Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 379

“Will your sect deal with this world?”

Shen Ye asked.

“No way—my sect prides itself on justice and is a pillar of the ninety-nine cosmic realms. It gathers powerful individuals from various universes, and being discovered would greatly tarnish its reputation.”

Yun Ni continued:

“Besides, they don’t know that I’ve entered a breakthrough state, nor do they know I’m cultivating my heart demon.”

Shen Ye was relieved.

He looked at Yun Ni, only to see that she had completely transformed into another person.

—Her face was like frost, her eyebrows like willow branches, and her eyes were like ancient wells, rippling slightly, reflecting the bright moon.

She wore a high ponytail, and her gaze, when she looked around, was as sharp as a newly drawn sword.

She was too beautiful.

So beautiful that one could stare motionless.

“This won’t do,”

Shen Ye said, crossing his arms.

“What do you mean? I am indeed a mortal now, and there are no fluctuations of a Dharma idol,” Yun Ni said.

“You’re too striking, hmm… it’s clear you’re not a mortal,” Shen Ye replied.

“Can’t I completely hide it?” Yun Ni asked.

“Anyone who glances at a crowd will see you first,” Shen Ye commented.

“That’s troublesome then. I’ve already reined in all my power, and it’s still not enough… Do you have a solution?” Yun Ni asked.

“Yes, but you have to listen to me,” Shen Ye said.

Yun Ni became wary, instinctively covering her chest with her hand and asking, “You’re not talking about something too extreme, are you?”

“Of course not, don’t think too much, definitely not,” Shen Ye assured her.

“Alright, I’ll listen to you,” Yun Ni finally said.

Shen Ye picked up his phone and dialed:

“Hello, President Qian, I need a favor.”

Qian Rushan’s hearty voice came from the receiver: “Shen Ye, what is it? Just say it!”

“I have a relative—not a professional, my cousin, she’s very capable. Can you give her an internship opportunity to do something in the group?” Shen Ye said.

“No problem at all, just have her come. I’ll arrange it right away,” Qian Rushan said without hesitation.

“Please don’t let her just sit around,” Shen Ye earnestly instructed. “She’s still young, just graduated, and wants to learn things. I hope she can build a career for herself in the future.”

“Is that so?” Qian Rushan asked, surprised, “What did she study?”

“Computer science,” Shen Ye glanced at Yun Ni.

Yun Ni’s eyes widened, her expression bewildered.

“How good is she?” Qian Rushan asked.

“Top-notch! I’m telling you, if you use her well, she’s absolutely an industry expert, no lies, President Qian,” Shen Ye said.

Now Qian Rushan also took it seriously:

“Since she’s top-notch, then have her come. I’ll personally take her to the R&D department.”

“Okay, then I’ll send her over this morning,” Shen Ye said.

“I’ll be at the group before 10,” Qian Rushan said.

“Thank you, President Qian.”

The call ended.

“You want me to go to work?” Yun Ni asked curiously.

“Have you ever worked before?”

“No.”

“You’ll understand once you try it.”

“…Alright, but what is a computer? A tech-side refining method?”

“Yes, it virtualizes everything through code.”

“I’ve never learned anything about this, what should I do?” Yun Ni asked.

“Learn! Do you doubt your comprehension ability? Anyway, our main goal is to go to work—you’ll understand after a while.”

Shen Ye pulled out his phone, directly searched for computer-related textbooks, and handed them to Yun Ni.

Yun Ni indeed began to read them seriously.

“Such a simple refining method… and you use this? And it can only create illusory things?”

She spoke as she read.

Shen Ye had nothing to say, so he just shrugged.

9:30 AM.

Shen Ye walked out of the Human Martial Arts Group Building in Yujing City and looked back.

People.

Still have to work.

No matter how much light is in your eyes, no matter how extraordinary and ethereal you are, and no matter if you’re from the heavens or born from the earth—

Try going to a damn job.

—Good luck.

He left the group and immediately contacted Xu Xingke.

Twenty minutes later.

That contract appeared before the assembled big shots.

It was placed in the Book of Tarot, with four cards arranged around it—top, bottom, left, and right—emitting a faint glow that illuminated the contract.

“The Book of Tarot is analyzing. By the way, Shen Ye, you’re too reckless. Why did you sign the contract without even asking?”

Jian Ji asked.

Shen Ye explained, “In that situation, if I had hesitated even a little, the outcome would have been unpredictable, and this world might even have been wiped out by her.”

“That terrifying?” Cang Nanyan sighed.

“She would never let her sect find her traces, so I guessed that if I couldn’t gain her trust, she would destroy this world—”

“That would only take one move for her.”

Shen Ye said.

Everyone fell silent.

Putting themselves in that scenario, they realized—

Signing the contract was imperative; there was no way to refuse.

From another perspective.

Shen Ye had done everything he possibly could.

A Heavenly Venerate from the Ninety-Nine Heavens above the cosmos actually trusted a young man from the lowest cosmic realm.

Who would believe it if word got out?

“Can the Book of Tarot analyze this contract?” Shen Ye asked worriedly.

The strong individuals looked at each other, then turned to Xu Xingke.

Xu Xingke, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, maintained an unchanging expression and said calmly:

“Don’t worry, the Book of Tarot can handle something constructed from the cultivation laws of the Ninety-Nine Cosmic Realms.”

A moment of silence.

Shen Ye processed the profound meaning contained in that sentence.

Suddenly.

His expression stirred; he sensed something.

Big Skeleton returned to his Dharma idol, stomping his foot on a fan, and sent him a message:

“The strong individuals from those universes have formed an alliance and are preparing to enter the Immortal Kingdom together to destroy the entire Bone Palace.”

“—When will you be free to let them in?”

Shen Ye was overjoyed.

Looking again, Big Skeleton held a thick stack of contracts, all for entering the Immortal Kingdom as servants.

This challenge finally had a chance!

“Hold on, I’ll be done here soon,” Shen Ye said.

“Alright, hurry up. I’ll go back and stabilize them first,” Big Skeleton fidgeted, causing the fan to open and close with his stomps, though it didn’t fan anyone.

“Okay!” Shen Ye said.

Big Skeleton flashed and disappeared.

Shen Ye collected himself and looked towards the Book of Tarot.

He saw the contract emitting strands of red light on the Book of Tarot, flying into the void, condensing for a moment, then bursting forth.

Countless red lines of light surrounded Shen Ye, like a tightening net, enveloping him.

“What is this?” Shen Ye asked.

“A soul punishment curse—”

“If she completely fails in her breakthrough and dies, you will die too.”

Xu Xingke said.

“I pretty much guessed that. Is there anything else?” Shen Ye said.

“You will die very slowly—the news of your death will be broadcast, and anyone who comes to rescue you will be infected with this curse and die with you,” Xu Xingke said.

“That’s more like it,” Shen Ye said.

“Any attempt to break this contract will be immediately detected by her,” Xu Xingke said.

“Is there anything else?” Shen Ye asked.

—It was merely an enhanced version of “if one dies, all die together.”

It was only natural for Yun Ni to leave such a contingency.

He just feared she might have other plans.

“No… It seems she was indeed seriously injured, otherwise there should have been more tricks hidden in the contract.”

“So I was still lucky.”

“Precisely.”

Xu Xingke waved his hand, and the contract flew from the Book of Tarot, returning to Shen Ye’s grasp.

“Do you need our help?” he asked.

Jian Ji immediately said, “No, it would be bad if she knew Shen Ye simply told us; furthermore, this is her heart demon trial. Our rash intervention could lead to unpredictable consequences.”

This was the truth.

No one had anything to refute.

A powerful expert of the Cloud Rainbow Heavenly Venerate’s realm undergoing a heart demon tribulation—

Their realms were still far from hers. They couldn’t even comprehend it, let alone interfere.

“Only one thing.”

Shen Ye said:

“Just sort out her identity, let her be my official cousin.”

“Kunlun can handle that,” Xu Xingke said.

“That works then. The rest can wait,” Shen Ye said.

“One more thing—everyone here must completely forget about this,” Xu Xingke drew a card.

He pointed the card at everyone except Shen Ye, including himself.

—Just like everyone taking a selfie together.

“I knew it… damn it, this is so uncomfortable…”

Jian Ji muttered quietly.

Xu Xingke said, “What if you were captured by enemies and your memories read? Wouldn’t that harm Shen Ye?”

Cang Nanyan also sighed:

“Yes, bring it on. It’s just that nauseating feeling, I can handle it.”

All the strong individuals looked at the card together.

“Smile,” Xu Xingke said.

Everyone smiled together.

The card suddenly flashed with a strong light.

Everyone’s faces froze for a moment, and then, they looked at the card in Xu Xingke’s hand, showing thoughtful expressions.

“Alright, I know I knew things I shouldn’t have known again.”

Jian Ji covered her mouth, her face expressing a desire to vomit.

The others also looked unwell.

Kunlun’s voice then resounded:

“Everything is arranged. In ten seconds, I will permanently delete the relevant data.”

“What now?” Xu Xingke asked.

“You may disperse,” Kunlun said.

Everyone nodded, their expressions bewildered as they glanced at Shen Ye, then one by one soared into the sky and disappeared.

A warmth welled up in Shen Ye’s heart.

Teacher was still the most reliable.

He even had this kind of method.

“All data deleted,” Kunlun said.

“I have a cousin working in R&D at the Human Martial Arts Group. Keep an eye on her for me, ensure her safety,” Shen Ye said.

“Received. Immediately beginning to monitor this life form,” Kunlun said.

—Even it had forgotten this information.

Shen Ye felt relieved, and with a flash, he disappeared into the Nightmare World.

At the same moment.

Human Martial Arts Building.

R&D Department.

All members were in a meeting.

“This is the latest humanoid sparring robot. Everyone has already seen it, but I believe Shen Xiaoyun is seeing it for the first time.”

The department head glanced at Yun Ni.

All other colleagues took the opportunity to glance at Yun Ni.

This girl was too beautiful.

They heard that during the interview, she spoke with the department head for ten minutes, and the head immediately gave her an entire team, making her the leader.

—This proved that she not only had beauty but also solid technical skills.

It was truly intriguing.

As for Yun Ni—

She nodded, her gaze falling on the large screen.

Infusing steel with fixed programs, making them attack according to certain skills to achieve a sparring effect?

Too outdated.

But there was no need for her to stand out.

She was just here to work as Shen Ye requested.

With the contract in place, he must be trying to help her overcome her heart demon tribulation.

“Listen up, we are now assigning tasks to each team. Team 1’s task is…”

The head began to assign tasks.

Yun Ni soon also received a task, to lead a team to complete this work.

How novel!

She had never done such a thing before!

So, the first step was to get to know her team members and their capabilities.

After the meeting.

Yun Ni called a team member into her office and they discussed technical matters.

In just seven or eight minutes, she had assessed the other person’s skill level.

“From the total task, I’m assigning a portion to you. It’s best if you can complete it today.”

Yun Ni rapidly typed on the keyboard, assigning the task to the other person.

The male colleague, engrossed in admiring her, kept nodding in agreement.

“Can you do it?”

Yun Ni asked.

“Yes, please rest assured,” the male colleague quickly nodded.

“Good. This task will require about seven hours of your effort. If you can’t finish it on time, you’re toast, got it?” Yun Ni said in an incredibly natural tone.

It was her first time leading people.

So, she had carefully adjusted her way of speaking.

The phrase “you will die,” which was too direct, was changed to “you’re toast.”

This was to avoid frightening mortals and thus affecting work progress.

—She really put effort into it.

The male colleague, listening to her authoritative yet adorable voice, couldn’t help but feel invigorated.

“Please rest assured! Leave it to me!”

He said, his voice enthusiastic.

Yun Ni felt a wave of relief.

Ordinary people were quite easy to get along with.

Next.

Every team member had a discussion with their new team leader.

The new team leader’s “you’re toast” made everyone’s heart flutter.

However, everyone was professional after all.

Once the tasks were distributed, they immediately plunged into intense work.

Busy morning, noon, and afternoon slipped through their fingers.

Yun Ni looked at all the completed tasks, a relieved smile on her face.

Beep!

A notification sound came from the computer.

A message from the R&D department head:

“Shen Xiaoyun, your team is doing great. You truly are a technical expert.”

“Here’s a new task, please accept it and start immediately.”

A new work order document appeared on the screen.

Yun Ni clicked to open it, thought for a moment, then stood up and walked out of her office.

Her team members all looked at her.

By now, their gazes were filled with reverence.

Their completion time for the task was precisely at quitting time.

What remarkable calculation!

Furthermore—

This new team leader had, by herself, handled ninety percent of the entire task!

“I remember quitting time is 5:30?”

Yun Ni asked.

“Although it’s 5:30, we usually work overtime until 9 PM,” a team member said.

“9 PM? Is it always like this?” Yun Ni asked.

Everyone nodded.

“What time do you start work in the morning?”

“8:30.”

“In that case, you’re working all day.”

“Yes, team leader.”

Yun Ni was a bit puzzled, held back again and again, but still asked:

“Then what about your other affairs?”

“What affairs is the team leader referring to?” a team member asked.

“—For example, traveling the world to broaden your horizons and experiences; or personal self-awareness and spiritual practice; maintaining your body and resting; finding hobbies that suit you; and also, finding Dao companions—I mean, finding like-minded people and someone to spend your life with, that’s very important.”

Yun Ni spoke in one breath.

The office fell into a long, profound silence.

After a good while.

The team members still couldn’t tell if their team leader was joking, or complaining through a joke.

They exchanged glances.

The way this young woman expressed herself seemed to have a natural generation gap with them, these middle-aged programmers…

Perhaps they were out of touch with the times.

“Haha… the team leader is so humorous. With work this busy, where would we find time for all that?”

Someone laughed.

“Exactly, let’s make money first. Our job is pretty good, and everyone is working hard.”

“Right, right.”

The team members enlivened the atmosphere.

Yun Ni’s expression, however, grew increasingly grim. She clenched her fingers, stepped back, and said in disbelief:

“You—treat your lives this way? And you still feel indifferent?”

She turned and rushed into her office, closed the door, and began to browse the internet to research the world’s various conditions.

Outside the door.

Several team members looked at each other.

An older team member smiled, trying to smooth things over:

“The team leader probably just graduated; her mind is still full of university-era romanticism.”

Everyone relaxed gradually upon hearing this.

“Yeah, we have to support our families. What else can we do if we don’t work hard to earn money?” another team member said.

“She’ll probably understand in about ten years. No need to dwell on it, she’s just too young.”

“Exactly, exactly.”

Everyone said, instead being magnanimous and understanding towards this young girl with outstanding technical ability.

Yun Ni examined the information in her room, gradually understanding how the world operated and comprehending the lives of most people.

“Ridiculous…”

Just as she was about to do something, an unprecedented sense of tension suddenly welled up in her heart.

Heart demon—

The heart demon had matured and emerged from within her body!

What to do?

Beep beep beep!

A prompt appeared on the computer screen:

“Shen Xiaoyun, I noticed your team’s work hasn’t started yet.”

“I remind you.”

“Meal time cannot exceed 30 minutes.”

“Remember to rein in your subordinates.”

“The task must be completed tonight, and the results submitted.”

A flash of inspiration struck Yun Ni’s mind. Her hands immediately began to type on the keyboard, distributing small portions of the task to a few team members.

She herself took on the majority of the task.

Work was something completely devoid of spirituality, unconnected to the soul, and unrelated to the myriad complexities of emotions.

It would not trigger a strong backlash from the heart demon.

Work, work, work!

—Start coding!

Thinking of nothing else, just like any other mortal, she plunged into endless work!

The heart demon was a self-destructive consciousness ignited by countless karmic causes and desires.

It needed thoughts to nourish it.

If she fully committed herself to work, only focusing on completing the tasks at hand—

Wouldn’t that be like a soulless automaton?

How could a soulless automaton have a heart demon!

This was directly cutting off the root of the heart demon!

Could it be—

This was why Shen Ye wanted her to work?

He was a genius!

Yun Ni rapidly typed out lines of code.

A black shadow quickly emerged from her, solidifying into a form, silently watching her work.

—Yun Ni was in a focused, unthinking state.

The heart demon had no opportunity!

It could only silently wait for her to finish her work!

For a time.

The situation was locked in a stalemate.

At exactly nine o’clock that evening.

Beep!

A message popped up on the computer screen:

“Attention all members!”

“Time is tight, the task is heavy—let’s work overtime tonight, pull an all-nighter.”

Yun Ni glanced at it, unhesitatingly accepted the task again, and distributed it.

The all-night overtime began!

The heart demon could still only watch silently from the side, with no opportunity to act.

After all, the algorithms, formulas, and code on the computer screen wouldn’t trigger the heart demon’s power at all.

It could only remain stalled there.

…

Nightmare World.

A large number of combat personnel poured into the Immortal Kingdom.

Given that the safe zone was only six or seven square meters, and being pushed out of it could very likely trigger an attack from the giant—

Everyone came up with a solution.

The few square meters of the safe zone were quickly filled with people.

Those who came later stepped on the shoulders of those in front.

Then they stacked upwards.

They stacked to about dozens of stories high.

The entire team was present.

—This was a whole legion of Descenders!

The necromancer James stood at the very top, declaring loudly:

“Alright, according to the strategy guide, we know that we absolutely must not let the two giants named ‘Planet Smasher’ attack.”

“Their single blow is equivalent to the combined blow of all monsters in the entire palace!”

“And then—”

“Today, we have specially invited Shen Ye, who has passed the trial of the Immortal Kingdom. It is said that this will provide some kind of protection for the battle, making it less difficult.”

“—That’s what the strategy guide says!”

Shen Ye stood beside him, giving a shy smile to the crowd below, and at the same time communicated with his Immortal Kingdom Dharma idol.

The next moment.

Everyone sensed a change.

They all looked towards the massive stone tablet.

On the tablet appeared several small lines of text:

“Current battle can only include one Immortal Kingdom-approved personnel.”

“Shen Ye has joined the battle.”

“He is the first personnel to be approved by the Immortal Kingdom, and due to his presence, you have gained the following enhancement effects:”

“1. Battle difficulty reduced.”

“2. You have a certain probability of being teleported away at the moment of near-death, to preserve your life.”

“3. The Immortal Kingdom has a certain probability of randomly releasing terms to aid you in battle.”

Everyone couldn’t help but cheer.

Just the first point alone made it worth it!

Moreover, the second enhancement could save lives, and the third enhancement was even more beneficial for combat.

—The intelligence from the “Mount Liang” organization was indeed accurate!

This young man was too useful!

Everyone’s gaze towards Shen Ye grew much softer.

James looked around, felt that morale was high, and immediately continued loudly:

“After the battle begins, I will ask the Mel Brothers from the 37th Universe to unleash his ‘Name’.”

“His ‘Name’ is extremely rare; it can control enemy movements.”

“Once control is established, please attack the giants with full force!”

Shen Ye looked towards the professional called Mel.

He saw a line of words appearing above this person’s head:

“Love Lost Strider.”

The text was purple!

This term could control enemy movements?

That was incredible.

Indeed, Dharma idols and terms played a decisive role in battle!

Shen Ye’s gaze shifted, searching among the many professionals, but he didn’t find any more individuals with purple Names.

It seemed—

Even in the multi-verse, acquiring high-level terms was not that easy.

Besides, there was one more thing.

Micro-text flashed before his eyes:

“Although you have lost the profession of ‘Lord of Non-Life,’ Shah Telai, before leaving, granted you a specialized professional enhancement.”

“You still passively conceal all your terms, preventing others from discovering them.”

Shah Telai had even thought of this point and made arrangements for him.

Shen Ye quietly lowered his eyes, his mind filled with the memories of their time together.

On the battlefield.

“I’ll draw them over first!”

James chanted a spell, and a small fireball appeared in his hand.

He threw the fireball high into the air—

Bang!

With a punch, the fireball immediately flew towards the two giants in the distance.

Soon.

The fireball exploded on the giants, scattering flames.

The two giants grabbed their heavy metal hammers and charged towards them!

“Prepare—”

“Mel Brothers, your turn!”

James shouted loudly.

The tall professional called Mel stretched out his hand, pointed at the two giants, and yelled:

“Let’s break up, we won’t see each other again!”

Before his words finished.

The term above his head suddenly burst with a purple light, shining down on the two giants.

“Love Lost Strider” was activated!

The two giants immediately dropped their heavy metal hammers and ran around like headless chickens.

“At—tack—”

James roared.

Everyone immediately unleashed their Dharma idols with full power, applying them to their magic, and fired rounds of volleys at the giants.

The two giants were shaken all over.

From time to time, fragments of metal broke off and fell from their bodies.

After a good while.

The giants stopped moving and charged at the group again.

“Mel!”

James roared.

“I told you we’re not compatible, this is the second time!” Mel also shouted loudly.

The two giants changed direction again and ran wildly all over the place.

“Quick! Speed up the attack! All out attack!”

James shouted.

The torrent of spells intensified, and in a flash, another volley hit the giants.

Boom!

One of the giant’s arms was severed and fell to the ground with a heavy thud.

Everyone cheered.

Shen Ye, however, felt a bit uneasy.

No—

The giants were moving slower and slower, seemingly resisting the power of the term.

Three lines of glowing small text quickly appeared:

“The giants inherently possess the talent of ‘Iron Heart’.”

“In this battle, this talent has been activated.”

“After being hit by ‘Love Lost Strider’ next time, the giants will be immune to this term for one instance.”

This is bad!

One should know that a single attack from that giant was equivalent to the full combined attack of all monsters in the entire Bone Palace.

No one could withstand it!

Shen Ye’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly made a decision.

—The term “Paige’s Boat” activated!

Instantly.

The entire world transformed into a blank sea of dharma realm.

Everyone found themselves on an incredibly massive iron plate ship.

The two giants also landed on the ship’s deck, still running around frantically.

“What is this!”

Someone cried out in terror.

“Calm down!” James, however, was delighted, and shouted loudly: “It’s the Immortal Kingdom! The Immortal Kingdom has activated a random ‘Name’ to aid us!”

Next second.

From the blank sea of dharma realm flew out a golden hammer, a silver hammer, and a copper hammer.

Immediately after.

A voice emerged from the sea:

“Giants, which of these three hammers did you drop?”