616: The spring breeze cuts thousands of willow branches, and the years are like a knife cutting down old friends

Wan Qian Universe Zone.

"He's back."

Lin Yang's figure appeared in the Universe Zone.

Then he took a step and arrived at the Human Alliance.

Currently, the Human Alliance was still managed by Song Qingfeng.

However, he had basically retired to a secondary role, guiding new administrators.

When he saw Director Song again, Lin Yang was somewhat surprised.

Because Director Song had aged a lot.

His temples were frosty.

"Director Song..." Lin Yang was speechless for a moment.

He understood that Director Song had exhausted himself for the Human Alliance in the first half of his Life, and although he later helped him break through to the Old Ancestor Realm.

It was difficult to make further progress beyond that.

This was a sign that his lifespan was not much.

Director Song, however, smiled softly: "Your Excellency Lin Yang, you're back. It's been over ten thousand years, and your appearance hasn't changed, while I've grown old."

"Director Song." Lin Yang didn't know what to say.

Over ten thousand years, for him, was just a few closed-door cultivations, but Director Song's Life was actually coming to an end.

This made him feel sad.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, there's no need to be sad for me. When you left last time, I said that we would all have this day sooner or later."

Director Song's mindset was very calm, and he, in turn, comforted Lin Yang.

"Is that why Director Song, you didn't go to Endless Spacetime?" Lin Yang asked softly.

Except for Director Song, everyone else was already in Zhu Cang Country.

Director Song maintained his smile and said: "Yes, my time is almost up, and I just want to be buried in this starry sky of my hometown."

He looked at the outer universe space, with infinite tenderness in his eyes.

This was the starry sky that gave him birth and nurtured him.

He had also dedicated his entire Life to this starry sky.

Never failed it.

"Director Song, how much longer do you feel you have?" Lin Yang slowly inquired.

"About another thousand years or so," Director Song replied, "Originally, I had thought of asking someone to send you a message before I died, to see if you could conveniently return. Now that you're back and I can see an old friend again, I have no more regrets."

"A thousand years, huh..." Lin Yang murmured, feeling very uncomfortable.

He carefully observed Director Song's body; it was like a lamp running out of oil.

Even if he forcibly extended his Life, it wouldn't last much longer.

And sensing Lin Yang's gaze, Director Song smiled and said:

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, there's no need to worry about me anymore. Over the years, Zhu Cang Country has brought me many heavenly treasures. I've already forcibly dragged on for so long. If I drag on any longer, I'll suffer. Rather than growing old in my twilight years, it's better to end it gracefully."

Lin Yang was silent.

At this moment, he experienced the ruthlessness of time.

Even powerful cultivators could not escape the limitation of lifespan.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, you've returned suddenly, so you must have something to do, right?" Director Song changed the subject.

"Yes, I've returned this time, on the one hand, to see Director Song and my family, and on the other hand, my cultivation has reached a bottleneck, and I've come back to find other methods."

Lin Yang nodded:

"By the way, I'll also go into the ruins to completely eliminate the remnants of the Mingye Clan and Lingyou Clan."

Upon hearing this, Director Song's eyes lit up: "You're confident you can enter the ruins and eradicate those remnants?"

"More or less." Lin Yang nodded again.

He was now just one step away from Transformation Dao Realm, so entering the ruins would certainly not be a problem.

As for coming out, he could always ask the System for help.

Anyway, his national treasure value was just sitting there.

If he didn't eliminate the remnants of the two clans, he always felt something was missing.

Director Song immediately laughed twice: "Haha, that's great! I didn't expect to see the complete annihilation of the two clans before I die. With this, I will be completely fulfilled."

In the era when he managed the Human Alliance, he ended the monopoly of the Old Monster Faction and could completely annihilate the two clans, which made Director Song extremely happy.

Lin Yang sighed deeply, said nothing more, bid farewell to Director Song, and prepared to return to Blue Star to see his mother and others before going into the ruins to eradicate the remnants of the two clans.

Although they hadn't seen each other for ten thousand years, Director Song was already at the end of his Life.

But his mother, Zhang Fang, and others' bodies, after his conditioning, were full of vitality, and they could also cultivate, plus occasionally using hibernation pods to extend their Life, so their vitality was even more vigorous than Director Song's.

Seeing his family again diluted some of Lin Yang's sadness about Director Song's approaching end.

He stayed at home for a few days, then set off for the ruins.

Director Song met him at the entrance of the Unknown Space with Mo Sang, the current administrator of the Human Alliance.

Mo Sang was a young man. Although not old, he was already in the Ling Tong Realm, just one step away from Old Ancestor.

"Mo Sang greets Lord Lin Yang!"

The moment Lin Yang arrived, Mo Sang respectfully saluted, his eyes full of admiration.

Or rather, in the entire Universe Zone, no one mentioned Lin Yang without feeling admiration.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, this is Mo Sang. I hope you will take good care of him in the future." Director Song introduced him.

Lin Yang naturally nodded, looking at Director Song's graying temples, and felt a pang of sadness again.

Because, on this trip home, he had gone to the Yu Xia Universe Center to visit some old friends.

However, Yu Meng and Yu Chen, the two brothers, had also passed away long ago.

Cai Fei's wife and daughter also didn't escape time.

This also made him inevitably sad again.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, you seem to have something on your mind?" Director Song noticed that Lin Yang's state was a bit abnormal.

"It's nothing, it's just that after this trip back, many old friends are no longer here, so it's inevitably a bit sad." Lin Yang forced a smile.

"Life and death, partings, are the norm of Life. Your Excellency Lin Yang, there's no need to be overly sad." Director Song continued to comfort him.

"That's true, but sadness is inevitable in my heart."

Lin Yang sighed, then suppressed his emotions, turned, and disappeared into the endless darkness of the Unknown Space.

Now, his senses could easily penetrate the Unknown Space.

He could see that there were still many various Stone Statues in the Unknown Space, but none of them showed any unusual movements.

"Where exactly did those Stone Statues come from? Why can't even my own senses see through them?"

Although his senses could penetrate the darkness of the Unknown Space and see those Stone Statues, when Lin Yang wanted to carefully sense the Stone Statues, he found that his senses could not penetrate the Stone Statues to observe their interior!

This surprised him a bit.

Even an Invincible Emperor couldn't observe them?

"System, can you tell me the origin of these Stone Statues now?"

Lin Yang was genuinely curious.

"Host, I'm sorry, the information module is still not fully unlocked, and the cost to unlock some detailed information is also very expensive."

"..." Lin Yang was speechless.

He was just one step away from Transformation Dao Realm, but he still wasn't qualified to know the origin of these Stone Statues?

"Forget it, let's kill the people of the two clans first."

Then, Lin Yang locked onto the ruins where the people of the Lingyou Clan and Mingye Clan were located, and with one step, he arrived at the entrance.

He would know the origin of the Stone Statues sooner or later; there was no need to force it now.

He also didn't want to waste national treasure value on this.

Lin Yang entered the ruins where the two clans were located without hesitation.

This was not the same ruin where the Silver Armor Heroic Soul Warrior senior was last time.

But it was not far either.

Inside, it was still a broken universe space.

Lin Yang was already used to it and directly went to check each of the broken planets.

Soon, he found traces of the two clans' activities on one planet.

Lin Yang concealed his aura and did not act immediately, but observed in secret.

"The people of these two clans each occupy half of the planet's area, and they seem to get along harmoniously."

The remnants of the Lingyou Clan and Mingye Clan had reproduced over the years and had quite a population again.

But surprisingly, there were no conflicts over territory.

This was very strange.

"It should be due to the restrictions of that High-Dimensional Universe's lord, preventing them from internal strife."

Lin Yang guessed.

Half a day later.

When he confirmed that all the people of the two clans were living on this one planet, Lin Yang acted.

A spatial cage directly suppressed the entire planet.

Inside the planet.

"Damn humans, we will one day return to Wan Qian Universe Zone and kill again!"

The high-ranking members of the Mingye Clan and Lingyou Clan were discussing together.

Many of them were no longer the original group, but descendants.

But there were still some who were participants from back then.

As special races, these two clans still had advantages in terms of Life.

When discussing the past, the current high-ranking members of the two clans had a strong longing in their eyes.

Some of them had never witnessed the prosperity outside, having lived on this broken planet since birth, and could only learn about the past glory through the records of their predecessors.

So they constantly thought about returning to Wan Qian Universe Zone.

They had confidence.

Because they had the protection of that mysterious and powerful lord!

But suddenly.

A terrifying force enveloped the entire planet.

A sneering sound also echoed in everyone's ears.

"Still thinking of returning to Wan Qian Universe Zone and killing?"

"That's utterly ridiculous!"

In an instant, the planet trembled!

"Who!"

The only Old Ancestor among the two clans was shocked and cried out.

An outsider actually entered the ruins?

And he didn't even notice it!

This greatly shocked him.

"The one who kills you!"

The sneering sound came again.

The owner of the voice was, of course, Lin Yang.

He had observed for a long time, and he had heard the conversations of these guys, so he found it extremely laughable.

Still thinking of returning to the Universe Zone?

They thought pretty well!

"Lin Yang?"

"It's you!?"

"You're actually not dead?!"

The moment they saw Lin Yang appear, all the surviving older generation members of the two clans were greatly alarmed!

"Since you guys aren't dead, how could I die?"

As Lin Yang sneered, his long spear was unleashed.

Clang!

A spear thrust out.

In an instant, thousands of spear shadows materialized, covering the entire planet, precisely hitting and annihilating every member of the two clans.

"Lin Yang!!"

"You actually ventured deep into the ruins to hunt us down? How dare you!"

The high-ranking members of the two clans trembled in their hearts at Lin Yang's current strength, but outwardly they bravely roared.

At the same time, the only Old Ancestor-level existence fled rapidly towards the underground secret chamber.

Lin Yang did not stop him.

He knew that the old guy was most likely going to summon that lord again.

He also wanted to talk to that lord one more time and probe his background.

Therefore, except for that old guy, Lin Yang was too lazy to say more to these remnants of the two clans. His long spear swept across the planet, and in an instant, all the people of the two clans were annihilated.

"Lin Yang!"

"May you die a horrible death!"

"Lord, will definitely avenge us!"

The people of the two clans were still desperately cursing before they died.

Lin Yang didn't care at all, following behind the Old Ancestor step by step.

Only after the other party burned a piece of something resembling parchment to summon the lord did he kill the old guy.

At this point, the people of the Mingye Clan and Lingyou Clan were all killed!

The System's voice also sounded at the same time.

"Congratulations, Host, for completely slaying the people of the Mingye Clan and Lingyou Clan."

"You have completed the Lingyou Dirge and Nether Night Dirge series of missions."

"You have received..."

The System began to issue rewards.

But Lin Yang didn't have time to listen carefully; instead, he looked solemnly at the semi-transparent space in front of him.

Because the huge face of that lord had appeared!

The two looked at each other, the big face staring at the small face.

A moment later.

The lord's huge face twitched, and he spoke first:

"Heh heh, kid, this lord knew that you would one day enter here to completely annihilate the people of the two clans, but this lord didn't expect you to come so quickly."

"In less than twenty thousand years, you are already close to Transformation Dao Realm. I must say, as a human, your growth rate is indeed commendable."

Lin Yang stared at the giant face: "You knew I would come? Were you deliberately waiting for me?"

A cold, twisted smile appeared on the giant face, but it didn't answer, instead saying:

"Kid, keep cultivating hard. The faster you improve, the closer you get to death!"

"This lord is waiting for you!"

Boom.

With that, the giant face dissipated with a roar.

Extremely decisive!

This surprised Lin Yang a bit.

Previously, when the giant face appeared, it even tried to act, but this time it didn't move at all, just said these few words, and then actively dissipated.

"The faster you improve, the closer you get to death?"

Lin Yang pondered this sentence.

It sounded somewhat inexplicable.

But Lin Yang vaguely felt that it wasn't that simple.

"Is it because if I'm too weak, he can't descend?"

Lin Yang guessed, without thinking further, and left the ruins.

With his current strength, leaving the ruins was not difficult.

Then, he went to the ruins where the Silver Armor Heroic Soul Warrior senior was located.

He wanted to pay his respects.

It was still that broken planet.

Lin Yang set out various offerings and said some words, but failed to attract any Heroic Soul Warriors to appear.

Then, he took out his long spear and thrust out a few times.

But still, no Heroic Soul Warrior senior appeared.

"Could it be that the previous confrontation with that strange Stone Statue consumed a great deal of the Heroic Soul Warrior seniors' energy, and after all these years, they still haven't recovered? Are they still in slumber?"

With this thought, Lin Yang held his long spear and bowed to the void:

"Thank you, seniors, for the grace of imparting skills and saving my Life last time. I will not disturb your rest, seniors. When there is another opportunity in the future, I will come to pay my respects again, seniors!"

After speaking, he retreated from the place and returned to the Human Alliance.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, have all the people of the two clans been eradicated?" Although Director Song knew there would be no surprises, he still couldn't help but ask for confirmation.

"They are all dead!" Lin Yang answered clearly.

"Good, good!" Director Song was very happy.

Lin Yang had originally planned to go into enlightenment after killing the remnants of the two clans, but seeing Director Song's appearance, he thought about it and decided not to go, planning to wait until Director Song's burial a thousand years later.

If he were to go into enlightenment now, he might not be able to come out in time in a thousand years.

So for the next thousand years, Lin Yang stayed in the Human Alliance, occasionally returning home to visit.

A thousand years passed in a flash.

On this day, Director Song's time came.

Lin Yang also called back Zi Yun and Hua Qianyu and other old friends to bid farewell to Director Song.

"To be able to see you all before I die, my heart is at peace!"

Director Song passed away with a smile.

At this time, it was spring.

Outside, willow branches swayed.

"The spring breeze again carves a thousand willow branches, time is like a knife... felling old friends."

Lin Yang stood before Director Song's tomb, poured two cups of wine, and stood for a long time in the spring breeze.