Chapter 1 The First Step

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, a Sinful Flower planted in the dirt before him. He was mobilizing the endless sins within the Sinful Flower as nourishment, refining the Pure Lotus Fire to an even more terrifying degree.

Another minute passed, and the Pure Lotus Fire advanced to the Six-Leaf stage. After an hour and a half, it reached the Seven-Leaf stage.

More than a day later, it reached the Eight-Leaf stage.

"Fortunately, I used the high-dimensional fruit to transform my body and mobilize more Heart Realm power, allowing me to attempt to break through to the Nine-Leaf stage." Xu Jingming focused on refining. Although it was strenuous, after consuming a massive amount of sin for more than a month, he finally condensed a wisp of Nine-Leaf Pure Lotus Fire.

This wisp of Pure Lotus Fire was a pure white color, like clouds of rising flames. It looked beautiful, without any threat.

"The Nine-Leaf stage of the Pure Lotus Fire is my temporary limit." Xu Jingming was well aware of this. The Black Lotus Fire required mobilizing far more sin than the Pure Lotus Fire, a level he couldn't currently reach.

This inheritance, *Red Lotus Fire*, was divided into three stages—Pure Lotus Fire, Black Lotus Fire, and Red Lotus Fire. With the Heart Realm level cultivated using the Bafang Diagram and the high-dimensional fruit, he could only push the first stage, Pure Lotus Fire, to perfection for now. In terms of power, it was only at the peak of the nascent stage.

"The power of the peak of the nascent stage? It's not worth mentioning out in the world. I still have to be careful and lie low." Xu Jingming knew this very well.

The power of the peak nascent stage was everywhere in the high-dimensional space!

A single high-dimensional fruit could transform one's body to the peak of the nascent stage. Consuming a certain amount of Abyss True Blood could transform the body to near the Eternal realm. It was also normal for a terrifying weapon to allow a nascent stage cultivator to unleash power barely reaching the Eternal realm.

Moreover, in any territory, the Eternal realm was the mainstream! Nascent stage cultivators had to be careful.

Just like the group of naturally born high-dimensional lifeforms eking out an existence on Ten Thousand Star Island, they didn't dare venture out.

"I have an inheritance, a weapon, a high-dimensional fruit, and a great deal of experience from the院长 (Deans)." Xu Jingming was very clear on this point. "In the high-dimensional space, a nascent stage cultivator venturing out alone might die at any time!"

"Nascent stage cultivators who dare to venture out generally follow powerful companions." Xu Jingming was also a bit apprehensive. *And this time, I have to venture out alone.* There was no choice. For the sake of large-scale cosmic experiments, he had to have his avatars try things out in various places. He could create avatars, but the Deans couldn't, and they couldn't accompany him.

"Be careful." Before setting off, Xu Jingming took out a roll of animal hide. "This animal hide is a toy of that high-dimensional lifeform child. It's also the most precious treasure I have besides the original *Bafang Diagram* inheritance."

Xu Jingming unfurled the animal hide and immediately split off an avatar, sending it into the hide's internal space.

Within the hide, sealed away, was a fragment of high-dimensional space. Within this fragment, 20 small universes formed an array, colliding with each other non-stop. There were also swimming exotic beasts, towering pagodas, mysterious mazes, a large number of puppets, and an egg... all toys that the invincible half-step Third Realm existence had prepared for his child.

Xu Jingming arrived near the 20 small universes.

"Hmm?" Upon observing them, Xu Jingming discovered a characteristic. "These 20 small universes each have completely different rules. But when they collide, they influence each other, and ultimately, the 20 small universes can form a perfect cycle? The control over the rules of cosmic operation has reached an unbelievable level." ...Xu Jingming couldn't help but focus on observing, spending half an hour just watching.

"So much thought." Xu Jingming murmured. The invincible half-step Third Realm existence had prepared these 20 small universes as toys, but in reality, it was to allow his child to deepen his understanding of the universe's rules while playing. In the future, opening up an internal universe would become simpler.

The key for nascent stage cultivators to break through to the Eternal realm was to open up an internal universe. Once an internal universe was formed, the lifeform would naturally undergo a massive transformation!

Of course, opening an internal universe wasn't the only method for a lifeform to transform.

Before the internal universe system was created, high-dimensional lifeforms had other ways to elevate nascent stage high-dimensional lifeforms to the Eternal realm.

But after the internal universe system was created, it quickly became the mainstream. Because this system was relatively easier, it greatly reduced the difficulty of progressing from the nascent stage to the Eternal realm within the high-dimensional space.

These small universes were to help the child understand the operation of the universe's rules.

"This maze..." Xu Jingming also walked inside.

The maze was actually made up of various illusions.

"Layer upon layer of illusions... even ultimately forming 300 layers of illusions that create a most terrifying illusion. One can fully experience it within, or exit at any time." Xu Jingming marveled. "This is actually a lesson in illusions."

The 20 small universes were preparations for opening up a universe. The mysterious maze was a guide to constructing illusions. The swimming exotic beasts contained various methods for creating bodies.

"The towering pagoda" held 21 kinds of mind weapons inside. The egg guided methods to sever karma. And the puppets, and..."

After becoming a high-dimensional lifeform, it was the first time Xu Jingming had carefully explored, and it broadened his horizons.

"This is a father... a father's painstaking efforts for his child." Xu Jingming was a bit shaken. Leaving behind a complete inheritance was easy, but creating toys like this required much more thought.

"As expected of an existence who has mastered six half-step Third Realm techniques. Within the toys, he gave his son a great number of teaching afterimages," Xu Jingming sighed. "It's a pity, though. I need complete methods more. Oh well! These toys can still solidify my foundation."

Xu Jingming's eyes burned. "With the help of these toys, I might be able to explore some Eternal-level inheritances. For example, the 21 mind weapons hanging in the pagoda are 21 guides to cultivate mind weapons. I've always wanted a complete mind weapon method, but it's a pity I can't get one." Xu Jingming sighed inwardly.

He loved spearmanship and even used spearmanship to condense his mind and will. He was well-suited for the path of mind weapons.

But he didn't have a complete inheritance. Relying solely on some fragmented words from his predecessors was too difficult. With the 21 weapons hanging in this towering pagoda, Xu Jingming understood more and had hope to explore the path forward.

"If I have the opportunity, I must buy a mind weapon inheritance," Xu Jingming thought. Even if one's talent was high, absorbing the experience of predecessors could make one's evolutionary path smoother.

After observing all the toys, Xu Jingming prepared to leave the animal hide space.

"Hmm?"

At the moment he was about to leave, Xu Jingming realized that the fragment of high-dimensional space sealed by the animal hide was isolated from the outside world. *As the owner of the animal hide, I can easily enter and exit. But if other living beings were imprisoned inside, I'm afraid it would be difficult for them to get out.* Xu Jingming carefully sensed the various methods used to seal it. ..."Not only that." Xu Jingming's eyes lit up as he carefully sensed it. "This animal hide seals off a fragment of high-dimensional space and also uses the method of severing karma contained in that egg."

In other words, hiding in this animal hide could also greatly sever karma. Although the high-dimensional lifeform child, Liu Yujin, ultimately died, that was because his enemy was a Third Realm existence! Naturally, there was no escaping.

"What a father. He prepared too much for his child." On one hand, Xu Jingming was very excited that he had gained so much, but on the other hand, he also felt that he owed the high-dimensional child, Liu Yujin, karma.

"I've taken too many benefits, and my karma has only increased. If I have the ability in the future, I will naturally have to repay the karma and revive them. But the premise is that I have to become a Third Realm existence." Xu Jingming smiled. It was too far away.

In any case, the preparations that father made for his child were now being enjoyed by Xu Jingming.

"From now on, I'll have my avatar hide in the animal hide space," Xu Jingming said cautiously. "This way, I'll have a better chance of surviving when exploring outside."

With everything prepared, Xu Jingming embarked on the path of exploration.

"My first target is Feng Yi Thirteen Territory, which is adjacent to Feng Ben Territory." Carrying the Spacetime Prison, Xu Jingming began to perform remote teleportation in the Heart Realm.

"Carrying a large number of living beings makes teleportation obviously difficult," Xu Jingming said inwardly.

It was like a mortal running. Running while carrying heavy objects would naturally be slower and consume more stamina.

More importantly, the 10 billion human criminals in the Spacetime Prison were not Heart Realm lifeforms, and they created greater obstacles during Heart Realm teleportation.

"The distance is halved compared to my solo Heart Realm teleportation, and it's also more strenuous." After just one teleportation, Xu Jingming felt somewhat tired. He forced himself to continue, and after the second Heart Realm teleportation, he rested for an hour. After his mind and consciousness recovered, Xu Jingming teleported again.

"Sigh, as a nascent stage high-dimensional lifeform, my Heart Realm teleportation distance is a bit short. If I were an Eternal Realm high-dimensional lifeform, the teleportation distance would be much greater." Xu Jingming rested, looking at the endless chaos around him.

The Heart Realm lineage had one benefit: long-distance travel was relatively safe.

There were all kinds of dangers in the high-dimensional space. The Heart Realm was much safer.

Each time he teleported, he crossed an incredibly vast distance and landed at a point. The probability of randomly encountering another high-dimensional lifeform was like the probability of two people in a universe randomly landing in the same place. To be able to encounter someone like that was an unbelievable fate.

"This place is already outside the Feng Ben Ninety-Seven Territory. It's a chaotic spatial layer area." Xu Jingming could observe the outside world. He was safe in the Heart Realm, but the external environment was already extremely harsh and terrifying.

For example, there was that strange black wind. Each gust of wind destroyed different spatial layers, and its power made Xu Jingming's heart turn cold.

Teleport several times and rest for an hour! Xu Jingming traveled like this, and after more than a day, he finally entered the Feng Ben Thirteen Territory.

If it were Spacetime Island Lord, it would take him several years of arduous travel from the Primordial Mother River to reach this territory.

Heart Realm teleportation, with each teleportation covering an incredibly vast distance, was much faster. He arrived in more than a day.

Feng Ben Thirteen Territory. According to the intelligence... Detailed intelligence immediately appeared in Xu Jingming's mind. Spacetime Island Lord had sought out many friends in the Primordial Mother River to exchange intelligence, and he had bought intelligence on nearly two thousand surrounding territories.

"There are three half-step Third Realm existences here, over ten thousand Eternal Realm high-dimensional lifeforms, and a total of two True Universes. Each True Universe has between 50 and 150 Eternal Realm high-dimensional lifeforms." Xu Jingming understood.

In fact, his home universe had 99 Eternal Realm high-dimensional lifeforms!

"Of the twelve True Universes, five True Universes have half-step Third Realm existences," Xu Jingming thought. Therefore, the target for his experiments was the other seven True Universes.

According to the Deans' instructions, the human race's chosen new home universe should ideally have no half-step Third Realm forces. The pressure brought by a half-step Third Realm existence was too great.

"Without a half-step Third Realm existence, the human race will have the confidence to take root." Xu Jingming took a step and headed towards the nearest True Universe.

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