Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

“Haha, you are this old geezer’s disciple, so naturally, you are not an outsider to me. There's no need to be so polite. Just say whatever you need to say.” The middle-aged man's expression remained unchanged as he nodded with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Chen Tian felt as if a burden had been lifted from his heart. He mustered his courage and said, “Junior is confused as to why you treat me with such courtesy. This should only be our second meeting, right?”

At this moment, Chen Tian finally voiced the doubt that had been hidden deep within his heart. Starting from the Immortal Fruit Forest, Chen Tian had been able to sense this middle-aged man's special treatment towards him. That kind of sincerity and attentiveness made Chen Tian feel incredibly puzzled.

Chen Tian wasn't like other people. Having seen the dangers of the martial world, he naturally knew that such kindness contained something unusual! Without thoroughly understanding the middle-aged man's intentions, he wouldn't easily accept his favors. After all, who knew if behind this favor lay fortune or misfortune?

“Haha, old geezer, just as you said, this disciple of yours is indeed not simple!” However, after hearing Chen Tian's question, the middle-aged man seemed extremely happy and turned to look at the crazy old man.

“Haha, of course! Take a look at whose disciple he is!” Facing this praise, the crazy old man spoke with a matter-of-fact tone, filled with pride and arrogance.

Just looking at their interaction, the confusion in Chen Tian's heart only deepened.

“Haha, young man, don't be surprised. Although we've only met twice, the old geezer had already told me all about you when we were together. And he didn't just say it once, he said it at least hundreds of times, my ears are about to grow calluses. So, when I saw you, I felt a sense of closeness and regarded you as one of my own, which is why I couldn't help but treat you with extra courtesy.” At this moment, the middle-aged man turned back and smiled kindly at Chen Tian.

“Hmm?” Hearing this, Chen Tian was immediately surprised and looked towards the crazy old man.

Feeling Chen Tian's gaze, the crazy old man smiled and nodded slightly, as if to confirm the truth of the middle-aged man's words.

Seeing the crazy old man's expression, Chen Tian frowned slightly. Then, he withdrew his gaze and, after pondering for a moment, said with a serious expression, “Could it be that this isn't the only reason? If I'm not mistaken, the reason why senior is so kind to me is because there's something you want to ask me to do, right?”

Chen Tian's eyes were like torches as he stared intently at the middle-aged man, his face filled with determination!

“Haha… Hahahaha… Old Liao Hua, how about that? I guessed everything, right? My disciple's intelligence is much greater than those useless disciples of yours.” However, just as Chen Tian finished speaking, the crazy old man preemptively burst into laughter, his face full of pride.

“I'm convinced, I'm truly convinced.” Facing the crazy old man's increasingly arrogant behavior, the middle-aged man wasn't angry. Instead, after sighing in admiration, he nodded repeatedly and said, “Old geezer, I truly admire your luck. In these thousands of years, I've taken in more than three hundred disciples who could be called geniuses, but all of them combined are not as good as this one you casually picked up. I'm truly convinced.”

“Bah, your disciples are the ones who were casually picked up. This kid became my disciple only after undergoing my rigorous tests. He's completely different from your aloof disciples!” The smile on the crazy old man's face didn't fade; rather, his pride grew even stronger.

The middle-aged man smiled wryly and shook his head, but didn't say anything more.

“Hmm? What exactly is going on?” Watching these two talk to each other without paying attention to him, Chen Tian could only feel confused.

He couldn't help but wonder if every Sky Realm expert had such eccentric temperaments as these two.

Seeming to have noticed the confusion on Chen Tian's face, the middle-aged man turned his head, his eyes gleaming with brilliance, and said, “Young man, you're not wrong at all. We do have something we want to ask you to do.”

The middle-aged man didn't use 'I', but said 'we', which meant that it definitely included the crazy old man's wishes.

Thinking of this, Chen Tian couldn't help but look at the crazy old man again.

At this time, the crazy old man nodded at Chen Tian with a smile, as if confirming his thoughts.

Seeing this, Chen Tian's mood became even heavier. After all, this middle-aged man and the crazy old man were both Sky Realm experts, so the matter they were entrusting him with was certainly not a simple one. Chen Tian didn't dare to be negligent.

After quickly considering the matter in his heart, Chen Tian looked at the middle-aged man again, nodded, and said, “If there's anything that junior can help with, junior will definitely do his best. It can be considered repaying senior's kindness in saving my master.”

Chen Tian wasn't a cold-blooded person. This middle-aged man had saved the crazy old man, so Chen Tian would definitely repay this kindness. Even if it meant climbing mountains of knives or plunging into seas of fire, Chen Tian wouldn't hesitate!

“Very good, valuing friendship and righteousness, truly a great man!” Seeing Chen Tian's statement, the middle-aged man praised him with admiration.

“Senior is too kind.” Chen Tian didn't act arrogantly or humbly after hearing this. Then, he asked, “By the way, I don't know what senior wants to ask me to do?”

“What, are you afraid that I will set a trap?” Seeing Chen Tian's troubled expression, the middle-aged man seemed to have seen through his thoughts and spoke again.

“No… no… no, junior wouldn't dare!” Chen Tian's heart trembled upon hearing this, and he quickly shook his head.

“Haha, young man, you can rest assured. However, we also need to prepare beforehand. After everything is ready, I will naturally contact you.” As if to dispel the doubts in Chen Tian's heart, the middle-aged man laughed again.

“Alright, since senior has said so, then junior won't ask any further. Everything will be as senior says.” Although he felt surprised, Chen Tian didn't say anything more.