I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"The 'loss' of my physical body has worsened. Indeed, it was the right decision not to bring the 'Soul-Nourishing Wooden Coffin' with me when I ascended to the Spirit Realm this time..."

A few days later, Wei Tu, who had broken free from the 'spatial boundary' between the two worlds and was about to fly to the exit of the 'spatial node', looked at his body, which had been crushed by the 'power of heaven and earth' of the human world and was almost 'riddled with holes', and a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

The difficulties he encountered when he 'smuggled' himself to the lower realm at the Integration Realm were the same as, or even far greater than, those difficulties—the immense power of heaven and earth, at least at the 'Peak of Integration Realm' level, was indiscriminately attacking every part of his physical body, preventing him from 'leaving' the human realm.

In particular, he also possessed An Liangcai's 'Indestructible Demon Body'.

The difficulty for this demonic body to leave the human realm is far greater than the resistance he, a fully-fledged being, faces.

Sixty percent of the 'resistance' originated from An Liangcai's indestructible demonic body, and only then did it fall on him personally.

Fortunately, when it came to the 'Five Strange Corpses' behind him, bound by the [Corpse-Binding Rope], the resistance from heaven and earth was slightly less, and they were only at the 'Mid-stage Nascent Soul' level.

Otherwise, even with his abilities, he probably wouldn't be able to take this extraordinary treasure out intact.

Even so, the weakest 'Toad Water Corpse' suffered damage almost like 'Corpse Split', with most of it missing. The missing part was permanently reduced to dust by the power of heaven and earth in the human world.

And this was all thanks to the 'Toad Water Corpse' which had refined the essence and blood of the Purple-Faced Scattered Human over the years. Otherwise, with its mere fourth-order cultivation level, it would have been extremely difficult to overcome this 'Ascension Tribulation' of leaving the human realm.

Therefore, it's not hard to imagine the terrible situation he would encounter if he casually took lower-realm cultivators with him when he ascended to the Spirit Realm.

If the remnant souls of Wei Yan and Kou Hongying inside the soul-nourishing wooden coffin were to encounter even a trace of the power of heaven and earth, they would likely perish on the spot and their souls would be scattered.

Back then, the 'Sky-Splitting Eagle' that ascended with him barely survived thanks to the sturdiness of its demonic body and his relentless efforts to save its life with his own.

"At the end of this spatial passage is... the territory under the command of the Mist Demon Clan?" Suppressing these distracting thoughts, Wei Tu's brow gleamed with a green light as he peered into the outside world with his 'Hun'e Evil Eye'.

Passing through the misty, gray void.

The distant horizon was a desolate landscape, resembling a cliff face in the wilderness, devoid of any signs of life.

However, through Wei Tu's meticulous observation, he still managed to glimpse a cave deep within the cliff, and the presence of the Mist Ghost Clan cultivators inside.

"Just as Jiang Lingzi said, there aren't many Mist Ghost Clan cultivators guarding this place. The highest-level guardians are only two Void Refinement Realm cultivators..."

A moment later, after observing the situation outside, Wei Tu breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hand, used his magic to conjure a new set of clothes, and then casually put the [Boundary-Severing Stone] he was holding tightly in his right hand back into his sleeve.

Then, he flipped his hand again and summoned the [Earth Emperor Pearl] artifact spirit he had obtained from Fairy Xuanling.

Before long, a 'different dimension' about the height of a person and half a zhang in diameter suddenly appeared in front of Wei Tu and firmly wrapped Wei Tu's body inside.

At this moment, Wei Tu no longer hesitated. With great magical power and a wave of his sleeve, he blasted a 'spatial rift' in the void in front of him, and then instantly flew out of it.

"Enemy attack?" In an instant, the two Void Refinement cultivators of the Mist Ghost Clan, who were guarding the 'spatial node', noticed the suddenly appearing 'spatial rift'.

They were greatly alarmed. After sending a message to the outside world using their communication artifacts, they flew out one by one, keeping a close watch on the exit of this 'spatial rift' with wary eyes.

However, to their surprise...

There seemed to be no trace or presence of cultivators inside or outside this spatial rift, contrary to their expectations that it was an invasion by external forces.

“This spatial rift may be naturally formed. After all, the ancestor only opened this spatial node that leads directly to the human realm not long ago... It is normal for it to be unstable.”

"It's best if we remain cautious. While it's true that humanity can't re-establish this spatial node,... if something unexpected happens, it will be beyond our control..."

The two Void Refinement cultivators of the Mist Ghost Clan exchanged a glance and then secretly transmitted their thoughts through divine sense.

These words, in great detail, reached the ears of Wei Tu, who was standing to the side.

However, after hearing this, he only glanced at it briefly and then paid no further attention.

"Since there are no Nascent Soul cultivators here, there's no need to worry about being discovered when leaving using the Earth Emperor Pearl."

"At the mere Refinement stage, it's difficult to detect the law fluctuations left behind when a spatial treasure moves through the void..."

Wei Tu smiled calmly, using his divine sense to control the spirit of the [Earth Emperor Pearl], trying his best to conceal the traces left in the void when the treasure flew away, and then with a flash of light, it flew away into the distance.

only--

He had just flown away.

The immense divine sense seemed to have sensed something, and its brows furrowed slightly.

"Da Yuanshuang?" Wei Tu frowned, looking down into the cliffside cave, where a pretty female cultivator with a pink veil covering her face and a golden hairpin was being transported through a spatial array.

But soon, he noticed something amiss in the subtle details of the woman's appearance and attire, and secretly shook his head.

Although this woman and Da Yuan Shuang look similar, and even more strikingly so when concealed by the pink veil, she is different in that she wears the signature 'cloud-like hair' of a married woman, and her figure is also much more delicate and voluptuous than Da Yuan Shuang's, exuding a strong sense of a young married woman.

“This woman must be… Pei Hong’s birth mother—Consort Dayuan!” Instantly, Wei Tu seemed to realize something, his gaze sharpened, and he confirmed the identity of this beautiful woman.

There's no other reason than that within the Mist Ghost clan, there is only one person who bears a resemblance to Da Yuan Shuang in appearance. That person is Pei Hong's birth mother, 'Da Yuan Fei,' who is related to Da Yuan Shuang by blood and is Da Yuan Shuang's aunt.

According to Da Yuan Shuang, it was this woman who brought them together back then, intending for her to become Pei Hong's fiancée, thus strengthening their kinship ties.

At the same time, the fact that this woman displayed the 'late stage of Integration' realm truly proved that she was indeed the famous figure in the spirit world—the wife of the Mist Ghost Clan Chief, the mistress of the Mist Ghost Clan, 'Great Abyss Consort'.

Wei Tu had no idea that he would encounter this female cultivator, who was closely related to him but was also a stranger to him, near this 'spatial node'.

With this in mind, he dared not take any more risks and stopped in place to wait.

Every advantage has its disadvantage.

Although the Earth Emperor Pearl is a 'spatial treasure' of the Mahayana level, sufficient to prevent early Mahayana cultivators from spying on it, the 'law fluctuations' left behind when this treasure moves can also be perceived by some people with strong divine sense.

It's not enough to achieve a perfect 'seamless' result.

The Great Abyss Consort before them was undoubtedly among those with powerful divine senses.

Moreover, as the 'mother' of the Mist Ghost Clan and the eldest daughter of the Great Elder of the Four-Armed Ape Clan, she likely possesses countless secret techniques and treasures, far surpassing those of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

"What has disturbed me?" Consort Dayuan flew out of the cave and arrived in front of the two Void Refinement cultivators of the Mist Ghost Clan. Her almond-shaped eyes glanced indifferently at the spatial rift that was not yet completely closed, and she asked with her red lips slightly parted.

"Reporting to Madam."

"For some unknown reason, this spatial rift suddenly appeared here. We were worried about an enemy attack, so we reported it to you, Madam."

Upon hearing this, the two Void Refinement cultivators of the Mist Ghost Clan visibly tensed up, as if they were intimidated by the invisible pressure emanating from Consort Dayuan, and their voices trembled as they spoke.

"Appeared suddenly?" Upon hearing this, Consort Dayuan frowned slightly.

"What kind of lowly creatures dare to invade my Mist Ghost Clan?" Da Yuanfei snorted coldly, and her vast divine sense instantly swept out in all directions like a tidal wave, searching the surroundings with the force of a mountain search and sea inspection.

At the same time, her beautiful eyes flashed with blue light as she looked around.

This 'blue light' was undoubtedly an extremely powerful spiritual eye technique. After checking the surroundings and finding no one around, Da Yuanfei's slightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

"You two are being too suspicious. There is no foreign invasion here."

"This spatial rift... is perhaps naturally formed."

Princess Oobuchi said with certainty.

Upon hearing this, the two Void Refinement cultivators from the Mist Ghost Clan immediately felt relieved. They bowed and thanked Consort Dayuan, uttering a long string of words of gratitude and flattery.

Hearing these flattering words, Princess Dayuan felt no embarrassment whatsoever; on the contrary, she was quite pleased.

"This woman seems to care a lot about appearances?"

Seeing this, Wei Tu felt a little strange. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the dozen or so beautiful maids carrying a luxurious sedan chair who had just emerged from the spatial array.

In the cultivation world, very few cultivators would have such a grand display.

When he was with the Feathered Dragon Clan, the Great Princess he saw was no different from an ordinary cultivator, except that the objects she used when she waved her hand were a bit more luxurious.

"It has nothing to do with me." Wei Tu shook his head inwardly. As Consort Dayuan rode away in a sedan chair and was teleported away again through the spatial array, he also activated the [Earth Emperor Pearl] once more and left the place with a whoosh.

Since this place contains a 'spatial node' leading to the human realm, it is naturally not far from the 'Divine Fire Immortal Realm' controlled by the human race in the spirit realm...

According to Jiang Lingzi's intelligence, the place he is currently in is a large spirit island adjacent to the Thunder Swamp Continent, controlled by the Mist Ghost Clan, and close to the mainland.

Its name is 'Silver Canopy Island', and it is located tens of millions of miles away from the southern part of the Thunder Continent, namely the 'Divine Fire Immortal Realm'.

Given his speed, it would only take him two or three months at most to return to the 'Divine Fire Immortal Realm'.

However—just as Wei Tu had been flying for half a day, passing over one stronghold after another of the Mist Ghost Clan, and was about to leave 'Silver Canopy Island', a high-level restriction that "suddenly" appeared on the island's shore instantly made his face turn ugly.

This restriction, standing vertically straight down, resembles a massive jade pillar supporting the sky, enveloping the entire Silver Canopy Island, which is nearly a continent... Even more terrifying is that it hangs above the Nine Heavens and extends deep into the seabed, its end nowhere in sight.

Furthermore, the aura of its spiritual restriction was clearly at the Mahayana level, something that a Nascent Soul cultivator like him could not easily break through.

"This place is heavily guarded by the Mist Demon clan?"

Wei Tu's expression shifted between light and dark.

According to Jiang Lingzi's intelligence, although Silver Canopy Island is an important place for the Mist Ghost Clan, it is far from being so heavily guarded that it requires the use of the Mahayana Restriction for protection.

"Did I expose myself?" Thinking of this, Wei Tu frowned, then shook his head.

Even a Mahayana practitioner cannot set up such a restriction in half a day.

If a Mahayana immortal from the Mist Ghost clan were to arrive and capture him, the traces he left behind when he fled would be difficult to conceal from this cultivator's eyes.

"Is it because of the invasion of the human race from the Spirit Realm? Because of the enemy attack, so they strengthened their defenses afterwards? Or... is there some important treasure on Silver Canopy Island that needs to be protected?"

"Or perhaps, this place has become a core stronghold that the Mist Demon clan needs to guard closely?"

For a moment, Wei Tu was filled with countless doubts.

However, now that he was certain that the island's 'Mahayana Restriction' was not aimed at him, he no longer felt as tense or on high alert as before.

"At worst, we can stay here for a while and find a way to leave the island..."

Wei Tu regained his composure, pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze back on the bustling place within Silver Canopy Island that he could see.

When we were halfway there.

He also flipped his hand and retrieved the [Earth Emperor Pearl], concealing his aura at the 'Foundation Establishment' level, and blended into the group of cultivators who were heading towards the central area of ​​Silver Canopy Island.

Indeed, among these cultivators, there are quite a few cultivators from other races besides the Mist Ghost Clan.

After activating the 'Soul Cauldron' obtained from the One-Eyed Ghost Clan Soul Pill he had previously refined, he instantly transformed into a 'Ghost Clan' cultivator, distinct from the human race.

The Oni Clan is a large race that includes the Mist Oni Clan and is far superior to the Mist Oni Clan.

Although the One-Eyed Ghost Clan is rare and uncommon in the Spirit Realm, they are surprisingly numerous on Silver Canopy Island, accounting for one-third of the total population and numbering in the tens of millions... Therefore, after careful consideration, Wei Tu did not directly refine the cultivators of the Mist Ghost Clan using his life force, but instead disguised himself as a cultivator of the 'One-Eyed Ghost Clan' for the convenience of his actions.

Along the way, no one questioned Wei Tu's identity. With Wei Tu's help, they quickly found several close ghost cultivators and learned some of the specific reasons for the great changes on Silver Canopy Island.

And this matter is indeed related to the human race in the spirit world.

A thousand years ago, during the great war between the two races, a human cultivator from the Spirit Realm who had achieved the Nascent Soul stage invaded Silver Canopy Island, fought a bloody battle on the island, and then left in a huff.

For this reason, the arrays and restrictions within Silver Canopy Island were upgraded to the level of the core stronghold of the Mist Ghost Clan in just a few years.

The real reason Silver Canopy Island was able to enjoy this 'Great Ascension Restriction' was thanks to Pei Hong, the young patriarch of the Mist Ghost Clan, who broke through to a higher level during his seclusion on Silver Canopy Island six hundred years ago...

It seems that he obtained a great opportunity on Silver Canopy Island, recovered from his injuries, and took the opportunity to go into seclusion on Silver Canopy Island to break through to the Integration Realm.

For this reason, the Mahayana patriarch of the Mist Ghost clan personally came to Silver Canopy Island and spent several years setting up this 'Mahayana Restriction' to isolate the outside world and protect Silver Canopy Island, in order to facilitate Pei Hong's breakthrough.

"Pei Hong obtained a great opportunity here, and subsequently broke through to the next level..." Hearing this, Wei Tu's doubts were instantly resolved, but a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. (End of Chapter)