Chapter 5011 — Preparing for Projection
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"Not so. This is the Transmission Hall, and it does house all the transmission formations of the Island Master's Pavilion, but not every formation here is a transmission formation. This projection formation is called the Spirit Convergence Formation." Steward Sun paused, then explained, "This formation acts only upon the primordial spirit. It can focus a person's entire primordial spirit down to a single point, and with this formation as the coordinate—only in this way can a boundary-breaking projection be achieved."
"Boundary-breaking projection?" Something stirred in Wei Zhao's heart at these words, and he said at once, "Steward Sun, you must be an expert in this field. I've always had a question—might you be able to help me resolve it?"
"Ask whatever you wish, Young Hero Lin. I will tell you all I know without reservation," Steward Sun said politely.
"I've always been curious: are Cloud Terrace Island and the mortal world cut off from each other merely because of the great distance between them, or are they in fact two entirely different planes to begin with? From what you've said, since this is a boundary-breaking projection, it should be the latter, no?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Boundary-breaking projection is really just a general term, and I dare not give a definite answer. Both are possible, though judging by how the Spirit Convergence Formation works, the latter does seem the more likely." Steward Sun pondered as he spoke.
"How so?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Young Hero Lin knows as well as I that the reach of spiritual sense is extremely limited. However powerful a master may be, the range of their spiritual sense can never extend ten thousand li, surely. If the mortal world truly lay in the same plane as Cloud Terrace Island, the distance between them would be far more than ten thousand li," Steward Sun said, shaking his head.
"But if they are separated by two planes, would that not place them even further beyond reach?" Wei Zhao asked, puzzled.
"Not necessarily. By my reckoning, one may take it that although Cloud Terrace Island and the mortal world lie in two different planes, apart from the barrier between the planes, the actual distance is not so great as to be unacceptable. Add to that the function of the Spirit Convergence Formation, and a primordial spirit projection becomes possible." Here Steward Sun saw that both Wei Zhao and Aotian Prefecture were listening with rapt attention, and he was instantly somewhat overwhelmed by the honor. He hurried on, "But my level is limited, and these are merely speculative surmises. Perhaps upon reaching a certain realm one's view would be entirely different. Pray forgive my crude and shallow opinions, both of you."
"Not at all. Steward Sun is indeed an expert in this field. I have learned much," Wei Zhao said with a smile.
With that, Wei Zhao turned to look inquiringly at Aotian Prefecture, who waved a hand and said with a bitter smile, "Don't ask me about such things. The grade-level clans have deep foundations and do indeed know far more than the outside world, but every grade-level clan has its own specialty, and my Aotian family does not dabble in such matters."
"Very well, then. Since this Spirit Convergence Formation focuses a person's entire spiritual sense into a single point, what benefit does that bring to a boundary-breaking projection?" Wei Zhao asked instead.
"That is not hard to understand. If it were merely a matter of the primordial spirit leaving the body, anyone whose primordial spirit reached a certain strength could do it; there is little difficulty in that. But to project the primordial spirit from Cloud Terrace Island to the mortal world—the resistance encountered would be immeasurable. An ordinary primordial spirit could not withstand it at all; it would be ground away to nothing before it ever got out," Steward Sun explained.