The Longevity Family: Starting from the Foundation Establishment Ancestor

Han Mu sat in a rattan chair in his own courtyard, basking in the sun, drinking tea, and looking at the green mountains and clear waters in the distance. He felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life. He had lived for so many years, from a small Foundation Establishment cultivator to the Incarnation of Order, experiencing countless hardships and challenges. Finally, he could enjoy his old age in peace.

"Daddy, play with me." Han Nian ran over, holding a bamboo dragonfly in her hand.

"Okay, Daddy will play with you." Han Mu took the bamboo dragonfly, rubbed it, and the bamboo dragonfly flew into the sky and spun in the air. Han Nian chased after the bamboo dragonfly, laughing from ear to ear.

Looking at his son's smiling face, Han Mu's heart was filled with happiness. He felt that this was the life he wanted: simple, peaceful, and beautiful.

But at that moment, Han Mu suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if countless needles were piercing his heart. He clutched his chest, his face instantly turning pale, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Father, what's wrong with you?" Han Nian cried out in fright when she saw Han Mu's appearance.

"It's nothing, Father is just feeling a little unwell, he'll be fine after a rest." Han Mu forced a smile despite the pain and patted Han Nian's head.

Hearing the crying, Fairy Hongmeng ran out of the house. When she saw Han Mu's condition, her expression changed drastically, and she quickly helped him up: "My lord, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'm probably just too tired lately," Han Mu said with a smile, not wanting Fairy Hongmeng to worry.

But Fairy Hongmeng was not so easily fooled. She helped Han Mu back into the house, made him lie down, and then carefully examined his physical condition. This examination made her face turn extremely ugly.

"My lord, the cursed power within you has not been completely eradicated; it has merely lain dormant and is now beginning to backfire," Fairy Hongmeng said in a trembling voice.

"Impossible, I clearly purified the crystal core with the Spring of Purification." Han Mu said in disbelief.

"The Purification Spring purifies the crystal core, but the power of the curse has already invaded your very essence. The Purification Spring can only remove the surface curse; the deep-seated curse remains," Fairy Hongmeng explained.

Han Mu remained silent for a moment. He activated the power within his body and indeed discovered a wisp of black curse power deep within his dantian, which was constantly eroding his origin. His cultivation had begun to weaken, and he fell from the peak of the Order Incarnation to the late stage of the Order Incarnation.

"How could this be?" Han Mu's face turned extremely ugly. He hadn't expected that all his hard work in purifying the crystal core would still fail to completely remove the curse.

"My lord, what should we do now?" Fairy Hongmeng asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, there's always a way," Han Mu comforted him, though he wasn't entirely sure himself.

In the following days, Han Mu's cultivation level continued to plummet, falling from the late stage of the Order Avatar to the middle stage, then from the middle stage to the early stage, and finally breaking through the Order Avatar and returning to the peak of the Great Dao.

Han Mu tried various methods to suppress the power of the curse, but to no avail. The power of the curse was like a leech, clinging to him and constantly eroding his cultivation.

That day, Han Mu was in his study reading ancient books, searching for a way to break the curse, when Luo Feng walked in carrying a bowl of medicinal soup.

"My lord, this is an antidote I've concocted. Try it and see if it works." Luo Feng placed the medicinal soup on the table.

Han Mu picked up the medicinal soup, took a sniff, and a pungent medicinal smell hit him. He frowned, but still pinched his nose and drank it down. As the soup entered his stomach, a warm power spread out, but it was quickly swallowed up by the power of the curse.

"It's no use," Han Mu said, shaking his head.

"I knew it was useless. The pills I've refined have never been reliable," Luo Feng said self-deprecatingly. He sat down opposite Han Mu, looked at Han Mu's haggard appearance, and sighed, "My lord, don't worry too much. There will always be a way."

"I know, but time waits for no one. The power of the curse is constantly increasing, and my cultivation is rapidly declining. If this continues, I won't even be able to hold onto the Great Dao Realm," Han Mu said.

"Why don't we ask Tree Grandpa? He's lived a long time and has a lot of experience; maybe he knows how to break the curse," Luo Feng suggested.

"Grandpa Tree, that crooked tree," Han Mu asked, puzzled.

"That's right, didn't it say that it existed since the beginning of chaos? It must know some things that we don't know," Luo Feng said.

Han Mu thought about it and agreed that it made sense. So he and Luo Feng went to the backyard and found the crooked tree. The crooked tree was dozing off. When it saw Han Mu, it lazily yawned.

"Kid, you're in trouble again," said the crooked tree.

"Master Tree, I've been cursed by the Lord of Order, and my cultivation is plummeting. Do you know how to resolve this?" Han Mu asked.

"The power of the curse, that's the resentment of the Lord of Order before his death, it's not easy to deal with," the crooked-necked tree said, shaking its head.

"Is there any way?" Han Mu asked anxiously.

"There is a way, but it's difficult," the crooked-necked tree said. "You need to find what the Lord of Order cherished most in his lifetime and use true feelings to dispel his resentment. Only then will the curse be completely eradicated."

"What is the thing that the Lord of Order cherishes most?" Han Mu asked.

"I don't know, you'll have to look it up yourself," the crooked-necked tree said.

Han Mu was silent for a moment, then nodded. He knew that this might be the only way. He had to find what the Lord of Order valued most and resolve its resentment.

"My lord, I will go with you," Luo Feng said.

"No need, you stay home and take good care of Fairy Hongmeng and Han Nian," Han Mu said. He decided to go to the ruins of the Temple of Order alone to search for the relics left behind by the Lord of Order.

Han Mu left the Cosmic Sea and arrived at the ruins of the Temple of Order. The ruins were in a mess, with broken walls everywhere. Han Mu searched through the ruins for a long time and finally found a yellowed diary in a hidden underground chamber.

The cover of the diary was damaged, but the writing on it was still clearly visible. Han Mu opened the diary and found that it recorded the life of the Lord of Order, from when it was a passionate young man to when it became the Lord of Order.

Han Mu flipped through the pages one by one, becoming increasingly alarmed. He discovered that the Lord of Order was not inherently evil; it was once a person full of ideals and ambitions, but it took an extreme path simply to protect the dimension.

"I see." Han Mu closed his diary, a complex emotion welling up inside him. He didn't know whether to hate the Lord of Order or to pity it.