The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

"Those who dare to hurt me, are you ready... to die?"

Han Mu's voice was calm, yet it carried a chilling aura. He stood before Qingxuan Daoist, his figure not particularly tall, yet he seemed like an insurmountable mountain, completely isolating the terrifying pressure of "Shadow Time" at the mid-stage of the Taiyi Jade Immortal realm.

Shadow's crimson eyes were fixed on Han Mu, the twin blades formed from shadow trembling slightly in his hands. He could clearly sense that the young man who had just broken through was several times stronger than before, and the supreme Dao aura emanating from "Origin" and "Reincarnation" made him instinctively feel uneasy and even... a trace of fear.

"Bluster!" Ying Shi sneered, his voice like the scraping of metal. "So what if you've broken through to the mid-stage? I've been in this realm for three thousand years. How can you, a mere newcomer, compare?"

Before the words were finished, Ying Shi's figure suddenly blurred, transforming into dozens of shadowy figures that were difficult to distinguish from real ones, rushing towards Han Mu from all directions! Each shadowy figure exuded the aura of a peak Golden Immortal, moving as fast as a ghost, and also carrying a strange time-slowing effect, making the surrounding space viscous and slow.

This is Ying Shi's signature move, "Thousand Shadows Assassination." Combined with his "Reversed Time" secret technique, it can make opponents lose their way amidst countless shadows and distorted time flows, ultimately resulting in their throats being slit silently.

However, Han Mu simply stood there quietly, even closing his eyes.

"Senior Han, be careful!" Luo Feng exclaimed from afar.

Just as the blades of dozens of shadowy figures were about to touch Han Mu's body, Han Mu suddenly opened his eyes. In his eyes, it was as if the Milky Way was reversed, and the phantom of the river of time flashed by.

"Time...accelerates."

Han Mu softly uttered four words.

Om-!

Centered on Han Mu, the flow of time within a ten-zhang radius instantly increased a hundredfold! No, it was Han Mu's own time perception and reaction speed that increased a hundredfold! To outsiders, Han Mu's movements were so fast that only afterimages remained, but in Han Mu's own perception, everything around him—including the dozens of dark shadows rushing towards him—became as slow as a snail crawling.

"Too slow." Han Mu shook his head and moved.

He didn't use any fancy supernatural powers, just a simple punch, a kick, or a finger strike. But each strike was extremely fast and extremely precise.

Bang! The first shadow was blasted away by a punch.

Crack! The second shadow was kicked to pieces.

*Swoosh!* The third shadow was extinguished with a single finger.

Han Mu strolled leisurely through dozens of slowly moving shadows, each step shattering one of them. In just three breaths, all the shadows vanished, leaving only Ying Shi's true form, frozen in place with a look of horror on her face. The shadowy twin blades in her hand were still three inches from Han Mu's throat, but could not advance an inch further.

Because Han Mu's right hand had already gripped Ying Shi's neck.

"You…" Ying Shi's eyes were filled with disbelief, "Time acceleration? How could you possibly use 'time acceleration' on yourself without affecting the surrounding environment?! This requires an incredibly precise level of control over the laws of time!"

"Is it difficult?" Han Mu grinned and applied slight pressure with his hand.

Ying Shi felt his neck being crushed, and frantically urged the "Rebellious" immortal power within his body. The Shadow Twin Blades erupted with a dazzling gray light and stabbed fiercely towards Han Mu's chest! At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out a gray-black blood arrow, which contained a trace of the "Time Venerable's" will imprint, shooting straight at Han Mu's brow!

This was Ying Shi's desperate attack, and also his last means of communication—using his own blood essence and the "Time Lord" mark as a guide, he forcibly transmitted everything that happened here, including information about Han Mu's breakthrough and surge in strength, back to the "Reverse Time Alliance" headquarters!

"A desperate struggle." Han Mu's eyes turned cold. He raised his left hand and gently clenched it towards the two shadowy blades and the blood arrow.

"Time... stands still."

With a whoosh, the shadowy blades and blood arrows froze abruptly just an inch from Han Mu's body, like insects frozen in amber, unable to move an inch. Even the gray light flowing across them and the imprint of the "Time Lord's" will stopped.

"Shatter." Han Mu closed his five fingers together.

Crack! The shadow blade and the blood arrow shattered simultaneously, turning into dust. The wisp of "Time Lord's" will imprint emitted a resentful hiss before vanishing.

"No—!" Ying Shi roared in despair, his immortal power surging wildly within him, as if he wanted to self-destruct.

"In front of me, you need my permission to die." Han Mu's right hand shone brightly with a grayish-white light, and a pure "Time Corruption" power flowed into Ying Shi's body, instantly eroding his meridians, dantian, and soul. Ying Shi's rampaging immortal power was like a fire that had been drained of fuel, quickly extinguished. The scarlet light in his eyes dimmed, his aura plummeted, and he finally withered away completely, like a cripple.

Han Mu casually tossed the mud-like Shadow Time to the ground and turned to look at the Golden Immortal peak cultivators of the "Reverse Time Alliance" who were besieging Han Li and the others.

The twenty-odd peak Golden Immortals were completely dumbfounded. They had witnessed their commander, the mid-stage Taiyi Jade Immortal "Shadow Time," being easily crushed and captured alive by this gray-robed youth, like an infant. The entire process took less than ten breaths.

"Run...run!" someone shouted, and the twenty-odd people scattered like birds and beasts, frantically fleeing towards the entrance of the ruins.

"Trying to run now? Too late." Han Mu said calmly, raising his hand and pressing it into the air towards the fleeing crowd.

"Time...slows down."

An invisible temporal domain spread out, enveloping all twenty-odd people. Their escape speed instantly slowed tenfold, as if they were struggling in a swamp.

"Zhou Meng, Luo Feng, Bai Ling," Han Mu called out. "These are for you to practice on. Keep a few alive for questioning."

"Alright!" Zhou Meng's eyes burned with fighting spirit. Holding the Time Hammer, he was the first to rush into the crowd. He had just fully awakened the "Time Guardian Mark" and needed to consolidate it through actual combat.

Luo Feng grinned, wielding his battle axe as he followed: "I've been holding back my anger for ages, this is the perfect opportunity to vent it on you guys!"

The white sword gleamed like snow, and despite her injured left arm, its power remained formidable.

Han Li quickly approached Han Mu and whispered, "Brother Han, Ying Shi tried to send a message just now, and although you interrupted him, 'Time Lord' may have already sensed that something has happened here. We must leave as soon as possible."

Han Mu nodded and looked at the heavily injured Qingxuan Daoist: "Senior, how are you?"

After taking the pill, Daoist Qingxuan's expression eased slightly. He smiled wryly and said, "I'm not going to die yet. Young friend, the strength you just displayed... is probably close to the late stage of Taiyi Jade Immortal. Your use of time acceleration and freezing is so exquisite; I am ashamed to admit my inferiority."

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

Name: Han Mu

[True Realm: Mid-stage Taiyi Jade Immortal (Peak State, Stable Realm)]

[The Law of Time: 86% (Insights and Improvements gleaned through practical experience)]

[Status: Peak. Fragment fusion rate of "Coffin of Origin" 20%. Mastery of time acceleration and freezing has reached the "subtle" level.]

[Celestial Aura: -6000 points]

[System Notification: Successfully defeated "Shadow Time" (Mid-stage Taiyi Jade Immortal). Battle experience gained significantly increased. Understanding of the Law of Time +1%.]

"I only benefited from the law's restraint." Han Mu closed the panel and looked towards the entrance of the ruins. "Senior, this place is not safe to stay for long. Is the emergency teleportation array you mentioned still usable?"

"It can be used, but..." Qingxuan Daoist's expression was complicated, "Once activated, the entire 'Relic of Time' will begin to collapse, and the 30,000 years of protection will truly come to an end."

"It's better than being occupied by the 'Reverse Time Alliance'," Han Mu said decisively. "Senior, let's prepare to activate the teleportation array. Where should we meet up?"

Daoist Qingxuan took a deep breath, took out an ancient jade talisman from his robes, and crushed it. The jade talisman transformed into specks of starlight and disappeared into the ground of the pavilion.

In the center of the pavilion, a complex teleportation array with a diameter of three zhang slowly appeared, its array patterns flickering with unstable silver light.

"This is a random teleportation array. The destination is uncertain, but it will most likely land us in a safe area on the outskirts of the 'Netherworld Abyss'," said Daoist Qingxuan. "After we get out, we can use this 'Time Beacon' to communicate with each other."

Qingxuan Daoist handed three silver crystals, each the size of a fingernail, to Han Mu, Han Li, and Liu Ruyan.

Just then, the entire ruins suddenly trembled violently! Countless cracks appeared in the sky, and the earth began to collapse. From afar came the exclamations of Zhou Meng and the others—from within the corpses of those "Reverse Time Alliance" cultivators, a large amount of gray-black mist suddenly emerged, and the mist condensed in the air into a blurry, huge face full of rage.

"The projection of Time Lord's will!" Daoist Qingxuan's expression changed drastically. "He sensed the fall of Shadow Time and forcibly sent down a wisp of his will! Quickly, enter the teleportation array!"

Han Mu's eyes narrowed. He grabbed the barely alive Ying Shi from the ground and shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, advance into the formation!"

No one dared to delay, and they all rushed into the teleportation array. Qingxuan Daoist chanted an incantation and formed hand seals, causing the teleportation array to shine brightly with silver light.

In the sky, the giant gray-black face roared silently, and a terrifying gray beam of light descended from the sky, slamming into the teleportation array!

"Go!" Daoist Qingxuan spat out a mouthful of blood essence and merged it into the array. The teleportation array's light surged, engulfing everyone.

Just before the beam of light fell, everyone's figures disappeared into the formation.

boom--!!!

The gray beam of light completely leveled the area where the pavilion and teleportation array were located. The giant face let out a furious roar of resentment and slowly dissipated.

At this moment, amidst the endless turbulent flow of spacetime, Han Mu and the others were being swept up by the violent teleportation force, plummeting towards an unknown destination.