Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 632

“Morning.”

The next morning.

Jiu, whose confinement ended early, entered the office and greeted everyone.

“Morning!”

Everyone responded in unison.

Jiu was surprised, but saw that everyone had a smile on their faces and greeted her warmly.

The little flower wasn’t there.

She wondered where she went.

“Jiu, come with me.”

Her immediate superior, Azure Wolf, enthusiastically beckoned.

Jiu followed him through the common area to the independent office inside.

The department head, Starlight, was already waiting there.

“Yesterday’s matter has been investigated and it has nothing to do with you.”

After some pleasantries, Starlight said with a smile.

His attitude was also very friendly, even with a hint of flattery that was hard to detect.

“Yes, we all think you’re an excellent employee.”

Azure Wolf added.

Jiu felt a little surprised, but her expression remained calm as she said:

“I just did my part.”

“I heard you had a skirmish with a Saint yesterday?” Starlight asked, seemingly casually.

So that’s how it was!

Jiu immediately realized.

After fighting with the Saint yesterday, the Saint, in a hurry, casually said, “It wasn’t her—this boxing technique is almost touching the edge of the laws.”

Touching the laws.

That was the first step to becoming a Saint.

In other words, the Saint admitted that her strength had reached a realm close to the path of a Saint.

This surpassed countless professionals in the Ten Thousand Realms.

“Yes, we fought, but the Saint was just probing. He left after a brief contact.”

Jiu said truthfully.

Starlight and Azure Wolf smiled at the same time, leaned back slightly, and quickly exchanged glances.

“Several departments are asking about you.”

“They all want to transfer you.”

“We’re reluctant to let you go, so we wanted to ask for your intentions beforehand.”

“What if I want to switch departments?” Jiu asked curiously.

“Of course, we’re reluctant. We very much hope that a capable and outstanding newcomer like you will stay with us,” Starlight said sincerely.

“But if you truly have a better option, we can only sincerely wish you well and hope we can remain friends and stay in touch,” Azure Wolf also said.

“…” Jiu.

You two aren’t human, are you?

How can you speak so skillfully and naturally, just like seasoned veterans in the human workplace?

The workplace truly hones people.

Now it seems that non-humans are also well-honed.

“I don’t really care, as long as there’s reasonable compensation, stable work, and not too much overtime, I don’t plan to switch departments.”

Jiu stated her stance.

She still had to work.

—Before becoming a Saint, this clean identity was absolutely necessary.

Instead of changing to a new environment, getting reacquainted, and finding a new position, it was better to stay here.

“Good, don’t worry, we can definitely meet these requirements.”

Azure Wolf interjected.

“Then I’ll decline all invitations from other departments for you—I guarantee you’ll have a very comfortable time working in the Ether Affairs Department,” Starlight immediately added.

“Then I’ll trouble both of you leaders,” Jiu said with a smile.

“I’ll take you to your workstation and tell you about today’s work content,” Azure Wolf said, getting up.

“Okay,” Jiu also got up.

Starlight had already left the office, waving to Jiu: “Work at ease, I’ll take care of everything outside.”

With that, he quickly walked away.

—The purpose of this conversation was very clear: to keep Jiu.

The goal was achieved.

Now he had to decline other departments.

Jiu followed Azure Wolf back to her workstation.

She saw a work checklist on her desk.

“Supervise C and D level warehouses, arrange personnel for patrol.”

Just one sentence.

Jiu couldn’t help but laugh.

After the warehouse incident, the Saints would surely make every effort to inspect and arrange the warehouse, ensuring everything was normal.

In everyone’s eyes.

For a long time to come, the warehouse should be problem-free.

And her job was to arrange for others to do things.

The person who arranges for others to do things is the most idle.

Any credit was hers, any mistakes could be pushed to those below her.

This was a leadership position!

“Thank you and the boss for your care.”

Jiu expressed her gratitude.

Azure Wolf, seeing her satisfaction, also breathed a sigh of relief and took out a card:

“This was originally your position—by the way, this is your official staff card. All permissions have been activated, and a portion of your salary has been advanced.”

Jiu took the card and asked casually, “Why haven’t I seen Little Flower?”

Azure Wolf’s expression froze, and he said, “I’m not sure either. It seems she’s being questioned by the higher-ups. I don’t know what’s going on.”

“—You focus on your work. Let me know if you need anything.”

“Okay, thanks, boss,” Jiu replied.

Azure Wolf nodded to Jiu and left.

Jiu sat at her desk, lost in thought.

The death of that assassin yesterday might have involved Little Flower.

The whole matter was also related to a Saint.

—She only had the potential to become a Saint, while Little Flower had a Saint backing her.

So Azure Wolf wasn’t willing to say much.

Perfectly understandable.

Jiu put away the card, got up from the office, and walked all the way to the teleportation room at the end of the corridor.

“To Warehouse D.”

She waved the card in her hand.

The transcribing officer immediately opened the teleportation array, set the floor, and began to activate the teleportation spell.

With a flash.

Jiu arrived at the entrance of Warehouse D.

The professional guarding the gate was well-informed and already knew that she was the new person in charge.

“Come in! Let me know if you need anything.”

Jiu looked at the person and recognized him as the professional who had been guarding the gate yesterday.

“It’s still you?”

“My shift doesn’t end for a while.”

“Okay, I have a question for you.”

“Please tell me.”

“Is it hard to touch the edge of the laws?” Jiu asked curiously.

“You might be from the splitting bee race’s world, which is relatively isolated, so you don’t know—” the person paused at the right time, cautiously observing her expression.

“Just say it. Although our splitting bee race is isolated, we are never conceited,” Jiu said calmly.

“Alright—you must know that a professional who can comprehend the laws is basically connected to a Saint, and sooner or later can sign some kind of contract with a Saint, becoming a prominent figure.”

Jiu nodded involuntarily.

Yes.

When she comprehended “Death’s Door,” the Saint of Time came and made an offer.

But she didn’t agree.

“It’s complicated, but you should take a look at this.”

The professional looked left and right, and seeing no one around, he secretly took out a newspaper and handed it to Jiu.

Jiu took it and looked.

The cover showed her beautiful face, with a large headline next to it:

“The most beautiful goddess closest to the laws!”

“—A Saint personally confirms, a punch for a bright future!”

Jiu was speechless.

The newspaper contained many detailed analyses. What concerned Jiu most was the last paragraph:

“The number of Saints falling recently has been high, but the news has been tightly sealed, and no one knows what happened.”

“But if the laws she’s touching are no longer guarded by Saints.”

“—Perhaps she could become a new Saint!”

Tsk.

No wonder everyone’s attitude was a little different.

A Saint.

They were relatively weak in front of the monsters on the other shore, but within the Ten Thousand Realms, they were almost invincible.

She had fought so hard with the Saint of Time, but still hadn’t killed him.

She had to become a Saint quickly!

“Thanks, how much is this newspaper? I’ll pay you.”

Jiu patted the professional’s shoulder and asked.

The professional looked flattered, turned to look at her hand, then at his shoulder, and his face immediately turned red.

“You… you’ve already paid.”

He stammered.

Jiu was stunned.

—Are all men stupid when they talk?

How embarrassing!

No, wait—

Why am I thinking about problems with a woman’s mindset?

…Stop.

Don’t think about it anymore.

—I should find time to change back into a man.

“Thank you.”

Jiu withdrew her hand, walked to the warehouse door, and waved the card in her hand.

Rumble—

The warehouse door slowly opened.

As soon as she walked in, she heard that voice again:

“You’re here.”

It was the Rahu finger.

“Yes, I’m here,” Jiu replied.

She walked casually among the rows of sealed items, her hands clasped behind her back, appearing to be conducting a normal patrol.

“You shouldn’t have come,” the Rahu finger transmitted.

“But I still came,” Jiu said.

“You—”

“Stop! I have an official identity now, so I can come here to patrol; and you are just a sealed finger, neither of us will be suspected,” Jiu explained.

The other party’s tone immediately softened:

“I followed your advice and placed my power on another object, making it the culprit of the incident.”

—A little smug?

“That’s good. So, what are your plans next?” Jiu asked.

“I plan to summon other parts of my body in the coming days. When they pass through the aether and arrive here—by then my power will greatly increase, and fighting a group of Saints will be no problem.”

The finger said.

“Can it work? The aether isn’t so easy to pass through,” Jiu asked worriedly.

“Although the aether blocks messages, there is a subtle connection between my body parts, and they should be able to find their way here…” the finger said.

“From your tone, it doesn’t seem easy,” Jiu said again, worriedly.

“—As long as it passes through the Aether, I should be able to sense it,” the finger said.

Both sides fell silent.

“What are you worrying about? Are you deliberately using that tone to pry information out of me?” the finger asked.

“I’m genuinely worried about you,” Jiu said worriedly.

“Bullshit,” the finger said.

“Don’t get agitated—we’re in this together!”

“Get lost!”

“It was I who told you to stay here!”

This could not be refuted.

The finger had indeed accepted Jiu’s guidance.

“Hmph… What exactly are you? You don’t look like an insect, nor are you a true Mother of Curses, but if you’re human—your soul isn’t like a woman’s—are you a man? But you have other characteristics, like… a duck?”

The finger’s tone became increasingly perplexed.

Jiu sneered:

“Are you so interested in my background?”

She had already walked to the seal of the finger, holding an inspection device, and aimed it at the seal.

If she thought there was a problem with the finger and reported it—

The finger would be in big trouble.

“Calm down, I’m not trying to pry into your background, just a little curious,” the finger said.

“You ate a Saint yesterday,” Jiu said.

“Yes, his remains have been found, and I’m guessing everyone is looking for the murderer now,” the finger’s tone became smug again.

Jiu operated the machine, her thoughts racing.

Should she—

Just melt this finger?

Theoretically.

Using “Mandala Ouroboros” could “extract elements from the target, or directly use the target to transform it into the elements you need…”

But considering it was conscious.

How could she kill its consciousness?

After all, it was still summoning other body parts.

If she let it continue to grow stronger, the next curse wouldn’t be enough to scare it off.

Having received the tens of thousands of years of battle images from the curse, she understood one thing perfectly—

In front of such monsters, there was no logic whatsoever.

No matter how good the relationship.

Once they wanted to eat you, they’d simply eat you.

Their history was endless battles and slaughter.

Only strength was the truth!

“How about we discuss something?” the finger transmitted.

“Hmm? What is it?” Jiu asked distractedly.

“The way you entered here is different from mine, so with your current body, to become stronger, you must first become a Saint, right?” the finger said.

Jiu snapped back to attention.

—The other party seemed to be treating her as one of its own.

Indeed.

How could a curse recognize a human as its mother?

Now, the other party was completely unaware of her true identity, which only further cemented this point.

Becoming a Saint…

Let’s hear what it has to say.

“What if it is?”

Jiu asked.

“I can load new pheromones for you to help you quickly master the method of becoming a Saint,” the finger said.

Jiu paused, then immediately realized.

—This was a test!

If she hadn’t acquired pheromones, she would definitely be negotiating terms at this point.

Once she started negotiating, her original identity would be exposed.

The finger would confirm that she was not from the other side.

Because as a “Mother of Curses,” she should have already possessed this!

After all, that “Curse” was able to transmit pheromones to her!

So—

Thanks to that curse.

She already had the corresponding pheromones.

She even fused them!

—Temporary sequences were thus born.

Jiu couldn’t help but become extremely vigilant, looking at the finger with renewed respect.

In a single sentence.

It wanted to probe her origins.

It also genuinely wanted to know what she was, so it could better choose a strategy to deal with her.

—To eat, or be eaten, or even temporarily cooperate and eat later.

In short—

We both intend to first figure out each other’s strength!

Jiu’s lips curled into a slight smile, a captivating smile.

“Do you only have pheromones? How low-level.”

She said dismissively.

—Since the other party was testing her, why couldn’t she, in turn, test it?

The storm had begun.

Now it was a matter of who could fish whom!

“Do you have battle pheromones from past eras?” the finger continued to feign ignorance and asked.

“You’re underestimating me too much—I’m starting to regret cooperating with such a lowly existence, and even keeping you here makes me lose face,” Jiu said, turning the machine in her hand.

This machine could be operated automatically or manually, used to mark items.

“What are you doing?” the finger tensed up.

“Nothing—let’s go our separate ways from now on. Farewell.”

Jiu turned and left.

“Wait a minute, don’t you want the inherited pheromones? What do you want then? Do you already have ‘that’?” the finger asked.

It was still fishing!

It wanted to know exactly how far she had progressed!

Jiu was considering how to respond when suddenly, lines of faint glowing text appeared:

“Sequence of Becoming a Saint activated.”

“Everything has begun.”

“Propelling the decaying law of destiny, activating the two pheromones dormant on the other shore, before they become opposing again, gives you a second mission:”

“Burial in the Aether.”

“Description: You know it’s summoning other body parts, so go, into the unfathomable Aether, you know what you want to do.”

“Time limit: thirty minutes (countdown type).”

“Mission successful, you will gain one-third of a Saint’s power.”

Jiu was silent for a moment.

The second mission had been issued.

She wasn’t entirely clear about the time limit, but one thing was certain.

—She had to get rid of the other body parts of this Rahu finger.

In other words.

Both sides were about to completely tear off their masks.

So—

“I actually have that,” Jiu said in a teasing tone.

“Which ‘that’?” the finger asked.

“Aren’t you trying to trick me? If you don’t know, how would I know?” Jiu said indifferently.

A blade suddenly appeared at her waist, but then seemed to vanish again.

Killing intent emanated from her.

“I advise you, don’t take others for fools.”

Jiu finished speaking and walked out of the warehouse one step at a time.

“Also.”

“I do have a sequence—isn’t that what you wanted to ask?”

“As lowly as you are, besides trying to trick me, you have no other means or abilities. Farewell.”

She laid it all bare!

Rumble—

The warehouse door opened.

“Wait.”

The finger’s voice sounded again.

This time.

Its voice finally held a hint of seriousness:

“I was wrong just now, but this matter is of great importance—I know what just happened made you unhappy, but I must confirm that you are an expert at this.”

Jiu kept walking, continuing to head out.

First, she would find a way to kill the body parts drifting in the aether. Once the mission was successful and her strength increased, she would come back and kill this finger.

That was the plan.

“Wait a moment—”

The finger sensed her resolute attitude. Although it didn’t know why she was so resolute, it still panicked:

“No matter what you intend to do, only by cooperating with me will you advance further!”

“—I left a gift in your dorm room.”

“After you’ve seen it, then we can talk!”

Jiu raised an eyebrow.

Indeed.

This fellow still had tricks up its sleeve.

It had already prepared everything before it came to test her.

Jiu didn’t respond.

She just walked out of the warehouse door, letting the guard close the door slowly.

Dorm room.

Tsk.

This finger had been right in front of her, and it was sealed.

How did it manage that?

A few minutes later.

Jiu hurried back to her dorm room, and indeed found a crude compass placed in her room.

It was the kind of compass commonly used for navigation on medieval sailing ships.

But.

What kind of gift was this?

Lines of faint glowing text quietly appeared:

“Sequence Compass.”

“One-time item.”

“Only an existence with a sequence can use it.”

“Only by using it can one know its greatness.”

Jiu’s expression immediately changed.

No!

That finger had been testing her from the start, but it had no idea if she had a sequence.

It wasn’t until the very end that she told it.

How did it manage to place the compass here beforehand?

If she didn’t have a sequence—

Wouldn’t this gift of its be wasted?

If there was no sequence—

How could it bear to give away an item described as “great”?

Perhaps…

It sent out this item only after knowing that she possessed a sequence.

But for this item to appear beforehand, the best explanation was—

It could use the law of time.

Time reversal.

It confirmed she had a sequence, then went back in time, placed the item, and then came back to tell her about a gift.

Time reversal!!!

Jiu suddenly looked up at the faint glowing mission in the void.

“Burial in the Aether.”

“…”

“Time limit: thirty minutes (countdown type).”

Now she understood.

The mission was issued at 4:50 PM.

Countdown type.

Meaning it had to be completed within the thirty minutes backwards, between 4:20 PM and 4:50 PM!

But time had already passed!

“Time reversal…”

Jiu whispered.

She involuntarily tightened her grip on the long sword at her waist.

—This strike would split time and space, returning to the past thirty minutes, to the aether to find the other parts of the finger, and then kill it.

In other words—

The mission had confirmed that in the past thirty minutes, other parts of the finger had descended into the aether!

But what did the finger tell her?

“I plan to summon other parts of my body in the coming days…”

Those were the Rahu finger’s exact words.

It was hiding something, not telling her the truth.

If she didn’t go back in time to strike that blow—

Perhaps it could quickly merge with its other body parts, instantly grow stronger, and change the entire situation.

No!

Jiu lowered her head slightly, looking at the long sword at her waist, and muttered to herself:

“The first time was to jump through space to kill, the second time is to jump through time…”

“This time is harder.”

“…can’t alarm the Saint of Time.”

This was even more powerful than the jump-kill she had envisioned!

Interesting.

The direction guided by the sequence pushed her skills to the extreme, to an incredible state.

Why not try?

Jiu took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and tightened her grip on the hilt of her sword.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

She suddenly drew her long sword—

Instantly.

The minute hand on the wall clock began to rewind.

And the moment the long sword was swung, she was back in the hallway, watching another version of herself just step out of the office.

Time had jumped.

But not enough!

The long sword rose again.

Swish—

Time and space became countless afterimages.

Holding the long sword, she pierced through all obstacles in the building, soared into the sky, smashing through the firmament, and cut into the unfathomable aether.