With a "past" and a "future," with a "cause" and an "effect," the consciousness of Genesis Strange Story creatures would be eternal, and that was the true meaning of immortality!
It's like knowing there's a university professor in your neighborhood, down to his birthdate and time and preferences, but it's all hearsay; you've never really met him.
Having never truly met him, the person remains amorphous to you, and even if an alien were to replace him, you'd never notice. What Yu Liang was doing now was drawing connections, letting the planet's core consciousness get acquainted with the Genesis Strange Story.
He knew both sides had longed to meet for a long time, only lacking someone to act as the go-between.
Once someone played the role of matchmaker, it was like dry tinder meeting a spark, ready to ignite.