Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 388
byIn the darkness.
A card was raised.
“Light purification.”
Xu Xingke chanted.
The card turned into a bright light, sweeping in all directions.
Where the light passed, all dust and stains disappeared completely, accompanied by a few faint screams.
Until the entire room became sparkling clean—
The light converged from all directions, stopping on the ceiling, transforming into a lotus flower of light, illuminating the surroundings.
The three looked around.
The room was about several hundred square meters.
Clocks of all sizes hung on every wall, ticking with “click-clack” sounds.
Xu Xingke clapped his hands.
All sounds immediately vanished.
“It really is a lounge,” Xu Xingke said.
“Teacher knows about these clocks?” Shen Ye asked.
“In every universe, the most powerful civilized planets, the current time in the central city on those planets, form a clock, serving as a time marker for that civilization in the universe.”
“These clocks are in the lounge for everyone to keep track of time,” Xu Xingke said.
“It’s a bit like a hotel reception desk,” Nangong Sirui commented.
Xu Xingke walked up to a wall, pointing to a black clock.
Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui leaned in to look, and saw a line of small text engraved beneath the clock:
“Unfixed Layer, Death Planet, Yujing City.”
The current time on the clock was 11:56.
Immediately after.
Shen Ye’s phone alarm rang.
11:57.
“It really is our time,” Shen Ye found it very interesting.
Following Xu Xingke’s clap, a huge runic inscription array slowly emerged from the ground.
The array slowly lit up, releasing a gentle power.
“The rules of the Dharma Realm in the higher universe are more abundant now. I suggest you all cultivate here,” Xu Xingke said.
Shen Ye clapped the back of his head and ran back to the stairs.
He opened the door and shouted to the second floor:
“Are you coming?”
“Coming—let me create a doppelganger to guard the first and second floors!” the statue’s voice echoed from afar.
Shen Ye propped open the door, waiting on the steps.
The statue in its original spot trembled, and mud instantly surged from the ground, forming a pair of stone statue legs identical to the statue’s form.
The doppelganger was complete!
The statue excitedly sprinted, stumbling several times along the way, before reaching the steps and climbing up step by step.
The broken sword hopped and skipped behind it.
As soon as they passed through the door, Shen Ye immediately released his door ability.
—The two parts of the ruins, separated by the infinite void universe, disconnected their link once again.
“How long can we rest here?”
Shen Ye asked the statue directly.
“Given—” the statue said breathlessly, its voice buzzing, “Given your special contribution, and that you are the first among the new trial participants, and my SSS-rank evaluation of you, and that the ‘Taishang Wangqing Feathered Ascension Scripture’ you cultivate is a Daoist scripture inherited from our lineage, and that I greatly admire you—”
“You can rest for 30 hours!”
“After 30 hours, I will arrange your next trial!”
Shen Ye and his teacher, Nangong Sirui, exchanged a glance.
“This statue is alright,” Nangong Sirui gave a thumbs up.
“Sensible,” Xu Xingke also praised.
Nangong Sirui immediately found a spot, sat down, closed his eyes, and said,
“It’s great to have so much time. I’ll seize the opportunity to cultivate and comprehend more laws of power.”
He directly entered a meditative state.
“Can my friends directly participate in this trial?” Shen Ye asked.
“No! This activation of the ruins was done by someone outside expending great power.”
“As an official trial participant, you can partake in the trial, but they are merely team members for your ‘team cooperative combat’ trial,” the statue said with a helpless tone.
“Alright… but I can’t stay long either, I must go back, otherwise, they will surely become suspicious,” Shen Ye said.
“Indeed, there are not many new participants delaying in the trial. You need to return outside to prevent those outside from noticing the abnormality here.”
The statue said, kicking the broken sword towards him. It clattered and landed at Shen Ye’s feet.
“This is?” Shen Ye asked.
“Take this—when your next trial begins, it will teleport you into the relic’s first and second layers. Then you can use your door ability to come to the lounge, and I will take you to the third layer,” the statue said.
“Good!” Shen Ye said.
“Why don’t you leave that sect? You really don’t have to go back there, do you?” Nangong Sirui suddenly interjected.
“No, I have a contract with Yun Ni. If I don’t fulfill my part, my end will be miserable,” Shen Ye said.
He thought for a moment and added, “Besides, there’s another person in this sect who also possesses a divine form like Yun Ni’s. If that person goes to deal with our planet again, we won’t be able to withstand it.”
“I need to figure out what’s going on here.”
Xu Xingke nodded and said, “Your consideration is correct, but if it’s too dangerous, be ready to leave at any time—after all, you have a door ability, so run if you can. Don’t be careless.”
“Okay, thank you for your concern, Teacher.”
Shen Ye opened the door and returned to the second floor of the trial via the stairs.
The statue doppelganger here emitted a humming sound:
“You have completed the novice trial. Do you wish to leave?”
“Leave,” Shen Ye said.
With a flash of light.
He found himself back in the Central Hall of the Taishang Dao Palace.
Some disciples who had completed the trial stood around.
The Taishang Elder sat on a high platform, eyes slightly closed, motionless, as if asleep.
Everything was normal.
Among the crowd.
Shen Ye saw Chu Manshu.
“Wan Tu!”
She walked over, asking intimately, “Why isn’t Sirui here?”
“He went back—as soon as my trial ended, he was teleported away,” Shen Ye said.
Chu Manshu looked a little disappointed and whispered,
“When will he come again?”
“I’ll invite him to the sect as a guest in a couple of days, and I’ll definitely call you then,” Shen Ye promised.
“Okay, remember to call me,” Chu Manshu smiled.
Shen Ye’s expression suddenly shifted.
In the void, lines of faint luminous characters swiftly appeared:
“Today’s time has been used up.”
“The Seal Door was opened three times today.”
“You released one person as a servant, and then performed two seals, perfectly utilizing the three door-opening opportunities.”
“This is your third day opening the Seal Door, and you are still unharmed.”
“Congratulations.”
“You have gained a tag skill point.”
“Using this skill point now can enhance your light blue tag ‘Newbie on the Road’.”
“Use now?”
“Use,” Shen Ye said.
“Skill point used.”
“The current tag has gained an evolutionary effect.”
“Congratulations, you have gained a new tag:”
“Best Prospect.”
“Destiny-side, deep blue tag (Excellent grade, growing type tag, grantable type tag).”
“Description: You are a future star with a bright future. Any past evidence unfavorable to you will be completely destroyed.”
“Once daily.”
“—As a diligent and trouble-free new recruit on the battlefield, you are beginning to earn recognition and affection.”
Shen Ye found it hard to understand.
Before evolution, the tag was “Newbie on the Road,” which could convert a fatal attack into a knockback.
After evolution, it became “Best Prospect,” but it could only destroy unfavorable evidence?
Excuse me.
How is this evolution somewhat incomprehensible?
He simply activated the “Best Prospect” tag directly, releasing its power.
Silence.
There was no change around.
Shen Ye chatted idly with Chu Manshu, his gaze sweeping across the entire hall.
Everything was as usual.
What about the effect?
—What about the effect of my deep blue tag?
The void opened.
The last few trial disciples also emerged from the ruins.
Their faces showed excitement. Their gains from the trial seemed considerable.
“What a pity, only two trials. If only we could continue to the later trials, that would be great.”
A disciple voiced everyone’s sentiment.
The Taishang Elder opened his eyes and笑道:
“Don’t be wishful, if we could continue the later trials, our Taishang Dao Palace would have already ascended to over a hundred layers of the universe.”
Everyone sighed.
The Taishang Elder was about to speak further when a flash of fire flew over.
It was a communication talisman!
He took the talisman, quietly listened to its message, and then stood up, saying:
“You all wait here, do not leave. I will be back shortly.”
“Yes!” everyone responded.
The Taishang Elder’s figure flashed and disappeared.
Everyone relaxed.
Chu Manshu took out a talisman, intending to exchange communication talismans with Shen Ye.
Shen Ye told her he didn’t have such a thing yet, which surprised Chu Manshu.
Shen Ye had to explain that he hadn’t yet been exposed to cultivation.
Chu Manshu then understood.
She was just explaining how to use a communication talisman to Shen Ye when a scream suddenly erupted not far away.
“Stop!”
The two law enforcement cultivators outside the hall roared.
Unfortunately, by the time they rushed in, it was too late.
No one had imagined—
Several disciples were slaughtering each other, and several heads rolled instantly.
“Aren’t you trying to snatch my treasures? Hahaha, go to hell! A bunch of people bullying me alone!”
A disciple with bloodshot eyes laughed wildly.
In his hand was a short saber glowing with black light, still dripping blood.
The next moment.
He was pinned to the ground by two law enforcement cultivators.
“You scoundrel!”
In mid-air, a majestic voice resounded.
All the disciples immediately stood respectfully, saluting:
“Greetings, Sect Master.”
Shen Ye’s heart trembled slightly, and he saluted along with everyone else.
Only two cultivators stood in mid-air.
The Taishang Elder’s face was ashen, and he roared, “I only left for a moment, and you couldn’t even keep an eye on a group of newly initiated disciples?”
A black-haired man in a long robe stood beside him, his expression indifferent, looking down at the crowd like a deity.
—This was the Sect Master.
Several law enforcement cultivators hastily knelt on the ground and reported:
“This boy’s weapon was brought out from the ruins; it’s strange, possibly a treasure.”
Treasure?
The Taishang Elder reached out and grabbed.
The short saber emitting black light immediately left the young man’s hand and flew into the Taishang Elder’s grasp.
“Sect Master, it really is a treasure.”
The moment the Taishang Elder touched it, he immediately said.
Only then did the Sect Master become interested. He took the short saber and examined it closely for a few moments.
“Indeed, this saber possesses an extremely rare ability to blind the mind, and anyone stabbed by it will have their soul completely shattered and consumed by it…”
“A very venomous saber, but also a formidable one.”
The Sect Master descended, holding the saber, and walked step by step to the young man, asking gently:
“Why did you kill them?”
Everyone looked at the young man.
The young man let out a stubborn snort and turned his head away.
Shen Ye, listening to the description of the short saber, felt a strange sensation in his heart, but looked towards the corpses.
One, two, three.
Three corpses.
Looking at their heads, they seemed somewhat familiar.
…I remember now.
In his second trial, the Teacher had knocked away four disciples from the Dao Palace.
Three of those Dao Palace disciples had instantly disappeared.
The fourth Dao Palace disciple was a monster, sealed away by him.
If—
If someone were to investigate the whereabouts of the fourth Dao Palace disciple, they would only need to find the three who were knocked away to learn a very crucial piece of information—
The fourth Dao Palace disciple had ultimately encountered him and his Teacher.
As long as someone knew this information, they could follow the clues and cause trouble for him.
In other words—
These three disciples were eyewitnesses!
They were dead!
Killed by a short saber that could devour souls!!!
It would be impossible to summon their souls to testify.
Shen Ye desperately tried to suppress the tremor in his heart, keeping his expression normal.
But at this moment, for the first time, he deeply felt that invisible yet magnificent, grand yet unknowable, never-appearing yet controlling-everything law—
Destiny.
Yes, “Best Prospect” was a destiny-aligned tag.
Its effect was that “past evidence unfavorable to you will be completely destroyed.”
As for whether the entire incident seemed too abrupt, or easily seen through—
In the hall.
The Sect Master reached out and gently touched the young man’s head.
“Good child.”
The Sect Master said gently, “You feel you killed three fellow disciples and wish to pay for their lives.”
“But this is not your fault; they were the ones who bullied you first and even killed your companion, which is simply not allowed.”
“We say that in the ruins, you can defeat companions, but you cannot humiliate or, more so, kill them.”
“—Child, you are not wrong.”
The young man suddenly looked up, staring disbelievingly at the Sect Master.
The Sect Master said, “This short saber is too fierce to remain in your hands, but I will give you other rewards as compensation.”
“As for killing these few disciples who violated sect rules, I believe you are completely innocent.”
“What do you say?”
“Thank you, Sect Master. I have no objections,” the young man said gratefully.
Shen Ye silently watched this scene unfold.
In reality.
The entire grand hall was enveloped in the scorching flames of the void, countless souls suffering from the burning, transforming into shadows, roaming back and forth.
Dharma Form: Taishang Soul-Binding Soul-Refining Palace!
It had enveloped the entire central hall, long seeing everything that transpired here.
But it did not intervene.
Firstly, it was merely an argument between new disciples; if they died, they died.
Secondly, to expose the existence of the Dharma Form for such trivial matters?
So the Dharma Form remained still, watching as the three were killed.
—Seamless.
The entire incident had no flaws.
Character motivations, weapon characteristics, cause and effect, all perfectly logical.
No one would ever know the monster’s whereabouts again.
Destiny descended silently, naturally releasing a complete cause and effect that aligned with human nature, concealing Shen Ye’s traces and eliminating hidden dangers.
Shen Ye lowered his eyes, no longer watching the Sect Master’s performance, the young man’s gratitude, or the reverence of the crowd.
Until the entire incident concluded perfectly.
The Taishang Elder began to distribute rewards to the newly initiated disciples who had completed the trial.
The Sect Master stood on the high platform, observing.
Everyone was solemn.
Finally—
“Nangong Wantou, successfully completed two trials, advancing to the seventh stage of the Dharma Realm.”
“Reward: one cave abode, three thousand spirit stones!”
A token and a small ornate pouch landed before Shen Ye.
Shen Ye took them, cupping his hands and bowing:
“Thank you, Elder!”
The Taishang Elder glanced at him.
In fact, the activation of the ruins this time was all because of this kid.
Now he no longer had to sleep rough, and he had spirit stones, so at least his elders’ reputation should be salvageable.
“Cultivate diligently, do not be remiss. The sect places high hopes on you, do you understand?” the Taishang Elder admonished.
“Yes, I will cherish the cave abode rewarded by the sect and cultivate diligently!” Shen Ye said.
The Taishang Elder, having judged countless people, glanced at him and then heard the phrase “cherish the cave abode rewarded by the sect,” knowing that this kid truly understood the intricacies of the situation.
“Very good.”
After the Elder finished speaking, he continued to distribute rewards to the other disciples.
Chu Manshu, also being knowledgeable, immediately moved closer, wanting to see the token in Shen Ye’s hand.
Shen Ye directly handed her the token.
“This is the best cave abode in Xuanmen… and they gave it to you.”
Chu Manshu looked at the ‘A-1’ on the token, her expression somewhat complex as she spoke.
“What? The best cave abode? How did it fall to me?” Shen Ye asked.
“How would I know?” Chu Manshu glared at him.
“It seems I need to cultivate diligently and not let down the sect’s generous intentions,” Shen Ye said.
—It seems that spirit stone vein was truly valuable.
Chu Manshu solemnly returned the token to Shen Ye.
“Be careful, that cave abode used to belong to the senior sister of Xuanmen,” she transmitted her voice.
“What? Senior sister?” Shen Ye also transmitted his voice.
“Yes, the senior sister went berserk and was personally killed by the Saint Venerable. Although her residence has been thoroughly inspected, it was still a place where someone who went berserk resided for a long time, so you must be careful,” Chu Manshu said.
“Understood, thank you,” Shen Ye said.
It was Yun Ni’s cave abode!
Looking at Chu Manshu’s worried and cautious expression, perhaps this kind of cave abode was considered a “haunted house” by cultivators.
By this time, Shen Ye was no longer a clueless newbie.
He now knew that for cultivators, the most terrifying thing was going berserk.
Any other type of injury could be healed by the sect elders.
Going berserk was beyond saving!
Perhaps this was one of the reasons why Yun Ni’s cave abode could fall into his hands.
On the high platform.
The Taishang Elder continued to distribute rewards.
Sect Master Sheng Zun stood aside, observing every cultivator below with a cold eye.
He naturally saw Chu Manshu and Nangong Wantou standing together.
Although the two were communicating telepathically, Chu Manshu’s wary and nervous expression, and Nangong Wantou’s surprise, were all observed by him.
“They’re afraid that cave abode has a problem.”
The Sect Master understood at a glance, no longer paid attention to these two disciples, and turned to observe other new recruits.
Before long.
All rewards were distributed.
The Taishang Elder exchanged a few more pleasantries, then announced the end of the trial, ordering the disciples to return to their respective cave abodes.
After all the disciples had left—
The Taishang Elder bowed and asked:
“Sect Master, have you discovered anything?”
“Nothing discovered… Although the trial grounds sometimes have issues, that Soul Demon should be able to monitor the entire area and return safely.” Sect Master Sheng Zun pondered.
“Could someone have killed it?” the Taishang Elder asked.
“It possesses several of my special abilities, and its combat power is not weak, so it shouldn’t have been killed.”
“Could there be a problem with the trial grounds?”
“That’s possible too. Just now, I’ve seen these disciples; their strength is absolutely insufficient to kill the Soul Demon.”
After the Saint Venerable finished speaking, he suddenly drew the black short saber and examined it carefully.
“Sect Master, what’s wrong with this saber?”
“It’s fine… but don’t you think it’s too logical that it got rid of those three disciples just now?”
“The three disciples killing fellow disciples in the ruins do deserve to die, Sect Master.”
“Yes, everything is perfectly logical.”
The Sect Master’s eyes narrowed, and he continued, “But why was it this soul-devouring saber, precisely?”
“You mean, those three disciples—”
“Perhaps they knew something, but they can no longer speak.”
The Sect Master put away the short saber and murmured in a low voice:
“You and I both know what kind of power of rules can achieve this, so…”
“This matter must be thoroughly investigated.”
…
On the other side.
Shen Ye returned to Xuanmen Peak and, together with Peipei, moved into that cave abode.
“This is Senior Sister’s original cave abode. I used to burn fires, refine pills, and forge iron here.”
Peipei enthusiastically led Shen Ye on a tour.
It has to be said, this cave abode was filled with spiritual energy and located in the most scenic spot, truly the best cave abode on the entire mountain.
“What is this?”
Shen Ye pointed to a disc on the table and asked.
“The cave abode’s formation plate!”
Peipei skipped forward and tapped the disc with her hand.
A spiritual light instantly lit up on the disc.
“Senior Sister really liked quiet, so she spent a lot of spirit stones to specifically create a grand formation to isolate everything from the outside world.”
“That strong?” Shen Ye asked.
“You can feel it,” Peipei said, manipulating the formation plate to open the cave abode’s grand formation.
Buzz—
The spiritual energy in the cave abode surged downwards.
Soon.
All outside sounds were inaudible.
Even the ethereal flames of the Taishang Soul-Binding Soul-Refining Palace vanished.
A line of faint luminous characters appeared:
“The current cave abode has avoided the Taishang Soul-Binding Soul-Refining Palace.”
Shen Ye was somewhat surprised.
“Peipei, is this grand formation very powerful?” he asked.
“That’s right, Senior Sister is a master of formations. This formation was constructed with all her might. Even if it were destroyed, she would know immediately,” Peipei said.
So that’s how it is.
Perhaps this formation couldn’t compare to the Taishang Soul-Binding Soul-Refining Palace, but it had a peculiar characteristic.
If it were destroyed, Yun Ni would be notified.
So the Taishang Soul-Binding Soul-Refining Palace hadn’t destroyed it!
Perhaps this was the fragile balance and mutual trust between Yun Ni and the Sect Master?
Shen Ye’s thoughts raced, and a strange sensation surged in his heart.
A line of crimson luminous characters instantly appeared:
“The First Seal Door is about to be broken!”
What?!
That sealed monster was about to break free from its seal!
Shen Ye’s heart tightened, and he immediately said,
“Peipei, I have some spirit stones here. Go buy all sorts of food and elixirs we need soon. Also, buy anything you need for alchemy and artifact refining, and a new set of clothes for yourself.”
He handed a small storage pouch to Peipei.
“Thank you, Young Master!” Peipei beamed with joy.
“Go, I need to cultivate for a while.”
“Yes!”
Peipei left.
Shen Ye closed the cave abode and began to quickly ponder a solution.
That line of crimson characters still flickered before his eyes.
But what could he do?
Even the Teacher couldn’t defeat it; upon encountering it, he immediately had to flee with Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui.
…No solution.
But he couldn’t just let it escape to freedom.
If it returned to the Taishang Dao Palace, the fact that he sealed it with his door ability would immediately be exposed.
There’s no other way!
Shen Ye deliberated for a few breaths, then let out a low cry:
“Door!”
A Seal Door quietly appeared.
He still had three chances to open the door today!
Shen Ye opened the door without hesitation, simultaneously activating “Tide of Time.”
Three seconds of stasis!
Inside the door, time had frozen, and it was a sea of solidified water, with a glowing life form deep within.
—This was an underwater seal!
It seemed quite strong.
At this point, he had to bite the bullet and try, as there was truly no other option!
Shen Ye noted the coordinates, dismissed the door, and then shouted again:
“Door!”
The monster’s prison immediately appeared.
Activating “Tide of Time” and opening the door, he saw that the entire prison inside was almost completely destroyed.
The humanoid monster’s hands had turned into claws, tearing several walls to shreds, and the various runes on the walls had completely failed.
It was on the verge of breaking free!
“Truly impressive, much stronger than Tu Fusheng,” Shen Ye remarked.
He used a basic binding spell to grab the frozen monster out of the door.
Almost instantaneously—
“Tide of Time” activated again!
This time, however, it targeted the monster outside the door.
The door dissolved.
Only one chance to summon the door remained!
“Door!”
Shen Ye shouted again, opened the Ocean Seal Door, kicked the monster in, and simultaneously activated “Tide of Time” inside the door.
Bang!
The door closed.
The entire process of closing, opening, closing, and reopening the door occurred without a single operational error, resulting in the monster being relocated to a new sealed location amidst continuous time stasis!
His three door-opening opportunities for the day were precisely used up!
Shen Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling utterly exhausted.
Thump-thump-thump—
A knock on the door sounded.
“Who?” Shen Ye asked in surprise.
He walked out and pulled the door open.
Two elders, accompanied by Sect Master Sheng Zun, stood outside waiting.
“Sect Master, Elder!”
Shen Ye was startled.
“Don’t be alarmed. Saint Venerable merely came to see you new disciples,” an elder said.
“Yes! Please come in!”
Shen Ye pulled the door wider, gesturing with an open hand.
Sect Master Sheng Zun remained outside the door, but his gaze swept past Shen Ye and landed on the formation disk on the table.
“Can you use this?”
He asked.
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