Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"Brother Tian, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Seeing Chen Tian's somewhat pained expression, Xiaolong put down the apple in his hand and asked with great concern.

Chen Tian, upon hearing this, forced a smile and said, "I'm fine, Xiaolong. You don't need to worry."

"Oh!"

Xiaolong had complete trust in Chen Tian, so after a simple acknowledgment, he continued to pick up the apple and eat it heartily.

While saying this, Chen Tian tried his best to keep his tone steady, but even so, his right hand couldn't help but tremble.

Xiaolong didn't seem to notice Chen Tian's abnormality. After hearing these words, he smiled sweetly and replied casually, "Brother Tian, aren't you joking again? Haven't we already promised each other? To always be together!"

Another 'forever'!

Chen Tian couldn't help but reach out to his left chest, pinching hard at the location of his heart.

It really hurt there!

Xiaolong continued to eat his apple, but soon, as if realizing something, he turned his head and asked Chen Tian in a panic, "Brother Tian, do you think Xiaolong is too annoying, eats too much, and wants to abandon Xiaolong? No! I don't want to be separated from Brother Tian!"

As he spoke, Xiaolong threw away the half-eaten apple in his hand and threw himself into Chen Tian's arms, starting to act spoiled.

Chen Tian was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Brother Tian loves Xiaolong the most, how could he bear to abandon Xiaolong? It's just that one day in the future, it might be Xiaolong who abandons Brother Tian."

"How could that be!" Hearing Chen Tian's words, Xiaolong hurriedly shook his little head and said, "Xiaolong also likes Brother Tian the most, how could he abandon Brother Tian?"

Chen Tian's heart ached even more. After taking another affectionate look at Xiaolong, his face suddenly darkened, and he shook his head, saying, "Xiaolong, although Brother Tian is very happy to see you lively and energetic, Brother Tian knows that this is not reality. All of this is an illusion! Wait a little longer, and when Brother Tian's strength becomes stronger, I will definitely wake you up. At that time, let's enjoy this world together, go to places we haven't been to, and see sights we haven't seen."

"Brother Tian, what do you mean by this? I am me, aren't I? Am I not real?" Hearing Chen Tian's words, Xiaolong suddenly raised his head and smiled innocently.

However, this time, Chen Tian didn't caress his head with pity like before, but pushed Xiaolong away and retreated with a cold expression.

Seeing Chen Tian's appearance, Xiaolong, who had originally shown an innocent expression, also had his smile instantly freeze. He said coldly, "Brother Tian, I am the Xiaolong you have been missing! Where else do you want to go? Isn't it good to stay here and accompany Xiaolong? Xiaolong is very lonely, very lonely, are you really so heartless to watch Xiaolong suffer alone here?"

At this time, Xiaolong, whether in appearance or temperament, had undergone a very significant change!

Chen Tian didn't speak after hearing this, but continued to retreat step by step.

Only when Chen Tian left 'Xiaolong' by fifteen feet did he raise his right hand, with abundant spiritual power surging out wildly. Ripples of energy emanated from his fingertips, instantly distorting the space in front of him.

Xiaolong seemed to realize something, and shouted loudly at Chen Tian in the space with an extremely sorrowful voice, seemingly wanting to move Chen Tian with this.

But at this time, Chen Tian's heart was as still as water, and the expression on his face didn't change at all. He only saw his eyes turn cold, and the spiritual power output from his fingertips became even more violent.

Circles of ripples stirred the space in front of him even more, and finally, all the scenes were like shattered mirrors, instantly falling apart.

In these tens of thousands of fragments, Xiaolong's figure also turned into tens of thousands of figures, still silently crying to Chen Tian.

Chen Tian's face was calm, but in his heart, a drop of blood and tears fell painfully!

And when these originally bright fragments all disappeared, the endless dark void reappeared in front of Chen Tian. He was still imprisoned by the tentacles extending from the four stone pillars, suspended in the air and unable to move.

"Ah... No... No... I was wrong... I deserve to die... I'm sorry to you all... I'm a beast... I'm a beast... Let me die!"

Suddenly, at this moment, a painful cry entered Chen Tian's ears.

Chen Tian frowned and turned his head to look. He found that not far from him, Duanmu Ya, as well as Ji Ao, who had taken over Long Yinglie's body, were also tightly closing their eyes, with strange and changeable expressions on their faces, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes angry, and sometimes fearful.

Especially this Duanmu Ya, who seemed to be experiencing a very terrifying nightmare, was tightly closing his eyes, his face was full of pain, and his expression was twitching along with it.

And beside him, that Ji Ao, although he was also immersed in some kind of illusion, was dealing with it much more calmly than Duanmu Ya, only slightly furrowing his brows, and the rest was calm as usual.

After about an incense stick of time, Ji Ao's originally tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and sharp gazes surged fiercely in his eye sockets. Seeing Duanmu Ya beside him still trapped in the illusion, Ji Ao's expression turned stern, and a thunderous voice suddenly exploded in the void: "Everything is emptiness, without desire, there is no illusion, quickly wake up!"

This voice was extremely loud, making people feel enlightened. After hearing it, Duanmu Ya immediately opened his eyes, opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood. Next, he gasped for breath like he had survived a disaster.

"Hmph, what a useless thing!"

After Ji Ao glanced at Duanmu Ya with disdain, he raised his head and looked at the anomaly on the 'Immortal King Altar'.

Seeing the appearance of these two people, Chen Tian was a little surprised. It could be seen that it wasn't just him just now, but even Duanmu Ya, who was in the late stage of the凝海境 (Ninghai Realm), and that Ji Ao, who had descended from the Upper Realm and had even more profound strength, seemed to have fallen into an illusion.

"What exactly is going on? Who is causing trouble?" With a trace of doubt, Chen Tian also raised his head and looked towards the sky above the 'Immortal King Altar'.

But after only taking a glance, Chen Tian was suddenly horrified!