A New Chapter: Time Carries Away a Generation

Without the Carefree Boat, even the Super Peerless and eccentric individuals could not undertake such an expedition. Each time they ventured this far, it was as if they were gambling with their lives. If they encountered a violent storm in the Thunder Sea, they would explode on the spot and "ascend to heaven."

"The Chaos Tree, the civilization I once belonged to, used it and the Gold of Time as the main materials to refine my vessel," the Carefree Boat revealed its origins.

Here are the materials that made it possible!

Wang Xuan asked in surprise, "Your civilization is capable of venturing deep into this place to collect the Chaos Tree?"

"Look closely, is that the mother tree in the lightning? It's just a branch," Carefree Boat prompted.

Wang Xuan was taken aback. The place was lush and green, with a huge tree that stretched towards the sea of thunder. However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that there were no roots at the bottom, but rather broken, thick branches.

"The Chaos Tree was born deep within the Sea of Thunder. Every time a myth collapsed, the Sea of Thunder would experience its strongest upheaval, shattering the Chaos Tree and causing its body to explode. At the end of a certain era, the tree's core burst forth and eventually fell into the Highest Grade Mental World. After countless ages, another Mythological Era arrived, and a civilization explored this place and found the tree's core..."

After hearing its origins, Wang Xuan asked, "You are the heart of the Chaos Tree, do you know what's inside?"

"I don't know. The tree heart is dead. I only vaguely remember what just happened. I was made from materials that were mixed with the Gold of Time. Furthermore, the Chaos Tree itself is struck down at the end of each era, and then reborn in the depths of the Thunder Sea after the arrival of the new Mythological Era. It may not even know the secret of the source here."

Wang Xuan didn't try to retrieve that Chaos Tree; it was too dangerous, and besides, it was useless now, as the tree's core had become the Carefree Boat in his hands.

"A piece of human skin foreshadows the tragic death of yet another powerful figure. He must have possessed extraordinary abilities in life, but died in obscurity, his bloody skin hanging on a tree."

Wang Xuan repeatedly ventured into the Thunder Sea, exploring many areas. He even discovered a fragment of a treasure, but he couldn't identify what it was; it vaguely resembled a broken drum.

This is bizarre. This treasure has never existed in mythological history, yet there are still fragments of it here!

"Is this Vanished civilization, left behind after failing to pass the test? But no matter what, it should leave some trace in mythology and legends." Wang Xuan was quite surprised.

"Or is this a fragment of a remnant that drifted over from the other side of the Thunder Sea?" This thought crossed his mind again.

Carefree Boat looked at it again and again, but he didn't recognize the fragments and had no way of making a judgment.

Wang Xuan stayed here for many days, exploring and observing in an all-round way. He found that it was too difficult to cross this sea of lightning. Unless one was extremely lucky and could avoid the violent lightning every time and encounter a place of "exhaustion", one could successfully cross the sea.

"This path is out of the question; it's far less safe than the one that breaks through the Planar Crevice." On the eighth day, he departed aboard the Carefree Boat.

"Dad, where have you been? I miss you." When Wang Xuan returned home, the quietest Wang Hui, rushed over. This child had been having all sorts of wild thoughts since he was little, fearing that his mother and older siblings would leave this world before him. He would cry if he didn't see Wang Xuan for a few days.

"Dad only went on a long trip once, I'll take you there later. Uh, the highest level of the world, never mind. Let's take you to New Star instead, it's been a long time since I've seen your grandparents."

"But I want to research the Elixir of Immortality." Whether out of fear of death or obsession with immortality, the child kept agonizing over this question, his little face showing a slight melancholy that seemed out of place for his age.

"It's been a while since we went to New Star, so the whole family came," Zhao Qinghan said with a smile.

"Great!" Wang Ye and Wang Xin are lively and active, always enjoying wandering around, and they are always very happy whenever they go on a long trip.

They set off the next day.

After the Mechanical Xiao received the spark, it regained its extraordinary attributes and became incredibly agile. Together with the twin siblings, they were truly a mischievous duo.

The New Star has undergone some changes; the Mythological Era has passed, and everything seems to have returned to the normal trajectory of technological civilization.

It's been 22 years since The Supernatural Finale, and many people and things have changed.

In the past, most of the powerful figures among the tycoons who had dealings and transactions with Wang Xuan, exchanging scriptures and rare treasures for Supernatural Factor to Extend Life, have passed away.

The group of elderly people never got to see Wang Xuan extend their Extend Life again.

Some people were purely interested in exchanging benefits, while others had genuinely good relationships back then. However, Wang Xuan was powerless to change this; he couldn't find any gentle, Mythological Factor draw upon.

Qian An, Song Yun, Qin Hongyuan, Zhou Hongbin... a long list of names, all died one after another. Among them were people who had sincerely helped Wang Xuan, and people who dared to order the Super Battleship to bombard the Transcendent Immortals. This generation has all passed away.

Even Zhong Changming, the second son of the Old Zhong family, died of illness a couple of years ago, after all, he was already over 110 years old.

On the contrary, Old Zhong still had rosy lips and white teeth, which made him unwilling to appear in the New Star. He completely faked his death. Zhong Cheng and Zhong Qing would occasionally visit him, and every time the siblings were envious, as he was younger than them.

"Time!" Zhao Qinghan sighed. Even though she was actually forty-four years old, tests showed that her physical body and her physiological age were around twenty-five.

This makes sense. She was once extraordinary, her physique underwent a transformation, and she ate peaches of immortality. Her lifespan is probably between 160 and 180 years old.

Zhao Zejun and Su Xuan were naturally delighted to see them, especially their grandson and granddaughter. Despite being seventy years old, they lifted the three children high in the air.

However, it was obvious that they had some gray hair and were no longer handsome uncles and elegant middle-aged ladies.

Wang Xuan saw Qin Hong, a high-ranking member of the Qin Family with gray hair, on the news. He realized that the middle-aged man who regarded those who practiced Old Arts as low-level martial artists and was ordered to test and carry out the bombardment of the Transcendent Immortals on the New Moon had become an old man.

"A generation is growing old."

In particular, when he saw Zhou Yun again, he discovered that even this old friend, who no longer frequented glamorous nightclubs, had some gray hair and was nearly fifty years old.

Wang Xuan realized with a deep understanding that time is merciless, and this was only the beginning. In a few years, some of his acquaintances would also grow old and die with time.

"I regret it a bit. Back then, I was the only one who didn't cultivate with you and didn't enter the Inner Scenery Realm. Now, Wu Yin, Zhong Cheng, Little Zhong are all much younger than me, like my son and daughter, as if we are from two different generations."

After drinking, Zhou Yun grumbled, though he exaggerated a bit. The main reason was that he was undisciplined when he was young, had three girlfriends for a long time, and his health was quite poor, making him look older now.

"Brother Zhou, Lao Zhou, you're obviously taking advantage of me!" Zhong Cheng complained. They were all very familiar with each other at this small gathering.

Then, Zhong Cheng asked Wang Xuan when he could take him on his journey, because he was determined to outlive his great-grandfather Old Zhong!

Years have passed, Wu Yin has become even more elegant. Holding Little Fox, she is talking to Zhao Qinghan and teasing Wang Hui, who is most afraid of death.

Over the years, Zhao Qinghan has had three children, so she naturally has less time to take care of the Little Fox Immortal. It and Horse Chao Fan have been staying at New Star for most of the year.

Unfortunately, Horse Chao Fan could only watch helplessly as the drinking area was set up, unable to enter. Instead, he was eating special fruits on the grass in the distance. Luckily, the three children and the Mechanical Xiao ran over to join in the fun.

Little Zhong, who is in his early thirties, has shed his youthful naiveté. He used to not care much about extraordinary cultivation, but seeing that Old Zhong was younger than him and his siblings, he was deeply motivated and has been cultivating diligently for many years.

After all, her great-grandfather also rose to prominence in an environment where there were no Supernatural Factor among the New Star.

Afterwards, Wang Xuan went to see Professor Lin. Although the old man was over eighty years old, he was still very strong and in excellent health.

To Wang Xuan's surprise, when he revisited the area and arrived in the western region, he unexpectedly saw an old friend in Yuan City.

The neighborhood where Wang Xuan used to rent is now quite old, and many people have moved away.

He came here mainly because he had some feelings about the past and the aging of some acquaintances, so he retraced the path of New Star Road.

His primordial spirit was very powerful. As it swept across the building, it was immediately taken aback. In the home of that poor little girl from the past, there were lights and a woman.

In an instant, memories of the past surfaced: the Zhou River, lanternfish floating in the sky, and a little girl suffering from a terminal illness.

As if sensing something, the window there was pushed open, and a woman who looked to be in her early twenties appeared.

"Wang Xuan... Uncle!"

It really was her. The little girl named Lele had returned here, back to the home that held warm and beautiful memories for her.

She was very pitiful. Both her father and mother Five Decays of Heaven and Man Disease and passed away one after the other. Especially when her life was nearing its end, her mother died first, which was a great blow to her already unfortunate fate.

Fortunately, Wang Xuan later encountered her again, along with a spaceship and several robots. The robots said they could cure her.

It now appears that her vital signs are very healthy, and her mental strength is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

"Lele, I didn't expect you to be back here," Wang Xuan greeted her.

Lele, now a young woman, rushed downstairs and told Wang Xuan that she had been traveling through deep space with five robots and their mothership for years, visiting various inhabited planets. Her illness had been cured, and she had only recently returned.

"Live a good life from now on," Wang Xuan said with a smile.

Lele nodded, very excited and grateful, with tears in her eyes, and said, "Originally, I wanted to visit Uncle Wang in Old Earth."

She told Wang Xuan that the mothership was anchored on the Cloud Mist Plateau in the west, where the Mechanical Taoist and five other robots were also located. She had returned because she missed her mother terribly, and in a few days she would go on a journey with the robots to distant lands.

"If you miss home, go back to your Old Earth and treat me like family. You can make many friends there."

Five days later, Wang Xuan and Zhao Qinghan took their three children and embarked on their journey home.

Not long after they entered outer space, Sudden Change occurred. A blurry figure rushed over at high speed, and with a loud thud, their spaceship was torn apart!

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