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

"Lin Yang?!"

Seeing this sudden scene, Qingyuan was completely stunned.

A powerful figure from another realm actually launched a sneak attack on Lin Yang!
He instinctively hurled the Dao weapon in his hand at the powerful alien, attempting to block it, while simultaneously sending out a distress signal.

However, the powerful figure from another region completely ignored Qingyuan's attack, his eyes only on Lin Yang.

Qingyuan's attack was annihilated the moment it got close to the opponent.

The gap in strength is too large.

Fortunately, a temple master had already noticed the anomaly and came to provide support.

"Tianyan! You're asking for death!"

The palace master, who had come to provide support, roared and with a surge of power, rescued Lin Yang, landing him behind the city wall.

Upon seeing this, a glint of malice flashed in the eyes of the powerful alien being known as the Nightmare.

Just now, he was only a hair's breadth away from completing the soul search and killing Lin Yang at the same time.

Unfortunately, Lin Yang was protected by the power of Dingbian Ancient Pass on the city wall, which made him a step too slow.

Tianyan looked at Lin Yang with some regret. He had just wanted to search Lin Yang's soul to see if his spear technique was inherited from some kind of lineage. If he hadn't searched Lin Yang's soul and had just killed him, the Palace Master wouldn't have had time to save him!

Seeing that Lin Yang had been rescued, Tian Yan had no intention of staying to fight and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

The palace master who saved Lin Yang was a palace master of the Human Ancestor Palace named Yan Huo. He did not chase after Tian Yan, but looked at Lin Yang with some doubt in his eyes.

Because there are very few, if any, powerful beings from other realms who would even bother with ordinary Dao Wulou.

With the protection of the ancient pass, it is very difficult for powerful foreigners to launch a sneak attack.

Apart from special alien powerhouses like Tianyan, it is difficult for other alien powerhouses to approach the city wall silently.

Once they appear, the temple lords will notice and engage them in battle.

They will only allow those alien creatures to continuously deplete the ancient pass's power.

But now Lin Yang has actually provoked Tianyan to launch a sneak attack, which is a very rare occurrence.

Yan Huo's gaze swept over Lin Yang, seemingly searching for anything unique about him that might have attracted Tian Yan's attack.

But he didn't notice anything unusual, and immediately asked, "Lin Yang, do you know why the Nightmare attacked you?"

Lin Yang then took a deep breath and said, "Thank you for saving me, Palace Master."

After thanking him, he shook his head and said, "Reporting to the Palace Master, this junior also does not know why I attracted the attention of that powerful figure from another realm."

He really didn't know.

He only attacked two alien creatures that had surpassed the Dao of No Leakage. Could it be that the Nightmare has set its sights on him because of this?

He hesitated for a moment before speaking his guess.

The Lord of the Flamefire Palace shook his head: "It can't be because of this. Since you don't know the reason either, be more careful in the future. Tianyan is best at stealth and sneak attacks."

"Thank you for the reminder, Palace Master." Lin Yang felt a chill run down his spine.

Being inexplicably targeted by a powerful figure from another realm is something no one would enjoy.

Yan Huo glanced at Lin Yang again: "I observe that your aura is profound; have you already touched the threshold of the Eternal Realm?"

Lin Yang paused for a moment, then spoke truthfully: "Reporting to the Palace Master, this junior has indeed touched the edge of the Eternal Realm. If it weren't for the need to deal with these alien creatures this time, this junior would have planned to go into seclusion and focus all his efforts on breaking through to the Eternal Realm."

Upon hearing this, a glint of light appeared in Yan Huo's eyes, and he laughed: "Not bad, very good. Our human race will have another Eternal Realm cultivator. In that case, I will allow you to leave the ancient pass and go back to cultivate in seclusion until you break through to the Eternal Realm."

Lin Yang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Palace Master. However, I have also gained something while dealing with the alien creatures, so I would like to stay in the ancient pass to kill more alien creatures. Perhaps I will have a better chance of breaking through."

"Oh? If that's the case, then so be it. You may leave whenever the time is right." Yan Huo was slightly surprised, but then gave Lin Yang the authority to leave the ancient pass at any time.

Seeing that there would be another Hengjing realm cultivator made Yanhuo very happy.

"Thank you, Palace Master," Lin Yang said again.

Yan Huo responded and then left.

After Yan Huo left, Qing Yuan immediately cupped his hands in congratulations: "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, congratulations! It's truly a cause for celebration that you've reached the Eternal Realm so quickly!"

Lin Yang smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan. It was just a coincidence."

"Sigh, Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, you're being too modest," Qingyuan said with a wry smile.

He recalled the time he bestowed the magic weapon upon Lin Yang, and also the scene when he went to Xiwu City to see Lin Yang.

How long has it been? Lin Yang is about to break through again in the blink of an eye.

Qingyuan was overwhelmed with emotion.

He wasn't jealous, just a little envious, and he was also quite happy.

If Lin Yang successfully breaks through, he will be the first Eternal Realm cultivator to emerge from within the Time-Space Tree!
From then on, they finally had a powerful backer.

Therefore, Qingyuan couldn't help but say, "Since Fellow Daoist Lin Yang is about to break through, why not simply go back and cultivate in seclusion? It's too dangerous here."

Lin Yang shook his head: "That alien expert failed to launch a sneak attack just now, so he definitely won't make another move anytime soon. Besides, the Palace Master and the others will definitely be on guard. Moreover, I really gained some insights from killing those alien creatures, so let's wait a bit longer."

"Alright then." Qingyuan didn't say anything more, but he focused more of his energy on Lin Yang during his next posting, making sure to ensure Lin Yang's safety.

Lin Yang glanced at the location where the palace masters and the foreign powerhouses were fighting. The battle there was still intense and showed no signs of ending.

"The battles between the Palace Masters and the powerful beings from other realms each last at least tens of thousands of years before they end," Qingyuan said, seemingly noticing Lin Yang's gaze.

Lin Yang was surprised: "A battle that lasted for tens of thousands of years?"

“Yes, the battles between the Palace Masters are beyond our imagination. Their Dao power is almost inexhaustible, and ten thousand years is nothing to them,” Qingyuan said.

Lin Yang nodded, asked no more questions, and focused on killing the alien creatures.

One year, two years...

A hundred years, a thousand years...

Ten thousand years and ten thousand years...

Time flowed slowly, and before they knew it, Lin Yang had been guarding the ancient pass of Dingbian for nearly 60,000 years.

For so many years, he has relentlessly killed alien creatures that attempted to besiege the city.

The absorption of the "boundary" finally ceased on this day.

Lin Yang also stopped his attack and said to Qingyuan, "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, I have reached the edge of a breakthrough, so I will go back to seclusion first. I will leave this place to you. Please be careful."

Qingyuan quickly replied, "Alright, you can go into seclusion without worry. You don't need to worry about things here."

Lin Yang nodded, turned and flew into the ancient city, returned to the Human Ancestor Hall through the teleportation array, and then returned to Xiwu City through the teleportation token.

Despite the passage of many years, Xiwu City has not changed much.

Lin Yang didn't disturb too many people. He just greeted Zhao Yuan and the others and then went to the secret cave.

The most peaceful and safe place to retreat to in seclusion is in that secluded paradise.

Zhao Yuan and the Zhao family were naturally overjoyed to learn of Lin Yang's return and quickly prepared many resources for him.

Although Lin Yang hadn't asked the Zhao family for resources during the years he was away, the Zhao family had conscientiously accumulated most of their resources in preparation for supplying them to Lin Yang.

Lin Yang didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the gift before heading to the Cave Heaven Secret Realm to begin his attempt to break through to the Eternal Realm.

……

Thirty-two thousand years after Lin Yang went into seclusion.

The inner prefecture region.

Within a terrifying ancient ruin, a low, hissing sound suddenly rang out, then spread beyond the ruin and throughout dozens of surrounding prefectures.

Everyone who heard the roar felt a sudden jolt in their heart, as if a giant hammer had struck their heart, causing them to shudder violently, and some even bled from all seven orifices.

Initially, this was just an isolated incident.

But not long after, other ancient and dangerous ruins began to emit the same sound, causing many cultivators to be injured.

The ancient ruins of the former White Incineration City are also among them.

A muffled sound echoed from within the ancient ruins, carrying far and wide to hundreds of prefectures. Wherever the sound passed, everyone who heard it suffered, ranging from bleeding from the mouth and nose to bleeding from all seven orifices; none escaped its effects.

Inside Fuzhou Prefecture.

Phantom Sound Sect.

Xia Shuang was cultivating.

Since Lin Yang rescued her from the Lan Ye Holy Sect, she has rarely gone out and has been diligently cultivating, not wanting to become a burden to Lin Yang.

The Lan Ye Holy Sect did not cause any more trouble.

Therefore, she has been in seclusion all these years and has not been disturbed.

But today, a dull voice suddenly rang in my ears.

A tremendous force seemed to strike from the void, and she instantly bled from all seven orifices, suffering severe injuries.

"What...what kind of power is this?! Are the people from the Lan Ye Holy Sect here to retaliate?"

Xia Shuang was shocked and quickly suppressed her injuries before leaving the secluded cultivation room.

But outside, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and there was no sign of intrusion.

Swish swish.

Following closely behind, Wen Qingsu and the other disciples of the Illusionary Sound Sect appeared in the square, all of them in the same injured state and equally horrified.

"Master..."

Xia Shuang looked at Wen Qingsu, whose expression was solemn. With a flick of her wrist, a communication jade slip appeared in her hand.

After a moment, Wen Qingsu said seriously, "It's that ominous ancient ruin. Something strange has happened there. We don't know what will happen next. We have to leave this place!"

Wen Qingsu has made many friends over the years.

After all, although he offended the Lan Ye Holy Sect, he had Lin Yang, a Dao Wulou, behind him, so he held a considerable position in Fuzhou Prefecture.

The matter was quickly clarified.

"Has that ancient site started acting up again?"

Xia Shuang and the others' expressions changed.

Wen Qingsu's expression was more serious than ever before: "It's not just that ancient ruin; it's said that other ominous ancient ruins in other places are also showing unusual activity. This time, something terrible is probably going to happen."

With that, she instructed all her disciples, "Pack your things immediately and leave Fuzhou Prefecture!"

She dared not delay for even a moment.

While preparing to evacuate, Xia Shuang immediately relayed the situation to Lin Yang.

A few minutes later, everyone from the Illusionary Sound Sect began to evacuate.

Wen Qingsu was decisive and had people enter the city directly to take the teleportation array and leave.

This is not the time to care about money.

Meanwhile, many people in the city had already sensed that something was wrong and were evacuating.

But many people are still observing.

Because Fuzhou Prefecture is at least several prefectures away from the Great Fierce Ancient Ruins.

Therefore, these people did not evacuate immediately.

Based on past experience, if the Great Ferocious Ancient Ruins really do expand again, it will still be possible to escape then.

This time, however, everyone was wrong.

The ancient ruins of Daxiong have not expanded.

Instead, a terrifying force enveloped hundreds of prefectures within a very short time.

In an instant, darkness enveloped the skies above these hundreds of prefectures.

Then, that deep roar echoed again from the darkness.

Accompanied by the sound, large numbers of cultivators began to die.

The massive number of corpses were swept into darkness by some force.

Everyone panicked at the sight of this horrific scene.

"It's over, we can't escape now."

Not long after Wen Qingsu and Xia Shuang left Fuzhou Prefecture, they witnessed this scene, and their hearts sank instantly.

The Great Ferocious Ancient Ruins acted too quickly this time.

So fast that it's impossible to react.

Seeing the horrific scene of people falling around her and their bodies being swept away, Xia Shuang didn't have time to think and immediately sent another message to Lin Yang:
"Brother Lin Yang, that ominous ancient ruin has erupted, and none of us can escape. Thank you for taking care of me all these years. Please forgive me for not being able to repay your kindness. I also hope that you won't be sad for me. Please stay away from any area with ominous ancient ruins. Remember that!"

Just after sending the message, Xia Shuang's vision went black and she fainted.

"Shuang'er!" Wen Qingsu exclaimed in surprise, but then she also fainted.

Soon, only the mournful sound of the wind and the low growls that had started to blow at some unknown time echoed between heaven and earth.

The same scenario is not only happening within the human territory, but also in other places.

Throughout the three major regions of the Primordial Ancient Continent, numerous ancient ruins, large and small, have been plagued by successive uprisings and massacres.

....
Inside the Ancestral Hall.

Yan Huo had also returned from Dingbian Ancient Pass and was receiving news reports from all sides, his expression growing colder and colder.

Opposite him, another temple master, Kanli, was also watching the news report.

After a moment, the two looked at each other, their eyes filled with anger, but even more so with a sense of powerlessness.

"Those damned old fogies are about to start another great calamity. It seems that the calamity of this cycle of reincarnation is coming ahead of schedule, so they are reaping life force one by one in advance."

Kan Li's voice was icy, his gaze piercing through the void as he looked towards the directions of the numerous ancient and ferocious ruins, a murderous intent surging within him.
"I really want to raze those old bastards' lair to the ground! I want them to suffer a terrible death!"

Suppressing his murderous intent, Yan Huo sighed, "It's a pity that we still don't have enough time. No one has taken the final step, and no genius has emerged in this cycle of reincarnation. We can only wait for the next cycle of reincarnation."

"The longer it goes on, the stronger their accumulated power will become. I'm afraid that in the next cycle of reincarnation, their power will be enough to sacrifice all of us in an attempt to transcend reincarnation," Kanli said in a deep voice.

"Alas, there has been no new temple master for several reincarnations. If only there were a few more temple masters to succeed us, we could risk our lives to bring those old fogies down with us in the cycle of reincarnation, so that there would be no more hidden dangers within the territory of our human race." Yan Huo clenched his fists.

Kanli glanced at him and said, "The ancient pass of Dingbian is relatively safe now, with Brother Yuan and the others in charge. Why don't the two of us join forces and see if we can take down an old bastard's lair?"

Yan Huo was somewhat tempted by this, but still shook his head: "No, right now they are just harvesting life force. If we make a move, they will fully recover and join forces to attack us. We can't afford to get hurt. If something happens, it will give others an opportunity to take advantage of us."

"Damn it!" Kanli cursed angrily, took a deep breath, turned around, and refused to look any longer.

He was afraid that if he looked at it any longer, he would be unable to resist making a move.

Yan Huo looked at him, paused, and said, "Go and warn them not to be so presumptuous. We haven't sensed the Tribulation of Reincarnation yet, so according to the rules, they can't make a move."

"But remember not to act impulsively. Just find an old geezer to vent your anger on."

Upon hearing this, Kan Li vanished instantly from the Hall of Human Ancestors, leaving only his voice echoing in the same spot:

"Fine, I've put up with them for a long time!"

Yan Huo looked in the direction Kan Li had left and couldn't help but sigh.

This day.

On the ancient continent at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, countless people died or were injured, and all cultivators grieved together.

Within the secret cave.

Lin Yang's breakthrough also came to an end at this point.

He saw a brilliant Milky Way.

Above the Milky Way, countless stars floated, along with some... fragments of bronze. (End of Chapter)