Chapter 16 Night

Night fell, and ten thousand lights twinkled outside the window.

Xu Jingming sat at his desk, looking at the suspended space-time sand in front of him. Each grain cost 100 trillion universe coins, and that was a price set by Senior Brother Crimson Pupil. Its actual value was at least double that, equivalent to half of an ordinary star system.

"Again." Although it was expensive, it was worth it to master high-dimensional power. Xu Jingming immediately infiltrated his mental strength into the space-time sand once more.

*Whoosh!*

As his consciousness entered the space-time sand, the shattered world within broke free from its frozen state and continued to collapse.

The collapse of space-time, however, couldn't harm Xu Jingming's consciousness in the slightest.

"My consciousness, with the help of space-time sand, is indeed in a high-dimensional space," Xu Jingming carefully sensed. "I can clearly see the different layers inside and outside the space-time collapse. No matter how complex the space-time turbulence, it cannot stop my observation."

"In the face of high-dimensional gaze, the low-dimensional has no secrets."

"But…"

Xu Jingming was also somewhat perplexed. "I can't feel any matter or existence in the 'high-dimensional space'."

His consciousness was detached from the collapse of space-time, which should mean he was in a high-dimensional space.

"It seems that even with the help of space-time sand, entering a high-dimensional space is still like being blind and deaf," Xu Jingming thought to himself.

He had known this for a long time.

Normal Origin lifeforms, even if they enter 'high-dimensional space,' are like the blind and deaf. Even if a high-dimensional lifeform is staring at you at close range! The Origin lifeform can't see it.

Just like the eyes of planetary lifeforms, the spectrum of light they can see is limited, and the sounds their ears can hear are also limited. Beyond that range… they can't see or hear.

The same principle applied.

Although Origin lifeforms are very powerful, their eyes, ears, and mental perception have a wide range. But 'high-dimensional space' is beyond this range. In high-dimensional space, Origin lifeforms are also blind and deaf.

"Unless you become a high-dimensional lifeform yourself, your eyes will be able to see everything in high-dimensional space, and your ears will be able to hear it. Or, if your mental strength reaches a high-dimensional level, you will be able to sense it."

"According to what is recorded in *The Primordial Star Conjecture*, the Visualization Method must reach the 12th level before mental strength can be considered to have reached the high-dimensional threshold and be able to sense everything in high-dimensional space," Xu Jingming thought to himself. "But I am only at the 9th level now, and the difficulty of the Visualization Method increases constantly as you progress… I've been stuck between the 9th and 10th levels for so long, the 12th level is even more distant."

Whether from the body or from mental strength, he was far from being able to observe high-dimensional space.

"I didn't even realize that my consciousness was in a high-dimensional state the first time I observed it, as I was immersed in the various scenes of space-time collapse," Xu Jingming carefully experienced, and once again carefully observed the space-time collapse scenes.

Each space-time collapse was slightly different, caused by different reasons, and different broken worlds would produce different collapse scenes.

However, the composition of space-time itself was similar.

Xu Jingming understood the nature of space-time more deeply.

"Space-time is vast, yet it hides many space-time layers. High-dimensional space is above all space-time layers," Xu Jingming carefully experienced. "To enter high-dimensional space, you must transcend the space-time layers and get rid of them."

He observed and pondered at the same time.

This time, the space-time sand lasted for three days and twenty-one hours before completely collapsing.

At the moment of collapse, anticipation was in Xu Jingming's eyes.

"High-dimensional space."

At this moment, Xu Jingming controlled his No. 9 Primordial Battle Armor. He had experienced 'Return' and observed space-time sand for a cumulative total of more than seven days. With enough accumulation in space-time, and with a thought, he tried to break through.

*Whoosh~~~~*

Xu Jingming sat at his desk, but his whole person disappeared out of thin air. He tried his best to get rid of the influence of all space-time layers. Of course, there were too many and too vast space-time layers, like layers of shackles on his body.

Even with the help of Little Nine, he was like the darling of space-time! But after getting rid of more than 200 space-time layers, the other space-time layers still bound him.

After a few seconds, Xu Jingming returned to the chair in front of the desk, as if he hadn't moved.

"Too difficult," Xu Jingming felt a sense of exhaustion. "Little Nine's return was an instantaneous return from the Heavenly Python Universe Domain to the Primordial Research Institute headquarters. In an instant, Little Nine completed the entire process of entering the high dimension and descending to the Primordial Research Institute. But for me to enter the high dimension… I couldn't even struggle out after spending a few seconds."

Xu Jingming was more tired than after a fight, consuming a lot of energy, and his mind was exhausted. Because in the process of struggling out of the 'space-time layer,' he needed to instantly think of many ways to struggle and try them.

"My understanding of space-time layers is not deep enough. With deeper accumulation, I may be able to break through."

"And the power I'm using is not large enough. If I were a tenth-order Origin lifeform, or if my mental strength were stronger and I could mobilize more power from the Primordial Battle Armor, I would have a better chance of breaking out," Xu Jingming thought.

It was very difficult to use high-dimensional power.

Some of the Jail Clan's monarchs, who relied on the fusion of high-dimensional objects, could use some high-dimensional power, but it was also very difficult. Those who could succeed were some of the top-ranked monarchs in the Jail Clan.

Xu Jingming was very similar to the Jail Clan's monarchs, also borrowing high-dimensional power. He was borrowing the high-dimensional power contained in the Primordial Battle Armor.

But even borrowing it was not easy.

…

Xu Jingming focused on learning about the many space-time layers. The deeper his understanding, the more hope he had of escaping space-time and entering the high dimension.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed.

"I understand."

In a virtual world, on a grassy field, Xu Jingming sat on a chair, drawing space-time geometric diagrams on a light screen.

Scholar Mang Yu, who was beside him, admired what he was doing.

"Teacher Mang Yu, the interference and transformation model, I express it with these three high-dimensional geometric diagrams. Is my expression correct?" Xu Jingming asked.

"Clever."

Teacher Mang Yu praised, "Wu Ming, I've discovered that you have a great talent for studying space-time! The interference and transformation of the space-time 'flow layer' is a relatively difficult subject, and you've understood it after only a few lessons."

"It's still because Teacher Mang Yu teaches so well," Xu Jingming said with a smile. "And I've also observed space-time sand, so I'm taking advantage of that."

"You still have talent in science," Teacher Mang Yu praised. "Alright, the flow layer interference and transformation course will end here. Tomorrow, we'll continue with the 'penetration effect' course of the flow layer. The flow layer permeates and influences many space-time layers, which is very important. You need to do some basic learning to prepare in advance."

"Okay, Teacher Mang Yu," Xu Jingming nodded.

After all, Teacher Mang Yu was a scholar with an academic level of 132, with a deep understanding of space-time. Xu Jingming had scheduled many courses with him.

…

In reality, in the cultivation room.

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, recalling the learning course he had taken with Teacher Mang Yu today.

"Two years have passed, and I've digested the gains from observing the space-time sand and have also taken courses from a teacher. I've improved in all aspects, but I still can't enter high-dimensional space," Xu Jingming shook his head. "It's really not easy."

"However, borrowing high-dimensional power is inherently difficult."

Xu Jingming also had enough patience.

"Let's start today's Visualization Method."

Xu Jingming sat cross-legged and closed his eyes. Unless something special happened, he would practice the Visualization Method every day.

The Visualization Method was very important, and it was the most effective method for cultivating mental strength. Whether it was to become a tenth-order lifeform, a cosmic legend, or a Supreme existence! Mental strength must reach a certain level.

"Light Chapter Visualization Method."

The 'Primordial Star' that Xu Jingming now visualized was vast and distant. Waves of light were constantly transmitted, becoming more and more dazzling, turning into endless light.

The Primordial Star also had fluctuations, sometimes erupting fiercely and affecting the surrounding area, and sometimes contracting.

"The Primordial Star, it is a celestial body in high-dimensional space."

"Therefore, it is already above our normal space-time."

Through a lot of space-time learning, although he had not seen 'high-dimensional space' with his own eyes, and even if his consciousness could not enter, he could not see or sense it. But *The Primordial Star Conjecture* had records, and human knowledge had records.

The more he understood, the more he gradually understood.

In Xu Jingming's visualization, the Primordial Star also had layers of space-time influence, making the Primordial Star even more distant, but its light was even more vast as it passed through the layers of space-time.

"It should conform to the space-time model of the Primordial Star's main body recorded in *The Primordial Star Conjecture*," Xu Jingming thought, and he further improved the space-time model of the Primordial Star in his visualization.

Suddenly—

Xu Jingming saw that his visualized Primordial Star seemed to have a gaze descending, looking at him.

At this moment, he was instinctively terrified.

At this moment, he was also filled with joy.

Xu Jingming's mental strength was naturally transforming under the invisible influence.

This transformation lasted for 27 seconds.

"Did my visualization trigger its resonance?" Xu Jingming visualized, "How amazing."

He was clearly visualizing, staring at it! But it felt like it was staring at him!

"When the visualized Primordial Star gets closer and closer to the real Primordial Star, reaching a certain limit, it will cause the resonance of the real Primordial Star," Xu Jingming thought to himself. "It begins to affect my mental strength."

"First is resonance, and then it gets closer and closer, and the influence of the Primordial Star becomes greater and greater. Finally, mental strength will reach the high dimension," Xu Jingming thought.

The evolution of lifeforms was very difficult.

Visualizing the great celestial body 'Primordial Star' in high-dimensional space was an excellent method. Just visualizing it would gradually transform one's mental state.

"Triggering its resonance, my mental state has transformed, and I have finally reached the tenth level of the Visualization Method," Xu Jingming was happy in his heart.

The ninth level of the Visualization Method was the minimum threshold for tenth-order Origin lifeforms.

The tenth level of the Visualization Method was the level that most tenth-order Origin lifeforms had cultivated for many years. Xu Jingming's mental state had now reached the average level of tenth-order Origin lifeforms.

"Invisible and intangible, I can only rely on my own understanding to visualize," Xu Jingming thought to himself. "I don't know how to break through the more difficult 11th and 12th levels."

Xu Jingming opened his eyes, feeling very good.

"Congratulations, Master, your mental strength has broken through," Little Nine was overjoyed. It could feel that the mental strength it used to control the Primordial Battle Armor had obviously undergone a qualitative change.

"I've been stuck on the ninth level for so many years," Xu Jingming got up.

"Master, now that your mental strength has broken through, you can try again to see if you can enter high-dimensional space," Little Nine also looked forward to it.