"Ha ha……"

As soon as Ash left the golden mist area, he knelt down on the grass and gasped for breath.

He watched his withered arms gradually regain their flesh color, his breathing become smooth like a broken bellows, and his sluggish thinking become sharp again as if rust was removed. He felt relieved to have escaped.

Only now did he realize how blessed it was to be able to think seriously and continuously about an idea.

When the soul grows old, thinking becomes a luxury. The mind is like a severely stuck machine. Not to mention executing a task process, even if you try to call out the task manager to organize your thoughts, you will only find that the task manager is also stuck.

After trying it once, even Ash couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Aging is truly an indescribable horror.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard from behind. Just as Ash was about to turn around, he heard a hoarse, old voice screaming, "Don't look back!"

Ash obeyed obediently, staring at the grass for a few seconds before he heard Sword Lady's voice: "Alright."

He turned his head, and what caught his eye were naturally the sword lady and the witch who were still young and beautiful.

"Actually, I don't mind seeing you grow old." Ash shrugged. "On the contrary, I'm quite curious."

"But! I! Mind!!" Sonia gnashed her teeth and said, "I won't go there again next time! The books are all lies. Who said you can make a fortune by picking up trash in the Time Continent? Whoever wants to pick up the money can do it!"

Just now, Ash and his three friends entered the most famous adventure area in the Time Continent - the Flowing Gold River. The area around the Flowing Gold River is full of wild time magic spirits, including rare species such as "Nian Ni", "Ding Yue" and "Ting Ri".

As mentioned before, 'reverse age' can reverse a person's physical time by one year, which is equivalent to prolonging life without any side effects. It has always been a priceless treasure.

'Dingyue' fixes your current physical condition for one month. Although you will still get hurt, your skin, appearance, hair quality, etc. will not be affected by the outside world. Combined with beauty miracles such as "natural makeup", "radiant", and "glazed hair", you can easily get a top-notch appearance for up to a month. It is not afraid of wind and sun, and even bathing and diving are no problem. It is known as the top cosmetic product.

As for the 'Tingri' series of magic spirits, they are even more powerful, so we will not discuss them for now.

In short, Liujin River is a place of adventure that specifically provides benefits on the Time Continent, and the magic spirits near Liujin River will not run away. When faced with an alien invasive species like a magician, they will even take the initiative to approach and ask for a touch. Their vigilance is even lower than that of a kitten.

It stands to reason that once magicians come across a good place like this, they will not leave until they have dug three feet into the ground and made three inches of space. However, Ash and the other two entered and fled in less than ten seconds. Even a fearless village girl killer like Sonia now looked back at the golden mist area near the Flowing Gold River with fear in her eyes.

Because if they had run slower, they might have fallen down by the Liujin River and died of old age.

The reason why Liujin River can gather and breed so many time-magic spirits is because the area around Liujin River has the characteristic of accelerating time.

For the time spirits, the Liujin River is like a hot spring buffet area where they can eat and play as much as they want, and the time acceleration is like a Thai spa massage. Not only can they experience top-level enjoyment by staying here, but they can also evolve into two-winged spirits after a long time. It can be called a spa club for the time spirits.

But for magicians, Liujin River is simply an experience store opened by Hell on the Continent of Time.

Just as the area without the Flowing Golden River is called the 'Still Realm', the still time will freeze the magician into a painting; then the area near the Flowing Golden River is called the 'Dynamic Realm'. Magicians who dare to step into the Dynamic Realm will age and wither as time is accelerated by ten thousand to a hundred million times, and the turbulent time will decompose the magician into dust.

And unlike the silent and elegant death in the realm of stillness, the death in the realm of movement is clear and cruel.

If the normal passage of time is like a urine test, then the acceleration of time near the Liujin River is equivalent to the release of a dam. The sorcerer's soul is almost collapsed by the chaotic time, so the aging symptoms such as body decay, difficulty breathing, and slow thinking occur, just like steel being corroded by air to produce rust.

That's why Ash and the others were so frightened.

Because this time they really smelled the scent of death.

They knew about many kinds of death, such as being bitten to death by knowledge creatures, being killed by sorcerers' projections, drowning in the sea, being solidified in the realm of stillness...but these were all abnormal deaths and would not happen in reality. Even if they did, sorcerers believed they had the ability to avoid them.

Only aging is different, because all existence will decay, and the stars will go out one day, this is the law of all things. Even for immortals like Blood Saint Moon Shadow, they are only immortal in the flesh, but their souls will reach the end one day.

Ash looked at his white, strong arms, but in his heart he was thinking about the rotten hands that were like dead branches. He knew that if he was lucky enough and lived long enough, he would see those hands again sooner or later.

Aging means death that cannot be resisted. They are like ants in front of a wheel, and can only watch the wheel of time rolling over them.

This kind of weakness that makes it impossible to struggle is the source of inner fear.

"Better?"

Ash and Sonia's hands were held by another pair of soft hands. Looking back, they found Diya looking at them with a faint smile.

Feeling the warmth in their hands, their fear quickly dissipated.

They were just frightened by the illusion of aging for a moment, just like a primary school student who just had summer vacation dreamed that he didn't do his summer homework and was found out by the teacher. And Diya's gentleness was like a friend calling him early in the morning to go out and play, making them realize that they still have a good life to live, and naturally escape from the quagmire of fear. Even if they will face the end of being scolded by the teacher sooner or later, that is not what they have to worry about now. Anyway, they should enjoy this youthful time first.

Ash asked, "Witch, have you ever been to Liujin River before?"

"This is the third time." Diya nodded: "When I escaped from Liujin River for the first time, my face looked uglier than yours. Aging is indeed terrible, and we should have awe of time, but there is no need to feel inferior because of it, and we must not admit defeat."

"We are magicians, born to conquer everything. And there are magicians who have successfully conquered time."

God Lord!

This term popped up in Ash and Sonia's minds at the same time - as the supreme being who dominates the fate of billions of people, turns his own will into God's will, creates and controls various countries, the lifespan of the Lord God must exceed the existence of the country, and perhaps he has lived for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

If there are magicians in the world who can conquer time, the God Lord must be one of them.

A wishful thinking quietly sprouted in the hearts of the two.

It's not just Sonia, a greedy country girl who is already thirsty for fame and fortune, but even Ash, an old office worker who has been worn down by society into a marshmallow, seems to have returned to the time when he just graduated from college, with the unrealistic goal of buying a house in a big city on his own.