As Xu Jingming stealthily departed the Abyss, Overlord Fucanro sensed Natuoâs demise from the vast expanse which the golden lake was part of.
Fucanro was one of over 300 Abyss Overlords in this Abyssal space.
Fucanro was cavorting with his beautiful wives and concubines when he suddenly turned his gaze toward the golden lake.
Natuo is dead. Fucanro could sense it clearly.
He only had a few hundred subordinates who had reached the peak of the Eternal realm. When he sent his forces to attack various dominions, he relied on these generals to lead them. He naturally kept track of each generalâs fate.
Fucanro quickly surveyed the past timeline, witnessing a series of imagesâ
Xu Jingming, armed with his psychic spear, tore through the golden lake body.
Inside the cave dwelling in the Primordial Gold Mountains, an illusory Xu Jingming thrust his spear through Natuoâs true form.
Xu Jingming, the dean, Tower Master, and Island Lord cautiously progressed through the Primordial Gold MountainsâŠ
As Fucanro observed these scenes, he naturally gathered much information about Xu Jingming.
What a weakling, he canât even withstand a single blow, Fucanro thought to himself. This Wu Ming is formidable. Heâs likely unparalleled for anyone below the half-step third realmâa prime candidate for recruitment.
He never considered avenging Natuo.
In the Abyss, it was natural for the strong to prey on the weak! Abyssal lifeforms had to fight for survival from birth, and the Abyss Overlords had become desensitized to such scenes. If Fucanro defended his subordinates, other Abyss Overlords would find it preposterous and ridicule him.
Revenge never even crossed Fucanroâs mind. His subordinates were mere tools to him. Now, he wanted Xu Jingming to become one.
If I can recruit Wu Ming, heâll be worth dozens of Natuos on his own. Fucanroâs single eye delved into the future, seeking any hope of enlisting Xu Jingming.
Huh?
Fucanroâs brow furrowed slightly, his lone eye filled with disbelief. I canât actually locate all his clones? I canât control him completely? He might even become a catastrophe for me if we turn into adversaries?
The future holds countless possibilities, and what Iâve observed is just the tip of the iceberg. Yet, heâs this terrifying? Fucanro was somewhat taken aback. Iâve glimpsed the futures of many powerhouses. This Wu Ming is truly fearsome.
Half-step third realms could accurately peer into the past, but the future remained hazy.
The mere glimpse of this nebulous future made Fucanroâs heart race.
His rise is inevitable, Fucanro mused. Iâll steer clear of him.
The South Pavilion 3609 Dominion is truly exceptional. Fucanroâs interest was piqued. Ancient Tree World Lord is astoundingly powerful, far surpassing me. Thearch Dragon Island Lord, a personal disciple of a third-realm being, is domineering. Many neighboring dominions merely endure his presence. Now, another figure has emergedâWu Ming, with his terrifying future potential. I wonder what will transpire when all three converge in the same dominion.
Thearch Dragon Island Lord is just as worthless. Iâve heard he and the third-realm being were once low-dimensional lifeforms with a deep bond. But after clashing with the third-realm beingâs family and friends, he found himself exiled to the South Pavilion 3609 Dominion.
Fucanro, after all, was an Abyss Overlord.
These Abyss Overlords were well-connected. The Abyssal space he occupied spanned over 10,000 dominions.
Within the neighboring multi-layered Abyssal space, the Overlords exchanged intel, naturally learning about Thearch Dragon Island Lordâs past.
In their eyes, Thearch Dragon Island Lord was a complete failure!
If heâd been more prudent with his connections to a third-realm being, he wouldnât have wound up in such a pitiful predicament.
Nevertheless, many Abyss Overlords steered clear of Thearch Dragon Island Lord. His background was, after all, chilling. Should a third-realm being strike them from a distance across the countless dominions, their lives would be forfeit. Who would dare cross Thearch Dragon Island Lord?
With the three of them in the same dominion, things were bound to get interesting.
Fucanro couldnât help but anticipate the drama that would unfold in the South Pavilion 3609 Dominion.
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Natuo had been deeply entrenched in the South Pavilion 3609 Dominion for ages, amassing countless adversaries.
Numerous high-dimensional beings longed to eliminate him, yet they lacked the means to take him down. But the instant Natuo was utterly annihilatedâ
Huh?
Multiple high-dimensional entities perceived it simultaneously. Their karmic ties to Natuo vanished, and they lost sight of their quarry.
Natuo is dead? These high-dimensional beings found it inconceivable.
He had utterly disappeared from their senses, and his karmic connection had evaporated. This signified total annihilation.
I can sense that heâs been dwelling in the depths of the Primordial Gold Mountains for years. Iâve heard he established a cave sanctuary there. A high-dimensional being was utterly perplexed. Who could possibly kill him while heâs concealed in that refuge?
Who took down Natuo? The curiosity of many high-dimensional beings was piqued.
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Among the numerous high-dimensional beings exploring the Primordial Gold Mountains, some were formidable, while others were feeble. An exceptionally powerful team soared through the void.
The trio in this group abruptly halted and glanced in a specific direction.
âNatuo was slain in his cave abode? His life mark, far away in the Abyss, has been eradicated as well.â The leader of the trio, a tall figure with a pair of gray, curved horns and a body covered in scales, spoke. âThere are no more than ten factions in the dominion capable of this.â
âBrother Moyu, with your might, you should be able to vanquish Natuo completely, right?â inquired the black-furred figure.
âIâd be confident elsewhere, but within his cave abodeâŠâ Moyu shook his head. âI canât do it either.â
âIn the entire South Pavilion 3609 Dominion, Brother Moyu, youâre unrivaled in one-on-one combat for those below the half-step third realm,â the black-furred figure asserted. âIf even Brother Moyu canât manage it, who couldâve taken down Natuo?â
The slender figure beside them chimed in, âIt must have been the combined effort of several powerful high-dimensional beings.â
âThey must have joined forces,â Moyu concurred. âGiven Natuoâs cave abode, no one below the half-step third realm could eliminate him in single combat.â
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At this moment, numerous high-dimensional beings within the South Pavilion 3609 Dominion turned their attention to Natuoâs demise, perplexed about who could have killed him! However, the dean, Tower Master, and Island Lord remained oblivious.
Having migrated to this dominion only a few millennia ago, they were unfamiliar with many high-dimensional beings. They had never encountered Natuo and lacked karmic ties.
Many of my clones engage in buying low and selling high across various dominions, assisting other high-dimensional beings with their purchases. Furthermore, Iâve deployed a vast number of incarnations to search for ruins in the Heart Realm⊠Iâve toiled for thousands of years, yet Iâve amassed just under 200,000 drops of Abyssal True Blood. Xu Jingming meticulously assessed his gains on Myriad Star Island. I hit the jackpot after eliminating Natuo and Shadow Transcendence.
These spoils of war are worth approximately 1.2 million drops of Abyssal True Blood. Xu Jingmingâs spirits were lifted.
This was already considered quite a fortune. This was because high-dimensional beings typically exchanged their accumulated wealth for cultivation resources.
For instance, Xu Jingming had spent 100,000 Abyssal True Blood to learn a half-step third-realm legacy. He already believed the other party was being generous. If it were a third-realm legacy, learning opportunities usually began at one drop of Abyssal Mother Blood. However, encountering a third-realm legacy was a rare occurrence.
Xu Jingming was well-acquainted with the Heart Realm lineage powerhouses in the thousands of neighboring dominions. How could he learn a third-realm legacy when he hadnât even heard of one?
As an example, even if Gumo cultivated powerhouses from his own species, he would only impart a portion of the third-realm legacies. He wouldnât easily disclose the most crucial part.
The few high-dimensional human beings had yet to learn a complete third-realm legacy.
Besides the most vital legaciesâtreasures, weapons, stable and secure cave abodes, and supplementary resources were all pricey!
High-dimensional beings were generally impoverished, as they exhausted their savings.
A single spear technique from the silver parchment on my future cultivation path is far from sufficient. Xu Jingming was well aware of this. A more detailed and complete legacy, a third-realm weapon⊠All are needed.
1.2 million drops of Abyssal True Blood is still insufficient. Itâs not enough to cultivate a demon body like Natuoâs. I wonder if his demon body can be sold. Xu Jingming pondered a way to accumulate more wealth.
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Time passed. Xu Jingming and the others had been exploring the Primordial Gold Mountains for over a century. Apart from killing Natuo and Shadow Transcendence, there had been no other disturbances in the past 100 years.
âStop!â
Xu Jingmingâs sudden shout caused the airborne dean, Tower Master, and Island Lord to glance at him in confusion.
Xu Jingmingâs brow furrowed because his cloneâwho was scouting aheadâwas meticulously investigating.
âWhatâs wrong?â the dean inquired.
A touch of excitement colored Xu Jingmingâs expression as he looked at the dean and the others. âMy clone scouting ahead discovered a small mineral deposit.â
âSmall mineral deposit?â The dean, Tower Master, and Island Lord were both surprised and delighted!
Exploring for over a century had become monotonous. They had long anticipated the day they would discover a mineral deposit.
âAfter waiting all these years, weâve finally found a small mineral deposit,â Spacetime Island Lord said, beaming.
Tower Master laughed. âGenerations of high-dimensional beings have explored the Primordial Gold Mountains, making mineral deposits increasingly scarce. Oh, and Jingming, donât start mining right away. Wait for us to be present.â
âDonât worry. I understand,â Xu Jingming assured, well-versed in the taboos of mining small mineral deposits. âEveryone, follow me.â
Xu Jingming led the way, and the four of them rapidly flew forward. After navigating two forks, they finally reached an area where another Xu Jingming stood guard.
âMineral deposit.â
The dean, Tower Master, and Island Lord gazed excitedly at the mountain wall before them.
Xu Jingming also smiled. At such close proximity, he could distinctly sense the potent Primordial Gold aura!
It was evident that only an abundance of Primordial Gold deep within the mountain wall could emit such a powerful aura.
âBased on the aura, it should only be a small mineral deposit,â the dean surmised after careful examination. âIt should consist solely of Primordial Gold Beads. I estimate there to be between 5,000 and 10,000.â
âThatâs my assessment as well,â Xu Jingming agreed, nodding.
âTheyâre currently concealed within the mountain rocks, and their auras are the most subdued. Once the mountain rocks are broken, their auras will be exposed, and the Primordial Goldâs aura will be much stronger than it is now,â Spacetime Island Lord explained. âWhen that happens, it will attract nearby high-dimensional beings.â
âWith our combined strength, what do we have to fear?â Tower Master remarked confidently.
The three of them were capable of jointly confronting a half-step third-realm powerhouse, so they naturally exuded confidence.