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The Eternal Firebird lives on, while civilizations of the multi-universe are doomed not to last forever.
Along the way, Lu Ping'an had come to understand the relationship between these "great existences" and "mortal civilizations."
In a sense, she was like the Sun.
She hung high in the sky, never interfering in what you do or preventing you from forming strange organizations in her worship. As an ordinary person, you could completely disregard her existence.
Yet, she had a profound influence on everything about you—your society, your worldview, your ethnic group, even the energy sources and genetic foundations of your civilization.
Your ancestors watched her, your grandfather watched her, you watched her, your descendants will watch her—an eternal truth for the entire civilization.
Your civilization, in fact, was firmly bound to her, or rather, dragged along by her "coattails."
