Ten thousand I am across the heavens

Changshan Yin's unknown killing move seemed to have been prepared for a long time, specifically targeting the thin membrane of light that separated the eldest son's extremely high regenerative ability from his body. If such a large piece could be cut off from the eldest son's body, it was even possible to cut off a part of his brain core as well.

The damage this attack could inflict was almost equal to the total damage caused by the Five Elements Mage alone. Even if such a being's displayed strength only appeared to be at the fifth level, their true power was definitely far greater. They could even hold the advantage against many seventh-level immortals, catching them completely off guard.

At this critical moment, neither of the two eighth-level experts cares about the strength of those who come to help, as long as the problem can be solved. The person they're working with is irrelevant.

However, Changshan Yin's intentions were completely different from those of the two eighth-rank experts. He ran at high speed, circling in a cone shape, and then swiftly severed the massive cone-shaped body of the eldest son. He then hurled the eldest son's body towards a spatial entrance in mid-air, creating a massive opening covering an area of ​​tens of square kilometers—a top-tier cosmic killing move.

However, given his previous demonstrated strength, it's understandable that he's able to showcase his current level in Yu Dao's killing move.

“This level of Yu Dao killing move has probably reached the level of the Immortal Path. It must have been made possible by borrowing an Immortal Gu. Can you tell which one he used?” Old Ancestor Xue Hu couldn’t help but ask the Five Elements Mage beside him.

Many immortal Gu have appeared in history. Usually, after they appeared, they disappeared with the fall of the powerful people who used them, but they were re-refined in some corner of history. So just by looking at the killing moves, you can vaguely see the origin of the core immortal Gu.

"This doesn't resemble the few common Yu Dao Gu worms in history; rather, it's one of the legendary ones." The Five Elements Mage, being quite knowledgeable and possessing a relatively long lifespan even among immortals, had a vague idea. This seemed to be the precise teleportation only the legendary Immortal-Stabilizing Gu could achieve, demonstrating the user's exceptional skill. Not only had this fixed-point teleportation been accomplished, but the entrance and exit points had also been greatly enlarged.

At the same time, having lost a large chunk of his body, the eldest son immediately fell into a state of weakness, while Changshan Yin jumped into the spatial entrance along with him, thus directly escaping the battlefield.

"Fortunately, the timing was just right." Fang Yuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He had already exerted all his strength by impersonating Chang Shanyin. After all, he was not yet a truly complete immortal. Even with his cultivation level from his previous life, plus the knowledge he gained from the Shanhe Republic in this life, which allowed him to contend with and even defeat seventh-rank experts, he was still not enough to handle a battlefield where even eighth-rank experts were helpless.

"Based on the historical trajectory before the last rebirth, this creature they called the eldest son will face a near-annihilation blow. We can't let this guy die; leaving behind a part of its living body is the solution that maximizes our benefits."

Because his strength had grown strong enough, this time Chunqiu Chan's self-destruction sent him back to a considerable period of time, a month before his last mistake and sudden death.

"I really didn't expect that I would be defeated by those guys. If I hadn't had no other choice, I really wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess. I really underestimated these mortals. I really can't understand what's wrong with these guys. Why did they attack my eldest son like they were courting death?"

Let this monster hold back the immortals of the Northern Plains. They should be secretly growing stronger; that's what they should be doing. Are they out of their minds to choose to fight head-on?

Fang Yuan sealed the large piece of his eldest son's flesh that he had cut off, and dragged it into the immortal aperture he had forged. This way, he could at least take it with him easily, and he could try to use it in the future.

In his previous reincarnation, he was preparing to seize the opportunity to ambush the Eighth-Rank Immortal, Old Ancestor Xuehu. Because he had cooperated with him many times in his previous life, he knew the other party's background very well, so targeting him would be a piece of cake.

But things weren't as simple as she imagined. For some inexplicable reason, the people in the underground base suddenly came out and rescued the old ancestor Xuehu when he was ambushed and nearly perished. They displayed incredible combat power, directly blocking the eldest son's attack and even holding out for a considerable period of time, which was simply unbelievable.

Fang Yuan still doesn't fully understand how exactly he did it. His real cause of death wasn't being killed by the recovered Xuehu Ancestor, but rather being caught in the crossfire of a devastating attack along with his eldest son. Because the soldiers in the underground base desperately set up a barrier to prevent his eldest son from escaping, they also sent him to his death.

From any perspective, his death was utterly unjust. If he hadn't launched the sneak attack and hadn't entered the encirclement set up by the eldest son, he wouldn't have faced this fateful calamity at all. And the sneak attack itself wouldn't have yielded much benefit; at most, he might have captured an eighth-rank expert alive—that was the maximum possible gain. Compared to the other opportunities he had in mind, the difference in reward and difficulty made it completely unnecessary to intervene.

If he hadn't happened to be passing by and hadn't seen such a perfect opportunity, he wouldn't have chosen to make a move at that moment.

"Tsk, I'd better not get involved in this mess." Fang Yuan mused. He vaguely realized that he might have encountered some taboo. Under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult for him to be resurrected after death. Even if Heaven hadn't done anything to the Spring and Autumn Cicada, his resurrection would still be a matter of probability, and would even be affected by Heaven to some extent, reducing the probability of resurrection. The fact that he was able to come back to life without triggering any of the traps he had left behind in the River of Time meant that Heaven wanted him to live.

Considering what he did, his sudden death was probably an act of fate. Regardless of its success or failure, his actions would ultimately affect his eldest son, and this thing's style was completely out of place in this world. Even Fang Yuan, with his extensive knowledge, couldn't figure out what it was.

This means that this thing is very likely a visitor from outer space. Although he only had brief contact with the Demon Lord Wuji in his previous life, it still made him realize that there are always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens. Beyond this world, there are also indescribable and terrifying beings.

The eldest son's appearance perfectly matched most people's imagination of such a terrifying being. Undoubtedly, Heaven's Will wouldn't want such a thing to exist; if it were encountered, it would absolutely try every means to eradicate it. His involvement interfered with this process, and it's entirely possible that Heaven's Will targeted him, sending him back to the past. Since he still held considerable importance for Heaven's Will, naturally, after sending him back, there was no special action against him, allowing him to successfully revive in the past. After that, he had an intelligence advantage. This time, he was confident he could take the life of Old Ancestor Xuehu. He even had a slight chance of capturing this eighth-rank expert alive. He silently chose to give up; this was Heaven's Will's mess, let Heaven clean it up itself.

Having been reborn this time, he has gained even more valuable information, much of which is even aimed at the Shanhe Republic, from which he can reap huge benefits. The current underground base is a real thorn in his side, and the kind of base that has nothing to lose. If he really goes to fight it to the death, even if he wins, he will make enemies, and if he can't destroy them, he will be remembered and his life will be difficult.

……

Returning to the underground base, after a long migration through the magma layers, the underground base moved to a massive underground cavity. Here, they established a temporary base. The Dao Yuan reactor created an artificial sun underground, illuminating the entire underground space. Overall, living conditions were actually better than in the underground base. However, the infrastructure was still severely lacking. It was barely enough to sustain these people.

However, no one relaxed despite surviving the ordeal. All departments were busy preparing for the next intense battle.

Xiao Lu is now the director of the Institute of Biology. The previous director, Ding, died in a serious experimental accident. Although he contributed a lot of experimental results, he ultimately did not live to see the dawn.

Although Xiao Lu lacks experience, in terms of qualifications and ability, he is the only candidate to succeed as director. He's currently so busy he's practically on his feet, irritably assigning tasks and conducting numerous clinical trials.

Every day, the research institute is filled with the bodies of many volunteers who failed in their experiments, a source of constant worry for Xiao Lu. Even her previously somewhat playful personality has completely subsided. The entire underground base has entered a state of Level 1 alert, with everyone preparing to deal with a cataclysmic disaster. Many human experiments that were previously prohibited have now been approved. The reason they were previously forbidden wasn't due to a lack of volunteers; too many people, due to their own limitations or incurable injuries, were unable to continue working and were willing to contribute their last bit of strength to the underground base. Even many healthy, energetic young people were willing to participate in experiments with a significant mortality rate for various reasons.

Previously, related experiments were not allowed due to humanitarian considerations. Now that the state of emergency has been lifted, a large number of volunteers willing to dedicate everything have signed up to participate in the experiments.

However, none of these experiments are without risk. Even though Xiao Lu has repeatedly ordered strict adherence to the experimental regulations, and there have been almost no accidents caused by violations of the regulations, the inherent risks of the experiments still result in multiple deaths every day. Even so, a large number of volunteers still eagerly sign up, keeping him on edge every day, and he is no longer the carefree person he used to be.

Xiao Lu felt that she had already carried the weight of too many lives on her shoulders, and she probably wouldn't have the chance to joke around recklessly for the rest of her life.

However, he did not know that old habits die hard. A hundred years later, in the peaceful era after the large-scale battles had subsided, he, as one of the few survivors who witnessed the entire course of the war, would always speak at length and eloquently in every media interview.

"Back in our day, we were truly ignorant and arrogant. I guess it was precisely because we were the first generation to emerge from ignorance that we were able to act like honey badgers, daring to stretch out our claws at anything we encountered."

At that time, the leader said that the foundation of our nation is that everyone unites to fight against natural disasters. It is this great principle that has brought us together. Therefore, we must not remain indifferent when faced with natural disasters.

To be honest, back then, who knew what the Eighth Revolution was or what an immortal was? We'd already taken down the high and mighty Golden Family, so what wouldn't we dare to do? What's an Eighth Revolution level compared to that? Just go for it!
At the time, the leaders also told us that we could ignore the trouble caused by the eldest son. The other immortals would naturally fight with the eldest son, but in the process, the eldest son would inevitably continue to grow stronger. The immortal group would never go all out at the beginning. If a mistake was made, then everyone would be finished.

Of course, we could have ignored it and developed our power in secret. Looking back, the most rational decision would have been to reap the benefits in secret. But back then, everyone was stubborn and determined, even after the eldest son had arrived. Now is his weakest moment, and we should take advantage of this to eliminate him, even if we are not the strongest force on the grasslands, or even if we are not in the top 100. If the sky falls, the tall ones can hold it up.

But our leader said back then that if you don't even have the awareness to stand tall, you'll never grow tall. Those words were incredibly inspiring! At that time, all the young people in the base were eager to jump up and work hard. In every industry and field of the base, there wasn't a single person who didn't give it their all.

During that period, everyone in our biological research institute was only sleeping at 3 AM on average, just studying the few limbs of the firstborn we had collected. To be honest, without working so much overtime, we wouldn't have been able to make such rapid progress. It was incredibly tiring, but we had to keep going. If the performance of the bio-armor we developed was even a percentage point off, it would result in tens of thousands more casualties on the battlefield. Every thousandth of a percent difference in the data represented a difference in lives. The pressure was so immense that I didn't do any abstract work for three consecutive months. Three months! Let me tell you, even now, when I'm working on a collaboration video for that mobile game, we only shoot one video a month. Those three months were truly unbearable, but the day we finally won was a complete transformation.

To say that we actually became much stronger, we didn't really, but after that, the morale of everyone in the underground base was completely different. The sky had fallen, and although we weren't the tallest at the time, we held it up. Even if it were a bunch of pigs, after experiencing something like that, their morale would be something that not just anyone could match! In an interview a hundred years later, Xiao Lu used the first person to brag without restraint, just like the one above.

[To be continued]

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