Chapter 1 Gathering at Ten Thousand Stars Island

Inside Ten Thousand Stars Island, Xu Jingming, the Dean, the Tower Master, and the Island Master were gathered together.

"This trip to the Origin Gold Mountains, although only a few hundred years, has yielded great rewards," the Dean exclaimed. "From the previous small and large mines, we each gained about 8,000 Origin Gold Pearls, worth more than 3 drops of Abyss Mother Blood."

"My gains were more than that," Xu Jingming said.

"Those were given to you by Island Master Di Long, earned by your personal strength. We're too embarrassed to share," the Eternal Tower Master said with a smile. The distribution of spoils among the human race's high-dimensional lifeforms had always been this way: everyone contributed and shared equally, while anything earned through individual strength belonged to the individual.

"When we go to Featherfire City to exchange for inheritances, we can lend you some if you don't have enough," the Space-Time Island Master said with a smile. Seeing a much wider path ahead made her feel wonderful.

According to the rules of Featherfire City for learning inheritances, the first time required 1 drop of Abyss Mother Blood, the second time required 2 drops, and so on, doubling each time. With their current wealth, they could easily exchange for inheritances twice. Plus, they had Xu Jingming, this 'super-rich' companion, who could temporarily lend them some.

"Our human race has never had it so comfortable," the Eternal Tower Master said with emotion. There was a time when he was on the verge of falling due to the influence of the abyss. There was no choice; the survival environment back then was too difficult.

The human race's environment only improved after obtaining the legacy of the scientific lineage.

"It will only get better and better," Xu Jingming said. "By the way, now that the exploration of the Origin Gold Mountains is over, shouldn't we all go to Featherfire City?"

The Dean, the Tower Master, and the Island Master all nodded slightly.

Of course, they yearned for the third-realm inheritance. They dreamed of obtaining it!

"We can just send avatars to learn the inheritances, right?" the Dean asked. "Can nascent-realm avatars work?"

"Of course," Xu Jingming nodded. "Nascent-realm high-dimensional lifeforms can also learn third-realm inheritances. Moreover… carrying nascent-realm high-dimensional lifeforms makes my burden lighter, and the distance of my Mind World teleportation can be further."

The stronger the lifeforms he carried, the greater the number, the greater the burden on his Mind World teleportation.

"Let's all send a nascent-realm avatar," the Space-Time Island Master said. The Dean and the Tower Master both nodded. Their purpose in going to Featherfire City was to learn inheritances, so there was no need to send their true bodies.

"Ask Senior Brother Chi Meng if he wants to go," Xu Jingming said.

"Chi Meng? He's still stuck at the limit of the nascent realm. He shouldn't be too far from becoming an eternal realm. Should we wait until he becomes an eternal realm before letting him comprehend the third-realm inheritance?" the Dean hesitated.

He firmly believed that it was better to chew thoroughly what one had bitten off, to improve step by step.

As the first eternal-realm high-dimensional lifeform of the human race, the Dean had faced a very harsh survival environment back then. Any resources obtained had to be used to their maximum potential! With the Dean's personality, he would definitely rely on himself to reach the eternal realm first! Only when progress became very difficult would he learn new inheritances.

"I think we should ask Senior Brother Chi Meng himself and let him decide," Xu Jingming said. The Dean, the Tower Master, and the Island Master all nodded.

Soon, Chi Meng arrived and learned of this information.

"What?"

Chi Meng was a little dazed. "Featherfire City in a distant territory has 128 kinds of third-realm inheritances and 3,000 kinds of basic inheritances? The *Eight Directions Diagram* is just one of the three thousand basic inheritances? I can freely choose one of the third-realm inheritances to learn?"

The opportunity came too suddenly and too intensely. Chi Meng couldn't bear it.

"We discussed it. You're only in the nascent realm after all," the Dean said. "Even if you want to exchange for one, exchanging for one third-realm inheritance is enough for now. As for the cost, Jingming can lend it to you temporarily."

"Enough, one third-realm inheritance is enough. I haven't even opened up my internal universe yet. Even if I comprehend the third-realm inheritance, I have to focus on one," Chi Meng immediately said.

He knew his own limits. Becoming an eternal realm was already so difficult. Comprehending multiple third-realm inheritances at the same time would probably interfere with each other.

Chi Meng once considered himself a peerless genius and had a lot of confidence.

Since seeing Xu Jingming's growth… Chi Meng understood that he was just a genius within the race, while Xu Jingming was the top genius in countless territories, far too different.

"You want to go to Featherfire City, right?" the Dean asked.

"Yes."

Chi Meng nodded. "128 kinds of third-realm inheritances. I believe I can find the one I want most. I don't want to miss this opportunity."

Chi Meng looked at Xu Jingming beside him and said solemnly, "I can only shamelessly borrow a drop of Abyss Mother Blood. I know it will be difficult to repay in a short time."

"It's nothing worth mentioning," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "You can send an avatar to Featherfire City to learn the inheritances. There's no need for your true body."

"Yes," Chi Meng nodded.

The Eternal Tower Master asked from the side, "Chi Meng, how long do you think it will take for you to become an eternal realm?"

"With everyone's help and the Island Master guiding me in the aspects of cosmic space-time," Chi Meng said, "and having learned the *Eight Directions Diagram*, I feel that my accumulation is getting deeper and deeper, and I should be able to open it up successfully. But when I try, I always feel like I'm just a little bit short."

"Don't rush," the Space-Time Island Master said. "Every time you feel a little bit short, it means that your accumulation is not enough. Calm down and accumulate slowly. When all aspects are sufficiently accumulated, you will naturally break through."

Chi Meng nodded.

"By the way, Chi Meng, you must be more cautious in your actions recently," the Dean solemnly reminded. "Even when facing those naturally born high-dimensional lifeforms on the island, you must remain vigilant."

"What's wrong?" Chi Meng asked in confusion.

"We went to the Origin Gold Mountains before," the Dean didn't hide it from him. "We obtained a lot of treasures. Jingming even killed five avatars of the Five Demon Star on his own. Island Master Di Long gave Jingming wealth worth a full 60 drops of Abyss Mother Blood as a gift. I believe that the forces in the entire Nanting 3609 territory are now paying attention to Jingming."

Chi Meng blinked.

What was the Dean talking about?

"Wealth worth 60 drops of Abyss Mother Blood can be exchanged for a third-realm weapon! Wealth can move people's hearts. We can't say how much waves 60 drops of Abyss Mother Blood will cause. In short, be careful and vigilant everywhere at this time," the Dean said.

"Jingming has many Mind World lineage avatars, so it's not easy for a half-step third realm to deal with him. If they really want to deal with him, they will definitely set up traps and methods," the Eternal Tower Master said. "At this time, as a member of the human race's high-dimensional lifeforms, we must not hold Jingming back."

"I understand," Chi Meng looked at Xu Jingming, only to find that he understood his junior brother even less.

He had watched Xu Jingming grow up. Even his son had helped Xu Jingming.

Who would have thought…

Xu Jingming would grow to such an extent.

"Since everyone agrees, then it's better to act sooner rather than later. I'll set off today. At my speed, I estimate that I can reach Featherfire City in 120 years," Xu Jingming said. His speed was considered super-fast among the Mind World lineage eternal peaks.

Arriving at Featherfire City from the Nanting 3609 territory in about 120 years, even with a few nascent-realm companions, was indeed remarkable.

That day, Xu Jingming took the nascent-realm avatars of the Dean, the Tower Master, the Island Master, and Chi Meng and set off for Featherfire City via the Mind World.

******

Ten Thousand Stars Island kept a low profile, temporarily not contacting other high-dimensional lifeform forces, wholeheartedly hiding itself.

The Dean and the others knew very well that with their 'Xu Jingming's' terrifying talent, the longer they hid, the more terrifying Xu Jingming would become. When Xu Jingming's strength became strong, many problems would no longer be problems.

"Huff." "Huff."

However, just the day after the large Origin Gold Mountains mine incident, two figures arrived together outside Ten Thousand Stars Island.

The North River Boat Master was a flowing water figure, with streams of water forming a tall and majestic body. He was originally formed from a mysterious river in a high-dimensional space, slowly evolving to his current state.

The other figure had long, scattered green hair, each strand of which seemed to be formed from countless twisted branches and leaves. His eyes were deep and serene. Just a glance at the North River Boat Master beside him made the North River Boat Master bow slightly: "World Lord Ancient Tree."

"North River, you've come too," World Lord Ancient Tree said. His reputation was widespread, and he was one of the strongest among the half-step third realm.

"Knowing about the Origin Gold Mountains, I naturally observed the timeline again and again. Although my strength is limited and I didn't observe much, there is no doubt that this person from Ten Thousand Stars Island… is not someone I can afford to offend. He will almost certainly become an invincible existence in the half-step third realm in the future," the North River Boat Master said with a smile. "If I don't come to visit now, I'm afraid I won't even be qualified to visit in the future."

World Lord Ancient Tree glanced at the North River Boat Master and nodded. "It is indeed fortunate for our territory to have an invincible existence in the half-step third realm."

Invincible existences in the half-step third realm were very rare, even rarer than abyss lords.

Abyss lords gained their strength through the 'sacrifice' and the abyss's bestowal. Within the abyss, abyss lords were extremely powerful. Outside the abyss, their strength would be reduced considerably.

The strength of the half-step third realm, on the other hand, came entirely from within, and they remained terrifyingly strong no matter where they were.

"Yes, it is fortunate for our territory and an honor for us," the North River Boat Master said with a smile.

They chatted casually, but neither of them revealed their true thoughts.

When they discovered that the future of Wu Ming from Ten Thousand Stars Island, which should have been full of variables, was almost certain to become an invincible existence in the half-step third realm, they felt somewhat apprehensive.

"Either there is an invisible hand behind him."

"Or his talent is too high, and becoming an invincible existence in the half-step third realm is only natural. At this rate of growth, he may even have a chance at the third realm. Unfortunately… the third realm is beyond the timeline and cannot be spied upon at all."

The North River Boat Master and World Lord Ancient Tree could judge one thing.

No matter how the future developed, this Wu Ming would be an existence who could make countless territories tremble with a stomp of his feet. Since they were in the same territory, they naturally had to interact and build relationships as soon as possible.

They didn't have the luck of Island Master Di Long, who had a strong background to rely on! Therefore, they could only rely on themselves and try to hug a thick thigh.

"Whoosh~~~~" The fog around Ten Thousand Stars Island dissipated, and the Dean, the Tower Master, the Island Master, and Xu Jingming came out together to greet them.

"World Lord Ancient Tree, North River Boat Master, I didn't expect you two to come to our Ten Thousand Stars Island," the Dean said. The Tower Master, the Island Master, and Xu Jingming also bowed.

"Our territory has produced such a figure as Brother Wu Ming, how could we not come?" the North River Boat Master said with a smile. "Brother Wu Ming has not yet reached the half-step third realm, yet he can defeat the Five Demon Star. If he becomes a half-step third realm… our entire territory will be under Brother Wu Ming's command."

The Dean, the Tower Master, the Island Master, and Xu Jingming were all dumbfounded.

To be under Xu Jingming's command? What kind of talk was that? There was still World Lord Ancient Tree standing next to them!

"I'm still far from being able to compare with the half-step third realm," Xu Jingming said quickly.

World Lord Ancient Tree glanced at the North River Boat Master.

This North River was exaggerating too much! He was a half-step third realm himself, yet he was shouting about being under Brother Wu Ming's command! How shameless!

"Brother Wu Ming doesn't need to be modest. In my opinion, you are already comparable to the half-step third realm," World Lord Ancient Tree said. "You don't have to be polite with us. Let's treat each other as equals."