643 Treasure
As the ancient mirror floated toward him, Xu Jingming couldn’t help but feel a sense of pressure. Sanam was one of the 3,000 Emissaries and once had strength on par with a peak Firstborn high-dimensional lifeform. It had followed its master for so long, acc.u.mulating a vast amount of wealth in the process.
“That’s too much,” Xu Jingming said, feeling unworthy of such a gift.
It would be easy enough for him to spread Monhado Xiong E’s name, yet he was being rewarded with such immense benefits?
“Take it,” Sanam said with a smile. “You’re worthy of this wealth.”
Xu Jingming gazed at the other with confusion.
!!“Although I’m barely hanging on by a thread with the help of the auxiliary universe,” Sanam explained, “I can still unleash the strength of a high-dimensional Firstborn realm lifeform. Low-dimensional lifeforms who enter won’t be able to obtain my treasures if it’s against my will.”
Xu Jingming nodded in understanding, sensing some of the other’s aura and realizing that he probably wouldn’t be able to defeat him even if he tried his hardest.
“But I’m too old,” Sanam remarked, looking at Xu Jingming. “I’ll eventually die in about half an Abyssal Era. Therefore, I have to choose a suitable owner for these treasures while I’m still awake.”
“Some weak cosmic legends might not even be able to become high-dimensional lifeforms, so they naturally aren’t qualified to obtain my treasures. But you, a young cosmic legend less than 2,000 years old who has grasped the third-realm high-dimensional power, Heart Realm Force—you’re one of the top geniuses I’ve seen throughout my long life. You will definitely be able to go further on the path of a high-dimensional lifeform, and the further you go, the more help you will be to Master.”
The mark that the inclinations of powerhouses formed were clearer and more dazzling.
“I understand.” Xu Jingming nodded, understanding the importance of the mark. It was something he could use to a certain extent.
With a thought, Xu Jingming summoned the mirror to float in front of him, but it was too large to handle.
“This mirror is a high-dimensional weapon at the Firstborn realm,” Sanam said as a large amount of information floated in midair. Xu Jingming quickly memorized it all.
Using his Heart Realm Force, Xu Jingming began to try and control the mirror.
Heart Realm Force, representing the ultimate strength of the mental lineage, was extremely magical and allowed him to easily control the mirror.
“This mirror…” Xu Jingming exclaimed, staring in shock at the pocket universe contained within it.
“It’s just a first-realm high-dimensional treasure.” Sanam shrugged. “It’s only about 1.08 billion light-years in diameter. It’s small, comparatively speaking.”
“Small?” Xu Jingming repeated, stunned. “What do you mean by small?”
“Well, for example, my master’s true body is over ten billion light-years tall,” Sanam explained. “And the legendary third-realm high-dimensional lifeforms have bodies that are even bigger, exceeding the size of your home universe.”
“Their bodies are bigger than my entire universe?” Xu Jingming was intrigued.
The universe was ma.s.sive. The human dominion alone had 34 cosmic sectors, and that was only a small corner. The entire universe was beyond comprehension in terms of size.
Even the monster, Monhado Xiong E—who was over ten billion light-years tall—only spanned a few cosmic sectors. It was still very small compared to the whole picture.
“I’ve seen a third-realm high-dimensional lifeform with my own eyes,” Sanam went on. “I didn’t get a clear look at His true body, but I saw His palm. And let me tell you, His palm was slightly larger than your entire homeworld universe.”
Xu Jingming nodded. He didn’t know much, but he knew very well how truly unimaginable third-realm high-dimensional lifeforms were.
“The cosmic fruits I’ve harvested over three Abyssal Eras are stored in this mirror,” Sanam explained, gesturing to the piles of treasures stacked up like mountains within it. “These ordinary cosmic fruits are only useful to low-dimensional lifeforms, and I’ve collected over 100,000 of them.”
Xu Jingming scanned the mirror, seeing the vast pile of cosmic fruits present. Among them was a large number of cosmic fruits—there were indeed more than 100,000.
“That’s a lot of cosmic fruits,” Xu Jingming remarked, impressed. Each one was worth ten million credits.
“They’re meant for low-dimensional beings, so they’re nothing, really,” Sanam explained. “I just collect them regularly; it’s a natural acc.u.mulation over time. The ones you collected last time weren’t even ready to be harvested yet, and most of them were still relatively small.”
Xu Jingming also noticed that the cosmic fruits in the mirror were generally larger.
If I provide them as exchange items for Origin lifeforms once every 1,000 years and release them one at a time, it’ll take more than 100 million years to use them all up, Xu Jingming calculated. The three Paramounts regularly put a ton of treasures up for exchange with Origin lifeforms. All together, it’s actually a ma.s.sive amount of resources. These cosmic fruits of mine are nothing in comparison.
“The six high-dimensional fruits are what’s really important here,” Sanam told Xu Jingming, who had also noticed them.
They were identical to the ones guarded by the snakes outside.
“Every high-dimensional fruit that’s produced puts a huge strain on the auxiliary universe,” Sanam explained. “I didn’t realize this at first, and I picked the two fruit trees three times! Later on, I noticed that the auxiliary universe was slowly deteriorating, so I didn’t pick them again. It wasn’t until then that the decline of the auxiliary universe slowed down. I hope you’ll also… refrain from picking the two high-dimensional fruits outside.”
“One high-dimensional fruit is enough for a single high-dimensional lifeform,” Sanam said.
“Okay, I won’t pick them.” Xu Jingming nodded.
There was no need to pick any with so many treasures in the mirror. It would only accelerate the decline of the auxiliary universe.
The weaker the auxiliary universe, the faster Sanam would die.
“You can consume this high-dimensional fruit after becoming a high-dimensional lifeform. Its function… is to modify your body,” Sanam explained. “It will greatly improve your body, allowing your physical strength to reach the peak of the Firstborn realm.”
Xu Jingming looked at the black fruit with antic.i.p.ation, but he couldn’t consume it now.
“There are also a variety of valuable minerals, plants, and other materials like blood, bones, and scales from high-dimensional s.p.a.ce. These can all be used to create high-dimensional weapons and enhance one’s bloodline. Their worth is not far behind the six high-dimensional fruits.”
As Xu Jingming surveyed the piles of items, he saw vast quant.i.ties of high-dimensional minerals spread out before him.
There were also the remains of high-dimensional lifeforms, including a sphere of golden blood with a diameter of more than ten million kilometers, a stack of scales each about a light-year in diameter, and an extremely long ivory-white horn.
In addition, there were numerous plants of all kinds, as well as a mult.i.tude of strange items piled up like a mountain.
“The most valuable possession I’ve acc.u.mulated over the years are definitely my high-dimensional weapons,” Sanam declared. “I was lucky enough to acquire two Eternal realm weapons. I also have 17 Firstborn realm weapons, but there are over a thousand more that aren’t as impressive. These were crafted without much care and were given to lower dimensional beings.”
Xu Jingming was also examining the treasures in the mirror.
The two shining Eternal weapons stood out among the ma.s.sive collection: one was a sword, and the other was armor.
The sword seemed ancient, as if it had the power to freeze everything in its path.
The armor was imposing and unyielding.
Just sensing these treasures was enough to make Xu Jingming feel a heavy weight on his shoulders.
The other 17 Firstborn realm treasures and weapons included the mirror itself, as well as armor, battle armor, a high-dimensional s.p.a.ceship, high-dimensional puppets, sabers, swords, spears, eight-clawed chains, and other weapons.
All 17 Firstborn realm treasures were much more intimidating than the Primordial Fire Beads. After all, only a set of 36 Primordial Fire Beads could be considered a complete Firstborn realm weapon.
Some high-dimensional weapons that were exchanged by Origin lifeforms were actually mediocre. The materials were ordinary, and their value was very low.
“For high-dimensional lifeforms, high-dimensional treasures and weapons are of utmost importance,” Sanam explained. “They are willing to trade more than half their wealth for a powerful high-dimensional weapon that is perfect for them.”
“My entire wealth is probably comparable to that of a poor high-dimensional Eternal being.” Sanam chuckled. “It’s already not bad to have one or two Eternal weapons for someone who has just reached the Eternal realm.”
Xu Jingming nodded slightly.
There was also a divide between rich and poor high-dimensional Eternal beings. For instance, the three human Paramounts were powerful and had a lot of experience. They used forbidden weapons, and the three of them together were a match for Gumo. They were naturally considered very wealthy among high-dimensional Eternal beings.
In terms of value, these treasures can probably be exchanged for an entire cosmic sector, Xu Jingming thought. Of course, the wealth of high-dimensional beings is primarily used on their evolutionary journey.
Whoosh.
Sanam waved its hand, materializing a book that shot toward Xu Jingming.
“I’ve had this book for a while. It explains how to use my treasures,” Sanam explained.
“Thank you, Sir,” Xu Jingming replied, grateful that the other had thought of everything for him.
“Finally…” Sanam looked at Xu Jingming. “It’s a legacy left behind by my master before it pa.s.sed away.”
Sanam waved its hand again, producing a thick, ma.s.sive rock book that appeared to be made up of 36 stone slabs.
“Master’s legacy?” Xu Jingming’s eyes brightened.
Sanam gazed at the rock book with longing and sighed with emotion. “When high-dimensional beings are alive, they don’t want to reveal all their legacies. They usually keep the core parts a secret. This is because revealing them would expose their core secrets.
“But when they’re facing death, they’ll spread their legacies without hesitation,” Sanam said as he handed the ma.s.sive rock book to Xu Jingming.
Xu Jingming could understand.
The Void Celestials had five legacies, all of which were third-realm legacies.
He had only seen the true projection of Master of the Abyssal Void, but after grasping the Heart Realm Force, the true projection turned into the complete legacy of Red Lotus Fire. It was clear that Master of the Abyssal Void had left this opportunity for the later generation.
The legacy is also a mark. Maybe they also want to use these marks to be revived. As he thought this, his Heart Realm Force enveloped the thick rock book in front of him.
He opened it and saw that every page was a huge rock slab with a large amount of high-dimensional information. Xu Jingming silently read and absorbed it, page after page, as a powerful high-dimensional legacy of the Physical Path was displayed in front of him without reservation.