Comprehending the Origin (8,000-Character Final Chapter)

Once the light faded, what came into Bai Xiaowen and Xia Feng's view was a small altar.

Above the altar floated an Ancient Stone Slab.

Xia Feng vaguely sensed that some lines were etched onto the slab, but when he looked closely, he could not make them out clearly, as though a nearsighted person had lost his glasses.

"What is that?" Xia Feng asked.

Bai Xiaowen said, "In the Dark Ages Plane, I once encountered a unique item called the 'Contract Stone Slab.' The Contract Stone Slab possessed the power of laws and could control demons."

After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued, "The stone slab before us should be of the same type as the Contract Stone Slab. It is also a special item containing the profound mysteries of laws. However, its level should be far higher than that of the Contract Stone Slab."

Xia Feng understood. "The Contract Stone Slab from the Dark Ages Plane might merely be a replica of this?"

Bai Xiaowen nodded, then said to Xia Feng, "The time has come... The two Backstage Bigshots behind us, who orchestrated this exploration of the Land of Origin, should reveal themselves as well."

A bewildered expression appeared on Xia Feng's face. Then, a phantom figure "walked" out of his body.

The figure was condensed from pure starlight. Through that starlight, one could even see strings of stars linked together. It was precisely the Will Incarnation of the God of Truth that Bai Xiaowen and Xia Feng had seen before.

At the same time, a beam of white light shot out from Bai Xiaowen's body. Upon landing, it transformed into the image of a thin middle-aged man wearing glasses and a white lab coat. It was the mental image of Bai Yuantang whom Bai Xiaowen had seen three times in his sea of consciousness.

"Xiaowen."

Bai Yuantang said with a chuckle, "You have truly brought me an unexpected surprise."

"Unexpected, certainly. A surprise, perhaps not," Bai Xiaowen replied with a smile. Then he looked at the Will Incarnation of the God of Truth. "As a Deity, you were actually able to bring your Will Incarnation here. You even granted my bargain-bin father permission to enter... I now know your true identity."

The God of Truth's Thought Wave arrived. "Oh? You know who I am?"

"You are the incarnation of the Creator's remaining will."

Bai Xiaowen exposed it outright. "Unlike Alpha and the others, you are devoted to bringing about the Creator's awakening. The Creator's return will also use you as its core to reconstruct an entity of consciousness."

The God of Truth chose silence.

"Xiaowen, you truly are my pride." Bai Yuantang laughed. "Having an overly intelligent son really takes so much fun away from being a father. I should have been the one to reveal the answer."

Bai Xiaowen said, "Don't be in such a hurry. I still have many questions."

"All right, then. One question for one question?" Bai Yuantang said. "You needn't worry about us lying, because the God of Truth can answer all your questions, and the God of Truth's divine position determines that He cannot speak falsehoods."

The God of Truth gave a slight "nod." "I am the incarnation of the Creator's will associated with 'truth.' All thoughts related to fraud and conspiracy have already split off, becoming the Alpha and others you saw. I can only decide whether to speak, and how much information to reveal. I cannot provide false information."

Bai Xiaowen nodded and asked first, "My first question: the origins of the Spirit Realm."

"The Spirit Realm is the Creator's Dream Realm," said the God of Truth.

It was brief and to the point, but Bai Xiaowen had already gained the information he wanted.

Xia Feng found it somewhat strange. Wasn't a dream supposed to be illusory? Why could people from the Spirit Realm enter the real world?

However, seeing that Bai Xiaowen had no questions, Xia Feng did not ask further.

Bai Xiaowen had long known that there was no clear boundary between reality and illusion. Whether a dream was false depended on who the "dreamer" was.

The Creator's Dream Realm was real enough even for Deities.

Because the real world had been created by the Creator, and the Dream Realm had also been created by the Creator. To deny the reality of the Dream Realm was, to a certain extent, to deny the real world and even one's own existence.

After the God of Truth answered, Bai Yuantang asked, "Xiaowen, since you chose not to become the Death God, where exactly did you discover the problem?"

Bai Yuantang did not ask why Bai Xiaowen had refused godhood, because he had sufficient respect for Bai Xiaowen's intelligence. At this point, he knew Bai Xiaowen would certainly not be fooled into becoming a god. It was better to ask where Bai Xiaowen had discovered the issue, and how he and the God of Truth had exposed their flaws.

Bai Xiaowen thought for a moment. "When I first encountered one of your mental projections, you said the four words 'Eye of Evolution.'"

Bai Yuantang nodded. "Indeed."

Bai Xiaowen pointed at his left eye. "But Eye of Evolution was the name I gave this eye. It was not its original name—Creator's Left Eye—nor was it necessarily the name you gave it. So from that moment onward, a seed of suspicion was planted in my heart."

Bai Yuantang frowned. "Impossible. If you harbored suspicion, I would definitely have discovered it."

Bai Xiaowen smiled. "When you said 'Eye of Evolution,' I analyzed one possibility: that you had mind-reading abilities. I encountered such an ability back when I was an Awakened. Though rare, it was not unheard of. Therefore, I restrained my suspicion and did not let it surface."

Controlling one's thoughts might be difficult for ordinary people. They might even fall into the trap of thinking more about something the harder they tried not to think about it. But for Bai Xiaowen and Bai Yuantang, achieving this was not difficult.

What was difficult was that Bai Xiaowen had realized his "father" possessed mind-reading abilities the instant the man first spoke, and hidden his thoughts accordingly.

"All right, you win, brat. Your turn to ask the second question." Bai Yuantang waved his hand.

"Are you truly my father?" Bai Xiaowen asked seriously.

Bai Yuantang smiled and asked in return, "Is that question important?"

"Very important." Bai Xiaowen's answer was resolute.

"All right, I am." Bai Yuantang said leisurely, "Believe it or not, most of the information my three mental projections left you was true."

"I can testify to that." The God of Truth said slowly, "Bai Xiaowen, your father's purpose was simply to make you the Death God, then have you open this Creation Stone Slab. He never intended to harm you."

Because of His divinity and authority, the God of Truth could not lie. His testimony was highly credible.

Bai Xiaowen glanced at the God of Truth. "What happens after the Creation Stone Slab is opened? As Alpha and the others said, I would become the vessel for the Creator Revival? And you call that having no intention of harming me?"

"You need not blame your father," said the God of Truth. "I have already reached an agreement with him. Once I return as the Creator, I will revive both you and your sister."

"Revive?" Bai Xiaowen smiled. "Once I become the Creator's vessel, how can I be revived? More precisely, you would be recreating another Bai Xiaowen."

With the Creator's power, reviving Bai Xiaohua, whose soul had dispersed, should not have been a problem.

It would be as easy as a programmer restoring a program that had been mistakenly deleted.

But Bai Xiaowen was the vessel for the Creator Revival. He had already transcended the category of a "program" and become the programmer himself!

It was as unrealistic as an ordinary person grabbing his own hair and trying to pull himself off the Earth.

"Correct, I would recreate another you," said the God of Truth. "That is very simple for me. Moreover, the recreated you would not only possess the exact same body and abilities, but would also inherit one hundred percent of your memories, emotions, thought patterns, and even every aspect of your interpersonal relationships. Wouldn't that be equivalent to your revival?"

"That is not the same."

Bai Xiaowen said calmly, "After being recreated, I would no longer be myself. The one walking the world would merely be a clone... I cannot accept that."

The God of Truth said unhappily, "Do not compare the Creator's authority with inferior Cloning Technology."

Bai Xiaowen slowly looked toward Bai Yuantang. "Perhaps in the eyes of my father, my sister, Brother Xia Feng, Xiao Jun, and even my companions in the White Phoenix Territory, recreating me would be flawless, no different from the original me... But to me, they would be two completely different people. The instant I became the Creator's vessel, I would have completely 'disappeared.' That is more terrifying than death. It would be like an eraser leaving behind a blank space, only for a Stranger to fill it in."

"All right, I cannot understand where your resistance comes from." The God of Truth said, "You reject a Win-Win choice and insist on choosing... a Lose-Lose outcome?"

"You should be like Alpha and the others, without any combat power. Therefore, the possibility of forcing me into submission through violence does not exist," Bai Xiaowen said calmly.

"Correct, but do you not intend to revive your sister? Furthermore, as a mortal, your lifespan is limited. Do you intend to remain deadlocked in the Central Hub until you die of old age?"

Bai Yuantang lightly tapped the ground of the altar. "Xiaowen, neither mortals nor Deities can freely enter and leave the Central Hub. Without the permissions granted by the Creator, you will never be able to leave this place... You and your friend will only be able to slowly grow old here."

The reason Bai Xiaowen and Xia Feng had been able to enter the Central Hub was because of the permissions granted by that ticket.

And that ticket had actually been made by the God of Truth. Even the words spoken when the ticket burned after entering the Land of Origin had been the God of Truth's handiwork.

Xia Feng found Bai Yuantang extremely unpleasant. He had seen fathers who mistreated their children, but never one who had screwed over his own son so badly. Hearing Bai Yuantang even use him to provoke Bai Xiaowen, Xia Feng immediately snapped, "Don't consider me."

"Xia Feng, do you not wish to revive the girl named Bai Xiaohua?" said the God of Truth. "Do you remember that when I first contacted you through a Will Incarnation, your first request was to revive her? For that, you were willing to pay any price."

Xia Feng said coldly, "If Xiao Hua were here, she would make the same choice I would. She would never sacrifice her younger brother just to revive herself. If I made Xiaowen do this, then even if Xiao Hua were revived, she would only spend the rest of her life in misery."

"Bai Xiaowen would be recreated then. As long as you do not tell her, how would Bai Xiaohua know the Inside Story?"

Xia Feng gave the God of Truth a contemptuous glance and said nothing.

However, Xia Feng could sense Bai Yuantang's position. He did not seem to be entirely opposed to Bai Xiaowen. Between father and son, there was still an indescribable bond.

The evidence was that Bai Xiaowen had solemnly asked whether Bai Yuantang was truly his father as his second question, and Bai Yuantang had returned a second question with the simple words, "Is that question important?"

Perhaps Bai Yuantang had merely chosen not to take advantage of Bai Xiaowen. Perhaps there was some deeper consideration.

"All right, the third question. You may choose whether to answer it."

Bai Xiaowen looked at the God of Truth. "Why did the Creator split apart?"

"Good question..." Bai Yuantang said with a smile.

The God of Truth glanced at Bai Yuantang and said blandly, "The Creator was itself a collection of the Law Authorities of various domains. The Law Authorities of different domains were mutually incompatible, so division was inevitable."

Bai Xiaowen's heart stirred, and he pressed on. "Then why are you in such a hurry to return now? Have you found a way to make the Law Authorities of different domains compatible?"

The God of Truth's Thought Wave carried an air of indifference. "That is a new question, so I refuse to answer."

However, at this point, Bai Xiaowen was already capable of making a reasonable guess.

"The method of compatibility you found should be the Ancient Huaxia Cultivation Path, right?"

Bai Xiaowen said thoughtfully, "I have always found it strange. The Ancient Huaxia Cultivation Path and the system of law-based Deities represented by Western fantasy are entirely different, yet both paths coexist in the Spirit Realm. Now it seems that the cultivation path was an experiment you created. Since the Spirit Realm is the Creator's Dream Realm, you must gain something from every realization point of Great Unification in every Spirit Realm Plane. It is not strange that you eventually discovered a method to reconcile the Law Authorities of different domains."

Seeing that Bai Xiaowen had guessed the truth, the God of Truth no longer remained silent. He nodded and said, "Only after splitting apart did I gradually realize the importance of 'comprehension' and 'control.' The laws of Western fantasy can actually be considered equivalent to the 'Dao' in the Ancient Huaxia Cultivation Path. The process by which Ancient Huaxia Cultivators cultivate the Dao is one of continuously comprehending the Great Dao, until they finally gain control of it."

After a pause, the God of Truth continued, "As long as I use the Ancient Huaxia Cultivation Path to gradually comprehend and control the Great Dao, I can make the authorities of different domains compatible. Before this, I was a collection of Law Authorities from different domains. I was the laws themselves. After this, I will no longer be the laws, but I will control the laws."

The God of Truth's explanation was somewhat obscure, but Bai Xiaowen understood it immediately.

To use an analogy, the previous Creator had been the source code of an enormous program called the "universe." It was the program itself. Therefore, incompatible bugs within the program were contradictions it could not resolve, and splitting apart was the only option.

But through the Ancient Huaxia Cultivation Path, the Creator could become the true programmer who controlled the "universe" program. It would no longer be the program itself, but the program's Writer, Maintainer, and controller. Even if incompatibilities arose within the program, the Creator would have sufficient ability to resolve them.

This also answered another question that had troubled Bai Xiaowen: the Combat Specialization restrictions of Spirit World Creatures.

No matter how powerful a Spirit Realm creature's template was, even if it was God-Born, its Combat Specialization could only reach Expert Level at most. It could not attain Master Grade.

Why was that?

It was very simple. Because the Spirit Realm was the Creator's Dream Realm, the upper limit of the Creator's Combat Specialization at the time of the split determined the upper limit for Spirit World Creatures: no higher than Expert Level.

Before splitting apart, although the Creator had been a collection of numerous Law Authorities, it had not "comprehended" or "understood" those laws.

And that comprehension was precisely the key to breaking through into Master Grade Combat Specialization.

"All right, it is your turn to ask the third question." Bai Xiaowen's doubts had basically been resolved. The remaining questions were no longer so important.

The God of Truth shook His head. "I no longer need to ask anything."

"Wait," Bai Yuantang said with a chuckle. "I would quite like to know why you were so certain that you could not become a god. After all, your suspicion of me was only a seed. My later performance was essentially flawless, and all the information I provided was true. It should not have been enough to let that seed of suspicion grow."

"That is right. Until I entered the Land of Origin, I had no further suspicions of you," Bai Xiaowen said. "At times, I even wondered whether Eye of Evolution might truly have been the eye's original name, and whether I was simply overthinking things. It was not until Profound Ice Star, when I encountered the Ruins of an Ancient Kingdom..."

"Was it the Ancient Antahe Kingdom? That kingdom actually still had Spirit Bodies remaining." Bai Yuantang said. "But the Ghosts of the Ancient Kingdom could not possibly know many secrets. Their status was too low."

"The guardian of the Ancient Antahe Kingdom itself did not provide any critical information." Bai Xiaowen said, "However, one of my important Subordinates awakened some memories from ancient times."

With a flash of light, Sigdrifa appeared.

At this point, Sigdrifa no longer had anything to do with the sinister, ghastly Banshee she had once been. Clad in metal armor and wielding a War Shield and spear, she radiated a spirited presence. Other than still belonging to the Undead Race, she had recovered the strength and memories of a Valkyrie.

"So it is a Valkyrie, a Subordinate of the Titans from the God War Era..." Bai Yuantang shook his head and laughed. "I understand now."

Seeing that Xia Feng still looked puzzled, Bai Xiaowen continued:

"I have always been curious about the cause of the God War, because for immortal Deities, launching a war capable of destroying gods must have been driven by an immense prize that could not be refused.

"Unfortunately, the guardian of the Ancient Antahe Kingdom did not know the cause of the God War. But Sigdrifa recalled a crucial piece of information: during the God War Era, the gods fought over the Creator's Two Eyes.

"I was very sensitive to the word 'eyes.' As it happened, there was supposedly an Eye of Prophecy in the Prophecy Temple, the place where your third mental projection awakened, Dad. It was the Origin Divine Artifact of the God of Prophecy.

"With Sigdrifa's help, she soon recalled more details—the Eye of Prophecy was actually one of the Creator's eyes! It was one of the two eyes the gods had fought over during the God War Era! With the Creator's Two Eyes, one could see the path left behind by the Creator."

At this point, Bai Xiaowen pointed at the Ancient Stone Slab above the altar. "I think the path left behind by the Creator should be this stone slab. Its writing cannot be discerned by mortals or even Deities unless one possesses the Creator's Two Eyes.

"Creator's Left Eye is already with me. And Creator's Right Eye must be the Origin Divine Artifact within the Prophecy Temple—the Eye of Prophecy. Therefore, when you insisted that I need not fight for the Eye of Prophecy, Dad, my suspicion of you deepened further. I began to consider why you were so actively pushing me to become the Death God, while also preventing me from gathering the Creator's Two Eyes. What deeper plan did you have?

"The answer is actually very simple. It lies in the words written on the Land of Origin Ticket—

"'Only the bravest, wisest, and strongest person is qualified to inherit my legacy.'

"I began to consider the literal meaning of those words. Removing the modifiers at the beginning, they could be simplified as—only a person is qualified. Deities are not qualified.

"In other words, if I became the Death God and came to the Central Hub as a Deity, I would forever be unable to inherit the Creator's Legacy. I would only be able to obediently cooperate with the God of Truth and become His vessel for awakening."

Bai Yuantang said with a smile, "So, you chose to come here in a human body. Excellent reasoning. Then the question is... do you have Creator's Right Eye?"

Bai Xiaowen gently opened his palm. A blood-red eyeball slowly floated above it.

The God of Truth's emotions fluctuated sharply.

"Impossible. You clearly did not remain in the Prophecy Temple... Bai Yuantang told me that you left the Prophecy Temple immediately! You had no time to obtain that eye! Bai Yuantang has no way to lie to me!"

Bai Yuantang nodded. "Rest assured, I 'absolutely' did not lie to you."

Bai Xiaowen let out a soft breath. "Do not let your emotions interfere with your judgment, God of Truth... You should be able to guess that the person who stayed in the Prophecy Temple and acquired Creator's Right Eye was not me, but the man beside me..."

Xia Feng nodded, his tone carrying a trace of excitement. "That's right, it was me. Oh, with help from Sigdrifa and Luo Xie Er as well..."

"Caw." Luo Xie Er, who had remained silent until now, forcefully announced his presence.

Bai Xiaowen continued, "At Central Hub Square, I insisted on waiting because I was waiting for Brother Xia Feng to arrive and place Creator's Right Eye into my hands. By coincidence, I also inherited the Ancient Huaxia Cultivation Path. With the Creator's Eyes, I can comprehend the secrets contained within this stone slab as well... and become the New Creator!"

The starlight condensed by the God of Truth abruptly scattered, then rapidly gathered again. "I understand now! You father and son had already reached an understanding!"

When Bai Xiaowen encountered Bai Yuantang's first mental projection, he noticed a verbal flaw and planted a seed of suspicion. But who could say whether that flaw had been deliberately exposed by Bai Yuantang to make Bai Xiaowen more vigilant?

If that had merely been secret coordination, then Bai Yuantang's actions at the Prophecy Temple had practically amounted to betrayal.

Bai Yuantang had told the God of Truth that "Bai Xiaowen left the Prophecy Temple immediately," yet he had remained entirely silent regarding the arrangements Bai Xiaowen left behind, including having Sigdrifa stay and obtain the Eye of Prophecy—Creator's Right Eye—with Xia Feng.

Bai Yuantang had not violated his contract with the God of Truth—at least not literally. But in reality, Bai Yuantang had tacitly allowed Bai Xiaowen to obtain Creator's Right Eye through Xia Feng.

The reason the God of Truth was so certain was because He knew that Creator's Right Eye had always been used by Bai Yuantang!

However, Bai Yuantang had no Solid Form, so that eye could only be stored in the Prophecy Temple. But if someone took the eye, Bai Yuantang would certainly know. Yet until the very last moment, the God of Truth had not heard Bai Yuantang mention a single word about it.

Bai Yuantang smiled. "God of Truth, that is slander. What I guaranteed you was that 'Bai Xiaowen did not take Creator's Right Eye from the Prophecy Temple.' That is undeniably true. According to the contract the two of us signed, you have no right to punish me."

The God of Truth snorted. "For Bai Xiaowen to wish to comprehend the Creator's laws within the Origin Stone Slab as a human Cultivator is nothing but a dream! Even with my two eyes, his chance of success is less than one percent... no, less than one in a thousand! He is not even a Transcendent. His foundation is far too poor."

"I am willing to gamble." Bai Xiaowen spoke decisively.

"Foolish and selfish! For such a slim chance, you would abandon your sister." said the God of Truth.

Bai Xiaowen said calmly, "There is another important reason that drove me to make this decision."

"What reason?"

"The Spirit Realm."

Bai Xiaowen stared directly at the God of Truth. "If you awaken, the Spirit Realm will disappear, won't it?"

The God of Truth fell silent, tacitly acknowledging it.

The Spirit Realm was the Creator's Dream Realm, so the Creator's awakening naturally meant the disappearance of the Spirit Realm.

That also meant all of Bai Xiaowen's ties in the Spirit Realm—Chen Rong of the Shangqing Sect, Black Knight Lord Goria, Zuo Ci, Ge Xuan... all of them would disappear and become nothing more than fleeting illusions.

So let the Old Creator remain asleep. The burden of becoming the New Creator would be borne by Bai Xiaowen.

Bai Yuantang said with a smile, "Xiaowen, comprehending the Creator's laws will still require a very long time. Perhaps several centuries, perhaps thousands of years. Lifespan is your greatest limiting factor, which is why the God of Truth said your chance of success was less than one in a thousand. Furthermore, this place is isolated from the outside world. Even if your comprehension becomes sufficient, you will not be able to break through your realm and gain a longer lifespan."

After a pause, Bai Yuantang continued, "However, you can begin by comprehending how to obtain permission to enter and leave the Central Hub. Once you gain that authority, you can temporarily leave this place and return to the outside world. First advance your strength into the Transcendent rank, gain a lifespan of a thousand years, then return. Hehe, as long as you have enough time, your chance of success will be one hundred percent."

"What exactly is a Transcendent?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

"A Transcendent is one whose level exceeds Level 20. They are essentially demigods, beings who have surpassed mortals." Bai Yuantang smiled. "Generally speaking, Transcendent-level beings can only survive in the Astral Realm. If they remain in the real world, not only will their strength be greatly Suppressed, but their very existence will be rejected by the real world. However, the Central Hub is rather special. Even if you become a true god, you can remain in the Central Hub."

The Astral Realm was the domain where the gods' "divine kingdoms" existed. There were Deities standing at the pinnacle there, as well as a vast number of Transcendents—demigods.

Though the Astral Realm was powerful, it could not directly interfere with the real world. Its powerful beings could only exert influence through occasional dimensional rifts, and their strength would be weakened layer by layer. It would not be strange for them to be reduced even to the level of Awakeneds.

Therefore, for Deities, the truly effective tools for interfering with the real world remained the Evolved Chosen.

The God of Truth "looked" at the father and son and muttered, "Shameless. Truly shameless."

The starlight dispersed, and the God of Truth returned to the Astral Realm in anger. At the same time, He "revoked" Bai Yuantang's permission to enter the Central Hub and exercised His authority to expel Bai Xiaowen, Xia Feng, Luo Xie Er, and the others.

"I should leave as well." Bai Yuantang shrugged. "After all, I do not have permission here anymore. Xiaowen, your father will return to the Astral Realm first."

"Dad, you're a Transcendent?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

"Nonsense. I'm a god too, after all... the God of Prophecy. Hahahaha." Bai Yuantang's body dissolved into white light, and his final words echoed out, "Xiaowen, when you become the New Creator, don't forget to reshape a body for your old man."

Xia Feng also sensed the space's growing force of rejection and hurriedly asked, "Can you stay? Won't you be driven out too?"

"If I could be driven out, the God of Truth wouldn't have been so angry."

With a smile, Bai Xiaowen pointed at the two Creator's Eyes. "Go back without worry. Once I comprehend some of the laws within the Origin Stone Slab and obtain entry and exit permissions for the Central Hub, I'll go back too."

"Alright." Xia Feng left all the Spirit Crystals from his Storage Tool to Bai Xiaowen. "I'm leaving too."

With a faint flash of light, Xia Feng vanished as well.

Bai Xiaowen sat cross-legged atop the altar and lightly brushed his right eye with his right hand.

Creator's Right Eye merged with his physical eye, just like the Left Eye, without the slightest rejection.

Two rays of red light appeared and shone upon the Origin Stone Slab. In an instant, those blurry patterns and intricate, ancient lines of mystery became explosively clear before Bai Xiaowen's eyes.

These mysterious lines were, in essence, the convergence of countless space-times. Bai Xiaowen seemed to enter a Virtual Space, surrounded by countless floating movie screens. Each screen represented a moving Space-Time Node.

A Heaven-Reaching Path slowly unfolded beneath Bai Xiaowen's feet.

It was a road leading straight to the Peak Throne. There were no competitors.

"Whew... These five years of traveling through space-time and merging two souls really have been a dreamlike journey."

When he looked upon the space-time from which "Bai Xiaowen" had traveled, its time had already reached 2020. Yet the washed-up webnovel writer named "Bai Xiaowen" had vanished from that space-time forever.

Bai Xiaowen looked ahead at the future of the original 2020 Space-Time Node. This space-time had not been affected by the Spiritual Tide and still followed a technology-based path of development. The arrival of the Spiritual Energy Era remained far in the future.

"I hope the original space-time remains prosperous forever."

Bai Xiaowen gathered his thoughts and immersed himself in the vast, boundless path of laws within the Origin Stone Slab. (The End)