Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 398

Chapter 381: The Power of New Mythical Terms!

The battle in the sky was nearing its end.

Occasionally, a few sporadic spells would fly down, striking various immortal abodes in the Dao Palace.

Eventually, even those sporadic spells ceased.

Someone shouted from high in the sky:

“As expected of the leader of the Grand Supreme Dao Palace, the renowned Saint of Ten Thousand Laws!”

“—I shall retreat today and seek another battle with you another day.”

“Presumptuous!” The Saint’s voice rang out, “Do you think the Dao Palace is a place you can come and go as you please?”

The roar of spells resounded once more.

Shen Ye, bored, couldn’t help but yawn.

When he told Jiang Dazhuang earlier that he was exhausted, it was the truth.

His phone was still singing hoarsely:

“From beginning to end, love again, no, I won’t love you again.”

*Clap.*

A faint sound from the array disk.

Shen Ye brazenly activated the array disk, deploying the isolation array.

The Grand Supreme Life-Binding Soul Refining Palace was instantly isolated.

Having done all this, he then looked at the faint glowing small characters appearing in the void:

“Heart Devil duel concluded.”

“You have survived.”

“This was a battle across time and space. You threaded your way through the fog of destiny, guiding the fate of all beings back to their inherent trajectories, and incidentally won a battle.”

“The Dharma Realm has acknowledged your heroic feat and confirmed this event as ‘unprecedented’.”

“Congratulations.”

“You have obtained a brand new mythical term:”

“Tool of Destiny.”

“Prophecy-type, destiny-type mythical term.”

“Description: For a target, automatically generate a profile. Through this profile, you can determine the destined position the target is about to occupy.”

“A target can only be subjected to ‘Tool of Destiny’ once a day.”

“—Are you a part of this destiny play?”

“You can retain this evaluation term and upgrade it in the future; or you can devour this evaluation term to gain basic attribute points.”

Shen Ye quickly read through it, feeling a little puzzled.

Among all his terms, the description of this new term was extremely concise.

But—

What is a profile? What is a destined position?

He looked left and right, seeing no one else, so he simply directed this term at himself and quietly activated it.

Faint light quickly flashed and coalesced into small characters:

“You have activated ‘Tool of Destiny’ on yourself.”

“This mythical term has generated a profile based on your current destiny:”

The faint glowing small characters dissipated.

In their place were lines of ornate black vertical small characters:

“You are the sect’s blood bag, a prime gilded toad, a new generation of prodigal descendants;”

“Even so, the detection-blocking immortal abode array was activated by you, making you a suspect;”

“—Spend five whole hours in a state where there are no secrets;”

“These are the five hours that will decide your life and death, and the fork in the road of destiny.”

“Start!”

Shen Ye fell into contemplation as he looked at this profile.

It was somewhat similar to Mogahou’s prophecies.

Yet, there were differences.

Mogahou’s prophecies targeted threats and could only be used once every few days.

This term, however, targeted the destiny of a specific individual.

Its scope of use was broader.

Looking closer at the profile, one would discover the key point—

“A state where there are no secrets.”

In other words, even with the array activated, this immortal abode would be monitored.

—This isn’t what Paige said back then.

*Pah.*

Shen Ye snapped back to reality.

It was Yun Ni who used that clone back then.

She definitely didn’t tell the truth.

Since that was the case, for the next five hours, he absolutely couldn’t reveal anything.

With this thought.

Shen Ye simply opened a phone, pulled up an app, and projected the video onto the wall of the immortal abode.

On the other side.

The battle in the sky had ended.

The Saint stood high in the sky, overlooking the entire Dao Palace.

He casually formed a spell seal.

In an instant.

Everything within the Grand Supreme Life-Binding Soul Refining Palace became clear to him.

However…

Several locations were blocked because arrays had been set up, preventing the Grand Supreme Life-Binding Soul Refining Palace from detecting them.

First, the main council hall.

This was already the central hub of the entire sect, heavily guarded, with various arrays active all year round and never turned off.

Besides, the several Grand Elders were all his trusted confidants.

There would be no problem.

Then—

The underground prison of the Dao Palace, where various monsters and rebellious disciples were held, was covered by a large array.

No problem there either.

Some disciples’ immortal abodes had activated arrays, but due to the sect facing a major event, they had all deactivated their arrays and were urged by elders to work in various places.

The only place where an array was still active and the person inside hadn’t come out…

There was only one.

The Saint’s gaze slowly moved, landing on Kunlun.

“It’s that kid.”

He muttered, and his figure suddenly disappeared.

The next second.

Inside Shen Ye’s immortal abode.

The Saint appeared silently.

He stood quietly in the courtyard, yet the array showed no reaction.

Even Shen Ye was completely unaware of his arrival.

The Saint surveyed his surroundings.

He saw “Nangong Wantou” sitting on a meditation cushion in the courtyard, holding a roasted elixir in one hand and a bottle of drink in the other, watching the projection on the wall with great relish.

The projection showed a woman.

She faced the camera and spoke eloquently:

“Pursuing the opposite sex is a legitimate right of human males and the foundation of human reproduction.”

“So.”

“How can a pure, introverted boy win a girl’s affection?”

“Here are a few small tips to share with everyone.”

“Please don’t go away, more exciting content after the commercial.”

Music started.

An advertisement began.

The Saint, who presided over ninety-nine universes and was the head of the Grand Supreme Dao Palace, naturally knew about this kind of image display from technological civilizations and even understood its principles perfectly.

He watched with Shen Ye for a while.

It wasn’t until the advertisement started again that he pulled out a communication talisman and whispered, “Was Nangong Wantou arranged to participate in the sect’s disaster relief mission?”

With that, the communication talisman flew away as a streak of fire.

Soon, the streak of fire flew back.

A Grand Elder’s voice came from the fire:

“He wasn’t arranged. After all, he just entered the sect today and doesn’t even understand the situation. Plus, he’s a prodigal, and I was afraid he’d only make things worse.

“Besides, most of the tasks are already almost done, and most disciples have been sent back to rest.”

The Saint listened, and his cold gaze softened slightly.

—So, this kid wasn’t assigned any tasks.

No wonder he locked himself away, oblivious to the outside world, and wholeheartedly studied the opposite sex.

Just then.

The video happened to be talking about “boys should show their generosity and magnanimity in love.”

Shen Ye muttered to himself:

“Spent a lot of spirit stones… need to get the family to send some more immortal spiritual essence…”

The Saint’s brow twitched.

—This prodigal is really rich.

Tu Fusheng was a notorious villain in over a hundred universes. It was said he disappeared for a while and only recently reappeared.

How could his descendant be short of money?

The Saint turned and walked to the array disk, saying,

“Come take a look, whose array disk is this?”

In an instant.

Countless suffering souls emerged from the void behind him.

One of the souls spoke:

“Reporting to the Saint, this is my array disk.”

“You?”

“Yes, he casually gave me an immortal spiritual essence back then, and I gave him all the array disks.”

“So that’s how it is.”

The Saint felt rather uninteresting, but then saw Shen Ye suddenly stand up, walk to the entrance of the immortal abode, and carefully peer outside.

Hmm?

What’s going on?

The Saint slowly advanced, wanting to see what was happening.

He saw a streak of light fly in and land in front of the immortal abode, transforming into a cultivator.

Dao Zhengyi, a disciple of the Sect Affairs Office!

“Senior Brother, did you bring the goods I asked for?” Shen Ye rubbed his hands, eagerly asking.

Dao Zhengyi said indifferently, “Junior Brother, your matter is indeed quite difficult to handle, and to keep it from the elders will require some effort.”

Shen Ye slapped his storage bag, pulling out handfuls of spirit stones and handing them to Dao Zhengyi.

He handed them quickly, and Dao Zhengyi received them just as fast.

The two cooperated tacitly, skillfully exchanging spirit stones.

“Junior Brother, rest assured,” Dao Zhengyi put the last handful of spirit stones into his storage bag and cupped his hands, “this matter will absolutely not be known by the sect elders.”

The Saint observed from the side, a hint of killing intent flickering in his eyes.

Audacious!

What exactly did these two sneaky fellows do in the sect?

He would definitely extract their souls, torture them thoroughly, and get to the bottom of it later!

He saw Dao Zhengyi tap his storage bag, pull out a picture album, and hand it to Shen Ye.

Shen Ye eagerly opened it.

The Saint also stepped forward, carefully examining the contents of the album.

—It was a collection of beautiful women.

“Senior Brother, are all the most beautiful female disciples from the Heaven, Earth, and Mystic Gates in this booklet?” Shen Ye asked as he looked.

“To inform Junior Brother, Senior Brother has visited all the mountains in the sect, inquired widely, personally witnessed the true appearance of every female disciple, and after much arduous effort, has compiled this precious book. I hope Junior Brother will cherish it accordingly,” Dao Zhengyi said.

“Incredible, truly incredible. If Junior Brother finds a suitable Dao companion in the future, there will certainly be additional spirit stones offered to repay Senior Brother,” Shen Ye cupped his hands.

When asked about spirit stones, Dao Zhengyi’s face showed a smile.

“Easy to say. Junior Brother, if you have other matters to attend to in the future, you can always come to me.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother.”

“No need for thanks, farewell.”

“Please.”

Dao Zhengyi flew away.

The door of the immortal abode closed again.

Shen Ye held the picture album and walked back, sitting on the meditation cushion to carefully examine the portraits of the sect’s female disciples.

The killing intent in the Saint’s body had dissipated by then, and his face even showed a hint of helplessness.

He had already announced his intention to find love.

He had given immortal spiritual essence.

He had also given spirit stone veins.

—He was already showing great respect to the sect.

Was secretly getting a picture album to look at really something taboo?

Love between men and women was human nature—

These two disciples thought they were hiding it from the elders, but the elders had so many things to deal with every day, how could they care about such matters?

Speaking of which, he also needed to go back and deal with various post-battle affairs.

Staying here was a complete waste of time!

The Saint was about to leave when he heard Shen Ye murmur to himself:

“The sect is in great trouble; they must be overwhelmed. If I act in secret now, it will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.”

“Finally, I can begin.”

The Saint paused.

What?

Secret operation?

You really do have a problem, don’t you?

Shen Ye closed the picture album, got up, and left the immortal abode, secretly shuttling through the mountains and forests under the cover of night.

The Saint immediately followed him.

He saw Shen Ye run for a while, then suddenly land in front of an immortal abode and knock on the door.

The door soon opened.

A female disciple stood at the door, scrutinizing Shen Ye, and hesitantly asked:

“May I ask who you are?”

“Greetings, Senior Sister, I am Nangong Wantou, a newly admitted disciple,” Shen Ye said.

“Junior Brother Nangong, what can I do for you?” the female disciple asked.

“May I ask, Senior Sister, do you have a marriage partner?”

“Lunatic!”

*Bang.*

The door closed.

Shen Ye, looking crestfallen, turned and left.

He contacted several other female disciples, all of whom rejected him.

The Saint stood by, silent.

—You didn’t seriously watch the video on male-female relationships that you were playing on the wall of your immortal abode, did you?

How could you ask such a thing right off the bat?

It seems necessary to add some emotional guidance content for young practitioners in the sect?

Wait!

He was following him to investigate his problems.

This kind of thing isn’t worth bothering about at all!

The Saint shook his head, about to leave, when he saw Shen Ye knock on another female disciple’s door.

“Senior Sister, do you have a marriage partner?”

“Are you talking about… you? Hehe, with such low cultivation, you dare to seek a Dao companion? Dreaming!”

The female disciple relentlessly sneered a few words, then “bang,” she slammed the door shut.

Shen Ye stood dumbfounded at the door, then suddenly became angry.

“Damn it!”

“I’m going to find the elders right now!”

He cursed, jumped up, and, with a swift movement, flew towards the main peak.

The Saint had not intended to continue observing, but at this point, he was also headed in the same direction—

It was also time for him to return to the main peak to check on the situation of various affairs.

The two arrived at the main peak one after another.

Shen Ye marched straight towards the Main Council Hall, but was stopped by several guarding cultivators. After a brief commotion, one of the guarding cultivators went inside to report the situation.

The Grand Elder, hearing it was him, was puzzled and had him summoned inside.

“True Disciple Nangong Wantou, what is the matter?”

The Grand Elder asked.

“Reporting to Elder, I have a matter concerning the life and death of the sect, which I need to report individually.” Shen Ye said.

The Grand Elder looked bewildered.

Shen Ye couldn’t see, but this Grand Elder was a top expert in the sect. Furthermore, since the Saint hadn’t specifically concealed himself, the Elder could see the Sect Master Saint standing behind Shen Ye.

What was going on?

The Grand Elder looked towards the Saint.

The Saint looked helpless.

“All irrelevant personnel withdraw.”

The Grand Elder, unable to make sense of the situation, had no choice but to shout.

The surrounding law enforcement cultivators and guarding cultivators all withdrew from the hall.

“You may speak now. What exactly is the matter?”

The Elder asked.

“May I ask, Elder, if I am wholeheartedly loyal to the sect?” Shen Ye made a gesture of counting money.

The Grand Elder was speechless for a while.

No.

Young man, just say what you need to say, why make that gesture?

“What exactly do you want to say?” the Grand Elder asked.

“Today, as I walked on the mountain, everyone I met ridiculed me, and I was even directly rejected at doors. This shows that our sect disciples are not very friendly and united.” Shen Ye said.

Not… united?

The Grand Elder pondered for a moment.

Disunity among disciples, this kind of matter can be considered serious, as it concerns the internal cohesion of the entire sect.

But it can also be considered trivial.

—Perhaps people just aren’t united with you.

“What did they ridicule you for?” the Grand Elder asked.

“They all look down on me and my low cultivation.” Shen Ye said.

“Then you should cultivate diligently,” the Grand Elder said.

“But it’s too slow!” Shen Ye argued, “The Dao sutra given earlier was so difficult, I couldn’t even understand it. It was Senior Brother Jiang who took pity on me and gave me some new cultivation techniques.”

“Isn’t that good?” the Grand Elder said.

“But I still have to practice—who knows how long it will take to improve my strength!” Shen Ye spread his hands.

The Grand Elder laughed out of exasperation, pointing at him and scolding:

“You little rascal, do you really think we all ascended directly to our current realm on airships?”

“Which cultivator doesn’t need to painstakingly refine qi and blood, hone spiritual power? Do you really think you can casually improve your strength?”

“Go back and cultivate properly! Don’t make a racket here!”

Shen Ye said nothing, stood up, and left.

He left so quickly that before he could even be called, he was already out of the hall and flying towards Kunlun Peak.

This made the Grand Elder somewhat hesitant.

“It can’t be, he only said a couple of words, he shouldn’t be thinking of leaving the sect.”

The Grand Elder muttered softly.

The Saint quietly appeared, sneering, “This is just a good-for-nothing prodigal who probably hasn’t cultivated properly either.”

“Sect Master,” the Grand Elder bowed and asked, “What should we do now?”

The Saint said, “Leave him be. There are so many major matters in the sect, we—”

“Report—”

A voice rang out from outside the hall.

A Taoist flew in, knelt and bowed, saying enthusiastically, “Reporting to the Sect Master, Saint Warrior Tu Fusheng sent word that he discovered a blessed land in the hundred and second universe, and sincerely invites us to station there and join!”

“A blessed land! Has anyone been sent to verify it?” the Saint immediately asked.

“Someone has already been sent, and I estimate there will be a response very soon!”

As he spoke, a streak of fire flew into the hall.

The Saint received the fire, flicked it with his hand, and the fire immediately transformed into a communication talisman, emitting a voice:

“Congratulations, Sect Master! The blessed land in the 102nd universe is real! This place is completely undeveloped!”

It’s true!

The so-called wealth, companions, Dharma, and land—

Blessed lands, gathering the rules of the ten directions, are the most auspicious, beneficial for cultivators to comprehend the Great Dao and achieve breakthroughs.

This is the cultivating ground that every cultivation sect yearns to obtain!

The Sect Master and the Grand Elder exchanged glances.

—What to do?

—What else can be done?

“Elder Wang, I remember it’s been a long time since we opened a relic,” the Sect Master said.

“Sect Master is wise,” the Grand Elder understood immediately, “we have indeed neglected the new disciples for too long. Now is the opportune time; why not open the relic and let the newcomers seek their own opportunities? This will also let them know that the sect always cares for them.”

“Good, then it’s settled. Pass down the order: the sect will open the relic today!”

The Sect Master made the final decision.

“Opening the relic will take some time… I’ll go prepare now.” The Grand Elder finished speaking and disappeared in a flash.

Only the Sect Master remained, standing alone, contemplating quietly.

He almost made a mistake.

That kid wasn’t a mere prodigal.

—He was a grand prodigal.

Someone who, immediately after joining the sect, brought so many benefits to the sect, could even be called a “pillar of strength.”

As long as he didn’t make any major mistakes, he should remain in the sect and contribute more.

Just then, several other elders came to report on various matters.

The Saint then concentrated on dealing with the affairs.

About an hour later.

Elder Wang flew back to the main hall, bowed, and reported, “Sect Master, the relic has been opened and can be entered at any time.”

“How are the new disciples from each mountain prepared?” the Saint asked.

“Everyone is excited, just waiting to enter,” Elder Wang said.

“Good—”

The Saint was about to speak when he suddenly remembered the boy’s face.

—His strength is so weak; what if he enters and can’t find any opportunities? Wouldn’t that be a wasted effort?

If he really starts to make a fuss, it would be embarrassing.

The Saint coughed lightly, then sternly announced:

“I will go attend to some matters first. When I return, I will then allow the newly admitted disciples to enter the relic.”

“Yes!” the Elder respectfully replied.

The Saint nodded, and his figure flashed, disappearing from the main hall.

He appeared directly on Kunlun.

He saw the mountain bustling with noise, where a group of disciples newly admitted in the past three years had already gathered.

Nangong Wantou stood in the center of the crowd like a rising star, distributing one contract after another, loudly declaring:

“In the relic, assist me, and I will reward you with three thousand spirit stones;”

“Abandon your fight with me, and I will reward you with thirty thousand spirit stones;”

“After coming out, spread my prestige and help me gain fame, make me popular—I will reward you with one hundred spirit stones for each time you promote me!”

“Come on, everyone, come take a look!”

“Sign this contract, and we will work together, get rich together, and everyone will be happy!”

One by one, the new disciples took the contracts, snatched pens, and eagerly signed their names.

The Saint’s face twitched.

He worried for nothing!

This is simply—

A degenerate!

However, giving spirit stones to sect disciples is like giving to the sect, which also helps stimulate the sect’s internal economy.

But—

From the depths of his soul, he never wanted to see this kid again!

The Saint’s figure flashed, returning to the main hall, and he ordered:

“Begin!”

“Yes!”

Several tens of minutes later.

Amidst the cheers of those on Kunlun Peak, Shen Ye was the first to step into the relic’s teleportation array.

He landed in the familiar relic hall. Before doing anything else, he quietly checked the time.

Five hours had passed.

According to the destiny profile’s description—

From now on, he was free from omnipresent surveillance.

He let out a slight sigh of relief.

Just then, lines of faintly glowing small characters appeared in the void:

“Discovered the lost sacred ruins of Mount Penglai from tens of thousands of years ago.”

“As the last disciple endowed with identity by the Lord of Mount Penglai, you possess the right to directly access various locations. You can proceed directly to the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Alchemy Chamber.”

“Furthermore.”

“You are on the Path to Heaven, and your current mission is ‘Advancement’.”

“You may not engage in combat with anyone,”

“—until your strength reaches the eighth stage of the Dharma Realm.”

Shen Ye narrowed his eyes.

He remembered that if the first relic trial was successful, it could help new disciples increase their Dharma Realm strength by one level.

He was currently at the seventh stage of the Dharma Realm.

Soon.

Once he reached the eighth stage of the Dharma Realm—

He wouldn’t have to worry about anything when fighting others!