Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 389

The array disc, glowing with spiritual light, was placed on the table.

The grand array of the entire cave abode continuously operated, resisting all prying forces from outside, and solidified five defensive techniques.

Shen Ye rubbed his hands, standing to the side, and said with a smile:

“Paige asked me to see this array, so she opened it. To be honest, I don’t know anything about it.”

“Paige opened it?” the Sect Master asked.

“Yes.”

“Paige is very good to you.”

“Naturally. I’m generous, I never treat those around me poorly.”

The Sect Master nodded, surveying the entire cave abode, and then asked:

“I heard you had some unpleasantness with your senior brothers from the Xuanmen.”

“Actually, we’re all brothers, a little squabble is no big deal. Once my strength grows, I’ll interact with them more often,” Shen Ye said.

The displeasure in his words almost overflowed.

How could the Sect Master and the two elders not understand?

—But the sect encourages this kind of normal competition.

Which young disciple wouldn’t dare to fight for a bit of pride?

If not, then there’s no need to cultivate.

The Sect Master smiled and said, “The ‘Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions and Ascending to Immortality Scripture’ is extremely difficult. If you want to rapidly increase your strength, practicing this might not be the way.”

“Oh? I feel like I’m doing pretty well with it,” Shen Ye said.

Doing pretty well with it?

The two elders glanced at each other.

This cultivation method was exceptionally difficult; only a handful of people in the entire sect practiced it, and almost all of them gave up.

Yet he said he was doing pretty well with it?

The Sect Master remained unperturbed and said lightly:

“Demonstrate your cultivation method, let me see what stage you’ve reached.”

“Yes!”

Shen Ye formed a Daoist incantation.

Streaks of faint blue light emanated from him, like vertical fine threads, radiating into the air.

“It’s the ‘Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions Marrow Cleansing and Spirit Refining Method’!” an Elder exclaimed in a low voice.

“Indeed, the color of the spiritual energy is gradually deepening, which is the effect of refinement. He’s already begun, Sect Master!” another Elder chimed in.

The Sect Master smiled, examining Shen Ye from head to toe, and then spoke:

“Is Jian Ji really that powerful?”

“Not at all, Sect Master. I’m exceptionally outstanding even among Jian Ji. I’m extraordinarily talented,” Shen Ye said, puffing out his chest.

Never seen such a shameless disciple!

The Sect Master’s face twitched, and he changed the subject:

“Nangong Wantu, do you believe in fate?”

—Fate!

This statement was full of profound meaning, hitting the core of the entire matter.

Shen Ye’s spirits lifted, and he cupped his hands, saying:

“Sect Master, please dismiss the others. This disciple has something to report.”

The Sect Master and the two elders stared at him, originally wanting to find some flaws, but unexpected he actually offered to report something!

What did he know?

“Very well, you two wait outside the cave abode,” the Sect Master said.

“Yes!”

The two Grand Elders turned and left.

The door to the cave abode closed.

The array disc continued to operate.

The Sect Master also gestured, setting up several layers of restrictions.

Now, no one could spy on what was happening here.

“Speak, what do you have to say?”

The Sect Master asked.

Shen Ye quickly walked to the door of the cave abode, leaned against it, and listened carefully.

“Sect Master, the two elders are outside the door,” he said.

“…It’s fine. There’s an array here. They can’t hear what we’re saying,” the Sect Master said speechlessly.

Shen Ye’s heart suddenly stirred.

Tu Fusheng had already prepared the corresponding items and placed them within his Dharma Idol.

This was just in time!

Shen Ye coughed lightly, walked over to the Sect Master, flipped his hand, and pulled out an ornate and delicate box.

“A small token of my esteem, please accept it, Sect Master.”

He held the box with both hands, saying respectfully.

The Sect Master was stunned.

He thought it was some kind of situation—

So this kid was trying to bribe him!

No—

That Tu Fusheng just gave a mountain of spirit stones, and you, boy, are immediately trying to bribe me too.

Sure enough, what kind of elder you have, what kind of descendants you’ll have.

But what do you take this sect for?

The Sect Master’s expression changed dramatically, and he shouted:

“My Tai Shang Dao Palace is a renowned orthodox sect, how can you—”

Shen Ye quickly interjected, “Sect Master! Inside is Ten-Thousand-Year Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow! My Uncle Tu dug through over two hundred high-grade planets just to find this much, worth billions!”

*Clang!*

The box opened.

Inside were several round, milky-white jade stones.

As soon as they were exposed to the air, they immediately emitted a seven-colored radiance, and at the same time, spiritual energy as rich as mist filled the entire cave abode.

Taking a breath felt refreshingly comfortable throughout all eighty-four thousand pores, as if one were floating to immortality!

This was an invaluable treasure for cultivators!

With just a few of these Ten-Thousand-Year Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow pieces, an average sect could support all its members in cultivation for several centuries.

Absolutely hard currency!

Even a top-tier master like Tu Fusheng had to spend immense effort to acquire them.

Now, for Shen Ye’s sake, he had no choice but to contribute them.

*Clang!*

The box closed again.

“A small token of my disciple’s appreciation, please accept it, Sect Master!”

Shen Ye held up the box, his voice resounding.

Silence for a few breaths.

The Sect Master’s voice rang out:

“Unthinkable, truly unthinkable.”

“You child, your devotion to the sect is sincere, your heart is true, and your intentions are commendable. Very well, I shall accept it.”

The box disappeared with a “swish.”

The Sect Master flipped his hand, placing a jade slip on the table, and said gently:

“Although you possess extraordinary talent and the ability of Jian Ji, the Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions and Ascending to Immortality Scripture has three paths. I have some experience here; you should diligently study it and never choose the wrong path, wasting your time and energy.”

“Thank you, Sect Master!” Shen Ye cupped his hands gratefully.

“Mm, cultivate well, and don’t disappoint the high hopes the sect has for you.”

“Yes!”

The Sect Master drifted away.

*Thump.*

The door to the cave abode closed.

Outside the door.

The Sect Master stood silently, head bowed, seemingly lost in thought.

No.

He was here for an inspection.

How did it turn into bribery and acceptance of bribes?

The two Grand Elders saw that the Sect Master’s expression was not good and immediately became nervous.

“Well? Is there something wrong with this kid?”

One asked.

“It shouldn’t be him,” the Sect Master said.

“How do you figure?” the other asked.

“…It’s clear from his family style,” the Sect Master said with a peculiar expression, “I came to inspect, and this kid actually bribed me.”

“He truly underestimates our Tai Shang Dao Palace,” an Elder sneered.

“An unappreciative fellow,” another Elder said with a murderous aura.

“It was a few pieces of Ten-Thousand-Year Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow,” the Sect Master explained.

“Such sincerity! Such sincerity!” the two elders praised genuinely.

“How about this, I’ll take him as my personal disciple later, he’ll be by my side every day. If there’s no problem, then so be it. If there is, I’ll deal with him directly,” the Sect Master said.

“Sect Master is wise.”

The two Grand Elders said in unison.

Suddenly, a figure streaked across the sky, landing in front of the three of them.

It was a young female Daoist acolyte.

Upon seeing the Sect Master and the Grand Elders, the female acolyte was startled and hastily bowed, saying:

“Greetings, Sect Master! Greetings, Grand Elders!”

“Is that Paige? Let me ask you, did you open the array disc in the cave abode?” a Grand Elder asked.

“I opened it,” Paige said, her face pale with fright, her voice trembling.

The three exchanged glances.

“Tell Nangong Wantu that he is to hand over the array disc to the sect tomorrow,” the Grand Elder said.

“Tell him that this array is harmful to the soul, and he is not to build it again in the future, understand?” another Grand Elder said.

“Yes!” Paige hastily replied.

A few minutes later.

Inside the cave abode.

All the light on the array disc receded.

The array stopped.

Shen Ye’s gaze swept around, only to see the faint, illusory flames once again filling the entire space.

Wailing souls drifted like walking corpses.

—Of course, all this could be clearly seen due to the demon-subduing pestle on him.

Paige was completely unaware.

“I bought a lot of things, would you like to take a look?” Paige asked.

“No need.” Shen Ye was still pondering a countermeasure.

“Sect Master,” Paige transmitted, “I was terribly scared just now.”

“Mm.”

“Sect Master, let’s run away. If we don’t, we’ll die here sooner or later.”

“There’s nothing we can do for now, don’t worry, we’ll be fine,” Shen Ye comforted her.

—The young girl was already feeling guilty, and being stumbled upon by the Sect Master and two Grand Elders scared her almost out of her wits.

It was understandable.

“Sect Master, it seems that just being a man isn’t enough; they are still wary of you—you must change your personality again—like last time!” Paige suddenly said.

“Hmm, hmm?”

Shen Ye looked at Paige.

Last time?

Right… Paige knew some things.

It was about Yun Ni.

Shen Ye smiled and softly transmitted:

“Paige, it’s been a long time since I looked at things from someone else’s perspective. Tell me about the past, and let me see if I’ve done anything wrong.”

“Actually, it’s nothing,” Paige transmitted. “You were originally an exceptionally intelligent person, wholeheartedly devoted to studying the Daoist scriptures, disliking interactions with others. Later, you said that the Sect Master’s Dharma Idol would devour people, and you had to change your character. Then you became increasingly focused on your image, traveling everywhere in the multi-verse, and your reputation gradually spread far and wide.”

“Then they sent word that you had gone mad and died.”

Shen Ye listened carefully, thought for a while, and asked:

“At that time, I became increasingly focused on my image. Do you think there was anything wrong with what I did?”

“There wasn’t a problem, it just happened to attract a lot of attention, which is why we all survived with you, but—”

Seeing his seriousness, Paige spoke her mind:

“Your transformation was too abrupt. At first, none of us adapted well. If you’re going to do anything next, please pay attention to this point.”

“How was I abrupt?” Shen Ye asked.

Seeing his normal expression, not showing any hint of blame, Paige became bolder and transmitted:

“That day I was helping you forge, and after the demon-subduing pestle was finished, you left that very night. The next day, you came back and immediately started to adorn yourself, becoming radiant and splendid—wasn’t that transformation a bit too fast?”

Shen Ye said, “That was indeed a bit strange, I’ll pay attention to it in the future.”

“Mm, actually, you’ve done very well, Sect Master. What do we do next?” Paige asked.

“You should rest first, it’s late. We’ll talk tomorrow,” Shen Ye transmitted.

Paige seemed to have made some kind of decision, gritting her teeth, and continued transmitting:

“The Sect Master activated the Demon-Slaying Grand Array, which must have consumed a lot of power. If he doesn’t devour people again, he himself will have problems.”

“Sect Master, you must think of a solution quickly.”

“Don’t worry, I have my ways. You rest easy,” Shen Ye gently comforted her.

Paige walked through the courtyard to the bedroom on the other side of the cave abode to rest.

Only Shen Ye remained sitting there.

He picked up the Sect Master’s jade slip, and his spiritual energy swept through it, immediately understanding its contents.

It was nothing special.

It wasn’t as detailed as the Tarrot Card’s “Battle Guidance Master” explained.

But one point was worth noting.

The jade slip said that truly cultivating this Daoist scripture and getting on the right path meant facing tribulation at every progressive stage.

Tribulation—

In this fast-paced era, to improve cultivation efficiency, many cultivation methods have been modified and evolved, no longer requiring tribulation.

But this Daoist scripture still required tribulation.

—And it was a tribulation of inner demons for the soul!

No wonder so few people cultivated this method.

Even those with exceptional talent, upon seeing such a difficult tribulation, would turn and flee.

With so many good cultivation methods in the world, why bother with this unlucky one?

In fact.

If this cultivation method wasn’t related to the ruins.

If he wasn’t trying to understand the secrets of Yun Ni, the Sect Master, and the Dao Palace—

He would have long since discarded this Daoist scripture!

“Practice it… I’ll practice it for now, and after this matter is over, I won’t cultivate it anymore.”

Shen Ye secretly made up his mind.

He sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion and began to circulate his cultivation method.

After cultivating for a while, he seemed to remember something, swiped his ring, took out a piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow, and placed it directly into his mouth, under his tongue.

—Tu Fusheng was a good person.

To thank him for his kindness, it was entirely appropriate to keep one for his own cultivation.

Now there was no longer any oversight.

Shen Ye just sat there, gradually entering a state of meditation.

Perhaps it was the transformation rule of the Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions and Ascending to Immortality Scripture obtained in the ruins, or perhaps the detailed, illustrated explanation from the “Battle Guidance Master” card, along with the continuous power emanating from the Ten-Thousand-Year Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow—

Shen Ye cultivated very smoothly.

Two hours later.

He vaguely touched that bottleneck.

—His entire body’s spiritual energy was almost completely refined, with only a trace remaining.

If this last trace was also refined, the nature of his spiritual energy would undergo a world-shattering change.

Because everyone’s karmic ties and past experiences are different, inner demons will invade at this time, leading to all sorts of strange phenomena.

Inner demons!

This word sent shivers down the spine of every cultivator.

Therefore, when cultivating this Daoist scripture, one must focus one’s mind at such a critical moment, not be led astray by external phenomena, and thus avoid going mad.

This was the so-called “Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions.”

Only in this way could one successfully pass the tribulation and ascend to higher realms.

That’s why the name of this Daoist scripture is “Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions and Ascending to Immortality Scripture.”

Shen Ye gradually adjusted his bodily state to its peak, then initiated the Daoist incantation, completing the refinement of that final wisp of spiritual energy.

*Whoosh—*

A faint blue spiritual light emanated from his entire body, like a flame swaying in the wind.

It was done!

The spiritual energy had been refined into spiritual fire.

According to the Daoist scripture, this was called “Tai Shang Spiritual Fire.”

The spells cast with this spiritual fire, and even close-combat attacks, would be more powerful than attacks driven by ordinary spiritual energy.

A thought suddenly flashed through Shen Ye’s mind, a stroke of genius.

“Right, I cultivate the Huntianmen technique, and with the power of the Guanghan, I once condensed a ‘Seal Flame’.”

He looked towards the void, and faint light appeared in small characters:

“Seal Flame.”

“Effect 1: Once a time spell is cast, you can attach yourself to it, gaining the ‘Companion’ effect, reaching the time node specified by that spell.”

“Effect 2: Frost and flames are sealed in ‘time’, releasing simultaneously, their immense power reducing enemies to ashes.”

“Additional effect: Any changes in time will be perceived by you.”

—This flame had barely been used.

Now was the perfect time to merge it!

As for the effect?

Who cared!

Anyway, he hadn’t planned on cultivating this scripture forever.

Yun Ni’s demon-ridden state was a lesson!

Shen Ye let go of his mental attachment to gains and losses, deciding to give it a try.

Faint small characters appeared:

“You activated the dark gold entry ‘Blood Sucking Child’, fusing ‘Tai Shang Spiritual Fire’ and ‘Seal Flame’ into one.”

“This fusion achieved a super-evolutionary effect.”

“Congratulations.”

“You have obtained a new spiritual flame:”

“Flame Spirit Divine Light.”

“Primary.”

“Description: The spiritual energy in your dantian has been elevated to Flame Spirit Divine Light. The power of all your attacks is increased threefold, and the divine light can condense into Flame Spirit Divine Light Armor, attaching to your body for defense.”

Shen Ye was stunned.

He stretched out his hand, silently activated the Daoist incantation, and a layer of golden flames immediately appeared on his arm.

—Flame Spirit Divine Light!

This was a power several levels higher than spiritual energy!

With a thought, a layer of golden flames surged over his entire body, transforming into armor.

It was done!

The change in the nature of the spiritual light meant he had officially mastered the Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions and Ascending to Immortality Scripture!

Continuing to cultivate it in the future would allow him to more rapidly enhance his Dharma Idol and strength.

Suddenly.

A strong sense of crisis arose spontaneously.

Shen Ye stood up, vigilantly looking around.

Logically, such a major breakthrough was bound to attract inner demons to cause disturbance.

But he wondered what his own inner demon would be.

“Are you looking for me?”

A voice whispered in his ear.

Shen Ye abruptly turned around, only to see a young man exactly like himself standing behind him.

Shen Ye.

—The other Shen Ye, who was also the original Shen Ye!

He had come from the Blue Star and occupied his body, and this matter had always lingered in his mind.

That’s why such an inner demon was born.

“Hello, may I help you?”

Shen Ye asked.

“You won’t kill me?” the inner demon Shen Ye asked.

“I don’t have much experience with inner demons, and besides, I have no grievances with you, so why don’t we talk?” Shen Ye said.

“Not too stupid, actually, I am you, just the part of you that has been hidden deep inside—since you didn’t immediately attack, you’ve gained an opportunity,” the inner demon said.

“What opportunity?” Shen Ye asked.

“You have one chance to compensate me, after all, you gained everything of mine,” the inner demon said.

“Can inner demons also ask for money, spirit stones, and treasures?” Shen Ye asked.

“No, inner demons only want life—you must arrange my destiny for me. If I am satisfied, I won’t take your life.”

“If I arrange it, you can obtain such a destiny?” Shen Ye asked.

“Yes, I am you, and I am your heart. No matter what the heart thinks, the Dharma Realm will take on that form,” the inner demon said.

After speaking, it sat down on the meditation cushion opposite Shen Ye.

—It seemed completely unafraid of Shen Ye making a move to kill it.

In fact, Shen Ye couldn’t make a move to kill it either.

Currently.

He was still in the trials of the Path to Heaven.

Before reaching the eighth realm of the Dharma Realm, he couldn’t fight anyone!

Fighting himself was also fighting!

Plus, Shen Ye had always felt that inner demons were immortal.

—Even Yun Ni couldn’t kill her inner demon.

So how was he to pass this test?

Shen Ye thought for a moment, then sat down opposite the inner demon, sighing:

“It’s like performing a ritual for the deceased.”

“Cut the crap, I’m not a ghost, I’m another you. You need to think about how to convince yourself,” the inner demon said.

A wave of black light emanated from its body, and its voice became strange and chaotic:

“You only have one chance. If you don’t satisfy my demands, I will possess you.”

Possession by an inner demon!

“Absolutely not! I’ll set it up for you right away,” Shen Ye jumped up and said.

“How will you arrange it?” the inner demon asked.

Shen Ye swiped his ring, taking out dozens of blank jade slips issued by the sect, and arranged them neatly on the table.

He picked up one jade slip, recorded a piece of information into it, then picked up another, recording a different piece of information.

His movements were extremely fast and efficient, and in no time, all thirty jade slips were processed.

“Please, everything is arranged inside, pick one!”

Shen Ye said.

The inner demon was half-skeptical, walked to the table, and picked up a jade slip.

A piece of information immediately appeared in the inner demon’s mind:

“I am Shen Ye.”

“I was killed by a strange statue and transmigrated to another world.”

“There are no ‘calamities’ or ‘anomalies’ here, only a stable urban life.”

“Yes, I became a cat.”

“Every day I can sleep long and beautifully, eat to my heart’s content, and even pursue lady cats.”

“The only job is—”

“To catch that damned rat!”

The inner demon put down the jade slip and slowly turned to look at Shen Ye:

“How did I turn into a cat? Is this your compensation for me?”

“Many people like cats nowadays, it’s very fashionable—if you don’t like it, look at the others,” Shen Ye said.

The inner demon picked up another jade slip.

A new piece of information appeared in its mind:

“I am Shen Ye.”

“I was killed by a strange statue and transmigrated to another world.”

“There are no ‘calamities’ or ‘anomalies’ here, only a castle occupied by an evil dragon, and a princess sleeping within the castle.”

“As long as I kill the evil dragon and kiss the princess awake, I can live a happy life.”

The inner demon pondered, “Killing an evil dragon…”

“I can set the evil dragon to have zero health,” Shen Ye said.

“Wouldn’t that be too fake?” the inner demon asked.

“Fake what? It’s not writing a novel—only novels care about logic. The real world is very fantastical,” Shen Ye said.

“I agree with that.”

The inner demon picked up the third jade slip.

“I am Shen Ye.”

“I was killed by a strange statue and transmigrated to another world.”

“There are no ‘calamities’ or ‘anomalies’ here, only many women who love me.”

“Oh, right, I just fell off a cliff and found a very deep cave halfway down the mountain.”

“Inside the cave, there’s an old ape that speaks human language and wants to give me secret cultivation techniques.”

“Due to a copyright warning, it hid one book and only took out another called ‘Nine Profound Divine Skill’.”

“This is a very powerful skill!”

“I’ll soon become invincible under heaven and the new founding father!”

After reading it, the inner demon was tempted, but still put down the jade slip.

It looked through all the jade slips one by one.

Finally, it picked up one jade slip.

“If you carefully weave such a destiny, I will let you go.”

The inner demon said.

At this point, all the jade slips on the table were jumbled, and Shen Ye didn’t know which one it had picked up.

“Let me see.”

He took the jade slip, and his mental power probed into it, instantly gaining the information within the jade slip:

“I heard you possess a white jade beauty, exquisitely carved, of unparalleled charm, which I deeply desire. Tonight, at midnight, I shall come under the moonlight to claim her. Your cultured nature surely will not lead me to make a fruitless journey.”

Shen Ye couldn’t help but look at him with new respect, cupping his hands towards the inner demon and saying:

“Young hero has good taste.”

On the other side.

Deep within the celestial dome of the Tai Shang Dao Palace.

The Sect Master sat high on his precious platform, slightly opened his eyes, and muttered to himself:

“It can be like this too?”