Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

"It left," Dantai Mingyue immediately said, "Everyone get ready to evacuate the Supreme Tao Palace, I'm going to see Nangong Wantu now."

"Yes!" the cultivators responded.

In the room,

Shen Ye held the Spring Rain Blade and inspected it carefully.

The blade no longer emitted any emotions; it was as if it had achieved satisfaction and then fallen into a deep sleep.

Stop.

One must not think this way.

The blade was sentient; what if, one day, mentioning something accidentally, it set him an impossible task, wouldn't that be the end of him?

His sword techniques improved daily…

Such a mythical level of ability was far too alluring for a professional.

Although name and Dharma Aspect were also important,

in battle, if you couldn't even parry your opponent's normal moves, there was no need to fight.

Shen Ye sheathed the blade.

What next?

He wondered if Saintly Honor, once aware, would come seeking him for another battle.

Better not open the Seal Gate for now.

Shen Ye yawned and decided to take out the jade slip and look it over.

The pill recipes and methods of alchemy within the jade slip weren't difficult.

—During his time at the Supreme Tao Palace, he had even learned the Supreme Forgetting Love Feathering Ascension Scripture.

Now learning this alchemy technique was naturally within reach.

Shen Ye pondered over the pill recipe intently, gradually grasping the concept, and without further ado, initiated the Alchemical Fire to try crafting the Superior Grade Tranquil Spirit Pill.

In the first furnace, most were waste pills, with scarcely one or two successful, and those merely of average lower quality.

Shen Ye pondered a while longer, then started another batch of alchemy.

This time, although half were still waste pills, there were some above medium quality.

Shen Ye was about to continue crafting when suddenly he paused.

Knock, knock, knock—

A knock sounded.

Saintly Honor?

No.

He would have appeared directly before him.

"Who is it?"

Shen Ye called out.

A clear, cold female voice responded from outside:

"Fellow Nangong, it's me."

Why had she come?

Shen Ye got up to open the door.

Dantai Mingyue briskly entered, waving her hand to close the door tightly, speaking rapidly,

"Saintly Honor is away now, I've prepared a small Teleportation Array, let's go."

"Go?" Shen Ye was confused.

"Over the past several thousand years, there has never been anyone who has challenged Saintly Honor and survived—unless they were not human," Dantai Mingyue said.

She quickly took out an Array Plate, with rapid movements, she began to activate the Teleportation Array atop it.

Wait!

In the eyes of Saintly Honor, I'm truly not human.

—But that's hard to say.

"Fairy Dantai, who exactly are you? Why should I trust you?" Shen Ye asked.

Dantai Mingyue slapped her storage bag, pulling out a crystal.

Inside the crystal, many fleeting, unsteady shadows swirled, as if displaying a movie.

"I understand your reaction—indeed, I also confirmed repeatedly before daring to come to you."

"Let me show you everything now."

Dantai Mingyue threw the crystal onto the ground, where it shattered.

The myriad images immediately appeared in the room.

On the screen, there was a small, tin-roofed house, furnished with all household appliances.

A panda sat at the table, eating a bucket of noodles with chopsticks.

After a while, it grabbed an icy cola beside it and took a few gulps before saying,

"Don't worry."

"I am on vacation in the Indefinite Layer, everything is quite fine."

"It's just that something unexpected might have occurred now, so I am contacting you in advance."

"—If you can't reach me, look for this person."

The panda picked up a tablet, turned it around, and displayed it in front of the camera.

On the tablet was Shen Ye.

—It was a photo of Shen Ye knocking on the door of the Panda Agency,

apparently taken by a camera at the door.

"This person should not die," said the panda in a somewhat mocking tone, "his gate power links to various worlds, he can easily escape."

"Find him, and you've found me."

"Alright, I won't talk anymore; I have to go back to work now."

"Just a piece of advice—"

"The secrets of the Three Arts of the Immortal Kingdom are too tough to handle; even the cosmic monsters have given up."

"Don't get too obsessed."

"—How much do you make a month, working so desperately?"

"Bye."

The light and shadow ended.

Shen Ye was stunned for a moment, and then he finally remembered the matter about the panda.

"Is Tie Nan still alive?"

Dantai Mingyue asked.

"He's alive, don't worry," Shen Ye answered.

"I know you're also investigating the matter of the Three Arts, but now we need Tie Nan's strength; please take me to find him," Dantai Mingyue said.

"Why do we need its strength?" Shen Ye asked.

"Saintly Honor's Dharma Aspect is 'Vast Void,' which features the ability to shuttle through any void within thousands of miles—"

"The Panda's cottage, as a product of gate power, can avoid its Dharma Aspect and cut off its instantaneous movement power."

The Panda's cottage...

Shen Ye wiped the cold sweat beads from his forehead.

—Panda Tie Nan!

Why didn't I go look for him?

Hmmm.

It seems...

His agency was blown up by a nuclear bomb by me.

I've been feeling guilty, dragging it on, and now it has dragged on till now.

"Shall we go? I've held the Saintly Honor back, but it won't last much longer; I hope we can leave quickly," Dantai Mingyue said anxiously.

Elsewhere.

Death Planet.

A giant panda that had once been released back into the wild had returned to the zoo.

It was said to be very smart and well-behaved; it had voluntarily found wildlife biologists and returned with them to the human world.

Who doesn't love such a smart, adorable, and rare animal?

So, it was directly sent to the Yu Jing City Zoo.

Panda Hall.

On this day, the sunlight was bright.

Panda Tie Nan opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the delicate bamboo in front of him and the aroma-emitting nutritional soup.

Determination shone in its eyes.

It seemed... to have forgotten something very important...

It must find a way to remember.

It had a premonition that once it remembered those things, it would immediately become different.

From then on, its mundane life would turn into something magnificent and colorful.

Who could be content with mediocrity?

Panda Tie Nan finally made up its mind, closed its eyes, and began to silently recite a cultivation technique.

—It was their fundamental combat school of method.

Even if everything else was forgotten, it had always remained with him.

Now, all it needed was to activate it further—

Bang!

The gate opened.

Tie Nan opened his eyes alertly.

Several beautifully poised female pandas entered its enclosure.

—All the female pandas selected and sent to its enclosure were clean and groomed beautifully.

Their bodies and forms, even their appearances, were top-notch on the entire planet!

Humans...

Wanted him to reproduce.

A trace of struggle appeared on Tie Nan's face.

This trace of struggle, under the shy and affectionate gazes of the female pandas, gradually faded away.

His gaze became determined and resolute again.

Life comes only once.

Could such a petty matter stop him? Make him retreat?

—Reproducing itself is part of a magnificent, colorful life!

He had to rise to the challenge!

As for that fundamental combat school of method—

It could always be practiced later!

Tie Nan performed an elegant roll, getting up.

It walked with firm steps towards the several bright-eyed, beautifully poised, and charmingly aromatic female pandas.