Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Upon hearing Chen Tian's rebellious words, a hint of sinister sharpness flashed in Long Yinglie's eyes. He stepped forward and said to Duanmu Ya, "Venerated Ancestor, this boy is so clever and cunning. If we don't kill him now, he will definitely be a very dangerous opponent to our demon race in the future. So, we must not let him live today!"

Despite his effeminate appearance, Long Yinglie's heart was truly sinister and vicious.

However, his personality was quite to Duanmu Ya's liking. Duanmu Ya smiled and said, "Lie'er, don't worry, I understand this very well. After we've used this boy, I'll make him disappear from this world completely!"

Hearing Duanmu Ya's words, Long Yinglie seemed very satisfied. He stopped speaking, turned to look at Chen Tian, and the sinister look in his eyes grew even stronger.

Duanmu Ya also glanced at Chen Tian, shook his head, and sighed softly. Then, he turned back to Long Yinglie and said, "Lie'er, inject some spiritual power into me. I need to activate the altar."

"Yes, Lie'er obeys."

Long Yinglie respectfully responded. Immediately, purple light flashed on his body, transforming into a stream of spiritual energy, continuously pouring into Duanmu Ya's soul body.

Feeling the spiritual power surging within his body again, Duanmu Ya clenched his fists and smiled with satisfaction, "Three thousand years. I, this old one, have finally felt the feeling of being full of power again."

Duanmu Ya seemed very excited at this moment. After all, being trapped for more than three thousand years had almost depleted the spiritual power in his body. If Long Yinglie hadn't come this time, he would have probably perished.

This joy of surviving a calamity made him burst into laughter.

However, Duanmu Ya was, after all, an old monster of the凝海境 (Ninghai Realm) who had lived for thousands of years. Soon, he realized that now was not the time to relax. So, he adjusted his mentality and focused his attention back on the four stone pillars.

Next, Duanmu Ya walked towards the four stone pillars in the order of east, south, west, and north, filling them with spiritual power.

Similar to the phenomenon Chen Tian had created earlier, after being filled with spiritual power, the four stone pillars bloomed with brilliant light, only brighter and more beautiful than Chen Tian's.

After circling around and filling all four stone pillars with spiritual power, Duanmu Ya finally stopped, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled bitterly as he gasped for breath, "It seems I'm really old. It only took this little effort to exhaust me!"

Between his brows, Duanmu Ya looked worried!

"Venerated Ancestor is too modest. To still have such abilities after lacking spiritual power for three thousand years, it only shows how英伟不凡 (wise and extraordinary) you are. And once you recover your strength, just a light stomp of your foot will surely make the entire乾元大陆 (Qianyuan Continent) tremble!" Seeming to see Duanmu Ya's worries, Long Yinglie hurriedly flattered with a smile.

Hearing his flattering words, Duanmu Ya seemed to enjoy it very much. His originally low mood instantly recovered, and he smiled with satisfaction, "Very good, Lie'er, rest assured, you have done a great service in rescuing me this time. After I go out and recover my strength, I will definitely promote you well."

Receiving Duanmu Ya's guarantee, Long Yinglie was immediately overjoyed. He hurriedly knelt down on one knee and respectfully said, "Lie'er also vows that he will forever follow Venerated Ancestor, through mountains of knives and seas of fire, serving you faithfully and never betraying you!"

Long Yinglie's heart was filled with excitement. The reason why he took such a great risk to come here to rescue Duanmu Ya was actually for Duanmu Ya's promise. So, how could he not be happy at this time?

"Alright, the Fallen Immortal Valley is about to close. Let's focus on the main business first."

After withdrawing his gaze from Long Yinglie, Duanmu Ya looked at Chen Tian again. He shook his head and sighed, "Little one, if you were also a member of our demon race, then I would definitely cherish you very much, teach you everything I've learned in my life, and cultivate you into the next leader of our demon race. But unfortunately, you are human, and I am a demon. We are destined not to get along well. So, next, don't blame me for being ruthless."

On the other hand, when Long Yinglie heard Duanmu Ya's high evaluation of Chen Tian, even saying that 'if Chen Tian was a demon, then he would cultivate him into the next generation leader of the demon race,' jealousy sprouted in his heart, and his gaze towards Chen Tian became even colder.

Duanmu Ya naturally noticed Long Yinglie's gaze, but he ignored it and walked to Chen Tian's side, beginning to perform the summoning technique.

Duanmu Ya took a deep breath, and then his expression suddenly sank. His hands were constantly changing into complex and profound hand seals, striking towards the four stone pillars.

Each time Duanmu Ya cast a hand seal, the light on the stone pillars would shake slightly, and at the same time, a powerful attraction force would burst out, slowly sucking Chen Tian's body upwards. Before long, he reached the same height as the four stone pillars.

At this moment, Duanmu Ya's expression changed again. His hands formed a hand seal, casting a series of hand seals into Chen Tian's body, shouting loudly, "I am the thirty-seventh generation leader of the demon race in the Qianyuan Continent. Today, I use this child as a sacrifice to respectfully welcome the arrival of the demon god from the upper realm, to revive the glory of my demon race! Power of immortality, begin!"

With that said, four things similar to octopus tentacles stretched out from each of the four stone pillars, extending towards Chen Tian's body, greedily and frantically sucking at him.

Chen Tian was tightly entangled by the light and could not move at all. So, at this time, he could only allow these tentacle-like things to suck the power of immortality from his body.

Each time these four tentacles surged, a large amount of the power of immortality in Chen Tian's body would be sucked away. At the same time, an indescribable pain attacked Chen Tian's mind, making him almost faint.

After absorbing most of the power of immortality in Chen Tian's body, the colors of the four stone pillars suddenly changed, and their entire bodies shone with golden brilliance.

Seeing this, Duanmu Ya's face revealed joy again. His hands changed, continuing to cast a series of hand seals towards the surrounding stone pillars, while shouting, "In the name of the righteousness of the demon race, in my name, with this child as a sacrifice, descend, demon god!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the four stone pillars suddenly emitted a golden light that shot towards the sky, causing the light and shadows in the void above the 'Immortal King Altar' to change even more violently.

And within this light and shadow, an incomparably huge arm suddenly stretched out!