"During construction, Erbao and I were worried about mirror creatures attacking but ultimately, no mirror creatures came. Probably because this is the periphery of the Mirror Domain."
Angel: "Do mirror creatures dislike coming to the edge of the Mirror Domain? Isn’t the space here quite stable?"
Since Angel stepped into the Silent Void, he has remained constantly vigilant. According to the information he received, the Mirror Domain is perpetually undergoing spatial creation and destruction phenomena.
Spatial creation and destruction not only cause devastating damage inside the space but also affect the surroundings. If there is a hidden mirror space nearby undergoing creation and destruction, one might be unlucky enough to be torn apart.
Thus, Angel has been very cautious along the way. But surprisingly, after walking through most of the airborne corridor, no accidents have occurred.
"Accident" is called "accident" because it’s improbable and unexpected. So, Angel doesn’t find it abnormal that no accident has occurred this time.
What truly surprises him is: the airborne corridor shows no signs of repair whatsoever.
According to Genggui, the airborne corridor was built hundreds of years ago. In Angel’s opinion, over a few hundred years, some accidents should have occurred, leading to damage or even destruction of the corridor.
But strangely, not once has this happened.
This might mean the area is even safer than Angel imagined?
With this hypothesis, Angel actively probes with spiritual power to inspect the surrounding space. Predictably... the nearby space is indeed very stable.
No signs of creation and destruction visible.
If this area is stable, then according to Laplace, mirror creatures should be flocking here.
But in reality, Angel hasn’t encountered any mirror creatures along the way.
Plus, since the airborne corridor has never been damaged, Angel can almost confirm that this area is a rare Utopia within the Mirror Domain.
To mirror creatures pursuing survival, why wouldn’t they come here?
Genggui gives a clear answer to this question: "Because the Aggregative Force here is very weak."
Genggui pauses and continues: "The Dominators once conjectured that the concentration of Aggregative Force should correlate with the activity level of the Sea of Void Mirror. The Sea of Void Mirror on the periphery of the Mirror Domain is not very active, so the concentration of Aggregative Force isn’t strong."
"Mirror creatures depend heavily on Aggregative Force. Even if they know the outskirts of the domain are safe, unless absolutely necessary, mirror creatures will not come to the periphery to stabilize space."
Angel: "Then why has your space stabilized at the outskirts of the Mirror Domain? Is it also to facilitate the Wise Sovereign’s passage?"
Genggui shakes his head: "Not at all. My space, Erbao’s, and Xiaobao’s have all stabilized in the periphery because we don’t rely much on Aggregative Force. In reality, we can also absorb Primordial Magic for cultivation."
"As for mother, her dependency on Aggregative Force is higher than ours. However, with the help from the Goddess, mother can remain on the periphery for a long time without worrying about any issues."
Angel nodded in enlightenment. Laplace had previously mentioned the Cyclops Family, saying they are special, possessing characteristics of both mirror creatures and the Material Realm.
This allows them to shuttle between the Mirror Domain and the real world, maximizing their benefits.
But this dual advantage isn’t purely positive for them. For instance, while they can absorb Primordial Magic for cultivation, their Energy System is still within the Aggregative Force system, meaning they must advance in the Mirror Domain.
Also, they’ve gained Material Realm traits and seized opportunities in the real world, yet they’ve lost the special talent of mirror creatures: Temporal Body.
Even if they can freeze and reflect images, memories, and space, they can’t construct a Temporal Body from them.
Overall, it’s a balance of gains and losses, possibly a special kind of equilibrium?
...
About half a minute into their walk, the airborne corridor arrives at a fork.
Angel is somewhat surprised; he thought this corridor would directly lead to the location of the Sweet Dream, never expecting a fork on the airborne corridor.
Genggui: "This fork leads to Xiaobao’s turf."
Angel suddenly understands; this corridor can also serve as a guiding hint for visiting.
So aren’t You Nu and Erbao also branched on this corridor?
Genggui shakes his head: "Mother did stabilize one space connecting to the airborne corridor before. However, recently, because her stabilized space absorbed too much underground aqueduct filth, it’s about to collapse. To avoid affecting the airborne corridor, she proactively severed its passage."
"As for Erbao, its stabilized space often changes; even spaces that could last years, it frequently changes each month or two. It’s said to be exercising Aggregative Force, and due to its frequent changes, it hasn’t connected to the airborne corridor either."
Angel understands You Nu’s situation, but Erbao’s situation is a bit... unconventional.
Angel doesn’t bother delving into it.
Whether it’s Laplace or the Wise Sovereign, their judgment on Erbao is unanimous: deep character, calculating, with unknown abilities.
This kind of mysterious person either has real skills or is a fraud; Erbao is evidently the former.
For those with real skills, Angel remains vigilant.
Since Erbao has no conflict of interest with him, there’s no need to have a confrontation. How to avoid conflict? Simple, just ignore them.
"Then this airborne corridor has only three destinations?"
Namely Dabao’s, Xiaobao’s stabilized spaces, and the special space hiding the Sweet Dream.
Implicitly, Angel’s question is: With just these three destinations, is it worth investing so much to build this airborne corridor?
Genggui shakes his head: "No, besides these three, there’s another fork."
Angel is about to ask where it leads when a new fork appears on the airborne corridor.
This fork extends diagonally downward.
Because the light below is too bright, Angel cannot see where this downward fork leads. But looking down, he sees the fork gradually turning into a black dot, indicating it descends very deep.
As if directly leading to the Sea of Void Mirror.
"This fork is the one I mentioned and is the main reason we built this airborne corridor."