Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 240

Shen Ye looked at the giant crocodile up and down.

Xiao Mengyu also drew his weapon and stood beside him.

Husky, however, was thinking about a question and couldn’t help but ask:

“What happened to Nangong Sirui? Why are you carrying him?”

Zhang Xiaoyi supported his knees, panting heavily, and explained:

“He said – he wants to protect his classmates, and he’ll leave the safety outside to me.”

“Outside?”

“Right, he put all the classmates into that shield, saying there was a grotto-heaven inside that could protect everyone.”

The group looked at Nangong Sirui on his back.

Nangong Sirui had fallen unconscious.

Probably…

Opening such a large grotto-heaven would also consume physical strength?

Nangong Sirui suddenly opened his eyes, jumped off Zhang Xiaoyi’s back, and said spiritedly:

“Great, you’re finally here.”

The group was stunned.

“Little San, are you alright?” Shen Ye asked.

“What could be wrong with me? I just took a nap.” Nangong Sirui yawned.

“But those classmates—”

“Oh, they’re fine in my divine shield grotto-heaven.”

“Then you—”

“Zhang Xiaoyi runs quite steadily, and there’s no safer place than here right now. After all, there’s only one giant crocodile here – its skin has evolved to a very high level, and I can’t pierce it. I might as well rest.”

“So you were really sleeping?” Xiao Mengyu was incredulous.

“Otherwise? I need to conserve my energy. If I encounter real danger, I’ll have to take action.” Nangong Sirui pulled out a fan and fanned himself.

—So the running part was left to Zhang Xiaoyi, right.

He ran for several hours…

The group fell silent.

To be honest—

If there was really only one giant crocodile here, and Nangong Sirui really needed to conserve his energy to prevent things from changing, then Zhang Xiaoyi would just have to run.

But this kind of thing, while rationally easy to accept, emotionally—

Bang!

Nangong Sirui patted Zhang Xiaoyi’s shoulder and shoved a bottle of pills into his hand:

“This is the famous Crane Control Flying Water Pill. It’s only effective when you’re exhausted, and it can boost your qi and blood and muscle limits. I only have one bottle, and it’s all yours.”

Zhang Xiaoyi was stunned, and said in disbelief:

“Is it the Crane Control Flying Water Pill? Really? I heard a bottle costs 200,000 yuan!”

“Eat it quickly. When you’re rested later, it won’t be as effective.” Nangong Sirui said.

“Okay, thank you!” Zhang Xiaoyi took a pill and began to rest in place.

During this time.

Nangong Sirui released his divine shield and said, “Zhang Xiaoyi, Guo Yunye, you two should also enter the grotto-heaven to rest. Shen Ye, Xiao Mengyu, and I will watch here.”

“Yes, too many people would just cause trouble.” Shen Ye’s heart stirred, and he said.

Guo Yunye and Zhang Xiaoyi didn’t even have time to say anything before Nangong Sirui directly brought them into the grotto-heaven.

At this moment.

Only Shen Ye, Xiao Mengyu, and Nangong Sirui remained on the island.

—And that giant crocodile.

Nangong Sirui’s expression darkened, and he whispered, “Something’s wrong.”

“What’s wrong?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“I always felt like something was watching us in the dark, so I didn’t dare to let my guard down, not even daring to waste a tiny bit of energy.” Nangong Sirui said.

Shen Ye’s strained nerves immediately relaxed.

I thought it was something serious.

Brother, you’re in a great tomb!

“The deeper the tomb, the stronger the monsters and the higher the danger. This is normal.” Xiao Mengyu said.

“—Why didn’t you go back, to a place closer to the ground?” Shen Ye asked.

Nangong Sirui’s tone was resentful: “That cliff isn’t suitable for humans to fight, especially humans who can’t fly.”

Shen Ye slapped his forehead.

Now that the people had been found, it was fortunate that everyone was alive.

What are you waiting for?

Go back!

Go back to the relatively safe stone cave above the cliff!

“Split into two groups.” Shen Ye said.

“How do we split?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“You take him back to the stone cave on the cliff. At least it’s safer there than this underground river.” Shen Ye said.

“What about you?”

“I’m going to look for Teacher Yang Yingzhen – don’t worry, I can fly, so I’ll be faster than you when escaping.”

“No, it’s too dangerous.” Both refused in unison.

Shen Ye was about to say more when a deafening roar suddenly came from above them.

The ground shook for a while.

This familiar feeling… The great tomb must have been attacked again.

Shen Ye and the other two looked back at the path they had taken.

—The path they came from had completely collapsed, blocked shut.

Well now.

This must be thousands of meters deep.

They couldn’t go back now even if they wanted to.

“This place is wide open, and there’s a constant breeze, so at least we won’t suffocate.” Xiao Mengyu said calmly.

“Do you have any food?” Nangong Sirui asked.

“Shen Ye has quite a bit.”

“But now we have to take care of over a hundred people—”

Both looked at Shen Ye.

“No problem.” Shen Ye said.

Both still looked at him.

You’re carrying food for over a hundred people by yourself?

It doesn’t seem right, no matter how you look at it.

Shen Ye coughed lightly and explained, “Actually, I’ve always been funding poor students, sometimes visiting left-behind children. Plus, I received news earlier that a planet was approaching, so I prepared a lot of food.”

“I see, I’m impressed.” Nangong Sirui said with emotion.

“How kind of you, Shen Ye.” Xiao Mengyu also smiled at him.

Shen Ye secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

—Even though I have reserves, it’s definitely not enough to feed over a hundred people.

But it’s okay.

I’ll just go to the nightmare world and buy some food in the human towns.

—Food and water are the most important things for survival underground!

With this thought.

Shen Ye wiped his ring, took out all his food and water, and placed it on the ground.

“Little San, collect these and distribute them to the classmates.”

“So much? It’s enough for everyone to eat one meal. That’s great.”

Nangong Sirui immediately collected all the food and water, and the tension on his face eased slightly.

“The students all have their own talents. I think we should release everyone and build this island together.” Shen Ye said.

As he spoke, all three looked at the giant crocodile.

“Leave it to me.”

Xiao Mengyu drew the Luoshui Divine Sword.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Luoshui Sword was drawn, the giant crocodile seemed to sense it and immediately rushed into the water as if for dear life, submerging quickly and soon disappearing from sight.

“…” The three of them.

“So it was just bullying us because we couldn’t hurt it, which is why it chased us for several hours, right?” Nangong Sirui said indignantly.

“You can’t hurt it either?” Shen Ye asked.

“Killing it would be exhausting. If other monsters came, I wouldn’t be able to handle them – I’m responsible for over a hundred lives, so I need to conserve my strength.” Nangong Sirui said.

Shen Ye nodded slightly.

Indeed, Nangong Sirui was very reliable and trustworthy in his actions.

—Even though he tricked Zhang Xiaoyi.

“What’s in your grotto-heaven?”

“Nothing, just a small space, barely enough to stand in.”

“This island is relatively safe. How about this, you two attack and defend, you can cooperate perfectly, and then call out a few classmates who are good at defense and have awakened their Dharma Forms to build a stronghold together.”

“Okay, what about you?”

Shen Ye’s expression became serious.

He absolutely could not underestimate the matter of the Seal of Fate.

In addition, there was the unknown whereabouts of Teacher Yang Yingzhen.

He also needed to go to the nightmare world to buy food, and to hell to collect the bones of the Underworld Lord.

Every single one was urgent.

“I can fly – I’ll scout the surroundings.” Shen Ye said.

“Alright, we do need someone to scout the surroundings. Remember, if there’s any danger, fly back immediately. We have strength in numbers here.” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Mhm.” Shen Ye nodded solemnly.

Under the gaze of Nangong Sirui and Xiao Mengyu, he shook his body, flew up from the island, and continued forward along the direction of the underground river.

Gradually.

The two were out of sight.

After a while longer.

Even the island was out of sight.

Only then did Shen Ye stop, pressing his hand against the chain on his arm.

“You’re just inhabiting Yun Ni’s body – if we’re to communicate officially, what should I call you, Lord of the Weeping Demon Prison?”

He asked.

Yun Ni emerged from the chain, floating in mid-air, and smiled:

“When I walk among mortals, my name is Lilith.”

“Lilith… Forget it, no matter what, I need your help with something.” Shen Ye said.

“Tell me.”

“Stay here and protect them.”

“Is that all?” Lilith sounded a little disappointed.

“This matter is very important to me, and I really can’t be in two places at once.” Shen Ye said.

“Alright then, you go ahead. Don’t die, or I’ll be finished too.” Lilith said.

She floated lightly in mid-air, seemingly not at all worried about the current situation.

Shen Ye glanced at her, feeling a little more at ease.

—Indeed.

At that time, the teacher was nearby protecting them. She felt there was no way to win, so she had to surrender.

Besides the teacher and the Chaos Spirit Light, few people could easily deal with her.

This was a true Lord of the Demon Prison!

“Anything else? If not, we’ll part ways here.”

Shen Ye said.

“There is one thing I’d like to tell you.” Lilith said.

“Tell me.” Shen Ye said.

“Several powerful beings from the ‘Five Desires’ world have sent their subordinates to the great tomb. I’ve observed that they’re all doing their own thing, even intentionally avoiding each other.”

“Understood…” Shen Ye said.

From the enemies he had encountered, Taiyan’s subordinates looked down on the Nine Aspects.

And Nine Aspects had no qualms about consuming Taiyan’s subordinates.

Inside the great tomb.

There were also subordinates of other powerful beings.

—Would there be Nine Aspects’ subordinates?

It was worth investigating.

Shen Ye felt relieved, and with a flash of his figure, he continued flying forward.

Only Lilith remained.

She stood in place, stretched, and sharp teeth gradually grew in her mouth.

“Protect those guys?”

How could those human youths be worthy of her protection?

…Forget it.

After all, it was the first time Shen Ye had given a serious order.

She should still do a good job first to change his impression of her.

She could feel it.

He hadn’t given up on killing her.

In any case—

Right now, she had to do what he asked.

This was for her own survival.

After they got out, it would be a different situation.

She had told Xu Xingke all her secrets, without reservation.

—That Xu Xingke was also someone she absolutely could not offend.

He was very satisfied with her attitude, which was why she barely survived.

So.

Let’s get to work first.

Only by gaining their trust could she have a chance to survive.

As long as she stayed alive—

Perhaps someday, she would get a chance to turn things around.