Urban Undying Lord-Chapter 1607 - 1626: Love and Fear
Life-taking Technique!
This is a forbidden secret method, also contained within the sixth small cauldron.
What is the Life-taking Technique?
As the name implies, the so-called Life-taking Technique focuses entirely on the ’life-taking’ aspect.
This forbidden secret method has no other effects but one function, a function that Ye Xuan both loves and fears.
And this function is to resurrect oneself from certain death!
This is a forbidden secret method that reverses life and death; if Ye Xuan suffers a fatal blow, he can fully employ the Life-taking Technique to be reborn.
Life-taking Technique and Reverse Character Technique have their similarities, yet they differ greatly.
This is why Ye Xuan both loves and fears the Life-taking Technique.
Life-taking Technique has a fifty percent chance of resurrection; it’s half life and half death, dependent entirely on one’s luck.
This forbidden technique is similar to the Reverse Character Technique in this regard, but the Life-taking Technique has a much higher success rate, which is its powerful aspect.
However, despite having a fifty percent success rate, don’t forget there’s also a fifty percent failure rate. If the Life-taking Technique fails, Ye Xuan will be utterly destroyed, truly ceasing to exist between heaven and earth.
What Ye Xuan loves about it, however, is the core of the Life-taking Technique, which is its truly terrifying aspect.
Each time the Life-taking Technique is successfully employed for resurrection, one’s cultivation can double.
This is what makes the Life-taking Technique most terrifying.
All spirits know that one’s cultivation requires the accumulation of time or the ingestion of various spiritual elixirs to gradually advance and strengthen oneself.
Even the so-called Devouring Technique is to devour others’ cultivation so one’s own cultivation can swiftly increase, akin to consuming spiritual medicine.
But the Life-taking Technique breaks this boundary; as long as one survives after using the Life-taking Technique, one’s cultivation can double instantly.
It can be said that if Ye Xuan does not fear death and uses the Life-taking Technique to cultivate, as long as he survives, his cultivation will continuously double, and his cultivation speed will be unparalleled.
To put it simply.
It’s like Liu Baiyi’s so-called Chaos Spirit Body; Liu Baiyi cultivates without bottlenecks, and his cultivation speed is said to be the greatest of all time.
But if Ye Xuan dares to gamble his life, using the Life-taking Technique to cultivate, he can easily leave Liu Baiyi behind.
Therefore, Ye Xuan simultaneously loves and fears the Life-taking Technique.
Betting his life for personal strength, thrilling yet dangerous, is rewarding if he wins, with cultivation doubling.
But if he loses the bet, Ye Xuan would perish, and all would be lost.
Just now, Ye Xuan was cultivating this Life-taking Technique, which is why he ended up spitting blood and utterly weak.
This forbidden secret method is simply too terrifying; it contains the profound meaning of intertwining life and death, truly half life and half death. Ye Xuan would never employ it unless at the brink of death.
Everyone fears death!
Ye Xuan is no exception; he naturally fears death. The path to today was not easy, he may gamble with his life, but not with such arrogance believing the Life-taking Technique is the way to cultivate.
This forbidden secret method is a double-edged sword; used well, it can strengthen oneself to the point of counterattack, used poorly, it leads to death and dissolution.
Ye Xuan gradually stabilized his turbulent emotions, first securing the Bronze Ancient Scripture, then taking out a handful of elixirs to ingest, beginning to repair the damages he had just sustained.
Time passed little by little, and in a blink, a thousand years had gone by!
Sigh!
A breath of foul air was expelled from Ye Xuan’s mouth, causing the surrounding heaven and earth starry sky to tremble. His eyes slowly opened at this moment, his complexion already rosy and flawless, apparently fully recovered.
"What a pity, what a pity!"
Ye Xuan slowly rose, his eyes reflecting a hint of disappointment.
Though he obtained the Life-taking Technique, this forbidden secret method is indeed extremely terrifying, which delighted Ye Xuan’s heart.
However, the Life-taking Technique is not a Forbidden Heavenly Technique and is unable to save Liu Baiyi, which made Ye Xuan somewhat disappointed. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Nevertheless, Ye Xuan had anticipated this outcome; despite some disappointment, he was not discouraged.
At this moment, he held six small cauldrons, all imprinted in the Bronze Ancient Scripture, with six more outside.
Obviously, among the other six small cauldrons, surely one contains the Forbidden Heavenly Technique, which Ye Xuan eagerly desires.
Three small cauldrons are with the three Supreme Beings, while the remaining three are whereabouts unknown, which made Ye Xuan’s eyes deep and contemplative.
The three Supremes each hold a small cauldron, obtaining those from them seems almost impossible.
Ye Xuan has a bit of self-awareness and is extremely wary of the three Supremes.
Despite Ye Xuan’s calculation of the Undying Heavenly Lord, forcibly seizing a small cauldron from him, and the Heavenly Tribulation Transformation leaving eternal supremacy helpless.
Yet this was solely against the Undying Heavenly Lord; regarding the three Supremes, Ye Xuan has no such confidence.
Chaos, Fate, Space-Time!
These three Supremes represent the powers of law in the Chaotic Universe, capable of activating the three great cosmic rivers.
Not to mention how cultivated the three Supremes are, just the three cosmic rivers themselves present a challenge to Ye Xuan.
Chaos River, River of Fate, River of Time.
Eternal Universe, everlasting!
The history of these three rivers spans a Chaotic Universe, possibly existing since the previous Chaotic Universe.
Though the Heavenly Tribulation Transformation is terrifying, it’s not necessarily effective against the three cosmic rivers.
Moreover, the three Supremes master the profound meaning of the three supreme chaotic laws, Chaos Fate Space-Time represents the will of the Chaotic Universe.
Some might suggest, since Ye Xuan and the Master of Space-Time share a close relationship, could he ask the Master of Space-Time for a small cauldron?
Gravely mistaken!
There’s no such thing as unconditional love or hate in this world.
Even if Ye Xuan and the Master of Space-Time have deep connections, at the level of eternal supremacy, personal interests outweigh everything.
What is the Void-breaking Heavenly Cauldron?
It’s a chaos treasure, a precious item valued immensely by eternal supremacy. On what grounds does Ye Xuan ask the Master of Space-Time?
On what grounds does the Master of Space-Time give it away freely?
Thus, the small cauldrons held by the three Supremes remain undecided for Ye Xuan.
However, there is some solace.
Ye Xuan understands, that the world is bustling for profit, the world is bustling for gain.
There’s give and take in this world; as long as the price is sufficient, one can exchange for what they want.
Since the Master of Space-Time has a deep connection with Ye Xuan, it serves as a breakthrough point, offering Ye Xuan a glimmer of hope.
Ye Xuan set his heart, having made his decision; he plans to visit the Space-Time Divine Palace, revisiting the place and meeting the Master of Space-Time.
However, before heading to the Space-Time Divine Palace, there is something he needs to do, an obligation he promised to the Master of Humanity.
That is to awaken the disciple of the Master of Humanity from ice-bound slumber and present the complete Myriad Feet Red Dust Technique to her.
It is Ye Xuan’s promise to the Master of Humanity.
Moreover, the demise of the Master of Humanity leaves Ye Xuan with a sense of guilt; her disciple might find the Chaos Heavenly Heart of the Master of Humanity and reclaim her seat among the eternal supremacy.
Whoosh!
Ye Xuan stepped out, transforming into a streak of rainbow light and disappearing.
