I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"Fellow Daoist Kou is a master alchemist of my Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce... Now, he has advanced to the Demon Lord realm. I should be overjoyed, but from now on, my Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce will likely lose a chief alchemist..."

After learning that Wei Tu's origins and the reason for his breakthrough were not problematic, the Demon Lord of Kui Dou changed the subject and got to the main point.

The topic of Weitu's "future path" came up.

Should they stay with the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce, or simply maintain a temporary relationship and seek a better future elsewhere?

However, the Demon Lord of Kui Dou did not speak of this matter directly. Instead, he tentatively offered Wei Tu the position of "Chief Alchemist" as an olive branch.

Previously, Wei Tu was a pillar among the alchemists of the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce, capable of refining sixth-grade high-quality magic pills...

However, his identity is still just an ordinary alchemist, at most with a slightly special status. He has not risen to the high position of "chief alchemist". After all, the latter is equivalent to the face of the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce. Whether in the cultivation world or the ancient demon world, it is basically a "management position" with technology as equity, and his status is second only to one person and above ten thousand people.

For example, the "Alchemist Ji" of the Xue Family Business is on equal footing with the business's leader, "Madam Xue the Second," and is above all other alchemists. She is also someone that the leaders of various forces have to curry favor with when they meet her.

"What does Senior Kui Dou mean..." Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's heart stirred, and he vaguely understood what the Demon Lord Kui Dou meant.

He didn't believe that the Demon Lord of the Clan would be so stingy as to only give him, a fellow expert of the same level, a "management" position.

Seeing that Wei Tu understood and asked this question, the Demon Lord Kuidou felt a slight sense of relief, realizing that the matter was already 90% successful.

He smiled faintly and said, "Just as Fellow Daoist Kou thought, I will fully support Fellow Daoist Kou in breaking through to the seventh-level alchemist and becoming the true 'Chief Alchemist' of my Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce!"

When he spoke the second half of the sentence, the Demon Lord of the Dipper became resolute, as if this matter was accompanied by his "great will" and "great courage"!
Of course, the fact is also true.

The cost of training a seventh-level alchemist is far greater than what the Demon Lord Kuidou could achieve by merely using words.

This title represents the massive expenditure of the Kui Dou Merchant Guild on seventh-grade spiritual herbs, seventh-grade pill formulas, and other such matters.

However, if successful, the rewards for a seventh-level alchemist are also enormous.

On a personal level, the low-priced seventh-tier magic pills will greatly benefit him in his future attempts to reach higher realms.

At the chamber of commerce level—

There are even more.

Leaving aside its ability to develop power and unite people, in terms of making money alone, it is far better than the miserable business of spirit slaves.

Besides, this was the only way that the Demon Lord Kuidou could think of to win over and settle Wei Tu, a powerful figure of the same level.

Relationships are the magic bullet for gaining trust.

However, it is far from sufficient to serve as a reason to dictate to others.

Only shared interests that can bind them together can ensure a peaceful and healthy relationship between the two "Demon Lords".

"certainly--"

"The premise is that after advancing to the seventh-tier alchemist, unless I grant your permission, Fellow Daoist Kou shall not sell the seventh-tier demonic pills he refines to any other force without authorization..."

The Demon Lord of the Dipper stared intently at Wei Tu, awaiting his reply.

That was his only request.

But the conditions are quite demanding!
This is equivalent to buying out Wei Tu's commercial value as a "seventh-level alchemist".

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu frowned slightly and hesitated at the same moment.

With his destiny of "great talent emerging late", he was confident that as long as he had sufficient resources, he would soon be able to successfully advance to the seventh-level alchemist... This meant that the cost of the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce in cultivating him was far less than the market price.

In other words, under these conditions, he is clearly at a loss.

However, some things cannot be judged solely by superficial profits and losses. As an "outsider," he values ​​even more the vast network of connections that the Demon Lord Kuidou possesses as a "native" of Tianyuan Holy City.

In addition, he is also proficient in "Talisman Dao" and if he really wants to make money, there are other ways besides selling seventh-order magic pills.

"Moreover, it's only a seventh-tier demonic pill, it... doesn't include seventh-tier spiritual pills." Wei Tu's eyes flickered slightly as he pondered to himself.

He believed that seventh-tier spirit pills were the real "main force" for making money in the future, since he was not an ancient demon and would eventually return to the spirit world and embark on the normal path.

Without the support of a powerful backer—even if the Demon Lord Kui Dou loosened his "control" over him in this respect, he probably wouldn't dare to sell seventh-tier demon pills on a large scale to major forces in the "Primordial Demon Origin Realm."

“Not limited to private matters.”

"I can agree to this condition."

"However, Senior Kui Dou must also guarantee that you will not maliciously undercut the price of the seventh-order magic pills that I refine... Otherwise, I have the right to disregard the binding force of this oath."

After a moment's thought, Wei Tu, keeping business in mind, added several safeguards to this "restraint".

The words fell.

After a slight hesitation, the Demon Lord of the Dipper nodded and agreed.

After all, these are all reasonable requests from Satellite Image.

Admittedly, at first he harbored the cunning of a businessman and ignored or avoided these "reasonable demands"—but since Wei Tu brought them up, he had no reason to refuse them.

"Finally done!" Upon seeing this, Cai Xiaozhu, standing beside the Demon Lord of the Dipper, was the one who felt the greatest sense of relief.

Her biggest fear was that the negotiations between Wei Tu and her father, the Demon Lord Kui Dou, would fall apart. For her, that would not only mean that her "lie" would be exposed, but also that she would be subject to the Demon Lord Kui Dou's "severe criticism".

Now, both sides are doing well.

Being caught in the middle means she won't be a punching bag; instead, she'll become a "lubricant" in the relationship, making her an extremely important person.

"Among the Demon Lord's offspring..."

"From now on, my position is as secure as Mount Tai."

Cai Xiaozhu let out a long breath and thought to herself.

……

After being appointed as the "Chief Alchemist" by the Demon Lord Kui Dou and promised to fully cultivate him to become a "Seventh-Order Alchemist".

Wei Tu's cultivation is back on track.

Aside from spending some of his time studying alchemy, he devoted the rest of his time to improving his cultivation in the immortal path.

The former would also benefit him in refining the "Five Essence Pills," so he would not, and would not, outwardly comply while inwardly disobeying orders or neglect this matter.

at the same time.

The news of his success as the "Demon Lord" spread like wildfire, starting from the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce.

"The Demon Lord's Grand Ceremony..."

Inside the Lianwu Puppet Workshop, Gong Shulan looked at the invitation in her hand and was slightly taken aback.

She never imagined that Wei Tu, who had made a "private deal" with her more than a decade ago, would now be the high and mighty Demon Lord.

"If he's so confident in becoming the Demon Lord, why did he ask me to repair that 'little monkey puppet'?" Gong Shulan frowned slightly, unsure of Wei Tu's intentions.

After she repaired it, the "little monkey puppet" could only exert 30% of its original strength. This strength was enough to deal with demon generals and Void Refinement cultivators... but it was inevitably insufficient at the level of a demon lord.

Therefore, if she were to put herself in Wei Tu's shoes, she would not waste her energy and money on a nearly ruined seventh-tier spirit puppet... she would only focus on breaking through.

after all--

No matter how hard she racked her brains, she could never have imagined that Wei Tu was already the "Demon Lord," and the little monkey puppet was just a prop he used to conceal his true level.

"No! There were no unusual phenomena in the Heavenly Abyss Holy City after the Demon Lord's breakthrough. That means... that little monkey puppet wasn't useless, I just didn't see its purpose? It served to protect Master Kou during his breakthrough?"

Gong Shulan's mind raced, and she secretly felt relieved.

Anyway, even if we take a step back, Wei Tu sought out her senior brother "Lü Feng" to repair the "Little Monkey Puppet"... It was she who took the initiative to accept the order, which led to her contact with Wei Tu.

Therefore, the possibility that he harbored "evil intentions" towards her is extremely low.

now--

An invitation to the Demon Lord's Grand Ceremony was sent.

It should just be out of nostalgia, or perhaps it's "due to good intentions," because this demon knows that there might be some "disagreement" between her and her master, the Venerable Lianwu, and that their master-disciple relationship isn't as deep as it appears to the outside world.

"Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he wanted to take this opportunity to find out... why the Demon Lord Lianwu kept me by his side and took me as his personal disciple..."

"The fact that a demon lord covets this item is quite an opportunity."

"Perhaps that's why he readily agreed when he saw me taking over Brother Lü's business."

Gong Shulan narrowed her almond-shaped eyes slightly, not hesitating to speculate about Wei Tu with the utmost malice.

From her cultivation at Danqiu Mountain to becoming a deity in the human realm... along her journey, she encountered opportunities and benefactors, but what she experienced most was the wickedness of human nature.

Six hundred years ago, she ascended to the Ancient Demon Realm through the "spatial rift" of Golden Flame Island and suddenly encountered her current "mentor"—the Demon Lord Lianwu. Now, her situation is almost the same as when she was at her lowest point in the human world.

Without caution, there's little chance of survival!

"Very well, attracting the covetous eyes of a demon lord is better than being constantly 'monitored' by the Venerable Centipede Demon Lord..."

"Now, with his friendship, even the Demon Lord Lianwu should be somewhat wary."

Thinking of this, Gong Shulan's eyes turned cold, and she gripped the invitation tightly in her hand.

……

"It makes sense that the newly promoted Demon Lord Kou of the Kui Dou Merchant Guild invited me... but why did he also invite Lü Feng and that little girl?"

At the same moment, a pretty female cultivator with pale lips and a head full of snake hair was also in the Lianwu Puppet Workshop, curiously pinching the invitation letter to the Demon Lord's Grand Ceremony sent by the Kuidou Merchant Guild.

As soon as these words fell.

A strand of her snake hair moved instantly, flashing as it snatched a jade slip and handed it to the pretty female cultivator. She then arched her snake-like back, looking quite pleased with herself.

"Oh……"

"It turns out that this new Demon Lord met Lü Feng and this little girl once decades ago."

After glancing at the jade slip, Demon Lord Lianwu learned of the connection between Wei Tu, Lü Feng, and Gong Shulan.

Her expression immediately became a little listless. She yawned, straightened her chest, and stretched.

In an instant, her voluptuous curves rippled like water, tracing a small semicircle in the air.

Her cyan-gold dress slipped off her shoulders, revealing a tempting patch of white skin.

However, the only flaw was that at that moment, a palm-sized, radiant golden centipede suddenly emerged from her snake-like hair and perched prettily on her face, instantly adding a touch of terror to her gentle charm.

"Golden Centipede, every time I have a thought about that little girl, you can't help yourself..."

"That won't do. She still needs to be nurtured until her body is large enough for us to squander... before we can eat her."

The pretty female cultivator stuck out her tongue and licked her red lips. In a soft tone, she spoke these words to the palm-sized "golden centipede" lying on her face.

The words fell.

The "golden centipede" nodded in a human-like manner, crying excitedly like a baby, and at this moment, the same "face" as the pretty female cultivator appeared on its face.

However, this face had its eyes closed and was lifeless, resembling a white mask with eyebrows.

……

Tianyuan Holy City is no ordinary place.

The newly crowned Demon Lord would be big news elsewhere, enough to shake up all the major powers.

However, within the super immortal city of Tianyuan Holy City, the "Origin of Demonic Origin," it was like a stone falling on the surface of water; although it could create ripples, it wasn't large enough to attract the attention of all cultivators.

Apart from the surrounding forces of the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce being shaken by this, the other major forces in Tianyuan Holy City only glanced at the scene before paying no further attention.

However, Wei Tu was happy with this arrangement.

If it weren't for the fact that within this "Heavenly Abyss Holy City," there are certain things that only ancient demons at the Demon Lord level are qualified to do, he would probably still be hiding his true level and acting only as a Demon Commander.

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

Soon, forty years had passed.

This year also marks the specific date agreed upon by the Kui Dou Merchant Guild and a group of allied forces for the holding of the Demon Lord's Palace.

Early in the morning, Wei Tu changed into a light blue robe, which signified his identity as an alchemist, and arrived at the Kui Dou Merchant Guild to accompany "Master Cai" and, as the host, greet the arriving guests.

A joyful atmosphere permeated the entire chamber of commerce.

But when a group of ancient demons entered with the nameplates bearing the words "Jin Yun," "Master Cai," who had been smiling, suddenly stiffened.

“Jinyun Chamber of Commerce…” Wei Tu’s gaze sharpened as he noticed the wooden, vermilion-lacquered “signboard”.

Like many chambers of commerce in the world, the Kui Tou Chamber of Commerce also has competitors in business.

Among them, the Jin Yun Chamber of Commerce is a large chamber of commerce that completely overlaps with and competes with the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce in the two major businesses of spirit slaves and elixirs.

However, in the past, the Jin Yun Chamber of Commerce had the upper hand in the "elixir business," while the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce had the upper hand in the "spirit slave business." The two were wary of each other and gave each other a way out... Therefore, in the last few hundred years, there has been no large-scale conflict.

Currently, the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce has established Wei Tu as its "Chief Alchemist" and is collecting seventh-tier magical herbs on a large scale for alchemy—it's clear to anyone with eyes that they intend to train Wei Tu to become a seventh-tier alchemist and compete for market share.

Given this provocation, it remains to be seen whether the Jin Yun Chamber of Commerce will maintain its previous "peaceful" relationship with the Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce.

after all.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents.

"No need to worry. Now, our Kui Dou Chamber of Commerce has two Demon Lords residing in the world. No matter how bold the Jin Yun Chamber of Commerce is... they wouldn't dare to cause trouble at the Demon Lord Ceremony..."

Soon, the calm voice of the Demon Lord Kui Dou rang simultaneously in the ears of Wei Tu and Cai Xiaozhu. (End of Chapter)