Chapter 1 First Revival

"This is the first time I've resurrected a low-dimensional life," Xu Jingming thought. Of course, having become a high-dimensional life, he had observed the River of Time many times.

He had a deep understanding of the River of Time, being able to create an inner universe.

*Hum!*

With a thought, Xu Jingming unleashed the boundless power contained within his inner universe, forcing the vast River of Time to manifest.

"It's just the River of Time of a real universe." Xu Jingming looked at the countless amber-like figures floating in this vast river, all containing low-dimensional life. "Naturally, this River of Time is very weak."

The River of Time is also divided into levels.

The River of Time of a real universe contains the imprints of all the low-dimensional lives that died in that real universe.

The River of Time of a domain not only contains the imprints of low-dimensional lives but also the imprints of all the high-dimensional lives that died in that domain.

A domain-level River of Time is vast and powerful.

"Only third realm existences can revive high-dimensional lives from a domain-level River of Time," Xu Jingming thought.

"Legend has it that there is a River of Time for the entire high-dimensional space, containing the imprints of all deceased lives, including third realm existences." Xu Jingming mused, then looked at the River of Time of the real universe before him. "Of course, I can only revive low-dimensional lives now."

"Having reviewed the list," Xu Jingming thought, "I can quickly revive high-dimensional lives from the River of Time." Xu Jingming thought. "Legend has it that there is a River of Time for the entire high-dimensional space, containing the imprints of all deceased lives, including third realm existences." Xu Jingming mused, then looked at the River of Time of the real universe before him. "Of course, I can only revive low-dimensional lives now."

Having reviewed the list, Xu Jingming quickly locked onto one amber after another floating in the River of Time.

"Out!"

Xu Jingming merely watched as the power of his inner universe spread out, forcibly snatching one amber figure after another from the River of Time.

The amber figures drifted to the side, one by one awakening.

"They were revived just like that?" Yuan Yi, Bai Yu, She Lin, and the others witnessed the revival. In their eyes, the River of Time was vast and boundless, existing in different layers and at different points in time, incomparably mysterious and complex, and difficult to shake in the slightest.

But the Vice Dean, Xu Jingming, sitting in front of his easel, didn't even move, and numerous amber figures were forcibly extracted from the River of Time, which couldn't stop it at all.

"We've watched the Dean, the Tower Master, and the Island Master perform revivals, but they weren't this effortless," they muttered to themselves.

They didn't know that the Dean and the others were using sub-consciousness carriers to perform revivals, as frequent revivals made it impossible for them to travel in their true bodies each time.

It took a long time for the Dean and the others to return in their true bodies.

Only the Heart Realm lineage, with their special lives resembling spiritual existences, could teleport and descend remotely.

"The universe-level River of Time is indeed the weakest." Xu Jingming indeed felt it was very weak. The real universe only had instinct and no conscious awareness, so the real universe seemed relatively weak.

Any high-dimensional life could enter it.

Although they would be repelled and suppressed, they could endure it for a short time.

As for staying in a real universe for a long time, one could reduce the pressure they exerted or provide some benefits to the real universe to reduce repulsion.

"I was revived too? I didn't have enough merit!"

"I was actually revived."

Many of those revived this time were eliminated in the past and didn't have the qualifications for revival.

"Thank you, Vice Dean." Some of the revived Origin Lives respectfully saluted, while others who were revived immediately followed suit, albeit with some confusion.

"Vice Dean?"

"Who is this black-robed man?"

"Why haven't I seen him before?"

Many of these revived individuals were Origin Lives from tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years ago.

Xu Jingming remained seated before his easel, looking at the densely packed hundreds of thousands of Origin Lives respectfully saluting. He spoke, saying, "The earliest Origin Life revived this time is from over ten million years ago. In the past, you didn't have the qualifications for revival, but now the human race has reached a turning point, so the decision was made to revive you all."

"Yuan Yi, make proper arrangements for these ancient Origin Lives," Xu Jingming instructed.

"Yes," Yuan Yi respectfully replied.

Soon, Yuan Yi led the Origin Lives away.

"We're about to migrate to a new universe, and we need enough Origin Lives to maintain stability," Xu Jingming murmured. "In the early stages of the migration, we indeed have to increase resource allocation and try to cultivate more experts."

They, the high-dimensional lives, needed to stand firm and take root in a strange universe! The human race's low-dimensional lives also needed increased cultivation efforts to produce more universe legends. It would be a pleasant surprise if they could cultivate a new high-dimensional life!

Also, due to the special juncture, the human race's revival threshold had been lowered! As long as there was some perceived value in cultivation, or if their strength was sufficient, they could be revived.

"I've been dead for over eight million years. My clan has completely declined."

"Where is my clan? Gone?"

"My clan has completely declined and split into dozens of branches."

One ancient Origin Life after another, upon learning about their clans' situations, felt lost. Their familiar relatives were gone.

After losing an Origin Life, most clans declined, although some remained prosperous because they had other Origin Lives.

On a beautiful tourist planet.

Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao sat together in a restaurant, enjoying a sumptuous lunch.

Li Miaomiao looked at the information recorded on her personal terminal and quickly looked up, saying, "Jingming, I received news that the Void God Clan's domain has been opened to the entire clan, and the entire race will migrate to a new universe. All Origin Lives and Star Lives will be migrated, while Planetary Lives will undergo the first selection. Only one-tenth of the Planetary Lives will be taken. A thousand years later, there will be a second selection, still taking one-tenth of the Planetary Lives. After another thousand years, there will be a final selection, still selecting one-tenth of the Planetary Lives. Of course, all Origin Lives and Star Lives will be taken."

"Three selections, one-tenth each time!" Xu Jingming nodded slightly. "The Void God Clan is fully capable of migrating all lives, but they still conduct selections. This is also a form of optimization for the race."

"Race optimization?" Li Miaomiao seemed thoughtful.

"This is what I learned from observing the Void God Clan's domain." Xu Jingming explained, "They select the most outstanding one-tenth. After a thousand years, the old batch of Planetary Lives will have died, and after several generations, they will select one-tenth again. After another thousand years, they will select one-tenth again. The race formed in this way will be more outstanding overall."

Li Miaomiao nodded. "But what about those left in the domain? Are they just giving them up?"

Xu Jingming sighed. "Our human race will also be migrating, and the migration ratio will be far lower than that of the Void God Clan."

"What?" Li Miaomiao exclaimed in surprise.

Her husband was one of the four Eternal Realm high-dimensional lives of the human race and also the guardian of the race. His words were likely the final decision of the human race's high-dimensional lives.

"The universe's human race has already begun preparations," Xu Jingming sighed. "Unfortunately, my abilities and those of the Dean and the others are limited, far inferior to those of the Void God Clan's high-dimensional lives. The proportion of the race that can be migrated is naturally very low."

"How low?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"Very low." Xu Jingming didn't explain further.

How much could be migrated using the spacetime prison method? It would already require Xu Jingming to travel back and forth many times just to migrate all the Star Lives. As for Planetary Lives? Their rate of reproduction was many, many times faster than his rate of migration.

Li Miaomiao fell silent.

"Miaomiao, keep this a secret for now," Xu Jingming said.

"Is migration necessary?" Li Miaomiao asked.

"It is," Xu Jingming nodded. "The Void God Clan has already migrated. You should understand that this universe is beyond saving."

"The universe is beyond saving?" Li Miaomiao nodded, saying nothing more.

Xu Jingming was also in a bad mood.

Only a very, very small proportion could be migrated. This was the incompetence of them, the high-dimensional lives!

Even if he, Xu Jingming, disregarded his fatigue and traveled back and forth many, many times, he could at most guarantee the migration of all Star Lives. As for Planetary Lives? Their rate of reproduction was far, far too fast compared to his migration speed.

In the Heart Realm territory, within the beast hide space.

Xu Jingming strolled through the maze, observing the mysteries of the layers of illusions within.

"My strength has reached a bottleneck. After all, the *Eight Directions Chart* is an auxiliary inheritance, and only the *Red Lotus Fire* and the *Heart Realm Three Threads* can significantly improve my strength." Xu Jingming pondered, "Compared to the *Red Lotus Fire*, the *Heart Realm Three Threads* is too ordinary. Even if cultivated to its ultimate form, it's only at the peak Eternal level."

Xu Jingming chuckled self-deprecatingly. "I'm too ambitious! Obtaining the *Red Lotus Fire* was too lucky. I forgot how precious a half-step third realm inheritance from the Heart Realm lineage is."

The Dean and the others had only obtained other half-step third realm inheritances, none from the Heart Realm lineage!

"Even if there was someone willing to sell, I couldn't afford it," Xu Jingming thought.

His most valuable possessions were the original *Eight Directions Chart* and the beast hide space, which he couldn't sell. Everything else was of lesser value.

"Lower my expectations."

"Actually, the *Heart Realm Three Threads* is also very good," Xu Jingming consoled himself. "At least it's a complete inheritance. I can comprehend the 300 layers of illusions in this maze and integrate them into the *Heart Realm Three Threads*. That should allow the *Heart Realm Three Threads* to improve comprehensively. As for what comes next!"

Xu Jingming looked up into the distance. He should explore relics on a large scale. This was the cost-free option suitable for a poor man like him!

*Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!*

Strands of black lotus fire flew out, condensing into avatars.

Numerous black lotus avatars flew out of the Heart Realm territory, beginning to fly into the distance, searching for relics.

Xu Jingming dispatched avatars from his clones scattered across nearly two thousand domains! A total of ten thousand black lotus avatars began a carpet-style search for relics.

"Maintaining ten thousand black lotus avatars is already a significant burden on my consciousness. Any more would affect my comprehension of inheritances," Xu Jingming restrained himself. These avatars were randomly dispersed, patiently searching.

"My greatest gains have come from relics. Countless high-dimensional lives of the Heart Realm lineage seem to have made their fortunes through relics. I'll also begin searching on a large scale." Xu Jingming was filled with anticipation. He wasn't in a hurry to start inter-domain commerce. Once the race's migration was complete, Xu Jingming could safely engage in some inter-domain trade.

Time flowed by, year after year.

The human race continued to live as usual. Xu Jingming's ten thousand black lotus avatars tirelessly searched for relics, while the neighboring Void God Clan was conducting selections. The first batch of selections, the second batch a thousand years later, and the third batch another thousand years after that.

In the blink of an eye, two thousand years had passed. The Void God Clan's domain had completed its selections, and the race's migration was complete.

On this day, a majestic figure descended from the high-dimensional space, arriving in the human race's domain.

"The progenitor actually sent me to the human race..." Lord Wu Ke muttered to himself. "The human race is really getting a bargain."