Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7002

Chapter 6912: The Heavenly Emperor Speaks!

Hearing this, Li Tianming felt much more relieved. Since the hatching hadn’t gone wrong, that was a good thing. As for whether Li Tianming was needed, that would depend on how their relationship developed.

“It’s good that everything’s alright,” Li Tianming continued, “By the way, what’s your relationship with the Eternal Heavenly Emperor? Why did you travel so far to come here?”

Xiao Jiu rolled its eyes and said, “I don’t know, I’m just taking a break here. This place is suitable for me to digest.”

“Will the Eternal Heavenly Emperor harm you, or have any ulterior motives?” Li Tianming asked with slight concern.

Xiao Jiu scoffed, “That old thing can’t do anything to me. There’s no one here who can hurt me right now. Everyone here is trash.”

Li Tianming: “…”

Hearing this, Li Tianming was completely relieved. At least he was sure of its safety; it was relatively safe now.

He knew that given Xiao Jiu’s condition, it was very likely that it didn’t need the symbiotic cultivation system. Currently, it seemed that it only needed dark matter to become stronger.

Li Tianming’s first attempt at verbal communication with Xiao Jiu hadn’t succeeded, but it didn’t seem to resist communication much, so there was still hope.

However, more interaction and emotional connection were needed to gradually instill a sense of belonging in it.

So Li Tianming continued, “As long as you’re safe and sound, that’s good. I’ll be coming here often to listen to your teachings. When we meet, we can chat more. Even if we don’t fight together anymore, we can still be friends.”

He changed his approach from family and brothers to developing a friendship first, hoping it would help it gradually accept the relationship.

Xiao Jiu glanced around disdainfully and said, “I can’t be bothered with you, I’m going to sleep.”

As soon as it finished speaking, Meow Meow’s body went limp, and it collapsed as if it had fainted.

But quickly, it reopened its sleepy eyes, looking somewhat dazed and languid.

“Just now, was Xiao Jiu here, Meow? So…so tired, Meow.”

After saying this, Meow Meow seemed to faint, but in reality, it had fallen into a deep sleep.

After Xiao Jiu left, Li Tianming’s attention was no longer on the companion space.

He sighed, and Aurora and the others realized that Li Tianming’s communication with Xiao Jiu had ended.

Sui Shenyao asked impatiently, “So, what’s the situation with Xiao Jiu?”

Li Tianming said helplessly, “It’s not quite accepting symbiotic cultivation yet and doesn’t seem to want to come back.”

But then his gaze sharpened, “However, it can speak now and is willing to communicate. Its current situation is relatively safe, and the incubation process is going smoothly.”

Aurora said gently, “Actually, the communication process and the incubation process are the same thing. As long as you can continue to communicate smoothly and build up your relationship, one day it will be like hatching, completely transforming your relationship.”

“Auntie is right!” An Ning said.

Li Tianming nodded and said, “That’s what I was thinking too, so let’s leave it at that for now. Xiao Jiu is going to rest now, and we’ll chat with it another time.”

“Now, let’s listen to the Dao and quickly improve our strength. Then, let’s see if we can compete for a higher ranking on the Myriad Emperors Ranking before Xiao Jiu fully hatches, and get closer to Xiao Jiu.”

Then, Li Tianming asked in confusion, “Auntie, how do we begin listening to the Dao? I’ve been here for so long and haven’t heard anything.”

Aurora said gently, “You were busy communicating with Xiao Jiu, so I haven’t had a chance to explain it to you yet.”

“The illusory figure of the Eternal Heavenly Emperor is constantly speaking the Dao. The Dao is always there, but sincerity is key. You need to enter a meditative state to feel the existence of the Dao.”

“I see.” Li Tianming understood.

Then, he sat down cross-legged and entered a meditative state.

At first, nothing changed. Although he was a little confused, he was patient and gradually cleared his mind of distractions.

Gradually, his heart became unusually calm, as if all the Dao calamities, super cosmic ray sources, and everything else that might cause movement within the surrounding universe had vanished.

Li Tianming had clearly closed his eyes, and everything before him was pitch black, yet he seemed to see a golden-haired phantom in a distant direction within this pure black world.

This phantom, though its outline was not very clear, emitted a dazzling light.

Its location was directly above and in front of Li Tianming, a great distance away—it was actually the Dao shadow of the Eternal Heavenly Emperor!

A profound and mysterious voice came from the location of that phantom, reaching Li Tianming’s ears.

This voice was not spoken, but rather a whisper that was difficult to discern.

Li Tianming clearly did not understand its content, but for some reason, after hearing this voice, his Dao seemed to be nourished, and his understanding of the Dao gradually deepened.

This feeling was different from that within the Young Emperor Tower!

The Emperor’s inheritance within the Young Emperor Tower was a passive process of being instilled with the understanding of the Dao.

Li Tianming had already realized the drawbacks of this kind of sermon: in the end, due to the abundance of similar understandings among various Great Daos, the efficiency and effectiveness would decrease, ultimately requiring the addition of many ancestral images to resolve this issue.

However, the Daoist voice of the Eternal Heavenly Emperor now seems to allow Li Tianming’s Great Dao to spontaneously complete itself!

The most fundamental difference is that the Tower Heart Inheritance forcibly imposed things on Li Tianming, forcing him to discard the excess, the repetitive content within many Great Daos.

Now, under the Daoist voice of the Eternal Heavenly Emperor, Li Tianming’s Primordial Great Dao actively “demands” what it lacks, resulting in extremely high efficiency and excellent effects.

This characteristic dictates that this sermon doesn’t simply enhance a single type of Great Dao!

Li Tianming was surprised to find that his other Great Daos seemed to receive a response when “demanding” something.

This means that in the Eternal Heavenly Emperor’s sermon, not only does Li Tianming’s Imperial Primordial Great Dao grow and repair its cracks, but other accompanying beasts, such as the Purgatory Primordial Great Dao and the Chaos Primordial Great Dao, also receive simultaneous enhancement.

“This is truly a wonderful thing.” Li Tianming was even somewhat excited and thrilled.

This effect was far superior to the Emperor’s Inheritance within the Young Emperor Tower’s core; the difference was like heaven and earth.

Thus, Li Tianming completely immersed himself in it, diligently improving his understanding of the Great Dao.

…

Unbeknownst to him, over a hundred years had passed since Li Tianming began listening to the Dao.

In his fiftieth year, Li Tianming was forcibly teleported to the hundredth step.

Of course, this also meant that Senior Sister Yu Shang, who was ranked behind him, had been squeezed out of the top hundred of the Myriad Emperors Ranking.