I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

But soon, the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Feather Saint Sect, who was bewitched by the illusion, revealed another way to join the Heavenly Demon Realm.

"Besides that, if you want to bypass the Feather Saint Sect and join the Heavenly Demon Realm, you can also go to the 'Blood Refining Land'... As long as you successfully pass through the 'Blood Refining Land', or show your talent there and are valued by the elders of the Heavenly Demon Realm, you can join one of the major forces in the Heavenly Demon Realm..."

"The Blood Refining Ground?" Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's expression brightened. He had learned about this method from the memories of the cultivator when he was searching for the soul of Island Master Ye in the Sheng Guang Realm.

However, he did not expect that the 'Black Cloud Minor Realm', which was controlled by the Heavenly Demon Realm, also contained this test set up by the 'Heavenly Demon Realm'.

This method is indeed a good approach.

Whether they are cultivators from sects or rogue cultivators of unknown origin, they can all reliably pass through the Blood Refining Grounds of the 'Heavenly Demon Realm', join the Heavenly Demon Realm, and become a part of it.

"However, I still have to go to the Feather Saint Sect. My identity as a native of the Cloud Mist Desert... is a talisman for me to evade Lady Wanmiao and the others' pursuit," Wei Tu thought to himself.

……

Having confirmed that Zhong Yi and the others meant no harm, Wei Tu did not linger in the Nascent Soul stage cave of the Feather Saint Sect. In an instant, he returned to Zhong Yi's cave and resumed his role as a minor Golden Core native cultivator, valued by this cultivator.

Taking advantage of this time, he also relaxed and began to study the ancient jade slips left in the storage ring of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

During the years he spent in Xiaoluhu Prefecture, he never relaxed his mind for a moment in order to recover from his injuries and be on guard against the enemy.

Now that we know the information about this place and have confirmed that this 'Black Cloud Minor World' is a safe place, we will naturally devote more time to this important matter.

Aside from the priceless "Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo" and the blood-green alms bowl used to deal with him, the most valuable of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's "legacy" are these ancient jade slips that appear to have existed for an exceptionally long time.

Of course, this is not because the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor was too poor. After all, the 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo' that this demon refined was already a treasure that all the major divine races were pursuing... Its cost was incalculable, so he would not waste too much money on other spiritual treasures and materials.

Moreover, these ancient jade slips are extremely extraordinary. Each one contains a vast amount of knowledge, recording various cultural classics and unorthodox secret techniques from the ancient demon realm over millions of years.

Although it seems to be useless for cultivation...

But Wei Tu understood that this knowledge was the true 'foundation' of the ancient demon ancestor Qibao Demon Ancestor, and also an excellent opportunity for him to narrow the gap between himself and these ancient Mahayana immortals and demon ancestors!

This time, it seems that he successfully outmaneuvered the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

However, without the help of the Golden Purple Destiny, he would have long since become a dead soul under the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

This was not a victory for him, but rather a defeat for the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor by this mysteriously originating golden-purple destiny relic, which was suspected to be a relic of a true immortal.

"I wonder what's inside these two jade slips..." Wei Tu frowned and looked at the two dark gold ancient jade slips placed on the table.

The characters on these two jade slips were not any kind of script he recognized; they were neither ancient demon script nor true spirit script, but rather a very strange cuneiform script.

This script is also different from ordinary script; it possesses a mysterious 'soul-devouring' technique. If his consciousness is immersed in these two jade slips for even a short time, it will be immediately absorbed and weakened considerably.

Based on his intuition, Wei Tu guessed that these two dark gold jade slips must contain a great secret related to the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

It might even be the secret technique used by those immortals of the Radiant Realm to refine the 'Undying Divine Butterfly'.

After all, according to a fleeting memory in the mind of the Crimson Feather Ghost Insect King, the secret technique for refining the 'Undying Divine Butterfly' obtained by the immortals of the Radiant Realm came from an ancient immortal ruin.

The script used by these ancient immortals was naturally very different from that of the cultivation world at this time.

"The existence of the Heavenly Demon Realm is also quite ancient. Perhaps clues to deciphering these cuneiform characters can be found there."

Wei Tu put the two dark gold jade slips back into his storage artifact, feeling that he had gained another reason to go to the Heavenly Demon Realm.

……

While Wei Tu was hiding in Zhong Yi's cave to study the knowledge of the jade slips, the grand event for the Yu Sheng Sect to select its 'true disciples' was gradually coming to an end.

The bloodlines of the indigenous cultivators in Xiaoluhu Prefecture and several surrounding large oases were all examined by Zhong Yi and his group.

Afterwards, Zhong Yi and the other Nascent Soul cultivators of the Feather Saint Sect did not stay in Xiaolu Lake Prefecture for long. They summoned a fourth-tier flying boat, took away Wei Tu, Ruan Shui'er, and the other chosen 'lucky ones', and immediately headed away from the Yunlan Desert.

Their departure was somewhat hasty.

Wei Tu, who had 'searched the soul' of the Yu Sheng Sect's Nascent Soul stage, was well aware of this.

This is inseparable from him and Ruan Shui'er.

As is customary, after Zhong Yi and his group completed their testing in Xiaoluhu Prefecture, they would travel to other oases to continue monitoring other native cultivators and searching for 'sacred beast bloodlines'.

Xiaolu Lake Prefecture was not Zhong Yi and his group's first battle.

However... after he discovered his relationship with Ruan Shui'er, this plan naturally had to be revised.

The top-grade 'True Dragon Bloodline' and the supreme-grade 'Moon Fox Bloodline' are both promising talents worthy of the Feather Saint Sect's great attention.

Especially those with the top-grade Moon Fox bloodline, they can be considered 'geniuses' even within the Feather Saint Sect.

After having a 'falling out' with certain forces in the Heavenly Demon Realm.

The Feather Saint Sect will try to keep Wei Tu and Ruan Shui'er, these 'bloodline cultivators' with extraordinary bloodlines, hidden away as much as possible, and will not allow them to show themselves in front of outsiders too much.

According to the Feather Saint Sect's plan, this batch of 'bloodline cultivators' will be 'hidden' and will not appear on the Feather Saint Sect's disciple list for the time being.

"Is this the special spiritual barrier that isolates the Cloud Mist Desert from the outside world?"

Several months later, as they were leaving the Cloud Mist Desert, Wei Tu, inside the airship cabin, opened his eyes at the opportune moment and took a few glances at this 'large spirit barrier' that had landed on the border of the Cloud Mist Desert with great interest.

It merged with the void, leaving no trace of its existence. But at this moment, as the flying boat entered, the spiritual restriction within it instantly began to twist space, as if it would send the flying boat back to another part of the Cloud Mist Desert in the next instant.

However, as cultivators of the Feather Saint Sect, Zhong Yi and the others had their own way of dealing with this. After they summoned a token that seemed to be forged from ice, the spiritual restriction that had melted into the void immediately returned to calm and watched the flying boat leave.

This scene seemed ordinary, but Wei Tu keenly perceived the astonishing array formation skills of the cultivator who set up this formation.

“At least an eighth-level array master. There are few such figures in the Feather Saint Sect! It seems that the Feather Saint Sect, as well as other sects in the ‘Black Cloud Minor World,’ have a much closer connection with the Heavenly Demon Realm than I imagined!” Wei Tu thought to himself, having only glimpsed the whole picture.

After leaving the Yunlan Desert, the flying boat piloted by Zhong Yi and the others did not head towards the direction of Yu Sheng Sect as Wei Tu remembered, but instead headed towards an unfamiliar region.

Half a month later.

The flying boat stopped in a Taoist temple that was rich in spiritual energy but somewhat desolate.

"This is the Deer Mountain Dojo, and it will also be your training ground in the future. Only after you break through to the Nascent Soul Realm will you be qualified to go to the main headquarters of the Feather Saint Sect..." Zhong Yi looked at the group of 'bloodline cultivators' on the deck of the flying boat with a serious expression and said sternly.

The words fell.

The group of bloodline cultivators showed no surprise; instead, they looked around the Dragon Mountain Dojo with great interest, as if every scene and object in the outside world held immense appeal for them.

After all, as natives 'imprisoned' in the Yunlan Desert, this was their first time coming into contact with the outside world.

Similarly, knowing nothing about the Feather Saint Sect, they naturally wouldn't think that Zhong Yi's words concealed any trickery or scheming.

"It seems we were overthinking things. These natives of the Cloud Mist Desert don't care whether they stay at the Deer Mountain Dojo or the sect's headquarters..." Upon seeing this, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Feather Saint Sect who was traveling with Zhong Yi couldn't help but chuckle.

"The more ignorant they are, the easier they are to control. These native cultivators have clean backgrounds and only need a little training to become the most stable foundation of our sect..." Upon hearing this, Zhong Yi nodded slightly and said this sentence in great agreement.

“However, the most valuable ones here are that little girl with the Moon Fox bloodline and that Golden Core junior with the True Dragon bloodline… Others may suffer some mishaps, but these two absolutely cannot be harmed.” Zhong Yi said solemnly to a middle-aged woman dressed in pink who was traveling with him.

It seems that this middle-aged beauty is the cultivator in charge of the 'Deer Mountain Dojo' within the Feather Saint Sect.

"You can rest assured about that, Senior Brother Zhong. I will keep a close eye on these two."

"Furthermore, this place is not a prosperous area; it wouldn't be wrong to call it a desolate wilderness. With my divine sense, even if these two run away for three days and three nights, they will not escape my grasp," the middle-aged beauty said with a faint smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Junior Sister Liu."

"By the way, that young Golden Core cultivator from the Dragon Clan has joined my Iron Wing Peak. You should also take care of him..." Suddenly, Zhong Yi thought of something and said these words to the middle-aged beauty with a hidden meaning.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman glanced at Wei Tu and Ruan Shui'er, who was curious about the unfamiliar environment, and slowly nodded.

After joining the sect, all cultivation materials are fixed in number. Although they can be changed, the middle-aged beauty is not foolish enough to think that Zhong Yi is asking her to "take care" of Wei Tu in this matter.

If he truly intended to give Wei Tu more preferential treatment in terms of cultivation resources, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to specifically instruct her.

Within the Deer Mountain Dojo, there was only one thing that was truly beneficial to Zhong Yi without costing him anything…

That is Ruan Shui'er's 'ownership'.

Generally speaking, according to the rules of the Feather Saint Sect, whoever is responsible for testing Ruan Shui'er's 'sacred beast bloodline' will automatically be assigned to the lineage of the cultivator...

Just like Wei Tu, who was discovered by Zhong Yi and naturally joined Zhong Yi's 'Iron Wing Peak'.

However, while securing a master-disciple relationship is difficult, the 'Daoist partner' status, which is closely tied to Ruan Shui'er, is something that Zhong Yi and the others can pursue.

Back in Xiaolu Lake Prefecture, Zhong Yi had instructed Wei Tu to approach Ruan Shui'er, so he wouldn't mind saying a few more words to this middle-aged beauty.

Of course, the other Nascent Soul cultivators who accompanied him probably said the same thing to this middle-aged beauty.

However... among this group of cultivators, Zhong Yi still had considerable confidence in Wei Tu, because in terms of aptitude, Wei Tu was the only one who could barely be a match for Ruan Shui'er.

"This Xiu really cares about my marriage."

Wei Tu, who was eavesdropping on their conversation with his divine sense, was also speechless at the matter.

However, he could understand Zhong Yi and the others' considerations.

Although the top-grade Moon Fox bloodline is not comparable to a true descendant of a spirit like the Bloodwinged Mo, it still has a considerable chance of advancing to the Void Refinement Realm in the future, which is considered a promising future.

Within the entire Feather Saint Sect, how many Nascent Soul cultivators and how many Void Refinement cultivators are there?

However, for a powerful cultivator like him, such matters were like child's play, only causing him distress and wasting his cultivation time.

……

After watching Zhong Yi and the others leave.

Wei Tu and a group of bloodline cultivators also began to move into the Deer Mountain Dojo.

Because they had already embarked on the path of immortality, the Feather Saint Sect did not provide strict instruction to Wei Tu and the others.

Aside from revising the Feather Saint Sect's cultivation methods and going to the deacons of each peak at fixed times each year to receive instruction, there were no other miscellaneous matters to attend to.

Wei Tu, too, gradually retreated from the environment and lived a secluded life.

They rarely interact with other bloodline cultivators.

This scene, witnessed by the middle-aged beauty at the Lushan Dojo, caused her to frown slightly... but she did not interfere with Wei Tu because of it.

Cultivators have all sorts of eccentric personalities, and being a bit eccentric is not a big deal in the cultivation world.

However, because of this, the middle-aged beauty and the other Iron Wing Peak cultivators who were instructed by Zhong Yi gradually forgot about the marriage arrangement that Zhong Yi had entrusted to them.

After all, if Wei Tu doesn't take the initiative, how can he expect Ruan Shui'er, who is more qualified, to grovel and actively socialize with him?
However, the indifference shown by the middle-aged woman and others once again greatly facilitated Wei Tu.

This allowed him to spend more time studying the jade slips and recovering from his injuries.

"It's time to leave this Deer Mountain Dojo and head to the immortal cities and markets of this world..." Several years later, Wei Tu, feeling restless, had this thought in his mind.

His temporary residence at the Deer Mountain Dojo was merely a pretext to acquire a readily available identity within the Black Cloud Minor Realm, so that he could use it to join the Heavenly Demon Realm.

During this period, he would not actually be like a junior Golden Core cultivator, spending all his time in arduous cultivation.

In the shadows, he is still that powerful being who has achieved the Fusion Realm!
This trip was also for his sake.

Whether it's refining healing pills to restore injuries or searching for auxiliary ingredients to refine the 'Yinzhi Pill', he needs to communicate with the outside world.

"Furthermore—if we can acquire a high-grade defensive spiritual treasure through normal means during this time, that would be good," Wei Tu thought to himself, narrowing his eyes.

The idea of ​​purchasing defensive magical artifacts was not only something that came to him while traversing the 'spatial rift', but also a real need within the 'Black Cloud Minor World'.

To conceal his identity, he should not reveal his body refinement level unless absolutely necessary. After all, there are plenty of unfamiliar Nascent Soul cultivators, but seventh-level body refiners are extremely rare in any realm.

In addition, having more defensive magical treasures can indirectly increase his chances of survival in the first stage of the Integration Realm.

Not bad! After his journey to the Rebirth Realm, he had almost exhausted all of his Mahayana techniques.

The Mahayana magical power of Zi Chi Jun and Xuan Ling Xian Zi.

The Longevity Lamp offers three chances...

Now, only Zi Chi Jun's magical power remains unused.

Everything else was lost.

The damage caused by such a one-time 'Great Vehicle Technique' is something he alone could hardly make up for.

Unless... one can refine the 'Eternal Flame Elixir' and rekindle the [Longevity Immortal Lamp], this heaven-reaching spiritual treasure.

Unfortunately, he did not possess the secret recipe for refining the 'Eternal Flame Ointment,' so the matter of igniting the 'Longevity Immortal Lamp' was out of the question.

Therefore, regarding this weakness, the only option is to change tactics and abandon the previous approach of overwhelming others with brute force... Instead, he should purchase defensive magical treasures to maximize his chances of survival at the first stage of the Nascent Soul realm. (End of Chapter)