Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

However, unlike his former naivety, Fan Da's eyes were now sharp, his expression resolute. A scar ran from his brow bone to his lip on the left side of his face, giving him a steadfast air.

“Elder Han, are you there? I am here on my master's orders to deliver the Centipede of Golden Threads.”

Arriving outside the main hall, Fan Da cleared his throat and shouted inside.

However, to his dismay, there was no response from within, even after a long while.

Feeling puzzled, Fan Da shouted again, “Elder Han, are you there?”

But to Fan Da's frustration, the main hall remained silent. There wasn't a sound, not even a bug.

“Senior Brother Fan, could it be that Elder Han is not in the residence?” At this moment, the young man who had come with Fan Da spoke.

This young man was younger than Fan Da, and when he looked at Fan Da, his eyes were filled with admiration.

“Well, it's not impossible.” Fan Da pondered for a moment after hearing this, then nodded in agreement.

“In that case, why don't we go back first and come back tomorrow?” the young man suggested, sounding somewhat lazy.

Hearing this, Fan Da's eyebrows shot up, and he reprimanded him without mincing words, “Junior Brother Gu, have you forgotten our master's instructions when we came? He said that Elder Han was in urgent need of this insect for alchemy and insisted that we deliver it to Elder Han as quickly as possible. So, don't say such opportunistic things again.”

“Yes, Senior Brother is right. I was wrong.” Although the young man was reprimanded by Fan Da, there was not a trace of anger on his face. Instead, he seemed even more fervent.

After all, Fan Da was his idol!

The two of them waited outside the main hall for another two hours, but still, they did not see Han Wuming return.

This time, not only the young man but even Fan Da began to feel uneasy.

“Senior Brother, it's useless for us to keep waiting like this. Have you forgotten about tonight? We must take revenge this time! So, how can we be absent!” Finally, the young man complained again.

A hint of hesitation appeared on Fan Da's face. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, “Alright, it seems that Elder Han won't be back for a while. Then, let's just put this Centipede of Golden Threads in Elder Han's room!”

Fan Da responded and then walked in with the young man.

Arriving at the stone table, Fan Da flipped his left hand, and a box wrapped with several red silk ribbons appeared in his hand.

The young man's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he exclaimed, “Senior Brother Fan, is the Centipede of Golden Threads inside? I heard that this insect is a demon beast that has gained intelligence. It has cultivated alone in the mountains to a level equivalent to the fourth level of our Qi Refining stage. The sect spent a great deal of effort to capture it this time! I really want to see what it looks like.”

Speaking to this point, the young man paused, then raised his head, looked at Fan Da, and asked, “Senior Brother, since Elder Han is not here, can we take a look at this insect?”

To be honest, Fan Da was also very curious. He had long heard that this insect was unruly and wanted to see it.

After pondering for a moment, Fan Da nodded and said, “Alright then, let's just take a peek.”

With the two of them watching curiously, Fan Da gently untied the red silk ribbons and slowly opened the lid of the box.

Immediately, a brown centipede that was twenty inches long and had hundreds of legs appeared before their eyes.

Even more amazing was that there was a long golden thread on the back of this centipede, running from head to tail, making it look majestic.

However, at this time, its body was tied with a red rope, so it could only stay in the box without moving.

“Oh, is this the Centipede of Golden Threads? It looks very ordinary and doesn't seem to be anything special.”

When he saw the centipede, a hint of disappointment flashed in the young man's eyes. He thought the centipede would be very unique, but he didn't expect it to look like an ordinary centipede, except for a golden thread on its back.

Although Fan Da didn't say anything, he also felt a burst of disappointment on his face. After sighing, he said, “Alright, since Elder Han specifically asked for this thing, it must have something special about it. Let's not speculate anymore. Let's put down the thing quickly so we can go to the appointment.”

With that, Fan Da picked up the lid of the box, wanting to put it back on.

However, at this moment, an unexpected change occurred. The golden thread on the centipede's back suddenly flashed, and then the red rope that bound it fell off.

The golden light flashed again, and the centipede disappeared from the box in an instant. The next second, it appeared on the ground two zhang away.

“Oops, Senior Brother Fan, this beast wants to escape!” Seeing this, the young man exclaimed in shock.

Of course, Fan Da also noticed, and his heart was extremely anxious. He had to know that the sect had spent a full three years and a lot of manpower and resources to capture this centipede. Fan Da's eldest senior brother was even injured because of this.

So, if he let it escape from his hands at this time, then Fan Da would really commit a great crime!

Without time to think, Fan Da quickly made a hand seal, and a green light burst out from his hand, shooting towards the centipede.

The green light landed on the ground, immediately forming a cylindrical halo around the centipede, enveloping it within.

“Senior Brother Fan, you are so amazing, you caught it.” The young man clapped his hands, then picked up the box and hurried forward to put it back in.

Seeing this, Fan Da finally breathed a sigh of relief and was about to go up as well, but suddenly, at this moment, Fan Da seemed to notice something and hurriedly shouted to the young man, “Junior Brother Gu, step aside quickly, danger!”

But obviously, Fan Da shouted too late.

The golden thread on the centipede's back flashed again, and then hundreds of legs exerted force at the same time. It leaped out of the cyan halo and opened its fangs, about to bite the young man's neck!

This centipede was very poisonous. If it bit someone, even a cultivator would either die or be injured!

The situation was critical. Fan Da and the young man both widened their eyes in horror, but they couldn't do anything.

“Hmph, you little beast, how can I allow you to be presumptuous? Get out!” At this moment, a roar suddenly came from the rear of the main hall.

As soon as this roar was produced, it swept over like a rolling thunder, immediately causing the centipede to freeze in the air. No matter how the golden thread on its back flashed, it could not move.

Fan Da's face also changed greatly. Although he was already at the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage, under this voice, he was actually unable to move, just like the centipede!

Not to mention the young man, he only felt his legs go weak and immediately collapsed to the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably.

At the same time, both of them looked towards the rear of the main hall with incomparable horror.