The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

Han Mu held Han Nian in his arms, watching the little guy giggle in his arms, his heart filled with happiness. He felt that the greatest luck in his life was having this son.

"My lord, dinner is ready." Fairy Hongmeng carried in the food and saw the heartwarming scene between the father and son, a gentle smile appearing on her face.

"They're here." Han Mu carried Han Nian to the table, and the family of three sat together, eating a simple meal and chatting about everyday things. Their lives were peaceful and warm.

After dinner, Han Mu coaxed Han Nian to sleep, then went to the study of the Creation God Temple to study the cultivation insights left to him by the Golden Armored War God. He knew that the threat from the Azure Wood Universe had not yet been eliminated, and he had to improve his strength as soon as possible.

The Golden Armored War God's cultivation insights were extremely profound. It took Han Mu three whole months to barely digest and absorb them, and his cultivation level recovered from the early stage of the Great Dao to the middle stage of the Great Dao.

"Mid-stage of the Great Dao, still a long way from the peak." Han Mu sighed. He knew that it was almost impossible to break through to the peak of the Great Dao in a short period of time.

Just then, the system suddenly issued a notification.

"Ding, an abnormal signal has been detected at the edge of the cosmic sea, suspected to be a communication wave from a mechanical civilization."

"Mechanical civilization? What is that?" Han Mu asked in confusion. He arrived at the edge of the cosmic sea and indeed received a strange signal containing a large amount of information. It took Han Mu a long time to decipher it.

The deciphered information caused Han Mu's expression to change drastically. The information contained a terrifying truth: the Cosmic Sea was not formed naturally, but was created by a super civilization called the "Civilization Harvesters." This super civilization sowed the seeds of life in various universes, and when life developed to a certain extent, it would harvest them to obtain the origin of life.

"Civilization harvesters, harvesting the essence of life," Han Mu murmured. He finally understood why so many powerful beings coveted the cosmic sea; it turned out that it was all a huge conspiracy.

"My lord, what's wrong?" Zhou Meng asked with concern when he saw that Han Mu's expression was off.

"We've been tricked. The Cosmic Sea was created by the Civilization Harvesters. They're treating us like leeks, waiting for us to mature so they can harvest us." Han Mu told Zhou Meng and the other two the information he had deciphered.

The three of them were stunned. They never imagined that the universe they lived in was actually someone else's ranch.

"My lord, what should we do?" Zhou Meng asked.

"We must find the Civilization Harvesters and stop them," Han Mu said, deciding to head to the Mechanical Continent to search for clues about the Civilization Harvesters.

The Mechanical Continent is located in a special space outside the Cosmic Sea. It is a world made entirely of machinery, filled with steel buildings and mechanical creatures. It took Han Mu and his companions a long time to find a way to enter the Mechanical Continent.

The moment they stepped onto the mechanical continent, the sight before them stunned them. It was an incredibly vast mechanical world, with all sorts of flying machines filling the sky, towering mechanical buildings dotting the ground, and countless mechanical creatures moving about in an orderly fashion.

"This is the Mechanical Continent, it's magnificent!" Luo Feng exclaimed.

"Don't just look at the scenery, we still have important things to do," Han Mu said, leading the three of them towards the central area of ​​the Mechanical Continent.

In the central region of the Mechanical Continent, there stands a colossal mechanical palace. The aura emanating from this palace is even more powerful than that of the Lord of the Void. Han Mu knew that the master of this palace was likely the representative of the Civilization Harvesters.

Han Mu and his companions entered the mechanical palace and saw a tall mechanical creature sitting on a throne. The creature was made of silver-white metal and had a huge display screen on its head showing a human face.

"Welcome to the Mechanical Continent. I am the Mechanical Emperor, the messenger of the Civilization Harvesters," the mechanical creature said, its voice devoid of any emotion.

"Where are the harvesters of civilization?" Han Mu said coldly.

"The Civilization Harvesters don't exist in this dimension; they exist in a higher dimension. I am merely their representative, responsible for managing the harvesting work in this area," said the Mechanical Emperor.

"Harvesting work, what do you take us for?" Han Mu said angrily.

"You are merely experimental subjects. The Civilization Harvesters created countless universes to study the evolution and development of life. The experimental data from your universe has been collected nearly enough; it's time to harvest it," said the Mechanical Emperor.

"Dream on." Han Mu said coldly, and he took the initiative to strike, throwing a punch at the Mechanical Emperor.

The Mechanical Emperor neither dodged nor evaded, but raised his hand and waved it. A surge of mechanical energy dissolved Han Mu's fist imprint into nothingness. Then, with a backhand strike, he sent Han Mu flying.

"A mid-stage Great Dao cultivator dares to be so presumptuous in front of me?" the Mechanical Emperor said disdainfully.

Han Mu got up from the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He knew he was no match for the Mechanical Emperor, but he could not back down. Behind him was the Cosmic Sea, his family and friends, and he had to protect them.

"My lord, we're here to help you." Zhou Meng and the other two rushed forward.

"Don't come any closer, you're no match for it!" Han Mu shouted.

But Zhou Meng and the other two ignored him and rushed up to help. The Mechanical Emperor waved his hand casually, and a burst of mechanical energy sent the three of them flying. They were seriously injured and fell unconscious on the spot.

"Zhou Meng, Luo Feng, Han Li!" Han Mu's eyes turned red when he saw the three of them seriously injured. He roared and charged toward the Mechanical Emperor without regard for anything else.

The Mechanical Emperor raised his hand and slapped Han Mu away. Han Mu crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out blood, but he still struggled to stand up.

"Like ants, yet you dare to compete with the sun and moon." The Mechanical Emperor said coldly, raising its hand to grab Han Mu with a huge mechanical hand.

Han Mu gritted his teeth. He knew he couldn't escape it, but he was unwilling. He still had too many things to do. He wanted to watch Han Nian grow up and accompany Fairy Hongmeng for the rest of his life.

Just then, a golden light suddenly descended from the sky, shattering the mechanical hand, and a familiar voice rang out in the void.

That's enough.

Han Mu looked up and saw an old man in golden armor standing in the void; it was none other than the Golden Armored War God.

"Golden Armored War God, what brings you here again?" Han Mu exclaimed in surprise.

"I've been keeping an eye on you, kid. You've done well," the Golden Armored War God laughed. He looked at the Mechanical Emperor and said coldly, "Mechanical Emperor, you have quite the nerve to mess with the people I protect."

When the Mechanical Emperor saw the Golden Armored War God, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "War God, spare my life! I didn't know he was under your protection. I'll leave right now, I'll leave right now."

"Get lost," the golden-armored war god said coldly.

The Mechanical Emperor, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, fled in a panic.

Han Mu looked in the direction the Mechanical Emperor had fled, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the Golden Armored War God, saying gratefully, "Thank you for saving me again, Senior."

"You're welcome, it was nothing," the Golden Armored War God laughed. "But kid, you need to be careful. Although the Mechanical Emperor is gone, the Civilization Reapers won't let it go. They'll definitely send even stronger people."

"What should we do then?" Han Mu asked worriedly.

"Increase your strength. Only when you are strong enough can you protect everything you want to protect," said the Golden-Armored War God, his body beginning to turn transparent. "Alright, I should go now. Take care of yourself."

After the Golden Armored War God finished speaking, his body transformed into a golden light and disappeared into the sky.

Han Mu stared at the direction where the golden-armored war god had disappeared, clenching his fists. He knew he had to improve his strength as soon as possible, otherwise he wouldn't be so lucky next time.