Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

This red thread was not only extremely long but also emitted strange red light and crackling red lightning, its power truly awe-inspiring.

In the past, Chen Tian might have glanced at this red thread, but now he completely ignored it, acting as if it didn't exist. He continued to take out a red-hot ore from the iron furnace and hammer it rhythmically.

As mentioned earlier, the deeper a cultivator cultivates, the more ropes entangle them. Eventually, these ropes hinder their progress, preventing them from breaking through to the凝海 (Ning Hai) realm.

Although there are ways to resolve this limitation, they are monopolized by powerful cultivation sects. As a rogue cultivator like Chen Tian, he had no way to access them.

However, when one door closes, another opens. By chance, Chen Tian encountered that eccentric old madman.

Although this old madman had a mysterious background and spoke frivolously, he was a genuine old monster with筑天 (Zhu Tian) realm cultivation.

More importantly, he cared deeply for Chen Tian, not only accepting him as a disciple but also teaching him the method of abandoning immortality and embracing mortality.

Initially, Chen Tian didn't understand what the old madman wanted him to do.

But as time passed, Chen Tian gradually calmed down and understood the profound meaning behind it.

From the perspective of a mortal, Chen Tian finally realized that countless threads were缠绕 (chan rao - entangling) him. These were all the karmic consequences he had accumulated since embarking on the path of cultivation.

Therefore, Chen Tian understood that the reason the old madman wanted him to abandon his identity as a cultivator and live the life of a mortal was to eliminate these karmic consequences one by one, severing all the threads that entangled him.

If cultivation in the past was an experience of 'going from nothing to something,' 'from one to countless,'

then this period of化凡 (hua fan - mortalization) was a process of 'going from something to nothing,' 'returning from countless to one.'

Only after severing all the karmic threads缠绕 (chan rao - entangling) him could Chen Tian truly attempt to break through to the凝海 (Ning Hai) realm.

It can be said that without someone specifically pointing this out, ordinary cultivators might never grasp the profound meaning behind it in their entire lives.

Chen Tian was fortunate. Back then, the old madman had chosen dozens of talented geniuses who were no less intelligent than him and simultaneously taught them this method of化凡 (hua fan - mortalization).

However, in the end, everyone except Chen Tian failed to persevere, either refusing outright or giving up halfway.

In other words, each of these magical artifacts represented a karmic thread on Chen Tian. Only by using them could he completely sever it.

Thus, at the moment these magical artifacts were formed, invisible forces erupted, severing the corresponding karmic threads that Chen Tian carried one by one.

Gradually, the originally chaotic and complex threads on Chen Tian, resembling a ball of yarn, began to clear after being severed by countless magical artifacts.

However, at the same time, those severed threads seemed to be summoned by something, flying upwards and merging into that enormous red thread.

And after gathering these threads, the power emitted by this red thread became even more shocking and terrifying.

That's right, this huge red thread was filled with Chen Tian's karmic power.

Logically, once karma is severed, it should be回收 (hui shou - reclaimed) by the Heavenly Dao and disappear without a trace. However, Chen Tian's situation was very strange.

Because his severed karmic power not only did not dissipate but instead re-聚集 (ju ji - gathered) above his head, emitting a very terrifying power.

What exactly did this red thread want to do?

No one knew!

And even more strangely, even the old madman had not noticed the existence of this red thread.

Chen Tian had tentatively asked the old madman about it, but he only praised Chen Tian's recent化凡 (hua fan - mortalization) effect as being very good, without mentioning the red thread at all.

This was very surprising.

It should be known that the old madman possessed筑天 (Zhu Tian) realm cultivation, which could be considered the peak of existence in this乾元 (Qian Yuan) Continent. Nothing should be able to escape his eyes.

Yet even so, he did not mention the red thread悬浮 (xuan fu - suspended) above Chen Tian at all, as if he didn't see it at all.

Chen Tian believed that this was definitely not the old madman's intention or a coincidence. He definitely had not noticed the existence of this red thread.

And if that were the case, then it would be too terrifying.

This method of abandoning immortality and embracing mortality was first proposed by the old madman, so logically, he should be fully aware of what would happen or what phenomena would occur during this period.

But now, strangely, he could clearly see all the changes that occurred on Chen Tian, but he was the only one who couldn't see the strange red thread hanging above Chen Tian's head.

And from beginning to end, the old madman had not mentioned the existence of this red thread.

Then that means this red thread should not have appeared originally. It was completely something outside of the plan.

Thinking of this, Chen Tian's brows furrowed slightly. He couldn't understand why he was the only one who accidentally produced this red thread.

What exactly was this red thread?

All the mysteries, like dark clouds笼罩 (long zhao - shrouding) the moon in the night, lingered in Chen Tian's heart.

Although Chen Tian was quite wary of this extremely strange red thread悬浮 (xuan fu - suspended) above his head, he felt no panic or fear in his heart.

Chen Tian had roamed the cultivation world for hundreds of years and was not easily intimidated.

As the saying goes, when soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it. Everything will take its course.

Thinking this way, Chen Tian's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he continued to swing his hammer,敲击 (qiao ji - hammering) the next magical artifact that was about to be formed.

At this time, after absorbing enough karmic power, the power emitted by that red thread doubled again.

It even凝为有形 (ning wei you xing - solidified from the intangible to the tangible).

If someone were to pass by this仙羽 (Xian Yu) Sect at this time, they would see a radiance like blood, faintly flashing in the sky.