No longer in this world

Chapter 562: No Longer of This Era

A certain space-time.

In the Great Wilderness, a young man traveled the world, looking around in confusion… He grew from weak to strong, constantly transforming, maturing step by step in the Mortal World, fighting in a chaotic era, bathed in the blood of his enemies.

This was Lin Fan, and he was now very confused about where he had arrived.

When he and the Immortal King fought across space-time, they were sucked into a black hole that appeared out of nowhere, spinning.

He felt his body turn into a rain of light, becoming particles, wandering in the River of Time, for an unknown duration.

Finally, Lin Fan emerged from the river, flying out of a vortex, and when he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in an unfamiliar world.

This experience was mysterious and hazy.

“Where… have I fallen?”

After that, Lin Fan fell silent, walking through this world, cultivating while searching for the truth.

However, the more he learned, the more his heart surged with emotion. He had a guess, but to whom could he confide?

The world was vast, with no familiar living beings, only himself!

“This is no longer my original world, nor even the space-time I was in. I have arrived in a strange era.”

“Ascension Platform? Or… did A Thought Eternal send me here?” Lin Fan wondered, full of confusion.

All of this, he was destined to bury in his heart. He did not belong to this era, yet he had inexplicably come here and formed a connection.

Of course, he had also suspected that this was merely a test within a Small World, and he would eventually find an exit.

He even thought it was all an illusion, a test that he would eventually break through, like those who coexisted with True Dragons, and return.

But in the end, after layers of verification, his guess was wrong. The universe was real; he was no longer of this era!

This was a Great World, as real as it could be.

However, Lin Fan quickly accepted this reality, because he knew, and firmly believed, that he would eventually break through the mists.

“There’s nothing bad about it. In this world, I have no attachments, completely dedicating myself to Cultivation. Sooner or later, I will become stronger, reach the peak, and comprehend everything!”

Lin Fan was optimistic, then settled his mind, walking the world, fighting against myriad races, and honing his strongest Dao body.

The most important point was that this was a different world from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; it was undergoing the Age of Dharma Decline.

Between heaven and earth, the Qi was thin, and all living beings were suffering backlash, a terrifying Saber from the will of heaven!

“Bang!”

On this day, Lin Fan was also affected. A force within his body surged uncontrollably, causing the cliff he sat on to explode.

“Chii!”

At this moment, a Saber slashed down from the sky at high speed, bright and chilling, shattering heaven and earth, destroying eternity.

This sight was too terrifying, accompanied by the fall of many great stars, all brought down by the surging Saber Qi, extremely brilliant.

Stars were annihilated, turning into dust, and the outer Domain was torn apart. Around Lin Fan, there were dark fissures everywhere.

The Age of Dharma Decline had arrived, the will of heaven was like a Saber, everything was so merciless, cutting down and causing backlash to all living beings.

Of course, ordinary people could not see this Saber; it was formless, a carrier of the Dao, and it only targeted Cultivators.

“Zheng!”

One Saber fell, bright and dazzling, terrifying to the extreme.

“Clang!”

In the sky, Lin Fan met the attack. In just an instant, he had already used several precious arts, Divine Power surging, runes boiling.

From the Immortal Calamity Sword Technique to the Thunder Emperor Art, and then to the Eight Nine Heavenly Art… every strike was unparalleled, shaking the heavens with a Saber, striking the High Heavens!

His body trembled violently. The cliff he had stood on had already turned into fine sand in the aftermath, leaving a giant crater.

In addition, one great star after another fell, swept down by the bright Saber light, exploding and smashing through the earth.

However, this was merely the beginning of the Age of Dharma Decline, only the first wave of impact, yet Lin Fan had already endured a Saber blow.

Although he had withstood it, his body was unharmed, but he couldn't help but sigh at the terrible and terrifying nature of this era.

At the same time, Cultivators everywhere, without exception, all suffered a Saber blow; it wasn't just Lin Fan.

Most fatally, all living beings struck by the Saber of the will of heaven had their Lifespan drastically reduced, to less than one percent of their original.

Lin Fan was still alright; he was still very young, not even fifty years old in this life, so the impact on him was minimal, not enough to cause him to perish.

However, for those old monsters who had lived for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, this was an absolutely devastating blow.

As many as ninety percent of Cultivators did not survive, killed by the Saber of the will of heaven, dying unnatural deaths, and this number was still rising.

“Oh heaven, why is this happening? The Age of Dharma Decline is too cruel!”

Many people cried out, their faces devoid of color, extremely fearful.

“The backlash of the Great Dao, the Age of Dharma Decline of heaven and earth, is the truth of this world, or rather, is this itself a process?”

Lin Fan muttered to himself, witnessing too much in this worst of eras, and contemplating, silently comprehending this change.

As far as he knew, even in his original space-time, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would eventually have this day, flourishing to decline, like a Reincarnation.

“No… I don’t want to die yet!” A loud cry shook the starry sky.

An old monster who had lived for over a million years perished, dying in the Age of Dharma Decline, unable to endure it.

Lin Fan was silent, watching the curtain fall on the great world like an observer.

Because such things happened every day; this person was just one example, and would not be the last.

At least until heaven and earth completely stabilized, it would remain so.

Of course, there were also ten percent of living beings, like Lin Fan, who survived, but fell from their original Realm.

This was an extremely severe Dao injury, their cultivation sharply reduced, almost crippled.

However, this was not the most terrifying aspect of the Age of Dharma Decline. The real fear lay in whether one could still Cultivate in the future; once spiritual energy disappeared, all living beings would become ignorant.

“Taking the body as the seed, all power originates from oneself, so even if heaven and earth enter the Age of Dharma Decline, the impact on me will be minimal.” Lin Fan murmured.

While all living beings were still struggling and worrying, the advantages of his path became apparent; he simply wasn’t afraid of the backlash of heaven and earth.

It was precisely because of this that while others’ cultivation sharply declined, Lin Fan’s cultivation, on the contrary, subtly showed a trend of growth.

Even though he was no longer in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, having arrived in a new Great World, he was still not much affected and could quickly adapt.

“But… the disappearance of immortal substances and the sharp reduction in Lifespan are real. If I cannot soar to the heavens, I will eventually die of old age!”

Lin Fan sighed, watching one old generation powerhouse after another wither, a sense of urgency rising in his heart, actually worrying about the future.

“No, I still want to go back, return to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths; I cannot die of old age in this world!” He shouted.

Then, he calmed down again, giving a self-deprecating smile. He was thinking too much now; he hadn’t even become a Supreme yet.

“First, become a Supreme, then find a way to live on through one life after another, and finally achieve Immortal Ascension in the Mortal World. This is what I need to do now and in the future.”

After that, Lin Fan left, once again immersing himself in arduous Cultivation, honing his Dao and path, hoping to become a Supreme soon.

However, the impact of the Age of Dharma Decline continued, and this was only the initial stage.

Later, it became even more terrifying, with the great universe experiencing backlash, devouring the six directions and eight desolations, absorbing all Innate Qi.

It was not until several decades later that this situation gradually stabilized.