Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

As Chen Tian approached, he discovered that this black hole genuinely contained a winding jade staircase leading downwards, though its destination remained unknown!

"Well, everyone, who would like to descend first, you or I?" Ziwei Immortal Lord swept his gaze across the crowd, asking with a faint smile.

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances before unanimously deferring, "Please, Immortal Lord, you go first."

Nonsense, without knowing what lay at the bottom of this black hole, they wouldn't dare to venture down so easily, lest they throw their lives away!

Seeming to perceive their thoughts, Ziwei Immortal Lord didn't press further. After nodding, he unhesitatingly began to descend the staircase at a leisurely pace.

Chen Tian and the others waited above for a while. After finally confirming that there were no abnormalities, they seemed to muster their courage, gritted their teeth, and followed closely behind Ziwei Immortal Lord, descending into the black hole.

The black hole was pitch black, as if isolated from the world, preventing any sunlight from penetrating! Fortunately, the steps beneath their feet emitted a faint, crystalline glow, allowing them to see everything around them clearly!

Below the black hole was a tunnel leading downwards, winding and twisting. On both sides of the tunnel walls, at intervals of several dozen yards, strange symbols and patterns appeared.

However, as they saw these symbols and patterns, the astonishment deep within their hearts grew even stronger. They realized that these symbols and patterns were unique to the Ancient Immortal Realm, and the aura emanating from them was also from the Ancient Immortal Realm! Combining this with the broken fragment that Ziwei Immortal Lord had taken out earlier, everyone felt that a huge secret was slowly emerging in their minds.

However, everyone also knew that what they were seeing at this moment was only the tip of the iceberg of this massive secret. When the whole truth was fully revealed, it would surely be an extremely shocking fact!

Although everyone's heart was filled with impatience, wanting to peek into the secrets of this truth as soon as possible, they also understood that only Ziwei Immortal Lord possessed all the secrets. All they could do now was wait patiently.

Speaking of Ziwei Immortal Lord, he was currently positioned about a hundred yards ahead of them! This distance had remained constant from the beginning until now. Chen Tian and the others neither closed the gap nor fell further behind, as if they felt that this hundred yards was the most appropriate distance!

Although they knew that Ziwei Immortal Lord wouldn't easily attack them, this was, after all, his territory, and this Ziwei Immortal Lord was a remnant of the Ancient Immortal Realm who had lived for countless years! Therefore, maintaining a little vigilance was still very necessary for everyone.

However, Chen Tian and the others were not cowards afraid of death. They all understood that their current situation was very precarious, and a huge calamity loomed over everyone! And the one who triggered this calamity was the same person… Jin Chi!

In order to face this common enemy, everyone could only temporarily put aside their past grievances and choose to join forces for the time being.

However, even so, it didn't mean that Chen Tian completely trusted Ji Ao. So, like Ziwei Immortal Lord, Chen Tian, Crazy Old Man, and Lord Liao Hua formed one group, while Ji Ao and Duanmu Ya formed another. The two groups also maintained a distance of about twenty yards between them.

After all, the grudges between Chen Tian and Ji Ao and Duanmu Ya had a long history. It was naturally impossible for them to put aside their differences and be completely honest with each other so quickly. Keeping some distance was a reasonable precaution for both sides!

Along the way, everyone remained silent. Ziwei Immortal Lord led the way in front, while Chen Tian and Ji Ao and the others silently followed behind.

This situation persisted for about an hour!

According to Chen Tian's calculations, in this hour, they had descended approximately two thousand yards. The entire Ziwei Mountain was only a little over eighteen hundred yards long, which meant that Chen Tian and the others had already reached the bottom of Ziwei Mountain and were still going down.

Previously, the symbols and patterns on the walls appeared only once every few dozen yards. However, after reaching the bottom, the frequency of the appearance of patterns and symbols clearly increased significantly, from appearing once every twenty yards to appearing once every ten yards, once every five yards, and even, eventually, appearing once every three yards!

Furthermore, even more strangely, after arriving here, everyone felt an invisible pressure enveloping them. At first, this pressure was like a thin veil, having no effect on everyone at all. However, as the depth increased, the power of this pressure suddenly intensified. After reaching about five hundred yards below ground, the pressure enveloping everyone was as heavy as hundreds of Mount Tai stacked together! Even though everyone present had the strength of the Foundation Establishment Realm or above, under this heavy pressure, they couldn't help but sweat profusely, their veins bulging, and even their steps slowed down a lot.

Chen Tian believed that if cultivators of the Sea Condensation Realm or below entered this place, their bodies would definitely be instantly crushed into meat paste by the terrifying pressure here!

Fortunately, after fusing with the Immortal Avatar, Chen Tian also inherited some Immortal physique, allowing him to easily resist the immense pressure here! However, when he turned his head to look, he found that the faces of Crazy Old Man and Lord Liao Hua already looked like they had reached their limit, their bodies swaying, their steps faltering, as if they were about to fall down at any moment.

Seeing this scene, Chen Tian's expression darkened. Immediately afterwards, he waved his right hand, and a golden halo emerged, enveloping himself, as well as Crazy Old Man and Lord Liao Hua.

After entering this golden halo, Crazy Old Man and Lord Liao Hua immediately felt the pressure on their bodies drastically reduced, allowing their originally heavy bodies to immediately be relieved, and their eyes revealed a trace of gratitude towards Chen Tian.

With the help of Chen Tian and Ji Ao, everyone was able to continue to keep up with Ziwei Immortal Lord's pace, walking down the bottomless staircase.

"Hey, where do you think he's taking us?" After walking for another hour, Crazy Old Man seemed to be a little impatient and asked in a low voice.

However, upon hearing his words, whether it was Chen Tian or Ji Ao, they all remained silent. After all, even they couldn't figure out where this Ziwei Immortal Lord wanted to go! All they could do now was follow silently.

"We're here, this is the place!"

However, just as everyone was deeply immersed in astonishment, Ziwei Immortal Lord's voice suddenly echoed in this narrow tunnel!