Myriad Realms Gatekeeper-Chapter 666 - 371 Fate and Counter-Fate!_4

"This is fearing that there is something wrong with the cave dwelling."

The Sect Leader understood at a glance and no longer paid attention to these two disciples, but instead began to observe the other newcomers.

A short while later,

all rewards were distributed.

The Supreme Elder then uttered a few formalities and declared the trial over, commanding the disciples to each return to their cave dwellings.

Once all the disciples had left—

The Supreme Elder clasped his hands and asked,

"Sect Leader, did you notice anything?"

"Nothing was noticed... although problems sometimes arise at the trial grounds, my Soul Demon should have been able to monitor the whole area and ensure a safe return," the Sect Master Saintly Honor mused.

"Could someone have killed it?" asked the Supreme Elder.

"It possesses several of my special abilities and its combat power is not weak; it should not have been easily killed."

"Could there have been an issue with the trial grounds?"

"That’s possible too. I just checked these disciples, and their strength is nowhere near enough to kill a Soul Demon."

After Saintly Honor finished speaking, he suddenly drew out a black dagger and looked at it intently.

"Sect Leader, what’s wrong with this dagger?"

"It’s fine... but don’t you think it’s too logical that it just happened to kill those three disciples earlier?"

"The three disciples did kill their own fellow sect members in the ruins, they indeed deserved to die, Sect Leader."

"Yes, everything seems reasonable."

The Sect Leader’s eyes narrowed as he continued, "But why was it this particular blade that devours souls?"

"Are you suggesting, those three disciples—"

"Perhaps they knew something, but now they can no longer speak."

The Sect Leader sheathed the dagger, muttering quietly,

"You and I both know what kind of Rule Power it takes to do this, so..."

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated."

...

Meanwhile,

Shen Ye returned to Mysterious Gate Peak, moving into that cave dwelling with Pei Pei.

"This was the Big Sister’s original cave dwelling; I used to do the forging and alchemy here."

Pei Pei led Shen Ye around familiarly.

It must be said, the cave dwelling was overflowing with spirit energy and situated in the most scenic spot, truly the best dwelling on the entire mountain.

"What is this?"

Shen Ye pointed at a round plate on the table.

"The cave dwelling’s Array Plate!"

Pei Pei hopped forward and slapped her hand on the round plate.

Instantly a glow of Aurora lit up.

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"Big Sister liked the quiet, so she spent a lot of Spirit Stones to construct a grand formation to isolate everything from the outside world."

"That powerful?" Shen Ye asked.

"Feel it for yourself," Pei Pei said, manipulating the Array Plate and activating the grand formation of the cave dwelling.

Hum—

The spirit energy in the dwelling surged toward the ground.

Soon,

not a single sound from outside could be heard.

Even the void flames of the Life-Binding Soul Refining Palace disappeared.

A line of faint glowing text appeared:

"The current cave dwelling has avoided the Life-Binding Soul Refining Palace."

Shen Ye was somewhat astonished.

"Pei Pei, is this formation very strong?" he asked.

"Absolutely, Big Sister is a grand master of formations. This formation was fully constructed by her efforts; even if someone destroys it, she will immediately be notified," Pei Pei explained.

So that was it.

Perhaps this formation could not be compared with the Life-Binding Soul Refining Palace, but it had one characteristic.

If it was destroyed, Yun Ni would be notified.

So the Life-Binding Soul Refining Palace hadn’t destroyed it!

Could this be the fragile balance and mutual trust between Yun Ni and the Sect Leader?

Shen Ye’s thoughts raced, and a strange sensation surged through him.

A line of crimson glowing text instantly appeared:

"The First Seal Gate is about to be broken!"

What?

The sealed monster was about to break free from its seal!

Shen Ye tensed up, immediately saying:

"Pei Pei, I have some spirit stones here. Go buy the various foods and elixirs we need recently, and buy whatever you need for your own alchemy and artifact refining. Also, buy yourself a new outfit."

He handed a small storage bag to Pei Pei.

"Thank you, young master!" Pei Pei beamed with joy.

"Off you go, I need to cultivate for a while."

"Yes!"

Pei Pei left.

Shen Ye closed the cave dwelling and began to ponder urgently on how to deal with the situation.

That line of crimson characters still flickered before his eyes.

But what could he do?

Even the teacher couldn’t defeat it and had to flee with both himself and Nangong Sirui as soon as they engaged in battle.

...There was no way out.

But he couldn’t just let it escape to freedom either.

If it returned to the Supreme Tao Palace, the fact that he used the door to seal it would be exposed immediately.

There was no way out!

Shen Ye pondered for a few moments and then shouted lowly:

"Gate!"

A Seal Gate quietly appeared.

There were still three chances to open the gateway today!

Shen Ye opened the gate without hesitation and also activated the "Tide of Time."

Three seconds of stasis!

Inside the gate, time had stopped, and there was solidified seawater with a glowing life form deep within it.

—This was a seal under the sea!

It looked quite strong.

He had to try, even if it meant going in headfirst; there really was no other way!

Shen Ye noted the coordinates, dissolved the gate, and shouted again:

"Gate!"

The jail imprisoning the monster appeared instantly.

Activating "Tide of Time," he opened the gate and saw that the entire jail was almost completely destroyed.

The humanoid monster turned its hands into sharp claws, slashing the walls into tatters, and all the runes on the walls were completely disabled.

It was about to break the seal and come out!

"Truly incredible, far stronger than Tu Fusheng."

Shen Ye exclaimed.

He used a basic binding technique to pull the immobilized monster out of the gate.

Almost instantaneously—

The "Tide of Time" was activated again!

But this time, it targeted the monster outside the gate.

The gate dissolved.

There was only one last chance to summon the gate!

"Gate!"

Shen Ye shouted again, opened the sea seal gate, kicked the monster back in, and launched "Tide of Time" towards the inside of the gate.

Bang!

The gate closed.

The whole process of opening closing, and reopening the gate had no operational errors, and he astonishingly managed to switch the monster’s place of seal within the continuous stasis!

Today’s three gate openings were just perfectly used up!

Shen Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling utterly exhausted.

Knock knock knock—

A knock sounded.

"Who is it?" Shen Ye asked in surprise.

He walked out and swung the door open.

He saw two elders, accompanying the Sect Master Saint on either side, standing outside waiting.

"Sect Master, Elders!"

Shen Ye exclaimed in surprise.

"Do not be alarmed; the Saintly Honor is merely here to check on you new disciples," one elder said.

"Yes! Please come in!"

Shen Ye opened the door wider and gestured invitingly.

The Sect Master Saint stood at the doorway, unmoving, but his gaze swept over Shen Ye and fell on the Array Plate on the table.

"Can you use this?"

he asked.