Chapter 1 Imprisonment

Chi Meng and the others stood in the void, looking at the cubic prison building before them, all feeling a bit emotional. The most dazzling genius of the human race in this era, after being contaminated by a high-dimensional force, was ultimately imprisoned.

"I wonder when he'll be able to come out," Bai Yu Garrison said with a sigh. "I also wonder if I'll be able to see him come out before my lifespan ends."

"It's not easy to master the power of the Mind Realm," Vice Island Lord Fan Xi said. "After all, this is a high-dimensional power originating from the Third Realm."

Although they had confidence in Xu Jingming, believing that he should be able to master ordinary high-dimensional powers in a relatively short period of time, mastering the Third Realm's high-dimensional power while being contaminated was simply too difficult.

"Let's go," Chi Meng said.

Vice Island Lord Fan Xi then led the two of them away from that space-time.

Inside the space-time prison. Xu Jingming stood alone, his gaze able to penetrate the prison walls, clearly seeing the void outside, and also seeing Chi Meng and the other two leaving.

This space-time was empty, with only a cubic prison and only one being imprisoned—Xu Jingming.

"This prison…" Xu Jingming walked closer, reaching out to touch the wall, trying to exert force.

Rumble…

The power to crush a star caused space-time to shake, but the prison wall remained undamaged.

"Master, this was built by the Space-time Island Lord. Not to mention you, even a high-dimensional life form of the First Realm would find it difficult to destroy," Little Jiu said.

"108 meters high, 108 meters wide, 108 meters deep, a perfect cube." Xu Jingming observed the prison. "There's no bed, no furniture, no anything inside the prison."

As a Source lifeform, he could absorb cosmic source power to sustain himself, so he naturally didn't need food or water. Xu Jingming used to enjoy going to gourmet restaurants, but that was purely for the sake of enjoying the food.

Now, in these days of imprisonment, even the qualification to enjoy food was taken away.

Xu Jingming walked to the center of the prison floor and sat down cross-legged.

"If I want to master the power of the Mind Realm, I must embrace the Dark Primordial Star, refine it, and evolve it into the Mind Realm. Only then can the power of the mind completely transform into the power of the Mind Realm." Xu Jingming was very clear that perhaps the *Xu Yuan* (Abyss) inheritance had other ways to master the power of the Mind Realm.

But the high-dimensional information he had collected using the simulation method only had this one path.

"In the days to come, I will practice my spear techniques every day."

Use spear techniques to embrace the Dark Primordial Star.

"Even if my memories are confused, even if I go mad, I still have to practice my spear techniques."

Xu Jingming didn't like madness. He preferred to be clear-headed when pondering the path of evolution. But he had no choice now. The contamination would unknowingly, constantly twist his perception of the world.

"So what if I go mad? As long as my spear techniques are improving, and I'm embracing more and more, one day, the embraced Dark Primordial Star will be enough to evolve the Mind Realm." Xu Jingming was prepared.

The path of embracing could be taken in a clear state.

Even when mad, it could still be done!

In fact, many experimental subjects naturally gained a deeper understanding of the contaminating power in a mad state. As their level of mastery increased, they would eventually naturally regain clarity.

"I have to prevent myself from going mad and forgetting about practicing my spear techniques." Xu Jingming sat there, thinking.

"Little Jiu," Xu Jingming said.

"Master," Little Jiu responded.

"While I'm still clear-headed, I'll set a 'Clarity Test Paper' with 1,000 questions and detailed answers. If I get even one word wrong, it means I'm not clear-headed, that I'm in a mad state. At that time, I'm not allowed to view letters from my family, nor am I allowed to reply to them. You don't need to listen to my instructions either."

"Master means that in the future, when Master instructs me, I have to answer this 'Clarity Test Paper' first?" Little Jiu asked.

"Start implementing it from tomorrow," Xu Jingming said.

"Alright," Little Jiu replied.

"I'll create this Clarity Test Paper now, and you keep the detailed answers safe." Xu Jingming began recording the questions and answers. As a tenth-order Source lifeform, he created, in less than a second, 1,000 questions and answers that all appeared.

These questions were actually important events in Xu Jingming's life, such as things related to his family and friends, and some were things that only he knew.

"Even if I lose my memory, if I can understand all the answers, I'll know the main experiences of my life," Xu Jingming murmured.

"If you lose your memory, the 1,000 answers, with a total of 983,201 words, is impossible to get exactly right," Little Jiu responded.

"This is the password. 983,201 words, remembering every word clearly, the memory is also very stable. It may not reach the normal level of a Source lifeform, but it can be considered a 'clear-headed state'," Xu Jingming said.

After that, Xu Jingming began writing a *Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique*.

"Little Jiu, the *Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique* is a path of using spear techniques to refine the heart and condense the mind. It's a cultivation method that I've integrated from the many high-dimensional information I obtained using the simulation method," Xu Jingming said. "To prevent me from forgetting the cultivation method when I go mad, you'll keep projecting this set of *Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique* on the prison walls!"

"Yes," Little Jiu responded.

Soon, almost half of one wall of the prison was covered with dense text and patterns, recording the *Dark Primordial Star Spear Technique*.

Xu Jingming looked at the entire content of the spear technique and nodded slightly.

"The key points of the high-dimensional information obtained by the simulation method have all been recorded. As for evolving the Dark Primordial Star… My mental power is enough to peek into the high-dimensional space; I can peek into the real Primordial Star and learn more about the Primordial Star." Xu Jingming felt that the preparations were sufficient.

With a wave of his hand, a high-dimensional spear appeared in Xu Jingming's hand.

"Let's practice the spear."

"Does spear technique necessarily require an opponent? Even without an opponent, I can still practice." Xu Jingming began practicing his spear techniques.

Virtual World Network, Wu Ming World.

"What? The rules of Wu Ming World have changed?"

Countless people looked at the rules that appeared in the high sky.

One, all players are limited to the same body data and can choose any weapon.

Two, passing through the three checkpoints of High Mountain can earn a reward of 100 billion universe coins and enter the Sky Battle Arena.

Three, the Sky Battle Arena will update rankings in real time, and those with higher rankings can receive higher rewards. (Refer to the Sky Battle Arena description for detailed rules.)

Appendix: Due to Lord Wu Ming's seclusion, Wu Ming World will be taken over by the official Universe Human Alliance.

"Sky Battle Arena?"

"In the past, we could only challenge Lord Wu Ming alone, but now we can challenge many other Source lifeforms?"

"There are also many rewards."

Countless people quickly accepted these changes.

"Actually, I guessed it long ago. Lord Wu Ming is a Source lifeform, how can he accept challenges every day? It's a good way to maintain Wu Ming World in the long run by letting the official Universe Human Alliance take over… Is Lord Wu Ming suddenly going into seclusion to break through to the cosmic legend?"

"How could it be so fast! It hasn't even been a thousand years since Lord Wu Ming started cultivating the evolutionary method."

People laughed and discussed. The changes in Wu Ming World were largely understood by everyone, and it was a very normal thing.

"The official took over?" Wu Qi looked up at the new three rules in the high sky, quite worried. "I don't know what Young Master encountered. This time, he's gone for thousands or even tens of thousands of years."

"Wu Ming World has changed." Li Miaomiao and her daughter Xu Lixing also came here, saw the changes in Wu Ming World, and worried about Xu Jingming.

Time passed, day after day.

Being imprisoned in the prison, abnormal and painful emotions tormented Xu Jingming every day. Xu Jingming had nowhere to vent, not even the opportunity to vent in the virtual world network.

"Little Jiu, Clarity Test Paper, let me test myself." Xu Jingming, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes and said. Every day in the prison, he would test himself once to understand his own state.

"Okay, Master."

Soon, a Clarity Test Paper appeared on the light screen in front of him.

Xu Jingming looked at it with a thought, and dense text answering the entire test paper appeared. A full 983,201 words, not one word more, not one word less.

"Master, there is one mistake in your answer this time," Little Jiu responded.

"A mistake?" Xu Jingming's expression changed slightly. He carefully looked at the answer he had given, and checked it several times in his mind in an instant. "I didn't expect that after only three months of imprisonment, my memory stability would be insufficient."

He himself felt that he was still very clear-headed.

But the test paper would not be wrong. The stability of his memory was already decreasing.

"Let's practice the spear." Xu Jingming waved his hand, and source power naturally condensed into a high-dimensional spear, and he began the days of evolving the Dark Primordial Star with spear techniques again.