Hijacking the Timeline

Ever since the Sacrifice Line activated, he had speculated about the other him’s condition.

Hypothesis 1: When the Sacrifice Line began, the other him would instantly travel to the future, 1500 years ahead.

Hypothesis 2: After the Sacrifice Line activated, the other him would fall into a period of dormancy until successfully traversing time.

Judging by the current state of his sea of consciousness, he now leaned toward the second hypothesis.

Clearly, time travel required time. The other him was likely still asleep, though upon awakening, he might perceive it as a mere instant, creating the illusion of instantaneous travel.

He had already planted the seed of a mental connection within the other him’s sea of consciousness.

He also saw the slowly rotating gold-red Source Orb and the other talent ability orbs.

However, his spiritual glimmer was still too weak to move freely within this sea of consciousness, let alone merge with the talent ability orbs.

But at least the spiritual connection had been successfully established.

This marked the first successful step in his battle strategy.

Now, he simply needed to strengthen the connection.

The process was like digging a canal to the sea, allowing seawater to flow into his pond. The wider the canal, the smoother the flow of borrowed power would be.

He opened his eyes, a smile playing on his lips.

”Looks like you succeeded.”

”Sister Wei, thank you for your guidance.”

”It had nothing to do with me. Even without my reminder, you would have found a way eventually. The most important thing is your unwavering belief in yourself.”

Wei Wei flashed a captivating smile.

”Establishing the spiritual connection is just the first step. The key is whether you can freely manipulate your spiritual medium within the other you’s sea of consciousness. For now, focus on strengthening the connection. I have other matters to attend to.”

Watching Wei Wei turn and leave, Feng Qi closed his eyes again.

His immediate task was to deepen the spiritual connection, then attempt to manipulate his spiritual glimmer freely within the other him’s sea of consciousness, try to merge with the talent ability orbs, and finally acquire the innate abilities.

Three days later.

Feng Qi stood up, feeling mentally fatigued after a morning of spiritual connection.

He glanced at his jade statue before walking over to the data platform in the corner of the training room.

After completing identity verification, the screen lit up, displaying several options:

Scarlet Database Content Query (Highest Authority Required)Training Video Retrieval (Highest Authority Required)Training Data Retrieval - Real-time Physical Fitness Data RecordingConnect to External Networks for Information Retrieval (Running with Scarlet’s Highest Authority) * Retrieve Star City Surveillance Footage (Running with Scarlet’s Highest Authority)

He was now one of the highest-ranking members of Scarlet, granting him access to both internal and external data under Scarlet’s highest authority.

Pulling down the data list, he selected ”Cultivation Technique Database.”

Next, he decided to search the Cultivation Technique Library for opportunities to enhance his strength.

Among the cultivation techniques developed by human cultivation studies, very few offered genuine improvement for him. Compared to innate abilities like blood sources, there were none.

After all, human cultivation studies had a relatively late start, and even after 500 years of development, its foundation remained shallow.

Selecting a suitable cultivation technique from the library was far less practical than borrowing innate abilities through spiritual faith connection, which also bypassed the lengthy process of cultivation and mastery.

But there were exceptions.

The early stages of human cultivation studies resembled planting a tree. As the main trunk grew, numerous branches extended outward.

These branches could be considered ”niche paths.”

For example, the Rune Modification Project, later classified under cultivation studies, remained a niche path, far from mainstream.

These niche paths shared several distinct characteristics.

Generally unstable and carrying a high risk factor during practice, most esoteric cultivation methods are classified as ”forbidden arts” and kept secret from the outside world.

This time, Feng Qi sought to find a forbidden art within human cultivation studies.

This forbidden art was known as ”momentum.”

He first learned about momentum from Liu Yue, who cultivated ”sword intent.”

Initially, Feng Qi was deeply curious about Liu Yue’s abilities. After Lin Ran explained the concept of momentum, he researched it further.

However, online information on momentum was scarce, and he lacked the authority to access detailed cultivation methods.

Yet, through his research, he discovered that momentum was an exceptionally unique cultivation method.

Sword intent, qi momentum, blade momentum... various offensive techniques could be condensed into momentum, representing a fusion of the weapon’s essence, qi, and spirit.

Moreover, this ability had a peculiar characteristic: its strength was independent of the quality and quantity of one’s inner spiritual energy.

The power of momentum depended primarily on one’s comprehension and mastery of the technique.

Feng Qi found this cultivation method deeply intriguing.

Now that he had activated the combat path, he resolved to delve into it further and attempt to cultivate momentum himself.

Opening the Cultivation Manual Database, he typed ”momentum” into the search bar.

After a brief wait, relevant information appeared, including detailed descriptions of momentum.

According to the database, momentum was a materialized qi field. The conditions for cultivating it were extremely stringent, requiring unwavering faith and willpower.

This was an enigmatic and profound special ability system.

In its early development, many cultivators who attempted to cultivate momentum failed to master it, resulting in varying degrees of physical and mental damage, some even suffering mental breakdowns.

This was the primary reason momentum was classified as a forbidden art.

Widespread promotion would severely impact the already shallow foundations of human cultivation studies.

After all, every cultivator was precious to Human Civilization, especially during the early cataclysmic period when momentum was first developed. Feng Qi fully understood why this cultivation method had been classified as a forbidden art.

Continuing to browse, Feng Qi gained a deeper understanding of momentum.

His intense interest in cultivating momentum stemmed from the fact that its cultivation had nothing to do with the human body’s meridians, divine reservoirs, or other conventional cultivation concepts.

Having learned momentum in the Sacrifice Line, he could easily master it in the Reality Line, despite his inability to cultivate normally.

It was like a special kind of knowledge—impossible to describe with words or writing, yet the concept existed in reality.

Beyond this, there was another crucial reason for his interest in momentum.

The cultivation of momentum was universally tied to weapons. The process involved continuously refining one’s connection with a weapon until achieving perfect unity between man and weapon, thereby generating a qi field (weapon field).

Take Liu Yue’s sword intent domain, for example, where sword energy crisscrossed the interior, unleashing terrifying destructive power.

He had often wondered if he could cultivate a similar form of momentum through a similar method.

As for weapon selection, he would never choose cold weapons like swords or knives.

Through countless battles across timelines and within the Dream Realm, he had discovered his ideal combat style.

Compared to cold weapons, he was far better suited for hand-to-hand combat.

Only the visceral, bone-jarring clash of fists could ignite the fire in his heart.

His innate abilities perfectly complemented the characteristics of close-quarters combat, especially his two most crucial abilities, blood source and Purple Soul, which laid the foundation for his domineering and ferocious fighting style.

If he were to attempt cultivating momentum, there would be only one choice:

fist intent.

With this thought, he couldn’t help but think of the Narrator.

”If the Narrator were here, he’d be gushing with praise right now.”

(End of the Chapter)

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