The description that "the past is not unique, and the future is not unique" did not stir much of a ripple in Feng Luoyi's mind.
In fact, among the many spacetime models proposed by Misty Palace and the Returning to One Alliance, several fit this description.
When all was said and done, without specific mathematical language to describe it, humanity could not determine which model it referred to.
In fact, the dragon race had not told humanity which side of their theories was correct, either.
Though it was not entirely without help to humanity, the practical help was not great.
Yue Luo Liuli had seen that clearly, which was why she had revealed only this much, hadn't she?
"So, to powerful beings whose past and future have become one, they are not necessarily situated in the same 'present' as us. They do not exist only in our 'present.' Our 'present,' to them, is also merely a 'past' and a 'future,' and can be altered to a certain extent."
Feng Luoyi nodded, indicating that he understood.
"Of course, this is also an extremely profound realm. In truth, once one reaches this stage, every step forward violates intuition, common sense, and innate instinct. Thus, this kind of cultivation is truly fraught with a thousand hardships and ten thousand difficulties. The overwhelming majority of cultivators who reach this stage still retain the awareness of walking along the flow of time."
"In theory, one could travel backward?"
Yue Luo Liuli nodded, then shook her head. "Something even the Limit of Dao Integration cannot accomplish. It should be said that, aside from Celestial Great Saints, no cultivator has ever been able to do it completely."
Feng Luoyi nodded, then said, "Since that is so, could Fellow Daoist Liuli tell me something else? For instance... the