Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Everyone was shocked to discover that the shattered corpses were now trembling again. Before long, golden beetles emerged from the scattered pieces on the ground.

Seeing this, Chen Tian felt a deeper chill in his heart. He realized that these golden beetles were much more powerful than the Profound Demon Corpse Beetles in the Fallen Immortal Valley.

“Buzz… Buzz buzz buzz…”

Just as Chen Tian was in a daze, a strange sound suddenly came from behind him. He hurriedly turned around and saw golden beetles with red eyes, flying in from the passage behind him.

Combining this with the strange changes on the corpses just now, Chen Tian could deduce that these golden beetles must have also flown out from the twenty corpses in the previous cave.

The beetles emitted waves of bloodthirsty light, like starving demons, swarming towards them.

Upon seeing this, Chen Tian's heart skipped a beat. He quickly held his breath and quietly hid in the crevice.

Fortunately, these golden beetles did not notice Chen Tian. They flew towards the white-robed man and the blue-shirted man, who were larger targets.

“Brother Zeng, what should we do now?” Looking at the golden beetles swarming from all directions, the blue-shirted man's expression changed drastically, and he asked loudly.

The white-robed man was now in a state of panic. He first glanced at the lotus stone platform within reach and the green jade scepter hidden within it. Then, he glanced at the golden beetles that were constantly approaching them. After a little thought, his face turned ashen and he said, “Forget it, life is more important. Let's retreat first.”

With that, he took a deep, reluctant look at the lotus stone platform, and then no longer hesitated, abandoning it and rushing towards the passage, intending to retreat.

Seeing this, the blue-shirted man also no longer hesitated, and followed him back, trying to break out of here.

However, to their surprise, although their movements were extremely fast, the speed of these golden beetles was even faster than they had imagined.

Just as they were about to rush into the passage, these golden beetles suddenly turned into streaks of light and pounced on the two men with lightning speed.

Seeing this scene, the white-robed man's expression changed drastically. Without allowing himself much time to think, the long sword in his hand shot out like a swimming dragon, intending to eliminate all the golden beetles that approached them.

Upon seeing this, the blue-shirted man gritted his teeth and also drew out his treasured sword, hacking at the surrounding golden beetles along with the white-robed man.

Instantly, the two swords combined, and two streams of sword energy, like dragons descending from the sky, roared towards the golden beetles that were swarming towards them.

Wherever the sword energy pointed, golden beetles were annihilated and fell to the ground.

Although these golden beetles were powerful, they were still Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. With this cooperation, they instantly cleared out all the golden beetles blocking the entrance of the passage, forcibly creating an opening. And with the shock of the remaining power, the stone walls around the cave also began to collapse and fall.

However, they could no longer care about so much. After clearing an opening in the encirclement of the golden beetles, the two men instantly turned into two bolts of lightning, rushing into the passage one after another, fleeing back along the original path.

The golden beetles seemed very unwilling to let these two 'food' escape, so they vibrated their wings and chased after them.

Listening to the constant 'buzzing' sound behind them, the two men felt their scalps tingling and their hearts racing!

“Brother Zeng, what should we do now?”

Looking at the golden beetles constantly approaching behind him, the blue-shirted man swung his sword in a panic, trying to block them. But to his horror, his attack did not have much effect. The golden beetles still chased after them at an extremely fast speed, and were getting even closer. Helpless, he had to ask the white-robed man beside him.

The white-robed man naturally knew that their situation was critical at this time. Before long, they would be caught up and become food for these golden beetles.

Only then did he finally understand why there were so many corpses lying in that cave just now.

They must have encountered these golden beetles in the first place. With any attack being ineffective, they were eventually slowly devoured by these golden beetles and became food.

Therefore, the white-robed man knew that if he didn't do something now, then his fate would be the same as these corpses, forever trapped here.

Thinking of this, a hint of sinister light suddenly flashed in the white-robed man's eyes, but it quickly faded away, replaced by a look of warmth.

He turned his head and said to the blue-shirted man, “Brother Lu, do you still remember the scene when we first met?”

“Of course.” The blue-shirted man did not know why he would suddenly ask this question, and nodded, “At that time, I was being chased by several enemies. If I hadn’t met Brother Zeng, I would have already died at the hands of my enemies. So I often say that Brother Zeng gave me this life, and one day, I will repay you.”

“Very good.” The white-robed man nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, but soon, his expression turned grim, and he said in a cold voice, “Now is the time for you to repay me. Go to hell!”

As he spoke, he stretched out his left palm and slammed it hard on the blue-shirted man's back.

However, to his surprise, the blue-shirted man seemed to have been prepared for this. A look of mockery appeared on his face, and then he turned around, firmly grabbing the white-robed man's outstretched arm, and sneered, “Brother Lu, do you want to kill me?”

As he spoke, the blue-shirted man's aura suddenly changed, and his cultivation also skyrocketed in an instant, from the initial stage of the Nascent Soul Realm to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Seeing this strange phenomenon, the white-robed man seemed to understand something, and shouted, “You have been hiding your cultivation and deceiving me all along? You have already cultivated to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm?”

The white-robed man finally realized that the little follower who had been so submissive and obedient to him was actually already at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, and had been hiding it from him all along.

He thought that this blue-shirted man was a weak sheep, but who knew that under this sheepskin, there was actually a tiger and wolf!