Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 746: 765: The Hero's Spirit Never Dies, Lasts Forever Through the Ages

Chapter 746: Chapter 765: The Hero’s Spirit Never Dies, Lasts Forever Through the Ages

In one’s life, many people will be met, some merely passersby, but others become brothers for a lifetime. Most people yearn for a true friend in vain, and for Ye Xuan, Liu Baiyi was that true friend.

The Kunlun Mirror had reflected the scenery of years gone by, but this was merely an image, a memory from a hundred thousand years past. Despite Ye Xuan’s reluctance, he could not turn back time to return to those days.

Void Ripples surged, waves upon waves, as this world gradually regained clarity. The Kunlun Mirror silently fell to the ground, leaving only Ye Xuan to bitterly gaze at the grave before him, a single tear quietly trailing down his cheek.

Buzz!

The Reverse Immortal Array Map surged forth, quietly clasped in Ye Xuan’s hand. He stared blankly at the map in his hand, his body trembling unconsciously, for it was exchanged with the life of Liu Baiyi.

Tears cascaded down his cheeks, eventually dripping onto the Reverse Immortal Array Map. That tear spread upon the map, and Ye Xuan’s eyes glazed over, as if he saw Liu Baiyi nodding and smiling at him.

“If I had known that the Reverse Immortal Array Map would cost your life, what use would I, Ye Xuan, have for it?” whispered Ye Xuan, the air of solitude around him growing denser.

“Brother Ye, I have never left your side, even if my soul has scattered, I have always been with you.”

Suddenly, a gentle voice quietly came through, taking Ye Xuan aback, for it was coming from within the Reverse Immortal Array Map.

“Brother Baiyi?”

Ye Xuan’s heart and body trembled, he tightly gripped the Reverse Immortal Array Map, his voice quivering, his eyes filled with immense hope.

Buzz!

The Reverse Immortal Array Map shimmered, and a figure slowly stepped out from within.

Clothed in white like snow, elegant and refined, with eyes like stars and dark hair cascading down his back, he was nodding and smiling at Ye Xuan, exuding a gentle and scholarly demeanor, much like a polite scholar.

“Brother Baiyi?”

Gazing at the person before him, Ye Xuan’s eyes were stunned, and he stood completely dumbfounded. It took him three breaths to come back to reality, his mouth uttering a trembling whisper, as if he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

“Brother Ye, by the time you see this image, countless years must have passed, and you are surely faced with great misfortune. I, Liu Baiyi, was born exceptional and naturally arrogant, but in all my life, you were my one true friend,” Liu Baiyi spoke with a smile, almost as if he was talking to himself.

“Brother Baiyi, what are you saying?” Ye Xuan’s eyes gradually grew fixed, finally realizing the Liu Baiyi before him was merely an image and not a real person, causing his initially joyous gaze to darken.

“Brother Ye, although I am dead, my spirit is undying. The little that remained of my spirit is hidden within the Reverse Immortal Array Map, in hope of seeing you one last time,” Liu Baiyi continued to speak as if to himself, clearly a strategy he left behind in the Reverse Immortal Array Map from years ago.

“The Reverse Immortal Array Map was born from the bond of our brotherhood. Your tears are the key to unlocking this image, and when you weep, Brother Ye, I know you must be carrying a heavy burden. So, even if Liu Baiyi has perished, this bit of spirit that remains in the Reverse Immortal Array Map is in hopes of fighting alongside you.”

Liu Baiyi was always smiling, just like in the days when he was clad in garments whiter than snow. Though he was not an Immortal, he seemed even more so; he appeared to be an exiled Immortal who had fallen into the Human World. Even though he had died a hundred thousand years ago, his spirit remained undying.

“Brother Baiyi, why go through such agony?” Ye Xuan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes already slightly reddened, finally understanding everything.

Liu Baiyi had always been by his side; his undying Spirit Will was hidden within the Reverse Immortal Array Map, which was also his final resort.

The key to unlocking this vision was none other than Ye Xuan’s tears because Liu Baiyi knew Ye Xuan was not one to cry easily. If Ye Xuan shed tears, his heart must be in immense sorrow, and the final resort he had left behind would manifest, accompanying Ye Xuan to face myriad obstructions.

It’s embarrassing to say, but Ye Xuan actually shed tears!

Yet it was because of this that Ye Xuan shed a tear for Liu Baiyi’s death, which also triggered the Reverse Immortal Array Map, allowing Liu Baiyi’s Spirit Will to appear. All of this was within Liu Baiyi’s expectations, and he truly deserved to be known as a once-in-a-generation prodigy.

“Brother Ye, I don’t have much time left. This Spirit Will will eventually dissipate, but it contains all of my wisdom. Let us fuse together and face all future obstacles as one,” Liu Baiyi said to Ye Xuan with a gentle smile, just as the two had sat and discussed the Dao years ago, not the slightest difference in his demeanor.

“The Reverse Immortal Array Map is good, but it is not invincible. It’s a pity that I, Liu Baiyi, am not an Immortal, merely a mortal body. The Reverse Immortal Array Map is also the end of my path. However, if my talent in arrays is combined with your Immortal-like Cultivation, Brother Ye, we can certainly create a Heaven and Earth Absolute Formation to shield you from enemies from all directions.” Liu Baiyi’s smile faded as his expression became extremely solemn, and his voice echoed between Heaven and Earth.

“Brother Baiyi?”

Looking at Liu Baiyi before him, Ye Xuan’s body and soul trembled, and he was so stunned that he couldn’t speak, his emotions deeply sorrowful and complex.

Ye Xuan had not expected that even though Liu Baiyi had been dead for a hundred thousand years, he had left behind a means to help him face the calamities of the future.

“A heroic spirit never dies and will live through the ages. I hope Brother Ye can inherit the way of my arrays, and even though Liu Baiyi has been dead for countless years, my undying heroic spirit will forever accompany you, fighting Heaven and Earth alongside you without regret.”

Weng!

The Void rippled in waves as Liu Baiyi approached Ye Xuan with a gentle smile, step by step, until he merged with Ye Xuan, and a glow unlike any other radiated from around Ye Xuan.

Boom!

Piercing the sky and surpassing all of history, Ye Xuan’s mournful eyes gradually faded, and his eyes slowly regained clarity, with a beam of Spiritual Light shooting up from his Heavenly Spirit, stirring the boundless winds and clouds, causing the entire Human World to tremble violently.

“Brother Baiyi, today, let me, Ye Xuan, join you in creating a Heaven and Earth Absolute Formation. I will make your name echo through the Three Realms; I will let every living being in the Three Realms know that there was an extraordinary figure who spanned the heavens and earth, and his name was Liu Baiyi.”

Wuuu!

The winds of Heaven and Earth howled, endless dark clouds covered the Heavenly Vault, and amidst those overwhelming dark clouds, lightning flashed, while the entire Human World resonated with the sound of rolling thunder.

“Life and Death Eight Gates, Qiankun Inverted.”

Ye Xuan roared skyward, a point of Immortal Light burst forth from him, and the Reverse Immortal Array Map shot into the sky, stretching over a million miles, spanning between Heaven and Earth.

On this day, the sun, moon, and stars were invisible.

On this day, the starlight shone brightly, illuminating the Heavenly Vault.

On this day, Heaven and Earth were the chessboard, and all beings were the chess pieces.

And on this day, a towering figure stood above the Heavenly Vault, with the million-mile Reverse Immortal Array Map beneath his feet.