Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

“Well…”

Upon hearing Chen Tian's inquiry, a troubled expression immediately appeared on Ji Ao's face. However, after a brief period of contemplation, he nodded and said, “Alright, since you want to know, I will tell you. This item is called the Star Compass, and it is an important tool for us demon race to travel between the upper and lower realms. One of the purposes of my coming here this time is to retrieve it.”

Ji Ao was not lying. The reason he came here this time was twofold: first, to retrieve the Black Bear avatar, and second, to recover this Star Compass.

In fact, the importance of the Star Compass far outweighed that of the Black Bear avatar.

Ji Ao could abandon the Black Bear avatar, but he absolutely had to retrieve the Star Compass! Because this item had a significant purpose for him!

Of course, Chen Tian did not know what Ji Ao was thinking. However, when he heard that this Star Compass could actually travel between the upper and lower realms, a storm immediately brewed within his heart!

“In other words, as long as you use this disc, you can ascend back to the upper realm from here, is that right?” After suppressing the shock in his heart, Chen Tian asked Ji Ao again.

“That's right.” Ji Ao nodded in acknowledgment, “I used this treasure when I first descended, but… alas…”

As if recalling something, Ji Ao sighed softly as he finished speaking.

Chen Tian looked at his expression and couldn't help but feel a little strange, asking, “But what?”

“Alas…” Ji Ao sighed again, then continued, “But at that time, I did not anticipate that the spiritual energy here would be so thin, resulting in damage to this treasure during the descent.”

“So, you were the one who damaged this Star Compass!” Upon hearing Ji Ao's words, Chen Tian immediately understood.

He had been wondering before why the stone platform was intact, but only the Star Compass was damaged? Now he finally knew that the culprit behind all of this was Ji Ao!

“Well, do you have anything else to ask?”

After feeling sentimental for a while, Ji Ao seemed to finally recover, raising his head and looking at Chen Tian.

“No, thank you for the explanation!” Chen Tian retracted his thoughts and responded.

“Haha, since that's the case, then this deity will take his leave. If there's a chance in the future, you're welcome to visit my Demon God Sect. This deity guarantees that you will be welcomed with the highest courtesy.” Ji Ao laughed loudly, speaking generously.

“Thank you for your kind words, then I will express my gratitude in advance.” Chen Tian also smiled at this time, cupping his fist in salute.

Ji Ao smiled contentedly upon hearing this. Immediately afterward, he stopped lingering and, after calling out to Duanmu Ya, flew back to his luxuriously decorated palanquin.

Upon seeing this, Duanmu Ya immediately followed and flew up. However, when passing by Chen Tian, his eyes were full of coldness, clearly indicating that he already hated Chen Tian to the bone!

However, Chen Tian seemed completely oblivious, curling his lips and revealing a hint of disdain towards him!

Chen Tian's provocative action undoubtedly intensified the anger in Duanmu Ya's heart, causing his entire body's spiritual power to surge, as if he would attack Chen Tian in the next moment.

“Duanmu Ya, it's getting late, we should go back! Do you understand?”

However, just at this tense moment, Ji Ao, who had already reclined in the palanquin, suddenly spoke, summoning Duanmu Ya back.

Naturally, Duanmu Ya did not dare to disobey Ji Ao's order. Therefore, although he was angry in his heart, he only glared fiercely at Chen Tian before quickly flying back.

Seeing Duanmu Ya return, Ji Ao nodded in satisfaction. Immediately, he urged the ten white dragons to fly towards the rift.

“Hold on!”

“Senior, please speak freely, I am all ears!” Since Ji Ao was treating him with courtesy, then Chen Tian would naturally give him some face.

However, at this moment, Ji Ao's gaze suddenly turned gloomy, and he said with a serious expression, “Chen Tian, according to the information I have gathered, Jin Chi's injuries have almost completely healed. During this time, he has been searching for your whereabouts. I'm afraid it won't be long before he comes looking for you. I hope you can take care of yourself!”

“What? Jin Chi!”

Upon hearing this name, the smile on Chen Tian's face immediately disappeared, and he stood frozen in place, his eyes flashing rapidly, as if contemplating something!

“Alright, that's all I wanted to say. Chen Tian, I wish you good luck!”

After leaving behind a meaningful sentence, Ji Ao rode his palanquin and flew out of this rift, leaving behind only Chen Tian, who was still standing there in shock!

After quite a while, Chen Tian finally recovered from his shock, but his face was extremely gloomy as he muttered to himself, “Ji Ao, Jin Chi, you wait, one day, I will kill you all!”

With Chen Tian's intelligence, he naturally saw that Ji Ao had no good intentions. He deliberately revealed Jin Chi's news in order to disrupt Chen Tian's state of mind.

After all, there was an irreconcilable hatred between Jin Chi and Chen Tian. Once the two of them fought, then the one who would reap the benefits would be this Ji Ao.

Furthermore, Chen Tian felt deeply suspicious about Ji Ao's purpose for this trip. It should be known that although the Star Compass had the function of traveling between the upper and lower realms, it was already damaged and could no longer be used.

However, judging from Ji Ao's attitude just now, he seemed extremely eager to obtain it, even if it meant going to war with Chen Tian!

This indicated that the Star Compass must still have an extraordinary significance for Ji Ao, otherwise, he would not have tried so hard to obtain it!

“A bunch of old foxes, do you all think I'm a fool? Hmph, very well, you just wait, one day, I, this fool, will make you pay a thousandfold price!”

Looking at the rift where Ji Ao and the others disappeared, Chen Tian's gaze became even colder.

… … … …

On the other side, after Ji Ao and Duanmu Ya entered the rift, they arrived in a chaotic and dark space.

At this time, red lanterns suddenly rose from the four corners of the massive palanquin, illuminating the faces of Ji Ao and the others!

Duanmu Ya's heart seemed to still harbor resentment, and he complained, “Demon God Lord, why did you stop me just now? It would have been great if we had taken the opportunity to kill that kid!”

“Hmph, muddleheaded!”

However, upon hearing his complaint, Ji Ao immediately scolded, “Didn't you hear what I said just now? Jin Chi has already recovered from his injuries. Once he finds us, do you think we will have good days ahead?”

“Hmm? Are you saying that we should use this Chen Tian as bait to divert Jin Chi's attention?” Duanmu Ya was not stupid either. After hearing Ji Ao's words, he immediately reacted.

“In the past, we helped Chen Tian to deal with Jin Chi together, so we can also be considered accomplices. Therefore, if we really kill Chen Tian, then Jin Chi's attention will all be diverted to us. Although he suffered great losses in strength in the Fallen Immortal Valley, even so, he is still an extremely difficult opponent. If we can avoid provoking him, it's best not to provoke him!”

At this time, Ji Ao finally revealed his true thoughts. It turned out that the reason why he didn't kill Chen Tian was to use him as bait to divert Jin Chi's attention.

In this way, they could stay out of it and watch the fire from the other side.

Therefore, for Ji Ao, not only could Chen Tian not be killed, but he even had to secretly help him, because as long as he was kept alive, then Jin Chi would never come looking for their trouble.

Such a worthwhile deal, there was no reason for Ji Ao not to do it!

“High, truly high! Demon God Lord is indeed worthy of being a God Venerate from the upper realm, such a foolproof plan, this old servant is truly in admiration!” After understanding Ji Ao's intentions, Duanmu Ya immediately flattered him greatly.

“Alright, stop saying these useless platitudes to me. You remember this for me, you must never go looking for Chen Tian's trouble again, do you understand?” Facing Duanmu Ya's flattery, Ji Ao did not appreciate it. He only glanced at Duanmu Ya before coldly shouting.

“This old servant understands, this old servant will definitely never go looking for Chen Tian's trouble again!” Duanmu Ya seemed quite excited, immediately agreeing.

At this time, Duanmu Ya couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart, because he knew that even without him taking action, a huge crisis was gradually approaching Chen Tian!