Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Seeing Chen Tian take out this item, the disciples of the Hai Lan Sect were surprised, and then they all gathered around to examine it.

This token was forged from a very peculiar copper ore that would not melt in fire or rust in water. On the front of the token was engraved the character '诛' (Zhū - meaning to execute), and on the back was a wave.

Upon closer inspection, one would discover that the wave looked exactly like the wave emblem on the sleeves of the Hai Lan Sect disciples.

“This… this isn’t the Execution Order issued by our Hai Lan Sect, is it!”

After clearly seeing the copper token in Chen Tian’s hand, one of the Hai Lan Sect disciples exclaimed in surprise.

“You’re right,” Chen Tian nodded. “This is indeed the Execution Order issued by your Hai Lan Sect. And the people to be executed are these eight!”

At this point, Chen Tian turned his gaze back to the Phantoms of Philin, his expression calm.

Hearing his words, everyone present was shocked, and even the Phantoms of Philin were dumbfounded. They really couldn't figure out what Chen Tian was trying to do.

After a long while, the Hai Lan Sect disciple came back to his senses, sighed, and said, “Alas, if we were outside, we could certainly rally heroes to jointly execute these villains. However, now that we are in the Demon Realm Ruins, as you can see, people are avoiding suspicion, let alone helping us? So, taking out this item now will not only bring you no benefits, but will also get you into trouble. Do you understand!”

Indeed, when the crowd on the Ascension Platform saw Chen Tian take out the Execution Order, they all showed sympathy in their eyes.

They all thought Chen Tian was a fool who didn't know how to assess the situation.

They knew that they were now weak and outnumbered, and even if they joined forces, they would not be a match for the Phantoms of Philin.

Now that Chen Tian had taken out the Execution Order, wasn't he clearly trying to provoke the Phantoms of Philin and bring trouble upon himself!

After the Hai Lan Sect issued the Execution Order, the Phantoms of Philin became like rats crossing the street, and they never had a peaceful day since. Those cultivators who were attracted by the Hai Lan Sect's generous rewards were like flies and mosquitoes, constantly looking for trouble with them, 'buzzing' incessantly in their ears. In the end, they were forced to hide their identities and live in seclusion in a remote and uninhabited place.

Therefore, in their hearts, their resentment towards those bounty cultivators was even greater than that towards the Hai Lan Sect.

In fact, the Phantoms of Philin weren't stupid. Although they caused trouble for these Hai Lan Sect disciples, they would only teach them a lesson and would not harm their lives.

After all, they had already formed a grudge against the Hai Lan Sect. If they continued to make enemies, even with the Frozen Demon Realm backing them, they were afraid that they would not be able to protect themselves in the end.

However, Chen Tian was different. First of all, he was the bounty cultivator that the Phantoms of Philin hated the most. Secondly, he didn't have a powerful backer like the Hai Lan Sect, so even if they killed him, they wouldn't have too many concerns.

“Boy, you truly have a path to heaven but you don't take it, and you insist on barging into hell. Since you want to die, I can't stop you.”

After considering all the pros and cons, the red-clad brute at the head of the group grinned, revealing an extremely terrifying smile.

Clearly, he had already developed murderous intent towards Chen Tian.

“Big brother, why are you wasting so much time talking to this kid? Have you forgotten that it was these guys who made us hide every day? If we don't show him some power now, where will we put the face of the Phantoms of Philin?”

“That's right, big brother, the saber in my hand hasn't tasted fresh blood for three whole years. Today, I'll use this kid to consecrate the saber, and it will also declare that we, the Phantoms of Philin, have returned to the world!”

At this time, the other seven also clamored one after another, and they looked at Chen Tian as if they were looking at a dead man.

The crowd present still looked indifferent, watching all this indifferently, as if Chen Tian's life and death had nothing to do with them.

“Senior Brother Cao, what should we do now? Should we go up and help that kid?”

Seeing this scene, a slightly honest Hai Lan Sect disciple hurriedly walked up and whispered in the ear of Senior Brother Cao, who had the highest cultivation.

However, after hearing this, Senior Brother Cao pondered for a while, then a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head and said, “No need, we won't do anything, we'll just watch here.”

“What?” The man was shocked when he heard this, and said anxiously, “But Senior Brother Cao, this fellow Daoist stood up to help us. If we just leave him alone like this, wouldn't that be a bit unjust?”

At this time, the other Hai Lan Sect disciples also noticed the movement here, and their faces showed surprise, wondering why Senior Brother Cao would suddenly say that.

Looking at the doubtful gazes cast by the crowd, Senior Brother Cao simply explained to them, “I know you are all very confused, but think about it, doesn't this person's appearance just help us divert the attention of those eight villains? Besides, he also said just now that the reason why he stood up was not to help us, but to obtain the reward promised by our sect, so this matter has nothing to do with us, we just need to wait and see what happens, and don't care about anything else!”

It turned out that Senior Brother Cao wanted to use Chen Tian as bait to attract the attention of the Phantoms of Philin.

After hearing this, the Hai Lan Sect disciple seemed to still have some unbearable feelings in his heart, and hurriedly wanted to say something again: “But…”

“There's nothing to 'but,' shut your mouth,” However, before he could finish his words, Senior Brother Cao rudely interrupted him: “You all remember this for me, the current situation is his own fault, and has nothing to do with our Hai Lan Sect! When the sect inquires about it, you just answer like this, and don't mention a word about anything else, do you all understand?”

These Hai Lan Sect disciples had never seen their Senior Brother Cao get so angry, and after being stunned for a long time, they all lowered their heads and responded in a low voice, and then stopped talking.