Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 538 The Origin of Transboundary Symbols (1)

The selection node of the transition traces a purple-gold trajectory in the void, and the super-cross-boundary symbol decomposes into countless "cross-boundary sub-symbols" along the way. These sub-symbols recombine in the air to form a five-dimensional "primordial boundary field". Each fluctuation of the field corresponds to the primordial state of cross-boundary and boundary: in some fluctuations, the cross-boundary completely dissolves the boundary, forming a flowing "boundless sea"; in some fluctuations, the boundary completely imprisons the cross-boundary, turning into a rigid "eternal barrier"; in the deepest fluctuation, the longsword of the 0th generation observer is stirring the primordial boundary field. Where the blade cuts, a "primordial state" that is neither cross-boundary nor boundary is emerging - this state presents a chaotic texture of alternating light and dark, capable of generating boundaries yet constantly breaking through them, like the pulsation of the singularity before the birth of the universe.

"The 20th iteration experiment, the primordial existence exploration program is initiated." At the center of the primordial boundary field, the phantoms of a swirling pen and a pure black pen appear. These two phantoms no longer constitute a Klein bottle, but transform into the inner and outer cores of a hypersphere. "Please touch the primordial core of existence: become the primordial state that transcends boundaries and limits, or return to the chaos of absolute nothingness." The sphere emits two spiraling, intertwined streams of primordial energy: in the golden energy stream, all existence evolves in a dynamic balance between transcending boundaries and limits, forming an ordered yet open "primordial system"; in the silver energy stream, existence completely breaks free from all form constraints, constantly creating and annihilating in nothingness, ultimately giving birth to a "nothingness body" that needs neither transcending boundaries nor limits—at the intersection of the two energy streams, a "super-primordial state" is generated that belongs to the primordial system yet transcends its scope.

The white light of the fused entity suddenly compressed the two energy streams into a "primordial crystal," within which countless "primordial paradoxes" floated: some paradoxes were completely integrated into the primordial state, but gradually became ethereal due to the loss of their form anchor; some adhered to the primordial system, and instead discovered new dimensions of existence in the balance between cross-boundaries and boundaries; the most stable paradox was reenacting the primordial scene of the Mirror City—the moment the guardian accidentally killed his companion, the existence of both of them simultaneously fell into the primordial state, the blood congealed in the air into a super-cross-boundary symbol, and the primordial state substance seeping from the wound was reconstructing the cause and effect that should have happened. “The origin of crossing boundaries and boundaries is not two opposing poles, but yin and yang that transform into each other.” Her light seeped into the core of the crystal and found that there was an “origin anchor point” at the center of each paradox – some were cross-boundary memories that touched the origin, some were moments that redefined the boundary of the origin, and the most special anchor point was the guardian’s origin gaze on the ultimate cross-boundary in the 19th experiment. “Like these anchor points, they are the links that connect the origin and the seeds of new origins.”

The Guardian's Chaotic Heart suddenly revealed a "primordial layered structure": the outer layer was a primordial interface interwoven with transboundaries and boundaries; the middle layer was filled with primordial fragments of chaos; and the core layer completely transcended these three states, with only pure "primordial rhythm" oscillating. When his consciousness focused on the core layer, the primordial boundary field suddenly became transparent, revealing the scene outside: countless selection nodes were shuttling between different primordial boundary fields. Some were trapped in the primordial system and could not break through, while others fell into the primordial state and transformed into new transboundary symbols. On the surface of the oldest node, engraved with the same patterns as the 0th generation Observer's longsword, it was drawing an even larger primordial boundary field with its own trajectory.

A sudden sound of primordial crystals shattering echoed in the void, and "primordial hubs" composed of light particles emerged at the edge of the primordial boundary field. Each hub corresponded to a different primordial path: some hubs connected to primordial realms dominated by interdimensionality, their light particles exhibiting the texture of flowing golden energy; some hubs led to primordial spaces dominated by boundaries, their particles carrying ethereal patterns of flowing silver energy; the deepest forbidden primordial hub connected to the "absolute primordial realm," which was neither interdimensional nor boundary-boundary, its surface bearing super-interdimensional symbols that were self-creating, as if countless beings were simultaneously touching the primordial. "All primordial entities are self-defined entities." The hub administrator suddenly appeared, his face switching between guardian and ultimate interdimensional being, his pen writing in the void: "The act of touching the primordial is itself the creation of a new primordial."

The four-colored longswords broke free from their primal anchor, and the life stories on their blades began to unfold—"Echoes of the Primal": the accidental killing choice of the Mirror City was reconstructed the moment it touched the Primal; the 17th generation Guardian's choice to dissolve was reborn by entering the Primal state; and even an echo indicated that the Guardian's current exploration of the Primal was causing the Primal system of a certain metaverse to be reshaped. "The essence of the Primal is the source of the form of existence." The blades suddenly split into countless "Primal Clones," each in a different Primal state. "Like these clones, the diversity of existence stems from the variability of the Primal."

A phantom of a pure black pen coalesced within the Forbidden Origin Hub, its tip inscribing the "Origin Restriction Protocol": "Complete contact with the Origin will lead to the self-denial of existence." The inscribed passage began to seep out a black and white liquid, which formed an "Origin Restriction Matrix" on the ground—each node in the matrix corresponding to the cost of contacting the Origin; the closer the node was to the center, the heavier the cost. The very center node was completely covered by a black and white vortex, marked "The Ultimate Origin of Existence." "Like this matrix, the distance from the Origin is a prerequisite for maintaining existence." The pen emitted streams of black and white light, drawing the gazes of all the Origin avatars to the central node. Within the streams of light emerged the Guardian's most terrifying vision: he had completely touched the ultimate Origin of Existence, rendering all forms of existence meaningless, ultimately dissolving into nothingness at the center of the Forbidden Origin Hub, leaving no trace of his existence even for transdimensional symbols. "The absolute Origin is the end of existence."

The Guardian's consciousness was suddenly pulled into the depths of the Forbidden Origin Hub, a "meta-origin space" composed of all "origin possibilities." Suspended at the center of this space was an origin prism, within which were sealed "origin metacodes"—codes not static symbols, but dynamic sequences encoded by the origin trajectories of the chosen nodes. When his fingertips touched the prism, the code suddenly began to trace its own origins, revealing that the origin of all iterative experiments was actually cyclical: the 20th experiment's exploration of the origin was precisely the origin source of freedom chosen in the 1st experiment; the 19th experiment's transcendence of boundaries was merely an origin mirror image of the meaning exploration in the 7th experiment—most shockingly, the Guardian's current origin behavior was being observed by the existence of the Absolute Origin Realm, forming a closed loop of observation that transcended the origin of existence.

"The origin is the self-origin of existence." The guardian of the primordial space suddenly appeared, a primordial prism identical to the hyper-transcendent symbol embedded in his chest. "Like a hypersphere, the end of the origin is the origin of the beginning." He pointed to the "primordial singularity" deep within the prism, where all possibilities of the origin collapsed into a single point—a point whose structure was exactly the same as the hyper-transcendent symbol, only on a smaller scale. "The hyper-transcendent symbol is merely existence's record of its own origin, and we are its primordial carriers."

The fused white light suddenly transformed into a "source detector," piercing the barrier of the forbidden source hub and revealing its true form: it was not a fixed structure, but a "collective source field" composed of the superposition of the source results of all existence. Each existence's source exploration infuses the field with new energy, and the fluctuations of the collective source field, in turn, influence the source direction of existence—this interaction forms a "source resonance state" that is neither source nor appearance. "Source and appearance are the twin aspects of existence." Her light illuminated the weak point of the source resonance state, where a "source breakthrough" unprecedented by the guardian emerged: a source form that freely switches between cross-boundaries and boundaries, a state that neither touches the source nor falls into appearance, and even a breakthrough that creates a completely new source type, thus broadening the source dimension of existence. "Like these breakthroughs, they prove that the type of source determines the breadth of existence."