Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Because Chen Tian was very clear that if he continued to stay, he and Xiaolong would become the next Da Niu.

Chen Tian knew that no one could save him; only he could save himself.

After returning, Chen Tian told Xiaolong about this idea, and Xiaolong accepted it quickly without any hesitation.

Because in Xiaolong's heart, Chen Tian was his boss, and he just needed to follow Chen Tian.

Time was pressing, and Chen Tian couldn't afford to plan slowly.

That night, Chen Tian formulated an escape plan.

First was the issue of food.

Because the spirit mine where Chen Tian was located was surrounded by mountains and the roads were muddy, it would take a very long time to get out, so storing food was a very important step.

So, after that day, Chen Tian and Xiaolong would secretly save some steamed buns every time they ate, storing them for food when they escaped.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

The moon hung in the sky, and the temperature was even colder.

Chen Tian wrapped his tattered clothes around himself and finally recovered from his memories.

Looking at the full package in his arms, Chen Tian revealed a trace of relief.

This was the steamed buns that he and Xiaolong had saved for half a month, enough for them to eat for several days.

As the saying goes, with food in hand, one doesn't panic.

Today, Chen Tian finally made up his mind to implement his long-prepared escape plan tomorrow.

To be honest, Chen Tian was very nervous at this time, because he knew very well that if this escape was successful, then he could regain his freedom.

But if he failed, then the only thing waiting for him was death.

Yes, Xiaolong would be escaping with Chen Tian.

So, even for Xiaolong's sake, Chen Tian would never allow this escape plan to fail!

The north wind blew, the night was deep, and it was already the third watch.

Chen Tian finally finished his business and turned to go back.

But unlike when he came, the package full of steamed buns in Chen Tian's arms had disappeared.

After returning to the thatched hut, Chen Tian also lay on the bed, but at this time, Chen Tian tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, because he couldn't imagine what kind of result would await him tomorrow!

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A night passed without incident!

The next day, accompanied by the crowing of chickens, thousands of children walked out of their respective thatched huts, barefoot and ragged, and under the supervision of the on-site manager, walked into the depths of the spirit mine, crouching down and using their calloused hands to pick out celestial crystal stones from piles of messy rubble.

Chen Tian was naturally among them.

However, although he seemed to be working hard at this time, in his mind, he was constantly calculating the next steps.

Although Chen Tian was not very old, he had a delicate mind that even adults could not match.

He would not act rashly. Before doing something, Chen Tian would explore all possible situations one by one to ensure that nothing went wrong.

Because Chen Tian knew that only by putting in 100% effort could he achieve 100% success.

However, just as Chen Tian was thinking about things, suddenly, a strange red light flashed from the pile of rubble under his hands.

Although it was only a brief moment, it was still keenly captured by Chen Tian.

Long experience told him that this was the light emitted by a celestial crystal stone.

So Chen Tian hurriedly and carefully peeled away the rubble on top. Sure enough, on the bluestone below, there was a red, crystal-like rhomboid crystal less than an inch long.

This was a celestial crystal stone!

In fact, although this was a spirit mine, it was not possible to mine celestial crystal stones every day. Only in very rare and fortunate times would someone occasionally discover one.

And the person who mined it would receive very generous rewards after handing in the celestial crystal stone, including extra meals, meat to eat, or the opportunity to exchange it for a week's vacation, etc.

So after Chen Tian saw this celestial crystal stone, he took a deep breath and very carefully used his hands to pry the celestial crystal stone off the rock, bit by bit.

With a "snap", the red crystal was held in Chen Tian's palm.

"Huh?"

However, the moment the celestial crystal stone came into contact with his skin, Chen Tian exclaimed in surprise.

It wasn't that Chen Tian had never mined celestial crystal stones before, but compared to those celestial crystal stones in the past, Chen Tian clearly felt that the energy contained in this red celestial crystal stone was even more powerful.

How should it be described?

It was as if he was in a tidal beach. Although he was standing still, the waves kept rushing towards him one after another.

This was an unprecedented feeling, and Chen Tian was even more certain that this red celestial crystal stone was different.

But…

Chen Tian smiled bitterly. But no matter how different this celestial crystal stone was, it had no meaning for Chen Tian now.

Because Chen Tian had already decided not to touch that unrealistic dream of becoming an immortal anymore, and just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible and live a plain life with Xiaolong.

Chen Tian sighed and planned to hand in this celestial crystal stone as usual.

But just as he was about to get up, suddenly, Chen Tian changed his mind again.

Chen Tian looked at this crystal-clear red celestial crystal stone and muttered to himself: "Even if I can't cultivate immortal arts in the future, it's not bad to keep it as a souvenir."

Chen Tian sighed, then looked around again. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he secretly hid the celestial crystal stone inside his clothes in front of his chest.

If it were before, Chen Tian would not have dared to secretly steal the celestial crystal stone at all, because once Ling Yazi found it, he would be beaten severely.

But today, Chen Tian had already decided to run away, so he didn't care anymore.

After half a day of labor, it was finally time for the noon break.

The people who mined the celestial crystal stones in the morning happily ran to hand in the celestial crystal stones, because this meant that they would get a rich lunch. As for the rest, they could only queue up dejectedly and walk to the square to receive four steamed buns for the day.

And Chen Tian also took Xiaolong's hand and slowly walked towards the square, mixed in with the crowd.

However, today Chen Tian's gaze was no longer fixed on the white steamed buns being distributed in front, but was staring at a fork in the road not far to the left.

Because behind that fork was the only path in and out of the spirit mine.