Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 599

“Esteemed guest, please follow me.”

The old man in a black tuxedo gracefully extended his hand.

Shen Ye looked ahead.

The banquet hall was at the end of the corridor.

From where he stood, he could already hear the melodious music.

The clinking of glasses, laughter, and whispers blended together, creating a relaxing atmosphere.

The old man’s voice echoed in his mind:

“Tonight there’s a costume ball – the theme is ‘human’, so all these foreign monsters you see are disguised as ‘humans’.”

“You must come up with a suitable identity for yourself; I cannot help you with that.”

“Half of the reward will be paid upfront.”

“—We will gradually guide you closer to your target.”

At the same time.

Shen Ye noticed that the invitation letter in his hand was gone.

In a trance.

He felt as if he was standing on a large tree.

This was an extremely peculiar and towering ancient tree—

It had only two branches, intertwined and spiraling upwards, continuously reaching into the sky and disappearing into the clouds.

Lines of glowing text appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“Congratulations.”

“You have received your advance reward:”

“The Sal Tree that guards the Gate of Dreams.”

“Description: Choose a branch, begin your cultivation path in ‘Gate’ abilities, and receive the corresponding skill inheritance path.”

“—The ancient dream-side skill tree.”

Shen Ye was a little surprised.

It should be said, extremely surprised.

A Gate inheritance!

It was actually a dual-inheritance Gate ability tree!

“Charlotte, I’ve never seen anything like this. What exactly is going on?”

He whispered.

“Gate inheritances are almost all hidden,” Charlotte’s voice replied. “I’ve tried my best, but only managed to catalyze the birth of this ability. However, our world doesn’t have a complete inheritance for ‘Gate’ abilities.”

“—At least, as far as we’ve explored, we haven’t found a skill tree from the True World.”

“Understood,” Shen Ye said.

“Wait a moment, I haven’t finished.”

Charlotte spoke solemnly:

“Even among the myriad worlds, those who possess ‘Gate’ ability inheritances are extremely rare.”

“But it’s directly presenting the inheritance to me,” Shen Ye said.

If it was extremely rare even among the myriad worlds, then this truly was an opportunity.

Upon careful reflection.

His ‘Gate’ ability evolution had been extremely difficult.

—It turned out that even the multi-layered universe didn’t have the inheritance and didn’t know the direction of evolution, which led to this result.

The reward prepaid by the other party…

It was indeed very tempting.

Was it because the dream world was in mortal danger that they were so generous?

“If you obtain the inheritance, as your contractor, I will also be inspired by the Gate inheritance, allowing the multi-universe to gain more knowledge and evolve in a higher direction.”

“—Scent and the others are the same.”

As soon as Charlotte finished speaking, the Boat of Chaos interjected:

“That’s right, this is a law force that has never appeared in the True World. If you accept it and I understand its principles, my ‘natural evolution’ will also become stronger.”

“Me too,” Seventh Uncle said.

“Then what are we waiting for? I should seize this opportunity,” Shen Ye immediately said.

“Wait a moment—there’s something I must tell you, Shen Ye.”

Charlotte composed herself and said seriously:

“The inheritance they offered is a dual-tree type, which means that once you accept the inheritance, the other inheritor will immediately sense it.”

“Wouldn’t that mean they could discover me directly?” Shen Ye asked.

“No—the other gatekeeper will only sense the change in the inheritance tree. They will know that someone else has acquired the inheritance, but they won’t know it’s you,” Charlotte said.

Shen Ye fell into contemplation.

As a betrayer of a world, if the other party knew about this, they would undoubtedly immediately begin searching and retaliating.

Could he handle it?

Wait…

Why should he handle it?

Anyway, they wouldn’t know it was him.

The optimal strategy was to find a way to conceal his identity.

In any case.

He would never give up such an opportunity.

If he hadn’t awakened his ‘Gate’ abilities back then, he wouldn’t have even survived!

This was his fundamental talent!

Silence.

The great creations held their breath, quietly awaiting Shen Ye’s decision.

—This matter concerned the fate of everyone.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Shen Ye stood on the tree, thought for a moment, and first looked at the branch covered in cracks.

The branch emitted a ‘hissing’ sound, constantly releasing mist that diffused in all directions.

Staring at this branch, Shen Ye even felt a shiver down his spine, as if facing a fierce demon.

“This is a combat-type Gate ability.”

Such an understanding flashed through Shen Ye’s mind.

Then.

What about the other branch?

He shifted his gaze to the other branch.

—The other branch was lush green, covered with emerald leaves, and faint glimpses of colorful fruits could be seen.

Just one glance, and a sense of tranquility filled Shen Ye’s heart, as if the entire world had quieted down before him.

“This is a Gate ability related to the self, perhaps not adept at combat.”

Such a thought arose in Shen Ye’s mind.

Which one to choose?

Wait—

He suddenly asked, “Which branch did the Dream Guardian choose?”

The old man’s voice indeed followed:

“That bare, cracked branch is the ‘branch’ that the Dream Gatekeeper cultivates.”

“The two ‘branches’ counterbalance each other.”

So that’s how it is.

Shen Ye no longer asked what the other branch was.

—What was the point of following others?

Since he had decided to accept the inheritance, he definitely had to choose a path that could counter the other party!

Shen Ye took a step and walked towards the lush green branch.

The next second.

Lines of glowing text immediately appeared:

“You have chosen the inheritance branch of the dream-side Gate ability:”

“Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.”

“Prerequisites: Awakened Gate ability, at least advanced to Tier 1, and obtained permission from the Dream Spirit.”

“Congratulations.”

“You have now received this inheritance.”

“Your ‘Spiritual Gate’ is beginning to acquire the inheritance.”

“Given the balance of the dual trees, your path of Gate ability advancement will counter the power of the other branch, ‘Impermanent Evil Path’.”

“It will require a certain amount of time to fully complete the entire inheritance delivery.”

“Currently completing.”

“Please do not leave the dream world, otherwise the inheritance process will be interrupted.”

“Attention!”

“The gatekeeper of the other branch, ‘Impermanent Evil Path’, will sense within ten minutes that the ‘Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss’ branch has gained a new inheritor.”

“Please choose an appropriate strategy to protect yourself until the inheritance delivery is complete!”

All the small words flashed and disappeared.

Ten minutes!

Shen Ye began to consider his countermeasures.

The illusion of the dual trees vanished.

He found himself back on the magnificently carpeted corridor.

The invitation card was back in his hand, perfectly intact.

Everything seemed to have never happened.

The white-haired old man in the tuxedo, walking ahead of Shen Ye, immediately sensed something and a look of delight appeared on his face.

—Gatekeepers were so hard to find!

To finally encounter one was an immense opportunity!

He immediately transmitted a message:

“The Dream Gatekeeper is at the banquet.”

“Killing him won’t be easy. If you need to make any preparations, do it quickly!”

“Within ten seconds, I can guarantee that no one will discover what you’re doing.”

An invisible force emanated from the old man, enveloping the entire corridor.

Ten seconds…

Shen Ye’s mind raced.

At this moment.

What else could he do?

The old man wanted him to kill the other party.

But he hadn’t even met that gatekeeper.

No intelligence whatsoever.

And the inheritance of the Gate ability hadn’t finished “downloading” yet.

So he wasn’t in a hurry to kill anyone right now.

What he needed to do, actually, was stall for time!

Since that was the case.

He had to find a way to avoid the other party’s search and pursuit.

Shen Ye suddenly stopped.

He pressed his hand on a door beside the corridor and uttered a low growl:

“Come!”

The Gate of Spirits immediately descended, summoning a distant accomplice with the newly signed contract.

The door opened.

A figure stood inside the door, her face filled with vigilance and caution.

“What do you want?”

Kaelon asked.

He was in the middle of eating.

His severed arm, and the wounds on his body, had all healed.

—Recovering quite quickly, eh?

“I have a great opportunity, and I couldn’t resist calling you.”

Shen Ye quickly said.

“I am a Lord of Destruction, don’t bother me with trivial matters. You should handle things on your own,” Kaelon probed.

“Enough nonsense, come with me to meet the master of the dream world. We need to win him over—with such an ally, Adrian wouldn’t dare easily deal with us.”

Shen Ye quickly said, showing the invitation in his hand:

“This is a banquet invitation, very hard to get.”

Kaelon was surprised.

The invitation was covered with the power of dream laws.

It couldn’t be fake!

“You’ve found an assistant so quickly?” he couldn’t help but ask.

“Just about to meet them—come and help. This is for our safety—I’m not like you, still in the mood to eat when you’re in mortal danger.”

Before he finished speaking.

Shen Ye reached out directly and dragged Kaelon over.

The door closed.

Exactly ten seconds!

One could say Kaelon, the Lord of Destruction, was quite a character.

Even when his strength was inferior to Ojar, he dared to set up an ambush, intending to kill the other party.

Upon hearing Shen Ye’s introduction, he was already somewhat moved, and then he was directly dragged to the banquet—

As soon as he landed, he was already dressed in a magnificent tuxedo.

“It’s too sudden, next time tell me earlier.”

Kaelon transmitted a grumbling message.

“I just got the invitation too,” Shen Ye transmitted back, “but my status isn’t enough. Only with you here can we hold the fort.”

“What’s your status?” Kaelon asked.

“Primordial Spirit,” Shen Ye said.

“That’s a bit lower than mine,” Kaelon mused.

“Of course it’s not as good as yours. We need to appear very powerful right now, otherwise I wouldn’t have called you,” Shen Ye said.

“Alright, let’s go.” Kaelon calmly took out a small mirror and quickly fixed his hair.

The two walked forward side by side.

The white-haired old man looked back, his gaze meeting Shen Ye’s.

“Change the invitation,” Shen Ye transmitted.

The three walked to the entrance of the banquet hall.

“Please, both of you.”

The white-haired old man bowed.

Shen Ye walked towards the attendant at the door and handed over the invitation.

The attendant glanced at it and announced:

“Welcome the Lord of Destruction, Kaelon, and his entourage!”

The entourage’s name was not worthy of being announced.

Shen Ye consciously took a step back.

Kaelon nodded in satisfaction.

He adjusted his tuxedo again, puffed out his chest, and was the first to step into the banquet hall.

Upon entering.

Another maid came forward with a smile and said:

“Gentlemen, please follow me. The master wishes to see you.”

She led the two towards a section of the banquet hall, hidden behind a screen, deep within.

Turning past the screen.

They saw a place like a king’s reception hall.

On dozens of steps, there was a high throne emitting a brilliant glow.

A handsome man wearing a crown and with colorful wings spread behind him sat on the throne.

On either side of the steps stood seven or eight monsters of various forms.

There were also over a dozen human-like figures, with facial features similar to humans, but also with colorful wings on their backs.

Kaelon composed himself and quietly transmitted a question:

“Do we have anything presentable?”

“What do we need something presentable for?” Shen Ye also quietly transmitted back.

“Nonsense… You didn’t really come to visit a lord of an age empty-handed, did you?” Kaelon asked in surprise.

“Do I need to bring something?” Shen Ye also asked, equally surprised.

Kaelon’s face twitched slightly.

“You bumpkin, I really don’t know how you got to where you are today—remember, today’s expenses, we’ll split them when it’s over,” Kaelon said.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you, no problem at all,” Shen Ye said.

—Will you still be able to find me after this is done?

Their conversation was swift. By the time they finished speaking, they were already standing at the foot of the high platform.

Kaelon flashed an elegant and graceful smile and said:

“I have long admired your esteemed name. Today, this master specifically came to pay a visit. This small token is merely a token of my respect.”

He reluctantly took out a treasure box and handed it to a maid nearby.

The maid received it, slowly ascended the steps, and knelt before the throne.

“Lord of Destruction… I haven’t dealt with you before. I hear you’ve conquered new species?”

The person on the throne asked.

Kaelon responded:

“We were merely proving that nothing is eternal among the myriad worlds—as for subduing humans, it was merely an incidental act.”

Dignified!

Shen Ye couldn’t help but praise in his heart.

Destruction and eternity were inherently opposed, and Kaelon’s single sentence clarified the core reason for the world-destroying war that had spanned countless years.

On the high throne.

The person smiled and spoke again:

“But you are of human form.”

Kaelon said solemnly, “This is to further understand the human species—don’t mind this physical shell, I will eventually return to the common will of the great tribulation, I am destruction.”

“Makes sense. Indeed, human forms are quite popular in the myriad worlds these days,” the person replied.

“It’s common,” Kaelon replied in a conversational tone, “Adapting to the times, understanding the mysteries of new things, is what everyone has always been doing.”

Shen Ye stood behind him, a short distance away, head bowed, an expression of respect on his face.

—Bringing Kaelon was absolutely the right choice!

He was a genuine Lord of Destruction.

There was no need to pretend or impersonate anyone; Kaelon could simply present his own stance!

Although the Gate of Dreams wished for him to “assassinate the Dream Gatekeeper,”

He, however, wished to stall for time, obtain the complete inheritance, and then decide what to do next.

In that case.

Kaelon’s visit, with the intention of “winning over the master of the dream world” to meet the “Dream Gatekeeper,” would at least not result in him being killed.

As the saying goes, don’t hit a smiling person.

A representative of a faction with no conflict of interest, whose background could be investigated, and who came to the dream world to show goodwill.

—Surely, this wouldn’t get them killed, right?

Shen Ye subtly raised his eyes and looked towards the void.

Lines of glowing text quietly appeared:

“Receiving ‘Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss’ inheritance. Please do not leave the dream world.”

Tsk.

It still needed a little more time.

Then, stall for more time!

At this moment.

On the high platform, the person waved a hand.

The treasure box in the maid’s hand slowly opened.

Inside, a gem burned with dark flames.

“Destruction Origin Stone.”

“I have heard of such a treasure. It can conjure a city out of thin air, and if destroyed, it will rebuild itself even better.”

The person’s tone finally held a subtle hint of warmth:

“Lord Kaelon, I am honored enough by your presence at the banquet. Why bother with such grand gestures?”

Here we go!

It was finally time to get down to business!

Kaelon smiled, saying gracefully:

“I have long heard of the power of the dream world, and I deeply admire it. I have long wished to forge a friendship with you.”

The person asked:

“Is there anything I can do for you?”

“The True World!” Kaelon continued. “You should know, it’s an extremely high-level world, still in its infancy. I hope to develop it with you, mutually beneficial.”

The person said, “But—”

“Lord Adrian has also been here. He seems to have more manpower and is better prepared for the True World.”

“Why shouldn’t I cooperate directly with him?”

“Please give me a reason.”

“—It’s because you are more sincere than him, so I want to hear what you have to say.”

These words were like a bombshell, causing Kaelon’s expression to change.

Shen Ye also showed a look of surprise.

—Adrian had already been here!

“Baxter, it’s a good thing we came. Otherwise, if he allied with the Dream Lord, wouldn’t it be too easy to crush us later?”

Kaelon quickly transmitted.

“Exactly. Do you have anything that can convince the other party?” Shen Ye asked.

“I don’t know much about the True World!”

“Then tell him you understand the True World best.”

“Damn, can that even work?” Kaelon felt a bit nervous.

“Yes,” Shen Ye said.

Kaelon gritted his teeth and said, “Esteemed Dream Lord, I hope you understand one thing.”

“—No one understands the True World better than I do.”

“Really?” the person on the throne asked.

“Absolutely!” Kaelon said.

“Then tell me what this is.”

A three-meter-tall black stone quietly floated in mid-air.

Shen Ye looked at the stone,愣了一愣.

—He came from the True World, but he didn’t even know what this was!

“It’s a True World Origin Ore. It contains a sealed, sleeping True World creation.”

Charlotte quickly said.

“And it’s a very high-grade True World Origin Ore. Whatever is sealed inside is probably still evolving; I can feel its aura changing,” the Boat of Chaos added.

“Let me touch it, and I’ll know everything about it,” Scent also said.

“—I’m good at breaking open Origin Stones. I used to do it professionally, but it’s not free,” Seventh Uncle said.

Shen Ye immediately relayed all the information to Kaelon.

Kaelon then repeated it.

On the high platform, the person was initially leaning back in the throne, somewhat lazily, but as Kaelon explained, he slowly straightened up.

When Kaelon finished, he couldn’t help but applaud:

“Lord Kaelon, you indeed understand the True World better than Adrian and the others.”

“I’d be glad to consider you a friend.”

“Please take your seat for now. After I meet a few more guests, I’ll join you for dinner.”

It seems promising!

“As you wish.”

Kaelon bowed slightly and left with Shen Ye.

“Thanks to you,” Kaelon transmitted.

“What?” Shen Ye asked.

“This trip was well worth it. You are truly very perceptive, and it looks like this matter is going to succeed,” Kaelon said.

“Then are we still splitting the bill?” Shen Ye immediately asked.

“…Forget it, this one’s on me,” Kaelon said.

The two walked some distance, then suddenly—

Several lines of glowing text appeared before Shen Ye’s eyes:

“Attention.”

“The inheritance of the Sal Tree has begun to manifest.”

“The Dream Gatekeeper has noticed this.”

“Proceed with caution!”

Shen Ye glanced at it, his face expressionless, and continued to walk forward with Kaelon.

They had just reached the banquet, preparing to take their seats—

A surge of murderous intent emanated from behind the screen, engulfing the entire hall.

“Who is it!”

The person on the throne let out a furious roar.