I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"So proactive?"

Seeing this, Wei Tu raised an eyebrow, somewhat anticipating Xue Qiongyu's next move.

The visual impact of a cold, aloof fairy taking the initiative to fawn over someone is unmatched by that of ordinary female cultivators.

Moreover, Xue Qiongyu also has the special status of being Pei Hong's fiancée. Although he was not interested in this status before taking a concubine, the special nature of her status at this moment in the bedroom will inevitably make him more interested.

The next moment, Wei Tu was quite surprised to see Xue Qiongyu lying in his arms with slightly flushed cheeks, half-squatting down, opening her cherry lips, and taking the initiative to move towards his lower body.

This action, though commonplace between husband and wife, is something that happens very often.

But the meaning revealed by this woman is already quite straightforward.

That is "surrender"!
However, at this moment, although Wei Tu's mind was somewhat stirred, he still activated his magic power and set up a protective spirit barrier near Xue Qiongyu's head.

He hadn't forgotten that Granny Tu, who depended on Xue Qiongyu for survival, was still "parasitizing" her body. Every move she made was being "imprisoned" by her—and now, her willingness to submit was probably thanks in no small part to the old monster's advice.

As for the "secret matter" of dual cultivation, he naturally did not want this old monster to remain a third party, observing from time to time.

"Thank you for your hard work, Fairy Xue." A moment later, seeing Xue Qiongyu rubbing her cheeks in pain, Wei Tu felt a pang of pity. He swept her up in his arms and carried her to the jade couch in the bedroom.

……

a few days later.

The Lesser Spirit Realm, inside Lou Boyang's cave.

Wei Tu sat cross-legged, carefully refining the precious primordial yin he had obtained from Xue Qiongyu's body.

Pei Hong regarded this woman as a "furnace vessel," so the Mist Ghost Clan intentionally cultivated her in the direction of a furnace vessel in terms of cultivation techniques and secret arts.

Therefore, compared to the "original yin" of ordinary female cultivators, this woman's "original yin" should be of greater benefit to male cultivators.

Meanwhile, Xue Qiongyu was on the other side of the jade couch. She gripped the brocade quilt tightly with both hands, covering her exquisite body that resembled beautiful jade, and curled up in the corner of the jade couch.

She lifted her aching legs, her almond-shaped eyes closed, her expression slightly dazed, staring blankly at Wei Tu beside her.

Clearly, they haven't yet recovered from the huge "shock" of the past few days.

“No wonder Granny Tu said that after dual cultivation, any prejudice or resentment I had against Wei Tu would dissipate considerably…” Xue Qiongyu recalled the madness of their intimate moments over the past few days, a blush rising on her face, along with a hint of seductive satisfaction.

"It's just a pity that he doesn't have any primordial yang within him... Otherwise, with his vast primordial yang as a high-level body cultivator, it could have helped me advance my cultivation even further..."

Xue Qiongyu sighed inwardly.

That's when.

Wei Tu, who had his eyes closed and was in a meditative state, suddenly emitted the aura of someone breaking through.

After rising several levels in a row, it finally came to a stop.

"Only... the peak of the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm?" Xue Qiongyu stared at the scene before her in astonishment, her face showing disbelief.

Her primordial yin energy is considered a "miracle drug" for those in the Refining Void Realm, and it can provide considerable assistance to her fiancé Pei Hong's breakthrough in his cultivation.

You should know that Pei Hong's cultivation level is "Peak of Refining Void"!
However, Wei Tu, who has now seized her primordial yin, has only managed to advance his own cultivation to the "peak" of the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, which is something she finds truly unimaginable.

"Fellow Daoist Wei... just how vast is your husband's foundation?" Xue Qiongyu murmured to herself, her face paling.

She had anticipated Wei Tu's powerful foundation in both physical and magical cultivation, but it seemed... Wei Tu's foundation was not limited to "physical and magical cultivation." Or rather, the strength of his foundation had surpassed that of ordinary practitioners of both.

"Otherwise, it would be difficult for such people to forcibly comprehend the laws at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm."

Although Granny Tu, who was sealed by Wei Tu's "Spirit Restriction," could not perceive the changes in the outside world or learn of Wei Tu's breakthrough in realm, she could still make a certain analysis of the matter after hearing Xue Qiongyu's words.

after all--

If Wei Tu's prospects weren't so promising... she wouldn't have persuaded Xue Qiongyu to submit to Wei Tu and become his concubine.

What she helped Xue Qiongyu gamble on was Wei Tu's future!
Although the concubine of the Mahayana is just a "concubine", in terms of status, she can definitely be called the top of the spirit world.

It's not something she could easily do by being Pei Hong's wife.

"Marrying the right person can sometimes change your destiny."

Granny Tu sighed inwardly, her tone also subtly tinged with envy.

If she had had a powerful Daoist partner like Wei Tu back then, she wouldn't be just a remnant soul, barely surviving in the mortal world.

Who would have thought that Xue Qiongyu, who was kidnapped in public, would not fall into the lowest point of her fate, but instead, through this ordeal, would find a way out and become the concubine of Wei Tu, this "seed of Mahayana Buddhism"...

"When... when Fellow Daoist Wei's cultivation level reaches the level required for Granny's revenge, Yu'er will risk her life to beg Fellow Daoist Wei to lend a hand and help Granny avenge her great grudge..." Xue Qiongyu noticed the change in Granny Tu's thoughts and quickly expressed her stance.

"That's not necessary."

Upon hearing this, Granny Tu shook her head slightly, "You are merely his concubine. If you overstep your bounds in this matter, I'm afraid you will find it difficult to gain his favor in the future..."

"You can take my revenge yourself. There's no need to trouble Wei Tu any further," she replied calmly.

Granny Tu believed that as long as Xue Qiongyu could get Wei Tu's support in the future, breaking through to the Integration Realm would not be too difficult.

Wei Tu will never give up on cultivating a concubine with top-notch talent and unparalleled beauty on his future journey.

The people around you who are "open and honest" with you.

Often, they are also the most trusted. Second only to the spirit beasts in the hands of cultivators, capable of controlling life and death.

……

"Only at the peak of the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm..."

Seeing that his primordial yin was exhausted and his cultivation level had not broken through to the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm as he had imagined, Wei Tu felt not the slightest sense of loss, but rather a hint of surprise.

There was no other reason than that during this breakthrough, he realized that he seemed to have somehow broken through the "upper limit" of his foundation.

It's like breaking some kind of genetic lock.

This "upper limit" is invisible and intangible, but when it comes to reality, it means that in each of his realms, the Nascent Soul can contain more and more refined magical power.

For a cultivator like him who is dedicated to Mahayana Buddhism and even higher realms, the improvement of his foundation is undoubtedly more gratifying than his current breakthrough in realm.

To know.

After breaking through to the Void Refinement Realm, his "one foot two inches" Heavenly Infant, which he relied on in the lower realm, was no longer anything special in the Spirit Realm.

Such a foundation might be considered top-tier in the "Divine Fire Immortal Realm," but it's not enough in the context of the entire Spirit Realm.

Compared to top geniuses in the spirit world like Prince Qing and Princess Wangyuan, his foundation was considered "poor"! In terms of level, he was at most equivalent to Prince Qing's personal servant, A'tong.

This is the insurmountable barrier between the "True Dragon Bloodline" and the ordinary Dragon Descendant Bloodline within the Feathered Dragon Clan!

He has always been hailed as a prodigy of the human race.

It has nothing to do with the foundation of immortality.

It is named this because of the rarity of cultivating both body and Dharma, and its enhancement to breaking through to the Integration Realm.

A dual-engine setup is naturally superior to a single-engine setup.

"Is it the Dark Laws that subtly 'transformed' me?" Wei Tu pondered for a moment, then thought of the suspicious "culprit" that had enhanced his foundation in the Immortal Path.

Over the past century, his changes, apart from breaking through to the late stage of the sixth level of body refinement, have included successfully comprehending the "Dark Laws".

These are the two biggest variables.

While the former may improve one's foundation in the path of immortality, it will not be as "obvious".

Otherwise, all the famous immortal cultivators in the cultivation world are practitioners of both physical and magical cultivation.

However, he was not sure about this yet. After frowning slightly, he took out a large number of relevant books from his storage artifact to search and verify them.

However, after searching for a long time, he could not find any relevant examples. After all, cultivators like him who had successfully comprehended the laws before reaching the peak of the Void Refinement realm were extremely rare in the vast history of the Spirit Realm.

Therefore, after thinking for a moment, Wei Tu turned his gaze to Xue Qiongyu inside the brocade quilt.

It was only then that he suddenly realized that Xue Qiongyu's value lay not only in her "original yin" but also in the remnant soul she shared with—"Grandma Tu".

As a powerful being who has achieved the Fusion Realm, his experience with the laws must be far superior to his.

In the past, he would ask the "spirit of the underworld" about such matters, but unfortunately, he had parted ways with it amicably hundreds of years ago.

"Laws can raise the upper limit of a cultivator's foundation?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Tu did not give Wei Tu a specific answer directly, but remained silent for a long time.

"I've never heard of such a thing before."

"However, based on her experience, the old woman came up with two possibilities."

"First, the laws of heaven and earth will be elevated, raising the upper limit of a cultivator's foundation. However, ordinary cultivators are often already at the peak of the Void Refinement stage after comprehending the laws, only one step away from breaking through to the Body Integration stage... Therefore, ordinary cultivators can hardly perceive this difference in 'upper limit,' attributing it to the fact that they have all of this after breaking through to the Body Integration stage."

"Secondly, the laws that Fellow Daoist Wei comprehended are too unique."

At this point, Granny Tu paused for a moment.

She didn't know how Wei Tu successfully comprehended the "Dark Laws," but she intuitively felt that the reason Wei Tu broke through the "foundation limit" was because of the special nature of the Dark Laws.

"The Law of Darkness is a law that only ancient demons can comprehend. In other words, a cultivator who successfully comprehends this law is, in a sense, equivalent to an ancient demon..."

"And the aptitude of ancient demons far surpasses that of most cultivators in the Spirit Realm. Especially those ancient demons who successfully comprehend the laws of darkness..."

"I've heard that ancient demons who successfully comprehend the Dark Laws are often overlords of the ancient demon realm. But in terms of the power of the Dark Laws, it's unlikely that they would have such a significant advantage over other ancient demons... Now it seems that this might be related to the special nature of the Dark Laws."

Granny Tu said slowly.

"The former, or the latter?"

Wei Tu frowned, also unsure of the "relationship" involved.

But soon, he remembered what Da Yuanshuang had mentioned: the three major clans might monopolize the "Holy Spirit Stone" mine in the Spirit Realm.

If it is the former.

Therefore, the three dominant clans should not give up this advantage and will try their best to let their descendants master the laws of heaven and earth as early as possible, before their clan cultivators break through to the Integration stage, when they are in the "early stage of Void Refinement" or "late stage of Void Refinement".

According to the memories he obtained from searching the soul of "A Tong".

This "custom" does not seem to exist within the Feathered Dragon Clan.

"Then, the answer is quite clear. It's the special nature of the Dark Laws..." Wei Tu took a deep breath and looked at the gray-black mist in his palm, which resembled black light.

He had a gut feeling that this law, which was closely tied to the ancient demon race, might contain even more profound secrets.

"After breaking through to the seventh level of body refinement, I might be able to leave the Lesser Spirit Realm and travel to the Ancient Demon Realm..." This thought came to his mind.

The laws of darkness are exclusive to ancient demons.

He used this to disguise himself as an "ancient demon," so that he wouldn't arouse suspicion from other ancient demons.

……

After the pleasure.

After distributing some cultivation resources to Xue Qiongyu.

Wei Tu returned to his secluded chamber to stabilize his cultivation level.

After stabilizing his immortal cultivation, he strictly implemented his strategy, focusing all his energy on breaking through to the seventh level of body refinement.

Of course, in his spare time, he would also leave the meditation room and explore the path of dual cultivation with Xue Qiongyu.

At this point, dual cultivation is more about physical and mental "relaxation" than cultivation itself.

Under this balanced approach to cultivation.

A blink of an eye.

Two cycles of sixty years have passed quietly in this time.

Thanks to the "Origin Spirit Bone" of that eighth-order dragon descendant cultivator, Wei Tu's body refinement realm also rapidly broke through to the peak of the late sixth order.

He was just one step away from achieving "seventh-order body refinement".

“However, one must not break through to the seventh level of body refinement here…” Wei Tu flicked his sleeves, took away the “Origin Spirit Bone” whose spiritual light had dimmed in front of him, and his expression was slightly solemn.

With his mastery of array formations and the large number of mid-grade spirit crystals he possesses, he is well capable of creating a breakthrough environment here comparable to a seventh-tier spirit land.

but……

He suppressed the urge.

There's no other reason than that this is where the "Yang Stone," the "Boundary Stone," is located, and its value to him is immeasurable.

Once the location of this cave is revealed...

That's basically equivalent to rendering the [Boundary Stone] a useless escape tool!

Furthermore, behind the "Little Spirit Realm" there has always been an ancient demon secretly monitoring it.

Breaking through here could very likely attract the covetous eyes of ancient demons, leading to becoming "food for the dead."

"The Lesser Spirit Realm is out of the question, but... within it, there's a 'Spatial Secret Realm' that's completely independent of the Dark Crow Secret Realm, which should be a good place to break through..."

Wei Tu's eyes flickered slightly, and he gradually formed a plan in his mind.

Escaping from the ancient demon realm and returning to the spirit realm is also a possible solution.

The more than ten years that were spent on this were nothing to him.

The problem is, he doesn't have a safe place to break through in the spirit world.

To achieve a breakthrough without attracting attention, only a secluded space completely "separated" from the outside world could satisfy his need.

There's no need to go to great lengths for this.

Given the vastness of the "Minor Spirit Realm," it should be possible to find a "secret spatial realm" that meets his needs for a breakthrough. (End of Chapter)