Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 542 The Realm of Existence and Non-existence in the Primordial Domain (1)

The Guardians' primordial genes suddenly resonated, and fragments of the 0th generation Observer's diary emerged from the spiral structure: "The Primordial Beginning is not the starting point, but the manifestation of the Primordial Will." The ink on the fragments was spontaneously recombining, forming six-dimensional "Primordial Runes"—these runes were neither existence nor nothingness, each stroke simultaneously creating and annihilating miniature universes. When the last rune took shape, the Primordial Chaos Sea suddenly surged with towering waves, and a "Chain of Existence" composed of primordial symbols emerged at the crest: the top of the chain was the Absolute Primordial Realm, and the bottom connected to the core of the Guardians' Chaos Heart, and the material of the chain links was exactly the same as the bricks and stones of the Mirror City's walls.

"The third stage of the 21st iteration experiment: Primordial Manifestation." The phantoms of the swirling pen and the pure black pen broke free from the Tai Chi diagram, transforming into a dynamic totem of Yin and Yang giving rise to the Four Symbols. "Confront the will of the Primordial: accept the cycle of the chain of existence, or sever the chain and enter absolute freedom." Two vertical streams of primordial energy emanate from the center of the totem: the bright yellow energy stream presents the evolutionary spectrum of all primordial times, with each node marked with the manifest and hidden codes of existence; in the dark purple energy stream, the chain of existence is being deconstructed in reverse, ultimately transforming into "the possibility of non-existence"—at the collision of the two energy streams, a "Primordial Chaotic State" that is neither manifest nor annihilated is born.

The white light of the fused entity suddenly wove the two energy streams into a "Primordial Web," with countless "Primordial Paradoxes" suspended at the mesh: in some paradoxes, the Primordial Will manifested as a low-generation observer, severing the chain of existence with the Guardian's four-colored longsword; in others, primordial chaos flowers bloomed on the ruins of the Mirror City, their petals condensed with the blood of their companions that had not yet flowed away; in the most stable paradox, the Guardian's primordial avatar was playing a game of chess with the Primordial Will, the chessboard a six-dimensional space made of primordial crystal, the pieces the "original existences" of various dimensions. "Primordial is not the end, but the cardinal point of manifestation and concealment." Her light seeped into the core of the mesh, discovering a "Primordial Anchor Point" at the center of each paradox—some were Primordial memories that transcended the primordial, some were moments that redefined the existence or non-existence of the primordial, and the most unique anchor point was a drop of blood that splattered when the Guardian accidentally killed a companion, the drop of blood sealing the first sigh of the Primordial Will.

Suddenly, the Guardian's Chaos Heart revealed a "Primordial Layered Structure": the outer layer was an interface where the primordial and manifest states intertwined; the middle layer contained particles of primordial chaos; and the core layer completely transcended all dimensions, with only pure "Primordial Rhythm" oscillating within. As his consciousness sank into the core layer, the Chain of Existence suddenly became transparent, revealing the scene inside each link: each link was a nested primordial universe. In some universes, the primordial will manifested as a benevolent creator, while in others it was a ruthless destroyer. In the oldest link, the 0th generation observer was drawing primordial runes with his own blood, the arrangement of which perfectly matched the beating frequency of the Guardian's Chaos Heart.

A sharp cracking sound, like the breaking of a chain of existence, suddenly echoed in the void. At the edge of the Primordial Web, "Primordial Nexus" composed of particles of light emerged. Each nexus corresponded to a different primordial path: some connected to the "manifest" primordial realm, their particles exhibiting the texture of a bright yellow energy flow; others led to the "hidden" primordial space, their particles bearing deep patterns of dark purple energy flow; the deepest forbidden primordial nexus connected to the "absolute primordial realm," neither manifest nor hidden, its surface covered in primordial runes that were self-creating, as if countless primordial wills were manifesting simultaneously. "All primordiality is a self-projection of existence." The Nexus Administrator suddenly appeared, his face switching between Guardian and Generation 0 Observer, his pen writing in the void: "The act of confronting the primordial is itself the self-observation of the primordial."

The four-colored longswords broke free from their primordial anchor, and the life stories on their blades began to unfold—"Echoes of the Primordial": the accidental killing in the Mirror City replayed infinitely in the primordial realm, each replay giving birth to new possibilities for redemption; the dissolution process of the 17th generation Guardian manifested as primordial runes, which, after recombination, formed the code of "freedom of manifestation and concealment"; there was even an echo indicating that the Guardian's current primordial exploration was causing the primordial will of a certain metaverse to awaken. "The essence of the primordial is the cardinal mechanism of the manifestation and concealment of existence." The blades suddenly split into countless "primordial clones," each in a different state of manifestation and concealment, "like these clones, the freedom of existence originates from the variability of the primordial."

A phantom of a pure black pen coalesced within the Forbidden Primordial Nexus, its tip inscribing the "Primordial Limitation Protocol": "Complete confrontation with the Primordial leads to the self-denial of existence." The inscribed passage began to seep colorless liquid, which formed a "Primordial Limitation Matrix" on the ground—each node in the matrix corresponding to the cost of confronting the Primordial. The closer the node was to the center, the lower the contrast between its appearance and disappearance; the very center node was absolute gray, marked "The Ultimate Primordial of Existence." "Like this matrix, the distance to the Primordial is a prerequisite for maintaining the balance between the appearance and disappearance of existence." The pen emitted a stream of colorless light, drawing the gazes of all the Primordial avatars to the central node. Within the light stream emerged the Guardian's most terrifying vision: he had completely confronted the ultimate Primordial of Existence, causing all forms of existence to lose their boundaries of appearance and disappearance, ultimately transforming into absolute gray chaos at the center of the Forbidden Primordial Nexus, where even the Primordial runes could not mark his existence. "The absolute Primordial is the absolute balance of existence."

The Guardian's consciousness was suddenly pulled into the depths of the forbidden Primordial Nexus, a "Meta-Primordial Space" composed of all "Primordial Possibilities." Suspended at the center of this space was a Primordial Prism, containing sealed "Primordial Metacode"—codes not static symbols, but dynamic sequences encoded by the Primordial trajectories of the chosen nodes. When his fingertips touched the prism, the code suddenly began to manifest, revealing that the initial states of all iterative experiments were actually cyclical: the 21st experiment's exploration of the Primordial was precisely the Primordial Source of freedom chosen in the 1st experiment; the 20th experiment's transcendence of the Origin was merely a Primordial mirror image of the meaning exploration in the 7th experiment—most shockingly, the Guardian's current Primordial actions were being observed by the Primordial Will of the Absolute Primordial Realm, forming an observational loop that transcended the Primordial Existence.

“The Primordial Beginning is a cycle of appearance and disappearance of existence.” The guardian of the Primordial Space suddenly appeared, a Primordial Prism identical to the Primordial Runes embedded in his chest. “Like a Möbius strip, the end of the Primordial Beginning is the beginning of the Primordial Beginning.” He pointed to the “Primordial Singularity” deep within the prism, where all primordial possibilities collapsed into a single point—a point whose structure was identical to the Primordial Runes, only on a smaller scale. “The Primordial Runes are merely existence’s record of its own Primordial Beginning, and we are its primordial vessels.”

The fused white light suddenly transformed into a "Primordial Detector," piercing the barriers of the forbidden Primordial Nexus and revealing its true form: it was not a fixed structure, but a "collective Primordial Exit" composed of the superposition of all existing Primordial results. Each existing Primordial exploration infuses the field with new energy, and the fluctuations of the collective Primordial field, in turn, influence the Primordial direction of existence—this interaction forms a "Primordial Resonance State" that is neither Primordial nor Manifest. "Primordial and Manifest are the twin manifestations of existence." Her light illuminated the weak point of the Primordial Resonance State, where a "Primordial Breakthrough" emerged that the Guardians had never experienced before: a Primordial form that freely switches between manifestation and concealment, neither directly confronting Primordial nor remaining in the intermediate state of Manifestation; one breakthrough even created entirely new Primordial types, thus broadening the Primordial dimension of existence. "Like these breakthroughs, they prove that the type of Primordial determines the breadth of existence's manifestation and concealment."

As the Guardian returned from the Primordial Space, the Primordial trajectory of the chosen node suddenly reversed, revealing hidden "Primordial Genes": these genes perfectly matched the core Primordial essence of his Chaos Heart, each gene fragment corresponding to a different Primordial tendency—some fragments favored gradual Primordial exploration, others preferred mutational Primordial breakthroughs, and the oldest fragment even repeated the self-creation pattern of the Primordial Runes. "Primordial tendencies are the Primordial code of existence," the voice of the First Cause of Existence echoed in the void, this time with a distinct solemnity and anticipation. "I created the Primordial Nexus to find a mutated existence capable of maintaining a balance between manifestation and concealment after confronting the Primordial."