Long River Eternity

After boarding the train, the four found their seats, a four-person compartment with two bunk beds for resting. Perhaps because of the recent news of a demonic beast invasion in Zhongzhou, there were very few people traveling to Zhongzhou, and many of the compartments were empty, leaving them free to choose from.

The entire journey lasts three days and passengers cannot get off the train during the journey, so the train is composed of four-person compartments to facilitate passengers' rest.

Trains run on oil. The technological level of that era was actually not backward, but due to the scarcity of resources, many technologies were not used in people's livelihood, but were concentrated in the most critical areas.

The train is covered with a thick layer of cast iron, which is extremely strong to prevent attacks during the journey.

The four of them sat down and looked around curiously. Not long after, with a long whistle, the train slowly started and began its journey.

Liu Xianxian watched the scenery passing by outside the window for a while, then took out the snacks she bought last night and said to Lin Ding while eating, "Okay, now you can tell the truth. How many things have you been hiding from me?"

Lin Ding organized his words and told Liu Xianxian everything about his dream of Yang An's participation in the Ye Ming Project, including the secret of how he could travel back to ancient times through Yang An's memories. Even Wei Wu was unaware of this before.

When Wei Wu and Liu Xianxian decided to go to Zhongzhou with him without hesitation, Lin Ding made up his mind not to hide anything from them anymore.

Lin Ding spoke from morning to afternoon. During this time, Wei Wu and Liu Xianxian only asked a few small questions occasionally. The rest of the time they listened attentively to Lin Ding's story, especially when he talked about things in ancient times. They were even more focused, as if they were listening to a gripping story.

Even after Lin Ding finished his story, the two were still reluctant to leave and kept recalling the ancient events that Lin Ding had mentioned.

Suddenly, Liu Xianxian said, "Why don't you ask Yang An if you can take me with you next time you travel through time."

Although Lin Ding knew that there was little hope, he still asked Yang An, but as expected, he was ruthlessly rejected by Yang An.

"He said no." Lin Ding spread his hands and said helplessly.

"Why?" Liu Xianxian asked persistently.

So Lin Ding imitated Yang An's emotionless tone and said, "He said, 'Do you think this is a trip? You can take as many people as you want?'"

"Hmph, you stingy guy!" Liu Xianxian pouted.

"So what happened that made Fuxi so anxious to go back?" Wei Wu asked anxiously.

"Yang An said that Han Dong is missing and the others are seriously injured and unconscious. They must have failed in the training in Donghuang and encountered danger. I don't know the details because Yang An didn't tell me." Lin Ding said.

"This is so uncomfortable, just like reading the first half of a novel, but missing the second half. I'm so anxious. Oh, by the way, since we have time now, let Yang An take you to see what happens next?" Wei Wu urged Lin Ding.

Lin Ding smiled bitterly and said, "Yang An said that the experience I gained from this training is enough for me to reach the Heyuan Realm, so he won't let me travel through time before the Heyuan Realm."

After hearing what Lin Ding said, Liu Xianxian and Wei Wu both showed disappointed expressions.

"Don't be discouraged. I will soon cultivate to the Heyuan realm. I will tell you what happens next then." Lin Ding said with a smile.

"Okay, but coming to the point, what exactly is this genetic lock? Do we have this thing in us as well, preventing us from cultivating spiritual energy?" Wei Wu asked curiously.

"I also asked Yang An this question. He said that you and I are different. What I have is called atavism. My bloodline has returned to the ancestral era, so I can cultivate spiritual energy like Yang An. What you have is called degeneration. Because the spiritual energy in the world has been exhausted for many years, later humans have given up the ability to cultivate spiritual energy." Lin Ding said.

"Why doesn't it sound like a good word?" Liu Xianxian said suspiciously.

"Yang An and Old Man Qin have lived for so long, how strong are they now?" Wei Wu asked.

"I don't know, and I haven't asked this question." Lin Ding said.

In this way, the three of them chatted casually, and Feng Hao also ate snacks and listened quietly to the conversation.

Night soon arrived, and outside was a pitch-black forest. It was completely silent, save for the occasional roar and sounds of fighting from distant beasts. Perhaps it was the powerful men guarding the railway, clearing out the beasts along the way.

The four of them ate some dry food they brought with them and chatted for a whole day. At this time, the excitement had passed and they felt a little bored, so they decided to go to bed, ending the first day of the journey.

The next day, the four woke up to find the train had left the woods and was now speeding across a field. After washing up, Liu Xianxian prepared to grab some food to pass the time. As she was searching in her bag, she heard two "dongs," and two metal cylinders slipped out and fell to the ground.

"Isn't this taken out from Ruins No. 5?" Lin Ding turned his head when he heard the noise, picked it up, handed it to Liu Xianxian, and asked.

"Oh, I almost forgot about this." Liu Xianxian said as she took the metal handed to her by Lin Ding.

"What on earth is this?" Lin Ding asked curiously.

Liu Xianxian placed the metal on the table in front of her and said, "I can feel the energy contained in this metal cylinder, but I can't extract it."

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu also came over, picked up the metal cylinder on the table, held it in his palm and felt it carefully, then said, "Strange. I can also feel the energy, but I can't absorb it."

At this time, Yang An's voice rang out: "This metal is the raw material for generating nuclear energy. It only needs to be stimulated in a specific way to release the intense energy within the metal."

Lin Ding told Liu Xianxian and Wei Wu what Yang An said.

Wei Wu said regretfully, "Just like the strange rays from Ruins No. 5? But we don't have that instrument here, it's a waste."

"We can let Wei Wu use his own energy to stimulate the metal and try. After all, they are of the same energy. But we should cut off a small piece first. If the power is not controlled well, only a small piece of this metal will make the entire train disappear." Yang An said.

After hearing this, Lin Ding felt the hardness of the metal and then condensed a metal dagger with even higher hardness. He cut a small piece from a metal cylinder and handed it to Wei Wu, saying, "Try to stimulate it with your energy and see if it has any effect."

Upon hearing this, Wei Wu placed a small piece of metal in his palm and clenched his fist. A golden light slowly illuminated his fist. As the light grew brighter, Lin Ding instructed Liu Xianxian to be ready to gather energy at any time, while he himself mobilized his spiritual power to deal with any emergency.

After a while, Lin Ding asked, "Any reaction?"

Wei Wu shook his head and said, "No reaction at all."

Lin Ding frowned, then thought for a moment and said, "How about you try concentrating your energy a little?"

Wei Wu followed his instructions and placed the metal fragments in the palm of his hand. He extended two fingers of his other hand, aimed them at the fragments, and shot out a beam of golden energy.

"Be more detailed." Lin Ding said.

So Wei Wu followed Lin Ding's instructions and made the energy finer, but the fragments still didn't react.

"Be more detailed." Lin Ding said.

So Wei Wu made the energy beam thinner. Finally, under Lin Ding's constant demands, the energy beam became as thin as a hair. Beads of sweat began to form on Wei Wu's forehead. It wasn't because of the high energy consumption, but because Wei Wu, with his large frame, was simply not capable of such delicate work.

An extremely fine energy ray hit the fragments, and after a moment, the fragments actually emitted a faint white light.

"There's a reaction!" Liu Xianxian said excitedly.