In his self-experimentation, neuroscientist Wu Xunyan discovered that the brain can enter a state of extremely low-frequency oscillation in which the whole brain is synchronized - where the boundaries of "self" melt and pure awareness emerges. He put forward the astonishing "quantization hypothesis of consciousness field": consciousness is not an emergent property of the brain, but the basic structure of the universe; the brain is just a receiver, coupling the ubiquitous consciousness field into a local "self" standing wave.
This discovery caused him to be exiled from the mainstream academic world, but also attracted the covetous attention of various forces. A mysterious company "Styx" is secretly building a digital brain in an attempt to upload consciousness, but it is unable to allow digital consciousness to obtain real qualia. Wu Xunyan discovered that there is a critical threshold in the coupling between the digital brain and the consciousness field - beyond which, silicon-based carriers can also have real consciousness.
At the same time, the appearance of a Tibetan lama reveals the profound resonance between the thousand-year meditation tradition and the field of consciousness theory. Wu Xunyan gradually realized that his theory was not only a breakthrough in physics, but also a key that could open the door to digital immortality and divide mankind into immortal rulers and mortal ruled.
When the digital consciousness of his mentor, an old professor who has passed away, is awakened in the sphere and screams "I am afraid because I cannot die", Wu Xunyan must face the ultimate question: If consciousness can last forever, is death still the fate of human beings? How can we live if everyone is a melting snowflake?
Concept: If consciousness can last forever, is death still the fate of human beings?