Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

The Ji family's residence was extremely vast, stretching several hundred zhang from north to south. Although it contained courtyards and pavilions, everything was dilapidated. Ruins and broken tiles were everywhere, and weeds grew to waist height.

Even more shocking to Chen Tian was that a series of dried-up corpses hung from the Ji family's main gate, their hands and feet bound, clearly indicating they had been tortured before death.

Although Chen Tian knew the Ji family had been persecuted before coming, he didn't expect the situation to be so severe.

“This Pan family is indeed as ruthless as Pan Xingyu!”

Looking at the horrifying scene before him, Chen Tian couldn't help but frown slightly and sigh in his heart.

Originally, Chen Tian wanted to find a member of the Ji family in Jicheng and give him the Wind Spirit Pearl, thus fulfilling Ji Tianyi's final request.

However, it now seemed that all the Ji family descendants had been exterminated by the Pan family.

Chen Tian pondered for a while and didn't head towards the Ji family's residence. Instead, he led Jia Yan back the way they came.

Chen Tian knew that even if he entered the Ji family's residence, he wouldn't gain anything. On the contrary, he might attract unwanted attention. Therefore, Chen Tian didn't plan to take the risk.

Although Chen Tian had promised Ji Tianyi to bring the Wind Spirit Pearl back to the Ji family, if there wasn't a single Ji family descendant left in this world, then Chen Tian wouldn't need to fulfill this responsibility, since he had already done his utmost.

However, Chen Tian certainly wouldn't give up so easily. He would stay in Jicheng for a while, secretly searching for any surviving Ji family descendants. If there really weren't any, then he would consider leaving.

Fortunately, Jicheng was a major city for cultivators, and Chen Tian was genuinely interested in wandering around.

However, what Chen Tian never expected was that just as he turned to leave, two figures emerged from beside the Ji family's main gate.

They glanced at Chen Tian and whispered, “Strange, it's been more than a year since a cultivator has approached the Ji family. Why is there a young brat here today?”

“I don't know, but we are under the family head's orders to guard this place day and night, monitoring any suspicious individuals who approach the Ji family and reporting them. So, we can't delay this matter. We should go back and report as soon as possible.”

“You're right. Let's follow the old rules. You go back and report to the family head, and I'll keep an eye on him. Let's act immediately.”

After the two conversed for a while, their figures concealed themselves again, then suddenly split up. One flew swiftly towards the west, while the other followed Chen Tian unhurriedly.

Chen Tian was completely unaware of all this. At this moment, he had already entered a seemingly clean and tidy inn.

As soon as Chen Tian stepped inside, a waiter in the inn rushed up to greet him, bowing with a smile and saying, “This esteemed guest, are you here to stay?”

Chen Tian nodded and smiled, “That's right. Prepare a top-grade room for me.”

“What, just one room?” The waiter looked at Chen Tian, then at Jia Yan behind him, his expression suspicious. “Esteemed guest, one room won't be enough for the two of you. Moreover, that gentleman behind you is so burly that he could take up the entire bed by himself. Where will you sleep then? Why not add another room?”

Before arriving in Jicheng, Chen Tian had used the Shrinking Technique recorded in the Demon Puppet Art to shrink Jia Yan's body. But even so, Jia Yan still seemed enormous to ordinary people.

Chen Tian knew that the waiter was being kind, but Chen Tian didn't want Jia Yan to leave his side. So, he smiled and shook his head, “This brother of mine has a special habit. He doesn't like sleeping on the bed, but prefers to sleep sitting up, so one room is enough.”

“What? Sleeping sitting up?” After hearing Chen Tian's words, the waiter immediately looked at Jia Yan with an incredulous expression. However, perhaps afraid of Jia Yan's fierce face, he only glanced at him before withdrawing his gaze, then smiled and waved, saying, “Alright, you two, please follow me upstairs.”

With that, the waiter led the way, taking Chen Tian and Jia Yan towards the second floor of the inn.

There were more than a dozen rooms on the second floor, arranged according to plum blossoms, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums.

The waiter led Chen Tian and the others into Room Number Two of the Bamboo section.

Chen Tian glanced at the room and found it to be fairly clean and tidy. So, he nodded and said, “Okay, this room will do.”

Hearing Chen Tian's words, the waiter smiled again and said, “By the way, esteemed guests, what would you like to eat tonight? Although our shop is small, the chef we hired is top-notch. Whether it's east, west, south, or north, we can make all kinds of cuisines.”

Since Chen Tian had broken through to the Spirit引 Phase, he no longer needed to eat. And Jia Yan was a Demon Puppet, so he didn't need to eat either. Therefore, after hearing the waiter's words, Chen Tian shook his head again and said, “Forget it, we're not hungry. You don't need to prepare any food.”

Hearing Chen Tian say that he didn't need to eat, the waiter's originally enthusiastic smile immediately turned gloomy.

The money from lodging was all to be given to the innkeeper. So, when he heard Chen Tian say that he only needed one room, the waiter didn't care. But the waiter could get a share of the profits with the chef from eating and drinking. Therefore, after hearing Chen Tian say that he didn't need any food, the waiter's face suddenly turned gloomy.

He immediately put on a mean and sarcastic expression, sneering, “Esteemed guest, to put it bluntly, everyone needs to eat. If you don't need to eat, then you don't need to stay here.”

Chen Tian was puzzled after hearing this and asked, “If I don't stay here, where do I stay?”

“Come, come, come, esteemed guest, do you see that tower over there?” The waiter called Chen Tian to the window, pointing to a giant tower in the very center of Jicheng.

Chen Tian followed his finger and looked over, finding that the giant tower was incredibly tall, with a full thirteen stories, piercing straight into the clouds. Moreover, it was decorated very luxuriously, obviously not an ordinary object.

Seeing that Chen Tian was finally willing to order food, the waiter's face once again wore a flattering smile, shouting, “Alright, esteemed guests, please wait a moment, and I'll prepare everything for you right away.”

With that, the waiter closed the door and walked out.

Chen Tian felt helpless, but he didn't blame him. After all, he was just a waiter, and there was no need to argue with him.

Just then, Chen Tian walked to the window and looked up into the distance, developing a strong interest in the giant tower in the distance, filled with 'immortals'!