Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7214

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Although the Eternal Heavenly Emperor had already departed, it did not prevent the Daoist image he left behind from continuing to emit Daoist sounds.

At this moment, Li Tianming had already ascended the seventh step in front of the Lingxiao Imperial Palace.

He entered a state of cultivation on the spot, and when he closed his eyes, the surroundings instantly became pitch black, but the white hair of the golden body and the Daoist image ten light-years in size before him became even clearer.

And now that he was closer, Li Tianming felt that the Daoist sound was even purer!

“No wonder it’s so difficult to break into the top ten. It turns out that after reaching the top ten, the effect of listening to the Dao on the Myriad Emperors Ranking will also undergo a qualitative change.” Li Tianming said with slight surprise.

The feeling that this Daoist sound brought to Li Tianming was like a great river branching into countless streams. Those outside the top ten could only enjoy some trickles.

But reaching the top ten allowed one to truly enter the main stream of this river of Daoist sound and obtain the purest Daoist sound!

At this moment, Li Tianming was immersed in cultivation, and the Daoist sound emitted by the Heavenly Emperor’s Daoist image seemed to wash over all of Li Tianming’s Great Dao.

During this process, Li Tianming not only cultivated the Primordial Dao of the Emperor, but also the Primordial Dao of Purgatory and the Primordial Dao of Hongmeng, among others.

Now, understanding it in the style of the Li Clan, Li Tianming was as if absorbing this invisible Dao sound into himself, with astonishing efficiency!

In fact, a golden vortex seemed to appear around his body, drawing all the Dao sound into him!

However, at this moment, the figures on the sixth and eighth steps suddenly opened their eyes during their cultivation.

“What’s going on? The Dao sound seems to have weakened?”

“Could it be that the Heavenly Emperor’s departure affected the Dao sound?”

“That shouldn’t be…”

Located on the Heavenly Emperor’s Divine Pillar, they had also witnessed the Eternal Heavenly Emperor’s departure. Normally, there had been no problems during their cultivation, but this sudden malfunction made it difficult not to attribute the cause to the Eternal Heavenly Emperor!

The culprit behind all this was still focused on cultivation, completely unaware of what had happened…

Li Tianming was immersed in cultivation, and a hundred years quickly passed.

He slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Even without the previous period of accumulating strength, a hundred years would have been enough for Li Tianming to break through.

However, because the Primordial Dao of the Ten Great Dao Ancestors had just surged by four levels, he dared not break through further. Instead, he chose to consolidate and solidify his realm, preparing for a more stable breakthrough next time.

Although his realm didn’t improve, the actual gains were considerable!

Each period of accumulating strength wasn’t accidental; it was precisely because of a solid foundation that Li Tianming was able to break through realms so quickly and unexpectedly!

“Burning oneself into arduous cultivation is definitely not enough; one must combine it with other cultivation methods for better efficiency and a more stable foundation,”

Li Tianming pondered. At this moment, he was already preparing to end his cultivation and leave the Heavenly Emperor Divine Pillar.

This was what distinguished him from others. Most of the top 100 disciples on the Myriad Emperors Ranking probably spent most of their time on the Heavenly Emperor Divine Pillar, but Li Tianming didn’t stay there for long, yet his realm improved much faster!

Besides Li Tianming’s exceptional talent, this was definitely related to the choices he made during cultivation.

Anything beneficial to the Dao should not be relied upon, otherwise it would hinder the progress of cultivation.

Now that he had completed his cultivation, Li Tianming quickly made his way down to the Heavenly Emperor’s Divine Pillar via the Line Source Walkway in the center of the steps.

Within the walkway, his Listening Token automatically guided him to the correct path.

*Buzz—*

Just as he stepped off the platform, he saw several familiar faces not far away, seemingly arguing.

Among them was a man and a woman with identical faces—it was Fu Yi and Fu Ling from the Illusionary Heavenly Emperor Clan!

“What are they doing?” Li Tianming wondered.

Upon closer inspection, he saw a girl in a white dress beside them—it was Huanmie!

At this moment, Li Tianming, through the Line of All Beings, almost completely sensed Huanmie’s emotions: sadness and helplessness!

And listening carefully, he could hear Fu Yi and Fu Ling practically pointing their fingers at Huanmie and berating her.

Fu Yi looked at Huanmie with apparent disappointment and said, “Li Tianming, that murderer, killed Huansheng. How can you still have the face to stay in his Tianming Army? He’s your husband’s killer!”

Fu Ling pressed even more sharply, “You traitor, shameless wretch! You wouldn’t have actually fallen for Li Tianming, and conspired with him to kill Huansheng for fear of being exposed, would you? Now that he’s dead, there’s no way to prove it. Are you finally satisfied?”

“Fifth Brother, how can you say that? My innocence is clear to heaven and earth! I never thought of betraying him, much less devise such a vicious plan to harm Huansheng. I’m more heartbroken than anyone else by his death!” Huanmie said painfully.

Such questioning brought back painful memories, and she couldn’t help but shed tears.

“Then how do you explain staying in the Tianming Army after Huansheng’s death? You don’t really think that with so many beautiful and powerful women behind Li Tianming, he would still be interested in you, do you?” Fu Ling questioned coldly.

“In this world, death doesn’t automatically make someone right! Huan Sheng committed a heinous crime, and it was inevitable that Governor Li would kill him. Governor Li had clearly shown leniency, but Huan Sheng kept pushing his luck and challenging his limits, leading to this outcome. I chose to follow Governor Li simply because I felt he was worthy of my loyalty. I regret Huan Sheng’s death, but I can’t let his death make me incapable of distinguishing right from wrong…” Huan Mie cried.

Fu Yi remained unmoved, instead sneering, “Your excuse might fool others, but don’t fool yourself.”

Huan Mie’s eyebrows furrowed, a hint of anger in them. She said, “Huan Sheng went out with me. I failed to protect him, that’s all I did wrong. You can insult me, but you can’t slander Governor Li without reason. Between him and me, everything is perfectly innocent!”

The argument between the group was escalating, and it seemed likely to erupt into a real conflict!

At this moment, Sui Shenyao, seeing this, said, “Huanmie seems to be being bullied. Should we go and see?”

“How could I stand by and watch my people suffer injustice before my eyes?” Li Tianming said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped forward and came to the group.

Fu Yi and Fu Ling were about to say something to Huanmie, but when they suddenly realized Li Tianming was beside them, they hesitated.

“Governor Li?” Huanmie’s still red eyes widened suddenly, and her face brightened.

The moment she saw Li Tianming, her helplessness vanished, replaced by relief!

Fu Yi then glanced at Li Tianming with disdain, not surprised by his appearance.

She said meaningfully, “Oh, Governor Li actually knows to come back. Anyone who didn’t know better would think you went out and established your own country. Having such a powerful backer is really impressive; you don’t even put the Li imperial family in your eyes anymore…”