I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"Is it Demon Lord Kou?"

"How did he suddenly appear here? Behind us? On the fourth floor of the Bao Ri Divine Pagoda?"

As soon as these leisurely words fell, everyone, including Qianyun Demon Ancestor (who was being conveyed by Wei Tu's special telepathic message), Jiao Changyi, the Bald-browed Elder, and Tianhe Ancestor, was startled.

The former was shocked that Wei Tu would suddenly come to his rescue when he was on the verge of defeat.

The latter, however, was shocked that Wei Tu was still alive.

You should know that after killing the 'Ghost Infant Buddha Tiger', they clearly saw the undigested part of Wei Tu's demonic body inside its corpse.

How could they not be astonished and utterly shocked by the sudden resurrection of someone who should have been dead?

Furthermore, what they found even more incomprehensible was that Wei Tu had already discerned the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor's realm and knew that they, the pursuers, had gained an absolute advantage... So why would he be so reckless as to suddenly come to their rescue and stop them?
"This man surnamed Kou is no ordinary person either. I'm afraid his strength is even greater than that of the remnant soul of the Demon Ancestor..." The figure of the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who was chasing the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, paused slightly in the air and reminded Jiao Changyi and the Bald-browed old man in a wary tone.

Although the Demon Lord and the Demon Ancestor are one realm apart.

However, the strength of a Great Demon Lord at his peak and a 'remnant soul of a Demon Ancestor' are naturally different.

Before a single match, no one can know the other's true strength or how formidable their hidden strengths are.

Just like him, when Qianyun Demon Ancestor ambushed him, he was definitely quite confident... but at this moment, he only ended up being forced to flee.

……

“Indeed! Fellow Daoist Kou is right. You and I are both ancient demons, and we should join hands to deal with these spiritual cultivators…”

Even though Qianyun Demon Ancestor didn't understand Wei Tu's scheme, he knew how to speak in a way that would be most advantageous to him after hearing these words.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, locked onto Wei Tu's location, and then grinned as he spoke these words.

As soon as these words fell.

In an instant, the situation on the battlefield was 'reversed'!
The overwhelming demonic pressure unleashed by the two powerful ancient demons, who had completely revealed their auras, was enough to make the three, including the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who had just held the advantage, take the situation seriously.

At this moment, Wei Tu, who seemed to have reached some kind of deal with Qianyun Demon Ancestor, also appeared in the void in an instant. With a slight tremor of his sleeve, the demonic arm he extended transformed into a giant hand that blotted out the sky.

Carrying billowing, chilling demonic flames, it suddenly grabbed down at the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who was blocking the path of the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor.

Unlike the frail body of the Flame Spirit King, which was possessed by the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, Wei Tu's 'Undying Demon Body' is the true body of a Great Demon Lord...

The power displayed by this strike.

Immediately, the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who had transformed into the 'Two-Headed Ferocious Crane', showed a solemn expression. With a flap of its large wings, it threw Jiao Changyi and the other person it was carrying away. In that instant, one of its heads rapidly grew dozens of times larger, fearlessly raising its long, sword-like beak to meet the attack.

A deafening roar erupted.

The two combatants shook the void, and terrifying spiritual pressure directly leveled the ground of the surrounding 'White Bone Wasteland Mountain' by hundreds of feet, revealing a deep crater comparable in size to a lake!
However, Wei Tu's attack value is far from over at this moment.

Under a blinding flash of light.

A blood-stained 'azure giant blade' suddenly appeared from the void. The dense blood-purple runes floating on its surface, with a light stroke, burst forth with countless purple sword marks, like crossbow bolts, heading towards the Heavenly Crane Ancestor who was locked in a tug-of-war with Wei Tu's 'Giant Golden Body' transformed giant hand.

This scene made all the cultivators present feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy, secretly feeling that the 'Great Demon Lord' truly lived up to his name.

But right now.

Jiao Changyi and the bald-browed old man, who were working with Tianhe Ancestor to prepare for their battle against Qianyun Demon Ancestor, suddenly discovered...

After this demon unleashed its terrifying demonic power and used a magical treasure to fight the enemy, just like Wei Tu did, its demonic body also split into two, then into four, transforming into numerous demonic shadows that vanished in a flash and fled several miles away.

It seems there is no intention to engage in combat.

They directly broke their 'alliance' with Wei Tu to fight the enemy!
Despite their best efforts to intercept the demon, Jiao Changyi and the bald-browed elder found it extremely difficult to catch up to it without the assistance of the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, given their speed.

I saw this scene.

The Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who was fighting Wei Tu, suddenly had his eyes wide with rage. He had finally managed to defeat the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor's many methods and force him into this miserable situation where he could only flee in panic.

If he succeeds in escaping now, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain?

In addition, the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, who knows how to use the restrictions of the 'Precious Sun Divine Tower', is also an extremely dangerous person. Once he successfully escapes... whether he hides in the tower or goes out to find other helpers, he will be a big trouble that could threaten his life!

Therefore—even now, when he sensed that the purple sword marks unleashed by Wei Tu's 'azure giant blade' were about to strike him, he still acted decisively and took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield. With a powerful flap of his wings, he chased after the escaping Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor.

'Sizzle!' 'Sizzle!'
At that very moment, the Heavenly Crane Ancestor's demonic body, which had not made sufficient defenses, almost 'actively' met the countless purple sword marks.

Visible sword-shaped wounds quickly bloomed on its demonic body, staining it a deep crimson.

Similarly, at this moment, the desperate Tianhe Ancestor no longer held back and, in pursuit of Qianyun Demon Ancestor, once again unleashed his Mahayana techniques!
This time, it was the same 'blood talisman' as before.

However, what emerged from within was no longer a blood-red shadow resembling a bird, but a phantom image of a giant beast resembling an elephant.

At first, it was only the size of an infant's fist, but under the flashing light of the blood talisman, it instantly transformed into a colossal object that could support the sky at a speed that was difficult to detect with the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, it arrived on the head of the frantically fleeing Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, and then stomped down with its giant foot.

But this dangerous scene.

The fleeing Demon Ancestor Qianyun seemed to have anticipated this, as demonic light emanated from his body once more, and a 'blood-haired severed head' appeared behind him, with countless blood-haired hairs dancing wildly, actively meeting the feet of this elephant-like behemoth!

There was another muffled 'boom'.

A surprising yet expected scene unfolded: the 'blood hair' summoned by the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor managed to withstand the giant beast's foot for a moment... but soon, these countless 'blood hairs' exploded inch by inch, turning into dust and vanishing completely.

The next moment, the giant beast's foot showed no mercy and stomped down, directly slamming Qianyun Demon Ancestor's 'demon body' into the ground.

This terrifying attack caused the entire fourth level of the Bao Ri Divine Tower to shake violently.

At the same time, the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor's shrill cry of pain also rang out, and his demonic body was crushed inch by inch under the crushing of the giant beast's feet.

Only the 'blood-stained hair and severed skull' remained stubbornly alive in the deep pit on the ground. At this moment, countless blood runes surged out in a frenzy, urging the little 'Demon Ancestor Power' remaining in the body to fight against it.

However, it seemed that the Mahayana power carried by this Mahayana blood talisman was too terrifying. After struggling for a while, the blood light and demonic light surging from 'Blood Hair Severed Head' gradually dimmed.

Its face, like a stone statue, began to slowly fade, losing its previous overwhelming demonic power.

"Damn it! Damn it! If it weren't for the fact that dealing with the Mahayana relic on Flame Spirit King consumed too much of my primordial power... how could I, the Demon Ancestor, have ended up in such a miserable state..." Demon Ancestor Qianyun cried out inwardly, filled with resentment.

This time, his 'possession' was extremely unlucky. First, he encountered the Flame Spirit King, who carried important responsibilities and treasures of the clan. Then, he encountered the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who was even stronger and had a more profound foundation than the Flame Spirit King...

Even dealing with just one person would be a piece of cake for him, but unfortunately... time waits for no one, and he ended up dealing with two people one after the other!
However, at this moment, Demon Ancestor Qianyun was unwilling to let go of any chance of survival. He stared intently at Wei Tu, who was rushing towards him from afar. He disregarded the dignity that a Demon Ancestor should have and transmitted his voice at an extremely fast speed, urging Wei Tu to save him as soon as possible.

"Fellow Daoist Kou, Fellow Daoist Kou, quickly rescue this Demon Ancestor, quickly rescue this Demon Ancestor... If anything happens to this Demon Ancestor, how can you alone deal with this Heavenly Crane Ancestor and those two late-stage Integration Spiritual Cultivators?"

"Furthermore, without my guidance, you would also find it difficult to leave this Treasure Sun Divine Tower..."

"Fellow Daoist Kou, don't you want to know how to advance to the Demon Ancestor realm? If you save me, this Demon Ancestor is willing to swear a Heavenly Demon Oath to fully support you in breaking through to the Demon Ancestor realm..."

"You should know that the secret realms and treasures I know of are countless. This 'Sun-Treasure Divine Tower' is merely one of the secret realms I encountered in my hundreds of thousands of years of memories..."

Qianyun Demon Ancestor quickly transmitted his voice to Wei Tu, using both enticement and threat.

Regarding these words.

Wei Tu would not easily believe it.

However, upon hearing the key to the restrictions of the 'Precious Sun Divine Pagoda', his expression still changed.

As Ancestor Chaotianhe caught up, he immediately made hand seals, his hands flashing out afterimages as terrifying demonic flames of spiritual pressure were condensed into his hands in the blink of an eye.

At this moment—these demonic flames seemed to be no different in essence from the 'Mysterious Netherworld Fire' he had just condensed, but the power contained within them was scorching and distorting the surrounding void into a blurry mess.

Then, with a spurt of his blood essence, his demonic light flashed brightly, rippling in the void in terrifying waves, sweeping away the purple sword marks slashed by the 'Azure Giant Blade', and fiercely attacking the Heavenly Crane Ancestor who was controlling the Mahayana 'Blood Talisman'.

Of course—it's also fortunate that Jiao Changyi and the bald-browed old man, after seeing Qianyun Demon Ancestor on the verge of a 'crushing defeat,' did not put in their best effort and did not use their trump cards to intercept him at all costs.

Otherwise, with these two entangled, he would have had difficulty arriving here in peace and attacking Ancestor Tianhe again.

"Not good!" The next moment, the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who noticed this scene, was also alerted and felt threatened.

In his case, while the attack would have been terrifying, it wouldn't have been so overwhelming that he couldn't withstand it.

However—at this moment, he is using all his strength to suppress and kill the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor with the power of the 'Great Ascension Blood Talisman'. Although he is willing to resist this threat, he is also quite overwhelmed and unable to spare the time.

"In ten more breaths, the Great Vehicle Blood Talisman given to me by my second brother will be exhausted... At this moment, we must not give up this golden opportunity to suppress and kill this demon..."

Ancestor Tianhe's face twisted with malice as he raised his hand to summon defensive talismans and magical treasures, intending to withstand Wei Tu's attack from behind head-on.

only--

Although he used many defensive talismans and magical treasures, very few of them reached the seventh rank.

Despite managing to withstand Wei Tu's all-out attack without sustaining serious injury, he was inevitably shaken to his core...

At the same moment, the elephant-like phantom formed by the Mahayana Blood Talisman was also attacked by Wei Tu's rapid and fierce attack.

With this assistance, even the seemingly unshakeable 'behemoth's foot' showed signs of weakness under the desperate resistance of the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor.

At the cost of sacrificing most of its 'blood-haired skull', it transformed into a beam of demonic light amidst a deafening explosion, successfully escaping beneath the 'behemoth's foot'.

However, as before.

This demon had no intention of helping Wei Tu or forming an alliance with him. The moment it escaped, it frantically burned the remaining half of its 'blood skull' and rushed towards the fourth hall of the 'Bao Ri Divine Tower', a place that resembled a stone tomb, at all costs.

This time, the demon's escape speed was several levels faster than before, and it was no less than that of the previous Heavenly Crane Ancestor!

"Lin Tianqi!"

Half an hour later, unable to catch up, Tianhe Ancestor saw Qianyun Demon Ancestor disappear into the stone wall of the Baori Divine Tower Hall and his eyes widened in fury once again.

He spread his wings and returned to his original spot, gazing into the distance at Wei Tu, who was still standing there. For the first time, hatred appeared in the eyes of the 'two-headed fierce crane' he had transformed into.

"Lin Tianqi, tell me how to enter the stone walls of the Bao Ri Divine Pagoda, or I will make you wish you were dead!" he shouted coldly.

however.

These words had just been spoken.

An unexpected scene unfolded.

At this moment, the surging demonic energy surrounding Wei Tu suddenly dissipated, and his physical body, as if made of paper, was slain by Jiao Changyi and the bald-browed old man who were besieging him.

At the same time, the 'blue giant blade' that was hovering beside him let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground.

"This..." Jiao Changyi, who had personally taken action, widened his eyes in astonishment, looking at the scene before him with disbelief.

Just now, although Ancestor Tianhe was already enraged, and the battle was already decided... the two of them no longer had any slack in their fight against Wei Tu...

But both of them knew their own situation best.

It's possible to restrain Wei Tu, this 'Great Demon Lord,' but without using the methods left by our ancestors, it's impossible to kill him directly.

"This demon attacked Ancestor Tianhe just now, and it seems to have burned its physical body, even using the original power of that eighth-order remnant treasure..." The bald-browed old man's nascent soul eyes flashed with purple light as he spoke to Jiao Changyi with an incredulous tone.

"How could this be? How could this happen?"

"The Demon Lord Kou and the remnant soul of that Demon Ancestor are definitely not allies. This demon would never sacrifice himself to allow the remnant soul of that Demon Ancestor to escape successfully..."

Jiao Changyi's eyes flashed with doubt, finding it hard to understand Wei Tu's sudden appearance and actions.

……

"There is no trace of that Great Demon Lord's avatar here..."

at the same time.

Inside the 'dark chamber' on the fourth floor of the Treasure Sun Divine Tower, the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, who had fled here, revealed a look of wild joy after carefully sensing the surrounding aura for a moment.

Just now, when he escaped from the clutches of the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, he mistakenly thought that... this place was a trap deliberately set for him by Wei Tu, the 'Great Demon Lord'. Fortunately, after fighting with the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, he gained a great advantage.

In hindsight, he had been overthinking things.

After all, Wei Tu first faked his death with a clone, deceiving him and the Flame Spirit King once... and now he's fighting fiercely with the Heavenly Crane Ancestor in the White Bone Wasteland...

No matter how powerful its demonic body is, it cannot withstand such torment!

If he were to split himself into two again—he would not have the strength to fight against the Heavenly Crane Ancestor as before, and would not be able to hold his own.

It's impossible for her to abandon her 'demon body' just to scheme against him.
"However, it is not advisable to stay here any longer. The Great Demon Lord already knows how to enter these secret chambers. Once he gets rid of Ancestor Tianhe, he will definitely chase after us and enter this place."

"Although this demon only knows about the two hidden chambers on the first and fourth floors... given its level of cultivation, if it understands some formations and studies them diligently, it shouldn't be difficult for it to find ways to enter the other hidden chambers within ten years..."

"If I, the Demon Ancestor, stayed here then, I would surely be trapped like a turtle in a jar by this demon and lose my life!"

"Moreover, the resources of this Treasure Sun Divine Tower have long been plundered, making it unsuitable for me to recuperate and repair my demonic body here... Whether the location of this place has been exposed and known to other Mahayana cultivators or demon ancestors is something I do not know..."

Qianyun Demon Ancestor's eyes flashed, and after thinking of Wei Tu's cunning escape by faking his death, he also became anxious.

Thinking of this, he immediately activated the 'ancient teleportation array' located in the dark room without hesitation.

A moment later, with the activation of the ancient teleportation array, he appeared as he wished on the first floor of the Treasure Sun Divine Tower, where neither Ancestor Tianhe nor the others were.

But after arriving at this place...

Even Qianyun Demon Ancestor felt no unease. With a flash of his demonic shadow, he escaped from the dark room on the first floor at incredible speed and arrived at the main hall on the first floor of the 'Treasure Sun Divine Tower'.

Then, looking at the restricted gate through which one enters and exits the 'Treasured Sun Divine Tower', a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Let the four of you fight to the death over this Treasure Sun Divine Tower. After I recover from my injuries... I will wipe you all out in one fell swoop to avenge today's grudge."

"Without my permission, none of you will leave this place and regain your freedom..."

The Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor sneered inwardly, his hands moving rapidly as he cast incantations into the flawless spiritual barrier, reactivating the 'gap in the barrier' he had painstakingly created years ago. (End of Chapter)