But why does life always have the instinct to enter higher dimensions?

He doesn't understand this.

[The Nameless One's conjecture is that this is the trend of the cosmic law from order to disorder.]

[The more one enters higher dimensions, the closer one gets to chaos and disorder, the more complex the spatial forms become, and life will be pulled and expanded by the space, becoming frenzied and uncontrollable.]

[The closer one gets to pure energy, the more likely life is to lose itself. Initially, life seeks power, but once it reaches a certain stage, it turns the endless pursuit of energy into an instinct and sole mission, viewing everything as energy, gradually losing self-awareness and autonomy, and eventually becoming part of the energy.]

[Instinct will drive life to use all means to enter higher-dimensional space.]

[This is the journey to death on the spatial level.]

[Only at the final moments can life gradually understand the true secret of higher dimensions, which in itself is a form of utilization and consumption of life.]

[Many lives constantly rush toward higher-dimensional space, where indeed there are resources far beyond those in lower dimensions, and incredible dimensional structures support new directions of spatial movement.]

[But in the end, from the perspective of results, life is merely consumed in the expansion of those spaces. Life becomes like cosmic ants, developing, broadening, perfecting space… and ultimately, through death, returns energy to the universe.]

[A very clever natural design, isn't it?]

At this moment, Zhou Yi is exceptionally calm.

This makes him relate it to human society, where people's life trajectories seem to be the same.

Young people rush into big cities with dreams and enthusiasm, studying and working there, hoping to become part of it, possessing better life resources and quality.

Constantly moving upward, upward.

People migrate from villages to towns and counties, then into cities, bigger and more prosperous cities, embarking on a never-ending path forward. Until finally, they offer their time and labor to the city, becoming part of it.

The city becomes a spectacle of civilization completed after generations of people are consumed.

Isn't this another form of dimensional exploration?

Therefore, when the Golden Tree mentioned this, Zhou Yi instantly felt a deep understanding.

But he has a vague thought.

This pathway of dimensional evolution, layer by layer, perfectly aligns with life's instincts, forming a larger scale energy cycle with the universe. Life, space, energy become three interchanging elements in a stable triangular relationship that evolve and propel each other forward.

It seems to have strong traces of being artificially influenced.

Zhou Yi asks, "Is the universe the result of a design?"

[Did you think of it too?]

The Golden Tree is somewhat excited.

[Actually, when life grows to a certain extent and sees the partial shape of the universe, it will have this idea. But the higher the dimension, the clearer and deeper the understanding of this déjà vu becomes.]

[Quite a few high-dimensional beings hold this view, believing the universe has a Creator.]

[It's just that we cannot see this Creator; he designed the fundamental mechanisms of the universe and then set this vast spatial chaos into motion, evolving spontaneously...]

[The information left by the Nameless One describes how each dimensional layer is actually opened up by lower-dimensional life forms.]

[Initially, life had one-dimensional awareness, and through exploration and experimentation, these initial consciousnesses discovered the rules of spatial movement, thereby finding the method of two-dimensional spatial transformation and entering it.]

[The higher the dimension of life, the further it goes, the more severely mutated by energy it becomes, leaving less of itself, eventually turning into a special energy structure akin to space law.]

[Just like the black holes observable in this world, they were at least Transformers once, while large black holes are beings above Breaking Dimension...but they entirely lost their self-awareness and became pure energy structures.]

Zhou Yi suddenly realizes, "Wait, according to what you're saying... aren't those Space Holes and Space Bubbles naturally formed? Could they have once been life?"

[Of course.]

[It seems you have figured it out.]

[Most seemingly non-life environments in this world, those planets in various forms and states, the light radiation and energy tides after explosions, their sources are naturally energy itself. But the reason they form into these entirely different shapes is because they were mostly life forms that broke dimensional boundaries.]

[Ultimately, life chooses to return to this three-dimensional world, stepping into the final moments of death—or the critical point of chaos collapse. Although this process may take tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of years, it will eventually arrive.]

[Of course, some life forms choose utter madness, continually rushing into higher dimensions, even opening up brand new dimensions, even if they lose themselves completely and become pure energy.]

[But no matter how, life in the world will eventually face destruction.]

[The three-dimensional universe is a tomb for all living beings.]

The Golden Tree's words send a chill down Zhou Yi's spine.

He looks up at the distant stars above.

When he was a child, he often heard the elders say that when people die, they become stars, watching over their loved ones from the sky, blessing their lives.

This is naturally considered a beautiful vision.

But the Golden Tree says, that's the truth.

Millions of stars were once great lives.

Zhou Yi's mind becomes blank and dazed for a moment.

Returning to his senses, he asks the Golden Tree, "Why is it the three-dimensional space? Why not choose other dimensions to step into death?"

[There's a reason for that.]

[One-dimensional consciousness, two-dimensional consciousness, reaching and developing three-dimensional space formally birthed life in its true sense, with self-recognition. Life is most balanced in three-dimensional space, residing between chaos and order, most life forms embark from here. It can be said this is the origin and hometown for most life.]

[Therefore, everyone just returns here, to this balanced and stable space, reverting back to the beginning before self-dissolution.]

[Regardless of the race, life is equal in the face of death. At the arrival of destruction, any life feels envy and affection for other vibrant life forms, just like how the elderly always favor children.]

[They simply leave their bodies for the newborn, wishing them all the best, hoping they can travel further.]

Zhou Yi feels very complex emotions.

Under the universe's operational rules designed by the Creator, in the face of inevitable death, it seems that the conflicts of interest and group antagonism among lives are all laughed away.

Life at this moment ultimately reaches reconciliation.

Zhou Yi asks, "Is the Sun also the corpse of a high-dimensional being?"

[Without a doubt.]

[I know this most clearly.]

[Because I was forcefully catalyzed and awakened prematurely, I am very clear about the Sun's current state. A high-dimensional Nameless One's self-extinction resulted in their corpse evolving into a star, becoming the Sun of this Star System.]

[That's why I know these things left behind.]

It turns out the Golden Tree was once the Nameless One.

[Then you already know part of the universe's secret.]

[Now would you like to make a choice again? Do you wish to be optimistic or pessimistic? Neither actually impacts the universe, so no matter how you choose, our relationship remains unchanged.]

Zhou Yi says, "My thoughts haven't changed."

[Even knowing this universe is inescapable, no matter how far you go within it, ultimately becoming stars, and life eventually becoming meaningless, you won't give up?]

"Of course not."

Zhou Yi whispers, "I've survived the Circular Flow explosion until today, met many friends, including you, which makes every day feel meaningful."

"Life isn't meaningless; these predecessors have left us their bodies, pointing us forward, so life is ceaselessly continuing."

"They are not losers, nor pitiful beings, but are filled with hope and expectation for us successors, shining light upon us to continue moving forward."

"I believe one day, even if it's not me, someone will tread along the path we've stepped out, reaching the Creator."

"Regardless of the future and the end..."

"If one day, I become a star, remember to visit me when you have time."

[...]

[You're really optimistic, aren't you?]

[If that day comes, I will write down everything about you and your company on your star, that is already great enough.]

[You're a remarkable guy.]