Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 396 The Interpreter of Destiny!
"Find me?"

Shen Ye asked.

"That's right, I don't quite believe those rumors, so I have something to ask of you." Tan Tai Mingyue said.

"Please speak." Shen Ye said.

"I really need the Tranquilizing Pill - if you can refine a mid-grade pill, I will provide the method of refining a top-grade Tranquilizing Pill." Tan Tai Ming Yue said.

Shen Ye was somewhat moved and glanced at the Holy Lord.

——Didn’t you say that my reputation has been ruined?
The Holy Lord had a blank expression on his face as he carefully observed everyone, as if he was trying to find a spy among them.

No one could see him except Shen Ye.

"Well, I'll try again, but I need you to provide the materials and the furnace." Shen Ye said.

"It's all here," Tan Tai Ming Yue put a storage bag on the table, "The corresponding rewards are all in it, just click."

Shen Ye clicked it and found that the reward was indeed generous.

"Waiting for your good news." Tan Tai Ming Yue said and left.

The people behind her looked at Shen Ye with some unkindness and contempt, but they did not dare to do anything to his face.

After everyone had left, the Saint picked up the storage bag on the table and examined it carefully.

There was indeed an alchemy furnace inside, a pile of alchemy materials, and a small pile of spirit stones.

"Do you want to make the elixir?" asked the Saint.

"It's a super easy thing, and I can make money - you won't blow up my stove this time, right?" Shen Ye asked.

"What if I explode?" the Saint asked again.

"Then I'll go to another place to experience human life." Shen Ye said.

"You have contributed a lot of resources and property to the Tai Shang Taoist Palace. Are you willing to just leave like this?" asked the Saint.

"Anyway, I'm not doing anything useful here, so just consider it as paying for accommodation." Shen Ye said very casually.

The Holy Lord has a headache.

He never offended me from the beginning to the end, and he also contributed so much money and treasures.

Such a profound background.

There is no conflict of interest itself.

Why make the relationship awkward?
——Anyway, the other party is neither human nor comes here for the three techniques.

"Whatever you want. By the way, if you find any clues, remember to contact me with the bracelet."

The Holy Master disappeared after he finished speaking.

Only Shen Ye was left sitting there.

Shen Ye pondered for a moment.

——Tan Tai Ming Yue’s behavior is a little strange.

Logically speaking, she saw with her own eyes that her furnace exploded while she was refining the elixir, and she left the party without saying goodbye—

She should have a very bad impression of herself.

Why would you let yourself practice it again?
Is there any secret here that I don’t know about?

Shen Ye thought about it and reached out to open the storage bag.

A small alchemy furnace suddenly floated in the air.

The materials for alchemy are also complete.

The spirit stones given as reward were stacked into a small pile.

The Tranquilizing Pill is indeed difficult to make...

Then.

Let’s make some pills.

We have to see what the other party's intentions are.

Shen Ye was just about to make a gesture to light the fire, but he saw the vertical pupil on the back of his left hand flash.

A message from Heart of the Swarm:
"Baxter, I got an unknown strange object here. I tried many methods but couldn't figure out what it is."

Shen Ye took a look and found that the message came from a member marked as level "19".

Such a powerful emperor species actually has something whose origin is unclear?

I am currently only level "1".

The gap is so big that I don’t know if my entry will work.

"I can't promise, but I can try."

Shen Ye responded.

"There's really no other way. Please try to help." said the level 19 member.

"it is good."

The voice just fell.

The fluctuations of the Dharma Realm caused ripples in the void.

The vertical pupil pattern on the hand suddenly emitted an unparalleled powerful force wave.

——This is the power of level 19 members!

bang——

A black box appeared in Shen Ye's hand.

at the same time.

The Holy Lord appeared in front of Shen Ye again.

He asked doubtfully:
"Who was that force just now?"

"A partner of our Heart of the Swarm asked me to do something for him." Shen Ye said.

The Holy Lord's gaze fell on the black box, and then he looked at the open vertical pupil on the back of Shen Ye's hand, his expression was somewhat complicated.

——No problem.

The connecting channel in the Dharma Realm points to the heart of the swarm.

These are the strongest imperial species.

They are taking care of their internal affairs.

The Saint shook his head and was about to leave, but suddenly an idea came to his mind, so he stopped and sat down aside.

Shen Ye ignored him and looked at the black box in front of him again.

next second.

The mythical entry on the destiny side "The Tool of Destiny" is activated!
Lines of tiny, dim words quickly appeared in the void:

"The black watcher broke free from his cage, unaware that the shadow of death lurked in the supreme dome of the universe;"

"If you want hope to emerge from destruction, the only way is to reproduce;"

"Go to reincarnation——"

"In order to convey the truth, reincarnation is the only way;"

"At this point, whether the newly born chicks can return to the sky depends on the decision of the monarchs."

Shen Ye read it quickly.

This profile seems full of secrets.

What is this about?

totally no idea.

The multiverse is vast and boundless.

In addition to the affairs of the fairyland, there are endless secrets hidden there, waiting for the strong ones to explore.

You should also broaden your horizons.

"Can you read anything?"

The telepathy of the 19th-level emperor race came from afar along the Dharma Realm, with a sense of urgency.

"I'll read it to you." Shen Ye also responded telepathically.

He read the profile of fate to the other party.

"It's just as I guessed," said the 19th level Emperor excitedly. "It's amazing. Your destiny entry must be of a very high level to be able to read it out - any other method would not reveal any information at all."

"Thank you for this, Baxter."

"You're welcome, we're one family." Shen Ye said.

He placed the black box on the back of his hand and waited for a moment.

The box is gone.

"I have paid the reward - I am the Lord of Crimson, feel free to contact me if you have any questions, Baxter." said the Level 19 Emperor.

next second.

Shen Ye immediately noticed a movement in the Dharma Realm.

Inside the Heart of the Swarm, his level was raised from level 1 to level 2.

Not only that.

I also got a swarm title:
"The Interpreter of Fate (Certified by the Crimson Lord)."

Some emperors immediately noticed this.

"Huh? Baxter's improvement is pretty fast. He's already level 2?"

"——Tsk, the Crimson Lord asked Baxter to decipher something extremely powerful."

"The interpretation was successful?"

"Yeah, that's what Baxter said when he joined in, and he did."

"Looks like he's a powerful destiny-side ability user."

"Little Peppa is great, she has a bright future - brothers, take good care of her."

The emperors discussed for a few words and then went back to their own business.

Peace has returned to the Heart of the Swarm.

However, Shen Ye discovered that a strange knowledge was emerging from the Dharma Realm and constantly appeared in his mind.

"Your rating in Heart of the Swarm has been raised to Level 2."

"The second level of the talent tree is open to you, you can choose the appropriate level 2 skill;"

"Or you can convert this permission into a racial call, allowing the Heart of the Swarm to infuse you with power and enhance your existing talents and skills."

"——From the strongest bugs in the universe."

It seems to be the same everywhere.

Newbies level up quickly!
Shen Ye began to make choices based on his talents.

——That “Thorn of Destiny” is called a core talent.

It is the reward for making suggestions and naming the joint consciousness.

The door ability also explains this talent:
“Perhaps you only need this one talent to travel the universe at will.”

and so--

This talent deserves to be strengthened!

Instead of just finding a second-level talent skill, it is better to strengthen this core talent!
"I want to improve my existing talent skill: Destiny Thorn."

Shen Ye said softly.

The vertical pupil on the back of the hand closed slightly, then suddenly opened again.

An even more turbulent force rushed in from the Dharma Realm, like a river returning home, and merged into Shen Ye's blood.

This is a super-conscious collective constructed by the emperors!

It can actually directly summon the Dharma Realm and enhance the innate abilities of insects of the same species!

The glimmer of light suddenly appeared as small words:
"Your innate skill 'Thorns of Fate' has been strengthened."

"Its power has been changed as follows:"

“You can cast the ‘Thorns of Fate’ over you and one of your followers. Any attack launched by any target against you will also attack that target at the same time, with a certain chance of causing a critical hit.”

"Critical hit: double the damage."

——The explanation of "critical hit" appears!
No wonder this race is called the emperor in the vast multiverse.

The name "Emperor Species" represents their value!
Shen Ye glanced at the scarlet light of thorns that covered his body, sensed it for a few breaths, and then put it away.

When he was satisfied and had severed the connection with the Heart of the Swarm—

But then a few lines of small words quietly appeared:

"As a former vampire Baxter, your name has become a legend among the strongest emperors in the universe."

“It was a dreamy, twisted, impossible rise to fame.”

"Your entry 'Blood Sucking Baby' has gained reputation replenishment, and has restored its power. You can use it again!"

Shen Ye was overjoyed.

——Now I can fuse the two swords!
Suddenly a voice came:
"You are so young, I didn't expect you could make achievements in the strongest group."

Only then did Shen Ye realize that the Holy Lord had been sitting not far behind him.

This old thief hasn't left yet?
"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?" Shen Ye asked.

"That was the 'Thorn of Destiny' just now, it seems that its power has increased." The Holy Lord said thoughtfully.

"Do you know this skill?" Shen Ye asked in surprise.

"Of course, this is one of the special skills of your imperial species. It is well-known in the multi-layer universe. How could I not know it?"

The Saint grinned, his tone revealing an unprecedented eagerness.

This kid’s first talent is actually “Destiny Thorn”.

In the multi-layered universe, the strongest emperor species all have the initial innate skill of "Destiny Thorns".

This is an extremely troublesome war talent.

One of the reasons why enemies are so wary of the emperor race is this "thorn of destiny".

But as one of our own——

Such subordinates are very reassuring.

Will this kid become the strongest emperor in the future?

...It's not impossible.

After all, he was noticed by the Heart of the Swarm and absorbed into it.

Just now, he seemed to have completed a request for help issued by a high-level emperor.

in other words.

He must have something special.

So--

How can I make the best use of this guy, or even let him play a role all the time, so that my business can gain greater benefits?
It sounds slow, but the Holy Lord's mind went through countless turns in an instant.

In just a short moment, he found the answer.

then.

The Holy Master spoke those words in a gentle tone:

“Nangong Wantu, are you interested in coming over to help me?”

"Helping you? What's the benefit?" Shen Ye laughed.

"Power."

The two words that came out of the Saint's mouth, coupled with his unfathomable expression, really made people a little puzzled.

"Power?" Shen Ye repeated.

——When I say it myself, it doesn’t have that flavor anymore.

"You, a fresh blood, may not know that many cosmic life forms in the multiverse have already reached a consensus."

The Holy Master continued patiently:
"No life in the universe can oppose us, otherwise it will be destroyed."

"Why?" Shen Ye asked puzzledly.

"Because what we are doing is related to the ultimate secret of the entire multi-layered universe, and it is very likely to change everything—"

"So all the races in the universe participated in that contract and vowed not to obstruct our work."

The destruction of the fairyland in the upper universe——

Is it the consensus of all life in the universe?

Have those monsters that can survive in the universe already made a contract for this?
Shen Ye felt cold all over.

As the other party spoke, he vaguely felt that he seemed to be approaching a terrifying abyss hiding an astonishing secret.

There is no way out.

I can only jump down.

"Is the work hard?" Shen Ye asked with a smile.

"It's not that hard, and most of the time you are free, child. Have you forgotten the word 'power' I mentioned?" asked the Saint.

"I don't know much about 'power'." Shen Ye said.

The Holy Lord smiled slightly.

——This is still a newcomer with a blank slate.

Even if he has a bright future, amazing talent, a strong background, and unparalleled wealth——

But he was too young.

At this moment, he was just a prey who knew nothing.

And he was about to subdue this prey and make him willingly become his pawn.

"My child, a small example can tell you what power is." The Holy Master said in a gentle tone:

"In the universe, we often fight for all kinds of rare treasures, or for nothing, but just because we are unhappy with each other, we want to kill each other, right?"

"Yes." Shen Ye nodded.

"When you have power, all you have to do is tell your enemies—"

The Saint paused and said in a majestic and solemn tone: "Go to hell."

Following this tone, he quickly formed a magic seal with both hands.

The magic is done!

A dark purple magic emblem quietly emerged in the void.

——The dark purple light condensed into a circle. In this circle, a three-headed demon snake was hanging upside down and spitting out its tongue downwards.

This emblem left a deep impression on Shen Ye.

"Then what?" he asked.

"The emblem will summon powerful cosmic beings of all races to directly kill the enemies in front of you." said the Holy Lord.

"Why is this happening?" Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“No one can influence our work, otherwise the result will be death - this kind of dominating other people’s lives is called power,” said the Saint.

"Can I have such power?" Shen Ye said in an uncertain tone.

"You are too young. You still have a long way to go before you can become a secret master like me."

"But as long as you do something for me—"

The Holy Lord leaned forward, lowered his voice, and said in Shen Ye's ear:
"If you want to kill someone, just tell me, it will be easy."

Shen Ye stood there, looking a little confused.

The Holy Master said with understanding:

"I'll give you some time to think about it."

He stood up to leave.

"Wait a moment!"

Shen Ye said.

The Holy Lord stopped and looked at him.

"What are you doing?" Shen Ye asked.

The Holy Master came back, sat down opposite him, stared at him and said:

"Back then, countless cosmic lives united together and took thousands of years to destroy the fairyland of the upper universe."

"Only when the Immortal Kingdom is destroyed, the three most powerful arts it possesses will abandon humans and be mastered by life forms other than humans."

"Have you mastered the three techniques?" Shen Ye asked.

"No," the Saint said in a low voice with a gloomy expression, "The Immortal Kingdom has not been completely destroyed, so the three arts still belong to humans."

"Since the Immortal Kingdom can be defeated, the three techniques are actually not that strong, right?" Shen Ye said deliberately.

The Saint shook his head and said, "We spent thousands of years to stop the inheritance of Tongtianshu, one of the three arts of the Immortal Kingdom, and we barely succeeded."

"We have two things to deal with: one is to find the 'land' left by the fairy kingdom; the other is to find the human successor of the Tongtianshu."

Shen Ye nodded.

Great, you've accomplished your mission, you just didn't know it.

“What’s the point of all this?”

he asked.

——This is the core of everything.

Why did the space monsters do this? Was it just to obtain the three arts?

If the entire universe united just for three powerful spells, it seemed a bit... excessive.

There must be some deeper reason.

The Holy Lord smiled.

"This is the real secret, which only a few secret masters can know."

"Of course, if you join in, I'll tell you."

"Think about it carefully. I'll wait for your answer."

He patted Shen Ye's shoulder and turned away.

Only Shen Ye was left sitting there, slowly digesting what he had heard.

Lord of Secrets?

There is actually a contract in the multiverse that gives the Holy Lord such great power that he can kill anyone he wants.

Combined with what he just said -

The Holy Lord collected the celestial arts in the ninety-nine layers of the universe not just to become stronger himself.

This organization must have a deeper purpose.

In the final analysis——

What can Tongtianshu do?
In order to obtain the art of celestial communication, they have already destroyed the fairyland in the upper universe and laid numerous traps in the ninety-nine layers of the universe.

All these years have passed, and the trap has never been removed.

And as the successor of the supernatural power, he was already standing in the center of the trap.

this moment.

Shen Ye felt as if he was standing on an abyss shrouded in heavy fog. If he took a wrong step, he might be smashed to pieces at any time.

but--

I'm good at working part-time!

I want to know that secret.

So do you want to do it?
Shen Ye thought about it and suddenly slapped his head.

I am just a newbie, I don't understand many things.

It's right to ask your family members for their opinions on this kind of thing.

He raised his hand, mobilized his mind, activated the vertical pupil on the back of his hand, and sent a message to the Heart of the Swarm of the Dharma Realm:
"The Saint of the Ninety-Nine-Story Dao Palace said that he is the Lord of Secrets and wants me to work for him. The reward is to help me kill people."

"Family, is this worth doing?"

Waited for a breath.

A majestic voice suddenly sounded in the heart of the swarm:

"Ignore him, he has lost his power."

Shen Ye's heart shuddered.

——This is the big guy who accepted me into the Heart of the Swarm!
Then, the level 19 Crimson Lord also spoke:

"The Art of Tongtian is a self-aware art. It doesn't want to be revealed to the world, so no one can learn it."

"This matter has been stuck for tens of thousands of years and has not been resolved."

“It’s totally not worth being a part of.”

It turned out to be the case.

It turns out that the bugs are well-informed!

The majestic voice sounded again: "Baxter, is your entry that can make the enemy make mistakes high level?"

"I don't know how everyone classifies entries." Shen Ye said in a confused tone.

A silly voice came out:
"The world I was born in doesn't have any knowledge in this area. I call the term 'name'."

"Me too!" Shen Ye immediately echoed.

The voice smiled and explained patiently:
"In fact, we should distinguish them according to the color of light that is condensed by the term Dharmadhatu—"

"Gray is broken, white is ordinary, green is excellent, blue is outstanding, purple is one in a million, gold is legendary, dark gold is incomparable, and red is mythical."

"——The basic steps are like this."

"Baxter, what color of light condensed when your name appeared?"

Shen Ye said: "Red."

"red?"

“It’s actually red!”

"When did the Dharma Realm become so kind?"

"I don't even have any red entries!"

"unimaginable."

The bugs were talking in unison.

The majestic voice appeared again, overwhelming all the discussions:

"I am the Lord of Secrets too, Baxter."

"If the Tongtian Technique is not revealed, the secret of the Immortal Kingdom will never be revealed."

"So leave him alone."

"——All you have to do is live your life well, work hard to improve your strength, and ignore the rest."

"I understand, but what if the other party keeps pestering me?" Shen Ye said.

That majestic voice exuded a murderous aura:
"A new bug in Heart of the Swarm, others want to capture it and make it their subordinate without any evidence—"

"Ask us first."

The words fell.

The insects burst into high-pitched ghost howls.

——This means that you are very powerful and will not allow others to touch the new insects in the swarm.

Look at them barking wildly -

Shen Ye's heart slowly settled down.

well.

The bugs are not afraid of that Saint at all.

That's no problem.

at the same time.

Shen Ye withdrew his consciousness from the Dharma Realm and suddenly discovered that there was a circle of golden lines in the vertical pupil on the back of his hand.

Small words appeared in the dim light:

"You have acquired the Mark of the Swarm."

"Effect: Your words in the swarm will be noticed immediately."

understood.

This is to pin your own chat to the top.

From now on, if there is any situation on our side, the swarm will be able to discover it immediately.

——The Zerg is quite united.

The premise is——

I have proved my worth with the mythical entry.

But this is understandable. After all, the law of the jungle is a universal natural law.

Shen Ye fell into deep thought.

The value of the mythological entry even exceeded his expectations.

In fact, I have many more entries.

But from now on, you have to be careful to cover it up and not expose it all at once.

After all, even the bugs find it hard to get good entries.

It’s better to keep a low profile until you become strong enough.

He stretched, leaned back in the chair comfortably, and turned his eyes to look at the coffee table.

The alchemy furnace and alchemy materials were neatly stacked together.

This is something given by Tan Tai Ming Yue.

——Everything else has been resolved.

Let’s get the money for alchemy first, then talk about other things.

Shen Ye raised the alchemy furnace, made a gesture to light the fire, and began to refine the middle-grade tranquilizing pill.

The whole process is familiar to me.

His movements were as smooth and skillful as flowing water, and he had refined all the pills in a short while.

After counting, there are about thirty or so.

When you are in a good mood, the success rate of making pills is also quite high.

Shen Ye put the pills into the gourd, and then sent a communication talisman to Tan Tai Mingyue.

Soon.

Tan Tai Ming Yue is here.

"The pill you wanted."

Shen Ye handed over the gourd.

Tan Tai Ming Yue took the gourd, poured out a few grains and touched it.

The pill was still hot, and there was a faint scent of magical fluctuations on it.

——It is indeed a newly refined elixir.

Look at the alchemy furnace again.

There was a faint fragrance emanating from the alchemy furnace, which was consistent with the smell of the elixir in his hand.

"It's so well made."

Tan Tai Ming Yue praised him, patted her storage bag, took out a jade slip and placed it in front of Shen Ye.

"What is this?" Shen Ye asked.

"The recipe for the top-grade tranquilizing pill." said Tan Tai Ming Yue.

"The Ningshen Pill can heal physical injuries and nourish the soul. It is a double-edged sword and is of inestimable value. You gave me the recipe so easily?" Shen Ye asked.

"I'm in urgent need of a large amount of top-grade tranquilizing pills. If you can make them, I won't charge you a penny for this recipe." Tan Tai Ming Yue said.

Shen Ye fell into deep thought.

Even the Supreme Taoist Palace did not have the recipe for the top-grade Tranquilizing Pills, so the stored Tranquilizing Pills had actually been used up.

I heard that they are now rushing to purchase it from other worlds.

As the saying goes, "eating up all the wealth you have will eventually drain it out." Even if you have a lot of wealth, you can't keep spending it.

If I could learn how to make top-grade tranquilizing pills, it would be like having an extra skill to make a living.

"Thank you, Senior Sister. I'll study it first and contact you when I have any news."

Shen Ye smiled.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

Tan Tai Ming Yue left the jade slip and turned away without hesitation.

After she left, Shen Ye reached out and picked up the jade slip, and first activated the entry "Tool of Destiny".

As the small, glimmering words appeared, all the hidden messages were revealed before the mythical fate entry:

"The creation called elixir, originated from ancient human civilization, will bring you a bright future;"

"However, this jade slip has a profound secret;"

"Be thankful, both the maker of the jade slip and you who obtained the jade slip;"

"Because it only allows the human spirit to explore it;"

“When you do this, the other party will give up and you will move on to a new path.”

"——The twists and turns are just like this."

Shen Ye smiled.

——The Holy Lord said before that he wanted to find the traitor, and now he appears?
Then.

What should I do?
Report to His Holiness? Or something else?
Think about it for a moment.

Shen Ye picked up the jade slip in his hand, probed inside with his mind, and began to practice the method of refining the top-grade tranquilizing pill.

——Of course my soul is human, absolutely genuine.

the other side.

Inside a cave inside the flying boat.

Tan Tai Ming Yue’s brows relaxed.

"What's going on?" someone asked.

"They are our fellow humans, not cosmic monsters." Tan Tai Ming Yue said.

"That's great." said another person excitedly.

"Yes," Tan Tai Ming Yue's eyes flashed with inexplicable emotions, "We finally tracked it down here and finally saw a glimmer of hope."

She stood up and placed her hand on the void.

"Door."

A soft drink.

A door quietly appeared out of nothingness.

(End of this chapter)