with the ever moving time who knows how many people died, who knows how many civilization have fallen only for them to be replaced by others orphaned from a young age, Nier comes to a realization of how vast and dangerous the world was, as he tries to survive he comes upon the warriour pathway which introduces him to magic, curses,  Divination, Hexes, Gods, empirics…  time continues to flow but it leaves only mysteries of untold destruction, follow nier as he fights his way through the ranks, going up the warrior path and finding himself entangled with schemes greater than any empire in the name of surviving. "The present is the only time that is ours." what to expect: > obviously the mc is male >extensive world building >progression(weak to strong) >enjoyable characters >new take on cultivation with a mix in of mecha and magic although that's much later into the story >no cliche >good fight scenes it was inspire by lotm and outside of time so its like a mix of the two