Chapter 108 Painting's Soul

The three inheritances he had obtained in Featherfire City last time, *Zhumie Jiu Ce* (Nine Annihilation Strategies) and *Xu Yuan* (Void Abyss) of the Heart Realm lineage, he had comprehended smoothly and made rapid progress. However, progress in *Xing Yuan Biji* (Star Abyss Notes), which cultivated the physical body, was extremely difficult.

"Over the years, I have focused on the Heart Realm lineage, and my accumulation in this area is the deepest. I have no accumulation in the physical body, so it is normal to progress slowly." Xu Jingming would not give up easily.

"Of the three aspects that I am good at in the Heart Realm lineage, the Crimson Lotus Fire, I have long reached the Jiuye Heilian (Nine-Leaf Black Lotus) realm and cannot break through the last layer. According to the inheritance description, I need to go to the abyss and carefully observe the real Abyss Crimson Lotus to understand the Abyss Crimson Lotus Diagram," Xu Jingming thought.

"In terms of illusions, my talent is indeed very high." Xu Jingming admired himself. Back then, relying on the ordinary *Xin Jie San Xian* (Heart Realm Three Threads) method and the guidance of the *Bafang Tu* (Eight Directions Diagram) in illusions, when he had just become an Eternal Realm expert, Xu Jingming was able to use illusions to trap Yu Fangtuo for a short time.

"*Xu Yuan* inheritance, the most core thing is to construct a virtual abyss, which is the best at illusions."

"I have obtained the *Xu Yuan* inheritance, and my illusions have advanced by leaps and bounds, only a step away from the Half-Step Third Realm. I believe it will not be difficult to break through with some years of accumulation," Xu Jingming was very confident.

"As for the soul weapon..."

Xu Jingming frowned slightly, "Guided by the spearmanship of the silver paper and assisted by *Zhumie Jiu Ce*, the accumulation of soul weapons is the deepest, but why can't I break through?"

It always felt very close, but he couldn't really touch it. It had been like this for more than ten thousand years.

Xu Jingming suddenly looked up into the distance, his gaze following karma, and saw his family members.

...

Inside a cosmic spaceship.

In one of the cabins, a huge transparent glass allowed Xu's mother in the cabin to clearly see the brilliant nebula outside. Xu's mother sat in front of her easel, watching the nebula, and carefully painting it at the same time.

Xu Jingming silently appeared in the cabin, standing aside, watching his mother paint.

His mother had been raised to the limit of low-dimensional life by external force, and her observation ability and thinking ability had reached the tenth level. Coupled with the improvement of her painting skills over a long period of time, even Xu Jingming was amazed by this painting.

"So beautiful," Xu Jingming said, looking at it.

Xu Jingming had seen the nebula in reality countless times, but the nebula painted by his mother had a heart-stirring beauty.

Xu's mother was focused on painting, sometimes looking up to observe, sometimes looking down to paint carefully. It wasn't until more than an hour later that she stopped with satisfaction. Only then did Xu Jingming stop restraining his aura.

"Hmm?" Xu's mother turned her head and smiled in surprise, "You little brat, how long have you been here?"

"About an hour and a half," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"You, such a busy person, how precious is your time, watching your mom paint for an hour and a half?" Xu's mother saw her son and her eyes narrowed with a smile.

Xu Jingming boasted, "I've seen so many paintings, Mom, yours is the best I've ever seen."

"Stop flattering me," Xu's mother looked at the scenery outside the window with a smile. This was a cosmic spaceship that she had specially modified. Ordinary cosmic spaceships were all scene simulations! Xu's mother had replaced it with an absolutely transparent material, so that she could see the outside scenery more clearly.

"Mom, weren't you painting in the virtual world network before? Why are you always in reality now?" Xu Jingming asked.

"The virtual is, after all, virtual. It's different from the real thing," Xu's mother said.

Xu Jingming was surprised, "Virtual world network's virtual and the real world outside, you can tell the difference?"

This was from the inheritance of the Science lineage that constructed the virtual world network. The degree of virtualization was very high! Judging from the scenery alone, even a tenth-level source life couldn't tell the difference.

"Your mother has been painting all her life," Xu's mother said with a smile, "I used to paint in the virtual world network in my early years, but later I gradually discovered that the scenery in reality... has a soul. The scenery in the virtual world network lacks something."

"Has a soul?" Xu Jingming was thoughtful.

"Works with a soul are different," Xu's mother looked at her paintings. "My skills are still poor, I want to try to paint a soul, but it's still far from enough."

Xu Jingming didn't know what kind of soul his painter mother saw.

This was obviously not the 'spiritual will' of the Heart Realm lineage, because the scenery in reality was not a living being, and had no spiritual will.

"When your dad and I were together, we traveled around the world. Your dad liked to visit various martial arts schools around the world. At that time, he earned less and spent a lot," Xu's mother said with a smile, "So I took a lot of orders and kept painting and painting. At that time, the clients were urging me so hard that I was about to throw up. I was depressed when I saw the drawing board at that time. But I had to make money at that time."

Xu Jingming also knew that his father didn't make much money.

"Later, your grandfather took out a sum of money and bought the old house villa, so we really settled in Mingyue City," Xu's mother said with a smile, "With your dad's personality, I don't know when he would be able to save up for a house."

"But it was normal for parents to buy a house at that time," Xu's mother looked at the cabin next door. "Look at your dad now, he's still obsessed with his Baji. He even built a virtual game world 'Baji World', setting up huge rewards, so that countless humans can learn Baji and improve Baji."

"It's a good thing to have a hobby," Xu Jingming said.

Xu's mother nodded, "No need to worry about money, painting is still very interesting, paint when you have inspiration, and stop when you don't."

"Mom, what else do you do besides painting?" Xu Jingming asked.

"Me? I have many hobbies," Xu's mother was in a talkative mood. "There are a lot of delicacies on our Blue Star, and there are countless delicacies in the entire universe human race. You know, I used to cook at home. I'm very interested in cooking... to learn how to make delicacies one by one. When I make delicious food and taste it, I feel so happy. This is different from eating delicacies made by others."

"Also, I have also formed a painter's alliance. We often get together, and even paint together, and also conduct some painting auctions..." Xu's mother chatted, and Xu Jingming listened with a smile.

...

Xu Jingming spent half a day chatting with his mother and didn't disturb his father. His father was a martial arts fanatic. With the help of the evolution guide, he reached the eighth level, and later became a source life by external force.

But he still didn't give up his love for 'Baji'.

"Grandpa's career is getting bigger and bigger," Xu Jingming also learned about his grandfather's recent situation. In more than 30,000 years, his grandfather had grown from a live broadcast company to a behemoth, ranking among the top three 'entertainment companies' in the virtual world network.

However, his grandfather had set a rule that his company, one, would focus on virtual world network entertainment and would not involve reality. Two, he would not recruit Xu family members. This made many people in the Xu family feel that this old ancestor was too old-fashioned, but of course no one dared to say it publicly.

"Whether it's the Li Mu Group, or the companies run by Mom and Dad, there are some troubles. Grandpa's company is the cleanest," Xu Jingming observed for more than 30,000 years.

He had to admit that the entire Xu family, his grandfather was a business talent. Others, including himself, Li Miaomiao, Xu Lixing, Xu's father, Xu's mother... were far inferior to his grandfather in terms of company management.

Even in the entire Xu family, which has multiplied to hundreds of millions of people, very few can match his grandfather's management talent.

Grandpa has such achievements, on the one hand, he is a business genius, on the other hand, it is also because he is Xu Jingming's grandfather.

"Grandson, your grandpa is just playing around! You cultivating into a high-dimensional life is the great path," Grandpa was always happy when he saw Xu Jingming.

...

Cosmic Human Academy of Sciences.

Li Miaomiao was acting as an assistant, working with five other assistants to manufacture high-dimensional weapons under the guidance of a great scholar.

"Successful," Li Miaomiao and several other assistants showed joy.

"This is just an ordinary high-dimensional weapon for some source life to use," the great scholar was very calm on the side and said with a smile, "This kind of weapon, placed in front of high-dimensional life, is garbage! Worthless! But you can make it, which means that the knowledge I taught has been truly mastered."

Xu Jingming had already appeared on the side, but he didn't want others to see him, and no one could see him.

This kind of ordinary high-dimensional weapon was made, one was to train the scholars of the Science lineage, so that they had the opportunity to use their hands, and the other was to allow tenth-level source life to clearly feel the power of high dimensions.

"Everyone can go back to rest," the great scholar said and turned to leave.

Li Miaomiao and several assistants also dispersed to leave.

"Miaomiao," Xu Jingming said.

Li Miaomiao was stunned, several assistants didn't notice and had already walked away.

"Why are you here?" Li Miaomiao looked at her husband with a smile.

"How do you feel in the Academy of Sciences?" Xu Jingming asked.

"After all, I was raised to tenth-level source life by external force, my brain ability, being an assistant is no problem," Li Miaomiao said with a smile, "I didn't affect the operation of the Academy of Sciences."

Xu Jingming didn't mind.

After all, the significance of the Science lineage to the human race has been reduced. Previously, it was to make better use of forbidden weapons, but now forbidden weapons are no longer the core foundation of the human race.

The foundation of the human race is Xu Jingming, who can suppress the Five Demon Stars!

After obtaining the Third Realm inheritance, the dean and the others also put down the incomplete Science lineage and focused on the inheritance, all hoping to reach the Half-Step Third Realm one day.

Moreover, the Science lineage inheritance obtained by the human race is incomplete. For a long time, no one in the human race has been able to become a high-dimensional life through the 'Science lineage'.

Although Featherfire Mountain has the 'Science lineage inheritance' of the Third Realm, it can only be learned once. After learning it, it cannot be taught. Unless you comprehend it to a very high realm, you can teach what you have understood.

Obviously, Xu Jingming and the others are temporarily unwilling to be distracted.

His wife came to the Academy of Sciences to be an assistant, and the Academy of Sciences naturally agreed with both hands. The tenth-level source life as an assistant will not hold them back, and they also desire that Xu Jingming can give their Academy of Sciences some resources.

"I never found out that you like science so much," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"It's not liking."

Li Miaomiao looked at her husband, "I want to understand the power of high dimensions more deeply."

Xu Jingming was stunned.

"The Xu family's little guys are approaching their lifespan limit one by one," Li Miaomiao said, "I can still live for a long time, but no matter what, the limit of low-dimensional life is 100,000 years of lifespan. And Jingming, you are a high-dimensional life."

Li Miaomiao looked at her husband with complicated eyes: "I want to understand the power of high dimensions from different angles, and even hope to master it, hoping to become a high-dimensional life by chance one day. Of course, I also know that the possibility is so low that it can be ignored."

"But without trying, there is no hope. If you try, there is always a glimmer of hope," Li Miaomiao smiled, "Just like I was so focused on practicing swordsmanship back then, didn't I become a star life?"

Xu Jingming gently hugged his wife.

Li Miaomiao said softly, "Seeing many acquaintances of the same generation and younger generation die, I thought of myself. I want to be with you a little longer, so I study the power of high dimensions, but reason tells me... once the deadline arrives, it is impossible for me, a low-dimensional life, to live any longer."