Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 410
byChapter 393: Successfully Joined!
Nightmare World.
Evernight City.
Imperial Palace.
Mictlantecutli, the Earth Mother, Norton, and the Elven High Priestess each stood at a corner.
Infinite power fluctuations were dissipating.
The ground opened.
A skeleton rose into the air.
“How is it? Did it succeed?” asked the Elven High Priestess.
“All of the Earth’s power has been used. If it doesn’t succeed now, there’s nothing more I can do,” the Earth Mother sighed.
“It should have succeeded. The combined power of our four races can accomplish that legendary feat—it’s explicitly recorded in history,” Norton said.
“My child, are you awake?” asked Mictlantecutli.
The skeleton in mid-air spoke, “Mother, I am awake.”
“Then get down here!” Mictlantecutli roared.
The large skeleton hastily landed on the ground and saluted each of the four.
“Did gathering the full power of the four races really make one skill surpass its limits?”
Norton asked curiously.
“Yes, we succeeded,” the large skeleton said.
“Which skill did you choose?” Mictlantecutli asked eagerly.
“Undead Resurrection.” The large skeleton replied.
“What is the effect of surpassing the limits?” asked the Elven High Priestess.
“Everyone, behold—”
The large skeleton said in a tone as if offering a treasure.
Under everyone’s gaze.
It chanted a spell, reached out and grabbed from the void, and instantly pulled out a black tombstone.
Thud!
The heavy tombstone landed on the ground, cracking it in several places.
“Who has a bomb?”
The large skeleton asked, rubbing its hands together.
“I do.” Norton pulled out a black iron box.
“Lend it to me.”
The large skeleton took the bomb, bit it, and with a shake of its body, flew up, jumped out the window, and landed in the garden outside.
It used a finger bone to summon a flame and lit the fuse of the bomb.
Boom—
A violent explosion sounded.
The large skeleton was blown into countless bone fragments, scattering everywhere.
Before everyone could react, the tombstone on the floor vibrated slightly.
A skeleton crawled out from under the tombstone.
“Did you see that?” the skeleton said in a deep voice, “The undead resurrection spell that transcends its limits can resurrect itself.”
Everyone fell silent.
“It’s still somewhat useful,” Mictlantecutli said faintly.
“It seems to have worked,” Norton patted the large skeleton’s shoulder, “Now, take all our power and go help him.”
Mictlantecutli also said:
“Consider it a return gift for all the help he’s given our Nightmare World. I hope he can defeat his enemies.”
“I’ll go now—finally, I can be of help!” The large skeleton said excitedly.
Everyone looked at it, smiling.
…
On the other side.
Tens of thousands of years ago.
Penglai Mountain.
Inside the cave dwelling of the enforcement cultivator Zhou Shanhui.
Elder Wang had already left.
Elder Yao and a group of subordinates had also gone to find a way to bury that box as per “Zhou Shanhui’s” request.
Zhou Shanhui reached out and picked up the storage bag on the table.
Good heavens.
Another huge sum of money.
But could he just take these treasures?
—Now he was the “Master of Penglai Mountain,” taking these treasures was perfectly legitimate!
With that thought, Shen Ye wiped his hand and put all the treasures from the storage bag into his spatial ring.
Everything was done.
The iron box contained the Formation-Breaking Saint Rod, buried in the main hall, waiting for that future day—
When the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Furnace was placed in the deliberation hall, he stole the jade slip from the secret compartment.
The Saint sensed something and rushed to destroy the deliberation hall.
—By that time, the iron box would naturally see the light of day again.
The matter of the Formation-Breaking Saint Rod would be immediately reported to the Saint.
Compared to the people of the Indeterminate Layer, the Formation-Breaking Saint Rod was certainly more important.
He had originally launched a full-scale attack on the Indeterminate Layer just to find the Formation-Breaking Saint Rod. Now that he had the Saint Rod, at least that decisive battle wouldn’t happen.
As for later—
He would worry about future matters when they arrived.
“It’s time to go back…”
Shen Ye stepped out of the cave dwelling, standing halfway up the mountain, looking around at the distant peaks.
As long as he left Penglai Mountain, he could successfully return to the future era.
It had been the same the previous two times.
Should he go back now?
A thought suddenly emerged in Shen Ye’s mind.
—The bloodline purification technique.
The Fourth Era Creator, Chalchiuhtlicue, said that the technique was in the library.
Why didn’t he find it?
Should he look for it in this era?
No sooner said than done.
Shen Ye leaped, flying to the front of the library, and bowed to the cultivator guarding the door:
“Brother, I have something to ask.”
“Oh, it’s Senior Brother Zhou. Please speak your mind,” the cultivator responded, cupping his hands.
“Are there any bloodline-related techniques in the sect?” Shen Ye asked.
“Bloodline techniques are extremely rare; there’s only one jade slip, a unique item. Does Senior Brother wish to borrow it?” the cultivator asked.
Shen Ye’s heart skipped a beat.
Found it.
Finally found it!
“Can I borrow that jade slip now?”
Shen Ye asked.
“It costs six sect merit points, and Senior Brother has dozens, so of course you can,” the enforcement cultivator said, then went in to retrieve the jade slip and made a record of it.
The jade slip.
It was now in Shen Ye’s hands.
Shen Ye silently let out a breath.
The reason this technique jade slip couldn’t be found in later generations was because he had already borrowed it tens of thousands of years ago.
“Thank you, Junior Brother.” Shen Ye cupped his hands.
“You’re welcome, Senior Brother. Take care,” the enforcement cultivator replied with a smile.
Shen Ye turned and left.
He flew high into the sky, passing through peaks, and arrived at the main gate of Penglai Mountain.
The two cultivators guarding the gate merely watched from a distance, not approaching to speak.
—Some tasks were near the sect, and cultivators would go directly to complete them.
Shen Ye was wearing an enforcement cultivator’s robe, seemingly on official business, so no one stopped him.
He swaggered out of the mountain gate.
In an instant.
The surrounding light and shadows shifted.
Shen Ye found himself back on the third floor of the ruins.
Another gem appeared in his hand.
It was still a demonized gem.
—When he had time next, he could go there again.
As for now—
He opened a door and returned directly to his cave dwelling.
The Primordial Formless Heavenly Demon was still on the Death Star.
The battle had ceased.
The true Saint had indeed abandoned the Death Star matter and was rushing towards the Supreme Dao Palace.
Should he go and see the outcome?
Shen Ye’s mind stirred.
The Formless Heavenly Demon opened a Gate of Heaven, stepped through it, and arrived at the main peak of the Dao Palace.
After a few breaths.
The Saint arrived quietly at the entrance of the deliberation hall.
Several Grand Elders were already there, waiting respectfully.
An elder immediately pulled out a box:
“Saint, please see!”
The Saint reached out, and the Saint Rod flew out of the box, landing before him.
He merely glanced at it and spoke:
“It is indeed the Formation-Breaking Saint Rod. Where did you find it?”
The Grand Elder replied, “Reporting to the Saint, after you leveled the deliberation hall, we rebuilt it and suddenly noticed some strange movements underground. We dug up the soil and found this box deep beneath.”
Another elder flattering said: “Yun Ni surely knows how to hide things, hiding the Saint Rod in the most obvious place.”
“—If it weren’t for you, Saint, destroying the deliberation hall and breaking the hidden array in the box, we wouldn’t have found it!”
The Saint said nothing more, extended a finger, and lightly tapped the Formation-Breaking Saint Rod.
The Saint Rod immediately transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Furnace in the corner.
Clang!
A crisp sound of metal clashing.
With just one strike, the secret compartment was shattered by the Saint Rod.
The secret compartment was empty.
“How could this be!”
A Grand Elder exclaimed, losing his voice.
“The power of the alchemical furnace has always been intact, and the restriction array has never been touched. How could there be nothing inside?” another Grand Elder said.
“This is not good…” The Saint shook his head, even showing a smile, and asked: “Who was in charge of guarding the deliberation hall these past few days?”
“Sect Master, it was I,” an elder said.
The void suddenly contracted.
This elder, like a splattered tomato, was kneaded into a ball of flesh by an invisible force, dragged into the void, and disappeared.
Chewing sounds began.
The Grand Elders all knelt down and cried out in unison, “Welcome back, Saint.”
The Saint’s face was calm.
The entire hall fell silent.
Only the hair-raising chewing sounds could be heard.
“Just now, my Heart Devil manifestation was broken.”
The Saint finally spoke.
“In the records of Penglai Mountain, the manifestation obtained from cultivating the Heaven-Reaching Art is the Supreme Binding Fate Soul Refining Palace.”
“Only a higher-level Soul Refining Palace can cause a lower-level one to collapse.”
“In other words—”
“You have been guarding here, attempting to construct a trap using the ruins of Penglai Mountain to attract the true inheritor of the Heaven-Reaching Art.”
“Now he has come before you, and has cultivated the Supreme Emotionless Ascension Scripture, thereby creating an even more powerful Binding Fate Soul Refining Palace, and has broken my Heart Devil manifestation.”
“—Yet you are utterly unaware of this.”
The Saint smiled slightly, opened his mouth, and two words escaped his teeth:
“Useless.”
Thud thud thud thud thud—
In a rapid succession of thuds, several Grand Elders were all sent flying by an invisible force, crashing into an invisible barrier, their bodies a bloody mess.
The Saint stood still, his expression cold.
The elders were almost beaten to death, yet dared not attend to their injuries, all fearfully kneeling on the ground, crying “mercy” in unison.
The Saint listened for a moment, an expression of weariness appearing on his face, then turned and walked onto the platform, sitting down.
“I want to know what has happened in the sect recently.”
“—Everything, concealing nothing, tell me everything!”
His voice echoed throughout the deliberation hall.
The Formless Heavenly Demon hid at the entrance of the hall, witnessing everything that had just transpired.
On the other side.
Xuanmen Peak, cave dwelling.
Shen Ye’s expression was somewhat solemn, and he muttered to himself:
“I didn’t even see him make a move, and that elder was crushed into a ball of flesh.”
“—How did he do that?”
From now on, everything in the sect would begin to change.
He also needed to prepare early.
For example—
Shen Ye took out the jade slip and poured spiritual power into it.
In an instant.
A cultivation technique appeared in his mind.
“Supreme Blood Demon Void Becoming Saint Refining Method.”
“Description: Extract bloodline power from various exotic bloods, use it to activate one’s own bloodline, causing it to purify and evolve.”
“Exotic blood” refers to the blood of cosmic monsters.
—Those creatures that can survive in the universe, their blood contains power that transcends all beings.
This “Supreme Blood Demon Void Becoming Saint Refining Method” found the method to extract that power.
Shen Ye still put all his free attribute points into his perception, raising it to “624” points.
As a result, he quickly grasped the knack of the first stage of the refining method.
“But there are no cosmic monsters now…”
“Wait!”
“I think I have a cosmic monster.”
“It’s decided, you’re it. Come out, Demonic Beast!”
Bang.
The void opened, and the Demonic Beast landed in front of Shen Ye.
It looked around at its surroundings.
—It didn’t look like there was going to be a fight.
What was its master planning?
Shen Ye tied a red armband to his arm and cleared his throat, “Demonic Beast, you’ve been with me for so long, and you actually don’t quite understand my character.”
The Demonic Beast instinctively took a step back.
Character?
Just now, you demolished a wall in someone’s manifestation, played a delightful game of ‘stealing beams and pillars,’ and then scribbled and drew, causing them to be socially dead.
Can you just be a person for once?
“No, no, relax,” Shen Ye waved his hand, “Actually, every month we do some good deeds, giving back to society and caring for the universe—”
“Here, it’s your turn this month.”
“This month’s theme is blood donation. Every blood donation is a respect and love for life; your passion can warm the world of others!”
“Come and donate blood, not much, just 1000 ml.”
1000 ml!
The Demonic Beast jumped back.
Are you trying to kill me?
“Wait—don’t run away. I misspoke, actually, 500 ml is fine.”
“Still running?”
“Given how well we get along, 300 ml!”
“200 ml!”
“If you keep running around, I’ll get angry!”
“…”
A few minutes later.
The Demonic Beast happily hugged a pile of delicious snacks and returned to its manifestation.
Blood extraction was completely painless!
No pain, no itch, and it didn’t feel any change in its strength.
It even got a big bag of snacks!
If it had known this, it wouldn’t have run away just now.
As for Shen Ye—
Shen Ye sat cross-legged on a futon, silently cultivating the first stage of the “Supreme Blood Demon Void Becoming Saint Refining Method.”
The Demonic Beast’s bloodline power had been completely extracted.
As the technique continuously circulated, a scorching sensation constantly roamed around Shen Ye’s body.
The bloodline power was like powerful nourishment.
The sparse Emperor Species power within him gradually coalesced, and abstruse runes flashed in his mind.
Along with the convergence of these runes, the racial inheritance hidden within the Emperor Species bloodline was activated.
Lines of faint small characters also appeared:
“Your bloodline purity has surpassed that of the Emperor Species that originally passed its blood to you.”
“Your innate inheritance has been activated.”
“The ancient Emperor Species inheritance is divided into two types.”
“First, Transformation into a Queen Bee:”
“You will gender-bend into a Queen Bee among the cosmic giant insects, hatching countless Emperor Species, and they will serve you for life—except for the weak ones you abandon.”
“Second, Swarm Quest:”
“You retain the great power of transforming into a Queen Bee, and have activated it, allowing it to help you send an application to the cosmic swarm—”
“After becoming a member of the swarm, you can acquire the talent tree collectively discovered by the swarm!”
“In the lifetime of an Emperor Species, there is only one opportunity to join the swarm.”
“Please proceed with caution.”
Is this even a choice?
As Shen Ye willed it, another line of faint small characters appeared:
“You have chosen ‘Swarm Quest’.”
“Current bloodline power is releasing unique power fluctuations of the Emperor Species into the universe. This fluctuation can penetrate the Dharma Realm, forming widespread, multi-layered cosmic radiation.”
“Please wait.”
The power of the bloodline flowed through Shen Ye’s body, causing him to develop a special kind of perception.
This was a mysterious awareness of the bloodline of its own kind.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
Shen Ye suddenly sensed a vast power.
This power was so peculiar and ingenious that he pursued it, and finally found its manifestation deep within the Dharma Realm.
—It was a crimson vertical pupil.
Undoubtedly, this pupil symbolized the fundamental manifestation of the Emperor Species: the End of Destiny.
Shen Ye naturally understood everything—
—This vertical pupil was a collective consciousness created by some Emperor Species.
What he needed to do was to project his consciousness into the crimson vertical pupil and establish a connection with other Emperor Species!
He was about to act, but suddenly paused in the blank space of the Dharma Realm.
Wait a moment.
His consciousness spread out, sensing similar existences around him. Could it be—
He changed direction and flew towards another direction.
After a while.
Another crimson vertical pupil appeared before his eyes.
However, this crimson vertical pupil was larger than the one he had seen earlier, and the power fluctuations it emitted were stronger.
A sudden realization dawned on Shen Ye.
That’s right.
“In the lifetime of an Emperor Species, there is only one opportunity to join the swarm.”
He couldn’t just casually join any vertical pupil.
Because there was only one chance!
His consciousness continuously traversed the Dharma Realm, exploring this entire area of Emperor Species manifestations.
Finally—
“It’s just too big…”
Shen Ye murmured.
High in the Dharma Realm, there was an incredibly massive crimson vertical pupil, its might and power fluctuations surpassing all other conscious aggregates in the entire region!
This one is the strongest!
Shen Ye unhesitatingly projected his consciousness into this vertical pupil.
As soon as his thought moved, a powerful conscious entity immediately enveloped his conscious entity.
Voices echoed in his ears:
“Who are you?”
“In which layer of the universe?”
“What have you achieved?”
“Why do you believe you are qualified to apply to join the greatest Emperor Species United Consciousness Entity?”
“Too weak individuals are not qualified to connect with us.”
“If you are just ordinary trash, leave quickly!”
Suddenly.
A majestic voice overshadowed all inquiries, reverberating in Shen Ye’s consciousness:
“I am the strongest among this swarm conscious united entity. What I ask you now represents our scrutiny of you.”
“This scrutiny will determine whether you can join us.”
“You must answer seriously.”
“Understood,” Shen Ye replied.
The voice began to ask:
“Typically, ordinary Emperor Species would never dare to dream of joining us, for we are the strongest. Why do you have such confidence?”
Shen Ye instinctively said: “Hello, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to answer questions. Today, with my admiration for all the powerful individuals present, and my longing and recognition for the united consciousness entity you have woven, I hope to grow further here.”
He paused for a moment.
Wait.
What was he saying?
There was no way around it; this scene was too much like a job interview, so the words just tumbled out.
Memories from his past life began to flood back.
Damn it.
I don’t want to work!
I want to—
“Good attitude, much better than many arrogant trash. Continue,” the majestic voice said.
Approving voices echoed around.
Shen Ye was slightly愣.
It seemed—
This trick worked.
Should he…
Give it a try?
He cleared his throat and said, “In terms of combat and professional ability, I have mastered the End of Destiny and survived alone in the universe;”
“In my previous job, I was responsible for solely guarding the Empress Bee and all her children—”
“With my single insect power, I guarded the entire hive.”
“Through this experience, I not only honed my coordination, organizational, and independent combat abilities, but also deeply understood the logic of battling all living beings. This has made me more confident, and I believe I can join your esteemed company.”
The majestic voice interrupted him, asking:
“Wait a minute, you said you single-handedly guarded the entire hive, how did you manage that?”
Shen Ye couldn’t help but nod slightly.
That’s right.
Just now, he provided an introduction and a narration of his professional experience.
Now it was time to further showcase himself.
—A job interview, who wouldn’t know how to do it?
Showcasing personal strengths and advantages is a crucial part, determining one’s value, and must not be taken lightly.
Before so many powerful Emperor Species, what talent did he have that could attract their attention?
Dharma Realm strength, profession, manifestation, title.
His Dharma Realm level eight strength was not worth mentioning.
His Immortal Kingdom profession was inconvenient to mention.
His Manifestation: End of Destiny had been fused by him, so it was hard to talk about.
Let’s talk about titles.
This was something that couldn’t be faked, and it was also his strongest aspect besides his basic abilities.
Shen Ye cleared his throat:
“Everyone, the reason I could single-handedly guard the hive is because I am quite favored by the Dharma Realm, and thus possess several powerful attributes.”
A murmur of whispers rose from around.
“Attributes are extremely difficult to obtain, let alone reach a ‘powerful’ level,” the majestic voice said. “We will not pry into your secrets, but please give us a general idea.”
“—We are about to release a spell that can verify whether your words are true or false. Please don’t mind.”
“Alright!”
Shen Ye replied directly and spoke eloquently:
“I have a combat-oriented attribute that allows me to make enemies make mistakes and, after killing them, acquire valuable items from them.”
A gasp of surprise echoed around.
—Since he was joining, he had to demonstrate his value!
So Shen Ye revealed the power of the “Danger” true person.
Next—
Adding fuel to the fire.
“I also have an auxiliary trait, manifested from the power of destiny, which can automatically generate a profile for a specific target, allowing me to determine the target’s impending fate.”
—This is the “Tool of Destiny”!
Whether it was the “Danger” true person or the tool of destiny—
Both were powerful traits that could help other Emperor Species.
Useful for the organization, useful for everyone.
—This demonstrated his value as an “applicant”!
After all.
If compared to other aspects, he simply couldn’t compete with these strongest Emperor Species.
Only his traits were presentable!
The whispers around grew more and more numerous and excited.
“Silence!”
The majestic voice rang out.
The chaotic discussions immediately ceased.
The majestic voice continued to ask:
“These attributes of yours seem to be extremely rare. I guess there are more attributes that you haven’t mentioned, correct?”
“That’s right,” Shen Ye admitted.
“Alright, do you have anything else to say in the end?” the majestic voice asked.
Shen Ye cleared his throat and said, “The reason I chose the strongest unified consciousness of the swarm is because I am deeply attracted to everyone here, because you are the best and most impressive Emperor Species in the multi-layered universe.”
“I believe that here, I can utilize my trait abilities and enthusiasm to their fullest potential, and at the same time, contribute my strength to your company—no, to all my powerful partners.”
“I am filled with anticipation for this joining because it aligns perfectly with my career plan. I look forward to realizing my self-worth here.”
“I have even more abilities, and I hope to grow together with all of you excellent individuals, to become bigger and stronger, and to create new glories!”
“Thank you, everyone!”
Dead silence.
A simple-minded voice piped up: “How can it speak so well?”
“Shut up!” another voice reprimanded.
The majestic voice then spoke:
“I don’t think there’s any need for further discussion. Let’s all vote.”
“Those who disagree, please speak up.”
Dead silence.
—Unanimous approval.
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