Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Seeing Chen Tian's surprised expression, Cao Fangcun suddenly withdrew his smile, revealing an extremely serious expression. After taking a deep breath, he slowly said, "This thing is called 'Power of Heavenly Tribulation'!"

"What? Power of Heavenly Tribulation!"

Even though Chen Tian had already prepared himself mentally, he was still shocked by Cao Fangcun's words. He hurriedly asked, "Brother Cao, please explain clearly, what exactly is this Power of Heavenly Tribulation?"

At this time, Cao Fangcun's face was extremely serious as he stared at Chen Tian and said, "Brother Yang, let me tell you this, this Power of Heavenly Tribulation is nurtured by the Heavenly Dao and is the tribulation that descends upon cultivators, hence the name 'Heavenly Tribulation'. In other words, when you start trying to break through to the凝海境 (Ninghai Realm), the Power of Heavenly Tribulation hanging above your head will come crashing down. At that time, at best, your Dao foundation will collapse and your physical body will be damaged. At worst, you may be reduced to ashes under this Heavenly Tribulation, and your body and Dao will vanish."

"What? It's that serious?"

Hearing Cao Fangcun's explanation, Chen Tian's expression changed again.

"Yes, everything Cao has said is true, and I'm still putting it lightly. After all, whenever a Heavenly Tribulation descends, it is the most critical moment for a cultivator. Eight or nine out of ten cultivators die under the Heavenly Tribulation. Only a few great powers are able to survive by chance."

Cao Fangcun nodded with a solemn expression, clearly indicating that his words were not false.

Chen Tian couldn't help but fall into silence after hearing this.

Although he knew that the red thread was extraordinary, he did not expect it to be so terrifying, actually being the 'Power of Heavenly Tribulation' nurtured by the Heavenly Dao.

This made Chen Tian feel extremely terrified. His mind raced as he searched for a solution.

Just at this moment, Cao Fangcun's tightly furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he said, "Brother Yang, don't worry too much. Didn't I say just now that I would give you a gift?"

Hearing this, Chen Tian seemed to suddenly realize something. His eyes narrowed, and he asked thoughtfully, "Brother Cao, could this gift of yours be related to this 'Power of Heavenly Tribulation'?"

"Exactly." Cao Fangcun nodded after hearing this and said, "I occasionally obtained something that happens to have a method to resolve this Power of Heavenly Tribulation, so I want to give it to Brother Yang."

As he said this, Cao Fangcun flipped his hand, and a red jade slip immediately appeared in his palm. Then, with a smiling face, he handed it to Chen Tian.

Seeing this, Chen Tian did not rush to take it. Instead, he frowned slightly and glanced at the red jade slip as if unintentionally.

He saw that this jade slip was made of a peculiar jade stone. At least on the乾元大陆 (Qian Yuan Continent), Chen Tian had never seen a similar jade material. Moreover, the jade slip seemed to have experienced countless years, with fine cracks appearing on its surface, and even a corner was missing.

It could be seen that the history of this red jade slip was already very long.

Seeing this, Chen Tian withdrew his gaze, raised his head, and stared at Cao Fangcun thoughtfully.

Seeing that Chen Tian had not taken the jade slip for a long time, but instead looked at him with a special gaze, Cao Fangcun felt a hint of curiosity in his heart and chuckled, "Brother Yang, what do you mean by this? Don't you want this method to resolve the Power of Heavenly Tribulation?"

Chen Tian shook his head slightly after hearing this: "Brother Cao, you are mistaken. I am very envious of this jade slip and can't wait to snatch it into my arms now."

"Eh!" Cao Fangcun exclaimed in surprise, even more puzzled: "If that's the case, then why haven't you taken it yet?"

Chen Tian's expression was as usual, and he said lightly, "I'm waiting."

"Waiting?" Cao Fangcun seemed unable to understand Chen Tian's meaning and had to ask again, "What exactly is Brother Yang waiting for?"

Chen Tian's tone suddenly became gloomy and serious: "Naturally, I'm waiting for Brother Cao to set the conditions? I don't believe that Brother Cao is so kind as to give such a precious thing to me for no reason."

"I thought Brother Chen was wary of something, so it was this matter." Hearing Chen Tian's words, Cao Fangcun was stunned for a moment, then laughed 'Haha', and then shook his head and said, "Alright, just accept it. Cao has no additional conditions."

"No conditions?"

Hearing Cao Fangcun's words, it was Chen Tian's turn to be surprised: "According to Brother Cao, this method to resolve the Heavenly Tribulation crisis must be extremely precious. You really don't want any conditions and are giving it to Yang for free?"

Chen Tian was really a little surprised. He thought that Cao Fangcun would seize this opportunity to extort a sum from him.

At the same time, Chen Tian was also prepared. As long as Cao Fangcun asked for something within his acceptable range, then Chen Tian would definitely obtain this jade slip at any cost.

After all, what is recorded inside is a method that can resolve the Heavenly Tribulation crisis.

But what surprised Chen Tian greatly was that in the end, Cao Fangcun did not mention any conditions and gave it to him for free. This really made Chen Tian feel a little unbelievable.

Looking at Chen Tian's puzzled look, Cao Fangcun once again showed his refined and gentle smile and said, "Brother Yang, don't have any doubts. I really hit it off with you, Brother Yang, and just want to sincerely make friends with you. Besides that, I have no other requests, so you can accept this jade slip without any worries."

Hearing Cao Fangcun's rather sincere words, Chen Tian raised his head and looked directly at him. After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Chen Tian's serious face suddenly relaxed, revealing a smile, and he nodded: "Since Brother Cao is so kind, then if Yang refuses again, it would seem ungrateful. I will accept this jade slip."

As he said this, Chen Tian stretched out his right hand and took the red jade slip from Cao Fangcun's hand.

Only at this time, Chen Tian's face was full of excitement: "Brother Cao, I really have to thank you. This jade slip is of great help to me."

"Haha, it is Cao's good fortune to be able to help Brother Yang." Cao Fangcun nodded with a smile.

After Chen Tian put away the jade slip as if it were a treasure, he suddenly seemed to have thought of something again and asked, "By the way, may I ask, where did Brother Cao get this jade slip from?"