Cultivation of immortality begins with an eighty-year-old eunuch.

Faced with the aggressive and condescending oppression of the Nine Immortals.

Chen Fan remained silent for a moment.

He took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock in his mind about the ancient demons and the ruins of the immortal realm. Those were things too distant to concern him with his current purpose.

All he wants now is one thing.

"Since our seniors know the power of the Samsara Mirror and also know the purpose of our visit."

Chen Fan slowly raised his head, his pale face regaining its chilling coldness and indifference. He looked at the nine rogue immortals with neither arrogance nor servility, and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"I have come specifically to borrow the Mirror of Reincarnation from the nine venerable elders!"

"Borrow the Mirror of Reincarnation?"

Sitting at the very edge was a gaunt old man surrounded by raging lightning.

The ninth of the Nine Immortals suddenly let out a piercing, cold laugh.

"Boy! Do you think the Mirror of Reincarnation is some ordinary bronze mirror from your mortal world? You can just borrow it whenever you want? That's a celestial treasure that can reverse Yin and Yang! Using it once will subject you to karmic tribulation lightning and consume a massive amount of celestial essence!"

"We'll pay the price ourselves." Chen Fan's tone was resolute and unwavering. "We'll withstand the karmic tribulation, we'll offer the sacrifice of our true spirit! As long as Tian Xiangzi can be saved, we'll spare no expense, even if it costs us half our lives!"

"What a devoted lover!" The palace-dressed fairy chuckled, but her laughter carried a chilling coldness. "Since you're so sincere, we nine old folks aren't unreasonable people."

The eldest brother slightly raised his hand, interrupting the female immortal's words.

His pupil-less eyes looked down at Chen Fan with an air of undeniable condescension:

"You can borrow the Mirror of Reincarnation."

A sharp glint suddenly flashed in Chen Fan's eyes, and his heart pounded wildly!

"but!"

The leader's tone abruptly shifted, his voice instantly becoming as cold and piercing as ancient ice, "As the price for borrowing the Mirror of Reincarnation, you must hand over the Heavenly Bowl! And leave it in Kunxu!"

"What?"

Chen Fan's face instantly turned extremely gloomy!

The aura of the peak of the Tribulation Transcending Realm around him surged uncontrollably, causing the surrounding chaotic void to crack and shatter!

Hand over the golden bowl?!

How is this possible?!

This golden bowl has been with him ever since he was a bullied eunuch in the Great Abyss Dynasty. The spiritual spring and spiritual fields inside helped him through his most difficult years; the world inside houses his most loyal followers!

More importantly, Tianxiangzi's body, which, although soulless, was still intact, was placed in the very core of the golden bowl's array!

Not to mention, the golden bowl has just devoured the Kunpeng's golden bones, and with the five elements complete, it has begun to nurture a real universe!

This is the magic weapon that enabled Chen Fan to achieve enlightenment! This is his foundation!

Making him hand over the golden bowl is tantamount to making him hand over his life!

"This is an unreasonable demand; our family will absolutely not agree to it!"

Chen Fan refused decisively, his voice strong and clear, echoing through the chaotic void, leaving no room for retreat!

"presumptuous!!!"

The most hot-tempered of the nine brothers slammed his hand on the platform, and a violent burst of lightning instantly shattered the surrounding chaotic energy!

His eyes widened in fury as he pointed at Chen Fan and cursed, "A mere ant from the lower realm dares to bargain with us Nine Immortals?! We're giving you face by asking you to hand over the Heavenly Bowl! If you don't know what's good for you, believe me, I'll extract your soul and refine your spirit right now, so you can hand over the bowl yourself?!"

Chen Fan glanced coldly at Lao Jiu, his gaze as if he were looking at a dead man.

But he forcibly suppressed the murderous intent in his heart.

For Tianxiangzi's sake, he was willing to take one last step back.

"Nine seniors."

Chen Fan took a deep breath, softening his tone slightly, and attempted a final negotiation, "The Heavenly Bowl is an item of our family's lifeblood, and we absolutely cannot hand it over. If the seniors are willing to lend us the Mirror of Reincarnation, our family is willing to exchange it for something else!"

With that, Chen Fan waved his hand.

"Splash!"

A small mountain made of top-grade immortal crystals appeared out of thin air in the chaotic void! The rich immortal spiritual energy was so intense that even the nine scattered immortals around it couldn't help but gasp for breath.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Fan took out several top-tier Mahayana-stage spiritual treasures that he had seized from the Boundless Sea and the starry sky, and even some rare materials that carried the aura of ancient demons.

"These immortal crystals, magical treasures, and resources are all welcome for you to choose from, seniors! Even that Kunpeng golden bone that we severed, we can find a way to repay the Kunxu Sect double... no, tenfold!"

Chen Fan looked at Jiu Xian, his tone earnest, "I only ask to borrow the mirror!"

however.

Faced with such wealth, enough to drive any ninth-level cultivation nation mad.

In Jiu Xian's eyes, however, there was only deep disdain and mockery.

"Hahaha……"

The palace-clad celestial maiden covered her mouth and giggled, her laughter filled with disdain. "How laughable! A few broken stones and some scrap metal from the mortal realm dare to compare themselves to the Celestial Treasure, the Heavenly Bowl? They're like frogs in a well, utterly ignorant of their own limitations!"

"Kid!"

The three red-haired immortals snorted coldly, and a terrifying aura of a rogue immortal pressed down on Chen Fan. "Put away your act! In the eyes of us Nine Immortals, apart from the Heavenly Bowl, anything you produce is no different from dog shit on the roadside!"

The leader leaned forward slightly, his pupil-less eyes fixed on Chen Fan, issuing his final ultimatum:

"I'm asking you one last time."

"Hand over the Heavenly Bowl, and I'll lend you the Mirror of Reincarnation."

"Otherwise... you, and the Heavenly Bowl in your arms, will remain in this Samsara Realm forever! I have said my piece, no!"

"no……"

Those two words, like two towering mountains, shattered the last thread of "reason" in Chen Fan's heart.

Chen Fan slowly closed his eyes.

The image of the valley in the grass flashed through his mind.

The woman, who always wore a gentle smile, stood in front of him without hesitation, her fragile body pierced by a fatal blow.

Before her soul shattered, she looked at herself and whispered, "Don't cry..."

"Tian Xiangzi..."

A bitter yet resolute smile appeared on Chen Fan's lips.

He silently thought to himself, "For you, we've swallowed our pride and been willing to give anything. But these old bastards insist on forcing us..."

"Since that's the case, for your sake, our family... has no choice but to become robbers this once."

When Chen Fan opened his eyes again.

Those once calm and profound eyes have completely disappeared.

Instead, there was a dark gold color that was pure to the extreme, violent to the extreme, and seemed capable of devouring everything in the universe!

Rumble!!!

A terrifying aura, which did not belong to the Cultivation Alliance at all, nor even to the laws of the Immortal Realm, suddenly erupted from Chen Fan's rather thin body!

At this moment, the chaotic void let out a mournful cry of unbearable burden!

"Several seniors."

Chen Fan slowly raised his head, and strange dark golden demonic patterns appeared on his fair face. His voice became hoarse, repetitive, and carried a metallic quality like that of an ancient demon god.

"I'm sorry."

"Since you won't lend it to me."

"Then our family... will have no choice but to resort to outright robbery!"