A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

The power of the Dao surged, roars shook the heavens, and battle raged everywhere.

The area outside the city was almost completely occupied.

This is true in every area.

Countless cultivators charged forward in a frenzied frenzy.

"What, what is going on? Why have people suddenly gone mad?"

The team weaved through the narrow passage, and everyone was utterly terrified.

Lin Yang's expression was cold: "Now is not the time to investigate the reasons; we must escape."

The chaos spread too quickly.

All around was fighting.

Those who participated in the battle all had bloodshot eyes, as if possessed, and frantically attacked those around them.

Regardless of whether we know each other or not, and regardless of whether we have any grudges.

They seemed to have lost their minds, only wanting to unleash their power.

Lin Yang also noticed that, in addition to those who had gone mad, there were also some people who seemed to be sober and were also fleeing quickly.

This discovery gave him a slight sense of relief.

At least, it's not just them who are unaffected.

Since there are other people who were also unaffected, it means there might still be a chance for things to turn around.

"Should we go back to the city first? There are adults in the city to keep things in order, maybe that will be better," Li Rui asked.

Although he was the team leader, at this moment, he prioritized Lin Yang's opinion.

Lin Yang said almost without hesitation, "The city is probably in even greater chaos right now. We don't know what this thing that's affecting people is, to what extent it can affect them, or the cultivation levels it can influence."

"There are adults in the city, but if even adults are affected, then the city will be even more dangerous."

“Outside the city, at least we can still run. If all else fails, we can keep running and get as far away from Blazing City as possible.”

"The population density in the city is too high. If an outbreak occurs, going back would be suicide."

Li Rui took a deep breath: "You're right, let's run first. I'll try to contact some people I know in the city to see what the situation is like there."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang immediately said, "Captain, please contact Lord Zhen Ge directly and see what the situation is."

"Okay." Li Rui immediately began sending the message.

But his expression quickly turned grim: "I can't get in touch with Lord Zhenge. I also tried to contact others, but I couldn't reach almost anyone. Only one member of another squad got through. He said that the city has fallen, and he even saw that some of the lords were also affected and were involved in the fighting. He told us not to go back."

Upon hearing this, the team members all became serious.

The fact that adults have also been affected and drawn into the fighting is not good news.

This means that even the Nirvana Realm can be affected.

"Keep running. Let's run towards other cities and try to get out of here," Lin Yang said in a deep voice.

Under normal circumstances, traveling across cities is a relatively dangerous thing.

However, he already possesses combat strength comparable to the Nirvana Realm, so he has nothing to fear.

Besides, now we have no choice but to run.

The group fled with extreme caution.

Even if a powerful force sweeps over, they will try to avoid it and refrain from making a move.

They were afraid that if they took too many actions, they would be uncontrollably affected.

Thanks to Lin Yang's initial keenness, the team reacted relatively quickly.

Before long, they had moved away from the area with the most people where the team was located.

But before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, Liu Ling's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot.

His breathing became heavy, and his Dao power began to boil.

"Oh no, Liu Ling has also been affected!" Cheng Fu exclaimed.

"Liu Ling! Liu Ling, calm down!" Li Rui tried to calm Liu Ling down.

However, Liu Ling ignored him completely, and with a sudden shout, he made his move.

"Liu Ling! Stop right there!"

Li Rui's face was extremely ugly. He also tried to stop Liu Ling, but to no avail.

Liu Ling has clearly lost her mind.

"Captain, ignore him, he's out of control."

Seeing his former teammate fall, Lin Yang felt bad, but he still kept himself calm and reminded Li Rui not to fight Liu Ling anymore.

The surging power of Tao is extremely attractive to those who have already lost their minds or are about to lose their minds.

They originally chose to hide in less crowded places, away from the people they would fight.

Now that Liu Ling has suddenly erupted, people around her are rushing over with bloodshot eyes.

If they delay any longer, they will be surrounded.

A hint of regret and reluctance flashed in Li Rui's eyes, but in the end he still sent Liu Ling flying far away, into the midst of the out-of-control crowd that had surrounded them.

His cultivation level was much higher than Liu Ling's, so he took the opportunity to quickly escape.

Liu Ling then engaged in a chaotic battle with the out-of-control people who had come to attack.

Soon, Liu Ling's figure was engulfed by various surging Dao forces.

"Ugh……"

Sensing Liu Ling's condition from afar, Li Rui couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Yang sighed inwardly.

After all, they've been teammates for many years, and seeing Liu Ling like this is truly disheartening.

The squad continued running in silence.

After a long while, Li Rui composed himself and said, "Don't be too upset. Fortunately, only Liu Ling from our team has been in trouble so far, which is a blessing in disguise."

Everyone was speechless.

Although Li Rui's words were unpleasant to hear, they were indeed true.

Now, less than one-tenth of the other garrison squads have been captured.

Only their squad was still intact.

Suddenly, a voice came from the other side of the squad.

"Gentlemen of the government forces, may we travel together?"

Lin Yang and the others turned their heads and saw five male cultivators approaching in a rather disheveled state. One of them was shouting to them, trying to escape together.

Li Rui glanced at Lin Yang, then refused without hesitation: "Sorry, let's each find our own way to escape. Gathering together would be too many people, too conspicuous, and more dangerous."

There aren't many people who are still clear-headed right now, and Li Rui instinctively doesn't want to get involved.

Besides, what he said was true.

When Li Rui refused, the other party wanted to say something more, but eventually gave up and went in another direction.

The group didn't take the little incident to heart and continued to proceed according to the original plan.

Their original plan was to escape the White Blaze City area. Not long after, several more groups of fleeing cultivators tried to join the group.

But Li Rui rejected them all.

Lin Yang's eyes flickered, and he said, "Let's not wear the government army uniforms anymore. At this point, everyone has lost their sense of direction, and they can't help but want to get closer to us as soon as they see us."

Li Rui and the others paused slightly, then said, "That's right, everyone should change back into their regular clothes and put away their waist tokens."

After everyone changed their clothes, the people who had come to ask to escape together were gone.

However, the situation remains far from optimistic.

Chaos was raging everywhere.

Even away from the most populated areas, the fighting was still raging everywhere.

Lin Yang also noticed that as people fled for their lives, many who were initially able to remain rational gradually lost control and eventually became part of the chaos.

Even within their own team, two more teammates lost control.

The number of people has decreased further.

"Damn it, what the hell is influencing these people?" Li Rui, abandoning his usual demeanor, couldn't help but swear.

Everyone was silent.

Everyone originally thought that as long as they weren't affected in the first place, they probably wouldn't be affected again.

However, it is clear that as time goes on, those who were not initially affected will eventually be affected as well.

This made everyone feel very heavy-hearted.

They weren't even sure if continuing to run was worthwhile; perhaps they would fall before they even left the White Blossom City area.

Lin Yang didn't say anything. After he felt a little safer, he started contacting Shi Jie, Xin Hao, and Li Liping.

He now needs to know the situation in other places in order to make a preliminary assessment of the scope of the impact.

Fortunately, all three can still be contacted; they are neither out of contact nor out of control.

First, Shi Jie said, "Brother Lin Yang, more than 80% of our family members have lost control. We are currently hiding in a secret room, and we don't know how long we can hold out."

Xin Hao continued, "It's about the same on my end."

Lin Yang felt even heavier and told the two of them to be careful.

He then communicated with Li Liping.

Li Liping was at the Jade Universe Sect, which was not within the White Chi City area. Lin Yang prayed that the Jade Universe Sect had not been affected.

But Li Liping's reply chilled him even more: "Brother Lin Yang, there are also some people in the Jade Universe Sect who have inexplicably gone mad, but their numbers are not large and they have been basically brought under control."

"What? Someone from the Jade Universe Sect has gone mad too?" Lin Yang exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes, I heard that Baichi City is completely out of control. Brother Lin Yang, you must be careful. As far as I know, the sect has managed to control a few of those out-of-control disciples in an attempt to find out the reason, but they have all failed. It seems that this loss of control is irreversible,” Li Liping warned.

"I understand, thank you. Do you know anything about the situation in other places?" Lin Yang pressed.

Li Liping immediately said, "You want to ask if this has happened in other parts of the Far East Prefecture, right?"

"Yes." Lin Yang nodded.

"Yes! People have inexplicably lost control in many places, but the situation is much better than in Baichi City. It seems that things are under control for the time being, but we don't know what will happen next."

Li Liping said quietly:
"It's not just the Far East Prefecture; it's said that people in other prefectures have also gone out of control."

Lin Yang was even more shocked: "Is the situation that serious? Is it affecting such a wide area?"

"Yes, now all the elders in our sect are on high alert and are preparing to temporarily close the sect," Li Liping said, dropping another bombshell.

"Even the Jade Universe Sect is closing down?" Lin Yang was beyond shocked.

"Yes, because we don't know if this loss of control will spread to others, we can only protect ourselves by closing ourselves off," Li Liping said.

Lin Yang paused for a moment: "Do you know about the situation with the Far East Army? We've lost contact with the Far East Army. We haven't received any messages or orders, and we can't contact any other armies."

"I'm sorry, Brother Lin Yang, I'm not aware of the situation with the Far East Army. Everyone is too busy taking care of themselves right now, and I don't know anyone there either," Li Liping said apologetically.

"It's alright, we'll just be more careful," Lin Yang sighed.

Li Liping paused for a moment, then lowered his voice noticeably and said with some hesitation:
“Brother Lin Yang, there’s something you need to be aware of. The first batch of disciples from our Jade Universe Sect who went out of control all have one thing in common: they all went to that ancient ruin in White Blaze City.”

"The elders are not allowing this news to spread yet because there is no conclusive evidence. Furthermore, not all the disciples who went to the ancient ruins lost control, so we cannot draw any conclusions. After all, too many people have been to that ancient ruins, and if it gets out, it may cause panic."

As he spoke, he sighed softly:

"Brother Lin Yang, you have been stationed in Bai Chi City and have also guarded ancient ruins, so... you must be extra careful and not let external things affect your emotions."

Lin Yang's heart skipped a beat: "You mean, almost everyone who's been to the ancient ruins has lost control?"

"More or less, but there are a few exceptions. However, those few who haven't gotten out of control are being closely watched. Brother, you... be careful in everything." Li Liping's tone was solemn and concerned, but he clearly didn't know how to say more to Lin Yang.

Because Lin Yang had been stationed at the ancient ruins.

This news will obviously increase the pressure on Lin Yang.

Lin Yang wasn't too flustered; perhaps subconsciously he had already prepared himself mentally. He simply thanked Li Liping.
"Thank you, this information is very useful. I will pay extra attention and try to keep my emotions stable, and I will also be alert to any abnormal changes in my body."

"Well, Brother Lin Yang, I don't know what to say either. I can only wish you all the best," Li Liping said softly.

"You too, before we figure out whether the situation will continue to spread out of control, don't contact those disciples, and it's best to hide as well," Lin Yang reminded him.

"Okay, I understand. I will let you know as soon as there are any new developments regarding those disciples," Li Liping replied.

"it is good."

Lin Yang finished speaking and ended the message.

His mood worsened.

The information revealed by Li Liping did indeed cause him some concern.

Eight or nine out of ten disciples who visited ancient ruins lost control.

This problem is very serious.

It's worth noting that he and the rest of the team went to the ancient ruins immediately and stayed there for a while.

If this is indeed the reason, then they will likely also be unable to escape the fate of losing control.

"Lin Yang, why do you look so pale? Is there some worse news?" Li Rui, who had been watching Lin Yang closely, quickly asked upon seeing his expression.

Lin Yang forced a smile: "There's really no good news. The only good news is that only Baichi City has completely fallen. Other places are just a few people who have lost control, so they are still under control."

As he spoke, he told everyone that the loss of control might be related to their visit to ancient ruins.

In an instant, the entire team fell silent.

Despair was evident on everyone's face.

After a long silence, Li Rui said with a bitter smile, "So, we're all doomed? Haha, that's fine too. Dying together with everyone isn't so bad."

He was trying to lighten the mood.

But no one could respond to that.

"Don't give up. After all, not everyone who went to that ancient ruin has met with misfortune. The adults already know about the situation here, and maybe they have a solution. We must persevere."

Lin Yang didn't want everyone to be too pessimistic, so he started to comfort them.

"Should we keep running?"

Cheng Fu spoke in a muffled voice:
“According to what your friend said, there are still people out of control in other prefectures. So it seems we don’t need to run away. If it’s bound to get out of control, it doesn’t matter where we go.”

These words added a somber tone to everyone's mood. (End of Chapter)