North River Boat Master and Ancient Tree World Master were being so humble, wanting to be on equal terms with Xu Jingming! This display left Xu Jingming, the Dean, the Tower Master, and the Island Master somewhat bewildered, their hearts filled with even more questions.

"Why are they being so polite to Jingming? Even if a new half-step third realm expert is born, it's unlikely the Ancient Tree World Master would personally visit to offer congratulations, given his reputation," the Dean thought.

There were conflicts and factions even among half-step third realm experts.

The Ancient Tree World Master was undoubtedly the strongest 'half-step third realm' expert in this entire territory, his reputation widely known even in the surrounding territories! Even North River Boat Master adopted a slightly lower posture when facing him.

But…

The Ancient Tree World Master was extremely humble when facing Xu Jingming.

"What exactly is going on?" Xu Jingming and the other three were very puzzled.

"Yes, yes, on equal terms," North River Boat Master also said.

"Brother Wu Ming, aren't you going to invite us in for a seat?" the Ancient Tree World Master said with a smile.

Xu Jingming quickly said, "Ancient Tree World Master, North River Boat Master, please."

Immediately, the four of them helped lead the way, guiding the two half-step third realm experts into the island.

Inside a grand hall on Myriad Star Island, the Dean and the others treated the Ancient Tree World Master and North River Boat Master with great solemnity, following the highest standards of hospitality and serving various precious wines and delicacies.

"Since we are on equal terms, there's no need to distinguish between high and low seating," the Ancient Tree World Master said with a smile. Originally, the seating arrangement in the hall had the Ancient Tree World Master and North River Boat Master sitting in the most prominent positions, with Xu Jingming and the other three responsible for accompanying them. But with a wave of his hand, the seating arrangement changed, and the six seats were scattered to form a circle, with no distinction between high and low.

The Ancient Tree World Master and North River Boat Master took their seats first.

Xu Jingming and the other four could only sit down as well, and some of the natural high-dimensional lifeforms living on Myriad Star Island immediately respectfully served delicacies and wine.

"I've been on Myriad Star Island for hundreds of millions of years, and I've never seen a half-step third realm expert come to the island."

"I actually served food and wine to a half-step third realm expert. This is enough for me to boast about for the rest of my life."

These natural high-dimensional lifeforms exchanged messages in hushed voices after leaving the main hall, all of them quite excited. For their ordinary and monotonous lives, being able to serve food and wine to a half-step third realm expert was a rare splash of color in their lives.

Inside the hall.

"Brother Wu Ming, this is a small gift I prepared for my first visit," North River Boat Master said with a smile, taking out a deep cyan vessel. The vessel contained dazzling starlight, and streaks of starlight wandered within it.

Xu Jingming, the Dean, the Tower Master, and the Island Master were somewhat astonished as they looked at the streaks of starlight inside the vessel.

This, this aura?

"This is a third realm weapon I obtained by chance, 'Eight Thousand Star Rivers'. After mastering it, you can arrange eight thousand star rivers to envelop Myriad Star Island… Even a half-step third realm expert would find it difficult to break through," North River Boat Master said with a smile.

"This is too precious," Xu Jingming said.

"Not worth mentioning," North River Boat Master shook his head and said, "What Island Master Di Long gave Brother Wu Ming was original gold worth 60 drops of Abyss Motherblood. I'm much poorer than him. This 'Eight Thousand Star Rivers' is all I have to offer, and it's only worth thirty drops of Abyss Motherblood."

Eight Thousand Star Rivers needed to be carefully arranged and were used to guard a cave abode.

It couldn't be carried around for mobile combat and was at the bottom of the third realm weapon hierarchy.

"North River Boat Master only has three third realm weapons in total," the Ancient Tree World Master said with a smile from the side. "Taking out Eight Thousand Star Rivers this time wasn't easy."

There was no other way. He was poor!

"Brother Wu Ming, please don't be disgusted," North River Boat Master waved his hand, and the deep cyan vessel containing the starlight flew towards Xu Jingming.

Seeing this, the Ancient Tree World Master said, "Brother Wu Ming wants to learn inheritances, which can be easily learned from Featherfire City! After thinking about it… I prepared some trinkets for Brother Wu Ming." As he spoke, he flipped his hand, and virtual beads appeared in his palm, each bead seemingly illusory but possessing an invisible magic.

The Dean, Tower Master, and Island Master merely watched and felt their minds swaying.

"Heart realm beads?" Xu Jingming asked in surprise.

The Heart World also produced many high-dimensional materials, the most common of which were Sin Beads. Xu Jingming had refined many Heart realm weapons using a large number of Sin Beads! Among the many materials in the Heart World, the 'Heart realm beads' were the most highly regarded.

A Heart realm bead was generally equivalent to 3 drops of Abyss Motherblood.

"These little trinkets are too difficult to collect. I asked some friends to help, and I only managed to gather 34 Heart realm beads," the Ancient Tree World Master said. "In the future, when Brother Wu Ming becomes a half-step third realm expert, you can use these Heart realm beads to nurture and refine Heart realm weapons suitable for yourself."

"This is too valuable, this…" Xu Jingming was very clear about this. Unlike Abyss Motherblood, which could be stably supplied as long as there were enough sacrifices to obtain the Abyss's reward.

Heart realm beads really required long-term searching in the Heart World, and you needed luck to find one by chance. The difficulty of collecting 34 Heart realm beads was much greater than collecting 100 drops of Abyss Motherblood.

As his strength increased, especially after becoming a half-step third realm expert, the Heart realm weapons originally refined purely with 'Sin Beads' would be too weak. If he fought with an Abyss Sovereign in the future, his Heart realm weapons might be corroded and destroyed. Adding a few 'Heart realm beads' would allow the Heart realm weapons to transform.

"Ancient Tree World Master, North River Boat Master, your gifts are too precious." Xu Jingming looked at the vessel containing the starlight and the suspended Heart realm beads. The gifts were too heavy and also frightening.

"Heavy?" The Ancient Tree World Master looked at North River Boat Master beside him. "North River Boat Master and I both think these gifts are very normal."

"Very normal," North River Boat Master nodded.

At this time, the Dean, Tower Master, and Island Master did not speak, whether to help Xu Jingming accept or help Xu Jingming refuse, neither of them were suitable.

Xu Jingming looked at the two of them. "I want to ask clearly, why are you two giving me such heavy gifts? The heavier the gift, the heavier the karma. I must understand the reason why you two are giving the gifts."

Xu Jingming made his words completely clear, he had too many questions.

"Your talent," the Ancient Tree World Master looked at Xu Jingming.

"Talent?" Xu Jingming was puzzled.

"You should know that our half-step third realm lifeforms have penetrated all spatial layers and even begun to pry into the timeline," the Ancient Tree World Master said. "So we can see parts of the future."

North River Boat Master also said, "It is precisely because we observed a part of your future, Brother Wu Ming, that we came to visit together."

"The future is uncertain," Xu Jingming said in confusion. "The future is full of variables, why bother paying too much attention to the blurred future you saw?"

"But your future is certain," the Ancient Tree World Master looked at Xu Jingming. "I have watched your future time and time again, hundreds of different future branches… whether fast or slow, you all become 'invincible existences in the half-step third realm'."

"Me too," North River Boat Master also said, "Your future is certain."

Xu Jingming's expression changed slightly.

The Dean, Tower Master, and Island Master were surprised and didn't dare to believe it. This was a phenomenon that defied common sense. Everyone knew that the decisions of countless living beings affected the future, and the further into the future, the greater the variables.

But Xu Jingming, this high-dimensional lifeform, had a definite future!

"We don't know the reason, but it is our honor to befriend an invincible existence in the half-step third realm," the Ancient Tree World Master said.

"Only one Abyss Sovereign has emerged from our surrounding tens of thousands of territories," North River Boat Master said, "As for invincible existences in the half-step third realm, they are much rarer than Abyss Sovereigns."

Xu Jingming also had many thoughts in his mind.

His future was certain?

Was there an invisible force behind it influencing things? Or was his talent really that terrifying?

"Will telling Jingming these things affect Jingming's future?" the Dean suddenly asked.

"I said, his future is certain," the Ancient Tree World Master said, "You can't stop it even if you want to."

The Dean was thoughtful.

The Ancient Tree World Master added, "We don't ask for anything else, we just want to make friends."

Xu Jingming looked at the other party and revealed a smile. "Okay, I'll accept these two gifts."

No matter what the future holds! He would steadily take every step under his feet at this moment! These two gifts, especially the Heart realm beads, would indeed help his future evolution path.

"Hahaha…" The Ancient Tree World Master and North River Boat Master both smiled. They had not concealed anything and had no ill intentions. They were completely motivated by the desire to make friends. Xu Jingming's acceptance of the gifts also meant that the karma and friendship were deepened.

Even the impoverished North River Boat Master had gritted his teeth and taken out 'Eight Thousand Star Rivers' to give as a gift! Because he knew that if he missed this opportunity, he would probably never encounter such a good opportunity again.

"Brother Wu Ming," North River Boat Master said, "The Five Fiend Stars asked me to help them buy back their five avatars from you. You don't have to give me face. If you want to sell them, sell them; if you don't want to sell them, you don't have to pay attention to them. The highest price they can afford is 5 drops of Abyss Motherblood."

"Sell them to them," Xu Jingming said.

Selling the five corpses to their original owner would allow them to be sold for the highest price. The value of the corpses would be much lower for any other high-dimensional lifeform.

The banquet ended with the hosts and guests enjoying themselves.

"The future is certain?" Xu Jingming accepted the gifts, but he wasn't that excited.

"Take it one step at a time. If there really is an invisible hand, I will eventually know in the future," Xu Jingming thought. "And it seems like it's helping me. If there is no invisible hand… it means my talent is too strong!"

Xu Jingming suppressed this matter in his heart. Thinking too much was useless, he would just constantly make himself stronger.

…

The Ancient Tree World Master and North River Boat Master both visited Wu Ming on Myriad Star Island and even gave gifts of congratulations. This news quickly spread throughout the entire Nanting 3609 territory through the dissemination of those with ulterior motives.

This left the various forces in the territory who were watching somewhat dumbfounded.

"The Ancient Tree World Master and North River Boat Master both visited Wu Ming?"

"Not only did they not snatch the original gold, they even gave gifts?"

"In my opinion, this Wu Ming must have broken through long ago and has long been a half-step third realm expert of the Heart World lineage."

"I also think he is a half-step third realm expert of the Heart World lineage! Otherwise, how could he easily defeat the Five Fiend Stars? How could the Ancient Tree World Master and North River Boat Master both give him face and take the initiative to visit him?"

The various forces in the Nanting 3609 territory originally expected the reaction of the Ancient Tree World Master and North River Boat Master, but they didn't expect them to be like Island Master Di Long and take the initiative to befriend Wu Ming of Myriad Star Island.

All of this also confirmed one thing: the entire Nanting 3609 territory, based on the original three overlords, had one more overlord—'Wu Ming' of Myriad Star Island.

Various forces began to refer to Wu Ming alongside the Ancient Tree World Master, North River Boat Master, and Island Master Di Long.

As time passed, the subsequent Nanting 3609 territory also returned to its usual calm, and no forces provoked Xu Jingming's position. The Five Fiend Stars had fallen under Xu Jingming's spear, and the Heart realm weapon school was known for its ruthlessness. Who would go and court death?

In the blink of an eye, 119 years passed.

Xu Jingming, along with the avatars of the Dean, Tower Master, Island Master, and Chi Meng, finally arrived at the territory where Featherfire City was located.