I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

at the same time--

The 'deal' between the Multi-Eyed Cult Leader and Ming Kun and the Green-Robed Ancestor also made Wei Tu vaguely feel that this was a time of great turmoil.

Therefore, after flying away, Wei Tu went to the 'Qingyang Valley' which is adjacent to the Divine Fire Immortal Domain and told the Qingling Sect's high-ranking members, including Master Suxin who was living in seclusion there, not to think of making any moves during these hundreds of years.

Master Suxin was also greatly surprised by this, after all, the reason why the Qingling Sect went into seclusion and fled to Qingyang Valley was because of the Demon Cloud Sect's pursuit of her...

Now that the human race's high command is cooperating with her, she inevitably feels betrayed and deceived.

"I am an old friend of Yang Yujun of the Lei Peng Clan. Now, the human race has undergone changes, which is very unfavorable to the Qingling Sect... and Qingyang Valley can provide temporary refuge, but not permanent refuge..."

With a hesitant expression, Master Suxin revealed her plan to relocate to the Qingling Sect and temporarily seek refuge with the Leipeng Clan.

The Leipeng Clan, one of the Ten Spirit Clans, is far more powerful than the current human race.

With the protection of the Lei Peng Clan, the Qingling Sect's 'crisis' will naturally be resolved.

Back then, when the sect moved to Qingyang Valley, she secretly harbored this plan in her heart... However, she was worried that this move would be seen as a betrayal of the human race, and since the Qingling Sect was not in such a 'crisis' at that time, she put it aside and gave up.

Later, he cultivated a close relationship with Wei Tu, hoping to use Wei Tu's power as a "human hybrid" to return to the human race and carry forward the Qingling Sect's lineage within human territory.

But now that the human race's high command is no longer trustworthy, she will not be foolish enough to have any expectations or hopes for them anymore.

But after she finished speaking, Su Xin Shangren's almond-shaped eyes looked at Wei Tu with a hint of worry.

Unbeknownst to her, Wei Tu had a major conflict with the human race in the spirit world when he killed the Purple-Faced Hermit.

Therefore, when uttering these words of 'traitor' at this moment, he was very worried that Wei Tu, the 'prodigy of the Human Ancestor Hall' who had vested interests in the human race, would be displeased.

However, no sooner had he said that than...

To Su Xin's great surprise,

Wei Tu showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever; on the contrary, he nodded in agreement to her arrangement for the Qingling Sect.

moment.

Su Xin Shangren couldn't help but secretly speculate about this, vaguely guessing that Wei Tu's situation among the human race's high-ranking officials was probably not as 'smooth' as ​​she had imagined.

"The higher-ups of the human race can easily abandon ordinary Void Refinement cultivators like myself. But when it comes to a Nascent Soul prodigy like Junior Nephew Wei... they wouldn't be jealous of his talent. There must be something I don't know... that makes it difficult for Junior Nephew Wei to return to the Ancestral Hall..."

She thought to herself.

However, what Su Xin Shangren didn't know was that although she didn't say these inner thoughts at this moment, Wei Tu had already guessed most of her thoughts based on her expression and the 'flaws' he revealed.

However, since Venerable Suxin was wise enough not to expose this matter, Wei Tu didn't say anything more about it.

"This is feasible!"

"Back then, after I received my master's token, I only managed to borrow the intercontinental teleportation array once from the Thunder Roc Clan... Now that my master is relocating her sect and seeking refuge in the Thunder Roc Clan, given Yang Yujun's character, he shouldn't refuse her too much..."

Wei Tu nodded slightly, agreeing with what Su Xin Shangren said. At the same time, he flipped his hand and took out the ancient jade pendant that Su Xin Shangren had given him a thousand years ago to gain Yang Yujun's trust, and returned it to Su Xin Shangren.

"This... is a favor from the Six Divine Lords of the Fusion Realm..." However, Su Xin Shangren couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when she saw Wei Tu being so 'generous'.

Based on her earlier guess, she could easily deduce that Wei Tu was currently being 'hunted down' by the human race of the spirit world.

And a newly promoted rogue cultivator at the Integration Realm...

Holding this item offers a certain chance of saving your life in a critical moment.

"In this matter, you can rest assured, Master, I am not that weak..."

"Next time we meet, perhaps we won't be hiding like we are today."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu smiled faintly, revealing the confidence of a strong person.

……

After lingering in Qingyang Valley for a few more days.

Wei Tu then took his leave at the opportune moment.

Before leaving, he also saw Lady Hai and the Fire-Haired Taoist, whom he had temporarily 'imprisoned' in Qingyang Valley, one last time.

After a brief discussion, and after expressing their commitment to keeping their promise, the two readily agreed to move to the Lei Peng clan with the Qingling Sect cultivators.

"Is the cultivator who came on this trip Fairy Yu?"

Six months later, Wei Tu, who was hiding outside Qingyang Valley, secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Thunder Roc clan, the powerful cultivators who had been sent to meet him as promised.

However, to his slight surprise, this cultivator was none other than Yang Yujun's younger sister, Fairy Yu, whom he knew quite well.

“It seems that those thirty mid-grade spirit crystals… will be difficult to return to this woman.” Suddenly, Wei Tu seemed to have thought of something, and shook his head with a strange expression.

A thousand years ago, before he advanced to the Integration stage, in order to deal with the white-haired evil cultivator of the Cloud Mist Swamp, he borrowed thirty mid-grade spirit crystals from this woman at the Integration trade fair in the Myriad Spirit Immortal City to buy a spirit treasure... He agreed to repay this debt twenty years later.

But to this day, this debt has not been absolved.

If he hadn't run into this woman, he probably wouldn't have remembered this past event.

But now, returning to Qingyang Valley to repay this debt is no longer appropriate. He hid here precisely to avoid encountering the cultivators of the Lei Peng clan...

Before he became truly powerful, he would conceal his presence in the cultivation world using his 'true name' as much as possible.

This is not only for my own good, but also for the sake of those around me.

"It's time to leave." Wei Tu shook his head, sighed softly, and then, with a burst of light, his figure completely disappeared from the vicinity of Qingyang Valley.

"It seems like someone is there?"

At this moment, within Qingyang Valley, the powerful Fairy Yu, as if sensing something, frowned with great vigilance and looked in the direction where Wei Tu's escape light suddenly appeared.

But soon, she shook her head and withdrew her divine sense that had been probing out.

Because the location where Wei Tu was just now was far beyond the range of the divine sense of an ordinary fusion-level powerhouse.

In other words, it's highly likely that he was just passing through and not there to spy on things as she thought.

Even if, hypothetically, it was indeed 'monitoring' Qingyang Valley, its strength was far beyond what she could easily handle, so there was no need for a major fight.

……

With the Purple Dragon Lord's talisman in hand.

This time, within the Thunder Continent, taking the 'intercontinental teleportation array' to return to 'Immortal Dragon City' far away on the Wind and Fire Continent was not difficult for Wei Tu.

Of the nine tribes of the Feathered Dragon Clan besides the royal family, three are located in the central and northern parts of the Thunder Swamp Continent.

Among them, the one closest to Wei Tu is the Nujiang Dragon Clan, the maternal clan of Princess Fuxin.

After identifying themselves.

A few days later, Wei Tu successfully boarded the 'intercontinental teleportation array' in the Dragon Palace of the Nujiang Dragon Clan and arrived at the northern end of the Wind and Fire Continent.

However, at this moment, he was not in a hurry to go to Immortal Dragon City to meet Zi Chi Jun.

After a brief moment of distraction, he used the same trick again, separating the 'True Spirit Immortal Bone' from his body and controlling the physical body it transformed into with the 'Blood Ghost Soul Split'... Then, using this clone, he hurried towards Immortal Dragon City.

a few days later.

After arriving in Immortal Dragon City.

A familiar and immense Mahayana power instantly descended upon him.

The scenery before you changes in the next moment.

We have returned to the familiar cave of the Purple Dragon Lord, which was more than eighty years ago.

The scenery remained unchanged.

"More than eighty years have passed... I thought you would never return."

On the stone table, Zi Chi Jun took a small sip of spiritual tea, a faint smile appearing on his lean face. He glanced at Wei Tu and then spoke.

"What, now you realize just how powerful the Feathered Dragon Clan is, and how reluctant you are to give up the benefits they've given you?"

Zi Chi Jun said, seemingly teasingly, yet also with a hint of sarcasm.

And to this.

Wei Tu was well aware of the reason.

The fact that he was sent away from the Feathered Dragon Clan to the human realm to retrieve the 'Nanhua Relics' from the secret medicine garden meant that the Clan had no hope of his 'success'.

There is no other reason than that native cultivators of the non-human realm find it extremely difficult to descend to the human realm.

If he is truly a descendant of the Zichen Realm, even if he possesses countless supernatural powers and methods, he will not be able to descend to the mortal realm and go to the secret medicine garden in the human realm to take away the Nanhua treasure.

"Senior Zi has keen insight. This junior... truly failed to go to the human realm and retrieve the Nan Hua treasure..."

Wei Tu lowered his head slightly and uttered this lie without blushing or skipping a beat.

He believed that, given Zi Chi Jun's status, he wouldn't covet those four Nan Hua relics.

But... the key issue is that he simply couldn't explain how he, as a non-native, powerful being, managed to reach the human realm.

The more you talk, the more mistakes you make.

If Zi Chi Jun were to become suspicious as a result, and consequently lose his identity as a 'remnant of the Zi Chen Realm'... the consequences would be unimaginable for him.

This is also a major reason why he only dared to use a clone to reach Immortal Dragon City!
“You are a newly promoted cultivator at the Integration stage, and a surviving member of the Zi Chen Realm… Before your strength reaches the Mahayana stage, it’s impossible for you to know how difficult it is for non-native cultivators to go to the ‘lower realm’…”

Upon hearing this, Zi Chi Jun waved his hand with a softened expression, indicating that Wei Tu did not need to take it too seriously.

"My uncle and his ilk always fantasize that they can regain their former glory with just one or two treasures... rebuild the Nanhua Sect, rebuild the Zichen Realm..."

"People always look forward."

"This time, I did not stop you, but instead sent you away, because you can see clearly that everything we have now... is hard-won."

"The Feathered Dragon Clan might not be a bad place for us."

Zi Chi Jun stood up, gazed at the scenery of Immortal Dragon City outside the cave, his face showing desolation, and sighed softly.

In conversation, it is best to avoid speaking too intimately with someone you don't know well.

At this moment, Wei Tu could tell from Zi Chi Jun, a Mahayana immortal, that these words contained a great deal of 'sincerity'.

Speaking of it.

Zi Chijun turned his head, took another deep look at Wei Tu, and said, "Staying in the Feathered Dragon Clan is beneficial to both of us... In this Spirit Realm, only the Feathered Dragon Clan can give you and me such a great opportunity to continue our cultivation..."

"And this is not because the Great Ascension Dragon Lords and Tribulation Transcending Ancestors of the Feathered Dragon Clan are so wise. Rather, it is because their strength is such that they have no fear of us outsiders causing trouble and usurping their positions..."

"Junior understands."

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu suddenly realized why Zi Chi Jun valued him so highly.

This is not only because of his identity as a 'remnant of the Purple Palace Realm', but also because his aptitude and strength are of great benefit to expanding his power.

This is a case of 'mutual benefit through cooperation'!
This is only human nature and the norm in the world.

Some small benefits can be given up or gifted out of 'old feelings'. But when it comes to the division of interests at a higher level, such as... the resources for breaking through to the Integration Realm that he cares about most, it's not that simple.

For every piece he eats, the forces under Zi Chi Jun's command that bear his mark will eat one less piece.

And they allowed him to leave the Feathered Dragon Clan and go to the human realm to retrieve the 'Nanhua Relic Treasure'...

I also told him the facts.

The power of the Feathered Dragon Clan!

This will make him gravitate towards his faction from the bottom of his heart, thus ensuring his unwavering loyalty.

Of course, there was also some 'mentorship' from a senior to a junior involved, but it wasn't as pure as he initially thought.

……

"More than eighty years ago, when I spoke to the Great Princess about the marriage alliance, it was a joke... but it also contained my true intentions..."

"If I could form a marriage alliance with the Dragon Lord of my clan, it would be of great benefit to my path of cultivation."

“A loyal subject is sometimes far more valuable than so-called kinship or blood ties.”

After a brief conversation and the revelation of their true feelings, Zi Chi Jun said this to Wei Tu with a hint of deeper meaning.

but--

Wei Tu wasn't particularly surprised by this statement.

Whether it's the Feathered Dragon Clan or other races and forces, cultivators like the 'Great Princess' who are unmarried and possess astonishing political power are highly coveted by various factions...

As Zi Chi Jun pondered further, he would not forget or ignore this woman.

"If the Great Princess is willing to form a marriage alliance, this junior will have no intention of resisting."

Therefore, upon hearing this, Wei Tu did not hesitate at all and immediately agreed with a submissive expression.

"Okay. I'll be happy with what you've said."

"Originally, given your status, the Feathered Dragon Clan would have arranged a marriage for you with a suitable princess..."

"But now, I will try my best to delay this matter until three or four hundred years later, and then deal with it."

Upon hearing this, a hint of satisfaction appeared on Zi Chi Jun's face, and he smiled faintly.

"And you, during this time, try your best to befriend the Grand Princess... just don't offend her."

Mr. Zi Chi said again.

The implication is that they will try their best to facilitate this matter among the higher-ups of the Feathered Dragon Clan.

"This..." Upon hearing this, Wei Tu was slightly taken aback, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to agree.

However, after a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and with a bow, he recounted what he had seen and heard at Pei Hong's "Combination Ceremony" and the fact that this cultivator planned to invite him to the "Flying Cloud Gathering".

"If it is feasible, this junior intends to travel with the Great Princess this time..."

Wei Tu followed the path of catering to their preferences.

While matchmaking wasn't necessarily a bad thing for him, the fact that his future was beyond his control made him feel quite frustrated.

Therefore, he would not easily give up this '70% discount opportunity to purchase treasures' given to him by Pei Hong at the Flying Cloud Gathering.

Only the strong can control their own destiny.

Similarly, like Pei Hong, he wouldn't miss this excellent opportunity to 'use someone else's power to suppress them'.

Traveling with the Great Princess...

It's not just an excuse, it can also bolster his position!
"The Flying Cloud Gathering?" Upon hearing this, Zi Chi Jun's face immediately showed a thoughtful expression.

He seemed to be pondering what excuse he could use to allow the Grand Princess to travel with Wei Tu.

While being invited by Wei Tu is acceptable, it would also mean losing the initiative.

For someone as intelligent as the Great Princess, it was immediately clear that Wei Tu needed something from her. This time, it wasn't the previous request for help; it was a request that required further persuasion.

The balance of power would immediately reverse. (End of Chapter)