Chapter 18 Mother River

The Island Master of Time and Space looked at Xu Jingming lying down and extended her right hand. Her palm was fair, yet it seemed to conceal endless time and space, causing the spiritual consciousness of Vice-Dean Chi Meng, who was watching from the side, to be captivated.

"Hua hua hua~~~" The Island Master of Time and Space manipulated her palm, and instantly, an endless and vast high-dimensional river appeared.

It was many times larger than the river of time and space of a universe.

Even a universe was as small as a grain of sand in front of it.

"This is the Mother River! The end that nurtures all universes and time-space."

Chi Meng looked at it in amazement. He knew that a long, long time ago, there were no universes! Later, there was the Mother River, and the Mother River gave birth to universes, so the concept of the universe came into being.

This also completely changed the cultivation path of all high-dimensional lifeforms.

Opening up a universe within the body was also a path formed after the appearance of the Mother River, and it completely became the mainstream!

"Our human race has been attacked by the Void God Clan in history, and has been on the verge of extinction several times. But it is because of the existence of the Island Master of Time and Space that she can borrow the power of the Mother River and take the Dean and the Eternal Pagoda Master into the Mother River. After entering the Mother River, even Gu Mo finds it difficult to track."

Chi Meng watched.

The Mother River was very mysterious.

Only those who reached the Eternal realm of high-dimensional life through the path of time and space, and whose lifeforms were all of the time-space lineage, had hope of touching the Mother River.

After that, it was also necessary to study the Mother River. Only with sufficient achievements could one borrow the power of the Mother River!

"Among our human race's three Supreme beings, the Island Master of Time and Space walks outside of time and space, and her ability to protect her life is extremely strong.

The Eternal Pagoda Master comprehends the abyss, and the Dean comprehends the Primordial Star, both of whom are extremely strong in combat.

Chi Meng thought, "And what about my future?"

He was also of the Primordial Star lineage. Influenced by the cosmic fruit that Xu Jingming harvested, Chi Meng's path was more inclined towards close combat and was also extremely strong in combat.

"For the entire race, the contribution of the Island Master of Time and Space is greater," Chi Meng thought to himself.

In the era before forbidden weapons, it was by relying on the Island Master of Time and Space that the continuation of humanity was maintained.

"Hua hua hua--"

The water of the Mother River washed over Xu Jingming's body and his spiritual consciousness.

"The Mother River can nurture universes. The washing of the Mother River's water is the most thorough purification of low-dimensional life."

The Eternal Pagoda Master said as he watched, and the Dean also watched from the side. They could clearly see that Xu Jingming's life foundation structure, which had been eroded and changed, was being washed away by the Mother River's water. The unstable parts were washed away, and even the Mother River's water nourished it, making the life foundation structure extremely stable.

Washing the body was secondary; washing the spiritual consciousness was what the Dean and the others valued most.

"Chi chi chi..."

The pollution that eroded Xu Jingming's mind seemed to be intelligent, accelerating the pollution under the washing of the Mother River's water.

"Hmm?" The Island Master of Time and Space frowned slightly when she saw this.

"The water of the Mother River can't dispel it either?" The Eternal Pagoda Master was also surprised.

"Xi He, you are of the abyss lineage and are most compatible with the Lord of the Void Abyss. Do you have a way to dispel his pollution?" the Dean asked.

The Eternal Pagoda Master shook his head, "I can't do it. Among the third realm high-dimensional lifeforms, the Lord of the Void Abyss is one of the oldest, and his strength is immeasurable. That's why he took the last step with his life as a gamble. Even if it's just an image, I can't dispel the existence that dares to take the last step. The Mother River is a great existence equal to the abyss and the Primordial Star. Washing with the water of the Mother River is what I think is the most hopeful. If the water of the Mother River doesn't work, I can't think of a way."

"I can't dispel it with my own other methods either," the Island Master of Time and Space sighed softly, "If even borrowing the water of the Mother River fails, I can't think of a way."

"The Primordial Star is the best at dispelling the power of the abyss. If you can't dispel it, I definitely can't," the Eternal Pagoda Master said.

The Dean looked at Xu Jingming lying down.

This was a peerless genius who had entered his Primordial Research Institute, and he naturally wanted to protect him and help him grow.

"We have no way," the Dean frowned.

"We have no way to deal with an image of the third realm," the Eternal Pagoda Master shook his head.

"The gap between the second and third realms is too great."

A universe can nurture a batch of Eternal realm high-dimensional lifeforms! In high-dimensional space, the number of Eternal realm high-dimensional lifeforms is very large, but there are very few in the third realm.

The Dean had roamed the high-dimensional space for a long time, and only by chance had he seen the scene of two third realm high-dimensional lifeforms fighting. Apart from that, he had never seen it again.

"Dean Chu, what are you going to do?" the Island Master of Time and Space looked at the Dean.

"Brother Chu, you decide," the Eternal Pagoda Master also looked at the Dean.

The Dean thought for a while, "According to the experience of the experimental subjects of various races in the universe who have been contaminated in history, one is to lose control under the contamination, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion. They are confused for a long time and gradually become familiar with the high-dimensional power of the contamination, and eventually gradually wake up. After waking up, some geniuses choose to commit suicide. Some try to grow on this high-dimensional path. But the vast majority do not become cosmic legends, but only become stepping stones for the evolution path of the Void God Clan."

"The other is to be able to stay awake. Although their temperament is distorted, their actions are all decisions made while awake, so at least they won't do things they regret for the rest of their lives," the Dean said.

"Actually, from an evolutionary perspective," the Eternal Pagoda Master said, "the first type is to completely sink under the contamination, unable to distinguish between reality and illusion. But that is also absolute immersion in the high-dimensional power of the contamination, going with the flow to comprehend. When they comprehend to a certain realm, they will naturally wake up. Although this method is more cruel, mastering the high-dimensional power of the contamination can be faster."

"However, the image of the Lord of the Void Abyss is, after all, a third realm contamination. I'm not sure how long it will take for Xu Jingming to completely sink into the contamination before he wakes up," the Eternal Pagoda Master said.

"Let him stay awake," the Dean said without hesitation, "No matter what he does, he himself will not regret it."

"It's not easy to keep him awake," the Island Master of Time and Space said, "He has to stay awake under the image of the Lord of the Void Abyss. Even the most superficial level of clear mind must reach the high dimension."

The Dean looked at the Eternal Pagoda Master, "Your abyss lineage is the best at keeping someone awake under the contamination and erosion."

"Mm."

The Eternal Pagoda Master nodded, "Xu Jingming's mind has reached the eleventh level, and he has also taken the Deep Abyss Fire Lotus Seed. Although there is a gap from the twelfth level, he can rely on external objects to resist the erosion and keep him in the most superficial state of clarity."

"Using 100 portions of Clear Spirit Water, one Sinful Grass, and three pieces of frost ice that grow around the Deep Abyss Heart as the main materials, and then adding some auxiliary materials, you can brew Ice-Cold Wine."

The Eternal Pagoda Master said, "The brewed Ice-Cold Wine is estimated to be enough for Xu Jingming to use for three thousand years."

"Every three thousand years, one Sinful Grass is needed?" The Island Master of Time and Space looked at the Dean, "If it takes Xu Jingming tens of thousands of years to wake up on his own, then three or four Sinful Grasses will be needed, Dean Chu, are you willing to part with them?"

"I will pay the price," the Dean said without hesitation.

Although the price was high, the Dean felt that Xu Jingming was worth him paying such a high price.

"I haven't deliberately collected the materials, so I can only brew one portion of Ice-Cold Wine for the time being," the Eternal Pagoda Master said. The Dean nodded.

"For this Xu Jingming, you are quite willing to part with things," the Eternal Pagoda Master looked at Xu Jingming lying down, "If it were me, I would let him completely sink into the contamination. Only by sinking can he more deeply comprehend the power of the Lord of the Void Abyss."

The Dean shook his head, "No matter how powerful the power is, what you master yourself is your own! You must study with absolute clarity, taking what you want and giving up what you don't want. Finally, you must walk out of a path that is most suitable for yourself."

"The Deep Abyss lineage and the Primordial Star lineage are different," the Eternal Pagoda Master shook his head gently.

"How can you dare to say you are studying the Deep Abyss if you don't completely sink into it?"

"No matter which lineage, the self is the most important," the Dean said.

"Alright, alright, anyway, he's a member of your research institute. We'll do it according to your method."

The Eternal Pagoda Master looked at Xu Jingming lying down, "If I were to nurture him according to my method, I could also provide some resources."

"I don't need your meager resources," the Dean ignored him.

At this moment, Xu Jingming's spiritual consciousness was completely immersed in illusion.

On a barren planet, an egg with a diameter of more than ten meters finally broke open, and a cosmic monster crawled out of it. The newborn only had the strength of the initial Starry Sky life stage.

This cosmic monster was very weak when it was first born. By nature, it could absorb various energies in the universe and drift and grow in the universe.

Lonely and weak, it was also hunted by other cosmic monsters in its early stages! When it was weak, it lived hard, carefully avoiding them, and even eventually submitting to a powerful cosmic lifeform...

Over the long years, it continued to grow, and even one day devoured the powerful cosmic lifeform it had followed. It was ferocious and ruthless and did not trust any of its subordinates. Anyone who dared to defy its will would be killed and eaten.

On a living planet, a beastman baby was born in a beastman tribe.

The noble Shadow Empire finally had an heir, a newborn prince.

Xu Jingming was immersed in various illusory experiences, and his temperament was constantly changing. Suddenly, Xu Jingming felt water washing over him. Many of his experiences and memories were washed away and faded, leaving only some deeply rooted and most essential contaminations that were completely integrated with his mind.

Xu Jingming continued his illusory experiences, which silently influenced him.

Finally, at a certain moment—

"Hmm?"

Xu Jingming felt an extremely cold force spread throughout his consciousness. This cold force suppressed the originally chaotic memories, causing Xu Jingming's most fundamental consciousness to begin to awaken.

The Dean held a wine pot, and some wine flew out and fell into Xu Jingming's mouth.

The sleeping Xu Jingming slowly opened his eyes, his eyes filled with coldness and a hint of confusion.

"Awake?" The Dean looked at him with a smile.