The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

Han Mu looked at Han Li, who was standing in front of him, and his heart was in turmoil.

Another successor of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor? Late-stage Great Luo cultivation? This is quite a lot of information. He had always thought Han Li was just an ordinary ascended cultivator with good fortune, but now it seems Han Li has more secrets than he imagined.

"Han Li, you..." Han Mu hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

"We'll talk about it later." Han Li didn't turn his head, his long sword pointing diagonally at the ground, the blade gleaming with a faint silver light—the aura of the laws of time. "Hei Tian, ​​you, a dignified Dao Venerable, bullying a Golden Immortal, don't you feel ashamed?"

The old man in black robes, also known as the Black Heaven Dao Venerable, laughed upon hearing this: "Shameful? Why should I care about what others think of my actions? But you, Han Li, you've hidden yourself quite well. That old fellow from the Time-Space Era actually left you as a backup plan."

"How could you possibly see through the schemes of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor?" Han Li said coldly. "If you want to touch Han Mu today, first ask the sword in my hand if it will allow it."

"You? You're nothing but a large ant in front of a Dao Venerable, even at the late stage of the Great Luo realm."

Before the words were even finished, the Black Heaven Dao Venerable moved. He raised his right hand and gently clenched it. There was no earth-shattering sound, but the surrounding space instantly froze, and the flow of time slowed down drastically. The power of the Dao Venerable was such that with a single clench, he could control both space and time.

Han Li's expression turned solemn. He trembled his longsword, unleashing the full power of the Time Law. Silver light cascaded down, tearing a rift in the frozen spacetime. He flashed to the left of Black Heaven Dao Venerable and thrust his sword forward.

The sword light flashed like lightning, carrying the power of accelerated time, reaching extreme speed. But the Black Heaven Dao Venerable simply extended two fingers and gently pinched the sword tip.

"Time acceleration? Not bad, but not fast enough." Black Heaven Dao Venerable tightened his fingers, and with a crack, the longsword snapped in two. Han Li staggered back three steps, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, shock flashing in his eyes.

"There is a qualitative difference between Dao Venerables and those below Dao Venerables," Black Heaven Dao Venerable said calmly. "Although you are the successor of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor, you are ultimately only a Great Luo. I will give you a chance. Hand over the Time-Space Dao Seed, and I can take you as my disciple and pass on the Supreme Dao to you."

"Dream on." Han Li uttered two words, and the broken sword in his hand trembled, turning into countless fragments, each containing the law of time, which shot towards Black Heaven Dao Venerable like a torrential rain.

Black Heaven Dao Venerable shook his head, and with a flick of his sleeve, all the fragments swept back. Han Li's expression changed, and he activated the laws of time again, setting up layers of time barriers in front of him. But the fragments easily pierced through the barriers and were about to hit Han Li.

Just then, Han Mu moved. He couldn't just watch Han Li die. The Blade of Time slashed out, freezing time and enveloping the area, the fragments hovering half a foot in front of Han Li.

"Oh? You actually still have energy left?" Black Heaven Dao Venerable looked at Han Mu with some surprise. "It seems the Space-Time Dao Seed is even stronger than I imagined. However, with your late-stage Golden Immortal cultivation, how long can you hold out?"

Han Mu gritted his teeth and persevered. The time-stopping technique was extremely taxing, and with his current cultivation level, he could only hold on for three breaths at most. But Han Li was saved. He withdrew and retreated, dodging the fragments.

"Thank you." Han Li wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at Han Mu. "You take them and go first. I'll hold him off."

"You can't hold him off," Han Mu shook his head. The Black Heaven Dao Venerable was too strong; his Dao Venerable level strength far surpassed that of a Grand Luo Immortal. Even if Han Li was a late-stage Grand Luo Immortal, he wouldn't last more than ten moves against a Dao Venerable.

"We have to hold on, even if we can't." Han Li took a deep breath, and his aura surged again, with silver light soaring into the sky, condensing into a blurry phantom behind him. The phantom's face was unclear, but the aura it emitted caused even the Black Heaven Dao Venerable's expression to change slightly.

"A projection of the Dao Ancestor of Time and Space? You can actually summon a projection of the Dao Ancestor?" A hint of apprehension flashed in the eyes of the Black Heaven Dao Venerable, but he immediately sneered, "Unfortunately, it's just a projection, and an incomplete one at that. How much of the Dao Ancestor's power can it unleash?"

"One-tenth is enough," Han Li said in a deep voice. The illusory figure behind him slowly raised his hand and pointed at the Black Heaven Dao Venerable. A beam of silver light shot out, and wherever it passed, space and time distorted, and all things withered.

Black Heaven Daoist dared not be careless. He formed hand seals, and a black barrier appeared in front of him. The silver light struck the barrier, producing a piercing scraping sound. Cracks appeared on the barrier, but it ultimately held.

"That's it?" Black Heaven Dao Venerable breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the projection's power was limited. Just as he was about to retaliate, another unexpected event occurred on Han Mu's side.

Han Mu brought up the system panel and quickly scanned it:

[Current Status: Encountering a Dao Venerable-level Powerful Enemy]

Available cards:

[1. Burning the origin of the Dao Seed of Time and Space, briefly gaining Dao Venerable-level combat power for ten breaths. Aftereffects: Cultivation level drops to Celestial Immortal, Dao Seed shatters.]

[2. Summon the remnant soul of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor to possess you, gaining peak Dao Venerable combat power for three breaths. Side effects: backlash from the remnant soul, resulting in your soul being scattered.]

3. Use time rewind to go back 15 minutes and change your decision; success rate is 30%.

[Warning: All options come at a great cost; please choose carefully.]

Han Mu's face was grim. Each of the three options was more treacherous than the last. Burning his Dao Seed's essence would cause his cultivation to plummet to the Celestial Immortal level, shattering his Dao Seed—essentially destroying his future. Summoning the remnant soul of the Dao Ancestor to possess him would mean his soul would be scattered, a certain death. The success rate of time reversal was only 30%; failure meant no chance of reversal at all.

"System, is there any other way?" Han Mu asked in his mind.

[Calculating... Calculation complete]

[Best Solution: Join forces with Han Li, using the Time-Space Dao Seed as a catalyst to unleash the full power of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor's projection, with a 5% chance of repelling the Black Heaven Dao Venerable]

[Second-best option: Use the Netherworld Token to activate the teleportation array and forcibly teleport away, with an 80% success rate, but the destination is unknown]

Recommendation: Choose the second-best option.

Han Mu's eyes lit up. That's right, there's also the Netherworld Token! The teleportation array is deep within the Netherworld Abyss. As long as he can reach the array and activate the Netherworld Token, he can leave the Chaos Sea. Even if the destination is unknown, it's better than dying here.

"Han Li, don't fight head-on, let's go to the teleportation array!" Han Mu transmitted his voice to Han Li.

Han Li was taken aback, but then understood Han Mu's meaning. The Dao Ancestor projection behind him shone brightly, forcing the Black Heaven Dao Venerable back a step, then turned around, grabbed Han Mu, and rushed into the depths of the Netherworld Abyss. Liu Ruyan and the other six also reacted and followed closely behind.

"Trying to leave?" Black Heaven Dao Venerable sneered, raising his hand to grab, and a giant black hand appeared out of thin air, reaching for Han Mu and the others. The giant hand blotted out the sky, blocking all escape routes.

Han Li gritted his teeth, spitting out a mouthful of blood essence onto the Dao Ancestor's projection. The projection's light intensified, transforming into a silver pillar of light that crashed into the black hand. With a deafening roar, both the pillar of light and the hand collapsed simultaneously, but the aftershocks sent Han Li flying backward, spitting out a torrent of blood.

"Han Li!" Han Mu caught Han Li and found him weak and exhausted, clearly seriously injured.

"I'm fine, let's go..." Han Li spat out another mouthful of blood, his face as pale as paper.

Without further hesitation, Han Mu unleashed a series of slashes with the Blade of Time, cleaving through the aftershocks of the black hand, and led Han Li, Liu Ruyan, and the other six into the depths of the Netherworld Abyss. The Black Heaven Dao Venerable wanted to give chase, but the shockwave from the collapse of the Dao Ancestor's projection still lingered, and he needed time to recover. In that brief delay, Han Mu and the others had already vanished into the Netherworld Qi.

"Hmph, you can run away, but you can't hide." The Black Heaven Daoist didn't immediately give chase. Instead, he took out a black token, spoke a few words to it, and then crushed it. A beam of black light shot into the sky and disappeared into the depths of the Chaos Sea.

After doing all this, Black Heaven Dao Venerable leisurely flew towards the depths of the Netherworld Abyss. He wasn't in a hurry at all, because someone was already guarding the teleportation array that Han Mu and the others were going to.

Deep within the Netherworld Abyss, an ancient stone platform stands at the bottom. The platform is a hundred feet in diameter, covered with intricate runes that shimmer with an eerie light and emanate spatial fluctuations. This is the ancient teleportation array, leading beyond the Chaos Sea.

When Han Mu and the others arrived, a person was already standing in front of the teleportation array. It was a middle-aged man in a white robe, with a refined appearance, holding a scroll in his hand and leisurely reading it. But Han Mu could sense that the aura emanating from this middle-aged man was even more terrifying than that of the Black Heaven Dao Venerable.

"Another Dao Venerable..." Han Mu's heart sank. He was caught between a rock and a hard place; this was troublesome.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Dao Venerable Bai Yuan. I have been waiting here for a long time on the orders of the Dao Ancestor." The middle-aged man in white robes closed the book and smiled at Han Mu. "Hand over the Dao Seed of Time and Space. The Dao Ancestor said that as long as you hand over the Dao Seed of Time and Space, he will spare your life and even accept you as a disciple."

"Dao Ancestor? Which Dao Ancestor?" Han Mu asked.

"The mortal enemy of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor is the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor," said Dao Venerable Baiyuan. "The Time-Space Dao Ancestor is already dead, and there's no use keeping his Dao Seed. It's better to offer it to the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor, and he might be able to find a way to live."

"The Time-Space Dao Ancestor is dead?" Han Mu was stunned. Wasn't the Time-Space Dao Ancestor missing during the ancient war? How could he suddenly be dead?

"It seems you don't know yet." Daoist Baiyuan shook his head. "The Dao Ancestor of Time and Space was severely injured in the ancient war and has been hiding in the Chaos Sea to recuperate. Not long ago, his remnant soul was found by the Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation, and he has completely perished. The Dao Seed of Time and Space that you possess now is the only legacy left behind by the Dao Ancestor of Time and Space. The Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation wants to use it to refine the laws of time within it and perfect his own Dao of Reincarnation."

Han Mu remained silent. If what Bai Yuan Daozun said was true, then he was now a piece of fat meat, and everyone wanted a bite. With the Time-Space Dao Ancestor dead, no one was backing him up. He, a late-stage Golden Immortal, possessing the Time-Space Dao Seed, was like a three-year-old child carrying a gold brick in a bustling market; everyone wanted to snatch it.

"Han Mu, don't listen to his nonsense." Han Li said weakly, "The Dao Ancestor of Time and Space is not dead. He was just sealed by the Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation. The Dao Seed is a backup plan left by the Dao Ancestor. As long as the Dao Seed is not destroyed, the Dao Ancestor has hope of being reborn."

"Oh? You know quite a lot." Daoist Baiyuan looked at Han Li with some surprise. "It seems you are also a successor of the Dao Ancestor of Time and Space. However, with just the two of you, can you protect your Dao Seed? That old ghost Heitian will be here soon. The two of you, plus those juniors, can you hold off two Dao Venerables?"

Han Mu took a deep breath and gripped the Blade of Time tightly. He had to stop it even if he couldn't; he couldn't just sit and wait to die.

"System, calculate an escape plan," Han Mu silently commanded.

[Current Status: Bai Yuan Dao Zun in front, Hei Tian Dao Zun behind, escape probability 0.01%]

[The only solution: Activate the teleportation array and force teleportation]

[Success Conditions: The teleportation array needs ten breaths to activate and must not be interrupted by the Daoist Master]

Success rate: 0.1%

[Recommendation: Give up resistance, hand over the Time-Space Seed, and exchange it for a chance to live]

The system's advice was disheartening, but Han Mu wasn't going to give up. He looked at Daoist Baiyuan and suddenly smiled: "You want the Dao Seed of Time and Space? Fine, but I need to see the Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation."

"To see the Dao Ancestor?" Daoist Baiyuan was taken aback. "What qualifications do you, a mere Golden Immortal, have to see the Dao Ancestor?"

"Because I am the inheritor of the Time-Space Dao Seed," Han Mu said. "The Time-Space Dao Seed has already merged with me. Unless I voluntarily separate it, even if you kill me, you will not obtain the complete Dao Seed. I want to make a deal with the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor, exchanging the Dao Seed for my life, and for the lives of my friends."

After pondering for a moment, Daoist Baiyuan nodded: "Alright, the Dao Ancestor is outside the Chaos Sea. Come with me, and I will take you to see the Dao Ancestor."

"Alright." Han Mu nodded and walked towards Daoist Baiyuan. Liu Ruyan and the others tried to stop him, but Han Mu stopped them with a look. Han Li also frowned, wondering what Han Mu was planning.

Han Mu stopped abruptly three zhang away from Bai Yuan Daozun, took out the Netherworld Token, and infused it with immortal power. The Netherworld Token shone brightly, shooting out a beam of black light that entered the teleportation array. The teleportation array was activated, the runes lit up, and the spatial fluctuations grew stronger and stronger.

"Are you playing me?" Daoist Baiyuan's face darkened, and he raised his hand to grab Han Mu. But Han Mu was prepared. He activated Time Stop, which could only freeze Daoist Baiyuan for a moment, but that moment was enough. He retreated rapidly, rushing towards the teleportation array.

"Stop him!" Daoist Baiyuan shouted, but it was too late. Han Mu rushed into the teleportation array, followed closely by Liu Ruyan and the other six. Han Li hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and rushed in as well.

The teleportation array shone brightly, enveloping the eight people. Daoist Baiyuan and Daoist Heitian, who had arrived, attacked the teleportation array simultaneously, but the array had already been activated, and the power of space erupted, blocking their attacks.

"Damn it, they got away!" Black Heaven Daoist's face turned ashen.

"They can't escape." Daoist Baiyuan sneered. "The destination of the teleportation array is the 'Ancient Road of Reincarnation,' which is the territory of the Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation. Going there is like walking into a trap."

"The Ancient Road of Reincarnation?" Black Heaven Dao Venerable was taken aback, then laughed, "That saves trouble. Let's go, let's intercept them on the Ancient Road of Reincarnation."

The two transformed into streaks of light and rushed into the teleportation array. The array flashed and transported them away. The Netherworld Abyss returned to calm, with only the ancient stone platform still emitting faint spatial fluctuations.

Meanwhile, inside the teleportation channel, Han Mu and his group of eight were undergoing spatial traversal. The teleportation channel was highly unstable, surrounded by raging spatial turbulence; a slight misstep could result in being torn apart.

"Senior Han, where are we going?" Luo Feng looked at the turbulent currents around him and swallowed hard.

"I don't know, but it's better than falling into the hands of the Dao Venerable." Han Mu shook his head. He didn't know where the teleportation array was going, but the system said the chance of escape was 0.1%, so he decided to take a gamble.

Suddenly, the teleportation channel shook violently, and a crack appeared ahead. A hazy gray light shone through the crack, and a desolate, ancient aura emanated from it.

"We've reached the exit!" Han Li shouted.

The eight people burst out of the crevice and landed on a gray, desolate land. The land was barren and devoid of vegetation, and a gray sun hung in the sky, radiating a cold light.

In the distance, a massive ancient city stands on the land, dilapidated yet still revealing its former grandeur. Above the city gate are three large characters:

The City of Reincarnation.

Han Mu's heart sank. Reincarnation City, the territory of the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor. They had truly walked right into a trap.

But just then, the communication jade slip in his arms suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Han Li, containing only two words:

"Run!"

Han Mu looked up and saw more than a dozen figures flying out of the ancient city. The leader was an old man in a gray robe, whose aura was as deep as the sea. He was clearly at the peak of the Dao Venerable!

"Welcome to the City of Reincarnation, little fellow of the Time-Space Dao Seed." The gray-robed elder smiled at Han Mu, a greedy glint in his eyes.

Han Mu gripped the Blade of Time tightly, knowing that today, he would likely face certain doom.

But suddenly a notification popped up:

[Special environment detected: Ancient Road of Reincarnation]

[The Time-Space Dao Seed resonates with the Ancient Path of Reincarnation]

[Activating hidden features...]

[Hidden feature successfully activated: Time-Space Reincarnation (can briefly summon a projection of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor)]

Han Mu was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. A hidden function? Time-space reincarnation? Summoning a projection of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor?

"System, how much power can the projection of the Time-Space Dao Ancestor unleash?" Han Mu asked anxiously.

[Projection of the Dao Ancestor of Time and Space: Peak Dao Venerable combat power, lasting for three breaths]

[Consumption: 10000 points of Immortal Spiritual Energy, 10% loss of the Origin of the Time-Space Dao Seed]

[Summon or not?]

"Summon!" Han Mu answered without hesitation. He didn't care about the losses; survival was the priority.

The gray-robed elder, also known as the Ancestor of Reincarnation, seemed to sense something, his expression changing slightly: "The aura of spacetime? This is bad! He's about to summon the projection of the Old Ghost of Spacetime! Stop him!"

But it was too late. A dazzling silver light erupted from Han Mu's body, and a blurry phantom materialized behind him. The phantom's face was indistinct, but the aura it emitted made even the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor feel a chill.

"You old ghost of time and space, you really aren't quite dead yet!" The Reincarnation Dao Ancestor gritted his teeth.

The illusory figure didn't speak, but simply raised its hand and pointed at the Dao Ancestor of Reincarnation. A beam of silver light shot out, and wherever it passed, time and space froze, and all things withered.

The Reincarnation Dao Ancestor's expression changed drastically as he desperately tried to defend himself. However, the silver light was too terrifying, easily piercing through his defenses and striking him. The Reincarnation Dao Ancestor was sent flying backward, spitting out blood, and his aura instantly weakened.

One strike, and he was severely injured at the peak of the Dao Venerable realm!

Han Mu was stunned. This projection of the Dao Ancestor of Time and Space was just too powerful!

But three breaths passed quickly, and the illusory image vanished. Han Mu felt his body completely drained, his immortal power exhausted, and his Time-Space Dao Seed dimmed considerably. But he couldn't care less about these things. Taking advantage of the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor's serious injury, he led Liu Ruyan and the others towards the outside of the ancient city.

"Stop them!" roared the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor, but he was severely injured and unable to pursue them. More than a dozen figures flew out from the ancient city, all of them Great Luo Golden Immortals, chasing after Han Mu and the others.

Han Mu gritted his teeth and continued to flee. But he hadn't gone far when another figure appeared ahead, blocking his path. It was an old man in a green robe, carrying a tattered palm-leaf fan; it was none other than Old Man Qingmu, who had helped him in Black Wind Abyss before.

"Boy, this way." The old man Qingmu waved his palm-leaf fan, and a beam of azure light swept up Han Mu and the others, causing them to disappear from the spot. The pursuing Grand Luo Golden Immortals missed their target and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Aoki! You're courting death!" The roar of the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor came from behind, but the old man Aoki had already led Han Mu and the others to flee thousands of miles away.