Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"Oh, right, Young Master, I've been meaning to ask, what brings you here?" The old man seemed to remember something and turned to look at Chen Tian.

Chen Tian smiled slightly and said, "To be honest, old man, I am a scholar on my way to the capital for the imperial examination. However, it's still early before the examination, so I'm traveling around, considering it a journey."

"Haha, Young Master, then you've come to the right village! We have beautiful scenery here, with towering Cliff Mountain in the front and the vast sea in the back. You'll surely enjoy your stay," the old man said proudly to Chen Tian.

Chen Tian laughed and cupped his fist. "If that's the case, then I must see it for myself."

The old man nodded with satisfaction and said, "Good, stay here with me for the next few days. This temple is quite large; one more person won't make a difference. Besides, it's getting late, and I presume you haven't eaten yet? If you don't mind vegetarian food, I'll prepare some dishes for you. What do you think?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm used to eating vegetarian food. Thank you, old man," Chen Tian said, cupping his fist in gratitude.

"Hey, Young Master, you're too polite. It's our honor to have someone visit our small fishing village. We'll definitely treat you well," the old man waved his hand and said generously. "Alright, Young Master, please wait here for a moment. The food will be ready soon."

With that, the old man turned and walked towards the back hall.

Chen Tian watched him leave with a smile, but as soon as the old man was far away, the smile on Chen Tian's face suddenly disappeared. He frowned, turned his head, and looked at the statue of the 'Lady of Misty Waves' in the main hall, his eyes flickering, as if deep in thought.

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After dinner, Chen Tian was arranged by the old man to stay in a guest room in the east wing.

Life in the rural fishing village was relatively monotonous. As soon as night fell, there were hardly any people moving around; everyone was resting at home.

Silence enveloped the earth!

However, at this moment, Chen Tian, who was originally sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly disappeared strangely. When he reappeared, he was already in the main hall where the 'Lady of Misty Waves' was enshrined.

Chen Tian frowned and walked to the huge statue of the 'Lady of Misty Waves'.

The statue showed no abnormalities. The 'Lady of Misty Waves' still looked kind and benevolent, gazing afar with a compassionate gaze. In her hand, she held a red jade bottle filled with seawater from the nearby sea.

Chen Tian stared at the statue for a while. Suddenly, he flipped his right hand and took out a white jade token.

The front of the white jade token was carved with auspicious dragon and cloud patterns, with the two large characters "Xuan Qing" in the center.

The back was carved with majestic wave patterns, and the three small characters 'Ye Tianjian' in the lower left corner.

It was the Xuan Qing Sect disciple token that Chen Tian had obtained from Ye Tianjian.

Chen Tian pondered while holding the white jade token. After a long while, a resolute look flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand, and a golden light enveloped the white jade token, sending it flying into the red jade bottle in the statue's hand.

After doing all this, Chen Tian's figure flashed again and disappeared strangely from the main hall.

After a day passed by, Chen Tian returned to the 'Misty Wave Palace' in the evening.

The old man had already prepared a table of vegetarian dishes. Seeing Chen Tian return, he quickly pulled Chen Tian to join him for a drink.

Chen Tian didn't refuse and sat down generously, chatting with the old man about everything under the sun.

However, Chen Tian didn't talk much and mostly listened to the old man telling the history of this island.

Perhaps it had been a long time since outsiders had come, the old man seemed very excited and kept talking to Chen Tian until late at night before letting him go back.

After Chen Tian returned to his room, he sat quietly on the bed for a while, and then, just like last night, he suddenly disappeared from the bed. The next moment, he appeared abruptly in the main hall.

Chen Tian walked to the front of the statue and rolled up his sleeves, reaching into the red jade bottle as if searching for something.

However, to everyone's surprise, at this time, there was nothing in the red jade bottle except seawater. Even the white jade token that Chen Tian had put in last night had disappeared.

"Hmm?"

Chen Tian's brow furrowed, and he stared at the statue of the 'Lady of Misty Waves' thoughtfully for a while. Then, he shook his head as if disappointed, sighed, and returned to his room.

In the following days, Chen Tian still played during the day and rested in the temple at night, and sneaked into the main hall in the dead of night, searching for something in the red jade bottle.

But to Chen Tian's repeated disappointment, five days had passed, but he still gained nothing.

Just when Chen Tian thought there was no hope, on the sixth night, as his hand just reached into the jade bottle, suddenly, a warm and moist sensation came through his fingertips.

Chen Tian was startled at first, and then overjoyed.

Chen Tian reached out and took out the thing inside.

It was also a jade tablet, but it was not Ye Tianjian's identity token that Chen Tian had put in before, but a crystal-clear red jade tablet.

The red jade tablet was engraved with many lines, intertwined together, like a map.

Chen Tian glanced at the jade tablet in his hand, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

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The next day, Chen Tian bid farewell to the old man. Before leaving, he took out a gold ingot and stuffed it into the old man's hand.

The old man wanted to decline, but Chen Tian said that he should use the gold ingot to decorate the temple and sculpt a golden body for the statue of the 'Lady of Misty Waves'.

To be honest, after hundreds of years of wind and rain, coupled with the fact that the fishing village was not wealthy, there was no extra money to repair the temple, so the 'Misty Wave Palace' was dilapidated. Therefore, after hearing Chen Tian say this, the old man finally did not insist and accepted it.

Just as he bowed to thank Chen Tian and raised his head, he was surprised to find that Chen Tian's figure had strangely disappeared.

Just like Chen Tian had come to him mysteriously, Chen Tian had now left silently.

The old man was shocked. He stared blankly at the empty front, and muttered in horror: "Is this person a human or a ghost?"