Accidentally Reincarnated in Cultivation World-Chapter 321: Red Gate Anomaly [1]

"Proceed on our side. The approval will arrive in due time," the God-Weeping Sovereign said.

"Inform our geniuses that they may use any means necessary."

The reporting figure remained silent for a brief moment, 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 meet 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 message 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 improvements."

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, someone 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 Tianmei, she had said she would appear directly near the gate itself.

"...I don’t remember giving her the coordinates, though."

With that thought lingering in his mind, Yu Xuan sent a message to the group chat.

[Yu Clan’s Prodigies]

He barely had time to finish typing before messages 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 immediately broke out.

"YOU—!" Mo Lin exclaimed, his face flushing.

It seemed 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 somewhere and pretend none of this ever happened,’ he thought darkly.

An internal argument immediately erupted between Mo Lin and the grandma spirit residing within his sword.

Before it could escalate further—

"We’re here... oh?" Yu Xuan suddenly exclaimed.

Ahead of them, beyond a newly constructed floating cloud platform, Ming Tianmei 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. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"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 formed 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 Tianmei 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 Tianmei complained theatrically.

Yu Xuan froze.

’How does she even know that? ...Forget it. It’s not worth my time,’ 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 assignment."

Yu Xuan nodded.

Without further delay, he led the group into the gate.

’It begins now,’ Ming Tianmei 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 slammed 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 me?!"

Grinding her teeth, she immediately contacted the Discipline Committee Head.

At the same time—

Figures began to appear on the floating cloud one after another.

This was unprecedented.

An ordinary gate had turned red.

Within moments, several Elders arrived.

And among them was.

The Elemental 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 moment, I clearly sensed multiple Peak Tier Four auras inside the gate."