Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 454 - 367: First Appearance of the Immortal Court

Chapter 454: Chapter 367: First Appearance of the Immortal Court

With the imminence of the great global change approaching, governments of various countries in the present world were hurriedly making preparations.

As for Xia Country, the homeland of Lin Xing, the people had a bit more confidence.

On one hand, it was because the Xia Country Government had been preparing for environmental changes, from early urban relocation plans to the recent deployment of AI weapons, all of which had played an active role in protecting the citizens.

On the other hand, it was naturally because Lin Xing, now recognized as the strongest person in the world, hailed from Xia Country...

...

It was 1 hour and 15 minutes before the great global change.

Inside East Sea City.

Countless citizens were working and living as if it were any other day.

But beneath this superficial calm, there were undercurrents stirring, and an inexplicable pressure enveloped the entire city.

And those who were perceptive could notice that there were many more military police patrolling the streets than usual.

Many large shopping malls and entertainment facilities had already closed, and some main roads were also off-limits.

From time to time, gunshots from AI weapons could be heard in the sky, denser than on ordinary days.

At this moment, inside the Quantum Intelligence Research Institute.

Many patients in the wards had begun to grow restless from three hours ago.

These patients were almost all natives from Mirror World, most of whom had been captured by Lin Xing during his chivalrous exploits.

Ever since their arrival, they had been involved in mental health treatment, as well as the work of collecting knowledge about Mirror World.

At this moment, a doctor looked at the restless patients and exclaimed in surprise, "What’s going on, they were all in good condition before. Did they all take their medicine on time today?"

As a nurse continued with her checks, suddenly a white-haired elder among the patients let out a low shout and directly burst out of his restraints.

His muscles bulged, and his blood surged like waves throughout his body, emitting heat like a furnace.

"Is this the power of ’Nine Bulls and Two Tigers’? Have I ascended?"

The elder laughed wildly, his figure leaving afterimages as he charged straight at a nearby soldier.

In an instant, screams, roars, and gunshots erupted, throwing the entire floor into chaos.

Another middle-aged strong man with a bang broke through the wall, revealing a vicious smile as he looked out at the world.

"I’ve had a sudden enlightenment, my martial skills have skyrocketed, and my path to invincibility begins now."

Another man punched through the strong man’s head from behind, emerging with an evil smile, "Bullshit path to invincibility, I am the true unparalleled genius!"

"Let Lin Xing, Xingxiao, wait to kneel before me in the future!"

The next moment, accompanied by a piercing screech in the atmosphere, a vast expanse of fire completely engulfed their figures.

Continuous explosions and gunshots kept ringing near the research institute.

...

There were 43 minutes until the start of the great global change.

West Sea City, a mega-city with a fixed Immortal Gate, was not only fortified with a massive military presence, factories, and industries—it was also an important city in the southwest, housing and protecting a large population, with current residents exceeding 80 million.

Within the base of West Sea City’s fixed Immortal Gate, large numbers of soldiers and apprentices were sent to Mirror World for training every day.

At this moment inside the training base, Commander Zhang Tiande looked at the apprentices on the Martial Arts Training Ground who were practicing with serious precision and showed a hint of worry on his face.

Several days ago, he had begun to feel a subtle change between heaven and earth. His own slow progress had suddenly accelerated, and he was suddenly showing signs of breakthrough.

Many of the apprentices he taught had also grasped the skills they were learning overnight, each one of them full of unexpected joy.

"Alas, the world is changing, spiritual energy is bubbling..."

Zhang Tiande seemed to have visions of countless strong individuals fighting and struggling against each other.

"I fear both realms will face a grand upheaval."

"And who knows how many years this chaos will last."

...

minutes before the great global change.

In Mirror World, to the southeast.

Inside the presidential office of the new government, Fan Mingxiu was at work.

"The President is currently occupied with important matters and cannot see you..."

"No matter the urgency of your business, please leave. The President will meet with you upon return."

After convincing another high-ranking official seeking the President’s audience to depart, Fan Mingxiu thought to himself, "Judging by the time, the surge of spiritual energy should be coming very soon."

In recent days, Fan Mingxiu felt himself progressing constantly, even without much practice. With every move he made, the skills he had mastered naturally improved.

Although he sensed the swell of spiritual energy, he knew that merely relying on this level was not enough for the masters of various sects to grasp the fourth inheritance.

Just then, the President appeared behind him, speaking lightly, "There will surely be another surge of spiritual energy, and that will be the start of a real era of great contention."

"The true masters, like myself, will hide and focus on cultivation after the great change, refusing to emerge without mastering the fourth inheritance."

"Those who stir up trouble first will inevitably be some third-rate characters."

"Thinking they’ve progressed rapidly, they’ll all become arrogant and conceited."

"Once this bunch perishes, the real geniuses will emerge."

Fan Mingxiu sighed softly, "In that case, this world will once again go through a slaughter, won’t it? If the south loses your guidance to oversee the grand situation..."

"Foolish," the President snorted coldly, "After the surge of spiritual energy, the most critical thing is one’s own strength."

"If you don’t seize the moment to strive for a breakthrough, even if you stabilize the situation and fewer people die, what of it?"

"Slowing down my cultivation progress, any high-level expert could take away everything we have..."

Just at that moment, the earth suddenly trembled, and amid the screams of terror from countless people, thunderous booms resounded from deep underground, one after another.

Buildings collapsed in an instant, and the entire city was filled with screams of horror.

Yet the President’s face revealed a smile at this moment, "Good, good, good, the earth’s veins have turned, the Spiritual Energy has soared, all my years of preparation were not in vain. This is the true change of heaven and earth..."

Before he finished speaking, the President’s figure had vanished without a trace, leaving only Fan Mingxiu standing in the empty room.

He heard the President’s last instruction.

"I will now enter secluded cultivation until I master the inheritance of the Heavenly King."

"The Heavenly King?" Fan Mingxiu’s thoughts stirred. This was the first time he heard the name of the fourth inheritance the President intended to master.

"You all continue with the plan I laid out before, lay completely low, no matter what happens, don’t act rashly, wait until I return."

With light leaps, Fan Mingxiu made his way to the rooftop of the highest building in the presidential residence. He looked down at the chaotic scenes throughout the city and thought back on the President’s joyful expression, sighing softly.

Following the President for many years, he had never seen him unable to contain his elation like just now.

But he understood that the President’s judgment was correct.

"Even someone as invincible as Lin Xing has gone into hiding recently, silently weathering his tribulation. It’s been days since any news came."

"The higher the skill, the more extraordinary the talent, the more cautious one needs to be at this time, not to waste energy on pointless strife."

"Once the fourth inheritance is in hand, naturally we can return to sweep clean the situation, turn back the tide..."

...

Two minutes before the cataclysm.

Kunlun.

A sword light tore through the air, conjuring all manner of lights and shadows—landscapes, rain, snow, clouds, and waves.

The sceneries were like mirages, both real and illusionary, appearing and disappearing with the soaring of the sword light, as if transforming the patch of the sky before it back and forth.

When the sword light retracted, a loud laugh broke out.

Bai Yiyi joyfully said, "Old geezer, how well have I learned this swordsmanship?"

"These past few days, with my natural talent and flair, you hardly need to lift a finger, and you’ve already taught me to this level. Aren’t you a bit impressed by me?"

The broken sword floating mid-air snorted, "Talent? I think rather than talent, it’s more about the changes in the environment."

"In the past days, Kunlun’s Spiritual Energy surged higher each day, showing signs of returning to its past state."

"Your cultivation is so low that advancing by leaps and bounds in such an environment is nothing out of the ordinary."

Bai Yiyi snorted with annoyance, "Old geezer, you really don’t know how to speak kindly, but rest assured, with the credit for teaching me swordsmanship, if you follow me, as long as I have a bite to eat, there’ll be a bowl for you to wash..."

It was then a piercing scream suddenly came from the sky, starting a storm that violently shook the surrounding forests.

Bai Yiyi swiftly turned her gaze toward the direction of the cliff.

The entire cliff was now bathed in blood-red, as if wrapped by a surging sea of blood.

The blood-colored mist drifted back and forth above the cliff, occasionally sparking with flashes of lightning.

Bai Yiyi knew these unusual phenomena all originated from Lin Xing.

Since he had sat on that cliff more than a dozen days ago, all sorts of strange events started happening, eventually spreading to almost half of Kunlun.

And from three days ago, various screams, shouts, and roars emerged from the rolling blood mist.

At first, the sounds were ordinary calls, but recently they became increasingly terrifying, not like any noise normal beings could make.

The broken sword spoke, "That kid’s demonic thoughts have been growing heavier over the past few days, and by now he probably can’t control them. If I were you, I’d be hurrying out of Kunlun."

Bai Yiyi shook her head confidently, "That’s my disciple, he can’t possibly betray and overpower his master."

The broken sword sneered, "Kunlun Mountain connects to the Immortal World, and it’s from here that the surge of Spiritual Energy began. And if I’m not mistaken, the place where that kid is sitting is where the outburst of Spiritual Energy originates."

"But such a source of energy is not so easily occupied, is it?"

"This surge in Spiritual Energy isn’t just lifting the energy, it’s also bringing with it an unending stream of malevolent aura."

"Being the first to be enveloped and cleansed by that malevolent aura, after more than ten days, it would be strange if he didn’t succumb to madness..."

Bai Yiyi shook her head, not refuting the broken sword’s words but continuing to watch the direction of the cliff seriously.

Just then, the Kunlun Mountain beneath her feet suddenly trembled, and the mountain seemed to grow in an instant, soaring towards the sky.

Bai Yiyi exclaimed in shock, "Is the mountain growing?"

The broken sword spoke gravely, "It’s not the mountain growing, but it’s connecting with the Immortal World and revealing part of its true form."

Suddenly, the Kunlun Mountain reached up to the skies, seemingly boundless, expanding into the deep space.

As this change unfolded, an astonishing aura cascaded down from the peak of Kunlun Mountain.

"The sky is falling?!" Bai Yiyi looked up, witnessing the continuously shattering dome of the sky, her astonishment deepening.

With the sky breaking apart, a palace with drifting Immortal Energy gradually emerged from beyond the shattered dome.

With the appearance of this palace, Bai Yiyi felt the surrounding Spiritual Energy surge even more violently, making her feel as if she had suddenly transitioned from land to the depths of the ocean.

But the broken sword stared intently at the palace in the sky, muttering, "The Immortal World? Is that the Immortal World?"

Roar!

Right then, a roar seemed to tear the sky apart. A single roar scattered the blood mist over the entire cliff.

A terrifying figure, engulfed in red, soared into the sky, and in the next moment, like a red meteor, it came hurtling toward Bai Yiyi.

By the time Bai Yiyi realized what was happening, her assailant’s palm was already brutally pressing down on her head.

All Bai Yiyi could do was catch a glimpse of an incredibly ferocious face looming before her, staring intently at her.