Chapter 1 Arrived

"We're here."

Xu Jingming looked at the incredibly enormous celestial body in front of him, feeling only beauty and shock. "A true universe."

Xu Jingming held special feelings for every true universe, because these true universes were the cradles of low-dimensional lifeforms.

"The mother river is indeed miraculous, nurturing one true universe after another. Only then can our low-dimensional lifeform groups be born." Xu Jingming thought. Calling it the 'mother river' was truly fitting.

The mother river was the mother of all low-dimensional lifeform groups.

Xu Jingming moved closer. Through the core world, he could already observe the inside of the true universe. "This true universe has many groups. I'll choose two groups that border each other." He located the border between the Ai Ku and Mo Luo groups and chose a regular plant-based planet.

Xu Jingming descended from his core world, appearing above this plant-based planet.

"The methods of hiding one's aura that the dean and the others taught are indeed useful, and they also greatly reduce the universe's rejection of me," Xu Jingming nodded. At Myriad Star Island, he had learned many inheritances collected by the dean and the others.

How to restrain one's aura? How to isolate oneself from karma as much as possible? How to reduce the rejection from the true universe? Many inheritances described these things.

A forceful descent into the true universe's interior would naturally lead to strong rejection. If one were gentle, cautious, and entered by following the universe's energy fluctuations, the rejection would be much weaker.

"This planet's climate, temperature, and environment seem relatively suitable for humans at first glance." Xu Jingming thought, and an invisible force enveloped the entire planet, rapidly transforming it.

A large number of plants on the planet were annihilated and disappeared, losing more than half of their mass.

Oceans, rivers, and lakes appeared.

The atmosphere was also modified.

In just five minutes, a life-bearing planet that looked very suitable for humans to inhabit appeared.

"It looks perfect on the surface, very suitable for humans to live on."

Xu Jingming thought, "But the invisible rules of the universe's operation may not necessarily be suitable for humans." The reason why the human race was the way it was, had a lot to do with the operational rules of their home universe.

What impact would a completely different set of operational rules have on humans in another universe?

"Begin the experiment."

Xu Jingming thought.

A full one million human planetary lifeform criminals and one cosmic lifeform criminal were taken out of the space-time prison and instantly descended upon this life-bearing planet.

"I'll leave behind a Pure Lotus incarnation to watch over them." After releasing the criminals, Xu Jingming's true body took a step and left, leaving behind a wisp of nine-leaf realm Pure Lotus Fire, which condensed into Xu Jingming's appearance.

A Pure Lotus incarnation needed the true body as a foundation and could not exist independently.

"After becoming a high-dimensional lifeform, the distance between the Pure Lotus incarnation and the true body has greatly increased. As long as they are in the same territory, the Pure Lotus incarnation can be maintained." Xu Jingming had already tested it. The Pure Lotus incarnation observed these released prisoners.

"What's going on? Where is this place?"

The one million human planetary lifeform criminals and one cosmic lifeform criminal were scattered throughout the life-bearing planet.

"Have we been exiled?"

"There's nothing to eat or drink?"

The batch of human criminals looked around and soon discovered some fruits growing on the trees.

These fruits were deliberately condensed by Xu Jingming when he transformed the entire planet. Each fruit could provide enough nutrition and water to ensure that the humans would not starve to death.

"Life is very tenacious. They will find a way to survive here." Xu Jingming did not intervene, but only observed and recorded, "I just don't know if they can adapt to this true universe."

Xu Jingming's true body carried the space-time prison and traveled to one true universe after another.

Every time he went to a true universe, he would choose a suitable planet to transform, leave behind one million human planetary lifeform criminals and one cosmic lifeform criminal, and leave behind a Pure Lotus incarnation to observe and record.

This was a survival observation experiment; data was the most important thing.

"There are so many dangers in high-dimensional space." As Xu Jingming went to one true universe after another, he also caught a glimpse of some dangers outside.

"According to the intelligence, the dark region ahead… is one of the seven absolute realms in this territory, the 'Teapot Abyss'. Only a half-step third realm existence can safely enter and exit.

Other weaker high-dimensional lifeforms that enter all die." Xu Jingming remotely spied, unable to see clearly through the core world, only feeling instinctive fear.

"Let's go."

With a step, he used a short-range core world teleportation to move far away.

Deep within this dark region floated a teapot. The teapot's spout was like a bottomless abyss, connecting to a mysterious place.

"Such a delicious aura. This is a nascent realm high-dimensional lifeform that evolved from a low-dimensional lifeform, and it's from the core world lineage. I really want to take a bite." The teapot rotated slightly, its spout aimed in Xu Jingming's direction, seemingly very eager.

Xu Jingming traveled to seven true universes in half a day, placing enough human criminals in each place, with a Pure Lotus incarnation at each location.

"The layout of the Feng Yi Thirty-Third Territory has been completed. All that's left is observation and recording." Xu Jingming stood in the core world. "I'll leave a true body in this territory to maintain those seven Pure Lotus incarnations."

Hua.

Xu Jingming immediately split, dividing into two true bodies. One stayed in place, while the other carried the space-time prison and continued on its way. "I'll head to the next territory, the Feng Yi Ninth Territory."

Xu Jingming was indeed the only one suitable for the hard work of observing and experimenting in various territories.

Xu Jingming was very cautious. He only left a true body in the core world in the Feng Yi Thirty-Third Territory, maintaining an extremely long distance from the seven true universes. The true body was left behind only to maintain the seven incarnations.

Without the true body, the seven incarnations would all collapse.

"The incarnations are made of Pure Lotus Fire, which is good at isolating karma, making them more suitable for dealing with enemies." Xu Jingming was also afraid. After all, he was only at the nascent realm level. Once he encountered a terrifying high-dimensional lifeform that descended and attacked through karma, he would be in danger.

He had to try everything possible to block karma.

"Planet Number One, starting on the third day, human planetary lifeforms began to die."

"Planet Number Seven, on the fifteenth day, the first death occurred."

"Planet Number Six, for thirty consecutive days, excluding accidental factors such as fighting and strife, no deaths occurred." Xu Jingming recorded the data.

Human infighting, accidental falls, deaths from falling rocks, and other accidental factors were not important. What Xu Jingming cared about was… deaths due to failing to adapt to the environment.

The seven planets that Xu Jingming had chosen in the seven true universes of this territory were all transformed to be extremely suitable for humans. If there were still a large number of deaths due to a failure to adapt to the environment, it could only mean that the 'universe itself' was not suitable for humans.

"Planet Number Five, starting on the 37th day, a large number of humans began to suffer from physical illnesses. From the 50th day, deaths began on a large scale."

The Pure Lotus incarnation silently observed, recording the data. "On the 90th day of the survival experiment, more than half had already died!"

Inside a majestic palace of the Ai Ku clan, five high-dimensional lifeforms sat on their thrones, overlooking the experimental planet Number One displayed on the huge mirror, as well as Xu Jingming, who was observing there.

These five high-dimensional lifeforms all wore golden masks, and the masks only covered half of their faces.

"An outsider, a high-dimensional lifeform, has come to our home universe and occupied a planet on our clan's border." A young high-dimensional lifeform spoke. "Since it involves a high-dimensional lifeform, I notified everyone."

"Does anyone recognize this high-dimensional lifeform?" The high-dimensional lifeform leader sitting in the center spoke.

"I don't recognize him."

"I've never seen him before."

One by one, they responded.

"We are all split-consciousness carriers; our strength is insufficient." The high-dimensional lifeform in the center said, "Bu Xiu, you are the only one whose true body is in the home universe. This matter is entrusted to you. My only requirement is… to make him get out!"

"I may not be able to defeat him." The young high-dimensional lifeform lacked confidence.

"You are allowed to use the Three Treasures!" The leader said.

"Yes."

The young high-dimensional lifeform immediately became confident and said, "Even if I can defeat him, what if he's a lone wolf, a natural high-dimensional lifeform with no attachments… and he threatens us with our clan?"

A natural high-dimensional lifeform was a lone wolf with no attachments.

"Anyone who dares to threaten us with our clan will be met with endless war." The leader's eyes were cold. "If he's really that crazy, you can take a step back and tolerate him for a while. We will all return to the home universe, and we will make this small, natural high-dimensional lifeform pay the price."

Experts who walked out of low-dimensional life were more confident, and the proportion of those who became Eternal realm experts was also much higher.

"Brother, we don't recognize this high-dimensional lifeform. He might have a significant background." Another companion spoke. "I think we can have friendly discussions. It's not too late to take action after confirming that he doesn't have a powerful background."

"I believe Bu Xiu will handle it well." The leader said indifferently.

On planet Number One, Xu Jingming observed the humans' survival and nodded slightly. "They have survived for three months. Although deaths occurred as early as the third day, they were isolated cases. The total number of deaths to date is about 1.5%, ranking second among the seven planets."

The universe's operational rules had a silent and gradual influence on life. As time slowly accumulated, there might be a large-scale outbreak of deaths at some point. Therefore, Xu Jingming's survival experiment observation, according to plan, had to last at least a thousand years.

"Hmm?" Xu Jingming sensed something and felt a vast aura appear—the aura of a high-dimensional lifeform. Xu Jingming looked up.

He saw a figure appear in the distant starry sky. Countless flames rose around the figure, and the flames transformed into birds. Each of these firebirds was incredibly huge and had a terrifying aura.

The firebirds surrounded the figure, escorting it.

"The aura of a nascent realm apex," Xu Jingming instantly judged.

He wasn't surprised. There were many treasures that could allow a nascent realm to reach the "nascent realm apex." Clans with slightly deeper foundations could all do it.

"I am Bu Xiu of the Ai Ku clan." This figure wore a silver robe, wore a golden mask, and looked at Xu Jingming with a smile. "Can this foreign high-dimensional lifeform tell me why you have come to my Ai Ku clan's territory?"

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