"Do you know what talismans are?"
"Traditional wizards believed that fu were the spirits of heaven and earth, while lu were the name-seals of Ghosts and Gods. Drawing talismans was the process of commanding heaven and earth and communicating with Ghosts and Gods... In terms of modern Dimensionalist Theory, talismans were the 'theorems' wizards obtained by analyzing the World Origin."
"The 1,296 Basic Talismans that have already been deciphered formed every aspect of this world. Different combinations of talismans could perfectly explain all the world's realities and illusions."
"To a certain extent, so-called spells could be understood entirely as techniques for using talismans: combinations of talismans with fixed arrangements and structures. If talismans were fundamental physics equations, then spells were convenient tools built from those equations. Every spell was a seed condensed from talismans. The moment a spell bloomed, the seed grew into a towering tree."
"A Forbidden Curse merely went a little further—it described the fundamental principles of this world, this universe. The 'tool' it represented was the 'will' of this universe."
"That slight adjustment I made to the plan was based on this understanding."
"Use a 'seed' to replace the foundation of that 'skyscraper,' allowing it to completely break free from its hollow framework."
"Every talisman book you copied in the bookstore had its sequence carefully adjusted by me. As you traced and practiced them, those Runes reflected into the depths of your soul according to a certain structure, branding themselves into the foundation of that skyscraper."
"From the age of twelve to eighteen—six years—hundreds of thousands of Runes echoed and linked with one another, ultimately merging into one and becoming a seed. That was the source of the Forbidden Curse within you."
At this point, Zheng Qing subconsciously touched his lower abdomen.
Although Mr. Wu had made