Elder Gong had not only sought out Lu Yin, as he had also sought out the Hall of Honor and other major powers. This was all in order to protect those who were being hunted down as much as possible. The Great Eastern Alliance currently covered too many territories, which was why Elder Gong had sought out Lu Yin.
Lu Yin immediately ordered the Great Eastern Alliance's experts to search for the mummies and protect those who were being hunted down. It didn't matter if they had joined the Great Eastern Alliance or not.
These people might be the key to connecting to the Primordial Era.
Even though the Great Eastern Alliance covered a vast territory and had many experts, it was still impossible for those Envoys to listen to orders. Even though the Sword Sect and other powers had joined the Great Eastern Alliance, they did not completely obey Lu Yin's orders. Once the people who were being hunted down by the mummies obtained an inheritance, they would not hand it over to Lu Yin.
Thus, Lu Yin did not directly order the Sword Sect and other powers to take action. Instead, he told Liu Qianjue and the others the truth. With benefits to motivate them, these people would act more decisively and quickly. It was better than having these inheritances severed in the hands of the mummies.
Lu Yin also asked Elder Gong about the origins of these mummies, and Elder Gong told Lu Yin an answer that was both expected and unexpected: the Everlasting Tribe.
The Everlasting Tribe only had Corpse Kings, so where had these mummies that could search for ancient bloodlines come from?
Elder Gong finally gave Lu Yin a clear answer: the Undying God of the Seven Skygods.
The Undying God was one of the Seven Skygods, and every single one of them had extraordinary origins. For example, the Forgotten Ruins God came from the Wang family of the Four Way Scales and was one of the Wang family's oldest ancestors. The Undying God was rumored to be even older than the Forgotten Ruins God.
The Forgotten Ruins God, the Undying God, and the Corpse God, whose body was as large as Progenitor Chen's, made Lu Yin very curious about the Seven Skygods. He really wanted to know their true identities.
The appearance of the mummies caused the universe to put on a show of being hunted down and protected. With the addition of the Sword Sect and other powers, the people who were being hunted down by the mummies suddenly became extremely precious. All the powers fought to protect them in hopes of obtaining an ancient inheritance.
However, almost all of them were disappointed, as there were indeed some ancient items among the people being hunted down by the mummies. Unfortunately, they had either been lost or destroyed due to the passage of time, or the information was incomplete. Even those with ancient bloodlines were unable to fully understand everything, so most people were destined to be disappointed.
However, there were still people who succeeded.
Half a month later, a piece of news spread. The Sixth Mainland's morgue had killed the mummy and saved an old woman. She was the only survivor of her clan, and her clan had gone through countless generations. Her surname had been changed several times due to various reasons. Only a single stone had been preserved and never lost. Even the old woman herself did not know the origins of that stone. She only knew that it had been passed down from her ancestors, and that it could not be lost.
There was a part of a landscape painting on the rock. It looked very ordinary, but the age of the landscape painting was so old that it was frightening. According to the World Imprinter's guardian, the landscape painting gave him a feeling of ancientness and vicissitudes, as if time was flowing on it.
The Aurora Spacecraft Company in the Neoverse also saved someone who had been hunted down by the mummy. That person did not have any inheritance, only four words: Mountain and Sea Battle Techniques. That was all. Those four words had been passed down since ancient times, and that person did not think that they had any significance. Many of his friends had also heard of those four words, but none of them thought much of it.
However, those four words were different when they were heard by the Aurora Spacecraft Company. That person was only a Cruiser, and he was at the bottom of the Neoverse. He lived in a heavenly city, and he had never even heard of the Star Tower, let alone the Mountain and Sea Realm. The Mountain and Sea Battle Techniques clearly referred to the Mountain and Sea Realm, and even more so to the Nine Mountains and Eight Seas.
When those four words reached Lu Yin's ears, he immediately became solemn. He thought back to what he had encountered in the ruins of the Daosource Sect. After entering the Mountain and Sea Realm, he had encountered a breakthrough, but he had failed. He had seen the flames burning without any color, and he had also seen a spring constantly flowing out, but he had not been able to see anything.
That was the Mountain and Sea Realm's inheritance, so did that mean that the Mountain and Sea Battle Techniques were the Mountain and Sea Realm's inheritance?
There was also that old woman who had been saved by the morgue. The stone in her hand was probably the same as the stone that the Neohuman Alliance had set their sights on Lost Radiance Academy. Or rather, they had once been the same stone. If that was the case, then things would be interesting.
Those people with ancient bloodlines who had been hunted down by the mummy were indeed quite interesting, and Lu Yin was becoming more and more interested in them. He had someone compile a list of the people who had been hunted down, regardless of where they were or whether they had any inheritances.
The entire universe's attention was focused on the ancient bloodlines being hunted down by the mummies. As time passed, both the mummies and the ancient bloodlines increased in number.
At this moment, the Burial Garden appeared.
In outer space, a spacecraft was steadily heading towards the Cosmic Sea. This spacecraft was transporting a lot of goods to and from the Cosmic Sea to the Innerverse for trade.
It had originally been a very ordinary transport spacecraft, but when a mummy appeared behind it and tore through the void with a power level of over 200,000, the expressions of the people on the spacecraft changed.
With a whoosh, the spacecraft was torn apart, and in an instant, dozens of people fell out of outer space and died quickly.
The shattered spacecraft continued to explode, and within the cabin, a youth was hiding under a table in despair, but he was also affected by the explosions. Suddenly, a shadow enveloped him, and the youth thought that he would die without a doubt. The explosion that had affected him was blocked, and he looked up to see a mummy with dark eyes and a withered face. His pupils shrank as his father's words echoed in his mind.
"Child, remember, our surname is Wang, and it is a primeval surname. This is our root, but you must never reveal it to the outside world. Otherwise, there will be no place for us to survive in the Innerverse. Remember, child."
The youth stared blankly at the mummy while the mummy continued to mutter, "Ancient bloodline detected. Target confirmed. Kill." The mummy then grabbed at the youth.
At some point in time, a fog had appeared in outer space, and when the mummy grabbed at the youth, a war flag suddenly appeared in front of the youth. It was surrounded by a strange grey current that blocked the mummy. The mummy gripped the flag and exerted force, attempting to crush it.
Behind it, a sword flashed past, and the mummy's head fell to the ground next to the youth's feet. Before it died, it continued to mutter, "Ancient bloodline detected. Target confirmed. Kill."
The youth's face went pale, and he looked past the mummy. There, a knight was staring at him. For some reason, the knight's figure was sometimes transparent and sometimes very real.
The youth was at a loss as to what to do.
"From today onwards, Burial Garden will accept you as a disciple." With that, the knight disappeared with the youth, and no one could see them.
Similar scenes continued to occur in various parts of the universe.
Elder Chan quickly received the news and used a unique method to contact the guardian of Burial Garden. This guardian was one of the seven Demigod Progenitors of the Human Domain, and he was a man of few words.
"Is Burial Garden about to open?" Elder Chan asked.
"Yes."
"When the Sea King broke through the upper three gates, Burial Garden was about to open, but because of the Symbol Progenitor's power, it was delayed until now. Why is it opening now?"
"The Ancient bloodline is facing a crisis, and we've followed the teachings of our ancestors to preserve the fire of our ancestors so that they won't die in vain. We'll leave behind a legacy."
"The Hall of Honor can do the same. The entire universe is protecting the Ancient bloodline."
"They just want to obtain the Ancient bloodline's legacy and try to establish a connection with the Primordial Era. They don't know that there are some legacies that they can't covet."
"With the current situation, there's no need for Burial Garden to open. Have you forgotten about the Human Demon?"
"If Burial Garden opens, the Human Demon might be born, but it's also possible that an elite might be born. There are both pros and cons, and protecting the fire of our ancestors is Burial Garden's responsibility."
Elder Chan did not speak further. Burial Garden was not something that he could decide.
Not long after, tombs appeared in many parts of the universe. They were dozens of meters tall and had tombstones as doors and yellow soil as bolts. The words "Burial Garden" were engraved on the tombstones.
Although there were no words, everyone knew that Burial Garden had opened, and anyone who opened the tombs would be able to enter Burial Garden.
But what was Burial Garden?
No one knew.
At a stronghold in the Ross Empire, Lu Yin stared blankly at the giant tombs that rose from the sea. Burial Garden?
What's going on?
"Alliance Leader, Burial Garden Gates have appeared in many places within the Great Eastern Alliance. Outside of the Great Eastern Alliance, there are also Burial Garden Gates in the Innerverse, Outerverse, Cosmic Sea, and Neoverse," En Ya reported.
Ku Wei arrived. "Master, this is Burial Garden, one of the Three Dark Hands. How did this thing appear?"
Lu Yin glanced at Ku Wei. "You've been to Burial Garden before?"
Ku Wei grinned. "Yes, but it's just a bunch of dead people. It's too strange. Master, don't interact with them too much."
Lu Yin had no choice but to interact with them now, as Burial Garden's doors were right in front of him. It was obvious that they wanted him to enter, but he did not want to go in now. Who knew what would happen if he did?
Those who could be considered one of the Three Dark Hands along with the Neohuman Alliance and the Seven Courts were definitely not simple. One of the humans' Demi-Ancestors had come from Burial Garden, and he was especially mysterious. Lu Yin had wanted to chat with him in the past, but he had been ignored.
"How do we open this door?
Do we just push it open? "Lu Yin asked.
The members of the Great Eastern Alliance arrived one by one, and even Lan Si was the first to step forward. "I'll push it open."
Elder Iron hurriedly stopped him. "It's dangerous. Don't be rash."
Lan Si looked at the tomb's door. "I've heard of Burial Garden. Although it's one of the Three Dark Hands, it hasn't committed any evil deeds. The only reason it's called one of the Three Dark Hands is because of the way it conducts itself. It's said that there are many inheritances preserved within Burial Garden."
Lan Si was completely outdated among the Ten Arbiters. The Emptiness Palm had been developed by Lu Yin, and he had always been unwilling to give up. The Emptiness Palm's subsequent techniques were in the Starfall Sea, but he could not obtain them. He urgently needed other inheritances, and Burial Garden's appearance was his chance.
Lan Si looked at Lu Yin with a solemn expression. "We'll go to Burial Garden and obtain the inheritances. Then, we'll have another battle."
Lu Yin smiled. "I'll wait for you."
Elder Iron grew anxious. "Do you want the Zhongshan Dojo to have no descendants?"
Lan Si walked to the door of the tomb. "If I, Lan Si, vanish from the world, what difference does it make whether the Chongshan Dojo exists or not?" After saying that, he pressed his hands on the tomb and pushed fiercely. Unexpectedly, the door was pushed open. It was not as difficult as he had imagined. As the door was opened, a gray vortex was revealed. It was like traveling through a space-time wormhole.