Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 581 - 581 600 Ambush

581: Chapter 600 Ambush 581: Chapter 600 Ambush “I do not know who he is.”

A simple statement emanated from Ye Xuan’s mouth.

He had no need to hide anything, nor any reason to lie, for Ye Xuan genuinely did not know the identity of the mysterious shadowy figure.

Although, he felt an uncanny familiarity with the shadowy figure, and an even more startling conjecture crossed his mind—perhaps the figure was none other than himself.

However, if Ye Xuan were to voice such a fantastical notion, even he would not believe it.

“Do you really not know who he is?”

Nuwa whispered to herself, not suspecting Ye Xuan of lying.

She could clearly see from his eyes that Ye Xuan was not deceiving her.

All was silent, a hush fell across the land.

The two stood in silence in the Nuwa Palace until an hour had passed.

Nuwa’s fluctuating Holy Light finally stilled, and once again she was veiled in Chaos Light, settling back into a seated position in the void.

Looking at Ye Xuan through the Holy Light, her gaze became indifferent once more.

“Ye Xuan, as the Emperor of the Three Realms, having triumphed at the grand gathering, this Saint should grant you the Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden.

But remember, both you and the Mysterious Maiden hold esteemed positions as the Emperor and Queen Mother.

In the future, you must treat all beings of the Three Realms with compassion and must not easily resort to slaughter.”

“You may leave now.”

Nuwa’s voice thundered with the dignity of a Saint, wrapping around Ye Xuan and prompting a faint smile.

He turned and walked towards the entrance of the Nuwa Palace.

Below the Saints are all as ants; this truth Ye Xuan understood well.

Even if Nuwa was using this occasion to test him, treating him as a pawn, he could only endure.

Given his current level of cultivation, he was simply no match for a Saint.

But Ye Xuan did not show any signs of dejection or discouragement.

Although he could not converse with Nuwa as an equal today, he would remember the cause and effect established.

On the day he ascended to sainthood, he would inevitably seek Nuwa to settle the day’s affairs.

Boom!

The gates of the Nuwa Palace began to open, and Ye Xuan walked toward the outside world, a quality about him that was indescribable.

This aura contained an unyielding spirit and a sense of solitude unique to one who follows the path alone, as well as an enigmatic presence that rendered his silhouette inscrutable.

“Impossible!”

Suddenly, as Nuwa watched Ye Xuan’s receding figure, a horrific realization flashed through her eyes.

Her usually steadfast form trembled involuntarily, her mind uttering a shocked whisper.

What had Nuwa seen?

The same silhouette, a similar aura, save for the absence of a solitary sorrowful presence.

Ye Xuan’s figure bore an uncanny resemblance to that of the mysterious shadowy figure.

How could Nuwa not be profoundly stirred?

Boom!

The gates of the Nuwa Palace were swiftly closing, but unknown to all, within this sanctum of the Saint, the Chaos Light around Nuwa was in disarray.

Fearsome Holy Light roiled in all directions, and she was utterly immobilized in shock.

“Improbable, surely impossible!

How can there be two identical people in this world?”

Nuwa trembled as she spoke, almost unable to believe her own judgment.

Her usually rosy complexion turned pale, and she began to calculate Ye Xuan’s future repeatedly, only to find herself confronted by a veil of mist.

Reversing the River of Time, returning from the future to the present, two identical beings in the same spacetime—it’s plain absurd and a joke beyond measure.

If such an event were indeed to transpire, the Heavenly Dao would collapse, everything would be destroyed, the Six Paths of Reincarnation would cease to be, and the Law of Space-time would disintegrate completely.

It represented the most terrifying extreme and a cataclysm that could obliterate worlds.

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Nuwa’s forehead as she contemplated such a legendary scenario.

Her body quivered with fear, yet another profound question plagued her mind: If the mysterious shadowy figure truly represented Ye Xuan’s future, why had such a world-ending calamity not occurred?

It was incomprehensible, unthinkable—that was the state of Nuwa’s mind at the moment.

“Impossible, it simply cannot be.

The mysterious shadowy figure cannot be Ye Xuan’s Future Body.

If it were, the presence of two selves in the same spacetime would surely topple the Heavenly Dao, and even Saints would perish.”

Nuwa shivered as she murmured, ultimately reaching a conclusion.

As she stated, the appearance of the mysterious figure could not possibly be Ye Xuan’s Future Body—of this, she was wholeheartedly certain.

But was the mysterious shadow that appeared as Nuwa had thought, really another person?

Nobody knew the actual answer, and when this puzzle would be solved, perhaps, would only be revealed in the future.

…

Ye Xuan strolled through the starry space, where stars twinkled and the boundless Star Sea churned, with celestial bodies revolving in their orbits.

Unaware of the change in Nuwa’s mindset after his departure, he knew that the cause and effect between him and Nuwa were established.

When he became a Saint, he would certainly seek Nuwa to settle today’s cause and effect.

“Ye Xuan!”

Outside the Nuwa Palace, the Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden had been waiting for Ye Xuan for a long time.

When she saw Ye Xuan emerging from the palace, she directly rode a lucky cloud towards him.

“From now on, you are my wife and will also become the Queen Mother of the Heavenly Court.

Once we return to the Heavenly Court, I will invite the great powers of the Three Realms, and we shall choose a date to marry.”

“Let’s go!”

Ye Xuan spoke calmly, taking the slender hand of the Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden and transforming into a streak of light, heading towards the Three Realms.

As Floating Light and Shadow flit by, Heaven and Earth passed like a shuttle.

When Ye Xuan and the Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden left the boundary of the Thirty-Three Heavens, they entered the endless clouds.

The Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden gently bit her lip while following behind Ye Xuan, with a feeling called affection quietly rising in her heart.

The Three Realms, vast and boundless.

Within the endless clouds, Ye Xuan’s cultivation was flowing, but his aura was extremely weak.

The Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden silently followed him, occasionally emitting Daluo Immortal Light to enshroud them both.

We must not forget, Ye Xuan had undergone a Quasi-Saint battle at Nuwa’s grand event.

Although the Poison Ancestor was killed by the mysterious shadow in the end, Ye Xuan was critically injured at this moment, with only a tenth of his cultivation remaining inside him.

He urgently needed to return to the Heavenly Court to heal in seclusion.

This was also his most vulnerable time.

“Celebrating Heavenly Emperor Ye’s marriage to the Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden, this old man is truly impressed.”

Suddenly, the void trembled, Immortal Light burst forth, and a figure quietly blocked the path of Ye Xuan and the Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden.

This caused Ye Xuan’s eyes to darken, a frosty killing intent flashing through them as he looked towards the person who had appeared.

“Nanjing Immortal Elder!” Ye Xuan articulated each word, his voice chilling and deep.

With his moon-white robe, white hair, white beard, and an air of immortal elegance, who else could it be but the Nanjing Immortal Elder?

Since the end of Nuwa Palace’s event, Nanjing Immortal Elder had been waiting here early, for he knew Ye Xuan would have to return to the Heavenly Court through this route.

This was also his best opportunity to kill Ye Xuan.

Of course, the Nanjing Immortal Elder was very much aware of his own limitations.

If Ye Xuan were at his peak, he wouldn’t dare to intercept him, because he could be absolutely certain that he was no match for Ye Xuan in his prime.

But Nanjing Immortal Elder also knew that after the battle with the Poison Ancestor, Ye Xuan was heavily injured and had no power to fight back, making this the best opportunity to kill him.

Some might ask, why was the Nanjing Immortal Elder so daring as to intercept Ye Xuan?

Wasn’t he afraid of the wrath of the Heavenly Sect Master or of the Nine Heaven Mysterious Maiden reporting to the Saintly Nuwa?

The answer is: he was not afraid!

Who was the Nanjing Immortal Elder?

He was the closed-door disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun and the Vice Sect Hierarch of the Chan Sect lineage.

The Chan Sect and Ye Xuan were already in deep hostility.

If he could kill Ye Xuan now while he was seriously injured, he would accomplish an immense feat.

Moreover, he had Yuanshi Tianzun behind him, powerful enough to withstand the wrath of other Saints.

This was the reason why the Nanjing Immortal Elder dared to intercept Ye Xuan.