Before this "exhibition area," Tai Yu fell silent for a while.
During that time, he reviewed a great deal of material and thought through many questions.
Much of that "material" came not from his own experience, but from what the "Great Existence" had shared with him. At first, he could still tell the difference. Later, as more and more material flowed in, he could no longer keep track.
Information and experiences from every angle came together, leaving his thoughts muddled for a time.
But his trust in the "Great Existence" was absolute. If he could not tell them apart, he would stop trying.
Take the experience of leaping out of the "River of Time." He accepted it as something that had happened, and the associated memories and sensations grew clearer instead.
Tai Yu had already reached the level of a Great Monarch. His grasp of historical information, his understanding of the "Three Layers, One Zone, One Domain," and his ability to construct Rule Domains now far surpassed what he had possessed during that earlier "experience."
Looking back on it now, he saw it more clearly:
A relatively complete framework of understanding, abundant streams of information, and a swift, efficient way of processing them—when all of these came together, with the Real World providing constant, precise feedback, it truly felt as though he stood on the bank, watching a great river race past.
That did not mean he could make out every detail of its spray, rapids, and whirlpools. He simply had a relatively detached understanding of the river's overall course.
If he stretched the timeline as far as possible, widened the scope of space, and used a vast flood of information to dilute his sense of "Self," he could achieve something like extracting his "Self Format" from it all. That