Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"Fellow Daoist Chen, what's wrong?"

At this moment, Immortal Lord Ziwei was enveloped in immense excitement, his cheeks radiating a brilliant and unusual light. Just then, he noticed Chen Tian's strange gaze and couldn't help but turn his head, asking him with a puzzled expression.

"Oh, it's nothing!" Chen Tian replied, quickly forcing a laugh. Immediately afterward, he refocused his attention, concentrating on controlling the Azure-Eyed True Dragon beneath him, ascending continuously through the passage.

As Immortal Lord Ziwei had said, the higher they went, the stronger the chaotic currents of astral winds became. Countless wind blades formed a dense mist, completely obscuring the entire passage, sealing it off tightly.

Chen Tian believed that if they didn't have the Azure-Eyed True Dragon and instead relied on their physical bodies to force their way through this passage, even those with the highest cultivation would be riddled with holes by the sharp and dense wind blades after flying this far!

At the same time, these incredibly dense wind blades not only blocked their path but also obscured their vision, making it nearly impossible to discern the surrounding directions. All they could see was a vast expanse of white mist! They couldn't even tell where they were at this moment.

If someone were to come here alone, even if they could overcome the fierce astral winds, they would still be lost and trapped here forever, unable to escape.

Fortunately, Ji Ao was present. The Star Compass in his hand was a magical artifact with the ability to locate and track. With it, they no longer had to worry about getting lost.

At this moment, Chen Tian slightly raised his head and glanced at the massive array diagram conjured by the Star Compass. He discovered that they had already traveled halfway and were getting closer to the nebula where the Ancient Immortal Realm was located.

Seeing this, Chen Tian's heart couldn't help but surge with intense excitement. Immediately afterward, he continued to urge the Azure-Eyed True Dragon to carry them upward.

But who could have imagined that everything before was just an appetizer? After passing the halfway point, the true danger revealed its ferocious fangs!

In the beginning, although the resistance from the surroundings was significant, it was still within everyone's control, allowing them to resolve it easily. However, after flying into the second half of the passage, the pressure they felt increased almost geometrically!

The wind blades formed by the sharp astral winds had grown to several zhang in size. When they struck the golden light barrier protecting them, they emitted a 'ding ding dang dang' sound, like the clashing of metal.

These sounds were incredibly dense, like life-threatening notes, causing everyone to feel restless and disturbed!

At the same time, the originally stable light barrier began to sway from side to side, with faint cracks appearing on its surface, as if it was struggling to withstand the dense and powerful impact of the wind blades.

"Awoo… Awoo…"

At this moment, the Azure-Eyed True Dragon beneath Chen Tian also let out mournful cries. Clearly, the pressure it was enduring was nearing its limit.

Seeing this, Chen Tian's expression couldn't help but turn grim. While comforting the Azure-Eyed True Dragon, he focused on maneuvering, trying to avoid the more dangerous areas with a higher concentration of wind blades, and continued to fly upward. Chen Tian knew that they had no way back now. If they wanted to escape, the only way was to reach the Ancient Immortal Realm as quickly as possible!

"Not good, Duanmu Ya, come with me and transfer spiritual energy to the Azure-Eyed True Dragon. Once the light barrier breaks, it will be our death!" At this moment, Immortal Lord Ziwei seemed to have noticed something amiss, his expression suddenly changing as he cried out urgently.

Duanmu Ya naturally understood this as well. Without the protection of the light barrier, facing such dense and sharp wind blades all around, their fate would only be to be torn into pieces. Therefore, after hearing Immortal Lord Ziwei's words, the two of them did not hesitate. They quickly crouched down, extended their left hands, and gently pressed them against the back of the Azure-Eyed True Dragon, continuously pouring their spiritual energy into its body!

"Awoo…"

With the replenishment of spiritual energy from Immortal Lord Ziwei and Duanmu Ya, the Azure-Eyed True Dragon, which had previously appeared somewhat listless, instantly swept away the fatigue from its face. After letting out a roar, it mustered its strength and accelerated its ascent.

On one side, the pressure on the Azure-Eyed True Dragon was slightly reduced, but on the other side, Ji Ao encountered a major problem.

It turned out that the higher they flew, the more intense the magnetic fields and interference generated around the passage, disrupting the normal operation of the Star Compass. Several times, they had deviated from their course and were almost lost in the vast chaotic currents of astral winds. Fortunately, Ji Ao discovered this in time and, at the cost of a large amount of spiritual energy in his body, accelerated the operation of the Star Compass, thereby re-establishing the route and preventing everyone from falling into eternal damnation.

However, at this time, due to the rapid increase in the intensity of the surrounding interference, the array diagram conjured by the Star Compass once again showed signs of disorder and collapse.

As the number of errors on the Star Compass increased, even Ji Ao was almost at his wit's end. He clearly sensed that they were deviating from the correct route and heading towards danger!

"This is for you!"

However, at this moment, Chen Tian suddenly flicked his finger, sending a streak of purple spiritual light into the array diagram.

"Boom!"

As soon as this streak of purple spiritual light merged with the Star Compass, it suddenly erupted with an extremely dazzling light. Immediately afterward, the Star Compass, which was on the verge of collapsing, actually resumed its correct calculations, re-correcting the route for everyone to proceed.

Seeing this, Ji Ao appeared extremely shocked. At the same time, many doubts and questions arose in his heart. He didn't know what the spiritual light that Chen Tian had just given him was, and why it had such a magical effect?

However, compared to the doubts in his heart, Ji Ao knew even better that they were still not out of danger and that it was not the time to pursue these questions. So, he immediately suppressed the surprise and doubt in his heart, and after saying "Thank you" to Chen Tian, he quickly calmed his mind and continued to concentrate on controlling the Star Compass.

At this moment, everyone's nerves were stretched to the limit. They all understood that if there was even the slightest mistake, then what awaited them would be certain death.

Although they had made full preparations before entering, what they had never expected was that the danger here was hundreds of times greater than they had imagined!

Everyone's breathing began to become rapid. Time, which would have been a mere instant for them, now felt like years, every minute, every second, was so unbearable!

Even Immortal Lord Ziwei, who knew the most about this passage, could not be sure whether they could withstand the dangers around them and safely reach the Ancient Immortal Realm!

At this moment, everyone's hearts were filled with worry!