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

"Is this... the River of Reversing Time?"

The moment Lin Yang saw that dazzling starry river, he almost thought it was the reversal of time.

Because this dazzling galaxy is so similar to the River of Time flowing backwards, especially the scene with floating bronze fragments is exactly the same.

Moreover, the aura of the bronze fragments also seemed to originate from the same source.

However, Lin Yang quickly determined that the dazzling starry river he was seeing was not the Time Reversal River. Although the two looked extremely similar, there were still considerable differences.

In the river of time flowing backward, there are no traces of starlight.

There are subtle differences between the aura of the dazzling starry river and the reverse flow of time.

Looking at the dazzling starry sky that suddenly appeared before him, Lin Yang was also somewhat puzzled.

He was trying to break through to the Eternal Realm, so how did he inexplicably end up on this starry river?
He tried to calm his mind and shut down his five senses, wanting to confirm whether this was an abnormal phenomenon that occurred during the breakthrough process.

But it had no effect; no matter how he tried, he couldn't escape the range of this dazzling starry river.

"Could this be an illusion that appears when breaking through to the Eternal Realm? Is it only by breaking through this illusion that I can successfully break through?"

Lin Yang pondered this thoughtfully.

He then followed the flow of the dazzling starry river downstream to see what it was like.

However, progress downstream is extremely difficult.

There seemed to be a powerful force preventing him from moving downstream.

Lin Yang had no choice but to turn his gaze upstream and tentatively take a step forward.

This time, his progress was not hindered.

"It seems that this galaxy can only flow upstream, and cannot flow downstream."

Lin Yang muttered to himself and slowly walked upstream towards the Milky Way.

It's not that he doesn't want to be fast, but that he simply can't be fast here.

There is an invisible force suppressing it.

Lin Yang could only take it one step at a time.

As he walked upstream, he gradually saw some blurry scenes and images among the twinkling stars in the Milky Way.

Each star seems to represent a world within which various scenes are evolving.

It's just very blurry and I can't see it clearly.

Only in scenes of fighting can you see things a little more clearly, but even then, you still can't see the faces of the two sides fighting.

Nevertheless, Lin Yang could still sense that the two sides fighting in the scene seemed to be stronger than normal.

Even through the screen, he felt a chill run down his spine.

He dared not watch some of the battle scenes, for even a single glance made him feel as if his heart was about to break.

Fortunately, there weren't many scenes of these battles, and Lin Yang continued upstream.

I don't know how long it took.

Another scene of battle appeared before my eyes.

Lin Yang glanced at it casually, but was instantly stunned.

Because one of the two people in this battle scene is actually...

"Senior Yueyou?!"

Lin Yang was shocked and even rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was hallucinating.

The person in the picture looks at least seven or eight points, no, even eight or nine points, similar to Yue You.

"Is it Senior Yueyou? Or is it just a resemblance?"

Lin Yang was somewhat confused.

The faces of everyone else in the picture are not clear, but the face of this person who is suspected to be Senior Yueyou is clearly visible.

But he couldn't explain how he could see Yueyou in this strange and dazzling starry sky.
"At least nine-tenths like him... Could it really be Senior Yueyou?" Lin Yang murmured.

Suppressing their shock, they continued their upward climb.

Because the image flashed by so quickly, it didn't give him a chance to confirm it further.

"Perhaps I can ask Senior Yueyou about it later," Lin Yang thought to himself.

As he continued upstream along the dazzling Milky Way, the further upstream he went, the more blurred some of the scenes became, and the aura emanating from some of them even gave Lin Yang a sense of great terror.

Furthermore, as he approached the upstream area, he encountered more resistance, which slowed him down considerably again.

Then, after an unknown amount of time...

Lin Yang was forced to stop.

An invisible force appeared, preventing him from moving forward, and at the same time, a will descended.

"The ancient history of the past is off-limits to later generations!"

Lin Yang was stunned.

"Ancient history of the past, forbidden to later generations?"

He repeated the sentence, his eyes suddenly narrowing as if he understood something.

"Could this dazzling galaxy be the legendary River of Time?!"

Lin Yang was deeply shocked and couldn't help but look back.

If this dazzling starry sky is truly a river of time, then wouldn't all the scenes we saw before be images of different eras?
This……

Lin Yang was shocked.

I was utterly shocked.

He actually entered the river of time!
This is incredible!

Of course, the most incredible thing was that sentence!
Ancient history, as the name suggests, refers to historical periods even further back in time.

But there seems to be an unseen force preventing people from entering that era?
Is this man-made or something else?
Lin Yang had no idea, but was deeply shocked.

After standing there for a long time, Lin Yang's mood finally calmed down a little.

What I saw and heard today was truly unexpected.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Lin Yang turned around and looked back again.

He can no longer go upstream, but he can turn back downstream.

However, it is conceivable that he could only walk to the place where he first appeared.

At the same time, Lin Yang also vaguely understood why he couldn't go downstream when he first entered the Brilliant River.

The reason why we can't go downstream at the beginning is mostly because upstream represents the past, while downstream represents the future.

The past has already happened, so it can be observed; the future, however, has not yet happened, therefore it cannot be entered.

Lin Yang turned back again, having also considered what would happen if he were to plunge into a certain period of time now.

But in the end, I didn't dare to try it easily.

Now that he understands that this is the River of Time, if he wants to go back, he will definitely have to return to the section of the River of Time he is currently in.

So he returned to his original position.

Time seemed to stand still here, and after an unknown amount of time, Lin Yang returned to the spot where he had first entered.

He threw himself into the river, trying to return to reality.

however……

Nothing happened.

"Huh? We can't go back to reality?" Lin Yang was stunned.

He thought that by standing in the middle of the long river, he could return to the real world.

But this is not the case.

This left him somewhat bewildered.

If we can't even get back here, how can we escape this place?

His gaze unconsciously swept over the bronze fragments floating in the long river. He thought again of those bronze fragments in the River of Time Reversal.

So I reached out and tried to retrieve it.

Having acquired the two bronze artifact fragments, Lin Yang then took out another bronze artifact fragment he had previously salvaged from the River of Reversing Time, wanting to compare them.

An unexpected change occurred at this time.

Suddenly, the bronze fragments in his hand emitted a blinding light and then began to slowly fuse together.

Lin Yang was greatly surprised, so he simply took out all the bronze artifact fragments he had previously salvaged from the River of Time Reversal.

After the fragments were taken out, the fusion process began to become quite astonishing.

Not only did the light become more dazzling, but an invisible force also began to vibrate.

Even the river of time was shaken, creating visible ripples.

Lin Yang felt a sudden heaviness in his head and then lost consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself back in the secluded cultivation room of the Cave Heaven Secret Realm.

In his hand lay fragments of a bronze artifact, some of which had been fused together.

Judging from its shape, it is already vaguely discernible that this appears to be a small bronze cauldron.

But it's still missing half.

Lin Yang looked at the broken cauldron with a complicated expression.

This proves that everything that happened in the river of time was not an illusion that appeared when breaking through to the Eternal Realm, but something that truly existed.

He did indeed inexplicably enter the river of time.

"What is the relationship between the River of Time and the River of Reversal of Time? Why do the bronze fragments in the River of Reversal of Time not fuse, but only fuse after they encounter the bronze fragments in the River of Time?"

Lin Yang couldn't help but ponder.

He always felt as if he had stumbled upon some kind of secret, but he was struggling to find enough clues to piece together any useful information.

"It seems I need to find an opportunity to go back to the higher dimension and visit the River of Time Reversal again."

After thinking it over, Lin Yang temporarily suppressed his thoughts.

Returning from the Primordial Ancient Continent to the Time Tree is very difficult.

He needs to find an opportunity.

Only then did he realize that his cultivation had unknowingly reached the Eternal Realm.

"I felt nothing this time about the breakthrough," Lin Yang muttered to himself.

Then, as usual, he took out the communication jade slip and began to check if anyone had contacted him during his seclusion.

It seems that because everyone knew he was in seclusion, neither Qingyuan, the Zhao family, nor Sikong Ming and others sent him any messages.

There were only two messages, both from Xia Shuang.

Lin Yang's expression immediately changed after reading Xia Shuang's message.

"The ancient ruins, rife with malevolence, have inexplicably erupted? Engulfing hundreds of prefectures in an instant, causing countless deaths and injuries??"

Lin Yang jumped up and immediately replied to Xia Shuang.

But they received no response.

He repeatedly looked at the last message Xia Shuang sent, his heart growing heavier and heavier.

Could it be that Xia Shuang has already...

He didn't want to think about it anymore.

Instead, he immediately left the secret realm and returned to Xiwu City to find Zhao Yuan and inquire about the Great Ferocious Ancient Ruins.

When Zhao Yuan saw Lin Yang suddenly appear, his expression turned solemn. He didn't dare to ask Lin Yang if his seclusion had gone smoothly, and instead said:

"Guest Lin, more than 30,000 years after you went into seclusion, the ancient ruins of the entire Primordial Continent suddenly erupted within a few days, killing many people. It wasn't just us; other races and the other two domains suffered the same fate."

"As for the ancient ruins of the former Blazing City, this power surge spread across 186 prefectures in just a few days, and over 99% of the cultivators in those prefectures perished..."

At this point, he glanced at Lin Yang's gloomy face and cautiously added:
"Because the outbreak was so sudden, the power enveloped so many prefectures in an instant, leaving no time for people to escape, especially in Fuzhou Prefecture..."

"Fuzhou Prefecture is right next to that ominous ancient ruin, making it the first place to suffer the consequences..."

Zhao Yuan stopped there.

He understood perfectly well that Lin Yang's inquiry about the Great Ferocious Ancient Ruins was mainly directed at Xia Shuang.

But Xia Shuang is in Fuzhou Prefecture...

This time, it's most likely a fatal blow.

As expected, Lin Yang's expression grew increasingly grim, and he remained silent.

Zhao Yuan sighed and said, "Guest Minister Lin, please accept my condolences!"

Lin Yang took a deep breath and said slowly, "I'm fine. I'll go to the Ancestral Temple first."

He did not linger any longer.

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

If Xia Shuang had been brought to Fuzhou Prefecture back then, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

He sent a message to Qingyuan.

Qingyuan is now also in the Temple of Human Ancestors. The invasion of alien creatures from Dingbian Ancient Pass has returned to normal in recent years.

Upon seeing Lin Yang emerge from seclusion, Qingyuan was extremely excited: "Elder Lin Yang, you've broken through to the Eternal Realm?"

Lin Yang nodded: "Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, you can still call me Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be so formal by calling me Elder."

"This...isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Qingyuan hesitated.

"It's alright, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan. Do you know why those ancient ruins, which are considered extremely dangerous, erupted at the same time?" Lin Yang asked.

Zhao Yuan ultimately lacked the necessary status and strength, and only knew some superficial information.

Qingyuan should know more.

He was puzzled as to why all the ancient ruins were erupting at the same time.

Qingyuan pondered for a moment and said, "I know a little bit. It is said that there are some special beings sleeping in those ancient ruins. They will initially awaken at certain special times and harvest the flesh and blood of cultivators. But I don't know the specifics. Perhaps you can try to ask the palace masters."

Lin Yang frowned: "Are there special beings slumbering in those ancient ruins? And do they specifically kill people and harvest flesh and life force?"

To be honest, this answer was quite unexpected for him.

Somewhat surprising.

Qingyuan nodded: "Yes, this information must be kept secret. Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, please remember not to spread it, or you may be punished."

"Confidential information? No wonder I couldn't find out anything useful despite trying so many times," Lin Yang said in realization.

“Yes, some information has become known to the public, which will have some impact. Even we only know the basics. The real secrets are only known to the Palace Master and the others,” Qingyuan said.

"Understood, thank you, Fellow Daoist Qingyuan." Lin Yang clasped his hands in thanks, then asked again, "Do you know roughly the strength of the special beings within the ancient ruins?"

Qingyuan shook his head: "I don't know. Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, why are you asking this? Do you intend to explore the ancient ruins?"

"To be honest, I have relatives who were trapped in the ancient ruins during the riot and may have already perished. I do have the idea of ​​exploring the ancient ruins," Lin Yang sighed.

"This..." Qingyuan fell silent, then said, "Fellow Daoist Lin Yang, the special beings inside the ancient ruins are very dangerous. I once heard the Palace Masters mention it casually. Even they would face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death if they entered. Don't be impulsive."

"What? Even the Palace Master faces a near-certain death if he enters??" Lin Yang was shocked.

“Yes, that’s why the ancient ruins riot was almost impossible to stop.” Qingyuan also sighed.

"Understood, thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist," Lin Yang said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"You're too kind, Fellow Daoist Lin Yang. You've entered the Eternal Realm this time, making you the first Eternal Realm cultivator of our human race in this era. I expect a Palace Master will summon you. Be prepared, and if you have any questions, you can take the opportunity to ask. The Palace Masters are all quite easy to talk to," Qingyuan reminded him again.

"Okay, I understand." Lin Yang noted this down.

He was then about to return to Xiwu City.

Suddenly, a voice rang in my ears:

"Lin Yang, come here for a moment."

It was the voice of the Lord of the Flamefire Palace. (End of Chapter)