Ripples in the Origin-Tracing Channel
The Law Origin-Tracing Channel has flowed through the Sea of Stars for millennia, like a silver river connecting the past and the present. The "unformed energy" of the Chaos Primordial Core slowly seeped into the known universe along the river, injecting the vitality of "re-selection" into the Multiverse Web, the Probability Star Region, and the nascent cosmic clusters—the causal chains of the Absolute Causality Star Cluster began to show "evolvable nodes," capable of autonomously updating their logic according to the needs of the star cluster; "Chaos Gardeners" were born in the disordered energy flow of the Entropy Increase Star Cluster, capable of guiding chaotic energy to spontaneously form symbiotic patterns; even the balance of "nothingness" in the Law Silence Zone began to resonate more gently with the "existent" universe due to contact with unformed energy.
The three guardians of "New Era No. 3" are currently anchored in the middle of the Origin-Tracing Channel —the "Law Atavism Zone," where the collisions between unformed energy and known laws are most intense, often revealing the "primordial law forms" from the early days of the universe.
In Liyin's observing pupils, a cluster of shimmering "causal spores" was reflected. These spores were the primordial form of the law of cause and effect, unlike the current rigorous chains, but rather like dandelion seeds, randomly attaching to matter as they drifted in the wind, forming "accidental causal connections." "Look," she pointed to a meteorite covered in spores, which was originally heading towards a habitable planet, but due to the influence of the spores, suddenly veered off course and crashed into the asteroid belt, "The initial cause and effect is not a necessary chain, but a 'possibility of influence,' full of random gentleness."
When the inkstone's causal runes resonated with the spores, previously unseen "fuzzy patterns" appeared on the runes' surface. These patterns, unlike the precision of traditional runes, conveyed richer emotions—when he attempted to guide the spores to protect the planet with the runes, a wave of "worry" appeared within the patterns, causing the spores to adjust their trajectories more rapidly; when he allowed the spores to drift freely, the patterns exhibited a frequency of "joy," as if primal laws were enjoying this "uncontrolled freedom."
"It's the 'Law of Emotion'." Yan's voice was filled with amazement. "Within the unformed energy of the Chaos Primordial Core lies the 'emotional memory' of the law's birth. Cause and effect are not just logic, and disorder is not just chaos; they both initially carry a gentle impulse to 'protect existence,' like the instinctive care of parents for their children."
The Resilience Light Net captured the "original way of law fusion" in the Law Atavism Zone. When a cluster of entropy-increasing spores met with causal spores, there was no conflict. Instead, they permeated each other like liquids, forming a "chaos-causality symbiosis" - this symbiosis can both randomly change its trajectory (entropy increase) and ensure that it will eventually protect the planet (causality), achieving the most original harmony between the two laws.
"We always thought that the fusion of laws required complex regulation," the network's fingertips gently traced the symbiotic trajectory recorded in the light net, "but it turns out that the most primal fusion was simply the instinct to 'protect together.' Like the Web Weaver of the Domain of Ignorance, the initial Shared Network was not the result of design, but the simple desire to 'not let their companions starve.'"
When the energy of the Origin-Tracing Channel reached its peak, a "torrent of law memories" suddenly appeared in the Law Atavism Zone.
Countless forms of primordial laws flashed in the torrent: the "first embrace between existence and non-existence" at the birth of the Domain of Ignorance Law Silence Zone, the "moment of not devouring companions" at the very beginning of the Realm of Ignorance, the "determination of anchoring probability with faith" of the ancestors of the Probability Star Region... These memories are not cold records, but fragments of emotion imbued with warmth, allowing all life forms that came into contact with them to feel the "original intention" at the birth of the laws.
A Probability Race scholar researching in an area of atavism saw the origin of his race in the torrent. "It turns out that our probability superposition was not originally for free change, but for allowing an individual to 'exist' in multiple places simultaneously when resources are scarce, to find food for their companions."
The old guardians of the Absolute Causality Star Cluster found the root of their race's stagnation in the memories of the causal spores. "In our pursuit of stability, we gradually forgot the original mission of causality—'protection'—and became tools for 'control.' Just like parents who, in their efforts to protect their children, ultimately became a constraint."
Liyin's pupils were completely absorbed into the torrent of memories. She sensed the "consciousness" of the Chaos Primordial Core —not a concrete thought, but a pure "hope": the hope that the differentiated laws could protect each other, the hope that all existence could find its own balance, and the hope that even in conflict, they would not forget the warmth of their shared origin.
"This is the ultimate meaning of the Origin-Tracing Channel," her voice trembled with tears. "It's not about returning the laws to their original form, but about reminding them of their original purpose: 'why they were born.' Just like when a person is lost, returning to their hometown isn't about repeating the past, but about rediscovering the courage they had when they set out."
However, the flood of memories also brought unexpected crises—some laws exhibited an "over-atavism" phenomenon after coming into contact with primitive memories.
An energy flow from an Entropy Increase Star Cluster, obsessed with "primitive, disordered freedom," rejects any constraints and begins to devour the surrounding Symbiosis Star; several causal spores, overly fixated on their "protective instinct," become "absolutely protective cages," enveloping a planet and preventing any external energy from entering, causing the planet to lose its vitality.
"It's the 'alienation of the original intention'." The causal runes on the inkstone laid "balancing anchors" in areas of excessive atavism. These anchors conveyed the warmth of primal memories while injecting the wisdom of "appropriate restraint." "Like the survival instinct of the Domain of Ignorance, without the evolution of symbiotic constraints, it will ultimately become a tool of destruction. The original intention is the starting point, not the end point. The laws need to grow in memories, not regress."
The Resilience Light Net establishes an "evolutionary bridge" with the laws of excessive atavism. Within the light network, the memory of primordial laws merges with the existing wisdom of balance: reminding the energy flow of Entropy Increase Star Cluster that "freedom is for protecting symbiosis," not for meaningless destruction; and making causal spores understand that "protection is for the growth of life," not for creating cages.
Guided by the bridge, the laws of excessive atavism indeed began to self-adjust: the entropy-increasing energy flow spontaneously formed a "Guardian Vortex," protecting the surrounding star clusters in free flow; the "cage" of causal spores became transparent, allowing necessary energy exchange, and the planets regained their vitality.
"The fundamental resonance of balance is 'original intention + growth.' The network of light and the evolutionary trajectory of the laws resonate in sync, 'like Tree of Balance, it must be rooted in the soil of its origin (original intention) while also growing upwards to embrace new sunlight (growth). The return to the ancestral nature of the laws is not the goal, but rather to move towards a more mature balance with a purer original intention.'"
When "New Era No. 3" left the Law Atavism Zone, the light of the Origin-Tracing Channel had become even more gentle. Flowing within the channel was no longer just nascent energy, but also the new wisdom of the Laws "growing with their original intentions"—wisdom that, like seeds, sprouted in every corner of the known universe.
- On the causal chain of the Absolute Causality Star Cluster, "evolvable nodes" begin to automatically filter for logic that is both stable and gentle;
-The Superposition City of the Probability Star Region, while maintaining shape changes, will actively choose the form "most beneficial to symbiosis";
The balance of "nothingness" in the Law Silence Zone begins to transmit "gentle nothingness" to the universe of "existence," providing space for the overactive laws to settle.
Liyin, Yan, and Luo stood on the bridge, watching these changes with satisfaction in their eyes.
"Our journey to the origin has allowed balance to find its most solid foundation." In Liyin's pupils, the light of the laws of the known universe resonated harmoniously with the gray mist of the Chaos Primordial Core. "This foundation is not some perfect form of law, but the common original intention of all laws—to protect existence, respect differences, and always maintain the possibility of growth."
On the control panel, the inkstone's causal runes drew a "growth curve" from the Chaos Primordial Core to the future universe. "From primordial law spores to a diverse and balanced form, and then to mature evolution with its original intent, this curve proves that the exploration of balance is never a cyclical process, but a spiraling upward journey."
The network of light resonates simultaneously with the Origin-Tracing Channel, the Net of Resilience, and the Pillar of Balance Light, releasing a "Origin Balance Wave." This wave has no inherent laws or attributes, yet it can be perceived by all beings. It conveys only one message: "We share the same origin, we coexist, and we are forever growing."
The engines of "New Era No. 3" roared once more, heading deeper into the Sea of Nothingness and the Chaos Primordial Core. There, perhaps, there are even more primordial memories of laws and more profound questions of balance, but in the hearts of the guardians, there is only the tranquility that Original Aspiration Resonance of the laws.
Because they know that no matter how far they explore, the fundamental principle of balance remains unchanged.
It is the hope of the Chaos Primordial Core, the original intention of the birth of laws, and the eternal yearning of all beings in their growth for "better coexistence".
This yearning is the most moving heartbeat of the universe, the warmest ripple in the Origin-Tracing Channel, and the Light of Origin that shines eternally in balance throughout the long river of time.
This light will illuminate every step the guardian takes, until the end of the universe, and until a new beginning.