Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 371 Destiny and Anti-Destiny
in the dark.

A card was held up.

"The light shines brightly."

Xu Xingke said.

The card turned into bright light and swept in all directions.

Wherever the light passed, all the dust and stains disappeared, and there were even a few faint screams.

Until the whole room becomes clean and shiny——

The lights gathered from all directions, stayed on the ceiling, and turned into a light-shaped lotus, illuminating the surroundings.

The three of them looked around.

I saw that this place was about a few hundred square meters.

Every wall around was hung with clocks of all sizes, with the pointers making a "clicking" sound.

Xu Xingke clapped his hands.

All sounds disappeared instantly.

"It is indeed the lounge." said Xu Xingke.

"Teacher, do you know these clocks?" Shen Ye asked.

"In each layer of the universe, the most powerful civilized planet, the current moment of the central city on the planet will form a clock, which serves as a time marker for that civilization in the universe."

"These clocks are hung in the lounge to make it easier for everyone to keep track of time," said Xu Xingke.

"It's a bit like a hotel front desk." Nangong Sirui said.

Xu Xingke walked to a wall and pointed at a black clock.

Shen Ye and Nangong Sirui leaned over to take a look, and saw a line of small words engraved under the clock:
"Amorphous Layer, Death Planet, Yujing City."

The current time on the clock is eleven fifty-six.

Followed by.

Shen Ye's cell phone alarm rang.

11:57.

"It's indeed our time." Shen Ye found it very interesting.

Along with the slap just now made by Xu Xingke, a huge rune-engraved magic circle slowly emerged on the ground.

The magic circle slowly lit up, releasing a gentle power.

"The power of the laws of the higher universe is even more abundant. I suggest that you all practice here."

Xu Xingke said.

Shen Ye slapped the back of his head, ran back and reached the stairs.

He opened the door and shouted to the second floor:
"Are you coming?"

"Come - wait for me to create a substitute to guard the 1st and 2nd floors!" The voice of the statue sounded from afar.

Shen Ye held the door open and waited on the steps.

The statue shook on the spot, and mud suddenly surged up from the ground, solidifying into a pair of stone legs in the shape of the statue.

The stand-in is complete!

The statue ran wildly with excitement, falling several times along the way, before it reached the steps and climbed up step by step.

The broken sword followed behind, hopping and jumping.

As soon as they passed through the door, Shen Ye immediately removed the door's ability.

——The two parts of the ruins, separated by the endless void universe, were disconnected from each other again.

"How long can we rest here?"

Shen Ye asked the statue directly.

“In view of—” The statue panted and hummed, “In view of the special contribution you have made, and the fact that you are the first among the newcomers in this trial, and that I rate you as SSS-level, and that the Supreme Forgetfulness and Feathered Ascension Sutra you practiced is the same as ours, and that I admire you very much—”

“You can rest for 30 hours!”

"I will arrange your next test in 30 hours!"

Shen Ye looked at his teacher and Nangong Sirui.

“This statue is fine.”

Nangong Sirui gave a thumbs up.

"You are sensible." Xu Xingke also praised.

Nangong Sirui found a place to sit down, closed his eyes, and said:
"It's great to have so much time. I will seize the time to practice and make sure to comprehend more of the power of the laws."

He directly entered into a state of cultivation.

"Can my friends directly participate in this trial?" Shen Ye asked.

"No! The ruins were activated this time because someone outside spent a lot of mana."

"You can participate in the trial as a formal trialist, and they are just members of your team who have completed the 'Team Collaborative Combat' trial."

The statue said in a helpless tone.

"Okay...but I can't stay here for long. I have to go back, otherwise they will definitely be suspicious." Shen Ye said.

"Indeed, there are not many newcomers staying in the trial. You need to go back outside to prevent people outside from noticing anything unusual here."

As the statue spoke, it kicked the broken sword over, which landed at Shen Ye's feet with a clang.

"What is this?" Shen Ye asked.

"Take this - when your next trial begins, it will teleport you to the first and second floors of the ruins. Then use the door ability to come to the lounge, and I will take you to the third floor," said the statue.

"Okay!" Shen Ye said.

"Why don't you leave that sect? In fact, there is no need to go there again." Nangong Sirui suddenly said.

"No, I have a contract with Yun Ni. If I don't complete my part, my end will be miserable." Shen Ye said.

He thought for a moment and added, "Besides, there is another person in this sect who also possesses the same Dharma image as Yun Ni. If that person attacks our planet again, we will not be able to withstand it."

"I have to figure out what's going on here."

Xu Xingke nodded and said, "Your consideration is correct, but if it is too dangerous, you must be ready to leave at any time - after all, you have the ability to run away if you can, and don't be careless."

"Okay, thank you for your concern, teacher."

Shen Ye opened the door and returned to the second floor of the trial via the stairs.

Here the statue stand-in makes a buzzing sound:
"You have completed the novice trial. Do you want to leave?"

"Leave." Shen Ye said.

There was a flash of light.

He found himself back in the central hall of the Supreme Taoist Palace.

Some disciples who had completed the trial stood around.

The Grand Elder sat on the high platform, his eyes slightly closed, motionless, as if he was asleep.

everything is normal.

in the crowd.

Shen Ye saw Chu Manshu.

"Wantu!"

She came over and asked kindly, "Why don't you see Si Rui?"

"He went back - he was teleported away as soon as my test was over." Shen Ye said.

Chu Manshu was a little disappointed and whispered:
"When will he come again?"

"I will invite him to visit the sect in a couple of days, and I will definitely invite you then." Shen Ye promised.

"Okay, remember to call me." Chu Manshu smiled.

Shen Ye's expression suddenly changed.

In the void, lines of dim words quickly emerged:
"Time has run out for today."

"The sealed door was opened three times today."

"You released one person as a servant, and performed two more seals, making perfect use of three opportunities to open the door."

"This is your third day opening the sealed door, and you are still unharmed."

"Congratulations."

"You gain an entry skill point."

"Currently using this skill point, you can improve your light blue item 'Newbie on the Road'."

"Do you want to use it now?"

"Use it." Shen Ye said.

"Skill points used."

"The current entry has gained an evolution effect."

"Congratulations, you have obtained a new entry:"

“Best Rookie.”

"Destiny side, dark blue entries (excellent level, growth-type entries, and grantable-type entries)."

"Description: You are a future star with a bright future. All the evidence against you in the past will be completely destroyed."

"Once a day."

"——As a new battlefield recruit who trains hard and never has any problems, you begin to win recognition and love."

Shen Ye was a little confused.

Before the entry evolves, it is a "newbie on the road" who can convert a fatal attack into a knockback.

After evolution, he became the "best rookie", but he can only destroy unfavorable evidence?
I am sorry.

Why is this evolution so hard to understand?
He simply activated the term "Best Rookie" and released its power.

Silent.

Nothing changed around.

Shen Ye chatted with Chu Manshu in a casual manner, his eyes sweeping across the entire hall.

Business as usual.

What about the effect?
——What about the effect of my dark blue entry?
The void opens.

The last few trial disciples also came out of the ruins.

They were excited, and it seemed that they had gained a lot from the trial.

"What a pity, there are only two trials. It would be nice if we could continue to the later trials."

A disciple expressed everyone’s thoughts.

The Grand Elder opened his eyes and smiled:

"Don't be so wishful thinking. If we could continue with the subsequent trials, our Supreme Dao Palace would have been promoted to more than 100 levels of the universe long ago."

Everyone sighed.

The Grand Elder was about to speak when he saw a beam of fire flying towards him.

It's a communication talisman!

He took the communication talisman, listened silently to the words inside, stood up and said:

"Wait here for a moment, don't leave, I'll be there soon."

"Yes!" everyone responded.

The Grand Elder disappeared in a flash.

Everyone relaxed.

Chu Manshu took out a talisman and wanted to exchange it with Shen Ye for a communication talisman.

Shen Ye told her that he didn't have such a thing yet, which surprised Chu Manshu again.

Shen Ye had no choice but to explain to her that he had never been exposed to the cultivation side before.

Chu Manshu suddenly realized.

She was telling Shen Ye how to use the communication talisman when suddenly a scream was heard not far away.

"stop!"

The two law enforcement monks outside the hall shouted angrily.

Unfortunately, when they rushed in, it was already too late.

No one expected that—

Several disciples fought each other and several heads were chopped off on the spot.

"Aren't you guys trying to steal my treasure? Hahaha, go to hell! A bunch of people bullying me!"

A disciple with red eyes laughed wildly.

In his hand he held a short knife that was glowing black and still dripping with blood.

next moment.

He was pinned to the ground by two law enforcement monks.

"evil creature!"

A majestic voice sounded in the air.

All the disciples immediately stood in place respectfully, raised their hands and saluted:
"Meet the leader."

Shen Ye felt a chill in his heart and bowed along with everyone else.

I saw two monks standing in the air.

The previous Grand Elder's face turned pale and he shouted angrily, "I have only been away for a moment, and you can't even keep an eye on a group of new disciples?"

A black-haired man in a robe stood beside him with an indifferent expression, looking down at everyone like a god.

——This is the leader.

Several law enforcement monks knelt down hurriedly and reported:

"The weapon in this kid's hand was brought out from the ruins. It's strange. It might be a treasure."

treasure?

The supreme elder stretched out his hand and grabbed it.

The short knife emitting black light suddenly flew out of the young man's hand and fell into the hands of the Supreme Elder.

"Master, it is indeed a treasure."

The Grand Elder spoke immediately as he got his hands on it.

The head of the sect then became interested. He reached out to take the dagger and took a closer look at it.

"Yes, this knife has the extremely rare ability to obscure the soul. Moreover, the soul of the person stabbed by it will be completely shattered and swallowed up by it..."

"It's a very poisonous sword, but it can also be considered a precious sword."

The head of the sect descended, holding a knife, and walked step by step to the young man, and asked gently:

"Why did you kill them?"

Everyone looked at the young man.

The young man snorted stubbornly and turned his head away.

Shen Ye listened to the introduction of the dagger, but he felt something strange in his heart, and looked at the corpses.

one two three.

Three bodies.

Looking at the head, it looks familiar.

...I remembered it.

In his second trial, the teacher knocked four Dao Palace disciples away.

Three of the Taoist Palace disciples disappeared in an instant.

The fourth Taoist disciple was a monster, who was put into the sealed place by himself.

if--

If anyone wants to find out the whereabouts of the fourth Dao Palace disciple, they only need to find the three people who were knocked away, and they will know the extremely important thing -

The fourth Dao Palace disciple finally met himself and his teacher.

As long as someone gets to know this information, they can follow the clues and get into trouble with me.

in other words--

These three disciples are the eyewitnesses!
They are dead!

Killed by a short knife that can devour souls!!!

It is impossible to summon the soul to verify it again.

Shen Ye tried his best to suppress the trembling in his heart and keep his expression normal.

But at this moment, he deeply felt for the first time the invisible and magnificent, great and unknowable law that never appears but controls everything - destiny.

Yes, "Best Rookie" is a term on the fate side.

Its effect is that "past evidence that is unfavorable to you will be completely destroyed."

As for whether the whole thing is too abrupt, whether it can be seen through -

In the field.

The head of the sect stretched out his hand and gently touched the top of the boy's head.

"Good boy."

The head of the sect said gently, "You feel that you have killed three fellow disciples and want to pay for their lives."

"But it's not your fault. They were the ones who bullied you first and killed your companions. This is not allowed."

"We say that in the ruins, you can defeat your companions, but you cannot humiliate them, let alone kill them."

"——Kid, you are not wrong."

The young man suddenly raised his head and looked at the headmaster in disbelief.

The head of the sect said: "This short knife is too fierce. It can no longer remain in your hands, but I will give you other rewards as compensation."

"As for killing these disciples who violated the sect rules, I think you are completely innocent."

"what do you think?"

"Thank you, Master. I have no objection." The young man said gratefully.

Shen Ye watched this scene silently.

Actually.

The entire hall was being burned by flames of nothingness. Countless souls suffered the pain of burning and turned into black shadows, wandering back and forth.

Dharmadhatu·Tai Shang Life-Binding Soul-Refining Palace!
It enveloped the entire central hall and had already seen everything that happened there.

But it didn't interfere here.

One is just a dispute between new disciples, and if they die, they die;
Second, why expose the existence of the Dharmakāya for such a trivial matter?
So the Dharmakāya did not move at all and watched the three people being killed.

——Perfect.

There is nothing missing in the whole thing.

There are no loopholes in the character motivations, weapon characteristics, and cause and effect.

No one knew the whereabouts of that monster anymore.

Fate came silently, releasing the complete cause and effect that was in line with human nature in a very natural way, concealing Shen Ye's traces and eliminating hidden dangers.

Shen Ye lowered his eyes and stopped watching the master's performance, the young man's gratitude, and the admiration of the crowd.

Until the whole thing ended perfectly.

The Supreme Elder began to award rewards to the new disciples who had completed the trial.

The headmaster stood on the platform and watched.

Everyone was in awe.

finally--

"Nangong Wantu, successfully completed two trials and advanced to the seventh level of the Dharma Realm."

"The reward is a cave and three thousand spirit stones!"

A token and a small storage bag fell in front of Shen Ye.

Shen Ye took it and bowed:

"Thank you, elder!"

The Grand Elder glanced at him.

In fact, the opening of the ruins this time was due to this guy.

Now that he no longer had to live under the sky and had spirit stones in his hands, at least he should be able to save face for his elders.

"Practice well and don't be lazy. The sect has high hopes for you. Do you understand?" The Supreme Elder reminded.

"Yes, I will definitely cherish the cave that the sect rewarded me and practice well!" Shen Ye said.

The Supreme Elder had seen countless people, and after taking one look at him and hearing the words "Appreciate the cave residence rewarded by the sect", he knew that this kid really understood the ins and outs of this.

"very good."

After the elder finished speaking, he continued to give rewards to other disciples.

Chu Manshu was also an expert, and he immediately came over to look at the token in Shen Ye's hand.

Shen Ye handed the token to her directly.

"This is the best cave in Xuanmen... and it was given to you."

Chu Manshu looked at the "A-1" on the token and said with a complicated expression.

"What? The best cave? How come it's my turn?" Shen Ye asked.

"How should I know?" Chu Manshu glared at him.

"It seems that I have to practice hard and not let the sect down." Shen Ye said.

——It seems that the Lingshi Mountain Range is really valuable.

Chu Manshu solemnly returned the token to Shen Ye.

"Be careful, that cave used to belong to the eldest sister of Xuanmen." She said in a voice transmission.

"What? Senior Sister?" Shen Ye also sent a message.

"Yes, the eldest senior sister was possessed by the devil, and was killed by the Holy Lord himself. Although her mansion has been carefully inspected, it is after all a place where possessed people often stay all year round. You have to be careful." Chu Manshu said.

"I understand. Thank you." Shen Ye said.

It turned out to be Yun Ni’s cave!

Looking at Chu Manshu’s worried and alert look, perhaps this kind of cave can be considered a “haunted house” for practitioners.

At this time, Shen Ye was no longer a newcomer who knew nothing.

He already knew that for a practitioner, the most terrifying thing was to become possessed.

For any other type of injuries, the elders of the sect can treat them.

There is no recovery from obsession!

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Yun Ni’s cave fell into his hands.

On the high platform.

The Supreme Elder is still awarding rewards.

The head saint stood aside, observing every practitioner below with cold eyes.

He naturally saw Chu Manshu and Nangong Wantu standing together.

Although the two were communicating with each other, he could still notice the alert and nervous expression on Chu Manshu's face, as well as Nangong Wantu's surprise.

"This is because they are afraid that there is something wrong with the cave."

The headmaster understood immediately and stopped paying attention to the two disciples, instead observing the other newcomers.

Soon.

All rewards have been awarded.

The Grand Elder said a few polite words and then announced the end of the trial, ordering the disciples to return to their caves.

After all the disciples have left——

The Grand Elder bowed and asked:
"Master, have you discovered anything?"

“Nothing was found… Although problems may sometimes occur in the trial ground, that soul demon should be able to monitor the entire place and return safely.” The head saint murmured.

"Did someone kill it?" asked the Supreme Elder.

"It has several of my special abilities and its combat capability is not weak. It should not be killed."

"Could there be something wrong with the trial ground?"

"That's possible. I've just seen these disciples. They are not strong enough to kill the Soul Demon."

After the Saint finished speaking, he suddenly pulled out the black dagger and looked at it carefully.

"Master, what's wrong with this knife?"

"It's fine... but don't you think it's too reasonable for it to kill those three disciples just now?"

"Three disciples killed their fellow disciples in the ruins. They really deserved to die, Master."

"Yes, it all makes sense."

The headmaster narrowed his eyes and continued, "But why is it this soul-devouring sword?"

"You mean, those three disciples——"

"Maybe they know something, but they can no longer speak."

The head of the sect put away the short knife and murmured in a low voice:

"You and I both know what kind of rule power can achieve this, so..."

“This matter must be thoroughly investigated.”

……

the other side.

Shen Ye returned to Xuanmen Peak and moved into the cave with Pepe.

"This is the old cave where my eldest sister lived. I used to make fire, refine pills and forge iron here."

Pepe showed Shen Ye around in a familiar manner.

It has to be said that this cave is filled with spiritual energy and is located in an area with the best scenery. It is indeed the best cave in the entire mountain.

"what is this?"

Shen Ye asked, pointing to a round plate on the table.

"The formation plate of the cave mansion!"

Pepé jumped up and slapped the disc with his hand.

A ray of light suddenly appeared on the disc.

"The eldest sister likes quietness very much, so she spent a lot of spirit stones to build a large formation to isolate everything from the outside world."

"So strong?" Shen Ye asked.

"You can feel it." Pepe said, controlling the formation plate and opening the cave formation.

hum-

The spiritual energy in the cave flowed underground.

soon.

No sound from outside could be heard.

Even the void flame of the Supreme Life-Binding Soul-Refining Palace disappeared completely.

A line of small, dim characters appeared:
"The current cave is away from the Supreme Life Binding Soul Refining Palace."

Shen Ye was a little surprised.

"Pepe, is this formation very powerful?" he asked.

"That's right. The eldest sister is an expert in formations. She built this formation with all her strength. Even if it is destroyed by someone, she will be informed immediately." Pepe said.

It turned out to be the case.

Perhaps this magic formation cannot be compared with the Supreme Life-Binding Soul-Refining Palace, but it has a special feature.

It was destroyed and Yunni would be notified.

So the Supreme Life-Binding Soul-Refining Palace did not destroy it!
Perhaps this is the fragile balance and mutual trust between Yun Ni and the leader?

Shen Ye's thoughts raced, and a strange feeling surged in his heart.

A line of scarlet glowing small words suddenly appeared:
"The first seal door is about to be broken!"

what?
The sealed monster is about to break free from the seal!
Shen Ye's heart tightened, and he immediately said:
"Pepe, I have some spirit stones here. Go buy the various foods and elixirs we need in the near future. Go buy some of what you need for refining elixirs and equipment. Also buy some new clothes for yourself."

He handed Pepe a small storage bag.

"Thank you, sir!" Pepe was delighted.

"Go ahead. I just need to practice for a while."

"Yes!"

Pepe is gone.

Shen Ye closed the cave and began to think quickly about how to deal with the situation.

That line of small scarlet characters was still flashing before my eyes.

But what can I do?
Even the teacher couldn't beat it. As soon as they started fighting, it immediately took himself and Nangong Sirui to escape.

...There is no way.

But we can't let it escape.

If it returns to the Tai Shang Taoist Palace, the fact that I sealed it with the door will be exposed immediately.

no solution anymore!

Shen Ye pondered for a few breaths and said in a low voice:
"Door!"

A sealed door quietly emerged.

There are still three chances to open the door today!

Shen Ye opened the door without hesitation and launched the "Time Frenzy" at the same time.

Three seconds of pause!

I saw that time had stopped inside the door, and inside was solidified sea water. Deep in the sea there was a glowing life form.

——This is a seal on the seabed!

It seems to be quite strong.

I have to give it a try now, otherwise there is really no other way!
Shen Ye wrote down the coordinates, dismissed the door, and shouted again:

"Door!"

The prison that sealed the monsters suddenly appeared.

After launching the "Tide of Time", the door was opened, and the entire prison inside was almost completely destroyed.

The humanoid monster's hands turned into sharp claws, which scratched several walls into pieces, and all the runes on the walls became completely ineffective.

It seems like it is about to break the seal and come out!

"It's really amazing, much better than Tu Fusheng."

Shen Ye sighed.

He used a basic binding technique to pull the motionless monster out of the door.

Almost instantly—

"The Tide of Time" starts again!
But this time, the target was the monster outside the door.

The door disbanded.

There is one last chance to call the door!
"Door!"

Shen Ye shouted again, opened the sealed door of the ocean, kicked the monster in, and at the same time launched the "Tide of Time" into the door.

Bang!
The door closes.

During the whole process of closing and opening the door, and then closing and opening the door again, there was not a single operating error, and the monster was able to change the sealed place in the continuous stagnation of time!

Today's three door opening opportunities have just been used up!
Shen Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt extremely exhausted.

Tuk-tuk-tuk——

There was a knock on the door.

"Who?" Shen Ye asked in surprise.

He walked out and opened the door.

There were only two elders, accompanying the Saint Master, standing outside the door waiting.

"Master, elder!"

Shen Ye said in surprise.

"Don't panic, the Holy Lord is just here to see you new disciples." said an elder.

"Yes! Please come in!"

Shen Ye opened the door and stretched out his hand to invite it.

The head master stood outside the door motionless, but his eyes swept past Shen Ye and fell on the formation plate on the table.

"Can you use this?"

he asked.

(End of this chapter)