Information and the Infiltration of Darkness

"According to what we currently know, the Celestial Pathways are the only constant time, while the various universes are considered chaotic timelines.

"Simply put, if we were to head back to Ashen Moon now, there's no guarantee that we will return to the time when we left. It could be in the past, or in the future," Tamu explained to Xia Fan. The group had found a table near the window of the big restaurant on the Waystation, and had settled in.

Traveling Buddha furrowed his brow, "That is to say that there's a possibility that when I next return home, I'd find my family are all already dead?"

Tamu replied, "That's not a guarantee. Perhaps when you return, it might be a time period when your grandfather has not even been born yet. The moment you pass through a Cosmic Gate, you're also crossing time, entering a distorted timeline."

Xia Fan nodded, "It sounds like the distorted timeline is related to the Cosmic Gates."