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plot/story aspect

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So chaos is a story, as the basis of existence (unreality), existed before being separated into the three planes, thus gaining logic, law, history, form, change, and direction.

  1. Does that qualify as a plot/narrative force?
  2. Does the history revision done by the Immortal Beast under the Plane of Qi possibly qualify as plot manipulation?
“What do you think chaos is?”

“When I saw it in his memories…it seems to be the medium of creation, but honestly I do not really know. It just seems like a substance where the three planes are mixed…”

“Chaos is a ‘story’.”

“A story…you say? This thing where the three planes are mixed together…?”

“Yes. To begin with…what are you made of?”

“Well of course…”

I immediately understand what they are trying to say.

Every existence is made up of the planes of Qi, Soul, and Fate.

In that case, chaos in which the three planes are mixed together can also be seen as a kind of ‘existence’.

“Are you saying this too is some kind of existence?”

“Wrong. All existence in truth is chaos. But then why is existence divided into chaos and existence that is not chaos.”

Following their words, I operate the chaos according to the formula and can feel many things.

“It is something that has not been refined into a proper story. Something that only changes from moment to moment without any rules or laws. That is chaos. If you compare it to human consciousness, chaos is ‘creativity’.”

“Hoh…”

“If you polish that creativity and turn it into a story, you can even call it into reality. But until then, creativity is nothing more than delusion or a mere scrap of a dream. Something that has been refined out of chaos, turned intoa story, and has acquired reality. That is exactly what ‘existence’ is.”
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“When rules arise in chaos and logic accumulates layer upon layer, that itself is History, and it is Qi which governs the laws of the physical world.

“If, while the workings of chaos are endlessly changing, the shapes of those changes split apart one by one, those split fragments are emotions, and what makes those emotions gather and change into countless forms is exactly Soul.

“Lastly, if the flow of chaos is given a direction, that direction is Fate.”

Logic and laws are Qi.

Form and change are Soul.

Direction is Fate.

On the basis of that logic, I treat chaos as unrefined creativity, and I handle it as a story.

“The realm called Supreme Deity is the realm where one inhales chaos, refines it into story, and grants it to the countless living beings and material spirits that come to live within one’s consciousness. One grants the countless living spirits the diverse changes of emotion. One grants the countless material spirits bodies made of law. One grants many beings a direction to chase after.”

I look alternately at the planes of Qi and Fate from within the Plane of Soul.

The Plane of Qi is explosions.

Explosions of countless time and space, creating each moment and flowing them away in an ever-changing world.
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A certain diagram unfolds before my eyes.

It is an explosion.

A certain [force] is continuously exploding, advancing toward somewhere.

And the remnants of that explosion spiral backward in a helix.

The endlessly spiraling Taiji.

The [river of scenes] flowing within it.

I clearly defy the course of that [river of scenes] with my will.
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: : Though the past does not change, the [past remembered by an individual] can change as much as one desires. Just as one person may remember a ruler as a wise king, while another sees them as the worst of tyrants... Just as one woman may cherish the time spent with her beloved as the most affectionate moments, yet by the other as a tedious extension of work... The [truth] of what happened in the past is absolute, but its [interpretation] belongs solely to the individuals...! : :

In an instant, Glass Peacock's rotating tail feathers explode.

Within that explosion, I witness a certain scene.

Kwarurung!

That [scene] is a kind of story.

Within the tale of the Sword Spear Heavenly Lord's technique, [Sword-Guided Star Rain], Glass Peacock has now added this 'background setting'.

The tale of the Sword-Guided Star Rain now contains a new premise of [from the moment it enters Glass Peacock's sight, the 'foolish aspect' within it increases to an extreme degree].


Jjeoooong!

And the moment that tale is added, Sword-Guided Star Rain, struck by Glass Peacock's tail feathers, is foolishly and helplessly sent flying.

Pasasasasa!

The sword of Sword-Guided Star Rain turns into silver-white light, crumbling away without having any effect.

I widen my eyes at Glass Peacock's power, which has now neutralized not one but two strikes of Sword-Guided Star Rain—an attack that, in a single blow, could suffocate Blood Yin and collapse a corner of the universe.

: : Interesting. [I don't want to hurt them]... Such a sentiment coexists within the sword. Normally, deflecting this technique would have been impossible, but because such a foundation existed, I was able to amplify the contradiction and nullify the attack. : :

Glass Peacock lifts their gaze toward the direction where Sword-Guided Star Rain had flown.

: : Immortal Beasts are, in the end, beings who read stories and add background settings to them. That is why it is called history revision (改竄), not history rewriting (改變). Even if one reads history through the eyes of the Earth Tribe, the history they perceive is inevitably narrow and limited. Within that limited perspective, they impose their [own thoughts], force them upon history, and create connections between historical events. That is...what history revision truly is. : :
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It is the direction where the Sword Spear Heavenly Lord's Sword-Guided Star Rain had flown from.

And within that direction lies the [branch of history] that led the Sword-Guided Star Rain to reach this place.

Glass Peacock flies towards that [branch of history] of the Sword-Guided Star Rain and collides with it.

The branch of history is [interpreted] in a slightly twisted direction.

They search for an even earlier point in history.

They resist an even earlier branch.

Within the explosion, they [interpret] history through their own perspective.

However, by applying subtle 'interpretations' to the great river known as history—

Those faint currents merge, and merge again...

Until at last, they become a massive wave that twists the flow of history.

The interpretation of history that Glass Peacock accumulated and accumulated again has...

Kugugugugu!

...At some point, reached reality, and is reflected according to the interpretation.

The three Sword-Guided Star Rains, which had fallen to just above my head, crumble just like that right before they can strike me.
 
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Sounds like the unreality is an abstract pool of the three things where all of it is together and flows out to create story, in this case story is reality.
 
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Addition for Heaven Immortal and Immortal Art. It's already very potent fate and causality manipulation. With slight wank, it fits all descriptions of plot manipulation.
  • Users may create things by writing them into the plot.
As I look east, I sense through the foresight of a True Immortal that heading there will lead me to Jeon Myeong-hoon.

'Out of the countless futures, only the ones where I head east can I meet Jeon Myeong-hoon?'

The new sense I gained after becoming a True Immortal is truly mysterious.

In my eyes, who seized control of the Plane of Fate, the future appears like countless grains of sand scattered across the ground.

I feel as if I can now cross over to any point I desire within those countless scenes.

'Back during the Sacred Vessel stage, this ability was limited to within the Middle Realm, but now...it's possible from anywhere.'

The act of selecting and solidifying one of the countless possibilities of the future—that is what is called 'prophecy.'
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The True Persons are combining their powers to interfere with the Plane of Fate.

[I prophesize this: The defense enveloping Cedarwood Painting will inevitably reveal a flaw in 400 years, and through that flaw, Cedarwood Painting shall collapse.]

Before Seo Eun-hyun's eyes, something is reflected.

The barrier of Clear Scale Armor and Karmic Fire, and the dimensional veil of Cedarwood Painting, created through the Phenomena Extinguishing Mantra, Tainted Soul Filling the Heavens, and the absoluteness of the Decaying Corpse Realm itself.

It is a scene showing a small crack forming 400 years from now in that barrier, though the circumstances are unknown.

Tstststst!

Beyond the world formed by the combined domains of the True Persons and Sacred Masters.

There, a new star appears!

The star begins to cross into 'reality' under Baek Woon's will.

The star crosses into the Plane of Fate in reality and connects with the star veins of the entire universe.


At the same time, Seo Eun-hyun feels it.

That a prophecy of fate, like the time with Blood Yin, has been inscribed upon his Cedarwood Painting.

A prophecy and the designation of calamity.

And through fate and history, a true battle of the Immortal Family, one that may span thousands, even tens of thousands of years, begins.
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The projections of the seven Heavenly Lords simultaneously extend their hands.

As the Literary Melody Heavenly Lord raises their hand, a nebula instantly condenses in the void, and a star is born.

: : In the name of this Lord, I prophesize. The Heaven-Defying One will be defeated by the Martial Melody Heavenly Lord. : :

When the Greedy Wolf Heavenly Lord stretches out their hand, another nebula condenses beside the first, forming another star.

: : In the name of this Lord, I prophesize. The Heaven-Defying One will be beheaded by the Breaking Army Heavenly Lord, and his soul will fall into the abyss of the Netherworld. : :

Twin Stars (雙星) form in an instant.

At the same time, the Twin Stars etch themselves powerfully into the planes of Qi, Soul, and Fate, forming a [scene].

In that scene, I am defeated by the being called the Martial Melody Heavenly Lord and killed by the being called the Breaking Army Heavenly Lord.


The stars emit attraction force.

As a result, the Plane of Fate distorts, and I feel my future being pulled towards that scene.

And every time I am struck by that being's blow, I feel my fate being gradually pulled toward the scene of my defeat.

'At this rate, defeat is certain.'

The attraction force grows stronger, and the inevitability of my defeat begins to increase.

Misfortune begins to engulf me, and ominous omens gradually grow in number.

Stars begin to form in the cosmic space.

At the same time, scenes are reflected within the interior of the stars.

: : Heaven-Defying One. After three breaths, you shall gaze upon us. : :

It is a simple and clear prophecy that, in approximately three seconds, I will 'gaze' upon them.

But is it because it is such a simple prophecy...

I can sense that the attraction force of this prophetic star is more powerful than any they have created so far.
Immediately after, I hear the sound of a [prophecy] in my ears.

: : I prophesize. Those who have mastered the Extinguishing Divine Tribulating Heavens Technique will exchange their lightning spheres with one another. : :

"...!"

I widen my eyes in disbelief at the incomprehensible situation.

'She...[fulfilled the prophecy first] and then spoke the prophecy afterward!? No, this is...'

Golden Shaking Bird looks at me with a gloomy smile.

"It is a simple application of prophecy. If what is to come in the future is prophecy, then one can reverse Taiji, force the inevitability onto the present, and then declare the prophecy of the future afterwards."
"In the name of this Immortal, I prophesize."

Scarlet flames ignite, engulfing my entire body.

'I see. Is this the prophecy of a Heaven Immortal?'

A powerful will reverberates from within the flames.

—My flames shall never part from you while within the Heavenly King Heavenly Domain.

"I prophesize..."

Light flashes.

At that moment, a spear of light, forged from radiance, shoots across distant spacetime and pierces my chest.

As it drives through my chest, I comprehend the prophecy imbued within the spear of light.

—The first strike shall pierce you without fail.

A thrown spear bound by an absolute condition!

But with fate woven into each strike, imbued with absoluteness and inevitability, they become terrifying assaults.
: : You will step forward, revealing your symbol. : :

I take a step forward and reach out towards the sky, embedding a future scene into one of my artificial stars.

Simultaneously, a portion of my essence reflects in Golden Shaking Bird's eyes.

"Crystal Glass Being Seo Eun-hyun. Is that your name?"

"You, when your heart pounds three times, will have your body flush with color, and you will feel as if you are alive, clothed in human flesh."

"You, when your body flushes with color and your face turns as red as these poppy petals, will truly gain vitality akin to that of a human, possessing a human metabolism and a human courage."

"You, to fight against this Immortal, will gain courage and come out to engage in battle."
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When I step out of the pavilion, is it because of my tension? My heart begins to race.

Thump, thump, thump...

My heart seems to beat three times, then color starts flushing over my body.

My form, which had merely been imitating a human, begins to change.

I gradually feel as if I possess the fleshly body I had during my human body era.

At the same time, courage seems to surge up suddenly.
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[Your sword strikes will become faster and stronger.

[The stronger your power, the stronger your human body will become, developing accordingly.

[The developed flesh will age as much as you swing your sword. Yet, its sharpness will not fade easily.

[You will succeed in inflicting a severe wound on this Immortal with a powerful strike.]

With a single slash, my sword splits Golden Shaking Bird's body in half.

But Golden Shaking Bird merely smirks before collapsing on the spot.

Her body, formed of lightning, shatters into countless fragments and dissipates into the surrounding environment.

I succeeded in destroying Golden Shaking Bird's physical body.

However...I frown.

[I prophesize. The aged you will feel death drawing closer and closer.]

Thump, thump, thump...

My Transformation body, aged completely due to Golden Shaking Bird's prophecy, hears the thumping of a heartbeat.

At the same time, I feel as though I could die at any moment.

[Once again, I prophesize. You will find this Immortal's presence, deliver your final strike, and half your fate will be complete (命).]

Dragging my decrepit and aged body, I move swiftly like the wind and find a lump of flesh 'growing' in a corner of the poppy field. I grip the Colorless Glass Sword tightly.
Countless True Immortals vomit forth stars of prophecy.

But it's useless.

As long as they belong to Radiance Hall.

As long as they are even slightly connected to the power of light!

They cannot evade the Immortal Art of Sun Shooting.

The Immortal Art of Sunlight Hunting...

Was born to deny light itself, carrying the weight of ten million years of history.

Tukwang, tukwang, tukwang, tukwaaaaang!

If I were to give Sun Shooting another name, I would name it this without hesitation.

Radiance Denial (光明否定)!

That is the true nature and authority of Sun Shooting.
 
I just skimmed through since i did not want to spoil myself but from what you highlighted I don't see plot manipulation. You should ask @BestMGQScalerEver for his opinion since he read the full novel. But just because the certain ability can do the possible uses stuff outlined in the page does not mean that it is plot manipulation. For example fate manipulation can do pretty much everything that plot can but it does so through fate rather then narrative/plot
 
except chaos scan most of them from chapter 400-500
I just skimmed through since i did not want to spoil myself but from what you highlighted I don't see plot manipulation. You should ask @BestMGQScalerEver for his opinion since he read the full novel. But just because the certain ability can do the possible uses stuff outlined in the page does not mean that it is plot manipulation. For example fate manipulation can do pretty much everything that plot can but it does so through fate rather then narrative/plot
Yea, without the chaos scan or another spoiler it wouldn't be enough, since it requires downscaling from that point. Which Prophecy and History Revision are derived from each plane's function.

For immortal art, there's a possible option. Either getting information manipulation with the stories aspect, or simply using information alone.
Not only the Human Race but, even among the intelligent Heaven Tribe, stories and tales of the 'talentless swordsman' and the 'White Immortal' begin to suddenly become popular.

Countless humans and Heaven Tribe members read the tales and stories, picturing the protagonist in their minds.

Then, at some point, that protagonist embeds himself into their entire lives, deep within their unconsciousness.

Throughout numerous Heavenly Domains, except for the Heavenly King Heavenly Domain, the stories repeat again and again, and the protagonist becomes imprinted deep into the unconsciousness of countless living beings.

Then, at a certain moment—

The flow of those unconscious minds causes a ripple in the Plane of Soul.

The ripple formed in the Plane of Soul affects the Plane of Qi and the Plane of Fate, and gradually a certain energy begins to naturally arise throughout the entire world.

That energy is none other than the story's protagonist—

The one known as the 'talentless swordsman' and the 'White Immortal,' Seo Eun-hyun's innate true energy.

It is twilight true energy.

The heart toward the protagonist that sparks like candlelight in the hearts of those who read the tales subtly influences the Planes of Qi and Fate, causing them to faintly produce twilight true energy.

This is the result of Seo Eun-hyun's comrades, at his request, refining his split soul and spreading it throughout the world in the form of stories.

And then, at a certain moment,

Within the trickling stream of twilight true energy naturally generated by the spell of Celestial Lord Incense Burning, a certain 'consciousness' opens its eyes.

It is...

The 'consciousness' of Seo Eun-hyun, who, out in the Outer Sea, has just activated the Celestial Lord Incense Burning spell.
Inside the alternate space.

Within a world thick with the noise of countless 'stories', the something that opened its eyes—

Seo Eun-hyun, hearing the endless whispers from all directions, slowly begins to form his clone.

"I see. By the way, Seo Eun-hyun, you've really accomplished countless feats, haven't you? Normally, even experienced Great Immortals only produce a single story's worth when they use Celestial Lord Incense Burning. But your stories aren't just one or two. They are so many and diverse, they've spread to all Heavenly Domains except the Heavenly King Heavenly Domain and the Sun and Moon Heavenly Domain."

"Mmm...but...who are you...?"

"Don't think too hard right now. At this moment, you are a lump of information formed from the stories of countless living beings. It's only because so many beings have imagined you and etched you deep into their unconsciousness that you're able to communicate with Mount Sumeru from the Outer Sea. But as a lump of information, the more you think about complicated thoughts, the slower your will gets delivered. That means you'll stay in this dazed state even longer."

"Celestial Lord Incense Burning is an Immortal Art where one takes the parts of their life that forms their identity and scatter them as stories. Then, by using those who read and imprinted those stories into their unconsciousness as coordinates and mediums, one communicates with distant worlds. And that means...by reading those stories, one can glimpse into the past of the True Immortal they wish to understand..."

Covering the eyes of Seo Eun-hyun, the figure embraces him and begins to search through the countless 'stories' flowing in the alternate space around the information entity that is Seo Eun-hyun.


Held within that being's arms, Seo Eun-hyun frowns at the scent of iron dust wafting from somewhere, but relaxes again at the warmth radiating from the being's body.

"Just...stay like this for a little while. If what you did through your Ender authority had enough impact to influence me...then surely, it was an event that influenced your identity. It must be within the stories of Celestial Lord Incense Burning."

Thus...

The one holding Seo Eun-hyun in their arms—

The Fifth Seat of the Radiance Eight Immortals, the Sword Spear Heavenly Lord, breathes in the subtle scent of Seo Eun-hyun's clone and begins to search for the story within Celestial Lord Incense Burning that relates to herself.
So the prerequisite to activate immortal art is that they have a story. Information about true immortals and the past can be read by reading their stories.
 
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I just skimmed through since i did not want to spoil myself but from what you highlighted I don't see plot manipulation. You should ask @BestMGQScalerEver for his opinion since he read the full novel. But just because the certain ability can do the possible uses stuff outlined in the page does not mean that it is plot manipulation. For example fate manipulation can do pretty much everything that plot can but it does so through fate rather then narrative/plot
i didnt read it all btw just up to 328
 
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