Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

For the past month, Li Qianyun had been standing motionless, her peerless face seemingly covered in a layer of frost. Just a single glance at her would send chills down one's spine.

If it weren't for the fierce mountain winds causing her red dress to flutter wildly, many would have mistaken Li Qianyun for a statue!

After all, not moving an inch for a month was a feat that ordinary people could not achieve.

However, it was also enough to see how determined Li Qianyun was about this challenge!

"Hey, do you guys think that Chen Tian guy isn't going to show up?"

As the agreed-upon time approached, with each passing minute, the cultivators waiting at the foot of the mountain began to show a hint of doubt. One of the slightly chubby men asked suspiciously.

In fact, what this man said was the question in many people's minds. After all, compared to Yang Ming's reputation, the name Chen Tian was too unfamiliar to them.

"Yeah, I think so too! Tell me, who in the world would have the guts to provoke Li Qianyun? Isn't that just asking for death?" At this time, another bystander chimed in.

"Hehe, you guys are really ignorant! Do you all think that Chen Tian is an unknown and mediocre person?" However, amidst the chorus of agreement, a slightly strange dissenting voice suddenly rang out.

Hearing this, the cultivators who were discussing turned their heads together and found that it was a young man carrying two swords on his back who was speaking.

"Oh, brother, do you know something? Can you tell us about it?" The crowd sized up the young man's cultivation and found that he had already reached the early stage of Spirit Gathering, which was higher than everyone else. Therefore, they showed a trace of respect to him.

"Hehe, let me ask you this, do you know why Li Qianyun insists on challenging this Chen Tian?" The young man swept his gaze around the crowd and asked with a wicked smile.

"We don't know much about that. I hope brother can enlighten us."

Hearing this person's question, everyone frowned and looked puzzled.

In fact, over the past month, there have been dozens of versions of Li Qianyun's motives for wanting to challenge Chen Tian. Among them, there were theories of love turning into hate, as well as theories of eliminating harm for the people. The number was so large that it was dazzling. However, everyone was not stupid, and they would not easily believe these rumors. They only knew that Li Qianyun's hatred for Chen Tian must have a deeper reason.

Noticing the gazes of the crowd, the young man carrying two swords seemed to have developed a trace of vanity. After touching his nose, he said triumphantly: "I knew you wouldn't understand. Let me tell you, this Chen Tian is definitely not as cowardly as you think. His strength is far beyond your expectations. The reason why Li Qianyun hates him so much is because she was once injured by him and almost died!"

"Haha, I thought it was some profound theory! It turns out you're just bragging!"

However, after hearing the young man's remarks, the crowd suddenly burst into laughter. The slightly chubby cultivator laughed even harder, saying: "Do you really think we're stupid? Who is Li Qianyun? The number one talented woman in the world, with the entire Lanfang Sect as her backing. How could such a person be defeated by an unknown person? I still believe that Chen Tian is actually a notorious bandit. Because he has done so many evil deeds, he has angered Li Qianyun to take action and eliminate harm for the people!"

"No, no, no, I think Chen Tian is actually a master of love. In a romantic moment, he captured Li Qianyun's heart. However, I didn't expect this person to be a heartless man. After a night of passion, he actually ran away, which made Li Qianyun turn love into hate, and that's why she proposed the challenge today."

"Hmph, get real. What kind of person is Li Qianyun? She is so proud, which man can catch her eye? So, in my opinion, Chen Tian is actually a thief with superb stealing skills. He sneaked into the Lanfang Sect and stole the Lanfang Sect's heirloom classic, the Lanfang Sutra. This is why he attracted Li Qianyun's pursuit across thousands of miles. Have you forgotten that the former Sect Master of the Lanfang Sect, Madam Lu Ya, suddenly abdicated and her face suddenly aged dozens of years? This is clearly a sign of the lack of the Lanfang Sutra!"

Obviously, the crowd did not believe the young man's remarks. In their eyes, how could Li Qianyun, the number one talented woman in the world, be injured by an unknown person? Moreover, it was the kind that endangered her life. Isn't this just nonsense?

So, for a time, they all expressed their own correct ideas and argued endlessly.

"Hmph, what a bunch of extremely stupid people!"

The young man shook his head helplessly after seeing this, and then quietly retreated.

However, what the crowd did not notice was that just as this person retreated, his cultivation level actually began to skyrocket, instantly rising from the Spirit Gathering stage to the Transformation Spring stage.

However, just at this moment, a breeze blew, and this person's figure was like a phantom, instantly blown away and disappeared into the air. Only the group of low-level disciples remained, still arguing about the cause of Li Qianyun's challenge to Chen Tian!

In fact, not only them, but also other people present who did not know the reason were guessing the reason in their hearts. After all, they really couldn't imagine why Li Qianyun would be so concerned about an unknown person and even issue a challenge to him!

Li Qianyun obviously noticed the thoughts of the crowd, but she remained unmoved. She just stood motionless on the back of the dragon like a Lingfeng proud flower blooming on a cliff, waiting quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, suddenly, Li Qianyun seemed to sense something. Her beautiful eyes trembled suddenly, and then she quickly raised her head and looked into the distance, her lips slightly parted, and she uttered a sentence without emotion: "You, you're finally here!"

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"Hey, look, it seems like someone is coming over there!"

At the same time, someone in the crowd seemed to have noticed a trace of anomaly and suddenly burst out with a sigh.

After hearing this, the originally noisy crowd immediately quieted down. Immediately afterwards, everyone's eyes were attracted to the eastern sky.

There, a long-haired man in white, with a calm face, was flying leisurely from a distance like a wild crane.

His speed seemed slow, but in fact, it was lightning fast. Almost in just a few breaths, he instantly approached from a very distant place!

However, what really surprised everyone was not this person's speed, but his identity!

Because this man in white was Chen Tian, who had come all the way from Tianya Haige to accept Li Qianyun's challenge!