The current chairman, Mr. Karl, continued, "Furthermore, since Ultimate Demon Gods have become part of everything in the universe, the Mythological Origin can no longer assimilate them."
"What exactly is the Mythological Origin...?" another civilization asked.
Karl came from the Ancient Oath Civilization and was a very learned Mythological Historian. After some deliberation, he said, "Everything has an origin: the starting point of time, the starting point of space, and so on."
"The mythological age naturally had an origin as well."
"The Mythological Center is a region beyond our ability to investigate. We can only speculate from the scraps of information brought out by Demon Gods..."
"First, the Mythological Origin is a purely idealist product. It cannot truly be understood. Once you understand it, you become part of it."
"So we cannot comprehend the Mythological Center."
"If we stretch our understanding to its limits, it may be something akin to a living creature. It exists in a contradictory state between death and life. Neither mere matter nor souls can describe it... That is broadly the extent of our speculation."
The conference room was quiet. Many civilizations were hearing about this for the first time.
Only the oldest Old Path civilizations were qualified to obtain a few of these secrets.
Most New Path civilizations were young and knew nothing about them.
Karl continued from the podium, "Precisely because the Mythological Origin exists in a contradictory state between death and life, it tends toward coming alive. To come alive, it needs to complete its rules, so Demon Gods have instead become its prey."
"Thus, exploring inward is irrational. Exploring outward is the wise choice..."
"Furthermore, we have discovered that the farther outward we explore, the stronger the materialist rules become. Universes with idealist rules are actually a minority. In other words, only