Translator: CinderTL
Through the email messages, Feng Qi discovered that his future self had chosen a multi-pronged approach.
The actions taken far exceeded his original plans.
In addition to Mu Qing, his future self aimed to influence the future from various angles and uncover historical intelligence.
This undoubtedly increased the risks, introducing numerous uncertainties.
Yet Feng Qi understood why his future self had taken this path.
From the moment he learned he was destined to become a sacrifice, his future self had already cast aside all regard for life and death, focusing solely on gathering more information for him.
Haunted by lingering questions about history, Feng Qi continued scrolling through the email content.
121. Old Wang's suspicions may be correct. The Technology Research Institute is attempting to infiltrate the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
Conversely, the Tiger Soul Research Institute might also be infiltrating the Technology Research Institute, sabotaging it at the critical moment before Little Black's completion.
I'm considering...
Whether we should choose a future line where you join either the Technology Research Institute or the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
Then, using your knowledge, you could help one Domain Force destroy the other.
If we succeed, the future would undoubtedly change in profound ways.
At the same time, joining one of these factions would grant us access to valuable internal intelligence.
138. Today, Old Wang published his first article at the Tiger Soul Research Institute, aiming to redefine the cultivation system.
The article caused a sensation upon its release.
He chose to continue excelling, hoping to lure out the dark forces and establish contact with them to gather intelligence for me.
152. Old Wang's new cultivation technique has been released. His first creation earned a four-star rating.
Truly worthy of being my teacher.
His brilliance justifies any praise.
236. Old Wang's achievements continue to accumulate. Just yesterday, he received the Human S-Class Elite title and the Human Outstanding Contribution Gold Medal.
Today, Old Wang contacted me.
He's discovered something unusual about his body.
Every night in his dreams, he hears whispers echoing in his mind.
He said that if he hadn't spoken to me, he might have dismissed it as stress. But now he believes he's being invaded by some kind of consciousness.
Fearing his memories might be accessed, he's decided to take countermeasures by developing a cultivation technique to strengthen his mental fortitude.
I must resist spiritual corruption and protect my memories from being read.
278: I spoke with Liu Yue at length today, asking him about the Heaven-Reaching Road and Mu Yao.
But Liu Yue didn't tell me the truth.
He said that before the miracle found me, it indicated I wasn't yet qualified to access information about the Heaven-Reaching Road.
So, information about the Heaven-Reaching Road is indeed connected to Mu Yao.
Her appearance is like an invitation to the Heaven-Reaching Road, after which detailed information about it becomes available.
Fuck! It seems I can't get through to Liu Yue. I need to find another way to contact Mu Yao.
282: Old Wang's condition has deteriorated recently. He frequently suffers from nightmares and occasionally experiences mental lapses.
He told me the dark force has likely chosen him as the ideal candidate to spread the Bloodline Switch and is preparing to mentally control him.
However, Old Wang also revealed he has developed a special cultivation technique to strengthen his mental energy and resist external corruption.
This technique has a critical flaw: if his mental will falters, he will instantly suffer brain death.
I knew this flaw was deliberately designed by Old Wang.
He understood perfectly that if he were controlled and his memories accessed, every secret except his email would be exposed.
302. Had a video call with Old Wang today. He looked terribly haggard.
In just a few years, his temples had already turned gray.
He kept smiling throughout the call, but I could tell he was under immense pressure.
342. The Technology Research Institute has recently launched operations against the Scarlet Research Institute, and I've been caught in the crossfire. This is because I've been closely associated with the Scarlet Research Institute and even helped them develop several biotechnological advancements.
As expected, my future self was too reckless.
One wrong move could unravel everything. I hope the Technology Research Institute doesn't focus their attention on me, or I might have to leave this beautiful world sooner than expected.
352. Old Wang's health is deteriorating rapidly. In my dreams, I often see myself enveloped in mist, with voices constantly whispering in my mind.
If I'm not mistaken, that voice belongs to the Lord of the Mist.
If he had truly seized Old Wang's body, he would live on under Old Wang's identity.
This must be why Mu Yao referred to him as Wang Jinsheng.
The Lord of the Mist's true purpose was now clear.
He intended to exploit Old Wang's influence to promote the "Bloodline Switch," a Super Cultivation Technique concealing hidden dangers. He aimed to have all of humanity cultivate this technique, waiting for a future harvest.
This was the "long-laid plan" the Lord of the Mist had mentioned, a scheme dating back a thousand years.
378. Old Wang is dead.
Not murdered, but by his own hand.
Before his death, he sent me a video.
(Video Attachment)
Feng Qi took a deep breath and opened the video attachment in the email message.
The footage showed Old Wang sitting at a lab bench in one of the Tiger Soul Research Institute's cultivation technique laboratories.
The Old Wang in the video was completely different from the man Feng Qi remembered. His temples were streaked with gray, his hair was disheveled, and his sunken eyes made him appear utterly exhausted and haggard.
Yet he still smiled faintly at the camera as he spoke:
"Feng Qi, I don't think I can hold out much longer. That deity's will is about to breach my mental defenses."
"I prepared for this, but I never anticipated that the deity's will would erode the mental restraints I set for myself. I thought that once it broke through my defenses, those restraints would immediately activate and cause my brain death."
"But now, the deity's will is consuming my mental restraints. If it succeeds, I'll lose all resistance, and it will be able to access all my memories."
"At this point, I have only one path left."
"I can't accompany you any further on this journey, Feng Qi. It's clear that the Tiger Soul Research Institute has been infiltrated. I investigated the core cultivation technique researchers around me, and their minds are also being eroded. They often experience mental lapses, just like me."
"But they won't succeed with me. The initiative is still in my hands."
Watching Wang Jinsheng on the screen, Feng Qi already knew what he was about to do.
In the final moments of the video, Wang Jinsheng smiled at the camera and said:
"Feng Qi, keep going. The future of humanity rests on you."
353. Old Wang is gone. The day after releasing the video to me, he was found dead in his laboratory.
A bitter feeling settled in my heart.
In the end, he had seized control of his fate, refusing to become a puppet of the Lord of the Mist.
He never compromised with his destiny.
354. I got drunk.
In my dream, I returned to my middle school days.
I saw Old Wang pacing back and forth in the dappled light and shadows, his slightly gaunt hand writing on the blackboard as he explained concepts to us, urging us to always maintain faith in the future.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the tree branches outside the window, casting patches of light on him, but his figure grew fainter and fainter.
Like an ink painting dissolving in water, gradually blurring into nothingness.
After waking up, I pondered for a long time and eventually rallied my spirits.
But on the path to a glorious future, Old Wang would forever remain in yesterday.
He was the savior in my heart, a figure worthy of being called a historical giant.
Teachers are common, but true mentors are rare.
I was fortunate to be your student, fortunate to have walked a portion of this journey with you. Farewell.
362. The technology research institute is preparing to strike against me.
While suppressing the Scarlet Research Institute, they haven't forgotten about me. Today, I was interrogated by law enforcement officers from the Star City Military Department.
The subsequent measures will likely follow the same pattern as in previous timelines.
Ultimately, I'll be branded a traitor to humanity and led to the execution grounds.
With our parting imminent, I feel no sorrow in my heart.
I had long prepared for this day, yet I regret not being able to go further and provide you with more useful information.
363. The technology research institute's propaganda campaign has begun.
The media is flooded with negative reports about me, claiming I'm controlled by domain creatures or that I might be a human transformed by them.
I don't blame those who criticize me.
Lies have blinded them, but their anger stems from their love for this world.
I've already made arrangements with Liu Yue for my affairs.
I instructed him to develop in secret, never revealing himself, until he's strong enough to destroy the Tiger Soul Research Institute.
Based on current intelligence, the Tiger Soul Research Institute is even more deeply hidden and poses a greater threat than the technology research institute.
If the "Bloodline Switch" is still developed in the future, the Lord of the Mist could annihilate humanity with a mere thought.
365. Tomorrow I'll be brought before the Star City Tribunal, but I know it's just a formality. My fate is already sealed.
I apologize for not providing you with more useful information in this Future Line.
I'll be handing over this email account to Wei Wei. She will continue to provide you with future intelligence.
I suddenly feel a sense of relief. My liberation is near.
As for you, you must continue to carry the dreams of our classmates, Old Wang, Wei Wei, Mu Qing... everyone.
Tired? Good. Comfort is for the dead like me.
Don't envy me, ha ha ha.
The email message ended there.
After reading the email, Feng Qi couldn't help but sigh.
He could imagine the future version of himself, on the verge of death, his heart undoubtedly filled with unspeakable anguish.
Old Wang's death, in particular, must have been a devastating blow to his future self.
Having grown up as an orphan, Feng Qi's values had been shaped by Old Wang's teachings.
Without Old Wang, he doubted he would have had the resolve, even after gaining the ability to traverse the Dream Realm, to shoulder the burden of saving the world.
The casual farewell in the message was merely an attempt to spare Feng Qi from guilt.
The future version of himself, who had tirelessly striven for humanity's resurgence, ultimately walked to the execution block amidst the world's scorn and doubt.
The true villains, the technology research institute, might even have sneered after his death, seeing one less obstacle to their twisted vision of Human Civilization's progress.
But his future self had been powerless to change it, the helplessness of facing such overwhelming odds must have consumed every corner of his heart.
His fists clenched involuntarily.
Feng Qi, in every Future Line, you chose to burn yourself to illuminate a portion of your path forward. Don't disappoint your future selvesโkeep moving forward!
Hearing the Narrator's words, Feng Qi nodded vigorously.
"Even if the path ahead is strewn with setbacks and hardships, nothing can extinguish my yearning for a better world, nor can anything imprison my vision of creating a glorious age for humanity."
The fire of anger now blazed in his heart, transforming into the fuel that drove him forward.
(End of the Chapter)
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