Long River Eternity

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge energy ball shot towards the two of them like a meteor. The sudden attack caught them off guard. Fortunately, Lin Ding reacted quickly, quickly pulling Chu Tianxiao aside, and dodged to the side more than ten meters, barely avoiding this fatal attack.

A violent explosion echoed around them, and a deafening shockwave swept over, even reaching the formation. A dazzling light flashed from the formation, blocking all the impact. Lin Ding's heart tightened, and he locked his sights on the direction of the attack, but the thick fog made it impossible to see the attacker.

At this moment, he was extremely anxious. He had wanted to find his parents, but he hadn't expected to be attacked again. He was furious and gritted his teeth, "Who is sneaking around there? Get out here!"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Ding pinched his fingers and a strong wind suddenly blew up from the underground space, temporarily blowing away the thick fog. In the wind, he finally made out a figure on the top of the tower.

"Hmph, you're quite capable." The figure on the tower stood up and suddenly rushed towards Lin Ding, his voice like thunder, "But you still can't escape death!"

In the blink of an eye, the man was in front of Lin Ding, punching him with unstoppable force. Facing such a powerful foe, Lin Ding showed no fear. He pushed Chu Tianxiao aside, raised his fist, and met the opponent's attack. Their fists collided violently in the air, and the deafening sound echoed all around.

After a loud bang, Lin Ding groaned and was knocked away in shock, slamming heavily against the wall behind him, looking utterly miserable. This was the first time he had ever been so miserable.

"Cough cough..." Lin Ding fell to the ground and coughed violently a few times. He thought to himself: "Late stage of Tianquan Realm?" The person who could suppress him so physically must be at least in the late stage of Tianquan Realm.

He looked up, his eyes locked on the figure opposite him, and was surprised to find that it was an old man with white hair.

"I overestimated you, but it turns out you're nothing special." The old man raised his lips with a sarcastic smile.

At this moment, a man's voice came from a dim corner: "Ding'er! It's Ding'er! Hurry up, he is the director of the First Research Institute - Mu Changsheng! Half a step into the Tianji realm, run!"

Lin Ding was startled by the sound and looked excitedly in the direction of the voice. He vaguely saw a group of people tied to the ground, among them his parents, Lin Tiansheng and Jiang Yuyan. Although they were disheveled and looked depressed, they were not injured and seemed younger than in the photo.

"Mom and Dad! Are you okay? I will definitely rescue you!" Lin Ding shouted at the top of his lungs.

Mu Changsheng heard his cry and smiled playfully: "Oh? Lin Tiansheng is your father. So you are here to save them."

"What on earth do you want to do?" Lin Ding was furious, but his heart was filled with doubts. Mu Changsheng was clearly a nuclear cultivator, so why did he occupy this place with abundant spiritual energy?

Mu Changsheng sneered, a sinister glint in his eyes: "What do you want to do? Haven't you noticed the changes in your parents? I'm here, of course, to find a way to restore my youth."

"Then why are you practicing immortality here and capturing my parents?" Lin Ding asked, with anger and uneasiness intertwined in his heart.

Mu Changsheng snorted coldly, a mocking smile curling up at the corner of his mouth. "Humph, they were the first to discover this place. If we let them go, wouldn't the whole world know this secret? Moreover, who knows what side effects this spiritual energy will have on humans? Of course we have to keep them here and slowly conduct experiments and observations."

Lin Ding also snorted coldly, his tone revealing an unyielding attitude: "I have already found this place, do you think you can still keep your secret?"

"Hahaha!" Mu Changsheng laughed wildly, his voice as deafening as thunder. "Since you're here, you want to leave? No way!"

Before he finished speaking, Mu Changsheng suddenly unleashed a blast of energy. Lin Ding was startled and was about to block it, but he realized it wasn't coming towards him. With a loud bang, the energy blast slammed into the stone door, forcing it shut tightly under the force.

"Since you are here, stay and accompany your parents." Mu Changsheng said coldly, and then rushed towards Lin Ding like a tiger.

As a supremely powerful being at the peak of the Tianquan Realm and halfway to the Tianji Realm, Mu Changsheng's speed was astonishing. Lin Ding's vision blurred, and Mu Changsheng appeared before him, his fist nearly striking him in the face. Fortunately, this time, Lin Ding didn't act too arrogantly. As soon as Mu Changsheng finished speaking, a spear condensed in his hand and swiftly stretched out before him, barely blocking Mu Changsheng's powerful punch, but he was still knocked back several steps.

"Well, where did the spear come from?" Mu Changsheng asked in confusion, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Despite feeling strange, Mu Changsheng continued his attack. He dodged and reappeared at Lin Ding's side, striking him with a dragon-like kick. Lin Ding was prepared, quickly raising a wall of earth to his side, blocking Mu Changsheng's attack. As he retreated, a roaring fire dragon ignited in his palm.

The earthen wall crumbled like tofu under Mu Changsheng's whip kick, but what awaited him was a massive flaming dragon's head. Mu Changsheng was visibly stunned. Without time to think, he gathered energy in his hands and fired a wave of energy, which collided violently with the fire dragon in mid-air. There was a deafening roar, and the violent impact sent Mu Changsheng flying several meters away, leaving him on the ground in a heap.

Mu Changsheng raised his head and looked at Lin Ding in disbelief. "The power of the five elements? What's your relationship with those four divine messengers?"

Lin Ding was slightly stunned, thinking to himself: In this world, the only ones who can use the Five Elements Kung Fu are Yang An and others, besides myself. Could it be that the divine messengers he mentioned are them?

Despite his doubts, Lin Ding remained calm on the surface: "What divine messenger? I don't know what you are talking about."

Mu Changsheng stood up, his eyes sharp: "You use a fighting style that is completely different from ordinary people, and you still deny it?"

"I am a gifted young man and have become self-taught through ancient books. Is that not possible? Stop talking nonsense. If you want to beat me, beat me. If you don't want to beat me, let my parents go." Lin Ding said impatiently. He knew in his heart that even if Mu Changsheng really knew something, he would never reveal his secret in front of him.

"Hmph, you are talking nonsense. Even if the messenger of God comes in person today, he can't stop me from exploring immortality!" Mu Changsheng roared, and then shot out countless energy balls from his hands, attacking Lin Ding like a tide.

Lin Ding raised his hand and raised a thick earth wall in front of him to block the incoming attack, then quickly retreated. Sure enough, when the earth wall was smashed into pieces by the overwhelming energy balls, Mu Changsheng had already appeared where he had just stood.

Lin Ding knew that he could not defeat Mu Changsheng in close combat, and he knew that Mu Changsheng must also understand this and would definitely try to get close to him, so he decisively kept his distance from him.

When Mu Changsheng landed, he found that there was no trace of Lin Ding. He quickly found the place where Lin Ding had evacuated. Just as he was about to launch another attack, countless vines suddenly rose at his feet and trapped him tightly.

Mu Changsheng did not hesitate and jumped up suddenly. The vines only resisted him for a moment before they were all torn off by him. Then Mu Changsheng released energy from his whole body in the air, shattering all the vines trapped on his body.

He looked at Lin Ding again, but Lin Ding had already changed his position. When Mu Changsheng found Lin Ding, he was greeted by an overwhelming number of sharp stone spikes shooting towards him.

"Like a monkey, jumping up and down, I'll show you my true speed." Mu Changsheng said, and with a flicker of his body, he disappeared from the spot. This caused all the stone spikes to shoot into the air.

Lin Ding saw Mu Changsheng disappear from the spot and quickly changed his position. However, he still didn't see Mu Changsheng appear, which made Lin Ding feel extremely uneasy. Suddenly, he felt a flow of air behind him. Without turning his head, Lin Ding directly blocked his spear behind him. Sure enough, a huge force came from behind. Lin Ding used the force to rush forward and turned around, ready to launch an attack. But he saw nothing behind him.

Before Lin Ding could react, he heard the sound of breaking air from his side again. At the critical moment, Lin Ding raised his hand to block it. In an instant, he felt a sharp pain in his entire arm, and then it became numb. His body flew in the opposite direction. Before Lin Ding could steady his body, he heard the whistling sound from his side again. This time, Lin Ding pinched the magic formula in the air in advance, and a shield appeared at his side, blocking the attack.

Lin Ding fell back to the ground and looked around, but still couldn't see Mu Changsheng. Chu Tianxiao, who had been hiding in a dark corner, shouted to Lin Ding, "This is one of Mu Changsheng's unique skills—Invisibility. He uses extreme speed to move through the opponent's blind spots, making it impossible for them to find him. I've seen him mention this in an interview before."

"You're the only one who talks too much!" Mu Changsheng's voice came from the air, but there was still no sign of him.

Hearing Mu Changsheng's voice, Chu Tianxiao unconsciously squeezed into the dark corner. Fortunately, Mu Changsheng did not attack Chu Tianxiao.