Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

"You didn't get killed from the fall, did you?"

"I wouldn't say killed, but it's embarrassingly disgraceful. I need to be alert to this during combat," Shen Ye said.

He held out his hand, slightly tilted it upward—

Gate!

A door appeared.

Whoosh—

Shen Ye burst through the door, ran up the slope behind it for a bit to buffer, and then broke through another door—

Just like back at the Renjian Wudao Building, he kept casting doors one after another and finally landed safely.

Thud!

Shen Ye sat down on the ground with a thump, then lay back, gasping for air and unable to get up.

Damn it.

The Attribute Points are entirely insufficient.

Looks like I need to continue enhancing my Basic Attributes.

I also need to work hard on farming entries.

"You know," he said while panting heavily.

"What?" the big Skeleton asked.

"I might not make it to your world tonight—I can't even lift my hands now," Shen Ye said.

"It's alright if you don't come. The city-wide manhunt won't end so quickly. It's better to recuperate and lay low here," the big Skeleton was pretty easygoing about it.

"How do you like this move of mine?" Shen Ye looked up at the sky outside.

The wind howled.

The snow and wind were blustering together.

Snowflakes fell everywhere in the yard, on the tree branches, and inside the rooms.

"Hmph, it's mediocre," the big Skeleton said.

"You call this mediocre?" Shen Ye refused to accept that opinion.

"Of course, you still lack experience," the big Skeleton stated confidently.

Time slowly passed.

The blizzard was relentless.

"...Can you stop this move?" the big Skeleton asked.

"I don't think so," Shen Ye said with difficulty.

He was so cold that his face turned bluish.

—If he froze to death by his own Technique, that would be absurd.

Yet that danger existed at this very moment.

There was a knock from outside.

"Shen Ye? Are you alright? I just saw you running down from the sky—in a gif-like manner."

Xiao Mengyu's voice came from outside the door.

"I'm fine!" Shen Ye shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Can I come in?" There was a hint of skepticism in Xiao Mengyu's voice.

"Come in!"

The door was pushed once but didn't open.

—The door was locked.

"Climb over, I really don't have the strength to open it," Shen Ye said.

"Alright!"

A silhouette deftly climbed over the courtyard wall and landed within.

It was Xiao Mengyu.

She was dressed in cotton clothing, her breath forming white clouds in the air.

"Why are you lying on the ground!" she exclaimed in surprise.

"Admiring my skills," Shen Ye sighed.

"Aren't you cold?" Xiao Mengyu asked.

"It's nothing, small deal," Shen Ye still looked up at the sky.

Xiao Mengyu was no ordinary person; by looking at the snow in the sky and seeing his immobile state, she quickly understood the situation.

"Shen Ye, your skills are really amazing," she said.

"Of course," he replied.

"Officer Wu said the snow contains the Law Realm's Lunar Force, it's not to be taken lightly. You must keep warm, otherwise, you never know how you might freeze to death," she warned.

Shen Ye stiffened.

"Huh?" Xiao Mengyu added.

"What?" Shen Ye asked.

"There's dirt on your head."

A white slender hand reached out, smoothly moving forward, gently brushing his forehead.

A touch of coldness.

Xiao Mengyu's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

—Was this kid about to freeze to death because of his own Technique?

So he felt embarrassed, right?

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It was a time of face-saving measures.

The Power of Taiyin was quite vicious; if it damaged internal organs, that would be troublesome!

Without thinking much, Xiao Mengyu helped him up and, with a princess carry, brought him into the room and placed him on the bed.

Shen Ye opened his mouth wide, his body rigid and daring not to move.

After doing all this, Xiao Mengyu reacted to what she had just done, and her face turned red all at once.

"What's the situation? Your body is so cold; I remembered you had pretty decent Basic Attributes."

She forced herself to keep a straight face and pressed on with the questions.

"I took on a Chaotic Heaven Gate Profession, and while testing my Professional Skills, I exhausted all my spiritual power, and my Physical Strength is almost depleted too," Shen Ye said seriously, face stiff with embarrassment.

"Why didn't you keep some energy in reserve?" Xiao Mengyu asked.

"Got too excited, didn't pay attention," Shen Ye replied.

"That's not good at all. You need to be mindful of that. If someone attacked you sneakily, you'd be done for."

"You're right," he concurred.

At this point, both had relaxed a bit.

"There was a sudden blizzard just now; the officer said it was your doing. Everyone thought you took on a profession like an Ice Mage. Is that true?" Xiao Mengyu asked with interest.

"Actually, it's an archery-related profession," said Shen Ye.

"Archery? So have you also taken on a profession from Breath Soil High School?" Xiao Mengyu finally seemed more at ease.

"Of course—once I recover, I'll give it a try. What about you? Was your initiation successful?" Shen Ye asked curiously.

"Look."

Xiao Mengyu stood still.

Seven rotating stars quietly emerged from the void behind her, turning into the shadow of a long sword and radiating sharp and unpredictable starry light.

"Star Law Phase · Seven Star Sword Palace," Xiao Mengyu said.

"Wow, that's so cool," Shen Ye marveled.

"The Sword Master said that the Law Realm has recognized me as a Sword Saint, and as soon as my Life-Bound Star shone upon me, I immediately became this extremely special Star Law Phase. And because I am already a Sword Saint, I don't need to learn any more professional Techniques of a Swordsman," Xiao Mengyu said.

"So, you're saying your swordsmanship has already surpassed basic Professional Skills?"

"Yes, but this rare Star Law Phase is of great significance to me, as it has bestowed upon me incredibly powerful abilities—"

Xiao Mengyu placed her hand on the hilt of her sword.

Clang!

The long sword shot out of its scabbard, "whooshing" as it flew out the window, soaring towards the sky.

"Sword entering the blue expanse is the power of the flying sword given to me by the Law Phase; it doesn't exhaust my Strength. I merely need to make a move for it to act," Xiao Mengyu said.

Without seeing her do anything, suddenly a shadow streaked down from the sky, zipping back like a bolt and with a "clang" it returned to the scabbard.

"So this is what being a Sword Saint is like, I finally understand," Shen Ye said with a sense of realization.

"You've known about Sword Saints for a long time?" Xiao Mengyu asked curiously.

"Ah haha, it's nothing worth mentioning, just a thing of the past."

"...Well, since you're fine, I'm going to practice my swordsmanship. Here, take this for yourself, it's good for restoring Physical Strength, just eat one when you need to."

Xiao Mengyu placed a small bottle by the pillow and then left.

Shen Ye struggled to grab the bottle and saw instructions on it that read, "One pill at a time, twice a day."

He opened the bottle.

Inside were many blue pills.

Blue pills?

He was startled and hesitated, but then two lines of tiny glowing text appeared:

"Ancient Elixir: Guiyuan Supplementing Spirit Pill."

"—Effective in restoring Physical Strength during battle."

So that was it.

Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief and popped a pill into his mouth.

The pill certainly was effective.

Indeed.

Quite serious.

In no time at all.

He felt some of his strength returning, and his Attribute Points began to slowly rise again.

But the increase was too slow, recovering only a fraction of a point an hour.

Better to take another trip to the Nightmare World.

Shen Ye made up his mind and once his Physical Strength had recovered a bit more, he got up from the bed and placed his hand on the bedroom door.

"Grant me the power of 'World Link'!"

He pushed open the door.

He stepped inside.

The door led to a secret passage.

—Back to the Human Territory again.

"What do we do now? Prince Norton controls those Teleportation Arrays, and I suppose only he has the activation rights," the Skeleton asked.

"Massage first, then we can discuss other matters," Shen Ye replied.

Ten minutes later.

At the Battlefield Emergency Medical Center.

Shen Ye was lying in bed, ready to receive the chief doctor's Holy Massage.

Suddenly, he felt something stir in his arms.

He took it out and saw it was a piece of Magic Paper.

The Magic Paper had only two words written on it:

"Peiqi, come quickly."

—This was a message from Prince Norton.

Odd, why is he asking me to "come quickly"?

He must have learned that I've returned to the Human Race's military camp, and that's why he penned these two words.

So, shall I go and see what's up?

Shen Ye glanced at the old chief doctor, who had just put on his specialized gloves and closed his eyes, chanting Divine Script.

He was about to start the massage after finishing the chant.

It might be better to first see what's up with His Royal Highness the Prince.

Just as Shen Ye was about to speak, another line of text appeared on the Magic Paper:

"Don't come, silly kid, hurry away! You must uncover the truth about the Undead Empire."

...One moment he's telling me to come quickly, now he's telling me to hurry away?

A myriad of thoughts flashed through Shen Ye's mind.

"Alright, let's begin the massage and hopefully it'll help you recover faster," the chief doctor said cheerfully.

Shen Ye put away the Magic Paper and lay back down.

After all, he needed to recover first and foremost.

The chief doctor started massaging him.

A while later.

Urgent footsteps approached.

"Peiqi?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince wishes to see you!" several guards shouted.

"I understand, wait a moment, I need to recover my strength right now," Shen Ye grunted back.

"You dare to make the Prince wait?" one of the guards demanded.

"I have an agreement with the Prince. When was it your turn to give orders?" Shen Ye replied incredulously.

Seeing his attitude, the guards hesitated, unsure of the situation, and dared not make another fuss.

Shen Ye continued with his massage.

When the chief doctor finished the entire Holy Massage, Shen Ye's Attributes had nearly fully recovered.

"Thank you," he thanked the doctor sincerely and spontaneously left a small bag of gold on the table.

This was the last of his modest amount of money.

"You're welcome, come back to me anytime you feel unwell," the chief doctor said with a smile as he took the money.

"It's too expensive, next time I might not dare to come," Shen Ye said.

Wait a minute—

A thought suddenly struck Shen Ye's mind.

I have Bone Coins!

—Heaps of Bone Coins!

If not, I'll just go to the Undead Empire and exchange worthless Bone Coins for valuable gold!

What a marvelous plan!