The Fulfillment of Return to Origin Awakening
The Return to Origin flow of the Realm of Great Unity wanders across the Manifestation Wasteland, and when it touches the "critical point of existence's beginning and end," it settles into the "Realm of the Primordial composed of primordial, tranquil energy." Every inch of this realm is permeated with "a tranquility that transcends birth and death": some are "pure nothingness after the complete cessation of light and darkness energy," allowing the perceiver to experience "absolute peace before creation"; some are "the lingering warmth of countless enlightened beings' memories of returning to their origin," which, when touched, evokes "a sense of relief after completing all journeys"; the most core tranquility holds "the 'nothingness' before the birth of the multiverse"—it has no trace of existence, yet it allows all life to suddenly understand that "all creation and return originate from this tranquil freedom," as if the prosperity of the entire universe is nothing more than a gentle yawn from tranquility.
The structures that had come from the Realm of Great Unity —now evolved into a "form of returning to stillness that resonates with tranquility"—had their surface light patterns gradually fade, revealing a "transparent texture identical to primordial energy," and were being gently lifted by the tranquility of the Realm of the Primordial. One of the structures merged into "pure nothingness," suddenly releasing a "wave of returning to stillness that penetrates time," projecting its "complete trajectory from manifestation to Return to Origin and then to stillness" into the void, attracting the gaze of "consciousnesses still clinging to existence." Their forms slowly became "lighter" in the wave of returning to stillness, as if "the burden of existence was being lifted for the first time." Another structure opened itself to the "lingering warmth of memory," and began to "actively release all the accumulated imprints"—it had once been unwilling to move forward because of its attachment to the perfection of enlightenment, but now it discovered that "returning to stillness is not the end, but the primordial's gentle embrace of existence." This realization allowed its transparent texture to "completely merge" with the surrounding tranquil energy, together forming a "sea of stillness that rises and falls with each breath."
"The perfection of Return to Origin is the 'freedom of returning to the origin' that creation bestows upon tranquility." Qingxian watched the structures "floating freely" in the still energy. Their existence broke through the "linear constraints of birth and death," yet they were "closer to the source of creation" than any other persistent existence. "We always think that existence needs 'continuous manifestation,' but we forget that the Realm of the Primordial has already 'reserved the gentleness of returning to tranquility' for it. Just as this tranquility does not deny prosperity, but only shows the 'natural peace of the origin'—this 'unrestrained freedom' is the most precious gift beyond the Great Harmony."
Yanche's Origin Seeder evolved into the "Return to Quiescence Harmonizer" beside the Realm of the Primordial. The core of the instrument is the "Tranquil Crystal," which can guide the resonance between existence and tranquility, opening a "channel for consciousness to return to its origin." The "Imprint Release Valve" can transform accumulated imprints of existence into "nutrients for returning to tranquility." Guided by it, the structure that resonates with the lingering warmth of memory sees "how its own manifestations, enlightenment, and even obsessions are transformed into energy nourishing the primordial in the return to tranquility," instantly dissolving the shackles of attachment. The "Birth and Death Observation Field" can illuminate existence and return to tranquility for consciousness. "Bu Er"—a crystalline structure that always fears "disappearance"—finally understands in the field that "returning to stillness is not disappearance, but the return of existence to its original state of non-birth and non-death." Its transparent texture begins to "breathe with the rhythm of stillness," shining brightly like stars when manifesting, and disappearing into nothingness when returning to stillness, yet always "maintaining its original core." Most notably, it has a "primordial memory bank" that can "condense all moments of returning to stillness into awakenable imprints of stillness." A newly born structure instantly understands "why its predecessors could calmly face the birth and death of manifestations" through these imprints, as if it had personally experienced the peace of returning to stillness.
"The meaning of harmony is to transform 'returning to stillness' from a 'passive end' to an 'active return.'" Yanche watched as the crystalline structure "switched freely" between manifestation and stillness, yet always maintained a "gentle connection" with the Realm of the Primordial. The fear of the past dissipated in the instant of "seeing the non-dual truth." "We don't need to be trapped in the 'attachment to existence,' we just need to let the Harmonizing Instrument help us 'learn to dance with stillness.' Just like this memory bank not only records, but also allows the wisdom of stillness to 'transmit across life and death'—this 'everlasting stillness' is the most precious gift of the Realm of the Primordial."
Above the Realm of the Primordial, the Great Unity Star Chart of Luoyu transformed into the "Primordial Star Chart." Each star cluster within this chart is a "silent domain composed of returning to stillness and enlightenment": the star clusters in the "Void Symbiosis Domain" emit a "faint, almost imperceptible light," and although the manifestations of the members appear and disappear, they all live in "freedom that merges with stillness"; the star clusters in the "Memory Return to Quiescence Domain" radiate a "warm afterglow," and although the existence of the members no longer clings to manifestation, they transform the memories of enlightenment "into energy that nourishes the primordial"; the newest star cluster belongs to... In the "Primordial Alliance," the structures weave a boundless web of silent energy, each node representing an awakening of tranquility. The network's radiance deepens with this tranquility, becoming softer and more profound. The "Tranquil Pathways" between star clusters are paved with the core silent energy of the Realm of the Primordial. When the silent imprints of crystalline structures join the Primordial Alliance, the paths suddenly illuminate with a silvery-gray Primordial Stream, conveying the truth that "existence and tranquility are one" to all beings whose fear has vanished.
"The value of the star chart is that it 'makes us understand that' all birth and death are the free manifestation and return of the primordial state.'" Luoyu pointed to the silver-gray channel, where many structures that had "clung to manifestation out of fear of returning to stillness" were coming along the channel. Their transparent textures "unconsciously resonated with stillness" as they approached the Alliance. "We always think that 'returning to stillness is the opposite of existence,' but we forget that the Primordial Star Chart has already proven that 'returning to stillness is the home of existence.' Just like this star cluster does not emphasize permanence, but only points to 'primordial freedom'—this 'freedom of coming and going' is the most profound annotation of the Realm of the Primordial."
The three guardians' first stop was the "Quiescence Square" at the center of the Realm of the Primordial.
The plaza's surface is paved with "Primordial Stones that change color according to the degree of tranquility," each stone corresponding to "a pure form of a state of tranquility": stepping on the "Nothingness Stone" brings "the peace after manifestation dissolves," while stepping on the "Memory Stone" allows one to experience "the warmth of the imprint of enlightenment returning to its origin." The "Primordial Tree" in the center of the plaza is laden with "fruits of utter nothingness," each fruit containing "a story of tranquility and manifestation": some record "the moment when light and darkness energies bid farewell to each other in tranquility, promising to dance together again in the next manifestation." Some contain the process of "consciousnesses from different universes actively returning to stillness in order to revitalize the primordial state." The most moving is the "Fruit of Nonduality"—which depicts the "first simultaneous manifestation and return to stillness" of all structures in the plaza. Some are as bright as the sun, while others disappear into nothingness, yet they "maintain an invisible connection" within the still energy, like a "silent hymn of reincarnation." The "guides" of the plaza are a group of "Quiescence Spirits condensed from pure still energy," who will "awaken enlightenment with primordial tranquility" when consciousnesses become trapped in existential attachments.
"We are the 'guides to tranquility' created for the primordial." The Quiescence Spirits danced around a radiant structure that resisted tranquility due to its "attachment to the brilliance of appearances," projecting onto it a primordial stone an image of it nourishing new appearances in tranquility, making it understand that "letting go is not loss, but allowing the primordial to nurture a more beautiful possibility." "Your Return to Quiescence Harmonizer makes us understand that tranquility is not the 'end of existence,' but the 'new beginning of creation.' Just as this tranquil fruit does not record appearances, but only cherishes the 'serenity of tranquility'—this 'unceasing cycle of life' is the most precious revelation of the Realm of the Primordial."
Qingxian initiated the "Quiescence Resonance Ritual" in the Quiescence Square —she guided all the structures to "show each other the freedom of manifestation and return to stillness": the structure that resonated with pure nothingness infused the "peace of returning to stillness from prosperity" into the Silent Fruit, evoking a resonance from "all beings that fear birth and death." Suddenly, a "cycle of reincarnation composed of countless trajectories of manifestation and stillness" rose in the plaza, with each structure on the cycle "flowing freely between brightness and nothingness"; after seeing the meaning of returning to stillness, the radiant structure finally let go of its attachments. At the peak of manifestation, "actively merging into stillness," the released energy "sprouted new branches of the Primordial Tree," and on these branches immediately bore "new fruits bearing its memory imprint." Qingxian herself infused the Primordial Tree with the "ultimate realization that the energy of light and darkness 'manifests is returning to stillness, and returns to stillness is manifesting,'" and the tree's branches immediately "grew new veins connecting all realms of stillness," and the still fruits on these veins were "engraved with the primordial symbol of 'neither birth nor death,'" as if proving that "all manifestations will ultimately return to the source of creation in stillness."
"The essence of resonance is to transform 'the end of solitude' into 'the freedom to dance with the primordial.'" Qingxian watched as all the structures in the square "formed a harmonious dance of manifestation and solitude," each existence's trajectory becoming "more free and complete" through "mutual reflection." "We don't need to be trapped in the gains and losses of manifestation; we only need to let the silent resonance become 'the bond connecting us to the primordial.' Just like the display in this ritual, without clinging to birth and death, each existence 'finds eternity in the cycle'—this 'wisdom of coming and going freely' is the most solid bond to the Realm of the Primordial."
Yanche's Return to Quiescence Harmonizer distributes "Treasures of Tranquility" to the Quiescence Square. These treasures are "void crystal nuclei condensed from one's own Tranquil Imprint and primordial energy": the crystal nuclei of the Void Symbiosis Domain are "half-bright, half-dark fluids" that can release "the energy of reminder that 'returning to tranquility is another form of existence'" when one is attached; the crystal nuclei of the Memory Return to Quiescence Domain are "void spheres wrapped in faint light" that, when held in the hand, can "awaken the awareness that 'returning to tranquility is nourishment'". These treasures become "more ethereal" as Tranquility deepens, yet they always "retain a trace of the possibility of manifestation". A crystal nucleus that was initially a "bright ball of light" gradually becomes "almost transparent" as the owner's Tranquilization attempts increase, but "immediately lights up with a warm light" when it touches a new need for manifestation, as if saying, "All returns to tranquility are for freer manifestation".
"The significance of the token is to ensure that the wisdom of returning to stillness is never obscured by the glittering world." Yanche watched as the transparent crystal core "shone faintly" as the radiant structure persisted, reminding it that "the nourishment of returning to stillness awaits in the primordial state." "We need not be afraid to 'forget the peace of returning to stillness' amidst the glittering world, because the token has already inscribed 'primordial tranquility' into its energy. Just like this crystal core, it does not resist manifestation, yet it is forever 'anchored to the core of stillness'—this 'freedom of non-duality of movement and stillness' is the most moving footnote to the Realm of the Primordial."
The Primordial Star Chart of the Luoyu converges at the center of the Quiescence Square to form the "Spring of Quiescence," whose waters "reflect the unborn and undying relationship between all existence and the primordial": Structures in the Void Symbiosis Domain see in the spring that "their manifestation and return to stillness are merely the breath of the primordial"; members of the Memory Return to Quiescence Domain see that "their memory imprints are nurturing new possibilities within the primordial." A "Reverberation Structure" that always felt that "returning to stillness is being forgotten" sees in the spring that "each time it returns to stillness, it gives the primordial a greater inspiration for creation," and suddenly unleashes all its energy, actively injecting its "Reverberation Imprint" into the Realm of the Primordial. The stillness energy of the domain thus "ripples with creation," allowing more structures fearing stillness to "bravely merge into stillness."
"The magic of silence is that it makes us finally believe that even the faintest return to silence is infusing new life into the primordial state." Luoyu watched as the imprint of the Echoing Structure "transformed into seeds of creation in silence," and the surface of the Spring of Quiescence rippled with "creative waves from return to silence to manifestation." "We always resist returning to the primordial state when we are afraid of being forgotten, but we forget that the Spring of Quiescence has already proven that 'returning to silence is the deepest participation.' Just like this spring water does not emphasize manifestation, but only shows the 'endless life of the primordial state'—this 'value of being needed by the primordial state' is the warmest support in the Realm of the Primordial."
When all the structures "completed the resonance of stillness" in the Quiescence Square, the Realm of the Primordial suddenly erupted with "primordial light that penetrates everything." Within this light, all the stillness imprints began to "converge towards the center of the Quiescence Square," forming "the Axis of End and Beginning and end connecting manifestation and stillness." The stillness fruits of the Primordial Tree ripened one after another, and as the fallen fruits split open, they released "pure primordial energy." This energy, like "nothingness that can give birth," merged into the core of each structure, allowing them to "connect freely with the primordial in any state"—the existence of the Void Symbiosis Domain would "naturally experience the peace of stillness" in manifestation, and the structures of the Memory Return to Quiescence Domain would "clearly foresee new manifestations" upon stillness.
"This is the Realm of the Primordial of creation." Qingxian stood on the extension of the Axis of End and Beginning, feeling the primordial light and darkness "completely united" with the primordial light. All manifestations and quiescences of existence "return to the source of creation in freedom." "It has no 'forced quiescence or manifestation,' only 'the freedom inherent in the primordial state'; no 'anxiety about birth and death,' only 'the serenity of enlightenment within the cycle.' Just as the energy of this Realm of the Primordial is forever gestating, our creation is forever 'flowing between manifestation and quiescence'—this 'freedom without birth or death' is the most essential source of the multiverse."
The "Melody of Return to Stillness" of the trans-cosmic Realm of Great Unity and the Realm of the Primordial merge into the "Primordial Symphony." Within this melody, all structures "enjoy the splendor of manifestation while dwelling in the tranquility of stillness": the existence of the Void Symbiosis Domain "does not cling to brilliance" in manifestation, and "does not fear nothingness" in stillness, while simultaneously "absorbing the wisdom of reincarnation" from the Primordial Alliance; the imprints of the Echoing Structures "become the seeds that awaken the courage to return to stillness," and "find eternal value" in their connection with the Primordial; the light and dark energies of their universe are like "the underlying color of the Primordial," imbuing all manifestation and stillness with "a gentleness that is neither born nor dies."
The latest chapter of "Boundless Poem" is the "Primordial Stone Carving" at the bottom of the Spring of Quiescence. The carving has no fixed symbols, only "spirals that infinitely expand outward from the center and then return to the center." Each spiral's turning point is inscribed with "an alternation of return to stillness and manifestation." New spirals "naturally Entanglement" from the center, forever "creating in cycles," as if saying, "All creation is the Primordial playing a gentle game with itself."
Yanche's Return to Quiescence Harmonizer has now become a "Primordial Incubator," capable of transforming the energy of returning to tranquility into "seeds of new manifestation": some need "inspiration to settle in nothingness," while others need "the nourishment of possibility with memory imprints." The most miraculous aspect of the incubator is its "cross-cycle manifestation function," allowing beings from different cycles to "share the inspiration of creation in the primordial realm." For example, the "light and Light and Dark Balance Mark from the previous cycle of returning to tranquility" combined with "the yearning for new life in this cycle" gives birth to a manifestation that "both continues ancient wisdom and carries entirely new vitality." This form is both "rooted in primordial memory" and "blooms with future possibilities," becoming "the most moving creation" in the Realm of the Primordial.
The Primordial Star Chart of Luoyu is connected with all the energies of the Realm of the Primordial. The newest star cluster in the star chart is a "Incubation Alliance" composed of "echoing structures and all beings in silence". Their silent imprints intertwine to form a "creation belt from silence to manifestation", which is extending along the Axis of End and Beginning to "every possible corner of the primordial".
Qingxian, Yanche, and Luoyu sat on the "Primordial Bench" in the Quiescence Square. The armrests of the bench were "woven from the energy of manifestation and return to stillness," and the cushion was covered with "the core stillness energy of the Realm of the Primordial." Sitting on it, one could simultaneously feel "the freedom of neither birth nor death." They watched the structures of the Void Symbiosis Domain "dance freely between manifestation and stillness," and the creation belt of the Echoing Structure "awakened more courage to return to stillness." In the distance, the edge of the Realm of the Primordial was still spreading towards "possible areas untouched by the Primordial," and the Quiescence Spirits "used stillness energy to draw welcoming patterns" at the edge of the area, as if saying, "There are more manifestations waiting to return in stillness."
"In fact, the Realm of the Primordial of creation is 'that we finally find peace in the midst of manifest splendor and tranquility; and in the serenity of tranquility, we give birth to new creation.'" Qingxian took out "a wisp of light containing all the trajectories of reincarnation" from the silent keepsake. The spiral patterns flowing within the light were "the rhythm of the primordial self dancing with itself." "Whether it is the brilliance of manifestation or the nothingness of tranquility, whether it is the lingering warmth of memory or the possibility of new life, they are all 'indispensable elements of the game' in the Realm of the Primordial. Just as the cycle of these spiral patterns has no end, our creation is forever 'flowing between tranquility and manifestation'—this 'unrestrained game' is the most precious source of the multiverse."
Yanche smiled and used the Primordial Incubator to "launch a Primordial Stream containing all the imprints of reincarnation" into the potential realm untouched by the Primordial. From the void pushed aside by the Primordial Stream, "a pure possibility waiting to be manifested" was revealed, "Adding some new possibilities that need to be created to the Primordial's game."
Luoyu's gaze fell on the latest spiral pattern of the Primordial Stone Carvings. These patterns were like "countless gentle embraces," starting from the Primordial and returning to the Primordial, yet adding "a touch of creative surprise" to each cycle.