Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Lingyazi had clearly noticed the surprised expressions on everyone's faces, but he merely smiled contemptuously, put his hands behind his back, and leisurely left, seemingly not worried at all, appearing confident.

Sure enough, in a matter of half a day to three days, all the escaped children were caught and brought back by the eagle that Lingyazi had released, dangling from its claws.

Of course, Lingyazi wouldn't let people down so easily.

When they were still four or five zhang above the ground, Lingyazi would whistle, and the eagle would release its claws, sending the escaped children plummeting straight down onto the rocky ground.

The bloody scene made the other watching children unable to bear to look.

After this happened a few times, everyone became scared and gradually gave up the idea of escaping.

Chen Tian also sighed inwardly, thinking that he just had to grit his teeth and persevere for two years.

Things seemed to calm down just like that, and everyone, clinging to their last hope, began mining immortal crystal stones from deep underground, starting early and working until late.

However, with not enough to eat every day and such intense labor, it was simply too much for these thin and weak children to bear.

So, children kept getting sick.

And whenever this happened, Lingyazi would suddenly reveal his kind side.

He would show concern for the sick children, and even grant them special permission to be excused from their remaining workdays, taking them to the Immortal Feather Sect ahead of schedule.

This made others envious.

However, this treatment was only for those children who had been working here for a relatively long time and were also very seriously ill.

If a newcomer tried to fake illness in an attempt to enter the Immortal Feather Sect early, they would only be rewarded with a beating.

But even so, it made many people feel goodwill towards Lingyazi, thinking that he was a good person after all.

Chen Tian initially had the same thought.

However, his idea suddenly changed on that night half a month ago!

That night, because he was so hungry, Xiao Long tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Chen Tian felt sorry for him, so he gave up his precious sleep time, got out of the thatched hut, and wanted to find some edible grass roots.

Lingyazi was very strict with everyone, and even stipulated that no one was allowed to come out after dark, otherwise they would be whipped ten times.

So Chen Tian could only sneakily rummage through the grass for some roots.

"Whoosh… whoosh…"

Just at this moment, Chen Tian heard a sound coming from a distance.

This startled Chen Tian, and he quickly lowered his body and carefully looked forward.

He discovered that it was Lingyazi leading a tall and strong man walking over.

The strong man seemed to be carrying something on his shoulders.

Watching the two of them approaching, Chen Tian became extremely frightened and quickly covered his mouth with his small hand, holding his breath, not daring to make a sound.

Fortunately, they didn't walk to Chen Tian's location, but stopped seven or eight zhang away from him.

This made Chen Tian breathe a sigh of relief.

"Okay, this is the place. Hurry up and do your work."

At this moment, Lingyazi's instructions to the strong man behind him, along with the sound of the wind, entered Chen Tian's ears.

Chen Tian couldn't help but wonder what Lingyazi meant by 'work'.

However, after hearing this instruction, the strong man didn't say a word and slammed the thing he was carrying on his shoulder heavily onto the ground.

"Ah…"

Seemingly in pain, the 'thing' shouted, and its body began to twist.

'It's alive?'

Chen Tian continued to cover his mouth with his hand, his eyes fixed on the front.

"Damn it, you still dare to shout at me!"

After hearing this scream, Lingyazi kicked the object under his feet fiercely without any politeness.

Just at this moment, the bright moon in the sky finally broke free from the clouds and shone brightly all around.

Chen Tian finally saw clearly that the thing Lingyazi was stepping on was actually a person!

Moreover, Chen Tian recognized this person, it was Da Niu, who had fallen ill a few days ago and was granted exemption from his work period by Lingyazi, who said he would take him to the Immortal Feather Sect.

This Da Niu had come a year earlier than Chen Tian, he was a child from a nearby farming family, and because he yearned for immortality, he was brought to this spiritual vein by Lingyazi.

However, Chen Tian didn't shout or scream, but continued to watch quietly.

After kicking him for a while, Lingyazi seemed to be a little tired, so he put down his foot and gave a look to the strong man behind him. The strong man immediately understood and picked up a shovel and began to dig a pit in the ground.

Because of his illness, long-term malnutrition, and the beating he had just received from Lingyazi, Da Niu could only lie painfully on the ground, constantly twisting his body.

Seeing his miserable appearance, Lingyazi spat on the ground with disdain and sneered, "What a bunch of idiots, you actually foolishly thought that you could enter the Immortal Feather Sect after mining immortal crystal stones here for two years. Do you really think the Immortal Feather Sect is so easy to enter? It's simply wishful thinking, you deserve to be used by me. But don't be unconvinced, you can only blame yourselves for being too stupid. Reincarnate in your next life and become smarter."

There was no trace of pity or sympathy in Lingyazi's eyes, only endless indifference and viciousness!

Although he said this to Da Niu, Chen Tian, who was hiding in the distance, also heard it clearly, which made Chen Tian stunned.

Chen Tian had originally fantasized that as long as he honestly endured these two years, he could enter the Immortal Feather Sect to learn immortal techniques, but after hearing Lingyazi's words, the fantasy in Chen Tian's heart collapsed.

Chen Tian cursed himself for being stupid, how could he have believed Lingyazi's nonsense?

Chen Tian began to reflect, he finally knew that everything Lingyazi said was a lie, his real intention was to use this to control everyone, so that they would willingly act as free labor to mine immortal crystal stones.

After understanding this, the anger in Chen Tian's heart couldn't help but burst forth.

Equally angry was Da Niu. After being stimulated by Lingyazi's words, he couldn't catch his breath and died.

Seeing Da Niu dead, Lingyazi sneered again, then lightly kicked Da Niu's body into the pit that had already been dug.

After having the strong man backfill the soil, Lingyazi walked back leisurely while whistling.

It wasn't until Lingyazi had walked far away that Chen Tian stood up from the grass.

Only, Chen Tian's eyes were full of endless anger!

It was from that night that Chen Tian made up his mind that he must escape from here.