Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"Hmm?"

Chen Tian exclaimed in surprise, but quickly smiled and said, "Senior Sanhun, you are too polite. Just tell me what you need; there's no need to be so formal."

"Thank you, Nephew!"

At this moment, the Sanhun Hermit completely lacked the demeanor of a late-stage Spirit Gathering cultivator, resembling more a frail, old neighborhood grandpa. He raised his pair of dry, cracked hands, bowed to Chen Tian, and then walked to Fan Da's corpse, sighing, "Thank you, Nephew, for leaving my poor disciple with a complete corpse. Now, I wish to take him back for burial. I wonder if Nephew will agree?"

"Huh!"

Chen Tian was surprised. He had not expected the Sanhun Hermit to make such a request, which was far beyond his expectations.

"Master, didn't this traitor betray our Sanhun Sect long ago? Why do you still care about his life and death!"

"Exactly! This guy disgraced our Sanhun Sect; we've long hated him! Now that he's really dead, we're overjoyed! Besides, he now belongs to the Yougui Sect, so logically, the Yougui Sect should clean up the mess. Let's not bother!"

Back then, Fan Da had left with a group of people during the Sanhun Sect's most critical moment, dealing a heavy blow to the long-weakened Sanhun Sect. Everyone hated him to the core, so they were so angry when they heard the Sanhun Hermit wanted to take his body back.

The Sanhun Hermit seemed to have anticipated the crowd's fierce opposition. He sighed and said quietly, "I know you all hate him, but he was, after all, personally taught by me. Now that he has made mistakes and fallen to this state, to be honest, my responsibility is also very deep. It was my poor discipline that led him to this. Therefore, I want to do some remedial work within my ability in the end. Can you understand this feeling?"

The Sanhun Hermit's meridians were damaged due to his failed attempt to break through to the Fountain Transformation Realm, making his face look much older than before. Furthermore, seeing Fan Da's death made him feel even worse. Under the double blow, his left hand began to tremble slightly.

The Sanhun Sect members clearly saw their master's declining state, and the noisy discussion suddenly subsided. No one spoke anymore.

As the Sanhun Sect's eldest disciple, Zhang He had been by the Sanhun Hermit's side the longest, and he could naturally understand the Sanhun Hermit's feelings.

You should know that when Fan Da first joined the Sanhun Sect, the Sanhun Hermit showed him great affection and placed all his hopes on him, wanting to help him improve his cultivation as soon as possible so that he could take over the Sanhun Hermit's position in the future.

But who would have thought that after Fan Da failed to break through to the Spirit Induction Realm several times in a row, his personality underwent earth-shattering changes.

He was no longer the respected and chivalrous Senior Brother Fan, but became a traitor in everyone's eyes.

However, Zhang He knew that in the Sanhun Hermit's heart, he still regarded Fan Da as his most beloved disciple, or even further, loved Fan Da like a son.

Although Zhang He didn't know what the Sanhun Hermit's mood was when he saw Fan Da's death, he could vaguely guess that the Sanhun Hermit must have felt bad at that moment.

Thinking of this, Zhang He couldn't help but sigh, and then bowed to Chen Tian and said, "Junior Brother Chen, Fan Da has already received his due punishment, so I beg you, please agree to let us bury him!"

Seeing that Zhang He had also expressed his opinion, the rest of the Sanhun Sect members no longer insisted on anything and bowed to Chen Tian, as if apologizing to Chen Tian on Fan Da's behalf.

To be honest, there was quite a bit of history between Chen Tian and Fan Da, so seeing everyone's posture, he helplessly smiled bitterly and said, "Don't think of me as an unreasonable person. Okay, you can take him back."

Hearing Chen Tian's agreement, the Sanhun Hermit's thin body trembled, and he bent down, giving Chen Tian a long bow.

After standing up again, he directed a few people to carry Fan Da's body back.

At this time, Zhang He walked to Chen Tian, cupped his fist and smiled, "In any case, I really want to thank Junior Brother Chen for your help this time, but I'm afraid today's matter won't end so simply."

"Hmm?" Chen Tian was stunned and asked in confusion, "Senior Brother Zhang, what do you mean by this?"

Zhang He obviously didn't want to answer this question, forced a bitter smile, and hurriedly changed the subject, "By the way, Junior Brother Chen, I was really shocked today. I didn't expect that with your early-stage Spirit Induction cultivation, you could actually defeat three cultivators of the same level and win. This is simply unprecedented!"

Hearing Zhang He's words, Chen Tian frowned, and then said amusingly, "Senior Brother Zhang, don't you think I'm at the early stage of Spirit Induction?"

"Isn't it?"

"What?" Zhang He was really taken aback by Chen Tian's words, but then he understood. Yes, with the early-stage Spirit Induction cultivation, he could defeat the combined attack of three disciples of the same level. No one would believe that if he said it.

Although he was amazed at Chen Tian's terrifying cultivation speed, Zhang He still raised his hand again and smiled, "Oh, this is really to congratulate Junior Brother Chen. I didn't expect that in less than ten years, Junior Brother, you have cultivated to the mid-stage of Spirit Induction. This is definitely a natural talent, and you will definitely achieve great things in the future!"

It turns out that Zhang He thought Chen Tian's current cultivation was at the mid-stage of Spirit Induction.

Chen Tian smiled helplessly and shook his head again, "Senior Brother Zhang, you are still wrong. I have already crossed the mid-stage of Spirit Induction."

"This...wha...what?"

Zhang He was a little incoherent. If Chen Tian was at the mid-stage of Spirit Induction, although it would surprise him, it was still within the realm of acceptance.

But at this time, Chen Tian said that he had already crossed the mid-stage of Spirit Induction, which meant that Chen Tian had cultivated to the late stage of Spirit Induction or even a higher realm?

This was far beyond Zhang He's range of acceptance.

In less than ten years, Chen Tian went from the Spirit Activation Realm to above the late stage of Spirit Induction. Such a thing has never been heard of in thousands of years.

Zhang He felt that his brain was not enough. He looked at Chen Tian with his mouth open, but he couldn't say a word.

Chen Tian smiled when he saw it, and didn't say anything more. Instead, he cupped his fist to Zhang He and passed him by himself.

At this time, Chen Tian had more important things to do, that is, to find Gu Junchao and get the information about Hua Wanting!