"Proceed on our side. The approval will arrive in due ti," the God-Weeping Sovereign said.
"Inform our geniuses that they may use any ans necessary."
The reporting figure remained silent for a brief mont, heart pounding, before bowing deeply and retreating from the palace.
Silence followed.
The vast hall slowly darkened, shadows swallowing pillars and walls alike.
"Soon..." the God-Weeping Sovereign murmured, his voice echoing faintly through the void.
"The one you have chosen will et their end once more."
"But it is a pity," he continued softly, almost regretfully, "that they cannot die by my hands."
The palace sank into complete darkness.
Only the countless golden skulls upon the throne continued to shine.
Their cold, divine light illuminating the man who made the gods weep.
***
The next day, Yu Xuan sent a ssage to Baozi explaining his absence, he would be entering a new gate.
"Yesterday was a headache," Yu Xuan muttered to himself, "but at least I got to see their improvents."
After fighting all of them, he had gained a rough understanding of their current strength. More importantly, Bing Xin had already provided him with the coordinates of the new gate.
So today’s task was to install a return gate, a responsibility that still felt oddly unnatural to him.
In most fantasy stories, once the boss was cleared, a return gate appeared automatically.
Here?
Nothing of the sort existed.
If disciples wanted others to gain experience, soone had to manually construct and anchor the return gate themselves.
If not, good luck leveling to death.
"Anyway... how many sect points am I even getting for this?" Yu Xuan muttered as he headed toward the rendezvous point near Order Heaven Peak.
First, they needed to regroup with Yu Zhen. As for Ming Tiani, she had said she would appear directly near the gate itself.
"...I don’t rember giving her the coordinates, though."
With that thought lingering in his mind, Yu Xuan sent a ssage to the group chat.
[Yu Clan’s Prodigies]
He barely had ti to finish typing before ssages flooded in.
[The Sword God: Y-y-young Master Yu is my Ancestor.]
[Yu Zhen: We’re near the Mission Hall, in my territory.]
[Yu Bo: Mo Lin, say Young Master! Hahaha!]
Yu Xuan paused.
Apparently, after yesterday’s crushing defeat, Mo Lin had been forced to acknowledge Yu Xuan as his ancestor.
Naturally, Mo Lin was far too embarrassed to say it in person, so he chose the group chat instead.
Yu Xuan chuckled softly.
After wandering around for a short while, he finally spotted them gathered together.
The next gate awaited.
***
"Mo Lin, your face was truly spectacular when you fainted while standing," Yu Hao muttered with a grin.
Laughter imdiately broke out.
"YOU—!" Mo Lin exclaid, his face flushing.
It seed his defeat would now be immortalized and endlessly mocked by people who weren’t Young Masters.
’Haha, you really did get humbled,’ an elderly woman’s voice echoed leisurely in his mind.
Mo Lin’s expression turned as stiff as stone.
’Maybe I should bury this sword sowhere and pretend none of this ever happened,’ he thought darkly.
An internal argunt imdiately erupted between Mo Lin and the grandma spirit residing within his sword.
Before it could escalate further—
"We’re here... oh?" Yu Xuan suddenly exclaid.
Ahead of them, beyond a newly constructed floating cloud platform, Ming Tiani could be seen chatting leisurely with a senior sister who appeared to be the gatekeeper for this gate.
As the group stepped onto the cloud platform, the senior sister turned to look at Yu Xuan.
"So you’re the one she sent."
Yu Xuan paused.
The air itself subtly vibrated and bent when she spoke.
Her golden hair and ash-gray eyes ford an unusual yet striking contrast, and her presence alone made the surrounding space feel heavier.
"Yes, senior sister," Yu Xuan replied respectfully.
"I was instructed to construct the return gate."
She glanced at the group behind him.
"With only this many people?" she asked coolly.
"I expected more."
Before Yu Xuan could respond, Ming Tiani suddenly appeared beside him, her gaze sharp as her eyes briefly turned golden.
Yu Xuan stiffened.
’Immortal’s Gaze? No... this feels different,’ he thought, before reflexively flicking her forehead.
"Stop it."
"Kyaa how rude, Young Master," Ming Tiani complained theatrically.
Yu Xuan froze.
’How does she even know that? ...Forget it. It’s not worth my ti,’ he thought, regaining composure.
"You may do as you wish inside the gate," the senior sister said flatly.
"I’ll handle my part. Find a suitable location and prioritize constructing the return gate within five days. This will also affect your rankings."
"...What is Rankings?" Yu Xuan asked.
She looked at him with an expression that clearly said "You were forcibly conscripted".
"Don’t mind it," she said dismissively.
"Just complete the assignnt."
Yu Xuan nodded.
Without further delay, he led the group into the gate.
’It begins now,’ Ming Tiani thought quietly.
The instant Yu Xuan and the others crossed the gate.
The gate turned dark red.
The senior sister’s expression changed instantly.
Without hesitation, she slamd her fist forward, twisting space itself as she tried to forcibly entered the gate, sealing her cultivation down to comply with the rules.
And yet.
It was useless.
"What the hell—!" she cursed under her breath.
"I was told he was just a Peak Master’s disciple! Why does this always happen to ?!"
Grinding her teeth, she imdiately contacted the Discipline Committee Head.
At the sa ti—
Figures began to appear on the floating cloud one after another.
This was unprecedented.
An ordinary gate had turned red.
Within monts, several Elders arrived.
And among them was.
The Elental Heaven Peak Master, her aura raging violently as she descended upon the scene.
"What happened here?" she demanded, as her gaze locked onto the golden-haired disciple.
The disciple straightened instantly and reported.
"Reporting to Peak Master. When the first party entered to establish the return gate, the gate abruptly turned red. I attempted to entry forcefully, but space itself imposed restrictions."
She paused for a breath before continuing.
"However, during that mont, I clearly sensed multiple Peak Tier Four auras inside the gate."
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