Jin World

"No wonder it takes sixteen years to be born. In the Primal Universe, even a peak-bloodline Golden Horned Behemoth needs countless years and vast resources to grow from birth to World Lord Level. But in Jin World, that is merely the starting point of life."

Qin Ming's thoughts raced.

His split consciousness had been born and was gradually adapting to the environment of Jin World.

The two consciousnesses operated independently, yet remained connected, sharing all their perceptions and thoughts.

This meant that Qin Ming now had a "World Lord Level" avatar inside the mysterious, resource-rich Jin World!

More importantly, he knew that at some point in the future, Jin World would drift near Qingfeng Realm, one of the Three Great Forbidden Lands of the Universe Ocean, and open itself to lifeforms from the Primal Universe and the Universe Ocean.

For now, though, it remained hidden in the depths of the Universe Ocean, where only "natives" could survive.

"An opportunity! A tremendous opportunity!"

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Ming's eyes.

"In the Primal Universe, my true body has to keep a low profile, grow step by step, compete for resources, and be wary of powerful beings probing into me.

"But in Jin World, my avatar can legally access everything there as a native! Cultivation techniques, secret arts, combat legacies, Mechanical Flow Treasures. I can even uncover the secrets Mountain Guest left behind from his previous life!"

"The insights and experience my split consciousness gains in Jin World can all be shared with my true body. It's like having a cultivation accelerator with an incredibly high starting point and unlimited resources!"

An unprecedented sense of exhilaration and ambition welled up in his chest.

His original plan—to wait for Hu Yanbo's death before heading to Earth—now seemed far too small in scope.

With an avatar whose starting point was Jin World, his path would be countless times broader!

Of course, even with an avatar in Jin World, surpassing Luo Feng's future achievements would still be difficult.

But... becoming an undying was all but guaranteed.

Once the lifeforms of Jin World reached adulthood, they would automatically become undying. With a little effort, they could become venerables, and even reaching the level of Law Venerable—a Universe Master—was not difficult.

Only becoming a True God was truly challenging, yet even that was far easier than in the Primal Universe.

The commotion surrounding the coming-of-age ceremony gradually died down.

Qin Ming returned to the palace and dismissed everyone. He closed his eyes, focused his mind, and sank most of his consciousness into his avatar.

Qin Ming's avatar in Jin World had been born in a primitive tribe called Heye.

Several dozen other babies had been born alongside him, every one of them a World Lord from birth.

Though they looked like infants, their eyes held a wisdom far beyond their years.

After all, with World Lord Level as their starting point, they were born knowing how to think and learned remarkably quickly.

The tribe's elders soon gathered all the newborns together to teach them.

The lessons were basic, mainly covering common knowledge about this world, the tribe's rules, and "brainwashing"—yes, brainwashing!

The elder teaching them was named Heshi, one of the tribe's elders.

Heshi looked old, but the power within him made Qin Ming secretly marvel.

That was only natural. In Jin World, anyone who became a tribal elder had to be at least a True God.

In the Primal Universe, someone of such status would be powerful enough to found a peak race like Humanity. Here, however, he was teaching newborn babies.

"Children," Heshi's voice rang in Qin Ming's ears.

"You were born citizens of the great Jin World. That is an honor. Our Jin World was created by the great God King. As the God King's subjects, we must always stand ready to fight for him..."

Qin Ming grew drowsy listening to all this brainwashing. Now he understood why the people of Jin World were willing to give their lives for Mountain Guest.

They had been born within his Inner Universe, so they naturally felt a sense of belonging to Jin World. On top of that, they had been brainwashed continuously since infancy, and throughout their upbringing they were constantly told how great the God King was.

Under such an onslaught, what native born in Jin World could resist?

In the days that followed, besides constantly brainwashing them, Heshi also taught Qin Ming and the other babies basic cultivation techniques.

They were called basic, but in the Primal Universe, countless humans would go mad for these methods, because they could guide energy far more efficiently.

Qin Ming's true body continued living the life of a young master on Lanfeng Planet, but he devoted most of his attention to his avatar.

The two consciousnesses were perfectly synchronized. Every bit of knowledge and every insight his avatar gained, his true body mastered at once.

"This feels... incredible." Qin Ming was secretly delighted.

By day, he studied and cultivated in the tribe. At night, he used his avatar's senses to quietly observe this mysterious world.

The energy concentration in Jin World was astonishing. The air seemed to be made not of air, but of liquefied cosmic energy.

The creatures here were absurdly powerful, too. He had seen a small lizard-like beast run past the edge of the tribe, and its aura was already comparable to a World Lord's.

"No wonder everyone here is born a World Lord," Qin Ming gradually realized.

"How could life nurtured in an environment like this have a low starting point?"

Days passed.

Qin Ming's true body began to distinguish himself in the Qin Family as well. He didn't reveal too much, merely letting people "accidentally" discover that he had mastered a domain.

That small display was enough to alarm the family's ancestor, Qin Shanhai, who had been in seclusion.

"What? Little Ming comprehended a domain at sixteen?" Qin Shanhai received the news and immediately emerged from seclusion.

After testing Qin Ming himself, he was so excited that his beard trembled. "Good! Excellent! The Qin Family has a bright future!"

From then on, Qin Ming became a core member of the Qin Family and received its full support. Resources were directed his way, he could choose any secret technique he wanted, and his status even surpassed that of some elders.

While enjoying the family's support, his avatar in Jin World was also growing rapidly.

The tribe's basic cultivation techniques posed no challenge to him. In less than half a year, he had laid an exceptionally solid World Lord foundation and had even begun studying Law Comprehension.

Elder Heshi paid special attention to him and often remarked in private, "This child's comprehension is truly astonishing."

Life in the tribe was simple but fulfilling. He cultivated and studied during the day, then observed and comprehended the world at night.

On Lanfeng Planet, Qin Ming's cultivation speed left the entire Qin Family dumbfounded.

Planetary Level Two, Three, Four... In just one year, he had broken through to Planetary Level Nine, only one step away from Star Level.

Even more astonishing, his grasp of domains grew ever deeper. He went from a singlefold domain to the Ninefold Domain, and had even begun to touch the threshold of the laws.

Ancestor Qin Shanhai personally guarded him as he cultivated, even bringing out the family's treasured Star Dew to help him break through to Star Level.

"Ming'er, tell me honestly," Qin Shanhai said, his gaze sharp as lightning.

"Did you have some kind of fortuitous encounter?"