Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Everyone had gone through great pains to obtain the qualification to enter this place from the Icebound Demonic Realm. Their purpose was nothing more than to come here and study the Heavenly Dao Intent from the ancient Immortal Realm.

However, what Chen Tian found strange was that from the moment he entered, everyone had been standing peacefully around the handprint, and no one had taken another step forward.

This was definitely not an ordinary phenomenon.

One had to know that within this handprint lay the Heavenly Dao Intent that could drive all Sea凝境 cultivators mad with enthusiasm. Based on the principle of 'first come, first served,' those who entered first should have already been fighting tooth and nail.

However, to Chen Tian's surprise, although the platform was already full of people when he entered, they all looked peaceful and serene, quietly standing aside with their eyes closed, and no one made a move towards the handprint.

Even when the gloomy young man was provoked by Daoist Nanxian and finally became the first to rush towards the handprint, everyone still wore a gloating expression, without the slightest bit of tension, and didn't even bother to glance at him. It was as if they didn't believe anyone could take the Heavenly Dao Intent in advance.

At that time, Chen Tian had already expected that obtaining the Heavenly Dao Intent might not be an easy task.

It wasn't until he heard Cao Qinghua's explanation that Chen Tian confirmed his idea. It turned out that there was a powerful defense around the handprint that even Foundation Building Realm cultivators could not break through.

No wonder those people were so calm; it turned out they had known this all along.

However, after hearing that person shout 'The time has come' just now, these originally calm immortal cultivation experts instantly revealed expressions of excitement and anticipation. This indicated that the time to open the handprint and obtain the Heavenly Dao Intent had arrived.

After thinking about it, Chen Tian gradually calmed his excited mood, looked at Cao Qinghua, and asked calmly, "Brother Cao, then what exactly do we need to do to obtain that Heavenly Dao Intent?"

Looking at the gleam in Chen Tian's eyes, Cao Qinghua had already guessed that Chen Tian had probably figured out the whole story, so he couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "It's very simple. Actually, we don't need to do anything."

"Huh? Do nothing?" Chen Tian was taken aback by Cao Qinghua's words and frowned, "What does that mean?"

Upon seeing this, Cao Qinghua suddenly revealed a strange smile on his face: "Hehe, Brother Yang, don't worry. What I mean by doing nothing is that the real opportunity to obtain the Heavenly Dao Intent has not yet arrived. We need to wait a little longer. So for now, just stand here peacefully, and that's enough."

Next, Cao Qinghua explained the meaning in detail to Chen Tian.

It turned out that because the handprint contained a powerful protective force from the ancient Immortal Realm, everyone could not get close, so they could not enter the handprint to personally obtain the Heavenly Dao Intent.

However, there were exceptions to everything. Although everyone could not sneak into the handprint, during certain periods of each year, the Heavenly Dao Intent that was originally floating within the handprint would actively float out.

And when they floated out of the handprint's protection, it would be the time for everyone to take action and plunder.

The reason why everyone had been quietly guarding the side without any movement was to wait for this once-a-year opportunity to arrive.

And soon, the time for the Heavenly Dao Intent to float out of the handprint was about to come.

At this moment, Chen Tian sighed in his heart again.

Through Cao Qinghua's explanation, Chen Tian understood that no one, including Foundation Building Realm experts, could break through the protection around the handprint, so they could only wait for the Heavenly Dao Intent immersed within to actively float out before everyone could take action to obtain it.

Thinking of this, Chen Tian raised his head and glanced around. He found that everyone who had been extremely excited just now had calmed down at this time, staring intently at the huge handprint in the center of the platform. However, in their eyes, there was still a hint of excitement.

Don't look at how calm these people are at this time, but Chen Tian knew that they were all waiting for an opportunity, the opportunity for the Heavenly Dao Intent to float out on its own!

And when that time came, it would be the beginning of the entire battle.

"By the way, Brother Yang, I forgot to tell you one more thing. The time for the Heavenly Dao Intent to float out is only a thousandth of a breath, so you must prepare in advance," Cao Qinghua added, as if he had remembered something while Chen Tian was pondering.

"What? The time is so short?" Chen Tian couldn't help but be surprised after hearing Cao Qinghua's words.

One had to know that the time of a person's breath was already short enough, but the time for the Heavenly Dao Intent to float out of the handprint was only a thousandth of a breath, which could truly be described as 'in the blink of an eye'!

At this time, Cao Qinghua turned his head and instructed the other disciples of the Hai Lan Sect. Immediately, one of the disciples took out a huge wooden net from his storage magic weapon.

This wooden net was similar to the fishing nets used by fishermen, except that it was made entirely of wood.

Wood itself has extremely poor flexibility and is difficult to bend, but the wooden fishing net that the people of the Hai Lan Sect took out was not only extremely exquisitely crafted, but also each wooden thread was carved as thin as a hair, intertwined with each other, and each mesh was smaller than a grain of sand. It could only be described as ingenious.

"Brother Cao, what is this wooden net for?" Chen Tian asked Cao Qinghua, looking curious.

Cao Qinghua smiled after hearing this: "Hehe, of course it's for capturing the Heavenly Dao Intent."

"Huh?"

Chen Tian exclaimed in surprise after hearing this, and then, as if thinking of something, looked around at everyone again.

At this time, people were taking out extremely strange things one after another.

Some were pottery jars made of clay, some were round scoops made of rough iron, and some were simply basins of cool, pure water, or even torches.

"What... what exactly is going on?"

Looking at the strange things in everyone's hands, Chen Tian couldn't help but be stunned!