Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

“Please… please, are you Elder Han? This junior was ignorant and almost caused a great disaster. Thank you for saving me, Elder Han. I am truly grateful.”

Feeling that incredibly terrifying pressure, Fan Da laboriously turned around and paid respects towards the back hall.

At this moment, the other young man also snapped out of his shock and hurriedly put the centipede with golden threads, which had been frozen in mid-air and unable to move, back into the box. Then, he knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly in the direction of the back hall, admitting his mistake.

However, what puzzled them both was that the voice only appeared for a moment before falling silent again.

Yet, this silence made Fan Da even more uneasy. Steadying his mind, he respectfully called out again, “Elder Han, the fault lies entirely with me. If you wish to punish someone, then punish me alone. It has nothing to do with Junior Brother Gu, please spare him.”

The young man knew that Fan Da was protecting him and became anxious. He kept kowtowing and saying, “That’s not true! It was because I was curious that I encouraged Senior Brother Fan to open the box. It’s all my fault, Elder Han, please punish me.”

It was obvious that the two had a very good relationship and were both taking the blame.

Fan Da seemed to want to say something more, but at that moment, an immense spiritual sense suddenly burst out from the back hall.

This spiritual sense was like a pair of enormous eyes that could see through heaven and earth, constantly scanning Fan Da and the young man.

At the same time, the pressure that made it difficult to breathe rose again, causing Fan Da’s forehead to be covered in cold sweat, unable to move.

“Eh…”

Fan Da felt that the person coming must be Elder Han. Not daring to act rashly, he lowered his head even further, waiting for his punishment.

The footsteps continued until they reached Fan Da’s front. With his head lowered, Fan Da could even see the pair of feet on the ground clearly.

However, Fan Da felt somewhat puzzled. He always felt that these feet didn’t look like Elder Han’s, but besides Elder Han, who else would be in this hall?

Fan Da’s heart trembled. He stopped thinking and lowered his head respectfully, saying, “Elder Han, please punish me!”

“Punish? Strange, why would I punish you? Senior Brother Fan!”

The voice came again, but this time, it shocked Fan Da even more.

‘How could Elder Han call me Senior Brother?’ Fan Da thought in shock. ‘Could it be that this person really isn’t Elder Han?’

Thinking this, Fan Da raised his head slightly. Immediately, a white-robed young man, about twenty years old, with long hair cascading over his shoulders and a calm demeanor, appeared before his eyes.

This was a man that Fan Da found completely unfamiliar, but he was certain that he was definitely not Elder Han.

“Who exactly are you? Why are you sneaking into Elder Han’s room? Could you be a spy?” Looking at this man, Fan Da suddenly became wary and looked at him with some hostility.

Seeing Fan Da’s somewhat unkind gaze, the white-robed young man shook his head and smiled wryly, “What’s wrong, Senior Brother Fan? Have you really forgotten me? We met once ten years ago.”

“Ten years ago?”

Fan Da was taken aback upon hearing this. He looked him up and down carefully, his mind constantly searching his memories.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him. Fan Da seemed to remember something and said in surprise, “Could you be Chen Tian, Junior Brother Chen?”

That’s right, this white-robed young man was none other than Chen Tian, who had been in seclusion for a full ten years!

Seeing that Fan Da had finally remembered him, a hint of joy appeared on Chen Tian’s face, and he nodded, “Senior Brother Fan, how have you been?”

“Haha, all is well, all is well.” Seeing that the person was not Elder Han, Fan Da’s mood relaxed a lot, and he said with a smile, “It’s my fault for forgetting that you are Elder Han’s closed-door disciple.”

Seeing this scene, the young man who came with Fan Da was a little confused and asked in puzzlement, “Senior Brother Fan, who is this?”

“Hehe, Junior Brother Gu, what I’m about to tell you will scare you to death. This person is called Chen Tian, and he’s Elder Han’s only closed-door disciple. Moreover, it’s said that he’s been in seclusion for a full ten years!” Fan Da introduced.

“What? He’s actually Elder Han’s disciple?” The young man was also extremely surprised upon hearing this and looked at Chen Tian, speechless.

He had never imagined that the eccentric Elder Han would have actually taken in a disciple?

In fact, not only him, but Fan Da couldn’t help but feel a little emotional.

Although he had only met Chen Tian once, because the two got along well, Fan Da had long regarded Chen Tian as his good friend.

Fan Da had also gone to look for Chen Tian a few times, wanting to play with him again, but since that day, Elder Han’s door had always been tightly locked.

Later, Fan Da learned that Chen Tian was in seclusion.

Then, because other sects attacked Ghost Dao Sect, Fan Da was also transferred to the front lines to fight. So, over time, Fan Da had forgotten about Chen Tian.

But Fan Da never imagined that the two would meet again in such a way today.

However, after the excitement, Fan Da seemed to have remembered something again. His brow furrowed, and he carefully asked Chen Tian, “By the way, Junior Brother Chen, just now, you only let out a cold snort, and you froze that centipede with golden threads. This strength has already far exceeded the scope of the Qi Awakening stage. Could it be that you have already broken through to the Spirit Guiding stage?”

Fan Da had to take this question seriously, because the hierarchy in the cultivation world was strict, and everything was based on strength. Regardless of age, as long as Chen Tian broke through to the Spirit Guiding stage, then Fan Da could no longer call him Junior Brother.

However, upon hearing Fan Da’s question, Chen Tian’s face immediately revealed a somewhat wry smile, and he shook his head, “To be honest, I don’t know either. I can only say that I can barely be considered to still be in the Qi Awakening stage.”

“Barely?”

This was the first time Fan Da had heard such an ambiguous answer. After all, one had either broken through or had not broken through yet, but what did Chen Tian mean by ‘barely’?

Chen Tian also noticed the confusion in Fan Da’s eyes. In order to prevent him from asking further questions, Chen Tian took the initiative to change the topic, “By the way, Senior Brother Fan, just now I heard you say that you have important things to do tonight. What is it?”

As soon as Chen Tian finished speaking, before Fan Da could open his mouth, the young man on the other side hurriedly replied, “Senior Brother Chen, you don’t know, those people from the Yougui Sect are really too欺人太甚, we are going to fight them tonight!”

“Fight?” Now it was Chen Tian’s turn to be a little puzzled. He looked at Fan Da, seemingly confirming with him.

Fan Da also noticed Chen Tian’s gaze, and a wry smile couldn’t help but appear on his face. He nodded, indicating his confirmation.

Upon seeing this, Chen Tian immediately became interested and couldn’t wait to ask, “Senior Brother Fan, tell me quickly, what exactly is going on?”