Becoming an immortal against the will of heaven

"Conditions?"

Looking at the almost sinister smile on Chen Tian's face, Ling Zizhe's heart tightened, and he asked suspiciously, "May I ask, senior, what conditions do you want?"

Chen Tian's gaze wandered back and forth between Ling Zizhe and Wen Ying, finally settling on Ling Zizhe, and he smiled slightly, saying, "As the saying goes, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living penalty is hard to escape. You two came here today with the intention of assassinating me. If I don't give you some small punishments, it wouldn't be reasonable. So, I've decided to cut off one hand and one foot from each of you as a lesson."

"What? One hand and one foot?"

Hearing Chen Tian's request, Ling Zizhe's originally excited expression instantly froze. Immediately, he put on a mournful face and begged Chen Tian, "Senior, I know I'm wrong, but isn't the punishment of cutting off one hand and one foot a bit too much? Can you reduce it a little?"

This Ling Zizhe actually shamelessly started bargaining.

After hearing this, a sneer flashed across the corner of Chen Tian's mouth, almost imperceptible, as if mocking.

However, Chen Tian didn't show it on his face. He just frowned, pondered for a while, and said, "That's true, Brother Ling, you are the dignified young master of the Ling family, and you will inherit the entire Ling family in the future. If you are missing one hand and one foot, wouldn't that be ridiculed?"

Hearing this, the corners of Ling Zizhe's mouth twitched, his face full of embarrassment, and he whispered in agreement, "What senior said is absolutely right. I will inherit the entire Ling family in the future, so I must not leave any handle for others to laugh at!"

Ling Zizhe knew very well that if his father knew about this, his position as the heir to the Ling family would be in jeopardy. After all, Ling Zizhe was not an only child, and he had three younger brothers below him!

Looking at Ling Zizhe in a daze, Chen Tian couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Brother Ling, speaking of which, I have been under your care these days, which is also a kind of favor. Therefore, I thought about it again and felt that there is another way to offset your one hand and one foot!"

"Is that true? You really won't cut off my one hand and one foot?"

Chen Tian's words were like a life-saving straw to Ling Zizhe, making his eyes light up instantly, looking extremely excited.

Chen Tian smiled upon seeing this, then took out a jade slip from his wide sleeve, handed it to Ling Zizhe, and said, "Use these things to exchange for your one hand and one foot."

This jade slip was obviously prepared by Chen Tian in advance!

Ling Zizhe looked at the jade slip Chen Tian handed over with some suspicion. After a slight hesitation, he finally took it and stuck it to his forehead to check it for a while. His face changed drastically in an instant, and he said in shock, "Ten high-grade immortal crystal stones? One hundred thousand-year ginsengs? Senior, are you kidding me?"

After putting down the jade slip, Ling Zizhe's face was full of astonishment.

Chen Tian smiled strangely upon seeing this and said, "Although we haven't known each other for long, do you think I, Chen, am a person who likes to joke?"

Looking at Chen Tian's deep and cunning smile, Ling Zizhe's heart was like ten thousand horses galloping, shocked beyond compare.

That's right, although he hadn't known Chen Tian for long, judging from his words and deeds during this period, this person was definitely not the kind of person who liked to joke.

Chen Tian was the kind of person who meant what he said.

If he said he would let Ling Zizhe live, then he would definitely let Ling Zizhe go.

But similarly, if he said he would let Ling Zizhe exchange these things for Ling Zizhe's one hand and one foot, then it was definitely not a joke at this time, and Ling Zizhe could not resist!

After understanding this, Ling Zizhe's heart was really filled with mixed feelings, not knowing whether to be happy or distressed.

What was happy was that Ling Zizhe could finally save his one hand and one foot, and his life was safe; but at the same time, Ling Zizhe had to pay an extremely high price for it, and even this price far exceeded his ability to bear!

You must know that these high-grade immortal crystal stones are extremely precious. They are born from the gathering of heaven and earth essence. Often, only one can be formed in ten spiritual mines.

Moreover, it is rumored that the spiritual mines where high-grade immortal crystal stones are born will have their nearby spiritual power swallowed up, which can be said to be nurtured by gathering the power of heaven and earth!

According to market prices, one high-grade immortal crystal stone is equivalent to one hundred thousand ordinary immortal crystal stones, and Chen Tian asked for ten high-grade immortal crystal stones as soon as he opened his mouth, which is almost equivalent to one million ordinary immortal crystal stones!

Moreover, thousand-year-old spiritual herbs have a wide range of uses. They can not only be used to make talismans and refine elixirs, but also to quench magic weapons and strengthen the flesh! They are also very precious treasures.

Moreover, although the value of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs is not as high as that of high-grade immortal crystal stones, Chen Tian asked for hundreds of them all at once, which is indeed an astronomical figure.

No wonder Ling Zizhe's expression was so horrified after seeing the list Chen Tian made.

Chen Tian naturally saw Ling Zizhe's expression, but he didn't show any sympathy. He just smiled and said, "Brother Ling, what do you think, will you give it or not?"

Although Chen Tian was smiling, in Ling Zizhe's eyes, this was simply the hideousness of a demon from hell!

But even so, Ling Zizhe still shook his head and said, "Senior, what you want is too huge, I… I can't afford it!"

After saying that, Ling Zizhe stared at Chen Tian with a bitter face, hoping that he could show some sympathy and lower the requirements.

However, what Ling Zizhe didn't expect was that after Chen Tian heard his answer, the originally smiling face instantly turned gloomy, like the cold wind in winter, blowing towards Ling Zizhe, making him involuntarily shudder.

"Brother Ling, you can't say that. Think about it, if your father finds out about this today, then how will he look at you? Don't you want to inherit the entire Ling family and become the head of the Ling family in the future?"

"No… I… This…"

Ling Zizhe was made extremely nervous by Chen Tian's words, not knowing what to say.

Seeing this, Chen Tian's face suddenly relaxed, and a smile reappeared on his face, saying, "Brother Ling, these things are a bit expensive, but compared to your future, they are not worth mentioning at all! When you take over the entire Ling family, won't all the things in the Ling family treasury be yours? You can't catch a wolf without taking the bait, don't you even have this courage?"

How despicable Chen Tian was, he actually started using the aggressive method!