Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

In the darkness,

torches on both sides of the wall lit up one after another.

Shen Ye walked down the long staircase.

About ten minutes later,

he arrived at the third level of the Great Tomb.

Compared to the first two levels, this one was considerably more spacious.

The smooth metal floor was etched with countless intricate lines and patterns.

Rows of Human Figures with weapons in hand were neatly arranged in battle formations.

When Shen Ye appeared, all the Human Figures turned to look at him.

But Shen Ye's waist badge vibrated slightly.

The Human Figures immediately diverted their gazes, and the hands that had reached for their weapons hung down once again.

They returned to silence.

Shen Ye waited a moment, and seeing that the Human Figures indeed had no intention of fighting, he stepped forward.

He simply walked through the Human Figure formations.

This level was quite expansive.

He walked for several kilometers and finally came to the end of the third level of the Great Tomb.

At the end of the road was a bronze wall.

The wall had several grooves, which seemed to be for placing objects.

Shen Ye measured with his hands.

The grooves seemed to fit his waist badge perfectly.

Try it?

He unfastened the waist badge and placed it in one of the grooves.

In an instant,

it was as if countless lines poured from the walls, ceiling, and floor, merging into the waist badge.

Amidst a series of noises,

the waist badge fell from the wall.

Shen Ye hurriedly caught it, only to find it had become quite heavy.

The front of the waist badge was inscribed with several lines of small characters:

"Tomb Guardian General."

"In charge of all affairs of the Great Tomb's first three layers."

"This badge commands the Tomb Guard Soldiers, protecting the outer perimeters of the Great Tomb."

"This badge allows unrestricted teleportation within the first three layers."

"This badge grants guidance from Immortals."

Boom—

The wall shook violently.

Endless rays of light converged on the wall, and in an instant, they outlined a majestic hall.

Above this hall, there was a humanoid presence, radiating fierce bright light.

"Tomb Guardian General,"

the humanoid presence spoke.

"I am here," Shen Ye bowed.

"Ordinarily, I would transmit to you the methods to become an Immortal, but your path to Immortality is cut off, how pitiful, oh how pitiful!" the humanoid presence said.

"My path to Immortality is cut off? Why?" Shen Ye asked.

"You've been affected by some Art of Destiny; you cannot meet me, nor withstand my power—this is an Art of Destiny above the nine layers of the Dharma Realm, whoever cast it must wish to keep you down forever," the humanoid presence said.

Shen Ye understood.

It was the personage from the Nine Aspects.

It had sealed his own original destiny!

"—What a pity, truly such a pity," the luminescent humanoid presence lamented, "All I can leave you with is a Holy Elixir, something you were entitled to in the first place; the rest is up to you."

As the voice fell, all the lights went out at once.

All the extraordinary phenomena disappeared without a trace.

The surroundings plunged back into endless darkness.

Only a stone slab extended out from the wall, slowly coming to a stop in front of Shen Ye.

On that slab, a jade box was propped up.

Faint light gathered into small characters, appearing beside the jade box:

"Reincarnation Elixir."

"An item well preserved."

"Upon consumption, direct it with your thoughts to select one of the following aspects for breakthrough."

"1. Skill Evolution;"

"2. Career Change;"

"3. Acquire teachings from a Technique Spirit Skill;"

"4. Personal Attribute Growth."

Shen Ye stared at the elixir, somewhat stunned.

So, was he originally going to be guided to receive a whole new 'Immortal'-level power?

Now, there was only this single elixir left.

Destiny...

He fell silent for a while.

In the quiet depths below, there was no sound at all.

He stood alone in front of the wall.

An image of the little girl Charlotte flashed through his mind.

Was this the price for helping Charlotte?

No.

Rather than saying that, it was better to say that after the Nine Aspects' main personality woke up, it was supposed to kill him, but Charlotte withstood it instead.

This was not something to blame others for.

If there was anything to be done—

He would help Charlotte defeat that personality.

Shen Ye rallied his spirits, beginning to think about how to use the Reincarnation Elixir.

First of all,

to break through from the fourth layer of the Law Realm, one needed strong Basic Attributes and then had to improve the combat power of the Technique Spirit.

A Technique Spirit combined with a Dharma Aspect could form into weapons, Armor, descend upon the body, integrate and transform, or exhibit a variety of powerful Technique Spirit Skills.

But—

As soon as the image of combining with the Skeleton King appeared in Shen Ye's mind, he immediately crossed it out.

The Skeleton had a stroke of bad luck; it was always being smashed to pieces.

Moreover, it was adept at transformation.

If it transformed while they were combined, wouldn't he end up as a flesh-and-blood Skeleton King—?

How would he live afterwards?

He couldn't lose that much face!

Forget it.

And with such a rare opportunity, shouldn't he use the power of the Great Tomb to make some key changes?

For instance—

Career Change.

Everything in the Great Tomb was conveyed through mysterious lines, belonging to a unique power system.

This was completely different from all the Skills and knowledge he was familiar with.

Shen Ye looked at the jade box in his hand.

After careful consideration, 'Attribute Points' could be obtained through daily door opening entries; enhancing 'Technique Spirit Skills' wasn't about the short term, and he already had many Skills, needing only to continue improving the layers of the Dharma Realm.

Choose 'Career Change' then.

If—

the battle for control over the Nine Aspects' personalities ended, and the final personality had to assume the position of the evolved 'Life Soul Master,' he would become an obstacle.

Because that Career was unique.

If Charlotte ended up winning, would he compete with her for it?

That was the new Career Charlotte had comprehended.

Furthermore, it would damage the trust they had just started to build.

So, this was a problem he'd always wanted to solve, but had no means to do so.