Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

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The Serpent Demon suddenly retreated backward, changing direction and fleeing at full speed.

Nine Aspects, however, didn't care at all, even excitedly rushing forward, first patting Shen Ye's shoulder and giving a thumbs up before giving chase.

Left behind were Shen Ye.

And the Great Skeleton.

"..." Shen Ye.

"..." the Great Skeleton.

"Survived."

Shen Ye let out a sigh of relief, only then realizing he was covered in cold sweat.

"You can say that again, I was scared to death, I thought I was going to die at its hands." the Great Skeleton said.

"So—"

"Let's hurry back."

The door opened.

Shen Ye stepped through and found himself back in front of the mural of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady.

"I remember you have a waist badge that allows you to move freely through certain tombs."

The Great Skeleton said.

"Oh, you're talking about the time my teacher tested me—that tomb was very shallow, whereas this one is very deep, the waist badge is of no use here," Shen Ye said.

He recalled for a moment, flew in front of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, gathered all his spiritual power, formed a hand seal, and whispered:

"Chaos Sky Majesty, Under the Moon Jade Terrace."

Boom——

The mural slowly rotated.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady gradually changed from a flying pose to one of burrowing.

She still maintained her elegant flight posture, hand supporting, only this time, she pointed toward a certain direction deep underground.

Shen Ye nodded slightly.

This matched his memory.

On the hand of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, a piece of stone slowly protruded and fell downward, disappearing from sight after a while.

Shen Ye flew forward to look.

An inconspicuous stone lay in a secret compartment that appeared in the palm of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady.

Shen Ye reached out to take the stone.

The stone immediately turned into a crystal clear piece of ice.

This was the sect's Nine Heavens Mysterious Ice.

Only the energy fluctuations of a true disciple of the Chaotic Heaven Sect could activate it, revealing its true form.

And only by holding this piece of ice and operating the four techniques of frost, moon, shock, and heaven from the Chaotic Heaven Sect, could one safely enter the ice-sealed tomb.

Shen Ye carefully stored the ice crystal into his hand.

An unexpected change occurred——

The ice crystal suddenly dispersed into a patch of white frost, swirling around Shen Ye, as if confirming his identity.

This was the time to use his identity!

Shen Ye's thoughts stirred, and he unfolded his Dharma Aspect, allowing the white fog to sway back and forth within it.

Suddenly.

An extremely strong force abruptly emerged, pulling at him, and in an instant, he was teleported away.

...

Within a palace made entirely of ice crystals.

Shen Ye appeared quietly.

He stood at the very center of the palace, surrounded by the phantoms of figures from past eras.

An elder stepped forward to salute and said:

"I am the one hundred and ninety-sixth generation elder of the sect, and I have set up seven trials here to reward the inner sect disciples:

"Sky Frost Feather Garment."

A woman in long robes stepped forward to salute and said:

"I am the sect's protector of the two hundred and seventy-fourth generation, and I have established twenty challenges here for the reward of the outer sect disciples:

"Longcloud Boots."

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Another man clad in armor stepped forward and saluted, saying so and so.

Relentlessly, one after another apparition came forward, reporting their work situation to Shen Ye.

Finally—

Shen Ye saw that "Hou Yi" with the bow.

"The sect's seven hundred and sixty-first generation entry-level disciple has set up seventy-seven trials here, as a reward for the night school correspondence students serving as handyman in the Outer Sect:"

"Cloud Striking Bow."

A bow?

Bow your sister!

You set up seventy-seven trials with a bow, are you trying to play me to death?

Shen Ye glared fiercely at the "Hou Yi" apparition.

But let it be.

He seemed to be just an "entry-level disciple", not even a true disciple, so achieving this much was not bad.

Shen Ye withdrew his gaze and looked around at everyone.

By now, everyone had finished their reports.

The leader, an elderly man, spoke:

"The seventh-generation headmaster took precautions, requiring every generation of disciples to leave behind an inheritance artifact."

"And these inheritance artifacts must be able to release their inherent power, transforming into the most pure power of the Lunar Series Law Realm."

"If one day in the future—"

"the head of Huntian personally arrives, it would indicate that the sect is in a critical moment of survival, and this situation would be triggered."

Shen Ye stood still.

The figures around him raised the inheritance artifacts in their hands.

The entire palace began to shake.

Long, thin lines of light emitted from all the inheritance artifacts, resembling some kind of deep cold, full of Origin of the Dharma Realm essence, wisping and floating up, congregating into a cluster in the center of the great hall.

Crisp sounds arose intermittently.

Shen Ye opened his eyes and saw the inheritance artifacts held by those figures shatter into fragments, turning to ash and disappearing.

The cluster of light in the center of the hall grew more and more intense, like a bright moon, and like a clear and flawless disc of frost jade.

At that moment, the mythical quest in Shen Ye's possession once again awoke.

A line of blood-red words emerged:

"The first step of the mythical quest is complete."

"The Chaos Sky True Meaning transmitted from the distant past."

"Description: Go deep into the Great Tomb to the place where the Chaotic Heaven Sect left remnants from the ancient times; all preparations for receiving are ready."

"Congratulations."

"The power of all inheritance artifacts has merged into one, transforming into a Huntian Holy Artifact."

"You have completed this task."

All the small letters flashed and disappeared together.

A brand new task refreshed:

"Second step: Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea."

"Description: You must extract the origin power of that star, to obtain the mythical keyword; yet, you must not harness the power of the star, for if it detects you, you are dead."

"Mission objective: Obtain sufficient star Origin Force without the star realizing it."

How am I supposed to do that?

Shen Ye thought for a moment, then suddenly came back to his senses.

This mythical keyword task appeared only after he achieved the title of "the man who thrice narrowly missed encountering myth."

The first step guided him to obtain the Huntian Holy Artifact.

Then the second step—

Logically speaking, should be related to the first step, right?

So—

Shen Ye looked up at the sky.

That cluster of light, like a bright moon of ice crystal, is the Huntian Holy Artifact, and also the reward for completing the first step of the quest.

But how am I to use this ice crystal?

The next instant.

The Night Hidden Sword suddenly leapt from Shen Ye's body, flying into mid-air.

A faint resonance emanated from the blade.

Shen Ye suddenly came to a realization.

That's it.

This sword artifact is also a sect weapon!

What will happen now?

He saw a cluster of ice crystals fall onto the Night Hidden Sword, merging with the long sword.

Whoosh——

The entire long sword then disintegrated, turned into countless specks of dust, swirling in the air, releasing a deep chill of frost.

——Like a clump of white fog.

Shen Ye instantly felt a connection in his heart.

The long sword had shattered, but it had become even more powerful and was now forging a mental link with him.

"Come!"

Shen Ye beckoned to the ice crystals.

In an instant.

The frosty, fog-like cold mist fell and landed in Shen Ye's hands.

The faint glow quickly coalesced into words:

"Guanghan."

"Huntian Sacred Artifact."

"Possessing powerful Chaotic Sky Taiyin Primordial Source, it can manifest as any weapon, gaining the fundamental abilities of the Taiyin Star when using Lunar Series Skills:"

"Primordial Extraction."

"Description: Kill an enemy to extract their Dharma Aspect, turning it into the Origin of the Dharma Realm, replenishing oneself."

"——Hundred Rivers Converging to the Source, Thousand Mountains Becoming Peaks, All Laws Return to the Sect."

"In addition, when it manifests as any weapon, it still retains the following traits:"

"Trait: Sharpness (high level)."

"Trait: Piercing (high level)."

"Trait: Bleeding (high level)."

"Shadow Fingering: The bearer of this sword automatically upgrades a rank in 'Heavenly Shadow'"

"White Moon: The bearer of this sword can sense the location of Huntian Sect items through this sword."

"——The Holy Weapon has just awakened. Gather more sect materials, and it can continue to advance!"

Shen Ye looked at these small characters, his eyes finally resting on the four words "Primordial Extraction."

So that's how it is!

I don't need to go to that star.

I just need to kill the enemy!

——The power of the enemies sent from that star naturally comes from the Primordial Law Realm of the star.

As long as I kill the enemy, I can extract its origin power!

Once I've extracted enough, I will have gathered sufficient Star Origin Power to refine a Mythical-level "True Person" entry!

This is "Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Sea"!

Good!

At this moment, I finally see the dawn of a breakthrough in strength!

Shen Ye grasped the cold air, and his thoughts moved.

The cold instantly shaped into an ice crystal long bow.

Shen Ye, however, did not draw the bow but clenched his hand into a fist——

The ice crystal long bow instantly transformed into a pair of frost gauntlets, which he wore on his hands.

Interesting!

Shen Ye took a step forward.

The frost gauntlets immediately dissipated into a chilly mist that settled on his legs, turning into a pair of boots with frosty blades on the heels.

——It really does change at will!

"Retract."

Shen Ye uttered softly.

The boots turned back into the chilly frost mist and condensed into an ice crystal ring on his finger.

Next, all he had to do was to kill the enemy!

Shen Ye moved swiftly, flying back the way he had come.

——After all, he had been out for quite some time.

He needed to hurry back now to find Xiao Mengyu and Teddy.

Elsewhere.

In the cave.

Xiao Mengyu placed her hand on the Remnant Snow Sword, her eyes closed, motionless.

Teddy was at her feet.

Suddenly.

Teddy moved his nose and spoke in human language:

"Student Xiao, I smell a foul odor."

"——It's getting closer to us."

"Good," Xiao Mengyu whispered softly.

"Good?" Teddy sounded uneasy. "Do we have a strategy for what comes next? I think it's a monster, and it has already found us."

"Your skill is 'Appreciation'—when I say 'Look', you activate your skill," Xiao Mengyu instructed.

"Understood, I'll do it right," Teddy said.

Before long.

The cave trembled slightly.

As if something was rapidly climbing up the cliffs outside.

Finally——

A giant spider with a human face appeared at the entrance of the cave.

Its six legs were covered with hairy spines, its large body was patterned with vivid colors, and it had a human face with eight constantly moving eyes.

"What kind of monster is this!"

Teddy exclaimed.

Xiao Mengyu's eyes opened slightly, and she pressed her hand on the sword, whispering:

"Be quiet."

——It was a First-Order Demon Spider, a Human-Faced Poisonous Spine Spider.

It was extremely sensitive to sound, judging the strength of its enemies by constantly listening to their voices.

Unfortunately, Guo Yunye was not from a noble family and had not received education about monsters, otherwise, he would have known what to do at this time.

But the one good thing about this Doggy was:

He took advice well.

Teddy duly shut his mouth and crouched obediently beside Xiao Mengyu.

The Human-Faced Poisonous Spine Spider, big enough to be the size of a car, moved its six legs slowly as it crept into the cave.

Without meeting any resistance, it began to grow bolder, quickening its pace.

Until half of its body had crawled in——

Xiao Mengyu swept her sword sheath, flipping Teddy into the air, and shouted with the decisiveness of a thundercrack:

"Look!"

Caught off guard, Teddy the dog was thrown into the air, not quite sure what was happening, but he heard the word.

This word was Student Xiao's signal!

He had to——

"Wow!"

Teddy yelped.

His skill activated!

The Human-Faced Poisonous Spine Spider involuntarily raised its upper body slightly, all eight eyes focusing on Teddy.

Clang.

In the darkness, a dazzling sword light flashed.

The Human-Faced Poisonous Spine Spider let out a painful shriek.

Its body was slashed out of the cave, falling down the bottomless cliff along with the broken limbs.