"Shadows of billions of silent planets …?"
Angor repeated Glepnir's words in a low voice.
There were two key words in the sentence that caught Angor's attention.
"Billions, billions, billions." This seemed to be an extremely large number of words that were rarely used in normal times.
Angor noticed this because the first sentence of the Book of Stars' prologue used this word: "I lead billions of astral spirits to provide assistance to those who use the power of the stars. "
Angor did not believe that Glepnir would mention such a huge number of words out of nowhere.
It had to be related to the Book of Stars on a deeper level.
The second word that caught Angor's attention was "planet".
Or rather, the concept of "planet" really caught Angor's attention.
Almost everyone in Jon's homeworld knew about the concept of a "planet", which was a gigantic celestial body in the universe.
It could even be said that Jon's hometown, Earth, was also a planet in essence.
But the concept of a "planet" did not exist in the wizarding world.
If Glepnir did not mention "planet" today, Angor would never have thought that there was such a thing in this universe.
"Maybe I'm wrong. Is this a different planet?" Angor wondered in his mind.
There was no way he could figure it out by "thinking" alone, so he decided not to waste time and asked the question directly.
"What do you mean by shadows of billions of planets?" Angor asked, "And what is a planet?"
Several seconds later, Glepnir responded.
"What is a planet? I don't know because I've never seen it before. I can only summarize my understanding of … planets from the few remaining words in some books about the Star Spirit World. "
Glepnir considered for a moment and began to explain the "planet" in her mind.
As she spoke, Angor gradually learned about a secret he had never heard of in the southern wizarding region.
The Astral Plane.
According to the classification of worlds, the Astral Plane was similar to the Mirror Realm, Dream Realm, Spirit Plane, etc. It was a special world.
Its power could cover a boundless plane.
In almost any world, as long as there was night, as long as there was light and suitable weather, one could look up and see the endless starry sky.
The endless starry sky was related to the projection of the Astral Plane.
The fact that the Astral Plane could project its own starry sky meant that it was a special world.
What kind of world was the Astral Plane? Glepnir had never been there, so she did not know. But from the records in many books, she could roughly figure out the general situation of the Astral Plane.
The Astral Plane was full of dark holes.
There was no sound, no air, no living creatures, no light source … Nothing. It was like an oppressive void.
However, the Astral Plane was not only filled with dark holes.
There were billions of planets.
The "billions" here was not a specific number, but a general reference. It was a general reference to the number of endless planets in the Star Spirit World.
In other words, the number of planets could be described as "innumerable".
However, "uncountable" could not express the shocking feeling of numbers. That was why there was a clear number like "billions and billions" as a byword.
These billions of planets floated in the dark holes of the Astral Plane.
Each of them was as big as a world.
They were illuminated by the glowing planets, which projected their bright and beautiful shadows into the real world.
They became … the starry sky.
"These are the planets I know," Glepnir said. "That's all I can tell from the lucky flashes in the books."
To put it simply, they were huge celestial bodies made of unknown materials floating in the dark holes.
Each of them was as big as a world. Glepnir had never seen them with her own eyes, so she did not know if they were really that big.
After listening to Glepnir's explanation, Angor felt his scalp tingling.
The so-called dark holes were very similar to the cosmic holes Jon once told him about.
Cosmic holes referred to places in the universe outside the filamentary structures of galaxies. There was only the darkness of eternal night and endless loneliness.
To put it in simpler terms, it was like looking up at the starry sky, excluding the bright stars in the sky, a large pitch-black curtain.
These were cosmic holes, which were far away from the stars.
In the void of the universe, there were only dim planets and a very small number of galaxies.
That was Jon's description of the Earthlings' view of the universe.
From a certain perspective, the Dark Void that Gleipnir mentioned was very similar to the Universe Void.
Moreover, there were countless planets floating in the void. This seemed to have some kind of connection with the universe observed by the people on Earth.
Angor suddenly had an idea.
Was the world Jon was in really another universe?
Could it be that the universe on the other side actually referred to the Star Spirit World?
Could it be that Earth existed in the Astral Plane?
If this conjecture was correct, then wouldn't there be a new way to help Chown find his way back home?
Angor felt his emotions swelling up. His thoughts, which had been silent for a long time, began to come alive.
He forced himself to calm down and took a deep breath. "You said those planets are as big as a world. Then … are there living people on them?"
"Of course. Only planets with living beings can give birth to Astral Spirits," Glepnir replied.
Astral Spirits? Angor frowned. What's that?
"You can think of a Astral Spirit as the consciousness of a world. But it's different from a world's consciousness. A world's consciousness is an amalgamation of countless consciousnesses. Astral Spirits, on the other hand, are sentient. They can even become intelligent creatures. "
In ancient times, Astral Spirits were also known as the consciousness of a planet, which was why they were mentioned in the same breath as the consciousness of a world.
But now, the consciousness of a planet changed its name to "Astral Spirit".
Astral Spirits did not like the name "consciousness of a planet". Instead of a planet's consciousness, they were more like a spirit of a planet, so they called it "Astral Spirits".
After listening to Gleipnir's explanation, Angor felt that his brain was overloaded again.
Astral Spirits? Was this the consciousness of Gaia?
If only planets with living beings could give birth to Astral Spirits, then if Earth was in the Astral Plane, it should have Astral Spirits too, right?
But Jon never mentioned Astral Spirits on Earth.
Even the concept of "Gaia's Consciousness" was only a legend on Earth. It had never been proven.
Was his guess wrong? Was Earth not in the Astral Plane? The Astral Plane was not Earth's universe?
Angor considered and asked, "Do the people living on Earth know about Astral Spirits?"
Glepnir nodded. "Of course. Even outsiders like us know about Astral Spirits, so they must know about them too.
"It's said that Astral Spirits can guide intelligent creatures on a planet. You can even think of them as kings."
Angor felt more and more unsure about the answer of "Earth is in the Astral Plane".
If Astral Spirits could guide civilizations, people on Earth should know about them. But neither the hologram tablet nor Jon's story mentioned Astral Spirits.
Angor's guess about Earth being in the Astral Plane began to waver.
Still, Angor did not give up completely. He considered and asked two more questions, "Are there humans in the Astral Plane? How can we go there? "
Jon was a human. If there was a human civilization in the Astral Plane, the possibility of Earth being in the Astral Plane would increase.
However, Gleipnir's answer disappointed him. "Human civilization is one of a kind. I've never heard of any human civilization in the Astral Plane. Even if they look human, they are not.
"Take the Shadow Royals of the Evermoors for example. Apart from their darker skin, they look no different from humans. Are they humans? No. "
"Their internal structure is completely different from humans. They can only be called humanoids."
There might be humanoid civilizations in the Astral Plane, but there was no human civilization.
This answer lowered Angor's guess about Earth being in the Astral Plane.
According to Sunders, Jon was rejected by the consciousness of the wizarding world, but his soul and body were still human.
"As for how to get there …" Glepnir shook his head. "No one knows."
"Isn't the Astral Plane a special world? How come no one knows how to get there? "
Glepnir sighed. "The Astral Plane is different from other special worlds. We only know about its existence, but we can't enter it."
"It's a completely sealed world."
Angor frowned. "But you said the Astral Spirits don't like the name 'consciousness of a planet', so they came up with this name. Doesn't that mean there's a way to get in touch with the Astral Spirits? "
If there was a way to get in touch with the Astral Spirits, how could there not be a way to enter the Astral Plane?
Glepnir's answer shocked Angor again.
"Astral Spirits can be projected from the Astral Plane. They can exist as projections in the real world, "Glepnir said. Gleipnir said, "However, their projections aren't active projections. They need to be summoned."
At this point, Glepnir revealed a secret that Angor had never heard of before.
"Oh, right. I heard that some Summoner wizards in the origin world can summon Astral Spirits. The Astral Spirits they summon have the power of the stars, which is stronger than many demons summoned from other worlds.
"Summoners who can summon Astral Spirits to do battle are called … Astral Sorcerers.
"Many secrets about the Astral Plane are spread by Astral Sorcerers. The author of the Book of Stars, the Son of Stars, is said to be an Astral Sorcerer.
"Of course, apart from Astral Sorcerers, Sons of Stars can also be Astral Masters."
Angor was still digesting the name "Astral Sorcerer" a second ago, but now he noticed a new term, "Astral Master".
Angor's mouth moved faster than his brain. Without thinking, he asked, "What's a Astral Master?"
"It's a creature who left the Astral Plane and came to the real world. They used to be creatures of the Astral Plane. Now that they're here, they're called Astral Masters. "
Angor blinked. "Astral Masters are projections like the Astral Spirits summoned by Astral Sorcerers?"
Glepnir denied, "No. They have real bodies."
Real bodies? Angor was still puzzled at first. When he thought about it carefully, he realized something. "You mean, Astral Masters come from the Astral Plane? If they can leave the Astral Plane, then — "
Glepnir cut him off. "I know what you're trying to say. If Astral Masters can leave the Astral Plane, there must be a way to enter it."
Angor nodded.
If there was a way to leave, there must be a way to enter. This was the case of two sides of the same coin, like light and shadow. Where there was light, there would be shadow.
"Indeed. Many people believe that if there are Astral Masters, there must be Astral Ascenders. Unfortunately, so far, there is no evidence to prove that there is a way to enter the Astral Plane.
"Even the Astral Spirit Projections themselves said that there is no way to enter the Astral Plane.
"At least for now, the Astral Plane is still a special world that can only be left, but not entered."
"Only left, but not entered …" Angor repeated the conclusion in a low voice. He still did not believe it.
In his opinion, the Astral Plane was similar to the Cazider World, which was the Spirit Plane.
In the past, the Cazider World was also considered a one-way ticket. Only after a living person died and turned into an undead could they enter. But with the development of soul energy, powerful undead spirits from the Cazider World would descend to the human world, and living people also had ways to enter the Cazider World.
Especially soul manipulating wizards, many of their powerful spells could only be learned in the Cazider World.
Therefore, although only a few people could enter the Cazider World, it was still better than the "one-way ticket" in the past.
Similarly, Angor felt that the Astral Plane might be the same.
The current consensus about the Astral Plane was: only left, not entered.
But that was only for now.
With more research on the Astral Plane, there might be a way to enter it in the future. It was even possible that at this moment, in an unknown place, someone had already discovered a way to enter the Astral Plane.
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