Long River Eternity

At this time, the aftermath of the explosion in the underground space had gradually weakened, and only endless spiritual energy surged out like a volcanic eruption, filling the air.

Lin Ding and Mu Changsheng had already landed on the ground. Lin Ding, protected by the golden bell, looked a little shaky, but he had no new injuries. Mu Changsheng, on the other hand, was in a completely different situation.

At the moment of the explosion, his energy shield was as weak as a mayfly, fading in an instant. Now, Mu Changsheng's entire body was a cacophony of charred black and pale, as if engulfed in flames. Some parts were even completely carbonized, still emitting sparks. His once-full white hair was now tangled, like dry grass ravaged by a violent wind, sparse and weak.

At this moment, he was sitting in a miserable state against the wall, panting heavily, cold sweat on his forehead sliding down his cheeks, his eyes filled with unwillingness and despair.

Spiritual energy surged like a tide, stirring the underground air and forming a gust of wind swirling with spiritual power, which assaulted everyone relentlessly. Although Mu Changsheng was unable to absorb this spiritual energy, the life force contained within it quietly soothed his wounds. If it weren't for the life force contained in this rich spiritual energy, his severe injuries would have killed him on the spot.

Meanwhile, a gentle spiritual breeze blew past Lin Ding, and the rich spiritual energy, without him needing to absorb it specifically, rapidly restored his spiritual power. In just a few minutes, his spiritual power had recovered by one-tenth. At this moment, Lin Ding had no time to pay attention to the changes in his spiritual power. His eyes fell on Mu Changsheng, who was leaning against the wall, barely breathing. After confirming that he posed no threat for the time being, he endured the pain and ran towards his parents.

When he arrived at the location where Lin Tiansheng and the others were tied up, the scene before him made him breathe a sigh of relief. Chu Tianxiao had already rescued them, and everyone was hiding in a nearby corner. Seeing Lin Ding return, the Lin Tiansheng couple's originally worried faces finally broke into a smile, and they hurried to greet him. Jiang Yuyan walked up to him first, holding his hand tightly, her eyes full of heartache: "Ding'er, are you okay? Are you seriously injured?"

Lin Ding gave a comforting smile: "Mom, I'm fine, don't worry about me. How are you guys? Are you all okay?"

At this time, Lin Tiansheng also came over, looking at Lin Ding with pride and satisfaction, and said with a hint of emotion: "Ding'er, I didn't expect you to become so powerful now, and you can actually defeat Mu Changsheng, who is at the peak of Tianquan Realm."

"Yes, how did you come to Zhongzhou City and know that we were imprisoned here?" Jiang Yuyan asked with concern.

Lin Ding waved his hands, trying to comfort them: "Dad, Mom, I'll tell you all this later. Time is running out now, let Chu Tianxiao take you away first, and I'll cover your retreat."

"Yes, Dr. Lin, there is such a big commotion here. The law enforcement team should be here soon. They may even have alarmed Tianshu Pavilion. I have to take you away first." Chu Tianxiao said anxiously.

"You're right, let's leave here first. Ding'er, Mu Changsheng is no longer a threat, so come with us." Lin Tiansheng advised with concern.

Lin Ding's eyes flashed with a fierceness, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Mu Changsheng imprisoned you here, I can't let him go like this. I want to see how the leaders here will punish him."

Hearing Lin Ding's words, Jiang Yuyan's face showed anxiety again. She pulled him aside and persuaded him, "Forget it, since we are all fine, let's just go. Mu Changsheng is the director of the First Research Institute. Who knows if the higher-ups will protect him? Let them solve it themselves. The strong men of Tianshu Pavilion are not something we can mess with."

Lin Ding responded firmly: "Don't worry, Mom, I will be fine. You guys go first, it will be too late if you don't leave now." As he said that, he turned his gaze to Lin Tiansheng, eager to get his father's support.

Lin Tiansheng saw his son's determination, pulled Jiang Yuyan back to hold Lin Ding's hand, and said firmly: "Let's go, Ding'er has grown up, he has his own ideas. We must trust him and not interfere with him here."

Lin Ding had already arrived at the stone gate by this time, and he used force to open the thousand-jin stone gate to create a gap large enough for one person to pass through.

"Ding'er, you must protect yourself!" Jiang Yuyan was pulled away by Lin Tiansheng. At the same time, she looked back reluctantly, tears flashing in her eyes, and shouted loudly.

Lin Ding smiled and watched them leave, his voice firm: "Wait for me at Chu Tianxiao's house!"

After seeing everyone disappear from his sight, Lin Ding returned to Mu Changsheng. He discovered that the injuries that had once killed him had actually healed somewhat. It seemed that this spiritual energy, when concentrated to a certain degree, could truly bring back the dead.

Originally, just by the spiritual wind blowing, Lin Ding's spiritual power had recovered about 30% during this period of time. At this moment, he began to consciously absorb spiritual energy to replenish the consumption in his body.

Mu Changsheng, whose injuries had improved, stared at Lin Ding fiercely and said unwillingly, "Why, you're not going to kill me?"

Lin Ding sneered, "Oh, kill you? That would be too easy for you. Besides, you're a director, and if you die here, there will be no evidence. When the law enforcement team comes, they will think I'm the villain without knowing the truth. Wouldn't that be very unfair to me?"

"Hahaha, cough cough cough..." Mu Changsheng laughed a few times and then started coughing violently. He then said, "Young people are so naive. Do you think the law enforcement team will believe me or you when they come?"

"Isn't it easy to get you to tell the truth?" Lin Ding said with a smile.

When Mu Changsheng saw Lin Ding's confident smile, the smile on his face froze and an ominous premonition surged in his heart.

At this time, Lin Ding condensed a long sword, "Swoosh, whoosh..." and swung it quickly a few times, and Mu Changsheng's hand and foot tendons were broken.

"Ah!" Mu Changsheng screamed, showing a painful expression, and looked at Lin Ding angrily.

"The spiritual energy here is rich, and your injuries have recovered a little too quickly. This is safer and can also be considered a punishment for you." Lin Ding said coldly.

Then Lin Dingxiang asked Yang An, "Is there any magic that can make people speak the truth?"

"That kind of magic is used by those at a higher level against those at a lower level. It's useless for you to learn it." Yang An said.

"Um...if I keep him alive, wouldn't it be embarrassing later?" Lin Ding said.

"The Heavenly Soul Body can allow him to speak the truth." Yang An said.

"Xianxian is not here either. It seems we should just kill her." Lin Ding said.

Mu Changsheng looked at Lin Ding who was in a daze in front of him. Suddenly, he looked at him, and then a strong murderous intent appeared in his eyes. He thought to himself that something was wrong.

Just as Lin Ding raised his sword, ready to strike, a figure descended from the circular hole above. Then, in a flash, he flew forward, slamming hard into the wall, his entire body embedded in it and spurting out a mouthful of blood. That single, random blow had left Lin Ding with internal injuries worse than his previous battle with Mu Changsheng combined.

And where Lin Ding originally stood, a figure was standing there, looking at the seriously injured Mu Changsheng in surprise. It was the Minister of Archaeology Department - Mo Qingchen.

"What exactly happened? No wonder I couldn't contact you. How did you become like this?" Mo Qingchen asked.

Mu Changsheng turned to look at Lin Ding who was stuck in the wall and said, "It was him who seriously injured me and wanted to kill me."

At this moment, Lin Ding was pulling his hands out of the wall and pushing against it, preparing to break free. Mo Qingchen stretched out his palm towards Lin Ding, and a burst of energy instantly enveloped Lin Ding's entire body. Lin Ding suddenly felt that his entire body was unable to move. He looked at Mo Qingchen and said, "Are you going to attack me without any reason based on his one-sided statement?"

"I only saw you holding the sword and preparing to kill Mu Changsheng. If I didn't tell right from wrong, you would have been a corpse just now." Mo Qingchen said coldly.

"Then what's the point of grabbing me now? You're at the Tianji Realm, are you afraid I'll run away?" Lin Ding asked. He also began to absorb the rich spiritual energy around him at an accelerated rate. The previous attack was far more powerful than Mu Changsheng's. He knew that in his current state, life and death depended on the other party's thoughts. Finding a way to break through to the peak of the Yufeng Realm might give him a chance to survive at this critical moment.

"If you have a clear conscience, why should you be afraid of whether I have caught you? Now I give you a chance to explain, tell the truth quickly!" Mo Qingchen shouted coldly.

At this time, the spiritual energy in Lin Ding's body has basically recovered to its original state, and he will be able to start a breakthrough in a moment. Now he has no choice but to compromise and delay time.

"Mu Changsheng learned from my parents that the spiritual liquid here can restore youth, so he locked my parents and a group of archaeologists here for him to experiment and find a way to restore youth." Lin Ding said.

Hearing Lin Ding's words, Mo Qingchen frowned slightly, looked at Mu Changsheng and said, "Is this true?"

"He... he's talking nonsense. It was Lin Tiansheng and others who discovered that this place can restore youth, so they kept it a secret and wanted to occupy this place. But I discovered them. As soon as I got here and captured Lin Tiansheng and others, he attacked me." Mu Changsheng confused right and wrong.

At this time, Lin Ding had condensed the spiritual energy in his body to the limit. The pure spiritual energy here allowed Lin Ding to successfully break through to the peak of the Wind Control Realm. Then a large amount of spiritual energy was absorbed into Lin Ding's body, turning into five-colored spiritual energy and bursting out of the body, shattering the energy that enveloped his whole body in one fell swoop, and regaining his ability to move.

Lin Ding angrily shouted at Mu Changsheng, "You're lying and distorting right and wrong. You lie so easily!"

Seeing Lin Ding break through his restrictions so easily, Mo Qingchen was slightly surprised: He didn't expect that this person, at such a young age, would have such cultivation.

"We will investigate what happened here. Come back with me first," Mo Qingchen said. He then flashed in front of Lin Ding, ready to take him down.

Lin Ding's eyes blurred, and he saw Mo Qingchen appear in front of him. He instantly retreated ten meters away, leaving Mo Qingchen no chance to catch him. Mo Qingchen frowned and said coldly, "You want to resist arrest? This is a good opportunity to test your strength."

Mo Qingchen flashed and appeared beside Lin Ding again, and his fist shadow rushed towards Lin Ding like a storm.

Lin Ding retreated quickly while concentrating his spear to block the fist shadow attacking him. However, even though he had broken through to the peak of the Wind Control Realm, he was still beaten back step by step. In the end, he was pushed back dozens of meters by a punch before he could barely stabilize his body.

As soon as Lin Ding stood firm and raised his head, he saw a huge energy wave shooting towards him. Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, a stone wall suddenly appeared in front of him, completely blocking the energy wave.

At the same time, a woman's voice was heard: "As the head of a department of Tianshu Pavilion, how can you be so shameless as to bully a child who has just come of age?"