Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Having practiced medicine for tens of thousands of years, and treated no fewer than hundreds of thousands of patients, Old Yao had never encountered such a bizarre situation as Qin Yi's.

You see, as long as a person lives in this world, they are bound to have numerous connections and entanglements with the Heavenly Dao. It is precisely by exploiting these causal relationships with the Heavenly Dao that cultivators are able to defy the heavens and cultivate immortality.

Therefore, the moment Old Yao saw Qin Yi in the crowd, he was immediately stunned. The scene was as if, amidst the dense fog of white and black, Qin Yi was like a pure lotus flower, untouched by dust and untainted by the mud.

It was in that instant that Old Yao determined that Qin Yi should already be dead, because only the dead would no longer have any connection with the Heavenly Dao.

However, this made Old Yao even more puzzled. He couldn't understand why Qin Yi, who should have been dead, was still able to live in the world like a normal person?

Soon, Old Yao focused his gaze on Chen Tian, and after observing Chen Tian, he discovered a clue.

Others might not be able to see it, but Old Yao saw it clearly. He discovered that Chen Tian was constantly emitting extremely strong and dense vitality, continuously pouring it into Qin Yi's body, in order to maintain her primordial spirit and make her look no different from a normal person.

To put it bluntly, for the past five years, Qin Yi had been able to survive entirely because of Chen Tian's output.

This was also the reason why Chen Tian had to stay by Qin Yi's side at all times, because once he moved away, Chen Tian would not be able to transfer his own vitality to Qin Yi.

After all, if there was even a momentary disconnection, Qin Yi's primordial spirit would immediately dissipate with the wind. At that time, Qin Yi would truly die.

However, Chen Tian's actions were extremely detrimental to himself, because in order to maintain the primordial spirit of a dead person, the vitality and spiritual power that Chen Tian needed to expend had to be several times, or even dozens of times, greater.

The reason why Chen Tian's cultivation had not improved at all in the past five years, but had instead regressed, was rooted in this.

"Alas, truly a devoted lover!"

After understanding the whole story, Old Yao's sigh came from behind the waterfall, as if he was moved by Chen Tian's persistence and dedication. Then, he said, "Young man, is what you're doing really worth it?"

"In this life, I owe Yi'er far too much. If possible, I would rather replace her with my own life, so what does this little thing matter?"

As he said this, Chen Tian's eyes remained fixed on Qin Yi, his face extremely firm.

Seeing this, Old Yao seemed to want to say something more, but after sighing again, he nodded and said, "What I like most in my life is someone as affectionate and righteous as you, and I increasingly feel that entrusting those spirit pets to you was indeed the right choice. Since that's the case, then I will use all my life's learning to heal this woman for you."

"What?" Chen Tian originally thought that there was no chance for things to turn around, but after hearing Old Yao's words, his heart shook, and he hurriedly raised his head, looking in the direction of the waterfall, and said in surprise, "Senior, do you really have a way to heal her?"

Chen Tian was indeed astonished. You see, although the young man before had been chopped into several pieces, his master had used his powerful spiritual power to gather his primordial spirit and essence together, so he could barely be said to have a glimmer of hope for recovery.

But Qin Yi's situation was different. Five years ago, her vitality had already been completely cut off. Under such circumstances, Chen Tian really didn't expect that anyone could save her!

"What, you don't believe in this old man?" Just as Chen Tian was astonished, a teasing voice came faintly from behind the waterfall, full of confidence.

Upon hearing this, Chen Tian was overjoyed and hurriedly said excitedly, "Junior wouldn't dare! As long as Senior can help Yi'er renew her life, no matter what you ask Junior to do, Junior will do it without hesitation."

Old Yao nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, and then he said in a deep voice, "Very good, then I will ask you again now, what exactly happened to this woman five years ago? You must answer truthfully, without omitting any details, otherwise, even this old man will be powerless, do you understand?"

"Junior understands, Junior will definitely tell Senior everything!" Chen Tian did not dare to hide anything and hurriedly nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Tian turned his gaze back to Qin Yi, who was sleeping soundly with a peaceful expression, took a deep breath, and the long-sealed past that Chen Tian had hidden for twenty years jumped out of his mind again.

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Twenty years ago, Chen Tian brought back the Nirvana Pill, the Nine Revolutions Rebirth Technique, and the Heavenly Dao Spring, full of confidence to save Qin Yi.

And what followed all went smoothly as Chen Tian had expected.

Chen Tian successfully summoned the Fire Phoenix from the Nirvana Pill, using its talent for rebirth through fire to help Qin Yi renew her life.

However, as the saying goes, man's plans are not as good as heaven's. Although the Fire Phoenix was an ancient divine bird and possessed immense vitality, because this Fire Phoenix had been dead for a long time and had been eroded by endless filth over the long years, the vitality contained in its body had been reduced by nearly half, not enough to help Qin Yi fully recover.

After Chen Tian noticed this situation, after careful consideration, he took out the Heavenly Dao Springs he had obtained from the ancient ruins, intending to use the immense power contained in them to help Qin Yi increase the success rate.

So without much thought, Chen Tian first took out seven drops of Heavenly Dao Spring and injected them into the Fire Phoenix's body. At that moment, the flames on the Fire Phoenix's body suddenly soared dozens of times, and a vast vitality that even the heavens and earth would be shaken by was released, completely enveloping Qin Yi.

At the same time, the damaged lifespan on Qin Yi's body also began to increase rapidly.

Seeing this, Chen Tian thought that things had taken a turn for the better, so he took out three more drops of Heavenly Dao Spring and injected them again.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Tian stayed by the side, protecting Qin Yi's rebirth in the fire.

Time passed by, minute by minute. The Fire Phoenix spread its wings, protecting Qin Yi in its body, and the vast vitality on its body was continuously injected into Qin Yi's body, helping her slowly transform the damaged lifespan.

In the blink of an eye, fifteen years had passed.

Over the past fifteen years, Chen Tian could clearly feel that not only had the lifespan on Qin Yi's body almost recovered, but it was even much stronger than before she fell into a coma.

Moreover, Qin Yi's cultivation had also unknowingly climbed to the凝海境 (Ninghai Realm).

The smoothness of the matter far exceeded Chen Tian's expectations, and also made him feel full of confidence.

Finally, when Chen Tian felt that the time was almost right, he cast a magic formula to separate the Fire Phoenix from Qin Yi's body, and tried to wake Qin Yi up.

But what he never expected was that just when Chen Tian thought that things had been successful, an unexpected accident that caught him off guard suddenly happened!