacy caeli. With the former valley lord back in control, he isolated them in a separate room, making space for the true structure of the ship to surface.

Apart from Tianming, the others believed that they should calm down and let him cultivate. Tianming was able to fight ninth-level foundationeers toe-to-toe, but even with his rapid rate of improvement, it would take at least a hundred more years before he grew powerful enough. They couldn't afford to rush things after all they had done to reach this point.

"Just focus on growing your strength. If you have any questions about cultivation, you can talk to us about it," the former valley lord said. He was a bit anxious about leaving Myriadpath Valley, but he wasn't without hope. In fact, the Grand Myriadpath Ruins hadn’t gone too far away from Myriadpath Valley, just in case an urgent situation surfaced.

"Got it!" Tianming had just been listening to what the Yin Chens he’d left with Qitian Muyue had reported. Suishen Xiyue and her children, as well as Suishen Shuang, needed some time to unwind after all that had happened.

The former valley lord had heard about the incident at Infinitum and began seeing Tianming as even more of a monster. Everything that had happened there sounded far more terrifying than anything his imagination could conjure. His faith in Tianming, however, grew to ten times its former strength.

"Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! What a miracle!" the former valley lord exclaimed. "I'm getting a spark of inspiration to write more tales!" With nothing better to do, he began formulating his next great work. Even he could barely believe what he had heard, let alone Suishen Yao and the others.

"That fellow...." Suishen Yao's pink eyes nervously darted around as she looked at Tianming in a daze, holding her mother's arm tight. Was he still the same disciple she had taken in not so long ago? She felt like he had risen right over her head by now, which indeed made her feel a little down. It felt like the distance between them was widening more and more.

"It's alright. He's a good kid," Suishen Xiyue said, consoling her daughter.

"Mhm...." Suishen Yao nodded. It would normally be incredibly hard for her to look down on herself, given her high level of confidence. But Tianming was simply an unreasonable existence to compare oneself to.

"There's more than enough time for the two of you to spend with each other. The feelings will come," Suishen Xiyue said. Her daughter just blushed in response.

As for Suishen Zhao and Suishen Shuang, they looked at each other as they shivered. Neither of them had dreamed that they would be brought here, especially Suishen Shuang. The grand schemes concerning Myriadpath Valley were far too terrifying for them. When his former rival and friend became the beacon of hope for something of this scope, Suishen Zhao felt rather flabbergasted.

"If there's a chance, I want to see my brother-in-law's might in Infinitum for myself," Suishen Zhao said.

"I want to see it, too!" Suishen Yao said, stealing a glance at Tianming, who was still convening with Yin Chen.

"They picked... thousands of... people to... send there. Even if... they don't... have many... eminents, it... would be... bad if... you don't... go back... to Skydome."

Tianming grit his teeth in frustration. "It feels like Suishen Ranxing is my natural enemy! He keeps foiling my plans time and again!"

He would have been all too glad if the ones who went were the valley lord and other major-zenith foundationeers. He could just wipe them all out without waiting a hundred years. However, they had chosen to conduct a careful survey first. There was no way Skydome would be able to survive it!

Even though Skydome's denizens had been given the same story to tell, something would fall through the cracks with persistent interrogation and the lie about the copper coffin secret realm would soon get out. While that wasn't a big loss in itself, Ebonia and the Sun would be threatened if the truth got back to Myriadpath Valley. Tianming wouldn't be able to deal with the Three Exalted Houses sending their entire army there.

"That's why... you have... to use... that ball... ship to... go back... faster than... they can... arrive there," Yin Chen concluded. Naturally, it was referring to the Blissful Union.

Tianming's head hurt when he thought of all the complications that involved. He snuck a glance at the rest and saw that Suishen Xiyue was occupied with her children, while Suishen Jiguang stood at a corner and looked out into deep space. The starlight from outside made her pink hair and dress sparkle. The way the light bounced on her skin was utterly stunning.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"What are... you hesitating... about now?" Yin Chen asked with a suspicious tone.

"Nothing... nothing at all," Tianming said, clearing his throat with a complicated expression. Even if Suishen Jiguang was completely daft, she would immediately find out that Tianming was the same 'Mistrunner' that she had spent ten years spoiling if he brought out the Blissful Union!

I couldn't bear to tell her about it when we returned to Myriadpath Valley, and I've kept it hidden for so long! That only makes it harder to say anything!

He was afraid; he liked her too much, and if she refused him, he wouldn't be able to accept it. He also didn't want to trouble her, as she had always seen him as a junior to look after. Most importantly, he was worried that she would be sad. He respected her far too much to put her through that.

However, the Three Exalted Houses only gathered a troupe of a few thousand to send to Skydome. If I don't make it back in time, I'm screwed! They'll definitely find traces that lead to my home, and we aren’t just talking about the deaths of a few people. Even if I have to destroy the stareye of Skydome to protect them, I'll need to use the Blissful Union to do it. By the time the Grand Myriadpath Ruins gets there, everything will already be gone!

The Grand Myriadpath Ruins probably didn't have a wormhole expressway feature, so it wasn't something that every fortuna-class ship could do. Unlike most divine astralship formations, the wormhole expressway functioned like the Myriadpath Celestial Formation. It was spread across the astralscape of order and only needed an entry to be opened by the Blissful Union.

I have no choice!

Tianming took a deep breath.

Even if this hurts her, I can't run away from taking responsibility for what happened ten years ago. I can't let her bear the reputation of a woman who gave her everything to some unknown stranger.

He glanced at her, once more seeing her wistfully gazing into the astralscape.

As long as I confess to her, we can all go to the Blissful Union and use the resources of the Yin-Yang World to cultivate. We can also learn battle arts and study the caeli from the Yin-Yang World as well. They can even use mid-maniverse-class artifacts.

His gang truly suffered on the equipment front, with their best artifacts only reaching the low maniverse class. The Three Exalted Houses' major-zenith foundationeers, on the other hand, had mid-maniverse-class artifacts. The Yin-Yang World's legacy could truly strengthen them.

The problem here is that Yaoyao's mom also knows about what happened between Jiguang and the Mistrunner. If I open up about it, how would she see me, her daughter's husband? If she tells Yaoyao, she'll be sure to tear me apart....