650 Cleansing Lotus Fire

In the virtual world.

“Dodo’an, what the hell did you just say?” A couple glared at their daughter, Dodo’an Nonaeclipse.

“I’ve discussed it with Fangjin. Five kids is enough; we don’t plan on having more,” Dodo’an said, her voice steady.

“Are you kidding me? With your control over your bodies, what’s the big deal with having more kids? Why aren’t you expanding the family?” Her father’s anxiety was palpable. “Xu Fangjin and Xu Biyun are the only siblings in the third generation of the Xu family! Xu Biyun and Scarletjade Swordcrow only have one boy and one girl; they both have the surname Xu. Since Xu Biyun doesn’t plan on having more, you should be having more!”

“We already have five,” Dodo’an repeated.

“Isn’t it common for powerful families in the universe to have more than ten kids? If the fourth generation of the Xu family has 22 people, two of them would be Xu Biyun’s children, and 20 would be yours and Xu Fangjin’s. How could Xu Biyun’s lineage compete with yours?”

“Dodo’an, Paramounts value the first few generations of relatives. The further one goes, the more distant their relationship becomes. Therefore, the resources of the first few generations will far exceed those of the future,” her mother chimed in.

“For our Nonaeclipse family, you have to have more children,” her father said.

“I think it’s enough.” Dodo’an Nonaeclipse stood up and declared, “I’ll make sure my children have even more children, but as for me, I’ve had enough.”

With that, she left her father’s personal space.

Her father was livid. “How dare you disobey me?”

“Our daughter is getting bolder by the day.” Dodo’an’s mother chuckled. “She’s already given birth to five children, and the Xu family is over the moon. They’ve even promoted her to the eleventh most important person in the Pearwood Group. She’s used to being in charge, and with Xu Fangjin doting on her, it’s no wonder she’s not as obedient as she used to be.”

“Sigh.” Dodo’an’s father nodded in agreement. “The Pearwood Group is now second in the Hunter Cosmic Sector, and their wealth has surpassed the Cloud City Association. With our daughter being the eleventh most important person, she wields more power than our entire family combined.”

“The Pearwood Group is incredibly wealthy,” Dodo’an’s mother marveled. “They keep spending money and credit to expand at an alarming rate.”

“Our Nonaeclipse family has also reaped the benefits,” Dodo’an’s father added with a sigh.

The Pearwood Group was unstoppable, and with Dodo’an’s increasing influence, the entire family had to play along.

It couldn’t be helped—Xu Jingming’s wealth was astronomical, allowing the Pearwood Group to expand at a rapid pace.

While the Pearwood Group was now richer than the Cloud City Association, it was all thanks to Xu Jingming. However, their resources still couldn’t match the Cloud City Association, so they had to spend money and credit to acquire resources at a premium.

All the major factions were desperate for the Pearwood Group to acquire them, and with Dodo’an being the eleventh most important person and her husband—Xu Fangjin—being third, it was clear just how much influence she held within the group.

…

Earth.

Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao sat in the courtyard, one studying the construction of a high-dimensional body and the other monitoring the corporation’s businesses.

“Dodo’an is a force to be reckoned with,” Li Miaomiao said as she examined the business results. “I can’t find a single flaw in the operations she’s running. The corporation’s dealings with the Nonaeclipse family are minimal, and the premium is reasonable.”

Expanding on a grand scale, such as acquiring planetary territories, did come with a cost.

“She and Little Fangjin have five children, right?” Xu Jingming suddenly asked.

“Yeah,” Li Miaomiao replied with a smile. “Our Xu family is growing by the day.”

“As time goes on, it will only continue to grow and reach an astronomical number. When that happens, you won’t even bat an eye,” Xu Jingming commented with a smile. Suddenly, he sensed another clone’s breakthrough.

Xu Jingming’s eyes lit up as a transparent flame appeared on the tip of his finger.

The flame was faint and translucent, but its power was terrifying to the extreme.

Cleansing Lotus Fire…

Xu Jingming looked at the flame wisp.

Xu Jingming had reached the Heart Lotus realm, and with the help of the infinite sins coming from the Sin Flower—a high-dimensional weapon—he was able to begin cultivating the Red Lotus Fire. But even with these advantages, it took him over 100 years to condense just a wisp of the Cleansing Lotus Fire.

What terrifying flames. I can’t withstand them either, he thought to himself. The Cleansing Lotus Fire I just condensed is already so terrifying!

According to the Red Lotus Fire legacy, there were three realms to master: Cleansing Lotus Fire, Black Lotus Fire, and Red Lotus Fire.

The Cleansing Lotus Fire could be subdivided into nine-leaf stages, ranging from the one-leaf stage to the highest nine-leaf stage.

Similarly, the flames of the black lotus could be divided into nine-leaf realms. Once a cultivator broke through to Nine-leaf Black Lotus, the flames would turn into a red lotus, the epitome of mastery.

And after mastering the Red Lotus Fire, a cultivator would be half a step into the third realm.

The Cleansing Lotus Fire of the One-leaf realm—it has the power of the weakest Firstborn realm high-dimensional lifeform. Xu Jingming knew the facts; they were all laid out in black and white in the legacy.

The Cleansing Lotus Fire, from the One-leaf to Nine-leaf stages, was considered to be of Firstborn realm strength.

But even with that said, Xu Jingming knew he couldn’t defeat any Firstborn realm high-dimensional lifeform with just this bit of Cleansing Lotus Fire alone. However, the fact that its potency reached the threshold of a high-dimensional lifeform was a testament to just how terrifying it truly was.

For a cosmic legend to possess such a move was a clear indication of just how special the Heart Realm Force was and how truly terrifying the Red Lotus Fire legacy was.

…

At the headquarters of the Primordial Research Institute, Xu Jingming’s clone stood before the powerful high-dimensional weapon, Sin Flower. For years, he had been using the weapon to cultivate the deadly Red Lotus Fire, and now—at long last—the Cleansing Lotus Fire had finally been condensed.

The greatest use of the Cleansing Lotus Fire is to condense a Cleansing Lotus Clone and use it to explore the Heart Realm. Xu Jingming looked at the transparent flame floating in front of him.

With a single thought, the wisp of flame condensed into a clone of Xu Jingming—a clone pure and formed entirely from the Cleansing Lotus Fire.

It’s finally time to explore the Heart Realm. Xu Jingming had been waiting for this moment ever since he had established his Heart Realm.

Go on.

With a connection to the Heart Realm, the Cleansing Lotus clone instantly headed toward it.

Whoosh.

It passed through the boundaries of reality and illusion before finally entering the Heart Realm.

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Heart Realm.

The Heart Realm was a relatively special area in high-dimensional space, spanning a vast and endless area. However, only those who had reached an extremely high level in the mental lineage could enter.

Small World.

Xu Jingming’s clone formed by the Cleansing Lotus Fire arrived in this small world.

As he stood on the vast land, he looked up at the sky. The light emitted by the Dark Primordial Star was faint, casting the entire world in darkness.

This is the small world I established in the Heart Realm, and it’s also my… only territory in the vast Heart Realm. As he stood there, he felt the entire territory centered around him and the boundless Heart Realm Force contained within under his command.

According to the Heart Realm Exploration Guidelines, one’s strength is augmented by the entire territory’s strength within their own territory. Their strength can be guaranteed to be dozens or even a hundred times greater.

This is why powerhouses from the Heart Realm Force lineage are difficult to deal with.

They’re good at traveling the Heart Realm and have many clones that can hide everywhere. Their strength also increases a hundredfold in their Heart Realm territory.

Ignoring the third-realm high-dimensional lifeforms, only another Heart Realm powerhouse could kill a Heart Realm powerhouse under normal circumstances.

Only by traveling the Heart Realm could they have a chance of killing each other.

And even then, it’s only a chance.

There are also people who can enter the Mother Stream who have very strong life-preservation means. Ever since the Spacetime Island Lord entered the Mother Stream, the human race’s foundation has stabilized.

It’s time to begin exploring the Heart Realm.

Xu Jingming chose a direction and quickly arrived at the border of his territory. Beyond the border, there was chaos and nothingness.

Whoosh!

Xu Jingming flew into the chaos.

This clone of mine is composed only of a wisp of Cleansing Lotus Fire, and can’t venture far since it depends on my Heart Realm. Xu Jingming was cognizant of this.

In the universe, he had the power to split into countless clones.

However, in the Heart Realm… he had yet to successfully construct a high-dimensional body. Without it, his true body couldn’t enter the Heart Realm.

According to the Heart Realm Exploration Guidelines, those in this state could only rely on the Heart Realm territory to control the Heart Realm Force and carefully explore their surroundings. The further one ventured, the harder it was to control the Heart Realm Force.

The exploration area was limited, always centered around the Heart Realm!

But once Xu Jingming constructed a high-dimensional body, his true form could enter the Heart Realm and he could split into seven or eight clones at will. Each clone could exist independently, traveling as far and as wide as they desired without any distance restrictions.

Usually, cosmic legends who have grasped the Heart Realm Force use the Heart Realm Force to explore their surroundings.

But for me, I’m using the Heart Realm Force to condense the Cleansing Lotus Fire and get it to explore my surroundings. Xu Jingming’s Cleansing Lotus clone observed his surroundings. Even in the chaos, he could sense an area of more than 500 kilometers.

The Heart Realm Force was too gentle and weak. It was easy for the enemy to ‘capture’ it and track him down.

Cleansing Lotus Fire was a pure and violent flame! It could explode when encountering an enemy! It didn’t leave any aura traces for the enemy, making it difficult to track them.

This was also the reason why Xu Jingming only started exploring after condensing the Cleansing Lotus Fire.

According to the Heart Realm Exploration Guidelines, countless powerhouses have established territories in the Heart Realm over generations. After they die, their territories get enveloped in chaos, Xu Jingming thought. I should target these territories.

Xu Jingming didn’t dare to enter complete territories where its owners were still alive.

Only after the owner died would the territory ruins enveloped in chaos be safe.

Whoosh.

Xu Jingming flew in the chaos of the Heart Realm and sensed his surroundings. After flying for about 15 minutes, Xu Jingming saw a towering mountain in the chaos, and this made his eyes light up. Land, mountains, rivers… Any creation can only be formed by establishing the Heart Realm.

This mountain must’ve been the territory of a Heart Realm powerhouse a long time ago.

Xu Jingming carefully headed for the mountain and explored it.

Almost all powerhouses of the Heart Realm lineage relied on exploring the ruins of their predecessors to gradually become stronger.