"We'll see then."
Lin Xiao frowned, a bad feeling gnawing at him. "Something big is coming."
"Something big?"
If Lin Xiao called it something big, was it on the same level as that modified human from last time? Would it self-destruct its core reactor if they couldn't win?
Lin Xiao didn't reply. The feeling grew stronger, and he realized he couldn't stay here any longer.
"Apologies, I suddenly have something to attend to."
Lin Xiao got up decisively, and without even saying more than a telepathic "I'll be back soon" to Luo Qinghan, he was out the door.
This scene only fueled the curiosity of the others present.
What could have made Lin Xiao so urgent?
Suddenly, Mr. Zhuge's voice echoed in Zhuge Lan's ear.
"The truest side of this world is about to arrive."
"The truest side?"
This was the first time Zhuge Lan had heard Mr. Zhuge speak like this.
"Indeed. Remember this, the world you currently inhabit is merely a surface. Just as for ordinary people, both the Martial Marquis lineage and ancient martial arts inheritances are mere legends, things more suited for film and literature. For you, there is something deeper." Mr. Zhuge spoke of this for the first time. "A world only accessible to those at the peak of Mingxin."
"The Heavenly Rankings?"
Zhuge Lan blinked. Peak Mingxin, his first thought was the Heavenly Rankings. All the experts on the Heavenly Rankings throughout history had surpassed the peak Mingxin.
And on the current Heavenly Rankings, Lin Xiao was the last.
However, for many, the current Lin Xiao was number one.
Because the nine individuals ahead of him had not appeared for many years.
"The people on the Heavenly Rankings... do indeed reside in that realm."
Mr. Zhuge said.
"Could it be... those Divine Realm experts from back then are still alive?"
Zhuge Lan suddenly realized this. "Are the ancestors of my Zhuge family still alive?"
"The strongest of the Martial Marquis lineage have generally had my assistance. Only upon their deaths can I select a new heir within the bloodline." Mr. Zhuge did not state it directly, but the implication was clear.
The ancestors of the Martial Marquis lineage were dead.
"My existence is both the inheritance and the tragedy of the Martial Marquis lineage..."
Speaking of this, Mr. Zhuge felt self-reproach.
"I will explain further later."
After saying this, Mr. Zhuge once again entered a dormant state, not continuing to explain to Zhuge Lan.
A deeper world?
Zhuge Lan pondered. A world only those at the peak of Mingxin could enter? Or perhaps...
It was a world ordinary people should not enter.
And the so-called ordinary people already included most of the current ancient martial arts practitioners.
Something only the strongest few could touch.
Could it be... the path to immortality?
It was possible!
Zhuge Lan immediately thought of this possibility, such as that legendary sect, the Misty Immortal Palace.
Everyone who entered the Misty Immortal Palace was astonishingly talented, divine realm experts capable of fighting a hundred.
Was the end of martial arts, the end of formations, both the path to becoming an immortal?
Did cultivation truly exist?
These were Zhuge Lan's doubts, or rather, doubts for which he already had answers.
Did it exist?
Most likely, it did.
After all, Mr. Zhuge existed.