Chapter 1 The Approaching Calamity

Xu Jingming, Grand Lord Fiya, and the unknown Third Realm expert emanated a vast aura, making the Xu family members nearby feel nervous and uneasy.

"Are you Fiya?" Xu Jingming asked.

"I am," Grand Lord Fiya said with a smile.

Xu Jingming understood and nodded kindly.

When he obtained the *Xin Jie* Spear Hundred Scrolls (Heart Tribulation Spear Hundred Scrolls) inheritance, Xu Jingming also learned about the bet.

The bet was made by two Eternal existences. Eternal existences possessed supreme power, overlooking all of time and space. They had conflicts and differences, so they made this bet.

According to the bet, the two Eternal existences each selected an inheritor and had them comprehend the inheritance for one abyss epoch, after which they would have a battle.

The outcome would be determined by the inheritors' victory or defeat.

The lives of two Third Realm beings were insignificant, but the Eternal existences' bet was a major event.

To ensure the bet proceeded properly, the two Eternal existences each dispatched a follower to supervise the entire process.

"The bet details the names of the two witnesses. The Eternal existence of the Heart Realm sent a follower named Fiya," Xu Jingming thought to himself. "She should be supervising the entire process to ensure that I am not affected in any way before the battle."

Grand Lord Fiya smiled and introduced, "This person beside me is your opponent—Traveler Chijue!"

Traveler Chijue’s entire body was like red jade, and he was observing Xu Jingming. He said, "Wu Ming, I have received the ultimate inheritance in the abyss for an abyss epoch. I hope you won't disappoint me in this battle."

"He has already comprehended it for an abyss epoch?" Xu Jingming was surprised.

He had only obtained the inheritance recently!

Grand Lord Fiya said from the side, "Wu Ming, you two are from different timelines. He obtained the ultimate inheritance very early and has already comprehended it for an abyss epoch. After meeting you, he will go to the battlefield... You will also go after an abyss epoch, but you two will arrive at the battlefield at the same time."

Xu Jingming understood.

"For Lord Chijue, a battle will begin in a moment. For you, there is still nearly an abyss epoch," Grand Lord Fiya said. "The bet will definitely ensure you have the same comprehension time."

"Wu Ming, between you and me..." Traveler Chijue looked at Xu Jingming calmly, "Only one can survive."

"The victor lives, and the loser dies. That's the rule of the bet," Xu Jingming nodded.

If he lost, it would also mean that the Eternal existence behind him had lost!

Only one of them could live, forcing both Xu Jingming and Traveler Chijue to give it their all.

"It seems your relatives are learning about the bet for the first time." Traveler Chijue glanced at Xu Jingming's relatives, who were in shock. When Traveler Chijue spoke, he deliberately let the surrounding beings hear.

He was also deliberately affecting the state of mind of Xu Jingming's relatives.

"They would have found out sooner or later." Xu Jingming didn't mind. He had to tell his family about the bet sooner or later.

Traveler Chijue swept his gaze across the entire spacetime, "There isn't a single powerful one in your spacetime. You have to far surpass these Third Realm beings. Otherwise, you will definitely lose against me."

After speaking, Traveler Chijue forcibly tore through spacetime and left.

Fiya came this time to protect Xu Jingming.

"What he said is true." Grand Lord Fiya looked at Xu Jingming, "The 36 Third Realm experts in your spacetime are far inferior to him now. To defeat him, you must first become truly invincible in this spacetime. You must go all out in this bet."

"Since it involves life and death, how could I be negligent?" Xu Jingming smiled slightly.

Grand Lord Fiya nodded and left across spacetime without a sound.

Xu Jingming turned his head and saw his parents, wife, and other family members looking at him with concern and worry. They had been immersed in the joy of being resurrected and the joy of Xu Jingming becoming a Third Realm expert. Now, they knew that Xu Jingming was involved in the Eternal existence's bet.

…

"No wonder his evolutionary path is so smooth." The Lord of Kuye watched from afar. The arrival of Grand Lord Fiya and Traveler Chijue caused too much commotion. The Third Realm experts in this spacetime were paying close attention and learned about the bet. "With an Eternal existence secretly guiding him, he will naturally advance by leaps and bounds. However, the greater the benefits, the greater the price, humph... He and that Traveler Chijue will definitely have one of them die after an abyss epoch."

Lord of Kuye was proud in his heart. Traveler Chijue was too unscrupulous and didn't take the Third Realm experts of this spacetime seriously, saying, 'There isn't a single powerful one in your spacetime.' This made Lord of Kuye instinctively dislike him.

Therefore, he didn't like either Wu Ming or Traveler Chijue. He would be happy no matter who died.

…

"This Wu Ming actually has such a calamity?" Lord Haiyu revealed a smile, feeling quite pleased. Wu Ming knew about her feud with the Liumang Star family, but still wanted to protect them. As fellow Third Realm experts, she couldn't stop him, but she felt dissatisfied.

Now that she knew about the bet, Lord Haiyu felt good and was happy to watch the show.

"The path of evolution still has to be taken step by step. Those who take shortcuts like this have to pay the price," Lord Haiyu thought. "This Wu Ming might be completely dead after an abyss epoch."

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Inside the old house.

The Xu family gathered together, with all kinds of delicacies and fine wines filling the table. With Xu Jingming's current abilities, he could instantly teleport all kinds of delicacies and fine wines from all over this spacetime.

"Jingming, this bet..." Xu's father, Xu's mother, Li Miaomiao, Xu Lixing, and the others all looked at Xu Jingming, not in the mood to enjoy the food.

"This bet is real."

Xu Jingming said with a smile, "The path of evolution is difficult, and it's too hard to become a Third Realm expert. I was able to break through so smoothly because I received an opportunity from an Eternal existence. Without the opportunity given by the Eternal existence, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to break through in my entire life, and our family would have a hard time reuniting."

Relying on himself, Xu Jingming was confident in becoming invincible at the half-step Third Realm.

But the gap from half-step Third Realm invincible to Third Realm was a chasm! Without the Eternal inheritance, Xu Jingming asked himself, even if he struggled his entire life, his hope of becoming a Third Realm expert was very slim.

"I have received too much, and it is only right to bear a bet," Xu Jingming said. "Countless half-step Third Realm experts crave this inheritance but cannot obtain it."

"The bet, the winner lives, and the loser dies?" Li Miaomiao said.

"A 50% survival rate, not bad," Xu Jingming said with a smile.

Li Miaomiao's eyes were a little red.

She felt like she had been protected by her husband her entire life. She was satisfied with her happy 100,000 years and felt very happy. Now that she could be resurrected as a high-dimensional lifeform and reunite with her many family members, she felt endless joy... But her husband was facing a calamity, and she wanted to help but couldn't.

"An abyss epoch is a very long time," Xu Jingming said. "The history of many low-dimensional lifeform groups is less than an abyss epoch. And I have a chance of winning this battle."

"Let's drink first." Xu Hong raised his glass.

…

Xu Jingming became a Third Realm expert, and Third Realm experts visited one after another.

One day, Featherfire Monarch and Emperor Dragon Island Lord's master 'Watercloud' visited together. The three Third Realm existences sat down separately.

"Wu Ming," Featherfire Monarch said, "You obtained the *Bafang Tu* (Eight Direction Chart) that I created when you were a low-dimensional lifeform, and you also came to Featherfire City to learn a few inheritances. You and I are indeed very fated."

"I can have today thanks to Featherfire Monarch." Xu Jingming nodded. His karmic entanglement with Featherfire Monarch was indeed deep.

"This bet involves the Eternal existences who are high above. We can't do anything about it. But I can promise you... If you lose the bet, I will help protect your family and race," Featherfire Monarch promised.

For a Third Realm existence, protecting some lifeforms was very easy.

Xu Jingming was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Featherfire Monarch."

"Wu Ming, protecting your relatives and race is a small matter. I can also help," Lord Watercloud said. "But you need to pay attention to the 'mind will' problem of your relatives early on. A weak mind is easily corrupted and distorted in the face of a long time."

Lord Watercloud had also experienced these things and was forced to put his loved ones to sleep completely.

"I know." Xu Jingming frowned. "Unless the mind will reaches the Third Realm level, it will ultimately not be able to resist in the face of a long time."

"The stronger the mind will, the longer it can last. If it can be comparable to the mind will of a half-step Third Realm expert, it can remain conscious for hundreds of abyss epochs," Lord Watercloud said. "Being able to stay awake for so long is enough."

Featherfire Monarch said from the side, "Yes, Wu Ming, your relatives' mind will is too weak. If it is not cultivated well, I am afraid it will not be able to last for an abyss epoch."

"I also have some experience in this area, which you can learn from," Lord Watercloud said.

"Thank you, Brother Watercloud." Xu Jingming thanked him.

"Seeing you is like seeing myself back then." Lord Watercloud sighed. "I initially became a Third Realm expert step by step from a low-dimensional lifeform. After resurrecting my loved ones, they were very happy to enjoy the life of high-dimensional lifeforms. I spent countless thoughts on their mind will issues, but now I can only put them all to sleep."

Xu Jingming nodded. "Is there no way to completely solve the problem of mind decay?"

"Of course, there is a way," Featherfire Monarch said.

Xu Jingming immediately listened carefully.

"If the mind will is comparable to the Third Realm, it will naturally not fear time," Featherfire Monarch said.

"Let their mind will be comparable to the Third Realm? It can't be done," Lord Watercloud shook his head.

"If we rely on external help, we can't do it. We can't change their mind will by external force," Featherfire Monarch said. "But... Eternal existences may be able to do it."

Lord Watercloud nodded. "Eternal existences may be able to do it. But the information I have gathered... Eternal existences have never helped solve the problem of 'mind decay.' I have met so many Third Realm existences in the spacetime arena, and I have never heard of it."

Featherfire Monarch looked at Xu Jingming. "So, think of a way to improve your family members on their own!"

Xu Jingming was thoughtful, and then asked, "Lord Watercloud, you just said that you met many Third Realm experts in the spacetime arena?"

"Oh, that's a game in countless spacetimes. Drunken Weng is very powerful in the spacetime arena, and he became a follower of the Eternal existence because of it." Lord Watercloud began to explain in detail. Xu Jingming was, after all, a newly promoted Third Realm expert, and there was too much he didn't understand.

In the years after Xu Jingming's breakthrough, 19 Third Realm experts visited, which also broadened Xu Jingming's horizons and allowed him to understand some of the secrets of the Third Realm level.

What surprised Xu Jingming the most was that when Drunken Weng visited, he actually chatted happily with his grandfather 'Old Man Xu'. Drunken Weng invited Old Man Xu to his place.

"Grandson, Senior Drunken Weng invited me. I'll go over first?" Old Man Xu said.

"Okay, thank you, Drunken Weng." Xu Jingming agreed.

Whether or not he would survive the bet in the future was another matter. It was a good thing that his grandfather could get closer to Drunken Weng. After all, among the 36 Third Realm experts in this spacetime, the most special was Drunken Weng! Drunken Weng was also a follower of the Eternal existence!

"If I lose in the future, perhaps my grandfather's relationship with Drunken Weng can help my family," Xu Jingming thought.