Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

The realm of the Qian Yuan Continent was boundless and vast, but at its easternmost end, there existed a special place.

It was a sea! A sea of azure blue! And also, a sea without end!

How wide was this sea? How deep?

No one knew!

Legend had it that in ancient times, two powerful cultivators who had reached the Zhutian Realm, before ascending to the Upper Realm via the Dengxian Stage, decided to do something earth-shattering: rely on their formidable strength to cross this sea and reach its other side.

As soon as this news spread, it attracted countless onlookers. The dense crowd was like a swarm of black ants, surrounding the coast, wanting to witness this miracle.

Amidst the cheers and applause, the two peerless experts with heaven-defying cultivation set off. Their posture was so graceful, like free birds soaring, under the gaze of the crowd, they resolutely flew forward, disappearing into the vast sea mist.

Originally, everyone thought that with the two's powerful strength, they should be able to return within a year. So they built houses on the coast, cultivating diligently while waiting for the two to triumphantly return.

However, who would have known that after that, these two experts who had reached the Zhutian Realm would disappear without a trace? One year, two years, three years, four years...

In the silent wait, everyone's patience was greatly exhausted, so gradually, many people chose to leave. However, even so, there were still some stubborn people who planned to continue waiting.

Ten years, twenty years, thirty years, forty years...

Time flew by. After a full hundred years, finally, the last person also left with a sigh.

Although no one knew what the two powerful cultivators had experienced, everyone understood that they would probably never return. From then on, everyone believed that this sea was far beyond their strength to cross, and even Zhutian Realm cultivators would be courting death.

So, over time, everyone named this coast the 'Tianya Sea Pavilion,' meaning it was the end of the entire Qian Yuan Continent.

Only after that, no one dared to have the courage to challenge this sea again, and no one knew what was on the other side of this sea.

On this afternoon, the weather, which had been overcast in the morning, suddenly cleared up at noon. The golden sunlight pierced through the thick clouds, scattering down from the sky, shining on the azure sea, creating sparkling light, and from time to time, slender flying fish leaped out of the water, twisting their bodies quickly in the air before falling back into the sea, stirring up small waves.

On the opposite side of the coast were jagged rocks, eroded by the sea breeze, appearing black and bare, scattered randomly.

If you looked closely, you could find a narrow path, artificially carved out of this pile of rocks, just wide enough for one person to pass through, but because no one had passed through it for a long time, the surface was covered with slippery moss.

Although Su Yingxue had always been muddle-headed, careless, and innocent, after being together for so long, she had more or less discovered some clues. In her heart, there was always a feeling of unease.

However, even so, she could do nothing but watch Chen Tian and Qin Yi leave and disappear from her sight.

At the same time, when she learned that the two were going to the Tianya Sea Pavilion, Su Yingxue suddenly recalled the legend. Because most people didn't understand, in that legend, the two Zhutian Realm cultivators who were determined to cross the Tianya Sea Pavilion were actually also a man and a woman, and even a loving couple. They originally planned to fly to the Upper Realm hand in hand after crossing the East Sea.

But who would have known that once they left, they would never return.

At this time, when Su Yingxue watched Chen Tian and Qin Yi leave, her mind kept flashing back to this legend that she had been familiar with since she was a child. At the same time, a faint melancholy that was difficult to describe lingered in her heart.

Regardless of what Su Yingxue was thinking, at this time, after nearly twenty days of trekking, Chen Tian and Qin Yi finally arrived at the last stop of their trip, Tianya Sea Pavilion!

The rain by the sea was so annoying. It either didn't fall, but once it started, it was endless.

Unfortunately, the climate of Tianya Sea Pavilion was hot, and as soon as the raindrops fell on the ground, they were sublimated into a humid mist, floating up, making the sea and sky blend together, difficult to distinguish.

"Brother Chen, look, isn't that it?"

When Chen Tian and Qin Yi completely walked out of the small path, Qin Yi looked around, as if she had discovered something, and immediately pointed to a huge reef in the east and exclaimed.

Hearing this, Chen Tian hurriedly looked in the direction she was pointing. Sure enough, on the huge reef standing by the sea, there was a small tavern, with the door open, seemingly still open for business.

"Well, maybe that's it, let's go take a look."

After observing carefully for a while, Chen Tian nodded. Then he held up the oiled paper umbrella, supported Qin Yi, and slowly walked towards the tavern.

Because the road was slippery on rainy days, in order to take care of Qin Yi, the two spent a joss stick of time before reaching the eaves of the tavern.

However, even so, their clothes were still wet by the humid mist, and a strand of Qin Yi's beautiful hair was tightly attached to her forehead.

Seeing this, Chen Tian smiled slightly, reached out and tidied Qin Yi's hair, and then knocked on the door of the tavern, indicating to the people inside that guests had arrived.

Before long, a handsome young man, about twenty years old, walked out of the inner room while rubbing his sleepy eyes, seemingly not expecting that there would be guests coming in such bad weather?

But when he poked his head out from behind the door and glanced at Chen Tian and Qin Yi, his originally drowsy expression suddenly cleared up, and he said respectfully: "Two distinguished guests, please come with me."