Chapter 18 The Imprisoned

Chi Meng and the other two stood in the void, looking at the cubic prison structure before them. They couldn't help but sigh. The most dazzling genius of the human race in this era, after being contaminated by a high-dimensional force, was ultimately imprisoned.

"I wonder when he'll be able to come out," White Prison Guardian said with emotion. "I also wonder if I'll be able to see him come out before my lifespan ends."

"It's not easy to master the power of the Heart Realm," Vice Island Lord Fan Xi said. "After all, this originates from the high-dimensional power of the Third Realm."

Although they had confidence in Xu Jingming, believing that he should be able to master ordinary high-dimensional power in a relatively short period of time, "to master the Third Realm's high-dimensional power while being contaminated? It's too difficult."

"Let's go," Chi Meng said.

Vice Island Lord Fan Xi then led the two away from this spacetime.

Inside the spacetime prison. Xu Jingming stood alone, his gaze able to penetrate the prison walls, clearly seeing the void outside, and also seeing Chi Meng and the other two depart.

This spacetime was a void, with only a cubic prison, and only one lifeform imprisoned—Xu Jingming.

"This prison…" Xu Jingming walked closer, reaching out to touch the wall and trying to exert force.

Rumble…

The power, sufficient to crush a star and cause spacetime to tremble, didn't even scratch the prison wall.

"Master, this was built by the Time-Space Island Lord. This prison…not to mention you, even a First Realm high-dimensional lifeform would find it difficult to destroy," Xiao Jiu said.

"108 meters high, 108 meters wide, 108 meters deep, a perfect cube." Xu Jingming observed the prison. "There's no bed, no items of any kind inside the prison."

As a Primordial lifeform, he could absorb cosmic source power to sustain himself, so he naturally didn't need food or water. Before, Xu Jingming enjoyed going to some gourmet restaurants, but that was purely for the enjoyment of the food.

"In days of imprisonment, even the qualification to enjoy food has been taken away."

Xu Jingming walked to the center of the prison floor and sat down cross-legged.

"To master the power of the Heart Realm, I must encompass the Dark Primordial Star, refine it, until it evolves into a Heart Realm. Only then will my mind power be completely transformed into Heart Realm power." Xu Jingming was very clear that perhaps the *Void Abyss* inheritance had other paths to mastering the power of the Heart Realm.

But the high-dimensional information he collected using the simulation method only had this one path.

"In the days to come, I will practice my spear every day."

Encompassing the Dark Primordial Star with spearmanship.

"Even if my memories are disordered, even if I go mad, I must still practice my spear."

Xu Jingming didn't like madness; he preferred to ponder the path of evolution in a clear-headed state. However, he had no choice now. Contamination would imperceptibly and continuously distort his perception of the world.

"So what if I go mad? As long as my spearmanship improves and encompasses more and more, one day, the encompassed Dark Primordial Star will be enough to evolve into a Heart Realm." Xu Jingming was prepared.

The path of encompassing could be done in a clear-headed state.

Even when mad, it could still be done!

In fact, many test subjects naturally deepened their understanding of the contaminated power in a state of madness, and as their mastery increased, they eventually naturally regained clarity.

"I must prevent myself from going mad and forgetting about practicing my spear." Xu Jingming sat there, thinking.

"Xiao Jiu," Xu Jingming said.

"Master," Xiao Jiu responded. "…While I'm still clear-headed, I'll set a 'Clarity Test Paper,' with 1,000 questions and detailed answers. If I'm even one word wrong, it means I'm not clear-headed and am in a state of madness. At that time, I'm not allowed to view letters from my family, nor am I allowed to reply. You also don't need to follow my instructions."

"Master's meaning is that in the future, when Master instructs me, I have to first answer this 'Clarity Test Paper'?" Xiao Jiu asked.

"Execute it starting tomorrow," Xu Jingming said.

"Alright," Xiao Jiu responded.

"I'll create this Clarity Test Paper now; keep the detailed answers safe." Xu Jingming began recording the questions and answers. As a tenth-order Primordial lifeform, he could…

In less than a second, all 1,000 questions and answers were displayed.

These questions were actually important events in Xu Jingming's life, such as some things with his family and friends, and some were even known only to him.

"Even if I lose my memory, if I can understand all the answers, I'll know the main experiences of my life," Xu Jingming murmured.

"If you lose your memory, the answers to the 1,000 questions total 983,201 words; it's impossible to get every word right," Xiao Jiu responded.

"This is the password. 983,201 words, each word clearly remembered, and the memory is also stable; perhaps it doesn't reach the normal level of a Primordial lifeform, but it can be considered a 'clear-headed state'," Xu Jingming said.

Afterward, Xu Jingming began writing a Dark Primordial Star Spearmanship manual.

"Xiao Jiu, Dark Primordial Star Spearmanship is a path to refine the heart with spearmanship, condensing the mind. It's a cultivation method I integrated from the many high-dimensional information I obtained through the simulation method," Xu Jingming said. "To prevent me from forgetting the cultivation method when I'm mad, keep this set of Dark Primordial Star Spearmanship projected on the prison wall at all times!"

"Yes," Xiao Jiu responded.

Soon, almost half of one wall of the prison was covered in dense text and patterns, recording the Dark Primordial Star Spearmanship.

Xu Jingming looked at the entire content of the spearmanship manual and nodded slightly.

"The key points of the high-dimensional information obtained through the simulation method have all been recorded. As for evolving the Dark Primordial Star…my mind power is sufficient to peer into the high dimensions; I can peer into the real Primordial Star and learn more Primordial Star information." Xu Jingming felt well-prepared.

With a wave of his hand, a spear appeared in Xu Jingming's hand.

"Let's practice the spear."

"Spearmanship…does it necessarily need an opponent? Even without an opponent, I can still practice." Xu Jingming began practicing his spearmanship.

Virtual World Network, Wu Ming World.

"What? The rules of Wu Ming World have changed?"

Countless people looked at the rules displayed in the high sky.

One, all players are limited to the same body data and can choose any weapon.

Two, those who pass the three trials of High Mountain World will receive a reward of 100 billion cosmic dollars and can enter the Sky Battle Arena.

Three, the Sky Battle Arena will update rankings in real-time; those with higher rankings will receive higher rewards. (For detailed rules, please refer to the 'Sky Battle Arena' description.)

Appendix: Due to Wu Ming's seclusion, Wu Ming World will be officially taken over by the Cosmic Human Alliance.

"Sky Battle Arena?"

"In the past, we could only challenge Wu Ming alone; now we can challenge many other Primordial lifeforms?"

"There are also many rewards."

Countless people quickly accepted these changes.

"Actually, I guessed this long ago. Lord Wu Ming is a Primordial lifeform; how could he accept challenges every day? Now letting the Cosmic Human Alliance officially take over is a good way to maintain Wu Ming World for a long time." "Lord Wu Ming suddenly wants to seclude himself; is he trying to break through to become a cosmic legend?"

"No way! It hasn't even been a thousand years since Lord Wu Ming began cultivating his evolutionary method."

People talked and joked. The changes in Wu Ming World were largely understandable; this was a very normal thing.

"The official is taking over?" Wu Qi looked up at the new three rules in the high sky, quite worried. "I don't know what Young Master encountered; this departure may take thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years."

"Wu Ming World has changed." Li Miaomiao and her daughter Xu Lixing also came here, saw the changes in Wu Ming World, and were also worried about Xu Jingming.

Time flowed, day after day.

Imprisoned in the prison, abnormal and painful emotions tormented Xu Jingming every day. Xu Jingming had nowhere to vent, not even the opportunity to vent in the Virtual World Network.

"Xiao Jiu, Clarity Test Paper; I'll take a test." Xu Jingming, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes and said. Every day in the prison, he would take a test to understand his own state.

"Alright, Master."

Soon, a Clarity Test Paper appeared in the light screen before him.

Xu Jingming looked at it, and with a thought, the entire test paper was filled with densely packed written answers, a full 983,201 words, not one word more, not one word less.

"Master, there's one mistake in your answer this time," Xiao Jiu responded.

"A mistake?" Xu Jingming's expression changed slightly. He carefully looked at the answers he had written, checking them over several times in his mind in an instant. "I didn't expect that after only three months of imprisonment, my memory stability would be insufficient."

He himself felt that he was still very clear-headed.

But the test paper wouldn't be wrong; his memory stability was already decreasing.

"Let's practice the spear." With a wave of his hand, source power naturally condensed into a spear, and he began the days of evolving the Dark Primordial Star with spearmanship again.