Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 364

The phone screen lit up, emitting a sound:

“‘Heavenly King’ Song Yinchen, your mission is complete, and this incident has been resolved.”

“Given the fierce battle that occurred at your location, involving a descender, this matter is of great importance. Please return immediately.”

“A battle conference is about to be held, please return immediately and report the combat situation!”

“This is for all humanity!”

Song Yinchen reluctantly put down her chopsticks, her face full of unhappiness.

—The battle just now had been detected by the world, and she had to return to the world government to report the situation.

All the silence and stillness were broken today.

As a native professional, driving away a descender whose strength had reached the twelfth layer of the pháp realm was undoubtedly a major event.

Especially since her strength was only at the eighth layer of the pháp realm.

Through this incident, everyone would have to re-evaluate the situation.

—Are descenders necessarily powerful?

In the “Unstable Layer” universe, everyone’s highest level was only the ninth layer of the pháp realm.

Who’s afraid of whom?

What? You say what if we ascend to a higher-level universe in the future?

There are so many layers in the universe, what if I find other forces and ascend to a different layer?

“Shen Ye Gege, I’ll come find you after I’m done.”

Song Yinchen said with a pout.

No choice.

Kunlun acted shrewdly, like a living person.

It first told her, “The one hundred million you approved for Shen Ye, I have deemed ‘resolved’ and will no longer pursue it.”

Then.

“Shouldn’t you immediately report the battle situation that occurred to you, as required?”

“This is for all humanity.”

This guy really knows how to ride on the coattails of giants.

“Go, I should head back to school too. Text me if anything comes up,” Shen Ye said with a smile.

“Okay!”

The two exited the restaurant. Song Yinchen took a step forward, raised her hands slightly, but at the last moment, she flew up, quickly soaring into the sky.

She broke through the clouds, flying to an altitude where no one could see her, and then suddenly covered her face.

“So stupid, Yinchen!”

“I was so close to getting a ‘goodnight hug’, why did I fly away like that?!”

The girl stomped her feet in annoyance in the sky.

Shen Ye, however, was oblivious to this and walked directly towards the school.

After a few steps, his path was blocked.

A burly man wearing sunglasses stood in the middle of the road, a smile on his face.

“Old Qian!”

Shen Ye was surprised, “Why are you blocking the road? Why didn’t you call me beforehand?”

The man was Qian Rushan from Human Martial Arts Group.

“Haha, you were on a date, so I had to wait until you finished your date to say anything.”

Qian Rushan chuckled.

“Something up?” Shen Ye asked.

“Of course, follow me, the boss is waiting for you,” Qian Rushan said.

Shen Ye followed him into a teahouse by the roadside.

Cang Nanyan, the head of the Human Martial Arts Group, known as the “Dragon King,” sat in the center seat of the teahouse.

There were no other customers around.

Only some security professionals stood guard in various locations.

“Shen Ye! Come and sit!”

Cang Nanyan greeted him with a big laugh.

Shen Ye walked over, sat next to the veteran professional, and picked up the teapot to fill his cup.

“Song Yinchen is still young, but her strength is already at the eighth realm, she’s a very good choice,” Cang Nanyan joked.

“You didn’t call me here to talk about this, did you?” Shen Ye asked helplessly.

“Haha, then let’s talk business — I’m here this time mainly to ask you, what do you think about the Immortal Kingdom Tomb?” Cang Nanyan said.

This question was too broad.

But Shen Ye still pondered carefully for a moment before saying:

“Native professionals have more advantages.”

Cang Nanyan and Qian Rushan both showed a flicker of expression.

Even though the Descenders were more powerful, had richer experience and knowledge, and started at the ninth realm of the Magic Realm upon arrival,

Shen Ye still believed that native professionals held a greater advantage.

Why?

Before they could ask, Shen Ye continued:

“There were only four individuals who passed the Immortal Kingdom’s trial this time.”

“I’m sure you’ve all seen the reports from the others and know the details of the entire incident.”

“I’ll just say one thing—”

“Each of us underwent a life-and-death trial to be recognized by the Immortal Kingdom.”

Qian Rushan seemed bewildered and couldn’t help but ask,

“Life-and-death trial… so what? What does that have to do with the point you just made?”

“Of course it’s related,” Shen Ye looked at him and said, “The upper limit of the Nightmare World, just like our planet, is only the ninth level.”

“How can those powerful cultivators at the ninth level of the Dharmic Realm undergo life-and-death trials in the Nightmare World?”

Cang Nanyan couldn’t help but nod slightly.

Makes sense!

—It’s true that a master at the ninth level wouldn’t face much of a life-and-death trial in a low-level environment.

“The conclusion is:”

“Local professionals with lower strength are more likely to face various life-and-death situations.”

“—and thus more likely to pass the Immortal Kingdom trial!”

Shen Ye said.

“If that’s the case, we’ll have to change our plans… increase talent cultivation and invest everything into the Nightmare World,” Cang Nanyan said.

“That’s right,” Qian Rushan chimed in, “Whoever has more outstanding talent will likely get the treasures of the Immortal Kingdom.”

“Huh? The Immortal Kingdom has treasures too?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“Think about it, if it has something as incredible as the Mixed Spirit Art, how could it not have other treasures?” Cang Nanyan said confidently.

Qian Rushan also nodded in agreement.

Shen Ye fell silent.

A line of faint words appeared before his eyes:

“That’s really not true.”

The Immortal Kingdom itself said no!

Yes.

Unless one day, the Supreme Immortal Kingdom recovers to a certain extent, it might be able to share treasures with professionals.

And that day is unknown how far away.

Then look at the excited expressions of Cang Nanyan and Qian Rushan.

Alright.

For some reason, he felt rather guilty.

“CEO Cang, I’m always willing to do things for the Human World Martial Arts Group,” Shen Ye said.

“Hahaha, I knew you were a good kid, but for now, your priority is to protect yourself,” Cang Nanyan said with a booming and enthusiastic voice.

“Protect myself?” Shen Ye repeated.

“That’s right! I’m planning to launch an operation, organizing a large number of intermediate professionals to enter the Nightmare World and strive to complete the Immortal Kingdom trial!”

“As long as more people pass the trial, it proves your analysis is correct.”

“That way, you won’t have to rush in and take risks.”

Cang Nanyan said.

“Thank you, CEO Cang,” Shen Ye said.

“No problem, you’re still too young and need more time to learn and grow. Your teacher and I both hope you become a ‘Heavenly King’ soon!”

Cang Nanyan placed a box on the table and pushed it towards Shen Ye.

Then he stood up, and with Qian Rushan and the others, quickly left the teahouse.

Beep!

Qian Rushan sent a message:

“Inside the box is a Baopu Pill. For those below the sixth level of the Law Realm, there’s a very high chance it will elevate you by one realm. It’s incredibly precious.”

Shen Ye opened the box and took a look.

The pill floated in the center of the box, emitting a faint misty light, clearly not an ordinary item.

A line of faint words quickly appeared, proving its value.

Good stuff!

Should I use it immediately?

Feels a bit wasteful.

I’ve already reached the peak of the fifth legal realm, and I’m feeling a faint sense of breakthrough.

Without this pill, I’ll still break through soon.

Never mind, I’ll think about it later.

Shen Ye closed the box, tucked it into his embrace, and got up to leave the teahouse.

He walked along the alley to its end, then emerged onto the main road.

Across the street was the World Museum.

—Time to go back to school and sleep.

Shen Ye yawned, and just as he was about to step forward, his phone rang again.

“Hello?”

“Where are you?” Xiao Mengyu’s voice came through.

“At the school gate.”

“Where’s your Tarot card?”

“…It’s in the storage ring, I forgot to take it out.”

“Check the card, never mind, I’ll be at the school gate to find you soon.”

“Okay.”

The call ended.

Shen Ye wiped his ring, retrieving his Tarot card.

He saw dense messages on the card:

“Alert!”

“All units, be on guard!”

“You can transfer to the underground shelter at any time!”

“The battle has begun, please remain silent, students!”

“…”

“…”

“Alert cleared.”

“Campus security has been reinforced.”

“Please return to your dorms in an orderly manner, students.”

Shen Ye was startled.

—What on earth happened at school?!

He instinctively looked up and saw Xiao Mengyu crossing the street, walking towards him.

Under the dim yellow street lamp.

Was it an illusion, or some other reason, but Xiao Mengyu seemed to have changed slightly from before.

Her aura was not as sharp as it used to be.

If one wasn’t paying attention, they might even think she was an ordinary person.

“Tonight, the Descenders tried to abduct four students who had passed the Celestial Kingdom’s trial, but they failed.”

Xiao Mengyu clearly stated the situation in one sentence.

“Were they really defeated?” Shen Ye asked with interest.

“No, they fought for a while, then seemed to suddenly change their minds and retreated completely,” Xiao Mengyu said.

“Any casualties?”

“We had a high-level professional severely wounded, but he was rescued.”

“That’s good then.” Shen Ye let out a sigh of relief.

Xiao Mengyu stared at him blankly, looking up.

“What?” Shen Ye was puzzled.

Xiao Mengyu pursed her lips, then lowered her head, uttering two words with great difficulty:

“Your dinner…what you ate…”

A rush of hurried footsteps came from behind Shen Ye.

The two immediately stopped talking and simultaneously prepared for battle.

Shen Ye recognized the person, breathed a slight sigh of relief, and asked:

“What’s wrong?”

The person was wearing the uniform of the Human Martial Arts Group, having stood behind Cang Nanyan just now, a subordinate of the “Dragon King”.

“We didn’t get the news until just now, so the Dragon King didn’t mention it when he was having tea with you—now we have the result, and the Dragon King asked me to tell you.”

The person said.

“What is it?” Shen Ye asked.

“Kunlun has achieved a technological breakthrough, using the latest technology to create a single-person combat vehicle. Our group has ordered one for you, and the Dragon King said it’s a gift,” the person said with a smile.

Shen Ye was taken aback, then overjoyed, and repeatedly said, “That’s great! Please tell the Dragon King I said thank you.”

“The item will be delivered directly to your location.”

“Okay!”

“Then I’ll take my leave.”

“Walk slowly.”

The person bowed slightly, turned, and disappeared into the dark corner of the street.

Shen Ye excitedly clenched his fists, then remembered that he seemed to have been talking about something with Xiao Mengyu.

“By the way, what were you just saying?”

He asked Xiao Mengyu.

“You were having tea with the Dragon King, Cang Nanyan, tonight?” Xiao Mengyu’s tone was somewhat surprised.

“Yes, they came to find me and talked about some things,” Shen Ye said.

Xiao Mengyu silently calculated.

If he had eaten with Song Yinchen and then had tea and discussed matters with Cang Nanyan, the timing was very tight.

Song Yinchen had really just come for a meal.

She was far behind.

“Oh, by the way, here you go.” Shen Ye tossed something over.

“For me? What is it?”

Xiao Mengyu regained her senses and quickly reached out to catch it.

It felt like a box in her hand. She opened it to glance inside, then quickly closed it again.

“Are you crazy! Taking out such a valuable item in the street, aren’t you afraid of desperate thugs?” Xiao Mengyu said in a flustered voice.

“It’s said to be a Baopu Pill. For those below the sixth level of the pháp realm, there’s a very high chance of improving by one realm.”

Shen Ye was completely unaffected, still proudly introducing it.

Xiao Mengyu could only ask:

“Why don’t you use it yourself?”

“Never mind, you use it — you’re a sword user, and combat requires close contact with the enemy, which is too dangerous. It’s only right to quickly improve your realm,” Shen Ye said.

—If Xiao Mengyu were to encounter danger during battle in the Immortal Kingdom, he wouldn’t be able to live with himself.

She must improve her strength quickly!

Xiao Mengyu looked at him steadily, then pushed the box back, saying,

“I can’t just take your things, especially such a precious pill – there are only a few of these Baopu Pills left in existence.”

“You use it, no need for more words,” Shen Ye pushed it back again.

“Did you buy this pill? Or did she give it to you?” Xiao Mengyu pushed it back again.

“He gave it—a big corporation, they’re rich, don’t feel bad for their money,” Shen Ye said.

Xiao Mengyu’s eyes dimmed and brightened with his words.

Big corporation?

Feel bad for their money?

“The Dragon King gave you this?” she mused, asking.

“Of course, why else?” Shen Ye was baffled, casually pushing the box towards her.

“It’s too valuable,” she said softly.

The box was pushed back again.

Shen Ye glared at her, and snapped, “We’ve been through life and death together, and you’re still being polite with me?”

The box was pushed over again.

This time, Xiao Mengyu didn’t push it back.

Her eyes fell on the box, and she recalled memories of meeting and fighting alongside Shen Ye.

“No…”

She spoke softly, seemingly choked up.

“Just keep it,” Shen Ye said, looking at his phone, “It’s so late. Let’s go back to school and sleep, I’m exhausted.”

He stepped towards the World Museum.

Xiao Mengyu held the box in her hands, staring blankly as he walked step by step across the street, his silhouette lengthening under the dim yellow streetlamp.

“Are you coming? Aren’t you going back to school?” Shen Ye said without looking back.

“—Coming!”

Xiao Mengyu seemed to regain her vitality, jogging to catch up and walk beside him, entering the large iron gate outside the World Museum together.

On the other side.

Outskirts of Yujing City.

On top of a mountain.

Seven or eight powerful professionals gathered here.

“Did the plan fail?”

One person asked.

“The plan didn’t fail. The few of us withdrew from Xirang because someone received the latest intelligence,” another person said.

“What intelligence?”

“The condition to enter the Immortal Kingdom is to complete a life-and-death trial in the Nightmare World.”

“Is the news reliable?”

“Reliable.”

Everyone remained silent, beginning to ponder the matter of “life-and-death trials.”

“It seems… we might not be suitable. Our levels are too high, making it almost impossible to encounter life-threatening trials in the Nightmare World.”

“That’s right, we need to send in young people.”

“But young people aren’t strong enough. It’s too difficult for them to come down here, and once they arrive, they don’t have much advantage against these natives.”

“Then what do you propose?”

“Let’s all put our heads together and come up with a method—preferably one that benefits everyone present.”

A moment of silence.

Someone spoke again: “I do have a method, but it requires extreme effort from everyone. Once it’s done, there’s no need to care about those natives; we can enter the Immortal Kingdom ourselves.”

“What method?” someone immediately asked.

“The Nightmare World is too weak, so it can’t give us life-and-death trials. Therefore, let’s make the Nightmare World stronger!”

“I have the secret knowledge to make a world stronger!”

“But the upper limit of this universe is the Ninth Law Realm. How can a world be made stronger?”

“Set up a barrier! Place a sealing barrier at the edge of the world so the universe cannot detect the changes within it.”

“Excellent, this method is good!”

“Then what are we waiting for? Everyone, contribute materials and effort, and get this done quickly.”

“That’s right, let’s begin!”

Everyone was eager to get started.

Not long after.

They one by one teleported to the Nightmare World.

At the same time.

In a male dormitory at Xirang High School.

Shen Ye took off his shoes, rolled onto his bed, and didn’t want to move.

Busy all day.

So tired!

His phone alarm suddenly rang.

He picked it up and saw it was an old alarm, 11:57 PM, reminding him to open the door to other worlds.

Now that the “door” ability was still recovering, he didn’t have to stay up late opening doors.

What a rare treat!

Just in time.

Take advantage of this time to get some good rest.

“Hey, did you see the battle on campus today?”

Nangong Sirui sat by the window, reading a book, and casually asked.

“I was eating out, didn’t see it,” Shen Ye said.

“But it’s safe now. There are several powerful guards in the dorm building, so we can sleep soundly tonight,” Nangong Sirui said.

“You’re right, I’m going to sleep first, don’t call me,” Shen Ye said.

“Sleeping so early? Not reading a book? I have some good books here,” Nangong Sirui said.

“Tired,” Shen Ye said.

Nangong Sirui shook his head, turned a page of his book, and continued:

“Such a romantic thing as reading by candlelight, yet you have no interest at all.”

Shen Ye no longer responded, pulled the quilt over himself, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

Soon, he fell into a deep slumber.

He slept so soundly that he didn’t even notice the lines of faint glowing text appearing in the void:

“The power of the Nightmare World is expanding.”

“Do you want to fully extract the power of the Nightmare World?”

“…Waited ten minutes, no response.”

“With you ignoring it, the power of the Nightmare World continues to expand and grow stronger.”

“Congratulations.”

“The Nightmare World is a world created by the ‘Heavenly Soul Art’. Its origin comes from the Supreme Immortal Kingdom, and the Supreme Immortal Kingdom is your pháp-body.”

“As the overall original power of the Nightmare World strengthens, your pháp-body ‘Supreme Immortal Kingdom’ also gains power replenishment.”

“This inverse flow of power also strengthens you.”

“You have broken through to the sixth realm of the pháp realm!”

“Now you can use spirits as weapons of war.”

“Your various attributes are still increasing.”

“Your ‘door’ ability has been nourished by power, and its recovery speed has increased.”

“The amount of power gained this time is so great that your body has gained even more vitality.”

“…”

The night passed without incident.

Morning.

Shen Ye opened his eyes, lay in bed, and did not move for a moment.

“My body…how did it become so strong?”

His whole body was filled with explosive power.

Compared to before, his perception of the pháp realm was also completely different.

Broke through?

I just took a nap.

In his confusion, he soon noticed the lines of faint glowing text floating in the void.

He quickly read through them.

So that’s how it is.

…Alright.

Today, I’ll go check out the Nightmare World. I’ll extract power if I need to, can’t let others mess around.

Shen Ye thought silently.

Just then, Nangong Sirui had finished washing his face and walked humming to the head of the bed opposite.

“Huh?”

He suddenly made a sound.

Shen Ye turned his head and saw his gaze fixed on a certain spot on his body.

Yes.

Due to the immense vitality that had returned to his body, a certain part of his body angrily stood up.

…This is quite normal.

Nangong Sirui, however, didn’t let him off the hook, and asked,

“Xiao Mengyu?”

Shen Ye shook his head.

“Then I know. It must be Song Yinchen,” Nangong Sirui added.

Shen Ye shook his head again.

Nangong Sirui turned away, wiping his face while muttering,

“There are other girls? Tsk, you’d better be careful, they might team up and kill you.”

Shen Ye’s mouth twitched slightly.

Need to team up?

One is enough to kill me.

“Hey, you’re in such good shape, why don’t you have a fight with me to burn off some energy? We haven’t sparred in a long time,”

Nangong Sirui said, rubbing his hands together.

Shen Ye snorted, too lazy to bother with him, and began to ponder the solution for the Nightmare World.

It’s very simple—

The power of the Nightmare World cannot be allowed to expand indefinitely.

That way, the Descenders could rule the entire Nightmare World!

难道要反过来，让仙国的发展受他们控制？

Are we to let the development of the Immortal Kingdom be controlled by them?

“Fully extract the power, do not allow the upper limit of the Nightmare World to be raised.” Shen Ye said silently.

A line of faint words appeared:

“Received!”

Shen Ye looked down again, a little worried.

How to solve this?

Ah, I got it!

My mental power is not bad, control it down with mental power!

Shen Ye tried it silently.

It worked!

“Let’s go, to the cafeteria for breakfast,” Nangong Sirui said.

“Okay, let me wash my face.”

A few minutes later.

The two left the male dormitory building, met up with other students, and went to the cafeteria together.

It was breakfast time.

The cafeteria was packed with people.

“Over here!”

Someone called out.

Shen Ye looked in the direction of the voice, and saw Xiao Mengyu.

She had already claimed a table and was smiling sweetly, waving at Shen Ye.

“Let’s go to Xiao Mengyu’s place,”

Shen Ye said to Nangong Sirui.

“Okay,” Nangong Sirui said, carrying his tray.

They had only taken a few steps when Shen Ye suddenly realized something was wrong.

Faint light had already appeared as small characters:

“The opponent has sensed that power is being extracted and has greatly increased investment!”

“The power currently being extracted is becoming more and more immense.”

“Please note!”

“Your power will increase extremely quickly, entering an unstoppable phase!”

Unstoppable… what does that mean?

Shen Ye was watching when he suddenly felt a change in his body.

It’s over!

Can’t suppress the power!

What to do!

Can’t make a fool of myself in public, absolutely not!

In a flash of lightning—

He placed his tray on a nearby table and shouted urgently, “Xiaosan! I just realized a new move! Do you want to try it?”

“…Are you sick? Let’s eat first,” Nangong Sirui said, bewildered.

“It’s a sure-kill ultimate move, unprecedented and never to be seen again, the kind that makes one sigh at the vastness of heaven and earth, weeping alone!” Shen Ye was almost unable to suppress it, speaking incoherently.

Nangong Sirui’s expression immediately changed, and he put down his meal tray, saying,

“Damn, that’s poetic! Come on!”

“Come on!”

The two blurred figures immediately intertwined, clashing with loud bangs.

The students were startled.

A fight!

Everyone quickly cleared enough space.

As they fought, the two gradually moved towards the cafeteria exit and soon disappeared from view.

Everyone looked at each other.

What… what’s going on?

Only Xiao Mengyu sat there, her hands covering her face, her cheeks flushed.

After receiving the inheritance of that jade slip, her ability to observe and discern battles had already surpassed most people.

Just now…

She seemed to have noticed some issues.

…Was it because she called him?