Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 414
byChapter 397: Three Door Ability Users!
Shen Ye was, of course, human.
Although he had fused with the blood of an Emperor Species, his soul remained that of a human.
He put away the jade slip and then lightly swiped his finger across a ring.
—Inside his spatial ring, two long blades immediately began to fuse.
“You activated the Dark Gold keyword ‘Blood-sucking Child’, attempting to fuse the two long blades, ‘Spring Rain’ (Dark Gold) and ‘Heartbreak’ (Gold).”
“This fusion was dominated by the Spring Rain Blade, completing a super evolution.”
“Congratulations.”
“You have obtained a brand new long blade:”
“Spring Rain.”
“Mythical-grade blade, possessing special powers: Wind and Thunder.”
“Description: Wind condenses as an extension of the blade’s edge, its power undiminished; thunder gathers as the blade’s force, irresistible.”
“This blade possesses the Mythical keyword: A Night of Spring Rain in a Small Building.”
“Description: With your blade technique, connect to the vast Dharma Realm, allowing endless laws to deduce your blade technique until it improves, limited to once per day.”
“Cost of activating the keyword: Learn now, pay later, guaranteed not expensive.”
Shen Ye was deeply moved.
A blade—
It actually had a keyword?
Was this the power of a mythical weapon?
This blade can help me deduce my blade technique!
Shen Ye couldn’t wait. He simply drew the blade and held it in his hand.
The Mythical keyword “A Night of Spring Rain in a Small Building” activated!
Activating this keyword came with a price.
However, the description of the price was “Learn now, pay later, guaranteed not expensive.”
Do you see?
Not expensive!
—The wealth he possessed was entirely sufficient to pay for it!
As the keyword moved.
A faint hum suddenly emanated from the long blade.
In an instant.
The entire world turned blank.
The Dharma Realm had descended!
Shen Ye stood stunned.
At this moment, the Dharma Realm descended into his thoughts, transforming into countless thought points, all of which were images of him performing his blade technique.
Thousands of sword-wielding images flashed frantically.
Even Shen Ye’s eyes reflected the scene of him wielding his blade with full force.
At the same time.
Lines of faint small text quickly appeared:
“You lived lonely in the Dharma Realm for two months, practicing your blade technique day and night.”
“Sixty-first day.”
“After one strike, you finally evolved the blade technique named ‘Dream Snatcher’ to a higher realm.”
“Your current blade technique has undergone a metamorphosis, transforming into a stronger form:”
“Dream Separation.”
“Blade Technique (unprecedented), Gold grade, cross-world skill.”
“Description: In the stagnation of time, man and blade become one, severing the void, pursuing even to another realm without stopping.”
“—Tonight’s dream is sorrowful.”
“In addition.”
“Your general blade techniques have also improved.”
“In the Dharma Realm’s perception, with your exceptional comprehension, you should have achieved greater success in blade techniques, yet you did not have the time to slowly refine your skills.”
Shen Ye quickly finished reading, feeling a pang of shame.
—If the world were peaceful, if no one sought the Hun Tian Art and Tong Tian Art, and no one attacked the Death Star, how wonderful would that be?
He wouldn’t have to be so rushed every day and could properly practice his blade techniques.
Go to school.
Attend concerts.
Eat delicious food.
Travel everywhere with friends.
“Clang!”
He sheathed the blade.
All the longing in his eyes dissipated, once again like a bottomless pool, reflecting the figure that had just appeared opposite him.
He saw an enforcement cultivator approach, cupping his hands and saying:
“Junior Brother Nangong, you’ve been on the Stargazing Platform for several hours now; the expense isn’t cheap.”
Shen Ye was slightly taken aback, then reacted.
—This was probably to remind him, fearing he couldn’t afford it.
After all, it cost two thousand spirit stones per hour.
“Has time run out?”
Shen Ye asked.
“Yes, Junior Brother Nangong, the spirit stones you paid before have run out, and you still need to pay six thousand spirit stones,” the enforcement cultivator said.
“Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother. Here are one hundred thousand and twenty spirit stones, please accept the change for tea.”
“Junior Brother, you are too kind.”
“Just a small token of my appreciation.”
Shen Ye cupped his hands at the other party, remaining seated.
The enforcement cultivator tactfully left.
One hundred thousand spirit stones.
It was enough to sit on the Stargazing Platform all day.
Shen Ye once again took out the Spring Rain Blade and gently caressed it with his small hand.
—What a treasure!
It could help him communicate with the Dharma Realm and deduce blade techniques.
Once a day, and not tiring.
Besides, the blade itself had special powers—
Wind and Thunder.
What did that mean?
Shen Ye drew the long blade and casually slashed forward.
Where the blade passed, a strong wind gathered into a blade, extending to the horizon, letting out a sharp howl, and was about to cut into the flying ship—
In a flash of lightning, Shen Ye sharply shouted, his wrist twisting, changing the direction of the blade, and slashing down at the ceiling above.
Boom!!!
The blade and the endless wind blades it condensed cut through the ceiling, erupting with a thunderous impact.
The wind blade extended from the tip of the blade, slashing towards the endless cosmos.
—Wind condenses as an extension of the blade’s edge, its power undiminished!
—Thunder gathers as the blade’s force, irresistible!
Shen Ye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
If he hadn’t reversed the direction of the slash earlier, the entire flying ship would have been cut in half by that strike!
Even with timely intervention—
Now, the entire Stargazing Platform was exposed to the vacuum of space.
He, possessing the Emperor Species bloodline, wasn’t afraid of such an environment, but things had become serious.
A piercing alarm blared.
The defensive formations on the flying ship activated automatically, enveloping the Stargazing Platform.
Enforcement cultivators appeared one by one.
The Saintly Venerable also appeared in time.
Everyone looked around cautiously.
“What’s going on?”
The Saintly Venerable asked in a low voice.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes.
Shen Ye braced himself and said:
“I… just now, while practicing my blade technique, I accidentally poked a hole in the roof…”
Everyone looked at him, then looked up at the ceiling.
The ceiling was long gone.
Above them was the dark cosmos.
“You have rooms to rest in, but you don’t go there. Instead, you practice your blade technique here?” an enforcement cultivator couldn’t help but ask.
“A sudden whim.” Shen Ye spread his hands.
“Alright, everyone, disperse,” the Saintly Venerable said, shaking his head wearily. “Once we reach the Unstable Layer, you’ll have plenty of time to practice your blade techniques. Can you be quiet for now?”
An Emperor Species, not using its inherent cosmic insect abilities, but instead practicing human blade techniques here.
What kind of spirit was this?
It was probably because this Emperor Species was still young.
Once it got a little older, it wouldn’t be so restless and difficult.
“Okay—I will compensate for the damages here.”
Shen Ye said.
The Saintly Venerable glared at him and said, “Who cares about your money? I’d be grateful if you’d just behave yourself.”
“I will definitely behave.” Shen Ye promised.
The Saintly Venerable waved his hand, signaling for everyone to leave.
Everyone’s expressions varied.
—This guy caused such a huge mess, yet the Saintly Venerable didn’t punish him at all?
The Saintly Venerable even conversed with him familiarly, asking him to “behave himself.”
What was his status?
Silence returned to the top floor.
With a wave of his hand, the Saintly Venerable conjured a hand seal, adding a top made of frozen ice to the Stargazing Platform, then turned to leave.
Halfway through, he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Shen Ye.
“You’re not leaving yet?” he asked.
“I deposited 100,000 spirit stones here—the environment is nice here, so I’ll just sleep here,” Shen Ye said with a playful smile.
The Saintly Venerable was too lazy to bother with him any further and immediately prepared to leave.
Clang—
A cold sword intent emanated from behind.
The Saintly Venerable stopped in his tracks, an expression of disbelief on his face.
He slowly turned around and looked at Shen Ye.
Shen Ye sighed, looking down at the blade in his hand, his expression a little desolate.
Faint light appeared as small characters, already flashing before his eyes:
“You activated the Mythical keyword ‘A Night of Spring Rain in a Small Building’, thereby mastering the blade technique ‘Dream Separation’.”
“Now it’s time to pay the price!”
“Please choose the price you are willing to pay from the following options:”
“1. Fight the Saintly Venerable with your blade technique;”
“2. Suicide.”
“Please choose immediately!”
Shen Ye almost couldn’t help but curse.
Damn it.
Is this even a choice?
He could only choose 1, at least he would die a little slower.
But!
—You call this “learn now, pay later, guaranteed not expensive”?
You’re trying to take my life!
It would be unheard of to learn a blade technique and lose one’s life in the process.
If he died here because of this, he would be mocked for the rest of his life after returning to Earth.
People would die laughing!
“Your Excellency Saintly Venerable, I have a blade technique that I would like you to offer guidance on.”
Shen Ye braced himself and spoke.
The Saintly Venerable’s gaze fell upon the long blade in his hand.
—The killing intent on that blade was practically overflowing!
You call this asking for my guidance?
Shen Ye naturally noticed the Saintly Venerable’s gaze and quickly explained:
“It’s this blade that wants to fight you, and the killing intent is also its.”
“Oh? What a good blade, would you be willing to give it to me?”
“That’s not possible.”
“So, the one who wants to fight me is actually you?”
Shen Ye took a deep breath, then suddenly relaxed, smiling:
“My strength is far inferior to yours, I wouldn’t dare.”
This sentence was originally a compliment, a way to distance himself, and even a plea for survival.
But before he finished speaking—
Shen Ye’s tone shifted from humble and meek to playful, even carrying a hint of killing intent as he spoke the four words, “I wouldn’t dare.”
Kill.
He wanted to kill this monster.
All these troubles were because he was overseeing the mission to find the Tong Tian Art.
If he died.
Everything would end, right?
Tsk.
The killing intent surged even more.
Was he influenced by Xiao Mengyu?
Or was it—
He himself was beginning to tire of the constant pretense?
Shen Ye lowered his head and gazed at the blade’s edge.
In the Dharma Aspect, the Four Kings, Demonic Beast, Great Skeleton, and Formless Heavenly Demon were gathered, ready to strike.
But to everyone’s surprise, Shen Ye didn’t summon them.
He simply assumed a blade stance, his spiritual power held steady, even his breathing paused.
The Saintly Venerable surprisingly raised an eyebrow and whispered:
“Only using a blade, huh…”
A profound silence.
The floor beneath the Stargazing Platform was packed with cultivators.
Every face wore an expression of disbelief.
They had just retreated from the Stargazing Platform when they heard Nangong Wantu’s words, “Your Excellency Saintly Venerable, I have a blade technique that I would like you to offer guidance on.”
Nobody wanted to miss such an event, so they lingered, deliberately pulling out communication talismans, jade slips, and other items, pretending to be busy.
As for the Saintly Venerable—
The Saintly Venerable raised his hand expressionlessly and beckoned to Shen Ye.
Seeing this, Shen Ye took a step forward, swept forward, and charged.
This attack, however, was different from before.
The entire world transformed into an endless white void, with laws like fluttering lines streaking through.
Both sides wielded their most powerful rules—
So they directly clashed in the Dharma Realm!
Shen Ye drew his Spring Rain Blade at this instant, meeting the Saintly Venerable.
The Saintly Venerable’s face was filled with ferocity, and he sneered:
“Alright, let’s see how I—”
“Ying ying ying.” Shen Ye calmly spoke, interrupting his next words.
Instantly.
The faint gold keyword “Group Favorite” took effect.
“When any being targets you, you only need to chant the exclusive keyword incantation, and the opponent’s anger/killing intent/malice will immediately dissipate, and they will not trouble you for at least five minutes.”
The Saintly Venerable paused slightly, his killing intent receding, and he raised a single finger, blocking several times in mid-air.
The blade couldn’t be stopped.
He instantly realized this and, improvising, his figure flashed, dodging the blade’s edge.
However, this technique, Dream Separation, could sever the void.
Thousands upon thousands of wind-shadow blade lights clustered and bloomed around the Saintly Venerable.
The Saintly Venerable, however, showed no fear. His figure transformed into countless manifestations, dodging each blade strike, and then took a step forward to meet the Spring Rain blade in Shen Ye’s hand.
—The moment of truth had arrived!
Wind and thunder rose from the Spring Rain Blade, intertwined in the void, forming layers of thundering, radiant blade shadows.
A line of small text popped up, floating before Shen Ye’s eyes:
“What a satisfying battle! The payment of this price has been completed!”
It’s done!
Shen Ye’s eyes moved, and instead of retreating, he advanced, holding the blade with both hands, and chopped down at the Saintly Venerable’s head.
The Saintly Venerable looked at the blade edge coming at him, his expression emotionless as he dodged, but secretly praised it.
To play human blade arts as an Emperor Species and reach this level was truly unprecedented for an insect.
—And he even used a keyword to suppress my emotions.
The blade and its name complement each other perfectly.
He truly is a promising talent; no wonder he could join the Heart of the Swarm.
However.
At this moment, I must teach him a severe lesson, lest he truly believes he has the right to challenge me.
The Saintly Venerable, completely emotionless and clear-headed, made his decision.
Then he noticed something was off.
Nangong Wantu.
—At some point, he had a dagger clamped between his teeth.
Was he going to counterattack with a dagger?
Useless!
The Saintly Venerable vibrated with power, manifesting as tangible spiritual light, directly scattering the blade light!
—The power gap between them was simply too vast!
The next instant.
The Saintly Venerable was about to kick out—
In a flash of lightning, Nangong Wantu was seen flying backward and hitting the wall, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his breath cut off.
The Saintly Venerable stopped his movement.
…He’s dead?
Impossible, my foot hasn’t even touched this kid.
Dagger: Shadow Shimmering Sting!
Just one lick, and you can choose the manner and effect of playing dead!
Corpse-Shen Ye, seizing this brief moment, suddenly sprang up from the ground and shouted:
“Your Excellency Saintly Venerable is incredibly powerful, and I admit defeat, but wasn’t that kick a bit much just now?”
A commotion and suppressed gasps rose from downstairs.
Even the Saintly Venerable hadn’t hit him.
This resurrection act was played out too remarkably.
Shen Ye continued his output:
“Are you getting serious when fighting against a junior like me? That’s not very good, I hope the Saintly Venerable will be more mindful of nurturing newcomers next time.”
“Now I’m going back to heal my injuries!”
“Wait a moment!” the Saintly Venerable shouted.
“My whole body aches! Saintly Venerable, we are all working hard for the sect, you wouldn’t want to see me die here, would you?”
“Ying ying ying.”
He slid down the stairs as he spoke.
In a matter of seconds, he descended several floors, quickly returned to his room, and slammed the door shut with a loud ‘bang’, activating seven or eight layers of defensive restrictions.
Only the Saintly Venerable remained standing on the Stargazing Platform.
A cold wind whistled past.
“…Damn it.” The Saintly Venerable.
Playing dead must have been the dagger’s power.
“Ying ying ying” was a keyword.
That blade seemed a bit like the Heartbreak blade he had given him, but even more advanced.
Had a grandmaster from the Heart of the Swarm helped him forge and upgrade it?
As for challenging him to a fight—
Could it be a “membership task” for the Heart of the Swarm, requiring him to display his courage?
Or…
Was it some other mandatory requirement that forced him to challenge himself?
How interesting.
This kid had a lot of tricks up his sleeve, and his foundation was even better than he’d imagined.
Should he add more fuel to the fire and bring him under his wing?
The Saintly Venerable pondered seriously.
On the other side.
In a room on the giant flying ship.
Several fire talismans flew in, hurriedly relaying what had happened outside.
The cultivators exchanged glances.
“He actually challenged the Saintly Venerable? Is he crazy?”
“Such impulsiveness is not worth saving.”
“Maintaining our concealment is still the correct choice.”
“Of course, ultimately, the decision is yours.”
Everyone spoke quickly.
Tantai Mingyue frowned slightly, her gaze flickering, but she ultimately placed her hand on the door.
“You don’t understand, I must save him.”
She stepped forward, quietly speaking to the door:
“Do you want to live?”
“Do you want to walk in the world of the living again?”
“Sign a contract with me, and this door to all places of the underworld will give you a chance to crawl out of some deep hell.”
“—You will gain a real body.”
“Consider it, I’ll only wait ten seconds, no waiting past that.”
Rumbling—
The heavy and ominous door slowly opened.
Tantai Mingyue retreated a few steps, clearing the space, and said:
“Working for me means there’s no turning back. Have you thought it through?”
Across the door.
A shadowy figure floated in mid-air, saying expressionlessly, “What do you need me to do?”
“Deal with the Saintly Venerable,” Tantai Mingyue said.
“I’d love to do that, as you know,” the shadow said.
“Then come, step out of the door.” Tantai Mingyue said with delight.
The shadow passed through the door.
A contract instantly formed, transforming into dense black runes that flowed into the door.
At the same time.
A burst of black light erupted from the door, swirling around the shadow and gradually becoming part of it.
The shadow immediately gained a human body.
It once again became a living person standing before Tantai Mingyue.
—The Saintly Venerable’s Heart Devil!
With Tantai Mingyue’s door ability, it had actually resurrected!
“Do you want to learn the Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions Ascension Scripture? I can teach you.”
It said faintly.
“No—your mastery of this Taoist scripture is not high, and I don’t want to take risks,” Tantai Mingyue said.
“What do you need me to do now?”
“You are his Heart Devil, so you should understand him well. Now I need you to draw him away.”
“Good.”
The Saintly Venerable’s Heart Devil stepped into the void and vanished.
As soon as it left, Tantai Mingyue immediately said:
“Everyone prepare to evacuate the Tai Shang Dao Palace. I’m going to see Nangong Wantu now.”
“Yes!” the cultivators responded.
…
In the room.
Shen Ye held the Spring Rain Blade, examining it carefully.
The long blade no longer released any emotions, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep after being satisfied.
Stop.
Don’t think that way.
This blade has a spirit. What if it accidentally reveals something one day and gives itself an impossible task, wouldn’t it be dead?
My blade technique can improve every day…
Such a mythical ability was incredibly attractive to a professional.
Although fame and the Dharma Aspect were also important.
But in battle, if you can’t even withstand the opponent’s ordinary moves, then there’s no point in fighting.
Shen Ye sheathed the blade.
What to do next?
He wondered if the Saintly Venerable would come back to battle him after realizing what happened.
Let’s not unseal the Door to the Forbidden.
Shen Ye yawned, then simply pulled out the jade slip to read it.
The elixir recipes and refining methods in the jade slip were not difficult.
—During his time in the Tai Shang Dao Palace, he had even learned the Tai Shang Forgetting Emotions Ascension Scripture.
Learning this alchemy technique now was naturally a given.
Shen Ye carefully pondered the elixir recipes, gradually forming a plan in his mind, then simply lit the dan fire and attempted to refine the high-grade Spirit Calming Elixir.
The first batch produced mostly waste elixirs, with only one or two usable ones, and those were of lower to average quality.
Shen Ye pondered for a while longer, then opened the furnace to refine elixirs again.
This time, there was still half a furnace of waste elixirs, but there were already usable elixirs that surpassed the middle grade.
Shen Ye was about to continue refining when he suddenly paused.
Thump, thump, thump—
A knock on the door.
Was it the Saintly Venerable?
No.
He would appear directly in front of me.
“Who?”
шωш ⊕TTKдN ⊕￠ ○
Shen Ye called out.
A cold female voice sounded from outside:
“Fellow Daoist Nangong, it’s me.”
Why was she here?
Shen Ye rose to open the door.
Tantai Mingyue strode in, waved her hand to firmly close the door, and quickly said:
“The Saintly Venerable isn’t here right now. I’ve prepared a small teleportation formation; let’s go.”
“Go?” Shen Ye was confused.
“In the past thousands of years, no one has ever survived challenging the Saintly Venerable—unless you are not human,” Tantai Mingyue said.
She directly pulled out a formation disk, tapped it rapidly with both hands, and began to activate the teleportation formation on it.
Wait!
In the Saintly Venerable’s eyes, I truly am not human.
—But it’s hard to say that.
“Tantai Immortal, who exactly are you? Why should I trust you?” Shen Ye asked.
Tantai Mingyue slapped her storage bag and pulled out a crystal.
Inside the crystal, there seemed to be many swaying shadows, like a video playing.
“I understand your reaction—in fact, I only dared to come to you after repeated confirmations.”
“Now, let me tell you everything.”
The crystal was thrown out by Tantai Mingyue and shattered on the ground.
Heavy images immediately appeared in the room.
The screen showed a small tin house, fully furnished with appliances.
A panda sat at a table, eating a bucket of instant noodles with chopsticks.
After eating for a while, it picked up a cold Coke and took a few gulps before saying:
“Don’t worry.”
“I’m on vacation in the Unstable Layer, everything’s pretty good.”
“It’s just that something unexpected might have happened, so I’m contacting you ahead of time.”
“—If you can’t reach me, find this person.”
The panda picked up a tablet, flipped it over, and displayed it to the camera.
On the tablet was Shen Ye.
—It was a photo of Shen Ye standing in front of the panda agency’s door, knocking.
It seemed to have been taken by the doorbell camera.
“This person shouldn’t die,” the panda’s tone carried a hint of playfulness, “his door ability links various worlds, so running away is easy.”
“Find him, and you’ll find me.”
“Alright, I’m not talking to you anymore, I have to go back to work now.”
“And a word of advice—”
“The secrets of the Three Arts of the Immortal Kingdom are simply too difficult, even the cosmic monsters have given up.”
“Don’t get hung up on it either.”
“—How much money do you earn in a month that you’re working yourself to death?”
“Bye bye.”
The light show ended.
Shen Ye was stunned, finally remembering about the panda.
“Is Tieren still alive?”
Tantai Mingyue asked.
“Alive, don’t worry,” Shen Ye said.
“I know you’re also investigating the Three Arts, but now we need Tieren’s power. Please take me to find it,” Tantai Mingyue said.
“Why do you need its power?” Shen Ye asked.
“The Saintly Venerable’s Dharma Aspect is ‘Ten Thousand Li Void,’ its characteristic being the ability to freely traverse any void within ten thousand li—”
“The panda’s cabin, formed by door abilities, can evade its Dharma Aspect and cut off its teleportation power.”
Panda’s cabin…
Shen Ye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
—Tieren, the panda!
Why didn’t I go looking for it?
Hmm.
It seems like…
His office was destroyed by a nuclear bomb that he himself unleashed.
He had always felt a little guilty, procrastinating, and so it had dragged on until now.
“Are we going? The Saintly Venerable is being held back by me, but not for long. I hope we leave quickly.”
Tantai Mingyue said nervously.
On the other side.
Death Star.
A giant panda that had once been released into the wild returned to the zoo.
It was said to be intelligent and well-behaved, actively seeking out wildlife biologists and returning to human society with them.
Who wouldn’t like such a smart, cute, and rare animal?
So it was directly sent to the Yujing City Zoo.
Panda enclosure.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly.
The giant panda Tieren opened its eyes, its gaze sweeping over the tender bamboo and the fragrant, sweet nutrient soup placed before it.
A resolute expression appeared in its eyes.
It seemed that it had forgotten some very important things…
It had to find a way to remember.
It had a premonition that once it remembered those things, it would immediately become different.
From then on, its panda life would transform from its current plain and boring existence into something magnificent and colorful.
Who could be content with mediocrity?
Tieren, the panda, finally made up its mind, closed its eyes, and began to silently recite a cultivation technique.
—That was its fundamental combat method.
Even if it had forgotten everything, it had always stayed with it.
Now, it just needed to activate it further—
Bang!
The door opened.
Tieren warily opened its eyes.
Several gracefully built female pandas entered its enclosure.
—The female pandas chosen and sent to its enclosure were all beautifully clean and furry.
Their bodies, forms, and appearances were all top-notch on the entire planet!
Humans…
Wanted it to procreate.
A hint of struggle appeared on Tieren’s face.
This hint of struggle gradually faded under the shy and affectionate gaze of several female pandas.
Its eyes once again became firm and decisive.
Life is only once.
Could such a trivial matter hinder it? Make it retreat?
—Procreation itself was part of a magnificent and colorful life!
It must face the challenge head-on!
As for that fundamental combat method—
It could be practiced anytime!
Tieren executed a graceful roll and stood up.
With resolute steps, it walked towards the bright-eyed, graceful, and captivating female pandas.
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