Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Now, Chen Tian, after leaving Vegetable Basket Village, traveled west and quickly returned to the wooden house he once lived in.

Da Niu had already left this place and was heading back to Vegetable Basket Village, leaving the entire wooden house cold and deserted.

Chen Tian glanced at the wooden house indifferently, sighed, then pushed open the wooden door and went inside, taking out a wine gourd from under the bed.

He uncorked the bottle and took a big gulp, and a fiery sensation instantly burned in Chen Tian's stomach.

In the past, Chen Tian would have sat down and carefully refined it, but at this moment, Chen Tian's mind flickered slightly, and the burning sensation instantly subsided, replaced by a gentle, spring-like spiritual power that made Chen Tian feel extremely comfortable.

After taking the Sea King Pill, Chen Tian's cultivation had reached the late stage of the Transformation Spring Realm, so the wine was no longer as difficult to tame as before. Chen Tian continued to gulp down several large mouthfuls without any abnormality.

After putting down the wine gourd, a strange, icy gleam burst out from Chen Tian's eyes.

In fact, on the way back, Chen Tian had already learned everything. He knew that the great calamity that had occurred in Vegetable Basket Village was inextricably linked to him.

The reason why Ling Yazi found Vegetable Basket Village and enslaved all the villagers was because he sensed a huge spiritual mine there.

Ling Yazi believed that this spiritual mine contained many immortal crystal stones, which was why he forced everyone to work for him.

However, to Ling Yazi's surprise, he stayed in Vegetable Basket Village for five years and excavated several mines, but he did not see any immortal crystal stones produced.

Chen Tian's deduction was not without basis. He had already figured out that the root of the problem lay with him.

And all this started from the decades Chen Tian lived in Vegetable Basket Village.

When he was in Vegetable Basket Village, although Chen Tian did not use any spiritual power, because he had been comprehending the Dao of Heaven for a long time, the spiritual power of the world was unconsciously attracted to him, thus gathering in this Vegetable Basket Village.

It could be said that Chen Tian's body was like a huge magnet, attracting the spiritual power and essence of the world.

Nourished by such majestic spiritual power, over time, the concentration of spiritual energy in Vegetable Basket Village became tens of thousands of times higher than the outside world, which gave Ling Yazi the illusion that there was a huge spiritual mine here, so he occupied this place and drove the villagers to mine for him.

But who knew that all of this was just a facade?

And it was precisely for this reason that when Chen Tian saved Erwa, he confessed that all this was caused by him.

Indeed, if Chen Tian had not accidentally visited this peaceful mountain village, the people inside would probably still be living happily, and would not have been implicated in this turmoil.

Chen Tian believed that during these five years of enslavement, many people must have been killed by Ling Yazi and his men.

However, because their souls had dissipated, even if Chen Tian possessed heaven-defying abilities, he would be powerless.

As for Erwa, it could only be said that he was lucky. It just so happened that the cultivator who killed him planned to use him to refine the Myriad Souls Sun-Shading Banner, so he retained his soul, allowing Chen Tian to have the opportunity to resurrect him.

Just thinking of this, the expression on Chen Tian's face suddenly became lonely again, because it reminded him of Xiao Long.

Xiao Long's situation was extremely similar to that of Erwa. His soul was also preserved after his death, giving him a chance to be resurrected. It's just that Xiao Long was not as lucky as Erwa, because his soul was not complete, and part of it was captured by Jin Chi, who used it to threaten him.

Fortunately, in the Fallen Immortal Valley, Chen Tian desperately snatched the missing part of his soul back from Jin Chi and entrusted it to Hua Wanting for safekeeping.

However, after escaping from the Fallen Immortal Valley, Chen Tian had not been able to find Hua Wanting's whereabouts and could not know her current situation.

But Chen Tian was not worried about this, because he firmly believed that this woman would not betray him.

Although Chen Tian couldn't explain why he had such an idea, he always believed it.

Chen Tian felt that this Hua Wanting was very extraordinary, and the secrets hidden in her body seemed to be no less than his own. But until now, she had not shown any signs of harming Chen Tian, so Chen Tian believed that this woman was a friend, not an enemy.

Thinking of this, the sharp gleam in Chen Tian's eyes suddenly disappeared, and his entire aura returned to silence, reverting to the appearance of an ordinary person who was not surprised by honor or disgrace.

After all, it was useless for Chen Tian to think about anything now. If he wanted to save Xiao Long, the first thing he had to do was to work hard to improve his cultivation.

So, for Chen Tian, breaking through to the凝海境 (Ninghai Realm) as soon as possible was his top priority now.

After sighing slightly, Chen Tian raised the gourd in his hand and took a few more big gulps, then wiped his mouth, hung the gourd on his waist, opened the door, and walked to the iron shop next door.

But at this moment, Chen Tian seemed to sense something suddenly, immediately stopped, looked at a huge pine tree not far in front, and said coldly: "Who is hiding up there, acting suspiciously? Show yourself quickly! Otherwise, don't blame Chen for taking action!"

As soon as Chen Tian's voice fell, three figures suddenly appeared in the canopy of the pine tree. They were all wrapped in red robes, and even their faces were covered tightly by a red cloth, making it impossible to see their faces.

However, a very strong demonic aura emanated from their bodies. The birds in the tree were startled when they sensed it, and then hurriedly flapped their wings and fled in all directions.

Chen Tian released his spiritual sense and circled around them, and found that the cultivation of the three of them was all around the middle stage of the Transformation Spring Realm, so he sneered: "I didn't expect people from your Blood Demon Sect to come so quickly! Do you want to kill me so much to avenge your sect master?"