With that single glance, there was no light, no sound, no breath, no fluctuation; no burst of supernatural power, no impact of laws, no crushing of Daoist principles. Yet, the entire world before Qin Yu, and all his surroundings, had already undergone a quiet but dramatic transformation.
The Sight-Derivation Beast's main eye was fully open, clear and transparent. Qin Yu's figure was not reflected in the pupil, nor were any external phenomena displayed. Only one thing was clearly revealed— Qin Yu's deepest, truest, and most secret desire.
Everything he wanted to see, the first fragment of the Name of Primal Evolution, was clearly reflected in his pupils, every detail visible. Qin Yu instantly understood that the Sight-Derivation Beast divine power had been quietly activated.
The Wanyan Returning to Stillness Eye: This technique has never been a killing or attacking magic in the secular sense. It is the natural operating mode of Sight-Derivation Beast. It is the supreme law of the Emanation Domain formed by the last glance and last thought of the Great Ancestor before he stepped into the Silent Form Realm.
It observes all things, reads Wanyan, understands the origin, and comprehends everything. The supreme core of the Wanyan Ancestral Land is inherently infinitely derived, endlessly possible, and ceaselessly changing.
As long as there are unknowns, variables, untold futures, and undiscovered origins in living beings, they will always be in the Wanyan current of evolution, able to perpetually generate and continuously grow.
But once all possibilities have been seen, all branches have been thoroughly explored, and all unknowns have been fully understood, existence will be completely defined, solidified, and frozen in time.
Without room for maneuver, without variables, without new life, without follow-up, it transcends the Wanyan transformations and returns to the stillness and emptiness. Wanyan Returning to Stillness Eye, without destroying the physical body, without severing the Fate Soul, without breaking the foundation of the Dao, and without disturbing cause and effect.
It doesn't even need to deliberately look at "Qin Yu himself," it only needs to see the myriad obsessions and desires in Qin Yu's heart: the desire to see the fragments, the desire to glimpse the truth, the desire to find an exit, and the desire to examine the beast's body.
These persistent desires to "see" are the most precise and unsolvable entrance to the Wanyan Returning to Stillness Eye. The more one insists on seeing external things clearly, the easier it is to be understood by the origin; the more one insists on seeking the truth, the easier it is to be completely defined. In the end, all the unknowns disappear, the self is completely fixed, and one falls away from the torrent of Wanyan and returns to stillness.
The first trial transformation quietly descended—the silent mirror sea Seeing Oneself Qin Yu suddenly lit up without warning, its spiritual light surging. Without waves or scattered No Mirror light, one after another, completely different figures of Qin Yu stepped out from the void on the left and right, taking shape and appearing in the world.
A person emerged from the left, dressed in unusual robes, with a calm and serene expression, yet his eyes held a weariness and melancholy born of a lifetime of experience.
A second figure stepped out from the right, covered in blood and wounds, clearly having gone through a fierce battle and suffering serious injuries.
The third figure smiled serenely; the fourth was pale and weak; the fifth had a mutilated body, with only half a body remaining; the sixth was even more indistinct, with mottled light and shadow, and only a wisp of a remnant soul remained, barely maintaining a human form.
Seven, eight, ten, a hundred, a thousand... More and more figures emerged from the void, surrounding Qin Yu layer by layer, trapping Qin Yu firmly in the center. These figures were completely different from the illusory projections in the previous Sea of Form.
They are so real, so vivid, each figure carrying a complete cultivation journey, unique years of experience, and vastly different life experiences and destinies.
Some strayed onto the wrong path and deviated from the right way; some found their way forward and went further; some perished in their ancestral land and were buried in a secret place; some never entered the game and avoided this calamity; some completely shed their present selves and lived another completely unfamiliar life.
Thousands of eyes simultaneously rose, all gazing at the true form in the center. The next moment, countless voices overlapped and intertwined, echoing through the void. "Are you me?" The tones varied, reflecting a myriad of emotions. Some were calm and indifferent, some were sarcastic and self-deprecating, some were sorrowful and helpless, some were filled with anger, and some were softly questioning with melancholy.
Qin Yu remained silent, neither answering nor arguing. His mind was clear; he knew this question was no ordinary inquiry, but rather the Ultimate constraint at the fundamental level.
If the answer is "yes", it means actively acknowledging a certain possibility as the true origin of the self, using it as an anchor to solidify the self, while all other branches collapse and completely perish, and the self is fixed from then on, never to be reborn.
If the answer is "no," it means actively denying one's own myriad possibilities, severing the foundation of one's own evolution, opposing the myriad past and future, and depleting one's original Evolution Name and the foundation of the Great Dao in the Wanyan.
Without answering, admitting, denying, or confirming, the Sight-Derivation Beast silently looked down, neither urging nor pressing, allowing the thousands of phantoms to overlap and press forward step by step. In an instant, the thousands of figures transformed into hundreds of thousands, millions, and endless phantoms of themselves, filling the entire void with no space left.
The relentless barrage of questions, layer upon layer, was devoid of noise and commotion, yet carried an Ultimate pressure capable of overturning one's true nature and solidifying one's self. Fine cracks quietly appeared and slowly spread across the twelve dark mirrors surrounding Qin Yu.
These phantoms and possibilities never relied on external causal invasion, but originated from the undeveloped primordial evolutionary trajectory deep within Qin Yu's own Fate Soul. The Fate Cause Sealing Mirror and the Logic Abyss Core can block external prying and external causal influence, but it cannot seal off the myriad possibilities and endless evolutionary opportunities inherent in oneself.
Qin Yu's brows furrowed slightly, his mind becoming increasingly focused. Within his sea of consciousness, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel spun steadily, steadfastly guarding his original heart. He did not grasp at any illusory image, acknowledge any branch, deny any possibility, or solidify any true self; he only guarded his original heart, remained at peace in the present moment, and firmly held onto the core essence of "I am who I am," not being swept away by countless derivative appearances, nor being covered by endless possibilities.
One breath, ten breaths, a hundred breaths... endless phantom images of the self continue to surge and surround, yet they can never shake the true self in the center or replace the original heart in the slightest. Over time, the thousands of phantom images finally stop surging and cease to be born.
The first figure faded away quietly and returned to nothingness, followed by the second and third. Countless possibilities receded like the tide, layer by layer, returning to the origin of the void, lying dormant and silent. Seeing Oneself tribulations, passed through them Anran, and came to a perfect end.
In the blink of an eye, the calamity ended and the world changed again. Within the void of the Eye Faculty Emanation Domain, all the floating eyes vanished without a trace. The majestic true form of the Sight-Derivation Beast also slowly faded from view and disappeared.
The Sea of Form faded away, losing all its hues and becoming devoid of change; the Mirror Sea vanished, its outlines and shadows disappearing, leaving no trace of ripples. All phenomena of heaven and earth were stripped away layer by layer, gradually returning to nothingness. In the end, even Qin Yu's own physical form and outline completely escaped the realm of visual perception and returned to Space Silence.
Without subject, object, distance, or direction, the entire world is filled with only one word—awareness, a primordial awareness that precedes the eyes, consciousness, and the distinctions between all things, quietly enveloping the entire realm and suppressing itself.
There is no "observer" here, nor "object of observation," only pure, natural, and eternally existing awareness itself. For the first time, Qin Yu clearly realized that "seeing" is far older than the eyes, earlier than the origin of consciousness, and earlier than the distinction between subject and object.
This pure awareness gently enveloped and silently permeated, without oppression, murderous intent, or constraints, yet it could thoroughly illuminate the origin and penetrate Wanyan. All the possibilities of Qin Yu's life were fully unfolded and revealed at this moment.
The path of cultivation in his youth, the tumultuous trajectory of his life, the crossroads he never chose, the future he has already abandoned, the ending yet to come to fruition... Countless threads of fate, branching out from his original body, extend infinitely outward, layer upon layer.
Pure awareness touches upon everything, knows everything completely, and understands everything thoroughly, without judgment, decision, preference, or determination; it is simply a complete and utter understanding.
This is the second realm— Seeing Seeing. The twelve illusory shadows of dark mirrors surrounding Qin Yu shattered silently and vanished completely.
Upon reaching this fundamental realm, external causal and logical barriers lose their meaning. No Observation; the chains of cause and effect are completely dissolved, and the Fate Cause Sealing Mirror has no place left.
Within the sea of consciousness, the Nine-Wheel True Evolution Dharma Wheel of the Silent Beginning Ring Master Soul Diagram were reflected and radiant by countless evolved branches. On the surface of each wheel, countless illusory figures of Qin Yu, each with a different form and destiny, appeared. Each one was real and true, could continue, and could become real.
Qin Yu's mind was clear and he understood the advantages and disadvantages. If he were to succumb to this state of being completely understood and thoroughly known, and lose his true self, he would not die, his soul would not be scattered, and he would not be destroyed and Annihilation.
It will only completely merge into this Eye Faculty Emanation Domain, transforming into a newborn source of "seeing," eternally observing all phenomena and eternally being observed by all phenomena, trapped between awareness and awareness, never able to return to its true self or Return to Emanation the Great Dao.
Qin Yu did not allow the Soul Diagram to expand outwards to resist evolution, nor did he deliberately imprison or obstruct its branches. The Nine-Wheel Dharma Wheel simultaneously converged inwards, condensing the original mind and guarding the source.
Countless possibilities flow freely, unfold naturally, and evolve at will; they are seen, unfolded, and evolved as they please, yet he remains steadfast in his original intention.
I am who I am. This idea is not to reject the myriad other selves or deny the infinite possibilities, but only to uphold the core of my true self and not allow any branch to usurp the main trunk of my true self or replace my original position.
Countless radiating lines flowed freely, unfolding endless possibilities. In the end, this supreme primordial awareness found not a single flaw or path in Qin Yu that could lead to ruin, stagnation, or annihilation. The landscape of heaven and earth changed once more.