Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

This aura arrived extremely swiftly, like a hurricane, arriving in the blink of an eye!

At this moment, near the city gate, nearly a hundred people were lined up, but after sensing this aura, they were all startled and hurriedly moved to the sides.

Chen Tian, mixed in with the queuing crowd, didn't think much of it when he saw this scene and quickly dispersed to the side, because this aura was no weaker than his own. In other words, this person should also be a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

Sure enough, after not too long, a wide, luxurious palanquin flew swiftly from the distant sky. This large palanquin was decorated extremely beautifully, with flowing gauze curtains, a red carpet covering the ground, and sixteen stunningly beautiful white-clothed maidens, each holding a flower basket, accompanying the palanquin. As they traveled, these graceful maidens continuously scattered flower petals. The grand display was the envy of many!

"Hiss... What's going on today? Immortal Huayang actually came out? Isn't he always residing in Mount Huayang, secluded from the world?"

"Hey, Brother Li, I think you've been too busy lately, right? Don't you remember that today is the Day of the Three Stars Aligning with the Moon? How could Immortal Huayang miss that?"

"Oh, right! Right! Thank you for the reminder, Brother Zhang. I've been a bit too busy lately and forgot about the Three Stars Aligning with the Moon. It seems there will be a show to watch tonight. What about you, Brother Zhang, are you going tonight?"

"Of course, I'm going! Even that old thief Huayang has come this year; how could I miss it!"

Near Chen Tian, two Qi Gathering Realm cultivators were discussing something. From their words, Chen Tian learned that the person in the palanquin was named Immortal Huayang.

"The Immortal Lord has arrived! All of you, quickly step aside! If you offend the Immortal Lord's carriage, you will be executed without pardon!"

At this moment, the wide and magnificent palanquin had already flown to the city gate. The sixteen graceful maidens seemed to become one person, speaking in unison.

However, despite the gentle and soft voices, delicate and lovely, the faces of those maidens were as cold as the depths of winter.

"I am Ji Cao, the guard of Forget-Worry City, paying respects to Immortal Huayang!" Seeing this imposing display, a cultivator with a mid-stage Transformation Spring Realm cultivation immediately rushed out of the city tower, bowed before the palanquin, and said respectfully, "Immortal Huayang, please wait a moment, and I will let you through."

Having said that, he turned around and shouted at the crowd waiting in line to pass through with a tyrannical expression, "Are your eyes blind? Immortal Huayang has arrived; why haven't you quickly made way? What, are you all waiting for this old man to personally take action?"

As he spoke, the guard named Ji Cao cracked his knuckles, revealing a threatening look to the crowd.

"Pah, a dog relying on its master's power!"

These people often traveled to and from Forget-Worry City and naturally knew that Ji Cao was someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Thus, they cursed him inwardly.

However, despite the curses, they were not foolish. After sighing, they hastened to retreat to both sides.

Between the massive city walls, there was a dark and narrow gap, and these people were driven into this gap by Ji Cao to make space for Immortal Huayang's enormous carriage to pass through.

"Immortal Lord, the road has been cleared. Please pass through."

Completely different from his arrogant and despotic attitude towards the crowd, after turning around, Ji Cao's face was full of obsequiousness, nodding and bowing.

"Very good, a reward!"

At the same time, a sharp and gentle voice came from the enormous palanquin covered by layers of gauze curtains. Chen Tian couldn't help but feel a bit surprised because this voice was rough yet delicate, half-soft and half-hard, making it impossible to tell whether it was a man's or a woman's voice.

Just as Chen Tian was puzzled, a white-skirted maid beside the palanquin flew forward, holding a jade bottle, and handed it to Ji Cao.

Ji Cao was overjoyed upon seeing this and hurriedly opened it to take a look. He saw bursts of brilliant light rushing out from the slender bottleneck. Clearly, the contents of this bottle were extraordinary.

"Thank you, Immortal Lord, thank you, Immortal Lord. Every time you come, you bestow many good things upon this humble one. This truly makes me feel overwhelmed by your favor." Although he was being humble, Ji Cao's movements were not slow, and he immediately stuffed the jade bottle into his sleeve.

"Humph, you only need to accept the things the Immortal Lord bestows upon you. Don't be so verbose. Alright, quickly step aside and don't obstruct the Immortal Lord's passage."

At this time, there was no further sound from the palanquin. Instead, the maid who had spoken earlier snorted coldly with a haughty expression.

Ji Cao did not get angry upon hearing this and hurriedly retreated to the side, loudly shouting, "Respectfully sending off Immortal Huayang!"

Before his voice faded, the enormous palanquin slowly ascended again, flying towards Forget-Worry City, escorted by the sixteen maidens.

The cultivators hiding in the gap immediately held their breaths and lowered their heads, one by one. Clearly, they were extremely afraid of this Immortal Huayang. On the other hand, Chen Tian seemed very curious about all of this, constantly looking left and right with great interest.

"Mm? Stop!"

However, just as the palanquin was halfway through, the sharp voice from before actually came out from the gauze curtains again. Immediately afterward, the palanquin stopped.

Seeing this scene, the cultivators who had originally lowered their heads immediately became restless. They looked at each other, confused as to what was happening.

Just as everyone was greatly puzzled, a slender hand, even more fair and pure than a woman's, stretched out from the pink gauze curtains and pointed at someone, saying, "You, who are you?"

Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked once again and hurriedly looked in the direction the finger was pointing. They discovered that the person Immortal Huayang was pointing at was none other than Chen Tian!

"Who is this person? Why would Immortal Huayang pay so much attention to him?"

"I don't know. This is also the first time I've seen this person. He probably isn't a local, right?"

In an instant, everyone began whispering to each other again, their gazes towards Chen Tian becoming even more surprised and suspicious.

However, facing the gazes cast upon him, Chen Tian appeared extremely calm. He took a step forward unhurriedly and cupped his fist towards the palanquin where Immortal Huayang was, saying, "I am just an insignificant nobody who happened to pass by this place. I am not worth mentioning."

However, upon seeing this scene, the expressions of surprise on everyone's faces became even more intense. They really had not expected that the dignified Immortal Huayang would threaten an insignificant nobody who seemed to have a low cultivation. What exactly had happened?