I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu nodded slightly, confirming Bloodwing Mo's guess.

Without hesitation, he then channeled his divine sense into the spirit of the Earth Emperor Pearl in his sleeve. Within the pearl's 'alternate dimension,' he intensified his search for the soul of the Crimson Feathered Ghost Insect King, which had been captured by the Bloodwing Mo.

Under the control of the 'Great Vehicle Power', the insect was almost sealed, and could hardly move at all.

only--

The moment I came into contact with this spirit insect.

Before Wei Tu's consciousness could invade the insect's sea of ​​consciousness, something within the insect's body instantly 'burned' his consciousness.

At the same time, the wisp of divine consciousness that had invaded the insect's body also disappeared in an instant.

The severed consciousness caused a deep, bone-chilling pain that made Wei Tu gasp and break out in a cold sweat.

"...Is it the 'body fluid' inside this Crimson Feather Ghost Insect King? Is that 'red mist' formed from this body fluid? Is this substance specifically effective against the divine soul?" Wei Tu's thoughts flashed, and he immediately recalled the battle between this Crimson Feather Ghost Insect King and that 'Demon Ancestor Divine Soul'.

As the 'crystal-clear jade palm' protected the insect and blocked its attack, the insect also sprayed out 'red illusionary mist', which directly corroded it completely.

That 'Crystal Jade Palm' was no ordinary supernatural power, but rather a 'Demon Ancestor's Demonic Consciousness' of extremely terrifying power!
Since this 'red illusionary mist' can suppress the 'Demon Ancestor's Demonic Consciousness', then the insect's body fluid, which is even thicker than this 'red illusionary mist', would naturally 'scald' his divine consciousness.

Perhaps, that is why.

That's why this Crimson Feathered Ghost Insect King has survived in this blood pool for so many years without being subdued by that 'Demon Ancestor's Divine Soul' and becoming a servant.

"But... if divine sense cannot penetrate into the sea of ​​consciousness of this insect, then the matter of soul search... is out of the question."

Thinking of this, Wei Tu frowned slightly, and his face gradually became more gloomy.

Unlike spirit beasts, spirit insects generally possess only simple intelligence and find it difficult to condense a higher-level 'divine soul'.

Therefore, if you kill this insect and then try to search for the soul, there is a good chance that you will end up with nothing.

At this moment, Wei Tu finally understood why that 'Demon Ancestor's Divine Soul' had so readily given up on the Crimson Feather Ghost Insect King and hadn't engaged in further entanglement with the Bloodwing Mo.

After exchanging a few blows, they retreated immediately.

It turned out that he was certain that even if he captured the Crimson Feathered Ghost Insect King, it would be of little use to him.

“However, I’m not relying on any special treasure to resist the soul power erosion near this blood pool…” But soon, Wei Tu thought of something and sneered inwardly.

Whether it's the 'Heavenly Mystery Spirit House' of Venerable Huoshi and Lady Wanmiao, or the 'Golden Ghost-Head Umbrella' held by the three members of the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, both of them directly 'block' the soul power erosion near the blood pool from the outside...

Separate it from the Dharma body!
But he was different; he relied on the power of his golden and purple destiny to confront it head-on!

In other words, while others might find it difficult to search the soul of this Crimson Feathered Ghost Insect King, they are definitely not among those who possess this Golden Purple Fate!
Thinking of this, Wei Tu immediately changed his approach. He snorted and used his own life force to move the strands of golden light emanating from the golden-purple destiny within his body, mixing them into his divine consciousness before attempting to invade the sea of ​​consciousness of the red-feathered ghost insect.

And this time.

The burning sensation of being 'scalded' reappeared, but it was undoubtedly much better than when the consciousness was completely corroded by the insect's bodily fluids.

After a short while, Wei Tu's wisp of divine sense successfully made contact with the faint soul thoughts that had not yet formed a 'divine soul' in the mind of the red-feathered ghost insect king.

Or rather... the rudimentary form of this insect's spirit.

What's surprising is that the 'prototype of the soul' of this insect is quite different from that of ordinary spirit insects. It is formed by the condensation of tiny fragments of the soul with varying soul power.

However, Wei Tu could easily obtain the insect's spiritual memories at this moment.

"Ancient Immortal Ruins, Undying Divine Butterfly... Deep within the Blood Pool, the Gate to the Void..." Soon, a series of memories, big and small, surfaced in the depths of Wei Tu's mind.

After seeing all this, Wei Tu was dumbfounded and stunned, and finally understood the origin of this so-called 'Rebirth Realm'.

Just as he had initially thought.

Within the cultivation world, there is no such thing as reincarnation, and the idea of ​​a true spirit being reincarnated is utter nonsense.

The so-called 'reincarnation' was originally the immortals of the Radiant Realm who, in their pursuit of immortality and eternal life, lingered in the world.

However, unlike the conventional method of possession and reincarnation, these immortals of the Radiant Realm chose to use a 'miraculous method' obtained from ancient immortal ruins to refine their true forms into a strange insect called the 'Immortal Divine Butterfly,' which would remain in the world forever.

The split soul inherits its immortal name and remains in the outside world.

This strange insect, named the "Immortal Butterfly," according to the ancient records in the ruins of the immortals, seems to be an immortal insect that is not bound by the laws of heaven and is not subject to the "heavenly tribulation of lifespan."

By transforming into this insect, one can achieve eternal life and be truly immortal.

But unfortunately...

These immortals from the Radiant Realm all failed.

Its true form only transformed into a secondary 'Red Feather Ghost Insect' to survive in the world, and did not become the 'Immortal God Butterfly' described in ancient books.

Moreover, what's even more terrifying is that as time goes by, the immortals who transform into 'Red Feather Ghost Insects' will also have their souls weaken continuously until they become true spirit insects...

After this drawback became apparent, all the immortals in the Radiant Realm avoided this strange technique.

However, against the backdrop of the ancient demon invasion, the immortals of the Radiant Realm, feeling hopeless about this world, began to try this strange method again.

But it's different from before.

This time, the immortal of Shengguang Realm intends to refine his divided soul into a 'Red Feather Ghost Insect', and then use the insect's immortality to leave the legacy of Shengguang Realm to future generations.

Unfortunately, after the ancient demon army set foot in the 'Rebirth Realm', this thought finally became a pipe dream.

After that great upheaval, all the 'Crimson Feathered Ghost Insects' that were transformed from immortals in the Realm of Rebirth perished...

The realm of the dead was also reduced to ruins!
This is the origin of the Realm of Rebirth and the reason for its dilapidation.

Its description is basically the same as that of Madam Wanmiao.

The reason why this later-born Crimson Feathered Ghost Insect King knew these 'secrets' was largely due to the fact that its nascent soul had fused with the remnants of the immortals' soul fragments.

Indeed, the fragments of the soul with varying soul power within the 'primordial soul form' of this insect originated from the remnant souls of immortals from the Radiant Realm.

When pieced together, they revealed this little-known historical secret.

And regarding the middle part...

For example, the reason for the birth of this insect, and the factors that led to the appearance of so many red-feathered ghost insects in the realm of rebirth...

The king of the red-feathered ghost insects knew nothing about it.

All it knew was that from the moment it was born, there were countless 'red-feathered ghost insects' around it that looked exactly like it.

After devouring its own kind and becoming the Insect King, it was then that it acquired the fragmented memories within the divine soul fragments of the Radiant Realm Immortal.

Besides--

The only memories left of this insect were about exploring the depths of the blood pool.

He knew that a portal hidden deep within this blood pool was the reason he had suddenly arrived here from another realm.

It is precisely for this reason that after becoming the King of the Crimson Feathered Ghost Insects outside the 'Burial Immortal Temple', this insect went to great lengths to venture into this blood pool... and was subsequently trapped here.

And that gate, through tens of thousands of years of exploration and interaction with that 'Demon Ancestor's Divine Soul', gradually learned the name of the gate—the Gate of Void.

However, although this Crimson Feathered Ghost Insect King could infiltrate deep into the Blood Pool and reach the vicinity of the Void Gate.

But strangely, no matter what, it couldn't open this door with its power...

"A spiritual restriction at the Mahayana level? No wonder this worm couldn't open it. No wonder the Demon Ancestor's divine soul wasn't worried about this worm approaching this 'Gate of Void'." Wei Tu finished reading this memory with a strange expression.

At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder about the purpose of this 'Demon Ancestor's Divine Soul' that was suspected to be the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

The fact that they went to such great lengths to create this blood pool and to refine so many 'Crimson Feather Ghost Insects' in this Rebirth Realm and other realms... is definitely not just a simple attempt, like the immortals of the Radiant Realm before, to refine themselves into the 'Immortal Divine Butterfly' recorded in ancient immortal texts!
They definitely have a bigger plan!
“The Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor has lived even longer than the immortals of the Radiant Realm… If this demon is the mastermind behind all this and had planned it all along, then with his abilities, collecting the remnants of immortal souls needed to condense this blood pool should not be a problem…” Wei Tu’s eyes flickered slightly as he pondered to himself.

He had good reason to suspect that the so-called miraculous method of refining the 'Immortal Butterfly' was passed down by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

He orchestrated all of this behind the scenes.

Using the 'celestial grievances' of a celestial being to aid one's own path to immortality!
Nothing else—

This deeply hidden 'Demon Ancestor's Divine Soul' is, like the Crimson Feather Ghost Insect King, capable of controlling a host of Crimson Feather Ghost Insects outside the 'Burial Immortal Temple'!
This is something that can be gleaned from the fact that the demon threatened him with the remnant spirit of 'Junior Sister Su'.

The latter is due to racial talent; as the insect king, he was born with the ability to control his own kind.

The former...

There is no other reason than that he was the one who created these red-feathered ghost insects.

"As for the Crimson Feather Ghost Insect King, perhaps the time was not right, or there was a deviation... preventing this demon from having other means to successfully refine this insect," Wei Tu guessed.

As Lady Wanmiao said, the gods of the ancient demon realm have been hunting this demon for countless lifetimes...

Therefore, it was inevitable that some of the demon's plans during his 'life' would go awry.

……

"That's Junior Sister Su's remnant spirit..."

A moment later, having learned how to escape this perilous situation, Wei Tu, his eyes burning with determination, stopped searching the insect's soul and gazed into the distance beyond the 'Burial Immortal Temple'.

Now that he had control over the Crimson Feather Ghost Insect King, he could clearly distinguish which of the billions of 'Crimson Feather Ghost Insects' was actually a remnant of Su Bing'er's spirit.

But soon.

As if remembering something, the burning passion in Wei Tu's eyes returned to calm and indifference.

Nothing more, a remnant spirit is just a remnant spirit!
Its soul is no longer the same as that of a normal cultivator.

During his second fall into the illusion, he tried to awaken the woman's memories using several methods.

Unfortunately, it was completely useless.

That's why he decisively extinguished the illusion and returned to reality.

Even now, even if he leaves the blood pool and comes into contact with the 'Red Feather Ghost Insect' formed from Su Bing'er's remnant spirit again, the outcome probably won't be much different.

In a word.

A remnant spirit is just a remnant spirit.

Back then, even the immortals of the Radiant Realm failed to achieve the feat of prolonging life, so it was naturally difficult for Su Bing'er, a mere Golden Core Peak cultivator, to succeed as well.

"Let's discuss this later. It's not wise to be distracted by this matter right now." Wei Tu composed himself and shook his head.

He knew it very well.

At this moment, if he pays too much attention to the 'Red Feather Ghost Insect' that Su Bing'er's remnant spirit has transformed into, the 'Demon Ancestor's Divine Soul' hiding in the shadows will probably also learn that he has stolen the Red Feather Ghost Insect King's Divine Soul Memories.

At that time, the Void Gate will most likely no longer be a safe way for him to escape.

……

"That is... the Gate to Emptiness?"

Soon after, Wei Tu, who had dived deep into the blood pool, roughly determined, based on the memories of the Crimson Feather Ghost Insect King, that he was currently located at the location of the Void Gate.

A green light flashed between his brows, and he forced his way into looking at this 'secret place' with his Evil Eyes of Chaos.

The memories are the same as those of the Crimson Feather Demon Insect King.

This gate exists within the wall of the blood pool, almost identical to the pool's walls. The only indication that this place is not as simple as it appears can be from its faint pull on the void...

Unfortunately, due to the limitations imposed on his divine sense by the blood pool water, and the presence of Venerable Huoshi and Lady Wanmiao behind him, Wei Tu was unable to immediately investigate the sect and use this opportunity to escape.

After lingering on this spot for a moment...

Without further ado, he continued to lurk deeper into the blood pool.

About an hour passed.

It was an unknown depth of the 'blood pool' that Wei Tu and his companions finally saw to the bottom.

At the bottom, however, was a rather elegant and spacious small cave.

The room should include an alchemy room, a study, and a living room.

Of course, there is no blood pool water inside this cave. There is a dividing line formed by the power of laws between the two, which prevents them from merging.

"That is... the soul of that Demon Ancestor?"

"Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor?"

At this moment, Wei Tu and the others also saw a near-illusory female figure sitting in the study inside the cave.

Her waist was slender and she wore a white dress, but her face was not clearly visible, resembling a wisp of mist.

It can only be judged from its shape that it seems extremely beautiful.

Before this female phantom was the naked body of the Demon Lord Lianwu. At this moment, the female demon looked dazed and foolish, completely devoid of her previous cleverness.

"Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor?" Upon hearing this, Wei Tu raised an eyebrow, his heart filled with doubt and surprise, because this female phantom had nothing in common with the statue he had seen in the Lingyan Heavenly Palace.

But if he is not the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, then who is he?
"Senior Qibao, I know you are quite powerful. Perhaps you still have some tricks up your sleeve that you haven't used yet..."

"However, I have come here only to seek treasure, not to make an enemy of you, senior."

“Countless demon ancestors have already rushed here from beyond this realm of rebirth. If you delay any longer, senior, forget about resurrection and rebirth; your entire fortune in this life will likely be wasted…”

Suddenly, Madam Wanmiao opened her mouth slightly and uttered these words.

As soon as these words fell.

Wei Tu, the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, and the other two all showed surprise in their eyes and frowned slightly.

Because, before stepping into this realm of rebirth, or even before entering this blood pool, they had already made preparations to directly seize the treasure.

now--

Did Lady Wanmiao suddenly negotiate with this 'Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor'?

Moreover, they still looked completely confident of victory.

Doesn't this mean that they were just there to make up the numbers, and all their efforts were in vain?
However, it was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. Because the blood pool water restricted divine sense, the woman didn't use 'spiritual transmission' to speak at this moment. Otherwise, it wouldn't be unimaginable that this clandestine negotiation would have inadvertently betrayed them. (End of Chapter)