Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

“Hehe, Senior Brother Duan, why do you say that? It sounds like you're interrogating a thief! I was just following your instructions to check out the situation in the back!” The Seventh Brother scratched the back of his head, grinning.

“Hehe, among all the brothers, you're the most mischievous. You've been gone for so long, I'm afraid you've been hiding something from us, doing something you can't let others see, or perhaps you've discovered some secret treasure?”

Senior Brother Duan had been discussing countermeasures with the others and hadn't seen what happened behind him. He didn't know that his Seventh Brother was already dead.

In his memory, the original Seventh Brother was always lazy and unwilling to do anything, always finding excuses to avoid work. He was nothing like he was today, actually volunteering to investigate, which greatly exceeded his expectations.

As the saying goes, no one gets up early without a benefit. Senior Brother Duan felt that the Seventh Brother's unusual behavior must be because he had seen some advantage, so he began to press him for information.

Hearing Senior Brother Duan's words, the others also turned their eyes to the Seventh Brother, their eyes filled with fiery light.

The world of cultivation is a world where it’s either you die or I die. Whoever has more resources can rise above others sooner.

These people certainly knew the power of the Immortal Demon Gate and Chen Tian, but they were still willing to risk their lives, hoping to use this opportunity to win Elder Qingsong's favor and rise to prominence.

Therefore, realizing that the Seventh Brother might have discovered a treasure, their eyes showed a fiery color, obviously intending to get a share of the pie.

Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, the Seventh Brother's face suddenly changed dramatically, revealing a look of panic. He hurriedly cried out to Senior Brother Duan: “Senior Brother Duan, don't falsely accuse me! I really just went to check the situation and didn't hide anything from you. If you don't believe me, you can search my body. If you find anything, I'm willing to die, how about that!”

“Hmm? Is everything you said true?” Senior Brother Duan frowned and asked again.

“True! True! Truer than pearls! If you still don't believe me, I'll just have to take out my heart for you to see!” The Seventh Brother was clearly extremely anxious, jumping up and down while defending himself.

Seeing this scene, Senior Brother Duan first stared at him for a while, then suddenly his brows relaxed and he laughed: “Alright, everyone, disperse. I believe the Seventh Brother is definitely not the kind of person who would eat alone behind everyone's back. This should be a misunderstanding.”

Among the crowd, only Senior Brother Duan had cultivated to the Fountain Transformation Realm and was the strongest among them. Therefore, hearing his guarantee, although some people were still somewhat suspicious, they ultimately had to look away.

As their senior brother, Duan was very familiar with each person's personality. He knew that although the Seventh Brother seemed mischievous, his psychological endurance was particularly weak. Once he was put under some pressure, he would immediately collapse and reveal the truth.

However, just now, under the public gaze, although the Seventh Brother was already in a state of chaos, he still stubbornly stuck to his own opinion, which meant that he might really not be lying.

It was precisely because of this that Senior Brother Duan finally believed him and no longer suspected him.

“Hmm, that's for the best.”

Senior Brother Duan nodded slightly, then turned around and said to the others: “Everyone, listen to me! There's only one chance, you must all be on your toes and not make any mistakes, do you understand?”

Everyone naturally knew the danger of this trip, so they immediately nodded, their faces extremely gloomy.

“Alright, without further ado, let's set off now! We must capture Qin Yi alive!” After shouting coldly again, Senior Brother Duan took the lead and flew forward. The others dared not delay and hurriedly followed.

But at this moment, the Seventh Brother, who had previously appeared cowardly and afraid of trouble, suddenly straightened his body, and a complex look of sneering and mockery appeared on his face!

However, these expressions quickly disappeared from his face, and he followed behind the others, flying towards the Immortal Demon Gate.

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At this time, the sky was already dark, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Especially near the mountain gate where the Immortal Demon Gate was located, there was a vast and dense forest, which made it appear even darker than other places.

However, this bit of darkness was not a problem for cultivators at all. Under the leadership of Senior Brother Duan, more than thirty disciples of the Martial Hero Hall, like ghosts, constantly shuttled through the mountains and forests. Before long, they secretly sneaked onto the back mountain.

Prior to this, they had done very detailed and thorough research, so as soon as they arrived at the back mountain, they went straight to the bamboo courtyard where Qin Yi was located. The accuracy of the route was as if it were their own courtyard.

Of course, the bamboo courtyard where Qin Yi was located was surrounded by layers of protective restrictions, making it difficult for outsiders to enter.

However, whenever they encountered these protective restrictions, Senior Brother Duan would take out a strange jade scepter and shine it forward. The jade scepter would emit bursts of green light, instantly dissolving a large hole in the protective restrictions.

Relying on this strange treasure, the group moved forward at a rapid pace. Before long, they arrived at the periphery of the bamboo courtyard where Qin Yi lived.

Just then, Senior Brother Duan seemed to have discovered something and suddenly shouted: “There are people ahead! Everyone, hold your breath and hide well!”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone jumped into the bushes like grasshoppers and disappeared.

After hiding, everyone revealed a pair of eyes from the bushes and looked forward nervously.

At this time, the fifteen Immortal Demon Gate disciples who were originally guarding the periphery of the bamboo courtyard suddenly changed direction and walked towards the rear.

“Haha, heaven is helping me! The timing is perfect! Look, the Immortal Demon Gate is now in the process of handing over shifts. After these people leave, it will take about a quarter of an hour before new disciples come to guard. And this is the best time for us to strike!” Seeing the scene in front of him, Senior Brother Duan seemed very happy and explained to the others in a low voice.

Hearing this, excitement also appeared in the eyes of the others. They held their breath and waited quietly.

And under the fiery gazes of everyone, the Immortal Demon Gate disciples who were originally guarding here all changed direction and disappeared into the dark shadows in the back.

In other words, the periphery of the bamboo courtyard was currently in a state of being guarded by only five people!

“Haha, the time is finally ripe, brothers! It's time for us to make a contribution!”

Seeing this scene, Senior Brother Duan was overjoyed and shouted before rushing towards the bamboo courtyard.

But at this moment, a figure suddenly emerged from the side, blocking his path.

Seeing this, Senior Brother Duan was shocked and hurriedly stopped, his face gloomy as he said: “Seventh Brother, what are you doing?”

It turned out that the person who had just rushed out was the Seventh Brother.

“Hehe, Senior Brother Duan, I feel that there is something wrong. To be on the safe side, shouldn't we discuss it further?” Facing Senior Brother Duan's gloomy face, the Seventh Brother still grinned.

“Eh?” Hearing his words, Senior Brother Duan showed a hint of doubt in his eyes and asked: “Then tell me, what exactly is wrong?”

“Hehe, Senior Brother Duan, think about it, everyone knows that Qin Yi is Chen Tian's sweetheart, so when Chen Tian goes out, wouldn't he arrange many protections for her? I think it's not just as simple as these guarding disciples on the periphery. I'm afraid there are also mechanisms and traps inside this bamboo courtyard! That's why I feel that there is something wrong.” The Seventh Brother's face did not change, and he still said with a smile.

However, after hearing this, Senior Brother Duan looked at him with new eyes.

Indeed, before coming, they already knew the relationship between Chen Tian and Qin Yi, so perhaps there really were mechanisms and traps in that bamboo courtyard!

Thinking this way, Senior Brother Duan asked the Seventh Brother: “Then what do you think we should do?”

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