I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

In addition to these, the storage ring also contained many ancient-looking jade slips, spiritual materials, and a considerable number of high-grade magic crystals and high-grade spirit crystals...

However, due to the time constraints, Wei Tu only glanced at it briefly before immediately withdrawing his divine sense.

Then, he turned his gaze to the more than twenty tiny spatial portals leading to other realms located within these 'talismanic passageways'.

Now that he has found the red-feathered ghost insect that Su Bing'er's remnant spirit has transformed into, he has no more worries in this 'Rebirth Realm' and it is time for him to leave directly.

However, what troubled Wei Tu at this moment was that these 'spatial portals' were not quite the same as the spatial portals leading to the 'Rebirth Realm'. Their auras were unpredictable and obscure, making it impossible for anyone to discern which realm they led to.

"They're almost here?" But at that moment, before Wei Tu could think or discern anything further, the approaching aura of the Demon Ancestor outside the 'Gate of Void' caused his expression to change drastically.

This happened much faster than he had predicted, several times faster than expected.

"Is it... Lady Wanmiao?" Wei Tu realized that this demonic aura did not come from the 'Seven Treasures Demonic Ancestor', but from a more unfamiliar demonic ancestor.

Clearly, it was the other part of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's soul that was unwilling to let him take this advantage, so it directly informed Lady Wanmiao of this information, asking her to try to stop his escape!
However—Wei Tu did not expect that this Lady Wanmiao was truly so 'extraordinary'. The power she was currently unleashing was almost equivalent to the descent of a Demon Ancestor at his peak.

"We can't hesitate any longer." Wei Tu's gaze sharpened, and from the dense cluster of 'space portals' in front of him, he randomly selected one and quickly disappeared inside in a flash.

It was in that instant that he escaped.

A tremendous roar resounded outside the Void Gate.

Immediately afterwards, this seemingly extraordinary and exceptionally heavy 'Gate of Void' was instantly severed by a terrifying black and red sword aura, shattering into several pieces.

Unfortunately, just as it was about to descend upon this 'Radiant Light Passage', Wei Tu, who had been there moments before, vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Wei Tu!" Upon seeing this scene, Madam Wanmiao, who appeared outside the Void Gate, had her fair face contorted into a ferocious expression, her almond-shaped eyes filled with a cold glint.

She had been scheming for millennia, even sacrificing the temptation of immediately advancing to the Demon Ancestor realm, all for the sake of capturing the 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo' refined by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor in this lifetime...

However, just when the plan should have been completed, Wei Tu's unexpected intervention caused her to lose more than she gained, and all her hard work became a boon for Wei Tu.

At this moment, her hatred for Wei Tu surpassed that for everyone she had ever encountered since birth.

“This spatial passage leading to other realms was built by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor… This demon must know which realm Wei Tu went to…” Madam Wanmiao turned her head and rushed to the bottom of the blood pool once again to fight against another part of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor’s soul.

Cross-dimensional teleportation takes much longer than regular teleportation.

If she can accurately seize this time gap, she still has a chance to catch Wei Tu!

……

However, what Lady Wanmiao was unaware of was...

Wei Tu, who crossed the 'space portal' and was teleported across dimensions, was far more ruthless than she had imagined.

Inside the teleportation channel, after teleporting for a short time to ensure that he had left the 'Rebirth Realm' and was no longer affected by its laws, he immediately disregarded the danger and used his great magical power to tear open a 'spatial rift' and once again escaped into it.

These 'spatial rifts' that are torn open at will often contain spatial turbulence, and the dangers hidden within are something that even a 'Great Master of Integration' would not dare to take lightly.

Only those at the Mahayana level would dare to ignore the dangers here.

Although Wei Tu is a 'seventh-order body refiner', he could easily perish in these spatial turbulences if he is not careful.

This is also why Madam Wanmiao was confident in Wei Tu and dared not act recklessly during the interdimensional teleportation.

“However, with this treasure… this danger can be avoided as much as possible.” Wei Tu, who had entered the 'spatial rift', had a slight glint in his eyes as he looked at a pitch-black compass in his hand.

At this moment, within this pitch-black compass, the severed arm left behind by the Demon Ancestor Garan twitched its fingertips slightly, writing the required levels of sacrificial offerings on the ground...

Its realm is not high, only at the level of Integration.

In other words, this means that the danger contained within the 'spatial rift' he tore open this time is at most at the level of the Integration Realm. As long as one is careful, there is no great danger to be fatal.

Of course, this wasn't just because Wei Tu was lucky; he succeeded on his first try.

Of the dozen or so spatial rifts he tore open during his teleportation, only this one was dangerous at the Integration level...

"It's just a pity that the remaining arm of the Demon Ancestor Garan can only do the simplest things like prophecy and divination... So, it will be difficult for this demon arm to play any role in this trip to the Rebirth Realm."

Wei Tu shook his head secretly and put the black compass back into his storage artifact.

However, this kind of thing is normal when you think about it. If the Demon Ancestor Garan really had such 'divine powers' and could see into these complex 'human hearts and demons', he wouldn't have been killed by other demon gods after failing to ascend to godhood... and ultimately ended up with this 'dismemberment'.

Its ability to predict fortune and misfortune "point-to-point" and to glimpse some "predestined things" existing in the cultivation world is already an extremely remarkable skill.

Unfortunately, because of his trip to the Rebirth Realm, he was constantly monitored by Madam Wanmiao and others, and had no chance to use the 'Ancient Demon Arm' for divination... Otherwise, he could have used it to test whether the demon arm could be used on other demon ancestors, and whether he could glean secrets from powerful demon ancestors.

However, just as this thought arose, several spatial turbulences arrived as expected, landing on Wei Tu.

It is as inconspicuous as a transparent breeze.

But... the power it contains is exceptionally terrifying.

Upon contact, the magical shield erected by Wei Tu was instantly torn apart. His flesh and blood, which were as hard as a magical treasure, were scraped away and blown off layer by layer, like a clay sculpture, and then vanished without a trace.

In just a few breaths, there were hardly any good pieces of flesh left on his body, covered in blood, as he struggled to resist the all-encompassing and terrifying spatial turbulence.

Fortunately, in preparation for this trip to the Hundred Spirits Demon Realm, he not only crafted a considerable number of 'Secret Sword Talismans', but also a number of seventh-tier defensive talismans.

After opening these 'talismanic energy shields', Wei Tu finally had a chance to catch his breath amidst the spatial turbulence.

However, the good times didn't last long.

After a few quarters of an hour, as the protective shields of talismanic power were torn apart and shattered, Wei Tu was once again reduced to being able to rely solely on his own magical power and physical body to defend himself.

This left him feeling quite helpless.

Having acquired the wealth of two great demon ancestors and personally killed several fusion-level and demon lords, he currently has no suitable seventh-tier defensive spiritual treasure to protect himself.

Of course, this is normal. The spiritual treasures and magical treasures obtained in battle rarely contain powerful defensive items, since their original owners would use them as much as possible before they died.

"After escaping this predicament, I should also find a suitable defensive magic treasure to protect myself... Although my seventh-level physical body after body refinement is quite good, having an extra defensive magic treasure after falling into this dangerous situation is much better than relying solely on my physical body to withstand the attack..." Wei Tu pondered to himself.

The Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's wealth undoubtedly gave him the confidence to go to high-level auctions and bid for more treasures.

"I just don't know how long this spatial rift's teleportation will last..." Wei Tu's expression was slightly grim.

Normal 'spatial rift' teleportation usually takes only a few breaths or tens of breaths, but the 'spatial rift' he tore open seemed to take much longer than he had imagined, perhaps because it was too close to the 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm'... or perhaps because it was torn open from an interdimensional teleportation channel.

An hour.

Two hours...

It wasn't until two days later.

Within this dark and boundless 'subspace', Wei Tu finally saw an extremely tiny 'spatial node' leading to the outside world.

This finally brought a hint of joy to Wei Tu's face, who was now almost a skeleton with extremely weak breath.

Without hesitation, he tore open this 'spatial node' and walked out of it.

However, in the instant he left, Wei Tu did not hesitate to summon the [Earth Emperor Pearl] in his hand, and in a flash, he disappeared into the inner space of the pearl.

At this moment, he was much weaker than at any time after breaking through to the Fusion Realm.

The endless 'spatial turbulence' not only caused him to lose almost all of his defensive talismans, but also depleted his physical body to the extreme, barely managing to maintain his cultivation level.

It is not advisable for other powerful individuals to notice this at this moment!
"If it were the Nine Fragrance Pill, it could restore me to my peak condition within half an hour... However, this item is extremely rare, a sacred healing medicine within the Integration Realm, and it is not advisable to waste this treasure at this moment..." Wei Tu, hiding in the space inside the pearl, secretly shook his head, suppressing this thought.

At this moment, his injuries had not yet reached the 'source' and were not the kind of wounds that were difficult to heal.

It's just that the physical body is too depleted from resisting the spatial turbulence.

This injury can be healed naturally by the body's own healing abilities, and after a period of time, one can return to their peak condition.

There's no need to waste the Nine Fragrance Pills that we finally obtained.

However, despite this, Wei Tu still took out the Nine Fragrance Pill, wrapped it with his magic power, and then implanted it into his 'True Spirit Immortal Bone'.

In this way, even if he encounters a strong enemy, he will not be too flustered and will have some room to counterattack.

"I just don't know where this place is..."

Inside the pearl's interior, Wei Tu sat cross-legged, holding a high-grade spirit crystal to restore his mana, while secretly extending his divine sense to spy on the intelligence of the place where he was.

Soon, he was able to see everything in the vicinity.

At this moment, he was in a rather desolate small oasis.

It, along with other small oases, is like a string of pearls, dotting the vicinity of a vast, radiant lake.

Further away lies an endless black desert, stretching as far as the eye can see.

"Is this no longer the Sheng Guang Realm?"

Upon seeing this scene, Wei Tu frowned secretly. He had never seen a place with a similar desert landscape in the geographical records of Sheng Guang Realm.

However, he soon seemed to realize something and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If still within the Shengguang area.

He wasn't confident he could evade Lady Wanmiao and the group of demon ancestors who had rushed to the scene.

Although we will need to readjust to our new world, it is still better than the dangers we faced in the Radiant Realm.

"But... this departure will take place after Lady Wanmiao leaves the 'Hundred Spirits Demon Realm'..."

After escaping danger, Wei Tu's face turned grim as he thought of his relatives and friends who would be implicated because of this incident.

After all, both the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'splittered soul' and Lady Wanmiao had already guessed his true identity: Wei Tu, an ascended cultivator from the human realm!
"My fourth brother's whereabouts are unknown. He has also been deliberately concealing his real name and appearance within the Sheng Guang Realm, traveling the cultivation world under the name of the Lame Old Ghost... I don't need to worry too much about that..."

"As for Qingfeng, she has also disappeared from the Shengguang Realm, and is suspected of joining the Heavenly Demon Realm. The Heavenly Demon Realm is a powerful force independent of the Ancient Demon Realm... its foundation should not be underestimated..."

"It should be difficult for Lady Wanmiao and the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor to find Qingfeng through this."

"As for my descendants in the lower realm, I made special arrangements for them long after I killed the Purple-Faced Hermit, so there's no need to worry about it."

"The only one I'm worried about is Gong Shulan, who is under my protection in Tianyuan Holy City..."

Wei Tu rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

His original intention was to use his reputation to protect Gong Shulan, but unexpectedly, due to a series of unforeseen events, he ended up harming Gong Shulan instead...

"However, with this woman's intelligence, there might be hope of escaping this crisis." Suddenly, Wei Tu seemed to think of something, and his brows relaxed slightly.

Unlike others, Gong Shulan had been constantly monitored and threatened by the Demon Lord Lianwu. Only after he took her in did her living conditions in the 'Heavenly Abyss Holy City' improve...

This time, the Demon Lord Lianwu went to the Radiant Realm... Gong Shulan, who has this opportunity, has a good chance of using it to escape and leave Tianyuan Holy City first.

"Of course, this is the best possible outcome."

"If that's not the case..."

Wei Tu's gaze turned cold in that instant.

He didn't mind facing Madam Wanmiao again in the future because of his old friend Gong Shulan.

"Thinking too much won't help!"

"As long as I don't perish and am not discovered by Madam Wanmiao, even if Gong Shulan and the others are captured, my life won't be in danger." Wei Tu shook his head secretly, his expression returning to calm once again.

No cultivator would easily turn a Demon Ancestor or a Mahayana Immortal into a mortal enemy.

It is true that Lady Wanmiao was born into the Qihuo God Clan.

However, this woman is not the same as the Qihuo God Clan!
After obtaining the 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo', he was undoubtedly seen by Lady Wanmiao as having the potential to break through and become a Demon Ancestor or a Mahayana Immortal.

Unless this woman is stupid, she wouldn't have killed Gong Shulan and the others before killing him.

These people were most likely taken hostage first, as hostages of some value, and controlled by Madam Wanmiao...

Take ten thousand steps back.

If Madam Wanmiao were truly unwise and were to attack Gong Shulan and the others, he would be powerless to do anything about it at this moment.

The realm of fusion... is still far too weak.

"However... breaking through to the Mahayana stage isn't so simple..." Wei Tu secretly sighed, after all, his current realm was only the mid-stage of the Integration Realm, still quite a distance from the 'peak of the Integration Realm' before breaking through to the Mahayana stage. (End of Chapter)