I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Imprinting the "Dark Laws" within the "True Spirit Immortal Bones" is not an easy step.

Every law in the universe is extremely vast, and the immense amount of information it contains will not only have a huge impact on the cultivator's soul, but also, at the step of "merging with the Dao and merging with the body," the massive amount of primordial energy it carries will easily burst the cultivator's physical body if there is any slight mistake.

Therefore, even though Wei Tu had already successfully comprehended the "Dark Laws" when he was in the "Mid-stage of Refining Emptiness", he was still very careful when taking this step, and dared not be careless or negligent in the slightest.

Better to be a year slower than a day faster.

……

Time passes slowly.

In the blink of an eye, the sixty-year mark that Wei Tu had agreed upon with Fairy Miao Shu and Mr. Jing Kong is almost here.

Thanks to the isolated environment of the "Lonely Spirit Mountain Secret Realm" and the various restrictions and formations that Wei Tu had set up in advance, no one outside noticed his breakthrough.

However, in terms of the laws of heaven and earth, the "Lonely Spirit Mountain Secret Realm" is still dependent on the ancient demon realm—no matter how well isolated it is, it gradually causes some subtle and even significant changes in the outside world.

"What is that alchemist surnamed Fu doing? Why is there such a commotion?" Mr. Jingkong, who was flirting with his maid in his cave, suddenly noticed something and looked up at the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that was constantly gathering towards the 'Lone Spirit Mountain Secret Realm'.

The total amount of spiritual energy in this world is not much, not even as much as the spiritual energy absorbed by Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation cultivators when they break through.

But... does Mr. Jingkong remember that Wei Tu checked into the "Lonely Spirit Mountain Secret Realm" under the pretext of alchemy?

Alchemy?

How could alchemy possibly absorb so much spiritual energy?

Even the original spiritual energy of the "Lonely Spirit Mountain Secret Realm" is not enough? We still need to "borrow" it from the outside world?
"Could it be..." Mr. Jingkong frowned, abandoned the maid in his arms, and instantly appeared near the entrance of the Guling Mountain Secret Realm to conduct a more detailed inspection and investigation.

As soon as he made a hand seal, a strange light appeared in his eyes, and his ears swelled up and drooped to his shoulders in that instant.

Under the obstruction of the ban.

My eyes are useless; I can only see nothingness.

However, with the aid of the secret technique, his ears heard a series of booming sounds that resembled thunderclaps.

"Dao Dan? That ancient pill that the man surnamed Fu refined is Dao Dan?" Mr. Jingkong murmured to himself, his face showing surprise and delight.

Dao Dan, as the name suggests, is a type of pill that contains "the laws of the Great Dao"... or "fragments of the laws".

Its medicinal effects are far more potent than ordinary elixirs, with amazing effects such as "turning decay into magic" and even "reviving the dead and healing flesh and bones." However, due to the high level of difficulty in refining it, many alchemists are deterred and dare not start refining it.

Moreover, only the "Dao Dan" can, like a living person, undergo tribulations and absorb spiritual energy from the outside world.

Often, even renowned seventh- or eighth-level alchemists dare not easily refine "Dao Pills".

Mr. Jingkong never expected that the sixth-level alchemist whom Fairy Miaoshu had "invited" back would harbor such great ambitions, and would start refining "Dao Pills" in the secret realm of Lonely Spirit Mountain.

Moreover, there are already signs that it will come to fruition!
As for breaking through the fusion stage...

He hadn't thought of that aspect.

Firstly, relying solely on the spiritual energy of the Lonely Spirit Mountain Secret Realm, it is extremely difficult to provide cultivators with a large amount of spiritual energy for breakthroughs.

It would take countless years for a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage to accumulate enough to meet their needs.

The two points refer to Wei Tu's realm. According to his observation, he is only at the mid-stage of the Refinement of Emptiness realm. It is impossible for him to have the ability to break through to the Integration realm in such a short period of time.

"Congratulations, my husband, on obtaining the Dao Pill."

Fairy Miaoshu, who was in seclusion nearby, also noticed the commotion and rushed over. Originally, she was a little uneasy, after all, she was the one who "introduced" Wei Tu here.

But after hearing Mr. Jingkong's murmur, she realized that things were not as she had imagined.

"But... this pill is also beyond my reach..."

Fairy Miaoshu sighed inwardly.

According to the original plan, once Wei Tu succeeded in refining the pills, Mr. Jing Kong would seize the pills and give her one as a reward.

But now, it is impossible for Mr. Jingkong to continue to abide by the agreement and share the "Dao Dan" with her.

……

"Dao Dan..."

"It seems that choosing a 'secret spatial realm' independent of the outside world for breakthrough was the right move. It can indeed greatly suppress the impact on the world when breaking through to the seventh level of body refinement..."

Within the secret realm of Lonely Spirit Mountain, Wei Tu, who had sensed the arrival of Mr. Jingkong and Fairy Miaoshu, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sixty years have passed.

This was the most crucial and dangerous moment in his process of breaking through to the seventh level of body refinement.

Of course, given his current "explosive" strength, even if he were to reveal the fact that he has "broken through to the Fusion Stage," he wouldn't need to worry about Mr. Jingkong and the others causing trouble...

However, it's important to understand that his initial action wasn't to guard against Mr. Jingkong, but rather to prevent the ancient demons hiding behind the "Little Spirit Realm" from knowing that he had broken through here, and thus capturing him as "food"...

"There are only three tribulation lightning bolts left."

Wei Tu raised his eyes and looked at the purple tribulation lightning, as thick as a giant python, surging and flashing in the dark clouds above the cave.

Under the blessing of the "Hundred Armor Life Tribulation".

The power of this "Body Refining Tribulation" is about 20% stronger than that of a normal cultivator breaking through.

However, this was to be expected, given his experience of facing two tribulations simultaneously when breaking through to the Void Refinement stage.

In fact, he considered this tribulation to be relatively easy to overcome.

Within a thousand years, having broken through to the "seventh-order body refinement," he had minimized the impact of the "life tribulation" on his life cultivation.

"Moreover, I am no longer an ordinary body cultivator!" Wei Tu narrowed his eyes and smiled confidently.

As the purple lightning struck down.

He let out a low roar, and his body was instantly enveloped in black light, which surged rapidly around him like black mist, condensing into materialized black demonic dragons and mountain-riding turtles carrying mountains on their backs...

Then, he slowly raised his right palm, and the demonic dragons and mountain turtles condensed from the "black energy" surged and attached themselves to his arm and palm, making his right arm covered with black dragon scales, as majestic and huge as a mountain rock.

A terrifying aura gathers here.

next moment.

Wei Tu flicked his sleeve and clenched it tightly.

Then he saw the purple tribulation lightning, as thick as a giant python and exuding an aura of annihilation, instantly bound to his hand, crackling and popping violently as it struggled in his grasp.

And this is the power of his "True Spirit Immortal Realm"!

It is similar to the "rule domain" of a Nascent Soul cultivator, but not entirely the same. Compared to the former's control over "heaven and earth energy", it is more reflected in the enhancement of the physical body.

One is to control heaven and earth.

Firstly, one must rely on one's own strength.

"Two more tribulation lightning bolts remain..." Wei Tu exerted force with his right palm, and soon, the purple tribulation lightning bolts, which had been 'unruly' just moments before, 'sizzled' and vanished into nothingness under the immense force in his hand and the wear and tear of the dark laws.

……

Two days later.

They noticed that the sound of tribulation lightning within the secret realm had dissipated.

Mr. Jingkong was immediately overjoyed. He couldn't wait to take out the secret realm token, make a hand seal to open the "spatial rift" leading to the Guling Mountain secret realm, and prepare to "reap" the Dao Pill.

only--

At the very moment the "space rift" had just solidified.

His expression changed drastically, and without looking back, he quickly flew away in a direction far away from the "spatial rift".

Seeing this scene, Fairy Miaoshu, who was standing to the side, could not understand its meaning. She was slightly stunned for a moment, and subconsciously stretched out her divine sense to explore the depths of the secret realm.

next moment.

An immense spiritual pressure instantly erupted from the depths of the secret realm, pressing directly onto her delicate body.

With a "poof," she spat out a mouthful of blood, blood flowing from her seven orifices. Her face was deathly pale as she fell to the ground, forced to prostrate by the immense spiritual pressure.

"That's... a Heavenly Tribulation of the Integration Stage? A Great Power of the Integration Stage?"

Fairy Miaoshu could hardly believe it. Recalling the scene she had just witnessed with her divine sense, she realized that although the tribulation lightning above the secret realm was dissipating, its aura was undoubtedly that of a fusion-level heavenly tribulation!

"Husband, save me!" Fairy Miaoshu came to her senses and hurriedly called out to Mr. Jingkong, who had already fled more than ten miles away, pleading with him.

Unfortunately, Mr. Jingkong had no deep feelings for this "concubine". After hearing her pleading voice, he not only did not turn back to save her from her suffering, but also suddenly increased his speed by a lot in that instant.

Seeing Mr. Jingkong running further and further away, Fairy Miaoshu was filled with grief and anger, and immediately pleaded with Wei Tu in the secret realm to give chase and kill him.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, that villain once tried to kill you..."

she shouted.

but--

Before she could even utter those words, a large, black hand covered in scales suddenly extended from the "spatial rift" of the secret realm, chasing after her at a speed several times faster than Mr. Jingkong.

"Not good!" Mr. Jingkong's expression changed drastically again as he felt the pressure of the large hand. He patted his chest, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, and prepared to further increase the speed of his Blood Escape.

However, before he could increase his speed again, the black hand that seemed to be several miles away appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye and sealed off the space around him.

It was just a matter of squeezing it hard.

In his haste, the protective spiritual treasures he summoned and the magical shield he erected all collapsed in an instant.

Click!Click!
Under the immense force of the black hand, his body emitted the sound of bones cracking as it broke inch by inch.

"Senior, you're killing me without considering the 'Phantom Arm Demon Lord'?" Mr. Jingkong cried out in anguish.

Upon hearing this, the black hand that was tormenting Mr. Jingkong indeed stopped its actions, using the powerful laws contained within it to imprison Mr. Jingkong within its palm, making it difficult for him to move or escape.

"The Illusionary Arm Demon Lord?" The next moment, Wei Tu flew out from the secret realm of Lonely Spirit Mountain. He narrowed his eyes, scrutinized Mr. Jing Kong in front of him, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

“Senior is also an ancient demon, so you should know that this area is the territory of the Illusion Arm Demon Lord and his fellow demon lords… Trespassing is already a great disrespect to the Illusion Arm Demon Lord and the others… If you kill me now, you will have made a mortal enemy of the Illusion Arm Demon Lord…”

“My life is not important. What is important is that I am the soul servant of the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord. If I die, it will surely attract the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord’s investigation…”

Mr. Jingkong spoke very quickly.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's eyes turned cold, and he thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

Even at the very beginning of his journey into the "Little Spirit Realm," he harbored doubts about the renowned kings and nobles of the "Six Kingdoms of Zezhong," believing that these people, under the surveillance of the ancient demons, rarely had any freedom.

Even if the ancient demons did not devour these people as "food," they could not possibly allow them to grow and expand.

Therefore, it is highly likely that these powerful figures from the Lesser Spirit Realm will be recruited into their ranks as soon as they break through to the "Integration Realm".

Even if they don't do it so "secretly," they will still plant "spiritual cultivator" spies in the small spirit world to monitor all cultivators.

Mr. Jingkong, although this cultivator's cultivation level is not high enough for the ancient demons to recruit him, he is undoubtedly qualified to be a spy and agent planted by the ancient demons in the Earth Spirit Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Wei Tu's eyes flickered a few times, and he quickly made up his mind.

"Heh! As you've probably noticed, I only recently broke through to the Demon Lord realm... and the reason I chose to break through here is simply to escape my enemies' pursuit..."

Wei Tu made up an explanation for why he, as an ancient demon, deliberately sought to break through his limits in the "Lonely Spirit Mountain Secret Realm".

"I've never heard of this Illusionary Arm Demon Lord. However... if there's a chance to turn an enemy into a friend, I wouldn't mind making his acquaintance. After all, although my enemy is powerful, with my current cultivation level, I should be able to avenge him. Having one more friend means having one more helper..."

"At that time, you will have a chance to live!"

Wei Tu's eyes were deep as he patiently guided the conversation.

"This..." Seeing Wei Tu's attitude change drastically, Mr. Jing Kong was slightly taken aback, but then he was overjoyed.

In his view, although Wei Tu's words were suspected of inquiring about the "Illusion Arm Demon Lord", it was not a big taboo to reveal it to the ancient demon.

Spirituality is slavery!

But the ancient demons are the rulers of this land!
As far as he knew, the "Phantom Arm Demon Lord" was a powerful figure in the ancient demon realm, and there was no need to hide his information from Wei Tu.

Furthermore, his life is now in Wei Tu's hands; if he is ambiguous about this matter, he will only face death.

After a short pause, Wei Tu's tense expression gradually eased as Mr. Jingkong explained.

This cultivator didn't know much about the "Phantom Arm Demon Lord." He only knew that the Lesser Spirit Realm was ruled jointly by the three Demon Lords.

The "Earth Spirit Kingdom" and the adjacent "Wood Spirit Kingdom" are the territories of the "Phantom Arm Demon Lord".

The remaining two Demon Lords.

Aside from the leader, the "Purple Blood Demon Lord," whom Mr. Jingkong had met once, he only knew that the other Demon Lord was female, and then knew nothing more.

As for the cultivation levels of these three demon lords...

"At least a mid-stage Demon Lord." Wei Tu took a deep breath, sensing that things were getting a bit tricky.

If these three were at the early stage of Demon Lord level, he might be able to use his identity as an "Ancient Demon" to make friends with them and turn enemies into friends.

But if it's "mid-stage Demon Lord"...

That would be far too dangerous.

"Unfortunately, this breakthrough did not trigger the secret seal left by Fairy Xuanling in the 'Earth Dao Seal'..."

"otherwise……"

Wei Tu sighed inwardly, glancing at the Earth-character Dao Seal that Fairy Xuanling had left on his wrist before he ascended to the Spirit Realm, leading to the secret realm of the "Venerable King's Palace".

According to Fairy Xuanling.

Once he breaks through to the Integration Realm... he can use this "Earth Character Dao Seal" to return to the Venerable King Palace and take away the Venerable King Palace's vessel—the Earth Emperor Pearl.

Once he possesses the Earth Emperor Pearl, this "spatial treasure," he will have no fear of cultivators below the Mahayana level.

Currently, he has broken through to the seventh level of body refinement but has not activated the "Earth Character Dao Seal". Either it "does not meet the requirements" or this ancient demon realm is too far away from the secret realm of the Venerable King Palace.

However, for whatever reason, he should not come into contact with the 'Phantom Arm Demon Lord' or the other two 'Demon Lords' who control the 'Small Spirit Realm' at present.

“What you say is true. To curry favor with the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, it is indeed inappropriate to kill you. But before I, Fu, make contact with the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord… I will trouble you, this lowly slave, to suffer some hardship first…”

Wei Tu narrowed his eyes, pointed his fingers, and several spiritual restrictions emerged from his fingertips, landing within Mr. Jingkong's physical body.

In an instant, Mr. Jingkong felt a drowsy sensation.

However, given the "guarantee" Wei Tu had just mentioned, he did not resist the hypnosis and instead complied completely, falling into a deep sleep.

"The methods of the ancient demons are varied and unpredictable. Whether we kill this cultivator or imprison him, there is a certain degree of danger involved..."

Wei Tu's eyes flashed with a cold light. He grabbed the unconscious Mr. Jingkong with his large hand, affixed several sixth-order talismans to his body for "self-destruction," and then used his magic to throw him into the secret realm of Lonely Spirit Mountain.

"This humble servant...this humble servant is willing to serve Senior Fu..."

Just after all this was done, Wei Tu heard Fairy Miao Shu's pleading voice. The woman's eyes were filled with tears, her face pleading. (End of Chapter)