Myriad Realms Gatekeeper

Death Planet.

Song Family.

The strong gathered here.

Not only were the heads of the Five Great Families present, but also experts from three major groups and government departments.

Xiao Mengyu had arrived early.

She stood in the pavilion, staring at the fish swimming in the water, lost in thought.

A figure arrived quietly and spoke,

"Have you seen Shen Ye recently?"

It was Song Yinchen.

With a slight smile, Xiao Mengyu, without turning back, said, "I've seen him once."

"Where is he?" Song Yinchen asked.

"Well— he didn't allow me to say, and it's not good for me to disclose his matters," Xiao Mengyu leisurely said.

"I have official business with him, why must you be like this?" Song Yinchen said displeased.

"Then you should contact him directly," Xiao Mengyu said, still not looking back at her.

"But his phone is unreachable, and I can't contact him through the Tarot Cards either. I don't even know what's happened to him— can't you just give me an address?" Song Yinchen asked.

"Sorry, no," Xiao Mengyu flatly refused.

"You!"

Song Yinchen's face turned red with anger.

"Don't be angry. Actually, I have my difficulties," Xiao Mengyu said.

"You have difficulties?" Song Yinchen stared at her.

"Indeed," Xiao Mengyu nodded.

"Well then, let's hear it. What are your difficulties?" Song Yinchen asked.

"Seeing you just annoys me, so something I could have said, now I don't want to say at all," Xiao Mengyu said.

Song Yinchen was taken aback, confronting Xiao Mengyu's eyes brimming with triumph. Unable to hold back any longer—

"Xiao Mengyu! I challenge you to a duel!"

She shouted as she drew a colorful long whip.

"Scared of you?" Xiao Mengyu, perfectly composed, assumed a sword posture right where she stood, hand on the sword.

At a critical moment—

From afar.

A voice came:

"Shen Ye is a member of the Tower of Tarot, his card level is high, so he can traverse many universes, and directly contact you."

"Your cards are just standard issue, if too far away, you won't be able to reach him."

Both women turned their heads.

They saw Xu Xingke standing with a cigarette in his mouth, arms crossed, on the stone path outside the pavilion.

"Teacher!"

Song Yinchen ran over, her voice tender, "Teacher, is there any way to find Shen Ye?"

"He can't be contacted, and he's currently very busy," Xu Xingke said.

Busy?

You're telling me he's busy? Why can Xiao Mengyu, but not I?

"Could he be doing some secretive tasks?"

Song Yinchen asked, as if casually.

"Exactly so," Xu Xingke said.

"Can't I help as well?" Song Yinchen asked.

"When he needs help, he will contact us. We better not seek him out proactively," Xu Xingke said and then left.

As he walked, he spoke, "Both of you, hurry over, the meeting is about to start. Yinchen, you are still the organizer of this conference, don't delay."

With those words,

Xu Xingke had already turned the corner, swiftly sweeping through the long staircase, entering a splendid house.

He sat down beside Cang Nanyan.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Three breaths.

There was no disturbance from fighting.

Xu Xingke finally breathed a sigh of relief, leaning back in his chair, deeply inhaling a puff of smoke.

"Why are you so late?" Cang Nanyan asked with surprise.

"I went to save someone's world, so I was a bit late," Xu Xingke said, looking exhausted.

After a while,

Xiao Mengyu first took her seat, sitting next to her grandfather.

Then,

Song Yinchen also came in.

She directly went up to the platform, lightly coughing and said,

"The reason for calling everyone here is because I made a discovery during the war that I must tell everyone personally."

With a gesture of her hand,

the entire room was immediately enveloped in Technique bans.

"Everyone, add a few more layers of bans, let's not let the news leak," Song Yinchen said.

Thus, the strong ones all took action, layering the venue with multiple bans.

After everyone was finished—

Song Yinchen then started discussing that extremely crucial matter:

"Lately, we've been performing well, gaining the upper hand on the battlefield. Does anyone think they know why?"

"The enemy commander messed up their formations multiple times," the Swordswoman chimed in.

"Yes, it's truly baffling; many times I thought we were going into a desperate phase, but then the enemy suddenly lost formation, giving us an opportunity to win," the Nangong Family Head added.

"Do you know why their formations were messed up?" Song Yinchen asked.

"Why?" Xu Xingke inquired.

"Because I secretly used this—"

Song Yinchen called with her hand.

A fierce and cruel insect body appeared in front of everyone.

—King species!

Originally, its carcass was obtained by Song Yinchen and had been completed in refinement.

"When I used it for surprise attacks, the enemy commanders often had no preparations, which is truly strange."

"It's as if they thought—"

"The king species was originally supposed to be their ally."

Song Yinchen revealed this astonishing answer.

"So, those attacking our world are actually a group of cosmic monsters?" Xu Xingke asked.

"Very likely!"

The crowd stirred.

The entire meeting continued till the afternoon before concluding.

After sending off the strong ones from various organizations, Song Yinchen returned to her ancestral home, closed the door, and laid down heavy bans again.

"Come out!"

She uttered softly.

In the void, the fierce and terrifying insect body reappeared.

Song Yinchen quietly observed this cosmic species's body.

Brother Shen Ye has this insect's blood on him.

And I have its body.

Can't I find him through this insect?

Song Yinchen walked around the insect body, carefully examining the dense natural Mana runes on the insect's body.

"I just refuse to believe..."

Her unconvinced voice echoed in the quiet room.

...

Ninety-Nine Layered Universe.

Supreme Tao Palace.

Scripture Pavilion.