Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: The Time Traveler Who Kept Moving Back and Forth

"I have endured for over a thousand days, and you dare to stop me, you are on a path to your own destruction!"

Bai Qige swore more than once that he would return to Earth to go to the bathroom, even if it meant dying, all for a pristine roll of toilet paper!

The cold blade slid across, a tall broad man clutching his neck, trying to stop the horrific wound, losing strength, slowly collapsing, still disbelief in his fading eyes, reflecting a young man in a black robe, holding a long knife.

"Do you know how painful it is to go to the bathroom in a world without paper? Leaves, twigs, shells, sand, anything you can find!"

With a swift spin and a slash, blood and a severed arm sprayed, another burly man fell to the ground, wailing in agony, staring at the enemies who began to hesitate and fear, Bai Qige’s smile growing increasingly crazed.

"Do you know how hard it is to make a decision when you have no options in the wilderness, looking at your hands, clothes, the pain of making a difficult choice!"

Swinging the sword, bloody slaughter, blood splattering, accompanied by Bai Qige’s roar, "Of course you don’t know, you natives who have used these things since birth, have no idea of the wonderfulness of soft toilet paper like Charmin!"

Death kept coming, wails and pleas for mercy at the same time, Bai Qige danced with the sword, the brave died, the cowards died, the rebellious died, even those kneeling to beg for their lives died! Blades flashing, everyone faced death!

"Kid, how dare you come alone into our Four Tiger Gang, so brave!"

"Ye Sihu, why are you so angry? Your Four Tiger Gang bullies the town with strength, causing trouble everywhere, controlling life and death in three villages. How many people have suffered because of you, how many families destroyed. You call others weak, proud of your evil deeds. But have you thought that in the face of greater evil, you are also weak!"

"But it’s okay, Ye Sihu. Let your anger and hatred flow. Your brothers are all dead, your wives are all dead, even your children, all gone. You are now a lonely man with nothing left but your life. Come, show me all you have, let me see if your hate and anger can help you fight against greater evil!"

Standing at three meters tall, looking like a small mountain, a muscular man exuding hatred and anger, but hesitating. This slender young man is strong and deadly. The thirty-two members of Four Tiger Gang, his former comrades, all dead. Seeing the bodies all around, he feels a bit of fear.

"After losing everything, did it not give you courage, but instead filled you with cowardice? Boring. Let’s make a bet. If you can survive before this copper coin hits the ground, I will spare you!"

The copper coin was flicked up vertically, angering Ye Sihu who moved forward instead of retreating, fists striking, "You are too arrogant, asshole!"

Ignoring the coin and Ye Sihu, Bai Qige focused on the knife in his hand, swinging it fiercely, softly chanting, "Seven Great Sorrows that Devour Heaven and Earth!"

Eerie, the knife glint wrapped in black mist flashed by, Ye Sihu’s head fell, just as the coin landed!

The former base of the long-troubling Four Tiger Gang in Huai’an Town has turned into a graveyard of corpses, the past power and sins completely purged. The flames of murderous intent in their hearts slowly extinguished. Bai Qige stood before Ye Sihu’s body, whispering, "I’ve felt your anger and hatred, thank you for the hospitality!"

Wispy dark energy drifted from the bodies of those killed by Bai Qige, then merged into the blade in his hand.

Bai Qige regained his calm demeanor, no longer wild but with a hint of fatigue on his face. He muttered, "Myriad Illusions Sky Slash truly lives up to its name as an Evil God Weapon. The more it is used, the greater the backlash becomes, not only physically but mentally as well. Each time I use it, it feels like a slow form of self-destruction! I truly wish to be free from it soon."

Despite his murmurs, Bai Qige knew that to survive in this cruel world, even if it meant drinking poison as a last resort, he must do it. Holding onto hope, he searched for Ye Sihu’s corpse, and found something in the bloodstained clothing. When Bai Qige saw this item, his pupils suddenly constricted, then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

It was a cellphone, an old-fashioned Nokia with a keypad. Its worth lay not in being a phone, but in the fact that it was an Earth technology product, yet it appeared in the Middle-earth World.

Tears welled up in Bai Qige’s eyes as he raised the cellphone high and shouted, "I’ve finally found the coordinates to return to Earth. I can finally bid farewell to the cursed leaves and sticks, toilet paper on top, I’m coming back! Bodhi Svaha!!"

A bright flash, and Bai Qige had vanished from the spot.

"Darn it, I’m still in the sewer, damn it!" In the pitch-black, foul-smelling sewer, Bai Qige saw that he returned to the same point, couldn’t help but curse in pain! But even in the stench-filled sewer, Bai Qige felt moved, because this was his starting point of the journey, a piece of Earth.

Bai Qige still remembered the events that happened three years ago when he crossed over. That day, he went for a walk in the park and stumbled upon a man covered in blood in a secluded area. This bloodied man rushed towards Bai Qige, shoved many things into his arms, then fainted. Before Bai Qige could say anything, a group of mysterious men in black suits appeared menacingly and charged at him. Startled, Bai Qige ran, but was soon caught by the mysterious men in black suits.

Well, the crossing over actually had nothing to do with this, as those mysterious men in black suits found five packets of instant noodles on Bai Qige that the bloodied man had given him. They mentioned that the man was a mentally ill patient causing chaos and destruction, and they were mental hospital security taking him back with them.

Bai Qige was startled and absent-minded along the way, not watching where he was going. He accidentally fell into a stolen manhole cover and ended up crossing over like that.

In the three years after crossing over, Bai Qige kept studying ways to go back. He found out that in order to return, he needed Earth items to determine the coordinates. Unfortunately, all his Earth items were shattered when he crossed over, as if he had suffered irreversible damage during the crossing. However, he did not give up hope. If he could cross over, maybe some Earth items could withstand the aftermath of crossing over. So, he kept asking around for suspected Earth items, and heard that the boss of the Four Tiger Gang in Huai’an Town might have such items. Bai Qige went there with the belief in trusting that it might exist.

The following process was nothing much to say about, mainly witnessing the misdeeds of Ye Sihu and using the excuse of upholding justice to cover up his own curiosity about the treasures in Ye Sihu’s hands.

But in any case, he is finally back now. The exit of the sewer was quite high, but after three years of training in the other world, Bai Qige was no longer the same person as before.

With a leap, agile as ever, he climbed up swiftly like a monkey in the uneven sewer pipes. In an instant, he climbed out from the sewer without a manhole cover. As soon as he emerged, Bai Qige saw many people gathered around the sewer entrance, startling them as he climbed out.

Amidst the chatter of greetings, Bai Qige was astonished to realize that he had spent three years in the Middle-earth World, while on Earth, from falling into the sewer and many onlookers coming over, only a short ten seconds had passed!

A person who had seen Bai Qige fall couldn’t help but rub his eyes. He remembered that Bai Qige was wearing a shirt and trousers when he fell, but somehow when he climbed out of the sewer, he was dressed in a strange black robe similar to kung fu attire. However, the foul water and filth from the sewer that Bai Qige had picked up discouraged further scrutiny, so he dismissed it as his own mistake.

Due to the significant time difference between the two worlds, Bai Qige couldn’t understand the intricacies at once and could only ignore it. He noticed he was still wearing clothes from the Middle-earth World and feared exposing himself, so he told the onlookers he was fine, pushed through them, and walked home. Despite the hazy memory of three years, he hadn’t forgotten where his home was.

He pushed the door open and found everything the same, the familiar furniture and decorations untouched. Bai Qige felt a wave of emotion, took a bath, used the toilet, paid his respects to the toilet paper for a while, fulfilling the dream he had longed for over the past three years. Then he took a can of cold cola from the fridge, drank it all in one go, feeling immensely content.

Bai Qige was lying on the sofa, watching TV greedily. Gradually, his gaze became lazy. He opened his right hand, which was empty at first, but then a colorful and thumb-sized Spirit Bead appeared. The seemingly solid Spirit Bead started to flow like liquid under his thoughts, transforming into various shapes like swords and spears.

This was a habit he had cultivated for three years. This Spirit Bead could transform into countless forms, making swords and spears change as he pleased. Bai Qige would practice repeatedly whenever he had time alone, aiming to quickly transform it into the shape he desired.

Bai Qige wasn’t sure who the blood-stained man was, but he knew the man he met in the park wasn’t truly insane. Besides giving him a few packs of instant noodles, he also gave Bai Qige the Spirit Bead.

The real name of this Spirit Bead was Myriad Illusions Sky Slash, with the ability to transform into countless forms. It was a fourth-order Evil God Weapon from the Middle-earth World! It was also the main reason why he ended up in Middle-earth World. The day he fell into the sewer, his time traveler’s Innate Superpower suddenly awakened. Using Myriad Illusions Sky Slash as a reference point, he directly traveled to Middle-earth World.

As for how this God Weapon from Middle-earth World ended up on Earth, how it landed in the hands of the blood-stained man, and why he gave it to Bai Qige, everything was a mystery. Despite thinking about it for three years during his time travel, Bai Qige couldn’t figure it out and didn’t care to think about it now.

After a moment of laziness, Bai Qige instinctively called his Fate Interface. When there was no immediate response, he snapped back to reality, realizing he was back on Earth, not in Middle-earth World. Maybe the Fate Interface was gone. Unexpectedly, after a while, the Fate Interface finally appeared.

Name: Bai Qige

Race: Pure-blooded human of the Yanhuang race

Occupations: Time Traveler (awakened Innate Superpower), Member of the Dragon-slaying Alliance (enhances strength, +1 to attack, defense, and +10 to health), Wilderness Survivor (survival skills, +1 to constitution and survival abilities)

Talent, "Boundary Crossing" (Innate Superpower of time traveler, can travel between worlds), "Fourth Tier Eclecticism" (Influenced by Earth’s Internet, knowledge is diverse, experiences are rich, understanding of unknown things +4), "Third Tier Asceticism" (Hard training transforms you, muscles +3, spirit +3, pain tolerance +3, practicing asceticism can increase training speed by 10%-30% based on difficulty), Concealer (If you intend to hide, chances of being discovered by others can be reduced).

Attributes: Constitution 32, Agility 26, Strength 27, Spirit 26

Martial Skills: Dragon-slaying Alliance Basic Heart Sutra (Level 10), Basic Knife Technique "Remnant" (Level 3), Tiger Claw Style (Level 10)

Mission: None

Experience Points: 30

"Phew, never thought I’d see the Fate Interface back on Earth!" Bai Qige was quite relieved. The Middle-earth World he crossed into was a strange world, with various primitive tribes and a wide range of life forms. It was chaotic enough to make any biologist’s brain explode. In that world, there was a power system called Martial Skills, though in the language of Middle-earth World, it was not called Martial Skills but Force Techniques. Bai Qige just preferred to call it that way.

What was even stranger was that the Middle-earth World had a rule called Fate Interface. Every creature born there had the instinct to call upon this Fate Interface to check their own status, just like breathing. Bai Qige gained this ability after crossing over, but he found it odd. Wasn’t this like the status bar in an online game?

In Bai Qige’s view, the Middle-earth World was like a world similar to a martial arts online game!

However, upon returning, his emotions were turbulent and he no longer wanted to think about anything related to the Middle-earth World. Now, all he wanted was to sleep deeply, but before falling asleep, he went to the bathroom, hugged a roll of toilet paper, and only then he could rest peacefully!

In the early hours of the morning, Bai Qige suddenly woke up. Instinctively, he flicked his hand back and Myriad Illusions Sky Slash Spirit Bead flew out of his palm, transforming into a shining long sword. Holding his breath, his eyes filled with a murderous intent.

But in the next moment, Bai Qige realized it was just a wild cat outside the window making noise. Bai Qige couldn’t help but smile bitterly. The Middle-earth World had left deep marks on him for three years, now even a slight noise would startle him.

Unable to fall back asleep after waking up, Bai Qige got up and turned on the television. As he casually changed channels, he realized the value of what he had lost. Everything on Earth now made him nostalgic and curious. When he switched to a late-night news channel, Bai Qige’s eyes suddenly focused.

"It is reported that a new species of unknown creature has been discovered in the northwest of the Yanhuang Empire. This creature is huge in size, and according to expert research, it may be a relic of some ancient species. This discovery will greatly fill the biological gap in the empire…"

On the television, several people were surrounding a dead creature that looked like a wild boar mixed with a crocodile. This creature was huge, exceptionally fierce-looking, and very intimidating.

Through gritted teeth, Bai Qige said, "This is not some ancient species relic, this is the Bloodthirsty Dragon Camel from the Middle-earth World!"

Despite having returned to Earth, Bai Qige found that the shadow of the Middle-earth World had never really left him!