Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Faced with the questioning gazes of the crowd, Chen Tian appeared quite calm. His expression remained unchanged as he said indifferently, "Actually, it's nothing much. It's just that in my early years, I accidentally obtained an ancient and rare book, which described a strange insect that closely resembles these Nebula Insects. They also specialize in devouring people's spiritual consciousness. So, when I clearly saw these small black insects just now, I tried to cut off Senior Ning's spiritual consciousness."

"Oh? Is that really the case?" Upon hearing Chen Tian's explanation, the look of doubt on Cao Fangcun's face not only didn't dissipate, but instead became even more intense.

Not only him, but even Pu Suanzi and the middle-aged beautiful woman also revealed a strange look in their eyes.

Clearly, they were all suspecting Chen Tian's words.

"What? Could it be that you all distrust me so much?" Noticing the gazes of the crowd, Chen Tian deliberately put on an angry look and said in a low voice.

"Haha, Brother Chen is just joking. How dare we doubt you? Alright, let's not mention this matter for now." Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Cao Fangcun laughed loudly and hurriedly smoothed things over.

Just then, the gray-robed old man, who had been unconscious, let out a groan and slowly woke up.

Seeing this, everyone's attention was drawn to him.

The middle-aged beautiful woman was the first to squat down, supporting the gray-robed old man's neck, and asked with concern, "Fellow Daoist Ning, how do you feel now?"

"Where is this? What just happened? Why did I faint?"

However, to everyone's surprise, the gray-robed old man seemed to have lost his memory and couldn't remember what had just happened.

Cao Fangcun and Pu Suanzi exchanged a look. Then, he also squatted down and asked the gray-robed old man, "Senior Ning, do you really not remember what happened just now?"

"Just now?" Hearing Cao Fangcun's words, the gray-robed old man's expression froze, and then he looked surprised and doubtful. "Didn't we jump down from the first level just now and plan to go to the third level? What, did something happen?"

Hearing this, everyone finally confirmed that the gray-robed old man had indeed lost the memory of that part of the event.

However, after confirming this, a trace of horror couldn't help but arise in everyone's hearts. They didn't expect those Nebula Insects to be so powerful, not only being able to devour spiritual consciousness, but also swallowing memories along with it. Fortunately, Chen Tian took action in time and decisively cut off the part of the gray-robed old man's spiritual consciousness that extended out, otherwise, the gray-robed old man would have lost even more memory!

The middle-aged beautiful woman sighed softly, and then recounted what had just happened to him in detail, especially emphasizing Chen Tian's deeds in saving him.

After listening to the middle-aged beautiful woman's description, the trace of chaos and confusion in the gray-robed old man's eyes was instantly swept away. He struggled to stand up from the ground, bowed deeply to Chen Tian, and said gratefully, "So it was Fellow Daoist Chen who saved this old man. I am truly grateful and don't know how to repay this kindness."

"Fellow Daoist Ning is too polite. It was just a small effort, please don't take it to heart," Chen Tian said calmly with a smile.

After a moment of silence, Pu Suanzi suddenly asked in his old and hoarse voice, "Young Master Cao, do you know where the entrance to the third level is?"

"To be honest, Senior Pu Suanzi, our Cao family has visited this ancient relic twice since the seventh ancestor, but both times we stopped at this second level and never had the opportunity to enter the third level. Therefore, our Cao family does not know the specific location of the entrance to the third level," Cao Fangcun replied respectfully.

"What, your Cao family doesn't know?" However, as soon as Cao Fangcun's voice fell, the middle-aged beautiful woman seemed to explode, shouting sharply, "Since your Cao family doesn't know anything, then how can we move forward? I think it's better to leave early."

Obviously, after the two crises just now, this middle-aged beautiful woman was already frightened and unwilling to stay here any longer, only wanting to leave as soon as possible.

However, after hearing her words, Cao Fangcun's originally amiable gaze suddenly turned gloomy, and he raised his voice, "Fellow Daoist Meijiao Niang, although our Cao family has occupied this place for many years, we can't know everything, so you must not go too far! Also, our Cao family invited you here not to let you sit back and enjoy the benefits. Now that we are facing this difficult situation, only by working together and assisting each other can we break through the danger and reach the third level! You should know this, right?"

Although Cao Fangcun's words seemed to be directed only at the middle-aged beautiful woman, they were actually meant for everyone, filled with accusations.

The gray-robed old man and others were not ordinary people. How could they not hear these veiled criticisms, but after pondering for a while, they surprisingly showed no resistance and fell silent.

Seeing this, Chen Tian couldn't help but feel a little curious.

Speaking of which, Chen Tian's purpose in entering this ancient relic was to find the Nirvana Pill that could save Qin Yi, but Chen Tian knew nothing about the purpose of Cao Fangcun and the gray-robed old man's trip.

However, looking at their current appearance, Chen Tian could vaguely guess that their purpose this time was definitely significant, otherwise, with the temperament of the gray-robed old man and others, they would not have allowed Cao Fangcun to scold them without fighting back.

Thinking of this, Chen Tian became quite curious about their purpose in being so persistent in wanting to go to the third level.

Of course, Cao Fangcun and the others were unaware of what Chen Tian was thinking. After a period of silence, Cao Fangcun suddenly said again, "Now our top priority is to cross this sea of trees in order to reach the entrance to the third level. Does anyone have any good ideas for this?"