Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Upon hearing Chen Tian's words, He Busi once again surveyed his surroundings before solemnly saying, "Although I have never been here, according to my ancestor's records, this might be the second checkpoint leading to the treasure trove."

"Hmm?" Chen Tian hummed softly, continuing to press, "Then what should we do next?"

"Hehe, Brother Yang, you don't need to worry about that; I have my own preparations."

At this moment, He Busi's expression had calmed down. With a light chuckle, he immediately chanted a spell, and a beam of red light shot out from his body.

As soon as this red light appeared, it immediately expanded in the air, and before long, it transformed into a wooden boat, floating in the dark void.

"Could this be the legendary Asura Boat?"

Li Qianyun, after some recuperation, seemed to have recovered somewhat. Seeing the wooden boat that He Busi had taken out, she immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing her shocked appearance, Chen Tian's eyes flickered slightly, and then he looked over at the wooden boat.

The boat's design was extremely crude, exactly like the boats used by mortal fishermen for offshore fishing, without anything remarkable about it.

However, what surprised Chen Tian was that the boat's hull was engraved with many complex and difficult-to-distinguish strange patterns.

These patterns were extremely profound. Chen Tian only glanced at them before feeling a sense of dizziness wash over him, as if his soul was about to be sucked into these patterns.

This made Chen Tian suddenly feel horrified, and he hurriedly retracted his gaze. He circulated his spiritual power within his body to forcefully suppress the feeling of dizziness.

After staring blankly for a while, Li Qianyun, who was beside him, also seemed to have recovered from her shock. Her eyes gleamed brightly, and she said with envy, "It is rumored that this Asura Boat was created by the ancient first craftsman, Asura the Artificer, and can travel a million miles a day, chasing light and pursuing stars. Is that really true?"

"Hey, Niece Qianyun, you're joking. The craftsmanship of the Asura Boat has been lost for a long time. How could it be found so easily? To be honest, this boat of mine is just a Nether Asura Boat, completely incomparable to the real Asura Boat," He Busi said with a wry smile, waving his hand.

"Nether Asura Boat?"

Chen Tian frowned upon hearing this. What was this Nether Asura Boat?

"Oh, so it's a Nether Asura Boat." After hearing He Busi's explanation, Li Qianyun's original look of surprise instantly faded a lot. She nodded and said, "But even so, it is already extremely enviable. Senior He, if you have time in the future, could you lend me this boat for a while? There is a place where it is needed!"

Listening to the back-and-forth discussion between the two, Chen Tian was completely at a loss. He simply couldn't understand what they were talking about.

At this time, He Busi seemed to notice the confusion on Chen Tian's face and immediately turned to him, smiling and saying, "Brother Yang, you may not know, but a long time after Asura the Artificer died, some of his disciples formed a sect called the Nether Asura Sect, specializing in imitating the various inventions of Asura the Artificer during his lifetime. This Nether Asura Boat was made by them according to the craftsmanship of the Asura Boat. However, because the real Asura Boat has been lost for a long time, the quality of this imitation Nether Asura Boat has also been greatly reduced, but even so, it is still considered a supreme treasure. I spent a great deal of effort to get such a Nether Asura Boat."

"So that's how it is. Thank you for clarifying my doubts, Brother He," Chen Tian said gratefully after listening to He Busi's explanation, the fog in his heart instantly dispelled.

He Busi smiled and waved his hand after hearing this. Then, he turned to Li Qianyun and said, "Niece Qianyun, please sit inside the canopy of the Nether Asura Boat. There are multiple layers of defensive restrictions there, so you can recuperate in peace. Leave the rest to Brother Yang and me; you don't need to worry."

"In that case, I won't stand on ceremony."

Hearing this arrangement, Li Qianyun didn't act coy. After nodding slightly, she moved her body and entered the canopy of the Nether Asura Boat. Immediately, layers of red light appeared around her body, protecting her tightly. Li Qianyun was situated within this red light, calmly adjusting her breathing.

"Brother Yang, I will be steering the boat at the stern of the Nether Asura Boat later and will not be able to attend to matters ahead, so I will have to trouble you to stand at the bow and lead the way for us. How about it?"

Seeing Li Qianyun enter the canopy, He Busi entrusted Chen Tian with this task.

"Fellow Daoist Li has already exerted herself, so it is naturally my turn now. It's just a small matter, why be so polite? I'll do as you say," Chen Tian didn't waste any words. With a flick of his figure, he landed at the bow of the Nether Asura Boat.

Seeing this, He Busi smiled with satisfaction. Immediately, he came to the stern and shot a beam of spiritual light into a circular stone disc embedded in the stern.

On this circular stone disc were engraved the twelve earthly branches: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai, etc. The surroundings were supplemented by the ten heavenly stems and the twenty-eight constellations, making it extremely complex.

He Busi's beam of spiritual light shot onto the 'Wu' (noon) position on the disc. Instantly, the entire Nether Asura Boat shone with dazzling light. Then, with a sudden movement, it flew out thousands of miles in an instant.

Seeing this, Chen Tian was immediately surprised because this speed was even faster than that of ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivators, almost approaching that of a Nascent Soul Realm old monster.

This couldn't help but make Chen Tian flash a hint of envy. If he had such a treasure, wouldn't his flying speed be greatly increased?

And more importantly, controlling this Nether Asura Boat didn't require the cultivator to expend their own spiritual power at all. In this way, they would be able to have a greater chance of winning in a battle.

It must be said that this Nether Asura Boat was truly a good treasure.

At the same time, Chen Tian thought that this Nether Asura Boat was made by imitating the craftsmanship of the Asura Boat, and its strength was far from reaching that of the Asura Boat. However, the speed of this Nether Asura Boat was already so fast, so how terrifying and perverted would the real Asura Boat be?

Chen Tian couldn't help but fall into contemplation.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, there are unpredictable anomalies in this void. I hope you can be more careful and not be careless. Otherwise, once the Nether Asura Boat is damaged, I'm afraid we will never be able to reach that treasure trove," He Busi said loudly again, seeing Chen Tian looking a little dazed.

Hearing this, Chen Tian was immediately awakened. He nodded, and then stood upright at the bow of the boat, spreading out all of his spiritual sense, enveloping the area within a thousand miles around him, carefully and cautiously guarding against danger.

For a time, the three people and the boat flew extremely fast in this vast and strange void!