Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 279 - 216: First Day (Part 1)

Chapter 279: Chapter 216: First Day (Part 1)

In the hotel room, Jing Shiyu looked at the document in front of her and thought to herself, "The purpose of the martial arts demonstration, according to the conference, is mainly to showcase the cultural features of Mirror World, to let more people understand supernatural powers, and to explore the various possibilities of collaboration between supernatural powers and modern technology..."

Her gaze swept over the sixteen martial arts contestants listed in the document, knowing that this demonstration would proceed as an elimination tournament among them, and the final victor would have a friendly exchange with the Xingxiao Sect Leader.

Among these sixteen contestants, apart from Lin Xing, all others were from the nine major sects as well as the Great Zhou Court and the new government.

Jing Shiyu thought to herself, "Officially, it’s just for showcase, so the sects did not send their top disciples."

"After all, those old masters wouldn’t want to display their martial arts and spells in front of so many people, to be studied and countered, right?"

"To say the main purpose is for demonstration, but such a sixteen-strong elimination tournament will ultimately produce a winner and loser, and that outcome will indeed have an impact."

"While the martial arts demonstration proceeds, multiple topics at the inter-world conference continue to unfold, and the result of the demonstration will inevitably affect the negotiations among various powers."

These days, Jing Shiyu had vaguely sensed that various powers were intentionally or unintentionally suppressing Lin Xing and even Xia Country, and the person likely connecting all these powers might be the Xingxiao Sect Leader.

"If that’s the case, then the outcome of this martial arts demonstration might already have been arranged by Xingxiao and the nine major sects..."

Just then, a knocking sound interrupted her thoughts.

Jing Shiyu turned her head to see the Corpse Princess clinging to the outside of the window, staring intently at her.

Jing Shiyu sighed helplessly, "What is it now?"

As Jing Shiyu’s psychic power surged, the window snapped open, and the Corpse Princess naturally leapt inside, surveyed the room, and demanded, "Where is Lin Xing? Call him out."

Her eyes were ablaze with fighting spirit, and traces of sword light were spilling out from behind her.

"I’ve thought it over," declared the Corpse Princess with a wave of her hand and a chuckle, "What inter-world martial arts? It’s absurd, how can I waste my time demonstrating my power to mere ants?"

Directly looking at Jing Shiyu, she urged impatiently, "Call Lin Xing out. After I defeat him, I’ll go challenge Xingxiao and settle the score without bothering with any demonstration."

Jing Shiyu sighed inwardly, thinking, "This Corpse Princess, ever since her loss to Lin Xing, seems to have gone even madder."

She considered for a moment and spoke, "Um...Lin Xing is not here."

"He’s not in this hotel?" the Corpse Princess frowned, "I’ve already inquired with the organizers. I was arranged to stay in this hotel, and Tianlian from Shi Lin Temple had met you here."

As she spoke, a flick of her fingertip sent a sword light spreading from her finger.

Her figure flashed silently, and she appeared behind Jing Shiyu without a sound.

The sword light gently touched Jing Shiyu’s neck, and the Corpse Princess’s voice, infused with killing intent and a hint of coldness, reached Jing Shiyu’s ears.

"Are you lying to me?"

Jing Shiyu replied calmly, "Lin Xing has already left White Eagle Country."

"He went through the Celestial Gate to retreat and cultivate."

"If you don’t believe me, you can search around this hotel or even check the surveillance to see if he has been here in the past few days."

Hearing this, the Corpse Princess was slightly startled, "Not only is he not attending the conference, but he isn’t even in White Eagle Country?"

"I didn’t expect Lin Xing to follow his own will so thoroughly, entirely unaffected by external influences."

"Has he also embarked on the path of the strong?"

"Such a Lin Xing is even more worth defeating."

The Corpse Princess withdrew her sword light and asked, "But he will eventually participate in the inter-world martial arts, right?"

Seeing Jing Shiyu nod, the Corpse Princess smiled, "Good, then I will wait for him at the martial arts arena."

Jing Shiyu turned around and found that the other had vanished without a trace.

Looking at the document fluttered by the breeze, Jing Shiyu rubbed her head and thought, "This madwoman."

...

Not long after.

In a desert in the southern part of White Eagle Country.

Approximately one hundred square kilometers of uninhabited area had been demarcated as the martial arts area for the inter-world conference.

Both the powerful warriors from various sects and the various lethal weapons of the modern world, all possessing tremendous destructive power, were utterly unsuitable for close observation by ordinary civilians.

Thus, this uninhabited area had been chosen for the martial arts demonstration, allowing the sects’ warriors to unleash their full potential and display their combat capabilities.

At this moment, a large number of staff were checking the venue, guarding key locations, and preventing irrelevant civilians from entering the area.

Numerous media from around the world, equipped with long and short cameras, had come to capture the martial arts process over the next few days, vying for related footage and online engagement.

There were quite a few media helicopters that had flown up into the sky, capturing the battleground from a high-altitude, bird’s-eye view.

In addition, numerous military personnel had already arrived at the scene, continually checking and adjusting the various weapons and equipment needed for the martial arts demonstration.

Jing Shiyu and Bai Yiyi, as members of the Huaxia delegation, were also present at the battleground.

Bai Yiyi, while looking at the documents in her hand, sighed and said, "I’m finally out. These past few days, Lin Xing kept dragging me to train; I almost suffocated."

Jing Shiyu asked from the side, "How is Lin Xing’s progress?"

Bai Yiyi replied, "It seems he’s almost completed the Yin Secret? Unfortunately, he still hasn’t found a place for the remaining Heaven and Earth Secrets."

"However, having cultivated up to the fourth secret, I’m already strong enough to defeat the majority of second-generation powerhouses."

Jing Shiyu couldn’t help but glance at Bai Yiyi, "You?"

Bai Yiyi nodded, her words brimming with confidence, "Yes, I have already tried Lin Xing’s Six Secret Immortal Refining."

At the same time, Bai Yiyi skillfully lifted her phone and took a photo towards the direction of the battleground, then posted it on social media, "Nice weather, hoping to see a fantastic fight."

Jing Shiyu glanced over the document in her hand, which listed the martial arts demonstration schedule for the next few days.

There were four fights today, and another four tomorrow, a total of eight matches over two days, advancing eight contestants out of sixteen.

Elsewhere, inside a grand hotel in New Ke City.

The Spirit Treasure Sect’s Gu She Fairy hovered in mid-air.

She wore a bathrobe lazily, with her arms crossed over her chest, indolently watching the television screen.

The screen was live broadcasting the martial arts content.

"The first fight is about to start, right?"

Gu She Fairy said, "The crazy woman from Taiqing Sect going against our substitute?"

Fairy Yunxiao scanned over the other’s smooth legs and nodded, "Everything has been arranged, we’ll try to demonstrate the value of the substitutes..."

At the same time, as the TV screen zoomed in, the first martial arts demonstration’s two contestants had sequentially entered the arena.

The commentator, Hui Ling’s voice came from the TV, "The two contestants for the first martial arts demonstration have arrived, they are the Sword Maiden from Taiqing Sect and the substitute from the Spirit Treasure Sect."

As Hui Ling introduced them, the screen began to display images of the Sword Maiden and the substitute at the venue.

The Sword Maiden was clad in white, holding a sword with one hand.

Meanwhile, several hundred meters away, the substitute was a tall female, her head adorned with fluffy cat ears, and a tail that swished restlessly through the air.

Du Kong from the Great Bright Temple commented, "We are all familiar with the Sword Maiden, she is a supreme expert from Taiqing Sect, but it seems that she intends to use only her own sword this time?"

Hui Ling explained, "The martial arts demonstration originally allowed the use of modern weapons, which is one reason why the entire battleground is so vast. However, the Sword Maiden has refused to use any modern weapons, wanting only to use her own sword."

Du Kong asked, "The substitute from Spirit Treasure Sect is quite special too, isn’t it, Hui Ling? Do you know about substitutes?"

Hui Ling said, "Perhaps most of the audience is unaware; substitutes are a unique skill of Spirit Treasure Sect. They can create various human-like lifeforms with powerful abilities."

"These substitutes are absolutely obedient and fearlessly brave..."

Just as Hui Ling enthusiastically introduced the substitutes from Spirit Treasure Sect, she suddenly froze.

The scene changed as the Sword Maiden was already walking towards the edge of the battleground; the substitute that was originally standing opposite her had fallen to the ground, its head rolling off to one side.

And the boxes of military supplies behind the substitute remained untouched, still not having been used.

Inside the hotel, Gu She Fairy frowned and said, "What’s the matter? Didn’t Xingxiao say that our substitute would have ten minutes of showtime in the first round?"

Yunxiao, who was making a call nearby, said, "It’s a problem from the Sword Maiden’s side, something about refusing to be arranged, wasting time..."

Gu She Fairy did not get angry; instead, she laughed, "I knew it, the people from Taiqing Sect are somewhat crazy; how could they easily listen to directives?"

"Xingxiao wants to control this and arrange that, as if he could also make a madwoman listen to him?"

...

On the outskirts of the desert battlefield.

Xia Jianlong watched Hui Ling on the screen still awkwardly introducing the powerful features of substitutes and laughed, "Just perfect, the Spirit Treasure Sect’s substitute is off to a poor start; now it’s time for our Medicine Man to make an appearance."

He then looked towards Ma Hong and Fan Mingxiu from the new government.

Fan Mingxiu, frowning, said, "The Sword Maiden, that woman, one day I will turn her into a Corpse Princess."

Xia Jianlong, however, patted his shoulder and said, "My father said, the Sword Maiden is already very close to being a third-generation powerhouse. She is also one of the most likely candidates to win the martial arts demonstration this time; you better be careful if you encounter her."

At these words, Fan Mingxiu’s expression darkened, while Xia Jianlong had already moved like a wisp of green smoke towards the battleground.