Chapter 156 Black Sky Secretary-General

"Secretary-General Black Sky." Xu Jingming prepared wine and snacks on the wooden table, welcoming this suddenly arrived guest.

Secretary-General Black Sky wore slippers and plopped down opposite Xu Jingming, saying leisurely, "Kid, you should be able to guess that this time the 'Yuan Fire Pearl' and 'Abyss Fire Lotus Seed' were both released because of you. You must choose these two!"

"'Must choose'," Xu Jingming understood. "Secretary-General Black Sky, I understand."

"Your contribution ranks first! According to the rules of our Yuanchu Research Institute, the top five contributors will have the first round of selection. Then the top ten will have the second round, and the top hundred will have the third round... So you have the first selection right, the sixth selection right, and so on."

"And five Abyss Fire Lotus Seeds have been released, so you will definitely be able to select one," Secretary-General Black Sky said. "These two are must-haves, and you can decide on the others yourself."

He would choose the Yuan Fire Pearl first. Even if the next four people all chose the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed, he could still choose the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed in the second round.

"After obtaining the Yuan Fire Pearl, integrate it into your body. After obtaining the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed, take it directly! Detailed usage guidelines will be sent to you after you redeem them." Secretary-General Black Sky looked at Xu Jingming. "The Abyss Fire Lotus Seed can last for about a thousand years. According to the dean's expectations for you, he hopes that you will break through to the cosmic legend realm in about a thousand years and reach the Supreme Realm within ten thousand years."

"A tenth-order Origin lifeform has a total lifespan of one hundred thousand years, so you must seize the time and give yourself enough buffer. This way, even if there are accidents... you can still reach the Supreme Realm." Secretary-General Black Sky looked at Xu Jingming.

Xu Jingming could feel the dean's expectations. To become a cosmic legend in a thousand years and reach the Supreme Realm in ten thousand years was the perfect path set by the dean!

For example, Chi Meng, who cultivated for ten thousand years to become a cosmic legend, was already incredibly dazzling.

But obviously, the dean had even higher expectations for Xu Jingming. Whether it was becoming an Origin lifeform or reaching the tenth order, Xu Jingming was among the top few in the history of the human race.

When encountering such a genius, the dean naturally had to ensure the supply of resources so that Xu Jingming's pace would not slow down. After all, a step slow meant every step slow! Compared to the Void God Clan, the human race was inferior in terms of resources and other aspects. If they didn't cultivate him carefully, when would they be able to catch up?

"Secretary-General, don't worry, I will definitely choose these two," Xu Jingming nodded.

"Currently, the second-highest contribution is over 830 million, which is more than twice yours, so there is no need to worry," Secretary-General Black Sky said.

Xu Jingming breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, selling cosmic fruits earned me more than 1.2 billion merits; otherwise, I wouldn't be ranked first," Xu Jingming said with a smile. Although his efficiency in intercepting the Prison race was very high, the interception time was too short.

Especially later, the Prison race almost stopped conducting small-scale plundering.

"Prepare well." Secretary-General Black Sky smiled, got up, and disappeared without a trace.

Hunter Cosmos Domain, Wu Hook Star Alliance, the mother planet of Blue Star Civilization, "Blue Star."

Whoosh!

Xu Jingming appeared in the outer space of Blue Star. With a single step, he returned home. "Jingming is back?" At the Pearwood headquarters building, Li Miaomiao received the news of her husband's return and was immediately overjoyed. She disappeared into thin air.

Afterward, she appeared in the courtyard of her home. As the first executive officer of the Pearwood Group, Li Miaomiao also possessed a top-notch biological battle suit. Under stable space-time conditions, she could teleport instantly for no more than ten thousand kilometers.

"Jingming," Li Miaomiao walked to her husband's side. "Why did you suddenly come back?"

Xu Jingming sat under the pavilion in the courtyard, looking at his wife with a smile, "Weren't you asking me about the exchange list? So I simply came back for a visit."

"The Yuanchu Research Institute's exchange list has caused an uproar in the entire universe's human race. Many groups and families are eyeing some of the treasures on it," Li Miaomiao said. "This list spread quickly, and our Pearwood Group also knows about it."

"What do you think, what needs to be exchanged?" Xu Jingming asked.

"The Pearwood Group is still developing. I don't care much about other things, but I think our family needs a copy of the 'Evolution Guide' auxiliary system," Li Miaomiao said. "After all, ordinary Starspace lifeforms only have a lifespan of three thousand years, and eighth-order Starspace lifeforms have a lifespan of ten thousand years."

"My daughter's talent is much higher than mine. She recently reached the seventh order," Li Miaomiao said. "However, she received guidance from many experts, obtained many resources, and spent more than two hundred years to reach the seventh order! According to estimates, it may be difficult for her to reach the eighth order in this lifetime."

"If there is an Evolution Guide, it will be different," Li Miaomiao said.

"Yeah," Xu Jingming nodded. "It needs to be exchanged."

Humans can rely on external forces to improve to become Origin lifeforms, but obviously, he didn't have this authority.

Relying on external forces to improve to become an "Origin lifeform" had very harsh conditions! Generally, only scholars with an academic qualification of level 100 could receive such treatment for free.

As for others? Only the three Supreme Realm existences, the three emperors of high civilizations, and the seven cosmic legends had such authority.

His Majesty the Emperor and the cosmic legends had to pay a huge price to use this authority, so they would not use it easily.

Like Di Qiannuo, Chi Meng hadn't improved him yet. His wife, daughter, and father had all become Starspace lifeforms on their own. With the help of the "Evolution Guide," they were confident in reaching the eighth order.

Xu Jingming thought, "But my mother, Miaomiao's parents, and others... all became Starspace lifeforms with external forces, so the Evolution Guide is useless."

The Evolution Guide was ultimately just an auxiliary system. Users must be diligent and focused, spending a lot of time every day on "evolution" to eventually reach the eighth order.

What if the user didn't put in the effort? No matter how good the auxiliary system was, it would be useless.

"Dad," Xu Lixing also rushed back.

"After I came back, I sent messages to both you and your mother at the same time. Your mother came immediately. But you were five minutes late," Xu Jingming shook his head and said, "This daughter of mine always sides with others."

"No, I was hosting a group of people, so I couldn't just slip away without saying a word," Xu Lixing sat next to her father and said with a smile, "I tried to finish it as quickly as possible."

"Isn't your junior brother among that group of people?" Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"Dad, my junior brother Meng Tian is very powerful. He reached the eighth order after cultivating for a hundred years. And me, I worked hard and only recently broke through to the seventh order," Xu Lixing sighed. "Compared to the real geniuses in the universe, I am really weak."

Xu Lixing glanced at her father, "Of course, those geniuses can't compare to Dad."

"Your mother and I discussed preparing a gift for you," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"What gift?" Xu Lixing asked in confusion. "Evolution Guide," Li Miaomiao said from the side.

Xu Lixing's eyes lit up, and she immediately pounced over, kissing her father and mother on the cheeks, "Mom and Dad, you are too good to me."

Virtual World Network.

Xu Jingming, Saka, and Lan Xie gathered together. "The last time, the two senior brothers helped me exchange for the Heavenly Python Scale and the Clear Spirit Water," Xu Jingming said. "Now it is only right to return the merits."

"Saka's 35 million merits and my 50 million merits, a total of 85 million merits, you can directly transfer them to Yang," said the short, fat, bald old man Lan Xie.

"Mr. Lan Xie, did you convince Senior Brother Yang?" Xu Jingming asked in surprise.

Among the tenth-order Origin lifeforms in the Yuanchu Research Institute, Yang's strength was undoubtedly ranked in the top ten, and his accumulated merits were currently ranked in the top five. Logically speaking, Yang should also want the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed.

"Fortunately, I have more friends these years," Lan Xie said with a smile. "I also have treasures that Yang wants."

"I admire you," Xu Jingming said.

There were a total of five Abyss Fire Lotus Seeds, and the difficulty of competing for one was extremely high.

Like Xu Jingming, it was impossible for him to give it to others! Therefore, it was very difficult to get Senior Brother Yang to agree to the "deal." At this time, it tested people's connections, abilities, treasures, and other aspects.

"Junior Brother Wu Ming," Saka hesitated and said, "Your accumulated merits should be ranked in the top five in the Yuanchu Research Institute, right?"

After all, Saka had cooperated with Xu Jingming to intercept the Prison race. He guessed that his interception over the years must have accumulated a lot of merits. A simple calculation... determined that he had at least several hundred million merits.

"If Senior Brother needs anything, please feel free to ask," Xu Jingming said.

"It has nothing to do with me. I'm just helping to pass on a message," Saka looked at Xu Jingming. "Yin Xiao, whom you met last time! Yin Xiao also guessed... that you have accumulated a lot of merits, so he asked if you could help him exchange for the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed."

"Yin Xiao?" Xu Jingming smiled, "Last time, when I asked him to exchange for the Heavenly Python Scale, he acted like that. Now, he even has the face to ask Senior Brother Saka to pass on a message."

"He also feels ashamed, so he asked me to pass on the message first. If you are interested, any conditions are negotiable," Saka said.

Lan Xie also said from the side, "For the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed, he wouldn't care about face. After he took the initiative to fall into the abyss of the mind, his temper became more and more bad, especially as he got older... He felt that he had no hope of becoming a cosmic legend in this life, so he became more and more unscrupulous and offended many people. This time he wanted the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed, but he ran into walls everywhere. He felt that there was a glimmer of hope on your side, Wu Ming, so he came to test the waters."

"Impossible. I have only cultivated for two hundred years, and I still want the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed," Xu Jingming said. "Senior Brother Saka, just reject him directly."

"Okay, I will tell him," Saka smiled and nodded.

Those who dared to plot for the "Abyss Fire Lotus Seed" were the most top-notch group of tenth-order Origin lifeforms in the universe's human race. Those who were weak or had weak accumulation did not dare to hope for the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed.

The exchange price of the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed was 200 million merits! If members of other forces wanted to plot for it, the cost would double.

"Ma Xun rejected it?"

"Yuan Yi rejected it?"

"Yang rejected it?"

"Wu Ming rejected it?"

In his personal space, Yin Xiao looked ugly. He tried to contact or inquire about any member of the Yuanchu Research Institute who could possibly exchange for the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed.

But the initial result was that everyone rejected him! There was no room for negotiation!

"Who would have thought that after 50,000 years, the Yuanchu Research Institute would suddenly release the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed." Yin Xiao was unwilling to give up, "And they released five of them. Why wasn't it released by my Eternal Academy?"

"They usually give me face, but in the face of the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed, they all rejected me." Emperor Lu Naxing of the Yuan Star Civilization also wanted the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed. "I became a tenth-order too short a time ago, and my accumulated merits are less than 100 million, so there is no hope of exchanging for it."

"The dean is also like that. The resources that the emperor has are subject to various restrictions, and there is not a single Abyss Fire Lotus Seed." Lu Naxing was helpless.

What about being an emperor?

The privileges possessed by generations of emperors were all formulated by the dean.

"The Abyss Fire Lotus Seed is usually released once every tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. Will there be another chance if I miss this time?" After all, Lu Naxing had been an emperor for a short time and had weak accumulation, so he couldn't get the top-ranked people to transfer the "Abyss Fire Lotus Seed."

The top-ranked people were not ordinary people and did not care about the emperor.

As the exchange period approached, the big figures who longed for the Abyss Fire Lotus Seed were also using various means.

But Xu Jingming, as the number one in merits, was definitely locking in one of the Abyss Fire Lotus Seeds, and it was impossible to transfer it.