Long River Eternity

At the moment the two energies collided, the entire space suddenly fell into silence, as if all sounds were swallowed up by this force.

Immediately afterwards, a strong attraction was generated within a few hundred meters around the energy center. The air and spiritual mist were swept towards the center like a tide, forming a vacuum zone. The surrounding space also began to distort, as if telling of the violence of this power.

Lin Ding and Mu Changsheng had no time to recover and hurriedly retreated. Fortunately, during the battle between the two, they had already moved away from the tied Lin Tiansheng and his group, allowing them to avoid this terrible attraction.

Before the two landed, the attraction suddenly disappeared, followed by a deafening roar, "Boom!" A huge explosion erupted from the center like thunder, and a violent shock wave instantly swept across the entire underground space. The formation instantly flashed with a soft light, resisting the violent impact and protecting Lin Tiansheng, Chu Tianxiao and his party.

However, Lin Ding and Mu Changsheng were not so lucky. They were only a few hundred meters from the epicenter of the explosion when the powerful shockwave instantly swept them up, slamming them against the wall, unable to move. Lin Ding, concentrating his last ounce of spiritual energy, condensed a massive metal bell to envelop himself, while Mu Changsheng struggled to mobilize his remaining energy, barely covering his entire body and resisting the relentless force.

The shock wave of the explosion surged back and forth in the underground space, causing the entire area to shake violently. On the streets of the East District, pedestrians showed panic expressions and ran towards open areas.

"What happened? Was it an earthquake?"

"Will there be another monster invasion?"

"Run, run to an open area!"

Fortunately, it was late at night and there were not many people on the streets, so the riot was not serious.

In the underground space, the cracks created by Mu Changsheng's impact finally couldn't withstand the impact. The cracks continued to expand, and the spiritual liquid in the formation instantly vaporized. The energy released by the explosion gushed out like a flood, carrying rich spiritual energy, gushing out from the cracks, forming a dazzling white beam of light, rushing straight into the sky.

The entire East District was instantly illuminated, as bright as day. By this time, the ground shaking had subsided, and the fleeing pedestrians stopped and gazed up at the strange sight in the sky, their faces filled with shock and confusion.

The pillar of light rising into the sky also attracted the attention of the upper-level powerful people in Zhongzhou City. The "Tianshu Pavilion", the highest leadership organization in Jiuzhou, held an emergency meeting when the earthquake broke out.

The "Tianshu Pavilion" is composed of seven Tianji Realm powerhouses and seven ministers, who are in charge of seven basic areas including science and technology, agriculture, military, archaeology, infrastructure, people's livelihood, and finance. The Pavilion Master is the supreme leader of the entire Jiuzhou. Legend has it that he is a Tianxuan Realm powerhouse who has lived for hundreds of years. However, except for the seven ministers, no one has ever seen this legendary supreme leader.

It is said that the first generation Pavilion Master believed that everyone in Jiuzhou should take it as their responsibility to strengthen their own realm and fight against monsters, so the Tianshu realm that no one has ever reached should be the goal of every human in Jiuzhou. In order to inspire everyone, the highest leadership organization was named "Tianshu Pavilion".

At this moment, seven ministers gathered in the conference room, sitting in a row at a long, curved table. A slightly larger seat, slightly vacant in the center, was the Pavilion Master's seat. To the left were three seats for the Ministers of Science and Technology, Military Affairs, and Archaeology, respectively. To the right were four seats for the Ministers of Agriculture, Infrastructure, People's Livelihoods, and Finance. The seats on the right were slightly more compact than those on the left, placing the Pavilion Master's seat squarely in the center. This arrangement clearly indicated that the three on the left had a higher status than the four on the right.

At this time, the seven ministers were watching a huge display screen in front of them. What was playing on it was a picture of a beam of light rising into the sky from the East District, shot from mid-air. However, the picture was a little blurry.

Today, all the cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements produced by the combination of ancient technology and modern technology are concentrated in Zhongzhou City. Due to communication and transportation problems, according to the speed of scientific and technological progress during the Chinese period, the technological level of Zhongzhou City is at least 20 years ahead of other regional capitals, and at least 50 years ahead of medium-sized urban areas such as Nanshan City.

At this moment, the Minister of Military Affairs, Zhan Tianqiong, a burly, gray-haired old man with an imposing presence, spoke first: "Are there ruins beneath Zhongzhou City that contain such enormous energy? Or is the Ministry of Science and Technology conducting some kind of experiment underground?"

The Zhan family of Nanshan City is a branch of the Zhan family of Zhongzhou City, and Zhan Tianqiong is one generation older than Zhan Qitian.

Hearing Zhan Tianqiong mention the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Minister of Science and Technology, Luo Siwei, a gentle middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, quickly responded: "As far as I know, the Ministry of Science and Technology has not conducted any underground experiments recently."

At this time, Zhan Tianqiong looked at Mo Qingchen, the head of the Archaeology Department. Mo Qingchen, with his white hair and youthful face, replied, "I heard some time ago that a large number of ancient ruins were unearthed, but Mu Changsheng reported that the entrance to the ruins had not been found, and there has been no news in the past few days."

Zhan Tianqiong then looked at the other four ministers and said, "Do you have any news to add?"

Among them, Minister of Civil Affairs Yao Miaosheng and Minister of Finance Qian Duoduo are two middle-aged women who still have charm, and Minister of Agriculture Yuan Fengshou is an old man dressed simply. The three of them shook their heads to indicate that they did not know any information about this strange phenomenon.

Lou Poxiao, the Minister of Infrastructure, dressed in a formal suit and meticulous in his work, said, "Some time ago, several construction sites in the East District reported having unearthed ruins, and many archaeologists have gone to investigate."

Zhan Tianqiong nodded and said, "Mo Qingchen, contact Mu Changsheng and go to the scene to see what's going on. Yao Miaosheng, take a few medical personnel to the scene to see if there are any casualties. The rest of you will stay here and monitor the subsequent developments."

After Zhan Tianqiong finished arranging the tasks, Mo Qingchen and Yao Miaosheng left their seats and arranged their subordinates to carry out the operation. Zhan Tianqiong also left his seat and returned to the office to arrange for law enforcement officers from the East District to go to the vicinity of the light column to maintain order, while paying attention to whether there were any suspicious persons.

At the same time, Wei Wu and the other two who were in the South District also felt a slight earthquake when the explosion occurred because their hotel was close to the East District. At this time, Liu Xianxian and Feng Hao had already finished their work. The first time they felt the earthquake, they rushed to the balcony and saw a beam of light shooting straight into the sky from the east.

Liu Xianxian showed a worried look and asked Wei Wu: "Is Lin Ding in the East District?"

"He should have gone to his parents' residence, which should be in the central area of ​​Zhongzhou City, not in the east district." Wei Wu said uncertainly.

"Didn't you say that his parents found the entrance to the ruins in the east district? Could he have found some clues and acted alone? No, I want to go and see." After saying this, Liu Xianxian jumped off the balcony and ran quickly towards the direction of the light column.

"Hey? Wait, I'm going too!" Wei Wu shouted to Liu Xianxian. Just as he was about to jump down from the balcony, he saw Feng Hao beside him also preparing to jump over the balcony. "Little brat, don't join in the fun. Just stay in the hotel and wait for us to come back."

"I have broken through the extreme Yaoguang Realm. I can fight against ordinary Kaiyang Realm warriors and have the ability to protect myself. Let me go, I will definitely be able to help!" Feng Hao said, but his hands did not stop the movement of climbing over. Before he finished speaking, he had already landed on the ground and chased after Liu Xianxian.

"Oh, each one of them is more troublesome than the other." Wei Wu complained softly, fell to the ground, and hurriedly chased after the two men.