Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 370

A piece of white silk slipped over the sword’s edge.

The sword’s edge, like water, reflected the girl’s delicate face.

“It’s been too long.”

Xiao Mengyu murmured softly.

“Don’t rush, stay calm. The most important thing for you now is to protect yourself,” Eudelia said.

“Shen Ye is out there alone…” Xiao Mengyu gripped the hilt of her sword.

Eudelia shook her head and spoke:

“You are already at the fourth realm of the Dharma, now you need to find a Spirit-master, imbue them with your Dharma Aspect, and fight alongside them.”

Xiao Mengyu’s attention was indeed drawn.

But the next second, she drew her sword and said in a low voice:

“Immortal Kingdom, let me out! If Shen Ye is fighting, I want to join too!”

There was no response.

At this point, even Eudelia grew anxious.

“I said, how could the Great Tomb Immortal Kingdom only have one stele? Where exactly are we in this place?”

She drew her staff and casually shot out an ice sphere.

The magic light flew into the darkness but elicited no reaction.

Xiao Mengyu said:

“No, we can’t stay here long, we must—”

The surrounding light and shadows flashed.

All the scenes disappeared.

They landed safely in a spacious and luxurious room.

A handsome vampire sat there, talking to a skeleton.

“Yes, the trial was very tough, I almost died…”

The skeleton said with lingering fear.

“It’s good that you passed. Now your strength is almost at the sixth realm of the Dharma,” the vampire sighed.

“Exactly, getting closer and closer,” the skeleton said excitedly.

The vampire turned around, looked at the group, and spoke:

“As you can see, my friend here is badly injured. Please treat him—oh, and this is Feilun, one of us, trustworthy.”

The historical memories of the past were gone.

No one even knew how Shen Ye was doing in Eternal Night City, only that he had been sent there undercover.

Norton had also forgotten about this skeleton who had defected to humanity due to overwork.

“My healing methods are a bit complicated, please wait a moment.”

The skeleton got up and said.

It quickly took out various ritual items and arranged them around a stretcher.

The others were initially wary, but Shen Ye had already said it was one of them, and coupled with the fact that it seemed very safe here.

Everyone gradually relaxed.

“Where is this place?” Eudelia asked.

“Eternal Night City, in a marquis’s mansion,” Shen Ye said.

“Marquis?” Norton asked.

“Yes, we’re temporarily resting here, no one will find us,” Shen Ye said.

“This is—” Norton transmitted his voice.

“He’s truly one of us, I assure you he can be trusted,” Shen Ye also transmitted his voice.

The truth.

Norton finally breathed a sigh of relief and gave Eudelia a meaningful look.

The skeleton named “Feilun” chanted a long spell, then activated the small healing array on the ground.

Light illuminated the room, gathering on Norton.

“Ugh… it hurts so much…”

Norton whimpered.

“Bear with it. You have many issues in your body, including several demonic arts and curses. We need to take it slowly,” the Big Skeleton said.

After a few breaths.

The light extinguished, and Norton’s injuries seemed to have improved.

He stood up with Eudelia’s help, slowly moving his limbs.

“Don’t walk, lie down and rest. We’ll treat you again in half an hour.”

The Big Skeleton said earnestly.

“Thank you,” Norton responded gratefully.

Xiao Mengyu suddenly glanced at Shen Ye.

“Yes, I feel it too,” Shen Ye said.

They both took out their cards, and on them, text inviting them to teleport back appeared.

“Should we go back?” Xiao Mengyu asked.

“It’s temporarily safe here, and there’s nothing much happening. You two rest here, I’ll go out with my companion,” Shen Ye said.

“Alright, be careful,” Norton and the Big Skeleton said in unison.

Shen Ye activated his card, and together with Xiao Mengyu, they teleported away.

In the room.

Only the Big Skeleton, Eudelia, and Norton remained.

“Can we take off our undead disguises now?” Eudelia asked.

“Whatever, if you wish,” the Big Skeleton said.

Eudelia and Norton both took off their cloaks, then let out a sigh of relief.

— Pretending to be undead was somewhat uncomfortable.

“Brother, you should also drop your disguise. Let’s chat.”

Norton patted the Big Skeleton’s shoulder.

“I’ve always been like this,” the Big Skeleton waved its hand.

“Eudelia, see, this is called professionalism—he’s used to it,” Norton said.

Eudelia looked at the Big Skeleton with some hesitation.

Norton, however, found Paige’s friend very interesting and whispered in its ear:

“Brother, I need to remember your original appearance. Once I restore my kingdom, I will surely reward you handsomely.”

“So take off your disguise.”

“Handsomely rewarded?” The Big Skeleton grew interested, extended a bony claw and put it around the other’s shoulder, saying: “Indeed, Shen Ye’s buddies are truly generous. By the way—”

“He probably didn’t tell you, but I’m actually a skeleton.”

Two eerie soul flames emanated from the Big Skeleton’s eye sockets.

Norton was startled.

“Hahaha, just kidding. If all of you can disguise yourselves, why can’t I?”

The Big Skeleton couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

At its laughter, Norton and Eudelia both relaxed again.

The truth.

Everyone could disguise themselves.

“Hey, why make such a joke!”

Norton said unhappily.

The Big Skeleton stopped laughing and said solemnly: “Alright, seriously, I am a skeleton.”

“—I am Feilun, son of the Underworld Lord.”

Norton grew annoyed. He pressed his hand against Feilun’s collarbone and forcibly poked it.

*Click.*

He detached a piece of bone.

About the size of a fingernail.

…The bone fragment was real.

Norton silently looked down for a while, then raised his head, meeting Feilun’s gaze.

“Brother, you hurt me.”

Feilun said eerily.

On the other side.

Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu appeared in the square.

A large shuttle was quietly parked on the lawn across the square, and several professionals stood in a row, waiting.

“They’re back.”

“Over here!”

“You two, come over.”

They greeted Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu, who were on the summoning array in the square.

The two walked over.

“Please board the shuttle, we’re departing immediately—there’s an important meeting that requires your presence,” a professional said.

The two looked at their cards, which showed the same instructions.

“What’s it about?”

Shen Ye asked.

“We are just following orders and are not aware,” the professional said.

What more was there to say?

Let’s go!

The two boarded the shuttle and entered the passenger cabin.

Nangong Sirui and a dog were already waiting there.

Nangong Sirui had his legs crossed, leaning back on a spacious sofa, reading a book titled “Secrets of Ancient Professions.”

“Welcome back safely. It seems all four of us who passed the Immortal Kingdom’s test are going to participate in some kind of meeting.”

Nangong Sirui said.

So that’s how it is!

Shen Ye looked at the dog.

The dog’s eyes were narrowed, as if it was dozing off.

“Guo Yunye?”

Shen Ye tentatively called out.

“Here,” the dog said.

“What are you doing? Why aren’t you changing back into a human?” Shen Ye asked curiously.

The dog seemed a bit embarrassed, baring its teeth and not saying anything for a moment.

Nangong Sirui’s gaze remained on his book, and without raising his head, he said:

“He’s acting as a scout dog today. By being in dog form, his ability to eavesdrop on others will be maximized and clearest. He’s reluctant to change back.”

“Too gossipy,” Xiao Mengyu commented.

“He enjoys it tirelessly,” Nangong Sirui chimed in.

Shen Ye, however, said: “Are there any single rooms here? I want to rest.”

“In the back,” Nangong Sirui said.

Shen Ye walked to the back and indeed saw several private resting rooms.

“Call me when we arrive.”

He said, then closed the door.

“Did you encounter trouble in the Nightmare World this time?” Nangong Sirui asked.

“He’s quite tired,” Xiao Mengyu sat on the sofa opposite him, took out her phone, and while looking at various messages, said, “He fought for much longer than I did, and is much more exhausted. He needs to rest quickly.”

Nangong Sirui nodded, his gaze returning to his book.

Everyone entered a state of rest.

The shuttle soared high into the sky, moving rapidly above the clouds.

Inside the room.

Shen Ye rested for a few minutes, feeling good, then stood up and placed his hand on the void.

“Door.”

He whispered.

A large door slowly emerged from the void, exuding an unusual aura.

—The Door of Sealing!

This door looked exactly like the door to the private resting room on the plane, proving it still possessed the characteristic of “doing as the Romans do.”

Shen Ye placed his hand on the door, hesitating for a moment.

Even the skill description stated, “This is an extremely dangerous door,” indicating that a place called a “sealed land” within the multiverse was quite terrifying.

But new abilities, after all, had to be tested.

He forcefully pulled open the door, simultaneously activating “Tide of Time.”

The door opened.

“Hahahaha, this old man finally—”

A burst of wild laughter suddenly erupted, then abruptly stopped.

It was an old man with a ferocious appearance, dressed in armor woven entirely from various skulls.

The aura emanating from his body surpassed anyone Shen Ye had ever seen!

The moment the door opened—

The old man had already crossed over, hovering behind Shen Ye.

Judging by the grappling stance he struck with his hands, it was clear what he intended to do.

—Too fast!

A faint light flickered, appearing as small text:

“You activated ‘Tide of Time,’ causing the time flow on one side of the door to temporarily halt.”

Fortunately, with the power of “Tide of Time,” time was suspended for three seconds!

The old man stood still, motionless.

“Damn it.”

Shen Ye muttered, drawing his Hongying blade and slashing.

A dull thud.

The long blade struck the opponent’s neck, as if it had hit a thick tire, bouncing back instantly.

Shen Ye looked at the divine artifact in his hand, then at the opponent, a chill running down his spine.

—The man was completely defenseless, yet he couldn’t even cut him!

This was too strong!

Three seconds passed.

The faint light reappeared:

“You activated ‘Tide of Time’.”

The old man remained motionless.

The tide of time offered Shen Ye his only chance for survival.

He reached out to move the old man, but seeing the skull armor on the other’s body, he hesitated.

It would be bad if there were any traps.

In that case, it would be better to—

He turned around, picked up the door, and walked towards the old man.

The door passed through the old man.

The old man returned to the Sealed Land.

He marked this Sealed Land, then closed the door.

The door disappeared.

“Phew—”

Shen Ye, as if under a great pardon, slumped to the ground, gasping for breath.

No fear.

I have ‘Tide of Time’, at worst I’ll keep it open…

It should be fine.

—But this offered no advantage at all!

For himself, what was the meaning of the Door of Sealing?

Shen Ye pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and released the Door of Sealing again.

Since it was marked, once the door opened, the other side would still be the sealed land of that old man.

“To meet under the moonlight at the瑤臺.”

Shen Ye’s mind moved, and he moved the door into his Dharma Aspect.

“Four Kings!”

With Shen Ye’s call, the Four Kings silently appeared, standing on the stone tablet inscribed with the words “Supreme.”

They each struck entirely different dancing poses, as if they were about to debut today.

“That door—”

“You put it on the edge of darkness.”

Shen Ye said.

The Four Kings immediately began to act.

One King hooked his legs and clamped them around the other King’s waist, then reached out to embrace the third King’s legs.

The third King, firmly held by the legs, extended his body outwards, using his hands to embrace the fourth King’s thighs.

The fourth King, holding the door, extended it outwards, causing it to be on the edge of darkness.

Can’t go any further!

—The darkness was filled with powerful destructive forces.

Shen Ye’s mind moved.

*Click.*

The door opened.

“Hahaha! How dare you make a fool of me? I’ll kill all of you!”

The old man rushed out of the door and plunged into the darkness.

“What is this!”

His voice, filled with shock and anger, rang out again.

In the darkness.

Sounds of deafening magic rang out.

Clouds surged and winds rose!

The darkness seemed to turn into a vortex, condensing the destructive power and rushing it all towards one place!

Lines of flashing text quickly appeared:

“Immortal Kingdom urgent mission: Clear the dark forces.”

“Take advantage of this time with someone proxy-fighting to eliminate some destructive power in the darkness, allowing the Immortal Kingdom a chance to recover.”

“Reward: Safe zone expanded.”

Shen Ye clenched his fists tightly.

It works!

This is how the Door of Sealing should be used from now on!

As he was thinking, an unexpected change occurred—

A figure shot out from the darkness, covered in horrifying wounds.

That old man!

Incredible, he actually managed to escape from the darkness!

“Tide of Time.”

Shen Ye muttered.

The old man froze again.

Shen Ye simply entered his Dharma Aspect himself, held the door, and passed through the old man again.

*Snap.*

The door closed.

The incredibly powerful old man was sent back to the Sealed Land!

Looking back.

Beneath the stone tablet.

What was originally a one-square-meter safe zone had now expanded to five square meters.

Five square meters!

This space was already enough for him to rest peacefully.

—That old man is really useful!

Shen Ye grew excited.

He personally carried the door, placed it at the edge of the safe zone, tightly pressed against the darkness.

*Click.*

The door opened.

Inside the door was the Sealed Land; outside the door was the darkness formed by condensed destructive power.

Come out!

Old man from the Sealed Land!

Shen Ye waited silently.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

A sob came from inside the door.

Immediately after.

The old man’s voice followed:

“I’m already old, dying in the Sealed Land would be fine, considered a peaceful old age. Please don’t torment me anymore.”

Shen Ye was stunned.

“This isn’t right,” he couldn’t help but say, “Didn’t you want to kill me just now? How can you give up after a slight setback?”

“I was wrong, please let me go,” the old man pleaded.

“You’ve made me—sigh, I don’t feel good either. How about we make a contract?” Shen Ye said.

“What kind of contract?”

“As long as you come to work every day, I’ll let you go later.”

“…I’m severely wounded, temporarily unable to fight again. Let me rest for a bit, and I’ll think about your proposal.”

“That works too.”

Shen Ye closed the door.

If the old man wanted to think, then let him think.

But work couldn’t stop!

Shen Ye once again activated the power of the “Door of Sealing,” opening the door!

This time, he didn’t use an existing coordinate, so it would randomly open to a Sealed Land.

As soon as the door opened—

*Boom!*

A powerful surge of energy transformed into a gust of wind, blowing into the darkness.

A voice rang out:

“%*()&%@#!!!”

The entire door vibrated.

Immediately after, a figure emanating flames dashed out of the door and plunged deep into the dense darkness.

A flaming giant snake?

Or—

A dragon?

Shen Ye was wondering when he saw the fiery shadow flash in the darkness, then vanish.

Immediately after.

The safe zone expanded…

0.5 square meters.

Only 0.5?

That old man expanded it by several square meters, and you, with such a strong presence, only managed 0.5?

Thus, it seems.

That old man was still more powerful!

Shen Ye looked around, then suddenly turned to the Four Kings.

“Hey, can you guys do renovations?”

He asked.

The Four Kings looked at each other, then shook their heads together.

“Never mind. Later, I’ll get some books on renovation, and you guys can study them and build a house here—”

“Of course, 5.5 square meters isn’t enough, we’ll expand it further.”

Shen Ye closed the door, then activated “Door of Sealing” again.

Open!

The large door opened again.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

Inside the door, it was quiet, with no movement.

This was strange.

Shen Ye set up a stand, turned on his phone’s video, and propped it up, extending it towards the doorway to look inside.

He saw that inside the door was a prison.

Lying scattered in the cell were countless bones.

…Dead?

Could it be that, sealed inside that prison for an excessively long time, they had already perished?

Shen Ye was silent for a few breaths, then moved the door back a distance, away from the boundless darkness.

No, wait!

Who knew if there were traps in this prison!

Since it was a “Sealed Land of the Multiverse,” strictly speaking, it was surely an extremely dangerous place.

Shen Ye thought for a moment, first marking this Sealed Land, then kicking the door out, letting it fly deep into the darkness.

*Rumble, rumble, rumble—*

Continuous rumbling sounds echoed in the darkness.

The destructive forces surged into the door, fiercely scouring the prison!

Shen Ye couldn’t help but clench his fist.

There was indeed a problem!

After a few breaths, the sounds subsided, and the door was destroyed.

“Door.”

Shen Ye summoned the door again, throwing it into the darkness.

Another series of explosions erupted in the darkness.

The door was destroyed again.

After several such attempts, there was finally no sound from inside the door.

The safe zone had also expanded to 7 square meters.

It had expanded by 1.5 square meters.

—It seems that even without living beings, the Sealed Land is still so dangerous.

“Door.”

Shen Ye summoned the door again.

“Four Kings, if there’s anything else inside, please help me bring it out.”

He instructed.

The Four Kings jumped into the door and searched around.

—Even the bones had been scoured clean by the darkness; the prison seemed to be empty.

However, on the floor deep within the prison, one brick was cracked into several pieces.

One King curiously stepped forward and pried at it.

The fragments of the floor tile were pried out one by one, revealing what was hidden beneath.

It was a blank book.

—Inside this prison, a blank book was hidden!

Shen Ye held the book, his heart filled with curiosity.

Faint light condensed into small text:

“??????”

Unrecognizable!

After all, it was an item from the multiverse, and his door ability couldn’t analyze it.

But he still had a way.

Shen Ye’s consciousness returned to the shuttle, and in that private resting room, he reached out and pulled out a card.

Tarot Card · Battle Guidance Master!

His teacher had said that this card could guide him in many things.

“Hello, can you help me look at this book?”

Shen Ye asked.

On the card, the Battle Guidance Master glanced at the blank book and immediately said:

“Remarkable, remarkable, where did you get this thing?”

“A reward from the Immortal Kingdom,” Shen Ye said.

“This book is an extremely secret item. It must be placed on the Book of Tarot, and analyzed by me and the other three cards together, to know its contents,” the Battle Guidance Master said.

“The Book of Tarot… is with my teacher, right?” Shen Ye asked.

“Yes.”

“Can you take this blank book and go to my teacher?”

“Alright, as long as you trust me.”

“Good, here you go. Excuse me for the trouble.”

“It’s nothing.”

The Battle Guidance Master took the book and quickly disappeared.

On his original card, only an empty seat remained.

Shen Ye put away the card.

“Door.”

He summoned the door again, then suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell to the ground.

Faint light appeared as small text:

“You have consumed too much mental energy activating the ‘door.’ Your current mental energy is insufficient for another use.”

“…” Shen Ye.

Alright, now he really needed to rest.

He sighed exhaustedly, threw himself onto the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

He didn’t know how much time had passed.

The void shimmered.

A woman silently appeared on the shuttle.

She walked out from the direction of the cockpit, casually observing along the way, until she reached Nangong Sirui and the others.

“Three little ones who qualified for the Immortal Kingdom? No, there should be four.”

The woman muttered to herself.

Everyone around her acted as if they didn’t see her.

The woman continued forward, reached the resting room, passed through the door, and entered.

Shen Ye was sleeping there.

“That’s right.”

The woman casually formed a hand seal.

In an instant.

Shen Ye, Nangong Sirui, Xiao Mengyu, and Guo Yunye all disappeared simultaneously.

An ear-splitting alarm immediately blared on the shuttle.

But no matter how the guards searched, they couldn’t find any reason.

The woman simply stood there, waiting.

After about seven or eight breaths.

Her expression suddenly shifted, and she vanished from the shuttle, appearing ten thousand feet high in the sky outside.

Dozens of professionals were already flying around, encircling the shuttle.

“Who are you?”

Xu Xingke asked with a grave expression.

“I am from another cosmic layer,” the woman said.

“Is it the ‘Practical Layer’ again?” Xu Xingke said irritably.

Everyone else also drew their weapons, preparing for battle.

“No, you’ve misunderstood.”

The woman, however, showed no intent to fight, her hands clasped behind her back. “Those from the ‘Practical Layer,’ who strive their entire lives to ascend to higher dimensions, even if they break through all twenty-four layers of the cosmos and reach the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, they would never hear my name.”

“No matter who you are, give back Shen Ye and the others,” Xu Xingke said.

“I won’t harm them; I just need them to lead the way to the Immortal Kingdom for a look, so I hope you all behave yourselves.”

The woman’s hand seals began again.

“Dharma Aspect Descends—”

She didn’t continue speaking.

But at that moment, everyone’s phones rang simultaneously.

The volume automatically adjusted to maximum.

Kunlun almost roared as he delivered the news:

“Special Alert!”

“An unprecedented Dharma Aspect has descended upon the planet!”

“Its power fluctuation exceeds calculation and is simply too vast, having completely enveloped our planet!”

“—It’s a palace!”

“Endless palaces!!!”