Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

The tavern Chen Tian entered was built on a huge reef, with his right side directly overhanging the sea. If things were normal, opening the stone door would send Chen Tian and the others plunging into the ocean.

However, reality was different. Behind the massive stone door lay an extremely spacious manor, filled with the songs of birds, the fragrance of flowers, and lush fruit trees. Beyond the manor's walls stretched the azure sea and blue sky, with calm waves.

Even more bizarrely, when Chen Tian arrived, it was drizzling outside, but here, the sun was shining brightly, and the sky was clear, without a single drop of rain.

This meant that the manor was a mustard seed space built within a crack in spacetime!

"What a grand undertaking!" Chen Tian exclaimed after surveying the manor.

"Senior, please follow me this way." At this moment, the tavern owner walked up from behind them, guiding them towards the backyard of the manor.

Chen Tian frowned slightly upon seeing this but said nothing. Supporting Qin Yi, he followed behind the tavern owner and continued forward.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the backyard, where a square stone chamber stood on the ground. Green vines covered the outer walls, leaving only a vermilion door in the front for entry.

Chen Tian only glanced briefly at the stone chamber before shifting his gaze, as he was more curious about a pavilion in front of the chamber.

The pavilion itself was unremarkable, but the people sitting inside greatly astonished Chen Tian.

The pavilion was no more than ten zhang long and a little over seven zhang wide, yet it was crowded with no fewer than a hundred people.

What was even more shocking was that half of these people were Ninghai realm cultivators. Among them, three had even reached the peak of the Ninghai realm, just a step away from the Zhutian realm. The aura emanating from them was even more formidable than that of Nie Tianzun.

This scene was truly astonishing. To have over fifty Ninghai realm cultivators gathered in one place was a scale that perhaps only the Immortal Cultivation Alliance or the Icebound Demonic Domain could achieve.

Why would so many experts be drawn to the Edge of the World Pavilion, considered the boundary of the Qian Yuan Continent?

In fact, upon closer inspection, one would notice that each of these Ninghai realm cultivators was accompanied by several disciples, who were carrying stretchers covered with white cloth.

Although they were far away, Chen Tian could easily sense a faint, extremely weak aura emanating from the stretchers covered in white cloth. Clearly, those lying on the stretchers were all critically ill patients.

"Senior, according to the rules, I can only take you this far. This is your number plate. When it's your turn, someone will call you. Until then, you are welcome to rest in that pavilion." At this moment, the tavern owner who had led Chen Tian and Qin Yi here suddenly took out an oval jade plate, respectfully handed it to Chen Tian, and then excused himself and retreated.

Chen Tian examined the jade plate. On the front was engraved the character 'Medicine,' and on the back was the number 'Sixty-seven.'

Clearly, this indicated that there were as many as sixty-six people ahead of Chen Tian in the queue.

"So many?" Chen Tian's brow furrowed upon seeing the number, but then he sighed helplessly and smiled wryly at Qin Yi, "Well, whatever the case, let's go over there first."

"Yes, I'll leave everything to Brother Chen's arrangements." Qin Yi seemed to sense the hidden worries in Chen Tian's heart. In order to avoid making him more troubled, she forced a smile on her face and nodded.

Then, Chen Tian supported Qin Yi and walked towards the pavilion, where they would wait.

As Chen Tian and Qin Yi gradually approached, those who were already sitting in the pavilion naturally noticed their movements. Soon, dozens of extremely overbearing spiritual forces swept towards Chen Tian and Qin Yi.

These people were all powerful cultivators, so when their spiritual senses swept over, an extremely immense pressure surged forth like a tidal wave.

Faced with this terrifying pressure, Chen Tian naturally didn't care, but Qin Yi was different. Because she had lost her cultivation, she had become like an ordinary person. Under the impact of this pressure, her face turned pale, her breathing quickened, and she looked extremely uncomfortable.

Upon seeing this, Chen Tian's expression suddenly darkened. His brow furrowed, and an incomparably domineering and powerful spiritual sense suddenly erupted from his body, forming a shield that reflected all of the people's spiritual senses back at them.

Seeing this scene, those Ninghai realm experts who hadn't paid much attention to Chen Tian were immediately startled. Even the three old monsters who had cultivated to the peak of the Ninghai realm couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation and looked at Chen Tian thoughtfully.

No one had expected that Chen Tian, who appeared to be only at the early stage of the Ninghai realm, would have such a terrifying spiritual sense.

In fact, it was no wonder they were surprised, because this matter was inherently unusual. According to common sense, a cultivator's spiritual sense would be directly proportional to their cultivation. The higher the cultivation, the stronger the spiritual sense, and vice versa.

However, Chen Tian was an exception. Although he had lost a realm of cultivation when helping Fire Phoenix open the Reincarnation Passage, dropping from the middle stage of the Ninghai realm back to the early stage, the two Soul Nurturing Woods he had obtained from Lu Sheng had made his spiritual sense far stronger than that of other cultivators at the same level.

This Soul Nurturing Wood was extremely special. As long as it was carried on the body, it could nourish the spiritual sense. Therefore, after wearing it for a long time, Chen Tian's spiritual sense had become very terrifying. It could be said that his current spiritual sense was only second to that of Zhutian realm cultivators. Therefore, he was able to easily reflect the spiritual senses that swept over him just now.

The Soul Nurturing Wood was Chen Tian's secret, and the others naturally had no way of knowing about it. However, they were not fools either. Knowing that there was something strange about Chen Tian, they decided to avoid provoking him as much as possible. So, they immediately turned their attention to Qin Yi beside Chen Tian.

The moment they saw Qin Yi, they were first captivated by her pure and fairy-like beauty. However, they quickly seemed to notice something else, and their expressions froze. Then, they revealed complex and obscure gazes, some feeling strange, while others felt a strong sense of pity.

However, regardless, after briefly examining the situation of Chen Tian and Qin Yi, they all retracted their gazes, after all, they themselves still had a pile of vexing matters to deal with, and they couldn't be bothered to pay attention to others.

At this time, Chen Tian had also helped Qin Yi walk into the pavilion, found a corner away from the crowd, and sat down to wait quietly.

Only then did Chen Tian see clearly that there was a plaque hanging above the stone chamber, with the two golden characters "Old Yao" written on it in vigorous and forceful strokes!

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