Urban Undying Lord

Chapter 1833: Chapter 1852: The Secret of Origin Land

"I want him to serve me eternally, to protect the Heavenly Burial Palace for me. If he agrees, I’ll give him a way out today," Ye Xuan said.

"Impossible!"

The Eternal Shadow roared angrily. Although he wasn’t Ye Xuan’s match, he still retained a trace of pride. Becoming Ye Xuan’s slave, to guard the Heavenly Burial Palace for him, was utterly unacceptable.

"Impossible?"

Ye Xuan smiled faintly, not surprised at all. He raised his fingers suddenly, disrupting time and space, as a terrifying Heavenly Defying Realm power began to seep out.

"Since it’s impossible, then you shall die."

Ye Xuan was by no means a virtuous soul, nor was he one for mercy. Giving the Eternal Shadow a chance to survive was already a great benevolence; since he chose to refuse, Ye Xuan would send him to his death.

Boom!

With one hand covering the skies, issuing Heavenly Punishment and Earthly Destruction, Ye Xuan brought his palm down upon the Eternal Shadow. That dreadful Desolate Aura began to sprout; this strike would surely extinguish both his form and spirit.

"Wait, Daoist Ye!"

Gai Tianyuan shouted urgently, swiftly standing in front of the Eternal Shadow, causing Ye Xuan to frown and restrain his hand. freewёbnoνel.com

After all, he owed Gai Tianyuan a favor, and if this strike landed, both would perish together.

"Brother Tianyuan, I refrain from killing you with this blow due to our remaining semblance of camaraderie; if you continue to meddle, don’t blame me for my ruthlessness," Ye Xuan said, his voice turning cold.

He had given Gai Tianyuan considerable face, but only once. If he remained oblivious to it, Ye Xuan would destroy them both.

"Daoist Ye, please grant me the time of one incense stick, just the time of one incense stick; I promise to give you a satisfactory answer afterward,"

Gai Tianyuan knew the kind of person Ye Xuan was, prompting him to hastily assure him while supporting the Eternal Shadow into the depths of the valley. What truths or persuasions he spoke remained unknown.

The time of one incense stick passed quickly, Ye Xuan naturally refrained from surreptitiously eavesdropping.

Perhaps when Ye Xuan was weaker, he might have done so, but now with his cultivation sufficient to crush all, such slyness he deemed beneath him.

The time of one incense stick soon elapsed.

As the Eternal Shadow and Gai Tianyuan emerged, a pervasive air of desolation clung to the former, though what was discussed between them was undisclosed.

"Ye Xuan, I can agree to your demand, but I will only guard the Heavenly Burial Palace until the Chaotic Universe’s demise," the Eternal Shadow reluctantly said.

"No one can negotiate terms with me; you may rest assured and meet your end," Ye Xuan replied icily, negotiating being tantamount to courting death.

"Wait!"

The Eternal Shadow hurriedly spoke up, "I can tell you a great secret, a secret sufficient to barter for my life."

"A secret?"

Ye Xuan’s brow furrowed; since inheriting a memory shard from Huang, regarding some secrets of the Eternal Universe, he knew more than these forbidden beings. What great secret could the Eternal Shadow offer?

Yet Ye Xuan was still eager to listen; if the secret failed to satisfy him, he would send the Eternal Shadow on his way.

Seeing Ye Xuan refrain from action, both the Eternal Shadow and Gai Tianyuan sighed in relief.

"Do you recall I once told you this Primordial World’s other name?" the Eternal Shadow asked.

"Another name?"

Ye Xuan was momentarily stunned, his eyes slightly unfocused, clearly recalling past exchanges with the Eternal Shadow.

"The Origin Land?"

Suddenly, Ye Xuan’s eyes flickered; he remembered being captured and brought to the Primordial World by the Eternal Shadow, who spoke of these four words, calling the Primordial World the Origin Land.

According to the Eternal Shadow, within this Origin Land, Chaos Heavenly Punishment would not descend. He, being a forbidden figure, could hide here, which is why he came.

"What do you mean?" Ye Xuan’s eyes showed intrigue as he asked.

"I suppose you have guessed; what I’m about to reveal is a great secret regarding this Origin Land," the Eternal Shadow began, telling Ye Xuan a significant secret about the Primordial World, to which Ye Xuan listened intently. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Chaotic Universe, Twelve Primordial Meetings!

After the Three Great Eras, each reshaping of the Chaotic Universe was divided into twelve primordial meetings, each comprising 1,289,300,000 years, forming a complete Chaotic Universe.

But when Twelve Primordial Meetings come to an end, the Chaotic Universe breaks down and reincarnates; all beings and matters will cease to exist. Following this great destruction, the Chaotic Universe reshapes, called Chaos Reincarnation.

However, this so-called great destruction and Chaos Reincarnation, do not include this Origin Land, known to Ye Xuan as the Primordial World.

No matter how many times Chaos Universe destroys and reincarnates, the Origin Land remains untouched.

This is why the Eternal Shadow refers to the Primordial World as the Origin Land.

In his era, amidst Chaos Universe’s destruction and reincarnation, the Eternal Shadow survived not only relying on his own cultivation and hiding in the River of Time but primarily due to the Origin Land.

In this intangible essence, it seemed a mysterious force guarded the Origin Land, unaffected even amidst Chaos Universe’s destruction and reincarnation.

And the great secret was known only to the Eternal Shadow, explaining his long survival.

Each time Chaos Universe broke down and reincarnated, not only would the present’s supreme ancient beings die, but even some ancient forbidden figures would suffer calamities.

Fortunate ones might survive, while unfortunate ones still face death, and Eternal Shadow remained for so long primarily due to this Origin Land.

Across countless past Chaotic Universes, the Eternal Shadow returned here each time, seeking the source of this mysterious power.

Unfortunately, the Eternal Shadow achieved nothing, even traversing the entire Origin Land failed to reveal the source of that mysterious power.

Facing Ye Xuan’s killing intent, he indeed contemplated life and death; but swayed by Gai Tianyuan’s persuasion, he finally chose survival. After all, nobody truly desires death, even as a mere forbidden dead; it still counts as living.

The Eternal Shadow revealed this secret to Ye Xuan not out of any benevolence.

It was merely an exchange condition, unwilling to become Ye Xuan’s slave, eternally enslaved.

Furthermore, the Eternal Shadow held his own ulterior motives; he failed to uncover the Origin Land’s secret, perhaps Ye Xuan might reveal it.

If Ye Xuan unraveled the secret, it would also resolve a personal knot, gifting a significant opportunity to Ye Xuan, forging a benevolent tie.

Moreover, even if Ye Xuan failed to discover it, it had no relation to him, and should Ye Xuan encounter danger and perish, it would not be his fault.