A Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Starting as a Sword-Forging Servant and Ascending to Immorta

Don't you feel bad?

These three words struck Chen Baichuan's heart like a heavy blow.

"Is that all?" Chen Baichuan asked again, unwilling to give up, his voice extremely weak.

Zhou Lingxuan glanced at Chen Baichuan with disdain; the other man's half-dead appearance was truly infuriating.

"Otherwise what?" Zhou Lingxuan said nonchalantly, "Even if your cultivation is crippled now, you still have the foundation of blacksmithing, which makes you more useful than other menial laborers!"

Better to use?

Don't you feel bad?

These words struck Chen Baichuan squarely in the heart, hitting him where it hurt most.

His arrogance and the promises he made to various parties were all for the purpose of showing off his abilities and status to everyone.

But now Zhou Lingxuan has shattered all his illusions.

He wanted to open his mouth to argue, but Chen Baichuan found that he couldn't utter a single word.

"Stop wallowing in self-pity!" Zhou Lingxuan coldly interrupted Chen Baichuan's deep reverie. "This abandoned hall doesn't keep idle people!"

"Once we're in the ruined hall, I don't care how glorious you were before. On my turf, you have to abide by my rules!"

Hearing these words, Chen Baichuan did not refute them, but instead felt particularly uncomfortable.

It's not that I find these words offensive, but rather that they sound more pleasant than flattery.

Dragging his heavy steps, Chen Baichuan gritted his teeth and followed Zhou Lingxuan slowly.

"Hurry up, no one's waiting for you here. You have to get up early to work tomorrow."

Behind every word of torment lies a lesson for Chen Baichuan.

The two universally acknowledged useless individuals walked one after the other on the mountain path outside the Heavenly Sword Pavilion.

The night was deep, and from a distance, it was impossible to see the figures clearly.

The door to the abandoned hall was ajar, and warm yellow light shone from inside.

Lei Yang, his face full of worry, gripped the Wind and Thunder Sword and paced back and forth in the courtyard like an ant on a hot pan.

Hearing the noise outside the door, Lei Yang suddenly looked up and quickly walked towards the door.

"Manager." Before even catching a glimpse of Lei Yang, his voice was heard calling out.

Lei Yang stood in front of Zhou Lingxuan, looked him up and down, and only after confirming that he was not injured did he exhale a heavy breath.

Lei Yang, whose mind was completely focused on Zhou Lingxuan, only noticed Chen Baichuan behind him after he felt relieved.

His eyes widened in disbelief as he rubbed them.

He swallowed unconsciously and hesitantly turned his gaze to Zhou Lingxuan.

At this moment, Chen Baichuan was in a terrible state. Black array patterns appeared on his neck, his whole body was hunched over, his face was pale, and he looked lifeless.

You should know that just a few days ago when Lei Yang met Chen Baichuan, the latter was dressed in fine clothes and looked very imposing as he invited him to a banquet in the abandoned hall.

In just half a day, how did he become so disheveled, even more wretched than a beggar on the street!

"Manager, what... what's going on here?" Lei Yang deliberately lowered his voice, his eyes revealing his curiosity.

"Alright, go and wake up Old Sun and the others. I have something to tell them."

Chen Baichuan became part of the excitement from then on; not only Lei Yang would ask, but Old Sun and the others would also be curious.

These once prominent figures have fallen to such a state; who wouldn't be curious, and who could resist?

Instead of explaining them one by one, it's better to shout them all out and explain them clearly at once.

Lei Yang trusted Zhou Lingxuan implicitly. Although his curiosity got the better of him, he did not hesitate to obey Zhou Lingxuan's orders and went directly to the corners of each courtyard to beat drums and gongs.

Dang dang dang.

The deafening gongs and drums were particularly jarring under the cover of night.

Fortunately, because the abandoned hall is located on the border, it is unlikely to be reported or complained about by other peaks.

Not long after the gongs and drums began to sound, Old Sun came out wearing a tattered hempen coat, followed by a dozen or so servants.

They were all still sleepy, rubbing their eyes, searching for the source of the sound.

"Manager, what happened?"

When Old Sun arrived in front of Zhou Lingxuan, he froze when he saw who was standing behind him.

Logically speaking, given Old Sun's status, it would be impossible for him to know any of the elders.

However, Feitang and Qitang often came into contact, and he had seen Chen Baichuan from afar.

"Elder Chen? What's wrong...?"

At that glance, Old Sun's legs went weak with fright, and he looked up at the sky to confirm the time.

Hearing the commotion from Old Sun's side, the other servants also looked over, all gasped, and retreated.

Seeing that everyone had come out, Zhou Lingxuan didn't waste any words and went to the center of the courtyard.

"Wake up, everyone!" Zhou Lingxuan pointed at Chen Baichuan. "Let me introduce you all. This is Chen Baichuan, the new handyman in our abandoned hall!"

Chen Baichuan?

Odd jobs?

Everyone can understand these words, but when put together, they are so difficult to comprehend.

The courtyard was so quiet you could hear someone breathing.

"Manager, you're not joking with us, are you?" The old man stood beside Zhou Lingxuan, his voice trembling.

The others also focused their attention on Zhou Lingxuan, not daring to look at Chen Baichuan.

"What a joke! This is an order from the sect!" Seeing that no one believed him, Zhou Lingxuan put on a stern face. "Today, the Second Elder personally gave the order!"

"Remove Chen Baichuan from his position as elder of the Weaponry Hall, seal all his cultivation, and depose the hall for twenty years!"

"From now on, he'll be just like you, a menial servant in this abandoned hall, doing everything he's supposed to do!"

As the words came down, everyone was stunned.

Who would have thought that the once-powerful Nascent Soul elders would one day be on equal footing with these lowly laborers!

The sight of someone in a high position falling to the ground evoked a subtle feeling in the hearts of the servants who had suffered so much scorn and oppression.

Many people were secretly watching Chen Baichuan.

Especially the black array patterns on his neck, the chain-like design, made this high-ranking elder seem like a prisoner.

Most importantly, Chen Baichuan has no true qi at all, and his dantian is locked, making him a complete useless person who cannot cultivate!

"Old Sun."

"exist."

"Whichever job is the most demanding and needs a replacement, we should assign Chen Baichuan to it."

"This..." Old Sun hesitated, "We're still short of people to move the goods."

Zhou Lingxuan's gaze fell on Old Sun. "You don't lack the means to clean up toxic materials?"

"We're short." Old Sun gasped, forcing himself to speak. "We're still short one person at the No. 3 fire pit."

Fire Pit No. 3 was the core area of ​​the recent geological fire eruption.

Even with the fire-sealing nails crafted by Zhou Lingxuan to seal the flames, the temperature there was still unbearable for the menial disciples.

The crucial point is that the place is also piled high with highly toxic waste sent by the Dantang, and the laborers have to take turns working there!

The person must be replaced every half hour; if it exceeds half an incense stick's time, the fire poison will attack the heart and cause death!

The servants had no medicine to heal their injuries, making that place the most dangerous and deadly spot in the abandoned hall!

"From now on, you'll be working in Fire Pit Number Three!"

All eyes turned to Chen Baichuan, and when they saw him not refute them, their eyes were filled with shock.

Sun Tou swallowed hard, his head bowed, not daring to speak.

These people had never seen anything like it before!

"He has to do twice as much as everyone else. If he doesn't finish, he doesn't get to eat. Do you understand?"