Chapter 162 A Hundred Billion Universe Coins

Having determined the five methods of tempering the mind, Xu Jingming naturally began to experiment.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

Inside the tallest building in Pearwood World on the virtual world network.

Dressed in a black robe, Xu Jingming sat on a chair with his legs crossed, leisurely tapping the armrest with his fingers as he overlooked the vast scenery of Pearwood World. Countless figures flew back and forth. Pearwood Corporation now had a huge number of employees. Compared to the Blue Star headquarters in reality, the virtual world's 'Pearwood World' was the main place of business.

"Knock, knock, knock." There was a knock on the door. "Come in," Xu Jingming said.

Pearwood Corporation's first and second executives, Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing, walked in side by side. The mother and daughter immediately saw the black-clothed figure sitting with his back to them.

Because his back was turned, they felt Xu Jingming's changes even more. The figure sitting there naturally exuded a sense of aloof indifference.

The mother and daughter exchanged a glance, as they had been worried about Xu Jingming's condition.

"Hua." Xu Jingming turned the chair 180 degrees and looked at his wife and daughter with a smile.

From Xu Jingming's smile and eyes, the mother and daughter could feel Xu Jingming's intense affection for them.

"You guys gave me the largest office on the top floor?" Xu Jingming said with a smile. "I experienced it today, and the view overlooking Pearwood World is pretty good."

"Dad, don't you usually contact us directly if you have something? Why did you make a special trip to Pearwood World?" Xu Lixing walked over and leaned affectionately behind Xu Jingming, massaging his shoulders.

Xu Jingming enjoyed his daughter's massage and said, "Coming to Pearwood Corporation naturally means there's something very important."

"Jingming, what is it?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"I will transfer 100 billion universe coins to Pearwood Corporation," Xu Jingming said. "There is only one requirement: Within ten years, expand Blue Star Civilization's territory from three star systems to ten star systems."

"Expand to ten star systems?" Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing were taken aback.

Xu Lixing thought for a moment and nodded, "Wu Hook Star Alliance is big enough; if we really look, we can still find seven more star systems. Even if we buy them at a premium, one star system will cost about 10 trillion universe coins. Seven star systems... won't cost 100 billion universe coins."

"No."

Xu Jingming shook his head. "I don't want those remote, out-of-the-way star systems. I want seven star systems close enough to the current three star systems of Blue Star Civilization."

"Close proximity?" Li Miaomiao couldn't help but say, "Jingming, the star systems close to us aren't that easy to buy. Some civilizations in those star systems... are very attached to their homes. Even if we offer double the price, those civilizations are unwilling to move."

"We can't force them if they don't want to move," Li Miaomiao said. "After all, it's easy to force three or five weak civilizations, but forcing a large number of civilizations will be very troublesome."

"Very troublesome?" Xu Jingming smiled. "What's so troublesome?"

"After all, we have to comply with the laws of the Universe Human Alliance when we do things," Li Miaomiao explained. "Back then, Blue Star Civilization was able to occupy the entire Milky Way because Wu Hook Star Alliance came forward to coordinate. Now, you want to occupy seven star systems in a short period of time?"

"If Wu Hook Star Alliance can coordinate, I can do the same," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "What, is my influence inferior to Wu Hook Star Alliance?"

Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing were stunned.

"You determine the list of seven star systems. They must be around the existing three star systems of Blue Star Civilization," Xu Jingming said. "After determining the list, I will personally write letters to all the civilizations in the seven star systems."

"I believe they will be very reasonable after receiving my letters," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"This..." The mother and daughter hesitated.

How could they not be reasonable? Weaker civilizations would tremble upon receiving a personal letter from Xu Jingming.

"Dad, you taught me since I was young not to bully the weak," Xu Lixing couldn't help but say. "Pearwood Corporation also does things fairly and seeks win-win situations with all parties. We certainly won't bully the weak."

"Bully the weak? No," Xu Jingming looked at his daughter in confusion. "If I wanted to bully the weak, would I still take out 100 billion universe coins? Daughter, you forgot that Blackmoon Civilization set its sights on Blue Star Civilization's mineral deposits and directly sent troops over. They wouldn't send money!"

The daughter was stunned.

"There are a large number of races in this universe," Xu Jingming said leisurely. "Races prey on each other; the strong devour the weak! What is called bullying the weak? Like the Prison race, directly slaughtering countless planets. Like the Void Primordial race, which once plunged the entire human territory into a dark age with historical discontinuities… That's what's called bullying the weak!"

"According to the cruelest survival rules, weakness represents death."

Xu Jingming looked at his wife and daughter. "And now I am acting in accordance with the rules of the Universe Human Alliance. Within the universe's human race, civilizations are naturally subject to survival of the fittest. The more powerful a civilization is, the more talent it has, and the stronger it naturally becomes. The more corrupt and decadent a civilization is, the less talent it has, and the weaker it naturally becomes. This was determined long ago by the three Supreme Realm existences."

"My Blue Star Civilization, with me, Xu Jingming, should naturally grow stronger!"

"Some of the surrounding civilizations are weak and don't deserve to occupy such star system territories."

"If we forcibly buy and sell at half price or even 30% of the price, would they dare to resist?" Xu Jingming shook his head. "Offering double the price is already very benevolent."

Xu Jingming looked at his wife and daughter. "Blue Star Civilization wants to expand and grow stronger, so our methods must naturally be a bit ruthless. If I don't act ruthlessly while I'm alive to make Blue Star Civilization strong enough, who knows when Blue Star Civilization will have to wait for another tenth-level source lifeform after I die?"

"Dad, you won't die," Xu Lixing said.

"If I don't become a high-dimensional lifeform, I will naturally die," Xu Jingming said coldly. "And as a test subject who has been contaminated by the Void Primordial race's high-dimensional power, no one in the entire history of the universe has been able to become a high-dimensional lifeform. My chances of success are also not high."

Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing were stunned.

"So I must consider Blue Star Civilization," Xu Jingming said. "Any civilization within the human race must expand and become stronger as much as possible when a strong individual appears."

"Blue Star Civilization must have a large enough star system territory and a large enough population! A massive population will be the foundation for the birth of more great scholars and source lifeforms. Only then can Blue Star Civilization's strength be sustained," Xu Jingming looked at his wife and daughter. "For the sake of civilization, don't be too soft-hearted. We're already offering double the price."

"Dad, I understand," Xu Lixing nodded. "Okay."

Xu Jingming suddenly frowned, and his figure twisted and became illusory.

"Jingming," Li Miaomiao called out.

The distorted and illusory figure quickly solidified again. Xu Jingming forcibly stabilized this conscious body and looked at his wife and daughter. "Determine the list of seven star systems within ten days."

"Okay," Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing nodded.

"I'll leave first." Xu Jingming didn't say anything more and disappeared directly.

"Dad's condition doesn't seem too good," Xu Lixing said with some worry.

"The Void Primordial race's high-dimensional contamination…" Li Miaomiao also said with worry, "Jingming probably knows his condition is bad, so he's in a hurry to help the civilization as much as possible."

In reality, another star pirate lair planet. Xu Jingming lived here, and no star pirate felt anything was amiss. They even checked the database, and there was indeed a star pirate named 'Wu.' After all, the entire planet's intelligent system had been taken over by Little Jiu.

"The Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique cannot be practiced," Xu Jingming said as he held a wine pot and took a sip of ice-cold wine. The power of ice and cold spread throughout his body, suppressing the chaos in his mind.

"Of the five tempering methods, the other four are being tried out, but the backlash from the 'Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique' is too violent. After only three months of practice, impurities have begun to appear in my mind," Xu Jingming realized the problem.

Initially, he wanted to refine all impurities to purify the mind and build a foundation.

However, the 'Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique' method actually caused impurities to reappear in his mind.

"When I look at his figure, I can confirm that the Void Abyss can indeed encompass everything. In theory, my spear technique should also be able to encompass everything and naturally be able to encompass the Dark Primordial Star."

"But…"

"My spear technique path has only just begun to build a foundation. My accumulation is relatively weak. I have cultivated the Dark Primordial Star for more than 300 years, and my accumulation is too deep. Using a weak accumulation to encompass a deep accumulation will naturally cause problems due to being top-heavy."

"The Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique is temporarily suspended," Xu Jingming decided.

He understood that the path of the spear technique encompassing everything was correct. But obviously, the timing of cultivation was not right, so he could only give up.

"The other four paths."

"Static Contemplation, Void Abyss Spear Technique, Dynamic Contemplation. These three methods are all helpful and have no 'backlash' for the time being, so they can continue," Xu Jingming thought. This was also within his expectations.

Because contemplation methods are very common in various evolutionary systems.

In the Primordial Star lineage, one contemplates the Primordial Star. In the abyss lineage, one contemplates the abyss.

In the Void Primordial race, the Ice race, and other races, there are contemplation methods.

Contemplating high dimensions; high dimensions affecting low dimensions… this is an easy path. Xu Jingming's own contemplation method...

Contemplating high dimensions; high dimensions affecting low dimensions… this is an easy path. Xu Jingming's own contemplation method was definitely not as good as the contemplation method in the complete inheritance left by the Void Abyss Master himself. But it was indeed helpful.

"The only thing that surprises me is… the imitation method!" A hint of a smile appeared on Xu Jingming's face.

Yes, of the five methods.

The Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique was a failure. Although the other three methods were effective, their progress was very slow, even weaker than when Xu Jingming initially contemplated the Primordial Star.

Only the 'imitation method' showed the most obvious progress!

"Imitating the Void Abyss Master."

"The more realistic the imitation, the stronger the resonance when viewing his figure, and the more high-dimensional information I can obtain," Xu Jingming thought.

"The Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique is harmful and makes me regress. If the speed of progress for the three methods like contemplation is 1, the speed of progress for the imitation method is 100!"

"After three months of imitation, I gradually understand the method of imitation."

"Imitating the appearance is only the most superficial. The key is to imitate the Void Abyss Master's inner self! Imitate his personality, spirit, emotions…"

"Of course, as a weak, low-dimensional lifeform, I can't accurately sense his personality, spirit, emotions, and other deeper levels. I can only make imitations based on some shallow information I perceive."

After imitating for three months, Xu Jingming vaguely comprehended some of the Void Abyss Master's style.

"The Void Abyss Master transcends everything and is unwilling to owe any karma."

"I can't accomplish resolving all karma at my current level."

"Then I must sort out karma, repay kindness, and avenge grudges!"

After Xu Jingming imitated the Void Abyss Master, he looked at himself again. "What I care about most are my family, followed by Blue Star Civilization. I take good care of my family, but Blue Star Civilization… I haven't helped enough. With my strength and Blue Star Civilization's current accumulation, it is enough to have a territory of ten star systems."

His affection for his home civilization was deeply ingrained in Xu Jingming's soul.

Helping Blue Star Civilization expand its territory was the first thing Xu Jingming did after sorting out karma through the 'imitation method.'