Above the Sequence

Mr. The Fool turned his gaze to Fors, the Magician.

"The Magician" Fors cleared his throat habitually and said to "The Chariot" Lumian, "You should have guessed long ago that there's another level above Sequence 0, right?"

"Those Great Ones?" Lumian asked back, not at all surprised.

"Yes, the Great Ones Above the Sequence." Lady "Magician" nodded. "They contain the Sefirot and all the Uniqueness corresponding to Sefirot, as well as one copy of each Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic of the corresponding Pathway. They are also known as the ' Rulers of the Old One ' and the ' Outer Deity,' and their spirit is indestructible."

"' The Rulers of the Old One '... ' Outer Deity '..." Lumian chewed on these two terms.

The "Magician" Lady said with a smile, "My personal understanding is that all the Great Ones Above the Sequence are the Orthodox God defined by Mr. ' The Fool '. They are either the personalities split off from the Original Creator, the children born directly, or the first batch of beings born by the ' Great Mother '. They already existed in this Universe before the Original Creator awoke and completely self-destructed, and their status originated from the old era."

"This is a condition that subsequent ascendants can never achieve. Even if they truly become Great Ones, they will only be at the top of the Rebirth's Above the Sequence..."

As she spoke, the "Magician" Lady felt as if she were talking about the "The Fool" gentleman to his face, and her voice gradually faded.

She paused for a moment and said, "Therefore, those Great Ones like to call themselves ' Rulers of the Old One,' while some True God call them ' Old One.'"

"The ' Rulers of the Old One ' who are still alive are all outside the Barrier, and some of them want to invade our world, hence they are also known as ' Outer Deity '."

"I see... Uniqueness corresponds to Sequence 0 True God, Sefirot corresponds to Above the Sequence..." Lumian summarized in his own way.

The "Magician" Lady glanced quickly at the "The Fool" gentleman, and seeing that this Great Ones had no further reaction, she continued, "The Sefirot is the collection of symbols, the source of Authority, and the origin of power."

"When the Original Creator awoke and caused the destruction of the old era, a total of six Sefirot, sixteen Uniqueness, and all the Beyonder Characteristic of the sixteen Divine Pathway were created."

"The destruction of the old era?" Mr. The Fool, Aurora, Franca, and the other Transmigrator came from the old era destroyed by the awakening of the Primordial One Creator? Lumian nodded almost imperceptibly.

"The Magician" Fors considered for a moment and said, "But currently, there are not just six types of Sefirot in our world, there are nine."

Nine kinds? Lumian asked in astonishment, "They were already there?"

Besides the "Sefirah Castle," "Chaos Sea," "City of Calamity," "River of Eternal Darkness," "Knowledge Wilderness," and "Key of Light," are there three other Sefirot?

The "Magician" Lady shook her head:

No, it's from elsewhere.

"The awakening and self-destruction of the Original Creator was a Calamity for the entire Universe. During this process, the three children He directly gave birth to—the ' Fallen Mother Goddess,' yes, That One ' Great Mother,' the ' Mother Tree of Desire,' and the ' Son of Chaos' —were most affected. Their own Sefirot was torn in two, and one half, with its corresponding Uniqueness and Beyonder Characteristic, was attracted to the place where the ' Primordial One Creator ' self-destructed, which is our world, or Planet."

"Since then, there have been nine Sefirot, twenty-two Uniqueness, and twenty-two Divine Pathway within the Barrier."

"Why nine and twenty-two in the end? Perhaps it can be explained by the ' Moses Ascetic Order's ' theory that all things are numbers and numbers have a spirit; nine and twenty-two have special Mysticism significance."

When the "Magician" Lady mentioned terms like "Fallen Mother Goddess," Lumian suddenly felt as if a multitude of gazes were directed at him, yet he couldn't penetrate the Grayish-White Fog.

At this moment, Mr. The Fool tapped the edge of the Bronze Long Table and added, "Normally, the Sefirot, like Uniqueness, is indivisible, cannot be copied, and can never be destroyed. There is only one situation that can cause them to be torn apart, and that is when they encounter the Original Creator."

"He is the 'exception,' the 'inconceivable,' the 'incomprehensible,' the 'indescribable.' Everything that shouldn't happen can happen when He encounters it; He is unknowable, incomprehensible, and ineffable."

"And it was this one and only tear in the Sefirot that allowed the ' Rulers of the Old One ' to discover that the torn Sefirot could repair itself."

"The ' Fallen Mother Goddess ' was torn to pieces by the Sefirot of our Planet and completed the ' Brood Hive,' while the 'Mother Tree of Desire ' lost its Honorific Name such as ' Father of Demon ' and ' Source of Curse,' and they were perfected into the ' Shadow World.'"

"Among them, the fate of the ' Son of Chaos ' is relatively different. It is unknown whether His main consciousness followed the torn Sefirot into the Barrier, or whether He later used his special symbol to project His main consciousness in, attempting to reclaim the torn Sefirot. In any case, His main consciousness was defeated or Deceit by the Celestial Worthy and sealed in a magic lamp formed by the Beyonder Characteristic of a ' Miracle Invoker '. This is the origin of the '0-05' level 0 Sealed Artifact."

"The main consciousness of the ' Son of Chaos ' became the ' Genie,' and the Sefirot torn into the Barrier completed itself into the ' Nation of Disorder.' What remained Outside the Barrier was called the ' Mist of Uncertainty,' the That One worshipped by the ' Broker.' The ' Mist of Uncertainty ' possesses a certain degree of consciousness."

After listening to Mr. The Fool's account of the "Son of Chaos's " experiences, Lumian suddenly found the "Broker" of the "School of Truth" searching for the Sealed Artifact "0-05" somewhat laughable.

This is like saying, "Our god has lost his brain; please help us find it."

While amused, Lumian was more concerned about something else:

"' The Brood Hive '... is it on the Western Continent?"

"Mr. The Fool, what you didn't explicitly say before is that the one who activated the ' Hidden Sage ' is very likely the ' Brood Hive '?"

"Yes, these things are dangerous, Corruption, and unbearable for those without Angel-Level." Mr. The Fool nodded slightly. "In the late First Era, before the Celestial Worthy fell, he sealed the seven primordial substances—'Mother Brood Hive,' ' Nation of Disorder,' ' Shadow World,' ' City of Calamity,' ' River of Eternal Darkness,' ' Knowledge Wilderness,' and ' Sefirot of Key of Light' —into the Western Continent, where they are guarded by Penglai."

"In this way, facing the approaching Apocalypse, all True God who want to break through the Sequence restrictions to deal with the invasion of the Outer Deity have only one choice: to support a ' Lord of Mysteries ' to break the seal, and then the Celestial Worthy can be Resurrection in the body of the new ' Lord of Mysteries '."

It turns out that Mr. The Fool and I had the same experience... He was created by the Celestial Worthy in order to Resurrection himself, while I was created by the Blood Emperor in order to Resurrection and for the Aurora Order to achieve a certain goal... That One Lumian a little sad and sentimental.

Mr. The Fool continued, "The fall of the Celestial Worthy Venerable came from That One ' Primordial Witch God,' who also contained multiple Sefirot; they nearly perished together."

"Some of the arrangements left behind by the Celestial Worthy were for his own Resurrection, while others were intended to interfere with the Resurrection of the ' Primordial Witch God,' and that That One was no different."

"In short, there are many reasons why I suppressed the Celestial Worthy this time. First, it was with the help of the ' Primordial Witch God '. Second, the ' Fallen Mother Goddess ' had other plans and did not exert her power. Third, the arrangement by which the Celestial Worthy sealed most of the Sefirot in the Western Continent led to developments beyond His Prophecy."

"Through the sacrifices of generations, the Beyonder of the Western Continent have managed to find a new path and grow stronger, without Potion system or many Beyonder Characteristic. For example, the 'Celestial Master ' and the ' Underworld Daoist ' have a status and power close to that of Deity. If they were to fight desperately regardless of their own safety, they could become even stronger. This is why Penglai Concealment."

"How could High-Ranking Being simply watch the Celestial Worthy Resurrection and allow Penglai to exert its influence?"

So that's how it is. The Celestial Worthy Venerable's backup plan was suppressed by the "Celestial Master"? The Celestial Worthy's arrangement to force everyone to cultivate a "Lord of Mysteries" instead ruined His Resurrection? Destiny is truly wondrous... Well, all everyone wants is the "Lord of Mysteries," whether the "Lord of Mysteries" is "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth" or not is not important... Lumian looked at the Bronze Long Table in front of Mr. "The Fool," knowing that this Great Ones had not yet finished speaking.

Mr. The Fool looked at him and Magician Fors said, "After I first woke up, although I was still unable to break the seal on the Western Continent, I was able to communicate with the Celestial Master to some extent through the seal."

"The ' Celestial Master ' told me that their Sect's ancestral temple had been breached and occupied by the Luo Sect, and that many of the ' Celestial Master ' throughout history had romantic entanglements with the Luo Sect's holy maidens and had children with them."

"Luo Sect..." "Chariot" Lumian and "Magician" Fors were both a little confused.

Mr. The Fool smiled:

"There is a saying in the Luo Sect: ' The Womb of the Unborn, the True Void Hometown.'"

"The Womb of the Unborn, the True Void Hometown"... The True Void Hometown... The Otherworld? Lumian suddenly understood:

"Is this a Sect that believes in the ' Brood Hive '? Is ' Womb of the Unborn ' a name for the ' Brood Hive '?"

Mr. The Fool nodded:

"Based on what the ' Celestial Master ' said, there is reason to believe that the ' Knowledge Wilderness ' was Corruption and affected by the ' Brood Hive ' at some point in the Past."

"Perhaps this is why the ' Hidden Sage ' has come to life."

So that's how it is... "Chariot" Lumian finally grasped the whole picture.

He raised the question again:

"Do the ' Fallen Mother Goddess,' the ' Mother Tree of Desire,' and the ' Mist of Uncertainty ' want to invade our world in order to reclaim the torn Sefirot?"

"What other ' Rulers of the Old One ' are Outside the Barrier? And what is their purpose?"

The "Magician" Lady said with a slight headache, "Besides those three, those who want to invade our world include the ' Decaying Monarch ' originally worshipped by the Disease Church, the ' Primordial Hunger ' to whom Ludwig once served, the ' Unquenchable Muttering ' worshipped by ' First Philosophy,' the ' Overlord of the Supernova ' who was the original owner of the Spaceship Sea-Praying Ritual, the ' Circle of Fate ' that you are most familiar with, the ' Higher-Dimensional Watcher ' of the ' Painter ' Pathway, and the ' Goddess of Destiny ' worshipped by General Philip."

This... isn't this too many? It's more than the number of True God within the Barrier, and they're even a level higher, surpassing the Sequence itself... Lumian was a little surprised, fear briefly surged up but was suppressed by Courage.