I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

After learning of the existence of the "Precious Sun Divine Tower" from the "Bloody Hair and Severed Skull" and witnessing this mysterious place that resembled a "Tribulation Crossing Secret Realm"... even if the Flame Spirit King was foolish, he would no longer think that this demon was just a simple demon lord, as he had initially thought when he accidentally obtained this demon.

Therefore, the fact that this demon revealed himself to be at the level of a Demon Ancestor was actually within the Flame Spirit King's expectations.

Although he was vastly different from the ancient demons at the 'Demon Ancestor Realm', as a cultivator at the Fusion Realm, he was still somewhat confident in dealing with the 'remnant body of an ancient demon' that had been sealed for many years and whose strength had greatly diminished.

—Initially, I 'trusted' this demon only after I discovered that his strength was insufficient to threaten me, and that's when I briefly trusted him for a period of time.

"Could it be that on the fifth level of this 'Precious Sun Divine Tower,' there is someone you can rely on to turn the tables on me and kill me?"

Flame Spirit King snorted coldly, and in that instant, his immense divine sense thoroughly examined the fifth-floor hall, which was almost identical to the first-floor hall of the Treasure Sun Divine Tower.

“You’re quite clever to have guessed that.” Upon hearing this, 'Blood-Haired Skullbreaker' exclaimed in surprise. He moved his lips slightly, chanting a spell, and used the surging demonic energy on his body to impact the dozens of talismans that were falling on his head, while letting out a sharp and terrifying roar.

Under the piercing, demonic sound.

Outside the main hall's doors, a sharp, emerald-green claw, the size of a palm-leaf fan, suddenly reached in. Unfazed by the seven-colored barrier that had suddenly risen at the hall's entrance, it tore the barrier apart with a single claw and then slammed it onto the stone slab of the main hall with a loud 'boom'.

The moment those emerald green claws touched the ground.

What was connected behind it became clearly visible.

It was half a 'demon corpse', completely severed from the waist down, without any head. Using its two claws as feet, it was enveloped in rolling demonic energy similar to the 'blood-haired severed head', and it walked step by step, trembling, towards the Flame Spirit King in the hall.

"Return my head to it, and the crisis will be resolved." At this moment, the Blood-Haired Severed Head reminded the Flame Spirit King.

However, upon hearing this, the Flame Spirit King would not heed the demon's orders. His eyes revealed disdain, and after a cold snort, he flipped his hand and took out a pale golden jade box from his storage artifact.

At the same time, he made a hand seal, and two ghostly 'clones' emerged from behind him. Each wielded a magical treasure and, fearless of death, stood in front of the Flame Spirit King, attacking the half-demon corpse.

soon--

Several crackling sounds rang out from the 'half-demon corpse' that was moving somewhat slowly.

But surprisingly...

Despite the immense pain and constant wailing of this half-demon corpse under the attack of these powerful magical treasures, its physical body remained completely unharmed, just as before.

After a short pause, its movements did not slow down at all, and it continued to approach the Flame Spirit King and the 'Blood-Haired Severed Head' beside him.

"It seems that I have no choice but to use this method left to me by the clan in this operation..." Flame Spirit King's eyes turned cold, and he crushed the jade box in his hand, taking out a pale golden finger from it.

However, unlike normal fingers, this pale gold finger was two or three feet in size, which was not the size a normal person should have.

"We respectfully request that our ancestor rid this junior of the evil spirits."

Flame Spirit King bowed and made three obeisances to the rather large, pale golden finger.

The next moment, a Sanskrit chant instantly emanated from inside the pale golden finger, and from behind the finger bone, intense and extremely dense golden light began to emanate.

Tiny chains of laws also appeared around this pale golden finger, as if it were consciously pointing at the 'half-demon corpse' from a distance.

Bang!
A loud bang erupted from the 'half-demon corpse', slamming it against the stone wall of the main hall.

at the same time.

A visible 'blood hole' also appeared on this 'half-demon corpse'.

Furthermore—the residual power of this pale golden finger attack had not yet ended; the golden spiritual light it left behind around the 'blood hole' was also continuously attacking the 'half-demon corpse'.

Sparks flew everywhere from the scorching heat, and a strong burnt smell filled the air.

"You actually possess a relic bestowed by the Mahayana Patriarch?"

Upon seeing this, the 'Bloody Hair and Severed Skull' who was bound by dozens of sealing talismans could no longer maintain his composure and cried out in horror.

The 'Mahayana Power' bestowed by Mahayana immortals also varies in quality.

The most ordinary ones are simply objects formed from magical power.

And the highest level...

These are the 'physical relics' condensed from the physical bodies of Mahayana immortals.

Under normal circumstances, unless they are close blood relatives, even if a Mahayana immortal passes away, he would not do such an extremely painful thing that would damage his own physical body.

But ironically, the Flame Spirit King, whom he regarded as an 'ordinary cultivator' of the human race, possessed such a supreme treasure!
"Continue!" Flame Spirit King's eyes turned slightly cold as he continued to urge his pale golden fingers to attack the 'half-demon corpse' in the distance.

He was ordered to come to the 'Ancient Demon Realm', and the 'Treasure Sun Divine Tower' of the Zichen Realm was not in his original plan... But since he had the chance to enter this place, he was unwilling to leave this treasure land, which seemed to be a 'Tribulation Crossing Secret Realm', without gaining anything.

One terrifying attack after another rained down.

Half an hour later, seeing that the 'half-demon corpse' had fallen to the ground and was no longer able to get up, and that the rolling demonic energy of the flesh body was being continuously extinguished and suppressed by the 'Mahayana Power' of the pale golden fingers... Flame Spirit King slowed down his movements and, with a little heartache, put the 'Mahayana Relic', whose spiritual light had greatly diminished, back into his pocket.

Then, he coldly looked at the 'Bloody Hair and Severed Head' beside him and threatened in a detached tone: "Fellow Daoist, if you don't want to follow in the footsteps of that demonic body, you should tell me the other information about this Treasure Sun God Tower... Otherwise, I would rather kill you than keep you by my side."

only--

These words had barely left his lips when he spoke.

Then, the nearly dead 'half-demon corpse' suddenly flew away from the ground like lightning, raised its claws, tore apart the 'clone' blocking the Flame Spirit King's body, and with unstoppable force, fiercely grabbed the Flame Spirit King's magic shield.

The sudden appearance of this scene startled and greatly surprised Flame Spirit King, after all, that 'clone' was of the same realm as him, and in the outside world, it traveled in the Spirit Realm under the same name of 'Five Kings of Fusion'.

"Qianyun! The clone technique you taught me is a trap!"

"How is that possible? I clearly made you swear an oath to the Heavenly Demon..."

In an instant, the Flame Spirit King, whose mind raced, understood why his clone was so easily defeated.

But this fact was even more difficult for him to accept and filled him with hidden fear.

Because the 'Oath of the Heavenly Demon' is a well-known oath that ancient demons find difficult to break!

Now that 'Blood Hair Severing Head' has the ability to violate the 'Heavenly Demon Oath', it means that the secret techniques and information he previously told him are very likely to have hidden mechanisms, just like the clone technique.

However, having already revealed his trump card, 'Blood-Haired Skullbreaker' would not explain all this to Flame Spirit King.

With a cold smile, he continued to control the 'half-demon corpse' and launched an attack on the Flame Spirit King.

Despite being greatly alarmed by this, Flame Spirit King managed to regain his composure after a short while and continued to fight with his pale golden fingers.

After repeated attacks.

As the light from the pale golden fingers dimmed further, the 'half-demon corpse' finally met its end. With a loud 'bang,' its demonic energy dissipated, and it fell to the ground like a corpse, shattering into pieces.

But at that moment, before Flame Spirit King could rejoice or catch his breath, the 'Blood Hair Severed Skull' sealed by dozens of talismans finally moved.

Its demonic shadow flashed and rushed straight towards the Flame Spirit King's physical body.

"How could this be? How could these sealing talismans fail..." Instantly, Flame Spirit King's expression changed drastically, staring at the scene before him in disbelief.

After more than ten breaths.

The moment the pale golden fingers completely dissipated their spiritual power and fell from the sky.

Like a trapped beast, the Flame Spirit King suddenly seemed to have been attacked by some mysterious force, and his mind faltered for a fleeting moment—

In that instant, he could no longer withstand the attack of the 'Demon Ancestor's Remnant Body'. In that brief moment, the 'Blood Hair and Severed Skull' that pounced on his body had already parasitized his body.

His aura instantly turned dark and filled with a sinister demonic energy.

"I never imagined that the Iron-Headed Monk's strength in his lifetime was truly close to that level... When I was among the human race, I was quite wise to be cautious about this."

The 'Flame Spirit King,' with a chilling aura and another face behind his head, glanced down at the pale golden finger that had fallen to the ground, a slight smile curving his lips, before picking it up and throwing it directly into his mouth.

"Next, we should also ask what the human race of the Spirit Realm wants in the Ancient Demon Realm..." The Demon Ancestor named Qianyun flipped his hand, took out the Qiankun Bag hidden in his sleeve, and released Qingjianzi, who was hiding inside to avoid danger.

"Master, have you escaped the pursuit of Ancestor Tianhe?" Qing Jianzi, who was sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes and asked with a slightly dazed expression, as if he hadn't quite come to his senses yet.

However, before he could finish speaking, the Flame Spirit King in front of him suddenly opened his blood-red maw and swallowed his entire head whole.

"Interesting! Interesting! That junior has actually taken a different approach, inviting the human race from the spirit realm to explore the Dark Raven Tower together and plot for the Great Ascension opportunity..."

"It seems that the fragments of souls on those remains have threatened him... forcing him to do this."

Qianyun Demon Ancestor smiled faintly, a look of great interest on his face.

"It's just a pity that the fifth level of the 'Precious Sun Divine Tower' is no longer easy to penetrate. Otherwise, with the help of this tower, why would we need to fear those few fragmented souls causing trouble..."

Thinking of this, Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor took a deep look at the gate of the fifth floor of the 'Precious Sun Divine Tower', shook his head, suppressed his thoughts, and continued to refine the Flame Spirit King's divine soul and the Azure Sword Child's physical body within his body.

But after refining it for several days...

He seemed to have thought of something again, paused slightly, and looked up towards the fourth floor of the 'Bao Ri Divine Tower'.

"That Crane Ancestor's movements... seem slower than I expected? Although the Nether Infant Buddha Tiger is difficult to deal with, it shouldn't take this long..." Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor frowned secretly, his eyes filled with doubt.

"Could it be that the Great Demon Lord surnamed Lin deliberately concealed his abilities?" Suddenly, upon thinking of this, the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor's expression changed slightly, and he once again began to review the Flame Spirit King's memories.

He was not the short-sighted Flame Spirit King. As an ancient demon, he had a deep understanding of the methods of the 'Great Demon Lords' and knew that none of these 'Great Demon Lords' were ordinary people.

Even the weakest Demon Lord was not as frail as Wei Tu appeared in the Flame Spirit King's memories.

"Not good! I must devour this cultivator before that Great Demon Lord attacks Ancestor Tianhe... Otherwise, with my current strength, dealing with a Great Demon Lord who is suspected to be an 'Innate Ancient Demon' will be no easy task." Demon Ancestor Qianyun flicked his sleeves and immediately got up and left.

……

same moment.

Inside the 'gap' of the third-level passageway of the Bao Ri Divine Pagoda.

The 'Blood Soul Avatar' left behind by Wei Tu also slowly opened its eyes at this moment.

“It’s almost time. By now, the three of them, including Ancestor Tianhe, should have already fought the ‘Netherworld Infant Buddha Tiger’ and even defeated it, and entered the fifth level of the Treasure Sun Divine Tower…” Wei Tu exhaled a breath of turbid air and thought to himself.

Now, regardless of whether this perilous crisis is resolved, it is time for him to reap great rewards.

"However, the only difficulty is how to hide the divided soul of Flame Spirit King hidden within the Spirit Restriction after leaving this place..." Wei Tu frowned secretly.

Although these divided souls have little combat power, they are used by the Flame Spirit King for surveillance, which is a great headache for him.

But soon, he realized something and instantly lost all sense of apprehension.

Even if Flame Spirit King knew, what could he do if he faked his death to escape?

After meeting his mortal enemy, Ancestor Tianhe, how could he possibly shake hands and make peace with Ancestor Tianhe just because of his appearance?
More likely, he will first deal with the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who is already weakened by the mutual attack with the 'Ghost Infant Buddha Tiger,' and then find an opportunity to deal with this 'deserter'...

Upon realizing this, Wei Tu immediately calmed down and took out the [Boundary Stone] from his storage bag.

A moment later, a spatial passage forged from silver-white runes unfolded within this 'gap'.

However, unlike the outside world, the spatial passage opened by the [Boundary Stone] also seemed to be restricted by the 'Precious Sun Divine Tower's' restriction, and it abruptly stopped halfway through.

However, this was not entirely unforeseen for Wei Tu.

The restrictions on air movement and spirit control here are far superior to those in the outside world.

Its ability to open up a 'spatial passage' is truly worthy of being called a rare treasure in the cultivation world.

"The 'spatial passage' that this treasure can open is enough to escape through the 'gap' in this passage."

Wei Tu's expression brightened. Hidden in the 'gap' of the passageway, his demonic body, no bigger than an infant's fist, instantly entered the spatial channel forged by silver-white runes. Inside, his body rapidly expanded, then he tore open a small 'spatial rift' and escaped.

A moment later, restricted by the 'Void Restriction', he reappeared in the 'dark room' on the fourth floor of the Treasure Sun Divine Tower. (End of Chapter)