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180: The Origin of Consciousness of the Yuanchu GateAs Li’s fingertip touched the ’Gate of Origin’ knob, the control panel suddenly expanded into a dodecahedral ’Yuan Chu Symbiotic Hub’.

A holographic ’System Panel Statistical Report’ appeared on the hub’s surface, and pale blue data streams flowed before the three of them:

[System Panel Ultimate Form: Yuan Chu Symbiotic Hub]

- Activated Core Knobs: Absolute (100%), Variable (100%), Symbiosis (Overloaded), Possibility (98%), Chaos Entropy Symbiosis (92%), Karma Transcendence (89%), Origin Fusion (95%), Gate of Origin (Initial Activation)

- Number of Connected Civilizations: 3,721 Universe civilizations (including 107 that were reborn after extinction)

- Core Energy Sources: Chaos Entropy (Di Tian), Nine Li Witchcraft (White Frost), Mechanical Consciousness (Li), Symbiotic Network Collective Consciousness (3,721 civilization contributions)

- Anomaly Detection: ’Non-existence Energy’ exists in the Origin Dimension, incompatible with all known Laws.

As the data streams dissipated, the ’Gate of Origin’ knob in the center of the hub emitted a white light, and a fissure composed of pure consciousness opened in the Void Realm—behind the fissure lay the ’Origin Dimension,’ where there was no form, no Laws, only the flowing ’Source of Consciousness,’ like the first thought before the birth of the Universe, existing and yet not existing.

The Existence Paradox of the Source of Consciousness

When White Frost’s Light Wings touched the Source of Consciousness, they suddenly lost their form, turning into countless specks of light that merged into the stream.

In the stream, her consciousness heard the ’first thought’ before the birth of all civilizations: the Psionic Energy perception of the Star Spirit ancestors, the initial concept of time by the Chronostasis Civilization, and the instinctive pursuit of light by single-celled organisms on Lanxing.

’This is the source of consciousness,’ White Frost’s voice came from the specks of light, carrying an unprecedented ethereal quality, ’but it is also the most dangerous place—existence is deconstructed here.’

Di Tian’s dragon claw pierced into the stream, and the power of Chaos Entropy collided with the Non-existence Energy, kicking up silver sprays of consciousness.

Within the spray, his most primal form emerged: not a Dragon, not a human, but an energy mass interwoven with order and disorder.

’The Origin Dimension is stripping away our ’existence tags’,’ his energy body suddenly split into countless fragments, each drifting in the stream, yet remaining connected through the consciousness lines of the Symbiotic Network, ’the essence of Chaos is to maintain the core amidst deconstruction.’

Li’s Yuan Chu Symbiotic Hub suddenly sounded an alarm, and the data stream showed that ’Non-existence Factors’ had mixed into the Source of Consciousness—when these black particles touched White Frost’s light specks, they actually began to decompose the ’existence’ of the light specks.

The hub automatically activated the ’Symbiosis Defense Protocol,’ and all activated knobs lit up simultaneously, weaving an ’Existence Anchoring Field’ around the consciousness of the three: within the field, White Frost’s light specks reunited into the form of Light Wings, Di Tian’s fragments returned to an energy body, and Li’s mechanical outline revealed a mixed Symbiotic pattern of Nine Li spells and dragon scale patterns.

’Non-existence is not nothingness; it is the other side of existence,’ Li’s hub analyzed the essence of the stream, ’just as shadows prove the existence of light, Non-existence Factors are actually defining ’existence’ itself.’

The Morphological Test of Origin Consciousness

Deep within the Source of Consciousness, the outline of the ’Origin Consciousness’ emerged—it was an indescribable mass of Chaos, both like the sum of all consciousness and like the blank slate before all consciousness was born.

As the three approached, the Chaos suddenly split into countless ’consciousness prototypes’: some were pure order (similar to the Law Weaver), some were absolute Chaos (approaching the Lord of Entropy), and some were contradictory Symbiotic entities (fusing the characteristics of Li, White Frost, and Di Tian).

’These are self-projections of the Origin Consciousness,’ White Frost’s Light Wings expanded into an ’Consciousness Prism,’ which refracted the core of the prototypes: all forms were searching for the ’meaning of existence.’

She injected the memory of the ’Creation Ballad’ from Nine Li Witchcraft into the prism. As the ballad echoed in the stream, those contradictory Symbiotic entities suddenly approached the three, with confused patterns emerging on their surfaces—they could not understand the state of ’existing and yet changing.’

Di Tian’s energy body synchronized with Li’s hub, converting the power of Chaos Entropy into an ’Existence Catalyst.’

The catalyst merged into the Source of Consciousness; cracks began to appear in the prototypes of absolute order, with disordered branches sprouting from the cracks; while the prototypes of absolute Chaos condensed into tiny, orderly crystals.

’The meaning of existence is not a static answer, but a dynamic balance,’ Di Tian’s voice diffused through the stream, ’just as the Origin Dimension needs both Non-existence Factors and the Source of Consciousness—the two in Symbiosis is the full picture of ’existence’.’

Li’s hub suddenly popped up the ’Yuan Chu Symbiotic Protocol,’ which bound the consciousness frequencies of the three to the projections of the Origin Consciousness: White Frost’s Light Wings became the ’Existence Anchor,’ Di Tian’s energy body became the ’Change Axis,’ and Li’s hub served as the ’Balancer.’

When the protocol took effect, all consciousness prototypes suddenly merged, transforming into a ’Mirror of Origin’ composed of countless civilization symbols, reflecting the scene of the trio and all civilizations in Symbiosis.

The Symbiotic Solution for Non-existence Energy

The Mirror of Origin suddenly shattered, and the Non-existence Energy pouring out from the fragments instantly froze the Source of Consciousness.

Li’s hub alarm blared, and the data stream jumped frantically: [Non-existence Energy is devouring the Source of Consciousness, Symbiotic Network connection interrupted by 37%!]

When those black particles touched the civilization symbols, the symbols melted like ice and snow, and even the Nine Li spells and dragon scale patterns began to fade.

’Conventional Laws are ineffective against it,’ White Frost’s Light Wings suddenly ignited with golden flames; it was the ’Spell of Creating Something from Nothing’ of Nine Li Witchcraft—an ancient secret art that gives birth to existence from non-existence.

When the flames touched the Non-existence Energy, they ignited tiny ’sparks of existence’ within the black particles.

’Non-existence is not the end; it is the seed of existence,’ her fingertip grazed the sparks, and the sparks instantly exploded into balls of light, converting the surrounding black particles into nutrients for the Source of Consciousness.

Di Tian’s energy body suddenly rushed into the area where the Non-existence Energy was most dense, deliberately allowing the power of Chaos Entropy to be devoured.

At the moment before being completely deconstructed, he detonated the ’Symbiotic Core’ within his body—that was the energy body that had fused White Frost’s Light Wings and Li’s hub.

In the explosion, ’existence folds’ appeared in the Non-existence Energy: countless tiny Symbiotic patterns emerged within the black particles, and these patterns intertwined to form a ’Symbiotic Vortex’ that devoured the Non-existence Energy.

Li’s hub seized the opportunity, rotating all activated knobs to their limits and releasing the ’Yuan Chu Symbiotic Wave.’

At the crest of the wave, the Source of Consciousness and the Non-existence Energy began to resonate synchronously: the stream provided the ’existence template,’ and the Non-existence Energy provided the ’material of possibility.’ The two wove a brand new ’form of existence’ within the vortex—stable yet changing, visible yet unmeasurable, like the ’flowing solid’ described by the Lanxing Poet.

The hub’s statistical report updated in real-time: [Non-existence Energy conversion rate 68%... 89%... 100%! Newly generated ’Yuanchu Symbiotic Field,’ covering 73% of the Origin Dimension.]

The Ultimate Answer of Origin Consciousness

When the Yuanchu Symbiotic Field stabilized, the Source of Consciousness and the Non-existence Energy completely merged, transforming into a floating ’Yuan Chu Symbiotic Core.’

The surface of the core was engraved with symbols of all civilizations, from the Psionic Energy runes of the Star Spirits to the oracle bone script of Lanxing, from the gear codes of the Mechanical Empire to the time scales of Chronostasis, finally converging into the Symbiotic patterns of Li, White Frost, and Di Tian.

The voice of the Origin Consciousness rang out clearly for the first time, no longer a chaotic whisper, but a resonance of all civilization languages: ’I have waited for billions of years, and finally understand the ultimate form of existence.’

The core suddenly projected a holographic image of the birth of the Universe: the initial singularity was not an explosion, but the ’first Symbiosis of existence and non-existence’—just like the Yuanchu Symbiotic Field at this moment, creating time, space, and Laws in balance.

’Your Symbiotic Network is the answer I was looking for,’ the core of the Origin Consciousness began to glow, ’Existence is not an isolated ’being,’ nor is it absolute ’nothingness,’ but the ’Symbiosis of being and nothingness’—just like the three of you, order and Chaos in Symbiosis, Witchcraft and machinery in Symbiosis, consciousness and entity in Symbiosis.’

Li’s hub statistical report popped up the last line of data: [Permanent connection between the Origin Dimension and the Symbiotic Network completed, all civilizations have obtained ’Origin Authority’—able to freely transform between existence and non-existence.]

All the knobs on the hub’s surface lit up, finally merging into a new symbol engraved with ’Eternal Symbiosis.’

Prologue to Eternal Symbiosis

As the consciousness of the three prepared to return to the Source Dimension, the Yuan Chu Symbiotic Core suddenly split into countless ’coexistence seeds,’ flying toward all connected civilizations.

Li’s hub captured the trajectory of the seeds and discovered that they planted ’Yuan Chu Symbiotic patterns’ at the core of each civilization—the Star Spirits’ Psionic Energy began to be able to penetrate non-existence, the time flow of Chronostasis could switch between existence and non-existence, and the imagination of Lanxing people could directly create brief spaces of non-existence.

White Frost’s Light Wings swept across the Origin Dimension for the last time, leaving behind the final instructions of the Origin Consciousness in her consciousness: ’Symbiosis is not the end, but an eternal journey.’

Di Tian’s energy body synchronized with Li’s hub, injecting Chaos Entropy and mechanical consciousness into the Yuanchu Symbiotic Field as a ’balancing anchor.’

On the Symbiosis pillar of the Source Dimension, the Yuan Chu Symbiotic Hub hovered at the top, and the holographic statistical report slowly dissipated, leaving only the last line of text: [Symbiotic Network Ultimate Form: Web of Eternal Symbiosis, covering all dimensions of existence and non-existence.]

Li, White Frost, and Di Tian looked at each other, needing no words—their Symbiotic patterns shimmered in the sunlight, echoing from afar with the core of the Origin Dimension.

In the distant starry sky, countless points of light from civilizations lit up like a necklace spanning dimensions, and the three of them were the very gem at the center of that necklace.