"In terms of hierarchy and status, even if you deliberately severed the connection, I wouldn't be able to detect that fundamental bond between our powers."
She paused, then added, "At most, what I can sense is my power's affinity for the Flame of Continued Combustion within you."
"Just like now, the flame in my hand feels an instinctive closeness to your existence, as if it wants to return to its source. But that feeling is very faint. It's more like an attraction on the level of rules, not an actual power link."
Shen Yi listened in silence.
Xilos's words confirmed what Alvin had said.
The establishment of a Rule Seed was best carried out before the other party had stepped into the realm of an Authority Holder.
Once the other party had already formed their own path of Authority, it would become much harder to establish that kind of deep, two-way feedback channel.
However, Alvin had also said that he had a way.
"Wait, why are you asking all this? Are you trying to go back to Blue Star?"
Xilos suddenly asked, cutting through Shen Yi's thoughts.
Shen Yi looked at her and did not deny it.
"I am thinking about it. The Rule Seed Alvin mentioned—I want to try it on Blue Star. There are many people there who trust me, and there's enough of a foundation."
Xilos nodded, but then immediately reminded him, "But you need to think this through. Now that we're in the Beyond the World, it will take quite a lot of time to determine the location of the world we came from."
"Even with your attainments in space, you'll still need a very long time to open a spatial connection. And this kind of connection is often one-way. Going back might be easy, but