The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

After passing through the "Gate of Time Echoes," the ancient tributary of the path where the Swift Shuttle was located became unusually smooth, the starlight dazzling, and the speed much faster than before. However, the people inside the shuttle did not relax at all; on the contrary, the atmosphere became even more tense. The entrustment and dissipation of the last wisp of Qingxuan Daoist's will weighed on everyone's hearts like a boulder.

"Senior, may you have a safe journey." Han Mu bowed once more to the void, then composed himself, his eyes regaining their sharpness and composure. "Han Li, where are we now? How far are we from 'Myriad Manifestations Heavenly City'?"

Han Li quickly compared the ancient star map with the current star position, and after calculating for a moment, a look of relief appeared on his face: "Brother Han, we're lucky. This tributary seems to be a remnant of a stable ancient shipping route. If we follow it, we'll reach one of the outer teleportation points of 'Myriad Manifestations Heavenly City'—'Falling Star Cliff'—in at most two days!"

"Two days?" Luo Feng's eyes lit up. "I've finally seen a glimmer of hope! I'm going crazy if I stay in this godforsaken place any longer!"

"Don't be too happy yet," Zhou Meng said in a deep voice. "'Myriad Manifestations Heavenly City' is a notoriously chaotic place in all the heavens, a melting pot of all sorts of people, with various forces deeply entrenched in their own power. 'Reverse Time Alliance' must have spies and even strongholds there. If we rush in like this, we might just walk into a trap."

"Zhou Meng is right," Han Li nodded. "Furthermore, Senior Qingxuan mentioned at the end that Shi Zun might be tracking us through 'Time Tracing.' Although the senior used his last strength to cover for us and mislead us, it's hard to guarantee that Shi Zun doesn't have other methods. After we enter 'Myriad Manifestations Heavenly City,' we must immediately change our appearance, conceal our whereabouts, and secretly investigate the 'Shadow Guild' and the whereabouts of the third key fragment."

"I suggest we enter in batches," Liu Ruyan pondered. "Our lord is the biggest target, so he can act alone or with only one or two people. The rest of us can split into two or three groups, entering the city under different identities and through different channels, and then meet at a pre-arranged location within the city. This way, we can reduce the risk of being captured all at once and also gather information from different angles."

"Okay." Han Mu agreed to the plan. "We'll decide on the specific group assignments once we reach 'Falling Star Cliff' and get a feel for the situation there. For now, let's travel at full speed and maintain the highest level of alert."

The Divine Shuttle traveled smoothly and swiftly along the tributary of starlight. Han Mu did not waste this last bit of time. He returned to his meditation room, set up a restriction, and began to try to communicate with and refine the dark golden "Reverse Time" token from the Eclipse, as well as the faint connection that Qingxuan Daoist might have left behind, which was related to the core of the "Relic of Time".

He first took out the cracked token. The token was still cold; although the internal "Reversal" restriction had been temporarily suppressed, it remained stubbornly strong. Han Mu didn't forcibly refine it, but instead enveloped it with the power of "Origin," carefully examining its internal structure. He discovered that at the very core of the token, besides the wisp of "Time Lord's" will imprint, there was a set of extremely complex and constantly changing spacetime coordinate runes, seemingly connected to a hidden communication network or resource transmission node within the "Reversal Alliance."

"This might be an opportunity..." Han Mu's eyes flickered slightly. If he could analyze or even control this coordinate node in reverse, he might be able to intercept some information about the "Reverse Time Alliance" and even set a trap. Of course, the risk was also extremely high; once triggered, it could immediately attract the attention of the "Time Lord." He temporarily suppressed this thought and resealed the token, putting it away safely.

Then, he calmed his mind and tried to sense whether the last wisp of Qingxuan Daoist's remnant will had truly left anything behind when it dissipated. The "Source Coffin Mark" between his brows glowed slightly, the five fragments in his body resonated gently, and the mental cultivation method of "Time and Light Source Flow" slowly circulated.

At first, there was only emptiness. But when he immersed his mind in recalling the Daoist essence of the "Guardians of Time," especially when he remembered the pure protective will of Daoist Qingxuan when he used his supernatural powers and burned his source at the end, a sudden change occurred!

A tiny, almost imperceptible, grayish-white spark, seemingly on the verge of extinguishing, suddenly ignited deep within his consciousness! From within the spark, the last, almost undetectable, fluctuation of Qingxuan Daoist's will emanated, accompanied by a fragmented stream of information:

"Young friend... this is... the final... control core imprint of the 'Relics of Time'... and some... hidden treasure coordinates that haven't been discovered by the Time Lord... The imprint is bound to you... the 'Source Coffin Mark'... Only those who bear the 'Origin'... can obtain it... I hope you... will use it wisely... to rebuild your lineage... Be careful... in the Myriad City... the waters run deep... The 'Shadow Guild'... is both righteous and evil... The key clue... lies in the 'Forging Workshop' secret realm map... which 'Divine Master' Ou Yezi... lost back then......"

The information flow abruptly stopped, and the tiny gray-white spark completely extinguished and dissipated, leaving only an incredibly complex gray-white mark composed of countless tiny time runes. Like a tattoo, it quietly imprinted itself deep within Han Mu's sea of ​​consciousness, establishing a profound connection with the "Source Coffin Mark." At the same time, several sets of blurry spacetime coordinates pointing to certain hidden locations within the "Eternal Star Tomb" and the "Chaotic Mist Sea" also surfaced in his mind.

Han Mu slowly opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath, his expression complex. Qingxuan Daoist, this old man with whom he had met by chance but briefly stood shoulder to shoulder due to a common enemy and mission, entrusted him with his final and most important legacy before his complete demise.

He brought up the system panel and quickly scanned it.

Name: Han Mu

[True Realm: Mid-stage Taiyi Jade Immortal (Injuries recovered to 90%, in good condition)]

[Time Rule: 87%]

[Status: Good. Fragment fusion rate of "Coffin of Origin" 25%. Obtained the incomplete control core imprint of "Relic of Time" (can remotely and weakly sense the residual origin of the relic, requires activation of some permissions under specific conditions or locations). Obtained some coordinates of hidden vaults (requires further exploration).]

[Celestial Aura: -6000 points]

[System Notification: Obtained the "Relic of Time" legacy. New quest clue updated: The definitive clue to the third "Key of Time" fragment points to a "Secret Realm Map" held by the Shadow Guild of "Myriad Heavenly City," related to "Divine Master" Ou Yezi and his missing "Forging Workshop."]

"The map to the Forging Heaven Workshop's secret realm... the divine master Ou Yezi..." Han Mu repeated these two keywords in a low voice. Ou Yezi was a legendary weapon-forging master from ancient times, who had forged many famous innate spiritual treasures, and had been missing for countless years. Could his "Forging Heaven Workshop" secret realm map actually contain clues to the third key fragment? The waters here are indeed as unfathomable as Qing Xuan said.

The two days passed in the blink of an eye.

"Brother Han, the 'Falling Star Cliff' is just ahead!" Han Li's voice came with a hint of excitement.

Han Mu stepped out of the meditation room and went to the porthole. At the end of the ancient tributary, the starlight gradually dimmed, revealing a vaster, more magnificent cosmic landscape dotted with countless stars and floating immortal mountains. At the edge of this scene, a massive, steep cliff, seemingly cleaved by a sharp blade, stretched across the void. The cliff was dotted with platforms and caves of all sizes, with various flying boats, magical artifacts, and even cultivators' escape lights constantly entering and exiting, creating a bustling scene. Far beyond the cliff, the outline of a colossal city, composed of countless magnificent buildings, floating immortal islands, and interwoven streams of light, stretched as far as the eye could see, appearing and disappearing under the starlight, exuding a powerful, ancient, and chaotic aura.

That place is the infamous no-man's-land, a paradise for adventurers and outlaws, and the center of intelligence and the black market—Wanxiang Tiancheng!

The shuttle began to slow down and slowly moved toward a relatively secluded platform on the outskirts of "Falling Star Cliff".

However, just as the Divine Shuttle was about to come to a stop, Han Mu's brows furrowed sharply. He sensed that on that seemingly bustling platform, several seemingly casual divine thoughts swept by, and they seemed to... carry a faint remnant of "reversal" aura, similar to that of the cultivators of the "Reversal Alliance"?

Is it just my imagination? Or... has the tentacles of the "Reverse Time Alliance" already reached this place, and is keeping an eye on all the new flying ships?