All in all, from now on, whenever I use the Origin Return Method, the one taking the blame will be the Primordial Vital Energy. As long as its memories haven't run out, I'll be able to keep using it without limit. Of course, I won't do something so foolish as killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. After all, its capacity is finite, and until the Tribulation Heavenly Fate can reveal the fifth meridian, it will remain my most important battle strength. The Subordinate Return Method is still the foundation for preserving its memories.
After entering the dreamscape and enduring countless hardships, the Origin Return Method I had learned was no joke. Breaking through an ordinary tribulation-transcending existence was almost guaranteed. Of course, the amount of memory it consumed was equally astonishing. Therefore, the only thing I needed to strengthen for now was the Subordinate Return Method. As long as I cultivated this technique for a few more days, it would be enough to support the amount needed for one use of the Origin Return Method.
Theoretically speaking, the first layer of the Origin Return Method consumed about ten years of memory per use, while the second layer consumed twenty years, and so on. Of course, because the difference in power used each time was enormous, and because extracting memories depended on whim, while cultivation level also reduced the cost, there were all sorts of subtle additions and subtractions involved. Thus, the Origin Return Method wasn't as serious as I had imagined. As long as the Subordinate Return Method reached the first layer, using the Origin Return Method once wouldn't be a problem, and I could even maintain a balance between expenditure and income.
However, if the enemy was strong enough, the time needed for the Origin Return and