Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

“My idea is simple: I'll scale the wall first to scout around. Once I confirm it's safe, I'll open the main gate and let all of you brothers in. What do you think?”

Hearing Senior Brother Duan ask, the Seventh Brother immediately voiced his idea.

“Hmm?”

However, Senior Brother Duan seemed even more surprised after hearing this, as if he was seeing him for the first time. He scanned him up and down repeatedly.

“Wh… what's wrong… Senior Brother Duan? Did I say something wrong?” Seeing Senior Brother Duan's gloomy expression, the Seventh Brother asked in a panic.

“You didn't say anything wrong, but your behavior today makes me feel very strange. In the past, you always tried to avoid things if you could. Why are you being so proactive today? You should know that if there are traps in the courtyard, you will be the first to die!” Senior Brother Duan asked suspiciously.

In fact, it wasn't just him; the other Wu Ying Hall disciples also looked at the Seventh Brother as if they were looking at a stranger. In their minds, they had never seen him so enthusiastic.

“Hey, Senior Brother Duan, don't overthink it. The purpose of our mission this time is to achieve a great merit, so that Elder Qingsong will look at us in a new light. You also know that my talent is not good. Being able to cultivate to my current level has already exhausted all my efforts. So, I also want to achieve a great merit, so as to obtain more benefits and attention from the sect!”

The Seventh Brother already had a wretched and treacherous appearance, and these words were even more of a blatant display of a petty person's mentality, causing Senior Brother Duan to laugh loudly.

After hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the others also eased. Indeed, his statement was valid. Everyone wanted to gain more attention and resources, so that they could soar in their future cultivation.

“Seventh Brother, I was reckless just now. I didn't consider your great ambition to establish merit and start a career. Don't worry, as long as we can successfully steal that woman Qin Yi this time, I will definitely ask Elder Qingsong to reward you.” Senior Brother Duan said with a satisfied smile, as if he had been relieved.

“Oh, then I'll thank you, Senior Brother.”

The Seventh Brother also seemed quite happy and hurriedly bowed to Senior Brother Duan. Then, he raised his head and asked, “If Senior Brother has no other instructions, then I'll go now?”

“Hmm? Go ahead, remember, we'll all be waiting for you here.” Senior Brother Duan nodded in agreement after hearing this.

After receiving Senior Brother Duan's approval, the Seventh Brother didn't delay any longer. With a leap forward, he jumped over the outer wall of the bamboo courtyard and entered.

“Senior Brother Duan, is it really okay to let him go like this? Won't it be too dangerous?” Just after the Seventh Brother jumped into the bamboo courtyard, a Wu Ying Hall disciple frowned and stepped forward to ask.

After all, if there really were any traps in the bamboo courtyard, then relying on individual strength alone would surely lead to no return.

“Hmph, I'd rather there were traps inside, so that this kid could be killed. It would save me from having to see him wandering around in front of me all day, which annoys me!” However, after hearing this, Senior Brother Duan not only didn't show any concern, but his face became even colder.

It turned out that the Seventh Brother's reputation in the Wu Ying Hall was notoriously bad. Petty theft aside, he also often used inferior magical treasures to swindle other brothers of their elixirs and immortal crystal stones. Senior Brother Duan had been criticized by the sect a lot because of this. There was no way around it, who told him to be the senior brother of everyone?

Although Senior Brother Duan had always pretended to be tolerant and generous, in his heart, he had long hated the Seventh Brother, and even fantasized about many ways to secretly kill him.

Now, it was good that Senior Brother Duan hadn't even started to act yet, but the Seventh Brother had gone to his death himself.

However, in this way, it really suited Senior Brother Duan's wishes, because no matter what, he could reap the benefits. If there were no traps in the courtyard, then he would naturally be happy and at ease, and he could temporarily spare the Seventh Brother's life and deal with him slowly later. But if there really were traps in the courtyard, and the Seventh Brother fell into them, then he would definitely not go to rescue him, but would instead watch him die.

This way, he could eliminate the traps and get rid of the Seventh Brother, which was really good news.

So, for Senior Brother Duan, all he had to do now was wait. He wanted to see whether the first sound to come out of the courtyard would be the sound of the door opening, or the sound of the Seventh Brother's cry for help?

The other Wu Ying Hall disciples seemed to understand Senior Brother Duan's intentions, and a ruthless sneer also appeared on their faces.

After all, they also hated this Seventh Brother and had long wanted to get rid of him!

Now that there was such a good opportunity, they would certainly not let it go.

So, for a time, everyone looked towards the bamboo courtyard with a playful expression.

However, as time ticked by, everyone couldn't help but feel anxious, because since the Seventh Brother entered the bamboo courtyard, there had been no movement at all, as if a stone had sunk into the sea, silent!

And the Immortal Demon Gate's shift change time was only a quarter of an hour, so in other words, they had to steal Qin Yi's body within this quarter of an hour, otherwise, their whereabouts would be exposed.

It could be said that their mission was a race against time, and every minute and every second seemed extremely precious.

However, under such circumstances, the Seventh Brother seemed to have evaporated from the world, disappearing without a trace, which made everyone feel suspicious and anxious.

“Senior Brother Duan, do you think that kid might have fallen into a trap and died, which is why there's been no movement for so long?”

But at this moment, everyone was surprised to find that the tightly closed gate of the bamboo courtyard suddenly opened!