I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

However, as soon as he said this, he saw a half-smile on Wei Tu's face.

He was startled and quickly bowed to apologize, explaining, "It was my rudeness that offended Senior Wei. Although I said this to test you, it was also to confirm your true identity and prevent any villains from deceiving the world and impersonating Senior Wei."

“I have other important matters to attend to in the mortal realm, which is not something you can know. As for my identity… well, do you remember how you disguised yourself as a woman to hide your identity at the Xuanfeng Island auction a thousand years ago?”

After a moment's thought, Wei Tu began to recount an old story he knew from a thousand years ago.

At the same time, using his magic, he conjured up the appearance of the graceful female cultivator that Black Wolf Taoist had disguised himself with makeup and makeup.

"Senior Wei... saw through my identity back then?" Black Wolf Daoist looked slightly embarrassed, feeling the awkwardness of having his dark history dug up. After all, he had been a respected figure in the human realm for many years and was no longer the Nascent Soul junior who depended on others.

However, after hearing all this, he no longer had any doubts about Wei Tu's identity.

Back then, at the Xuanfeng Island auction, the only cultivators who could recognize him as a man dressed as a woman were a few renowned Nascent Soul cultivators from the Great Yan cultivation world.

Of the four reclusive cultivators who had reached the Nascent Soul stage, only Shi Longzi remained alive after their trip to Golden Flame Island.

The remaining blind Taoist priest and Mao Wenhan had long since become his friends, this Nascent Soul cultivator.

None of these three individuals possessed such terrifying strength, capable of subduing him with ease.

After counting and comparing, the only person who knows this dark history of his and has such terrifying power is Wei Tu, who has ascended to the Spirit Realm.

"Senior Wei, please feel free to ask any questions. I will answer truthfully."

After apologizing, Black Wolf Taoist did not forget the old story that Wei Tu had told him when he sneaked into his cave, and immediately expressed his opinion.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's eyes revealed a hint of satisfaction. He nodded slightly and directly inquired about the whereabouts of Luqiu Qingfeng.

"The senior is referring to that mysterious female cultivator who suddenly intervened and helped us? So, she... has a past connection with Senior Wei..."

"No wonder she chased after Chi Fengtai with Fellow Daoist Mao back then."

Upon hearing this, a look of reminiscence appeared on Black Wolf Taoist's face, and he said with relief.

"But..." Black Wolf Daoist hesitated for a moment, then cautiously looked up at Wei Tu and whispered, "But in that battle more than five hundred years ago, in order to escape the pursuit of Purple-Faced Hermit, she ascended to the Ancient Demon Realm first. If Senior Wei wants to find her on Golden Flame Island, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

The words fell.

Wei Tu's expression instantly turned somewhat ugly and cold.

"You mean... Qingfeng ascended to the Ancient Demon Realm?" Wei Tu's eyes revealed a hint of killing intent.

"Senior Wei, this is not my fault. It's... that Purple-Faced Hermit. He seems to have an obsession with Fairy Qingfeng... His pursuit of Fairy Qingfeng far surpasses that of me and Master Lan..." Upon seeing this, Black Wolf Daoist was startled and quickly explained.

After speaking, as if his worries might be misunderstood by Wei Tu, he gritted his teeth slightly and took the initiative to separate his divine soul, which contained the memories of the great battle of the Nascent Soul stage, and delivered it to Wei Tu's hand with his magic power.

"So that's why..." After a moment, Wei Tu's expression returned to calm after reading the memories of the soul, and unusually, a hint of relief appeared on his face.

In the Great Yan cultivation world, he and Luqiu Qingfeng were both very careful and cautious, never revealing their relationship to outsiders, to prevent others from 'following the clues' and wiping them out in one fell swoop.

Within the divine memories of the Black Wolf Taoist.

When Lüqiu Qingfeng first appeared, the Purple-Faced Hermit seemed indifferent. However, after exchanging dozens of blows with him and seeing that Lüqiu Qingfeng had produced a large number of fifth-tier talismans that he had given him, he finally decided to kill him and began to relentlessly pursue him. He chased Lüqiu Qingfeng all the way to Golden Flame Island, forcing him to escape into the spatial rift and embark on the path to ascend to the Ancient Demon Realm.

Clearly, he had realized that Luqiu Qingfeng, who possessed such a large number of fifth-tier talismans, must have a close and significant connection with him.

"But... why does this Purple-Faced Hermit hate me so much? He's willing to risk being surrounded to hunt down Qingfeng..." Wei Tu frowned secretly.

At the beginning of this battle of Nascent Souls, the Purple-Faced Hermit was quite at ease dealing with Master Lan, Mao Wenhan, Black Wolf Taoist, and Luqiu Qingfeng.

With a steady and methodical approach, eliminating one or two weak cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage in one battle should not be difficult.

If he hadn't been so determined to hunt down Luqiu Qingfeng, he wouldn't have ended up trapped in Jinyan Island, severely injured, and forced to return to the Corpse King Sect in the Central Region.

This is difficult to explain by the fact that he once 'stole' the toad-water corpse in the corpse-sinking hell.

Because of this, Xiu acted very irrationally after seeing Luqiu Qingfeng!

“Unless… he has a compelling reason to hunt down Qingfeng. For example, he knows… if he doesn’t kill Qingfeng today, he’ll likely never have another chance… or perhaps, following the trail of Luqiu Qingfeng to find me is something more important to him than being surrounded…”

Wei Tu narrowed his eyes, looked up at the sky, and his gaze seemed to pierce through layers of spatial barriers, landing on the Spirit Realm and within the Holy Emperor Domain of the Human Race.

"A supreme treasure for transcending tribulations at the Mahayana level..."

"This sudden resurrection at this point in time..."

Wei Tu intuitively felt that behind this 'Purple-Faced Hermit' stood not only the fallen, multi-stage powerhouse Ling Jiangzi, whom he had previously thought had perished many years ago, but also, very likely, high-ranking members of the human race in the Spirit Realm.

This 'change' in the Great Yan cultivation world was merely a minor ripple caused by the fall of the human Mahayana 'Dao-falling' whale in the Spirit Realm.

—The human race of the spirit realm has begun to take action against the human realm, the only lower realm they control.

It was just a coincidence that he ran into his old friends in the human world and his Daoist partner, Luqiu Qingfeng.

Fortunately, Luqiu Qingfeng wasn't too unlucky; the 'spatial rift' on Golden Flame Island allowed him to escape this great upheaval.

It's a blessing in misfortune.

"I wonder if this purple-faced hermit is a pawn or a player in the human race's upper echelons." Thinking of this, Wei Tu's eyes flashed slightly, and he let out a long breath.

……

"After Fairy Qingfeng ascended to heaven, I went to the vicinity of that spatial rift once. It seems that Fairy Qingfeng also left some secret messages inside using her magic..."

"And these secret words, I thought they might be useful to Senior Wei, so I made copies of them."

Seeing that Wei Tu had completely suppressed his killing intent, Black Wolf Taoist secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he patted his storage bag again, took out a cyan jade slip, and handed it to Wei Tu.

"The purple-faced man is pursuing me too closely. I can no longer ascend from the Lost God Ridge to the Upper Realm to see you again... If we are unlikely to meet again in the Upper Realm, these words shall be my last."

As Wei Tu looked at the jade slip, he deciphered the contents of the secret message.

After reading the opening words of the jade slip, he fell into a moment of silence.

However, in an instant, he thought of something, and his expression became more composed.

A thousand years ago, when they were in the human realm, neither Island Master Ye nor Fu Zhizhou knew what their safety would be after they ascended to the Ancient Demon Realm through this 'spatial rift'.

But coincidentally, hundreds of years ago, in the Heavenly Abyss Holy City of the 'Primordial Demon Source Realm', he met Gong Shulan, who had successfully ascended to the Upper Realm through this 'spatial rift' and was safe and sound.

Therefore, as long as Lüqiu Qingfeng's luck isn't too bad—these words are not Lüqiu Qingfeng's final letter in the true sense!

"Although Qingfeng comes from a wealthy family, she is not as experienced as Gong Shulan. However, after experiencing the annihilation of her clan by Venerable Tong, her character has matured considerably. In addition, she is a half-demon, and her strength should not be underestimated. Therefore, her safety after ascension should be largely assured..."

Wei Tu thought to himself.

He continued reading, following the cryptic message on the jade slip.

The following content is also very concise.

Perhaps because this was left behind by Luqiu Qingfeng when he hastily ascended to heaven, it is not written in a very long way.

The gist of it is that Wei Tu should not be too anxious because of her 'loss', and should not risk stepping into this 'spatial rift' in order to find her.

Secondly, he was instructed to prioritize cultivation and to postpone revenge if possible.

because--

In the middle of the secret message.

Luqiu Qingfeng also speculated about the identity of the Purple-Faced Hermit, believing that this cultivator was very likely from the 'Upper Realm' and was not someone to be easily dealt with.

There are two reasons for this speculation:

First, while relentlessly pursuing her, he avoided her weaknesses, seemingly intending to capture her alive.

Secondly, he had sent her a telepathic message, inquiring about her relationship with Wei Tu and about the Xuanling Fairy.

At last.

Luqiu Qingfeng wrote the words "Don't worry" to Wei Tu, thus ending this hasty message.

"This Daoist partner is truly a partner who has shared both joy and sorrow." After reading the contents of the jade slip, Wei Tu secretly sighed, feeling extremely fortunate for his past 'helping' of Lu Qiu Qingfeng.

"However, Qingfeng's words underestimate me."

"Once I return to the 'Primordial Demon Source Realm,' it shouldn't be difficult to find out from Gong Shulan and the Demon Lord Lianwu which upper realm this Golden Flame Island connects to..."

"The number of times we've met can be counted on one hand."

Wei Tu flipped his hand and placed the jade slip containing Luqiu Qingfeng's secret words into his sleeve, where he treasured it.

"Besides that, I have another question for you..."

After asking about Luqiu Qingfeng, Wei Tu calmly inquired about the remaining acquaintances in the Great Yan cultivation world.

These old acquaintances included his confidante, Fu Linglong, and Lou Mingyue, the palace master of the Sword Fire Palace whom he had once supported.

However, just as he had expected.

According to the Black Wolf Taoist, most of his old friends lived peacefully for a period of time after his ascension, and then died of old age over the course of a thousand years.

Even Fu Linglong, who possessed a 'Buddha-like heart' and considerable talent, failed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and extend her lifespan.

After all, when he ascended to immortality, he gave some guidance to Fu Linglong, Black Wolf Daoist, and others, allowing them to have a certain opportunity for breakthrough.

However, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is a low-probability event for Fu Linglong, Fu Dalu, Black Wolf Daoist, and others.

It just so happens that the Black Wolf Taoist succeeded.

Fu Linglong and the others perished.

“If Fairy Fu had not forcibly broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, with her lifespan, perhaps she could have seen Fellow Daoist Wei again today…” Black Wolf Daoist sighed deeply.

He knew very well that the relationship between Fu Linglong and Wei Tu was not as simple as outsiders perceived it to be.

If Fu Linglong is fortunate enough to survive until today and see Wei Tu again, she might have the chance to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and become another Nascent Soul cultivator in the Great Yan cultivation world.

"It's a pity that this woman is too stubborn." Black Wolf Daoist shook his head inwardly and said something Fu Linglong had said before she went into seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul stage: "I would rather die at the Nascent Soul stage than live at the Core Formation stage."

"I'd rather die as a Nascent Soul cultivator than live as a Spiritual Core cultivator..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu couldn't help but show a hint of emotion and wistfulness on his face.

This woman was indeed one of the most stubborn people he had ever met on his journey.

Back then, because of his scheming, this woman did not hesitate to damage her own reputation, deliberately 'staining' her innocence to trick Ji Zhang into having his inner demons erupt and failing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

What ordinary cultivators consider a lifespan of nearly a thousand years is, in his eyes, not as valuable as taking another gamble and forcibly breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

“That Buddhist hall is where Fellow Daoist Fu, the elder brother of Fairy Fu, is in seclusion… If Senior Wei is interested, you can ask him about this in detail… After all, I am from the Eastern Region and do not know much about the affairs of the Central Region.”

Black Wolf Taoist raised his hand and pointed to a Buddhist hall not far from his pavilion.

"There's no need for that."

Wei Tu shook his head, politely declining.

Before coming to the cave dwelling of the Black Wolf Taoist, he had used his divine sense to survey the entire area of ​​Golden Flame Island, and he had naturally seen his old friend Fu Dalu, who was now very old.

However, since his sister had passed away, there was no point in him continuing to deal with this man.

"Just now, I saw your memories... will reappear in your mind a hundred years from now. You... should not resist."

After gathering the specific information, Wei Tu had no intention of lingering on Golden Flame Island any longer.

However, he did not simply leave.

After giving the Black Wolf Taoist a cold glance, the demon raised his hand and used his great power to seal the cultivator's specific memories from that period, amidst the cultivator's slightly panicked gaze.

—It's better to be safe than sorry. Although this cultivator has a blood feud with the Purple-Faced Hermit, who knows if he might betray the Purple-Faced Hermit for some opportunity?

Before killing the Purple-Faced Hermit, he wanted to nip any potential danger in the bud.

After doing all this, Wei Tu instantly left the Black Wolf Taoist's cave and arrived near the 'spatial rift' hidden deep within Golden Flame Island.

After verifying that the secret message left by Luqiu Qingfeng was correct, he then used his divine sense to briefly perceive the aura of the upper realm connected to this spatial rift.

Unfortunately, perhaps because the distance was too great, he did not detect any aura from the upper realms similar to those of the Zichen Realm or other other realms within this spatial rift.

"We can only try to find a solution from the Demon Lord Lianwu." Wei Tu withdrew his 'hope,' sighed softly, and without further hesitation, flew out of Golden Flame Island, heading straight for the location of the Great Cang Cultivation Realm. (End of Chapter)