Chapter 791: Terrifying Conjecture, Cosmic True Spirit Primitive Tree!

“Tell me more about the specifics?” Asa, the Sun God, beautiful and majestic, stood like an ancient Norse statue.

His initial reaction was fear—fear of such a vast and awe-inspiring concept. Afterward, excitement took over. He clearly understood that the Mother River system was a truly formidable idea. It was a wildly imaginative concept for a cosmic civilization! Incredibly audacious, if successful, the entire Solar System would be but a small ripple in this future cosmic Mother River.

For the elemental spirits, while they didn't need war, that didn't mean they didn't need stronger resources or a more powerful combat system. In fact, precisely because they were pure and simple elemental beings, they possessed a stronger desire for knowledge and a deeper pursuit of cosmic truth than ordinary creatures. Now, an ultimate path to civilization, so exaggerated it seemed like a flight of fancy, lay before them.

“The principle is simple,” Yuan Qinghua began. “Let me first explain the fundamental principle of the Mother River. We build a Sun-Mirror and aim it into the vast emptiness of the cosmos. This sufficiently massive and expansive beam of light will form a colossal elemental channel, creating what we call a Mother River... It will traverse endless galaxies, pass countless planets, and penetrate the boundless universe!”

The Silk Road!

Beside them, Li Li was shocked this time, his first thought being that very phrase. "These absolute madmen, they're truly capable of anything." How could they even come up with such a ridiculously audacious idea? To directly create a cosmic ray, a cosmic bridge, penetrating into the infinite void, with every planet along the way becoming territory... An empire where the sun never sets. Where the sun's light touches, that is our territory?

“If it's a Mother River, then there should be child rivers, tributaries.... So, where do the tributaries come from? It can't be just this single beam-river, can it?” Asa, the Sun God, inquired.

“The specific method is as follows.” Yuan Qinghua had clearly come prepared for this Solar System Council, as he unrolled a massive diagram. It was a magnificent, thriving energy giant tree. In the diagram, their entire vast Solar System appeared to be merely the circular base of this cosmic giant tree! At the center of the tree's base was the Sun, which projected a massive, straight column of light into the sky. This column of light formed the Mother River, the main trunk of the giant tree. After reaching a certain distance, the giant tree began to spread, forming endless branching light columns that connected to every passing planet.

Viewed from the entire macro-galactic map, it resembled a vast, light-year-spanning giant tree, lush with foliage, its branches culminating in countless beautiful and brilliant planets.

“This...!” This magnificent and grand image of the cosmic tree immediately stunned everyone present. It was too beautiful, a beauty beyond imagination. In Li Li's eyes, it was as if a shimmering silver tree, ancient and gnarled like a coiled dragon, stood piercing the heavens within the vast Milky Way, its twinkling, hazy branches swaying, with bright planets as fruits at their ends.

“Holy crap!!” Li Li was utterly dumbfounded. “A Cosmic World Tree... with the current Solar System as its base pot, emitting the main trunk... then expanding into the infinite void? Using the Sun-Mirror beams, its leaves branch out, connecting to colossal planets, forging an eternal Silk Road?”

His mind reeled; he felt completely blank. "These people are insane! Their audacity is beyond words! This is more than just... incredibly audacious!?"

“Their audacity is enough to pierce the very fabric of the universe, to conjure up such an unbelievably exaggerated and unimaginable plan for civilization!” Li Li cried out internally. “For God's sake, someone stop them!!”

Yet, he had to admit that this beam-particle elemental civilization—the Sun-Mirror Galaxy civilization—had found a path of development that was the most exaggerated, the most powerful, almost leading to the ultimate level!

“Our Sun-Mirror beam civilization can indeed reach its ultimate potential this way,” Yuan Qinghua spoke eloquently, his face showing a serious, scientifically rigorous demeanor. “You see, what is the greatest advantage of elemental beings? The advantage is that we can travel through these beam tunnels, following these ‘network lines,’ allowing our ‘true spirit’ to arrive on the other side while our physical body remains here... So, by following the World Tree, we can descend... We will never truly die. If a true spirit dies, it will be resurrected at the source of the Mother River!”

Ji Shang's expression changed dramatically. Asa also immediately turned pale with shock. No matter how intelligent he was, he was ultimately a native, limited by the thinking of a nascent, infantile world without a mature supernatural system, and confined by the concept of the Heavenly Emperor. His expression shifted several times. He stood up and paced back and forth before his throne. “It is indeed a brilliant scheme.”

Yes. Their elemental energy lives; their true bodies are massive physical hearts. The entire being appears like flame energy, naturally capable of descending along a beam. The death of the true spirit doesn't matter... As long as the physical body doesn't die, the true spirit can be reborn at the source of the Mother River! This Solar System before them was the root territory of the World Tree; the entire Solar System was the Mother River's source! And what did this mean? They could explore the universe without concern for safety or fear of death, riding the light beams, their true spirits descending into every land to expand their territory.

“The Mother River Civilization....” Asa suddenly burst into laughter. “Excellent! Simply astounding! Then, let this Solar System disk beneath the great tree be called the Cosmic Atrium.”

“But it won't bring war; instead, it will curb war, bringing them hope and the supernatural.” After his laughter subsided, Asa's expression became calm again. He said, “However, you should know that the speed of light is the fastest speed in the entire universe. While the elemental channels we've established within the Solar System are sufficient... traversing the entire universe would still be incredibly long.”

“Yes, light is the fastest speed in the universe, but for the entire universe, that speed is incredibly slow. Currently, I know of only two ways to transcend the speed of light,” Yuan Qinghua replied.

“And what are those two?” Asa asked curiously.

“First, space-time jump teleportation, which only eighth-tier deities can master. Second, distorting cosmic laws, which only ninth-tier beings can master,” Yuan Qinghua stated.

Asa frowned. These were great divine powers that only higher-tier, great supernatural beings of the universe could master, and they were still too distant for now. “Are you saying this is a plan for after I break through to deity status?” Asa inquired.

“Not at all,” Yuan Qinghua said earnestly. “Even if we cannot break through to ninth-tier life, we still possess the knowledge of ancient times, the knowledge of ninth-tier great beings!”

“Knowledge of ninth-tier great beings?” Asa's face glowed with excitement.

“Yes,” Yuan Qinghua calmly explained. “Even without reaching a ninth-tier qualitative change, a sufficient quantity of life can create a quantitative change, allowing us to construct world-class projects and distort laws, albeit somewhat clumsily... Take a look at this Cosmic Tree diagram again... Does our Solar System, as the base pot for this cosmic tree, appear different now?”

Asa looked at the diagram again. The entire Solar System seemed to be filled with dense, intricate light beams, forming a unique array pattern.

Yuan Qinghua said, “You see, this is a special array pattern, which can be called the Incense Dragon Vein Array. Using the entire vast Solar System as an Incense Array Diagram, it is sufficient to distort a certain natural law... And what we intend to distort is here, the center of the Sun!” He pointed to the colossal Sun-Mirror above the Sun. “We will use the incense and spiritual energy of all beings in the entire galaxy to twist this Sun-Mirror, transforming it into our civilization's foundational artifact of law, allowing the light it gathers to break the speed of light barrier, transcend the speed of light, and project into the cosmos!”

This was a grand, incredibly audacious plan for civilizational construction! Asa marveled, listening intently.

“And this Sun-Mirror will be the true source of the Mother River, the Mother River sapling. It will project the Mother River, carrying the artifact of our civilization's racial destiny!” Yuan Qinghua chuckled.

In reality, they didn't object to the rule of the elemental beings. After all, without Asa, the Sun God, this galactic civilization would likely have endured far more bloodshed, endless planetary conflicts, and countless slaughters before achieving unification. As Asa had said, the current slaughter was to prevent more slaughter in the future. And this benevolent, just, and intelligent supernatural galactic emperor was naturally trustworthy, indeed the best ruler, impartial, allowing every planetary civilization under his command to feel secure. After all, flesh-and-blood races all had selfish motives.

“At the same time, the distorted laws of this Mother River Mirror will not only surpass the speed of light but also shield against the exploration of other ninth-tier beings, preventing them from finding the root of our Mother River. After all, this is our home, our true vital point,” Yuan Qinghua stated.

“This array can actually block ninth-tier beings?” Asa was astonished.

“It should be able to block them. Sufficient quantitative change can be incredibly powerful! Billions of beings from an entire galaxy should be able to withstand the exploration of a normal ninth-tier entity, but if the opponent is stronger, then...” Yuan Qinghua took a deep breath. He hadn't tested it specifically, but with the combined incense and spiritual energy of a galaxy, it was highly probable that ordinary ninth-tier beings wouldn't be able to find them. But what about more powerful or exceptional ones? "There might be no way."

“However, this racial destiny artifact grows stronger as the average level of our beings increases. The stronger our beings become, the harder it will be for opposing ninth-tier entities to explore. If our civilization even produces deities, or even ninth-tier beings, those of the same tier from other civilizations simply won't be able to find us...” Yuan Qinghua concluded. “This plan is entirely feasible.”

“It is indeed very complete and very feasible.” Asa pondered carefully. “Then, for the entire Solar System array, how many Sun-Mirrors will need to be constructed for reflection?”

“Seven hundred eleven large mirrors, and over seventeen thousand eight hundred small mirrors.” Yuan Qinghua revealed a staggering number; this was a colossal galactic engineering project. “Additionally, establishing this light array will require selecting skilled professionals for practical adjustments and research... Conservatively, even if we harness all the power of every major civilization, it will take at least three hundred years to construct this Solar System Incense Array Diagram.”

“Three hundred years?” Asa took a deep breath. “And what about the core Mother River Mirror?” The Incense Array Diagram would converge spiritual energy into the central Mother River Mirror, making this mirror a law-based artifact capable of distorting laws and projecting the main trunk of the Mother River, transcending the speed of light.

“The core Mother River Mirror can be constructed simultaneously.” Yuan Qinghua considered, “However, as the core law-based artifact and the source of the Mother River, it will require more specialized dedication and modification. It will necessitate all diviners from every civilization to jointly research and achieve breakthroughs!”