Chapter 373: Chapter 7: Bypassing Some Restrictions (Day 14!)
While everyone else practiced their cultivation, Wang Sheng activated his spiritual power to observe and saw two lines.
One was extremely apparent, clearly visible.
The other flickered in and out of sight, seemingly about to disappear any moment, its presence uncertain.
Both lines were different but extended into the void.
“What is this?”
It was Wang Sheng’s first sighting of such a phenomenon, and he had no idea what it could possibly be.
“Is it because changes occurred in the spirit world, where the power of the Five Elements emerged, that this appeared?”
His spirit world had been visited before, but there had never been such lines. The only change this time was the presence of the Five Elements’ power.
Delving deeper, it was the suppression of the spirit world using the Five Internal Gods.
“Suppressing the spirit world, I learned this from the Heavenly Father and the vortex of the spirit world… could it be the so-called Qi Fortune Line?”
The Qi Fortune Line was information he obtained from the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley.
It was said that to break through the limits of one’s strength, one must find the Qi Fortune Line and sever it to truly break free.
“It might not be that, since the only thing I recently came to know about ‘lines’ is the Qi Fortune Line. It sprung to mind subconsciously…”
The Qi Fortune Line he thought of might not necessarily be the correct answer.
Moreover, there were two lines present here.
“First, let’s use Divine Thought to see what’s going on.”
Wang Sheng focused all his Divine Thought on one person, but just at that moment, the lines of all others vanished, leaving only the one where his Divine Thought was concentrated, and the flickering line became much clearer.
“Disappeared?”
He spread his Divine Thought again, and the lines of everyone reappeared.
“The appearance of these lines seems to require the presence of my Divine Thought.”
The lines only appeared when his Divine Thought was present.
“It must be due to spiritual power. Are these lines related to spiritual power?”
After confirming one condition, Wang Sheng again focused his Divine Thought on one person and used Divine Thought to touch the clear line.
The moment Divine Thought made contact, he gained control over that line.
“Indeed, these are lines extending from my spirit world. As long as one uses my spirit world to cultivate, they will be connected by this line… The effect of the line… truly is the Qi Fortune Line!”
Once he gained control, Wang Sheng understood the effect of the lines.
If he wished, he could directly block the path of advancement for the person connected by the line, making it impossible for their realm and strength to progress.
That person would only feel like their path ahead was an insurmountable peak.
“Isn’t this similar to the Heavenly Father’s method?”
Zhu Xiao had experienced this feeling, only her path of cultivation was very special, so she perceived some anomalies.
For most people, they would just believe their talents had reached their limit, without any other suspicion.
“These truly are terrifying methods, directly extinguishing hope!”
Having used it, Wang Sheng realized how dreadful this method was. It represented despair to all earnest cultivators, as it was fundamentally unsolvable.
Preventing cultivators from advancing further, forever unable to reach his realm, meant they would never be able to rebel.
“This line is likely the same thing as the Qi Fortune Line, but what about the other line?”
Everyone had two lines on them. If one was so dreadful, the other wouldn’t be simple either.
However, when Wang Sheng’s Divine Thought touched the other line, not only did he not gain control, but the line that was flickering in brightness vanished entirely.
It reappeared only after his Divine Thought dispersed.
“Uncontrollable?” He had a conjecture in his heart, but soon he had another thought, “The Qi Fortune Line, there not just a single one, right?”
The Qi Fortune Line, besides himself, was possessed by another entity – the Heavenly Father.
The Heavenly Father reaped across the whole world, so wasn’t there such a line on everyone?
Only it was revealed in his spirit world— or rather, dragged out by the Qi Fortune Line of his own spirit world as the nature of both lines were quite similar.
“No wonder it fades in and out, and even directly vanishes upon my Divine Thought’s contact because it’s not born from my spirit world…”
“Unexpectedly, by learning the Heavenly Father’s methods, I have discovered such a thing. Now, I want to see if I can sever it!”
The Qi Fortune Line was not something good.
Furthermore, it belonged to the Heavenly Father. He and the Heavenly Father were mortal enemies; if the Heavenly Father was displeased, that pleased him. If he could sever it, he would be absolutely delighted.
And if it truly could be severed, the grand promise he made to Zhu Xiao could be realized.
However, there were unknown risks involved, and he did not want to experiment with the people of Qingshan Village. But in this era, there was no shortage of vile individuals.
After the people of Qingshan Village finished their practice and left, Wang Sheng departed from Qingshan Village as well, soon finding a suitable target.
Without hesitation, he pulled the person into his spirit world and summoned the Flying Sword, slashing at the two Qi Fortune Lines.
The person did not have a chance to react.
Snap!
It seemed something broke—the Qi Fortune Line connecting to his spirit world was severed. The person used for the experiment remained unharmed.
“So, it means severing the Qi Fortune Line does not cause problems. Besides, if it really caused major issues, the Valley Master of Stargazing Valley would not have broken through to the next realm. But, these things need to be seen with one’s own eyes to be truly reassured.”
Regrettably—
The other line seemed unaffected.
The Qi Fortune Line extending from his spirit world could be easily severed, but the other line was left unshaken by the Flying Sword.
“I just don’t believe this!”
This time, it was two Flying Swords that slashed together, and the “God-slaying Sword” Flying Sword Divine Power was also utilized.
Clang!
It was as if metal struck metal; the Flying Swords were repelled, but Wang Sheng noticed that the Qi Fortune Line had sustained a small cut.
The cut was very small; it seemed to be just one percent.
But any progress was far better than none!
“It’s workable!”
He continued to slash, but the subsequent difficulty seemed to increase significantly; even with all his might, Wang Sheng only managed to cut away thirty percent.
Then it wasn’t that he didn’t want to cut anymore, but this Qi Fortune Line ceased to appear!
“Only thirty percent of the Heavenly Father’s Qi Fortune Line seems to be the real part that is reflected out, with much more hidden away in a kind of illusory projection… but this, too, is enough!”
Everything is difficult at the beginning; now that he had found the method, success would surely come one day.
Right now, only thirty percent could be reflected. It was nothing more than the fact that this Qi Fortune Line was not Wang Sheng’s, and his Divine Thought or his Spirit World were still somewhat inadequate.
As long as he continued to improve, reflecting the complete Qi Fortune Line would pose no problem.
Of course, the most important thing this time was to confirm one piece of information: cutting the Qi Fortune Line would not cause any harm to a person.
What can the body be rid of without harm?
Of course, it’s the parts that are either unused or optional. Evidently, for cultivators, the Qi Fortune Line is indeed such a redundancy.
Glancing at the almost paralyzingly frightened criminal, Wang Sheng took him and left the Spirit World.
“Sir…”
The criminal tried to say something but was directly killed by Wang Sheng. The criminals who Wang Sheng found, dispatching them so easily, had gotten off lightly.
“The Spiritual Body is also destroyed, pulverized into dust, let’s go!”
After the test was completed, there was no need to stay.
However, he was not yet ready to return to Qingshan Village but instead went to find Zhu Xiao.
He had a second stage of testing to do.
“You actually came to find me, what do you need my help with now? Just to let you know, I haven’t found the Spirit King or the Demon King yet.”
Wang Sheng smiled, “Indeed, I need your help with something, but this time it might be beneficial for you; if you’re lucky, you might be able to circumvent some restrictions.”
This was something that occurred to him when he had cut thirty percent of the Qi Fortune Line.
After cutting the thirty percent of the Qi Fortune Line, I have observed for a while, and that thirty percent did not heal.
So, does this thirty percent reduction have any impact on the enhancement of strength?
That’s when he thought of Zhu Xiao.
Zhu Xiao was the most suitable target: top-notch strength, and already restricted to the point of immobility. If the Qi Fortune Line was cut, the effects would be immediately seen.
“Circumvent some restrictions, are you serious?” Zhu Xiao stood up, her face flushed with excitement.
She had waited a long time for this!
“I only said it’s possible, and there might be danger. Are you willing to try? To be honest with you, I’m treating you as an experiment.”
When discussing matters with Zhu Xiao, especially those involving her personally, Wang Sheng never hid anything. He would inform her of all the details, leaving the choice up to her.
“Of course, I’ve done some preliminary experiments, and theoretically, there shouldn’t be any danger to your life.”
“Then what are we waiting for!” Zhu Xiao immediately made her decision, “I’ve had enough of this feeling already!”
Improving her own strength was her greatest pleasure; she could not let this opportunity pass.
“Fine, follow my arrangements from here on out, and don’t resist at all!”
Wang Sheng brought Zhu Xiao into his own Spirit World, then had her begin cultivation, and soon enough, both Qi Fortune Lines appeared.
As before, he started by cutting his own to test the waters.
This time too, there was no problem.
Soon, he began to cut the Heavenly Father’s Qi Fortune Line.
“Nothing unexpected, all good, no problems now.”
He continued to slash with the Flying Swords, but as he reached a certain extent, Zhu Xiao opened her eyes, and Wang Sheng also felt something approaching.
“I’m feeling a bit uneasy!”
“No worries, I’m here!”
Without even thinking, Wang Sheng knew what it was.
Heavenly Father!
“Since you’ve come, don’t think of leaving!”
Wang Sheng quickly sensed something approaching his Spirit World.
Sadly, just as he could not proactively enter the Heavenly Father’s Spirit World, the Heavenly Father could not enter his either.
Wang Sheng left his Spirit World and swiftly located the position of the Heavenly Father; however, this time the Heavenly Father did not seem to appear in the physical world but used other means.
If it were before, Wang Sheng might have had no way to respond, but now—
“Black Dragon Spear!”
But the instant the Black Dragon Spear appeared, the presence of the Heavenly Father vanished as if it had never been there.
“It seems that Heavenly Father of this land has been scared off again!”
Obviously, after several battles, the Heavenly Father had developed a fear of Wang Sheng.
“A bit of a pity, but nothing to be done!”
After the Heavenly Father left, Wang Sheng returned to the Spirit World again, and this time, without any interference, thirty percent of the Qi Fortune Line on Zhu Xiao was slowly severed.
Subsequently, a surge of momentum emanated from the physical form of Zhu Xiao in the real world!