Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 398 Two-person cooperation!

The alchemy furnace caught fire.

Shen Ye used magic tricks to control the fire and threw in various alchemy materials according to the steps.

Tan Tai Ming Yue sat aside, looking at the burning fire, with an expression of disbelief on her face.

She thought about it and persuaded again:

"Every member who joins the Supreme Dao Palace cannot leave, no matter if they are human or monster—"

"Everyone is controlled by the Holy Lord, unless they die."

"You really don't want to come with me?"

"Since you said no one can escape, why do you think you can take me away?" Shen Ye asked.

"You have met Tienan, so I don't have to hide it from you - I am also a person with special abilities." Tan Tai Mingyue said.

Seeing that Shen Ye didn't say anything, Tan Tai Ming Yue thought that he had been persuaded, and said excitedly:
"Come with me. As long as you pass some tests, you can also join the human resistance alliance."

"What is that?" Shen Ye asked.

"Our human organization - the strong men from multiple layers of the universe gather together to fight against cosmic monsters." said Tan Tai Ming Yue.

Her expression suddenly tensed.

"What's wrong?" Shen Ye asked, observing his expression.

"In outer space, my death summon has been killed."

"The Holy Lord will definitely search the entire flying boat. We can't leave now even if we want to." Tan Tai Mingyue's face turned pale.

Shen Ye looked at her and said thoughtfully, "Can you tell me your ability?"

——The panda has already introduced that its door ability is to connect to other worlds.

Although there have been some changes, Tan Tai Ming Yue now knows the abilities of himself and the panda.

She herself was unaware of her own abilities.

——If she is willing to say it, then she is sincere.

"I can open a door to any netherworld, summon those beings who want to be resurrected, sign a contract with them, and make them come alive to do things for me."

Tan Tai Ming Yue introduced without hesitation.

"What is the death summon you used to attract the Holy Lord?"

"The inner demon of the Holy Lord - I thought it could delay for a while, but who knew it would die so soon? It couldn't hold on at all."

"Of course I can't resist it. The inner demon is just something created by the Holy Lord for fun." Shen Ye said.

"That's it. I have prepared some manpower. They are building a super long-distance teleportation formation. What should I do?"

Tan Tai Ming Yue became anxious.

Shen Ye moved his hand gestures and slapped the alchemy furnace with his palm.

Boom!
The flame went out and the furnace opened.

One by one, plump and round tranquilizing pills flew out and fell into the gourd that Shen Ye had prepared long ago.

After all the pills were packed, he handed the gourd to Tan Tai Ming Yue.

"Eliminate all evidence of activity and stay by my side from now on, and maybe we can survive."

Shen Ye transmitted the message.

Tan Tai Ming Yue's heart suddenly tightened.

——I can’t leave anymore!
So should we do as he says?
She gritted her teeth, pressed one hand into the air, and said in a low voice:

"Dissolve——all summoning contracts."

In her room, the door to the underworld suddenly disappeared.

All the monks who were constructing the laws of ultra-long-distance transmission turned into shadows.

Their flesh and blood gradually disappeared.

One by one, the souls lost their bodies and immediately left the world of the living, also disappearing.

"All evidence has been erased."

Tan Tai Ming Yue Dao.

"Very good, stay here with me now. If the Holy Lord comes to ask, just say that you have been refining pills with me." Shen Ye closed his eyes after saying this.

at the same time.

The vertical pupil on the back of his hand slowly opened.

Link to the Heart of the Swarm!

Shen Ye's consciousness penetrated into the Dharma Realm and went straight to the heart of the insect swarm, and began to send out messages:
"My family, I heard that once you join the 99th floor of the Supreme Dao Palace, you can't quit. Is that true? Is it the same for us emperors?"

The level 19 Crimson Lord quickly responded:

"Generally speaking, that's right."

"——Because they can't find out any secrets, they have to assume that everyone who enters the Dao Palace is a potential thief of the Tongtianshu."

“This is done to show that they are serious about their work.”

"But everyone knows that this only shows that they are extremely incompetent."

"After all, thousands of years have passed—"

"They have not made any progress in the matter of the Three Arts of the Immortal Kingdom."

This is exactly what Tan Tai Ming Yue said.

So her plan to use the Saint's inner demon to lure the tiger away from the mountain and take herself away was actually not feasible.

For thousands of years, no one has been able to escape!
"Okay," Shen Ye sent another message aggrievedly, "Then I'll stay here and continue working. I can't leave anyway."

There was a moment of silence in the heart of the Swarm.

A majestic voice suddenly sounded:
"That's enough of them. There has been no progress in all these years, and now they are trying to make things difficult for our insects again."

"What do you know?" asked the Crimson Lord.

The majestic voice sneered, "The secret master who is in charge of the three arts of the fairyland has offered me a price, hoping that I will no longer care about Baxter's affairs. He wants to enslave Baxter."

As soon as these words were spoken, the swarm of insects all burst into ferocious chirping sounds.

"No one can enslave us!"

The Crimson Lord roared with murderous intent.

"But..." The majestic voice sounded again: "The Cosmic Contract is serious. No one can resist the Lord of Secrets, because every Lord of Secrets is the core force chosen by all races in the universe to preside over the great cause!"

"Then let him enslave Baxter?" asked the Crimson Lord unwillingly.

"Of course not. After all, I am also the Lord of Secrets." said the majestic voice.

"Can you let Baxter leave the Taoist Palace?" asked the Lord of Crimson.

"I can't come forward unless Baxter participates in a very great cause and makes great contributions, and I come to promote his status-"

The majestic voice continued:
"If he contributes a lot to a great cause, then I can justifiably transfer him."

"What should I do?" Shen Ye interrupted at the right time.

"Baxter, my team encountered an extremely difficult monster, so the exploration of a certain cosmic secret had to be suspended."

"I remember you said there were two entries. I've seen the myth-level destiny entry, but what I need now is combat ability."

"——What's the approximate level of your combat entry?"

"It is also at the mythical level." Shen Ye said.

The insects all made a hissing sound as they gasped.

The majestic voice laughed and asked:
"Can we really make the enemy make mistakes?"

Shen Ye explained: "There will be a series of accidents. If we kill him, we will hit his weak spot, and valuable things will be scattered."

"How long can it last?" the majestic voice continued to ask.

"It lasts for 10 seconds. After a 5-minute cooldown, if the target is not dead, it will be triggered again and the cycle will repeat." Shen Ye said.

The entire Heart of the Swarm fell silent.

The bugs seemed to be digesting the shock brought by this mythical term.

A few breaths have passed.

The majestic voice sounded again:
"I suddenly feel a little more confident—"

"Crimson Lord, Hundred-Armed Demon, and Poisonous Evil King, take my emblem and go gather the army. Let's fight again."

"Yes!" Three murderous insect chirps were heard.

"Baxter, go back and wait first. If the Holy Lord of the Supreme Taoist Palace looks for you, try to delay a little while. I will handle the temporary war zone transfer procedures for you as soon as possible." said the majestic voice.

"Thank you, boss." Shen Ye said.

His consciousness returned to his body, he opened his eyes, slapped the alchemy furnace, lit the fire again, and put in the alchemy materials.

——Start refining the second batch of tranquilizing pills!
"Let's see how many high-quality pills there are in the gourd just now, and how many medium-quality, low-quality, and waste pills there are."

Shen Ye said.

Tan Tai Ming Yue opened the gourd and silently observed the quality of each pill and made a statistics.

same moment.

On the deck of the flying boat.

The Holy Lord stood here alone, holding a head in his hand.

The head of the inner demon!
——He had just killed his inner demon once again, so that the anger in his heart had reached its peak!

who is it?

He could actually summon his own inner demon!

Use my inner demon to kill me -

In all the long years, I can't remember the last time I was slapped in the face like this.

We must find that guy and tear him into pieces!
The Holy Lord checked every suspicious point on the flying boat, but still failed to find the hidden enemy.

He suddenly grinned.

"opinionated……"

"If everyone on the flying boat died, I wonder where you can hide."

There was a flash of void.

The Holy Lord rushed out of the flying boat, hovered in the dark and boundless universe, and stretched out his hand to make a spell.

A ball of light as bright as a star appeared in his hand.

"It's been a while since I last attacked with all my strength. If you don't come out now, there will be only one outcome—"

"die!"

The Holy Lord raised his hand high, and the ball of light immediately floated up.

suddenly.

A figure appeared in my mind.

——The young emperor species.

Do you want to kill it too?

Although no one can say anything if we kill it, the Heart of the Swarm will naturally investigate the whole matter.

For a mere traitor, he lost a potential capable subordinate and offended the powerful force behind the other party.

The Holy Lord forcibly suppressed the surging murderous intent in his body.

Even the magic that was as blazing as a star was cancelled by him on the spot.

...Go and take a look.

If he is willing to surrender, that would be great.

If he dared to act pretentiously in front of me——

Then don’t blame yourself for being cruel and ruthless!
The Holy Lord flashed and returned to the flying boat, passed through the void, and appeared directly in Shen Ye's room.

now.

Shen Ye was concentrating on making the elixir.

Tan Tai Ming Yue was beside him, holding the gourd, penetrating her spiritual thoughts into it, carefully identifying the pills from the previous furnace.

When the Holy Lord appeared, the two of them were completely unaware.

However, the Holy Lord had not expected this scene, and he could not help but stand behind them, observing what they were doing with a look of surprise.

Just then, Tan Tai Ming Yue spoke up:
"There are 53 tranquilizing pills in total, of which 7 are useless, 12 are low-grade, 33 are mid-grade, and there is one pill that exceeds the quality of the mid-grade pills. It only lacks a little luster and medicinal aroma, so it can be called a high-grade pill."

"Congratulations, you are almost there."

Shen Ye's hands were constantly changing their alchemy techniques, and he said without even turning his head, "You haven't even refined a single top-grade pill, what's there to congratulate?"

Tan Tai Ming Yue patiently explained:

"That's not the case. If your alchemy skills haven't improved, you won't be able to improve the quality of your pills beyond the middle grade."

“The most difficult thing is the breakthrough from 0 to 1.”

"You have made some breakthroughs. If you continue to practice hard, there will be great hope."

The Holy Lord nodded slightly.

——That’s indeed the case.

At this time, bursts of whistling sounds of wind and fire suddenly came from the furnace.

The second batch of pills is about to be ready!

Tan Tai Ming Yue immediately shut her mouth and stared at the alchemy furnace without blinking.

This is the most critical moment.

Shen Ye slowly activated the alchemy formula with his hands, concentrating on controlling the alchemy fire, gathering the medicinal liquid, and kneading it into shape.

Lean less.

The aroma of medicine emanated from the furnace, filling the entire room.

This is a sign that the elixir is about to be ready.

It can be as long as a few minutes or as short as dozens of breaths.

The elixir will definitely come out!

Shen Ye and Tan Tai Ming Yue both became nervous.

The Holy Lord was standing behind the two of them and was about to speak, but when he saw this scene, he stopped for a moment.

Although he is the Lord of Secrets, the legendary advanced life form in the universe——

But as the host of the secret mission, he has been working in the Taoist Palace for countless years and is extremely proficient in the knowledge of cultivation.

I know how difficult it is to refine a top-grade tranquilizing pill.

——No one in the sect can refine the top-grade tranquilizing pill!

That's why we had to send someone to purchase it.

If Nangong Wantu actually managed to refine a top-grade tranquilizing pill, it would be an astonishing thing.

What humans cannot do, the emperor species has done!

How absurd! How shocking!
this moment.

As the head of a sect of cultivation who "knows what's going on", Shengzun also felt a little curious about this.

Don't interrupt a practitioner who is about to break through in alchemy, it would be a pity. Besides, I also want to see the quality of this batch of pills.

...wait.

It only takes a few minutes anyway.

The Holy Lord restrained the murderous intent in himself, disappeared into the void, stood with his hands behind his back, and carefully observed the alchemy furnace.

He is indeed an expert.

He just squinted his eyes for a while and made a judgment.

"There is almost no mistake in the heat and hand gestures, and the medicinal fragrance is also very strong."

"There is an auspicious sign on the alchemy furnace."

"——Could it be that there really is a top-grade tranquilizing pill?"

Time passed by minute by minute.

Shen Ye suddenly said, "If I refine a top-grade tranquilizing pill, you must sign a contract and stand by me at any time."

"No problem." Tan Tai Ming Yue said.

"Okay, it's a deal." Shen Ye changed his hand gestures and patted the alchemy furnace in the air.

hum-

The alchemy furnace let out a long humming sound, and then the fire went out, and boiling hot pills poured out one after another.

This time, Shen Ye did not use the gourd to receive it, but directly used a method of controlling objects.

All the pills suddenly floated in the air.

Three divine thoughts swept across dozens of pills, then retreated together and entangled around a pill that was emitting a faint glow.

"It's top grade." Tan Tai Ming Yue said in a hoarse voice.

Although he was extremely nervous at the moment, the other party actually managed to refine a top-grade tranquilizing pill!

Even within the human resistance alliance, this elixir that can heal both the body and the soul is very popular.

——He actually succeeded!
Shen Ye laughed a few times, then took out a contract:
"Sign it - as long as I call you, you must accept my call at any time."

Tan Tai Ming Yue released his divine sense and swept it over the contract.

The terms of this contract are too unfair.

Once signed, he can really summon himself at any time.

It's like coming when you're called and leaving when you're dismissed.

How could this be?
She was about to discuss the terms when Shen Ye's voice suddenly rang in her ears:
"Sign quickly, this is the only chance to survive."

Tan Tai Ming Yue's heart moved.

Believe him?

Or continue to negotiate terms?
Or maybe just refuse completely and not sign the contract at all?

At first...

His mission is to investigate the secrets of the three arts of the fairyland.

Only the panda stood up and persuaded himself not to die.

He awakened his own abilities, but was feared and marginalized by everyone.

Now that the panda is missing, it has left behind a light and shadow record, in which it once again persuades itself not to die.

It also says—

The man in front of me is the only one I can contact.

"If you find him, you've found me."

These are Panda’s original words.

...Sign it.

Anyway, we are already trapped in the Taoist Palace and there is no possibility of getting out.

Anyway—

So what if I go out?

Tan Tai Ming Yue gritted her teeth, placed her hand on the contract, and said in a low voice:

"Let's make this covenant with the soul imprint!"

The contract is established!

next second.

There was applause from behind.

They both turned around at the same time and saw the Holy Lord standing there with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, Nangong Wantu."

The Holy Lord spoke with a amiable expression:
"You are already able to refine top-grade tranquilizing pills, and you have also won the favor of a beautiful woman. I guess—"

"As a human being, you have done quite well."

Shen Ye grinned.

——As a human being?
He actually said such sinister words in front of a woman.

Are you threatening me?
Ready to reveal my identity at any time?

——After all, on the surface, I entered the sect to find a Taoist partner.

So you think you can use this to control me?

"What do you think of my previous suggestion?"

The Holy Lord's true intentions are revealed.

Shen Ye took a deep breath, and bowed with Tan Tai Ming Yue, saying:

"Greetings, Holy Lord."

——Why is there no news from Heart of the Swarm yet?
Under the gaze of the Holy Master, he continued:

"I thought my attitude was clear enough. Someone like you should have seen my choice long ago."

"——How come you didn't know? Why did you make a special trip? Just for such a thing?"

The Holy Master remained unmoved, staring at him and asked expressionlessly:

"When did you make your position clear?"

Shen Ye pointed casually.

All the pills floating in the air flew towards the Holy Lord and landed in front of him.

"This is the first time I have refined a top-grade tranquilizing pill."

"I was so excited, nervous, and proud, because I always thought that my talent was limited and I couldn't make such a high-end thing."

Seeing a flash of impatience in the Saint's eyes, Shen Ye immediately said:

"Now I offer them to His Holiness."

"——Don't you understand what this means?"

The Holy Lord nodded slightly.

understood.

The act of sending pills to others probably means that he is willing to be your subordinate.

This should be correct.

If I continue to ask myself——

Is he going to think again that he doesn't even understand what this means?

...The insects' thought processes are different from mine. After all, they will never look for partners among humans.

So if I continue to act confused, will this new subordinate look down on me?
The Saint wiped the air with his hand and all the pills disappeared.

"You agreed to my proposal."

He said in a certain tone.

If the other party dares to say "no", he is playing tricks on me. Even if it means offending the insect swarm, I will beat him to death!

"Look," Shen Ye walked around the room, "I have been here the whole time. I have never left. What else can I mean?"

The Holy Lord was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.

——I can roughly understand it.

If you hated it, you should have left long ago.

Even though I couldn't leave.

This bug probably doesn't know this.

and so--

Only those who are willing to work for themselves will stay.

He was prepared to become his subordinate.

That's right.

That's it.

Then follow me to complete the master-servant contract.

——The most stringent master-servant contract can only be signed under the witness of a group of demons, and he will not be able to escape from now on.

The Holy Lord was about to speak when he saw Shen Ye winking at him.

...Are you not done with this bug yet?
So many hints?
Is there something you can’t just say?
Forget it, since he is going to become my subordinate, I’ll guess again!
The Holy Lord’s eyes followed Shen Ye’s eyes.

He just glanced at Tan Tai Ming Yue, then turned his eyes to the other side, moving them up and down quickly.

...This is easy to understand.

He was picking up girls and asked me to go first.

Ok.

It's just our world of two. I'm sorry to disturb you without permission.

Then I go?
The Saint nodded in understanding, turned around and prepared to leave.

He suddenly paused again.

Damn it!
Why should I leave!
The master-servant contract has not been signed yet!

"Farewell, Your Majesty. I will come to you later to report my work!"

Shen Ye shouted loudly and bowed at the same time.

He took a step forward, stuck to the side of Tan Tai Ming Yue, and looked at the Saint eagerly, as if as soon as the Saint left, he would -

The Holy Lord was so angry that he almost laughed.

An insect transformed into a human being, frantically looking for a Taoist partner, and caused a lot of trouble in the sect.

Now I have found my Taoist partner.

And he looked so impatient.

——No, come with me and sign the master-servant contract first, and then we can talk about these details.

Just as the Saint was about to speak, Shen Ye's voice suddenly rang in his ears:
"Your Majesty, are you also interested in human reproduction? Are you ready to stay and watch?"

I'm interested in your sister!

"I'll wait for you outside, hurry up." The Saint said coldly.

"Men can't compete in speed, Your Majesty." Shen Ye said embarrassedly.

"…Anyway, be more efficient."

The Holy Lord disappeared in a flash.

next second.

The vertical pupil on the back of Shen Ye's hand suddenly opened.

A majestic voice came from the distant Dharma Realm through the vertical pupils:

"The temporary transfer order has taken effect."

"Baxter, you are about to enter the Starry Sky Cemetery and participate in a large-scale exploration war on the 170th floor of the Chaos Tomb."

"The transmission is about to begin."

I finally waited for you, but fortunately I didn't give up!

Shen Ye almost sang it out.

"If the Holy Lord appears, just pretend to be polite to him, and don't confront him head-on."

He spoke quickly to Tan Tai Ming Yue.

Tan Tai Ming Yue nodded immediately.

Although I don’t know what method the other party has, I have no method at all.

And the contract has been signed.

You can only bet that your choice is the right one!

"Once I summon you, do not resist, just come."

"understood."

Moment.

Shen Ye is missing.

He had just left, and the ripples in the space had not yet dissipated when the Holy Lord immediately reappeared in the room.

“Where’s Nangong Wantu?”

The Holy Lord said sternly.

"He..." Tan Tai Ming Yue's mind was full of the phrase "fake agreement", and she couldn't help but blurt out:
"He said he needed to study first and asked me to rest here."

study?

The Holy Lord raised his brows.

Do you need to learn this too?
That's enough!

Humans take pleasure in watching how their own species operate.

How can you, a bug, imitate humans like this?
You imitated it too realistically!
The Saint's face twitched, and he felt like there was a curse stuck in his throat that he couldn't utter.

It really delayed a bit!
Tan Tai Ming Yue was afraid that the Saint would suddenly attack, so she simply closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and continued to speak:

"He also told you not to peek."

"Why? This is not called peeping. I just sensed the fluctuations in space." said the Saint.

"It's just peeping!" Tan Tai Ming Yue said angrily, "Saint, I am an innocent female cultivator. You are making it very difficult for me. I am not used to being watched by others."

The Holy Lord opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

If it was something else, and this woman dared to contradict me, I would kill her with one slap.

but--

The kind of thing she said—

The Holy Lord was about to say a few polite words when he saw Tan Tai Ming Yue disappear from his sight with a "swish".

(End of this chapter)