Hari-hari berlalu begitu cepat, enam hari terlewati dalam sekejap. Tanpa disadari, ketegangan melanda starfield. Terutama di kalangan jenius muda Sekte Myriad Monarch dan Paviliun Elemental Heaven. Petualangan mendatang akan membawa mereka ke tempat tak dikenal, menunggu eksplorasi dan kemungkinan perampasan mereka.
Atau kematian mereka yang tak terduga.
Dengan batasan tiga ratus tahun untuk masuk, semua ahli puncak terkenal di starfield telah tereliminasi, tak bisa meraih kesempatan ini sendiri. Grand Spirit Trials menjadi pementasan gemilang starfield sekaligus seleksi elit untuk dua kekuatan hegemoni.
Beberapa berhasil masuk, tapi yang lebih berbakat namun kurang beruntung tereliminasi, mayoritas kultivator tingkat rendah dan kualitas biasa tapi beruntung lebih besar justru menyerahkan tempat mereka ke orang lebih kaya dan penjelajah. Sementara yang mencari kemungkinan tak dikenal, beberapa puas dengan keuntungan instan.
Jadi, yang beruntung mendapat tempat semuanya gembira dan bersemangat. Di antaranya beberapa anggota faksi ternama: Ascendants. Meski Zuhei dalam kondisi mengejar maut, kepergian Lin Ming berarti dia menang. Ada di luar yang menduga kematiannya nyata, tapi dia masih hidup.
Sayangnya, Zuhei masih pulih jadi tak bisa ikut. Su Mei juga dapat tempat, tapi dia harus urus hal di luar saat Wei Wuyin pergi untuk waktu tak tentu. Dia di sini mengatur dan mengawasi berbagai urusan, satu-satunya orang yang Wei Wuyin percaya untuk hal ini.
Dengan dua bawahan teratas Wei Wuyin tidak ikut, tempat mereka dialihkan. Wei Wuyin, tentu saja, simpan tempat itu di dalam faksi.
Saat ini, kepala Wei Wuyin tengkulam di dalam tebal tome, membaca baris karakter kecil dan padat tiap halaman. Saat melakukannya, matanya perak bersinar cahaya luminous yang mengungkapkan keterkejutan dan minat. Dia saat ini berada di ruang belajar Sky Palace-nya, empat Astral Souls dieksternalisasi berputar di sekitarnya, melahap berbagai produk alkimia dengan mudah, bentuk eksternal mereka melepaskan ledakan cahaya intermittent unik bagi masing-masing.
Membalik halaman tebal, cincin penyimpanan Wei Wuyin mulai bersinar cahaya spiritual. Dengan ekspresi sedikit tidak puas, dia baca transmisi masuk. Kemudian, senyum tipis muncul di wajahnya. "Sekarang waktunya?"
Wei Wuyin telah dalam kultivasi terisolasi sejak bertemu Wen Mingna di luar Sky Palace-nya. Dia membawa peringatan ominous, tapi basis kultivasinya yang lemah hanya menyiratkan niat surga secara samar dan tidak jelas. Tidak banyak kejelasan, bahkan kurang informatif dari Eye of Truth-nya.
Meski dua kemampuan berbeda jauh soal fungsi, keduanya jalan berbeda menuju hasil sama. Eye of Truth melirik informasi masa kini dan lalu yang tak terlihat dan tak diketahui, mengungkap kemungkinan masa depan di depan mata. Contohnya, dia bisa 'melihat' bahwa bertindak dengan cara tertentu akan menghasilkan hasil tertentu. Tapi itu hanya soal kemungkinan besar.
Adapun Fate Qi dan koneksinya ke surga, lebih soal memahami niat Heavenly Daos. Keduanya bisa bertabrakan tapi juga berbeda, dengan yang terakhir memiliki preseden. Heavenly Daos memengaruhi peristiwa, seperti tiba-tiba telapak tangan menghantam badan air. Sementara Eye of Truth membaca angin dan memprediksi riak air.
Meski begitu, dia dapat detail sangat penting dari prediksi samar Wen Mingna: Heavenly Daos mencampuri tangan ke peristiwa, mendorong hal-hal tertentu terjadi. Mengetahui seberapa jauh pandang Heavenly Daos bisa bertindak, dia rasa kemungkinan besar berkaitan dengan suatu instance, atau instance yang berkembang, atau Karmic Luck dari Blessed Temporal Reincarnator.
Apa pun yang dilakukan eksistensi ini, Heavenly Daos mendukungnya, perlahan mendorong dunia ke kemungkinan keadaan binas. Tapi binas tidak berarti buruk, tapi bagi Heavenly Daos, terutama bagi Blessed, bisa berarti peluang.
Tidak bisa intervensi langsung, dia hanya bisa menunggu momen dia. Dia hanya akan mempersiapkan sebaik mungkin.
Pow!
Menutup tome tebal itu, Wei Wuyin bangun dan Astral Souls-nya memancarkan cahaya samar. Mereka terbang ke arahnya, masuk ke tiga lokasi pusat basis kultivasinya—Otak, Jati, & Dantian. Saat masuk kembali, dia sekilas inspeksi kemajuan mereka dan mengangguk tipis.
Ruang belajar Wei Wuyin punya dua pintu, satu menuju lorong luar yang menyambung ke Main Hall, satu lagi ke kamar tidurnya. Dia buka pintu ke kamar tidur, mendengar suara samar kecantikan yang baru bangun. Memeriksa kecantikan malas di tempat tidur, mengungkapkan tubuh voluptuous dan kurva eksquis, dia menyeringai.
"Nuh...kamu balik?" Suaranya mengandung nuansa main-main tapi hangat lembut dengan kualitas memikat. Bersama gerakan regangnya yang tak terkendali, mata perak Wei Wuyin berkedip dengan niat tidak sopan. Tapi sayangnya, waktu luangnya baru habis.
Beastwoman kecil yang galak di tempat tidurnya baru bangun dari sesi lama. Saat dia lihat matanya berwarna cokelat yang menatap dia, dia melihat keinginan membara untuk menerimanya sepenuhnya sekali lagi, menikmati ekstasi tak terbayangkan. Tergoda, dia menghela napas di hati, menyesal ketidakmampuannya menghentikan waktu. "Nyla, aku akan pergi ke Auric Sea hari ini."
Nyla Shur adalah salah satu dari dua wanita yang dia jadikan kekasih sejak awal. Rambut pendeknya berwarna cokelat, telinga felin, taring tajam yang terlihat di sisi mulutnya, sepasang telinga berbulu dan tubuh petite mengungkapkan statusnya sebagai beastwoman keturunan felin. Bersama Da Shan, dia satu-satunya wanita yang digodainya selama naiknya pesat dan perkembangan menyeluruh.
"Itu hari ini?!" Terkejut samar keluar dari Nyla. Dia elder tingkat Mortal Captain, beda dengan Da Shan yang murid. Dia lupa waktu, tenggelam di tubuh Wei Wuyin yang keras dan kuat.
Wei Wuyin terkekeh sedikit, mengangguk. "Kamu seharusnya fokus meningkatkan stamina," komentarnya saat perlahan mulai menanggalkan pakaian, set rob bersih lain melayang di sampingnya.
Nyla mendongak dengan keluh, "Bukan salahku! Kamu....kamu! Terlalu banyak kali..." Suaranya redup saat pipinya memerah, jelas menyalahkan Wei Wuyin karena tekniknya memaksa tubuhnya ke kelelahan dini.
Setelah berpakaian, Wei Wuyin memakai set rob martial hitam unik terbuat dari material berkualitas sangat tinggi. Ada trim perak, menonjolkan otot dan bentuk tubuh Wei Wuyin. Di luar pakaian standar sekte, tidak lagi mewakili Sekte Myriad Monarch. Faktanya, tidak ada bordir atau insignia yang dipasang.
"Kalau butuh produk kultivasi atau uang, cari Su Mei selama aku pergi." Wei Wuyin komentar acak, meluruskan robnya. Nyla menggigit bibir dan mengangguk.
Wei Wuyin tak bisa menahan untuk lihat tubuh memikat itu sekali lagi sebelum pergi dengan ciuman dahi lembut dan senyum tipis penuh arti, membuat Nyla semakin merah. Dia mengeluarkan erangan frustrasi, menyentuh perutnya sambil mata berkaca-kaca.
"Bagaimana aku bisa begitu beruntung?" Dia bergumam sendiri, merasa semuanya suram. Dia baru pria tampan yang ditemuinya suatu hari. Mereka bahkan berdebat soal omong kosong, sengketa soal mendapatkan material kultivasi tertentu. Meski statusnya Heavenly King, dia tidak mau mundur sebagai elder.
Satu hal membawa ke hal lain, dan dia menemukan diri di tempat tidurnya dan kehilangan kehidupan perawan yang dijaga lama. Apa yang dia percaya akan disimpan sampai menemukan Dao Companion hancur dalam impuls, tapi impuls indah apa itu. Hari itu, entah bagaimana, dia mengikat dirinya dengan kehidupan Wei Wuyin. Dia jadi kekasih Ascendant Emperor of Neo-Dawn, tokoh terdepan era depan, dan dia tidak cuek atau mengabaikan seperti yang diharapkan dari figur agung.
Dia peduli, perhatian, dan memastikan kepuasannya di tempat tidur, kultivasi, dan kehidupan. Dia tidak butuh apa pun kecuali lebih banyak waktu bersamanya, dan basis kultivasinya yang naik hanya memastikan itu. Dia tersenyum lembut, merasa ledakan emosi membara di hatinya.
Sesaat kemudian, dia mendongak dengan kecewa dan tidak puas. "Da Shan bohong padaku; aku tetap tak tahan lama..."
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Wei Wuyin tiba di luar Sky Palace-nya, disambut Su Mei dan Xiao Bai. Pertumbuhan cepat pegasus itu menakjubkan, sudah merival pegasus matang Bo Kay dalam ukuran dengan mudah. Meski masih anak muda, perkembangan Xiao Bai ditingkatkan oleh banyak sumber daya alkimia. Di matanya, kilatan petir hidup mengalir.
Su Mei menunggu di sisi kuku Xiao Bai, tingginya hampir tidak melebihinya. Meski begitu, Su Mei adalah figur yang tak bisa diabaikan dalam gambar apapun. Ekspresi netralnya, cocok untuk bawahan menunggu pemimpinnya.
Xiao Bai meraung kegirangan.
Mata hitam murni Su Mei mengungkapkan kegembiraan yang muncul setiap kali bertemu Wei Wuyin. Meski ekspresinya tetap tegas, ini sesuatu yang tak bisa disembunyikannya.
"Ayo pergi," Wei Wuyin terkekeh dengan tulus. Dia bersemangat. Sejak hari Scarlet Solaris Sect, ini pertama kalinya dia keluar dalam ekspedisi kelompok. Membawa kenangan pahit dan menggelegar. Sejak mewarisi Bloodline of Sin, hidupnya berjalan di jalur di luar kultivator biasa.
Kapan terakhir kali dia perlu mencari sendiri sesuatu yang dibutuhkan? Perasaan ini memperbarui semangat mudanya yang tumpul karena kekayaan dan pengaruh luar biasa.
Dia tahu hari-hari mendatang yang segera dipenuhi hal tak dikenal tidak akan membosankan.
The days soon came and went, causing six days to eclipse in a sudden flash of time. Unknowingly when, there was an air of tension within the starfield. This was especially so around the youthful geniuses of the Myriad Monarch Sect and Elemental Heaven Pavilion. The upcoming venture that would lead them to an unknown, an unknown waiting for their vigorous exploration and likely plundering.
That or their untimely demise.
With the restriction of three hundred years for entry in place, all the well-known peak experts of the starfield had been eliminated, unable to grasp this opportunity themselves. The Grand Spirit Trials had served as a brilliant display of the starfield but simultaneously acted as a selection of elites for two hegemonic forces.
While there were some that had gained entry, others who were more talented yet less lucky were eliminated, most of the lower breed of cultivation and quality but greater degree of luck had decidedly given up their spots to those more wealthy and adventurous. While those who sought the unknown possibilities, a few were happy with receiving instant benefits.
So, those fortunate enough to obtain a spot were all exhilarated and elated. Amongst those were a few members of the renowned faction: Ascendants. Despite Zuhei’s state of tasting death, Lin Ming’s departure meant he had claimed victory. There were a few in the outside world that expected his actual demise, but he was still alive.
Unfortunately, Zuhei was still recovering so he was unable to participate. Su Mei had also received a spot, but she had to handle matters outside while Wei Wuyin departed for an indeterminate amount of time. She was here to regulate and oversee various matters, and she was the only person Wei Wuyin trusted for this matter.
With the top two subordinates of Wei Wuyin refraining from entering, this meant their spots were reassigned. Wei Wuyin, obviously, kept the spots within the faction.
At the moment, Wei Wuyin’s head was buried within a thick tome, reading the tiny and compacted rows of characters in each page. As he did, his silver eyes would shine with luminous radiance that betrayed his surprise and interest. He was currently residing within his Sky Palace’s study, four externalized Astral Souls circulated around him, devouring various alchemical products with utter ease, their externalized forms released intermittent bursts of light unique to them.
Turning a thick page, Wei Wuyin’s storage ring started to glow with a spiritual light. With a faintly dissatisfied look, he read the incoming transmission. Afterwards, a faint smile surfaced on his face. "It’s time?"
Wei Wuyin had been in secluded cultivation since meeting Wen Mingna outside his Sky Palace. She carried an ominous warning, but her lacking cultivation base only inferred the heaven’s intentions in a vague and indistinct manner. There wasn’t much clarity to it, even less informed than his Eye of Truth.
While the two different abilities were far apart in terms of function, they were different avenues to obtain the same result. The Eye of Truth glimpsed at unseen and unknown present and past information, revealing possibilities of the future before one’s gaze. For example, he could ’see’ that acting in a certain manner would yield certain results. But that was only regarding likely possibilities.
As for Fate Qi and its connection to the heavens, it was more about understanding the Heavenly Daos intentions. The two can collide but simultaneously can differ, with the latter having precedent. The Heavenly Daos influence events, like a sudden palm smashing against a body of water. While the Eye of Truth reads the wind and predicts the ripples of the water.
Despite this, he learned a very important detail from Wen Mingna’s vague prediction: The Heavenly Daos were dipping its hands into events, pushing certain matters to happen. Knowing how far-seeing the Heavenly Daos can act, he felt it likely had to do with an instance, or developing instance, or the Blessed Temporal Reincarnator’s Karmic Luck.
Whatever this existence was doing, the Heavenly Daos were supporting them, slowly pushing the world into a possible ruinous state. But ruin did not mean bad, but for the Heavenly Daos, especially for Blessed, it can mean opportunity.
Unable to intervene directly, he could only await his moment. He would just prepare the best he could.
Pow!
Closing the thick tome, Wei Wuyin rose and his Astral Souls emanated a faint light. They sped towards him, entering his three central locations of his cultivation base—Brain, Heart, & Dantian. When they re-entered, he briefly inspected their progress and faintly nodded.
Wei Wuyin’s study had two doors, with one leading to the outside hallway that interconnects with the Main Hall, while the other led to his bedroom. He opened the door to his bedroom, hearing the faint waking sounds of a beauty. Inspecting the lazy beauty on the bed, revealing her voluptuous body and exquisite curves, he grinned.
"Nuh...you’re back?" The voice contained a hint of playfulness yet delicate warmth with a seductive quality. This alongside her unrestrained stretches caused Wei Wuyin’s silver eyes to flare with indecent intentions. But unfortunately, his free-time had just run out.
The feisty little beastwoman in his bed had just woke from a long session. When he looked at her brown-colored eyes that looked at him, he saw a burning desire to receive him entirely once again, indulging in unimaginable ecstasy. Tempted, he sighed in his heart, lamenting at his inability to stop time. "Nyla, I’ll be leaving for the Auric Sea today."
Nyla Shur was one of the two women that he had claimed as his lover early on. Her short-cut brown-colored hair, feline ears, sharp incisors that revealed themselves at the sides of her mouth, furry pair of ears and petite form betrayed her status as a beastwoman of the feline lineage. Alongside Da Shan, she was the only woman he courted during his rapid rise and thorough development.
"That’s today?!" A faint yelp of surprise resounded from Nyla. She was an elder of the Mortal Captain-level, unlike Da Shan who was a disciple. She had forgotten the time, losing herself in Wei Wuyin’s firm and powerful body.
Wei Wuyin chuckled slightly, nodding. "You should really focus on increasing your stamina," he commented as he slowly started to undress, another set of clean robes floated beside him.
Nyla pouted with grievance, "That’s not my fault! You....you! Too many times..." Her voice trailed off as her cheeks reddened, clearly blaming Wei Wuyin for his techniques forcing her body to an early state of exhaustion.
After dressing, Wei Wuyin donned a set of unique black martial robes fashioned from extremely high-quality materials. It had a trim of silver, highlighting Wei Wuyin’s muscles and bodily shape. They were outside the standard sect attire, no longer representing the Myriad Monarch Sect. In fact, it had no embroidery or insignia pinned to it.
"If you need any products for cultivation or money, seek out Su Mei while I’m gone." Wei Wuyin carelessly commented, straightening out his robes. Nyla bit her lips and nodded.
Wei Wuyin couldn’t help but give that alluring body one last look before departing with a gentle forehead kiss and a faint knowing smile, causing Nyla to blush even harder. She released a frustrated grunt, touching her belly while having a layer of glaze over her eyes.
"How did I get so lucky?" She murmured to herself, feeling as if it was all surreal. He had just been a handsome human that she met one day. They had even gotten into an argument over nonsense, a dispute on obtaining a specific cultivation material. Despite his status as a Heavenly King, she was unwilling to back down as an elder.
One thing led to another, and she found herself in his bed and losing her long kept virginity. What she had believed she would keep till finding a Dao Companion had been ruined in an impulse, but what a lovely impulse it became. That day, somehow, she had intertwined herself with Wei Wuyin’s life. She became the lover to the Ascendant Emperor of Neo-Dawn, the next era’s leading figure, and he wasn’t aloof or dismissive as one would expect from a grand figure.
He was invested, attentive, and ensured her satisfaction in the bedroom, cultivation, and life. She wanted for nothing except more time with him, and her rising cultivation base only ensured that. She revealed a gentle smile, feeling a rush of blazing emotion within her heart.
After a moment, she pouted with discontent and displeasure. "Da Shan lied to me; I still can’t last long..."
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Wei Wuyin arrived outside his Sky Palace, met by Su Mei and Xiao Bai. The pegasus’s rapid growth was astonishing, already rivaling Bo Kay’s mature pegasus in size with ease. Despite still being a young colt, Xiao Bai’s development had been improved upon by a myriad of alchemical resources. With its eyes, flickers of lively lightning flowed within.
Su Mei was waiting beside Xiao Bai’s hoof, barely exceeding it in height. Despite that, Su Mei was a figure no one could casually dismiss in any picture. She had a neutral expression, befitting a subordinate waiting for their leader.
Xiao Bai neighed in excitement.
Su Mei’s pure black eyes betrayed an elation that revealed itself whenever she met Wei Wuyin. While her expression remained firm, this was something she couldn’t hide.
"Let’s go," Wei Wuyin chuckled with heart. He was excited. Since his Scarlet Solaris Sect days, this would be the first time he’d venture out in a group expedition. It brought back painful and exhilarating memories. Ever since he inherited the Bloodline of Sin, his life had been on a course beyond the typical cultivator.
When was the last time he needed to personally search for something he needed? This feeling renewed his youthful vigor that had been dulled by outstanding wealth and influence.
He knew the coming days that would soon be filled with the unknown would not be boring.
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