I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

After explaining her plan, the Demon Lord Lianwu's beautiful eyes flashed, as if she were enticing Wei Tu to take the bait. In the brief pause between words, she answered Wei Tu's initial question.

—Regarding the remnant spirit of 'Ying Qi Da Xian'.

"Back then, when the ancient demons conquered the Sheng Guang Realm, it is true that Immortal Ying Qi, who was born in the Sheng Guang Realm, died in battle, but a trace of his 'true spirit' was also absorbed by the 'Hundred Spirit Demon Realm' that exists deep within the Sheng Guang Realm as a matter of reincarnation."

"Now, I have been resurrected once more, and have become a remnant spirit located deep within this 'Hundred Spirit Demon Realm' to guard these Nine Fragrant Vermilion Fruits."

At this point, Demon Lord Lianwu suddenly stopped speaking. Then, with a flick of her pink sleeve, she drifted away from Wei Tu's side and joined the ranks of those besieging 'Immortal Ying Qi'.

But that's the case.

The key information revealed in those few words immediately stirred up a storm in Wei Tu's heart.

Nothing else—

The undying true spirit, a being of reincarnation...

These two words would likely shock any cultivator who heard them.

Because in the cultivation world, no matter who it is, even if they are as powerful as an immortal, once they die, they are dead. There is no such thing as 'soul reincarnation' as in the legends of mortals, where one is reborn.

This principle is a truth that is difficult to grasp throughout the cultivation world, and no cultivator has ever been able to break it.

The so-called 'reincarnation' is merely a possibility of rebirth 'speculated' by mortals and cultivators.

but now……

This common sense seems to be being overturned by the existence of 'Ying Qi Da Xian'?

"Could it be that what Venerable Firestone, Demon Lord Illusion Arm, and the others are pursuing in this 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm' is closely related to this so-called 'reincarnation'...?"

Wei Tu took a deep look at the back of the Demon Lord Lianwu, and inevitably, this guess arose in his mind.

However, before he could think about it further...

With a whoosh of magical power, Venerable Firestone, Demon Lord Illusion Arm, and the others who were surrounding the island launched a full-scale attack on the remnant spirit of 'Immortal Yingqi'.

The suddenness of this attack also swept him up, who was standing nearby, and he was directly locked onto by the divine sense of the remnant spirit of 'Great Immortal Ying Qi'.

And this 'Great Immortal Ying Qi' truly lived up to his reputation as a remnant spirit of a Mahayana immortal. Even when besieged by so many demon lords, he simply raised his hand slightly and, amidst a burst of flashing light of laws, easily withstood the onslaught.

At the same time, a blue lotus of light, seemingly cast from glass, flew out of the mouth of "Great Immortal Yingqi" and launched an attack on the group of Venerable Huoshi who were besieging them.

It hovered in the air, and with a slight turn, streams of extremely cold icy air flew out from its flower stamen, freezing the surrounding void into shattered pieces, and in that instant, it covered Venerable Huoshi and his companions all in this 'ice domain'.

However, this was not the end. At the same time that the endless ice energy transformed into the 'ice domain', the blue lotus also rotated much faster, and the ice energy spewed out from the flower's core carried countless dark gold runes.

Click!Click!
Then, a series of cracking sounds rang out.

The protective demonic shields erected by the weakest two, Gongman and Canyuan Demon Lord, were instantly shattered into tiny ice fragments.

However, the two were not entirely unprepared for this scene. After a moment of panic, they jointly summoned a mysterious and unusual blood talisman that appeared to be made of congealed blood, which blocked the attack.

At this moment, the two women seemed to have also thought of Wei Tu, who had been dragged along, and realized that he was a person who could still be of great use as an alchemist... With a flick of her pink sleeves, she used the power of the blood talisman to help Wei Tu share a lot of the icy cold energy released by the 'blue lotus'.

However, this only applied to Wei Tu. As for the other 'guest' who had been brought along—Madam Wan Miao—the demons in the room showed no courtesy whatsoever.

No one, regardless of who they were, had any intention of caring whether the woman lived or died.

Several icy wisps of air swept past.

Lady Wanmiao's delicate body swayed, and she was sent flying hundreds of feet away, spitting out blood. Her aura instantly weakened.

The terrifying power of the Mahayana Immortal's attack is evident from this. It should be noted that Lady Wanmiao is no ordinary person; she is a female demon lord with considerable renown.

At this moment, Wei Tu couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate that he was still quite valuable to this group of people; otherwise, under this wave of attacks, even he, the 'Body Refining Demon Lord,' would probably have suffered considerable injuries.

Fortunately—

The fact that Venerable Huoshi and the others dared to attack this 'Great Immortal Yingqi' shows that they were well-prepared.

As the 'Blue Lotus of Light's' attack subsided slightly, the two demon lords at the forefront, Illusion Arm Demon Lord and Fire Stone Venerable, exchanged a glance and then simultaneously unleashed powerful techniques.

Its sudden attack halted the threat of the 'Blue Lotus of Light' to Lady Wanmiao's life, giving her a chance to catch her breath.

In that instant, the hands of the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord turned as black as ink, and after making hand seals, they split into two, then four, transforming into countless black palm shadows that landed around the remnant spirit of 'Great Immortal Ying Qi'.

On the other side, Venerable Huoshi snorted coldly and grabbed at the void in front of him with his right hand. In that instant, a solid, giant hand of flame mixed with magic power condensed behind 'Immortal Yingqi'.

Immediately afterwards, amidst a series of obscure incantations, the giant hand of fire transformed again, turning into countless fine yet incredibly powerful threads of fire, which sprayed down upon the 'Great Immortal Ying Qi' below.

There was a loud bang.

The countless dark palm shadows unleashed by the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord fearlessly met the blue lotus of light floating in front of 'Great Immortal Ying Qi'.

At this moment, Gongman, Canyuan Demon Lord, Lianwu Demon Lord, and others around them also attacked together, using their signature supernatural powers and commonly used demonic treasures.

With the combined efforts of the several demon lords, the seemingly exceptionally sturdy 'blue lotus of light' was finally obliterated without a trace amidst a deafening explosion.

At that very moment, the 'fiery filament' condensed by Venerable Firestone landed precisely on the remnant spirit of 'Immortal Yingqi'.

The attack landed.

The phantom of the 'Great Immortal Ying Qi' in his ancient robe and wide sleeves shattered like glass after a muffled thud, scattering around the island.

But a strange scene appeared.

These shattered 'remnants of spirit' suddenly emitted countless dark golden runes. After a slight flicker, they condensed into a sea of ​​runic light resembling a tide, flowing towards a certain point in the void, and disappearing in an instant.

However, what's even more surprising is...

Whether it was Venerable Huoshi or the Phantom Arm Demon Lord and the others, they seemed to be quite used to this scene, and their faces did not show any surprise or astonishment.

"Now that the remnant spirit of the Mahayana has been eliminated, it is time for Fellow Daoist Kou to refine the 'Nine Fragrance Pill' for me."

At this moment, the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, who had dispelled his protective demonic shield, also turned his gaze to Wei Tu and gave him a faint reminder.

After speaking, without waiting for Wei Tu to refuse or not, he coldly snorted and threw a storage bag directly to Wei Tu.

What's inside this storage bag is undoubtedly the auxiliary medicine for refining the 'Nine Fragrance Pill'.

See this scene.

Wei Tu would not show any resistance.

After receiving the storage bag, he instantly appeared above the island. Under the watchful eyes of the ancient demons, he picked the 'Nine Fragrant Vermilion Fruits' from the cluster and placed them into new jade boxes.

However, after finishing the harvest, he did not rush to start refining pills immediately. Instead, he sat cross-legged and meditated for half a day with his eyes slightly closed.

Half a day later.

Only then did he take out the alchemy furnace and refine the auxiliary medicines he had obtained one by one inside it.

But... unsurprisingly, half a month later, the entire batch of pills failed to be refined, and the 'Nine Fragrance Vermilion Fruit' also turned to ashes.

"It's just a Nine-Fragrance Vermilion Fruit..."

"There are still six pills left, no need to rush."

The Phantom Arm Demon Lord comforted himself.

After all, Wei Tu was only a seventh-grade low-level alchemist, and it was almost inevitable that he would make mistakes when refining a highly difficult pill like the 'Nine Fragrance Pill'.

however--

One, two, three... As Wei Tu ruined these 'Nine Fragrant Vermilion Fruits' one by one, a cold look finally appeared on the face of the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord.

"Master Kou, if you fail to refine the 'Nine Fragrance Pill' this time... the Heavenly Demon Oath I made to you will be ineffective..." the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord threatened in a cold voice.

The implication was that if Wei Tu failed to refine the pill, he would not only not protect Wei Tu in this 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm', but would also directly take Wei Tu's life.

As soon as these words fell.

Wei Tu's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant, becoming unpredictable.

He took a deep breath and began refining the elixir again using hand seals.

But when the spiritual flame reached halfway, it seemed to remember something and stopped.

At the same time, a pair of eyes were fixed on the Demon Lord Lianwu.

“Fellow Daoist Lianwu, I remember that when you attacked and killed Demon Lord Jinyun last time, you seemed to have a seventh-order puppet that could control spiritual flames?”

"This puppet will be of great use to me in refining the 'Nine Fragrance Pill'. I hope Fellow Daoist Lianwu can part with it."

Wei Tu asked indifferently, and looked at Lianwu Demon Lord with a gaze that resembled that of an enemy.

This scene was unexpected by the Phantom Arm Demon Lord and the others.

However, Wei Tu's hatred was understandable to them. After all, if it weren't for the Venerable Centipede, he would not have been dragged into this mess by them and would be in a precarious situation at this moment.

Given the current situation, it seems reasonable that he would resort to such a "desperate measure" in order to retaliate against Demon Lord Lianwu and weaken his combat power.

—A seventh-tier puppet is an extremely valuable treasure for any demon lord, capable of influencing their own strength.

It seems they were also aware of Wei Tu's intentional retaliation.

At this moment, the beautiful face of the Demon Lord Lianwu turned cold.

The refusal was obvious.

However, upon seeing this, the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord frowned slightly before directly speaking, forcing the Pity Centipede Demon Lord to agree to the matter.

There's no other reason than that being able to weaken the Demon Lord Lianwu's combat power through this 'legitimate means' would be quite beneficial to him.

Furthermore, if what Wei Tu said is true...

If he doesn't help Wei Tu now, wouldn't that mean the 'Nine Fragrance Pill' is getting further and further away from him?

“Fellow Daoist Lianwu, a mere seventh-order puppet is not a big deal even if you give it to Fellow Daoist Kou. Moreover, Fellow Daoist Kou still has it to use for alchemy.”

With a smile, the Remnant Kite Demon Lord, acting as the mouthpiece of the Illusion Arm Demon Lord, took the lead in using these words to pressure the Pity Centipede Demon Lord.

"Our alliance this time is for that 'treasure' of the Hundred Spirits Demon Realm. With Second Brother's strength not yet recovered... it's estimated that you two alone will find it difficult to obtain that benefit..." Gong Man also echoed coldly.

These words immediately silenced the surrounding atmosphere.

"Alright! Lianwu, just as Fellow Daoist Huanbi said, take out your seventh-tier puppet and lend it to this Alchemist Kou..."

At this moment, Venerable Huoshi, who had been watching the argument, glanced coldly at Demon Lord Huanbi and then made his final decision with these words.

"However, I'd like to see if this Alchemist Kou can truly refine the 'Nine Fragrance Pill' using this seventh-tier puppet... If he fails, I'll help you, Lianwu, vent your anger..."

Venerable Huoshi continued with this harsh statement.

These words were both a consolation to the Demon Lord Lianwu and a warning to Wei Tu, who was deliberately making trouble over this matter!
As soon as she finished speaking, the Demon Lord Lianwu, whose pretty face was slightly cold, had no further objections. She snorted and took out the seventh-order puppet from her sleeve, handing it to Wei Tu with her magic power.

And at the very moment Wei Tu made contact with this seventh-tier puppet.

At that moment, a contractual spiritual object, similar to a 'blood curse book', burrowed into his fingertip.

After counting the interest.

A sense of unseen constraint was felt by Wei Tu and Lianwu Demon Lord, who had signed the 'blood pact'.

However, Wei Tu, who was secretly pleased with how smoothly things were going, also became genuinely wary of the Demon Lord Lianwu, who was so adept at controlling people's hearts.

"Fellow Daoist Kou, are you perhaps thinking that I am too insidious? And that you are now full of suspicion towards me?"

A soft laugh echoed deep within Wei Tu's mind.

"However, it's not too late to sign the oath of Daoist companionship with me now..." Demon Lord Lianwu spoke of this old matter in a seductive tone.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu was slightly taken aback.

Back when they were still in the 'Heavenly Abyss Holy City', this woman had secretly mentioned to him that she was willing to form a 'Cultivation Pact' and become secret cultivation partners...

At that time, he only felt that this woman was too promiscuous and thought that this "vow of ceremonial companionship" was nothing but a good thing...

But now it seems that colluding with this woman is not a bad choice.

This woman's intelligence and hidden strength make her fully qualified to be his 'mistress' who helps him grow.

Of course, this idea only flashed through his mind and he didn't take it seriously.

After all, given the woman's viciousness, it's more likely that he will be completely exploited and used as fodder for her growth.

"Fellow Daoist Lianwu, it's time to reveal the hidden secrets of this 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm,' as well as the purpose of Venerable Huoshi, Demon Lord Huanbi, and the others' arrival here..."

Wei Tu narrowed his eyes, interrupting the Demon Lord Lianwu's 'teasing' of him, and returned to the main topic.

“Of course. Since I promised Fellow Daoist Kou that I would tell him these secrets after signing the ‘blood pact’, I will not go back on my word now.”

"I never imagined that Fellow Daoist Kou would be so heartless towards me, not even giving me the slightest possibility of becoming Daoist partners..."

At this point, the tone of the Demon Lord Lianwu immediately became somewhat resentful.

Fortunately, he did not forget his main task.

After uttering these complaints, she began to recount to Wei Tu the secrets of the 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm' that she knew.

That is, the so-called 'reincarnation'. (End of this chapter)