Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

Not long after Ling Zizhe fled from Chen Tian, a deafening explosion erupted behind him, followed by a powerful shockwave that rippled across the ground.

Fortunately, Ling Zizhe had escaped to a safe enough distance, so he suffered no damage.

He looked back and found a scene of devastation. Even the peak of a distant mountain had been sheared off, as flat as a tabletop.

This only proved how terrifying the explosion had been.

Watching the giant trees fall, the earth heave, and life be extinguished, Ling Zizhe suddenly began to laugh maniacally: "What a bunch of fools, daring to oppose the Demon God Sect! Serves them right, now they're annihilated, with not even a burial ground! I'm the clever one, not burying myself with you! I've survived, I've survived!"

Ling Zizhe seemed overjoyed by his own cleverness, laughing wildly and unrestrained.

But as he laughed, he seemed to remember something, and sighed softly: "Alas, if only my father hadn't been so stubborn, and the Demon God Sect hadn't been so treacherous, my Ling family wouldn't have been destroyed like this. I truly feel sorry to our ancestors!"

Even now, Ling Zizhe didn't realize that the Ling family's downfall was all his fault.

In Ling Zizhe's heart, he pushed all the blame onto his father, Ling Yunfeng, and the Demon God Sect.

He felt that Ling Yunfeng was unjust in trying to strip him of his position, forcing him to rely on the Demon God Sect. Besides, with the Demon God Sect's power, he didn't believe the Ling family could withstand them. On the contrary, by relying on the Demon God Sect, he could preserve a spark of the Ling family's lineage. Therefore, Ling Zizhe felt that he had done nothing wrong, but rather had made a contribution.

But the hateful thing was that the Demon God Sect was truly a group of inhuman beasts. Ling Zizhe had sincerely relied on them, but they had gone back on their word, using him and then abandoning him. So, in Ling Zizhe's heart, he believed that this was not his fault either, and that the Demon God Sect was simply too hateful.

Thinking this way, although Ling Zizhe felt a pang of heartache for the Ling family's destruction, he also felt much more relieved.

After all, after this analysis, he realized that he wasn't the one who was wrong, but rather the whole world was wrong.

After letting out a long breath, Ling Zizhe whispered, as if making a vow: "Father, Uncle Qi, you wait, one day I will revive the Ling family. You can rest in peace."

With that, Ling Zizhe identified a direction and flew south.

With the Ling family destroyed, Ling Zizhe had no choice but to return to his sect.

When the Ling family was still around, relying on the family's power, Ling Zizhe had a decent life in the sect.

However, now that the Ling family was destroyed, Ling Zizhe's status in the sect would inevitably be affected.

But he couldn't care about that much now. After all, for Ling Zizhe, returning to the sect meant he could find a new reliance. Even if his status declined, at least his life could be saved!

"Damn Demon God Sect, when I, your father, have cultivated to success in the future, I will definitely find you and wipe you all out!"

Ling Zizhe took a closer look, and a monstrous wave of horror surged onto his face. He recognized this person as the late-stage Spirit Gathering cultivator who had been inseparable from Chen Tian!

"Damn it, why is he here!"

Ling Zizhe panicked and muttered to himself, then hurriedly turned around, intending to bypass him from behind.

But just as Ling Zizhe turned around, the scene before him shocked him again.

Two humanoid monsters without skin or flesh appeared behind Ling Zizhe, staring at him with a sly grin, lightly licking their lips, as if they regarded Ling Zizhe as a delicious meal!

Ling Zizhe also recognized these two humanoid monsters as the two monsters who had guarded Chen Tian's cave when he first met Chen Tian.

If Jia Yan's appearance was just a coincidence, then the simultaneous appearance of these two monsters was definitely not a coincidence.

Ling Zizhe seemed to realize something, and his heart was filled with alarm. He hurriedly changed direction and fled north.

However, just as he moved, Jia Yan and the two corpse puppets instantly chased after him, surrounding him again.

At the same time, a cold aura suddenly erupted from behind Ling Zizhe.

This aura was as cold as ice, striking Ling Zizhe's back, instantly causing his whole body to tremble violently.

Ling Zizhe turned his head in disbelief, and what he saw confirmed his worries. Chen Tian was holding Wen Ying and walking towards him step by step.

With each step Chen Tian took towards Ling Zizhe, the cold light impacting him became even colder.

By the time Chen Tian walked in front of Ling Zizhe, Ling Zizhe's hair and eyelashes were covered with a thick layer of frost, freezing Ling Zizhe so much that he couldn't help but shiver.

At the same time, Jia Yan and the two corpse puppets all knelt down towards Chen Tian, their expressions respectful!

Ling Zizhe finally came back to his senses. With a 'thump', he also knelt down towards Chen Tian, kowtowing repeatedly and saying: "Senior, please don't misunderstand! Senior, please don't misunderstand!"

"Why did you run away?" Chen Tian looked at Ling Zizhe, whose head was about to be swollen from kowtowing, and asked in a cold voice.

Ling Zizhe's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he said bitterly: "I... this..."

"Could it be that you don't believe me?" Chen Tian asked again.

"No... of course not!" The cold sweat on Ling Zizhe's face flowed down to his neck. He didn't bother to wipe it away and hurriedly replied: "This junior only felt that his strength was too weak, and staying there would hinder Senior. That's why I left first, so that Senior could deal with that group of demon beasts without restraint. This junior firmly believes that Senior will definitely return in triumph."

With that, Ling Zizhe lowered his head, his body trembling, waiting for Chen Tian's response.

However, a long time passed, and Chen Tian didn't say anything.

Ling Zizhe waited somewhat impatiently and was just about to raise his head to take a peek when Chen Tian's voice finally came slowly: "Alright, I won't pursue this matter any further. I ask you, do you know why I came back this time?"

Hearing Chen Tian's question, Ling Zizhe first pondered for a moment, then said in surprise: "This junior knows, Senior must have calculated that our Ling family was in trouble, so you came specifically to rescue us. This junior represents the Ling family in expressing our endless gratitude for Senior's great kindness."

This Ling Zizhe's skin was thick enough. The Ling family had already been destroyed in his hands, yet he still had the nerve to represent the Ling family.

And after hearing this, a trace of a cold smile appeared on Chen Tian's face, and his gaze became even colder.