Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

After hearing this, Chen Tian glanced at the shop assistant, not in a hurry to speak. Instead, he sat down on a Grand Tutor's chair next to him before shaking his head and saying, "I want to buy something."

"Hey, that's great!" The shop assistant's face was full of smiles as he hurriedly leaned in close to Chen Tian's ear, flattering him, "To be honest, our Mi family's trading pavilion is the largest in the entire Worry-Free City. Whatever you want to buy, we have it all."

"Oh, really have everything?" Seeing the man's skillful way of attracting customers, Chen Tian chuckled lightly.

"Of course." The shop assistant patted his chest, proudly saying, "I'm not bragging, but you can go out and ask around. As long as you mention our Mi family in Worry-Free City, who wouldn't give us a thumbs up?"

"Hehe, sometimes a thumbs up isn't necessarily because of genuine admiration. It could be because they're forced to, or threatened, right?" Chen Tian's face was full of smiles, hinting at something.

"Hey, sir, you can't just say things like that! Our Mi family has always been charitable and never puts on airs. Our reputation is second to none!" Seeing Chen Tian slander the Mi family's reputation, the shop assistant could no longer restrain his anger.

'To be so loyal to his master, the Mi family must treat their servants well. Otherwise, he would have taken the opportunity to complain bitterly. This Mi family is indeed capable!' Hearing the shop assistant's words, Chen Tian gained a deeper understanding of the Mi family's strength.

Satisfied, Chen Tian nodded and said again, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. How about this, go and call your manager over. The thing I want to buy is not something you can decide on."

"Huh?"

Hearing Chen Tian's words, the shop assistant was a little surprised. He then re-examined Chen Tian and said unhappily, "Sir, to say something you might not like, only cultivators above the Spirit Gathering stage are worthy of seeing our manager. Whatever you need, just tell me. I can decide everything."

Obviously, the shop assistant felt that Chen Tian's cultivation was too low to be worthy of seeing their manager.

Seeing the shop assistant's somewhat arrogant attitude, Chen Tian didn't care too much and said with a playful expression, "I'll ask one more time, are you really not going to call him?"

"Sir, I've already said, only cultivators above the Spirit Gathering stage can receive our manager's personal attention. As for you, I'm more than enough to handle you." The shop assistant had been working in the shop for many years and had seen all kinds of people. He thought that Chen Tian was just putting on airs, so he couldn't help but ridicule him.

However, Chen Tian was a little depressed when he saw his appearance. He sighed slightly and said helplessly, "Alright, since you say you can decide, then I'll tell you what I want to buy. Come closer and listen."

'Tsk tsk, the world is so big, there's really nothing you won't see. A small Spirit Induction stage cultivator, and he's already putting on airs! Hmph, forget it, we're open for business, so I won't bother with him. Let's hear what he wants to buy first.'

The shop assistant scorned him in his heart, but in the end, he reluctantly took a step forward, bent down, and leaned close to Chen Tian's mouth, wanting to hear what he wanted to say.

Seeing this, Chen Tian was not annoyed. He moved his lips slightly and whispered something in his ear.

At first, the shop assistant was still a little absent-minded. After all, he thought, what treasures could a small Spirit Induction stage cultivator afford? But when he finished listening to what Chen Tian had said, he opened his mouth wide and was immediately stunned in place.

"So, can you decide on the thing I just mentioned?"

After speaking to the shop assistant, Chen Tian leaned back on the Grand Tutor's chair again, looking at him with a playful expression.

But at this time, the shop assistant seemed to be completely frozen, standing there motionless. After a long while, he seemed to suddenly wake up and stared at Chen Tian in disbelief, saying, "You... you really want to buy that thing?"

"What, are you saying I'm lying to you?" Chen Tian's smile remained unchanged as he nodded.

"Sir, you should know how precious that thing is. Can you really afford it?" The shop assistant seemed to still be in a dream, swallowing a mouthful of saliva before asking Chen Tian in a low voice.

Chen Tian smiled after hearing this and didn't say anything. He reached into his waist and immediately took out a crystal clear, gem-like object. Thousands of rays of light shone from it. Even in the daytime, it couldn't hide its beauty. At the same time, bursts of surging and vast spiritual power surged out, causing the spiritual power in the shop assistant's body to boil.

Although the shop assistant's cultivation was low, he had been working in the shop for a long time and could be considered well-informed. As soon as Chen Tian took out the item, he recognized its value and was immediately shocked. He no longer dared to be rude to Chen Tian and bowed respectfully, "Sir, please wait here for a moment. I'll go and invite the manager out."

With that said, he stopped lingering, turned around, and ran all the way to the inner hall.

After a while, he came out again, and beside him was an old man with white hair but a spirited appearance.

"Is that him?"

As soon as he walked out of the inner hall, the old man pointed at Chen Tian's direction and asked the shop assistant.

"That's right, it's him. I really can't handle it, so I had to ask you to come forward, Manager." The shop assistant glanced at Chen Tian and hurriedly affirmed.

"Alright, I understand. You can go down first." The old man nodded after hearing this, then waved his hand, signaling him to leave.

Seeing this, the shop assistant naturally didn't dare to stay any longer. After taking a deep look at Chen Tian with a look of fear, he hurriedly excused himself, leaving the place to the old man.

After the shop assistant left, the old man cleared his throat a few times, brushed the dust off his clothes, put on a smiling face, and hurried forward, apologizing to Chen Tian, "Oh, I'm really sorry. I was caught up in worldly affairs just now and neglected you, sir. I hope you don't mind."

"You're too kind." Seeing the old man come out, Chen Tian immediately stood up from the chair, smiling and waving his hand.

At the same time, Chen Tian used his spiritual sense to scan the old man and found that his cultivation had already reached the late stage of the凝海境 (Ning Hai stage), so he must be an important figure in the Mi family.

The old man seemed to sense Chen Tian's spiritual sense scanning him, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he continued to smile and said, "By the way, sir, could you please let me take another look at the thing you just took out?"

"Of course." Chen Tian responded faintly, then handed the gemstone filled with majestic spiritual power to him.

The old man didn't waste any words. After taking it, he hurriedly put it in front of his eyes and examined it. After a while, he exclaimed in surprise, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a top-grade immortal crystal stone, right?"