"Primordial Rules?"
Shen Yi frowned.
"Yes."
Lilith nodded, her expression grave.
"You can understand them as the most primal, purest, and essential foundational form of all rules."
"They carry no specific attribute inclinations, such as fire, frost, space, time, or anything of the sort."
"They are rules themselves in their purest form—a universal nourishment capable of carrying any attribute and being absorbed and transformed by any power system."
After saying that, Lilith paused before continuing her explanation.
"Normally, such things can only be produced in newborn worlds—worlds that have just emerged from chaos, where their rules have not yet fully differentiated and taken shape. Only in such places is it possible for them to be born in minuscule quantities alongside the world's growth, under extraordinarily coincidental circumstances."
"Yet newborn worlds are themselves fragile and rare, and the conditions required to form these spirit crystals are unimaginably harsh. Their numbers are pitifully scarce."
"More importantly..."
Lilith looked at Wen Ke'er, her gaze becoming exceptionally complicated.
"If a newborn world does not suffer misfortune and develops normally, the rules within it will rapidly differentiate, evolve, and grow more complex, forming all kinds of specific laws and power systems."
"The Primordial Spirit Crystals will either be absorbed by the world itself for its growth or dissipate during the differentiation of rules. They will not remain behind at all, much less be acquired in large quantities."
"So..."
Lilith concluded.
"Beyond the World, Primordial Spirit Crystals are legendary treasures. Even many ancient existences have only heard their names and never seen their true forms."
"Their rarity far surpasses any Rule Fragment you have encountered before. They are even more precious than some complete but attribute-specific Authority fragments."
Shen Yi's brow furrowed even tighter.
He understood how rare and precious this thing was, but Lilith's words