Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

“Roar…”

“Roar…”

Accompanied by several low growls, wild beasts emerged from behind the bushes, baring their teeth at Lai Shuangquan as if extremely angry.

More and more beasts appeared, and soon, over a hundred of them, big and small, formed a circle, trapping Lai Shuangquan within.

Lai Shuangquan's body began to tremble, and his legs seemed to give way as he collapsed to the ground, staring in horror at the bizarrely appearing beasts.

Lai Shuangquan had lived here for over a decade, well aware that these beasts only roamed in the heart of the forest and rarely ventured to the edges.

But to Lai Shuangquan's utter surprise, these beasts, for some unknown reason, defied their usual behavior and came out of their territory today, arriving here.

Even more strangely, these beasts seemed to hold a deep-seated grudge against Lai Shuangquan, each glaring at him with ill intent, as if ready to pounce and tear him to shreds at any moment.

Lai Shuangquan prided himself on having witnessed countless strange and unusual events, but he had never encountered such a bizarre scene as this.

Surrounded by so many beasts, Lai Shuangquan's body trembled, his mind blank, unsure of what to do.

However, the beasts' actions were also very strange. Although they had surrounded Lai Shuangquan, they took no further action. They simply confined Lai Shuangquan within a ten-foot circle, neither attacking nor letting him go, seemingly unsure of what they wanted.

Just as Lai Shuangquan was puzzling over this, suddenly, all the beasts seemed to sense something terrifying. With low 'woo woo' sounds, they retreated to the left and right, creating a small path. Immediately afterward, a man in white and a burly man walked over.

“It… it’s you!”

Lai Shuangquan's expression instantly turned horrified because the ones walking toward him were none other than Chen Tian and Jia Yan.

Looking at the surrounding beasts and then at the suddenly appearing Chen Tian, even if Lai Shuangquan was foolish, he now understood what was happening.

Lai Shuangquan had never believed in ghosts and gods. Seeing Chen Tian's strange behavior earlier, he had merely mistaken him for a Jianghu trickster with some kung fu skills.

But now, seeing that Chen Tian could not only appear and disappear mysteriously but also control these hundreds of beasts, Lai Shuangquan was finally afraid, believing Chen Tian was truly a ghost. Thus, he trembled and knelt down, pleading, “Ghost Master, spare my life!”

Truthfully, Chen Tian was feeling somewhat depressed tonight.

He had been peacefully cultivating in his room when he was suddenly kidnapped by a group of bandits.

Moreover, these people had a clear target. After entering the town, they went straight to Chen Tian's residence without any hesitation, clearly targeting Chen Tian specifically.

This made Chen Tian feel puzzled. He had only arrived in this Dingxiang Town today, so how could he have attracted the attention of these bandits so quickly?

Thinking of this, Chen Tian's gaze sharpened, and he looked at the still-trembling Lai Shuangquan, asking, “Tell me, how did you find me?”

“This…”

Hearing Chen Tian's question, Lai Shuangquan hesitated, but when he glanced at the surrounding beasts with their glowing red eyes, he finally lost all his defiance and truthfully said, “Returning to you, Ghost Master, the truth is, we have an informant who spends all day watching people in town and drawing the appearances of those seemingly wealthy outsiders, and we use these drawings to rob people.”

Now that he had understood the truth of the matter, Chen Tian felt that there was no need to keep Lai Shuangquan alive any longer. He clapped his hands, and the beasts beside him, who had long been impatient, began to walk toward Lai Shuangquan step by step.

Seeing this situation, Lai Shuangquan was instantly horrified, but then he gritted his teeth, reached into his pocket, took out a yellow piece of paper, and after chanting a few incantations, the yellow paper ignited without fire, and circles of red ripples spread out.

These ripples seemed to contain some kind of strange power, instantly causing the beasts to retreat backward, seemingly extremely afraid of these red ripples.

“Eh…”

Seeing this strange scene, Chen Tian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Because he could tell that the yellow paper in Lai Shuangquan's hand was actually a talisman used by cultivators.

It was just that the power of this talisman was extremely small, and coupled with the fact that Lai Shuangquan had no spiritual power, it could only temporarily scare the beasts.

Sure enough, after the yellow paper had completely burned away, the beasts that had originally retreated immediately surrounded him again. The red light in their eyes was even more intense, as if they had been provoked by Lai Shuangquan.

Lai Shuangquan was now completely helpless. The moment the beasts surrounded him, he closed his eyes, prepared to accept his fate.

“All of you, retreat!”

But at this moment, Chen Tian suddenly spoke.

Hearing his words, the beasts trembled and looked at Lai Shuangquan. Although somewhat unwilling, they turned around and ran away.

Lai Shuangquan had originally prepared himself to die, but he had not expected Chen Tian to suddenly call off the beasts, which made him both surprised and delighted. He hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed to Chen Tian again, “Thank you, Ghost Master, for sparing my life!”

At this moment, Lai Shuangquan was drenched in sweat, as if he had just walked through the gates of hell.

Chen Tian looked at him with a suspicious expression, then asked, “Where did you get that talisman?”

“Talisman?” Lai Shuangquan frowned, puzzled. “Is Ghost Master asking about the life-saving charm that Boss Wang gave me earlier?”

“Boss Wang?” Hearing Lai Shuangquan mention this person, Chen Tian's eyes flickered, and he continued to ask, “Who is this Boss Wang? What is his name?”

Lai Shuangquan did not know why Chen Tian would be so concerned about this matter, but he did not dare to hide anything and hurriedly said, “Replying to Ghost Master, this Boss Wang is named Wang Yue, and he is the wealthiest businessman in Dingxiang Town. It is said that he used to practice immortal arts when he was young, but later, for some reason, he came to our town. More than ten years ago, I once saved Boss Wang's son's life, so he bestowed this life-saving charm upon me.”

“Wang Yue!”

After hearing Lai Shuangquan's words, Chen Tian was instantly shocked!