Gatekeeper of all realms

Chapter 406 The truth about the three techniques!
The Supreme Taoist Palace.

Xuanmen Peak.

Whether it was tens of thousands of years ago, or today, tens of thousands of years later——

Shen Ye is very familiar with this mountain.

He controlled the invisible demon and flew over the mountain with ease, searching for Zhang Beichen's cave tens of thousands of years ago.

The Holy Lord is not here.

Each peak does have a special elder to monitor it, but how can it be compared with the "Taishang Life-Binding Soul-Refining Palace"?
The Invisible Demon felt no pressure at all and searched the mountains and forests openly.

soon.

He found the place.

The original cave was located at the foot of the mountain, but is now covered by a lake.

The invisible demon entered the lake, dived all the way down, passed through the muddy cave entrance, and stood in the cave that was flooded by the lake water.

Tens of thousands of years ago——

When Zhang Beichen went to Haoyang Palace, Penglai Mountain was captured.

It should be too late for him to return to this cave, right?
Shen Ye looked around the room but found nothing.

He simply launched the "Tool of Destiny".

Three lines of profile quietly emerged:

"Although that guy is extremely powerful, a fake is still a fake;"

"Go find the real him;"

"It left in such a hurry that some of the remaining problems remain here forever."

——This is almost a clear indication!
Shen Ye calmed down, controlled the invisible demon, and searched carefully again.

This time.

He found several broken floor tiles under the thick mud.

Remove the floor tiles.

Inside was a human skeleton.

This is easy to handle.

The invisible demon directly opened a door and left from the bottom of the water with the skeleton.

The ruins have three floors.

Shen Ye squatted in front of the skeleton and asked:
"who are you?"

——"Dark Whisper" is activated!
The human skeleton suddenly started coughing, and it took a while for him to calm down, then he said:

"I'm Zhang Beichen."

"Who killed you?"

"A monster that took on my appearance and killed me."

Shen Ye thought about it.

Normally, it is not that easy to enter the Penglai Fairy Mountain, unless there is a traitor...

But the traitors are colluding with cosmic monsters.

This guy is the "Terminator".

Are these two parties in the same group?

That would be big trouble.

But the monsters in the universe have their own organization and the dignity of the strong, so they will not unite with an existence that is destined to destroy everything.

"Where did you meet that monster?" Shen Ye asked.

"I was the first in this True Transmission Trial, and I encountered it deep in the sect's holy site."

"When it saw me, it said 'Just right', and then I didn't even have a chance to resist before it killed me."

The skeleton said.

"Why don't you reincarnate?" Shen Ye asked.

"I'm unwilling to accept this... I had a bright future, but I was killed by this monster. Everything is over." The skeleton said gritting his teeth.

Shen Ye sighed: "Go back and rest."

The skeleton stopped moving.

Shen Ye stood up, thought about it carefully, and an idea gradually emerged in his mind.

Go to the sacred site of Mount Penglai tens of thousands of years ago.

——Zhang Beichen said that the "Lord of the End" appeared from there.

And at that point in time, it should be safe to go to the holy site.

Because the "Lord of the End of All Eras" disguised himself as Zhang Beichen and took a flying boat from Penglai Mountain to the Haoyang Palace.

It has left Penglai Mountain!

The tiger has left the mountain.

This is a rare opportunity.

Shen Ye immediately took out the magic gem and crushed it with force.

……

Penglai Mountain.

Tianmen Peak, in a cave.

Shen Ye opened his eyes.

This time, the Lord of Penglai Mountain still stood before him.

"here we go again?"

The mountain master greeted him expressionlessly.

"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission. The monster has been sent to Haoyang Heavenly Palace." Shen Ye bowed.

A wave of strange memories came over me.

He discovered that he was now a new member of a sect with considerable reputation.

Swordsman, Zhao Wuchang.

"What are you here for this time?" asked the Lord of Penglai Mountain.

"Investigate the holy relics - the monster appeared from the holy relics." Shen Ye said.

"I can arrange a trial for newcomers, but how strong are you?" asked the Lord of Penglai Mountain.

"The eighth level of the Dharma Realm." Shen Ye said.

"How did you survive until now?" asked the Lord of Penglai Mountain again.

"I have more entries." Shen Ye shrugged.

“Well, there are too many traitors in the sect, and even some of the newcomers have joined the treacherous elders. You are so weak, so be careful. Don’t blame me if you die.” said the Lord of Penglai Mountain.

"...Okay." Shen Ye said.

The Lord of Penglai Mountain flashed and disappeared.

A few breaths have passed.

A fire talisman flew over and landed in front of Shen Ye.

A majestic voice sounded from the Fire Talisman:
"New disciple Zhao Wuchang, come to the sect's meeting hall immediately and prepare to enter the trial!"

Shen Ye sighed slightly.

After tens of thousands of years, he reached the third level of the trial.

Now we have to do it all over again.

but……

There is no other way to find out the secret of that monster.

A few minutes later.

Shen Ye and other newlyweds gathered in the main hall.

The elder activated the teleportation array.

Everyone was immediately teleported to the holy site.

……

There was a flash of void.

Shen Ye appeared on the third floor of a tall building.

"what?"

He looked around in surprise.

In this era, trials still have save files?
A complete statue of a guard appeared before him:

"I have detected that you have completed the first two rounds of trials. Do you want to start the third round now?"

"Let's start." Shen Ye said.

“The third round is a free-for-all – after defeating three opponents, you’ll immediately advance to the next round.”

"--start!"

More than twenty figures appeared at the same time.

Shen Ye knew at a glance that these people were all disciples of Penglai Mountain.

As for whether he was a traitor——

Before he could make a judgement, he saw more than twenty people looking at him together.

"This Zhao Wuchang is not one of ours."

A disciple said.

Your people...

and many more.

Shen Ye found it a little unbelievable.

——Are all these twenty-odd people traitors? Or are they the traitors who sent them in?
"You just don't know me. I only have one-way contact."

Shen Ye said.

In fact, I have seen several high-level traitors, so it should be no problem to build relationships with them at this time.

"Oh? Single line of contact? But I don't know which elder your contact is?"

The monk asked casually, drawing the spear from his back.

——It seems that as long as Shen Ye says something wrong, he will kill to silence him!
Shen Ye smiled and bowed:
"It's a misunderstanding. In fact, they are all our own people."

He was about to continue speaking when his expression suddenly became a little complicated.

I saw lines of dim words quietly appearing:

"You have learned the Dark Gold-level sword technique 'Wu Jian'. Although you still need a lot of battles to develop its power, you have learned it now."

“Now is the time to pay the price.”

"Please select the price you are willing to pay to learn swordsmanship from the following options:"

“1. Find a way to get in touch with them, become a new member of this group, do a good job of livening up the atmosphere, serving tea and water, and get along with them;”

“2. Keep it clean.”

"Pay attention, your choice will determine the direction of your sword skills' growth."

Shen Ye slowly closed his mouth and the smile on his face disappeared.

The monk on the opposite side immediately started to curse:
"Hey, kid, why are you saying half the words? Who is your superior?"

Everyone looked at Shen Ye.

Shen Ye lowered his head, placed his hand on the Spring Rain Knife, and murmured:

"Good brothers, let's drop the chain together."

Before he finished speaking, a sudden change occurred——

Suddenly, a spike-shaped scarlet thorn light appeared on his body.

"He actually wants to attack us?" someone laughed.

A group of people laughed along.

After all, these newcomers have never seen the emperor species in the universe, let alone the core talents and skills of the emperor species.

——The thorns of destiny!
"Who of you wants to fight me?" Shen Ye asked.

The leader stretched his neck and said:

"of course--"

In an instant, the world suddenly turned dark.

A huge humanoid object crawled on the ground like a gecko and rushed towards the crowd.

"monster!"

"Be careful."

"Take action!"

Everyone was talking at once and drawing their weapons.

However, some people did not hold their weapons firmly, some fell down, and some pulled out their weapons at the wrong angle and stabbed their companions.

Some people pinch their fingers and get cramps in their hands, some people chant spells and sneeze, and some people use their internal energy to fart.

Noisy and flustered.

A huge black humanoid object rushed into the crowd and instantly broke into an impenetrable black blade light, slashing out a blood mist that filled the room.

Clang!
Shen Ye emerged from the darkness and sheathed the Spring Rain Sword.

——Dark gold sword technique, endless!

A line of small, dim characters then appeared:
"You used the sword technique 'Mujian' in actual combat, and your understanding of it has deepened a little."

The small print disappeared in a flash.

“No one is taking action…”

Shen Ye felt a little regretful.

There were five or six storage bags, seven or eight space rings, and various weapons scattered on the ground.

They are all drops.

Small scene.

The blood mist gradually spread all over the ground.

The entire trial site returned to silence.

Purity achieved!
The price of teaching Chunyu Knife's swordsmanship has been paid!
The statue hummed and said, "Congratulations on passing the third level trial. Now please go upstairs to the fourth level."

Shen Ye looked at the stairs and suddenly asked:
"There's a guy named Zhang Beichen. Which level of the trial did he pass?"

"Passed the fourth level." said the statue.

Shen Ye picked up the things on the ground, turned around and walked towards the stairs.

The runes on the surrounding walls, steps, and ceiling all lit up and connected into a formation, gathering a calling spell on him, constantly summoning the power of the rules of the Dharma Realm to resonate with him.

This is the reward for passing the third level trial!

Infusing this power, combined with the rules of Dharma transformation obtained in the second trial -

Shen Ye's appearance began to change.

A blood moon shone brightly, towering across the sky.

Under the light of blood.

The shadow of a palace gradually appeared on the earth.

Shen Ye stopped and sat down cross-legged, silently practicing the Tai Shang Wang Qing Mei Hua Fei Sheng Sutra.

At this time, the power of the Dharma Realm continued to flow into the body. He had already mastered the Taoist scriptures and had prepared the laws of transformation in the Dharma in advance.

Half a quarter of an hour's work.

A line of small words quietly appeared in the void:

"You have completed the Dharma image of 'Taishang Binding Life and Refining Soul Palace'."

"Your Dharma appearance begins to completely change."

"Congratulations."

"You have now advanced to the ninth level of the Dharma Realm." "Since your Dharma Image has already gathered the Blood Moon and Soul Palace, they will soon merge further and take shape in about 24 hours."

"Please wait."

Collect all the fine print.

Shen Ye opened his eyes.

This time, the basic attributes did not improve.

But Shen Ye felt one thing——

All the power of laws is used to build the Dharma image.

I don’t know what the dual forms of Hun Tian, ​​Tong Tian’s Blood Moon and Hun Palace will look like when they are combined.

Really looking forward to it.

But now we still need to wait for a day -

He stood up and continued walking up the stairs.

Fourth floor.

The guard statue hummed, "On this level, you can choose a high-level practitioner from the sect to challenge—"

"At least 5 levels higher than you."

“You can only pass the test if you gain the other party’s sincere approval.”

Shen Ye pondered for a moment, then summoned a door to heaven, opened it a crack, and asked through the door:
"Mountain Master, among the middle-level cadres of our Penglai Mountain, who is the most despised traitor?"

"Mid-level cadres... I roughly understand what you mean, but why are you asking this?"

The voice of the Lord of Penglai Mountain came through the crack in the door.

"I killed him." Shen Ye explained.

"Liu Deshui." The Lord of Penglai Mountain said a name.

"OK." Shen Ye closed the door.

He snapped his fingers at the statue and said, "I want to fight Liu Deshui."

"Summoning Liu Deshui, the fourth trial is about to begin."

The statue hummed.

With a "swish" sound, the void opened and a middle-aged man appeared in the trial field.

He was stunned for only a moment, then immediately reacted and smiled appropriately:

"The sect's newbie trial? It makes me nostalgic. I also made it to the fourth level back then."

"Uncle Liu, have you passed the fourth level?" Shen Ye asked with a smile.

"No! That old antique refused to give in and attacked me with all his might. I couldn't stand it and had to admit defeat." Liu Deshui laughed.

"How about Uncle Liu give me some water?" Shen Ye asked.

"Your name is Zhao Wuchang, right? After this trial, have you decided which elder you want to take as your master?" Liu Deshui asked.

"I'll go find the headmaster and ask her to be my disciple," Shen Ye said.

The smile on Liu Deshui's face faded, he grabbed a knife from the void, and said gently:
"... I see you also use a knife. Come, let me test your knife skills."

Shen Ye smiled, put his hand on the hilt of the knife, and said, "So, will Master Uncle let me go or not?"

"If you are willing to worship under the names of the elders I mentioned, I will let you off the hook."

"Are those elders stronger than the Sect Master?"

"The headmaster is too busy and has no time to teach you. The elders usually do it themselves, which will help you grow better."

"Thank you for your kindness, uncle." Shen Ye said gratefully.

"Do you agree?" Liu Deshui asked.

"I have decided to take the master as my teacher." Shen Ye said.

The smile on Liu Deshui's face completely disappeared, he clenched his upper and lower teeth, and his eyes became fierce.

"Since you insist, well, I'll still give you a fight."

"Thank you, uncle."

"The trial begins!" the statue announced loudly.

The two disappeared from the spot at the same time.

Suddenly, thousands of sharp cold lights emerged from the void, colliding with each other continuously, making an airtight sound.

The light converges, and people separate at the touch.

The two men exchanged positions, each holding a long sword in their hands, and landed in the middle of the field.

"You are young, but your swordsmanship is pretty good."

Liu Deshui praised, and a light blue light emerged from his body with a whoosh.

"Refine spiritual power?" Shen Ye asked.

"If you don't practice the Tai Shang Wang Qing Mei Hua Fei Sheng Sutra, how can you be called a true disciple of Penglai?" Liu Deshui said.

Shen Ye was so familiar with the Taoist scriptures that he only glanced at them and said:

"Refining spiritual power can directly improve strength - I have observed that Master Uncle's spiritual light can at least double the attributes and attack power."

"...Good vision, have you also practiced Taoist scriptures?" Liu Deshui asked.

"Just a little bit." Shen Ye said.

"I'll give you another chance. After you get out, I will introduce you to a good teacher and guarantee that you will gain both fame and fortune and have a bright future." Liu Deshui said.

Shen Ye didn't say anything, and suddenly a white light emerged from his body.

He placed his knife on the ground and stood there motionless, quietly feeling the change in the power in his body.

The spiritual light emitted fine white dust, which extended in all directions and gradually materialized into a translucent light-shaped armor.

——Nine Heavens Mysterious Light, all power increases five times!
Liu Deshui was stunned.

"Are you also... refining your spiritual power?" he asked.

"Yes, but of course I can't compare to my uncle - after all, there is someone who guides my uncle in the sect, and he has both fame and fortune, and a bright future." Shen Ye said with a smile.

Liu Deshui's face darkened.

Even a fool could see that Shen Ye was mocking him.

"Brat," Liu Deshui's tone remained steady, "There's a five-level difference in our strength, so don't be too—"

Before he could finish his words, he disappeared from the spot.

Shen Ye's mouth curled up slightly, he raised the Spring Rain Sword high, and slashed down with force.

Between the lightning and flint.

Lines of tiny, dim words popped up frantically:
"You have released your bloodline, completed the bloodline activation, and transformed into the Emperor species."

"All basic attributes increased by 200 points."

"Under the blessing of 'Nine Heavens Mysterious Light', all basic attributes are increased fivefold."

"All your attributes have reached over 1000 points."

when!
The sound shocked the whole audience.

The emperor, who was almost three meters tall, stood in the middle of the field. The Spring Rain Sword in his hand broke through the void and chopped the opponent's sword into pieces in one go.

Uncle Liu flew backwards, his hands were covered in blood, and he rolled to the ground.

"grown ups!"

When he saw Shen Ye's appearance, he cried out:
"I was blind and didn't realize you were a demon lord!"

He knelt on the ground, bowed repeatedly, then realized that something was wrong and kowtowed again.

"Please forgive me, sir!"

"I am willing to serve you, sir. This is not an empty promise."

puff.

There was a muffled sound.

The long knife pierced Uncle Liu's chest, impaling him on the blade and lifting him high.

"Thank you very much."

Shen Ye said.

"Don't kill me! Sir, I have already surrendered to you, this is true!" Uncle Liu shouted in panic.

The knife moved.

The body is divided into two parts.

A line of small words popped out:

"Please continue to hone your sword skills and discover its power."

A staircase leading to the upper level appeared.

"The fourth level trial has been passed!" the statue shouted.

Shen Ye changed back into human form, silently experiencing the swordsmanship and transformation just now.

The small print disappears.

Imperial bloodline.

Blessings from the Nine Heavens Mysterious Light.

Various entries.

——Unconsciously, I have surpassed the normal level restrictions.

now.

Now that I have returned to the Death Planet, I can be considered a capable warrior.

He looked up at the stairs that rose upward.

——The real Zhang Beichen passed the fourth floor and died there.

Do you want to go up now?

After all, the monster has transformed into Zhang Beichen and went to Haoyang Palace.

Shen Ye hesitated for a moment, and finally took a few steps back.

He looked at the stairs climbing upwards from a distance until lines of dim words appeared before his eyes:

"You activated 'Tool of Fate' on yourself."

"Current profile of you:"

"At the top of the ridge, there is a road as thick as a finger;"

“You walk here in darkness, not knowing that there are abysses on both sides of the road;”

"Once a being is spotted by the abyss, there is no possibility of escape;"

"Unless you surpass everyone in your past, you will be able to find a new path—"

"Go ahead. The vigorous vitality will eventually wither, and at the moment of its end, you will finally be able to glimpse the true secret;"

"Step back, maybe one day you will be glad for your choice today, even if there is no companion standing beside you anymore;"

Tick.

Tick ​​tock, tick tock, tick tock——

Shen Ye moved his gaze away from the profile of fate and looked towards the place where the voice came from.

blood.

The blood spread silently on the steps and dripped onto the ground.

go ahead?

Or retreat?

Only children do multiple choice questions.

Adults, having seen the world’s choices, often want both!

Shen Ye thought.

The mythical entry "Scandal Protagonist" is activated!
While this intelligence entry was in effect, Shen Ye opened a door to heaven and returned directly to Penglai Mountain.

This is not over yet——

He leaped forward, passed through the mountains, and rushed out of the mountain gate.

Moment.

Zhao Wuchang disappears.

Tens of thousands of years later.

The third level of the Ruins Trial.

Shen Ye appeared quietly, with a magic gem in his hand.

"Go."

He said calmly.

at the same time.

Tens of thousands of years ago, on the fourth level of the Holy Trial Field.

There was a sound of a knife in the void.

That was the Invisible Demon drawing out the Spring Rain Sword.

It leaped up and slashed out a brilliant blade, splitting the floor and landing on the fifth floor of the trial field.

There were dozens of corpses lying on this floor.

Blood flows into a river.

On the ceiling of this floor, a crack attracted the attention of the invisible demon.

A black tentacle stretched out from the crack, trembling slightly in the air, as if sensing the previous knife and looking for possible enemies.

A line of comments quietly emerged:
"Don't move, it will find you if you move."

This is Charukhitolic, the Creator of the Fourth Age!
Relying on the mythical entry "Scandal Protagonist", she came to communicate with Shen Ye.

"It's really strange. Why is there a crack above the fifth floor of the ruins? And the monster is right inside this crack?"

As Shen Ye was talking, a thought suddenly came to his mind that made him unbelievable.

"Penglai Mountain - Could it be -"

"Is it its seal?"

If so, it all makes sense.

Penglai Mountain——

In other words, the "Supreme Fairyland" of human civilization seals this "Lord of the End of All Eras"!
Two lines of comments appeared again:

"I observed it carefully, and it is just as you said. This is where the Epoch Seal is located."

"It completely absorbed the power of that monster and sealed it here!"

"There is only one way to open the seal of the era——"

"Use the Heaven Shaking Technique, Heaven Hun Technique, and Heaven Transmitting Technique simultaneously from within the seal."

"If this happens, the Lord of the End of All Eras will break the seal and destroy everything in the entire Fifth Era!"

Shen Ye suddenly felt enlightened.

finally understood!
No wonder there is a sentence in the previous profile of Zhang Beichen's fate:
"At this critical moment of the destruction of the fairy kingdom, it cautiously longs for freedom."

——It’s afraid!
It is afraid that the three techniques will be lost!
The three techniques are indispensable. Once any one of them is lost, it will never be able to escape from the seal of the era!
"Sir Charuchitolic, please lend me a hand."

Shen Ye said.

"What are you going to do?" asked Charukhitolic, the Creator of the Fourth Age.

"I need to forget the Dao Sutra again."

Shen Ye said.

As he spoke, tens of thousands of years ago—

The original invisible demon stood on the fifth floor of the trial field, motionless, quietly looking at the black tentacle.

If its owner forgets the scriptures.

It no longer exists.

——No matter how powerful the enemy is, they cannot kill something that "no longer exists".

(End of this chapter)