Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Upon hearing Chen Tian's command, the gray-robed old man respectfully acknowledged it and then spoke again: "That sword spirit is no ordinary entity. According to the information we later gathered, this sword spirit most likely comes from the Ancient Immortal Realm!"

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Chen Tian wasn't as shocked as before. In fact, he knew more about the male corpse's origins than these people did.

Chen Tian had already heard from Lü Jing that the space they had explored before was actually a fragment that fell from the upper realm when the Ancient Immortal Realm collapsed.

This meant that the male corpse was very likely something from the Ancient Immortal Realm.

However, what Chen Tian never expected was that the male corpse would actually be a sword spirit!

A sword spirit is generally the embodiment of a precious sword. The sword is the spirit, and the spirit is the sword. In other words, the male corpse itself was a precious sword, and one that came from the Ancient Immortal Realm. This indicated that its grade should be quite high, having already surpassed the scope of Ancient Immortal Treasures and reached an unprecedented level on the Qian Yuan Continent!

"So, all these corpses were killed by that sword spirit?"

At this moment, Chen Tian looked at the countless corpses eternally suspended in the void in the distance, his face gloomy, and asked the gray-robed old man.

"That's right." The gray-robed old man nodded. Immediately, a hint of excitement and greed flashed in his eyes as he said, "When people realized that the male corpse was a sword spirit from the Ancient Immortal Realm, everyone went crazy. Because they knew that once they captured it, they could rely on its power to become the overlord of the cultivation world. No matter what Immortal Alliance or Demon God Sect, they could all be disregarded, and they could ascend to the peak! So they changed their original intention, only wanting to capture the sword spirit and take it for themselves, but..."

"But they didn't expect that the power of the sword spirit far exceeded their imagination. One by one, the people who went to capture it eventually died at its hands, isn't that so?" Hearing this, Chen Tian had already figured out everything, so he interjected.

"Fellow Daoist is indeed a clever person. That's right, everything is as you guessed. Although they knew it was dangerous, for the sake of that glimmer of opportunity, everyone still rushed forward without hesitation, and were ultimately killed by the sword spirit!" The gray-robed old man was stunned for a moment, then nodded, confirming Chen Tian's guess.

After listening to everything, Chen Tian fell into silence.

At the same time, Chen Tian also understood what was going on with the various anomalies he had seen along the way.

Presumably, the corpses he saw were all those who wanted to capture the sword spirit, but unexpectedly, they were killed by the sword spirit and remained in the void forever.

However, this also reflected from another aspect just how terrifying the power of that sword spirit was!

Just like the gray-robed old man said, if anyone could capture that sword spirit, they could truly become the overlord of the world and step onto the peak of the cultivation world.

This temptation was undoubtedly great!

"Then, did you intercept us just now because you also wanted to compete for the sword spirit?" At this moment, Chen Tian seemed to have thought of something, came back to his senses, and looked at the gray-robed old man again.

"Hehe, to be honest, Fellow Daoist, that's indeed the case. I just heard about this news and was about to rush over. However, the sword spirit has been fleeing all the way and has already arrived at the exit. Flying over from here would take at least five days. I'm afraid that by the time I really arrive, the sword spirit would have already run away.

And it just so happened that at this time, I saw this magical treasure that the two of you were riding on. Knowing that with this treasure, I could reach there before the sword spirit escaped, and perhaps have a chance to compete for it, so I acted rashly just now and offended the two of you. I hope the two Fellow Daoists will not take offense." The gray-robed old man smiled awkwardly and said.

"You can rest assured about this. Just like I said before, as long as you obediently answer my questions, I will spare your life. So now, I won't kill you." Chen Tian said with a smile on his face, nodding.

"Oh, that's really thank you, Fellow Daoist!"

Hearing Chen Tian's words, the gray-robed old man finally felt completely relieved and hurriedly bowed to him.

Chen Tian smiled upon seeing this, then he seemed to have remembered something again, and suddenly spoke: "By the way, since that sword spirit is so powerful, why do you still want to wade into this muddy water? Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Afraid! Of course, I'm afraid." Hearing Chen Tian's question, the smile on the gray-robed old man's face suddenly froze. After a bitter laugh, he continued, "It's just that although it's dangerous here, it's also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. Why did we come to the Demon Realm Ruins? Isn't it to find some treasures here to strengthen our own strength! And now that there is such a tempting treasure in front of us, how can I not give it a try!"

As he said this, a surge of heroic spirit suddenly emanated from the gray-robed old man's body!

Indeed, these cultivators who were able to enter the Demon Realm Ruins had all prepared themselves for death, and their greatest goal was to obtain powerful treasures.

And now, with the appearance of that strange sword spirit, their hearts began to stir.

For example, this gray-robed old man, although his cultivation had already reached the late stage of the凝海 realm (Condensing Sea Realm), it was actually forcibly accumulated by taking countless pills. And this act of forcing growth had already destroyed his foundation, causing him to only be able to stay in the late stage of the凝海 realm (Condensing Sea Realm), and unable to improve even a bit.

The gray-robed old man understood in his heart that if there were no fortuitous encounters, then he would only be trapped in the late stage of the凝海 realm (Condensing Sea Realm) for the rest of his life.

However, who would be willing to live like this for a lifetime?

So, when he learned that the Frozen Demon Realm was widely recruiting cultivators from all over the world, he came to join without hesitation, in order to enter this Demon Realm Ruins and find an opportunity that could allow him to break through.

And now, this opportunity was right in front of him, how could he resist it?

After taking a deep breath, the gray-robed old man retracted his thoughts, then looked at Chen Tian, cupped his hands and said: "Alright, Fellow Daoist's question has been answered, so now, can I leave?"

"Of course." Chen Tian smiled slightly after hearing this and said, "Of course, you can leave, but..."

"Hmm? But what?" Looking at Chen Tian's meaningful look, the gray-robed old man couldn't help but be stunned and asked.

Hearing this, Chen Tian's originally smiling face instantly turned gloomy. Immediately afterwards, he waved his fingers, and the Profound Forbidden Immortal Sword hovering in front of him suddenly slashed towards the gray-robed old man, cutting off one of his arms!