Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 95 - 95 95 Coercion

95: Chapter 95: Coercion 95: Chapter 95: Coercion The boundlessness of heaven and earth, the vastness of the cosmos, within the long river of history, humans have never been alone; there have always been many unknown existences bearing witness to this vast history alongside humanity.

Immortals, demons, ghosts.

These are five different life forms.

Setting aside the others, the legend of the ‘demon’ alone, from ancient times to the present, has always been a topic that people enjoy discussing.

All things have spirits, heaven and earth breed life.

Whether plants, mountains, rocks, or birds and beasts, if they can open their spiritual wisdom, absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and integrate the essence of the sun and the moon, they can transform into humans.

Such beings are commonly referred to as—demons!

On the outskirts of the Capital City, within an unnamed mountain range.

It was now the early spring season, when all things revive.

The mountainside was lush with green vegetation, giving a sense of thriving vitality, while a gust of breeze brought with it the fresh fragrance of grass and trees.

Atop the summit, seas of clouds swirled around.

A bamboo forest swayed in the mist, and a simple stone house stood at its center, making one feel as if they had stepped into an immortal realm at first glance.

Within the stone house.

Xue Ji was dressed in a white palace garment, her black hair coiled up elegantly, her lips a dripping red, and a dot of vermillion gracing her brow, giving her an extremely stunning yet cold temperament.

Thump!

The sound of the qin was like water, akin to music from the immortals, and as the ancient melody concluded, Xue Ji lifted her hands from the strings and looked directly at the person before her for the first time.

“Mister Ye, although I am the leader of the Desolate Group, I have always lived in seclusion in the deep mountains, scarcely involving myself with the trifles of the mortal world.

Why must you persist in pressuring me so?”

Xue Ji’s beauty could overturn nations, and now she looked at Ye Xuan with a wretchedly pitiful gaze that made one feel the impulse to embrace and protect her even more.

Unfortunately, Ye Xuan remained unmoved, his eyes opening and closing indifferently as he looked at Xue Ji with nothing but detachment in his gaze.

“Humans follow human laws, demons have their sorcery.

These tricks you use to bewitch the mind, perhaps they work on others, but as far as I’m concerned, you’re merely showing off in front of an expert.”

Ye Xuan smirked contemptuously, and as his eyes opened and closed, a terrifying blood light solidified, and from the void came faint sounds of wailing spirits, as a fearsome malevolence pressed down on Xue Ji.

Bang!

The wooden qin exploded, the void burst with noise, Xue Ji’s complexion changed slightly, and a faint glow flickered on her body, as she eerily vanished inside the stone house.

“Mister Ye, I have no desire to be your enemy, but that doesn’t mean I’m afraid of you.”

From all around the void came Xue Ji’s indignant voice, filled with anger, and billowing white smoke began to rise within the stone house, quickly enveloping Ye Xuan.

“A mere Trapping Spirit Array, you dare to display it and embarrass yourself?”

Ye Xuan chuckled coldly, and with a palm strike, the whole stone house explosively shattered, a tall figure groaned and hurriedly fled outwards.

“Thinking of escaping?”

Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, his fingers like swords cutting through the sky, as if breaking through the bounds of time itself, he unleashed a dazzling Sword Qi, immediately causing a cry of pain to escape from Xue Ji’s mouth.

Hum!

Floating Light Shadow, Shrinking Ground, Ye Xuan suddenly appeared amidst the bamboo forest, his hand clear as jade directly clutching the pure white neck of Xue Ji.

His eyes opened and closed, revealing a chilling intent to kill.

“You little beast, having barely entered the Foundation Establishment Realm, you dare to contend with me?”

“If you reveal the secret behind your ability to transform into a demon, I will spare your life.

If you refuse to see reason, don’t blame me for eradicating your soul and body, damning you to an eternity without salvation.” Dominant, overbearing, and arrogantly brutal, Ye Xuan pressed down with sheer force, devoid of any pity or compassion.

“You…

you really are a Cultivator.” Xue Ji’s face blushed, her voice trembling immensely.

Ye Xuan wasn’t surprised in the least that Xue Ji had seen through his identity; after all, her life force was that of a demon, and she had a keen intuition for Cultivators.

Moreover, Ye Xuan never intended to hide his true self from Xue Ji.

“Tell me, how did you manage to transform into a demon?

How many of your kind are there in this world?” Ye Xuan’s voice was ice cold.

“Let…

let me go…

and I’ll tell you,” Xue Ji struggled to say,

“That’s the way, just be obedient and I won’t hurt you,” Ye Xuan casually released Xue Ji, even gently helping her straighten her wrinkled palace dress, his face bearing a warm and amiable smile.

But this gesture struck a chilling feeling in Xue Ji’s heart.

She stumbled backward step by step, maintaining a safe distance from Ye Xuan.

Capricious, sinister, and vicious—these were the impressions Ye Xuan gave her.

Facing such a man, Xue Ji, though a demon, felt a clear sense of dread.

After much hesitation and repeated doubts, Xue Ji’s expression fluctuated uncertainly, as if she were hesitating about something.

During this time, Ye Xuan did not disturb her; he believed that Xue Ji would give him a satisfactory answer.

“Follow me.” After what seemed like dozens of breaths, Xue Ji’s demeanor steadied, as if she had made a decision, and she walked straight toward the cliff, prompting Ye Xuan to leisurely follow her.

At the top of the mountain, shrouded in mists of clouds, ahead lay an abyss thousands of feet deep.

Xue Ji didn’t stop and directly leapt into the air, jumping off the cliff.

This scene caused Ye Xuan’s eyes to slightly narrow.

Could her secret be hidden at the bottom of this cliff?

Without any hesitation or fear of potential traps, Ye Xuan stepped forward, plunging down toward the bottom of the cliff.

At the bottom of the cliff.

An aged stone cave had been blocked by a large boulder until Xue Ji moved it aside.

A flash of spiritual light burst forth from the cave, startling Ye Xuan and a look of wonder flashed across his eyes.

“Mr.

Ye, please.”

Following Xue Ji’s lead, the two entered the stone cave.

Inside the cave was a different world entirely.

As they ventured deeper into the belly of the mountain, a crystal-clear spring, with thin mists of spiritual energy, came into Ye Xuan’s view.

Breathing in the sparse spiritual energy, Ye Xuan felt refreshed and invigorated, and his Cultivation seemed to fluctuate at that moment.

“Mr.

Ye, I was originally a white lotus within this spiritual spring.

It took five hundred years of absorbing the spring’s spiritual energy before I could transform into a demon.

That is my secret,” Xue Ji earnestly explained.

Hearing her words, Ye Xuan strolled over to the edge of the spiritual spring, inhaling the exceedingly thin spiritual energy.

But seeing him take in the spiritual energy caused a pang of distress in Xue Ji, although she dared not say anything.

“Indeed, it’s a spiritual spring.”

“Alas, this bit of spiritual energy is but a drop in the ocean for me.” After feeling it for a moment with closed eyes, disappointment flickered in Ye Xuan’s eyes when he opened them again.

Some might ask why Ye Xuan so relentlessly pressed Xue Ji for the secret of her transformation.

In truth, Ye Xuan sought the source of spiritual energy, hoping to advance his Cultivation further.

It is known that Ye Xuan became a Cultivator by practicing the Undying Immortal Scripture, and having survived the bloodbath of the Blood Sea Battlefield for four years, he achieved his current Cultivation at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

Feasting on Blood Soul Essence, he made rapid progress in Cultivation.

His speed was unparalleled, not just in a world bereft of the law of Heaven and Earth, but even in the legendary Earth Immortal Realm, it was one in a billion.

Struggling in the face of death, resurrecting amidst demise, no one understood the meaning of life better than Ye Xuan.

He not only wished to survive, but he also harbored grand ambitions in his heart, desiring to become an immortal amid the vast mortal world.