Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

And this thing is actually the venom of the Emerald Viper!

Long ago, Chen Tian had discovered that the power of this Emerald Viper venom was extremely terrifying, capable of corroding almost everything under the heavens.

Therefore, after seeing through the Wood Puppet Elder's trick, Chen Tian used a trick of his own, using this pill mixed with Emerald Viper venom to give him a little lesson!

And what followed unfolded just as Chen Tian had predicted!

After self-importantly seizing Chen Tian's 'treasure,' the Wood Puppet Elder couldn't help but mock him, but what he never expected was that he had already fallen into Chen Tian's trap.

Just as he was gloating, Chen Tian suddenly recited an incantation, detonating the pill and causing all the venom within to erupt.

And by the time he reacted, it was already too late!

Because the Emerald Viper venom was extremely corrosive, it enveloped his entire arm in the blink of an eye and rapidly melted it away.

However, this Wood Puppet Elder was also a ruthless character. Seeing that the situation was beyond saving, he resolutely tore off his entire left hand and threw it far away, thus preventing the venom from spreading further and saving his life!

Nevertheless, in this head-to-head contest, Chen Tian had the last laugh!

At this moment, the Wood Puppet Elder finally calmed down from his previous rage. He took a deep breath and sneered at Chen Tian, "Heh heh, boy, even if I lost to you just now, what use is it? Aren't you still tightly bound by me?"

As he spoke, the Wood Puppet Elder glanced at Chen Tian triumphantly, only to see that Chen Tian's entire body was tightly bound by blood-red ribbons, making it impossible for him to move!

"Alas, although I already knew you were stupid, I didn't expect your foolishness to exceed my imagination!" Facing the Wood Puppet Elder's arrogant expression, Chen Tian suddenly shook his head and sighed, looking quite helpless.

"Boy, what do you mean by that?" Hearing Chen Tian's contemptuous words, the Wood Puppet Elder's smile instantly froze, revealing a hint of sinister intent.

Along with Chen Tian's cold voice, the entire sea of blood suddenly began to tremble continuously. Blood waves surged, and a foul stench filled the sky, making for an extremely eerie scene!

Immediately afterward, an extremely uneasy feeling suddenly arose in the Wood Puppet Elder's heart! After Chen Tian's sneak attack just now, the Wood Puppet Elder's nerves had become very fragile. So, as soon as this uneasy feeling arose, his expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly shouted to Cao Da on the other side, "Not good, retreat quickly!"

With that, he couldn't care about anything else. With a flicker of his figure, he quickly retreated backward!

Upon hearing this, Cao Da's heart trembled, and he immediately followed behind the Wood Puppet Elder, also wanting to retreat backward. But after all, his strength was slightly weaker, and his flying speed was also slower. So, just as he had just moved, a dazzling purple light suddenly shot out from the sea of blood below, piercing through his body almost instantly.

Immediately afterward, the purple light continued to rush forward, flying all the way to Chen Tian's side. After circling around Chen Tian once, sharp sword energies, like snowflakes dancing in the sky, descended.

And those red ribbons that bound Chen Tian, after coming into contact with the sword energies that rained down from the sky, instantly tore apart and melted away, transforming back into drops of blood and falling into the sea of blood.

Before long, all the red ribbons wrapped around Chen Tian's body disappeared without a trace, and Chen Tian regained his freedom!

At this moment, Chen Tian changed his hand seals and injected a trace of spiritual power into the purple light. The originally dazzling light instantly transformed into a simple and unadorned long sword, flying back into Chen Tian's palm. It was none other than the Profound Forbidden Immortal Sword!

It turned out that before running away just now, Chen Tian had secretly buried the Profound Forbidden Immortal Sword within this sea of blood while the Wood Puppet Elder wasn't paying attention, waiting for this moment!

"Senior, thank you for this time."

At the moment of retrieving the Profound Forbidden Immortal Sword, Chen Tian's mind raced, and he said silently.

"Boy, you must remember that I can still unleash one last sword strike. As long as you need it, you can tell me at any time, understand?" Just as Chen Tian's voice fell, a sound suddenly came from within the Profound Forbidden Immortal Sword. It was the voice of the Six Realms Immortal Venerable.

It turned out that he was the one who had controlled the Profound Forbidden Immortal Sword to accomplish all of this just now.

"Okay, junior knows. If there is a need, I will definitely trouble senior to take action," Chen Tian nodded in agreement.

"Very good, then I will go down first. If anything happens, just summon me," After receiving Chen Tian's reply, the Six Realms Immortal Venerable nodded in satisfaction, and then his voice fell silent.

Upon seeing this, Chen Tian immediately retracted his thoughts, raised his eyelids, and looked forward again.

"Eh?"

But after just taking a glance, Chen Tian seemed to have discovered something, and he immediately let out a soft exclamation.

Originally, Chen Tian saw that Cao Da, who had been pierced through the body by the Profound Forbidden Immortal Sword, was now undergoing a strange change.

Rings of patterns similar to wood grain began to appear on his body, and his fair and clean skin instantly dried up and cracked, as if it had turned into the bark of an old tree that had withered for many years.

"Save me… save me… save… save…"

As if in extreme pain, Cao Da faced the direction of the Wood Puppet Elder and kept shouting, but his breath was weak, and he had already reached the end of his life.

Before long, Cao Da finally couldn't hold on any longer, and his body crashed down, his appearance completely transformed into a dry and decayed piece of wood.

However, just at this moment, a small, cyan-green sapling suddenly emerged from between his eyebrows, flashing with a shimmering green light, and flew towards the Wood Puppet Elder.

Facing Cao Da's death, the Wood Puppet Elder did not have a trace of pity. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the rapidly flying sapling in his palm, then stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it.

"So, you have been using this sapling to control him all along?!" Seeing this scene, Chen Tian seemed to understand something, and he coldly questioned the Wood Puppet Elder with a gloomy gaze.

"Heh heh, so what!" Facing Chen Tian's questioning, the Wood Puppet Elder did not have the slightest bit of shame, but instead mocked him disdainfully.

Upon seeing this, Chen Tian's expression became even more unkind, and he coldly said, "When did this start?"

"Hehe, just when you guys first stepped into the second level, I secretly planted a Soul Curse on this kid while he wasn't paying attention. I didn't expect his will to be so weak. Without much resistance, he submitted to me," At this moment, the Wood Puppet Elder no longer concealed anything and told Chen Tian everything he wanted to know.

Previously, Chen Tian had found it strange why Cao Da would collude with this person, but now, after hearing this, he instantly understood everything.

It turned out that when they had just entered the second level of space, this Wood Puppet Elder had attacked Cao Da, planting something called a 'Soul Curse' in his body.

Although it was not clear exactly what this Soul Curse was, after seeing that scene just now, Chen Tian vaguely guessed that the cyan-green sapling that floated out from between Cao Da's eyebrows must be the Soul Curse that the Wood Puppet Elder spoke of. And its effect should be to control a person's mind, transforming them into the Wood Puppet Elder's puppet!

It must be said that this Wood Puppet Elder was truly meticulous in his actions, actually planting a spy beside Chen Tian and the others so long in advance. If Chen Tian hadn't been vigilant enough, he would probably not even know how he died at this time!

However, after the shock, Chen Tian's eyes suddenly turned cold again. He knew that if he wanted to get out alive, then the only way was to kill this person!

There was no other way!