The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

"Walk!"

Han Mu and Han Li both shouted almost simultaneously. Facing at least one peak Golden Immortal and a large number of elites from the "Reverse Time Alliance," a direct confrontation would be suicide.

Han Li waved his hand and unleashed a gray talisman. The talisman exploded, and a dense spatial mist instantly enveloped the entire Broken Stele Valley, obscuring vision and divine sense. At the same time, a small teleportation array that had been set up beforehand lit up beneath his feet.

"Short-range random teleportation, target: edge of Black Stone Forest!" Han Li spoke rapidly. "Split up, you're too conspicuous. We'll meet at 'Bone Slope' in the southeast corner of Black Stone Forest!"

Without hesitation, Han Mu told Liu Ruyan and the others, "Do as Fellow Daoist Han Li says!" He trusted Han Li's caution and arrangements. He then turned to face the direction from which the pursuers had come, his eyes flashing with cold light. He couldn't let them catch up so easily; he needed to at least delay them, giving Liu Ruyan and the others time to teleport and hide.

"Brother Han, let's go together." Han Li did not leave first, but instead stood next to Han Mu, holding an ancient bronze array plate in his hand.

Han Mu glanced at him, said nothing more, and the two of them made their moves at the same time in perfect unison.

Han Mu clenched his fists, the laws of time surging wildly within his body. Combined with the power of the Immortal Coffin, he forcefully pulled at the void ahead: "Time Turbulence, rise!"

In an instant, the spacetime of a large area ahead became disordered, the flow of time became erratic, sometimes accelerating a hundredfold, sometimes almost stopping, and countless tiny folds and cracks appeared in space. This was originally a fragile spacetime structure on the outskirts of Guixu, but he forcibly stirred and amplified it, forming a dangerous spacetime barrier.

Han Li pressed the bronze array plate onto the ground and shouted, "Solidify Time and Lock the Void, Forbidden!"

The array plate shone brightly, and countless fine silver runes spread out, merging into the surrounding space. This temporarily "reinforced" and "anchored" the spacetime turbulence area created by Han Mu, making it more stable and durable, while also enhancing the chaotic effect. This was a clever way to temporarily "solidify" chaotic spacetime into a trap.

The two worked together, one creating chaos and the other solidifying, instantly setting up a dangerous spatial and temporal illusion at the entrance to Broken Stele Valley.

Having done all that, the pursuers arrived! Dozens of gray figures swarmed into the valley entrance like locusts. The seven or eight True Immortal cultivators at the forefront crashed headlong into the spatial turbulence zone, and screams immediately filled the air. Some aged instantly and turned into withered bones, some froze like statues, and some had their bodies torn to pieces by the spatial folds... Only a few Golden Immortal cultivators barely managed to withstand it, but even they were sluggish and in a sorry state.

"Time-space trap! Be careful!" A cold voice rang out, and an old man in a dark gray robe, with a withered face and sunken eyes stepped forward from the crowd. He exuded a profound and mysterious aura, one of those two chilling auras—a peak Golden Immortal! A "Mystic" steward!

The "Xuan" steward snorted coldly, raised his hand and pressed down, and a more vast spacetime power with a sense of "reversal" surged out, attempting to forcibly smooth out and suppress that spacetime turbulence.

"Now's the time, let's go!" Han Mu and Han Li exchanged a glance, turned around without hesitation, and activated the teleportation array beneath their feet. With a flash of light, their figures disappeared.

"Chase them! They can't have gone far! The spacetime fluctuations are still there!" The "Xuan" steward's face was gloomy. With a wave of his hand, he broke through most of the spacetime turbulence and led the crowd into the valley, but all they saw was the dissipating teleportation light and the empty broken monument.

"Search! Within a thousand miles of Broken Stele Valley, dig three feet into the ground and find them! Especially that kid with the fragment of the Source Coffin!" The "Xuan" steward ordered grimly.

……

At the edge of the Black Stone Forest, there was a bizarre landscape composed of countless towering, seemingly charred black stone pillars. Han Mu and Han Li's figures emerged from behind one of these pillars.

"They'll be here soon. The spacetime beacons here are being heavily interfered with by the 'Reverse Time Alliance,' making long-distance teleportation unstable," Han Li said quickly, while taking out several pills and swallowing them. Setting up the formation had taken a lot of energy.

Han Mu also took the pill to recover and brought up the system panel to check his status.

[True Realm: Mid-stage Golden Immortal (Minor Injury, 60% Immortal Power Depleted)]

[Time Rule: 15% for beginners (stable)]

[Status: Currently being continuously eroded by "Breath of the End" (resisting).]

[Notification: A large-scale divine sense scan by the "Reverse Time Alliance" has been detected. Abnormal and intensified spacetime fluctuations have been detected emanating from the direction of the "Abyss of Annihilation." The resonance of the "Coffin of Origin" fragment in my possession has intensified.]

"There are too many of them, and they have a peak Golden Immortal in charge. We can't fight them head-on," Han Mu said in a deep voice. "We must find a way to infiltrate the 'Abyss of Annihilation,' or... create more chaos to divert their attention."

Han Li nodded: "When I infiltrated, I discovered that one of the core array eyes of the 'Reversed Spacetime Array' is deep within the Black Stone Forest, guarded by a late-stage Golden Immortal and several early-stage Golden Immortals. If we can destroy that array eye, it will not only delay their progress, but the resulting spacetime explosion will also create chaos, giving us an opportunity to infiltrate the Abyss's core."

"Late-stage Golden Immortal..." A glint flashed in Han Mu's eyes. He was currently in the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm, but his combat power far surpassed that of others of the same level. Moreover, he possessed the Time Law and fragments of the ancient coffin. With Han Li's assistance from the side, he might not be without a chance! Furthermore, destroying the array's core was indeed killing two birds with one stone.

"Let's do it!" Han Mu said decisively.

Without further ado, the two, led by Han Li, moved like ghosts through the shadows of the Black Stone Forest, skillfully avoiding the patrolling groups of "Reverse Time Alliance" cultivators, and made their way towards the core of the great formation.

Along the way, they also took care of a few lone scouts and obtained some fragmented intelligence. It seemed that the "Xuan" steward and the "Huang" steward had a disagreement with the presiding officer of the formation because of their pursuit of them. The "Huang" steward led a group of people to search in another direction.

That's good news; the pressure has lessened a bit.

Soon, they approached their target area. It was a clearing in the center of a black stone forest, with a complex gray array over a hundred feet in diameter carved into the ground. At the center of the array floated a house-sized, constantly twisting and shifting gray crystal, emanating a chilling spatial fluctuation. Around the array, six early-stage Golden Immortal cultivators sat cross-legged guarding it, while an elderly late-stage Golden Immortal, dressed in a dark gold-gray robe, with an aura as imposing as a mountain, hovered three feet above the crystal with his eyes closed, seemingly presiding over the array's operation.

"That's it." Han Li transmitted his voice, pointing to the gray crystal. "That's the 'Disorderly Time Crystal,' one of the twelve core array eyes of the 'Disorderly Time Array.' Destroy it, and this array eye will be useless. The power of the array will be weakened, and it will also trigger a localized spacetime backlash."

Han Mu observed the defensive formation and the late-stage Golden Immortal elder, his mind racing with calculations. A direct assault was definitely out of the question; it would immediately attract a large number of enemies. He had to act swiftly and decisively, striking and retreating immediately.

"Fellow Daoist Han Li, do you have a way to temporarily trap or interfere with those six early-stage Golden Immortals for a moment? Just for a breath," Han Mu asked.

Han Li pondered for a moment, then flipped his hand and took out three silver-gray nails covered with fine cracks: "'Sky-Splitting Nails', a one-time consumable item. Once activated, it can temporarily pin down the spatial structure of a small area, severely restricting the movement of cultivators within. However, it has little effect on late-stage Golden Immortals and can only last for two breaths."

"Enough!" A fierce glint flashed in Han Mu's eyes. "You distract those six, I'll deal with the late-stage Golden Immortal and destroy the crystal. After that, immediately retreat towards the 'Abyss of Annihilation,' using the chaos to infiltrate!"

Han Li nodded without saying a word. The two quietly moved to the best attack position.

"Let's do it!"

Han Li gave a low shout and waved his hand, sending out three "Sky-Splitting Nails" that transformed into three silver beams that shot in a triangular formation toward the empty space around the six sitting early-stage Golden Immortal cultivators.

With a whoosh, a burst of silver light exploded, transforming into an invisible silver force field that enveloped the six people. Their bodies stiffened simultaneously, as if sinking into quagmire; their movements became incredibly sluggish, and expressions of shock and anger appeared on their faces.

Now! Han Mu shot out like lightning, his target aimed directly at the late-stage Golden Immortal elder suspended in mid-air and the "Chaotic Time Crystal" below! While still in mid-air, he held a longsword of time, entirely condensed from the power of time, with faint stellar currents flowing within it, its tip pointing directly at the elder's brow. Simultaneously, he secretly communicated with the fragment of the "Coffin of Origin" in his arms, drawing upon a trace of its primal aura, preparing to unleash his power.

"You're courting death!" The late-stage Golden Immortal suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with sharp light. He had already sensed something was wrong, but he hadn't expected the other party to be so bold as to directly attack the array's core and him! He snorted coldly, neither dodging nor avoiding, and struck out with his palm. A gray vortex instantly formed in his palm, emitting a terrifying suction and strangling force, intending to devour Han Mu along with his sword.

However, just as Han Mu's sword was about to pierce the vortex, it suddenly shattered, turning into countless tiny specks of time light that bypassed the vortex and shot towards the old man from all directions. Each speck of light contained different attributes such as time acceleration, slowing down, and decay!

The old man's expression changed slightly; the application of the laws of time was quite exquisite! A surge of gray light emanated from his body, transforming into a solid protective shield. Points of time light struck the shield, creating ripples, but they were difficult to break through immediately.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Han Mu unleashed his true killing move! His left hand had already pressed down on the "Chaotic Time Crystal" below, and in his palm, the miniature version of the "Coffin of Origin" fragment was directly pressed onto the surface of the crystal! At the same time, he activated the last trace of the "Time Guardian Mark" power remaining in the ancient coffin fragment, which came from the "Time Guardian Ancient Palace"!

"Origin Suppression, Time and Space Return to Origin!"

Om-!

The "Chaotic Time Crystal" trembled violently, and countless cracks appeared on its surface. The violent and chaotic spacetime power contained within it began to go out of control, backfire, and collapse when it encountered the higher-level "Origin" aura and the pure "Time Guardian" power!

"No!!" The old man, a late-stage Golden Immortal, was furious and tried to stop him, but was temporarily held back by the time light points that Han Mu had activated with all his might.

Boom!!!

The "Chaotic Time Crystal" exploded with a deafening roar! A terrifying, chaotic spacetime turbulence erupted like a burst dam, instantly engulfing the entire array's core area! The six early-stage Golden Immortal cultivators trapped by the "Sky-Splitting Nails" were the first to be hit, and before they could even scream, they were torn apart by the turbulence! The late-stage Golden Immortal elder also coughed up blood and flew backward, his protective divine light dimming, suffering a serious injury.

The sky above the entire Black Stone Forest changed color, and the originally stable "Reversed Spacetime Array" clearly fluctuated, its power weakening.

"Go!" Han Mu, enduring the backlash from detonating the "Time Guardian Mark" and activating the ancient coffin, his mouth bleeding, shouted to Han Li and turned to rush towards the "Abyss of Annihilation." Han Li immediately followed.

The two had only rushed a short distance when they heard the angry roar of the "Xuan" steward and the commotion of more "Reverse Time Alliance" cultivators arriving behind them.

However, before they could even catch their breath, the fragment of the "Coffin of Origin" in their arms suddenly began to tremble violently and uncontrollably, emitting an incredibly powerful suction force that was dragging Han Mu towards the deepest part of the "Abyss of Annihilation," towards the "Heart of the Abyss," a place that seemed capable of devouring everything! At the same time, an ancient, mournful call, as if it had waited for endless ages, clearly came from the direction of the "Heart of the Abyss," resonating strongly with the fragment of the ancient coffin!

Han Li's expression also changed. He sensed that the spacetime structure around him was undergoing some kind of strange change, as if the power of the entire outer perimeter of the "Eye of the Ruins" was being drawn and gathered by the "Heart of the Abyss"!

"This is bad! The 'Reverse Time Alliance's' grand formation may have been partially activated, or... 'Abyss Heart' has undergone a mutation due to the proximity of the ancient coffin fragments!" Han Li exclaimed urgently. "Brother Han, control the ancient coffin! We must leave here immediately, or... find a way to sever the connection!"

Han Mu gritted his teeth and desperately suppressed the strange movements of the ancient coffin fragments, but the call grew stronger and stronger, and the suction force became greater and greater, as if it was going to pull his whole body into that endless dark abyss.

To make matters worse, the cold voice of the "Mysterious" deacon could be clearly heard behind them: "Little rats, you can't escape! Leave behind the fragments of the Source Coffin!"

Attracted by the strange changes in the "Abyss Heart" in front and pursued by a powerful enemy at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm behind, Han Mu and Han Li were instantly plunged into an unprecedented predicament!