The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

Under the light of the "Hourglass of Time," Han Mu felt as if he were in a rapidly flowing river of time. Everything around him was accelerating, but he was being washed away and eroded by this accelerating power of time. His lifespan, immortal power, and even his thoughts were being consumed at an alarming rate.

If this were him before his breakthrough, he probably would have been completely drained in less than ten breaths. But now…

Standing at the center of the accelerating time domain, Han Mu's "Origin Coffin Mark" between his brows suddenly lit up, emitting a faint, grayish-white light that seemed to smooth out the wrinkles of time. He raised his right hand, palm up, his five fingers slowly closing, and murmured, "Return to the Origin."

hum!

The dark yellow light enveloping him suddenly froze, and the frenzied power of time acceleration seemed to encounter a restraint at its source, beginning to become disordered and weakened. No matter how powerful the "Hourglass of Time" is, it is ultimately an imitation and borrowing of the power of time. How can it compare to the true original imprint of the "Coffin of Origin"?

"What?!" The arrogant laughter on Deacon Huang's face froze instantly. He stared in disbelief as the brilliance of his prized treasure was suppressed with a mere wave of the hand! "Impossible! The 'Hourglass of Time' was bestowed by the Alliance Leader and contains a trace of the laws of spacetime. You…"

His words came to an abrupt halt, because Han Mu had already made his move.

"Your hourglass has leaked." Han Mu's voice was calm and even, but he clenched his right fist and uttered three words: "Against the Current!"

Click!

On the surface of the "Hourglass of Time," a tiny crack quietly appeared, then spread rapidly like a spider web! The dark yellow sand flowing inside the hourglass actually began to...flow backward! A more violent, chaotic force, as if pulling everything back to a certain point in the past, erupted from the crack in the hourglass and backfired on the "Yellow" Butler himself!

"No—!" Deacon Huang cried out in terror, trying to sever his connection with the hourglass, but it was too late. The reversed power of time instantly enveloped him, his aura weakened at a visible speed, and his face aged rapidly, as if tens of thousands of years had been washed away in a mere breath, his lifespan being frantically drained! He even felt his cultivation level loosening and regressing!

This is the most terrifying backlash of the "Hourglass of Time"—time reversal! At this moment, Han Mu used his "Source Coffin Mark" to activate the origin of the hourglass, forcibly reversing its operation and turning acceleration into reversal, which then affected its master!

"Ah!!!" Deacon Huang screamed miserably, his body rapidly withered and decayed, his aura plummeted to the mid-stage of Golden Immortal, then the early stage of Golden Immortal... He was about to fall from his cultivation level and die.

"You dare, brat!" The heavily injured "Xuan" steward, standing not far away, was furious. Ignoring his injuries, he mustered a burst of immortal power and transformed into a gray shadow, launching a sneak attack on Han Mu from the side, attempting to relieve the siege by attacking from the rear. He struck out with a palm, his palm power concentrated, aiming straight for Han Mu's back.

However, Han Mu seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and casually waved his left hand behind him.

"town."

The simple word "镇" (zhen, meaning "suppress") carried an immeasurable power, centered on the "Origin Coffin Mark," mobilizing the spacetime power of the surrounding area to form an invisible cage that instantly froze the "玄" (xuan, meaning "mysterious") steward in mid-air, rendering him immobile. His fierce palm strike also quickly dissipated under the spacetime confinement.

"No...impossible...this is...words becoming law...touching the Dao...who exactly are you?" Deacon Xuan's eyes were filled with despair and fear. To be able to wield the power of spacetime so skillfully, to make one's words become law, this had already surpassed the scope of ordinary late-stage or even peak Golden Immortals, touching upon a higher level of threshold!

Han Mu did not answer, his gaze sweeping indifferently over the "Huang" deacon, who was on the verge of collapse due to the time reversal, and then over the imprisoned "Xuan" deacon. These two deacons of the "Time Reversal Alliance" were the greatest threat at present and could not be allowed to live.

Just then, Han Li's voice rang out: "Brother Han, spare them! They know a lot of inside information about the 'Reverse Time Alliance'!"

At the same time, the "Time Guardian Mark" between Zhou Meng's brows shone brightly. He took a step forward, arriving beside Han Mu, and formed a complex ancient hand seal with his hands, uttering a low shout: "Time Guardian—Suppress and Seal!"

A soft, grayish-white light flew out from Zhou Meng's hand and merged into Han Mu's spacetime confinement of the "Xuan" steward, making it more stable and adding a sealing effect that isolates the inside from the outside and prevents self-destruction or communication.

Han Mu glanced at Han Li and Zhou Meng, and nodded slightly. With a thought, he eased the suppression of the "Yellow" Deacon's time reversal, keeping him in a state of near death but not complete collapse. At the same time, he clenched his right fist again.

boom!

The cracked "Hourglass of Time" could no longer hold on and shattered with a roar! Countless dark yellow sand grains scattered and flew everywhere, and the power of time contained within them completely went out of control, forming a small-scale time explosion, but its power was greatly reduced and was easily smoothed out by Han Mu with a wave of his sleeve.

Without the support of the hourglass, Deacon "Huang" collapsed to the ground like mud, barely breathing. His cultivation had plummeted to the early stage of True Immortal, his face aged like withered wood, and his eyes unfocused. On the other side, Deacon "Xuan" was firmly locked in place by Zhou Meng's "Time Guardian Seal." Although he still maintained the peak of Golden Immortal realm, he was now like a fish on a chopping board.

The remaining "Reverse Time Alliance" cultivators, who had been terrified out of their wits, dared not linger when they saw the two deacons killed and captured. They let out a shout and scattered in all directions.

"Trying to leave?" Liu Ruyan sneered, and she, Bai Ling, Lin Fan, Lin Xue, and the others instantly scattered, each using their own methods to intercept and kill them. Luo Feng roared and charged at the front, yelling, "Weren't you so arrogant just now? Stay here, Fatty!"

Han Mu ignored the underlings and walked up to the "Xuan" deacon, his gaze icy: "Where is the 'Reverse Time Alliance's' headquarters? What exactly are you trying to do by collecting 'Origin Coffin Fragments' and activating the 'Reverse Time and Space Array'? And who is your alliance leader?"

The "Xuan" steward gave a bitter smile, a hint of resentment and determination flashing in his eyes: "Trying to get anything out of me? Dream on! How could you possibly fathom the Alliance Leader's power! You... will all die..."

Before he finished speaking, a strange gray rune suddenly appeared between his brows, and a destructive wave was about to erupt—he was about to destroy his own primordial spirit!

"Seal!" Han Mu was prepared. With a flick of his finger, a gray light shot out from the "Origin Coffin Mark" between his brows, instantly entering the "Mysterious" Deacon's brow and forcibly suppressing and obliterating the self-destructing restriction deep within his primordial spirit. At the same time, he placed his other hand on the "Mysterious" Deacon's head and uttered a low shout: "Soul Search!"

The violent divine sense forcefully invaded the consciousness of the "Xuan" deacon, roughly rummaging through and stripping away any useful information. The "Xuan" deacon let out a shrill scream, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his body convulsed violently.

A moment later, Han Mu withdrew his hand, his brows furrowed. There were even more powerful restrictions in the "Xuan" deacon's sea of ​​consciousness; he only had time to obtain some fragmented, superficial information, but it was still shocking enough.

"Brother Han, how is it?" Han Li stepped forward and asked.

Han Mu glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "The 'Reverse Time Alliance's' lair is deep within the 'Space-Time Rift,' its exact location unknown and concealed by powerful restrictions. Their goal, as expected, is to collect all the fragments of the 'Coffin of Origin,' reassemble the Source Coffin, and then... use the entire Eye of Return to the Void as an altar to forcibly open a passage to the 'Source of Time,' tampering with or even replacing some of the laws of space-time, allowing their alliance leader—a mysterious being who calls himself the 'Time Sovereign'—to more easily control and distort the river of time!"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped in shock. Using the entire "Eye of the Ruins" as an altar? Altering the laws of spacetime? What an insane, horrifying plan!

"What level of cultivation is 'Time Venerable'?" Zhou Meng couldn't help but ask. After receiving the inheritance, he had a deeper understanding of the madness of the "Reverse Time Alliance".

Han Mu shook his head: "I don't know, but the fear of the 'Xuan' steward is deeply ingrained in his memory, and it seems that... he has surpassed the Golden Immortal level, at least touched the Great Luo level, or even higher."

The atmosphere grew heavy. Surpassing the Golden Immortal? That would mean the legendary Great Luo Golden Immortal, or even… the Dao Ancestor level?

"However, we've destroyed one of their core array points, hindering their plan." Han Mu's tone shifted, his eyes gleaming. "Moreover, I've now fused with some core fragments, obtaining the 'Source Coffin Mark,' and have a deeper connection to the 'Coffin of Origin.' Perhaps... we can do the opposite!"

"What does Brother Han mean?" Han Li asked thoughtfully.

"While their plans are thwarted, we'll infiltrate deeper into the 'Eye of the Ruins,' find and control more of the core power of the 'Coffin of Origin,' and perhaps even... find the weakness of that so-called 'Time Lord'!" A sharp glint flashed in Han Mu's eyes. "Passive defense is no substitute for proactive attack! This 'Eye of the Ruins' might just be our greatest opportunity!"

Just then, the "Huang" steward, who was barely alive and had been easily subdued by Han Li, suddenly emitted a wisp of extremely faint gray smoke. The gray smoke twisted and turned into a blurry, indifferent human face that seemed to be composed of countless fragments of time. It glanced at Han Mu without any emotion before dissipating.

"The 'Time Lord'... mark... he sensed it..." The "Huang" steward used his last strength to say these words hoarsely, his head tilted to the side, and he breathed his last.

An invisible chill instantly enveloped everyone.