Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Lin Chen led Chen Tian, turning left and right, until the sun was almost setting before they arrived at a remote courtyard far from the main hall of the Xianyu Sect.

This is the Spirit Beast Garden.

Despite the name having the word 'garden,' it's actually not big at all, probably only about ten zhang square.

Moreover, most of the area is divided into small rooms, housing celestial cranes, sika deer, flame turtles, and other celestial birds and spirit beasts.

Only in the far corner of the yard was there a very dilapidated house, which appeared to be for people to live in.

When Lin Chen brought Chen Tian here, a figure suddenly emerged from the house and ran over quickly.

"Senior Brother Lin Chen, why are you here?"

This figure ran all the way to Lin Chen, smiling obsequiously.

Lin Chen smiled and said, "Wang Yue, this is a new disciple who has joined our Ruosong Courtyard… Chen Tian. The headmaster has arranged for him to cultivate and work here in the future. You will be responsible for teaching him."

"A new disciple?" The young man named Wang Yue was taken aback at first, but immediately became excited. He looked at Chen Tian with fiery eyes, nodding and saying, "Senior Brother Lin Chen, don't worry, leave it to me."

Hearing him say this, Lin Chen nodded in satisfaction, gave a few more instructions, and was about to leave.

But after walking a few steps, Lin Chen stopped again, turned around and looked at Chen Tian thoughtfully, sighed, and then summoned a cloud with his slender hand and soared away.

Although he hadn't spent much time with Lin Chen, Chen Tian still had a good impression of him, so Lin Chen's departure made Chen Tian feel a little sad.

However, unlike Chen Tian, who was drooping his head in dejection, Wang Yue was now circling around Chen Tian, clicking his tongue in wonder as he turned.

Chen Tian was confused by his appearance and asked doubtfully, "Senior Brother, is there something wrong?"

"No… no." Wang Yue touched his chin and said excitedly, "I can't believe it. I've been here for three years, and finally someone has come to rescue me from this sea of suffering."

'Escape from the sea of suffering? What does this mean?' Chen Tian became more and more confused and asked again, "Senior Brother, can you explain it a little more clearly?"

Wang Yue seemed to be in a very good mood. After laughing loudly, he said, "Hehe, Junior Brother, to be honest, don't let the name of our place fool you. It's called the Spirit Beast Garden, but it's secretly known as the Waste Garden, because only the person with the worst cultivation in the sect will be assigned here to work. To be honest, I've been here for three years. I thought I would be stuck here for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect you to come today. Haha, this also means that I will be changing places soon."

Wang Yue was indeed very happy, and his eyes sparkled as he looked at Chen Tian, after all, he was finally able to escape this hellhole.

However, Chen Tian's face looked a little bitter after hearing this.

If what Wang Yue said was true, then the person who would have to stay here for the rest of his life now would probably be him!

Seeing Chen Tian's dejected appearance, Wang Yue, who had just been dancing and gesturing, immediately calmed down. He seemed to be able to understand Chen Tian's mood at this time.

After laughing awkwardly, Wang Yue comforted him, "Hey, Junior Brother Chen, don't be too pessimistic. As long as you work hard in your cultivation, maybe a miracle will happen in the future."

This was a polite remark that everyone could hear. Chen Tian understood it even more in his heart, smiled bitterly, and thanked Wang Yue.

After this, the atmosphere between the two fell into awkwardness.

Seeming to feel too depressed, Wang Yue said with an apologetic smile, "That… um… Junior Brother Chen, I won't be leaving so soon. Don't worry, I will first teach you how to tame spirit beasts and help you familiarize yourself with sect life, and then I will leave."

Chen Tian understood that this was Wang Yue's kindness and was a little moved in his heart. He immediately nodded and said, "Then I will thank Senior Brother Wang."

Wang Yue scratched his head, looking quite embarrassed, smiled awkwardly, and pointed to the rooms where the spirit beasts lived, saying, "Hey, Junior Brother, time is of the essence. I will take you to learn about the living habits of these spirit beasts now."

With that, Wang Yue walked forward.

Chen Tian sighed secretly, thinking that since he was here, he might as well settle down. So he shook his head and followed closely.

Perhaps feeling a sense of guilt towards Chen Tian, Wang Yue was particularly serious and responsible when teaching Chen Tian, telling Chen Tian all the experiences he had gained in raising spirit beasts over the past few years, no matter how trivial.

Including when to let the celestial cranes out to stretch their wings, when to change the grass for the flame turtles, when to feed the sika deer water, and so on, he taught Chen Tian everything without reservation.

Chen Tian had also regained his spirits at this time, knowing that taking care of these spirit beasts would be his responsibility next, so he listened very carefully and benefited a lot from it.

Wang Yue spoke in great detail, and Chen Tian listened with great concentration, occasionally asking questions, which Wang Yue would answer very thoroughly.

So unknowingly, an hour passed like this.

"Clang… clang… clang… clang…"

However, at this moment, several loud bell sounds suddenly came from a distance.

Wang Yue's body shook after hearing these bell sounds, and the joyful expression on his face suddenly changed to a bitter smile.

Chen Tian looked at him strangely and asked doubtfully, "Senior Brother Wang, what does this bell sound mean?"

Wang Yue said with a bitter expression, "Junior Brother Chen, this is the bell to summon new disciples. Forget it, please come with me."

It could be seen that Wang Yue was extremely unwilling to go, but since it was a bell to summon all new disciples, Wang Yue had no choice but to brace himself and walk towards the source of the bell.

Chen Tian had just joined the Xianyu Sect and was not familiar with everything, so after hearing Wang Yue's words, he nodded and immediately followed.

On the way, Wang Yue finally explained the meaning of the bell to Chen Tian.

It turned out that there was a rule in the Xianyu Sect that all new disciples would be summoned once every three months, and then their recent cultivation progress would be tested.

If their cultivation had increased compared to the last time, then they could get some better jobs, such as being a servant in the alchemy room.

This would not only make the work easier, but from time to time they could also get pills from the alchemy room deacon to improve their cultivation, which was a job that everyone envied.

Of course, if their cultivation was still the same as before, and belonged to the bottom of the barrel level, then they would be assigned to tiring and hard work.

The work of raising spirit beasts that Chen Tian and Wang Yue were doing was one of the worst, jokingly called 'dung shoveler'.

And today was exactly the time for the three-monthly new disciple assessment!