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

"How could this be?"

Lin Yang was shocked when he saw that the corpse was actually himself.

He glimpsed a corner of the future and actually saw his own corpse?
Doesn't this mean that he will die at some point in the future?
Although no one in this world can guarantee that they will live forever, seeing his own corpse still shocked and unsettled Lin Yang.

Because with his current mastery of the art of time, the glimpse of the future he has glimpsed is likely not a very distant future.

This means that his death may not be far off.

Lin Yang frowned and pondered for a long time, trying once again to glimpse the future.

He wanted to see if there were any more clues about the death.

However, the glimpse of the future that was seen again was exactly the same.

His body lay in the void.

"Again!"

Lin Yang was somewhat skeptical and continued to spy.

Although peeking into the future comes at a considerable cost and expense.

But having seen his own corpse, Lin Yang couldn't remain indifferent.

He repeatedly spied on the future.

But after several attempts, all he saw of the future was still his own corpse lying in the void.

"Is this fate? Is it unchangeable? Is there not even a sliver of hope?"

Lin Yang seemed to be deep in thought.

The repeated prying into the truth all point to the same ending, which means that the ending is almost inevitable.

This made Lin Yang feel even heavier, and for a moment he lost the will to concentrate on cultivation, becoming somewhat irritable.

Soon, Lin Yang noticed the change in his emotions.

"No wonder people say the future is not to be taken lightly, because whether it is good or bad, it will affect your current state of mind."

Lin Yang sighed softly, then his eyes hardened considerably.

Although the glimpse of the future I see is my own death, it doesn't mean there's no chance of survival at all.

Now that we know this in advance, we should be more careful in the future.

Besides, who has ever escaped death since ancient times?

It all comes down to how valuable the death was!
He gradually calmed down and was no longer affected by the future he saw.

Outside the cave, Zhao Yuan's voice rang out: "Guest Elder Lin, I've come to deliver resources to you."

Lin Yang composed himself, opened the cave, and let Zhao Yuan enter.

He cultivates in the secret realm, and every now and then the Zhao family sends a batch of resources over, just like before, but now Zhao Yuan delivers them personally.

Zhao Yuan put down the spatial ring and was about to take his leave as usual to avoid disturbing Lin Yang's cultivation, but Lin Yang called him back.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, please wait a moment." Lin Yang looked at Zhao Yuan and said, "I have recently mastered a new supernatural ability. I would be grateful if Fellow Daoist Zhao would cooperate with me in testing it out."

He wanted to try and peek into Zhao Yuan's future.

The difficulty of looking at others' future and the difficulty of looking at one's own future are definitely different.

He needs to gain some basic experience in predicting other people's future.

Zhao Yuan was taken aback: "Testing supernatural powers? Me?"

He was somewhat bewildered.

He was only at the Yuanhe Realm, and Lin Yang, a mere Divine Transformation cultivator, would have killed him on the spot.

Lin Yang couldn't help but smile: "It's not an offensive divine power, so it won't harm you. Just don't resist my power."

"Oh...I see. Then please tell me what to do, Mr. Lin, and I will cooperate fully." Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He had no doubt that Lin Yang would lie to him.

If Lin Yang wanted to harm him, he wouldn't need to go through all this trouble.

Lin Yang used some of his time power to envelop Zhao Yuan: "Fellow Daoist Zhao, just don't resist my power, you don't need to do anything else."

"Okay," Zhao Yuan quickly replied.

He had already felt a strange power enveloping him, and his body's instinctive fighting reaction made him want to resist, but upon hearing Lin Yang's words, he suppressed his instinctive reaction and allowed Lin Yang's power to be applied to him.

As the power of time was added, Lin Yang vaguely saw a scene.

"Why are there corpses strewn everywhere?"

The next instant, Lin Yang's brows furrowed.

Because what he saw was a glimpse of Zhao Yuan's future, a scene of Zhao Yuan's corpse lying in the air.

"Is there some flaw in my understanding of time, or is my current ability to glimpse the future limited, and what I'm seeing is actually everyone's ultimate fate?"

Lin Yang couldn't help but ponder, and at the same time, he stopped spying on Zhao Yuan.

"Guest Lin, are you alright?" Zhao Yuan asked with concern when he noticed that Lin Yang's expression seemed a bit off.

"I'm fine, Fellow Daoist Zhao." Lin Yang waved his hand to indicate that he was alright, then thought for a moment and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhao, you should go back first."

"Okay." Zhao Yuan didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.

Lin Yang then left the cave. He wanted to spy on other people's futures to verify whether there was something wrong with his methods.

When the people in the secret cave saw Lin Yang walk out of the cave, they all bowed very respectfully.

Lin Yang glanced at a member of the Zhao family who was at the Nirvana Realm, stepped forward, and said under the other's respectful gaze, "Do not resist my power."

Although the Zhao family member in the Nirvana Realm did not know what he meant, he dared not be negligent and bowed repeatedly in agreement.

Lin Yang quickly glimpsed a glimpse into this person's future.

It's still that scene of corpses lying in the air.

"Interesting." Lin Yang withdrew his power and then looked at the future of several other members of the Zhao family.

Without exception, all of them depicted corpses lying in the air.

This made Lin Yang somewhat doubt that he could actually only see the future on the day each person would eventually die.

"If this is all the future we can see, then it doesn't really mean anything, because everyone will die, sooner or later."

Lin Yang muttered to himself, but did not stop spying.

He continued to peek into other people's futures.

After spying on a few more people, only one member of the Zhao family in the central area remained unspyed.

A young man in the early stage of the Dao Fire Realm.

Having already seen it all, Lin Yang once again covered it with his power of time.

then…

His pupils involuntarily contracted slightly.

His eyes also changed.

This time, he finally saw a different side of the Zhao family.

It was no longer a scene of corpses strewn about, but a picture.

In the video, the man appears quite old, with a full head of white hair. His eyes are fixed on the sky, as if there is something extraordinary above. His gaze is filled with grief and hatred, and he seems somewhat numb.

There were figures all around him, some soaring into the sky, others with blank expressions.

The scene was very brief, almost fleeting.

That's all Lin Yang saw.

Lin Yang looked at the Zhao family member in front of him.

This person still looks young, with bright and spirited eyes, seemingly full of hope for everything.

But in the picture, he appears with white hair and a blank look in his eyes.

Lin Yang frowned even more deeply.

Judging from the changes in the person in front of him, the glimpse of the future he glimpsed must be something that happened a long time from now.

Because it takes a long time for a cultivator to grow old.

This suggests that the glimpse of the future he is currently seeing may represent a period of time long afterward.

So here's the problem.

Assuming that the time power he currently possesses has a limited time span for the future he can glimpse, and that the futures he glimpses are all within the same time period.

In the scene he witnessed where he and the other members of the Zhao family died, he and the Zhao family members he had previously spied on were all dead, while this person was still alive.

Although I've grown old, I'm still alive.

This might explain something.

But Lin Yang couldn't say exactly what it was.

There are too few clues to make a deduction.

Furthermore, if the future glimpsed is at different points in time, then it becomes even less of a reliable indicator.

In short, the situation is somewhat complicated.

Lin Yang rubbed his temples, looked at the man, and asked, "What's your name?" "Replying to you, guest sir, this junior is Zhao Di!"

Zhao Di was very respectful and excited.

Lin Yang actually asked him his name!

For Zhao Di, Lin Yang is a person he greatly admires and respects.

Or rather, many members of the Zhao family are like this.

When Lin Yang asked for his name, Zhao Di felt a strange excitement.

The other members of the Zhao family present were envious.

Although they didn't know what Lin Yang was doing, he had done the same thing to many of them earlier without asking their names, except for Zhao Di.

Everyone's envious gazes fell on Zhao Di, making him puff out his chest involuntarily.

"Zhao Di... very good, keep up the good work." Lin Yang nodded, noted the name down, and then looked at the other four major families.

He needs to peek into the future of more people to verify something.

Although the other four major families were surprised that Lin Yang also asked them to cooperate, they all cooperated one by one.

Lin Yang peered at them one by one.

The result, however, was not ideal.

Nearly a hundred people from the four major families were being spied on.

But only two people have a future where they are alive, and their situation is very similar to Zhao Di's.

Everyone else met a tragic end, their bodies lying scattered across the ground.

Lin Yang paused.

Judging from the results of Zhao Di and the other two's observations, the future he has glimpsed is indeed something that happened at the same point in time.

This basically indicates that a major event is likely to occur sometime in the future, resulting in many deaths, including his own, with only a few surviving.

This is very bad news.

Lin Yang wanted to continue exploring, but the cost and effort involved in probing the future were considerable.

With his current flawless cultivation level, he was already feeling somewhat overwhelmed after peering into the futures of most of these people who were only at the Dao Fire Realm.

This is even more serious than his previous battle with Mu Tianyang within the Lanye Holy Sect.

Even fighting a Dao Wulou master hadn't left him this exhausted.

He had no choice but to give up for the time being and return to his meditation room to recuperate.

But a shadow always lingered in my heart.

What exactly is the future he envisioned?
After recovering, Lin Yang thought about it and gave up the idea of ​​returning to Xiwu City to continue spying on the future of more people.

Currently, our understanding of time and the glimpses we can make of the future are all fleeting images, with very little useful information.

Further improvements are needed to obtain more detailed information.

Moreover, assuming some major event occurs in the future, the stronger one is, the greater the chance of survival.

He cannot let the fact that he has witnessed death affect his resolve.

Strength is always the most important thing.

As long as you are strong enough, the future is not unchangeable.

Lin Yang calmed down and continued to comprehend the Dao of Time.

As time passed, he gradually sensed some obstacles in the path of time.

At the same time, the absorption of the "boundary" by the cave-heaven has gradually weakened considerably.

It is unclear whether the "realm" has temporarily reached its limit of absorption or whether the "realm" no longer needs the power of the cave heaven.

In short, the feedback from the "boundary" to Lin Yang's cultivation level became extremely weak.

Lin Yang also noticed this.

"It's time to go out and travel around, to see all the different aspects of the world, and to experience the changes of time, so that I can better understand the power of time."

Lin Yang stood up, preparing to leave Xiwu City.

He calculated the time; the time from the start of his cultivation to his seclusion was not long, only a few hundred thousand years.

In the past tens of thousands of years, the Ancestral Temple has not assigned him any special tasks.

Sima Ming would occasionally report some work to him, but most of it was nothing major.

The Western Border Prefecture and the Ancient Void Clan have lived in peace for countless years, and there are usually very few major incidents.

Qingyuan knew he was in seclusion and never disturbed him.

Lin Yang returned to the Zhao family in Xiwu City.

The Zhao family is now the most powerful family in Xiwu City.

The clan has gained many experts at the peak of the Nirvana Realm, and even one more clan elder at the Yuanhe Realm.

Besides, there were also several rogue cultivators at the Yuanhe Realm. Because the Zhao family had Lin Yang, a Dao Wulou Realm cultivator, these people also flocked to join them.

Originally, these rogue cultivators at the Yuanhe Realm would have no trouble finding a place in any family, but they wanted to advance further, so they came to the Zhao family from various nearby places and prefectures.

I just hope to have the honor of receiving guidance from a Daoist master.

Therefore, the Zhao family's overall strength is now unparalleled in the region.

Lin Yang found Zhao Yuan and, under the latter's seemingly knowing gaze, said, "Fellow Daoist Zhao, I need to leave Xiwu City for a long journey."

Zhao Yuan paused for a moment, seemingly both surprised and unsurprised, then sighed deeply and said:

"Guest Elder Lin, this day has finally come. I wish you all the best!"

As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Lin Yang.

Lin Yang nodded without saying anything more.

In fact, given his current status, leaving Xiwu City wouldn't have a significant impact on the Zhao family.

He also serves as the resident elder of the Western Border Prefecture!

As long as they don't die, the Zhao family's position won't be greatly shaken.

He remained the same as always, leaving alone without having anyone from the Zhao family see him off.

Lin Yang first went to the official military headquarters of the Western Prefecture and found Sima Ming.

This was his first visit, and Sima Ming led the high-ranking officers of his government army to greet him.

Lin Yang directly told Sima Ming that he needed to go out for a while, the time to be determined, and that if Sima Ming could not contact him immediately, he should contact Zu Dian.

As a resident elder, I am not allowed to leave at will for extended periods, according to regulations.

However, the Western Border Prefecture is usually very peaceful, so Lin Yang is not very constrained.

Sima Ming agreed and said he would do his best to handle the affairs of the Western Border Prefecture while Lin Yang was away, and try not to cause Lin Yang any trouble.

Lin Yang then left the Western Border Prefecture and headed towards the Inner Palace.

This time, however, he did not traverse the entire region instantly. Instead, he chose to travel slowly and try to stay in each city he passed through for a period of time to comprehend the Dao of Time.

Sometimes, he would disguise himself as an ordinary cultivator and temporarily stay in a city, befriending other ordinary cultivators to carefully observe the traces and changes that time had left on them.

Sometimes, he would sit alone on a mountaintop, observing the withering and flourishing of a blade of grass or a wildflower.

From spring to winter to spring again.

Day after day, year after year.

Gradually, Lin Yang began to show signs of aging.

He seemed to be getting old, and there was a strange aura about him.

Lin Yang himself was completely unaware of this.

During this time, he also glimpsed the future of some people and saw some unexpected things.

However, his own future remains unchanged.

One day, he stopped by a stream to observe a small fish in it.

The power of time affects everything.

He wanted to see the life changes of a fish.

However, a chilling power suddenly rose up from the surroundings.

In an instant, the fish floated belly up on the surface of the water, clearly dead.

Lin Yang frowned slightly.

As he gazed at the darkness gradually emerging before him, a fleeting, indescribable look of reminiscence crossed his eyes.

It was that vengeful spirit that reappeared after hundreds of thousands of years.

As the ghostly figures gradually emerged from the other side of the darkness, Lin Yang remained calm and said:
"You've finally reappeared. I thought you'd given up looking for me after all these years."

The ghost seemed somewhat surprised by Lin Yang's calmness, because Lin Yang had been very nervous every time it appeared before.

He looked at Lin Yang from afar, and unlike before, he actually spoke:

"You're going to die." (End of Chapter)