The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

The moment Han Mu grasped the Seed of Time, the scene before him changed drastically.

Countless images flooded his mind like a tidal wave, each a fragment of the Dao Ancestor's memories. The creation of heaven and earth, the Seven Ancestors' debate on the Dao, the Chaos War, the Dao Ancestor's fall... the overwhelming information nearly burst his soul.

But what's truly deadly is the golden will within the seed of Dao.

"Found you, successor of the Time Dao Ancestor." That will resounded in Han Mu's sea of ​​consciousness; it was none other than the voice of the Chaos Dao Venerable.

Han Mu was startled and tried to release the Dao Seed, but found his hand firmly held and unable to break free. A cold and domineering will surged into his sea of ​​consciousness through the Dao Seed, frantically devouring his soul.

Possession!

Chaos Dao Venerable actually left a wisp of his soul in the Time Dao Seed, with the purpose of seizing the body of the Time Dao Ancestor's successor!

"Insect, I shall accept your physical body." The will of the Chaos Dao Venerable transformed into a small golden figure, rampaging through Han Mu's sea of ​​consciousness. Wherever it passed, Han Mu's divine sense dissipated.

Han Mu gritted his teeth, mobilizing all his divine soul power to resist. But the will of the Chaos Dao Venerable was too strong; even a wisp of his soul was far beyond what a Golden Immortal like Han Mu could withstand. His sea of ​​consciousness was collapsing, and his awareness was gradually fading.

"Only by staying true to yourself can you avoid getting lost in the long river of time." The voice of the remnant soul of the Time Dao Ancestor rang in my ears.

Han Mu jolted awake, remembering the old man's instructions. He forcibly concentrated his mind, no longer fighting head-on against the will of the Chaos Dao Venerable, but instead mobilizing the laws of time to form time cycles within his sea of ​​consciousness.

This was a technique he had learned from the memories of the Time Dao Ancestor—trapping the enemy's will in an infinite loop of time, thus depleting their power.

The golden figure was trapped in a time loop, each time it rushed to the edge of its consciousness, it was pulled back to the starting point. It roared angrily, its golden light blazing, forcibly tearing the time loop apart. But Han Mu kept creating new loops, one inside the other.

The war of attrition has begun.

Han Mu's soul was rapidly depleting, cold sweat poured down his forehead, and his body trembled. But he dared not relax; if the will of the Chaos Dao Venerable were to take over his sea of ​​consciousness, he would be utterly finished.

"Han Mu, your body is mine now!" The golden figure suddenly exploded, transforming into countless golden specks of light that merged into various parts of Han Mu's sea of ​​consciousness. It abandoned its concentrated attack and instead began a comprehensive erosion.

Han Mu's expression changed drastically. If this continued, his sea of ​​consciousness would be completely corrupted sooner or later.

Just then, the system panel popped up automatically, emitting a piercing alarm sound:

[Warning! Intrusion of a Dao Ancestor-level Divine Soul Detected]

[Activate emergency response mechanism]

[Consuming all immortal spiritual energy to construct a "space-time barrier"]

[Celestial Aura - 3500 points]

[The spatiotemporal barrier has been successfully constructed, achieving an intrusion prevention rate of 87%]

Within Han Mu's sea of ​​consciousness, silver barriers appeared out of thin air, isolating the golden light spots. The golden light spots frantically attacked the barriers, but could not break through them in a short time.

"System?" Han Mu was stunned. He hadn't expected the system to have this function.

[Emergency response time remaining: 59 seconds]

[It is recommended that the host refine the Time Dao Seed Core as soon as possible.]

There was no time to lose! Han Mu no longer hesitated, and all his divine soul power surged into the Time Dao Seed. This time, he was no longer impacted by the Dao Ancestor's memories, but directly touched the core of the Dao Seed—a silver rune.

The runes were extremely complex, woven from countless time-related patterns, and contained the fundamental mysteries of the laws of time.

Han Mu's divine soul enveloped the rune and began to refine it. The rune struggled violently, and the silver light collided with Han Mu's divine soul power, stirring up a monstrous wave in his sea of ​​consciousness.

"Refine it for me!"

Han Mu roared, recklessly activating his divine soul. The silver runes gradually merged into his divine soul, and with each bit that merged, his understanding of the laws of time deepened.

Time acceleration, time deceleration, time standstill, time rewind, time loop, time jump...

Countless time-related supernatural powers flooded his mind, and Han Mu's cultivation level rapidly improved. The bottleneck of the peak Golden Immortal realm began to loosen, propelling him towards the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

But the will of the Chaos Daoist was still assaulting the spacetime barrier. Fifty-nine seconds passed in the blink of an eye, and cracks began to appear in the barrier.

"Insects, you cannot stop me!" The golden light re-condensed into a small figure and slammed a punch into the barrier.

The barrier shattered with a deafening roar. The golden figure rushed towards Han Mu's soul, intending to devour him completely.

At this critical moment, Han Mu opened his eyes.

His eyes turned silver, with time runes flowing within his pupils. He raised his hand and gently touched the golden figure.

"Time stands still."

The golden figure froze instantly, stuck in its forward-rushing posture, unable to move. Terror filled its eyes; it tried to struggle, but the laws of time completely imprisoned it.

"This is impossible! You're just a Golden Immortal, how could you possibly control the essence of time?" the golden figure shrieked.

Han Mu did not answer; he simply stared at the golden figure, his eyes devoid of joy or sorrow. At this moment, he seemed to have become another person—the Time Dao Ancestor.

"Chaos, your era has passed." Han Mu's voice echoed twice, both his own and the voice of the Time Ancestor.

"No! I will not be defeated! I am the Lord of Chaos, the King of the Immortal Realm!" The golden figure struggled frantically, its golden light growing brighter and brighter, showing a tendency to break free from the stillness of time.

Han Mu frowned slightly. He had just refined the Time Dao Seed and was still unfamiliar with the control of the origin of time, so he couldn't imprison the will of the Chaos Dao Venerable for too long.

"Then I'll annihilate you completely." Han Mu formed hand seals, and the laws of time condensed in his palms, transforming into a silver spear.

The Spear of Time can sever all timelines, causing enemies to disappear from the face of existence.

"No—" the little golden figure roared in despair.

Han Mu thrust out his spear, striking the golden figure squarely between the eyebrows. The golden figure froze, then shattered like porcelain, turning into specks of golden light that dissipated into the sea of ​​consciousness.

The will of the Chaos Dao Venerable has been extinguished.

Han Mu breathed a sigh of relief, and the silver spear dissipated. He withdrew from his sea of ​​consciousness and returned to reality.

Inside the Temple of Time, the remnant soul of the Time Ancestor still exists, but it is very faint and may dissipate at any time.

"You've succeeded." The old man smiled with satisfaction. "You've refined the Time Dao Seed and annihilated the will of chaos. The legacy of the Time Dao Ancestor is yours."

"Senior..." Han Mu wanted to say something.

The old man waved his hand: "I am but a remnant soul, my mission is to await a successor. Now that my mission is complete, it is time for me to dissipate. Remember, the Chaos Daoist is not dead; he is merely severely injured and in a deep slumber. Within a hundred years, he will surely awaken. At that time, you must stop him."

"What should I do?" Han Mu asked.

"Go to the depths of the Chaos Sea, find the place where the Chaos Dao Venerable sleeps, and kill him before he awakens," the old man said. "This is the only way. But the depths of the Chaos Sea are extremely dangerous; even the Dao Ancestor would face nine deaths if he went in. You…"

"I'll go." Han Mu interrupted him, "Don't worry, senior, I will stop Chaos Dao Venerable."

"Alright, alright." The old man nodded, his figure fading into the distance. "My time is running out. I'll give you one last gift."

The old man raised his hand, and a beam of silver light shot into Han Mu's brow. A map appeared in Han Mu's mind, marking a location deep within the Chaos Sea.

"That is the sleeping place of the Chaos Dao Venerable. Also, be careful of the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Court was created by the Chaos Dao Venerable, and the Lord of the Heavenly Court is his avatar. If you go to the depths of the Chaos Sea, the Heavenly Court will stop you at all costs."

"The Lord of Heaven is an avatar of the Chaos Dao Venerable?" Han Mu was shocked.

"Indeed. That's why the Heavenly Court is relentlessly pursuing you; they need the Heart of Time and Space to awaken your true form." The old man's figure had faded to almost invisible. "Remember, you only have a hundred years. After a hundred years, the Chaos Daoist will awaken, and the Immortal Realm will be plunged into eternal darkness..."

The sound grew fainter and fainter until it finally disappeared.

The remnant soul of the Time Dao Ancestor has completely vanished.

Han Mu stood there, speechless for a long time. He summoned the system panel to check his status.

Name: Han Mu

True Realm: Early Stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal

Surface Realm: Mid-stage True Immortal

The Law of Time: 15% Success

Spatial Laws: Introduction 12%

Celestial Aura: 0 points

Fusion degree of Chaotic Spacetime Dao Patterns: 45%

Spacetime beacon control level: 35%

Special Status: Refining the Time Dao Seed (72 hours remaining)

System mission: Proceed to the depths of the Chaos Sea and annihilate the Chaos Daoist (Remaining: 99 years and 364 days)

[Obtained: Time Dao Ancestor's Inheritance]

[Obtained: Chaos Sea Map]

[Obtained: Imprint of the Origin of Time]

He's become a Great Immortal...

Han Mu clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within him. He was now more than ten times stronger than before. He had reached the pinnacle of the Time Law, allowing him to briefly manipulate the flow of time and even glimpse fragments of the future.

But that's not enough. The Chaos Dao Venerable is a Dao Ancestor level being; even severely injured and in slumber, he cannot be easily killed. He needs even greater power, he needs to cultivate the Law of Time to perfection, and perhaps even attain the Dao Ancestor of Time.

"A century..." Han Mu murmured.

Just then, a loud crash came from outside the temple. The entire Temple of Time trembled, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.

Han Mu rushed out of the main hall and saw the chaotic energy outside the temple surging wildly. The pure golden chaotic beast was crashing into the silver light barrier outside the temple. Cracks had already appeared on the light barrier, and it wouldn't hold for much longer.

"That giant beast hasn't left yet?" Han Mu frowned.

He had spent at least an hour refining the Time Dao Seed. That giant beast had actually guarded it for an hour; it seemed it truly hated him.

"Very well, this is a good opportunity to test the strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal." A flash of silver light appeared in Han Mu's eyes as he flew out of the temple.

Upon seeing Han Mu, the behemoth roared and unleashed a golden beam of light. Wherever the beam passed, the chaotic energy was vaporized; its power was terrifying.

Han Mu neither dodged nor avoided, but simply raised his hand and pointed.

"Time stands still."

The golden beam of light stopped ten feet away from him, as if frozen in time and space. The giant beast also froze, its eyes filled with disbelief.

Han Mu flew to the top of the giant beast's head and placed his palm on its skull. The laws of time surged in, and the giant beast's life force rapidly drained away, from its prime to old age, and then to its deathbed.

"Time accelerates," Han Mu said softly.

The behemoth let out a mournful cry, and its enormous body withered and weathered at a visible speed, eventually turning into a pile of dry bones scattered in the chaotic sea.

A Great Luo Golden Immortal crushes a peak Golden Immortal.

Han Mu stopped and looked into the distance. Liu Ruyan and the others should still be in the Chaos Sea; he needed to find them as soon as possible.

Just then, the communication jade slip in his arms vibrated. It was a message from Han Li.

"Fellow Daoist Han, the Heavenly Court has dispatched a large army to attack the Netherworld Abyss. The Netherworld Emperor is seriously injured, and his imperial palace has been destroyed. I escaped, but the Heavenly Court is pursuing me with all its might. How are things on your end? If you obtain the inheritance, come quickly to the 'Soul-Severing Valley,' which is 30,000 miles outside the Netherworld Abyss. I have important matters to discuss with you regarding... the true purpose of the Chaos Dao Venerable."

Han Mu's face darkened.

The Underworld Emperor was severely injured, and his imperial palace was destroyed. The Heavenly Court acted even faster than he had anticipated.

He had to leave the Chaos Sea as soon as possible to reunite with Han Li at the Valley of Broken Souls. But Liu Ruyan and the others…

Han Mu looked into the depths of the Chaos Sea, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

I hope they are still alive.