This was a vast starry river, leading into the depths of the boundless cosmos.
Xena Xiao gazed into the Guardian Spirit Space, her vision piercing the distant starry river where a colossal vortex spun in the depths, its destination unknown. Even as the owner of this Guardian Spirit, she couldn't approach the vortex. It seemed that any attempt would shred her consciousness.
"How can my Guardian Spirit Space be so expansive? And what's with that huge vortex? Strange, according to records, others' Guardian Spirit Spaces are only small realms. This is completely different!" Xena thought, realizing her Guardian Spirit might not be so ordinary after all.
"Right, where's my Guardian Spirit?"
She scanned the entire space but couldn't find her Guardian Spirit anywhere.
"Guardian Spirit!"
"Guardian Spirit!"
"Guardian Spirit!" Xena called out repeatedly in her mind.
Suddenly, the vortex in the depths of the starry river stirred. A young man stepped out from within, arriving before her in an instant.
"What is this place?" Ethan Lin muttered, blinking as he looked around, still in a daze. But as soon as he saw Xena, he brightened up with excitement.
"I know you! You're that beautiful girl from the plaza!" Ethan exclaimed.
"..." Xena looked at him, exasperated. How could her Guardian Spirit be so clueless?
"Hey, gorgeous, who are you? Can I get your number?" Ethan asked, grinning shamelessly.
"Behave yourself! You're my Guardian Spirit!" Xena said, her tone serious.
"Guardian Spirit?" Ethan repeated. Hearing the term for a second time, he looked at her curiously. "Beautiful, what's a Guardian Spirit? Isn't this just a dream?"
Xena rubbed her forehead, fighting the urge to smack him. Despite her frustration, she patiently explained.
"You're already dead. Though I don't know which era you're from, you've now become my Guardian Spirit. Let me explain to you what that means..."
Through Xena's explanation, Ethan finally understood. The principles of a Guardian Spirit were simple enough to grasp. He also realized his situation—he had indeed become Xena's Guardian Spirit, and this was the Guardian Spirit Space.
But a profound question lingered in his mind:
He was certain he hadn't died!
He was a healthy young man from the 21st century, fresh out of college and looking for a job. His life had just begun. According to Xena, only those who had passed away long ago could become a Guardian Spirit for someone in the future. It was as though one's soul lingered in the void, and an awakening factor somehow connected to it, bringing it to life as a conscious Guardian Spirit.
"Xena, what era is it now?" Ethan asked, curiosity shining in his eyes.
"This is the year 2,978,424 of the Galactic Era," Xena explained.
"The Galactic Era on Earth? What kind of era is that?" Ethan scratched his head, perplexed.
"You... you don't know the Galactic Era?" Xena's eyes widened in surprise. "Could it be you're from before the Galactic Era? From the era of the Ancient Divine Civilization?"
"Uh… I don't know what the Ancient Divine Civilization is. Could you tell me about these eras?" Ethan asked.
Suppressing her growing excitement, Xena began explaining, "We're in the Galactic Era, which began around three million years ago. Three million years ago, humanity was in the Ancient Divine Civilization era. During that time, technology was scarce, yet human warriors could traverse the cosmos with just their bodies. Many powerful deities emerged, but conflicts among them eventually led to the civilization's extinction. Only a few survivors carried on, founding the Galactic Era."
According to ancient records, the Ancient Divine Civilization spanned from three million to one hundred million years ago. Before that, from one hundred million to five hundred million years ago, there was the Mechanical Civilization. And from five hundred million to one billion years ago, there was the Pre-Universal Civilization. During that period, humanity had also reached the cosmic era, though for reasons unknown, their presence vanished, leaving behind few records. Occasionally, explorers of our era encounter relics from that time.
And one billion years ago, humanity was largely ordinary, lacking the means to enter the cosmos. Virtually nothing remains from that civilization, save for a few terms, such as 'Huaxia.' Hence, we refer to that ancient culture as the Huaxia Civilization, but no one truly knows what it was like. It is believed to have been rather primitive, similar to certain underdeveloped planets we encounter in the stars today."
As Xena narrated, Ethan finally grasped the situation. He and Xena were separated by a gap of a billion years. Incredibly, he had become the Guardian Spirit of a beautiful woman from a billion years in the future.
He was a Guardian Spirit from a billion years ago!
"Ethan, which era do you come from?" Xena couldn't help but ask. The older a Guardian Spirit was, the stronger it could be. If Ethan was truly from the Ancient Divine Civilization, he might even recall some techniques from that time—at least a seventh or eighth-tier technique in today's terms.
"What if I told you I come from the Huaxia Civilization? Would you believe me?" Ethan asked, meeting Xena's gaze earnestly.
"The Huaxia Civilization? You must be joking!" Xena trembled, incredulous. "The oldest Guardian Spirits recorded are from the Mechanical Civilization, barely a hundred million years ago. Not even a Guardian Spirit from two hundred million years ago has appeared, so how could you be from a billion years ago in the Huaxia Civilization?"
"But I'm telling the truth!" Ethan shrugged.
"Hmph! Show me a technique from the Huaxia Civilization, and maybe I'll believe you!" Xena scoffed.
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