Long River Eternity

"This handwriting seems familiar." Lin Ding stared at the two lines of words with a focused look, muttering to himself.

A hint of doubt and thought flashed across his eyes. Then, his expression suddenly changed, and he was filled with shock. "Wait, these words actually contain an extremely chaotic energy?! Could it be...

To verify his conjecture, Lin Ding took a deep breath, activated his technique, and gathered the chaotic energy around him, continuously injecting it into the two lines of text. Like a gurgling stream, the chaotic energy followed his intention and slowly merged into the text.

Sure enough, with the continuous infusion of chaotic energy, the seemingly ordinary text seemed to be awakened and began to flicker slowly, like the twinkling stars in the night sky, emitting a mysterious light.

After a moment, the flashing frequency increased, and the light grew brighter. Before long, wisps of chaotic energy rose from the words, like curling green smoke, spreading through the air.

Lin Ding was quick-witted and quick-handed, and hurriedly controlled the chaotic energy that was escaping.

He quickly formed seals with his hands, gathering the chaotic energy into a small ball and concentrating it in front of him.

Looking at the ball of chaotic energy in front of him, Lin Ding's face was filled with excitement, his voice trembling slightly. "It's the innate chaotic energy! It's several times purer than mine. It's indeed left by Yang An! To be able to carve these words on the Qiankun Palace, when he left these two lines of words, he should have reached the peak of the Domination Realm, or even the Dao First Realm."

Just when Lin Ding was still immersed in the study of the innate chaotic energy, the flashing words suddenly changed.

Each word began to grow larger, becoming the same size as Lin Ding himself, like a huge projection, emitting dazzling golden light, appearing in front of Lin Ding.

Lin Ding looked up, and the fourteen vigorous and powerful characters were now extremely clear, with every stroke displayed before him without omission.

Every stroke contains some kind of indescribable strange Taoist connotation, as if it is the sedimentation of time and the mark of the Tao.

Lin Ding seemed to have traveled through time and space, and could vaguely see the artistic conception that Yang An had when he wrote these words. It was a kind of understanding of the great Dao, a kind of awe for heaven and earth. He was mesmerized by it, as if he was in a mysterious world.

The next second, in Lin Ding's eyes, these words seemed to suddenly come to life.

They began to twist, the strokes intertwining and entwining with each other, like lively elves.

Soon, all the strokes coalesced into a golden bead. This bead radiated a soft yet powerful light, as if it contained endless mysteries.

Not long after the golden bead took shape, a silent explosion suddenly occurred.

The golden beads burst and turned into golden lines again, like golden dragons, swimming freely in the dark space.

As the golden thread moved, colorful nebulae slowly emerged from the darkness.

These nebulae were brilliantly colored and varied in shape, some like dreamy ribbons, others like dazzling flowers. Until they stopped moving and became completely fixed in space, the space around Lin Ding had become a vast universe.

And those golden lines are like the skeleton of the entire universe, vaguely embedded in the universe.

They support the operation of the universe, emitting a mysterious and powerful aura, making the entire universe appear extremely mysterious and vast.

"This...the strokes of these characters actually constructed a universe?!" Lin Ding looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes full of surprise and shock.

This newborn universe has been expanding outward non-stop since its birth.

Just as Lin Ding was muttering to himself, it was about to fill the entire underground spirit-summoning formation.

The vast scene, like a grand dance of creation, is performed brilliantly in this mysterious underground space.

However, the evolution of the universe did not stop there.

In the blink of an eye, many planets in the nebula began to collapse like aging giants.

Under the relentless pull of gravity, they gradually turned into deep black holes.

These were like greedy gluttons, madly devouring everything around them.

In just a moment, the nebula, which had just formed and was still emitting new light, disappeared without a trace under the ravages of the black hole.

At this time, the universe is left with only bottomless black holes, which are like giant beasts in the dark corners of the universe, emitting a terrifying aura.

A moment later, a brutal fight broke out between these black holes, devouring each other and continuously growing their own power.

In the end, there will only be one last black hole left in the entire universe.

At this time, there is no matter left in the universe for it to devour, so this last black hole casts its greedy eyes on the golden thread that structures the universe.

Those golden threads, once the cornerstones of the universe, could not escape the fate of being swallowed.

As the golden thread was swallowed up bit by bit, the entire universe lost its supporting skeleton and began to collapse rapidly.

The once vast and boundless universe quickly shrank as it was swallowed by the black hole. In the end, the black hole and the universe were destroyed in the collapse.

The entire space returned to its original nothingness and chaos, as if nothing had ever happened.

The evolution had already ended, but Lin Ding was still immersed in the shocking scene just now and could not come back to his senses for a long time.

He closed his eyes tightly, frowning slightly, trying to take in everything he had just witnessed. The entire process of the universe, from its birth to its destruction, seemed like a heavenly book containing endless mysteries, waiting for him to decipher.

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Ding slowly opened his eyes and murmured, "So that's how it is. Is this Yang An's understanding of chaos? Chaos gave birth to the universe, and everything is chaos. Everything in the world begins and ends with chaos."

This evolution across time and space was like a mysterious preaching, which gave Lin Ding's soul an unprecedented baptism.

Lin Ding slowly closed his eyes again, sat down cross-legged, and immediately entered a state of cultivation.

His expression was calm and focused, as if he was one with the world around him.

At the same time, several kilometers away, the few wisps of air farthest from the spirit summoning formation were slowly drifting outwards.

At this moment, they seemed to be summoned by some mysterious force, slowly stopped, and began to move slowly towards the direction of the summoning array.

Time passed quietly, and nearly five hours had passed since Feng Hao left the spirit summoning formation.

The first rays of morning sunlight, like a golden curtain, gently sprinkled every inch of Zhongzhou City. At this moment, Feng Xi and Feng Hao were concentrating on placing the last talisman in their hands.

In the bright sunlight, a flash of golden light flashed across the sky above Zhongzhou City like a meteor.

Immediately afterwards, a mysterious and powerful force wave spread out, and the defensive magic circle was successfully activated, like an invisible shield, protecting Zhongzhou City.

Feng Hao and Feng Xi met up at the pre-arranged location. Feng Hao raised his head slightly, his gaze fixed on the hidden magic formation in the sky. Curious, he asked, "Ah Xi, how strong is this formation?"

Feng Xi's face was filled with pride as he slowly said, "This is a defensive formation passed down from ancient times, called the Infinite Heaven-Swallowing Formation. It is the most powerful defensive formation among the many formations I have learned so far.

It possesses an extremely magical ability that can absorb enemy attacks and convert them into energy to maintain its own operation.

According to legend, during the ancient war between humans and demons, this formation once blocked three powerful masters for as long as a month. Its power was terrifying.

It’s a pity that the materials provided by Tianshu Pavilion are far from comparable to the natural treasures at that time, and there is no one dedicated to control this formation now, so it is naturally difficult to exert its full power.

However, it is not a problem to resist a peak Tianji Realm expert for an hour or two. As for facing a Tianxuan Realm or a master realm expert, it is hard to predict. "

Feng Hao nodded slightly and said calmly, "That should be enough. Now, the powerful monsters in Zhongzhou City have basically been driven out. As for the monsters outside the city, it is not easy to cross the eight checkpoints or even attack Zhongzhou City."

Feng Xi then asked, "So what should we do now? Should we head to the Soldiers' Tomb?"

Feng Hao's expression was solemn, and he responded in a deep voice, "Yes. Today is the day of the Hundred Years' Appointment. The next war could break out at any time. A storm is coming. With our cultivation level, we can't be of much help in this war.

I suspect that, aside from the two of us, everyone else should have already gone to the Soldiers' Tomb. So, let's go meet up with Teacher Yang and the others first, and then we can discuss our next steps."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Feng Xi responded without hesitation, his tone full of trust.

As soon as the words fell, the two of them were surrounded by shining light and transformed into two dazzling streams of light. They shot up into the sky and rushed towards the direction of the soldiers' tomb, leaving behind only a long shadow of light that gradually dissipated in the sky.