Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

"What does the right to choose a trial mean?"

"Appointing an opponent."

What else is there to discuss!

"I want the right to choose for the next trial," Shen Ye said.

"It's done," the statue replied.

The next moment,

light rose from beneath Shen Ye's feet, enveloping his whole body.

Unimaginable, divine power filled his Dharma Aspect, directly connecting with the Law Realm, and brought an even more powerful Rule Power to refine his body.

Tiny glowing characters rapidly appeared:

"Congratulations."

"You have advanced to Law Realm Eight."

"You have completed the trial of Connecting Heaven: Progress."

"The restriction that you couldn't battle others has now been lifted, and you've received the corresponding reward from Connecting Heaven:"

"—Your Dharma Aspect now begins to gain the support of Heaven-reaching Power."

"From this, your 'Supreme Immortal Country' Dharma Aspect has gained vitality and begun to nurture Heaven-reaching Power."

Shen Ye quickly released his spiritual power to examine his Dharma Aspect.

He saw that the stele radiated millions of colorful lights that soared into the sky, even dispersing the dark destructive floods around it considerably.

A line of small characters appeared above the stele:

"Developing."

Shen Ye watched and suddenly felt the situation of the stele seemed familiar.

—Don't joke with me.

If it really pops out a stone monkey, am I supposed to play the Jade Emperor or Tang Sanzang?

Absolutely not!

While he was thinking, he saw a streak of light enveloping him and Xiao Mengyu and instantly teleported them away.

—This is upon a dilapidated tower.

Xiao Mengyu's voice, full of surprise, rang out: "My Law Realm strength has moved up a layer!"

Shen Ye turned to look at her.

The power fluctuation radiating from her indeed reached the fifth level of the Law Realm.

Xiao Mengyu did not dare to delay, immediately sat down on the spot, silently activated her mental method, stabilizing her realm while absorbing the abundant Rule Power of this world.

Shen Ye was a bit surprised.

—This time it's completely different from last!

Even the helper I summoned has gained a boost in realm!

Suddenly, a proud voice rang out:

"How about that? I told you I'd give you the best reward."

It was the half statue.

"Thank you," Shen Ye gave it a thumbs-up, "after the second trial ends, I will definitely reward you."

The half statue spoke, puzzled, "Speaking of the second trial, I'm somewhat confused—why did you give up a divine artifact and an exclusive phrase from Penglai Mountain?"

Shen Ye didn't answer, but he recalled the situation from last time.

The second trial.

The teacher, himself, and Nangong Sirui encountered a strange disciple from the Taoist Palace.

He could easily break through the teacher's summoned creatures, his power was terrifying, and he didn't seem like a new Taoist Palace disciple at all—

—Perhaps he was a monster from the Demon Abyss!

If it weren't for the Seal Gate, the outcome of the battle would have been precarious.

So, he really didn't want a repeat of that.

"Can we rest for an hour?" he asked.

"That's right, you can summon new team members, acclimate to tactics, with a total time of one hour," the half statue said.

Without hesitation, Shen Ye pulled out a card and, just like last time, summoned Xu Xingke.

"No need for pleasantries."

Xu Xingke had a smile in his eyes, stretched out his hand and lit a cigarette, took several deep drags, exhaling rings of smoke.

The Tarot Card Book flew out from him, just like last time, floating in mid-air, continually absorbing the surrounding Rule Power.

"The teacher knows about my situation here?" Shen Ye asked.

"Generally speaking, to conserve energy, that Combat Guidance Master of yours usually sleeps."

"But with you jumping back and forth in time and space, and with such a big fanfare, the Combat Guidance Master was nearly scared to death, couldn't sleep at all, and had to witness the whole process, shivering as he ran to tell me about it," Xu Xingke said.

Shen Ye couldn't help but laugh.

The teacher had always been fully protecting him.

Even the fact that he understood the Supreme Forgetting Love Feathering Ascension Scripture was all because of the teacher's gift of "Combat Guidance Master."

—It was great that the teacher could fully understand and grasp the situation.

"Teacher, how's our world doing now?" Shen Ye asked.

"Not bad, those people are strong, but they're not adapted to the scarce rules of the Indefinite Layer, so we're at a stalemate," Xu Xingke said.

His gaze fell on Xiao Mengyu and he said, "Our strength is also continually improving, like Xiao Mengyu gaining a quite significant legacy."

"There's such a legacy in the Nightmare World?" Shen Ye asked.

"That's not a legacy from the Nightmare World—it just happened to be able to conduct a grand earth ceremony."

"The key is her mystical swordsmanship, which, with the aid of that ceremony, opened the treasures of the Law Realm, giving her an incredibly secret 'name'," Xu Xingke said.

"Remarkable," Shen Ye sighed.

"No need for more words, I'll keep watch here, and you should rest a bit too."

Xu Xingke looked at him, his expression serious as he continued,

"You haven't rested in a long while, although your strength has improved, continuously without rest will cause big problems."

"Yes, teacher," Shen Ye said.

At this moment, there was still nearly an hour left.

With Xu Xingke guarding here and away from the surveillance of the Life-Binding Soul Refining Palace, Shen Ye finally completely relaxed.

Within minutes, he had fallen asleep.

Xu Xingke looked at his exhausted face, shook his head, and casually put out his cigarette.

Time slowly passed.

Finally, the half statue's voice rang out:

"There are five minutes until the next trial."

"Please designate your opponent immediately!"

Shen Ye opened his eyes.

He saw Xiao Mengyu had already finished her practice and was standing off to the side, continuously practicing her swordsmanship.

Xu Xingke sat cross-legged, thoroughly engrossed in reading a novel.

Shen Ye was bewildered for a few seconds before he caught on.

He had slept deeply indeed.