Life in Jin World

The Virtual Universe Company imposes strict limits and assessment systems on the number of geniuses allocated to each secret realm.

In the Primal Secret Realm at the Universe level, the normal quota is only three.

However, due to this Genius Tournament, plus the two newcomers Qin Ming and Ailuos directly entering the Primal Secret Realm, the number has temporarily expanded to five.

According to the rules, Primal Secret Realm quotas are not permanently fixed.

Subsequent internal competition and elimination will take place.

Originally, the three "old-timers" who had cultivated in the Primal Secret Realm for a long time, confident in their deep strength and evenly matched with each other, all believed that the ones to be eliminated would definitely be the two "newcomers," leaving them sitting securely on their fishing stools.

But now...

Qin Ming, a newcomer who had only been in Chaos City for a few years, on his first attempt at the Heavenly Bridge, had directly charged to the ninth floor!

Meanwhile, the three "old-timers," at their strongest, had only reached the seventh floor of the Heavenly Bridge!

The gap between them was no longer something they could hope to catch up to—it was a chasm of heaven and earth!

In the upcoming internal assessment, Qin Ming's strength could almost crush any one of them!

Panic, resentment—they had endured countless hardships to rise from the Primordial Secret Realm to the Primal Secret Realm. Were they really going to be easily beaten back by a latecomer like this?

Although the Primal Secret Realm and the Primordial Secret Realm were only one grade apart, the treatment was worlds apart.

To say nothing else, just the guard team configuration. The captain of the guard for a Primordial Secret Realm member was at most a Realm Lord level.

But the captain of the guard for a Primal Secret Realm member was an Undying God!

A little Universe-level kid could receive the personal protection of an Undying God—the importance and resource tilt this represented were clear to see.

Of course, the guards were just the surface.

The most important thing was that every Primal Secret Realm member was eligible to apply for an Undying teacher to be permanently stationed at their estate for one-on-one guidance.

Moreover, those assigned by the Virtual Universe Company were at minimum Marquis-level Undyings!

One must know that true experts, Marquis and King Undyings, all valued their time, with their own cultivation and battles to attend to.

Under normal circumstances, they would never spend a large amount of time guiding a little Universe-level kid.

But under the rules and resource allocation of the Virtual Universe Company, they had to teach with full dedication.

This level of mentorship was unimaginable for Primordial Secret Realm members.

The thought of possibly leaving this dreamlike holy land, losing those enviable resources, status, and guidance opportunities, overwhelmed them like a tidal wave of immense resentment and humiliation.

"No... I absolutely cannot be beaten back like this!"

"There's still time... there's still a while until the next internal assessment!"

"Fight! I have to find a way to break through before the assessment!"

After the panic came an almost insane obsession and survival instinct. They no longer hoarded the precious resources they had accumulated over the years, frantically exchanging them for stronger secret techniques and seeking more dangerous training missions.

All to raise their strength by just one more level before the assessment arrived—even just one level—to hold onto their precarious Primal Secret Realm seats!

Throughout the entire Universe-level area of the Primal Secret Realm, because of Qin Ming's single attempt at the Heavenly Bridge, undercurrents surged, and competition instantly became white-hot.

As for the instigator of it all, Qin Ming had already set his mind on the Jin World.

The time flow ratio between the Initial Universe and the Primal Universe is approximately 1:3.28.

Qin Ming had spent several years in the Initial Universe, while in the Primal Universe, much more time had passed.

The time flow in the Jin World was synchronized with the Primal Universe.

At this moment, within the Jin World, Qin Ming's clone had grown from a three-year-old child into a spirited young man.

In the Heye Tribe, two youths were conversing.

One of them was Qin Ming's clone.

The other was the six-year-old Undying child he had sparred with back then, now grown up, named "Amu."

"Ah Ming, all the peers in the tribe have grown into their youth stage. Your accumulation has long been sufficient—why are you still suppressing the breakthrough?" Amu asked, somewhat puzzled.

In his eyes, Qin Ming had long met the standard for breaking through, and even far exceeded it.

Qin Ming's gaze was calm, looking out at the vast world beyond the tribe: "Amu, you should know that our 'infancy stage' (Realm Lord level) is the golden period when the soul is closest to the universe's origin and most efficient at comprehending laws.

Once we step into the 'youth stage' (Undying), our life level leaps, and while our strength skyrockets, our connection to the origin becomes relatively 'distant,' and the efficiency of comprehending laws decreases. My goal... is to surpass True God.

Therefore, my foundation must be laid more solidly than ever before. I want to push my law comprehension to the limit during the infancy stage."

Upon hearing this, a flicker of shock passed through Amu's eyes. Surpass True God?

That was a realm that only the tribal chief, and a very few top existences in the entire Jin World, could hope to reach!

This goal was too grand.

As for him, his ultimate goal was merely to achieve True God and then travel the entire Jin World.

"Hahaha, good! Little Qin Ming has ambition!"

A loud, hearty laugh interrupted their conversation.

A figure stepped forward—an elder whose aura was as vast as the starry sky, yet whose face bore a kindly smile.

He was none other than the chieftain of the Heye Tribe, the very man after whom the entire tribe was named—Heye! A great being who had surpassed the True God (Void True God) realm!

"Grandfather Chieftain!" Qin Ming and Amu promptly bowed in respect.

Chieftain Heye approached, his gaze falling on Qin Ming with full approval: "Not impatient, not rash, foundations first, ambitions lofty... very good! It's been a long time since our Heye Tribe has had a young one with such clear thinking as you. Remember, the path must be walked step by step; the more solid your foundation, the farther you can go in the future. If you need anything, just tell your grandfather."

"Thank you, Grandfather Chieftain," Qin Ming said with a bow.

Amu, standing nearby, brightened, his eyes filled with the unique curiosity and admiration of youth. "Grandfather Chieftain! Tell us about your adventures roaming the Jin World back in the day! I heard you've been to many dangerous places and even joined in army campaigns?"

Qin Ming also looked on with eager anticipation. Although he knew the Jin World was created by Mountain Guest, the specifics of its internal power distribution, the perilous lands and opportunities, and the true state of its armies—these details were all unclear to him. A Void True God like Chieftain Heye, who had lived through who knows how many cycles of eras, was undoubtedly a moving treasure trove of experience.

Chieftain Heye looked at the two spirited youths, a trace of reminiscence flickering in his eyes. Stroking his beard, he chuckled, "Heh heh, just old tales from bygone days. But since you want to hear them, I'll indulge you." He sat down on a smooth boulder nearby, and Qin Ming and Amu quickly sat beside him, assuming an attentive posture.