"Turning oneself from a parallel world into an avatar is, of course, something I made up."
April seemed a little disappointed that the 'bookworm' had asked the 'wrong' question, but she still answered generously. "It's only one of my ideas. Compared to fragmented pieces of a soul, another complete and different version of oneself would create a sense of 'dislocation' and 'co-location,' making it even more contrary to..."
When it came to violating ethics, you were already no longer human.
Jiang Han hid her face behind her feather-edged fan.
"But..."
Jiang Han wore an innocent expression. "Isn't this a very interesting topic? Right, Eileen?"
"It certainly is interesting."
Eileen nodded.
She was versed in countless secret arts and rituals, making her a suitable mentor and someone to turn to for help.
Naturally, Jiang Han turned an expectant gaze toward her.
There were many tales of Eileen among the common folk, a large portion of them concerning her love of teaching others. Though they were merely anecdotes, they were not groundless; Eileen truly was a witch who loved spreading knowledge.
"In an ancient plane called Odettas, there was a method of cultivation for avatars and counterparts. They called it 'Virtue and Nature.' Its principle was to continuously strengthen one's knowledge and cultivation, thereby summoning a more virtuous 'self'—in other words, creating a parallel world containing only oneself, having that parallel-world self cultivate, and finally forging it into an avatar to make up for one's own shortcomings."
Eileen had actually found an example.
Jiang Han was utterly lost, but seeing that she could not grasp the thread of it, Eileen explained it again in plainer terms:
"It is similar to Angelite's method of creating avatars, except Angelite is far more forthright than they are, and her techniques are also far superior."
"There