Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 320
byIn the darkness.
Torches on both sides of the wall lit up one after another.
Shen Ye walked down the long flight of stairs.
About ten minutes later.
He arrived at the third level of the tomb.
Compared to the previous two levels, this one was quite spacious.
The smooth metal floor was etched with countless intricate lines and patterns.
Teams of terracotta warriors held weapons, arranged neatly in battle formations.
When Shen Ye appeared, all the terracotta warriors looked at him.
But Shen Ye’s waist token vibrated slightly.
The terracotta warriors immediately withdrew their gazes, and their hands, which had originally reached for weapons, dropped again.
They returned to silence.
Shen Ye waited for a while, and seeing that the terracotta warriors indeed had no intention of fighting, he stepped forward.
He simply walked straight through the formation of terracotta warriors.
This level was quite wide.
He walked for several kilometers until he finally reached the end of the third level of this great tomb.
At the end of the path was a bronze wall.
The wall had depressions, apparently for placing things.
Shen Ye gestured.
The depression seemed to fit his waist token perfectly.
Should he try it?
He took off his waist token and placed it in one of the depressions.
In an instant.
It was as if countless lines surged from the walls, ceiling, and floor, disappearing into the waist token.
Amidst a creaking sound.
The waist token fell off the wall.
Shen Ye frantically caught the waist token, but found it had become heavy in his hand.
The front of the waist token was engraved with several lines of small characters:
“Tomb Guarding General.”
“In charge of all matters on the first three levels of the great tomb.”
“With this waist token, dispatch tomb guarding soldiers to protect the outer perimeter of the great tomb.”
“With this waist token, you can teleport anywhere within the first three levels.”
“With this waist token, receive the guidance of an immortal.”
Rumble—
The wall vibrated violently.
Infinite light converged on the wall, instantly outlining a magnificent hall.
Above this hall, there was a human-shaped entity, glowing with intense brilliance.
“Tomb Guarding General.”
The human-shaped entity spoke.
“I am here,” Shen Ye saluted.
“Originally, I was to impart to you the method of becoming immortal, but your path to immortality is severed. What a pity, what a pity!” the human-shaped entity said.
“Path to immortality severed? Why?” Shen Ye asked.
“You have been afflicted by a certain fate-altering spell, preventing you from meeting me and from bearing my power—this is a fate-altering spell from beyond the nine realms of the Dharma World, and the one who cast it surely intended for you to never rise again,” the human-shaped entity said.
Shen Ye understood.
It was that personality of Nine Aspects.
It had sealed his original fate!
“—What a pity, truly a pity,” the glowing human-shaped entity sighed, “I can only leave you one sacred pill, which you were meant to receive. For the rest, you must rely on yourself.”
As the voice faded, all light vanished.
All anomalies disappeared.
The surroundings plunged back into endless darkness.
Only a stone slab extended from the wall, slowly stopping in front of Shen Ye.
On the stone slab rested a jade box.
Faint light gathered into small characters, appearing beside the jade box:
“Pill of Reincarnation.”
“Well-preserved item.”
“After consumption, guide it with your mind, and you can choose one of the following aspects to achieve a breakthrough.”
“1. Skill evolution;”
“2. Profession transformation;”
“3. Acquisition of Spirit-master skills;”
“4. Personal attribute growth.”
Shen Ye stared at the pill, somewhat dazed.
So he could have originally received guidance and then accepted a whole new level of “immortal” power?
Now he only had this one pill.
Fate…
He was silent for a while.
There was no sound in the quiet depths of the ground.
Only he stood alone in front of the wall.
The image of the little girl Shah Telai flashed through his mind.
Was this the price of helping Shah Telai?
No.
Rather, it should be said that after Nine Aspects’ main personality awakened, it intended to kill him, but Shah Telai resisted it.
This matter should not be blamed on anyone else.
If he were to do anything—
He would help Shah Telai get rid of that personality.
Shen Ye braced himself and began to ponder how to use this Pill of Reincarnation.
First.
To continue breaking through from the four realms of the Dharma World, one must first have strong basic attributes, and then improve the combat power of the Spirit-master.
Spirit-master combined with Dharma Aspect can form various powerful Spirit-master skills such as weapons, armor, descent, fusion transformation, and special abilities.
But—
As soon as an image of fusing with the Big Skeleton appeared in Shen Ye’s mind, he immediately X-ed it out.
This skeleton had bad luck and was always being broken.
Moreover, it was good at transformation.
Originally, after its transformation, it was the Skeleton King—if he were to fuse with it, wouldn’t it become a flesh-and-blood Skeleton King?
How would he live after that?
Too embarrassing!
Give up.
And since there was such a rare opportunity, shouldn’t he use the power of the great tomb to bring about changes in some key matters?
For example—
Profession transformation.
Everything in the great tomb formed a unique power system through peculiar lines, completely different from various skills and knowledge he was familiar with.
Shen Ye looked at the jade box in his hand.
Thinking carefully, “attribute points” could be obtained through the daily opening of doors; the improvement of “Spirit-master skills” was not an immediate matter, and he already had many skills, so he only needed to continue to improve the level of the Dharma World.
He would choose “profession transformation.”
If—
When the personality battle of Nine Aspects ended, and the final personality was to take on the evolved “Lord of Lifeless Souls,” he would become a stumbling block.
Because that profession was unique.
If Shah Telai ultimately won, would he compete with her?
That was Shah Telai’s newly enlightened profession.
And it would destroy the trust they had just built.
Therefore, he had always wanted to solve this problem, but had never been able to.
Now…
The jade box opened.
A mist-shrouded pill appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes.
Pill of Reincarnation!
The thought in Shen Ye’s mind grew stronger and stronger, eventually becoming his decision.
Since fate was sealed…
Then he would take a crazy leap, using the power of the great tomb to lead the “Lord of Lifeless Souls” down another path!
A path unknown to anyone!
Shen Ye popped the pill into his mouth and chewed it vigorously.
Profession transformation.
I want a profession transformation—
To transform “Lord of Lifeless Souls” into another profession, to separate it from the main profession of “Lord of Lifeless Souls”!
He continuously chanted in his mind.
Accompanied by his thoughts, all the patterns on the surrounding ceiling, walls, and floor were activated again.
They silently emanated faint glows, spinning rapidly on the walls, forming profound and mysterious runes.
These runes, centered around Shen Ye, began to spin quickly.
A boundless, magnificent power surged forth.
Shen Ye suddenly had an epiphany—
He needed a more vast and expansive “environment” to accommodate all these transformations and changes.
“Dharma Aspect Unleashed.”
He whispered.
In an instant, a silvery full moon hung high in the sky, reflecting layers of magnificent pavilions and jade towers, appearing behind Shen Ye.
Palace of the Broad Cold!
Endless runes surged into the Palace of the Broad Cold, beginning to transform everything.
Everything seemed to happen naturally, without any errors, friction, or discomfort.
Shen Ye suddenly realized.
The Dharma Aspect of the Palace of the Broad Cold came from the Hun Tian Gate.
The heritage of the Hun Tian Gate came from the great tomb.
So, for these runes in the great tomb to modify his Dharma Aspect was simply a “factory direct” modification.
Those runes passed through the Dharma Aspect, entered Shen Ye’s mind, and showed him the progress of all the changes.
“Not enough… still need more power.”
“My Dharma Aspect is still a bit inferior compared to the profession of ‘Lord of Lifeless Souls.’ Even after a complete modification, it will need stronger power to be infused.”
“It’s a pity that an immortal cannot guide me.”
“Never mind… I’ll rely on myself.”
Shen Ye raised his hand and cast a mudra.
In an instant.
Another Dharma Aspect was summoned.
A rapidly spinning scarlet eye appeared behind Shen Ye, exuding an eerie and powerful force.
Dharma Aspect: Doom’s End!
The strength of this Dharma Aspect was sufficient, but it was a completely different system from the Palace of the Broad Cold, and its rules of power were also completely different.
What to do?
A crazy idea surged in Shen Ye’s heart.
Almost at the same moment.
Faint light continuously appeared, gathering into small characters:
“You have activated the future keyword ‘Will meet beneath the moon on the Jasper Terrace’.”
“Description: Transcend the limitations of the Dharma World, forcibly integrate keywords, equipment, or other existences of ‘purple’ (one in ten thousand) grade or higher into the ‘Palace of the Broad Cold’ Dharma Aspect, causing the ‘Palace of the Broad Cold’ to transform, grow, and evolve.”
“—If not seen on Mount Qunyu, will meet beneath the moon on the Jasper Terrace.”
“—Upper limit ability of professionals in the next era.”
“You have currently integrated ‘Doom’s End’ into the Dharma Aspect ‘Palace of the Broad Cold’!”
“Note, this is an unprecedented act.”
“This Dharma Aspect is destined to belong to the future!”
All the small characters flashed.
On the magnificent pavilions and jade towers, the full moon suddenly emanated an eerie crimson color.
It transformed into a rotating, deep red eye.
The two Dharma Aspects had merged!
“Your Dharma Aspect has reached the minimum requirement and can bear your new profession.”
“Attention.”
“By the power of the Pill of Reincarnation, your body and mind have called upon the deepest power within the great tomb to remodel your profession, and it is now complete.”
“Your profession has been upgraded, currently: ”
“Lord of Lifeless Souls.”
“Professional skill: My Reflection in the Mirror (upgraded to Dharma World Tier 3).”
“Skill effects remain as before.”
“Added new effect: You can designate a mirror, and upon death, resurrect from it and return to the real world.”
“Limited to once a day.”
“Profession comes with ‘Natural Integration,’ all ‘names’ and professions are completely converged and hidden, not to be seen by discerning eyes, unless you willingly release your ‘name’ for observation.”
“Explanation: The past era’s strongman Nine Aspects, from beyond the nine realms of the Dharma World, integrated with the power of the profound great tomb Immortal Kingdom, thus birthing this unparalleled power.”
“—This profession cannot be changed.”
“—Flourishing Spirit.”
Shen Ye was stunned.
Cannot be changed?
Why didn’t you say so earlier if it couldn’t be changed!
On the other side.
Above ground.
Song Residence.
Song Yinchen sighed helplessly as she looked at the screen displaying the images.
The scene at Xirang High was very lively.
Many experts had teleported into the great tomb.
Even Xirang High students had obtained this qualification.
Only she—
Remained outside, practicing boredly.
Beep beep beep!
Kunlun’s voice suddenly rang out:
“Attention, special situation detected!”
“What situation? Are there enemies?” Song Yinchen’s eyes lit up.
“Unable to determine yet—please observe the changes in Jade Capital City!”
The scene changed.
The entire city was turning into a frozen forest.
Unknown flying objects appeared in the sky.
Large numbers of humans on the ground disappeared, only to reappear in a large town outside the frozen forest.
They forgot everything and began to live as members of the town.
—This was too crazy!
“Centered on Jade Capital City, everything on the surface is rapidly changing, as if the world is being replaced,” Kunlun said.
“What about the great tomb? Is it affected?” Song Yinchen asked.
“No! These changes have not penetrated the great tomb, only occurring on the surface.”
“According to estimates, in another hour, the entire surface world will be replaced by another world!” Kunlun said.
“There’s actually such a spell…” Song Yinchen bit her finger, a shiver running through her heart.
—This was changing reality!
How could one achieve such a thing?
“Are you sure it’s a spell?” Kunlun asked.
“Of course it’s a spell, I’ve already felt the波动—the power fluctuation from Nine Aspects,” Song Yinchen said.
“Delia is still working normally, wait! She’s starting to fall into a deep sleep!” Kunlun said.
“This is troublesome,” Song Yinchen said.
“Please provide a comprehensive explanation of the current situation.” Kunlun said.
“The other party used a spell to materialize a world from its memory, and everything is being replaced… I guess I can only protect myself.”
As Song Yinchen spoke, her hands had already formed a mudra, and she shouted:
“Notify everyone quickly!”
“Already notified, but the underground world and the surface have been separated! No one can come up!” Kunlun said.
“…It seems the personality battle of Nine Aspects has begun again,” Song Yinchen said.
She suddenly remembered something.
Shen Ye!
“Has Shen Ye appeared? He should be transported into the personality battle,” Song Yinchen asked.
“No! Haven’t found him yet!” Kunlun said.
Song Yinchen sighed, “Looks like I’ll have to hold out for a while first.”
Before her words faded.
The entire house disappeared.
She found herself standing in the ice and snow.
Not far away.
A little girl shivered uncontrollably from the cold.
“Where’s Baxter?”
The little girl stammered.
That’s right!
This should be one of Nine Aspects’ personalities.
“Baxter had an urgent matter, do you think I’m okay?” Song Yinchen asked cautiously.
“No, I want Baxter!” the little girl shrieked.
Her voice carried a powerful penetrating force.
Unstable spatial cracks appeared around Song Yinchen, looking as if a collapse could occur at any moment.
“What… is there really a wish-granting spell in this world?”
Song Yinchen murmured, stunned.
The next instant.
She vanished from her spot, suddenly appearing in a dark, incredibly spacious room.
All the surrounding walls were made of metal.
Not far away.
Dense rows of terracotta warriors stretched as far as the eye could see.
Song Yinchen looked around in surprise.
Where was this place?
How was it somewhat like the great tomb?
On the wall, a voice then sounded:
“O destined one, are you willing to achieve immortality and enlightenment?”
Song Yinchen looked at the wall, only to see the intricate lines carved on the wall emitting light, gathering into a human-shaped entity.
“Is this the great tomb?”
Song Yinchen asked.
“Indeed it is, but you are not the tomb guardian general. You need to defeat those terracotta warriors first—defeat them all to obtain the immortal destiny within the tomb,” the human-shaped entity said.
All the dense terracotta warriors stirred.
They raised their weapons, formed battle formations, and all looked at Song Yinchen.
Song Yinchen gradually understood.
“Alright—it seems I’ve swapped places with Brother Shen Ye, so let’s have some fun.”
She drew a long whip and walked towards the terracotta warriors.
Ground.
Shen Ye held the waist token, looking around in a daze.
A forest covered in ice and snow?
And, wasn’t that little girl Shah Telai?
“Baxter!”
Shah Telai called out.
Shen Ye hurried forward and asked:
“I’m here—what’s the situation now? Haven’t we gotten rid of their pursuit?”
Shah Telai said: “They will soon launch a large-scale pursuit. We must find a way to escape this forest and mountain!”
Shen Ye flew into the air and took a look.
The world was a vast expanse of white, with no end in sight.
Where was he supposed to escape to?
A five-year-old girl, even if she had already connected to the Dharma World, was still too young and couldn’t escape far at all.
…He needed to find a way to settle down.
Unfortunately, he was currently like a spirit, unable to use anything brought from the outside.
The cold wind grew fiercer.
The snow fell thicker and thicker, and in just a few meters, nothing could be seen clearly.
Shen Ye landed, returning to Shah Telai’s side, and loudly said:
“Go into the forest—let’s find a tree hollow, warm up first, and then talk about other things!”
“Okay!” Shah Telai said.
She stumbled through the wind and snow, struggling towards the forest.
The path was incredibly difficult.
Shah Telai fell several times, sinking into the deep snow, then managed to crawl up and move forward with large strides.
The biting cold wind howled through the forest, a shrill scream that drowned out all other sounds.
“Baxter, will we leave traces?”
Shah Telai asked loudly.
“No, the snow will cover all traces in a moment. You go that way, I saw a suitable big tree!” Shen Ye said.
“Which way?”
“Follow the direction of my finger!”
“Got it!”
The little girl struggled forward as hard as she could, taking about seven or eight minutes to reach the tree Shen Ye had pointed out.
“You’re mistaken, Baxter, this tree is big, but it doesn’t have a tree hollow!”
Shah Telai examined the tree with disappointment.
“It will in a moment,” Shen Ye said.
His figure merged with the little girl’s.
In an instant.
A hole was dug into the big tree, the little girl slipped inside, and with a wave of her hand, she used the Broad Cold Ice Crystals to piece together some wood chips, sealing it from the outside.
Her hand pressed against the ground, activating the power of lightning.
Boom.
A dull thud.
The accumulated snow on the big tree fell with a rustling sound.
2.9 seconds later.
Shah Telai stood in the middle of the tree hollow—
The tree hollow was large, enough to accommodate three people, so it was fine for her to sit down and lean against the side.
“Baxter, what did you do?”
Shah Telai asked in surprise.
“Sealed the outside, and also shocked the tree roots with lightning. While it won’t make it burn, it made it just warm enough for you to sit down and rest for a while,” Shen Ye said.
Shah Telai sat down.
The base of the tree was indeed warm.
—This warmth would last for a while.
After all, the outside was sealed with Broad Cold Ice Frost, and inside the tree hollow, the heat from the lightning was enough to counteract it without melting the snow outside.
This was Shen Ye’s pinnacle of power control.
The little girl had eaten grilled fish not long ago, and now in a sealed and warm environment, fatigue rushed over her.
“I’ll sleep for a while, Baxter. If anything happens, tell Nancy, or anyone else.”
“Okay, you sleep.”
The little girl sat there, leaning against the warm tree trunk, and soon fell asleep.
Seeing her sleep so soundly, Shen Ye simply passed through the tree hollow and wandered around outside for a long time.
At this time, the snow was falling even heavier.
The fierce wind howled, mixed with snow that made it impossible to open one’s eyes, sweeping across the entire forest.
Such extreme and harsh weather—
Even a flying object would not be able to land easily.
Let alone track anyone in such an environment.
Shen Ye flew back to the tree hollow.
But he saw the little girl was already awake.
“Not sleeping a bit longer?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.
“Hello, nice to meet you, I am Peiasuo,” the little girl said in a neutral voice.
Her eyes had also changed from emerald green to deep blue.
A new personality!
“Hello, I am Baxter,” Shen Ye said.
“Baxter, your fate is sealed by that fear demon, this is truly tricky,” Peiasuo said, frowning.
“Is there a way to undo it?” Shen Ye asked.
“No.”
“Wait, how do you know that personality?”
“I am Peiasuo the Astrological Poet, possessing the power to discern fate, and am the only fully conscious personality.”
“You weren’t affected by Shah Telai and the fear demon’s battle?” Shen Ye asked.
“In fact, when the battle began, personalities were already taking sides—I sided with Shah Telai, as for the fear demon—”
“Every trouble you encounter hereafter will be its incarnation, or other personalities under its command.”
“It also sealed your fate.”
The little girl stretched out her hand, gently placing it on Shen Ye’s chest, and said:
“Although I cannot undo its fate-altering spell, I have another way to help you.”
Buzz—
A faint hum resonated in the air.
Shen Ye felt as if he had gained another sense, but he couldn’t quite say what it was.
“What did you do?” Shen Ye asked curiously.
“The branching paths of starlight guidance—this is a divination type of sensory spell. You will slowly understand it.”
The little girl yawned, then closed her eyes tiredly.
“This body is completely exhausted, I estimate the other personalities can’t come out.”
She whispered, gradually falling asleep.
Only Shen Ye remained standing there, feeling suspicious, always sensing that something about him had changed.
He looked at the little girl and slowly realized.
The battle between personalities had begun again.
—Shah Telai was unsettled; she needed him beside her to rest.
Otherwise, Nancy would simply find a few deer or roe deer, let them carry her, and go to a relatively warm place to rest.
Shen Ye sighed, wanting to summon an ice mirror.
But he was currently in a “ghost” state, without a body, so he couldn’t smoothly take out the Broad Cold sacred artifact.
What to do now?
—Just stare expectantly at Shah Telai sleeping?
He might as well ponder “the branching paths of starlight guidance.”
This was a spell, not a weapon; a “ghost” should be able to use it.
Shen Ye flew out of the tree hollow, standing in the wind and snow, quietly sensing.
After a long while.
A wondrous sensation arose in his heart.
At the same time, faint light gathered into small characters, explaining his sensation:
“The branching paths of starlight guidance.”
“On the branching roads of life, different choices and ways of acting will bring you different gains.”
“—And you can feel them.”
Is that all?
Indeed, it couldn’t be compared with the fear demon’s fate-altering spell.
That spell directly blocked his path to accessing higher levels of transcendent power.
What about this one?
Shen Ye tried to mentally imagine various courses of action.
Shah Telai was asleep.
If he just let her sleep… until she was completely rested…
A line of faint glowing characters appeared:
“You will encounter an encirclement.”
This definitely wouldn’t work.
—Should he immediately wake Shah Telai and then escape deeper into the forest?
As his thought emerged, another line of faint glowing characters appeared:
“The little girl is exhausted and chilled to the bone, contracting a serious illness, her life in peril.”
No, this wouldn’t work either!
Wait.
…This branching paths of starlight guidance is actually somewhat useful.
It’s a decision-making aid divination spell!
He couldn’t just wait here, nor could he flee immediately.
So what should he do?
Shen Ye fell into deep thought.
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