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

The world seemed to grow darker and more still.

Lin Yang lowered his eyes slightly, his peripheral vision filled with a sea of ​​red.

The woman in the red opera costume had arrived on the stage and stood in front of him.

Their gazes fell on him, staring straight at him.

His gaze was cold, devoid of any warmth, and filled with a chilling aura.

Lin Yang subconsciously wanted to take a few steps back, but he forced himself to hold back.

Because he could sense that the cold gaze wasn't actually looking at him, but at something on his back.

call.

A sudden gust of wind rose in the sky.

A gust of wind blew by, and Lin Yang felt a chill all over his body.

It was as if an ordinary person dressed in thin clothes was suddenly hit by a cold wind in late autumn. The chill suddenly entered his body, and goosebumps rose all over his body. He even subconsciously tightened his clothes.

The wind rustled and swirled on the stage.

The chill is getting stronger.

The chill of late autumn has turned into the cold of midwinter.

A bone-chilling cold.

"Click...click...click..."

Fine frost suddenly began to form between Lin Yang's brows and on his face.

Then it spreads throughout the body.

The bright red opera robe was quickly covered with a thin layer of transparent ice.

It looks a bit eerie.

Only his back remained intact.

Of course, it was only not covered by frost; the biting cold was still undiminished.

Huff... Huff.

The wind picked up, and frost began to form on the stage.

In a short while, the entire stage was covered with a thin layer of frost.

A gust of wind swirled around the stage, sending ice crystals flying through the air.

Unbeknownst to them, the shattered ice crystals had somehow formed an ice flower.

It looks like a rose.

A rose formed from white ice crystals.

Roses in full bloom.

Crystal clear.

The roses hung in the air in the middle of the stage, swaying in the wind.

The next instant, the woman in the red theatrical costume pointed her fingertip through the air.

The glistening white roses suddenly turned red.

Her red opera costume gradually turned white.

It was as if the red from the costume had been drawn out and poured onto the roses.

In an instant, the roses turned crimson, and the costumes turned completely white.

Lin Yang couldn't help but take another look.

After the costume was turned white, it didn't look as eerie and frightening as the all-red one; instead, it exuded a sense of holiness and elegance, as well as a touch of coldness.

Swish.

The reddened ice rose was in the woman's hands.

Then, petals drifted down, dripping red liquid, swirling and disappearing into the stage.

The entire stage turned blood red in an instant.

Meanwhile, even more blooming red roses appeared on the stage.

It looks like it grew out of the stage.

The red roses grew and spread rapidly, covering the entire stage.

Some rose petals floated up and swirled around Lin Yang.

Each petal was dripping with red liquid.

Within a few breaths, countless petals floated up and surrounded Lin Yang.

The petals swirled around Lin Yang, and the dripping red liquid gathered in the air to form streaks of blood.

Lin Yang was quickly and completely enveloped.

From the outside, he appeared to be enveloped by a giant blood-red rose.

It felt as if countless fine lines were cutting into my body.

Pain swept through my entire body.

It wasn't the excruciating pain of a knife cutting into the bone, but rather a fine, persistent stinging sensation.

Along with the pain, there was also the icy coldness of ice shards piercing the body.

The taste is hard to describe.

Lin Yang gritted his teeth and endured it.

These attacks are not fatal.

He could sense that the woman in the costume wasn't actually attacking him, but rather that she was fighting against the thing on his back.

He was simply suffering an undeserved misfortune.

Soon, his vision blurred, and he seemed to see a sky full of blooming blood-red roses.

The red was so bright it was blinding, making it impossible for him to open his eyes.

In a daze, it felt like ten thousand years had passed, yet it also felt like only a moment had elapsed.

The battle between the woman in the costume and the thing on his back had ended sometime ago.

Lin Yang opened his eyes with difficulty.

The stage has been restored to its original state.

The blood-red roses that once covered the stage have vanished, and the costumed women's robes have returned to their original blood-red hue.

The frost on his body had completely melted away.

It's as if everything just now was a dream.

If it weren't for the lingering stinging pain and the fine wounds still on his body, he would have doubted that what he had just experienced was indeed a hallucination.

Then, Lin Yang felt that the thing on his back was still there.

It's unclear who won and who lost in the battle just now, or what the outcome was.

Of course, more than that, he wanted to know what would happen next.

The performance is over.

I don't know what the outcome will be.

Just as Lin Yang was pondering this, he suddenly noticed that the stage beneath him was beginning to shrink.

In the blink of an eye, it shrank to the size of a palm.

He landed naturally on the ground.

The shrunken stage floated in front of me, emitting a faint red glow.

The woman in the red opera costume looked at the small stage, her eyes revealing emotions that Lin Yang couldn't quite decipher.

Then, her figure gradually disappeared.

When the last touch of red disappeared.

The red opera robe that Lin Yang was wearing also disappeared.

At the same time, the small stage miraculously floated down into his hands.

"This……"

Lin Yang was somewhat bewildered.

What's happening here?
"Waaah..."

"Waaah..."

Suddenly, a sound that seemed like crying came from the sky.

At the same time, a pair of huge, scarlet eyes appeared in the air, looking towards Lin Yang's location.

In an instant, Lin Yang had no time to care why the small stage had fallen into his hands.

He felt an indescribable terror was descending upon him.

The crimson eyes in mid-air made his heart pound.

"run!"

The next moment, Lin Yang turned and ran.

Although he still didn't understand what had happened, his intuition told him that if he didn't run, there would be unimaginable serious consequences.

In the darkness, there was no direction, no destination.

Lin Yang ran for his life.

But the enormous scarlet eye in mid-air remained ever-present.

And the distance between them was constantly closing. He could even feel the scorching heat emanating from those scarlet eyes, as if it wanted to melt him.

"We need to avoid being in that thing's line of sight."

Lin Yang looked around, trying to find a place to hide.

No matter how he tried to hide, those scarlet eyes remained fixed on him, drawing ever closer.

The heat intensified, and he felt he couldn't endure it for much longer.

"Senior, senior, is there any way?"

In desperation, Lin Yang once again reached out for help from the thing on his back.

This thing is still lying on his back.

He sensed that this guy might not be afraid of the owner of those scarlet eyes.

However, there was no response.

Lin Yang was speechless and could only grit his teeth and continue running.

Crimson eyes had already magnified behind him.

The projected red light was about to engulf him.

Snapped!
Suddenly, Lin Yang felt someone grab his shoulder.

Then, he instinctively tried to resist.

But then a familiar voice rang in her ears: "It's me, don't be afraid."

"Senior Yueyou?!"

Upon hearing the voice, Lin Yang was startled at first, then breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I don't know why Yueyou suddenly appeared here, I feel inexplicably at ease.

He had many questions he wanted to ask, but it was clearly not a good time to speak, so he remained silent.

Yueyou didn't say much. She grabbed Lin Yang's shoulder, and a force seemed to block the gaze from his scarlet eyes.

The burning sensation on Lin Yang's body gradually subsided.

The enormous scarlet eyes gradually disappeared from mid-air.

Darkness descended upon the horizon once more.

"Thank you so much for saving me, Senior Yueyou!" Lin Yang relaxed completely and didn't forget to thank Yueyou.

Yueyou didn't speak, but stared at his back with an expression that Lin Yang had never seen before: solemn, even serious, and cold.

"Get off!"

Lin Yang was about to speak when he saw Yue You's cold and serious gaze, but then he heard Yue You suddenly shout at him from behind.

This sharp shout contained a powerful force, which made Lin Yang's heart skip a beat.

But he still didn't react when that thing was on his back.

It doesn't seem to be afraid of Yueyou.

No, it's not that there was absolutely no reaction.

A faint ripple emanated from it, as if it were negotiating with Yueyou.

Yueyou's eyes were icy cold. After a moment, she looked at Lin Yang and asked, "Did it help you?"

"Yes...that's right." Lin Yang nodded and quickly recounted what had happened.

Carrying this thing on his back, it doesn't seem like a good thing, but it did help him find a way to survive from that strange woman in red costume.

This point cannot be denied.

After hearing this, Yueyou looked at his back and said coldly, "Don't think that just because you're hiding on him, I can't do anything to you. Considering that you helped me before, I can let it go for now, but you'd better behave yourself."

After saying that, she looked at Lin Yang again: "You're taking too much risks. This isn't a place you can just come and go as you please. You shouldn't have come here. You should have just waited for me at the bottom of the cliff."

Lin Yang gave a wry smile: "Senior Yueyou, I didn't expect there to be so many strange things here. I was a little worried because you haven't returned for so long."

Yueyou sighed softly, "I know. I saw what you left at the bottom of the cliff. I went back. To be honest, I didn't expect you to absorb the Heaven-Seizing Creation Liquid so quickly. I should have gone back sooner."

Lin Yang immediately understood.

It turns out that Yueyou hadn't returned for so long because he had calculated that it would take him a long time to absorb the Heavenly Creation Liquid, so he left to take care of some business.

However, it was because of the [boundary] that he absorbed the Heavenly Creation Liquid ahead of time, which led to this series of changes.

This is...

"Alright, although you've gotten yourself into some bad trouble, at least you're still alive. Let's leave the Origin Void Ancient Domain first."

Yueyou glanced at Lin Yang's back again, and a force enveloped Lin Yang, carrying him away quickly.

On the way out, Lin Yang asked Yue You about the thing on his back, as well as the red-clad theatrical woman and the stage from before.

But Yueyou did not answer immediately, only saying that she would talk about it after she left.

Lin Yang then stopped asking questions.

Once they left the Origin Void Ancient Domain and returned to the Primordial Ancient Continent, the long-awaited sunlight shone on them.

Lin Yang felt as if he had been transported to another world.

"Lin Yang."

Yueyou spoke using telepathy, and before Lin Yang could ask any further questions, she said:

“That thing on your back shouldn’t be out in the outside, but it’s possessed you. It’s going to be a bit of a hassle for me to deal with it, so be careful. I’ll leave some of my power on you just in case, and at the same time, suppress and warn it.”

"I will find a way to deal with it as soon as possible. Until then, try not to go to places with too many people. If someone with insufficient cultivation is near this thing, even if it doesn't actively harm them, they will still be corrupted."

Lin Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately replied, "Understood, I will be careful."

Yueyou nodded slightly: "As for that stage, you can figure out how to use it when you get back, but try to use it as little as possible. However, if you encounter that guy from the underworld again, you can try using it; it might have a miraculous effect."

"Understood." Lin Yang noted it down.

"I'll be going now. There have been quite a few unexpected events this time, and I need to deal with them. I'll contact you again soon."

After saying this, Yueyou left on the spot.

Lin Yang stood on the shore of the Endless Sea, lost in thought.

Yueyou still didn't reveal what the thing on her back was, nor did she mention the existence of the woman in the red theatrical costume.

He reached out and the shrunken stage appeared in his palm.

Although Yueyou didn't tell her what it was, she said it could be used, albeit sparingly, which means the stage shouldn't pose any major threat.

It was also specifically mentioned that it could be used to deal with that vengeful spirit in the underworld.

This greatly increased Lin Yang's curiosity.

He was no longer in a hurry to return to Xiwu City or the Ancestral Temple.

It was here that they began to explore how to use the stage.

The use of this stage is not complicated.

With enough force, the stage will be restored.

However, when restored to its maximum size, which is the size it was when we saw it in the Ancient Void Domain, it will not become particularly large.

Once restored to its maximum extent, the stage will emanate a special power, or rather, a rule-level power, capable of suppressing space within a certain range.

The suppression was extremely intense; Lin Yang tried to break free, but even he found it difficult.

If he hadn't controlled the stage, he wouldn't have been able to escape this suppression.

"I am already at the Unfinished Realm. If I were to use the suppressive power of the stage, even the Ancient Realm Palace Master would have a hard time breaking free. This stage is just too powerful."

After several attempts, Lin Yang gained a basic understanding of how to utilize the power of the stage and also realized its immense strength.

This struck him as somewhat unbelievable.

This stage is clearly a very powerful tool.

But such a powerful magic weapon was simply given to him like that?
Just how powerful must that woman in the red costume be to be able to create such a magical artifact and then give it away so casually?

And why did you give it to him?

"Is it because of that acting competition?"

Lin Yang was completely baffled.

The process by which this stage was acquired can be described as inexplicable.

buzzing.

The communication jade slip vibrated.

Lin Yang took it out and saw that it was from Yu Qing. He asked him if he was out of danger.

There was also news from the Ancestral Temple that he was needed to go to Dingbian Ancient Pass to guard it for a period of time as soon as possible.

Qingyuan has also been asking about his situation.

His sudden disappearance had caused considerable concern among many.

Lin Yang responded to each of them, then packed up the stage and hurried back to the Ancestral Temple.

When he arrived, Qingyuan and several other elders from the Time-Space Tree were waiting for him outside the hall.

Seeing that he was indeed safe and sound, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Qingyuan couldn't help but ask, "Lin Yang, where have you been all these years? We haven't heard from you at all! We were so worried about you."

"There were some unexpected issues, but they've all been resolved." Lin Yang didn't elaborate, nor was it convenient for him to.

"It's good that it's been resolved. Lord Yanhuo Palace even came to see you. He cares about you a lot. Now that you're back, go see Lord Yanhuo Palace first. The situation at Dingbian Ancient Pass has changed a bit. Go see the Palace Master first and we'll talk then," Qingyuan said.

"Okay, I'm getting ready to go now," Lin Yang replied.

He immediately went to see the Lord of the Flamefire Palace.

The moment Lin Yang saw the Lord of the Flamefire Palace, before he could even bow, the Lord's expression changed drastically, and he scanned Lin Yang from behind as if facing a formidable enemy. (End of Chapter)