I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

The moment the gray scale leather bag was opened...

What came into Wei Tu's view was a considerable number of various storage artifacts.

There are approximately forty to fifty of these storage artifacts, nearly four-fifths of which belong to Flame Spirit King and Azure Sword Child.

The imprints of their magical power, which had not yet completely dissipated, still remained on it.

This is normal, as any powerful being who has reached the Fusion Realm will accumulate a wealth of resources over a long period of time.

Even though he had only been in the Integration Realm for a few hundred years, he already possessed dozens of storage artifacts, making him comparable to Flame Spirit King and Azure Sword Child.

"It's a pity that although there are many treasures, only a few are useful to a Nascent Soul cultivator like me..." Wei Tu, who had expected this, couldn't help but sigh as his divine sense swept over these storage artifacts. After seeing that most of the spiritual items inside were below the seventh rank, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

But soon—when he focused his divine sense on the storage artifacts belonging to the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor inside the gray scale belt.

A look of surprise flashed across his face.

What it contained was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Or rather, the spiritual items here are all seventh-tier treasures carefully selected by the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor.

Of course, it is highly likely that a significant portion of these treasures came from the Flame Spirit King's personal wealth. However, after his death, these treasures were carefully selected by the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor and placed in his own frequently used storage artifact.

However, it seems that because the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor was recuperating from his injuries and was defeated in the battle inside the 'Precious Sun Divine Tower', the number of spiritual medicines, spiritual treasures, and spiritual pills inside was running out.

They are almost all high-level spiritual materials that are rarely seen in the cultivation world.

Even so, two jade boxes, suspected to contain spiritual medicine, were carefully and secretly preserved by the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor using 'sealing talismans', without any damage.

"These are... two Yinlingzhi mushrooms?" Wei Tu's eyes flashed with golden light, and he immediately used his spiritual eye technique to see the appearance of the spiritual herbs hidden in the two jade boxes.

Its body is not much different from ordinary Ganoderma lucidum, but at the crown of the mushroom, there is a small figure about the size of a thumb, resembling a ghost, playing around.

Meanwhile, after a few breaths of his spiritual gaze, the Ganoderma lucidum transformed into a palm-sized grass horse that shimmered with a cold, eerie light, constantly ramming around within the small space of the jade box, as if trying to escape.

And this, without a doubt, matches the 'Yinlingzhi Horse' recorded in ancient texts.

“The Yinlingzhi horse can revive the dead and heal the wounded, and has a miraculous effect on restoring physical injuries… This Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor did not squander these two treasures, perhaps he had the idea of ​​using them to restore his ‘demon body’. After all, not every ancient demon is an innate ancient demon with a special immortal demon body…” Wei Tu’s eyes flickered as he pondered to himself.

In fact, his conjecture was correct.

Back then, the reason why Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor was 'captured' by Flame Spirit King was because he was searching for the Yin Spirit Horse needed to restore his demonic body in the 'Mist Demon Tomb', which is why Flame Spirit King, who also broke into the place at the same time, unexpectedly got a free ride.

However, after the deaths of both Flame Spirit King and Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, this 'secret' was never known again.

"These two 'Yinlingzhi Horses' alone have made this trip incredibly rewarding! Not to mention the loss of the 'Blood Ghost Soul Split' and the [Boundary Stone]... even if we had to come back again, it would still be well worth it," Wei Tu thought to himself with delight.

Yinlingzhi horse, besides having the miraculous effects of reviving the dead and restoring flesh and bones, is also the main ingredient for refining 'Yinlingzhi pills'.

The 'Yinzhi Pill' is a rare and precious high-grade seventh-rank elixir that breaks through the previous rank.

With these two main medicinal herbs... as long as the search for auxiliary herbs goes smoothly and the pill refining doesn't fail, he has almost obtained the quasi-ticket to become a 'Grand Master of Integration' cultivator!

This wave of wealth could be described as an instant windfall!

"This is..." After the initial excitement of a promising path to enlightenment, and once he regained his senses, Wei Tu was quickly drawn to an ancient jade slip made of black spirit jade in the storage artifact of the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor.

It was placed together with two jade boxes containing 'Yin Lingzhi Horse'.

Clearly, this ancient jade slip is also a treasure of great value to the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor.

Wei Tu frowned slightly, puzzled, and took it into his palm to examine it carefully.

However, the next moment, the 'mutation' that occurred to this ancient jade slip greatly shocked him.

When his magic touched this object.

Its surface began to shimmer with gold and silver runes that were remarkably similar to the 'natural restriction' in the spirit world.

A moment later, the jade slip flashed with dazzling spiritual light, condensing into a map several hundred feet long, which was projected directly into the void in front of him.

Unfortunately, everything on this map was completely unfamiliar to Wei Tu.

He was absolutely certain that the place he saw on the map was none of the three realms he had visited: the Spirit Realm, the Purple Palace Realm, and the Primordial Demon Source Realm.

Just as Wei Tu began to have doubts, a small line of ancient characters in the lower right corner of the map caught his attention.

"The Immortal's Cave?" Wei Tu frowned and explained the contents of the small print line word by word.

However, after reading the meaning of these four words, Wei Tu showed no surprise on his face. Instead, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a cold glint.

There was no other reason than that, based on his experience in dealing with things, he could vaguely sense that this place was not a 'good place' where one could obtain treasures, but rather a 'bad place' that the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor had deliberately set up to lure his enemies here.

"But... who can resist the urge to explore the cave of a Tribulation-Transcending Immortal?" Wei Tu shook his head, flipped his hand, and put the item into his pocket, not completely abandoning the idea.

Right now, he has more or less had enough opportunities to break through to the 'Combined Body Cultivation' stage, but in the future... whether he can reach the Mahayana realm still requires some risk.

Even if this place is most likely a 'trap' set by the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, there is also a small chance that it is a treasure land that even the Demon Ancestor should treat with utmost care, and that it is worth cherishing.

……

After a cursory examination of Qianyun Demon Ancestor's legacy.

Wei Tu then turned his gaze once again to the chaotic law zone in the distance.

After all, it hides a true tribulation-crossing secret realm—the Treasure Sun Divine Tower.

It was not the 'Immortal's Cave' that appeared to be a counterfeit within the ancient jade slip.

After searching through the Soul-Searching Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor, he naturally learned the secret to opening the restricted gate of the 'Treasure Sun Divine Tower', which allows him to return to this place once again.

"No! It's not advisable to take the risk. Even the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor wouldn't dare to venture into the fifth level of the Treasure Sun Divine Tower... No matter how many treasures are hidden within, they are beyond my current level of cultivation..."

Wei Tu shook his head secretly, took a deep breath, and suppressed the slight greed in his heart.

Of course, besides the opportunities within the Treasure Sun Divine Tower, the three people trapped inside—Jiao Changyi, Tianhe Ancestor, and the Bald-Eyebrowed Elder—are also targets for him.

However... at this moment, he didn't have much confidence in dealing with Ancestor Tianhe.

This cultivator's trump card is definitely not just those two 'Mahayana Blood Talismans'. As one of the 'Eight Fiends' who are known as the same as the two Mahayana Immortals, he most likely has other Mahayana techniques.

Take ten thousand steps back.

Even if he were to manage to kill the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, the resources he would gain would be far from commensurate with his efforts.

At least, he was certain that the Heavenly Crane Ancestor did not possess any 'Great Ascension Opportunity', otherwise he would not have cared so much about the Flame Spirit King and would have gone across realms to hunt him down.

Compared to this, it is far more crucial and important for him to regard the few remaining Mahayana techniques as a means of self-preservation and to save them for future use.

"After breaking through to the late stage of the Integration Realm, I will return here to explore further; perhaps I will find some unexpected gains..."

"Without a thousand years, even if these three are as intelligent as demons, they will find it difficult to break the spiritual seal within the Treasure Sun Divine Tower and escape from within. At that time, my cultivation level will definitely not be the same as it is now, merely at the early stage of the Integration Realm."

Wei Tu's eyes flashed slightly, and a cold smile appeared on his lips. He then decisively flicked his sleeves and flew straight towards the exit of the 'Chaotic Forbidden Land'.

Of course, before leaving, he didn't stand on ceremony at all and took the trapping array flag that the Heavenly Crane Ancestor had left here to prevent the Flame Spirit King from escaping into his pocket.

This entire trapping formation is a rare, high-grade seventh-order formation—in terms of value, it is in no way inferior to the cyan giant blade he 'lost' in the Treasure Sun Divine Tower, or that eighth-order incomplete treasure.

Even better!
Half a month later.

Having left the Chaotic Forbidden Land, Wei Tu naturally wouldn't linger too long in the Purple Chen Realm. After purchasing some auxiliary medicines needed for alchemy in the future, he piloted the 'Shengtian Demon Ship' and prepared to return to the Primordial Demon Source Realm.

However, an unexpected event occurred.

Having just left the Immortal City and not having traveled far, he instantly and keenly sensed with his immense divine sense a 'tail' hidden behind him.

It was a small spirit boat traveling on a trade route, inconspicuous amidst the bustling traffic.

However, as time went by and spirit ships became increasingly rare on trade routes, they appeared particularly 'eye-catching'.

"Could it be... that my cooperation with the Twelve Dong Families has been discovered by the main force of the Zichen Realm?"

Wei Tu, who was sitting cross-legged on the Shengtian Demon Ship, noticed this scene and his expression turned slightly unpleasant.

For the ancient demons, cooperating with spiritual practices was not an unforgivable sin.

Because, isn't the so-called 'cooperation' just a way to lure spiritual practitioners and then plunder their profits?

Therefore, under normal circumstances, as long as you don't go too far, no one will care.

After all, as the party that has always bullied spiritual cultivators, the various ancient demon forces in the ancient demon realm are not that sensitive or fragile.

But this time, his cooperation with the Twelve Dong Families is extraordinary; it has reached the point of surrounding and killing a Grandmaster cultivator from the Spirit Realm.

Moreover... this "Great Cultivator of Integration" from the Spirit Realm is also a person wanted by the Nether Eagle Demon Ancestor of the Purple Star Realm!

"No, that's unlikely. After Jiao Changyi and I left, the Twelve Dong families have already disappeared into the Zichen Realm once again... Moreover, the only one who knows about this is the Jiang family's combined body... Given this cultivator's caution, it's impossible that he was suddenly arrested in such a short time..."

Wei Tu shook his head secretly.

Once his mind had calmed down, he carefully examined the small airship that was following closely behind his 'Victorious Demon Ship'.

Then, upon sensing that the highest-ranking ancient demon inside the flying boat was only at the 'late stage of Demon Commander', he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Because if it were the forces under the command of the Dark Eagle Demon Ancestor who were hunting him down, he would never be so shabby and attention-grabbing.

"A Demon Lord-level force? Who is it? Who wants to harm me?" Wei Tu's heart stirred, and he urged the 'Shengtian Demon Ship' to head towards a more desolate trade route.

Unfortunately, the small flying boat following him was not fooled. After realizing that his direction of travel was not right, it immediately turned around and planned to return to the immortal city behind him.

"Trying to run?" Seeing this, Wei Tu was too lazy to pretend anymore. He narrowed his eyes, sneered, and instantly moved forward. After more than ten breaths, his demonic shadow flashed and blocked the small flying boat.

But at that moment, the small flying boat directly erected a seventh-order defensive magic shield, powerful enough to withstand the Demon Lord's attack.

"So it was Master Kou Dan in person... I wonder why Master Kou Dan is blocking my merchant guild's spirit ship?" Inside the flying ship, the ancient demon in the late stage of the Demon General asked in a tense voice transmission.

However, his words were full of composure, as if Wei Tu was deliberately stirring up trouble.

Unfortunately, though.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu ignored his attempt at polite persuasion. With a flash of his demonic shadow, he thrust forward with one hand, and the seventh-tier defensive magic shield, capable of withstanding attacks from a mid-stage Demon Lord, shattered into pieces in the void like glass.

"How is this possible? You are clearly only at the early stage of Demon Lord. Even if you are a Body Refinement Demon Lord, you cannot possess such terrifying power..." Upon hearing this, the ancient demon sitting in the cabin, who was at the late stage of Demon Commander, was immediately horrified, his face showing fear.

The reason he dared to track Wei Tu this time was because he was certain that Wei Tu's strength was weak, and even if he noticed, it wouldn't damage the strength of his seventh-tier flying boat.

"It's Senior Feng Liangfeng!"

"Senior Feng secretly wanted Senior Kou... I just happened to run into Senior Kou, so I came to investigate..." The ancient demon in the spirit boat's cabin hurriedly spilled the truth.

However, having already reached this point, Wei Tu would not stop there and easily believe this demon.

After searching the demon's soul and killing him in front of everyone, he flicked his sleeves and left the place with a flourish.

At this moment, the ancient demons inside the flying boats around the trade route finally realized what major events had occurred in those few short breaths!

"This alchemist, who shattered the defensive shield of a seventh-tier flying boat with a single strike, doesn't seem like... the legendary newly ascended Demon Lord..."

"That Feng Liang is going to have a hard time in the future..."

The group of ancient demons watched with fear as Wei Tu piloted the 'Shengtian Demon Ship' away, whispering amongst themselves using telepathic communication. (End of Chapter)