Chapter 287

"Who are you?"

"You're not my sister—my sister would never wear something so indecent!" Feng snorted, turning to Zhang Taixuan. "Brother Daojun, where did you pick up this disreputable person? If you like my sister, I can help you—this kind of woman is definitely no good; get rid of her!"

Disreputable? Indecent?

Are you talking about me?!

Upon hearing this, Asuka Higurashi was utterly furious.

"Wait—you brought me here?" Asuka stared at the culprit, Zhang Taixuan. "You're not really a god, are you?"

Feng boasted: "Of course Brother Daojun is a god. Hmph, woman, stay away from my brother—your appearance is utterly absurd, just like that Kasukabe; your clothes are shockingly improper!"

Even though Feng had attended banquets and seen many modern women, she still thought modern attire was far too revealing.

Morality is, after all, bound by the era.

For example, the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, which were once revered as paragons of filial piety, now seem like madness to modern people!

Take one example: burying one's child to feed one's mother—poverty meant insufficient food, so the son was buried to save grain for the mother…

These stories send chills down the spine—they are not human acts at all, let alone worthy of praise.

Feng was born in the Warring States period; her moral views naturally reflect that era.

To her, the attire of a modern high school student resembles that of a courtesan—even more revealing than a courtesan's.

"You're really a god?" Asuka gasped. "Then where is this place?"

Zhang Taixuan pointed to a nearby tree. "That is the Tree of Eras. You should recognize it."

Asuka looked and immediately felt a sense of familiarity.

The Tree of Eras—she didn't just recognize it; she knew it intimately.

She had seen this tree since childhood.

"This is the Warring States period, over five hundred years ago!"

"Over five hundred years ago?! You're lying! Can a god even do this?!"

Zhang Taixuan pointed at Feng. "If you don't believe me, let Feng take you for a walk—you'll see I'm not lying."

"Hmph, since Brother said so, come with me!"

Feng strutted ahead with great pride; Asuka followed obediently behind.

Soon, a dilapidated village came into view.

Architecture in Warring States style, clothing of coarse hemp…

These things could never appear in the modern world—not even the best actors could replicate them so perfectly.

"Who is the reigning Emperor?" Asuka asked, voice trembling.

Feng paused to think. "Sister says the current Emperor is Emperor Kōtoku. Hmph, come with me—you have my sister's face; you can't wear such shameless clothes!"

She led Asuka inside, fetched a clean shrine maiden's robe, and handed it to her.

"Put it on!"

"I'm supposed to wear this?"

Feng snorted. "If you don't wear this, you'll shame my sister—you, a future person!"

"You know about the future?" Asuka was startled.

Feng boasted: "Knowing the future is impressive? I've traveled to other worlds with my sister—I've met many people from the past and the future. You being from the future isn't special at all."

"Except that you look just like my sister. Hmph, I warn you—don't do anything indecent. You have my sister's face!"

"You can't tell me what to do!" Asuka stuck out her tongue and turned to run.

"Hey, change your clothes!"

"No!"

As they spoke, the two had already run back to the Tree of Eras.

Fortunately, Feng didn't use her power to bully people—if she had, Asuka would never have escaped.

"Hey, god, why did you bring me here five hundred years ago?" Asuka asked.

Zhang Taixuan sat cross-legged beneath the Tree of Eras. At her words, he opened his eyes. "Of course, to study something."

"You're not some mad scientist, are you?" Asuka grew fearful and stepped back.

Zhang Taixuan shook his head. "No, of course not. Oh, Kikyo's back!"

Feng exclaimed joyfully: "Sister's back?"

Looking up, they saw a white figure swiftly approaching and landing beside them—it was Kikyo, dressed in a shrine maiden's robe.

"Wait—is that Asuka?!" Kikyo's expression changed. "Did I die in the future? How can she exist?"

She couldn't help but glance at Zhang Taixuan.

Asuka, upon seeing Kikyo, also froze.

This woman looked exactly like her.

As if they were twins!

"Kikyo, don't worry—you haven't died in the future," Zhang Taixuan smiled. "Your world is unique; Asuka still appeared. She can be called your reincarnation—or your future self."

"Reincarnation?"

"Future self?"

Even though Kikyo had cultivated for some time, she couldn't grasp this immediately—let alone Asuka, a mere high school student.

"Wait a moment—I'll explain soon."

He closed his eyes and resumed meditating on the temporal changes he had just perceived.

【You have fully comprehended the temporal nature of the Inuyasha world, severed the flow of time, and created three parallel timelines, thus attaining the Divine Art: Three Lifetimes.】

Three Lifetimes: By cultivating this Divine Art, one may summon past and future versions of oneself, and use the power of those past and future selves to strengthen the present self, rendering the present self infinitely powerful.

After comprehending the Divine Skill of the Long River of Time, Zhang Taixuan once attempted to create the Three Lifespan Divine Skill, even the Infinite Manifestation Divine Skill.

After all, theoretically, a version of him exists at every temporal node.

If unquantified manifestations were pulled forth, would he not be invincible?

But this matter was not so simple, and did not succeed as he had imagined.

His past lifespan was indeed pulled forth.

But the moment it was pulled forth, the past lifespan merged back into himself.

Then, since the power of the past lifespan was inherently his own, after merging back, his power did not increase at all.

In other words, pulling the past lifespan amounted to useless effort.

As for the future lifespan, it was much the same.

When the future lifespan was pulled forth, there was indeed some power feedback.

But those powers belonged to the future, and before he could react, they returned to the future.

In other words, pulling the future lifespan also became meaningless.

Now, drawing inspiration from the Inuyasha world's method of dividing an era into three, he finally found the correct path to the Three Lifespan Divine Skill.

He divided his own timeline into three: past, present, future.

Once the timeline was severed, the three lifespan manifestations could naturally exist in Yu Shi.

Though they still could not exist forever, they could now be counted as a battle divine skill.