Chapter 1 The Beginning

The eight peerless geniuses from the Hunter Cosmos Domain, cultivating the *Yuanchu Xing Caixiang* (Primordial Star Conjecture), primarily discussed matters of evolution during their gathering.

"Senior Brother Gu Shan, is improving mental strength really that difficult?" Kabuya asked. "I'm 155 years old, and my mental strength index is already over 5,000."

"In the early stages of cultivation, your mind has many weaknesses that allow for rapid progress," Gu Shan said with a smile. "But as you progress, your mind becomes more complete, and it becomes increasingly difficult to improve.

When I was 500 years old, my mental strength index was already 9123. This year, it's only 9985. Such a small improvement in 500 years."

"It is indeed getting slower," Senior Sister Moyu nodded in agreement. "After I broke through 9000, my progress also slowed down significantly."

"Big Brother Gu Shan," Chi Tong asked, "Although it's said that you need a mental strength index of 10,000 to break through, your index is 9985, just a little short. Shouldn't it be alright?"

"I've tried to break through in the virtual world," Gu Shan explained. "Although I can barely pry open the cosmic source power, when it comes to mobilizing the cosmic source power to transform the body into source power… I can't control it perfectly, and it will cause my body to completely collapse and annihilate."

Xu Jingming listened.

If attempts to break through in the virtual world fail, he naturally wouldn't dare to try in reality.

"In the virtual world, you have to try at least ten times, each time with a perfect breakthrough, before you can break through in reality," Senior Sister Monina said solemnly. "Once you fail in reality, it's completely over."

They were all unparalleled geniuses who had hidden their talents for many years. It would be a terrible waste if they died during the 'Source Life' breakthrough process due to carelessness.

"Junior Sister Wu Ming."

Kabuya began.

"Among the eight of us, you rank seventh in age, and Wu Ming ranks eighth. Why are you calling him 'Junior Brother Wu Ming'?" Chi Tong joked.

"Everyone used to call me Junior Sister, so why can't I call him Junior Brother? He is indeed younger than me," Kabuya said, looking at Xu Jingming. "You don't mind, right, Junior Brother?"

"Not at all. All of you senior brothers and sisters are older than me," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

Kabuya said, "Junior Brother, the other seven of us spend most of our time in the 'Demon Subduing World'. It's the virtual world that's most helpful for mental strength. You should come to the Demon Subduing World soon too. I can recommend you to the Demon Subduing Sect I'm in."

"He really should go in sooner," Senior Brother Chengyu, who looked ordinary, nodded. "Mental strength is the biggest hurdle for us to become ninth-order Source Lifeforms. I can also recommend Junior Brother to the sect I'm in."

"I've been in the Demon Subduing World for hundreds of years and established a sect. I can be considered a founding patriarch," Senior Brother Gu Shan said.

"I can directly recruit you."

"I've built twelve sects," Senior Sister Moyu said with a smile. "I can also recruit you, Junior Brother. After you come, I definitely won't mistreat you."

Xu Jingming was taken aback. These senior brothers and sisters had been in the Demon Subduing World for too long. Especially the eldest senior brother and sister, their achievements were very high, and they were close to becoming ninth-order Source Lifeforms.

"I suffered a setback in the Demon Subduing World," Senior Brother Chi Tong said. "I need to recuperate for at least five years! If Junior Brother Wu Ming wants to go in… tell me before you go in. I have something I need your help with."

"You need my help?" Xu Jingming asked.

"It's a small matter."

Senior Brother Chi Tong said, "When you plan to go in, I'll talk to you privately."

"Alright," Xu Jingming nodded. "I need to handle some other matters, so it might take some time, but I'll definitely go to the Demon Subduing World within half a year."

"We'll talk then," Chi Tong raised his glass.

Xu Jingming also raised his glass.

He wasn't sure if he would stay in the Demon Subduing World for a long time in the future. He would go and try it out first, experience it, and see how effective the Demon Subduing World was in improving mental strength! If the effect was average, he could try other methods.

"The Demon Subduing World is vast and boundless. It might take a lifetime to travel from one place to another. You can only choose your 'birthplace' by creating an account," Senior Sister Monina said with a smile. "Since Chi Tong has a request for you, you have to fleece him well. Among us, he's the richest!"

Chi Tong glared.

With his real-world identity, it didn't matter whether he hid his status as a 'peripheral member of the *Yuanchu* Research Institute'! He was just following the crowd since the other peripheral members were hiding their identities. So he naturally hid his too. But he was still used to spending lavishly.

"Don't worry, Junior Brother," Chi Tong said, looking at Xu Jingming. "I won't mistreat you for helping me."

"You're too kind, Senior Brother," Xu Jingming was also a little curious about what Senior Brother Chi Tong needed help with, but Senior Brother Chi Tong clearly didn't want to say it publicly.

***

Blue Star.

Li Miaomiao was lulling her daughter to sleep.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo." The chubby daughter was sleeping soundly, so Li Miaomiao tiptoed out of the room. She walked alone in the house and soon arrived in front of the virtual chamber.

The virtual chamber door was still closed.

"Jingming came out once on our daughter's birthday. He hasn't logged off since," Li Miaomiao said silently. "It's been several months. According to what we agreed on, the exploration period in the mysterious land is 330 days, and today is the last day. Jingming should log off today."

Li Miaomiao thought.

She didn't know that Xu Jingming had been recruited by the *Yuanchu* Research Institute and was focused on cultivating after receiving his first inheritance. After leaving the cultivation chamber, he went to a gathering with his seven senior brothers and sisters. Li Miaomiao walked to the living room, sat alone on the sofa, opened the light screen, and watched many virtual live broadcast rooms on Blue Star discussing 'Xu Jingming'. As the undisputed number one expert on Blue Star, many live broadcast rooms would often talk about 'Xu Jingming'.

For example, they would take the geniuses of some current competitions on Blue Star and compare them with Xu Jingming. Comparing talent, achievements in youth, and marksmanship.

"These people are just leeching off him!" Li Miaomiao watched, annoyed. "They are far behind Jingming." After watching one video after another about Xu Jingming, Li Miaomiao finally closed the light screen.

"Ever since Jingming became a cosmic lifeform, the time he spends in the virtual chamber has become longer and longer. Now he only logs off once every few months. Maybe in the future, he will only log off once every few years?" Li Miaomiao said silently. "I can feel that he's under a lot of pressure. He doesn't dare to relax for a moment and is desperately trying to seize the opportunity in the mysterious land."

"I also want to help him, but all I can do is take care of our daughter and not let him worry about family matters. I can't help him with anything else," Li Miaomiao thought.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound from upstairs. Li Miaomiao's eyes lit up, and she stood up quickly, went upstairs in a few steps, and arrived in front of the virtual chamber. The virtual chamber door was indeed open, and Xu Jingming walked out.

"Jingming," Li Miaomiao said happily.

"Miaomiao," Xu Jingming walked out and embraced his wife.

"How was your exploration in the mysterious land?" Li Miaomiao said softly.

"My performance was just so-so," Xu Jingming said, hugging his wife. He couldn't tell anyone about his performance in the mysterious land, not even his closest relatives! Could Blue Star's security monitoring system and the Black Moon civilization's garrison monitoring system in the solar system monitor his every word and action? Xu Jingming didn't know. So he had to be careful. Any behavior based on luck could lead to disaster.

"Miaomiao," Xu Jingming could only say silently in his heart, "Although I can't tell you in person, I'm very satisfied with my performance this time! I've successfully joined the *Yuanchu* Research Institute. I believe that in the near future, I will become a Source Lifeform! The Blue Star civilization… will also have its own Source Lifeform."

....•·

Xu Jingming rarely took a day off. He spent time with his parents and elders, with his wife and daughter, also because the resources from the *Yuanchu* Research Institute were about to be delivered, and he needed to receive them personally.

Xu Jingming sat in the pavilion, smiling as he watched Li Miaomiao and his daughter playing soccer in the distance. Although his daughter was young, her physique was comparable to that of a ten-year-old child before the popularization of the evolution method.

"Becoming a peripheral member of the *Yuanchu* Research Institute has given me much greater authority, allowing me to find a lot of information about the Black Moon civilization," Xu Jingming found a lot of information in the Research Institute's database, much of which was difficult to know outside. "The Black Moon civilization has two ninth-order Source Lifeforms and 925 eighth-order cosmic lifeforms. And that's just in terms of evolutionists. Those two ninth-order Source Lifeforms… are also members of the seventeen top cosmic forces."

In fact, every Source Lifeform would join the seventeen top forces.

"The Black Moon civilization is most proficient in technology. The entire civilization has a strong academic atmosphere. There are currently 12 people with academic qualifications above level 90."

"The Black Moon civilization has 109 legions, and each legion is equipped at the level of a medium cosmic civilization. And this is just the regular army. If they go to war, they can continue to expand the army on a large scale!"

Xu Jingming sighed inwardly, "In the last two million years, the Black Moon civilization has produced one scholar with academic qualifications exceeding level 100 and 327 ninth-order Source Lifeforms. The accumulation of generations of outstanding people and billions of cosmic citizens is what makes the Black Moon civilization so strong today."

"Even a ninth-order Source Lifeform individual can't fight against the Black Moon civilization head-on," Xu Jingming understood this.

Suddenly, a handsome young man appeared out of thin air in the courtyard, smiling as he looked at Xu Jingming. Xu Jingming was also a little surprised. With his strength, someone could appear in front of him out of thin air?

Traveling through space?

"Xu Jingming," the handsome young man said, smiling as he looked at Xu Jingming. "I'm under orders to deliver the resources from the *Yuanchu* Research Institute to you. Don't worry, no one on Blue Star can窥视 you and me. They can only窥探 a false scene."

"How should I address you, Senior Brother?" Xu Jingming stood up to greet him.

"You can call me Mr. Luo," the handsome young man stretched out his hand, and a drop of red liquid flew out and flew towards Xu Jingming. "This is the Primordial Battle Armor version 2.0 developed by the dean, and it's also the most important resource this time."

Xu Jingming reached out to take it. The red liquid landed in his palm and silently merged into his skin.

"The Primordial Battle Armor can be integrated into the skin and has the effect of disguise," the handsome young man said. "Change height and appearance, disguise as other battle armors, and even disguise life aura."

"Disguise life aura?" Xu Jingming asked in confusion.

"For example, if you become an eighth-order cosmic lifeform, you can still disguise yourself as a seventh-order," the handsome young man said. "You can also use it to directly connect your consciousness to the virtual world network. It also has the functions of traversing space, protecting your body, and so on. And it also has super 'intelligence'. It can take over the entire intelligent system of your Blue Star in 0.001 seconds."

Xu Jingming was a little shocked.

Was it that exaggerated?

"You can slowly explore its functions."

Later, our *Yuanchu* Research Institute will take back the Primordial Battle Armor.

Xu Jingming nodded.

"This is the second resource, the Primordial A2-level cosmic spacecraft." The handsome young man waved his hand, and a streamlined spacecraft appeared out of thin air, slowly landing at the location of Xu Jingming's original X3-level spacecraft. The X3-level cosmic spacecraft disappeared without a trace.

"Your own X3-level cosmic spacecraft is stored in the warehouse of the Primordial A2-level cosmic spacecraft."

"This Primordial spacecraft is mainly for escaping. It's also good at disguising itself and is now disguised as your previous X3-level cosmic spacecraft."

The handsome young man turned his hand over and handed a bottle of ice-blue liquid to Xu Jingming. "This is the third resource, the cosmic treasure 'Ice Flower Spirit Liquid'. There are 30 drops in total. You can only take one drop every 3.3 years."

"Understood," Xu Jingming also accepted it.

"The resources have been handed over, my mission is complete, goodbye!" The handsome young man said with a smile and then disappeared out of thin air.

Xu Jingming watched this scene.

Inside the courtyard, Xu Jingming was drinking tea. It was tea that his wife, Li Miaomiao, had personally brewed. While drinking tea, he was also studying the various functions of the Primordial Battle Armor.

"Master, the intelligence of the Blue Star security system and the Black Moon civilization's cosmic mothership have all been monitored and can be taken over at any time," the voice of the Primordial Battle Armor's intelligence sounded in Xu Jingming's mind. "Because the master's residence is heavily guarded, the Blue Star security system and the Black Moon civilization can only monitor the courtyard scene and cannot monitor the indoor scene."

Xu Jingming nodded.

After all, this residence was built by the Blue Star civilization at a great cost, and they tried their best to protect their privacy.

"The Black Moon civilization's cosmic mothership intelligence can monitor my courtyard at any time?" Xu Jingming asked.

"97.3% of the entire Blue Star is under the surveillance of the Black Moon civilization," the Primordial Battle Armor's intelligence said. "Unless they see the 'safe scene' we set up, they will not reveal any secrets of the master's family."

Xu Jingming nodded slightly. "Is there any power that can control you and take you over?"

"Impossible."

The Primordial Battle Armor's intelligence responded, "Including the alien races in the universe, they can destroy me, but they cannot control me. Because I maintain contact with the *Yuanchu* Research Institute at all times. If I am damaged, the *Yuanchu* Research Institute will know immediately."

Xu Jingming understood.

"Master, rest assured, the entire solar system is now territory under my control," the Primordial Battle Armor's intelligence responded. "No foreign force can escape my detection."

Xu Jingming believed in the technology of the *Yuanchu* Research Institute. "This Primordial Battle Armor has an outrageously high technological content," Xu Jingming put down his teacup and stretched out his right hand. "As long as I'm willing, this slap can destroy the Black Moon

Civilization's garrison in the solar system!"

The entire solar system had no secrets from Xu Jingming.

The Black Moon civilization's garrison could also be destroyed with a flip of his hand. "Is this the power of an individual that surpasses a primary civilization?" Xu Jingming was a little shocked. This was just the destructive power of the basic level of a ninth-order Source Lifeform.

"The more it is like this, the more you need to know how to control yourself," Xu Jingming picked up the teapot and poured himself another cup of tea. "If I am too unscrupulous and expose myself, attracting alien races in the universe! Even the Primordial Battle Armor can't protect me."

The more one possessed powerful destructive power, the more self-control was needed. Obviously, after the test of the seven planets in the mysterious land, Xu Jingming still had this kind of self-control.

After drinking the tea, Xu Jingming leisurely walked back into the house.

In the cultivation room at his residence.

"The cosmic treasure 'Ice Flower Spirit Liquid', only one drop can be taken every three years or so," Xu Jingming sat cross-legged, looking at the drop of liquid wrapped in the transparent bottle.

This drop of Ice Flower Spirit Liquid emitted an ice-blue light. Xu Jingming only needed to look at it with his naked eyes, and every cell in his body was extremely eager, eager to absorb this drop of Ice Flower Spirit Liquid. This was the instinct of life.

"Come on," Xu Jingming opened his mouth, and a wisp of cosmic energy wrapped that drop of Ice Flower Spirit Liquid and flew into Xu Jingming's mouth.

The Ice Flower Spirit Liquid completely dissolved upon entering his mouth and merged into Xu Jingming's body. Invisible energy nourished every cell, muscle, bone, and brain throughout his body.

Xu Jingming immediately felt the strange changes throughout his body.