Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 387
by“Sirui gege, you need to show some initiative.”
Before Chu Manshu conceded, she said very sincerely:
“You are such an accomplished and admirable person, truly refined. But your realm strength still needs to improve.”
With that, Chu Manshu placed her hand on his shoulder and transferred a surge of powerful spiritual energy.
Nangong Sirui had admittedly received various empowering rituals and secret medicine purifications, but those were from the lowest levels of the universe.
This was the ninety-ninth layer of the universe.
Between the two, the power of the Dharma realm was like the difference between clouds and mud.
Chu Manshu’s understanding and perception of power were also completely different from those of the lower universe.
When she channeled this spiritual energy into Nangong Sirui’s body, it made him shiver with pleasure, feeling ecstatic, almost unable to maintain his mental clarity.
“Uh… Sister teaches well, I just didn’t realize before that cultivation had such benefits.”
Nangong Sirui, his mind adrift, barely managed to bow in礼.
Seeing that he was receptive, Chu Manshu increased the power transmission, saying joyfully:
“Then cultivate well. When you have time, come find me, and we can discuss the Dharma realm together and exchange insights.”
“That is what I desire.” Nangong Sirui looked at her with blazing eyes.
Chu Manshu met his gaze, her cheeks involuntarily flushing a faint red. She then turned her head to look in another direction.
She saw Shen Ye.
Shen Ye pretended not to see anything, lowering his head to drink tea.
Chu Manshu’s face grew even redder, and she tried to cover it up, saying:
“That… Wan Tu fellow Daoist, which introductory cultivation method do you practice? I started early, so let me explain it to you.”
“The Treatise on Paramount Passionlessness and Feathered Ascension.” Shen Ye cooperated with her.
Chu Manshu was surprised.
She no longer cared about her blushing face and blurted out:
“How can it be this Daoist scripture? What is the sect thinking?”
“Huh? Is there something wrong with this Daoist scripture?” Shen Ye asked.
“It’s not that there’s something wrong… it’s just that this Daoist scripture is too difficult. Legend has it that it fell from an upper universe along with this ruin.”
Chu Manshu patiently explained: “Many layers of the universe are actually like slopes. Destructive, backward, and powerless matter constantly slides down to lower universes.”
“The ninety-ninth layer of the universe is a bit special. It’s a net-like structure that can capture many things that fall from upper universes.”
“The fact that you can cultivate this Daoist scripture proves that the sect thinks highly of you.”
“Because ordinary people simply cannot understand it.”
“It is said that the Sect Master Holy Venerable also cultivated this Daoist scripture back then, and achieved great enlightenment, finally reaching a major accomplishment.”
Shen Ye listened quietly, then cupped his hands and said, “Thank you for telling me this.”
“You’re welcome.”
Chu Manshu looked at the two brothers, feeling that she had made a huge profit on this trip.
No matter how tempting the rewards of the trial were, how could they compare to such connections?
“Let’s keep in touch when we go back. Sirui, remember to come find me with your brother, and I’ll show you around the Heavenly Gate.”
Before the two could speak, she walked to the statue and said:
“I concede.”
As her words fell.
Her figure gradually faded, disappearing from the square.
Only Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui remained.
“Stay a little longer, and she’d probably be willing to marry you.”
Shen Ye shrugged.
“That power contains extremely high-level laws, and I need to refine it a bit.”
Nangong Sirui finished speaking, sat down on the spot, closed his eyes slightly, and began to comprehend the power Chu Manshu had just transferred.
Shen Ye stretched, letting out a long sigh of relief.
Alright.
At least there were no disputes.
He could also continue cultivating for a while longer—
In this unguarded secret realm.
At this moment.
The statue suddenly buzzed:
“First team cooperative combat trial successful!”
“You have received rewards:”
“Direct level up, and a ‘Equalize’ effect.”
Glowing runes suddenly appeared on the ground of the square.
They seemed to be alive, converging into a circular formation, focusing all their power on the center point.
—Shen Ye was standing at that center point.
Light burst from underground, surging into his body.
This scorching, unimaginable, and magnificent power of the Dharma realm filled his body, changing everything.
“Congratulations.”
“You have advanced to Dharma Realm Level Seven.”
“All attributes have received an ‘Equalize’ effect,
with the highest attribute value serving as the equalization point,
and all other attributes matching that value.”
“Your highest attribute is Resonance, with a value of 300.”
“All your attributes have reached 300!”
Shen Ye glanced at his attributes.
What was quite surprising was that even his free attribute points had reached 300!
Originally, he only had 10 free attribute points!
Shen Ye was almost terrified, and couldn’t help but look up at the statue.
—From what place did this broken civilization’s creation fall!
It can even increase my free attribute points!
Truly unimaginable!
The statue buzzed:
“Your attitude towards me seems to have changed.”
“Yes,” Shen Ye admitted, “Your power is absolutely beyond anyone’s imagination. I can’t understand why you are only placed here to guide new disciples through trials.”
“No one else has the attributes you possess, so they can’t perceive it,” the statue said.
—Free attributes.
“So no one knows your value?” Shen Ye asked.
“No, they saw my limits—because there is only a small part of this ruin here, and the subsequent trials cannot be carried out at all.”
“Only elementary professionals can complete two strength upgrades here.”
The statue said somewhat sadly:
“So this place is meaningless for masters.”
As its voice faded, the surroundings changed.
Shen Ye found himself and Nangong Sirui on a dilapidated tall building.
—This was the second floor.
As for the third floor, and even higher floors, they had all disappeared, with only the broken staircase extending into the deep sky.
The statue still appeared before them, buzzing:
“Having completed the first trial, you may rest for one hour.”
“The second trial will commence an hour later.”
“Time starts now!”
I see.
Shen Ye glanced at Nangong Sirui, who was sitting on the ground, comprehending that power, already immersed in a state of self-forgetfulness.
He couldn’t fall behind.
So Shen Ye sat down and began to carefully examine the Treatise on Paramount Passionlessness and Feathered Ascension.
He had to admit.
With the various annotations from the Grandmaster of Combat Guidance, this scripture became much easier to understand.
He had just completed an ascension.
Not only had he advanced to the seventh level of the Dharma realm, but all his attributes had also reached 300 points.
The abundant energy, comprehension, and the 300 free attribute points empowered him as if he had divine aid, improving his state with practice.
It felt as if only a few minutes had passed.
The statue buzzed:
“Time is up.”
“You will now undergo the second trial.”
Shen Ye opened his eyes, feeling a sense of regret, only thinking that time had passed too quickly.
“Attention, in this cooperative combat, you will be able to summon a second companion, which will further challenge your coordination.”
“You may begin to summon.”
“Remember, you must obtain the other party’s consent, and you only have one chance.”
As the words fell.
Shen Ye had already drawn out his tarot cards.
“Should we summon Guo Yunye?” Nangong Sirui asked.
“…No, I’ve changed my mind,” Shen Ye said.
“Xiao Mengyu?”
“No, I think we should bring in the strongest person from the Death Star.”
Shen Ye pulled up Xu Xingke’s contact information.
“Teacher, if you have nothing to do, please come and help me. I’m being bullied here.”
He said to the card.
The void suddenly opened.
A figure emerged, full of murderous intent.
It was Xu Xingke.
He first looked at Shen Ye, found him unharmed, then glanced at Nangong Sirui.
Also perfectly fine.
A black-covered book flew out from him, suspended in mid-air, continuously absorbing the laws of the surrounding void.
“…The Book of Tarot is absorbing the power of laws. So this is a high-level universe, is that right?” Xu Xingke asked.
Shen Ye thought for a moment. In front of his teacher, it was better not to hide anything.
He then opened various forbidden barriers, and still feeling it wasn’t enough, he simply activated his Dharma Idol, sealing the three of them within a dark torrent of destruction.
Under such circumstances, he recounted everything that had happened.
Nangong Sirui’s eyes widened as he listened.
“Xiao San, I didn’t mean to hide it from you just now, but I couldn’t control the situation either, you understand.”
Shen Ye said, withdrawing all the barriers.
“Got it, if you can call a brother to cultivate in this high-level universe, I owe you one.” Nangong Sirui said.
“I see.”
Xu Xingke’s murderous intent vanished completely. He quietly sensed the power of the Dharma Realm in the void, and casually pulled out a card, scanning himself with it.
The distinct low-level law markings on him also rapidly disappeared.
“Then let’s go. I will fight, and Nangong Sirui will assist from the side.”
“You don’t need to do anything.”
Xu Xingke said, lighting a cigarette, his expression lazy.
“Thank you, Teacher.” Shen Ye said.
At this moment, the trial had already begun!
On the adjacent staircase, four Dao Palace disciples walked over.
They immediately spotted Shen Ye.
“It’s that troublemaker,”
The leader said with a look of ill omen.
Another person said, “What bad luck, but we still have to get the reward for the second trial. Even that troublemaker can’t stop us.”
Shen Ye stood still.
Nangong Sirui pulled out his Yaksha mask.
Xu Xingke, cigarette in mouth, stepped forward, shielding the two behind him. He pulled out seven or eight cards from his person and, with lightning speed, placed them in the void.
These cards, pieced together, flipped over and formed a picture—
It was a giant, covered in various tubes, submerged in a blue liquid. He was unconscious but still exuded astonishing power fluctuations.
“Time is precious.”
With a wave of his hand, the giant also waved his hand.
Invisible force sent the four disciples flying, smashing through the wall and landing on the plaza outside.
“We won.”
Nangong Sirui lowered the mask in his hand.
Xu Xingke, however, showed surprise and softly ordered, “Protect yourselves.”
He strode to the hole in the wall and looked out.
Only three of the four Dao Palace disciples had already given up the trial, their figures gradually disappearing from the square.
The remaining leader, however, was a young man with a square face, appearing to be only eighteen or nineteen years old.
He tilted his head and meticulously scrutinized Xu Xingke.
Xu Xingke said, “You possess boundless malevolence, murderous intent like mountains and seas, making you inscrutable. I surmise that at your age, you simply cannot possess such experience, so you are likely not yourself.”
The young man didn’t speak, a guttural rattling sound emanating from his throat.
In the silent square, this sound echoed, like the menacing chitter of a giant insect before it preys.
Xu Xingke flung a card behind him.
Bang!
The card transformed into two rows of great knights with shields, kneeling on one knee, holding their shields high.
Behind them, three rows of spear-wielding warriors extended their spears through the shield gaps, ready to counterattack at any moment.
—A seamless battle array protected Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui.
Shen Ye was immediately moved.
His teacher was thinking of protecting himself and Xiao San even before the fight.
This indicated that his teacher wasn’t confident in winning either.
What to do?
He glanced at Nangong Sirui, who was trembling all over, his face as white as if it had no color at all.
“The situation is not good, that thing is very ominous.”
Nangong Sirui whispered, taking out a glowing bronze gong from his embrace, about to hang it around Shen Ye’s neck.
“Wait, what is this?” Shen Ye asked.
“A treasure gong for dispelling evil. Wear it to avoid being caught in the fight.” Nangong Sirui said.
“Don’t mind me, you wear it yourself.” Shen Ye said.
“What are you being so pretentious about? If you get pulled into the fight, wouldn’t all your efforts so far be in vain?” Nangong Sirui said impatiently.
“Keep this mirror for your own life, I have other treasures, no worse than this one.” Shen Ye hung the gong around his neck.
“You have treasures too? What are they?” Nangong Sirui pressed.
“This is it—”
Shen Ye pulled out a large rooster and held it in his arms.
The rooster had a carrot in its mouth and looked very imposing.
The King of Phoenix’s disguise—
The Carrot Chicken!
As soon as this chicken appeared, Shen Ye seemed to become an irrelevant passerby.
Nangong Sirui was immediately affected, and spoke:
“You’re right, you’re not important at all, completely negligible—I’ll just wear the treasure gong myself.”
The two, each holding a treasure, simultaneously looked towards the battlefield.
Xu Xingke had already jumped down.
He stood on the square, took a deep breath, pulled out two cards from his pocket, and threw them into the void.
Bang!
Bang!
Two enormous shadowy figures appeared behind him.
The darkness dissipated.
What appeared was an Emperor Species cosmic giant worm and a withered mummy.
Adding the previous giant, Xu Xingke now had three incredibly ferocious beings behind him.
“Who are you?”
Xu Xingke asked.
The young man opposite remained silent.
An endless crimson glow surged from the ground, manifesting a complete world scene around the young man.
Surging crowds.
Countless wailing souls.
All sorts of grotesque demonic creatures.
The entire world materialized from the ground, gradually becoming clear and visible, as if it could turn into a real world at any moment.
If it was an entire world of enemies, how could one fight that?
Xu Xingke’s eyes sharpened, he formed hand seals, and whispered,
“Dharma Idol Transformation, Three Gods Suppress Souls!”
Behind him, the three colossal monsters sprang into action, unleashing earth-shattering roars towards the opponent.
These roars seemed to be filled with an invisible power, making the crimson world instantly appear illusory.
The world gradually blurred, about to fade away.
At this moment, the young man did something.
He lifted his hand and flicked it lightly through the air.
Boom—
The giant behind Xu Xingke was immediately shattered into pieces, transforming into a sky full of fragmented corpses, scattering into the distant void.
At the same instant.
Xu Xingke shot into the sky, lunging towards Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui on the second floor.
“Go!”
He growled.
Downstairs.
The other two behemoths blocked the young man.
Perhaps they could hold out for a few breaths of time.
—Or just a few seconds.
As Xu Xingke rushed up, Shen Ye also moved.
He opened a door, glanced inside, and then directly threw Nangong Sirui in.
“Teacher, this door is temporarily safe!”
Shen Ye said quickly.
Boom—
The Emperor Species cosmic giant worm turned into a sky full of blood rain.
Only the last mummy remained!
Xu Xingke naturally trusted Shen Ye, and followed Nangong Sirui into the door, arriving at Twilight Star.
Shen Ye was a step slow, jumping into the door and hurriedly trying to close it.
The door—
Slowly closed.
Two lines of faint glowing text popped up:
“You have closed the door to Twilight Star.”
“You used the ‘Door’ ability: Seal Door, causing this door to lead to the first sealing place you marked.”
A lightning-fast shadow swooped in, shattering the door the moment it closed, and pursued it inside.
“Dismiss,” Shen Ye immediately shouted.
The door ability disbanded.
The shattered door instantly disappeared.
This door had originally been the prison where Tu Fusheng was held.
Tu Fusheng had regained his freedom.
This sealed land was now empty, just right for this use!
Shen Ye pressed his hand against the void and shouted “door” again.
The door opened.
On the other side was the trial ground.
“Teacher, it’s safe now,” Shen Ye said.
“Where’s that monster?” Xu Xingke asked.
“It wanted to crash into a seal itself, and I had no choice but to let it.” Shen Ye said.
—He opened and closed the door just to escape, not to fight.
Besides, the original requirement was “no fighting with others.”
The opponent didn’t seem to be human!
Shen Ye looked anxiously at the void.
No messages appeared in the void.
No news is good news.
The three passed through the door and returned to the trial grounds.
Here it was empty.
No one.
Only the statue.
Seeing them return, the statue immediately buzzed:
“Congratulations.”
“You have completed the second trial.”
“Given that you have cultivated the Treatise on Paramount Passionlessness and Feathered Ascension, this reward can be exchanged for a special law of Dharma Idol transformation, making your Dharma Idol more suitable for the Treatise on Paramount Passionlessness and Feathered Ascension.”
“If you forgo this reward, you will receive basic attribute enhancement.”
Before Shen Ye could speak, Xu Xingke already said:
“There’s nothing to hesitate about.”
“Choose the special law of Dharma Idol transformation—this is the mark of Dharma Realm eight, and with this special law, the Dharma Idol will transform and evolve, increasing its power several times over.”
“Many people fail to comprehend this special law their entire lives, remaining stuck at Dharma Realm seven, unable to advance to Dharma Realm eight.”
Since Teacher said so, what was there to hesitate about?
The only problem was—
“Immortal Kingdom, you are currently my Dharma Idol. If you are endowed with the special law of Dharma Idol transformation, will it affect you?”
Shen Ye quietly asked.
Two lines of faint glowing text quickly appeared:
“No problem.”
“My own special laws for Dharma Idol transformation have all fallen silent. If a complete special law can be injected, it would actually be beneficial.”
That’s good!
“I choose the special law,” Shen Ye said.
As the words fell.
Countless glowing runes, both bright and dim, emerged from the surrounding void.
They encircled Shen Ye, forming a three-dimensional, large array of power.
The void trembled.
A blank Dharma Realm descended from the heavens, arriving as a brilliant pillar of seven-colored light, merging into Shen Ye’s body.
Shen Ye suddenly had the illusion of “floating up.”
Countless obscure and profound cultivation methods emerged in his mind, as if he had known them all along, and now merely recalled them after an immeasurable span of time.
Upon further consideration.
All these cultivation methods could be combined with the Treatise on Paramount Passionlessness and Feathered Ascension, causing his Dharma Idol to undergo some unknown transformation.
The Dharma Idol is the manifestation of the power of the Dharma Realm.
At this moment, this transformation of the Dharma Idol was recognized by the Dharma Realm, and the power of the Dharma Realm was even fueling it!
“Incredible…”
Shen Ye murmured.
After several tens of breaths.
The entire process finally concluded.
Shen Ye opened his eyes.
Xu Xingke and Nangong Sirui both smiled at him.
“With the Dharma Idol transformation rule, you just need to continue to improve your basic attributes and temper your combat power, then advancing to the eighth level is only a matter of time.”
Nangong Sirui applauded with both hands, speaking quickly.
“Hey, you’re still applauding? That’s too exaggerated, isn’t it?” Shen Ye said with a smile.
“Applauding is fine,” Xu Xingke also clapped his hands and said, “Becoming a Dharma Realm eight expert, in our world, can be considered a high-end combat force.”
“—Those from the higher universes, even when they reach the ‘Unfixed Layer,’ can at most wield the power of Dharma Realm nine.”
“Once you reach eight, you can already fight them.”
“In our world, except for a freak like Yun Ni, you don’t need to fear anyone too much.”
Shen Ye couldn’t help but nod.
Indeed, it was something to celebrate, especially considering what had been said.
The statue buzzed:
“Congratulations, you have completed both trials. As subsequent trials cannot be conducted, you may now leave.”
The three exchanged glances.
“Are we going back?”
Nangong Sirui was somewhat reluctant.
Xu Xingke didn’t speak, but he looked at the black card book.
The card book was still frantically absorbing various laws from the surrounding void.
“It hasn’t been up for too long, it might need to feed for a while longer.”
Xu Xingke sighed.
Shen Ye then asked the statue, “How much longer can we stay?”
“One hour,” the statue said.
“No more?” Shen Ye asked.
“If you walk along the stairs at the edge, you can reach the休息室, where you were supposed to rest, but unfortunately—”
The statue’s words trailed off.
The three of them turned their heads together to look towards the edge of the second floor.
There were indeed stairs.
Unfortunately, the stairs extended only halfway before breaking off.
The floors above had completely vanished.
Xu Xingke said regretfully, “This ruin is quite good, but unfortunately, when it fell from a higher universe, it was torn apart by some force, so the other parts of the ruin are probably nowhere to be found.”
“—What a pity.”
Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui nodded.
“Then let’s cultivate for another hour. I’ll make the most of my time,” Nangong Sirui said.
“Same here,” Xu Xingke looked at his card book.
Shen Ye could only sigh.
He wondered if the sealed place where Tu Fusheng was held was strong enough.
Could it trap that monster?
How could a disciple from the Taishang Dao Palace be a monster!
But this Dao Palace was also too strange; he almost didn’t want to go back there.
—If it weren’t for Yun Ni’s contract still being in effect, he really wouldn’t want to get involved in such a terrifying place.
Shen Ye sighed again.
The only good thing was this relic, which raised his attributes to 300, granted him Dharma Idol transformation, and also benefited his teacher and Xiao San.
If more friends could benefit…
A flash of inspiration suddenly struck Shen Ye’s mind.
Wait!
He suddenly remembered something, turned around, and walked step by step towards the stairs.
Perhaps…
Shen Ye walked up the stairs, stood on the highest step, and pressed his hand into the void.
—Heaven-Reaching Technique!
The Heaven-Reaching Technique bestowed upon him a “通” (through/connect) keyword.
The “通” was attached to the door ability!
Shen Ye took a deep breath and quietly commanded:
“Door!”
A door quietly appeared at the end of the stairs.
Several lines of faint gleaming text appeared simultaneously:
“You have activated ‘Door of Passage’”
“The current designated ‘Infinite Void Universe’ is the ‘obstacle.’ You have used this door ability to pass through the ‘Infinite Void Universe,’ opening this ‘Door of Passage,’ causing this door to appear directly on the other side of the ‘obstacle.’”
Shen Ye pushed the door open.
Behind the door were neat stairs, leading all the way up to the deep, tall building.
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