Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Shen Ye withdrew his gaze.

——This door will do.

It definitely seals something "big" inside.

What to do?

As Shen Ye pondered, he suddenly noticed a disturbance in the Indefinite Layer.

The Divine Honored Heart Devil had been killed.

——The real Saintly Honor has appeared!

Shen Ye's heart tightened, and he muttered softly,

"To be killed in one move, it's simply outrageous..."

Is there any way to stop this terrifying person?

Countless thoughts flashed through Shen Ye's mind.

If a fight broke out, someone would definitely die at the hands of that Saintly Honor.

Quick.

Is there any way——

All of a sudden, Shen Ye slapped his storage bag and fished out three gemstones.

Two of them contained the identities of Su Changfeng and Zhao Xingshi from past eras.

They had been used and could not be used again.

Only the cracked, gray-white gemstone remained.

——Humans must not use this gemstone!

Not only that, the fate of Penglai Mountain's past had already been sealed as destruction.

But——

His journey this time wasn't to change the fate of Penglai Mountain!

"Can only try."

With a thought from Shen Ye, his body emitted the bloodline aura of the king species, and he once again activated "Tool of Destiny" on the gemstone.

An inscription immediately emerged:

"The Demonic Qi of the Cosmic Demon Master has corroded this gemstone, making it unusable to humans."

"You are a king species Cosmic Giant Insect with a thin bloodline."

"The Demonic Qi on the gemstone has dissipated."

"It allows you to pass."

——I can pass!

"Door."

Shen Ye uttered in a low voice.

The Seal Gate disappeared, and the Gate of Heaven quietly appeared.

He pushed open the door, stepped inside, and arrived at the third layer of Penglai Trial Ruins.

Now was the time to crush the gemstone.

Time was of the essence.

Without time to adjust his condition, Shen Ye squeezed hard.

With a "crack," the Demonic Qi-locked gemstone shattered.

The Array on the ceiling of the ruins was instantly activated, erupting into a blinding brilliant light that enveloped Shen Ye's entire body.

In an instant.

He vanished.

...

Ten thousand years earlier.

Penglai Immortal Mountain, Heavenly Gate.

Inside a cave dwelling.

Shen Ye sat in a chair and abruptly opened his eyes, letting out a faint moan.

Unfamiliar memories flooded his mind.

His head felt like it was about to burst, the pain unbearable.

Soon.

The pain gradually subsided.

Shen Ye also understood his current identity.

Law Enforcement Cultivator.

Zhou Shan-hui.

On the surface, a Cultivator, but the real Zhou Shan-hui had already died.

At this moment.

He was a Cosmic Monster disguised as Zhou Shan-hui, of the king species.

In two days.

The plan to destroy Penglai Mountain would be executed.

His entry into the Sect today was to finalize the various affairs.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the cave dwelling.

"Please come in."

The door opened.

An elder dressed in a blue robe entered.

Elder Yao Chengjie, the Grand Law Enforcement Elder of Heavenly Gate.

"Your Holiness, I pay my respects."

As the Grand Elder, he reverently performed a greeting to Shen Ye.

"How are the arrangements coming along?" asked Shen Ye.

"Everything is set. In two days, Penglai Mountain will be destroyed! Rest assured, Your Excellency!" Elder Yao confirmed.

"There is a task I need you to personally carry out," Shen Ye said, having observed him for some time.

This man wielded considerable power within the Sect.

— He had been imbued with a Ban, a traitor working for the Cosmic Demons.

"Please command me," Elder Yao said.

Shen Ye took out a box:

"Place this in the Sect's Council Hall —it must be hidden, so no one can detect it."

Elder Yao's spirits lifted, and he fist-palmed, "This is simple. I'll set up several high-level Concealment Arrays when no one is around and then bury it."

"No one would ever suspect that something is hidden beneath the Council Hall."

"—I will call upon a few reliable subordinates and attend to it immediately!"

"Wait," Shen Ye pondered, "The Concealment Array must be powered by the spiritual energy of the Immortal Spirit Jade Marrow, with at least the capacity to last for tens of thousands of years."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Also, make sure you wait until after two days, when Penglai Mountain has been destroyed before burying it."

"When the Council Hall is eventually destroyed, the Concealment Array can be deactivated—can this be done?"

"It's easy. Just configure it as a Balance Array. If struck by an overpowering Technique, the Array will disconnect from the Spirit Stones powering it, thus ceasing the supply of spiritual energy, and automatically deactivate the concealing effect."

"Very well, go and prepare for this," Shen Ye instructed.

"As you command."

Elder Yao picked up the box, about to depart, when Shen Ye called out to him again.

"One more thing, bring Elder Wang Jiangshan to me."

"Him? He's not one of us," Elder Yao said, surprised.

"It's somewhat risky, but I need to meet him now—he is in charge of the Sect's resource distribution, after all," stated Shen Ye.

"Do you mean to win him over? I understand," Elder Yao realized.

The Elder quickly left the cave residence.

A quarter of an hour later.

Seven or eight Cultivators, exuding powerful auras, arrived around Shen Ye, positioning themselves to his left and right.

—They were all traitors who had sided with the Cosmic Demon Race.

Elder Yao, wary of any mishaps, had called these individuals for protection.

Everything was arranged perfectly.

Elder Wang Jiangshan was summoned.

Shen Ye observed him, filled with a sense of poignancy.

His own demise was the very reason Shen Ye had acquired that Ring.

"Elder Yao, what do you need me here for—eh? Isn't that Zhou Shan-hui? What are you all doing here together?"

Elder Wang asked, puzzled.

All eyes turned to Shen Ye.

Shen Ye, composed, spoke:

"According to the rules of the Sect, all resources should be stored in a designated warehouse and only borrowed through proper Sect procedures."

"Elder Wang Jiangshan, as a Sect Elder, you should be well aware of this, shouldn't you?"

Elder Wang's face changed.

Shen Ye watched him expressionlessly, continuing:

"Your magical storage bag seems to contain too many treasures of the Sect. As an Elder, isn't that a bit too dismissive of our Sect's rules?"

The Cultivators around them had an epiphany.

—They had caught Wang Jiangshan in the act of corruption!

Very good.

Either he would be severely punished by the Sect, disgraced and ruined—

Or he would become controlled by us!

Elder Yao also nodded subtly, making a covert gesture.

People quickly and silently dispersed, gathering their spiritual energy, ready to unleash their Techniques at any moment.

Elder Wang Jiangshan was encircled.

His expression shifted rapidly, and finally, he sighed deeply and said, "Enough, I'll give all my ill-gotten gains to you, but please show mercy and don't tarnish my reputation."

He produced a storage bag embroidered with blue Mana Glyphs and placed it on the table.

Shen Ye showed a peculiar expression.

In two days, when he died, a storage bag full of treasures would drop!

That meant—

The storage bag Elder Wang was offering now didn't contain all of the Sect's treasures!

Shen Ye picked up the storage bag and weighed it.

Hiss—

There were even more treasures inside!