Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

The Ling Family incident can be said to be a watershed moment in the Qian Yuan Continent.

Although the order within the cultivation world had long been disrupted, with the strong bullying the weak and the weak preying on mortals, things were somewhat restrained due to the relative peace. No one dared to openly challenge the bottom line of the cultivation world.

However, as the war between the human and demon races intensified, the laws of the cultivation world completely vanished. A dark era began, heralded by bloodshed and chaos.

It all started with the annihilation of the Ling Family.

What they saw were hundreds of Ling Family corpses lying on the ground. At the same time, She Feng was leading his demon army in retreat.

Needless to say, they were one step too late. The Ling Family had already been wiped out by the demons!

Filled with anger, they naturally wouldn't let She Feng escape so easily. Thus, they took out their magical treasures and began to fiercely pursue the demon army.

She Feng, unwilling to be captured, hastily sent out a distress signal, summoning nearby demon forces to come to his aid.

In an instant, the human and demon races continued to reinforce their forces, turning the initial small conflict into a major war that spread to every corner of the Qian Yuan Continent. All cultivators were forced to participate, forming a prolonged and arduous battle.

Later generations named this period of history the 'Human-Demon War'!

During this large-scale battle, the old order collapsed, and the human race ushered in a new era.

However, before the new order was fully established, there was a period of emptiness, which people called the 'Chaotic Era'.

But although it was called 'Chaotic', it was actually 'Dark'.

Because the main focus of the cultivation world at that time was on how to resist the demon invasion, they had no time to care about other matters, which allowed some unscrupulous cultivators to commit atrocities, slaughter their peers, and engage in all kinds of heinous acts.

Only then did the phrase 'the strong prey on the weak' truly reflect its value.

Major sects took the opportunity to devour smaller sects, and the strong took the opportunity to slaughter the weak. It seemed that overnight, the entire Qian Yuan Continent was thrown into chaos.

Fortunately, this 'Chaotic Era' did not last too long.

In the second year after the Ling Family's destruction, the 'Cultivation Alliance', led by the three major cultivation sects, came into being. Its purpose was twofold: first, to coordinate all matters related to defending against the demon invasion; and second, to suppress the various evils within the cultivation world.

From then on, the cultivation world entered a long period of reorganization, and a new order gradually emerged.

Although for most people, this 'Chaotic Era' was undoubtedly a nightmare, for some, it was full of opportunities.

As the saying goes, troubled times produce heroes.

In this conflict between the human and demon races, many unparalleled geniuses emerged.

Some people who had previously been unknown suddenly rose to fame in a single battle, making their names known throughout the world.

In a chaotic world where everyone was terrified and struggling to survive, these people were undoubtedly like stars in the sky, revered as heroes, shining brightly in the dark night!

In addition to these heroes, troubled times were also the most concentrated period for the emergence of various legends and anomalies.

Take the recent legend widely circulating in the Qian Yuan Continent as an example. It is said that two geniuses emerged simultaneously from the 'Void Sect' in the south and the 'Star Divination Sect' in the north. They cultivated from the Qi Refining stage to the Spirit Gathering stage in just one year and dominated the competition among the new disciples, winning the championship.

Cultivating to the Spirit Gathering stage in just one year was unprecedented in the entire Qian Yuan Continent. No one with such talent had ever appeared before.

Therefore, people were abuzz with discussions, believing that these two would have limitless potential in the future.

But at this time, something astonishing happened. It seemed that at the same time, these two cultivation disciples, who were hailed as geniuses, disappeared from their respective sects.

What was even more bizarre was that their sects did not actively search for them after their disappearance. They only searched perfunctorily for a while before declaring them missing.

This passive attitude was naturally unacceptable to the world. Thus, the newly established 'Cultivation Alliance' entered the 'Void Sect' and the 'Star Divination Sect' in the capacity of the alliance leader, intending to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Just when everyone was eagerly hoping for a reasonable explanation, something even more astonishing happened. The 'Cultivation Alliance' entered on the first day and hurriedly left on the second day. Moreover, they did not release any investigation report afterward and strictly prohibited the major sects from privately revealing any information to the outside world, with severe penalties for violators!

This abnormal behavior did not suppress the curiosity in people's hearts. They were even more eager to know what had happened to those two.

However, the major sects seemed to have received a gag order and did not reveal even a single word to the curious people, making this unsolved case even more mysterious.

Fortunately, various geniuses emerged one after another. Although none of them were as dazzling as the two who had cultivated to the Spirit Gathering stage within a year, they were still outstanding talents that appeared once in a millennium. Thus, people's curiosity gradually faded over time.

This matter also became an unsolved mystery in the 'Chaotic Era' to this day.

However, although these matters were strange, for most people, they were too far away and completely beyond their reach, having nothing to do with them.

What truly delighted them was that due to the deaths of many cultivators in the battles with the demon race, the manpower of various sects was severely short. In addition, the 'Cultivation Alliance' deliberately expanded its recruitment. For a time, the sects throughout the Qian Yuan Continent began to recruit new disciples.

Some sects used to recruit disciples only once every ten or twenty years, but now they had to recruit once every three or two years.

Some sects originally only recruited disciples with excellent cultivation aptitude, but now they actively lowered their requirements, accepting those with only average aptitude.

Therefore, this 'Chaotic Era' was also a 'Hopeful Era' for the children of most mortal families.

During that time, many hopeful new disciples traveled between various sects, hoping to have the opportunity to embark on the path of cultivation.

And in this wave of recruitment, the joining of an ancient sect pushed this trend to its extreme.