123: Extraterrestrials?

Lin You shrugged.

Zhuge Heting continued, "On the way here, did you see those things?"

Lin You immediately recalled those strange existences.

"I saw them."

"Very strange. They looked like Mortals, but also like Cultivators, yet they had no fluctuations of Spiritual Qi at all."

"Logic dictates that there shouldn't be any Mortals within the Dragon Court."

Zhuge Heting's lips curled into a smile.

"Then what if I tell you..."

"They aren't human?"

A single sentence left Lin You feeling completely stunned.

If they weren't human, what were they?

Yao Beast shapeshifting?

No... If they were Yao Beast shapeshifters, it would be easy to tell, as they usually retain some characteristics of their original form.

Zhuge Heting pointed at the Void Realm rift behind him, where the darkness became increasingly rampant without the suppression of Spiritual Qi.

It seemed as if it was about to crawl out of the Void Realm.

It carried a heart-palpitating violence and bloodlust.

"In this world, perhaps there is more than just the All Heavens and Myriad Realms."

"On the other side of the Void Realm rift lies the Ancient Burial Ground."

Lin You's heart skipped a beat.

The Ancient Burial Ground again!

This concerned the secret of why the Lin Family was exiled in the beginning.

He hurriedly asked, "Why would there be non-human existences in the Ancient Burial Ground?"

Zhuge Heting shook his head with a smile, "It seems you don't know the origin of the Ancient Burial Ground. No wonder that little brat Zhuge Changqing let you come find me."

"Presumably, you already had a deep connection with my Zhuge Family before you came in, right?"

Lin You nodded honestly.

When you really count it, that was indeed the case.

Starting from the Sixth-Rank Star Domain, the Zhuge Family had helped him without asking for anything in return.

Although he had promised them a favor in the future.

But the future was ultimately ethereal, and all things considered, he had only given the other party a few Dao Fruits so far.

It was no different from a free ride.

Zhuge Heting said indifferently, "The Zhuge Family chose to let you in, firstly because they didn't want to make things difficult for those Juniors, and secondly... because they were betting on the future with you."

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

"From the first moment I saw you, I wanted to perceive your future."

"But guess what?"

"Void, vast, impossible to peek at, impossible to see!"

"There is a mysterious power surrounding you. Even if I exhausted my life's skills, I couldn't see a glimpse of your future."

"It even... backfired on me!"

Lin You's pupils could not stop dilating.

He previously thought the other party was calculating Zhuge Changqing, but it turned out he was looking at himself!

Good for you, you old geezer!

But with the System's blessing, I'm afraid even the Heavenly King wouldn't be able to see through it!

Zhuge Heting's voice sounded. He seemed not to care at all about failing to explore a glimpse of Lin You.

"The Ancient Burial Ground is the battlefield of the gods."

"In other words, that is the battlefield of our Human Race. It connects several Great Worlds no less than the All Heavens and Myriad Realms!"

"At the end of this darkness is the Demon Race."

"They are blessed by heaven. They are born with powerful physiques and can Cultivate just like us, the Human Race."

"Tell me... if you were a Demon, and you discovered a place like the All Heavens and Myriad Realms, what would you do?"

Lin You thought for a moment and pondered, "Invade."

This was the simplest logic in the biological world.

"Correct."

"The Ancient Burial Ground became the only place where they could make contact with us."

"Those forces want to cross the land, enter the All Heavens and Myriad Realms directly, and stir up a storm of blood."

"For millions of years, countless existences above the Longevity Realm have entered it, but never returned."

"It is countless living human lives that have blocked the iron cavalry of the alien race!"

"Inside the Ancient Burial Ground, there is a grand pass, carved from the bones of Great Emperors and watered with the blood of the Longevity Realm."

Zhuge Heting's voice rang out leisurely, as if he were recounting some heavy history.

Doubt flowed in Lin You's eyes.

"I still don't understand."

"Since there have been no signs of other alien races in the All Heavens and Myriad Realms for so many years, doesn't that mean our Human Race has held the grand pass in the Ancient Burial Ground?"

"Why are you guarding here?"

Zhuge Heting said calmly, "I haven't finished speaking yet."

"The Ancient Burial Ground itself is a Small World. Millions of years of fighting have already torn it apart."

"Outside the grand pass, loopholes have also appeared."

As he spoke,

Lin You's gaze turned to the Void Realm rift behind him.

Obviously, this place was one of the shattered spaces, and Demon Race Cultivators would take the opportunity to sneak in from here.

"Then isn't the All Heavens and Myriad Realms in imminent danger?"

Zhuge Heting shook his head, "Such rifts are, after all, in the minority. They cannot support the passage of existences above the Longevity Realm."

"It just requires someone to keep an eye on them at all times, that's all."

Seeing that the other party seemed to know many secrets, Lin You's brows moved slightly, and he tentatively said:

"Then has Senior heard of the Lin Family in the Ancient Burial Ground?"

Zhuge Heting twisted his neck stiffly upon hearing this.

"The Longevity Lin Family?"

Lin You nodded.

He smiled broadly, "Naturally, I have heard of it. In the entire Ancient Burial Ground, who doesn't know the prestige of Lin Tangfeng, the Old Ancestor of the Lin Family's combat division?"

"That is an existence who killed alien races until they bled, and they didn't dare to come within half a step of the grand pass!"

Zhuge Heting was even quite proud in his words.

But this was not the answer Lin You wanted.

"Does Senior know him?"

Zhuge Heting shook his head, "I don't know him, I just saw that figure from afar once. At that time, the Ancient Burial Ground was not as chaotic as it is today."

"That year, I was no better than you, just an ant in the Golden Immortal Realm."

"How could I possibly know a big shot like Lin Tangfeng?"

Lin You's mouth twitched uncontrollably upon hearing this.

Damn you!

I'm an ant!

Damn!

He began to calculate in his mind. His eldest uncle, Lin Tao, was less than five thousand years old, even counting back to his grandfather's generation.

It probably wasn't more than twenty thousand years.

Could it be that too much time had passed, so some information was submerged in the river of time?

Thinking of this, Lin You tentatively spoke.

"How long has Senior been here?"

A flash of confusion crossed Zhuge Heting's eyes, "I don't know... roughly, it must have been thirty or fifty thousand years."

...

Fine!

No wonder his information didn't match that guy Lin Jingyun's.

It turns out he was outdated!

The Lin Family Old Ancestor of the combat division in Lin Jingyun's mouth was a sinner, an existence who almost got everyone killed.

While the Lin Family Old Ancestor in Zhuge Heting's mouth was still that great power who supported the grand pass alone!

— Rumble!!

The Void Realm rift let out bursts of roars, as if something was about to crawl out of it, and endless black mist began to spread crazily.

Zhuge Heting turned back, a final trace of relief flowing in his eyes.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Lin You shook his head, "No more, but is Senior coming with me directly, or should I carve the Legacy into a Jade Slip for me to take away?"

Zhuge Heting smiled faintly, his face becoming increasingly pale.

He murmured and turned, walking toward the rift step by step.

The voice was very soft, yet it fell on his shoulders like a hundred thousand great mountains.

Zhuge Heting's entire body's Qi began to plummet, and his whole person began to shatter as if he were dissolving into the Dao.

He erupted with his remaining strength, exhausting his final vitality.

Spiritual Qi like ocean waves roared out.

"Leave?"

"Even if I wanted to leave."

"The future helmsman of the Zhuge Family would not allow me to leave."

"He let you come..."

"It's because he couldn't bear to let the Disciples of the clan watch me die with their own eyes."

"As for the Legacy."

"You will have it in a moment..."