I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

With the Great Princess accompanying him, Wei Tu's departure from the Feathered Dragon Clan went very smoothly. After taking the intercontinental teleportation array, he arrived at Silver Canopy Island again within a few months.

Just as Wei Tu had expected, Pei Hong, the master of Silver Canopy Island, and his mother, Consort Dayuan, were extremely apprehensive upon seeing the arrival of the Great Princess.

Pei Hong's gaze towards Wei Tu shifted repeatedly, now showing a hint of awe.

Mahayana disciples are not particularly rare within the Feathered Dragon Clan, but 'Grand Princess' Qian Ying'er is different. She is the Feathered Dragon Clan's princess whose power is second only to Mahayana immortals!

Within the Feathered Dragon Clan, those who surpass this woman in power and status are few and far between.

Similarly, Wei Tu, who could persuade the Great Princess and showed her no favors... one need not guess how high his status is within the Feathered Dragon Clan.

However, to Pei Hong's great regret,

Qian Ying'er showed no interest in him or the Mist Ghost Clan, which severely dampened his ambition to make connections with them.

He could lure Wei Tu with benefits, offering him a chance to buy treasures at a 30% discount, but this tactic wouldn't work on Qian Ying'er!
In fact, it was an insult to them.

His identity and status already determined that he would be even more difficult to approach than Wei Tu.

Seeing this, Pei Hong had no choice but to abandon his ulterior motives and focus solely on befriending Wei Tu.

However—to Pei Hong's greater disappointment—Wei Tu and the Great Princess only stayed outside Silver Canopy Island and spoke with him for a short while before taking their leave.

It seemed as if I had just happened to be passing by.

Seeing this, Pei Hong had no choice but to volunteer to be Wei Tu and the Great Princess's guide, taking them to the Flying Cloud Gathering in the distant sea, hoping to spend more time together.

"Fellow Daoist Lin... could it be that you intend to take Pei Hong as your servant?" Outside Silver Canopy Island, Qian Ying'er glanced sideways at Pei Hong, who was leading the way with a smirk, and frowned slightly before asking Wei Tu telepathically.

First give a glimmer of hope, then withdraw it, leaving it like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey's head, forever out of reach.

This is blatant 'management tactics'.

Pei Hong, being in the thick of it all, couldn't see things clearly, but as an outsider, she was naturally not blinded by her own involvement.

“A direct descendant of the Mahayana lineage is not so easily subdued. I am doing this only because this cultivator… is willing to offer generous gifts in exchange for befriending me.” Upon hearing this, Wei Tu’s eyes flashed, and he casually revealed his true intentions.

"This..." Upon hearing this, a look of astonishment immediately appeared on Qian Ying'er's face.

She thought that Wei Tu might have had some unavoidable reasons for doing so, or as she said, it might be to expand his own power... After all, the power of the Mist Ghost Clan was not small, comparable to that of the Ten Spirit Clan.

But... she never imagined that Wei Tu's answer would be so simple, unadorned, and even a little despicable.

It was only because Pei Hong would send lavish gifts that they treated him with 'courtesy' while remaining rather indifferent.

However, in an instant, Qian Ying'er seemed to think of something, and her gaze towards Wei Tu softened.

This act is despicable and base.

It is suspected that they are using the domineering reputation of the Feathered Dragon Clan to "monetize" for themselves.

But this also proves one point.

Wei Tu did not seem to be "colluding" with Zi Chi Jun, Miao Hui Di Ji, and others to make a move on her... because if he wanted to be her Daoist partner, he would never have defiled himself in this way.

Secondly, she had long since become immune to this kind of scene.

Within the Feathered Dragon Clan, there are countless individuals who use the power of others to usurp benefits.

As long as the actions are not excessive and the person has value, she can turn a blind eye.

After all, in her eyes, Wei Tu was her subordinate and helper in her struggle for the Dragon King's throne.

Those who have desires are actually easier to control than those who are morally flawless!

People like her weigh the pros and cons before doing things, rather than acting on so-called preferences.

Now that Wei Tu's value far exceeds that of Pei Hong and the Mist Ghost Clan, whom she offended over such a trivial matter, she will naturally favor Wei Tu in her heart.

"As long as Fellow Daoist Lin doesn't go too far and provoke that old ghost Pei, it's fine..." Qian Ying'er nodded slightly, using these words to remind Wei Tu not to go too far, while also implying to Wei Tu that she would provide a certain 'backup' for Wei Tu's actions in the future.

"Your Highness can rest assured about that. I was just a little short of money, and this cultivator is no benevolent person, so I acted in this way..." Wei Tu tried to justify himself.

"Are you terrified of poverty?"

Suddenly, Qian Ying'er had a flash of inspiration and accurately judged this inherent nature that was deeply rooted in Wei Tu's mind.

As a Mahayana disciple, Wei Tu enjoys the second-tier prince-like treatment within the Feathered Dragon Clan... His future is extremely promising.

Logically speaking, he wouldn't tarnish his reputation and make enemies for such a small gain.

but--

Unlike the princes and princesses who were born into the Feathered Dragon Clan, Wei Tu was born in the remote Zi Chen Realm, which was occupied by ancient demons.

They are even poorer than cultivators from humble backgrounds!
Such cultivators, if given an opportunity to be greedy for money, would not care much about their reputation and would hesitate repeatedly.

Moreover, in a sense, Wei Tu had also 'accepted the gift and done a favor,' at least giving Pei Hong a chance to get to know her, the Great Princess.

It's not too vulgar.

"Turning against me? If Pei Hong dares to turn against me, it would be a good thing." Wei Tu sneered inwardly after finishing his conversation with the Grand Princess.

The Great Princess had considered everything, but she overlooked, or rather, could hardly have imagined, that she and Pei Hong were not strangers, but rather had a blood feud.

He harbored resentment towards him for taking away his wife.

Meanwhile, Pei Hong had been secretly offering a bounty on him and hiring assassins on the black market.

Given this blood feud, his actions hardly qualify as 'revenge'.

……

After traversing numerous seas and passing through the 'Dead Sea of ​​No Spirits' that separates the near and far seas, Wei Tu and his companions finally arrived at the 'Iron-Winged Thunder Sea' where the Eight Fierce Sea Clan resided.

The Iron-Winged Thunder Sea is merely a small part of the distant sea of ​​the Spirit Realm.

However, it is also the most spiritually vibrant sea area in the vast open ocean.

Its entire sea area was as thick and heavy as molten iron, like the two wings of a divine bird, covering the boundless ocean from the left and right.

What's even more amazing is that this sea area seems to be undergoing a tribulation, constantly shrouded in endless thunderstorms that have never stopped for thousands of years.

The "Flying Cloud Festival" held by the Eight Fierce Sea Clan is located on Flying Cloud Island, the main island of the Iron-Winged Thunder Sea.

After arriving at the island, there were still ten years before the start of the Flying Cloud Festival.

Therefore, after Pei Hong, acting as a guide, introduced the people and scenery of Feiyun Island, Wei Tu did not waste the remaining time. He immediately rented a seventh-level cave dwelling and continued his cultivation there.

And regarding this scene.

The Great Princess wasn't too surprised.

In the century since she met Wei Tu, she has discovered that he is a complete ascetic, and whenever he has time, he immerses himself in cultivation.

Therefore, in her view, Wei Tu's 'greed for money' was a flaw that did not outweigh his merits.

However, this time, the Great Princess misjudged Wei Tu.

After several years of seclusion, Wei Tu secretly disguised himself and left Feiyun Island, disappearing into the distance and arriving at a deserted island hundreds of thousands of miles away.

"Is this the interdimensional teleportation array that the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor secretly set up in the Spirit Realm?"

Wei Tu landed on the deserted island, frowning, and used his divine sense to search again and again for the 'secret space' that had been opened up by the ancient demon and located within the deserted island.

This extremely secretive 'interdimensional teleportation array', designed for travel between the spirit world and the ancient demon world, is unlike the teleportation arrays in the human world that are randomly placed in the wild.

With the divine sense of a Transcending Tribulation or a Mahayana Immortal, one can directly and meticulously search every corner of the spirit world.

Therefore, without exception, all of these 'interdimensional teleportation arrays' hidden by the ancient demons were stored in 'mustard seed space' to ensure that they would not be found by any unauthorized persons.

“Keep searching patiently. The ‘interdimensional teleportation array’ recorded in the notes left by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor is right here. The location shouldn’t be wrong…”

"If we can't find it, we'll have to try going to the Flying Spirit Continent. There, an interdimensional teleportation array is hidden... However, if we can't find the specific method to open this interdimensional teleportation array, the 'interdimensional teleportation array' on the Flying Spirit Continent will also be difficult to open..."

The red jade box, hidden in Wei Tu's sleeve and covered with sealing talismans, emitted An Liangcai's slightly weak voice at this moment.

"Isn't there any other simple method, and the only way is to search one by one with divine sense?" After a moment, seeing that the divine sense scan was still fruitless, Wei Tu's expression turned slightly grim as he continued to ask.

"Two ways."

"Firstly, I'm cultivating the mysterious technique I obtained from the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor. This technique allows one to cultivate 'magical power' similar to that of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor... and this magical power should be the key to finding the 'interdimensional teleportation array' here..."

"Secondly, we will release An, allowing his remnant soul to return to his demonic body, and then open the 'mustard seed space' stored here..."

An Liangcai paused for a moment before replying.

"Cultivating both immortality and demonic powers?"

"Magic power similar to that of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's face instantly darkened.

If it were another cultivation method, he might try to practice it.

However, he would never dare to easily try the cultivation technique of both immortals and demons that he obtained from peeking at the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor statue.

This technique takes an extremely unorthodox approach. The first step is to transform the 'True Spirit Immortal Bone' within the body into Demonic Bone, thereby giving birth to the Ancient Demon Bloodline...

It seems feasible, but if it fails, a thousand years of cultivation will be destroyed in an instant.

This is more than ten thousand times more dangerous than his attempt to imprint the 'Dark Laws' into his True Spirit Immortal Bone!
One option is to demonize oneself, transforming oneself into an 'Ancient Demon' and possessing the bloodline of an Ancient Demon.

One is merely mastering the dark laws unique to the ancient demons.

They may seem to be cultivating both immortal and demonic arts, but in reality they are worlds apart.

Back then—to prevent this technique from ruining his state of mind, or from becoming some kind of 'ritual' or 'medium' for the ancient demons to use in their magic… he directly severed the memory of this technique from his mind.

Nowadays, it's impossible for me to risk my life cultivating again for a mere 'interdimensional teleportation array'.

"However, similar magical power..."

Thinking of this, Wei Tu's face immediately showed a thoughtful expression.

Although he had never cultivated the mysterious cultivation technique of immortals and demons that the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor possessed, by sheer chance, he had mastered the Dark Laws and was able to condense the demonic energy unique to ancient demons from his blood essence.

This is also a major reason why he was called the Body Refining Demon Lord by the ancient demons of the Primordial Demon Source Realm.

"I've tried refining demonic energy from essence and blood. But I've never tried fusing magical power and demonic energy together..."

Wei Tu raised his finger, and under the spur of the 'Dark Laws', a wisp of dark demonic energy instantly appeared at his fingertip.

However, when he merged this wisp of demonic energy with his own magical power...

Not surprisingly.

The two reacted like water and fire meeting, hissing and constantly clashing and dissolving.

"Fine, I guess I'll have to try the second method this cultivator mentioned..."

Wei Tu's eyes flashed, and with a flick of his sleeve, he immediately released the 'Undying Demon Body' belonging to An Liangcai, which was stored in his storage artifact.

However, instead of releasing An Liangcai's remnant soul from the jade box, he began to control his own 'blood demon soul split', using An Liangcai's demonic body as a medium to condense magical power and demonic energy separately, and then merge the two together.

next moment.

An unexpected scene unfolded.

The magical power and demonic energy, which were originally 'incompatible,' actually reached a strange balance in the palm of this immortal demonic body.

The resulting 'demonic energy' was not only purer and more condensed than the original demonic energy within An Liangcai's body, but it also possessed a terrifying aura that inspired fear.

This feeling is almost equivalent to the 'power of Mahayana'!
“No, it’s much weaker than the power of Mahayana… It’s roughly at the peak of the Integration stage…” Wei Tu narrowed his eyes, examining this unexpected ‘demonic energy’.

After examining it closely.

Without hesitation, Wei Tu continued to use his incantation to condense these 'demonic energies' with his indestructible demonic body, and then injected them one by one into the deserted island.

A short while later, beneath this surging demonic energy, layers of previously unseen but now exceptionally clear 'forbidden formations' began to emerge in the void.

Upon seeing this, Wei Tu's heart stirred, and he immediately dashed into the 'forbidden array', arriving at the 'mustard seed space' hidden within it.

Not long after.

A large hall, nearly a square in size and hundreds of feet in diameter, appeared in front of Wei Tu in an instant.

In the hall, apart from the huge teleportation array located in the center, which was dimly lit, there was nothing else.

Surprisingly, perhaps because the location of this 'interdimensional teleportation array' is so well hidden, it has remained unchanged for tens or hundreds of thousands of years without any damage.

Only a few spirit crystals embedded around the 'interdimensional teleportation array' had their spiritual energy depleted over a long period of time.

However, Wei Tu showed no joy upon seeing this.

Because, compared to the destruction of the high-level 'interdimensional teleportation array', the loss of its spirit crystals is something that his small fusion body can hardly withstand.

High-grade spirit crystals are one thing, but what supports the operation of this 'interdimensional teleportation array' is, without exception, 'top-grade spirit crystals' that are precious within the spirit realm!
"But on the other hand, even if we didn't use this ultra-long-distance teleportation array to leave, these few top-grade spirit crystals that still retain spiritual energy... would still be a significant gain from this trip."

Wei Tu raised his hand and grabbed the three top-grade spirit crystals from the 'interdimensional teleportation array' with his great magic power.

Although these three top-grade spirit crystals are missing at least half of their spiritual energy, the total amount of spiritual energy within them is at most comparable to a single intact top-grade spirit crystal.

But for him, the gains were considerable.

Furthermore, according to An Liangcai, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor left more than one interdimensional teleportation array in the Spirit Realm.

If the missing 'top-grade spirit crystals' are pieced together, they might be enough to support him in a complete interdimensional teleportation.

“Fellow Daoist An, it’s time you explained why you insisted on having me cultivate that mysterious technique… You’ve mentioned it to me more than once…”

At that moment, Wei Tu suddenly looked at the jade box that sealed An Liangcai with a cold gaze, and said in a chilling voice.

During the nearly one hundred years that An Liangcai was imprisoned, after informing him that the Lingyan Heavenly Palace existed in the 'Black Mist Swamp'... he had, more than once, secretly recommended to him, under the guise of 'good intentions,' that he should cultivate the mysterious technique of cultivating both immortals and demons that he had obtained from the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

However, because similar remarks were made so often, he didn't pay much attention to them.

Now, this wisp of 'strange power' that seems to be demonic energy, formed by combining demonic energy and magical power, has forced him to pay close attention to it.

“This is not my insistence, but the ‘True Demon Qi’ combined with the essence blood of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor is indeed a ‘shortcut’ for you to quickly break through to the Demon Ancestor realm…” An Liangcai replied hastily.

But Wei Tu was clearly dissatisfied with this statement. Under the torment of the restrictions...

Soon, An Liangcai revealed the truth, "Furthermore, once you know the benefits of this True Demon Qi... you will be able to go to the Dark Crow Secret Realm and meet my Daoist partner as soon as possible... At that time, no matter what, I will at least have a slight chance of escaping. It's better than being imprisoned by your side without seeing a glimmer of hope."

As he finished speaking, An Liangcai's tone became more sorrowful.

After the 'will to survive' of being hunted by Wei Tu.

Now, he has become much more indifferent to life and death—'successfully escaping' has almost become his sole purpose for surviving in the cultivation world. (End of Chapter)