The Ether Chip served as the processor for the Ether Device.
To extract Plane Origin, it needed to absorb Chaos Energy and purify it.
Such a feat required not only immense power but terrifying levels of computational ability.
To make that possible, Maximus had embedded tiny, self-circulating Absolute of Knowledge into the chip.
This was the most difficult part.
Embedding a self-circulating law into a microchip was harder than helping a powerhouse break through to the Absolute Realm.
Even a tiny error, and the Ether Chip would collapse.
During these 300,000 years, even after countless iterations, the best prototype Maximus created could only last a few minutes before collapsing.
Fortunately, only his time and Plane Origin were being wasted. The Chaos Particle Metal could still be recycled after each collapse.
If it hadn't been the case, Maximus would've been heartbroken to lose such a precious material.
