Chapter 1 The Beginning

　　In the virtual world network, a beautiful virtual world, Xu Lixing flew with her mother, Li Miaoge, towards the center of this virtual world, the palace complex located in the high sky. The palace complex was made up of huge feather-like buildings.

　　"Mom, I'm taking you to broaden your horizons," Xu Lixing said excitedly.

　　"What's this place for?" Li Miaomiao looked at the palace complex in the distance, puzzled. She could see people in twos and threes flying towards it from all directions and entering the interior of the palace complex.

　　"It's a rather special auction," Xu Lixing explained. "It's held every one or two months, and it's an auction within the Hunter Cosmic Domain. Many of the items auctioned are unheard of outside, and there are even auctions of living planets! And these auctioned living planets even have a large number of indigenous humans living on them."

　　"Indigenous humans?" Li Miao was surprised.

　　"Yes, for example, a living planet, along with hundreds of millions of indigenous humans on it, is auctioned off. However, the treatment of indigenous humans must comply with the laws of the Cosmic Human Alliance," Xu Lixing said. "There are also many technological devices auctioned that you've never even heard of."

　　As the mother and daughter walked towards the palace complex, a waiter suddenly materialized and appeared before them with a smile.

　　"Welcome to the Nine Feather Auction," the waiter said with a smile. "The Nine Feather Auction is not open to the public and only receives members. Please forgive us."

　　Xu Lixing was stunned.

　　She brought her mother to broaden her horizons because she was so shocked last time.

　　Last time, she came with Qin Fangke and entered the auction without any hindrance.

　　"Membership required?" Xu Lixing asked.

　　"Yes," the figure said.

　　"How do I become a member?" Xu Lixing pressed.

　　"It's very simple," the figure said with a smile. "You only need to verify that you have at least 100 billion cosmic coins in savings to register as a member of the Nine Feather Auction. As a member, you have many benefits, such as being able to bring up to two companions to participate in the auction. Information about many of the auction items will also be sent to members in advance."

　　Xu Lixing's expression changed slightly.

　　One hundred billion cosmic coins? Because of her identity as the young gang leader of the Iron Saber Gang in the Blood Rain World, she had only accumulated a few hundred million over the years. The distance to one hundred billion!!!! was unattainable.

　　"The threshold is really high," Li Miaomiao didn't mind. "Lixing, let's take a look when we have the opportunity in the future."

　　"Okay," Xu Lixing nodded slightly, feeling a little depressed.

　　Li Miao looked at her daughter and comforted her with a smile, "There are countless primary civilizations in the cosmic human race, and there are too many rich and powerful people. We have to have a normal heart."

　　"I understand," Xu Lixing nodded, not saying anything more.

　　"Your dad earns a lot. When he earns a hundred billion in the future, our family will go in and take a look together," Li Miao said with a smile. "Your dad told me that it shouldn't be long before he breaks through the bottleneck and reaches the eighth level."

　　Xu Lixing smiled slightly. "Mom, I didn't mind. It's just an auction."

　　Just as the two were about to leave, they saw two figures flying towards the palace complex in the distance.

　　Xu Lixing was stunned, looking at the two figures. It was Qin Fangke and a woman. Qin Fangke also looked at Xu Lixing.

　　"Lixing," Qin Fangke came over with the woman and greeted her. "Is the auction about to start? Shall I take you in?"

　　Xu Lixing glanced at the woman. "Your new girlfriend?"

　　Qin Fangke smiled, while the woman next to him looked at Xu Lixing in confusion.

　　"Have fun."

　　Xu Lixing said and took her mother directly away from this virtual world.

　　Qin Fangke shook his head when he saw this and sighed inwardly, "Still so willful. Although I really like your temper, you refuse to bow your head."

　　"Fangke, who was that?" the woman asked softly.

　　"It's a thing of the past," Qin Fangke smiled slightly. "Let's go in!"

　　Wu Ming's identity documents were just issued today. The top forces of the Wu Gou Star Alliance, as well as some of the top forces in the universe, had also just received the news. Qin Fangke was just an ordinary member of his family and didn't know about Wu Ming's matter yet.

　　Blue Star.

　　Xu Lixing and Li Miaomiao logged off. The mother and daughter were eating fruit in the living room.

　　"Lixing, was that man just now the boyfriend you dated before?" Li Miaomiao asked.

　　"Mom, don't mention it," Xu Lixing was in a bad mood.

　　Qin Fangke had taken her to the auction before. This time, he was leading another woman.

　　"Hmm?" Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing suddenly heard the doorbell. When they looked at the monitor, they saw five people standing outside the courtyard door, including Director Zhou.

　　"Director Zhou and the others are here," Li Miaomiao said to her daughter. "Let's go, we'll quickly open the door. Director Zhou and the others usually come to see your dad. Why didn't they notify us in advance? Your dad's virtual room door is still closed. He probably hasn't logged off yet."

　　Xu Lixing asked in confusion, "I don't know."

　　The mother and daughter were a little puzzled and went to the courtyard door together to open it.

　　"Madam Xu, Miss Lixing," Director Zhou said with a smile. The other four people behind him were all smiling.

　　"Please come in, everyone," Li Miao and Xu Lixing welcomed the five people in. Li Miaomiao asked, "Director Zhou, you came without telling Jingming?"

　　"Xu Jingming should not be in the Hunter Cosmic Domain now," said a white man next to Director Zhou.

　　Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing were stunned. Not in the Hunter Cosmic Domain? The mother and daughter had just seen Xu Jingming today. In the blink of an eye, he was no longer in the Hunter Cosmic Domain? Even the fastest spaceship in the cosmic human race wouldn't be this fast!

　　"Madam Xu," Director Zhou said, "The other four are representatives of the other four governing countries of Blue Star civilization. The five of us are here to visit!!! to announce good news to Madam Xu and Miss Lixing."

　　Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing were both nervous and confused.

　　The five national representatives of Blue Star civilization came to visit at the same time? This had never happened before! What news could it be?

　　"Xu Jingming should be at the Yuanchu Research Institute headquarters now," Director Zhou said.

　　"What is the Yuanchu Research Institute?" Li Miaomiao asked. She was completely unaware of the seventeen top forces.

　　"This..." Director Zhou thought for a moment and said, "You know about Wu Ming, the adult from the Cosmic Peak Battle, right?"

　　"We know," Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing nodded at the same time. Xu Lixing said, "That's a remarkable figure. I heard that he's going to become a Source Lifeform after cultivating the evolutionary method for decades. He's also the idol I admire the most."

　　Director Zhou and the other five all smiled.

　　"That Wu Ming adult's real identity is our Blue Star civilization's Xu Jingming," Director Zhou said.

　　Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing were stunned for a moment.

　　"Xu Jingming cultivated for 31 years and became a Source Lifeform. He's the fastest in the contemporary human race," another black representative from their country said, "The entire Wu Gou Star Alliance is celebrating. They will send a team to Blue Star to prepare a grand celebration with us to celebrate Xu Jingming becoming a Source Lifeform! At that time, there will also be envoys from many civilizations to participate in the celebration."

　　"You're saying, Jingming he!!! became a Source Lifeform?" Li Miaomiao couldn't help but say, "But he's been stuck at the seventh-order limit."

　　"He actually became an outer disciple of the Yuanchu Research Institute long ago, but because of his extraordinary talent, he had to hide this secret, so he pretended to be an upper-tier limit. In reality, he was already an eighth-order," Director Zhou said, "In the virtual world, he has been acting as Wu Ming."

　　"My dad!!" Xu Lixing also felt that everything was unbelievable. "My dad is Wu Ming?"

　　"Yes, Wu Ming is just a code name! Every member of the Yuanchu Research Institute has a code name," Director Zhou said, "Wu Ming's real identity is Xu Jingming."

　　"Director Zhou, are you sure about the news?" Li Miaomiao asked.

　　Her husband, who slept in the same bed as her, had sworn that he was stuck at the seventh-order limit and was about to break through the bottleneck. Now she was being told that her husband had become a Source Lifeform.

　　"It's an official notice from the Wu Gou Star Alliance, as well as a document issued by the Yuanchu Research Institute," Director Zhou said, "If you two don't believe it, you can directly ask Xu Jingming himself."

　　"Okay."

　　"We'll go ask first."

　　Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing were too confused at this time.

　　"We'll take our leave first. We'll come to visit again when Xu Jingming returns to Blue Star," Director Zhou and his four companions were very polite and quickly left.

　　Li Miao and Xu Lixing quickly returned to their respective virtual rooms, logged into the virtual world network, and looked for their respective husbands (dad).

　　Xu Jingming did receive an emergency contact from his wife and daughter. Although he was accompanying Secretary-General Heitian to hand over the spaceship, he still separated his consciousness through the Yuanchu combat uniform to connect to the virtual world network. As a Source Lifeform, he could maintain normal actions in reality while maintaining three clones in the virtual world.

　　Personal space.

　　Xu Jingming watched his wife and daughter enter anxiously. Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing both looked at Xu Jingming.

　　"Jingming, you've become a Source Lifeform?" Li Miaomiao asked.

　　"Dad, are you Wu Ming?" Xu Lixing asked.

　　Xu Jingming nodded with a smile.

　　"This, this!!" Xu Lixing was a little confused.

　　"We've shared a bed for so many years, and you didn't reveal any traces," Li Miao didn't know what to say.

　　"There's no way, the outer members recruited by the Yuanchu Research Institute have to hide information. Once exposed, they are easily attacked by alien races in the universe," Xu Jingming explained, "I have to be cautious and can't leak the news to a second person."

　　"Alien race attack?" Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing understood the seriousness.

　　"The universe is vast, and there are not only human races," Xu Jingming said, "Alien races are very happy to attack those geniuses, after all, geniuses are still just Starry Sky Lifeforms, and it's easy to kill them."

　　"But now I've become a Source Lifeform, and I don't need to hide it anymore," Xu Jingming looked at his wife and daughter.

　　"My dad is a Source Lifeform? Is Wu Ming? It feels like a dream," Xu Lixing said in a low voice.

　　"You have to adapt," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

　　"Jingming, are you at the Yuanchu Research Institute headquarters now?" Li Miaomiao asked, "When are you coming back?"

　　"Probably three to five days," Xu Jingming said.

　　Xu Lixing suddenly said, "Dad, you're Wu Ming? Then, aren't you very rich?"

　　"Yes," Xu Jingming nodded with a smile, "Miaomiao, I'll transfer five trillion cosmic coins to you first! You and your daughter should think carefully about how to use this money."

　　"No need, this is too much," Li Miaomiao only felt that it was too much, five trillion cosmic coins.

　　"You have to think about how to make this money more valuable and how to help our Blue Star civilization more effectively," Xu Jingming said, "This money is only part of my income from the Cosmic Peak Battle these years. The money in the future will be much more than this."

　　This is just the beginning.

　　"Much more?" Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing trembled.

　　"You'll know soon," Xu Jingming knew this very well. The major Star Alliances were very willing to spend money to poach people. Compared to the price they paid to poach people, what was five trillion?

　　Blue Star civilization was really poor and weak now. Xu Jingming naturally accepted everything and the more the better.

　　And that Black Moon civilization, although limited by the laws of the Cosmic Human Alliance, he had to act according to the rules! But even if he couldn't kill it, he had to skin it alive!

　　"Thinking about how to spend money is so difficult," Li Miaomiao felt a lot of pressure.

　　"I'll give you a suggestion, you can brainstorm, for example, ask Mr. Pang," Xu Jingming said, "Okay, I still have things to do at the Yuanchu Research Institute headquarters. After I go back, we'll talk slowly."

　　"Okay," Li Miaomiao and Xu Lixing nodded.

　　The mother and daughter sat in their own living room, only feeling that the ground was floating, looking at each other.

　　"How can your dad be so amazing," Li Miaomiao said softly, "I'm a little flustered."

　　"I'm also flustered," Xu Lixing also nodded.

　　"How should we use these five trillion cosmic coins?" Li Miaomiao asked, "Daughter, do you have any ideas?"

　　"Dad is right, let's brainstorm," Xu Lixing's eyes lit up, "Not only can we ask Mr. Pang and others, but I can also go to the virtual world network and offer a reward task. Let the experts from many civilizations provide solutions."

　　Li Miaomiao nodded. "Let's think first, and then discuss and decide together when your dad comes back."