Beastmaster of the Ages

Chapter 3231 - Grassroots King

Tianming bought manna ranging from those with ten apertures to those with three hundred for his family and friends. The ten thousand manna cost less than two hundred thousand merit points. When he brought them all to the counter to cash them out, it made for quite a glorious sight.

He alone was taking out more than ten thousand manna. All the workers of Heavensource Hall had to be mobilized to catalogue all the manna that had been taken out. The other disciples that witnessed it were completely stupefied.

"He's far too rich!"

"What an absolute spending spree!"

"I'm so envious...."

"He's still forty-fifth in the Fortuna Ranking! Every day, he's gathering even more merit points and springwater!"

"That's far too terrifying. The Myriadpath Sacred Code seemed to have been written for his sake. He's a minor pathkeeper with a ten times multiplier...."

The multiplier was also a stipulation of the Myriadpath Sacred Code, after all.

"Anyone who isn't his friend is wasting their life."

"I'm so jealous that I'm going to melt!"

Everyone knew that Tianming was bringing all that manna to help out his family and friends. He was bringing resources back from Myriadpath Valley to his mundus! That was mostly something that black ring disciples did, but not gold ring disciples. Only black ring disciples cared about their parents, seniors, and other friends back home.

Myriadpath Valley had pillaged the Million Mundi for resources, so normally, nobody would be willing to return the resources. But Tianming had not only obtained his merit points fairly, but was the only black ring minor pathkeeper. People could do naught but watch as he did whatever he pleased. Then again, all he was bringing back was low-grade resources, so people didn't really care about them in the first place.

After the transaction, Tianming and Suishen Zhao went to a few other places under Fen Nu's protection. They got quite a few artifacts, ores, pills, and other cultivation resources. Basically, everything that could be exchanged with merit points was bought.

After an entire day, he had spent another three hundred thousand points and was left with around eight million. He only spent 1.5 million on himself, and the rest was spent on resources for family and friends, like Wudi.

"Godfather's incredibly talented and he's still incredibly young, only around a hundred years old. I should bring him to Myriadpath Valley." At the thought of Wudi, Tianming couldn't help but chuckle. Though Wudi was over a hundred years old, he looked like a middle-aged man around Eminent Ranxing's generation. It would make for quite a comical sight.

Wudi could definitely make himself appear younger if he wished. However, his mental state was that of a middle-aged man due to the drastically different lifespans of the mortal realm. He wouldn't be able to accept looking young and immature once more.

Word of Tianming and Suishen Zhao's spending spree became widespread gossip.

"With so many merit points and so much springwater, I wonder how much more Pathkeeper Li will grow?"

"He's the grassroots king! How promising!"

Tianming returned to Starshine Mansion, his abode within Suishen Cave.

"How’d it feel today?" Suishen Zhao asked.

"Huh?" Tianming didn't get it.

"How did you feel about the respectful looks people were giving you?"

"Oh. Amazing!" It was utterly relishing to go from the lowest of low to an existence respected by all. However, Tianming didn't mention the people who still mocked him for being a tainted beastmaster out of jealousy. They put him down so they could prop themselves up. Those people were mostly from sacred houses, and some were even from august houses.

Well, whether I can finally shake that label off depends on you guys, Tianming thought. He was in a rush and bid goodbye to Suishen Zhao. He returned to his lodging: a large courtyard within Starshine Mansion, Suishen Yao's quarters. It was a flamboyant place indeed, with each brick being made of the highest-tier divine ores.

There were also many layers of heavy protection. A home like it would be even harder to breach than divine astralships. If a being on Tianming's level lived in a normal mortal building, he would be able to level the entire Flameyellow Continent from the cosmoforce expelled by a sneeze.

"Hurry up! Quit dawdling," Ying Huo complained.

"I'm already sick of being stuck in your body," Meow Meow said.

"You're sick? I bet you've been having the time of your life napping all the time. Once you're out, I'll get to flick your balls again," Tianming said.

"Boss! I can't wait either! I haven't stretched my legs and run for a long time!" Lan Huang said.

"Alright! Even though we’re really powerful in one body, at the end of the day, you all are your own beings. You aren’t my servants. I want the suffering to stop more than anyone."

"It isn’t that bad. The only thing I had to suffer was the stench of your feet," Xian Xian teased.

Tianming rolled his eyes. "Alright, stop wasting time and get the fuck out of my body."

Tianming took out the 700-aperture manna from his spatial ring. They were shaped like walled cities with many apertures, each one looking like its own complex world. They brightly shone in the courtyard to the point that it was visible from Suishen Yao's part of the mansion. Fortunately, she wasn't there today and had gone to Jiguang Sea.

Tianming was absolutely safe in Starshine Mansion; it was completely different from the time when Reverend Daolie could just chase him down like a stray dog.

Ying Huo and the rest were indeed sick of being stuck in Tianming’s body and would lose their minds if it went on for too much longer, so they desperately wanted to be free again. Even so, they couldn't guarantee whether they would succeed.

"I know you're impatient, but you must remain calm. Do it slowly and don't mess up," Tianming said as he fed the four manna to them.

Yin Chen had succeeded in evolving long ago, and Tianming still had another 999-aperture manna left over for Ji Ji. The star of a beast, seeing its elder siblings pushing their limits, wanted to give its best as well. "I'm also more or less ready. Give me that manna."

"You?" Tianming wasn't too worried about Ji Ji, since it was a completely different lifeform from Yin Chen. After using a suicidal move like Vaporize, it would be reduced to a slumbering spiritform, asleep but definitely alive. As such, the top-tier manna shouldn't be much trouble for it. Tianming had only held onto that manna for so long because his life wasn't being threatened. Otherwise, he would have used it long ago.