Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Hearing Song Lin's question, Chen Tian's face remained expressionless. He stared at the flickering flames in the iron furnace for a long time before finally speaking indifferently, "This question shouldn't be directed at me, but at yourselves."

"Ask us?"

Song Lin had been eagerly anticipating Chen Tian's answer, but upon hearing these words, he was immediately dumbfounded and asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist Chen, what do you mean? Why is this matter being attributed to us?"

"Big brother, I think we should leave. Since he's putting on airs and we can't invite him, then let's not waste our time here."

"That's right, big brother. The Sect Leader gave us a list with several other people on it. Since Fellow Daoist Chen isn't willing to cooperate, then we shouldn't force it. Let's go invite others. There's no need to be snubbed here."

At this moment, Wang Bao and Feng Rui, hearing Chen Tian's words, walked over and spoke to Song Lin with indignant expressions.

Clearly, they thought Chen Tian was an extremely arrogant person who was putting on this act to give them a hard time.

Hearing their words and seeing Chen Tian's indifferent expression, a spark of anger ignited in Song Lin's heart. He finally stopped saying anything, cupped his fist, and prepared to leave.

"Fellow Daoist Song, please remember one thing. I, Chen, am not a three-year-old child playing in the mud, and I'm not so easily fooled. If you don't come with sincerity, I will definitely not treat you with sincerity. So all of this is your own doing!"

Just as the three of them turned around, Chen Tian's voice echoed faintly.

Hearing this voice, Song Lin's body suddenly froze. Then, he turned around suspiciously and looked at Chen Tian with slight anger, "Heh, I originally thought Fellow Daoist Chen was a gentle and refined person, and I sincerely wanted to befriend you, but I didn't expect that I overestimated you! How are the three of us not visiting with sincerity? It's you who has been cold and aloof all along, yet now you're falsely accusing us. It's simply absurd! I, Song, will just consider myself to have misjudged you! Farewell forever!"

Song Yi seemed to be completely enraged by Chen Tian's words. After retorting, he prepared to leave.

However, Chen Tian's face remained as calm as usual, and he sneered, "Very well, then I'll ask you one more question. The Immortal Cultivation Alliance has just unified the cultivation world, and its foothold isn't stable. The threat of the Demon God Sect hasn't been eliminated, yet it can't wait to issue this 'Extermination Order' to your Icebound Demonic Domain. Do you think all of this is simply out of justice? Is the reason that simple?

Such a clumsy excuse might deceive others, but it can't deceive me, Chen! Even if you don't say it, I know that there must be a huge secret involved. Since you're unwilling to tell me, why should I risk my life for your Icebound Demonic Domain?"

Hearing Chen Tian's words, the look of surprise on Song Lin's face grew even stronger. He stared at Chen Tian, his mouth wide open, unable to speak for a long time.

Seeing his expression, Chen Tian once again confirmed that there was indeed a secret.

At the same time, Wang Bao and Feng Rui, who were beside Song Lin, no longer dared to be arrogant. Their faces were equally surprised, and they lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Chen Tian's eyes.

After a long period of silence, Song Lin finally gave a wry smile and said with a troubled expression, "Fellow Daoist Chen, please don't be offended. It's not that I, Song, am unwilling to say it, but the real reason is of great importance. If it's leaked, it will cause our Icebound Demonic Domain to suffer an unimaginable impact. Therefore, we didn't mention it beforehand. I hope Fellow Daoist Chen can understand."

After speaking, Song Lin stared at Chen Tian with a look of panic, as if checking his expression.

However, Chen Tian ignored them and focused on the furnace. When the iron ore in the furnace was roasted red-hot and softened by the high temperature, he waved his hand and placed the sparking iron ore on the stone platform beside him. Then, he picked up a heavy hammer and began to strike it continuously.

Song Lin and the others were stunned. They didn't expect Chen Tian to abandon them and start forging iron on his own.

As a result, they couldn't decide whether to leave or stay, and they didn't know what to do.

In fact, Chen Tian didn't want to interfere in the conflict between the Immortal Cultivation Alliance and the Icebound Demonic Domain, because he knew that the most important thing at this time was to break through to the凝海 (Ning Hai) realm as soon as possible.

But on the other hand, breaking through to the 凝海 (Ning Hai) realm required consuming endless natural treasures. Even if the crazy old man was currently trying to gather them for him, it might still not be enough.

So, if he could get some benefits from this Icebound Demonic Domain, it would definitely speed up his breakthrough.

Therefore, Chen Tian was caught in a dilemma, not knowing what choice to make.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Tian suddenly stopped the heavy hammer in his hand, looked up at Song Lin and the others, and said, "How about this, you go back first. In three days, I will naturally give you an answer. In the meantime, let me think about it carefully."

"Alright, then in three days, I, Song, will definitely visit your residence again and await your good news!"

Hearing that Chen Tian didn't refuse outright, but instead asked to think about it, Song Lin, who had originally been desperate, suddenly felt a glimmer of hope in his heart, and he said excitedly.

Chen Tian didn't say anything after hearing this, but instead buried himself in hammering the almost-formed iron ore.

Seeing this, Song Lin naturally wisely didn't disturb him any further, so he turned around and left with the other two.

"Heh, you think you can just leave after killing our Sect Leader? Not so easy. Today, none of you will escape!"

However, at this moment, an angry roar suddenly came from the distant sky. Then, a blood-red demonic cloud rolled in, and soon flew to the sky above Chen Tian's wooden house.

At the same time, hundreds of figures flew down from the blood cloud, forming a circle, surrounding Chen Tian and Song Yi, who were about to leave.

These people were all demonic cultivators, and their strength varied, from the 启灵 (Qi Ling) stage to the 凝海 (Ning Hai) stage. There was everything.

Leading them were six old men wearing red robes. Their cultivation levels were all at the 凝海 (Ning Hai) realm!

At this time, one of the red-robed old men with a gloomy face stepped forward, glanced at Chen Tian and the others, and shouted disdainfully, "Which one of you killed our Sect Leader? If you don't confess the truth, then don't blame me for killing all of you! Don't think that our Blood Demon Sect is so easy to bully!"

"Blood Demon Sect?"

Hearing the old man's words, Song Lin's face paused slightly, then he turned to look at Chen Tian!