Chapter 1 The Gift of the Emperor Dragon Island Lord

Looking at the large amount of original gold beads and blocks suspended in front of him, Xu Jingming was still able to maintain a calm heart. After all, he possessed the treasure of silver paper, and these original gold were just icing on the cake.

"Brother Wu Ming, could it be that you think the gift I sent is too small?" Island Lord Di Long said with a smile.

"Not small, not small, on the contrary, it's too much! Since the Island Lord has sent it, then I will accept it without any politeness." As Xu Jingming spoke, he put away all the original gold in front of him. This scene made the eyes of many high-dimensional life forms present twitch, and their hearts were filled with envy and jealousy.

Even for those with the strength of the dean and the others, it was not easy to accumulate the wealth of a drop of abyssal mother blood. Even if they encountered a large-scale mineral deposit, various forces would compete for it, making it too difficult to accumulate wealth.

Now, the enormous wealth of roughly 60 drops of abyssal mother blood was collected by Xu Jingming, who wouldn't be envious?

"Island Lord Di Long is known for his domineering and tyrannical behavior towards the half-step third realm beings in the surrounding territories. How can he be so friendly to Wu Ming of Wanxing Island?"

"Wealth worth 60 drops of abyssal mother blood, just given away like that?"

"Well, he only reached the Eternal Realm ten thousand years ago, and he was able to defeat the Five Demon Stars on his own! This Wu Ming is indeed terrifying."

The high-dimensional life forms present had their own thoughts, but at this moment, none of them dared to speak, and they were all watching everything unfold.

Island Lord Di Long had a bright smile, with none of the domineering and tyrannical style of the legends. He continued, "This time, I heard that a large-scale mineral deposit had appeared in the Original Gold Mountains, so I rushed over immediately. I originally thought it was just a trivial matter like mining, who would have thought I would run into Brother Wu Ming? It's a rare surprise."

"The Island Lord overpraises me," Xu Jingming said.

"Not at all, it's a blessing for our territory to have a strongman like Brother Wu Ming. As a member of this territory, I am naturally happy. By the way, I plan to go to Yu Huo City recently, I wonder if Brother Wu Ming would like to go together?" Island Lord Di Long asked, adding, "Brother Wu Ming should know Yu Huo City, right?"

"I know," Xu Jingming nodded, "I have an avatar that will arrive in Yu Huo City soon, so I won't trouble the Island Lord."

Island Lord Di Long nodded and smiled, "Alright, if Brother Wu Ming needs anything in the future, just send a message to my Di Long Island. At least in the surrounding territories, I still have some influence."

"Thank you, Island Lord," Xu Jingming said gratefully.

Island Lord Di Long nodded slightly, and then drove his chariot away from this time and space, disappearing into the area of the Original Gold Mountains.

"Dean, let's go too." Xu Jingming looked at the many high-dimensional life forms around him who were somewhat nervous, and then took the Dean, the Tower Master, and the Island Lord into the Mind World together, leaving this area.

Inside the Mind World.

The Dean, the Tower Master, and the Island Lord couldn't help but ask.

"Jingming, why is this Island Lord Di Long treating you so kindly?" Island Lord Shi Kong pressed.

"I don't know, this is the first time I've met him," Xu Jingming said.

"His domineering and tyrannical nature is well-known, how can he be so friendly to Jingming..." Tower Master Yong Heng was also puzzled.

The Dean frowned and said, "Half-step third realm beings can observe the timeline and glimpse the past and the future! So they will know many secrets, even things that Jingming doesn't know, they can discover by peeking into the future."

Xu Jingming was stunned.

Could it be that they really discovered some secret about him?

What great secret does he have? If the secret of the silver paper is exposed, I'm afraid it will be snatched away.

"It may be because of some secret that he is so friendly," the Dean reminded, "Island Lord Di Long is very domineering towards other half-step third realm beings, even if Jingming you become a half-step third realm being, he has no reason to be so polite. What's more, you haven't broken through yet."

"I understand," Xu Jingming nodded, "There's no such thing as a free lunch, I'm naturally vigilant, so I also refused his invitation to go to Yu Huo City together."

A strange powerhouse, being polite is one thing, but giving a heavy gift for no reason, Xu Jingming is naturally vigilant.

60 drops of abyssal mother blood, this is a huge fortune.

Even a third realm weapon, an ordinary one may cost 30-50 drops. However, what Xu Jingming needs is a third realm weapon of the Mind World lineage, the price of which is much higher. Considering that he still needs to exchange for inheritance, Xu Jingming has no intention of buying a 'third realm weapon' for the time being.

"It is indeed possible that it is bait," Tower Master Yong Heng nodded, "Deliberately showing goodwill, inviting you to travel together, and then setting a trap."

"Don't worry, before becoming a half-step third realm being, I will keep a sufficient distance from these half-step third realm beings," Xu Jingming said, "By the way, this original gold is so valuable, how should we divide it?"

"This was given to you by Island Lord Di Long," the Dean shook his head, "We can divide the ones we mined earlier equally. The ones Island Lord Di Long gave you naturally belong to you personally."

"That's right, this is your harvest," the Tower Master also said.

Island Lord Shi Kong also didn't want to take advantage.

Having cultivated to this point over a long period of time, their minds have been tempered time and time again. They will fight for mineral deposits, but they will not encroach on the treasures of their clansmen.

"How about this?" Xu Jingming took a glance and understood the mentality of his companions, smiling, "I will lend each of you 10 drops of abyssal mother blood, and you can slowly repay me in the future."

The Dean thought for a moment and said, "After going to Yu Huo City, let's see those third realm inheritances and talk about it then. In fact, you can't be greedy when exchanging for inheritance."

"It may be necessary to borrow two or three drops of abyssal mother blood then," Tower Master Yong Heng said with a smile. He was willing to borrow two or three drops, because he could slowly accumulate enough to repay them, but he was unwilling to borrow too much.

"Alright," Xu Jingming said, "Then shall we go back now?"

"Let's go, back to Wanxing Island." The Dean also said with a smile, "This time the harvest is big enough." Before Island Lord Di Long arrived, they had already mined quite a bit, and with Xu Jingming willing to lend them some, they had a lot of wealth to use.

Whoosh.

And so, Xu Jingming and his group of four left the Original Gold Mountains in high spirits and returned to Wanxing Island.

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Inside Di Long Island, a secluded residence.

Island Lord Di Long sat alone on his throne, his eyes cold, watching the timeline, watching one blurry future after another.

"The future that we half-step third realm beings can glimpse is limited," Island Lord Di Long muttered softly, "And the future is full of too many variables, the possibility of many things becoming reality is extremely low."

"But..."

"This Wu Ming?" Island Lord Di Long's expression was solemn, "When I first saw him in the Original Gold Mountains, I saw at a glance the scene of him killing the Five Demon Stars' avatar in the past, and I also took a look at his future."

"I peeked into three future branches of his in a row."

"In every branch, he can become invincible among the half-step third realm beings." Island Lord Di Long's eyes were solemn, "This is very unreasonable!"

"The future hasn't happened yet, there should be variables. But this Wu Ming seems to be protected by an invisible force, I can't see any possibility of stopping him at all." Island Lord Di Long thought, "What is this invisible force?"

"Is it really talent?" Island Lord Di Long thought, "Or is it that a third realm existence is protecting him?"

Why was he willing to leave his master and come to such a remote place as the Nanting 3609 territory? It was because it wasn't so easy to stay by his master's side.

Even with help, being able to cultivate from a low-dimensional life to a half-step third realm being, Island Lord Di Long was already extremely outstanding among his master's relatives and friends. Like some truly mediocre people, they had no talent at all on the path of evolution.

"The reason why I hid in the Nanting territory is because my master's group of relatives and friends, relying on my master's prestige, did whatever they wanted."

"Without enough mental will, true eternal life is actually a kind of torture." Island Lord Di Long thought, "In the endless long life, my master's relatives and friends' minds slowly rotted and twisted... My master can grant them eternal life, but he can't grant them a strong mental will."

Island Lord Di Long thought, "This Wu Ming, I vaguely feel that his talent is abnormally high. How long have I lived? By my master's side, in Yu Huo City, in many places, how many geniuses have I seen? But I have never seen anyone like Wu Ming."

"This kind of monster, either he himself is very terrifying, or the power behind him is very terrifying. He cannot be made an enemy of." Island Lord Di Long only met him once, casually peeked into the future, and immediately sent half of the original gold.

He was afraid.

Afraid of being resented by Wu Ming! Afraid of causing a great disaster in the future.

Everyone said he was tyrannical and domineering, but there was no other way, his strength was relatively mediocre among the half-step third realm beings, and he didn't want to keep taking from his master. So he naturally had to make the most of his greatest weapon—his background!

Relying on his background, he was often able to get a share of the pie when competing with other half-step third realm beings for treasures! As long as he didn't push too hard, other half-step third realm beings would give him some face.

By getting a share of the pie time and time again, he had accumulated such wealth and possessed so many treasures.

He had many treasures, and the outside world thought they were bestowed by his master. But in reality, his master had only bestowed two treasures, and the rest he had accumulated himself.

"This kind of particularly terrifying existence cannot be deceived." Island Lord Di Long thought, his domineering and tyrannical nature also depended on the target.

"Mu Jin." A voice sounded in Island Lord Di Long's mind.

"Master." Island Lord Di Long was shocked, and couldn't help but show a look of joy, extremely respectful. This voice was his greatest backer, and also the existence he admired the most.

"You've done very well, you have to avoid this Wu Ming a little, it's best to keep your distance from him, the storm he stirs up may hurt you." The voice said, "Even I can't see him clearly."

Island Lord Di Long's heart tightened, "Master, I understand."

...

In a vast land.

A towering figure sat there alone, looking at this world.

"This child Mu Jin was able to cultivate to the half-step third realm on his own, his mental will is extraordinary, so I don't need to worry about him." The towering figure had deep sorrow in his eyes, "But my dearest relatives..."

"They have lived for too long, and they can no longer maintain their original intentions, their minds have begun to rot and twist." The towering figure was sad, but helpless.

The high-dimensional life forms of the Mind World lineage are very rare, because the growth of the mind is very difficult.

Like Xu Jingming, he had suffered a lot and spent more than a thousand years to enter the threshold of Mind World power.

"My most cherished relatives, their minds are rotting and twisting, and they are all crazy and uncontrollable." The towering figure whispered, "So what if I'm in the third realm? Am I still powerless?"

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Today's update is a bit late.

May 1st, first of all, I wish you all a happy holiday. Tomato is also traveling with his family, and after a day of rushing around, Tomato only has time to write at night. Tomato's updates will be a bit late for the next two or three days, please understand.