Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"My disciple, sometimes this old master truly admires your intelligence. Actually, your guess is not wrong at all. In that ancient immortal realm, a world-shattering change did indeed occur. And the consequence of this change was that the entire ancient immortal realm collapsed and disintegrated in an instant."

After a long while, the voice of the Mad Old Man echoed again, but when he opened his mouth, he revealed a shocking piece of news.

Chen Tian also seemed to be completely unprepared, and his brain was instantly blanked out by the news.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Tian's stagnant thoughts were able to operate again.

After pondering for a while in his heart, his eyes flickered slightly, and then he looked at the Mad Old Man and asked calmly, "Master, can you tell me specifically what is going on? What exactly happened in that ancient immortal realm that caused them to collapse and fall?"

"Don't ask me about this, I don't know either." The Mad Old Man spread his hands after hearing this, a look of helplessness appeared on his face, and he shook his head and said, "We once specially studied this. We wanted to restore what happened in the ancient immortal realm at that time, which caused them to collapse and disintegrate. But what surprised us was that during the entire research process, it seemed that an invisible mist was always obscuring the truth, making us unable to discern the slightest bit.

In the end, we can only come to a conclusion, that is, the legendary ancient immortal realm has really fallen! As for why it fell, and what it has become now? We have gained nothing."

At this time, Chen Tian had also calmed down from the shock just now. He knew that the Mad Old Man had no need to hide this matter from him. Perhaps that ancient immortal realm really disappeared from everyone's eyes due to some special change.

The Mad Old Man seemed quite helpless at this time, and sighed: "After the fall of the ancient immortal realm, the gate from the lower realm to the upper realm was completely closed, making us old men who have cultivated for thousands of years can only be trapped in it, slowly waiting for death."

The Mad Old Man's words were extremely quiet, more like a喃喃自语, but when Chen Tian heard it, he was hit hard again, and he asked in surprise: "Master, what does the fall of the ancient immortal realm have to do with you?"

After this period of time together, the Mad Old Man had already regarded Chen Tian as his dearest disciple, so he no longer had any concealment. While smiling bitterly, he explained: "I told you just now that in the past, as long as we cultivated to our level, we could ascend to that ancient immortal realm, and rely on the abundant spiritual energy and immortal energy in the ancient immortal realm to continue cultivating and prolong our lifespan. However, since the ancient immortal realm collapsed, the gate to the upper realm has also been completely blocked. Even if we cultivate to the Zhutian realm, we can no longer ascend to the upper realm.

At the same time, the more severe reality is that this Qian Yuan Continent is a planet that is about to be abandoned, and the concentration of spiritual power in it can only be described as 'thin'. And this kind of environment can no longer meet the needs of cultivators in the Zhutian realm to continue their cultivation, so we have no choice but to lie dormant here and slowly wait for death."

Speaking of this, a trace of loneliness flashed in the Mad Old Man's eyes, which made his face gloomy.

However, after Chen Tian listened to his story, he couldn't help but understand. Because he finally solved a difficult problem that had plagued him for a long time.

Chen Tian had always felt very strange before, why those old monsters who had cultivated to the Zhutian realm seemed to have evaporated from the world, and they all disappeared without appearing in the world of cultivation again?

And now, through the Mad Old Man's story, Chen Tian finally understood.

Just like what the Mad Old Man said, because the road to the ancient immortal realm was closed, those old monsters who had cultivated to the Zhutian realm could no longer ascend to it, and could only be trapped in the Qian Yuan Continent forever.

And because the Qian Yuan Continent is a planet that is about to be abandoned, and the spiritual power on it is extremely thin, it can no longer meet the needs of these highly cultivated old monsters in the Zhutian realm. Therefore, they have to hide and lie dormant, and try to reduce their activities as much as possible, so that their lifespan can be extended a little longer.

However, Chen Tian believed that even so, these old monsters in the Zhutian realm must be secretly looking for various solutions, wanting to find the road again and ascend to the immortal realm.

After all, staying in this lifeless abandoned planet, all they can do is wait for death, but if they ascend to the ancient immortal realm, they may be able to usher in a glimmer of hope, maybe!

Although it is only a seemingly very slim hope, it is enough for these highly cultivated old monsters to try desperately.

However, looking at the Mad Old Man's appearance at this time, I am afraid that until now, they have not found any solution.

Thinking of this, Chen Tian's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he said: "By the way, Master, after talking for so long, you still haven't told me, what is the connection between this ancient immortal realm and the Immortal Cultivation Alliance attacking the Icebound Demon Realm?"

Hearing Chen Tian's words, the Mad Old Man, who was immersed in his memories, seemed to have come back to his senses. He patted his forehead and chuckled: "My fault, my fault! Well, let me explain to you the origin of these two."

After a pause, the Mad Old Man continued: "This secret was accidentally discovered when we old immortals were studying the mystery of the fall of the ancient immortal realm. We once investigated the 'Demon Realm Ruins' and found that in addition to being an ancient battlefield of the ancient immortal and demon war, there is actually a road connecting the ancient immortal realm inside."

"What? A road connecting the ancient immortal realm?"

Hearing the Mad Old Man's words, Chen Tian was immediately surprised and asked in horror: "Master, if there is really such a road, then wouldn't you be able to enter the ancient immortal realm through this road?"

Hearing Chen Tian's suggestion, the Mad Old Man suddenly shook his head with a wry smile: "It would be great if it were as simple as you think!"

Hearing this, Chen Tian couldn't help frowning slightly, because he heard the implication of the Mad Old Man's words, I am afraid that the road connecting the ancient immortal realm is extremely dangerous!

Sure enough, just when Chen Tian was thinking, the Mad Old Man's voice sounded again: "I once joined forces with five other Zhutian realm cultivators to break into the Demon Realm Ruins, intending to use that passage to ascend into the ancient immortal realm, but..."

"But what?" Chen Tian vaguely sensed something bad, and was shocked.