Accidentally Reincarnated in Cultivation World-Chapter 323: Red Gate Anomaly [3]

"Haha, Mo Wen... I didn’t think even you would be present."

The speaker looked no different from an ordinary human, yet the oppressive aura around him betrayed his origin.

He was Wan Shou, the appointed leader of the Heavenly Demons for this operation.

Mo Wen, representative of the Mo Race snorted coldly in response.

Two jet-black horns, shaped like jagged lightning and curving forward from his forehead, gleamed faintly.

He offered Wan Shou neither words nor courtesy.

Wan Shou’s smile stiffened for a fraction of a second.

"You got ignored again!" a mocking voice muttered.

The speaker was Sha Qi, an Energy Devil.

He stood barely five feet tall, his humanoid body traced with geometric lines that pulsed faintly like flowing circuits of power.

Aside from a loose robe hanging casually over his frame, he wore nothing else, yet the density of energy around him distorted the air.

Wan Shou turned his gaze slowly toward Sha Qi.

His gaze cold and predatory.

Sha Qi’s raised his hands giving up before Wan Shou looked away, clearly uninterested in wasting time on him.

After all even though the Energy Demons were strong, they were still not strong as a group compared to the Heavenly Demons.

Instead, his attention shifted to a short girl standing silently nearby.

She was beautiful in an unsettling way.

Her eyes were completely emotionless, flat pools devoid of reflection or curiosity.

"Demoness Ya," Wan Shou said, his tone unexpectedly gentle.

"I didn’t expect to see you here as well."

The Mind Demon, Demoness Ya, looked at him for a brief moment.

Then she nodded once.

Nothing more.

No words.

No reaction.

Wan Shou’s lips twitched.

Inside his mind, however, a storm brewed.

’This mission carries the will of the Ancestors... And if I complete it flawlessly... maybe, just maybe, I can finally ask them about that.’

A faintly deranged glint flashed across his eyes.

Those standing nearby felt an inexplicable chill creep up their spines.

Some time passed.

During the long wait, the hierarchy among the gathered geniuses naturally solidified.

Out of deference or fear many of the weaker races pushed Wan Shou forward as the de facto leader because this operations was called out by the Heavenly Demons.

So naturally the Heavenly Demons were given face.

And Wan Shou, despite his twisted temperament, possessed strength that no one could openly challenge.

Thus, no objections were raised.

Five long hours passed.

Then—

One of the gates trembled. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

A thin, crimson line shot forth, connecting directly to the hand of Evil Mind — Xie Zhi.

In his grasp hung a pendant, ancient and imbued with karmic power.

The moment it resonated, the entire platform seemed to hold its breath.

Xie Zhi’s cold voice echoed across the desolate expanse.

"I hope you all complete this mission."

His gaze swept over the gathered geniuses.

"After all... your enemy is merely a group of humans, not even Tier Four."

He paused and then with a faint smile continued.

"Perform well and perhaps I will grant one of you a personal reward."

That single sentence ignited greed far greater than anything their elders had promised.

A reward from Evil Mind himself.

No secret technique, no rare resource, no elder’s favor could compare to that.

Then—

The massive formation beneath their feet erupted in blazing red light.

Symbols ignited.

The formation connected directly to the trembling gate, forcibly altering its nature.

Space distorted violently.

And before anyone could react.

The geniuses of the Fallen Heavens were swallowed whole, one after another, as the gate activated.

Teleporting them straight into the battlefield that awaited beyond.

"I wonder how many will make it out alive..." Evil Mind muttered ominously.

***

The moment Yu Xuan and the others crossed the gate, a violent spatial fluctuation erupted around them.

And before anyone could react.

Space twisted.

Folded.

Then shattered.

Yu Xuan felt his surroundings invert as an overwhelming force seized his body and pushed him away.

He instinctively reached out, trying to stabilize the distortion but a strange suppressive force descended, locking down space.

Even his control over space was forcibly restrained.

Yu Xuan felt powerless to resist and was thrown around.

Moments later—

Boom.

Yu Xuan landed.

He stood up calmly, brushing dust from his robes, and lifted his gaze.

What greeted him was a strange, crimson world.

The sky burned red.

A black sun hung motionless overhead, radiating a dull, oppressive glow.

The land beneath his feet was cracked and barren.

The first thing Yu Xuan noticed.

The spiritual energy here was wrong.

Not hostile.

Not corrupted.

Just... unfamiliar.

"It’s same same but different different," Yu Xuan muttered.

This was Fallen Energy.

Yet when he refined it.

There was no resistance.

No backlash.

No impurity.

It flowed smoothly into his dantian, as naturally as spiritual energy from the sect.

Yu Xuan paused for a moment, then nodded.

He after all had [Origin] Spiritual Root.

Next, Yu Xuan summoned his sect medallion, which was updated for everyone after the gate phenomenon happened.

This medallion noe possessed an advanced tracking function, specifically designed for scattered-entry scenarios during gate incursions.

Green marks indicated living allies.

Black marks signified death.

His gaze swept across the projection.

Several green lights flickered across the map.

Then.

Mo Lin.

Because he was added as a Friend on his Medallion, Yu Xuan naturally also got his name along with location.

The distance between them was nearly seven hundred kilometers.

Yu Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Unfamiliar territory.

Anomalous gate behavior.

Possible hostile lifeforms.

’This is not a place to be careless.’ he thought.

Without hesitation, Yu Xuan reached into his space ring, the one personally given to him by his parents.

A sleek spirit boat emerged.

It wasn’t a void vessel capable of traversing space itself, but its speed far surpassed ordinary flight techniques.

The downside?

It devoured spirit stones.

Yu Xuan stepped onto the deck casually.

"That won’t be a problem," he muttered.

After all.

A Young Master’s privileges existed for moments exactly like this.

Spirit stones were meant to be spent.

The boat surged forward, tearing through the crimson sky at terrifying speed.

Yu Xuan leaned against the railing, eyes fixed on the distant marker.

A faint, unsettling smile curved his lips.

"Hehe..."

Because, the system screen showed him a message which he rarely saw.

[Skill Fated Encounter is Strongly Activated]