Chapter 1387: Void, Nothingness, and Life Sequence
Within the Great Library of the Witch World. The ripples caused by the death of the “Perfect Witch” have far from ended, or rather, the impact is just beginning.
Many witches certainly do not believe that the Perfect Witch would do something so foolish; the Primordial Witch has also stated that she did not die, so she truly did not die. But… if she is not dead, then where is the Perfect Witch?
This question troubles many witches and the various forces from the outside world’s void. They detest the unknown and even more so the uncontrollable.
The Perfect Witch had already stood at the peak of the Holy Realm; if she wished to go further, wouldn’t that mean becoming the World Master?
But becoming the World Master is not such an easy task. The vast majority of people’s understanding of the World Master remains trapped within the games of faith and deities.
Ignoring those semi-divine faith orders centered around the “Holy Realm,” the common faith in the void consists of that of the “Pseudo World Masters.”
Halfway to becoming a World Master through faith-driven promotion.
No one knows why these beings are called “half,” as no one dares to question the opinions of the Nine Monarchs of the Void.
Some say they have lost the possibility of further ascension, while others claim that the power they possess has not truly reached that of a World Master, but these are all speculations.
True World Masters are indeed rare in the void. Moreover, those who can reach that level are all “ancient beings”; they prefer to stay in special void domains, hiding in their own worlds, retreating behind the scenes.
Either nurturing their own race or accumulating their own power.
They either seek longevity or to amass strength.
To truly venture into the “Outer Void,” to explore the “Endless Void” beyond the shelter of the Nine Monarchs, to pave unknown paths.
There, everything they establish belongs to them, free from the interference of the Nine Monarchs, and without the limitations imposed by the strong World Masters.
If they carve out a piece of Outer Void in the Endless Void, they even have chips to join the Nine Monarchs and become the “Tenth Monarch.”
However, becoming an acknowledged Void God Emperor comes with corresponding responsibilities of protection and requires a special contract with the Monarchs of the Void.
Thus, it creates a situation where some World Masters would rather be humiliated in the Endless Void than stay in the realm of the God Emperors and abide by the boundaries set for them by the Nine Monarchs.
Thus, in the realm of the God Emperors, nine “God Emperors” are willing to bear the responsibility of protection for the lives in the void, which can be considered a great fortune for those beings.
Although nearly 99% of the worlds in the void do not even qualify to touch the level of the Nine Monarchs and perish within the void.
But the rise and fall of worlds are filled with surprises. Only the strong can truly sense this.
The protection of order. At this moment, at the reception desk within the Great Library, the Primordial Witch has been thoroughly annoyed by countless witches asking similar questions.
Yet in the end, those witches managed to “appease” her with magic sources.
However, the Primordial Witch would only share different levels of information depending on the witch asking.
For instance, if a newly ascended Extraordinary Witch inquires about this matter, she’ll give a simple explanation, and if they are “generous,” she wouldn’t mind elaborating further at a level they can understand.
But she would never disclose anything beyond their comprehension.
After all, no witch understands better than the Primordial Witch the dangers of “aiming too high.”
While appropriate foresight aids in striving, excessive knowledge can lead one into thoughts of nothingness, gradually making them believe that everything is meaningless.
After all, telling a witch who has just become proficient in spells: extraordinary beings can do anything, create worlds, bring life into being, establish rules, and manipulate time.
Would be akin to harming them. Those who have experienced the “reality” of higher levels will unconsciously look down upon everything before them, and without a solid foundation, this is no different from seeking one’s own destruction.
However, for certain special witches, the Primordial Witch can share deeper insights.
Of course, this requires paying for more magic sources.
The witches who have come this time are precisely the “Forging Elders.” Although the Forging Elders are merely “Elder Witches,” their status can at least be considered that of venerable non-aging witches.
It can be said that if they had not made absolute efforts to complete the “Truth Contribution,” such witches essentially hold a stationary status within the Witch Race.
Just below the Truth Witch. After all, the Truth Witch represents the forefront of breakthroughs in the Witch Race, while foundation-level witches carry the majority of knowledge and techniques in a certain field of the Witch Race.
Standing here, they are like the living shelves in the Witch Grand Library!
Even though the Primordial Witch spends her time in the Great Library, it is still rare to see such an existence, of course, excluding those who treat the library as their home.
Scholars can do anything, and the Primordial Witch’s tolerance toward them is visibly evident.
This time, when the Forging Elders learned of this “terrible news,” they nearly prompted a pause in the entire Perfect Being Experiment grounds in the void.
One can only imagine the extent of the impact this information has caused.
Initially, each of them received a message from Xiao Han saying, “Wait for me to return,” and they thought Xiao Han had come to a realization and wanted to go out for a stroll.
At that time, they joked about it among themselves.
Upon hearing the terrible news, they realized Xiao Han’s “Wait for me to return” meant to wait for her to come back from death!
As Forging Elders, they understand the Witch Race quite well.
They came here to the Primordial Witch seeking “Xiao Han’s record file.”
This refers to the time when Xiao Han achieved her status as an Extraordinary Witch and was taken by the Primordial Witch for a “routine registration” at the Great Library.
This was not merely a formality, nor just the return of the Primordial Witch’s clone to the library.
Rather, based on the Primordial Witch’s means, it involves the recorded “life archives” of every witch documented by the Great Library!
It is also every witch’s last glimmer of hope for “life”!
Usually, these records also note the deaths of witches.
If a witch dies in the void in a foreign land, without other witches to verify the event.
The Primordial Witch would take it upon herself to send other witches on a task or commission to ascertain the cause of death, to see whether it was truly a death, a complete severance of life, or seal.
This is the Primordial Witch’s responsibility toward every witch.
This is not burdensome for the Primordial Witch.
After all, each clone of the Primordial Witch corresponds to a witch, who is her “everything.”
After some cost was paid, the representative Forging Elder and the First Elder met with the “Primordial Fool Dream Witch” at the reception desk of the Primordial Witch.
“Sigh… You are the fourth group to find me during this time.”
Upon meeting these two, the Primordial Witch showed a hint of helplessness.
“Lady Lilith, it’s presumptuous of us to seek you out this time…”
“But there are some things you want to see in person, right?”
It was as if the Primordial Witch foresaw what they wanted to say and spoke directly.
“Exactly.” The First Elder smiled wryly and nodded.
It seemed that many witches had already visited them before.
Clearly, Xiao Han’s situation is too important for many within the Witch Race.
Although those witches often appear indifferent to their own affairs, in such situations, they are more proactive than anyone else.
“As I said, every witch’s archive is highly confidential material, and no one else can access it without my permission. Even if I want to look at it, I will erase my memory of this matter once it is concluded.”
The Primordial Witch expertly refused the requests of the Forging Elders.
Generally, information that can be made public signifies the “complete death” of the corresponding witch.
And the “Primordial Witch clone” corresponding to that witch would also disappear; whether they vanish or are assigned by the Primordial Witch to do other tasks remains unknown.
Now though they haven’t seen the documents, they have seen Xiao Han’s Primordial clone, which itself serves as a form of reassurance.
The Forging Elders naturally trust the Primordial Witch’s words.
But of course, they wouldn’t just come to look.
They want to know more about Xiao Han’s situation; her “death” is too peculiar, and they suspect there must be deeper reasons behind it.
Precisely because they can’t guess, they come to inquire of the Primordial Witch, believing they should have the capability to uncover it.
“Does Lady Lilith know what Xiao Han did?” the First Elder asked.
“To inquire about truths that ordinary witches cannot know requires a corresponding price,” the Primordial Witch replied.
“How many magic sources?”
“One.”
Upon hearing that it was only one, the two Forging Elders did not sigh in relief at the low cost; instead, their expressions grew serious.
This implies that the value of this information is not high.
Yet, they still paid one magic source.
“Very well, from various angles of recordings from the scene, Xiao Han undoubtedly is dead; she died very thoroughly, she committed suicide.”
Forging Elders:
Primordial Witch:
“Is that all?”
“Weren’t you asking what Xiao Han did? She committed suicide.”
“But Lady Lilith, you said she was still alive.”
“Then how does one define what it means to be alive? If you cut a person’s neck with a knife, could that person still be considered alive to you?”
“Dead… Ordinary people lack even the instinct to maintain their life essence, but for us, it’s different; she has not completely died, yet we cannot say she is still alive.” The First Elder responded.
“That’s correct, Xiao Han is completely dead, by your definition, but from another perspective, she may not be entirely dead yet cannot be said to be alive.”
“Not completely dead? The scene was personally inspected by His Majesty the Earth Vein God Emperor; he cannot lie, nor could he have failed to find anything. Isn’t that… considered complete death?” one Forging Elder asked hesitantly.
Many people think of this, but struggle to convince themselves about it, and it’s this very point.
“I see, this is merely the definition of complete death widely accepted in the void, but not the objective meaning of complete death, right? A contradiction in definitions,” the First Elder inquired.
“Exactly,” the Primordial Witch nodded at this point.
“Then can Lady Lilith share with us about that level?”
“That would be quite costly, and you may find it hard to accept or understand this fresh concept because you have no exposure or imagination about it, thus it sounds like… a fabricated story.”
“Don’t underestimate us… hmm?” One Forging Elder was about to say this is impossible, but was stopped midway by the First Elder.
“That’s fine; please tell us, Lady Lilith, about this peculiar setting. We shall take it as a story to listen to.”
Very well, since it is being called a story setting, I shall symbolically charge one magic source, yes, one from each witch!
The Primordial Witch looked at the two and sent the two magic sources she now possessed into the Great Library behind her before speaking.
It is said that amidst chaos, the initial Three Original Elements of the World emerged from chaos, molding the world prim that bears everything, and the free and chaotic Extraordinary Crystals evolved into the void that carries all extraordinary sources, while the endless possibilities of life’s soul material formed the original life sequence…
The Primordial Witch’s words drew the contemplation of the Forging Elders, and their expressions did not show the expected surprise but rather unexpected astonishment.
Because… they had heard this “legendary” premise before, as Forging Elders.
And they had heard it quite some time ago.
Recalling the past.
This was when they were interested in the Three Original Elements of the World and collected materials, with many unverified “legends” often starting in this manner.
Thus, many like to equate the void with nothingness because they cannot imagine what kind of existence is called nothingness. Perhaps an empty void is nothingness, after all.
However, this “story and setting” coming from the mouth of the Primordial Witch is different!
Does that mean both the void and nothingness exist?
It could truly be possible.
Just like the “Life Sequence.”
Countless people want to prove its existence but can only prove its conceptual existence; however, to speak of the “substantial” life sequence is quite elusive.
In fact, there are existences claiming to have encountered the life sequence, the most famous being the Earth Vein God Emperor, yet no one can prove any of it to this day.
This is the dilemma of existence.
No wonder… no wonder the Primordial Witch only charged one magic source; the answer has actually existed for a long time.
The key lies in whether they are willing to believe it.
The cost of that magic source was merely a fee for the Primordial Witch to affirm the information.
So… it’s highly likely that Xiao Han is above the life sequence… living in another form?
The First Elder spoke uncertainly.
How would I know? Perhaps Xiao Han might have taken her own life; what if she actually killed herself? I am not going to guarantee that.
The Primordial Witch hurriedly waved her hand.
However, as she spoke, she seemed to think of something and continued, “If you truly wish to know, you can ask that fellow Mai Yan. You are also clear that the birth and existence of the Earth Vein Life itself is the best proof of the life sequence; perhaps he should have touched on the level of the life sequence, but I can’t guarantee it.”
“Thank you, Lady Lilith.”
“No problem~ One magic source, consider it a consultation fee.”
