Chapter 18 The Death of Xu Jinan

Outside the Legacy Palace, Xu Jingming appeared out of thin air, still feeling a little dazed.

"I was summoned, given a few words, and then expelled?" Xu Jingming was puzzled. "A being of the Third Realm shouldn't be so bored. What exactly is his deeper meaning?"

Xu Jingming stood alone outside the palace, pondering.

These years, the special treatment from Island Lord Emperor Dragon, World Lord Ancient Tree, and Boat Lord Northern River. Last time, the Third Realm existence 'Lord Lou Ye' even gifted him a single spear technique left behind by an Ultimate existence as a reward. And this time, Lord Yu Huo, whom countless high-dimensional lifeforms yearned to see but couldn't, met with him alone...

All of this made Xu Jingming aware of some extraordinary implications.

"I'm too weak. Once I become strong, everything will be clear," Xu Jingming frowned. "When Lord Yu Huo met me, he even suggested that I shouldn't spend too much effort on the *Star Abyss Codex*, believing my talent in that area was only average."

This suggestion made Xu Jingming feel a little disheartened.

Because he was learning the *Star Abyss Codex* in the hopes of creating an eternally-lived family.

"Even a nascent high-dimensional lifeform only has one Abyss Era of lifespan. Only Third Realm beings can generally make their families live forever," Xu Jingming thought. "And only a very few Half-Step Third Realm experts who are skilled in the physical body have any hope of doing so. This *Star Abyss Codex* only needs to reach a certain level, and one can create a family from their own blood."

"Lord Yu Huo can see the future. Does he mean that I can't create a family using the *Star Abyss Codex*?"

Xu Jingming pondered.

...

This meeting gave Xu Jingming many thoughts. He waited outside the Legacy Palace for more than half a month before the Dean finally emerged.

The Dean said with a smile, "This avatar of mine is only at the nascent realm level, so the receiving speed is still too slow."

"It's already much faster than them," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

"Did they borrow treasures from you?" the Dean asked.

"Tower Lord and Island Lord borrowed some more. They should have all learned three inheritances," Xu Jingming said.

"As expected," the Dean nodded.

He was the first Eternal Realm being of the human race, and his path had been the most difficult! He had always believed in the principle of not biting off more than one can chew. Tower Lord Eternal and Island Lord Space-Time had a relatively better growth environment, and they still believed that when opportunity came, they had to seize it.

Five days later, Chi Meng came out.

Three days after that, Tower Lord and Island Lord also came out.

"Now that everyone's here, let's return directly," Xu Jingming said.

"This place is still too dangerous," Chi Meng sighed.

Xu Jingming said with a smile, "I will arrange for an avatar to be stationed in Yu Huo City permanently, so we can purchase resources at any time in the future."

"It's not easy to make a trip. Ordinary resources can be purchased within the territory," the Dean sighed. "It's really only for very important resources that we'll buy from Yu Huo City."

Tower Lord, Island Lord, and Chi Meng all nodded. Now that they had all obtained the Third Realm inheritance, and could purchase precious resources from Yu Huo City in the future, they felt that their cultivation path had suddenly become much wider, and they were all in a very good mood.

"Let's go," Xu Jingming led them down the mountain and embarked on their journey home.

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Time flew by.

After obtaining the inheritance from the distant Yu Huo City, the five high-dimensional lifeforms of the human race focused on research. Three thousand years after obtaining the inheritance, Chi Meng finally broke through and became another Eternal Realm being of the human race.

Six thousand years after obtaining the inheritance, Xu Jingming created the fourth major force of the human race—the Mind World, and for a time, many Origin Lifeforms frantically applied to join.

The human Origin Lifeforms were well-informed and already knew that the human race's 'Wu Ming' was already the strongest expert in the human race, with strength comparable to a Half-Step Third Realm! He stood at the pinnacle of the entire territory.

...

In the blink of an eye, more than ten thousand years had passed since their return from Yu Huo City.

Blue Star.

Inside a luxurious residence, an elderly man with white hair leaned against the bed, his face gloomy. Suddenly, he felt something and immediately looked up towards the window, soon seeing two figures appear outside.

Soon, two young figures walked in.

"Dad, Mom," the white-haired old man said in a low voice.

"Jin'an." This young couple was none other than Xu Fangjin and his wife, Duo Duo'an. They both looked at their loved one with some reluctance. No matter how old he was, he was still their child.

"The limit of my thirty thousand years of lifespan is approaching. I can feel my body is extremely weak. I'm afraid I can only last a day or two more," the white-haired old man said, looking at his parents with longing. "Dad, Mom, the matter I entrusted to you..."

"We can't even see Grandfather," Xu Fangjin said. "We went to see your Grandmother. Grandmother said that thirty thousand years of lifespan is already a great blessing, so don't expect any longevity treasures."

"Is Great-grandmother so heartless?" the white-haired old man said anxiously. "I, I am the eldest son of this generation of the Xu family. Can't I even extend my life to one hundred thousand years?"

Xu Fangjin and his wife looked at each other.

"This is the rule set by Grandfather, and no one can change it," Duo Duo'an *Jiu An* said. "And transforming a lifeform to extend its life to one hundred thousand years, such a rare treasure... only Grandfather can take it out. If he doesn't want to, there's nothing anyone can do."

"Why, why? He is comparable to a Half-Step Third Realm existence. He is an invincible existence in the entire territory. For him, it's just a little something that slips through his fingers," the white-haired old man said, his eyes red. "He's just watching me die, and he doesn't want to do anything?"

"I've already begged," Xu Fangjin shook his head. "It's useless."

"He drew a circle, and those within the circle can extend their lives to one hundred thousand years. Those outside the circle can only have thirty thousand years. Back then, my children, the family was unwilling to help them become Origin Lifeforms with external forces," the white-haired old man muttered.

His children's generation had much fewer resources than he did, and they didn't have the qualification for 'free external force to become Origin Lifeforms.' If they wanted to become Origin Lifeforms, they had to find their own way.

The human race's restrictions on 'external force to become Origin Lifeforms' were extremely harsh. This was true for the three royal clans, and it was also true for the Xu family.

"Back then, I could only watch my children grow old and die one by one. Of my nine children, only three became Origin Lifeforms. The other six all died," the white-haired old man shook his head. "Now, Dad, Mom, you have to watch me die before you!"

Xu Fangjin and Duo Duo'an were silent, feeling equally sad in their hearts.

"No one can change what he decides," the white-haired old man muttered.

"Is there anything you need me to do?" Xu Fangjin asked.

"I just want to live!" the white-haired old man looked at Xu Fangjin.

Xu Fangjin was silent.

"Go, go, all of you go," the white-haired old man said.

Xu Fangjin and Duo Duo'an wanted to say a few more words, but the white-haired old man had already closed his eyes.

Xu Fangjin and his wife had no choice but to leave.

"Jin'an has reached his limit," the couple walked side by side, Duo Duo'an said with reddened eyes. "Our five children will reach their limits one by one. There's nothing we can do about it."

"You know, I begged Grandfather, I knelt down and pleaded," Xu Fangjin said. "Grandfather said that the Xu family's children have already enjoyed too many resources. Sons and grandsons are fine. But if every descendant after them extends their lives by thirty thousand years, extends their lives by one hundred thousand years... a large number of people living long lives and occupying vast resources is not conducive to the development of the entire Xu family, nor is it conducive to the development of the human race."

Yes, as Xu Jingming's great-grandson, Xu Jin'an could easily obtain vast resources and was ranked high within the human race.

Starting from the great-grandson generation, if several generations in a row extended their lives by tens of thousands of years, there would be hundreds of people living for a very long time, and their influence on the human race would be very great.

"Only a few close relatives can extend their lives to one hundred thousand years. Everyone else is not qualified," Xu Fangjin looked at his wife. "Fortunately, Duo Duo'an, you are talented enough to become a tenth-order Origin Lifeform on your own."

With the Xu family's power at the time, both Xu Fangjin's wife 'Duo Duo'an *Jiu An*' and Xu Biyun's husband 'Fei Yu *Jian Ya*' were geniuses who easily became Origin Lifeforms on their own.

Now that the human race's resources had greatly increased, and there were all kinds of inheritances, Duo Duo'an and Fei Yu *Jian Ya* had naturally become tenth-order.

On the other hand, Xu Fangjin and Xu Biyun, the brother and sister, both relied on external forces to extend their lives to one hundred thousand years.

Because of the limitations of the universe's rules, the lifespan limit of low-dimensional lifeforms was one hundred thousand years! If they wanted to live longer? Xu Jingming had no choice. He exchanged for the *Star Abyss Codex* for his loved ones.

"Hmm?" Xu Fangjin and Duo Duo'an, who were walking, suddenly froze and turned to look at the residence in the distance.

"Jin'an is gone," Duo Duo'an said softly.

Xu Fangjin's eyes reddened. This was the first time he had watched his child die, and in the future, his children would all be approaching their limits one by one.

"Grandfather, what's wrong with helping them extend their lives to one hundred thousand years? Would the human race lack those few long-lived ones?" Xu Fangjin felt pain in his heart.

...

"Jin'an has passed away."

Xu Jingming sat at his desk, and the brush in his hand stopped.

"Fangjin and Biyun both came to me, begging me to extend the lives of their children to one hundred thousand years," Xu Jingming shook his head gently. He hadn't even seen his great-grandchildren a few times. This was also something he had deliberately done.

The family could provide all kinds of cultivation resources.

If you were good enough, Xu Jingming wouldn't mind giving you a push.

For the great-grandchildren generation, it was enough to extend their lives to thirty thousand years.

For the generations after that, Xu Jingming was too lazy to care.

"In just thirty thousand years, the Xu family has already become comparable to the three royal clans. What more do they want?" Xu Jingming's gaze could not only see the Xu family, but also countless humans. He knew that he had to restrain the Xu family.

If he indulged the Xu family, the Xu family would become completely corrupt.

"Now it's my path. I'm still a little short of Half-Step Third Realm," Xu Jingming frowned. "My accumulation is several times deeper than before I went to Yu Huo City."

"Mind Weapon, Illusion, Red Lotus Fire, these three paths feel like they could become Half-Step Third Realm at any time, but they just can't," Xu Jingming looked at the painting in front of him. What he was painting was the single spear technique of the Ultimate existence.

He was trying to imitate it. This was also another way for him to comprehend.

"Lord Yu Huo was right. My talent for the Mind World lineage is indeed extremely high. My talent for the physical body is much inferior, like an ordinary high-dimensional lifeform," Xu Jingming recalled his cultivation over the past ten thousand years and was convinced of this.