Chapter 35 Years Later

Time flew by, and over thirty years passed in the blink of an eye.

"Grandpa! Grandpa!"

Xu Fangjin and Xu Biyun each came to see Xu Jingming with their partners.

"After traveling the universe for so many years, you two little ones are finally willing to come back," Xu Jingming said, smiling at his grandchildren. "I heard in your letters that you both plan to get married after returning?"

"Grandpa, her name is Duoduoan*Jiujian," Xu Fangjin introduced. The woman beside him was petite with a bright smile, and she bowed somewhat restrainedly, "Duoduoan greets the Deputy Director."

According to the rules of the Yuanchu Research Institute, anyone who becomes a Cosmic Legend automatically becomes a Deputy Director.

However, there is only one Deputy Director acting as the director!

"Jiujian?" Xu Jingming said with surprised smile, "The Jiujian family has produced Cosmic Legends in its history."

"That was tens of millions of years ago," Duoduoan*Jiujian said modestly.

Before she came to Blue Star, her family repeatedly reminded her that Deputy Director Wu Ming would likely be the fourth Supreme Realm expert in the human race in the future! A being who could stand alongside the other three.

Xu Jingming nodded with a smile, "I see you have good talent as well. Work hard and become a Source lifeform on your own."

"Yes, Deputy Director," Duoduoan*Jiujian replied. She and Xu Fangjin had a good relationship, but her talent on the evolutionary path was higher than Xu Fangjin's. The Jiujian family told her not to rush into marriage and observe the situation first.

Once the news of Xu Jingming becoming a Cosmic Legend was made public, her family immediately pushed for it. Without the family's resistance, Duoduoan felt much happier and relaxed.

Sitting next to Xu Jingming, Li Miaomiao looked at her granddaughter, "Xu Biyun, didn't you say… you weren't in a rush to get married? Why are you getting married so suddenly too?"

"I thought it would be nice to do it together since my brother is getting married," Xu Biyun said, holding the hand of the young man beside her. "And I just happened to meet the right person."

"Grandpa, this is Feiyu*Jianya. He became a Source lifeform after cultivating for only over two hundred years. He's an unparalleled genius," Xu Biyun said, her eyes shining as she looked at the young man, clearly with her heart set on him.

"Feiyu*Jianya?" Xu Jingming nodded slightly. "A genius from the Eternal Pagoda who became a Source lifeform in over two hundred years. I've heard of you."

"Compared to Deputy Director, I'm not worth mentioning," Feiyu*Jianya lowered his head, his eyes filled with sharpness.

He was very proud.

The pride of his family, a Source lifeform in over two hundred years! Although such talent was inferior to Chimeng and Yuan Yi, he was still expected to become a Cosmic Legend!

Feiyu*Jianya yearned to become a Cosmic Legend, and even more to become a high-dimensional lifeform! At a gathering, he met Xu Biyun and decided… Xu Biyun was to be his wife.

Xu Jingming sighed inwardly.

His grandson's wife was from the Jiujian family. His granddaughter's husband was the peerless genius from the Jianya family.

Behind such marriages were the considerations of the families, which Xu Jingming understood.

"I only hope that you two young couples can live happily," Xu Jingming said, smiling at them.

Duoduoan*Jiujian and Feiyu*Jianya felt an invisible pressure when Xu Jingming's gaze swept over them.

Feiyu*Jianya thought to himself, "The first time we meet, his only hope is that we live happily? Is this Deputy Director Wu Ming's warning?"

...The two couples held their weddings on the same day.

The weddings were held in the virtual world, and countless guests from all forces of the human race in the universe rushed to attend. This was much grander than Xu Lixing's wedding. The official representatives of the Cosmic Human Alliance, the three royal families, the eight Cosmic Legends, and the seventeen top forces were all present.

"All nine Cosmic Legends of the human race are here this time. This is the first time in my life I've seen all the Cosmic Legends."

"This is even grander than a royal wedding!"

The guests who participated all felt honored.

The three Emperors and representatives of the Cosmic Human Alliance and top forces were only seated at the third and fourth tables.

Xu Jingming sat at the second table with Chimeng and the other seven Cosmic Legends.

The first table was for the immediate family of the married couples! From the Xu family, there were Li Miaomiao, Xu Lixing, and Meng Tian. The Jiujian and Jianya families were also represented by the parents of the newlyweds.

"With so many big shots attending the wedding, they're not here to see the newlyweds, but to see Deputy Director Wu Ming."

"This is the first time Deputy Director Wu Ming has made a public appearance since becoming a Cosmic Legend."

Everyone was quite respectful of Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming chatted and laughed with the other Cosmic Legends while watching the wedding proceed.

"How long can I enjoy family affection?" Xu Jingming thought as he watched this scene. Generally, those who are promoted to Source lifeforms through external forces only have a lifespan of 30,000 years. Paying a great price might extend it to a maximum of 100,000 years. Looking at the three Supreme Realm experts, apart from the Time-Space Island Lord who had a child, Chihong, the family members of the other Supreme Realm experts were long gone.

High-dimensional lifeforms are lonely! The limit of low-dimensional life, '100,000 years of life,' is too short for high-dimensional lifeforms.

Should he nurture his family into his dependents?

Even existences at the half-step third realm could only do it in extremely rare cases. Gu Mo couldn't do it, and even mastering *Crimson Lotus Fire* to the ultimate level didn't grant such means.

Loneliness is the norm!

For high-dimensional lifeforms, having family members around is a luxury.

"Cherish the years of companionship," Xu Jingming thought.

Xu Jingming cherished the peaceful days.

He enjoyed being with his family and focused on his evolutionary path.

"Director and the others paid a price to help me obtain the high-dimensional weapon, *Flower of Sin*, and the *Heart World Three Lines* inheritance. It's been a great help to me." In his days of cultivation, Xu Jingming became more grateful to Director and the others.

The *Heart World Three Lines* inheritance, although not as good as *Crimson Lotus Fire*, was more fundamental! Moreover, this inheritance also included a large amount of common knowledge.

There was also *Heart World Exploration Notes*, which also introduced a lot of Heart World exploration knowledge.

"The reason why the Heart World is vast is because generations of countless Heart World Force high-dimensional lifeforms have pioneered the Heart World, making it wider and wider. Secondly, the spiritual consciousness of countless creatures is also reflected in the Heart World."

"Even if countless creatures die, their obsessions will remain. Benevolent, malicious, joyful, painful... all will remain in the Heart World."

"Therefore, the Heart World contains endless joyful obsessions and endless sins. Using sin to condense the fire of the soul is unnecessary if one possesses the *Flower of Sin*."

"...The endless sins in the *Eternal Mirror High-Dimensional Weapon: Flower of Sin* should also be collected from the Heart World," Xu Jingming thought. Immediately, he gently swiped the 'First Line' of *Heart World Three Lines*.

Only to see Heart World Force condense into a silk thread and begin to construct around him. Countless silk threads flew back and forth, weaving and weaving, quickly constructing a virtual world.

"Second Line," Xu Jingming willed. Heart World Force condensed into silk threads again, beginning to construct figures—men, women, old, and young.

There were all kinds of expressions. In Xu Jingming's experience of over 800 years, he had met many people. How amazing was his memory? He would remember everything he experienced. He had also experienced periods of time when he took the initiative to fall into the Sea of Bitterness. Therefore, Xu Jingming could outline one person after another, imbuing them with personalities and intense emotions.

"The First Line constructs the world, and the Second Line constructs souls. None of this is difficult for me," Xu Jingming looked at the surrounding world, where tens of millions of humans lived.

"The most difficult thing is the Third Line—bringing the entire world to life."

"Third Line!"

Xu Jingming had countless silk threads connecting tens of millions of people, dividing his mind into tens of millions, promoting the development of the entire world.

This virtual world was on Blue Star, visible to Xu Jingming but invisible to others.

"Whoosh."

It only lasted for half a minute before the entire world collapsed.

"I can't even do the basics of *Heart World Three Lines*," Xu Jingming shook his head gently. "According to the inheritance introduction, it is to let hundreds of millions of creatures voluntarily fall into slumber, allowing them to live naturally in a virtual world, observing their lives, observing the operation of the virtual world, and learning the construction of the Three Lines."

"Choose a star thief lair then." Xu Jingming looked into the distance. He had visited many stars in his early years. Some were destroyed because he lost control, but many still existed.

"Let it be there." Xu Jingming instantly locked onto a place with an extremely large population.

Whoosh!

On that distant planet, Xu Jingming had once passed through here, and the remaining imprint naturally gathered the power of the star, condensing into a black-robed figure.

This star lair had natives and star thieves, with a total population of over 9.2 billion.

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, and with a thought, the virtual world enveloped the entire star thief lair. In an instant, countless people were controlled. Those driving speeders stopped on the side of the road in a daze, and those walking and chatting fell directly to the ground.

...Over 9.2 billion people all fell to the ground in various parts of the world. Their bodies were all in the most comfortable state under the shroud of Xu Jingming's power. There was even energy supply to ensure that there would be no problems with their bodies.

Their consciousness entered Xu Jingming's virtual world one by one. "Live here," Xu Jingming constructed a simple ancient society, giving them initial identities and memories.

And so they lived naturally. The entire virtual world was naturally promoted, as if it had come to life. Xu Jingming observed and learned, allowing billions of people to serve his evolutionary path. It was a very common behavior, and Xu Jingming also ensured the safety of these people.

Among high-dimensional lifeforms, using large populations as experimental subjects was very common, and many high-dimensional lifeforms didn't care about the life and death of the experimental subjects.

The peaceful days passed day by day. Xu Jingming's mind was mainly focused on Crimson Lotus Fire, *Heart World Three Lines*, and constructing a high-dimensional lifeform body. However, progress was extremely slow.

Void Star Race, inside the palace of the black spire. "Vicar Envoy, I want to sense the evolutionary path of the human Wu Ming," a purple-robed Tuqiong said impatiently.

He knew that Xu Jingming had become a Cosmic Legend, but he couldn't sense it during his imprisonment. Therefore, he couldn't sense anything after just coming out. It would be much better to sense it again after decades.

"Without an inheritance, mastering the Heart World Force after being contaminated for thousands of years... this Wu Ming's talent is indeed terrifying." Vicar Envoy's voice echoed in the palace, "Tuqiong Envoy, sense it carefully."

Tuqiong carefully sensed it. The years when Xu Jingming was contaminated, and even fell into the Sea of Bitterness, actively attaching himself to sense the pain. Vicar Envoy could easily attach himself to all the experiences of those people who were attached to, so he could easily allow Tuqiong to sense those pains.

"One painful life after another." Tuqiong could still endure it at first, but one painful experience after another, and all of them were deliberately selected by Xu Jingming, causing him to feel endless pain.

Knowing early on that after Xu Jingming attached himself to these people, he needed to fulfill their wishes to vent the pain in his heart, Tuqiong experienced it continuously, and the pain he suffered was unimaginable. "Slow down time a bit," Tuqiong couldn't help but say. The Heart World Force he mastered was much stronger than Xu Jingming's before his imprisonment, but he still had to slow down the flow of time to adapt slowly.

"Okay," Vicar Envoy slowed down the flow of time.

Only then did Tuqiong feel that it was within an acceptable range. He muttered to himself, "This madman actively attaches himself to experience pain, it seems he's been tormented enough by pain."

Vicar Envoy could perfectly attach himself to the experiences of those people, but he couldn't replicate the emotions of a high-dimensional contaminated person.

"Actively choosing to be imprisoned, it's a pity that the days of being imprisoned can't be sensed."

"He's out," Tuqiong sensed it again.

It was just that Xu Jingming, who had just come out of prison and returned to Blue Star, had a very unique feeling when he attached himself to sense it again.

It was as if the filth of the outside world could no longer contaminate him.

"This is the inheritance recorded, *Heart of Still Lotus*. With a heart as still as a lotus, one can learn a strand of Crimson Lotus Fire." Tuqiong's envious eyes turned red.

The Void inheritance he obtained was only the first half. Crimson Lotus Fire only had the method of entry, but there was nothing after that.

According to Gu Mo's regulations, only a high-dimensional lifeform with a strand of Heart World Force was qualified to learn the subsequent inheritance.

"He can actually reach the realm of Heart of Still Lotus, this, this." Tuqiong was too eager. Although he was a Cosmic Legend, he relied on a complete inheritance and cultivated step by step to master the Heart World Force. He himself had not reached the level of Pure Lotus Heart.

"If I can reach the level of Pure Lotus Heart, then I have a chance to become a high-dimensional lifeform." Tuqiong continued to attach himself to sense it, and year after year passed, finally reaching the end.

"It's gone?" Tuqiong asked unwillingly.

"Attachment has ended." Vicar Envoy's voice echoed in the palace, "This is everything I can snoop on. He also has clones hiding in the Yuanchu Star headquarters, I can't snoop there."

"Understood." Tuqiong nodded slightly, but there was unwillingness in his eyes, "How on earth can I master Pure Lotus Heart?"

He envied Xu Jingming.

Pure Lotus Heart, it meant that becoming a high-dimensional lifeform was a smooth road.

This Xu Jingming's talent was indeed terrifyingly strong.

"It's a pity, he mastered Pure Lotus Heart in prison, the detailed breakthrough process, I have no way to sense it." Tuqiong thought secretly, "Don't worry, from Cosmic Legend to high-dimensional lifeform, the long time, I can also slowly attach myself to sense it. There will always be help!"

"He's my best experimental subject, maybe, I can really rely on him to become a high-dimensional lifeform." Tuqiong's heart was burning.

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