Chapter 14 The Return of the Dean

"The Dean is back! Hurry, follow me." Secretary-General Heitian, with Xu Jingming in tow, soared through the sky.

This planet wasn't large. The two transformed into streaks of light, traversing thousands of miles before arriving at a garden courtyard. A slender, short-haired man sat on a chair, admiring the colorful array of flowers.

"Dean," Secretary-General Heitian saluted. "The person has arrived."

Xu Jingming also observed the person before him.

In the past, when he had met the Dean, it was always with a separated consciousness, exuding a terrifying and transcendent aura. But this time, he was seeing the true body… Xu Jingming only felt that the Dean's true form was ordinary, without any outward aura.

"Completely concealing all aura?" Xu Jingming surmised.

"Heitian, you may return," the Dean said.

"Yes." Secretary-General Heitian immediately transformed into nothingness and disappeared.

The Dean observed Xu Jingming. In his vision, he could see Xu Jingming's growth over the past thousand years, and he couldn't help but praise, "To be able to maintain your original heart after being highly tainted by the power of the Abyss Master, is truly commendable."

"Actually, I've already lost control," Xu Jingming said.

"To be aware that you are about to lose control and to willingly imprison yourself," the Dean shook his head. "That is far from being considered a loss of control."

In the higher dimensions, the Dean had witnessed truly out-of-control high-dimensional beings. Compared to them, Xu Jingming's self-control was already remarkably strong.

"To master the power of the Heart Realm in such a short time," the Dean praised, "Although you are still weak and immature, you possess boundless potential for the future."

Xu Jingming listened attentively.

He was also aware that while he seemed powerful among low-dimensional beings, he was not even a "high-dimensional being"! In the eyes of the Dean and others, he was indeed too naive.

"You spent 1800 years to master the power of the Heart Realm," the Dean said. "According to experience, it generally takes five or six times that amount of time to construct a high-dimensional lifeform."

"Five or six times? Around ten thousand years?" Xu Jingming thought.

Xu Jingming had mastered the power of the Heart Realm too quickly! Based on this, external forces speculated that even if it took ten or twenty times longer to construct a high-dimensional lifeform, it would only be twenty or thirty thousand years! This was why the outside world believed that Xu Jingming had an almost 100% chance of becoming a high-dimensional being.

Those who had become cosmic legends, already seventy or eighty thousand years old, naturally had little hope of becoming high-dimensional beings.

"Constructing a high-dimensional lifeform cannot be rushed," the Dean said. "You must have the patience to ponder it step by step."

As the Dean spoke, he flipped his hand, and a scroll appeared in his grasp.

"This scroll contains all the known methods of 'constructing high-dimensional lifeforms' of the human race. Take a look at it first and memorize it all," the Dean said, and the scroll flew to Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming looked at the scroll. It slowly unfurled before him, reaching a length of nineteen meters when fully opened.

"Hmm?"

"There are actually 302 ways to construct high-dimensional lifeforms?" Xu Jingming looked, memorizing a wealth of high-dimensional information.

There were various ways to construct high-dimensional lifeforms, with some methods even having 99.9% similarity, with only slight variations.

It took more than an hour for Xu Jingming to memorize everything.

With a thought, Xu Jingming closed the scroll again.

"Finished reading?" The Dean beckoned and retrieved the scroll. "These 302 methods of constructing high-dimensional lifeforms include the methods of myself, Island Master of Time and Space, and Tower Master of Eternity, as well as the methods of high-dimensional lifeforms of some deceased humans who broke through, and the information we collected in the higher dimensions."

The Dean looked at Xu Jingming. "You should have noticed that some high-dimensional lifeforms are very similar, with only slight variations."

"Yes," Xu Jingming nodded.

"Every high-dimensional life, constructs a 'high-dimensional lifeform' that is unique," the Dean said. "Different thoughts and different cognitive awareness determine the unique construction of a high-dimensional lifeform."

"You have to find the method of constructing a high-dimensional lifeform that perfectly suits you," the Dean looked at Xu Jingming. "These 302 can be used as references."

"I understand," Xu Jingming was very excited at the moment.

After seeing 302 construction methods, he immediately had ideas for his own high-dimensional lifeform.

"Among these 302, there are two that rely on the power of the Heart Realm to become high-dimensional lives," the Dean said. "We just collected them in recent years."

"Thank you, Dean," Xu Jingming was grateful. Those two methods of constructing high-dimensional lifeforms were of great help to him.

"Island Master of Time and Space and Tower Master of Eternity both spent a lot of time and effort on this," the Dean said. "Island Master of Time and Space led us through the Mother River to distant places to find high-dimensional lives of the Heart Realm lineage."

Xu Jingming was startled.

The three Supreme Realm beings had paid so much for him?

"We are all members of the human race," the Dean said. "We must naturally unite."

"Yes," Xu Jingming nodded.

"Also, these are some items we exchanged with high-dimensional beings of the Heart Realm lineage." The Dean flipped his hand and handed Xu Jingming a piece of animal skin. "This is a lineage called *Xin Jie San Xian* (Heart Realm Three Threads), suitable for cultivation of the Heart Realm lineage, although it only cultivates to the Eternal Realm level. But it's not bad for laying a foundation. The end of the inheritance also includes some common sense information in the cultivation process."

"A lineage?" Xu Jingming took the animal skin scroll.

"We don't understand the Heart Realm lineage, so we can only buy this inheritance. You must ponder it carefully yourself." The Dean then took out three booklets. "These three *Xin Jie Tan Suo Xu Zhi* (Notes on Exploring the Heart Realm) are written by different high-dimensional lives of Heart Realm lineage."

"*Xin Jie Tan Suo Xu Zhi* (Notes on Exploring the Heart Realm)?" Xu Jingming took the three booklets.

"Exploring the Heart Realm is very important to every high-dimensional life of the Heart Realm lineage, full of opportunities, but also dangers," the Dean said. "The three of us can't enter the Heart Realm, so we can only rely on you to explore it yourself."

"Thank you, Dean." Holding these three booklets, Xu Jingming was very moved. If he were to blindly rush into the Heart Realm like a blind man, he was afraid that he would unknowingly cause some great disaster.

The Dean and the others were trying to pave the way for Xu Jingming.

Although the inheritance was ordinary, it also included a lot of common sense. Coupled with the *Xin Jie Tan Suo Xu Zhi* (Notes on Exploring the Heart Realm), Xu Jingming could avoid a lot of losses.

"The most precious thing this time..." The Dean flipped his hand and took out the most important treasure. A black flower bud appeared in his palm. "This is an Eternal Realm weapon of the Heart Realm lineage, called Flower of Sin."

Xu Jingming couldn't help but say, "This is too precious."

Eternal Realm high-dimensional weapons were already extremely valuable.

And Eternal Realm high-dimensional weapons of the Heart Realm lineage were even rarer, probably worth ten or eight ordinary Eternal Realm high-dimensional weapons.

"To a high-dimensional life, a suitable high-dimensional weapon is too important," the Dean said. "It can greatly increase your strength and greatly enhance your ability to protect yourself."

"Thank you, Dean," Xu Jingming was very moved.

His harvest in the affiliated universe was very large, but all the high-dimensional weapons accumulated by Sanan's life were not as good as this black flower bud called Flower of Sin. The Dean and the others were truly wholeheartedly giving to him.

"When you become a high-dimensional life, you will be our three most trusted life-and-death companions," the Dean said.

"I will become a high-dimensional life as soon as possible," Xu Jingming nodded. He could feel the expectations of the Dean and the others.

"Alright, this mission back is also considered complete." The Dean looked at Xu Jingming with a smile. "We don't understand the path of the Heart Realm, but the inheritance and some common sense have been given to you. You must explore it yourself! You must also slowly explore the construction of a high-dimensional lifeform."

"Work hard, high-dimensional life is a new beginning," the Dean said.

"I understand," Xu Jingming said, "By the way, Dean, I had some gains when exploring the affiliated universe."

As he spoke, Xu Jingming distorted the space in front of him, storing three black high-dimensional fruits inside.

"High-dimensional fruit?" The Dean looked over.

"As far as I know, if it is a nascent-stage high-dimensional life, eating this high-dimensional fruit can purely improve the physical body to the level of the nascent-stage peak," Xu Jingming said.

"Oh?" The Dean was surprised, and then smiled, "Good, I will accept it for research."

The three of them were all at the peak level of the Eternal Realm, and these three high-dimensional fruits were indeed only suitable for research, and could no longer help with their strength.

"I also obtained two Eternal Realm high-dimensional weapons, which I can't use at all." Xu Jingming took out the sword and the set of armor.

He was of the Heart Realm lineage and did not need to fight in close combat. The armor and sword were of limited use to him.

On the contrary, the Eternal Realm weapon, Flower of Sin, could comprehensively improve Xu Jingming's strength.

"Eternal Realm weapon?" The Dean looked at it and smiled, "It seems that you have gained a lot in the affiliated universe, keep it. The three of us don't lack this. After you become a high-dimensional life... you can also exchange it for some treasures."

He could guess that these two Eternal Realm high-dimensional weapons were probably Xu Jingming's most precious treasures.

Xu Jingming understood.

"Dean, I also obtained a lineage in the affiliated universe." Xu Jingming thought of the lineage and immediately took out the huge book made of 36 stone slabs.

"This lineage is called *Meng Ha Duo*," Xu Jingming explained.

"Oh?"

The Dean looked at the stone book.

He had lived for a long time, and joined forces with the Tower Master of Eternity and the Island Master of Time and Space to venture into the high-dimensional space. The three of them could even resist "Gu Mo," who had stepped into the third realm with one foot. The three of them were considered powerful existences with some prestige in the high-dimensional space.

The treasures, resources, and inheritances they collected were naturally numerous, so they did not care about the gains of the younger generation.

"This lineage?" As the Dean looked at it, his expression became solemn. One stone slab page after another was opened, and the Dean became more and more serious. It took a full fifteen minutes to completely read the entire lineage.

"*Meng Ha Duo* *Xiong E*?" The Dean looked at Xu Jingming. The name of the monster was recorded in the lineage.

"Yes, the master of that affiliated universe is called *Meng Ha Duo* *Xiong E*, and this lineage was also left by him," Xu Jingming nodded.

"The best lineage that the three of us, Island Master of Time and Space and I, can collect is the half-step third realm lineage," the Dean said with emotion. "The more powerful high-dimensional lives are, the less likely they are to easily spread their complete inheritance. And it cannot be copied, so powerful inheritance is very rare."

Xu Jingming nodded. He himself had obtained the *Hong Lian Zhi Huo* (Red Lotus Fire), and it could not be copied either.

"This is the most powerful inheritance in terms of physical body that our human race has obtained," the Dean said. "It is of great help to both me and the Tower Master of Eternity."

"I came back this time to help you," the Dean said with a smile, "Fate is so magical, but you have helped me and the Tower Master of Eternity in turn."

Xu Jingming was also very happy in his heart, it would be good to be able to help the Dean and the others.

"The complete inheritance of that monster?" A middle-aged man in plain clothes appeared in the distance, and stepped closer.

"The inheritance of the half-step third realm is very complete. It perfectly combines the abyss lineage and the primordial star lineage, and the physical body is the most powerful I have ever seen." The Dean pointed to the stone book, "Look at it yourself."

"So powerful?" The Tower Master of Eternity stared at the stone book. After receiving the news, he immediately descended a separated consciousness to the carrier and rushed over as quickly as possible.

This lineage had limited attraction to the Island Master of Time and Space, but it was very attractive to the Dean and the Tower Master.

"Tower Master," Xu Jingming also saluted.

"Well, not bad." The Tower Master of Eternity glanced at him, praised him, and continued to look at the stone book, flipping through the pages.