Realizing that the bizarre world in his dream was very likely the future, Feng Qi fell into deep thought.
"If the world in the dream is the future, does that mean Star City will fall someday and be completely covered by Domain Fields?"
Thinking of the desolate scene outside the shelter, Feng Qi's expression gradually turned grave.
"I don't believe it!"
To verify this guess, he opened Star City's historical Database and tried to find an answer.
But what he saw next made him feel utterly sick.
According to the records, around five hundred years ago, every city had been covered by Domain Fields. The surviving humans could only dig shelters within the Domain Fields and struggle to survive, yet they ultimately still marched toward extinction.
After reading the information recorded in the Database, Feng Qi found it hard to believe.
Seeing humanity's tragic future, you could not help clenching your fists and gritting your teeth, roaring inwardly: I will change the future and rewrite humanity's ending! Humanity will never admit defeat! Awooo!
This time, Feng Qi did not talk back. Instead, he asked solemnly:
"If I change reality, will the future change too?"
Every flutter of a butterfly's wings triggered a chain reaction. You might be as small as a drop of water, yet you could still stir monstrous waves in the river of time.
"I understand!"
At that moment, he suddenly understood why the narrator had guided him into the shelter. Clearly, there was something here that could change the future.
The vast amount of information stored in the Database could allow him to foresee the future and look up a great deal of useful information.
This information consisted of important events that had already happened in the future but had yet to occur in the real world.
Thinking of this, he could not help asking curiously:
"Narrator, could it be that I'm the savior you chose?"
Ptooey!
Feng Qi: ...
The narrator truly did not disappoint him. It was as sharp-tongued as ever.
A normal person faced with such a situation would surely be shocked, perhaps even unable to accept it. They would feel that someone as insignificant as themselves could not shoulder such a heavy responsibility, and they would have no interest at all in being some savior. As long as they themselves were safe, that was enough.
But Feng Qi accepted it calmly.
Because at that moment, he recalled something History Teacher Wang had once said in class.
He had said that he did not know what humanity's future would be like, but he knew that no matter what hardships, adversity, or desperate circumstances humanity faced, humans would never compromise or admit defeat.
Because resisting adversity was a conviction engraved in their bones, especially in the people of Xia Country. This steadfast spiritual strength could also be found in their myths.
In Western mythology, fire was stolen by Prometheus. But in Xia Country's mythology, fire was created through people tirelessly drilling wood and rubbing without ever giving up.
When faced with the apocalyptic flood, Westerners hid from disaster aboard Noah's Ark. But in their myths, Da Yu passed by his home three times without entering, resolutely choosing to fight against nature.
Hou Yi shooting down the suns, Jingwei filling the sea, Kua Fu chasing the sun... Setting aside the plots of those myths, the spirit they promoted was never admitting defeat and never giving up.
If there was a problem, then solve it instead of running away from it.
Just like Yu Gong moving the mountains. Faced with two great mountains blocking his doorstep, he did not choose to move away or give up. Instead, he decided to use the efforts of his entire life, and even the efforts of his descendants for generations to come, to contend against the mountains.
Humanity's future was hanging by a thread, but they had to firmly believe that the future belonged to humanity and that dawn would drive away the darkness!
Those words had once made Feng Qi's blood boil and left a deep impression on him.
And now, an opportunity lay right before him.
"If someone has to stand up, why can't it be me?"
In an instant, Feng Qi made his decision. He would save humanity and save the future.
Turning his gaze toward the screen, he began browsing the information in the Database.
If there was anything that could drive the development of human civilization, technology would undoubtedly rank first. But if there was anything that could help humanity defeat the monsters within the Domain Fields, Feng Qi believed it had to be Cultivation Methods.
Although technological advancement could accelerate society's productive capacity, Cultivation Methods could help humanity undergo a transformation in its form of life, like being reborn from nirvana, becoming stronger than the creatures within the Domain Fields.
Modern Cultivation Methods had been developed less than five hundred years ago, so many of them had cultivation drawbacks.
For example, some Cultivation Methods caused damage to the body that was difficult to heal; some made cultivators infertile; some even shortened a Cultivator's lifespan.
After humanity learned how to use spiritual energy, new Cultivation Methods were constantly developed, while old ones were continuously improved and refined. Yet they were still far from perfect.
He felt that after fifteen hundred years of development, the Cultivation Methods in the Database must have undergone countless improvements. They were certainly more refined and superior than the Cultivation Methods in the real world, which had only experienced five hundred years of development. He could completely begin from this angle.
After opening the "Cultivation Methods" tab in the Database, a series of cultivation method names immediately appeared.
At the same time, a text box popped up on the screen.
Visitor permissions: Unable to browse Cultivation Methods above five stars. Remaining cultivation method inquiries: 1. Remaining character profile inquiries: 2. Remaining historical record inquiries: 3. To raise your permissions, please log in with a resident or administrator account.
The sudden pop-up caught him off guard.
"The world has already been destroyed, so why are there still such shitty restrictions? Can't there be a little spirit of sharing? Are they afraid Domain Creatures will steal it?"
"Narrator, give me an Authority Account!"
The narrator did not respond to Feng Qi's request. Left with no choice, he could only turn his attention back to the screen.
Crimson Flame Kill (Eighth Revised Edition): Cultivation Method Founder: Wang Yehuo Cultivation Method Rating: Two Stars Cultivation Method Description: After cultivating this method, spiritual energy absorbed into the body can be converted into fire-element spiritual energy, increasing the destructive power of spells. However, the burden on the body is increased, and cultivation will cause considerable bodily damage. Cultivation Notes: Not suitable for adolescents whose bodies are still developing. Vajra Bone Tempering (Thirteenth Revised Edition): Cultivation Method Founder: Li Wuyi Cultivation Method Rating: Three Stars Cultivation Method Description: A method focused on body cultivation. After drawing spiritual energy into the body, it tempers the muscles, bones, and skin, developing the strength of the physical body. Cultivation Notes: Not suitable for adolescents whose bodies are still developing. The 272nd Set of Cultivation Gymnastics—Responsibility of the Era (272nd Revised Edition): Cultivation Method Founder: Unknown Cultivation Method Rating: One Star Cultivation Method Description: An entry-level Cultivation Method created during the early period after the world changed. It has undergone 271 revisions to date and can strengthen the body, train the muscles and bones, and nourish the body. Cultivation Notes: Suitable for all ages, but the spiritual energy gained through cultivation has low purity and has a poor effect on improving bloodline rank. ...
Looking at the Cultivation Methods listed on the screen, Feng Qi hesitated, because visitor permissions only gave him one chance to examine a cultivation method.
He did not understand any of these Cultivation Methods. The only one he was familiar with was Cultivation Gymnastics.
But what he had learned was the 68th Set of Cultivation Gymnastics—Fledgling Eagles of the Era. The Database contained the 272nd set of Cultivation Gymnastics, which had undergone more than two hundred improvements.
To compare the effects, Feng Qi finally made his choice and opened the details page for "The 272nd Set of Cultivation Gymnastics—Responsibility of the Era."
A video immediately popped up on the screen.
A stern man in military uniform spread his arms and spoke with a serious expression:
"Next, follow my rhythm and begin training... Responsibility of the Era. One, two, three, four. Two, two, three, four..."
As the background music began, Feng Qi followed the man in the video, spinning in place, jumping, twisting his body, and coordinating his breathing rhythm as he tried to sense the spiritual energy around him.
Several minutes later, dense specks of spiritual light appeared in his vision.
Following his movements, these specks of spiritual light were slowly absorbed into his body.
Compared to the 68th Set of Cultivation Gymnastics, the 272nd Set sensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth ten times faster and absorbed spiritual energy more than three times faster.
This discovery delighted him immensely.
At that moment, Feng Qi made a decision: he would bring this set of Cultivation Gymnastics back to reality and promote it widely.
He felt that if modern teenagers all used the future version of Cultivation Gymnastics as their foundation, it would surely be of tremendous help to their personal growth.
This seemingly simple set of Cultivation Gymnastics might, under the influence of the butterfly effect, bring earth-shattering changes to the future fifteen hundred years later.
Thinking of this, Feng Qi felt that he had found a way for humanity to rise rapidly.
He would let modern humanity develop while standing on his shoulders.
And he would stand on the shoulders of the future!
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