Chapter 15 He's Here

The three inheritances he'd obtained in Featherfire City last time—*Zhumiè Jiǔ Cè* (Nine Strategies for Annihilation) and *Xū Yuān* (Empty Abyss) from the Heart Realm lineage—were progressing smoothly and rapidly. However, progress in *Xīng Yuān Bǐjì* (Star Abyss Notes), which focused on physical cultivation, was incredibly difficult.

"I've been focusing on the Heart Realm lineage all these years, and my accumulation in this area is the deepest. I don't have much accumulation in physical cultivation, so it's normal for progress to be slow." Xu Jingming wouldn't give up easily.

"Of the three aspects I'm good at in the Heart Realm lineage, I've already reached the Nine-Leaf Black Lotus realm in Red Lotus Fire, and I can't break through the final layer. According to the inheritance description, I need to go to the Abyss and carefully observe the real Abyss Red Lotus to understand the Abyss Red Lotus Diagram," Xu Jingming mused.

"In terms of illusions, my talent is indeed very high." Xu Jingming himself was impressed. Back then, relying on the ordinary *Xīn Jiè Sān Xiàn* (Three Threads of the Heart Realm) method and the guidance of the *Bā Fāng Tú* (Eight Directions Diagram) in illusions, Xu Jingming was able to trap Yu Fangtuo for a short time with illusions when he had just become an Eternal Realm expert.

"The core of the *Xū Yuān* (Empty Abyss) inheritance is to construct a illusory abyss, which is the best at illusions."

"Since obtaining the *Xū Yuān* (Empty Abyss) inheritance, my illusions have improved by leaps and bounds, and I'm only one step away from the half-step third realm. I believe that with some years of accumulation, breaking through won't be difficult." Xu Jingming was very confident.

"It's the Heart Weapon that…"

Xu Jingming frowned slightly. "Guided by the silver paper style of spearmanship and assisted by the *Zhumiè Jiǔ Cè* (Nine Strategies for Annihilation), my accumulation in Heart Weapons is the deepest, but why can't I break through?"

It always felt so close, but he just couldn't really touch it. It had been like this for over ten thousand years.

Xu Jingming suddenly looked up into the distance, his gaze following the karma to his family.

…

Inside a spaceship.

In one of the cabins, huge transparent glass allowed Xu Jingming's mother to clearly see the brilliant nebula outside. She sat in front of an easel, watching the nebula while carefully painting it.

Xu Jingming appeared silently in the cabin, standing beside her and watching his mother paint.

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

"Beautiful," Xu Jingming said, watching.

Xu Jingming had seen real nebulas countless times, but the nebula his mother painted had a heart-stirring beauty.

Xu Jingming's mother focused on her painting, looking up to observe from time to time, and then looking down to paint seriously. It wasn't until more than an hour later that she stopped with satisfaction. Only then did Xu Jingming stop suppressing his aura.

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

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

"You're such a busy person, and your time is so precious. You watched your mom paint for an hour and a half?" Xu Jingming's mother's eyes narrowed with a smile when she saw her son.

Xu Jingming flattered her, "I've seen so many paintings, and the ones you paint, Mom, are the best I've ever seen."

"Stop blowing smoke," Xu Jingming's mother said with a smile, looking at the scenery outside the window. This was a spaceship she had specially modified. Ordinary spaceships used simulated scenery! But Xu Jingming's mother had replaced it with an absolutely transparent material, so 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 still virtual, after all. It's not the same as the real thing," Xu Jingming's mother said.

Xu Jingming was shocked. "You can tell the difference between the virtual in the virtual world network and the reality outside?"

This was created using the inheritance from the science lineage. The degree of virtualization was very high! From the scenery alone, even a tenth-level source life couldn't see the difference.

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

"A soul?" Xu Jingming was thoughtful.

"Works with souls are different," Xu Jingming's mother said, looking at her painting. "My skills are still lacking. 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 wasn't a living thing and didn't have spiritual will.

"When your dad and I were together, we traveled all over the world. Your dad liked to visit various martial arts schools around the world. At that time, he earned little money and spent a lot," Xu Jingming's mother said with a smile. "So I took a lot of jobs and kept painting. The clients were urging me so hard that I almost vomited. At that time, I became depressed when I saw the drawing board. But I had to make money."

Xu Jingming also knew that his dad didn't earn much money.

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

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

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

Xu Jingming's mother nodded. "There's no need to worry about money, so painting is still very interesting. If I have inspiration, I paint, and if I don't, I stop."

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

"Me? I have a lot of hobbies," Xu Jingming's mother said enthusiastically. "Our Blue Star has a lot of delicious food, and the entire universe of human races has countless delicacies. You know, I used to cook at home. I'm very interested in cooking… I learn how to make delicious food, and when I make delicious food with my own hands, it feels so good when I taste it. It's different from eating food made by others."

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

…

Xu Jingming chatted with his mother for a long time, but he didn't disturb his father. His father was a martial arts fanatic. With the help of the evolutionary guide, he reached the eighth level, and later became a source life with external force.

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

"Grandpa's business is getting bigger and bigger," Xu Jingming also learned about his grandfather's recent situation. In more than 30,000 years, his grandfather started from a live broadcast company and became a behemoth ranked in the top three of the virtual world network's 'entertainment companies.'

However, his grandfather had set a rule. First, his company focused on virtual world network entertainment and didn't involve reality. Second, he didn't recruit Xu family members. This made many members of the Xu family feel that their ancestor was too stubborn, but of course no one dared to say it publicly.

"Whether it's Limo Group or the companies run by my parents, there are some troublesome things. Grandpa's company is the cleanest," Xu Jingming observed for more than 30,000 years.

He had to admit that Grandpa was the talent in the entire Xu family. Other people, including himself, Li Miaomiao, Xu Lixing, Xu's father and mother… were far inferior to Grandpa in terms of business management.

Even among the hundreds of millions of people the Xu family had reproduced to this day, very few could match Grandpa's business talent.

Grandpa had such achievements, on the one hand, because he was a business prodigy, and on the other hand, because he was Xu Jingming's grandfather.

"Grandson, your grandpa, I'm just playing around! Your cultivation into a high-dimensional life is the real path!" Grandpa was always happy when he saw Xu Jingming.

…

The Cosmic Human Academy of Sciences.

Li Miaomiao was working as an assistant, along with five other assistants, following a great scholar in making high-dimensional weapons.

"Success," Li Miaomiao and the other assistants showed joy.

"This is just an ordinary high-dimensional weapon for some source lives," the great scholar said calmly, smiling. "This kind of weapon is garbage in front of high-dimensional life! It's not worth a penny! But you can make it, which means that you have truly mastered the knowledge I taught."

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

This kind of ordinary high-dimensional weapon was made, first, to train the scholars of the science lineage, so that they had the opportunity to do it themselves, and second, to allow tenth-level source lives to clearly feel the high-dimensional power.

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

Li Miaomiao and the other assistants dispersed to leave.

"Miaomiao," Xu Jingming said.

Li Miaomiao was stunned. The other assistants didn't notice and had already left.

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

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

"After all, I was raised to the tenth-level source life by external force. My brainpower is not a problem to be an assistant," 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 had been reduced. It was previously to better use the forbidden weapons, but now the forbidden weapons were no longer the core foundation of the human race.

The foundation of the human race was Xu Jingming, who could overwhelm the Five Demon Stars!

After obtaining the inheritance of the third realm, the dean and the others also put down the incomplete science lineage and focused on the inheritance, all longing to one day reach the half-step third realm.

Moreover, the science lineage inheritance that the human race obtained was incomplete. Throughout the long years, no one in the human race had been able to become a high-dimensional life through the 'science lineage.'

Although Feather Volcano had the 'science lineage inheritance' of the third realm, it could only be learned once. Once learned, it couldn't be taught. Unless one comprehended to a very high level, could one teach what they had comprehended.

Obviously, Xu Jingming and the others were unwilling to be distracted for the time being.

His wife came to the Academy of Sciences as an assistant, and the Academy of Sciences naturally raised its hands in agreement. A tenth-level source life wouldn't be a drag as an assistant, and they also longed for Xu Jingming to give them some resources.

"I never realized before that you liked science so much," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"It's not like."

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

Xu Jingming was stunned.

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

Li Miaomiao looked at her husband, her eyes complicated, "I want to understand high-dimensional power from different angles, and even hope to master it, hoping to be lucky enough to become a high-dimensional life one day. Of course, I also know that this 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 said with a smile. "Just like I was focused on swordsmanship back then, didn't I also become a space life?"

Xu Jingming gently hugged his wife.

Li Miaomiao said softly, "Seeing many acquaintances, peers, and younger generations die, I thought of myself. I want to be with you longer, so I study high-dimensional power, but reason tells me… when the limit comes, it is impossible for me, a low-dimensional life, to continue to live."