Meanwhile, just as Lorien's incarnation was finalizing his deal with Yoru, his main body suddenly opened its eyes, a smile appearing on his face.
'The little divine consciousness I left to manipulate the incarnation should suffice to finish the deal.'
'Frankly, if she had adamantly refused my suggestion and didn't budge, I would have just given her the Dream Path Seed for free; After all, my biggest gain is her joining, as I get a copy of her Law.'
Shaking his head, Lorien decided to toss these thoughts aside, as they were no longer of any importance.
'Well, speaking of Laws...'
Raising his hand, a multi-colored light suddenly bloomed above Lorien's palm.
And beneath this brilliance, a seed appeared—a seed that seemed to be made of all the Laws in the World.
Right now, the seed looked as if it was about to burst, ready to give birth to whatever lay within. However, the multi-colored light surrounding it kept suppressing it, not allowing it to budge an inch.
As great as this looked and sounded, Lorien still had a frown on his face as he looked at it.
'Something is wrong, something is awfully wrong...'
Thinking of this, Lorien couldn't help but close his eyes as he began recalling all the details about his power system, trying to find out what was wrong.
'My Dream Path is made of 3 Stage
The First Stage is called [Awakened]: The person awakened gets an ability alongside the energy he'll use to fuel it.
The Second Stage is named [Inner Dream]: The person has to fight his 'inner demons' such as fears, regrets, or anything along those lines in one's own
This battle will take place in one's inner mindscape constructed with the help of the power of dreams.
As for the Third and final stage called [Outer Dream]: The 'Path Walker' has already beaten his 'Inner Demons' and can now fight again 'Outer Demons' and 'Negative Emotions' which are manifested in the form of 'Negative Energy' and absorb them.
In this stage, one's own inner landscape and power also create a domain that enables the user to exert his power over the surrounding space.'
Recalling everything briefly, Lorien then turned his attention to his envisioned next step.
'Well, I've always planned to take control over a Law and then find a way to use this Law to reach transcendence by turning my domain into a true and complete world. However, something's missing...'
Thinking of this, Lorien mulled over everything a couple more times until he finally pinpointed the weird part.
'It's the [Law], it feels as if it has been forcefully linked to the [Outer Dream] stage.'
'Frankly, the possibility of anyone reaching the [Law] stage in the evolution spectrum by reaching the [Outer Dream] stage without having racial advantages such as these devils is truly abysmal; this alone should tell me that something is missing.'
'Additionally, the jump from the [Outer Dream] stage to a [True World] is even more significant, so there needs to be a transition level between them.'
'This level not only has to have a link to the [Law] Stage, but also be connected to the concept of [World] while also being compatible with the Dream Path's ideals of reaching after dreams, freedom, and individualism.'
Thinking of this, Lorien immediately felt the incoming headache, however, alongside it, he also felt a feeling of relief.
'Thank God I didn't forcefully reach the Law Stage.' He thought, patting his chest in relief.
'Even though it's still a natural breakthrough by evolving the domain's core, it would have been forceful in the sense that it doesn't follow any established rules or logic.'
'Moreover, as important as the [Law] stage is, God knows how much trouble I'd have to face to fix the mess I would have created.' Lorien mused, shaking his head at the thought.
'Ughh...'
*Pufff*
Lying on his back, Lorien gazed absentmindedly at the floating seed before him, lost in thought.
'Should I follow the cultivation concept... No, that's dumb and is very incompatible with my power system.'
'What about turning this seed into a big bang-like entity that'll... umm never mind, too dangerous.'
Parsing through his memory and analyzing the vast array of power systems from countless fictions he had encountered in his life, Lorien sought the answer he needed.
However, no matter how much he searched, Lorien still couldn't think of anything that would meet the criteria. After all, the requirements were extremely stringent.
'I may be going about it the wrong way.' he thought.
'What I need to consider first are the elements present in all worlds but currently absent in my power system.'
'Additionally, I need to consider the problems I encountered when I previously tried to forcefully push through using 'brute force'.'
It's just that as Lorien thought of this, his eyes suddenly widened, and he gasped in shock. It seemed as if he had thought of something life-changing. All he could say right now was.
"FUCK! I'M DUMB!"
"HAHAAHA, How could I miss it!"
"A World View! Each world has its own worldview; how can a world exist without it!"
"Moreover, a worldview helps coordinate all the rules of a world, guiding them to move in harmony toward a set direction or fulfilling a specific function."
Remembering how he had forcefully tried to take all the [Laws] he absorbed and subordinate them to his [Dream / Reality] Law, Lorien wanted to punch himself in the face.
'It's always been there, but I was simply too engrossed in my domain and limited by my own thoughts to see it.'
'Fortunately, I discovered the problem before it was too late for regret,' Lorien suddenly thought, considering the potential repercussions.
'All that's left now is to create a stage based on this concept.'
'However, what even is a world view, and how to implement it...'
'This is simply too confusing.'
'Uggh...'
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