Those time travelers that year

A few days later, Wentian, Beimingxue, Beiminglei, Xia Er, and Xicheng Xiushu and his two subordinates, who had not yet left, formed a team and set off from Beiming Manor in a grand procession, heading towards the Senluo Forbidden Region.

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This is an unscientific world where masters of internal energy can easily transfer their power to horses, enabling ordinary steeds to travel a thousand miles a day. Therefore, the Beiming Manor's caravan moved with lightning speed, not slow at all. Before long, they arrived at the Senluo Forbidden Zone. However, before reaching their destination, the Beiming Manor group encountered the combined forces of the Eastern and Southern Palace worlds.

However, it was at this moment that the hot-blooded young Wentian encountered Tiexin, who was disguised as a man, for the first time. The two immediately started fighting due to a small misunderstanding. The other two sides quickly stepped in to separate them to prevent an irreparable conflict.

"Alright, stop!" The current Wentian is far stronger than when he first appeared in the original story. In the original, when Wentian and Tiexin first clashed, Tiexin was clearly the stronger one, but he still managed to deliver a powerful blow with his green arm. Now, after cultivating Xia Er's modified version of the Heavenly Freedom Chapter, he's clearly not much weaker than Tiexin, and then, using the Heavenly Crystal Green Arm, he easily overpowered Tiexin.

This naturally enraged Tie Xin, as did the hot-blooded Wen Tian.

Seeing the two sides start fighting again, Xia Er flashed between them and then—"Heaven and Earth Qi Lock!" He easily manipulated the heaven and earth qi, instantly subduing the two future enemies who seemed to have gotten into a fight, and turned the qi into an invisible chain that threw them directly away.

"Who are you!?" Tie Xin, who had been thrown back by the force of the attack, spun around in mid-air and landed steadily on the ground. Unsurprisingly, she saw Xia Er and immediately charged forward angrily.

Raising an eyebrow, Ciel had a strange feeling that this woman disguised as a man seemed to be jealous!? What the heck!?

In any case, facing the dozens of sword shadows unleashed with fury, Xia Er would show no mercy. Although he could roughly guess that the lives of protagonists and main characters in the Divine Weapon series would definitely involve some gods and demons, Xia Er did not intend to actually kill these main characters without recovering his powers.

Therefore, when faced with Tie Xin's sword shadow and the ruthless sword speed unleashed by the simultaneous release of sword energy, he merely glanced at it and showed no interest whatsoever.

Iron Heart of this era is far too weak. In fact, those who are not close to or even at the level of the Evil Emperor are not taken seriously by Xia Er at all. This ruthless move, Sword Swiftness, which unleashes a sky full of sword shadows and sword energy, may appear to onlookers as a rare killing move with its rapid sword speed and intense sword energy.

However, even without martial arts skills, Xia Er could see most of the weaknesses and flaws by simply compressing his sense of time, and even copied and pasted them.

"boring!"

The Unfettered One directly manipulates the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and this time it's no longer a primordial energy lock derived from the spellcasting system for controlling the field. With a spiritual and soul power far beyond the imagination of these martial artists, the One distorts the magnetic field around him, causing the electrical charges around him to begin spinning rapidly.

This is it!

"The Celestial Wanderer: Limitless Freedom - Magnetic Field Heavenly Blade!"

cut!!!!!!!!!!

I'm curious to know if those guys who constantly criticize others' writing as "padded" have ever tried writing anything themselves? When I read other people's books, I never call them padded, because I'm also sitting in front of a computer typing. So, knowing how long it takes to write a 2,000-word piece—those who criticize others' writing as padded, even if they don't want to read anymore, are just there to show off in other people's book review sections. All I can say is that the internet is truly a place where you can see people's true colors.

364. So Ciel is a martial arts master?!

Magnetic fields are a special kind of substance that is invisible and intangible. In the ocean-themed world, this is a power powerful enough to shake planets. When this power is used to the ultimate martial god, it can completely destroy the world and even the creation and destruction of all things are at the user's whim.

Of course, this is the world of divine weapons, at most including the Emperor series, not the world where the Magnetic Field Martial God roams the eight wastelands and six directions to ultimately restart the universe. At this moment, the Magnetic Field Heavenly Blade used by Xia Er is a complete bootleg, relying on directly controlling the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy), pushing the charge in the air, and manipulating the magnetic field around him. In this era where even basic physics is terrible, these ignorant and incompetent 'martial arts' people, who are not even as good as elementary school students, naturally cannot see the intricacies of it.

However, even if they didn't understand it, at least they knew one other thing. That is, Xia Er's pirated Magnetic Field Heavenly Blade was very strong. It didn't have any sword intent or anything like that, nor did it have any strange or insidious sword techniques. It was just a simple sword light that appeared out of thin air, and it was just a sword light.

Xia Er had never understood such mystical concepts as sword intent or martial will, as they were not on the same professional level and were completely unrelated. But martial arts were simply about mind, technique, body, and qi, weren't they? In any case, while he might not be good at other things, his control over energy was far superior to these martial arts masters, so he felt no shame at all and simply used his strengths to crush these weaklings.

The magnetic field was distorted, controlled by Xia Er using his psychic abilities in conjunction with the fourth level of the "Heavenly Freedom" chapter, "Limitless Freedom," forcibly rotating, converging, and compressing. Then, in a single thought from Xia Er, it transformed into a dazzling blade, directly meeting the myriad sword shadows unleashed by Tie Xin.

It collapses at the first touch.

Ruthless Sword clashed with the Magnetic Sky Blade, with the former suffering a crushing defeat. Xia Er didn't move an inch, simply standing still and glancing at Tie Xin while controlling the magnetic field to unleash the Magnetic Sky Blade, instantly shattering Ruthless Sword Swift's swift, multi-layered sword shadows. Not only that, the magnetic blade, after easily tearing apart the sword shadows in an instant, continued towards Tie Xin without weakening, causing him to be immediately alarmed and hastily retreat.

Tie Xin, who was retreating at the same time, hurriedly used Heart Cleansing - Sword Spirit to force himself to calm down. While retreating, he tried to weaken the attack with his sword energy... but it was no use at all. Xia Er's magnetic field heavenly blade concentrated all its power to a high degree. It was purely a contest of micro-management with you, and then crushed you, who was clumsy.

In an instant, Tie Xin retreated again and again, but all the sword energy he fired out failed to weaken the blade light in the slightest... He retreated more than ten feet in an instant, and Tie Xin's true energy stopped, his speed immediately slowed down, and he could only watch helplessly as the blade light went straight for his neck.

...and then disappeared!

But Xia Er simply dispelled the power of the blade light, erasing it completely. To him, it was nothing special, just simple energy control. Without this level of skill, how could one unleash a large-scale spell and then, unable to control it properly, suffer a backlash?

However, in the eyes of those martial arts practitioners, this move was a display of the ability to freely control the sword energy with a thought, a state of being one with the sword that sounded extremely lofty.

Master!

A super expert!!

"Uncle-Master!" X3

At this moment, seeing that Xia Er had intervened to separate Wentian and Tiexin from the conflict, Bei Mingxue and Bei Minglei breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stepped forward with Wentian.

"May I ask your honorable name, Your Excellency?" Dongfang Xiong, who had come with the group, stopped Tie Xin, who wanted to continue forward. With her keen eyesight, she could see that Xia Er's strength far surpassed almost all the martial arts masters she had ever seen. His technique of generating and dispelling sword energy with a thought was truly astonishing. Naturally, she didn't want to fight such a master to the death before even starting to seize the Tiger Soul Blade.

Of course, she didn't know that if she made a move, only her group would die.

However, Xia Erli ignored Dongfang Xiong completely, silently glancing at the Dongfang and Nangong families' forces before vanishing without a trace. This immediately displeased Dongfang Xiong and even his entourage. But soon, Bei Minglei stepped forward to smooth things over, and so the two groups, each with their own thoughts and ulterior motives, parted ways.

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With Xia Er secretly following him and able to use his seniority to keep him in check, Bei Ming Lei naturally wouldn't dare to secretly plot against the overpowered Wen Tian. Xia Er naturally noticed this as well. After all, in a sense, Wen Tian was definitely the driving force behind the hidden gods and demons of this world, used to intervene in worldly changes. This would explain why Wen Tian would constantly encounter the introduction of various divine and demonic martial arts and even the appearance of real gods and demons in the world.

As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Staying next to the overpowered Wentian, first establish an identity, and you'll naturally avoid being approached by those gods and demons who are secretly working behind the scenes.

Putting everything else aside, isn't the green bead in Wentian's left arm a hidden part of Nuwa's primordial spirit? Otherwise, why would it appear to give Wentian a political lecture every time he's about to unleash his power? You could say that being near this overpowered guy is at least being under Nuwa's watchful eye.

The entire first and second installments of the Divine Weapon series essentially depict the era when the Primordial Demon was tricked into becoming an idiot, effectively censored by a coalition of various divine and demonic martial arts inheritors. Otherwise, why would Chi You disregard everything and ascend to immortality with the Flower Goddess when the final battle against the Primordial Demon arrived? It's clear that this was a pre-arranged plan among those gods and demons. Even Chi You, who had only recently been resurrected, was informed and complied with.

This is the reason why cities have always been full of intrigue and deception.

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In the original story, Wentian faced considerable setbacks in the Senluo Forbidden Zone, but thanks to the protagonist's halo or the powerful forces behind the scenes, he escaped unscathed. This time, however, with Xia Er's intervention, the elite troops of the Beiming family, led by Wentian as their spearhead, swept into the Senluo Forbidden Zone with unstoppable momentum.

The monsters and cyborgs they encountered along the way were naturally no match for the Fiend King, as were the Fiend King's original forces. They were all utterly defeated. Even though Xia Er didn't intervene, the battle was still one-sided.

It's worth mentioning that, perhaps due to the intervention of those gods and demons secretly manipulating the situation, Niu Lang wasn't captured by the Fierce King of Hell and imprisoned in the Senluo Forbidden Zone as in the original story. However, he happened to encounter the Beiming family's forces on the road, and naturally joined them as one of the Ten Heroes, marching together into the Senluo Forbidden Zone. Incidentally, he also fell in love with Beiming Xue at first sight.

To this, Charles, who had secretly followed, could only sneer inwardly. It would be strange if there wasn't something fishy going on!

The battle finally ended when they reached the Senluo Forbidden Zone and found the divine stele containing the Shennong Ruler. Thanks to the stele's power, those disciples who hadn't died on the spot were saved. Then, without anyone knowing why, Xia Er struck, shattering the stele with a single punch, thus bringing the divine weapon, the Shennong Ruler, to life.

365. Shennong Ruler

The Shennong Ruler, one of the ten divine weapons in the Divine Weapon series, is a weapon not known for its combat prowess. Its primary function is not fighting, but rather healing. No matter how difficult the ailment or how deadly the poison, it is utterly useless before this divine weapon.

Moreover, it can not only be used to save lives, but also to create deadly toxins to kill. Of course, compared to its healing abilities, its poisoning ability is far inferior. After all, as long as one's cultivation is strong enough, the toxins created by the Shennong Ruler will have absolutely no effect, just like the Xuan Tian Evil Emperor, who even used the toxins of the Shennong Ruler to achieve a body that is immune to all poisons.

"This is the Shennong Ruler!" Everyone present was stunned when the Shennong Ruler's radiance appeared behind the shattered stone tablet. They hadn't expected that the Shennong Ruler, one of the Ten Great Divine Weapons, would appear in the mortal world even before the Tiger Soul Blade appeared.

Legend has it that this divine weapon can cure all diseases and bring the dead back to life; it is a treasure that every martial arts practitioner dreams of.

After shattering the stone tablet, Xia Er reached out and unleashed his psychic powers, sending the Shennong Ruler flying through the air. Xia Er then grasped it in his hand. The next moment, his psychic powers flowed into the Shennong Ruler, activating its divine power. In an instant, the Shennong Ruler emitted a dazzling light, enveloping the entire cave.

All pain, all wounds, all hidden injuries were healed in an instant. Everyone was enveloped in the divine power of the Shennong Ruler, casting admiring glances at the celestial soldiers who were saving lives, though some of these glances were tinged with greed.

Of course, when those greedy gazes fell on Charles, they all reluctantly withdrew them.

'Just as I expected!' A slight, imperceptible smile appeared on Charles's lips. 'As expected, joining the protagonist's side was the right thing to do... otherwise, I'd be constantly troubled by how to deal with the injuries left by the heavenly tribulation...' Because of his bad luck, he was directly confronted with the heavenly tribulation upon entering this world. Although it wasn't outwardly visible, this clone was indeed riddled with wounds, though all of them were suppressed within his body. In addition, magic was sealed, and abilities outside this world's system were all limited to varying degrees, so Charles had been unable to properly handle these problems.

Of course, things are better now!

As one of the divine weapons, the Shennong Ruler is itself a manifestation of the rules of this world. It not only healed the injuries on this clone, but also essentially revealed a portion of the world's rules directly to Xia Er. Even without obtaining god-level martial arts, one can still analyze the rules of this world from a divine weapon. Although it's not as valuable as directly analyzing from god-level martial arts, it's still precious enough for Xia Er, who is currently at a low point in his strength.

Now, the divine power of the Shennong Ruler has been used to analyze a portion of the world's rules, which means that some of the world's restrictions have been lifted, allowing Xia Er to regain some of his power.

Coincidentally, the divine power of the Shennong Ruler is mainly manifested in healing, which means that the blockade on Xia Er's own healing ability has been lifted, and he has regained a certain degree of immortality.

'It's like finding a needle in a haystack!' Giving himself a mental pat on the back for infiltrating the protagonist's side, Xia Er tossed the Shennong Ruler towards Bei Mingxue. "Catch!"

"Wait..." Seeing the Shennong Ruler being thrown over, Bei Mingxue hurriedly reached out and grabbed it, then looked at Xia Er with a puzzled expression. "Uncle-Master, what is this?"

"Ah Xue! I'm entrusting the Shennong Ruler to you for safekeeping!"

"What!" Everyone was shocked and stared blankly as Xia Er casually tossed the divine weapon that everyone in the martial arts world coveted to Bei Mingxue as if it were trash.

“Don’t be surprised!” Xia Er said. “First of all, you are the daughter of the manor lord, but you are only a level four expert. When facing those well-established powerhouses, you need a certain level of self-defense ability. Although the Shennong Ruler is good at healing, it is still one of the divine weapons. It is enough for you to easily defeat a level three expert, and you can even fight a level two expert to a standstill or even defeat them…”

"And if you encounter someone like the Fierce King Yama, you're enough to hold your own with your divine weapon and wait for rescue!" Xia Er said, feigning righteousness.

"Of course! More importantly, this way, our group will basically form a protective circle around you. As long as the Shennong Ruler is in your hands, it means we have the capital to ensure we will never be defeated. It means that in this battle for the Tiger Soul Blade, we have already gained a 40-50% chance of success!"

"This..." Bei Mingxue stood there dumbfounded, holding the Shennong Ruler. Suddenly realizing what was happening, she thanked Xia Er profusely, "Thank you, Martial Uncle!" The others, upon hearing this, agreed. After all, Bei Mingxue, as Bei Mingzheng's beloved daughter, naturally held a high position, making it the best choice to entrust the Shennong Ruler to her. Even Bei Minglei, who had initially shown greed, couldn't say anything. However, the expressions of Xiyu Xiushu's two subordinates changed immediately, which Bei Minglei quickly discerned. He subtly stepped in front of his sister. At this point, Bei Minglei hadn't yet fallen into depravity; at least in this respect, he still possessed sufficient self-awareness.

As for Wentian, being the overpowered individual he is, he naturally wouldn't question Xia Er's decision to reinforce the security of his future wife. Given his relationship with Beiming Xue, he can basically borrow the Shennong Ruler whenever he wants.

"Alright! The Senluo Forbidden Zone has been cleared. Set fire to completely destroy this demonic lair, and then we'll set off for Mount Tai!" Xia Er shouted. "With the Shennong Ruler in hand, this proves that destiny has arrived, and the Tiger Soul will surely belong to us!"

"Yes, Uncle-Master!"

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The Tiger Soul shines anew, reigning supreme over heaven and earth; who can rival it but Heavenly Crystal?

This statement spread throughout the entire martial arts world in a very short time after the strange phenomenon appeared on Mount Tai. Obviously, there must be something fishy about it, but driven by greed, not even a skilled martial artist cared whether there was a conspiracy involved.

However, along the way, the Heaven and Earth Alliance launched a full-scale attack and massacred those who wanted to seize the knife. In just a few days, thousands of people died. However, those who broke through the Heaven and Earth Alliance's traps were all skilled martial artists. Soon, guests from all directions arrived at the foot of Mount Tai - Babao Manor.

Meanwhile, Xiang Aotian, the master of Babao Manor, hosted a grand banquet for all the guests. Nangong, together with Dongfang and Beiming, joined forces with the Western Regions. The four great families each had their own preparations, combinations, and alliances. Even those who were just there to make up the numbers were constantly splitting up and coming together. Everyone knew that once the Tiger Soul Blade appeared, it would be time to tear off all pretenses and fight to the death. But before that, sticking together was not a bad idea, at least it could increase their chances of survival.

To avoid the righteous sects of the martial arts world killing each other and being defeated one by one by the Heaven and Earth Alliance, after discussions, everyone decided to unite their forces to seize the sword. The four major families, after deliberation, still decided to hold a "Heroes' Gathering" at Babaoshan Manor to elect the leader of this battle for the Tiger Soul through martial arts competition. In order to show 'fairness', only young juniors can participate in this competition.

Clearly, Xia Er, who was addressed as "Uncle-Master" by the disciples of Beiming Manor, including Wen Tian, ​​Beiming Xue, and Beiming Zheng, would not go up; of course, he had no interest in it either.

However, trouble always finds its way in unexpectedly.

For example, Ironheart, who was easily defeated by Ciel, came to confront him with great resentment.

366. The Iron Will Challenge

"So?" Under the bright moonlight, Xia Er, sitting on the rooftop, looked at Nangong Tiexin, who was approaching under the cover of night, wielding a second-level divine weapon and exuding an incomparably sharp sword intent. He blinked his dark golden eyes and asked, "Nangong family brat, why aren't you worrying about tomorrow's competition? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to avenge the humiliation I suffered last time!" Still disguised as a man, Tie Xin pointed her longsword at Xia Er. "That stab last time... I'll never forget that shame..."

'If you can't forget me, then don't come looking for me!' Xia Er rolled his eyes and thought to himself. 'Shouldn't you be going after the trouble you've already planned for the future?' Nangong Tiexin was a troublesome character. In the original story, her biological father, Zhuo Shengun, was an amazing diviner, yet he couldn't predict her fate. Not to mention, by chance, she gave birth to Nangong Taiping, a six-times-incarnation god and demon, who could be considered the reincarnation of Yuanshi Tianzun and Yuanzu Tianmo. It was hard not to suspect that some powerful being was secretly interfering in this guy's fate.

"Interesting!" Although it's a minor but significant problem, Xia Er wouldn't pass up the benefits of infiltrating the protagonist's camp, especially with the Star Constellation Calamity, a magical weapon related to time. The Evil Emperor had not only used this divine weapon to slow down the flow of time but had also directly reversed and accelerated it. Therefore, even knowing that Nangong Tiexin was a problem, Xia Er had no choice but to bear this burden.

"Draw your sword?" Standing up from his seated position, bathed in moonlight, Xia Er coldly looked at Nangong Tiexin below, whose sword aura soared into the sky, and said expressionlessly, "Don't worry, I will hold back and won't hurt you, so that you won't be able to go to the arena tomorrow. Some people say that the Beiming family secretly injured people."

"This young master doesn't need you to hold back." At this time, Nangong Tiexin had not yet experienced the setbacks that followed, and was still in that arrogant state. Upon hearing Xia Er's words, he was immediately enraged. His sword intent soared to the sky, and sword energy shot out from below, carrying an indomitable momentum and the spirit to sweep away the world, directly enveloping Xia Er.

This is the phrase, "Heart's Wrath - Sword's Fury."

Therefore, Xia Er genuinely didn't understand how those moves in high-martial arts worlds, infused with what were called sword intent or martial arts fist intent, could suddenly have their power increased several times over despite having the same energy output. Like now, the sword energy unleashed by Tie Xin's Heart's Wrath - Sword Clash, realistically speaking, was actually less than the energy of Xia Er's fireball, which, without the constraints of rules, possessed.

But now it seems that if the fireball spell doesn't incorporate something else, it really isn't as powerful as this move.

Of course, faced with an attack of this magnitude, Xia Er merely glanced at it, too lazy to even move. The Shennong Ruler not only healed the clone's injuries but also gave him the opportunity to adapt to the rules of this world; at least now, he could use more power.

This world has very strict restrictions on magic, but direct spellcasting won't work, so I'll try a different approach! Why not use martial arts to cast spells?

With a thought, the fourth level of the "Celestial Freedom" technique, "Limitless Freedom," instantly unfolded. In Xia Er's view, this was the only level of the Beiming family's inherited secret art worth examining, and it was the very core of the core. It directly manipulated the primordial energy of heaven and earth, drawing upon the essence of the Kunpeng, far surpassing the first three levels. And using this to cast spells, this world could find no other reason to restrict Xia Er.