Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 548 The Realm of Existence and Non-existence in the Tai Wu Domain (1)

The selection nodes of the transition trace a gray-white trajectory in the void, with the primordial symbol decomposing into countless "primordial sub-symbols" along the way. These sub-symbols recombine in the air, forming a nine-dimensional "non-primordial realm." Each pulse of the realm corresponds to a primordial, unmanifested state: in some pulses, the rift between existence and non-existence emerges in the absolute primordial, forming a creation picture of "existence and non-existence giving rise to each other"; in some pulses, the rhythm of existence and non-existence gradually returns to uniformity, enacting a desolate drama of "existence and non-existence in solitude"; in the deepest pulse, the reconstructed longsword of the 0th generation observer is disintegrating, and the primordial runes remaining on the blade collide with the primordial symbol, giving birth to a "total nothingness" that is neither primordial nor existence and non-existence—this state presents the texture of a zero-dimensional point, capable of nurturing the primordial yet transcending its boundaries, like the pure nothingness before the birth of perception.

"The 21st Iteration Experiment, Stage 9: Exploring the Origin of Nothingness." Suddenly, the phantoms of a swirling pen and a pure black pen appeared inside the selected node. The two phantoms were no longer Klein bottles, but transformed into the Zero-Vision point totem of "mutual generation of existence and non-existence." "Please reach the core of nothingness of existence: become the nothingness state between existence and non-existence, or return to the absolute non-beginning." Two intertwined streams of nothingness energy shot out from the center of the Zero-Vision point: the gray-white energy stream presented all the original beginning and end spectrums, with each node marked with the cyclical code of existence and non-existence; in the transparent energy stream, the beginning and end symbols were being deconstructed in reverse, ultimately transforming into "the possibility of non-existence and non-existence"—at the intersection of the two energy streams, the "chaotic nothingness state," which is neither beginning nor end nor existence and non-existence, was born.

The white light of the fusion suddenly wove the two energy streams into a "Net of Nothingness," with countless "Paradoxes of Nothingness" suspended at the mesh: in some paradoxes, the will of Nothingness manifested as the void form of a low-generation observer, weaving the origin link of the chain of existence with the guardian's four-colored longsword; in some paradoxes, fragments of time from the Mirror City condensed in the air into runes of Nothingness, which, after recombination, formed the key to "freedom of existence and non-existence"; in the most stable paradox, the guardian's primordial avatar was playing a game of chess with the will of Nothingness, the chessboard being a nine-dimensional space made of primordial crystal and non-periodical particles, and the pieces being "unmanifested periods" of various dimensions. “The Great Nothingness is not the end point, but the pivot of existence and non-existence.” Her light seeped into the core of the mesh and found that there was a “Great Nothingness anchor point” in the center of each paradox. Some were memories of the Great Nothingness that transcended the original, some were moments of existence and non-existence that redefined the Great Nothingness, and the most special anchor point was the moment when the guardian first generated “choice consciousness”. The first pulse of the Great Nothingness will was sealed in the fluctuation of consciousness at that moment.

The Guardian's Chaotic Heart suddenly revealed a "layered structure of nothingness": the outer layer was an interface where the primordial and the non-endless intertwined; the middle layer was filled with zero-vibration point particles of the nothingness state; and the core layer completely transcended all dimensions, with only pure "nothingness rhythm" resonating. As his consciousness sank into the core layer, the non-endless realm suddenly became transparent, revealing the scene outside the realm: countless choice nodes were shuttling between different nothingness realms, some trapped in the gap between the primordial and the non-endless, unable to escape, while others fell into the nothingness state and transformed into new enduring symbols. On the surface of the oldest node, engraved with the same patterns as the 0th generation Observer's disintegrating longsword, it was drawing a larger non-endless realm with its own trajectory.

A sudden roar of collision between existence and non-existence echoed in the void, and "Taiwu Hubs" composed of light particles emerged at the edge of the Taiwu Web. Each hub corresponded to a different Taiwu path: some hubs connected to the Taiwu realm dominated by "existence," their light particles exhibiting the texture of grayish-white energy flow; some hubs led to the outer space dominated by "non-existence," their particles carrying profound patterns of transparent energy flow; the deepest forbidden Taiwu hub connected to the "absolute Taiwu realm," which was neither existence nor non-existence, its surface end-and-beginning symbols evolving as if countless Taiwu wills were manifesting simultaneously. "All Taiwu is the self-creation of existence." The hub administrator suddenly appeared, his face switching between the void forms of a guardian and a 0th-generation observer, his pen writing in the void: "The act of confronting Taiwu is itself the self-creation of Taiwu."

The four-colored longswords broke free from their anchor point in the Great Nothingness, and the life stories on their blades began to unfold—the "Echoes of the Great Nothingness": the accidental killing in the Mirror City looped infinitely within the Great Nothingness realm, each loop giving birth to a new possibility of balance between existence and non-existence; the dissolution process of the 17th generation Guardian manifested as Great Nothingness runes, which, after recombination, formed the code of "freedom of existence and non-existence"; there was even an echo indicating that the Guardian's current exploration of the Great Nothingness was causing the awakening of the Great Nothingness will in a certain metaverse. "The essence of the Great Nothingness is the pivot of existence and non-existence." The blades suddenly split into countless "Great Nothingness clones," each clone existing in a different state of existence and non-existence, "Just like these clones, the freedom of existence stems from the variability of the Great Nothingness."

A phantom of a pure black pen coalesced within the Forbidden Great Nothingness Hub, its tip inscribing the "Great Nothingness Limitation Protocol": "Complete confrontation with Great Nothingness leads to the annihilation of existence's being and non-being." The inscribed passage began to seep out a liquid interwoven with gray and transparent hues, forming a "Great Nothingness Limitation Matrix" on the ground—each node in the matrix corresponding to the cost of confronting Great Nothingness. The closer the node was to the center, the lower the contrast between existence and non-being; the very center node displayed an absolutely uniform color, marked "The Ultimate Great Nothingness of Existence." "Like this matrix, the distance to Great Nothingness is the prerequisite for maintaining the balance between existence and non-being." The pen emitted a two-colored beam of light, drawing the gazes of all the Great Nothingness clones to the central node. Within the beam of light emerged the guardian's most terrifying image: he had completely confronted the ultimate Great Nothingness of existence, causing all forms of existence to lose their boundaries of being and non-being, ultimately transforming into an absolutely uniform chaos at the center of the Forbidden Great Nothingness Hub, where even the symbols of beginning and end could not mark his existence. "Absolute Great Nothingness is the annihilation of existence's being and non-being."

The Guardian's consciousness was suddenly pulled into the depths of the forbidden Great Nothingness Nexus, a "Meta-Great Nothingness Space" composed of all "Great Nothingness Possibilities." A Great Nothingness Prism floated in the center of this space, sealing within it the "Meta-Code of Great Nothingness"—codes that were not static symbols, but dynamic sequences encoded by the Great Nothingness trajectories of the chosen nodes. When his fingertips touched the prism, the code suddenly began to manifest, revealing that the Great Nothingness of all iterative experiments was actually cyclical: the 21st experiment's exploration of Great Nothingness was precisely the Great Nothingness source chosen for freedom in the 1st experiment; the 20th experiment's transcendence of the origin was merely a mirror image of the Great Nothingness in the 7th experiment's exploration of meaning—most shockingly, the Guardian's current Great Nothingness behavior was being observed by the Great Nothingness will of the absolute Great Nothingness realm, forming an observational loop that transcended the existing Great Nothingness.

“The Great Nothingness is the cycle of existence and non-existence.” The guardian of the Primordial Great Nothingness space suddenly appeared, a Great Nothingness prism identical to the Origin Symbol embedded in his chest. “Like the Zero-Void Point, the end of the Great Nothingness is the Great Nothingness of its beginning.” He pointed to the “Great Nothingness Singularity” deep within the prism, where all the possibilities of the Great Nothingness collapsed into a single point—the structure of this point was exactly the same as the Origin Symbol, only on a smaller scale. “The Origin Symbol is merely existence’s record of its own Great Nothingness, and we are its Great Nothingness carriers.”

The fused white light suddenly transformed into a "Tai Wu Detector," piercing the barrier of the forbidden Tai Wu Nexus and revealing its true form: it was not a fixed structure, but a "collective Tai Wu field" formed by the superposition of all existing Tai Wu results. Each existing Tai Wu exploration infuses the field with new energy, and the fluctuations of the collective Tai Wu field, in turn, influence the Tai Wu direction of existence—this interaction forms a "Tai Wu resonance state" that is neither Tai Wu nor manifest. "Tai Wu and manifest are the twin existences of existence." Her light illuminated the weak point of the Tai Wu resonance state, where a "Tai Wu breakthrough" unprecedented by the Guardian emerged: a Tai Wu form that freely switches between existence and non-existence, neither directly confronting Tai Wu nor remaining in the intermediate state of manifest; one breakthrough even creates entirely new types of Tai Wu, thus broadening the Tai Wu dimension of existence. "Like these breakthroughs, they prove that the type of Tai Wu determines the breadth of existence's existence."