This is not an MMO game copy

Until this day.

In 1999, on the eve of the millennium, Kagome had just finished high school. During her vacation before going to college, she crossed the Bone-Eating Well and came to a time and space five hundred years ago. She greeted every acquaintance in Maple Village on a daily basis, helped Sangal, who had married and given up her job as an exorcist, to do housework such as washing clothes and cooking, and took care of her best friend's three children.

Kagome was just about to look for Inuyasha, who was accompanying Miroku to go out and kill demons to make money, when she was walking on the village road, she suddenly felt a strange wind blowing towards her, and then her head seemed to be hit by something.

"Ouch."

He subconsciously covered his head, somewhat confused and bewildered. He didn't know why he had basically regained many of the memories and abilities of his previous life as a shrine maiden, Kikyo. His own spiritual potential was even stronger than in his previous life. He might even be able to fight against big monsters alone now, but why was he inexplicably hit on the head with a "stone"?

Then, Kagome's expression changed slightly, and she realized belatedly that the strong wind blowing in her face just now did not seem to be an ordinary wind. It seemed to have a very faint spiritual energy. However, because she was too indistinguishable from the ordinary people, she did not notice the clue at the first time. If she had not thought about the fact that she was now a powerful witch, it would be impossible for her to fail to react when being hit on the head by a "stone", and she would even ignore it.

Thinking of this, Kagome looked down at the "stone" that fell on the ground, and at the same time she became more alert, fearing that some monsters, or other messy things, had come to Maple Leaf Village.

Then, her expression froze in an instant - on the muddy ground of the country road at her feet, a few pink crystal fragments, gleaming in the sunlight, came into her sight.

This is... a fragment of the Four Souls Jade.

Kagome quickly leaned over to pick it up, and looked up at the sky with a confused look on her face. These fragments of the Shikon Jewel were not the ones she and her companions had collected. Neither she, Inuyasha, nor Miroku, Sango, nor Shippo the little fox would joke about the fragments of the Shikon Jewel.

At the same time, the girl also had a vague premonition that these were the last few pieces of the Four Souls Jade that she had not found and had given up looking for in the past two years.

Someone sent the fragments over.

who is it?

Kagome stood there in a daze for a while.

Because she knew that when the Four Souls Jade was restored to its full state, her three-year fantasy journey would be coming to an end.

After a moment, Kagome, who had matured a lot, smiled bitterly and muttered softly:

"Great Sage, Fighting Buddha... now that you have attained enlightenment, do you wish for me to understand this karmic relationship?"

No one responded to her.

And the strange gust of wind just now seemed to have never appeared.

So, Kagome felt as if she understood something. She clenched the few pieces of the Shikon Jade that she had picked up, and ran with a heavy heart towards Miroku and Inuyasha who appeared at the entrance of the village and were talking to the villagers after returning from outside.

……

same moment.

On the back mountain of Maple Leaf Village, a breeze carrying clouds and mist blew through the forest. Visible air currents and haze swirled, and finally landed next to the Bone-Eating Well and the Tree of Time.

Then, as the breeze and mist dissipated, Xia Yan appeared at that location, as if he had just transformed into a gust of wind and now turned back into human form.

In fact, he was not wrong. In a sense, he did transform into a small breeze and mist for a short time, blowing through Maple Leaf Village, and dropped the pieces of the Four Souls Jade that he had confiscated three years ago on the head of the heroine in this 'copy' world.

Then, he turned into breeze and mist and passed through the forest outside the village. Finally, he changed back into human form beside the Bone-Eating Well and the Tree of Ages.

"As expected, there's a world of difference between skills restricted by gameplay and genuine magical powers!"

Xia Yan sighed.

"The core of the invisible stick wheelchair in Dark Horse, and also the most used spell. It's really more than just invisible, moving, and leaving behind a taunting clone."

[Magic Power: Gathering and Dispersing Qi]

This was one of the magical skills he had gained from the human-machine monkey through the 'Monkey King Visualization Method' in the past two years.

Yes, it is the spell in the game Black Myth that is recognized by countless players at home and abroad as the best.

However, it is different from the one in the game. The low-profile copycat version [Magical Power: Gathering and Dispersing Qi] that was finally pieced together by analyzing and collecting intelligence from the human-machine monkey is not the spell of the same name that players can use in the game.

It is a genuine seller's show, and is no different from the one used in the two boss battles against the Black Bear Demon in the first level of the game, in both human form and true form.

The effects are not complicated, there are only two types, as the name suggests, they are "gathering" and "dispersing".

To put it simply, it is the elementalization of the natural-type Devil Fruit in One Piece. What the natural-type Devil Fruit can do, he can also do after using [Magical Power: Gathering and Dispersing Energy], and it will not be affected by the seastone factor and domineering special attacks like the natural-type Devil Fruit.

Even after the 'scattered energy' turned into breeze and clouds, the flying speed was not very fast, and it was not comparable to flying with a sword at full strength or using a low-spec copycat version of the somersault cloud.

But it's enough.

Anyway, Xia Yan was very satisfied with this. Moreover, [Gathering and Dispersing Qi] was just one of the low-end copycat magical powers he had obtained. Compared with the achievements he had made through "self-reliance" in the past three years, he naturally did not take the Four Souls Jade, which was just a collection of fragments to reassemble, seriously.

So, after taking the fragment of the Four Souls Jade that he had withheld three years ago to extend his stay in the "copy", he had no time to watch the love drama between Kagome and her two-life bootlicker, and directly turned into the breeze and mist and came to the Tree of Ages and the Bone-Eating Well on the back mountain of Maple Village.

No matter what choice Kagome makes after he interferes with the plot, the Four Souls Jade will definitely be reassembled, and the condition for him to pass the third "copy" is only the Four Souls Jade.

In other words, as long as the Four Soul Jades are fully reassembled, the clearance conditions can be triggered.

The only thing worth worrying about is that his "passive" attitude towards the game may affect the final reward calculation.

But to be honest, if we don't take into account the background of the distant mythological era, there aren't many "good things" in the world of Inuyasha's "copy" in theory.

In fact, the best thing on the surface is the Tree of Ages in front of him, and the Bone-Eating Well built with the trunk of the Tree of Ages as logs.

But considering that both in the main story of "Inuyasha" and the sequel "Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon", there are not many humans and monsters who can really travel through time and space through the Bone-Eating Well, the Tree of Ages may indeed be somewhat magical, but it obviously also has various invisible limitations.

So, after breaking off a piece of tree trunk and putting it in the [Great Holy Grail], Xia Yan did not do anything else.

After that, it's just a matter of waiting quietly.

It didn't take long.

That was at dusk on this day.

A ray of light lit up at the foot of the mountain.

Then, a treasure chest appeared in Xia Yan's sight out of thin air, and when he focused his gaze over it.

[Challenge successful]

[Exit the instance (automatically exit after 300 seconds)]

The pop-up window that hadn't appeared for three years popped up in front of me.

And the treasure chest opened.

But just as expected, his negative attitude in the third 'copy' did seriously affect the final clearance reward calculation. The treasure chest that only he could see disappeared in a golden light, but there was nothing inside.

"It's really not unexpected!"

Xia Yan laughed at himself helplessly.

Immediately afterwards, the expression on his face became solemn, and he turned to look at the intelligent NPC teammate, the human-machine monkey, who had followed him for three whole years and benefited him a lot. Although they were not master and apprentice in name, they were master and apprentice in reality.

Afterwards, Xia Yan bowed solemnly to the 'Monkey King' and performed a disciple's salute.

"Brother Monkey, thank you for your support over the past three years. From now on, if I ever have the opportunity to visit a 'duplicate' world related to Journey to the West or any of its related themes, I will definitely repay you for your kindness over the past three years."

After saying this, Xia Yan stood up and looked at the 'childhood hero' in front of him with a slightly sad feeling of parting. He stared at the figure wearing golden chain mail armor, a phoenix-wing purple gold crown on his head, lotus silk cloud-walking shoes on his feet, and holding the Ruyi Golden Cudgel in his hand...

...until the number on the countdown in the [Exit Dungeon] pop-up window in front of him finally turned from 1 to 0.

(PS: Hell orz... But I finally finished this copy, and finally upgraded the protagonist's combat power and state of mind...)

The third instance: 97. Set a flag again (4k+)

When Xia Yan came back to his senses.

He found himself in a place that was both strange and familiar.

I say it feels strange because I spent three years in the ancient society in the mid-16th century and got used to the Eastern and Western architectural styles of that period. When I saw reinforced cement concrete buildings again, I suddenly felt a bit inexplicably uncomfortable.

He said it was familiar because the night scene before him was different from that of the 16th century - standing on the rooftop of a building and looking out, countless LED screens flowed on his retina like a liquid galaxy, which presented a very sharp contrast to the candlelight all over the city that he had seen during the Lantern Festival in Shuntian Prefecture, the capital of the country, during the New Year.

This scene is the one Xia Yan is most familiar with.

Although the air in ancient society in the mid-16th century was clearer and there was no light pollution from neon lights after dark, the stars and the moon could be clearly seen most of the time, and it even seemed like a vast and boundless galaxy.

But now, after seeing the city night scenes with serious light pollution in the 21st century again, Xia Yan suddenly realized why pastoral idylls only exist in idealization. No matter how those who have nothing better to do promote it, and wish to make the world's technological level regress hundreds of years overnight, they cannot prevent the light pollution brought by civilization from obscuring the clean night sky they long for. Human beings use steel, cement and concrete to transform the natural environment for their own use.

Civilization, or in other words, no matter how vulgar the worldly atmosphere is, no matter how much you say, pastoral idyll is not as good as everyone having enough food and clothing.

"I seem to be becoming a bit hypocritical."

Xia Yan couldn't help but sigh.

After all, after three years, he returned to the modern society of the 21st century, and it was inevitable that he was a little unfamiliar with the real world.

In particular, after summoning [No Return Error] and connecting to the 21st century network through this humanoid mecha, Xia Yan slowly exhaled, adjusted his mentality, and laughed at himself for a while after watching the massive amount of information that was unimaginable in the ancient society of the 16th century flash across his mind.

"After spending so much time in the ancient society of the 16th century, I almost forgot that I wasn't even an ancient person at all... Never mind. I hope future 'dungeons' won't spawn trips to the future or some interstellar era, otherwise I'll really become an 'ancient person'."

Then, he raised his hand to summon the [Great Holy Grail] while casting an illusion to conceal his whereabouts and avoid trouble. When the light gate inside the [Great Holy Grail] opened, the witch lady immediately jumped out and landed beside him.

"I'm back, and I'm still not used to it."

Irena looked at the modern city buildings around her, and stood side by side with Xia Yan, gazing at the night view of the modern city, where, strictly speaking, she had only stayed for 'two months'.

"This world's ethereal magic is depleted. Even the Central Plains, where the dragon veins were severed in that 'dungeon,' is countless times better than the environment here. If I were to stay out there for too long without the Greater Holy Grail, not only would my soul be incomplete and materialized, but even the spirit base of Lady Avalon, who possesses me, would likely crumble and dissipate."

After quietly complaining about the terrible environment of the real world, the witch turned her head to glance at Xia Yan and asked:

"In this extremely harsh environment, do you think something that might have come to this world from another 'copy', or even a world where a true god has performed miracles many times, wouldn't suffocate and die on the spot?"

"Since the civilization of Ain El has regressed, the regular army can only fight against the medieval army to a draw. The refugees who almost killed themselves are able to retain their insignificant supernatural powers after entering the real world of Earth..."

Xia Yan said without turning his head:

"...So, a thing from a world where miracles are truly real and even the dead can be resurrected repeatedly, can you guarantee that it will 'suffocate' to death on the spot within a day?"

He had not forgotten that the Ain El Elves used the Earth in this real world as a garbage dump for dumping white frost.

If he hadn't stumbled upon the moving video called 'Norwegian supernatural event recommended by foreign supernatural enthusiasts - Odin's Wild Hunt Knight Attack' three years ago... oh, a month ago in the real world, and hadn't gone there in time to stop the group of pointy-eared people from dumping garbage, who knows what would have happened in the future.

"So are we going directly to Egypt now?"

Irena asked:

"Do we need to forcibly transfer there like last time?"

"No, first go to Mount Li in Xi'an, then go to the Himalayas, then go to the Great Wall, and finally go to Egypt."

"Ok?"

"Alas, there are differences between close relatives..."

Xia Yan sighed helplessly.

Although he remembered that when he chose the 'copy' for the third time, the name of the Mummy copy he gave up was clearly marked with the entries [Egypt] and [Hamnaptra], which was obviously the first movie.

But in the second "copy" selection, the name of the Witcher 3 copy he gave up clearly pointed to the DLC Blood and Wine, and the Toussaint plot took place after the main storyline of The Witcher 3 was completed, and there was no scene of the Wild Hunt of the Elves of Ain and El, but it was the Wild Hunt of the Elves of Ain and El who came to the real world from the "copy".

Therefore, Xia Yan was not sure which film in the Mummy series the thing that came out of the "copy" of The Mummy was from.

How should I put it? Xia Yan admitted that he was responsible for the things that came to the real world Earth from the "copy", but according to the importance of the matter and personal ideas, there must be a priority order.

Unfortunately, compared to Egypt, which is on the other side of the earth, my hometown has a higher priority.

Just in case, he could only confirm based on the principle of proximity whether it was the crappy Dragon Emperor and the even crappier Ziyuan and Xiaolin mother and daughter in the abstract, idiotic and extremely ridiculous third part.

If so, then we should pray that the awful Dragon Emperor, the even awful Ziyuan and Xiaolin mother and daughter... oh, and a certain undead named Guo Ming, didn't die suddenly due to the inability to adapt to the extraordinary and extinct environment of the real world.

It can give him the opportunity to recite the Greatest Mantra of Rebirth or the Greatest Mysterious and Infinite Sutra of Saving People~ (gritting teeth).

This is definitely not out of personal selfishness (seriously).

It's simply because the Taoist is kindhearted and can't bear to see a group of 'unrelieved' souls continue to stay in the human world and stir up love affairs (that's right).

Thinking of this, Xia Yan, who had just returned from a 'copy' world where the core plot was also full of love and affection, was in a good mood after returning to modern society after more than a thousand days and nights away. His mood suddenly turned not so good.

"let's go!"

"Hey, are you leaving right now after you get back?"

"Ah."

"This is a personal grudge."

As she spoke, a sly smirk suddenly appeared on Irena's face. With her hands behind her back, she suddenly leaned forward, pressing her delicate body against Xia Yan. At the same time, she pressed her plump breasts, which had become more prominent due to the possession of Lady Avalon's spiritual base, against his body through the fabric of her clothes, and said teasingly:

"I thought you'd be full of dirty shit after holding it in for three years, but I didn't expect you to be so patient. Trash~!"

"..."

Feeling the two soft things pressing against him through the fabric of his clothes, and listening to the scum's proactive teasing remarks, Xia Yan's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt the urge to teach this scum a lesson right now, since he hadn't been fucked for three years.

But after all, I am no longer the same person I was three years ago.

After three years of practicing abstaining from women, even though he could enjoy the pleasure of love again at any time and teach Irena a lesson so that she would remember her other job in bed, Xia Yan still suppressed his romantic thoughts.

"Don't make trouble. Once I've dealt with this trouble and this mess, I'll show you how I'll deal with you before the next 'copy' opens."