I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

however--

No sooner had these words been spoken than, before the middle-aged cultivator could ask where the cultivator surnamed Luo had learned of 'Ancestor Wei's' whereabouts, a cyan figure suddenly appeared from the void in an instant.

"Nascent Soul...Nascent Soul Ancestor?"

Upon seeing this outsider suddenly appear, the middle-aged cultivator was initially shocked and angry. However, after sensing the outsider's specific cultivation level, he immediately became fearful and broke out in a cold sweat.

“Senior, we are cultivators from the Huangsha Sect. If we have offended you, please forgive us.”

The middle-aged cultivator braced himself, bowed in the direction of Wei Tu, and invoked his powerful backer, hoping to scare Wei Tu away.

But Wei Tu, upon hearing this, gave a cold laugh.

"Huangsha Sect? If Ancestor Huangsha had such wicked disciples, he would probably have exterminated them on the spot. Heh, the matter of the Nascent Soul's lifespan is such a secret and crucial matter... You spread it so recklessly, do you really not know the might of the Nascent Soul?" he said disdainfully.

The words fell.

At this moment, the Luo-surnamed cultivator who had been speaking eloquently realized that a 'senior' had suddenly appeared behind him.

His expression changed, and he grabbed the girl's slender waist beside him, quickly dashing forward to distance himself from Wei Tu.

"I hope you will forgive me, senior. Although this matter was my fault for speaking ill of my master and discussing important matters... Lin'er is my fiancée, and my uncle will also be my in-laws, so it is not too much of a public matter..."

The cultivator surnamed Luo broke out in a cold sweat and quickly began to explain.

He could tell from Wei Tu's tone that his relationship with Huangsha Laozu was quite close, otherwise he wouldn't have questioned him about this matter.

"These are trivial matters, and I will not overstep my bounds. What I am concerned about is the 'Ancestor Wei' you mentioned... What abilities do you possess to have found Ancestor Wei and obtained this opportunity for you?"

Wei Tu smiled coldly, looking at the Luo surname cultivator in front of him with amusement.

Now, the real Ancestor Wei is right here. I'll see how this kid managed to find the 'Ancestor Wei' he speaks of and get him to grant him this opportunity.

"This..." Upon hearing this, the cultivator surnamed Luo thought to himself, "As expected," realizing that it was this very sentence that had brought him this great trouble.

The fact that he leaked information about Huangsha Patriarch's impending death would not normally concern any Nascent Soul Patriarch, except perhaps for Huangsha Patriarch's closest confidants.

However, the matter of Old Ancestor Wei's whereabouts is different.

That was the trace of a righteous cultivator who had reached the Divine Transformation stage!

If you have the chance to meet them, even just a word or two of guidance could save you from taking countless detours.

For example, his grandmaster, Huangsha Sanren...

Back then, he was just an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator who had become a Nascent Soul Ancestor by sheer luck. After receiving guidance from Ancestor Wei, he broke through several realms in just a few hundred years and became the number one Nascent Soul cultivator of the righteous path in Zheng Kingdom.

"I learned about Ancestor Wei's whereabouts more than a hundred years ago, when I was still in the Qi Refining stage, by chance... from a demonic cultivator."

"...That valley is indeed the place where Ancestor Wei lived in seclusion. It is said that a Nascent Soul cultivator once visited that valley and came out the next day with the grand ceremony of three kneelings and nine kowtows."

The cultivator surnamed Luo gritted his teeth and revealed the information he had finally obtained.

"A secluded valley?" Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's expression remained unchanged and calm, but a cold glint had already appeared in his eyes.

He never imagined that a thousand years after he ascended to the Spirit Realm, someone would actually dare to impersonate him.

"As for... what I mentioned about being able to obtain an opportunity from Elder Wei, it's because..."

At this point, the cultivator surnamed Luo's expression shifted, and he hesitated, seemingly unwilling to easily reveal the 'opportunity' he had finally obtained.

But the next moment.

Under the overwhelming pressure of the Nascent Soul cultivator, his expression changed drastically, and he no longer dared to hesitate before recounting the whole story.

"It was my grandmaster... My grandmaster once ordered me, Huang Shamen, to do my utmost to search for and care for the descendants of Ancestor Wei. And coincidentally, a hundred years ago, my master found one of Ancestor Wei's descendants in the territory of Kang Kingdom..."

"If Elder Wei were to see this descendant of an old friend, he would surely grant my master and me a chance to make a living."

The cultivator surnamed Luo said decisively.

"Descendants of the deceased..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's killing intent subsided, and he was momentarily lost in thought.

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. He always believed in the principle that "the blessings of a virtuous person last for five generations and then end," so once blood ties are severed, he would not deliberately support the descendants of the Wei family or other deceased relatives, except for helping them by chance.

Unexpectedly, after Huangsha Sanren ascended to heaven, he took the time to help him with these 'aftermath' matters.

Of course, these matters were not that important to him.

"It was precisely for this reason that the Liu family of Xia Cliff was supported by Huangsha Sanren to become a Golden Core family." Wei Tu glanced at the trembling middle-aged cultivator and thought to himself.

The words Xiu just spoke have already proven that Huangsha Sanren and Huangshamen have provided great support to the descendants of his old friends.

The Liu family of Xia Cliff is the same cultivation family that Huang Fang married into after the Huang family of Heshan was destroyed.

“However, which descendant of an old friend is so certain that I would grant them an opportunity?” Wei Tu narrowed his eyes and frowned slightly.

He was not a "junior" who had cultivated Taoism for hundreds of years. In the thousands of years that had passed, it was difficult for him to have any so-called old friends or descendants who were valued by him.

"What is the background of that old friend's descendant that would make Ancestor Wei care?" Wei Tu asked in a surprised tone.

"They are descendants of Master Qingmei..."

The cultivator surnamed Luo did not dare to hesitate and replied in a fast voice: "Senior may not know, but this Qingmei Venerable is the junior sister of Ancestor Wei. The two of them once studied under the tutelage of True Lord Che... However, later, because Qingmei Venerable pursued the path of immortality and left, she disappeared in Kang Kingdom and died far from home. The two of them never had the chance to meet again."

"Junior Sister Su...died far from home."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's eyes finally showed a flicker of emotion, contrary to his expectations that they remained unmoved.

He still remembered that a thousand years ago, under the moon in Yingding Village, this woman bid him farewell in pursuit of the Nascent Soul opportunity, and before parting, she gave him a fleeting kiss.

At that time, he thought it was just a farewell, but he never expected it to be a final goodbye.

"The descendants of Master Qingmei are currently residing in Kangguo? Are you sure you're telling the truth?"

Wei Tu suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind and looked deeply at the Luo surname cultivator in front of him.

"I dare not lie about this."

The cultivator surnamed Luo lowered his head and said.

But before he could finish speaking, he saw that the void of the secret realm in front of him had been torn apart by Wei Tu, and he, his fiancée 'Liu Lin', and his future father-in-law were instantly 'swept up' by Wei Tu's magic power and were moving at an unimaginable speed toward the direction of Kang Kingdom.

"This...is this the speed of a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Instantly, the cultivator surnamed Luo was terrified.

As a disciple of Huangsha Sanren, he had personally witnessed the divine power of a Nascent Soul cultivator. However, Wei Tu's current escape speed was several times faster than that of his grandmaster, Huangsha Sanren.

"What should we do? It seems this senior has no intention of letting us go." The cultivator surnamed Luo said anxiously, winking at the two people beside him.

"No need to rush, this senior has no intention of killing the three of us. With his strength, he doesn't need to give the ancestor any face..." The middle-aged cultivator sighed, his expression calming down at this moment.

Time flies.

Half an hour later, Wei Tu arrived at the place where the descendants of the Green-Eyebrowed Immortal lived, as indicated by the cultivator surnamed Luo.

It was not in a bustling area, but in a mountain forest not far from a small market town, hidden by an array.

"...This person is too special. Since it is the opportunity for both me and my master, we cannot let other Huangsha Sect cultivators discover it." The cultivator surnamed Luo explained with a slightly embarrassed expression.

As he spoke, he patted his storage bag, preparing to take out the array plate and open the forbidden array in this mountain forest.

However, at this moment, the cultivators living in the mountains seemed to sense the arrival of Wei Tu and the others, and at the same time, they opened the array gate at the crossroads.

In an instant, the mist dissipated, and a bamboo hut hidden in the desolate forest slowly came into view.

"Junior Sister Su?" Upon seeing the female cultivator in the white dress emerge from the room, Wei Tu raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but call out.

"Junior Sister Su?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three cultivators surnamed Luo all changed. They exchanged glances, and could all see deep surprise in each other's eyes.

There's no other reason than that, among all the cultivators in the world, there is only one who can utter the words "Junior Sister Su".

"No wonder your master hid this female cultivator here. She looks so much like her, so much like her..."

After a moment, Wei Tu regained his composure, shook his head, and concealed the complex expression on his face.

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator in the white dress was slightly startled and looked at Wei Tu. Like the three people surnamed Luo, she could vaguely guess Wei Tu's identity from his address of "Junior Sister Su".

However, upon seeing Wei Tu's pockmarked face, which was different from the person she remembered, a look of confusion immediately appeared on her fair face.

"You are..." The female cultivator in the white dress stepped forward and bowed to Wei Tu.

Upon hearing this, the three cultivators surnamed Luo subconsciously turned their gazes to Wei Tu's face.

“Your senior brother… Wei Tu.”

After a moment, Wei Tu sighed softly and stopped concealing his appearance. He raised his hand and brushed his face, revealing his true face.

"This unworthy descendant greets Ancestor Wei."

"I have met... Ancestor Wei."

Upon seeing this, the three cultivators surnamed Luo did not hesitate at all and immediately knelt down to ask Wei Tu for apologies.

However, Wei Tu didn't even bother with the three of them at the moment. He frowned slightly, casually placed a restriction on the three of them, and imprisoned them on the spot. Only then did he turn his gaze to the white-skirted female cultivator in front of him.

"Su Die greets Senior Wei."

At this moment, the female cultivator in the white dress also realized what was happening and quickly bowed to Wei Tu again.

"I remember that Junior Sister Su once appeared in the Guixu Sea... How come your descendants suddenly returned to Kang Kingdom?" Wei Tu frowned and asked in confusion.

While in the Guixu Sea, he unintentionally learned some information about Su Bing'er's whereabouts from the Venerable Wu Xingsi during his Nascent Soul Ceremony.

At that time, he was already certain that Su Bing'er had unexpectedly come to Guixu Sea after bidding him farewell.

Therefore, he was extremely surprised to learn of Su Bing'er's whereabouts from the cultivator surnamed Luo today.

Because, logically speaking, unless Su Bing'er breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, it is almost impossible for her to cross the 'Crimson Bright Sea' between the Guixu Sea and the Great Cang Cultivation Realm and return to the Great Cang Cultivation Realm.

"I am unaware of this matter. I have never heard of the name Guixu Sea before. I only know that my ancestor left a will that if we, his descendants, are in trouble, we can return to Kang Kingdom once. At that time, perhaps we can be given a way to survive, or even a path to immortality."

Su Die hesitated for a moment before answering truthfully.

After speaking, Su Die seemed to have thought of something, patted the storage bag at her waist, took out a long, cyan jade box, and handed it to Wei Tu.

“This was left by my ancestor. He said that after returning to Kang State, it must be handed over to Senior Wei.”

she said.

"It must be handed over to Wei?" Upon hearing this, Wei Tu raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised.

After all, Su Bing'er has left behind descendants, and their 'past' is just that—past—there's no need to bring it up again. Let alone have her descendants pass on her belongings.

He took the blue jade box, opened the lid, and looked inside.

Inside, there are two items: a jade slip and a yellowed white scroll.

Wei Tu scanned the jade slip with his divine sense.

The next moment, the contents of the jade slip appeared one by one in the depths of his mind under the scanning of his divine sense.

"If Senior Brother Wei were to see this letter, Junior Sister would surely be dead and gone by now..."

"...Legend has it that the Crimson Feather Tide of the Crimson Bright Sea can lead cultivators to the legendary distant sea cultivation realm deep within the ocean. Once there, perhaps the Nascent Soul formation opportunity that my junior sister has been pursuing will be found..."

Seeing this, Wei Tu's expression gradually became strange. He looked up and carefully examined Su Die in front of him.

Then, without saying a word, he grabbed the woman's arm and squeezed a drop of blood from her fingertip.

“This bloodline aura is not similar to that of Junior Sister Su. Your ancestors were probably not Junior Sister Su, were they…” Wei Tu narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice.

He had treated Su Bing'er's injuries several times and already knew her bloodline and aura very well.

Su Die's bloodline aura was not only not similar to Su Bing'er's, but was actually very different.

The only striking resemblance between the two is their faces.

"Senior Wei has a discerning eye. My ancestor was indeed just an adopted daughter of my family..."

Su Die blushed slightly, withdrew her arm, and replied softly.

"So that's how it is." Hearing this, Wei Tu gradually understood what was going on with Su Bing'er's 'Dao Fall' and the descendants of her ancestors.

Back then, he bid farewell to Kangguo and traveled overseas to seek the opportunity to form an infant. He was worried that this departure would be a final farewell... So he specially adopted a goddaughter who looked like him and left this 'last will' among his family's descendants.

Over a thousand years, this 'last words' eventually came to him after many twists and turns.

"Being missing is better than being dead..."

Wei Tu shook his head, gazed into the distance, and sighed inwardly.

Now, nearly two thousand years have passed. Although Su Bing'er successfully crossed the Guixu Sea back then... even if her journey was safe, she would probably be nothing but a skeleton by now.

This is the ruthlessness of time.

Without reaching the Nascent Soul stage, it's difficult to withstand the sword of two thousand years of time. (End of Chapter)