Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 809: 828: Escaping the Predicament

Chapter 809: Chapter 828: Escaping the Predicament

It was also because Ye Xuan effortlessly neutralized the Saint Pattern that Wu Tian firmly believed Ye Xuan to be a Saint, though Ye Xuan didn’t bother to explain to him.

“Ah!”

“So painful.”

“What… what is this?”

Suddenly, a trace of blood-colored divine light appeared in the void, and before the evil demons present could react, it penetrated into their Sea of Consciousness, causing them immense pain as they rolled on the ground and let out piercing wails.

“Blood God Silk, also known as the Soul Destruction Technique. If you loyally serve me, this Blood God Silk won’t harm you, but if anyone has treacherous thoughts, the Blood God Silk will instantly scatter your soul and you will die.”

Ye Xuan smiled slightly, as if discussing something casual, but upon hearing it, the faces of the evil demons present changed dramatically.

As they examined themselves continuously, they finally noticed a blood thread entangled with their Primordial Spirit and True Spirit, clearly indicating that Ye Xuan had planted the Blood God Silk in them, leaving them at his mercy from now on.

“Wu Tian greets the Heavenly Emperor.”

“Fang Han greets the Heavenly Emperor.”

Knowing how to read the room, Wu Tian and Fang Han exchanged a glance and quickly knelt down before Ye Xuan, prompting the other evil demons present to follow suit.

“With the Heavenly Emperor above, the impoverished monk is willing to serve the Heavenly Emperor without a shred of betrayal,” Randeng Buddha offered a grand salute, expressing his loyalty.

Watching this scene, Ye Xuan smiled happily and said, “As long as you are loyal to me, this emperor will grant you freedom in the future.”

Trust?

Nonexistent, Ye Xuan never trusts anyone, only himself. Furthermore, these Heaven and Earth evil demons are all unruly and fierce, and Ye Xuan never intended to make them truly loyal to him.

For Ye Xuan, simply controlling their lives and deaths is enough, because his plan only requires these evil demons to obey orders; loyalty is not needed.

“Follow this emperor from here.”

Ye Xuan suddenly turned and left, prompting the evil demons to rise and quickly follow him. Even though Ye Xuan had planted Blood God Silk in them, walking out of the Nine Nether Tower deeply excited them because they had been confined there for far too long.

…

Outside the Nine Nether Tower.

The faces of the four Buddhas were heavy, with Duobao Tathagata pacing anxiously, frequently observing the activity of the Nine Nether Tower, his eyes showing extreme worry.

Three thousand Arhats, Bodhisattva Arhats, and various Buddhas surrounded the Nine Nether Tower, their expressions grim and filled with deep concern.

Everyone knew that the Nine Nether Tower allowed entry but no exit, and those who entered never truly left.

The Lingshan Buddhas had not expected Ye Xuan to enter the Nine Nether Tower alone, a fact they found unimaginable; if anything happened to Ye Xuan, how would they explain to the Western Two Saints?

“Four Buddhas, you should now travel to the Western Pure Land and summon the two hierarchs; otherwise, I fear Qingming Buddha will certainly perish within the Nine Nether Tower,” Duobao Tathagata said urgently, bowing with hands joined in prayer toward the four Buddhas.

“This…?” The Great Sun Tathagata furrowed his brow, a look of hesitation spreading across his face.

Rumble!

Suddenly, amidst the chaos of the Lingshan Buddhas, the Nine Nether Tower began to shake, its dark portal slowly opening, causing Duobao Tathagata and others to stare at it with terror.

Roar!

The evil demons roared, dimming the sky, as the Nine Nether Tower’s portal fully opened. Countless terrifying evil demons’ angry cries accompanied the emergence of countless fearsome demonic auras.

“We are out, finally out.”

“Kill, kill these vile Lingshan monks, avenge our years of entrapment.”

“Kill them.”

With boundless malice and the booming of demon light, countless Heaven and Earth evil demons emerged outside the Nine Nether Tower, fiercely glaring at the Lingshan Buddhas.

“Bold beasts, dare you break out of the tower?”

The four Buddhas’ expressions changed drastically, chanting the Demon Suppressing Sound, their own aura quickly rising, as Buddha Light illuminated the sky, their gaze upon the Heaven and Earth evil demons growing increasingly severe.

“Form a formation!”

Duobao Tathagata shouted suddenly, casting out the Buddha’s Golden Bowl to seal the realm, as the Bodhisattva Arhats behind quickly assembled the Buddha Light Formation, all with faces filled with shock as they looked at these free Heaven and Earth evil demons.

“Fellow Daoists, you committed grave errors back in the days, which led to your imprisonment in the Nine Nether Tower. Now that you have escaped, do you not fear punishment from the Western Two Saints?”

Though only possessing Daluo Peak cultivation, Duobao Tathagata spoke with heavy authority in Lingshan, and now that the imprisoned Heaven and Earth evil demons were free, his voice trembled slightly, reflecting deep fear in his eyes.

Duobao Tathagata’s fearful demeanor was understandable as each of the freed Heaven and Earth evil demons possessed terrifying cultivation, with the weakest being Golden Immortals and ten displaying Quasi-Saint aura—how could he not be scared?

If battle truly commenced, Duobao Tathagata was certain that it wouldn’t take long for Lingshan to be ravaged completely by these evil demons.

“Duobao Daoist?”

Suddenly, a light chuckle echoed, prompting Duobao Tathagata to look towards the source of the sound.

“Nine Month Cold Crow?”

Upon seeing Fang Han, Duobao Tathagata’s face changed drastically, his feet stumbling backward in shock and fear.

“If this ancestor remembers correctly, during the Primordial Era you were a disciple of the Jie Sect and had the fortune of apprenticing under the Heavenly Sect Master; who’d have thought upon our reunion, you would have become a disciple of the Buddhist Sect,” Fang Han coldly laughed.

“You… you are not dead?”

Duobao Tathagata’s face showed fear. He vividly remembered that when he had Taiyi Cultivation, Fang Han was already in the Daluo Realm. Had it not been for Fang Han’s arrogance attracting Zhunti’s attention, he wouldn’t have been suppressed in the Nine Nether Tower for endless ages.

Yet Duobao Tathagata hadn’t expected, not only was Fang Han alive, he had advanced to the Quasi-Saint Realm.

Back then, Fang Han as a Golden Immortal was terrifying enough; now in the Quasi-Saint Realm, his ferocity was surely unimaginable, how could Duobao Tathagata not be terrified?

“Great Sun Tathagata, do you recognize this seat?”

Suddenly, Wu Tian emerged from behind, smiling at the Great Sun Tathagata, one of the four Buddhas, causing his aura to instantly destabilize, his face losing its benignant and serene expression, turning dark and heavy.

“Wu Tian?”

“You… you are not dead either?”

Great Sun Tathagata cried out in a quivering voice, recalling his past conflict with Wu Tian over a treasured item that Wu Tian secured, leaving Great Sun Tathagata resentful, inviting intervention from the Western Two Saints and resulting in Wu Tian’s suppression within the Nine Nether Tower.

Great Sun Tathagata had assumed Wu Tian had died long ago in the Nine Nether Tower, never imagining after endless ages, Wu Tian was alive and well.

There’s a saying that old grievances bring intense hatred; Great Sun Tathagata knew Wu Tian certainly wouldn’t let him go.

Heaven and Earth were silent, all sound ceased.

An extremely intense atmosphere brewed in the realm, suggesting imminent conflict between the Lingshan Buddhas and the Heaven and Earth evil demons.

“Amitabha.”

Suddenly, an aged Buddhist chant broke the silence, and the Heaven and Earth evil demons slightly shifted their expressions, instinctively clearing a path as a figure cloaked in Buddha Light walked forward.

“Qingming Buddha?”

Upon recognizing the newcomer, Duobao Tathagata and the four Buddhas exclaimed in fright, the Lingshan Buddhas astounded, all their Buddha Light in utter chaos.

“Greetings, Buddha.”

What further terrified and bewildered the Lingshan Buddhas was the occurrence in which the unruly Heaven and Earth evil demons bowed to Ye Xuan in the void, all wearing expressions of devout reverence.