Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Having discovered this strange cave, the pig-gators, driven by their animal instincts, naturally wanted to venture inside and determine if the valley was suitable for habitation.

However, just as they approached the entrance, a terrifying aura, akin to that of a 'Demon King,' suddenly erupted, pouncing towards the pig-gator leader.

In a panic, the pig-gator leader glanced back, only to see a cloud of blood-red mist, like a tornado, rapidly surging from the cave, reaching their position in the blink of an eye.

Sensing the danger, the pig-gator leader wanted to shout for the others to retreat, but the red mist suddenly lunged at it. Before a sound could be uttered, the pig-gator leader's flesh was devoured, leaving only a skeleton radiating a ghastly white light.

Having 'finished' the pig-gator leader, the red mist seemed insatiable, letting out an excited shriek before sweeping towards the remaining pig-gators grazing in the distance.

The mist was incredibly fast. As it flew, the bodies of the pig-gator beasts exploded one after another, their flesh swirling upwards and being absorbed into the red mist.

Before long, all the pig-gators that had been leisurely grazing were dead, leaving behind piles of pale skeletons scattered across the mountainside.

Just then, another terrifying event occurred. The wild grass in the valley suddenly secreted a pale yellow liquid. Upon contact with the pig-gator skeletons, the liquid instantly dissolved them, turning them into nutrients that were absorbed by the grass roots.

At the same time, the areas that had been grazed by the pig-gators were restored in the blink of an eye. A gentle breeze swept through, causing the grass to sway, leaving no trace of the pig-gators' presence.

From a distance, the valley appeared as tranquil and serene as ever, but who could have known the lurking danger beneath this peaceful facade!

After devouring all the pig-gators, the red mist circled the valley a few times, confirming that there were no other demonic beast auras nearby, before abruptly shrinking back and flying into the cave.

Deep within the cave, there was a stone platform. On the platform, a young man in white robes with his eyes tightly closed was sitting in a meditative posture.

"Very good, you did well this time. But where are the goods? Bring them here!" At this moment, Chen Tian first praised them with satisfaction, then stretched out his hand, as if asking them for something.

Seeing Chen Tian's gesture, the two corpse puppets immediately showed a hint of reluctance on their faces, but they dared not disobey Chen Tian's order. They opened their mouths and each spat out fifty round beads radiating waves of azure light. These were the demon cores of the pig-gators.

Holding the demon cores, the two corpse puppets reluctantly handed them to Chen Tian's outstretched palm.

However, Chen Tian glanced at the demon cores, and his face immediately turned gloomy and cold. "Is there anything else? Hand it all over, don't force me to do it myself."

Hearing Chen Tian say the words 'do it myself,' the faces of the two corpse puppets changed drastically. They opened their mouths again and spat out four large azure demon cores, respectfully handing them to Chen Tian.

These four demon cores were noticeably larger than the others, obviously taken from the pig-gators with the highest demonic power.

Seeing this, Chen Tian couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly. Although these two corpse puppets were very obedient to him now, they would occasionally play some tricks, giving Chen Tian a headache. And the funny thing was, the tricks they played were exactly the same. Each time, they would hide the largest demon cores, wanting to keep them for themselves.

However, Chen Tian was not a fool. Would he really believe that among these one or two hundred demonic beasts, the strongest were only at the Second Order?

Although they would be discovered every time, these two corpse puppets would still stubbornly continue to use this petty trick the next time.

Chen Tian was truly about to be driven crazy by these two stupid corpse puppets.

After smiling wryly, Chen Tian separated ten Second Order demon cores and gave them to the two corpse puppets as a reward.

After receiving these demon cores, the two corpse puppets immediately forgot about the previous unpleasantness, bowed to Chen Tian, and then happily ran to the cave entrance to continue guarding for the next batch of demonic beasts.

Seeing their happy appearance, a smile couldn't help but appear on Chen Tian's face. Then, he tilted his head back and swallowed all the pig-gator demon cores into his stomach.

Demon cores contain the demonic power that demonic beasts have condensed throughout their lives. They conflict with human spiritual power. If ordinary cultivators were to swallow demon cores directly, it would definitely cause spiritual power chaos, leading to cultivation deviation.

Therefore, cultivators in the world do not directly swallow demon cores after obtaining them, but only use them to refine pills.

But Chen Tian was not afraid of these things, because he possessed a demon race incarnation that could instantly convert these demon cores into spiritual power, helping his main body to improve his cultivation.

This was something Chen Tian had only discovered after coming to Yue Li Mountain, but in this way, the steps of condensing demon cores was greatly simplified, which greatly benefited Chen Tian.

Chen Tian had been in Yue Li Mountain for half a month. After slaughtering the Sixth Order demonic bear that originally occupied this valley, Chen Tian occupied this cave, and sent those two corpse puppets to plunder and kill all the demonic beasts that approached here, and took the demon cores of the demonic beasts to him.

And Chen Tian had been staying in the cave, without taking a step outside.

This was not because Chen Tian didn't want to move, but because he had been seriously injured when he showed his strength to Old Ancestor Mo Tian before, and had to recuperate in this cave.

And if Old Ancestor Mo Tian saw Chen Tian now, he would definitely be greatly surprised, because at this time, Chen Tian's cultivation level had actually dropped to the early stage of the Transformation Spring Realm!