My Synthesizer Has Talent

Chapter 579: Chapter 577: Esher

"Little Huo says it can’t forgive you and must burn you for a day, but I have forgiven you," Su Qianyou said hastily.

"A day? How is that day calculated?"

"The cycle of a full day and night, of course." Su Qianyou pointed to the sun in the sky.

Only after seeing this did Esher let out a sigh of relief. ’Thankfully, it’s that kind of day.’

It was bearable.

After enduring the power of the Pure Evil Flame, Esher gave a wry smile. ’No wonder Pardon and Punishment went mad...’

After receiving Su Qianyou’s forgiveness, Esher cast a profound look at the Star Sea Tree and sent a telepathic message. "Old friend, the method for a breakthrough lies with the anomaly."

"I require no reminder from you."

"The Grand Thousand Realm is difficult to break through. In your current state, entangled by causality, that path will not work. In the end, you will only become a Void Beast."

The Star Sea Tree flashed with light, then sent Esher a telepathic message.

"And yet, you hold things back. Had it not been for this anomaly, I fear you would never have shared this information with me."

Esher snorted coldly.

And vanished.

The Star Sea Tree remained as vibrant as ever, but it fell silent.

’Some things are better left unsaid, for their own good.’

’In this world, it too was merely a puppet that had only managed to shake off a sliver of its strings.’

’The Thirteenth Realm... is good enough.’

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"I’m here."

"You’re here? Then have a seat."

Within Su Qing’s personal planet, Esher had immediately come to find him.

Fortunately, the other being understood the language Su Qing was now using, which made communication much easier.

Su Qing looked at the Pure Evil Flame on Esher’s body, a smile in his eyes.

’This probably wasn’t Qianyou’s decision. It was the Pure Evil Flame itself.’

"Now, can you tell me how to advance my Realm?"

"Of course."

Su Qing poured him a cup of tea.

Then, on the table, he drew a line with black sand.

"This is a line."

"You understand, yes?"

"Yes." How could Esher not understand something so simple?

"You know of image projections?"

"I do," Esher nodded.

He smelled the fragrance of the tea in the cup. It was a fine Tier Thirteen blend.

But Esher wouldn’t let himself be distracted from any opportunity to understand the breakthrough.

"A projection can be paused. This line represents its duration, from beginning to end."

"The world is one massive projection. Every moment, every instant, every split second is a single, massive frame."

"The Thirteenth Realm is the apex of this world."

"To break through, you must transcend this world."

Then, Su Qing placed another line of sand, branching off from the center of the black one.

"And what do you think this line is?"

Esher asked, "Transcendence?"

"No, no, no," Su Qing said, shaking his head.

Su Qing extended the black line until it reached both ends of the table.

Then, countless other lines of sand began to appear, branching off the main black line like the cross-section of a tree’s root system.

"From antiquity to the present, the world is constantly changing. These," Su Qing said, casually pointing to one of the lines that had diverged from the main one, "are the records of choices."

"Let’s take this one, for instance."

"This timeline could be one where you refused my request and chose not to make amends. In that reality, you would continue down that path, and every step would create infinite more possibilities."

"And the main line?" Esher asked, looking at the central line.

"That is the path of your current choices. Centered on you. There are countless versions of you, but there is only one true you."

"On this main timeline, I am the one telling you about the nature of the world."

"All of space-time develops infinitely, and everything has infinite possibilities."

"Perhaps on one of those branch lines, a version of you breaks through to the Fourteenth Realm in the very next moment."

"Hahaha, that is entirely possible."

"So how does one break through to the Fourteenth Realm?" Esher had been listening intently, knowing this theory would certainly help his understanding of the Realms.

"In theory, there are infinite versions of you. In reality, there is only one."

"What you must do is seize those infinite possibilities and make them your own, solidifying your place as the one true main timeline." Su Qing pointed to the central black line.

Esher fought to ignore the searing pain from the Pure Evil Flame.

He pressed on, "So, how do I break through? Were my previous actions correct?"

"They were."

"The world outside is called the Chaos World. It contains all sorts of unknown existences. Take the Breath of Chaos, for example. Even when I broke through to the Thirteenth Realm, I couldn’t have withstood it."

’That statement was very telling.’

’It implied Su Qing had been to the outside.’

Su Qing continued, "Your approach was good, tentatively probing the boundaries by damaging the Space of the starry sky."

"It shows you’re very cautious."

But Esher said, "Those beasts weren’t strong on their own. It was some other power that gave them an indescribable strength."

"A single Tenth Realm Cultivator could handle one."

"For beings like us, they were utterly insignificant."

"But the world outside... there’s an aura there. It’s terrifying."

To give Esher a more direct demonstration, Su Qing acted.

Reaching beyond the confines of their world—Boundless—Su Qing’s hand extended and drew back a wisp of the Breath of Chaos.

The Breath of Chaos was a murky, dark wisp, yet it emanated an indescribable terror. The moment Esher saw it, he recoiled instinctively.

"This is just a single wisp. Here, have a taste." With a flick of his finger, Su Qing sent the Breath of Chaos flying toward Esher.

Esher’s shadowy form twisted and warped continuously, contorting thousands of times in an instant.

Once he recovered—the flame on his body having blocked some of the Breath of Chaos—Esher let out a shaky breath. "Terrifying... In the outside world, is that aura everywhere?"

Su Qing chuckled and nodded.

"If you want to break through."

"Step one: Go outside."

"Step two: Free yourself from the cradle where the Star Sea births the Grand Thousand Worlds."

"Step three: Pioneer your own Grand Thousand Veins."

Su Qing pointed to the lines of sand on the table. "What I just explained to you is the theory behind the Grand Thousand Realm."

"The Fourth Step: To truly enter the Grand Thousand Realm, you must, from your main timeline, repay every last karmic debt you have incurred."

"Only by doing so can you shed all your shackles and truly reach the Grand Thousand Realm."

"These karmic entanglements are like the countless branch timelines stemming from your main one."

"Only by truly repaying your karmic debts can you break through to the Grand Thousand Realm."

"Don’t worry, this conversation between us will not create any karmic ties," Su Qing said with a smile.

In truth, ever since obtaining the Flame of Space-Time, none of Su Qing’s experiences entangled him in the web of causality.

By extension, anyone who conversed with him remained free of it as well.

A thousand thoughts raced through Esher’s mind.

He picked up the cup of Spirit Tea and drank, remaining silent.

"Ultimately, this is something you must figure out for yourself. I, too, am currently at the Thirteenth Realm and seeking a breakthrough."

"I am simply a little further along the path than you are. If you want more details, you could ask that tree."

"He is a branch of the true master of these Space-Time Veins."

Esher paused, asking in astonishment, "Is that true?"

"Of course."

"If you want the details, you should go find him."

"He won’t talk," Esher said with a wry smile. After finishing his tea, he vanished.

Su Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly. ’Esher just gave me a massive piece of information.’

’That Star Sea Tree... is actually conscious?’

’And Esher has communicated with it.’

’It seems the Star Sea Tree in this place is truly extraordinary.’

Su Qing increasingly felt that he must be on the fringes of the Star Sea Space-Time Veins.

’I should run an Inference. Baseless speculation is useless.’

Su Qing took immediate action, beginning a deduction to determine if he was on the periphery of the Star Sea Grand Thousand World Veins.

[NO]

"Oh?" This conclusion surprised Su Qing even more.

’If I’m not on the periphery, then I must be near the Star Sea Main Space-Time Veins.’

’No wonder the Star Sea Tree can communicate.’

’Does being closer to the edge mean having less Spiritual Wisdom?’

Su Qing performed another Inference.

[UNCONFIRMED]

"..."