Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 1995 - 1984: True Name and Primordial Spirit

Not satisfied with her real name being too complicated, she decided to use an abbreviated alias.To ordinary people, this was completely normal.

To delve into such matters seemed not only overblown but also quite laughable.

But Ning Fan didn't think so.

If trust could be measured in scores, his score for the young girl was below the passing line.

Recalling her vastly different demeanor from before, that score plunged into the negatives.

The girl before him wasn't a true noble lady but a genuine giant dragon.

Facing a dragon in human disguise, Ning Fan wasn't careless enough to let her act freely.

Noticing Ning Fan's serious expression, Vivian, who was all smiles earlier, turned as cold as the bitter winter.

"What do you want to know?"

"What's up with your name?"

Before Vivian could answer, Ning Fan warned, "Don't think about deceiving me."

After a brief silence, Vivian replied straightforwardly, "I am protecting myself."

Ning Fan asked in confusion, "Protecting? What does that have to do with an alias?"

"Some curses can be unleashed without a medium."

"You mean…"

"That's right. Just knowing the true name is enough."

"Just the name is enough to curse!"

A hint of suspicion flashed through Ning Fan's eyes; it sounded too incredible to believe.

Any attack, including curses, requires a medium to achieve its effect, alongside the power to drive it.

The existence of a medium is varied, encompassing all sorts of tangible and intangible means.

Even in a common fight, a fist must hit the opponent to be effective.

The moment a fist contacts a body, that itself is a kind of medium.

The extraordinary ability to kill from a distance shown by some experts is merely extending physical contact through an intangible means.

Take, for example, the likes of the Sword Immortals who can claim heads from a thousand miles away; they need to lock onto the target with divine sense to achieve such remote execution.

Divine sense lock is also a type of medium.

In a manga like "Death Note," the protagonist's methods of killing are astonishingly defying the heavens.

Not only can they control the time and manner of death, but they also ignore spatial distance.

No matter where someone flees, even to the ends of the earth or outer space, once their name is written, there's no escaping death.

Yet, this curse's power must still be transmitted through a medium.

The death note, and the true name matching the face, are all mediums.

So, there is no such thing as truly killing without form; if one's ability is strong enough, there will always be a trace to find.

The existence of a medium is like a scientific physical law.

No friction, no gravity...

If the Earth lost these physical laws, the world would be utterly doomed.

But now, according to Vivian, just needing a name to cast a curse is truly shocking.

If that were true, all anyone needs is to mentally draw a big cross on someone to control their life and death; then why bother with cultivation?

"Are you sure you're not lying to me?"

Ning Fan's tone was somewhat cold, as Vivian's reason sounded like nonsense to him.

As if anticipating Ning Fan's suspicion, Vivian calmly said, "I'm talking about the true name, not just a name."

"Is there a difference?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Fan noticed the disdain in the girl's eyes and immediately said unhappily, "What is that look in your eyes! If I lived as long as you, I wouldn't need to ask you, would I?"

"Even if your lifespan was longer, you wouldn't know about this."

At this point, Vivian was secretly annoyed; she hadn't expected this "bug" to be so cautious, leaving no stone unturned.

If Vivian had spent more time with Ning Fan and learned more about human society, she would understand his hidden "busybody" attributes.

"You're amazing from the Divine Realm, are we good now?" Ning Fan replied perfunctorily, quickly asking, "What's the difference?"

"There is a difference, and it's significant."

Under the threat of torture, Vivian reluctantly revealed the secret.

Through Vivian's explanation, Ning Fan finally understood the special meaning of the true name.

The true name isn't as simple as the common person's concept of a name.

The true name in the mouths of Western divine spirits is similar in principle to the Primordial Spirit imprint of a Taoist Cultivator.

If the Heavenly Dao were likened to a roster, the appearance of a "true name" and "Primordial Spirit" would mean being on the list.

As long as one's soul isn't scattered, regardless of how many cycles of reincarnation one goes through, fate will unlock the memories of the life when the "true name" appeared and set them on the path of cultivation again.

This can be seen as the Heavenly Dao's recognition of a cultivator and a reward in some sense.

But from another perspective, it also signifies a drawback.

Every true name is unique, representing a divine spirit, and duplicates are impossible.

If the Heavenly Dao is a roster, the true name is equivalent to the names on it.

This indicates a connection with the Heavenly Dao and is the source of the drawback,

because when a true name appears, it itself becomes a kind of medium.

Divine spirits can use the "true name" on the "list" to reverse-engineer and attack the True Body.

This is why Western divine spirits need to hide their true names.

Revealing one's true name is tantamount to leaving an entry point for an attack.

"No wonder you want to hide your true name."

As he spoke, Ning Fan suddenly realized, and his expression became unpredictable.

If the true name is so important, why did the girl introduce it several times?

"I forgot about that at the time."

Vivian looked embarrassed; she had merely thought it imposing at the moment and hadn't given it much thought.

This reason was quite plausible and, given the girl's prior reckless behavior, Ning Fan didn't doubt there could be such a possibility.

But there was one thing Ning Fan had to ask, "I remember you seemed to have asked me about this question?"

Ning Fan clearly remembered when he introduced himself, the girl asked if that name was his true name.

Initially, Ning Fan thought the "true name" was just its literal meaning.

But hearing it now, it was entirely different. This cunning Black Dragon was quite nasty, trying to trick him.

Vivian stammered, "I… Actually, you Eastern Taoist Cultivators are different from the divine spirits."

It was when Ning Fan introduced his name that it reminded this muddle-headed Black Dragon, and she then accepted the name Mary.

As for her initial inquiry about Ning Fan's true name, only the girl, the dragon, truly knew her intentions.

"Oh. You know about Taoist Cultivators?"

Seeing Ning Fan's focus shift, Vivian's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Of course I know. There are many cultivation sects in the Middle Earth."

"Middle Earth?"

"Yes. That's another world..."

After hearing Vivian's introduction of Middle Earth, Ning Fan exclaimed excitedly, "Then do you know how to enter Middle Earth?"