Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7261

, Chapter 7175: The Three-Piece Set of the Interstellar Thief

“Since we’re already here, let’s give it a try.” Li Tianming’s gaze narrowed slightly. “Anyway, there aren’t many strong people left in the Illusionary Heaven Emperor Clan. If I trigger anything, I can just leave on the Boundary Planet.”

With the three pieces of the ‘Interstellar Thief’ set—the talent of the Heaven-Stealing Clan, the Boundary Planet, and the Void Universe Star Phenomena—he could fully bear the consequences of failure.

So he approached the Illusionary Heaven Emperor’s Mausoleum directly. However, after observing most of the mausoleum, he discovered that only the Dao array at the gate was the simplest.

“Perhaps they didn’t expect outsiders to come. This Dao array is very strong overall, but it’s almost completely sealed off, with only the gate leaving an opening for entry and exit.” Li Tianming was somewhat surprised, but also a little delighted.

Then, he began to deal with the Dao array in front of him.

“This seems to be the ‘Nine-Colored Emperor Heaven Array,’ which is slightly weaker among those in the Light Age, but it’s still a Light Age one.” Aurora glanced at it and speculated.

Li Tianming, through observation, discovered that the Dao array had a total of nine layers, divided into nine colors, with incredibly dense Dao patterns.

It can only be said that this is indeed worthy of someone at the Light Age level; this is Li Tianming’s first time encountering a Dao array of this rank.

This structure means that the small barrier before Li Tianming is formed by nine layers of gates stacked together. It seems simple, but in reality, it hides profound mysteries and is very difficult and time-consuming to unravel.

The assessment of ‘slightly inferior to the Light Age level’ only refers to its resistance ability; actually opening it with skillful force is extremely difficult!

But this is no problem for Li Tianming now. Under the void of the cosmic stars, he confidently revealed his Heaven-Stealing Eye to observe the structure of the ‘Nine-Colored Emperor Heaven Array’.

The Heaven-Stealing Eye of the Tenfold Heavenly Fate Reincarnation is highly efficient at breaking Dao arrays, but even so, it still took some time.

Half an hour passed.

After finding the most crucial point within the Dao array, Li Tianming then used his Heaven-Stealing Hand to peel back the layers bit by bit, completely opening a gap in the Dao array.

Finally, before Li Tianming, the originally profound and complex Dao array, like a flower blooming, slowly unfurled an opening.

The entire commotion occurred without triggering any chain reactions or making a sound.

“It’s done.” Li Tianming’s eyes lit up.

Immediately afterward, he stepped directly into the Illusionary Heavenly Emperor’s Mausoleum.

Even just glimpsing the outline of the tombs from the outside had already astonished Li Tianming.

Now, truly inside the Illusionary Heavenly Emperor’s Mausoleum, Li Tianming was even more amazed, curiously surveying his surroundings.

From the perspective of the real universe, Li Tianming saw countless enormous and astonishing tombs, sealed by profound Dao formations and forged from colorful galactic meteorites, as well as massive tombstones constructed from rare Dao minerals.

Many even reached the light-year level!

“Perhaps the height of these tombstones represents the cultivation level of the deceased in life; for example, a light-year’s strength might correspond to a light-year’s tombstone,” Li Tianming secretly speculated.

“That’s possible,” Aurora agreed, adding, “While I don’t know if it’s a perfect match, these are indeed tombs only qualified for ancestors who reached the light-year level. They almost all died from exhaustion of their lifespans.”

“That makes sense. After all, normally, light-year level beings can roam freely within the Heavenly Emperor’s territory. Those who can harm them are also within the Heavenly Emperor’s Sect. Even if there are minor conflicts, it wouldn’t warrant a life-or-death battle,” Li Tianming nodded in agreement.

Having arrived at such an important place, Li Tianming didn’t allow Silver Dust to spread out.

This was partly as a precaution, as it was a crucial location for the Illusionary Heavenly Emperor Clan, and accidents could happen.

On the other hand, it wasn’t really necessary; the place was vast, but there weren’t countless tombs to see, and Li Tianming could find them himself.

He slowly walked into the Illusionary Heavenly Emperor’s Tomb, encountering no one from the Illusionary Heavenly Emperor Clan along the way.

At this moment, Sui Shenyao asked with some doubt, “Why is there no one else here?”

“Even their own clansmen probably can’t just enter this kind of place, and those who were qualified to enter have basically been refined by Xiaoyu,” Aurora explained.

Li Tianming quickly arrived at the first light-year-level tombstone.

He slightly raised his head, looking at the words on the tombstone and silently recited, “Tomb of the 931st Ancestor… ‘Fu Sheng and Fu Xu’?”

On this huge tombstone, some words were engraved to record his life, and there were also some Dao arrays to protect the safety of the tomb.

According to the records, the tomb owner was indeed at the light-year level, which proved that Li Tianming’s guess was correct.

“Fu Sheng and Fu Xu? This clearly records two people, so the Huantian Emperor Clan may be a husband and wife buried together,” An Ning guessed upon seeing this.

“This is their tradition. Normally, they are ‘born together, die together, and are buried together,’ but there are extremely rare exceptions. Bloodline and tradition cannot completely maintain the feelings between two people…” Aurora said, becoming somewhat profound.

“These two are relatively recent figures, not long since they died. I want to see what’s in their tombs,” Li Tianming said.

For cultivators of the universe, death usually means either their cosmic origin was shattered, leaving nothing behind, or their cosmic origin, deprived of the Origin Spirit Spring’s nourishment, eventually lost its ability to regenerate.

These are the kinds of deaths Li Tianming is familiar with, so he’s curious about the secrets hidden within such a grand tomb.

“Could it be a cenotaph?” Sui Shenyao guessed.

“Probably not,” Li Tianming shook his head, saying, “I want to see if they have the ability to preserve corpses. If they can’t even preserve corpses from the recent past, how could their so-called distant ancestors still have corpses, let alone want to be resurrected? I must unravel this mystery and find out the truth to know if someone is secretly watching me.”

Thus, Li Tianming began to decipher the ‘Tomb of Fusheng Fuxu’.

“A Dao array at the small light-year level?” Li Tianming was somewhat surprised.

This difficulty level was countless degrees lower than the ‘Nine-Colored Emperor Heaven Array’.

Therefore, he solved it in almost no time.

He deciphered the Dao array on the tombstone, and an entrance seemed to automatically open within the massive tomb behind it.

Of course, in the real universe, this seemingly small entrance was far larger than Li Tianming’s.

He decisively stepped inside.

The interior space of the tomb seemed quite different from what he had imagined.

“So large, and so luxurious, it’s practically a palace!” exclaimed Sui Shenyao.

Li Tianming, in his state of ethereal cosmic observation, silently observed everything before him.

It was a vast tomb chamber constructed primarily of white, and what surprised Li Tianming was that this chamber was even larger than the tomb’s exterior!

“It seems this scale was expanded using some spatial power,” Li Tianming guessed.

Among the items weren’t just white; there were also Dao treasures and clothing scattered around, each emitting a dazzling starlight.

However, these items weren’t of very high quality. In a universe where strength reigns supreme, truly valuable things are usually left to future generations.

But Li Tianming accepted everything without hesitation.

“Seriously? You want all of this too?” Sui Shenyao couldn’t help but complain.

“Even a mosquito is still meat, and they’ve already offended me; they’re mortal enemies. There’s no need to be polite. I’ll pack it all up and take it back to the Tianming army,” Li Tianming said matter-of-factly.

Although he said this, his real purpose wasn’t here; it was just something he did incidentally.

Soon, he arrived at the center of the hall, where there stood an extremely luxurious coffin!

From the Guanzizai Realm, Li Tianming looked at the coffin, white with golden carvings on the surface, and emitting colorful rays of light from an unknown source.

In the real universe, this is like a miniature galaxy containing a corner of the universe.

Vast expanses of pure white starry sky converge to form this small world, and within these starry expanses, countless colorful lights are reflected through a special Dao array, illuminating a vast expanse of the starry sky!

Li Tianming, looking at the scene before him, exclaimed in surprise, “This coffin alone is probably a decent Dao treasure.”

“What, you’re going to take this too?” Sui Shenyao seemed speechless.

“There’s no need to do such a despicable thing.” Li Tianming shook his head, laughing and crying at the same time, “Am I that kind of person?”

“Your Heaven-Stealing Clan’s nature is hard to predict; you might unconsciously put it into your Sumeru Ring while looking at it,” An Ning added.

Li Tianming directly reached out and opened the coffin, but within the Guanzizai Realm.

Although it looked luxurious, its Dao array protection was weak, almost useless.

After all, Li Tianming had already broken through numerous Dao formations just to get a glimpse of this coffin, the weakest of which was at the Lesser Light Age.

Perhaps the two tomb owners never imagined that they would be visited by Li Tianming in the safe Illusionary Heavenly Emperor’s Mausoleum.

After opening the luxurious coffin, Li Tianming saw that what lay inside were merely two completely decayed, rock-crushed Origins of the Cosmic Gods.

“When lifespan is exhausted, they naturally merge into the Origins of the Cosmic Gods, the fire of the Origin extinguishes, and they turn into stone. This is a normal phenomenon. It seems that the death of the Illusionary Heavenly Emperor Clan is no different from others,” Aurora said.

“These bodies have turned into Origins of the Cosmic Gods, extinguished into stone, and even the Illusionary God runes have disappeared. In this state, there is no possibility of resurrection. This is from a relatively recent era, and they can only be preserved like this. If they really had some special method to preserve their bodies or traces of life, it shouldn’t be like this…” Li Tianming pondered.