# 1677
# Chapter 1677: Heart Travel
The modern city before him clearly stunned Hu Jia as well. He was also immersed in this world, at a loss for what to do.
But soon, he steadied himself. Since his benefactor could sit here, it meant he was no ordinary person. It was normal for his mental world to be somewhat special.
"Here, I can retrieve and reconstruct your memories, making everything change according to my will." As Hu Jia's voice fell, the skyscrapers on both sides collapsed with a thunderous roar. Amid the swirling dust, Chang'an City slowly emerged, overlapping with the modern metropolis in a strangely disjointed manner.
"So, as long as you enter someone else's mental world, you can read all their memories?"
"En." Hu Jia nodded, then added, "However, your mental strength is too powerful, benefactor. I can only see a corner of your memories... If someone's mental strength is inferior to mine, I can see everything."
"Modifying the mental world..." Lin Qiye murmured to himself. "What impact would that have?"
"A mental world is the foundation of a person's thoughts and memories. If it's modified by me, their behavior will also be unconsciously altered... I can make them act according to my will, or wantonly distort this world and turn them into madmen."
Hearing this, Lin Qiye furrowed his brow. "These modifications all happen without the owner of the mental world being aware?"
"If their mental strength is inferior to mine, they won't sense anything amiss."
What a terrifying Forbidden Ruins!
As long as his mental realm was high enough, he could silently modify others' behavior and even thoughts through music... Though he couldn't harm the physical body, this intangible spiritual destruction was far more terrifying than physical attacks!
Wait!
This ability... he seemed to have seen it in the Night Watch's top secret files as well.
Just as Lin Qiye was deep in thought, Hu Jia lowered his head, as if wrestling with something. Finally, he took a deep breath and spoke slowly:
"Benefactor, my ability actually has another function... but I've never told anyone about it."
"What?"
"I can grant others eternal mental life."
"Mental... eternal life?"
"Though I call it eternal life, that's merely my speculation... But if a person's life reaches its end, I can move their entire mental world into my own. That way, their spirit won't die. They will achieve eternal life within my mind."
Lin Qiye's mouth opened slightly, but he quickly spotted a flaw and asked, "But that's not necessarily eternal life, right? Once you die, their consciousness will vanish along with you, won't it?"
"Then what if, before I die, I move my mental world into someone else's mind?"
Lin Qiye stood frozen.
Hu Jia pointed to his own head and said, "My ability exists by relying on my mental world. As long as I'm not killed by accident, I can move my spirit into someone else's body. By constantly更换肉身体 (changing vessels), I can achieve eternal mental life."
The shock on Lin Qiye's face grew more pronounced.
No mistake about it...
Through sound for spiritual infiltration, modifying, controlling, and distorting others' mental worlds unconsciously—as long as his mental strength was vast enough, any being with self-awareness would submit to his control...
If 【Dominion Emperor】 was the emperor of material, then Hu Jia's ability was the sovereign of the spirit!
"I don't know if anyone else in the world has this ability, but I gave it a name..." Hu Jia slowly said,
"I call it, 【Heart Travel】."
As expected,
A complex light flickered in Lin Qiye's eyes.
Forbidden Ruins Sequence 025, Sixth King's Ruins, 【Heart Travel】.
There were many records of the Sixth King's Ruins in the Night Watch's files. This nearly mental-dominating ability allowed it to rival 【Dominion Emperor】, but its flaw lay in its applicable scenarios being far fewer than 【Dominion Emperor】.
【Heart Travel】 was control over the spirit, but if one脱离了人类社会 (departed from human society), its abilities would be useless. Its destructive power in direct combat also couldn't match 【Dominion Emperor】.
However, the Night Watch's files didn't mention the concept of "eternal mental life." Lin Qiye speculated that if "eternal mental life" was included, the rating of 【Heart Travel】 would likely climb another tier, at least rivaling the Fifth King's Ruins 【Eternal Visage】.
Lin Qiye had originally thought that since Forbidden Ruins had just appeared in this era, some ultra-high-risk Forbidden Ruins or even King's Ruins should be quite rare...
But now, 【Dominion Emperor】, 【Eternal Visage】, and 【Heart Travel】 had all appeared in succession, and they were all around him. It was truly surprising!
"Benefactor?" Hu Jia, seeing Lin Qiye silent for so long, carefully asked,
"Do I... have the qualifications to join the Bureau of Evil Suppression?"
"Yes." Lin Qiye nodded decisively. "Let's go outside and talk."
The two returned from the mental world. Hu Jia stumbled backward, his face pale.
Lin Qiye's spiritual power was too immense. Even though he hadn't shown any trace of pressure, Hu Jia instinctively sensed the danger. Just staying in his mental world for a moment had nearly drained Hu Jia's spiritual power completely.
Lin Qiye slowly rose from the wooden chair, picked up a jade token from his side, and walked toward Hu Jia. His winter-green Han robe swayed gently with his steps.
"Congratulations. From today onward, you become a member of the Bureau of Evil Suppression." Lin Qiye handed over the jade token.
Hu Jia took the token. On the front of the jade token were the three large characters "Bureau of Evil Suppression." He flipped it over. On the smooth, mirror-like surface, two Chinese characters appeared, without any trace of人工雕琢 (human carving), as if these two characters had grown naturally on the jade itself, pristine and unadorned.
——Hu Jia.
This magical scene directly stunned Hu Jia. As he was about to ask something, the face before him—Lin Qiye's face—suddenly seemed unfamiliar.
"Before, to better understand your disposition and character, I fabricated a causal connection with you... My name isn't Zhang San, and I'm not your benefactor. You may call me Lin Qiye.
Your 【Heart Travel】 is powerful. I hope you'll use it for righteous purposes in the future."
Hearing this, Hu Jia immediately felt deep respect. He stepped back half a pace and respectfully bowed to Lin Qiye: "Thank you for your appreciation, Lord Lin. Your supernatural means truly exceed imagination. Hu Jia is deeply impressed!"
Lin Qiye looked at Hu Jia, contemplating seriously. A glimmer of light appeared in his eyes,
"Besides the Bureau of Evil Suppression, I also have a private matter to ask... Hu Jia, would you be willing to help?"