I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

The newly appointed Demon Lord is enough to attract the attention of many interested people.

Furthermore, the interests of numerous forces are involved in the "Seventh-Order Alchemist" title.

Although the area around Wei Tu's cave appears to be as quiet and deserted as ever, in fact, spies from various forces are secretly spying on it with their divine senses.

Gong Shulan's coming and going were seen by these people in great detail and with perfect clarity.

When they saw the "personal mark" that Wei Tu had carved on Gong Shulan's forehead, their shock was unimaginable.

"Lord Lianwu, could it be that you've joined forces with the Kui Dou Merchant Guild? Or is it that this guy surnamed Kou... is so audacious as to dare to bully Lord Lianwu and her beloved disciple?"

"With the two Demon Lords of the Kui Dou Merchant Guild still alive, and Demon Lord Kou now having the potential to become a seventh-level alchemist, it is not unimaginable that Demon Lord Lianwu would come to befriend him and have his beloved disciple serve Demon Lord Kou."

"Who knows whether this demonic restriction between her brows is a source of humiliation or pleasure for this woman, after all, it is something the Demon Lord values... Now she's showing it off, deliberately displaying it to outsiders..."

Soon, more than 90% of the forces reached a consensus on this point, believing that this was a signal from the two great demon lords, Lianwu Demon Lord and Weitu and Kuidou Demon Lord, to the outside world that they had already cooperated.

Because Wei Tu had no need to deliberately humiliate the Demon Lord Lianwu by playing such a psychological victory trick.

Or rather—even if Wei Tu humiliated and abused Gong Shulan, from the perspective of the two major powers, this was a kind of "acceptance" of the Demon Lord Lianwu.

—Gong Shulan, though said to be the beloved disciple of the Demon Lord Lianwu, is in the hearts of various forces no less a "plaything" in the hands of the Demon Lord Lianwu, who can give her away to strong people of the same level at any time!
Half a day later.

The announcement by Wei Tu that Mei Shixue, a disciple of the Demon Lord Lianwu, has become his concubine undoubtedly confirms their previous speculation.

"His threat has escalated to a new level."

Inside the Golden Cloud Chamber of Commerce, the Golden Cloud Demon Lord, who was closely monitoring Wei Tu, also frowned deeply at this moment and said this sentence in a tone of great emotion.

……

"To take her as a concubine?"

Inside the Lian Centipede Puppet Shop.

The Demon Lord Lianwu examined with great interest the "Demonic Restriction" that Wei Tu had left on Gong Shulan's forehead.

Unaware of the shady dealings between Wei Tu and Gong Shulan, she naturally wouldn't believe that this "personal mark" was something Wei Tu had set up to guard against or warn her... From the simplest psychological perspective, she simply thought it was Wei Tu "stamping" Gong Shulan as his private property.

Collecting is a desire, and it is not exclusive to ordinary people.

Even the Demon Lord is no exception!

"But... why does he still retain your virginity?" Demon Lord Lianwu frowned slightly and asked, puzzled.

"This……"

Upon hearing this, Gong Shulan's pretty face immediately flushed red. After pursing her lips, she uttered the prepared statement, "Senior Kou only did not break my disciple's primordial yin... After entering the cave, he kept wandering and playing with my disciple's body."

"I privately speculate that there are two reasons for this."

"First, although he harbored the thought of venting his anger on his young disciple, he dared not offend his master too much because of it. Once he broke his young disciple's primordial yin, there would be no turning back."

"Before my disciple spoke out, Senior Kou must not have known that my disciple was already prepared to serve you with his beauty."

"Secondly, Senior Kou's heart is not with his apprentice, but with his master... Compared to taking his apprentice as a concubine, Senior Kou seems to be more fascinated by his master..."

"It's just that my master's status is too noble, so I've lowered myself and taken my apprentice as a concubine."

The first half of this statement is an explanation, while the second half is simply flattery of the Demon Lord Lianwu and an attempt to win his favor.

Having spent hundreds of years together, Gong Shulan still knows what kind of person her "mentor" is.

really.

Upon hearing this, the Demon Lord Lianwu's face lit up with a bright smile, as if the sun had just set after a rain. She was so flattered that she giggled softly, her delicate body trembling like a flower in bloom.

However, in his words, the Demon Lord Lianwu was far from being as smug as he appeared, remaining quite calm.

"Alright, let's not say any more of these things to please your master. Since that Demon Lord Kou values ​​you... you should serve him diligently and try to make him the most reliable ally of my Lianwu Puppet Workshop."

"With your talent, if you could gain the backing of a Demon Lord, and with my personal support... you might even have a chance to break through to the Demon Lord realm in the future. After all, this Demon Lord Kou is a pill refiner, and he has no shortage of demonic pills to enhance cultivation..."

The Demon Lord Lianwu spoke earnestly.

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, and with a flick of her slender hand, she took out a white jade pill bottle from her storage magic artifact and casually tossed it to Gong Shulan, who was kneeling in the hall to reply.

“I once said that if you can befriend Demon Lord Kou and turn the rift into friendship, I will remember your merit.”

"Now, you have not only turned an enemy into a friend, but have gone even further and become his concubine. You have truly made a great contribution... Consider this bottle of 'Azure Qi Pill' your reward for this achievement."

After speaking, before Gong Shulan could reply, the Demon Lord Lianwu flicked his pink sleeve and was sent out of his cave by the woman.

After Gong Shulan left.

With a flick of her finger, the Demon Lord Lianwu created a "water mirror" made of clear water, which appeared in the void before her. She gazed at her reflection in the mirror, admiring her own appearance.

Her face was as white as a painting, revealing a touch of allure; her figure was enchanting, making her dress look shapely and curvaceous... From any angle, she was an absolute beauty that could topple kingdoms.

"You don't want my primordial yin, but are instead captivated by me?"

"This girl certainly likes to lie all the time..."

The Demon Lord Lianwu's lips curled up slightly; no matter how you looked at it, he seemed to be in a great mood.

This was not only due to Gong Shulan's flattery, but also to the relief Wei Tu felt after "turning an enemy into a friend".

"However, it's not entirely impossible for me and that man surnamed Kou to have a relationship. Since he lusts after beautiful women, then... it's quite possible for us to become lovers..."

The Demon Lord Lianwu's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, her thoughts wandering. She gently licked her pink lips, making them instantly more glossy and alluring.

She knew her reputation was ruined.

However, once you become a "lover" and take what you need from each other, you don't need to worry about reputation.

The only troublesome point is that Wei Tu's concerns about her need to be dispelled. After all, she truly has a "bad reputation" that has been passed down through generations. Although the ancient demons who know of her bad reputation are old, they are not dead yet.

……

The status of a concubine.

This was a measure taken by Wei Tu to intimidate the Demon Lord Lianwu and ensure that Gong Shulan would not be harmed by him in a short period of time.

Seeing that the Demon Lord Lianwu did not express dissatisfaction or refuse his "unauthorized actions," he immediately put aside his worries and continued his long period of seclusion.

certainly--

His next retreat was not in the cave he had rented or in the Kui Dou Merchant Guild. Instead, he chose the Kui Dou Merchant Guild's branch outside Tianyuan Holy City, a branch called "Shiyu Branch".

This branch happens to have a "secret space" controlled by the Kui Dou Merchant Guild, independent of the outside world.

As for the reason for his seclusion in this place, Wei Tu resorted to the same old trick and used the same old excuse.

—This secret realm, which is not easily disturbed by external laws, was specially chosen in order to refine the ancient demon pill.

In this regard.

The Demon Lord of the Clan habitually chooses to trust Wei Tu.

After all, Wei Tu's progress in alchemy over the past century was a breakthrough that anyone could see, and it was hard to believe that it was fake.

Secondly, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could hardly imagine that Wei Tu, who had just broken through, intended to use this spatial secret realm to break through the "fusion" realm.

The reason is simple: for a spiritual cultivator to infiltrate the ancient demon's stronghold, "Tianyuan Holy City," is unprecedented.

No one would be so audacious. Nor would anyone be able to fabricate such a thing and deceive all the demon lords.

"First, refine pills to try and break through to the seventh-level alchemist... Once the seventh-level alchemist breakthrough is successful, refine the 'Five Essence Pills' and then break through to the Integration Realm in one fell swoop..."

Two years later, in the Stone Prison Secret Realm.

Wei Tu sat cross-legged, his gaze fixed on the cauldron in front of him, which was red and hot from being scorched by the infant fire. After taking a deep breath, he continued to add various spiritual herbs into it.

Within the Primordial Demon Source Realm, the price of spiritual medicines is several times cheaper than that of other magic medicines of the same rank.

Therefore, the pills he used to practice his breakthrough to the seventh-level alchemist naturally became spiritual pills.

Before him lay the seventh-grade spiritual pill he had refined, a pill he had carefully selected that was also highly beneficial for spiritual cultivators breaking through to the Integration Realm—the Infant Shaping Pill.

This pill is an advanced version of the sixth-grade low-level spiritual pill, the "Spirit Shaping Pill".

But its effects are hundreds or thousands of times stronger than the "Spirit Shaping Pill" that the spirit slaves took.

Of course, even the "Spirit Shaping Pill" is something that, in a place like the Spirit Realm where resources are scarce, could cause cultivators to fight each other to the death.

"Success or failure depends on this one move."

Wei Tu's expression was solemn. With a flick of his sleeve, the "True Spirit Immortal Domain" condensed from the laws of darkness instantly burst forth from his "True Spirit Immortal Bone." Amidst the roars of the stone tortoise, four-clawed dragon, and other strange beasts formed from the black shadow, it surged toward the alchemy furnace in front of him.

In an instant, he manipulated the laws of heaven and earth around him, causing astonishing changes.

Thunder and lightning raged, and the wind and clouds surged!
At the same time, the light brown liquid inside the alchemy furnace also quietly changed, with subtle, regular rhythms emerging and transforming within it.

"To manipulate the laws of nature and refine pills with the power of heaven and earth... that is to become a seventh-rank alchemist!"

Wei Tu's gaze was intense, his heart surging with emotion.

The laws are everywhere. Even the lowest-grade Qi Refining Pill contains the "manifestation" of the laws.

It may be associated with the Earth element, or the Fire element...

However, it is far from having the same "richness" of laws as a high-grade elixir, which is enough to manifest them in the world.

But... difficulties also arose.

How can the "laws" within the elixir be made manifest in the world so that its medicinal power can be effective for high-level cultivators?

The "fragments of laws" contained within these high-level elixirs are often not just one law, but a convergence of many laws. The absence of any one of them will cause the medicinal power to disappear or change.

however.

Aside from those extraordinary geniuses, ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators can only grasp one or two of the laws of heaven and earth.

It's clearly impossible to refine high-level elixirs using only one or two laws of nature without the help of the power of heaven and earth... Or rather, if one possesses numerous laws, such alchemy is not "refining," but rather "shaping" with immense magical power. It no longer falls under the category of alchemy.

This is why a seventh-level alchemist is so highly regarded!
It uses its own "rule domain" to leverage the power of heaven and earth, reshaping the power of laws contained within the spiritual medicine, making it a "high-grade spiritual pill" needed by cultivators!
in short.

One's own laws are merely a key to becoming a "seventh-level alchemist," a stepping stone to unlock the door to becoming a high-level alchemist.

The path ahead requires talent and alchemy experience far exceeding that of ordinary people in order to successfully complete the pill!
It is no longer the simple ratio of medicinal power used in alchemy.

……

Crack! Crack!
Under the scorching heat of thunder and fire, and the patient "refining" by Wei Tu by leveraging the laws of heaven and earth... several months later, the light brown liquid in the alchemy furnace finally underwent an astonishing change.

It shone like flowing light, its surface sparkling with Dao patterns formed by the condensation of heaven and earth. At the moment of cooling and condensing the pill, even the size of a date pit appeared on the pill's skin, resembling the lines of an infant.

"The Dao Pill... is finally complete."

Wei Tu looked pleasantly surprised.

The words fell.

In an instant, dark clouds gathered above the secret realm, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a python struck down from the sky, landing on the alchemy furnace.

There was a "boom".

Several elixirs shattered instantly, becoming ordinary objects.

Only one of them remained, still shining brightly, its brilliance rivaling that of the sun and moon, floating alone in mid-air.

On the surface of the elixir, in addition to the Dao patterns of the elixir itself, there was also a ring of lightning-like patterns.

"What's recorded in the ancient books is true. Seventh-grade spirit pills are extremely rare, with only a few pills produced in a single batch. To produce even one pill is already incredibly lucky..."

Wei Tu looked at the destroyed alchemy furnace, raised his hand and grabbed the intact "Spirit Shaping Pill" into his palm, examining it carefully.

This was the first time he had ever come into close contact with a seventh-grade spiritual pill.

The Demon Lord Kuidou had many seventh-tier demon pills, but not a single seventh-tier spirit pill.

Even in the entire Tianyuan Holy City, the number of seventh-grade spirit pills is not large, and most of them come from the "Five Minor Realms" that were previously attacked, as spoils of war.

After all, for ancient demons, seventh-tier spirit pills are of no use and there is no need to refine them.

This is why the Demon Lord Kui Dou was so generous as to give him the "Infant Shaping Pill" as a practice item before he could advance to the seventh-level alchemist.

"Now, all that's missing is the Five Essence Pills..."

"Once this pill arrives, I can begin the process of breaking through to the Integration Realm."

After examining it, Wei Tu put down the "Infant Shaping Pill," took a deep breath, patted the storage bag at his waist, and took out the "Divine Ape Grass" that he had snatched from Chief Chai in the underwater cave more than 800 years ago.

More than eight hundred years ago, after obtaining this treasure, he had been thinking about using it to break through to the "fusion" realm...

Even at his pace of breakthrough, more than eight hundred years have passed by now.

Time flies.

Master Suxin, Chief Chai, Madam Xue, Ye Ya, Zhuang Changyou, Da Yuanshuang, Xu Qingxuan, Lou Boyang, and other cultivators… he remembered them all vividly, as if they had happened yesterday. (End of Chapter)