CHAPTER 750: 6.9 MILLION THINGS 4

In the historical Earth-Moon Blind Spot, inside an underground garage.

Xie Rong paced quietly forward, explaining the remaining information about the Omniscient.

"The Unknown is just like this, omnipresent; we are like living in a thick, boundless and invisible ocean. Everything around us, because of our cognition, presents itself in different colors."

"The formation of cognition stems from our physiological structure; structure generates perception, so structure is everything in the world.

Because our structures are similar, the cognitions that emerge are similar as well, ultimately leading to a resemblance in our understanding of everything around us.

In this, there are other phenomena affecting us, such as the contagion of thought, the solidification of ideas, stereotypes, and the inheritance of models, to name a few."

He paused, then turned around.

"Just like when you were born, you didn’t know that an apple was called an apple. It was others who told you its name. It was your senses that informed you that apples are sweet and sour. That they are red, that they are round."

"But if you were to switch your perception to another mode, then the apple you recognize would likely be a mass of existence as light. Its light would be like a flame, burning slowly and gently, right?" Xie Rong asked.

Li Chengyi looked at the apple that had appeared again in the other’s hand and indeed, in his dimensional vision, it was a gentle burning light, a faint pink flame.

"So this is the limitation. The innate and acquired limitations of oneself," Xie Rong continued.

"Initially, Asladuni told me, everything, even the simplest of apples, is actually immortal and eternal."

"...Because of the Unknown aspect?" Li Chengyi instantly understood.

"Yes. Its known aspect is that of an apple, but what about its unknown aspect? Nobody knows. However, Asladuni told me that nothing in the world has a fixed form. We are like this, and so are external objects.

Omniscience is about discovering this, by switching perceptions, to change what is commonly known as the appearance, quantity, and internal logic of things," Xie Rong expressed with emotion.

He held up the apple in his hand.

"Let’s take it as an example; right now, it is an apple."

His other hand lifted, and a fingertip touched the surface of the apple.

Pop.

The apple instantly disappeared, turning into a diamond-like transparent crystal with numerous faces.

The surface of the crystal was densely covered with small, polished facets, all reflecting a rainbow-like brilliance evenly at this moment.

"Here, represents the apple," Xie Rong pointed at one of the many small facets on the crystal.

"And here." He switched to another facet and gently touched it.

Pop.

The crystal instantly turned into a living fish—specifically, a carp the length of a palm.

"Represents the fish...."

"You mean to say...!?" Suddenly, Li Chengyi seemed to realize something.

His pupils constricted instantly.

"All things inherently contain everything, infinite appearances, and we simply use our cognition to discover their different aspects!? So in our cognition, different entities are formed!?!!"

The shock in his heart at that moment was no less than when he first witnessed the activation of the Evil Flower System.

"Yes...I don’t know if this is the truth, but Asladuni told me that this is the essence of why the Omniscient can transform things at will. Because things inherently have endless possibilities, we just make them present the singular aspect we believe to be true in our shared cognition. That’s all," Xie Rong sighed.

"....." Li Chengyi was at a loss for words.

This was truly astonishing.

If all things were infinite by nature, and everything is of the same essence, then... he too might be an apple, and everything might become an apple.

This world, all things, are like numerous fluids, which can exhibit the aspect visible to life’s cognition.

No...

Even this description isn’t quite accurate.

Li Chengyi felt as though his brain was about to burst out of his skull.

But now the question was, was his brain truly a brain? Or was it an apple masquerading as such?

But, no! That’s not right. If the apple and the brain are one and the same, then does it make any difference?

"So, if one could break through cognition, through innate cognition,

and then gather enough matter, could one achieve anything??" Li Chengyi suddenly asked.

"Does quantity really matter??" Xie Rong smiled. "If all things are an undying substance, then what meaning is there in the so-called quantity between individuals? It’s only a matter of changing the presented aspect. Even if it is a single material, it can exhibit the quantity appearance you desire...right?"

"....." Li Chengyi ran his hand through his hair, feeling the sheer absurdity of it all.

"What we see is only what we can and want to see, the sum of it all," Xie Rong continued.

"So if you want to break through and enter the all-encompassing realm, you first need to understand this point. So far, the routes taken by the other Omniscients have been fixed; they don’t understand why they have received the power of omniscience, only that by following this path, they can obtain everything. But what is the root of it all? Why does this path lead to those results? They don’t know... All this was only understood by the very first pioneers," Xie Rong laughed.

"Behemoth Asladuni was a pioneer. He deduced the existence of the original matter, but because of the limitations of his own structure, he couldn’t fully understand the nature of the original matter. Thus, he chose to merge into the Unknown, which is to say, to break through the limits. At the final moment, he understood the essence of the original matter, but by then everything had already lost its meaning."

"Yes...I understand," Li Chengyi gritted his teeth, feeling his scalp tingle and an indescribable discomfort throughout his body.

"Only the original matter can fully understand the entirety of the original matter, but by that time, he was no different from the other original matters, after all, the consciousness entity is also just one point among the countless aspects of the original matter. As long as he remained in a state of self-consciousness, he couldn’t possibly comprehend the entirety of the original matter. Therefore, looking at it from this perspective, what he and everything you’ve spoken of were also incomplete."

"You understand quite well. If what I said was the entirety of the original matter, then I wouldn’t have lost to Yong Ling that year," Xie Rong nodded approvingly.

"The original matter, according to my conjecture, should be the most fundamental substance that composes everything. In accordance with the principle that energy and matter are essentially one, no matter what form it changes into, the original matter and the theory that all things ultimately converge, which appeared a long time ago, are actually consistent," he said softly.

"Yes... from Tao comes one, from one comes two, from two comes three, from three comes everything... But while there seems to be change, in actuality the Tao has always been everything, and everything is the Tao, only that light shining upon it reflects different facets. And light, is our cognition," Li Chengyi nodded.

With the elevation of his cognition, his consciousness power and the grasp of the dimension of eternal vitality were undergoing rapid and dramatic transformations.

"Original matter is right there; it has never disappeared, nor has it changed, what changes is us... So, as long as we can change ourselves infinitely, we can obtain infinite possibilities!" Li Chengyi became increasingly enlightened to this point.

His eyes grew brighter and brighter. Something within his heart became more and more clear.

"It seems you have understood," Xie Rong’s face showed a sincere smile.

"If so, what difference and meaning does life and death have for original matter?" Li Chengyi suddenly asked, looking towards the second generation.

"..." Xie Rong’s smile paused, "Yes, we too are original matter; even if we disappear, die, it’s just a state of the flow and change of original matter. Indeed, it’s utterly meaningless..."

He dispersed the fish in his hand and walked to Li Chengyi’s side.

"I just... am reluctant."

"Reluctant?"

"Yes, understanding is one thing, but we are still trapped within our original shells and structures, unable to extricate ourselves. The only way to transcend everything and return to the essence of original matter is through boundaries. To break through cognition, to break through the limits of self."

"But the result of transcendence is the loss of self, returning to the essence of original matter. What significance does such a breakthrough have?" Li Chengyi sighed.

At this moment, a faint purple light had begun to emanate from his body. With the dramatic changes in cognition, his control over himself, over dimensions, and their integration, had reached an excessively exaggerated stage.

According to the theory of original matter, everything is unified, all return to one, which is why the mother of void can nullify everything.

That’s why Behemoth Asladuni can create everything.

Because everything has always been there, it hasn’t changed; it merely presents different aspects.

The key is, how to change the aspect that original matter presents, to make them rotate, like a dice with infinite faces, switching to the facet that one needs.

To move the facets of all things, that is the true core of being Omniscient!

"I know what you want to ask, but I can’t do it, nor do I know how," Xie Rong spoke up at this moment.

"The path to being Omniscient is set; I don’t know how the original pioneers discovered it, or how they forged this path, it exceeds my cognition. I can only teach you, how to walk this path."

Li Chengyi fell silent, then bowed deeply to Xie Rong.

"Please bestow upon me the method of the Omniscient!"

Xie Rong showed a smile.

He slowly extended his index finger, pointing towards Li Chengyi’s forehead.

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Outside Happiness Community.

Beneath the street lamp.

Space quickly twisted, darkened, was covered in cracks, and a circular mirror-like exit appeared.

Pfft.

A golden humanoid silhouette silently emerged from within as light, landing and reverting to form.

It was the one previously blocked, the First Generation Flower Emperor—Yong Ling.

At this moment, no cloak adorned his body, and the surface of his armor was filled with scorched and tattered marks. In his left breast, over his heart, there was a fist-sized through-and-through wound.

The Disk of Evil Flower on his back was still slowly rotating, but two faint cracks had appeared on it.

’No reinforcements... Tian Xuanzi... Tian Ju Pavilion... what on earth are you plotting!’

Yong Ling furrowed his brows, unable to understand.

After entering into combat with Tian Xuanzi in the Giant Spirit Layer, from the beginning to the end, to killing Tian Xuanzi, he hadn’t seen any reinforcements, the reinforcements that the other side spoke of initially were just a lie.

’But no matter what, Tian Ju Pavilion is down to its last, Tian Qingzi, and now he too has fallen into my trap, unable to escape. If that person decides to act, his death is undoubted. Now, I just need to recover to my peak and I will once again reach the pinnacle.’

Thinking this, Yong Ling took a deep breath.

Soon... It’s soon...

After recovery, it will be time for him to merge again with the Unique Light, using the Source of Evil to obtain the power of all things beyond boundaries.

Standing upright, he stepped into the community.

His wounds were healing swiftly; to the Omniscient, as long as one doesn’t die, all severe injuries can be restored.

Though the injuries Yong Ling suffered were mostly conceptual, and quite serious, even affecting at least half of his original power,

at least on the surface, he seemed to be fine.

Entering the community, passing through the open space, he approached the stairwell.

Swiftly, he flashed directly to the wall in front of Li Chengyi’s room.

This was the entrance to the Blind Spot underground garage.

Facing the wall, he extended his hand, bent his finger, and gently tapped on it.