The Demon with Holy Radiance

A demonic smile spread across his face.

"So you want to die? In that case, I’ll do the opposite. I’ll just imprison you here. You won’t be going anywhere.

Besides, as long as I’m here, others are bound to be drawn to this place. They can all get a good look at your pathetic state. Who knows, maybe you’ll even see a few familiar faces, heh.

Of course, if you don’t mind everyone seeing you in this disgraceful state, that’s fine by me. After all, you brought this on yourself."

Yang An’s words instantly silenced the man. Just a moment ago, he had been clamoring for Yang An to kill him, but now, as if he’d suddenly realized something, he began to struggle violently.

Yang An said nothing, merely watching him with a smile. Only after a long moment did he finally speak.

"Answer a few of my questions, and I’ll let you go."

"Fine!"

The man’s reply was surprisingly swift.

"First question: why does everyone want to kill me?"

Yang An had wanted to know the answer for a long time. At first, he assumed it was simply because he was different—in this gray world, he alone was special.

Believing that to be the case, he hadn’t given it much more thought.

But after his trip to Lower Hu, he suddenly realized there might be another secret at play. It wasn’t just his unique aura that was attracting them.

Hearing Yang An’s question, the mangled man with the flower bud on his head fell silent for a moment before answering:

"I don’t know."

"You don’t know?"

Yang An was surprised by the man’s answer, but seeing he had more to say, he didn’t make a move just yet.

"When we enter the Deep World, we lose our minds due to both external and internal factors. In that state, we can sense certain special auras. Our instincts drive us to approach these auras and then do whatever it takes to claim them for ourselves," the man explained.

"’Certain’ auras? So, you’re saying there are others besides me who have this special aura?"

Yang An keenly caught the keyword in the man’s explanation.

"Yes, many of them. They appear in the Deep World, but you’re the only one who has ever appeared in the Gray Scale."

Hearing the man’s answer, Yang An fell into deep thought.

He had originally thought he was special because he had gained control of the Xian Origin Land, and that was what attracted these people.

But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case. The real reason might have little to do with whether or not he controlled the Xian Origin Land.

"Besides me, have you ever encountered anyone else with this kind of special aura before?"

"I’ve come across it twice, but someone else beat me to it both times."

"What did the people you encountered look like?"

"They were just ordinary people."

"If you had killed me, what would you have gained?"

"I don’t know. We only follow our instinctual desires. We have no idea what happens after."

"..."

"Different question. Who did you receive your legacy from?"

Yang An was very interested in this point, as they both cultivated the *Mystic Path Decoded*.

"Beisuo True Master."

"Who is Beisuo True Master? What Sect is he from?"

Yang An had never heard the name before; it was completely unfamiliar.

"He claims to be a ninth-generation disciple of the Earth Immortal Dao Sect."

’The Earth Immortal Dao Sect! So it really is the Earth Immortal Dao Sect!’

"Do you know Life Crane? Or have you heard of the Life Crane Sect?"

"Life Crane? I don’t... Wait, that name! I’ve never heard of Life Crane, but I know someone named He Ming!

Beisuo True Master mentioned him. He said he’s the Boundary Repairer of the Earth Immortal Dao Sect!"