I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

After reaching a consensus.

At this moment, Lady Hai revealed her real name and the sect she belonged to to Wei Tu.

"Tianhai Sect? This sect actually has descendants?" Although Wei Tu wasn't interested in this, he was still quite surprised after hearing the name of the sect.

He had seen records of this sect in the library of the Human Ancestor Hall. It was a major sect and force that rose to prominence at the beginning of the human race, predating the "One Ancestor, Three Mountains, and Twelve Immortal Sects" by countless millennia.

But this is normal; most sects that have survived to this day can be traced back to a powerful ancestor.

The Tianhai Sect is just a little 'ancient'.

"The lack of talent among the younger generation has led to the decline of our sect. Now, only my younger sister and senior brother remain in our sect."

“Since Senior Wei intends to use our human race’s inter-immortal realm teleportation array under a false name to travel to the Thunder Swamp Continent… you can first act under my senior brother’s identity…”

"Of course, this matter also requires the permission of my senior brother, Daoist Huofa. However, with Senior Wei present, my senior brother will certainly agree to this matter without hesitation."

At this point, Madam Hai couldn't help but smile gently, clearly indicating that she and the Fire-Haired Taoist were extremely close.

"Alright."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu thought for a moment and then readily agreed.

Originally, he only intended to use Lady Hai's name to inquire about the movements of some enemies and to use the route to the Divine Fire Immortal Realm of the Thunder Swamp Continent... After all, the Nan Hua Relics of the Human Realm were the top priority.

But having a suitable way to conceal one's identity is certainly a good thing.

This is different from the "false identity" he fabricated elsewhere—the Fire-Haired Daoist—he is a genuine, highly renowned peak Void Refinement expert among the human race.

Acting under this person's identity will inevitably bring many more conveniences and freedoms.

……

More than ten days later.

With Lady Hai's help, Wei Tu successfully returned to the Holy Emperor Domain and followed her to the Tianhai Sect, which was hidden in the mountains and marshes.

Of course, calling it hidden would be a bit of an exaggeration.

This sect shares the spiritual veins of this mountain range with the surrounding smaller sects. Judging from its appearance, there is no indication that it is a descendant of the ancient and powerful 'Tianhai Sect'.

The only indication of this sect's long history is its desolate and ancient landscape, suggesting it is much older than other sects.

Wei Tu, not wanting to be tactless, interrupted Lady Hai's discussion with her senior brother, Huo Fa Dao Ren. He sat quietly in the reception hall, waiting for Lady Hai's reply.

However—out of caution as a cultivator, he also secretly released the Iron Poison Flying Ants, using the divine sense that landed on the insects to eavesdrop on the conversation inside the main hall, to prevent the two from harming him.

There is no such thing as fairness among cultivators. This is also part of his domineering nature as a Nascent Soul cultivator!

"Junior sister, are you saying... hundreds of years ago, the cultivator who asked you to use 'Meteorite Heart Iron' to forge puppet parts was Wei Tu, the ascended cultivator from the human realm? He has now become a Nascent Soul powerhouse?"

Upon hearing this, the Fire-Haired Taoist was startled, and a look of regret immediately appeared on his face.

Hundreds of years ago, he had considered joining forces with Lady Hai to abduct and kill Wei Tu and steal his treasure.

However, due to Madam Hai's dissuasion and his lack of insistence at the time, the matter was not fully accomplished... If this matter had succeeded, wouldn't it be his junior sister Madam Hai who has now advanced to the Integration Realm?
"Senior brother, do you really think this Senior Wei is easy to handle?" Madam Hai glared at the fiery-haired Taoist with annoyance and said in a deep voice, "If the two of us had made a move back then... I'm afraid we would have been dead and reincarnated in the Yellow Springs by now."

Wei Tu's dual cultivation of body and magic has already destined him to be an extraordinary fighter among those of the same level.

Among those of the same level, dealing with the two of them, brother and sister, would be no difficult task.

Moreover, she didn't believe that Wei Tu's success in seizing the opportunity to break through to the Fusion Realm was just pure luck.

Such cultivators who have ascended to immortality may be lucky, but they are by no means weak in combat.

However, she still knew what was taboo, and even now, she didn't reveal a single piece of information about Wei Tu. She kept the secret to herself.

The Fire-Haired Taoist was sensible; seeing that Madam Hai didn't elaborate on this matter, he didn't ask any further questions.

He sighed softly and shook his head, saying, "I don't really like being a Tribulation Cultivator. My foundation is destroyed, and I have no hope of advancing to the Integration Realm in this lifetime. If I don't help you in the remaining time, the Integration Realm will be like an insurmountable chasm for you... It will be extremely difficult for you to break through the realm by your own efforts."

"However, if this person is indeed Wei Tu, we might be able to exchange that piece of information for some benefits."

The Fire-Haired Taoist's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"Intelligence?" Madam Hai was surprised. A thought immediately struck her, and she gestured for the Fire-Haired Taoist to explain in detail.

……

"Is someone secretly trying to kill me on the black market?"

Inside the reception hall, Wei Tu's expression immediately turned ugly after listening to the conversation between the two.

He never imagined that, after disappearing for hundreds of years, he would end up in the same situation as Xue Qiongyu.

This is not because he looks down on Xue Qiongyu.

Unlike Xue Qiongyu, he was backed by one of the Ten Spirit Races, the 'Human Race'.

The Ten Spirit Clan might not be a significant force among the three dominant clans, but within the entire Spirit Realm, they still command considerable prestige and are considered a powerful and influential force.

Under normal circumstances, no one would be bold enough to offer a bounty on the black market for the assassination of a prodigy of the Ten Spirit Clan.

"A reward is offered for Senior Wei..."

"How is this possible? The human race is one of the ten spirit races. Even if Senior Wei has enemies among his own race, he could not possibly have fallen to such a state..." Madam Hai exclaimed in shock. Like Wei Tu, she was somewhat incredulous at the occurrence of this matter.

"It's like pulling one hair and affecting the whole body."

"Wei Tu has a bounty on his head on the black market. As far as I know, this is not due to his own actions, but rather to the actions of our human race... These are turbulent times."

"It seems that the Mist Ghost Clan has already discovered that Iron Head Monk is a deity of incense offerings."

After sighing, the Fire-Haired Taoist replied.

As soon as these words fell.

Neither Lady Hai nor Wei Tu had any further doubts about the question they had just asked.

Refining incense and becoming a deity of incense is not only harmful to cultivators by severing their path to enlightenment, but also, over time, by having their spiritual intelligence impacted by chaotic faith power, thus becoming a "deity" in the truest sense.

Rational, but inhumane.

It will only execute the simple commands given by the monk in his lifetime.

These 'incense deities' are no longer human; they are more like humanoid Taoist soldiers.

Naturally, Iron-Headed Monk, a Mahayana practitioner of the human race, could no longer protect human cultivators who were outside the human race.

And he, this renowned human prodigy, will naturally be targeted for execution by enemies outside the human race, with a bounty placed on his head in the black market.

"This intelligence could be a lifesaver for Wei Tu. Without the protection of Tie Tou Tuo, his reckless exposure of his true form would be tantamount to suicide... His backer is probably in a terrible predicament right now," the Fire-Haired Taoist said with a sneer.

How can this be equated with suicide?

"Senior Wei is currently in the Holy Emperor Domain..."

Mrs. Hai instinctively tried to refute, but she realized something halfway through her sentence, and her pretty face instantly changed color.

Currently, Wei Tu has returned to the human race under an assumed name, and since his purpose is to seek revenge, then his enemies are undoubtedly high-ranking members of the human race... After all, only high-ranking and powerful members of the human race would make this human race's fusion genius go to such lengths.

These are all things that could have been expected.

Putting herself in Wei Tu's shoes, if she were Wei Tu's enemy, upon learning that Wei Tu had returned to the human race, she would probably stop at nothing to ambush and kill him and prevent him from returning to the Human Ancestor's Palace.

"However, with Senior Wei's strength, even in this crisis, he is not necessarily powerless to fight back..."

Lady Hai shook her head secretly. She had personally come into contact with Wei Tu's physical body and knew how terrifying the power contained within that seemingly ordinary body was.

"I was just saying that. You and I are only at the Refinement Void Realm, how could we possibly know the plans of the clan's higher-ups? But this matter... is enough to be a favor for you to do for Wei Tu."

The Fire-Haired Taoist shook his head, a hint of doting flashing in his eyes as he looked at Madam Hai.

……

"Fortunately, I was cautious this time and did not rashly return to the human race as Wei Tu."

Unlike Lady Hai's confidence in Wei Tu, Wei Tu felt quite fortunate at this moment.

Because he understood that without the protection of Tie Tou Tuo, a Mahayana Buddhist monk of the human race, his situation among humans would inevitably deteriorate rapidly.

This has nothing to do with any enmity between Master Tianyan and others.

It's more like possessing a treasure is a crime!
—As someone who carries on the Mahayana lineage, he is undoubtedly a highly sought-after figure among human cultivators.

Even someone as noble as Duan Jiu, the direct disciple of the Iron-Headed Monk, could not guarantee that this cultivator would not be tempted by his Mahayana lineage.

The human heart cannot withstand testing.

“If that’s the case…” A ruthless glint flashed in Wei Tu’s eyes.

With a flick of his sleeve, dozens of array flags flew out of his storage bag. With a single hand gesture, they burst forth with dazzling spiritual light and hovered in the air for a moment before flying out of the palace gate and landing above the Tianhai Sect.

The next moment, the array patterns on the array flags and banners intertwined and began to rotate rapidly according to a certain pattern, transforming into a magnificent array capable of covering dozens of miles in an instant.

However, in that instant, the awe-inspiring array vanished. Only within the array itself could one faintly see the flickering restrictions and runes.

Next, Wei Tu made another move, patting the corpse-nurturing bag at his waist, summoning two sixth-order refined corpses and hiding them at the array's core.

"This..." Lady Hai and Daoist Huofa in the main hall finally noticed this change. They were shocked and exchanged a glance before preparing to get up and fly out of the hall to find out the reason.

However, they had barely set off when...

An immense pressure instantly shattered the restrictions within the hall and landed on their shoulders.

"This is my way of protecting myself. If it has offended you, I hope you two fellow Daoists will not take offense."

As soon as these words fell.

In the open space inside the hall, Wei Tu's slightly thin figure immediately appeared. His face was calm, but his expression was slightly cold, which made people feel awe.

"Self-preservation?" Madam Hai and the Fire-haired Taoist exchanged a glance, their expressions changing slightly. They immediately realized that their conversation had been overheard by Wei Tu in detail.

However, what they didn't understand was why Wei Tu was so deeply affected by that intelligence.

"Two choices."

"First, you will be killed by Wei. The dead will not say that Wei was here. Second... Submit to Wei for a thousand years, and after a thousand years, you will be set free."

"Of course, I, Wei, will not control you two for nothing. These few Holy Spirit Stones can be used as a bargaining chip. This should be enough for you to step into the half-step Integration Realm. However, the favor I did for you this time will be wiped clean from now on."

A cold glint flashed in Wei Tu's eyes. He flipped his hand and took out a jade box containing a Holy Spirit Stone, which he then threw directly to Madam Hai.

"This……"

Seeing this scene, Mrs. Hai felt extremely complicated, not knowing whether she should be happy or sad.

The good news is that I obtained the resources to advance to the next level of the Fusion Realm, even though it's only half a step into the Fusion Realm.

Tragically, freedom was thus restricted.

“This junior is willing to submit.” Before Lady Hai could react, the Fire-Haired Taoist stood to the side and expressed his stance to Wei Tu first.

"My younger sister is also willing to submit."

Lady Hai sighed inwardly, realizing that she couldn't fight city hall, and reluctantly nodded her head in agreement.

however.

To Lady Hai's great surprise, her senior brother, the Fire-Haired Taoist, did not stop there after expressing his submission. Instead, he boldly made a deal with Wei Tu.

"I've heard of the Holy Spirit Stone in our sect's records... Senior Wei's ability to obtain it shows his profound cultivation is far beyond that of a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator... And my Heavenly Sea Sect happens to possess such a treasure, which I believe can be of some benefit to Senior Wei..."

"After presenting this treasure, I have no further requests to Senior Wei. I only hope that if Senior Wei has the capacity in the future, he can help my junior sister a little."

"Turning the tide into the tide?" Wei Tu's eyes flashed, and he understood Huo Fa Dao Ren's plan.

Just now, when the Fire-Haired Taoist and Madam Hai were talking privately, they had no intention of offering him any treasures. They only planned to exchange that piece of information for some benefits from him.

Now, suddenly.

The reason is simple—he simply overturned the table and, without any reason, forced the two to submit.

However, compared to other Nascent Soul stage experts, he was not so unreasonable, which allowed this cultivator to see some 'opportunities'. That's why he suddenly spoke up, intending to use the so-called treasures of the Heavenly Sea Sect to give Lady Hai some help in her future path.

After all, who knows if he'll also perform a soul search when he uses his methods to control the two of them later?

"If this treasure is indeed of benefit to me, I will calculate its value and give it to your junior sister as a further gift..."

Wei Tu nodded slightly and agreed.

Upon seeing this, the Fire-Haired Taoist was overjoyed. At this moment, he trusted Wei Tu's credibility more than anyone else.

Because he is someone who, even with enough power to crush them, is still willing to reason!
Such a person can't be all that bad.

"The treasure I offer is not a tangible object, but rather an opportunity, an opportunity confirmed by our sect's founder..."

At this point, the Fire-Haired Daoist looked up, his gaze intense, and bowed respectfully to Wei Tu, asking, "Senior Wei, do you know the origin of the human race? Do you know... the lower realm known as the Minor Spirit Realm—the Mirage Realm—that the human race controlled in ancient times?" (End of Chapter)