I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"So, deliberately luring the Weeping River Demon Ancestor and others was a tactic this woman used to threaten this soul?"

Similarly, upon hearing this, Wei Tu immediately pieced together the entire experience of his journey to the Hundred Spirits Demon Realm based on the 'mystery' revealed by the woman.

From the very beginning, Lady Wanmiao came specifically to target the 'reincarnated soul' of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

Whether it's him, or the Phantom Arm Demon Lord and others, they are all supporting characters in this woman's plan.

Of course, if she hadn't known that he had joined the expedition and possessed the [Boundary-Severing Stone], Lady Wanmiao probably wouldn't have attracted other demon ancestors from the outside world, thus threatening the reincarnated soul of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

The plan seems to have been altered by this woman in accordance with the changing circumstances?

However, despite their various thoughts, Wei Tu, the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, and the others only slightly turned cold and did not interrupt the woman's conversation with the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

Wei Tu also wanted to know what treasure or opportunity it was that made Lady Wanmiao go to such lengths to plan it.

It should be noted that this woman comes from an extraordinary background; she is from one of the most famous divine races in the ancient demon realm—the Qihuo Divine Race!
The Firestone Venerable, the Heavenly Mystery Spirit House... these one person and one treasure are only a part of the private wealth that this woman has revealed.

Becoming a Demon Ancestor and seizing the 'Demon Ancestor opportunity' that others dream of does not seem to be such an unattainable thing.

Therefore, without a doubt, the opportunity this woman has planned this time must be of extremely high value!
……

After listening to what Madam Wanmiao had to say.

In the cave at the bottom of the blood pool, the 'female phantom' dressed in a white dress also paused slightly, looking up at Madam Wanmiao with deep eyes.

"The bloodline aura of the old ghost Qihuo, no wonder he knew my plans in this life."

The illusory female figure spoke calmly.

However, the woman's voice was completely at odds with her graceful and beautiful appearance; it sounded like that of a hoarse, elderly man.

Upon hearing the 'female phantom' speak, Madam Wanmiao's expression relaxed slightly. After all, the possibility of communication meant that a successful negotiation was highly likely.

"I don't ask for much this time, I only hope that you will bring out the 'Nine-Aperture Immortal Embryo' that you have nurtured in this world." Madam Wanmiao paused for a moment before stating her condition.

"A nine-aperture immortal embryo nurtured in this world?" Upon hearing this, Wei Tu raised an eyebrow, not understanding what this so-called 'nine-aperture immortal embryo' was.

However, he was not stupid. He could easily deduce from these few words that the so-called 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo' should be a 'treasure' and 'opportunity' unique to the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor!
The 'female phantom' who heard this seemed to intend to explain everything to him and the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord in order to provoke conflict between them and Lady Wanmiao. After a slight smile, she took the initiative to explain the origin and function of this item, leaving them no room for further speculation.

It turns out that with each resurrection and reincarnation, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor would expend his own immortal foundation, resources, and various rare and precious materials to personally create a perfect body suitable for cultivating the 'immortal and demonic paths'.

This body is also known as the 'Nine-Aperture Immortal Embryo'!
Unlike the seven orifices opened by ordinary people, it is born with nine orifices, including the two great orifices of heaven and earth, the "upper yang" and "lower yin," which are not available to cultivators.

After refining, both cultivators and ancient demons will receive a quasi-ticket to enter the Mahayana or Demon Ancestor realms!
"Ascension to immortality through the nine orifices is nothing more than this." The 'female phantom' looked at Wei Tu and his group with a half-smile and said calmly.

"Ascending to Immortality through Nine Apertures?" Upon hearing this, Wei Tu was startled and suddenly remembered the cultivation technique he had obtained in the Lingyan Heavenly Palace, which was called "True Technique of Immortal Refining".

This technique is a secret art that opens up a cave within the body, increasing the total amount of a cultivator's magical power.

Within it, there also exists what is known as the 'Nine Grottoes'.

It now seems that this technique is very likely related to the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's method of refining the 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo'.

It's a pity that even if all nine grotto heavens in the "True Secret of Immortal Refining" are opened, it is still difficult to reach the level of "ascending to immortality through the nine orifices".

"However, every advantage has its disadvantage. This Nine-Aperture Immortal Embryo... after being refined, will also suffer the same fate as the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's original body, unable to break through the Tribulation and Demon God realms until death..." Madam Wanmiao said coldly, intending to use these words to curb the greed in Wei Tu and the others' hearts.

However, Wei Tu and the others, who knew the function of this 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo', would not care about these words.
The realms of Mahayana and Demon Ancestor are generally considered the pinnacle of countless geniuses from all realms.

Having obtained the ticket to break through to this realm, why would one worry about the difficulty of breaking through to the Tribulation and Demon God realms in the future?
Furthermore, the 'Nine-Aperture Immortal Embryo' who cultivates both immortality and demonic arts is different from ordinary demon ancestors and Mahayana immortals. Even if its strength is not as good as that of demon gods or tribulation-crossing immortals, it is definitely among the top in the same realm!

"Even if we don't refine this Nine-Aperture Immortal Embryo, the 'Supreme Spiritual Qi' within this treasure is still worth scheming for..." Wei Tu's eyes flickered slightly as he secretly pondered.

The essence of spiritual energy is the key for any cultivator to break through to the Mahayana realm. Without it, it is difficult to establish a foundation for immortality and transcend from mortal to immortal.

Since the 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo' refined by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor has the effect of breaking through to the Mahayana and Demon Ancestor levels, it must contain a considerable amount of 'Supreme Spiritual Qi' within its body...

This alone was enough to make him greedy.

"It is true that the Nine-Aperture Immortal Embryo has this drawback, but the Nine-Aperture Immortal Embryo I have refined in each lifetime has improved. This lifetime's Nine-Aperture Immortal Embryo... may have the hope of breaking through the tribulation..." The 'female phantom' smiled faintly and retorted.

As soon as these words fell.

Wei Tu immediately sensed that the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord's breathing had suddenly become much heavier.

"Is it a lack of composure, or is it the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's backup plan?" He frowned slightly, and his physical body inadvertently moved a little further away from the demon.

"Senior Qibao, you should understand that handing over the 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo' of this world to me is the wisest choice... Now, stirring up their desires is certainly a good strategy, but... before that, both I and they will make our move against Senior Qibao first!"

At this point, Madam Wanmiao's tone shifted from its previous humility to a noticeably cold one, as if she would immediately attack if the 'phantom woman' did not agree.

As soon as these words fell.

After a moment's thought, Wei Tu nodded secretly.

At this moment, although he harbored ulterior motives, compared to the unfathomable reincarnation of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, it was more suitable for him to join forces with Lady Wanmiao and Venerable Huoshi.

He believed that the Phantom Arm Demon Lord could also see the difference...

However, before he could even finish this thought...

Then, not far from him, the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord suddenly produced a 'heart' that seemed to be pounding and alive, and began to mutter incantations as his lips moved slightly.

At this moment, the two women, Gongman and Canyuan Demon Lord, who had shrunk to the size of an inch on his shoulders, were also chanting extremely complex incantations in the same manner as the demons.

The next moment, the heart paused slightly before suddenly bursting forth with terrifying demonic energy.

A deeply hidden, oppressive aura of a great demon lord slowly emerged from the depths of this heart.

"Purple Blood Demon Lord? Could it be that this demon did not perish as the Pity Centipede Demon Lord said?" Upon seeing this, Wei Tu's expression changed slightly.

When he was refining the 'Nine Fragrance Pill', the Demon Lord Lianwu, the Demon Lord Canyuan, and others, in order to test him, spoke with certainty about the whole story of the great battle in the Black Mist Swamp.

Among them was the Dao Fall of the Purple Blood Demon Lord!
Although the 'outsider' Demon Lord Lianwu did not witness the death of Demon Lord Zixue, since Demon Ancestor Qihe had intervened in that great battle, the chances of Demon Lord Zixue's demise were almost certain.

"No! Is this demonic statue resurrected? Is it re-condensing its divine soul?" Suddenly, Wei Tu noticed that the purple-blooded demon lord's 'divine soul' deep within the heart seemed to be newly conceived.

Although its aura is very similar to that of the Purple Blood Demon Lord, there are subtle differences.

It's more like... it was born from this pool of blood.

"A divine soul formed from a 'divine soul imprint'?" Wei Tu opened his 'Hun'e Evil Eye' and saw the foundation of this newly conceived divine soul. He was surprised, but also felt a sudden sense of relief.

His astonishment stemmed from the fact that he had never heard of any cultivation world capable of cultivating a complete, new soul from the 'soul imprint' of a deceased person.

After all, a soul imprint is merely a 'brand' left by a cultivator that possesses a slight soul aura. Even if it is 'abundant', it is difficult to condense a complete soul.

In other words, it is something that doesn't even qualify as a remnant soul or a remnant spirit.

Fortunately, that's one thing.

No matter how powerful this secret technique is, it is impossible for it to 'create something from nothing' and inherit the power of the Purple Blood Demon Lord from his lifetime, possessing the power of his prime.

"Resurrected by 'soul imprint'? The Lingyan Heavenly Palace does not have this secret technique in its inheritance..." Upon seeing this, Madam Wanmiao couldn't help but frown.

She knew perfectly well that the Phantom Arm Demon Lord's purpose in coming to this 'Rebirth Realm' was not to resurrect her elder brother, the 'Purple Blood Demon Lord,' but rather for another reason...

Now, with the sudden resurrection of her elder brother, the 'Purple Blood Demon Lord,' she simply refuses to believe it without the involvement of the reincarnation of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

Only this demon can utilize the power of this blood pool to master such miraculous supernatural powers and secret techniques!
however--

Another unexpected scene unfolded.

The Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, who was 'resurrecting' the Purple Blood Demon Lord, suddenly froze, and then looked at the 'heart' floating in front of him with a chilling demonic aura.

It was as if the resurrection of the Purple Blood Demon Lord was not his own intention, but rather someone else was manipulating him.

At this moment, Wei Tu also clearly noticed that the 'female phantom' sitting cross-legged in the cave seemed to have a slight upturn at the corner of her mouth and let out a contemptuous laugh.

"How could this be? How could this be? How could I suddenly revive my elder brother? This matter is clearly..." The Illusionary Arm Demon Lord exclaimed in horror as he came to his senses, looking incredulously at his hands that were constantly forming hand seals, and at his third and fourth sisters on his shoulders.

But soon, as if he had thought of something, he looked at Madam Wanmiao with hopeful eyes, hoping that she would save his life.

Of all those present, only Madam Wanmiao, with her extraordinary background and unfathomable strength, had any hope of saving the three of them.

Unfortunately, Lady Wanmiao's face turned terrifyingly cold upon seeing the pleading signal from the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord.

It seems that he did not expect that all of this was not the intention of the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, nor was it an alliance between him and the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor... but only the work of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's secret technique!
"It's... an illusion of the realm of rebirth!"

"Damn it, these three Phantom Arm Demon Lords have never truly broken out of the illusion..." Instantly realizing something, Madam Wanmiao said this with a slightly unpleasant expression.

She had always believed that the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord, like her, had directly broken through the illusionary realm of the Rebirth Realm with 'hard power'.

Never in their wildest dreams had they imagined that from the very beginning, the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord had already fallen into the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'trap'.

He was secretly controlled by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor!

Indeed, this 'Rebirth Realm Illusion' is the first layer of protection for the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, so it is naturally not weak.

“I possess the celestial treasure ‘Jinlan Immortal Robe,’ which can block all laws and illusions. That’s how I isolated myself from the influence of this illusion of the Rebirth Realm. As for those two…”

Thinking of this, Madam Wanmiao's expression immediately changed drastically. She looked at Venerable Huoshi, who was also inside the 'Heavenly Mystery Spirit House,' and outside, Wei Tu, who was using a crude 'magic shield' to resist the blood pool poison.

as predicted.

The next moment, the 'Firestone Venerable' who was closest to her seemed to be possessed by a demon, his face contorted in pain and he uncontrollably summoned a magic sword that shimmered with spiritual light and shot it toward her with his magic power.

This scene evoked a chilling glint in Madam Wanmiao's eyes.

However, at this moment she was also exceptionally decisive, directly and without hesitation flipping her palm and crushing the soul tablet in her hand that was used to control the life and death of 'Firestone Venerable'.

With a crisp 'click' sound.

The arrogant and powerful Huoshi Venerable, revered as one of the strongest cultivators in the world, died instantly, his soul scattered and blood flowing from his seven orifices.

But Lady Wanmiao showed no pity at this moment.

She continued to snort coldly, took out a long golden rope crackling with black arcs of electricity from her sleeve, and with a flick of her slender finger, attacked Wei Tu.

On Wei Tu's body lies the [Boundary Stone], which she cares about most.

She couldn't allow this treasure to be lost in any way, as it was a means of escape from this place!
However, something unexpected happened.

Upon seeing this attack, Wei Tu merely frowned slightly before flipping his hand and taking out a magic token containing a remarkable Mahayana aura, assuming a posture of wanting to perish together with her.

“Fellow Daoist Wanmiao, I, Kou, have not been controlled by that Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor… You can rest assured about that.”

“Otherwise, with the Mahayana power I possess, even if it's difficult to kill you, it shouldn't be hard to exhaust one or two of your abilities,” Wei Tu said calmly.

"Fellow Daoist Wei was not controlled by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor?"

Upon seeing this, Madam Wanmiao was slightly startled and found it hard to believe.

But the facts before her forced her to believe it.

Because Wei Tu truly possessed Mahayana-level techniques that he had not yet used.

“If Fellow Daoist Wanmiao does not believe me, I, Kou, may leave this place and meet with you after the battle is over.”

Wei Tu said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wanmiao was about to refuse, since once Wei Tu was out of her sight, he could very well escape using the [Boundary-Severing Stone]...

However, given that the reincarnation of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor was nearby, she dared not utter these words under any circumstances.

But a pity.

Before she could make a decision...

At this moment, the three Phantom Arm Demon Lords, who had already been affected by the 'Rebirth Realm Illusion', launched a fierce attack on her.

At the same time, the 'resurrected' Purple Blood Demon Lord was also born from that pounding heart.

With a single, deep breath, the blood pool water instantly condensed, transforming into a demonic body brimming with overwhelming demonic power, bearing the newly born divine soul of the Purple Blood Demon Lord…

Immediately afterwards, the resurrected Purple Blood Demon Lord also grabbed out without hesitation, condensing streaks of blood-red lightning, and together with the Illusion Arm Demon Lord and the other two, they surrounded the 'Heavenly Mystery Spirit House' where Lady Wanmiao was located.

All of this happened extremely fast.

From the moment the Illusionary Arm Demon Lord made a hand seal to 'revive' the Purple Blood Demon Lord, to his sudden attack on Lady Wanmiao... less than ten breaths had passed.

Therefore, even if Lady Wanmiao wanted to stop Wei Tu, she would find it extremely difficult to do so at this moment.

We can't possibly turn Wei Tu into an enemy at this critical moment!

At this moment, Wei Tu also took this opportunity to swim upwards desperately, intending to use this good opportunity to escape directly from the 'Void Gate' of the Blood Pool Wall.

Although the Void Gate was protected by a Mahayana-level 'spiritual restriction', with the Mahayana-level magical power in his hand... he should be able to blast it open directly.

After all, the 'Eternal Immortal Poison' of the Blood Pool has been corroding these spiritual restrictions for tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years. Without maintenance, it shouldn't be too stubborn or too difficult to remove.

However, before Wei Tu had been swimming away from the bottom of the blood pool for long, a weathered voice, accompanied by a slight smile, appeared behind him.

"Young friend Wei, where do you think you're trying to escape to?"

However, upon hearing this, Wei Tu frowned slightly but did not panic much. Instead, a hidden surprise appeared in his eyes.

However, he never revealed any of this.

In that instant, his face turned ashen, and he immediately ignited his essence blood, desperately fleeing towards the top of the blood pool.

The reincarnation of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor seemed to intentionally separate the two battlefields, not pressing Wei Tu too closely at this moment. Instead, with her graceful figure, she continued to calmly follow behind Wei Tu, ensuring that Wei Tu did not stray too far from her sight. (End of Chapter)