Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 392

Chapter 375: You’ve Been Reborn!

Faint glowing text flashed before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“Too many skills are being integrated this time. The power of the Dharma Realm is fully concentrating on your keyword ‘Blood-sucking Kid’.”

“Please wait for a moment.”

Shen Ye withdrew his gaze.

The Saint and Yun Ni were far more powerful than him.

But they definitely didn’t have a dark-gold keyword like “Blood-sucking Kid.”

Nor did they have the “door” that the Sky-Piercer Technique relied on.

As time passed, the most promising one to cultivate the Taishang Forgetting Emotion Ascension Scripture was actually himself?

—He was a person from the lowest universe.

How ridiculous.

The female voice sounded again from the coffin:

“Now, I’ve said all I need to say. Do you want to go your separate ways, or are you willing to lend a hand?”

“What is your goal?” Shen Ye asked.

“I want Yun Ni to suffer a qi deviation, and I will completely devour her soul,” the female voice said.

“Our goals are not quite the same,” Shen Ye said.

“What is your goal?”

“Besides Yun Ni, the Saint must also die.”

The female voice couldn’t help but raise its volume:

“Please understand one thing, you are just a new disciple of a sect in the seventh stage of the Dharma Realm.”

“And you are just Yun Ni’s Heart Devil; your fate was set by her,” Shen Ye said.

A moment of silence.

“Why do you want to kill them?” the female voice asked again.

“Personal vendetta — regardless of whether I can do it, we’ve reached an agreement,” Shen Ye said.

“Indeed,” the female voice said.

The contract silently unfolded before Shen Ye, tearing inch by inch and scattering with the wind.

The curse was lifted.

From now on, the two were equal in their coexistence; neither could restrict the other with a contract.

The female voice sounded once more:

“Now that we’re on the same side, I’m willing to tell you something else.”

“What?” Shen Ye asked.

The female voice said, “When you link with your Heart Devil and use it as a medium to acquire new skills, you will inevitably release special power fluctuations. Other Heart Devils will be able to sense your Heart Devil.”

“—They will try to devour your Heart Devil to strengthen themselves.”

“Heart Devils also fight each other?” Shen Ye was surprised.

“The strong prey on the weak. This is an eternal truth no matter where you are,” the female voice said.

Shen Ye mused, “You won’t eat my Heart Devil, right?”

—That would only leave the Saint’s Heart Devil.

“Of course!”

The female voice continued, “Still by setting fate, your Heart Devil will have to duel the Saint’s Heart Devil—but your Heart Devil has only just been born and is no match for the Saint’s Heart Devil.”

“What do you plan to do?”

What to do?

The other party was too strong, and correspondingly, their Heart Devil was also much stronger than his.

If the two Heart Devils fought, the outcome was obvious.

“I need to think. You rest first.”

After speaking, Shen Ye closed the Gate of Sealing, disbanded the Dark Destruction Torrent, and quickly pondered countermeasures.

He couldn’t fight others.

Tsk.

This was quite vexing.

Just then, lines of faint glowing text appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“Congratulations.”

“Due to the power of the dark-gold keyword ‘Blood-sucking Kid,’ this integration has produced a super-evolutionary effect.”

“You have obtained a fusion skill for the seventh stage of the Dharma Realm:”

“Receive, Transform, Release.”

“Special skill, evolution type skill, dark-gold level.”

“Description: You can always find suitable ways to block enemy ranged and melee attacks, neutralize them, and then unleash a counterattack.”

“—Provided that the difference in strength between you and the enemy is not overly vast.”

“—Having witnessed the myriad skills of the universe’s cultivators, you are now well-versed in methods for defending against various attacks.”

“—As your Dharma Realm strength increases and you master more skills, this skill will become more powerful.”

The skill was complete!

Yet, Shen Ye grew even warier.

Because Yun Ni’s Heart Devil had said that as soon as he obtained a skill through the Heart Devil, it would immediately be sensed by other Heart Devils.

Frankly, he now realized the wonderful uses of the Heart Devil.

This was a power he had never imagined.

If possible, he absolutely had to protect his Heart Devil!

The next moment.

The entire world suddenly turned blank.

—The Dharma Realm had descended!

Shen Ye saw an identical version of himself.

However, this self was dressed in flowing ancient robes, holding a fan, and chanting:

“I come riding the waves—”

He met Shen Ye’s eyes, and his voice came to an abrupt halt.

This was Shen Ye’s Heart Devil.

“What’s going on? I just walked into the inn, ready to kill all comers, but how did I suddenly get out of the fate you set?” the Heart Devil said unhappily.

“Still talking about killing all comers? Other Heart Devils are coming to kill you,” Shen Ye said.

The Heart Devil immediately became alert.

“I wondered why I had an ominous premonition… What do we do now?” the Heart Devil asked.

“Probably can’t beat them, we must think of other ways,” Shen Ye said.

Not only could he not beat them, but he also couldn’t fight.

—If he fought others, his path to the heavens would end.

As the two spoke, layers of images appeared around them.

Majestic immortal mountains.

Clouds and mist swirling in the sea.

Ancient sects stood on isolated peaks.

Cultivators transformed into streaks of rainbow light, soaring freely in the sky.

“The other party set a very strong cultivation sect background, this isn’t good, I only have the strength of the seventh stage of the Dharma Realm.”

The Heart Devil tensed up.

Just then, a majestic voice echoed through heaven and earth:

“You are a disciple of the Penglai Immortal Mountain, a cultivation civilization from a very high universe. Shortly after entering the immortal mountain, you encountered the calamity that destroyed it.”

“According to historical records, in this great tribulation of heaven and earth, all disciples of Penglai Immortal Mountain below the twelfth stage of the Dharma Realm perished.”

“Experience this history.”

“—And then proceed to your destined fate!”

The Heart Devil quickly listened, his face showing despair.

“It’s over! This is a history that has long been determined; we cannot change it. I will die in this great tribulation of heaven and earth!”

He muttered to himself.

Shen Ye, however, saw several lines of faint glowing text appear before his eyes:

“Heart Devil duel begins.”

“The opponent has set all history, background, identity, and time.”

“You are also a cultivator of the Taishang Forgetting Emotion Ascension Scripture. At the beginning of this attack, you are also qualified to make one fate setting.”

“Because your Dao scripture is only cultivated to the first stage, vastly different from the opponent’s—”

“Your setting cannot change history;”

“Your setting cannot help the Heart Devil escape this event;”

“Your setting cannot suddenly increase the Heart Devil’s strength;”

“Your setting cannot allow the Heart Devil to obtain powerful defensive artifacts through chance encounters;”

“You can only set one sentence, and it cannot exceed five characters.”

“Begin!”

All the small words flashed and disappeared.

A cultivator flew over, seemingly oblivious to Shen Ye, his gaze falling on the Heart Devil.

“Shen Ye, entry-level disciple, heed my command!”

“Disciple is here!” The Heart Devil immediately bowed.

Everything in the void fell into stasis.

A line of faint glowing text appeared:

“In the state of agitated variant spiritual energy, you have thirty seconds to set. Exceeding this time, you will not be able to set any fate for this Heart Devil duel.”

“Countdown begins!”

What’s going on?

So many restrictions, and only thirty seconds to think.

Shen Ye forced himself to calm down, thoughts rapidly flashing through his mind.

What to do?

If the Heart Devil died, the Taishang Forgetting Emotion Ascension Scripture would be ruined.

—He had already found the ruins; given enough time, he would surely be able to cultivate this Dao scripture.

He couldn’t let the Heart Devil die here!

“So many restrictions, and it can’t exceed five characters…”

Shen Ye fell into deep thought.

When only a few seconds remained, he finally thought of a method that wasn’t exactly a method.

He silently activated the Dao scripture, his entire body surging with blazing spiritual light, and spoke:

“The sect master loves me.”

A total of five characters!

It didn’t change history;

It didn’t help the Heart Devil escape this event;

It didn’t suddenly increase the Heart Devil’s strength, nor did it allow the Heart Devil to obtain a powerful defensive artifact through an accidental encounter!

Unseen ripples surged in the void, beginning to confirm this fate setting.

In a short while.

That majestic voice sounded again:

“This is the moment of Penglai Immortal Mountain’s destruction.”

“In a few minutes, the great tribulation of heaven and earth will descend.”

“All disciples below the twelfth stage of the Dharma Realm died in this great tribulation, and Penglai Immortal Mountain also fell into the lower universe.”

“Entry-level disciple Shen Ye is experiencing all of this, however—”

The majestic voice changed its tone:

“The sect master loves him.”

The voice vanished.

Everything began to return to normal.

—The fate setting began to take effect!

In mid-air.

The cultivator said, “Entry-level disciple Shen Ye, the pill room needs to be cleaned. You are to immediately proceed to the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Pill Refining Room on Tiandu Peak to complete this task.”

“Yes!” Shen Ye’s Heart Devil bowed in salute.

The cultivator turned and flew away.

The Heart Devil, with no alternative, sighed and flew towards Tiandu Peak.

“Do you know the way?” Shen Ye asked.

“Yes, I’ve already become a person of this world. All the corresponding memories have been generated. For now, I can only follow the other party’s setting,” the Heart Devil said.

“Don’t worry, we still have a chance,” Shen Ye encouraged him.

“Is that so? The other party set everything perfectly; you have no way to resist—by the way, what did you set?” the Heart Devil asked.

“You’ll know in a while,” Shen Ye said vaguely.

“…Why do I have an ominous premonition?” the Heart Devil said.

Not long after.

He arrived at Tiandu Peak and entered the refining room known as the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams.

“This is one of Penglai Immortal Mountain’s high-level refining rooms. It’s usually cleaned by a dedicated person. I really don’t understand why I have to clean it today.”

The Heart Devil unhappily formed a hand seal and began to clear the dust from the room.

Suddenly.

A figure appeared in the refining room.

The door closed silently.

The Heart Devil immediately jumped back in alarm, forming a hand seal and shouting:

“Who!”

He saw a stunning woman in flowing iridescent robes.

“Mountain Master!” The Heart Devil exclaimed.

He quickly bowed, respectfully saying, “Entry-level disciple Shen Ye greets the Mountain Master!”

As he spoke, he glanced at Shen Ye.

—What was going on?

Shen Ye, however, breathed a sigh of relief.

—Thankfully, it was a woman.

The stunning woman stared at the Heart Devil with burning eyes, scrutinizing him for a long time, then sighed and said mournfully:

“The great calamity is imminent. Are you willing to stay by my side and protect my safety?”

The Heart Devil was stunned.

Me?

Protect you?

He looked at Shen Ye again.

—Was this Mountain Master foolish? I’m only at a few stages of cultivation; she actually wants me to protect her?

Could this be the way fate has arranged for me to die?

Shen Ye knew he couldn’t remain silent. He transmitted his voice:

“My setting is ‘the sect master loves you’.”

The Heart Devil was dumbfounded.

Good heavens.

You’ve changed the fate setting of world destruction into a romance story?

“Mountain Master, of course, I am willing to follow you, to live and die together, without hesitation.”

The Heart Devil said resolutely.

“Good, I truly didn’t misjudge you,” the stunning woman whispered.

She drifted over and placed a hand on the Heart Devil.

The Heart Devil instantly couldn’t move.

“Mountain Master? What is this?”

The Heart Devil couldn’t help but ask.

The stunning woman said, “The great tribulation is coming. I don’t want you to die.”

After speaking, she picked up the Heart Devil and walked towards the pill furnace.

“The pill furnace can protect you. After the tribulation, I will announce that all disciples below the twelfth stage of the Dharma Realm have died in battle. You can then quietly escape.”

The stunning woman added.

“You’re too kind to me, but is this pill furnace safe?” the Heart Devil asked, moved.

“The Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Furnace is the oldest pill furnace in the sect, possessing the ability to resist seventy-two layers of water and fire tribulations. If even it is destroyed, then no one in the entire sect can escape,” the stunning woman said.

The Heart Devil looked at Shen Ye, only to find Shen Ye looking back at him.

Both saw the joy in the other’s eyes.

According to historical records, the experts above the twelfth stage of the Dharma Realm did not all die!

Since they all survived—

This pill furnace must also be safe!

It’s done.

This hurdle has been overcome!

The stunning woman, holding Shen Ye’s Heart Devil, had just reached the pill furnace when she suddenly stopped moving.

The entire space-time fell into stasis.

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That majestic voice sounded again:

“Adding one more fate setting—”

“The Mountain Master of Penglai Immortal Mountain is in love with two men simultaneously.”

“In the face of the great tribulation, both of you swore to protect her. Therefore, she decided to save both of you.”

“You are the second man to be placed in the pill furnace, and coincidentally, the Mountain Master forgot to remove the binding spell on you.”

“You were tormented for several days by the other man in the pill furnace, and finally, your head was cut off, and your body was burned.”

“After the tribulation, this man falsely claimed you had already escaped, causing the Mountain Master much grief, while he remained by her side, caring for her tenderly, and eventually won her heart.”

“Setting complete!”

All states of stasis disappeared again.

The Heart Devil looked into the pill furnace and immediately saw another man inside.

“Mountain Master, this is?”

He asked hesitantly.

The beautiful woman’s expression was complex, and she vaguely said, “This is Elder Fuyun, the enforcer elder. Like you, both of you are close to me. You two hide here.”

Shen Ye inwardly cried out that it was bad.

The new fate setting had completely blocked all paths!

And it intentionally used the stasis state, which prevented the Heart Devil from hearing the content of the fate setting.

Even if he told him, it would be too late.

—Because the beautiful woman put the Heart Devil in and made a few hand signs. The pill furnace was sealed!

“This is too unfair. Can someone decide another’s fate like this? Isn’t this stronger than a god? It’s simply invincible!”

Shen Ye protested.

Suddenly.

A line of faint glowing text appeared before him:

“Due to the opponent setting an overly far-fetched and fixed fate, you have gained an opportunity to add a fate setting.”

“You must not alter any of the opponent’s fate settings!”

“Must not exceed four characters!”

“You have ten seconds to complete the setting. No waiting after the time limit.”

“Countdown begins!”

Shen Ye’s heart sank.

He couldn’t change any of the fate settings made by the opponent?

Then wasn’t the Heart Devil destined to die?

And it couldn’t exceed four characters!

He watched the constantly flashing countdown, thousands of thoughts swirling in his mind.

The countdown kept flickering.

Finally, the number turned to “1”.

It was too late!

Shen Ye cast aside all thoughts and shouted:

“I am reborn!”

—Only four characters!

Ripples appeared in the void.

That majestic voice sounded again:

“You were burned in raging fire, beheaded defenseless, slandered before the beauty, and then deprived of everything.”

“This is a predetermined fate, and then—”

“You are reborn.”

In an instant.

Everything in the pill room disappeared.

The Heart Devil suddenly appeared in the pill room, letting out agonizing wails.

“Stop yelling, you’ve been reborn,” Shen Ye reminded him.

The Heart Devil gasped, his eyes filled with bone-deep hatred, staring at the pill furnace.

“Don’t go, you can’t beat him. He’s an enforcement cultivator, possibly around the tenth stage of the Dharma Realm,” Shen Ye gently comforted.

“Then what do we do? I was tormented by him for so long, are we just going to let it go?” the Heart Devil said, filled with hatred.

Suddenly.

A stunning woman in iridescent robes softly descended from the void.

“Mountain Master!”

The Heart Devil, just like last time, hurriedly bowed, respectfully saying, “Entry-level disciple Shen Ye greets the Mountain Master!”

The stunning woman stared at the Heart Devil with burning eyes, sighed, and said mournfully:

“The great calamity is imminent. Are you willing to stay by my side and protect my safety?”

The Heart Devil was about to speak, but saw Shen Ye winking at him.

“?”

The Heart Devil gave him a look.

Shen Ye leaned closer and whispered in the Heart Devil’s ear:

“Say exactly what I say—”

“Sect Master, please hide in this Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Furnace. It is the oldest pill furnace in the sect, possessing the ability to resist seventy-two layers of water and fire tribulations. It can certainly protect your safety.”

The Heart Devil’s body trembled, and he quickly repeated Shen Ye’s words.

The stunning woman finally showed a look of surprise, her eyes sparkling with wonder, and she softly said:

“But… if I hide, what will happen to you?”

Shen Ye resolutely said, “How can a man hide behind a woman? Sect Master, I swear to take the pill furnace, escape the sect, and protect you until the end of my life.”

The Heart Devil, mimicking his posture, resolutely said, “How can a man hide behind a woman? Sect Master, I swear to take the pill furnace, escape the sect, and protect you until the end of my life.”

“Embrace,” Shen Ye uttered.

The Heart Devil followed with a shout, “Embrace!”

A moment of silence.

The exquisitely beautiful Mountain Master also showed hesitation.

The Heart Devil also realized he had misunderstood and looked a bit abashed.

Shen Ye glared at him:

“Are you stupid—are you really me? I meant for you to embrace her.”

“I’ll be careful next time,” the Heart Devil quickly apologized.

Suddenly.

A soft body embraced him.

“I didn’t misjudge you, Shen Ye. You truly are a real man…”

The Heart Devil froze.

In his arms, the beautiful woman’s voice was as soft as water.