I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

A month later.

The "Five Clans Auction," jointly established by the five renowned clans including the Nine Serpents Liu Clan and the Mountain Bear Wu Clan, was held as scheduled within the Liu Clan Immortal City.

At this moment, Wei Tu, who had entered the auction hall, had also changed his appearance, revealing his Void Refinement Realm, and was sitting calmly in the hall of the auction hall.

As the beautiful woman in the purple dress said, the 'Five Clans Auction' is of extremely high standard, and only cultivators at the Refinement and Integration realms are qualified to participate.

Apart from some family disciples from the five major clans who served as attendants, the cultivators filling the arena were either at the Void Refinement stage or the Integration stage.

Therefore, even the most powerful and influential cultivators outside could only sit in the lobby on the first floor as ordinary guests.

Only those supreme beings who have reached the highest level are qualified to have the private rooms on the second floor to themselves.

However, the only slight 'slowness' in terms of treatment was that the nearly one hundred Void Refinement cultivators seated in the hall were all covered by black robes, and their seats were surrounded by spiritual barriers to prevent divine sense from spying on them, so their safety was not a problem.

Clearly, this "Five Clans Auction" is more like a black market auction with no name verification, and the five clans that organize it do not conduct strict identity checks on the guests.

Therefore.

Wei Tu's participation in this 'Five Clans Auction' was almost effortless in terms of changing his identity. He easily obtained an invitation letter for cultivators at the Void Refinement stage from another immortal city controlled by the five major clans.

"Just as I suspected, the invitation from the 'Nine Serpents Willow Clan' was indeed a malicious test..."

Inside the hall, Wei Tu, sitting in a secluded corner, gradually developed a cold smile after his divine sense had finished perusing the memories of the 'Iron Poison Flying Ant' in his sleeve.

A month ago, after noticing something unusual about the 'beautiful woman in the purple dress' and the 'Nine-Snake Liu Clan' behind her, he didn't just leave without doing anything.

Before leaving, he secretly left the 'iron poison flying ant' behind for surveillance.

In this insect's memory—

Based solely on the conversation between the beautiful woman in the purple dress and the Liu Clan Ancestor, although he couldn't discern the Ancestor's true intentions, he could easily tell from the unfriendly language used by the woman in the purple dress that the 'Nine Serpents Liu Clan' was definitely not up to any good!

For him, that was enough.

Aside from the wanted notices from those enemies, he really couldn't think of any other benefit that could entice the 'Nine Serpents Liu Clan' to offend him, a seventh-level alchemist.

"It's just a pity that with my current public identity, it's difficult for me to access high-level intelligence from such a powerful figure... Otherwise, I could be certain of this matter directly." Wei Tu's eyes flickered slightly as he thought to himself.

Of course, he might be able to obtain the information he wants through other ruthless means, but that would contradict his purpose of 'living in anonymity' in this world.

There's no need to go to such lengths just to verify a hypothesis.

“First, cultivate as a ‘Yu Sheng Sect cultivator,’ taking it one step at a time. There are advantages to being slow.”

Wei Tu flipped his hand and put the 'Iron Poison Flying Ant' from his sleeve back into the spirit insect bag, and his mind calmed down once again.

In the cultivation world, the strong are revered.

Schemes and scheming are just minor matters.

As long as he steadily cultivates to the peak of the Integration Realm and then breaks through to the Mahayana Realm... at that time, all these conspiracies, schemes, wanted notices, and pursuits will silently crumble and be utterly vulnerable.

……

"It seems there's a good chance that the cultivator at the Integration stage is Wei Tu, who's been wanted by that ancient demon goddess..."

Meanwhile, backstage at the auction, the old woman with snake scales, the patriarch of the Liu family, stared intently at the private room that Wei Tu had previously 'reserved', and sighed inwardly.

At this moment, there was less than a quarter of an hour left before the opening of the Five Clans Auction, but Wei Tu still hadn't arrived.

Therefore, the answer is undoubtedly obvious.

—That mysterious seventh-level alchemist is most likely Wei Tu, as she suspected.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why they would be so wary of the 'Nine Serpents Willow Family,' an ordinary combined family, and thus be so cautious.

"That's a good thing. Now that this cultivator hasn't come, I don't have to hesitate too much." The old woman with snake scales on her face secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ancestor, that is the body I'm preparing to possess... It has a rare, top-grade Moon Fox bloodline, and in terms of aptitude, it's absolutely first-rate. Moreover, it can perfectly complement the cultivation technique you're practicing..."

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a solemn appearance and a long beard, standing next to the old woman with snake scales, also pointed to a room not far from the backstage of the auction and said this with a smile.

"His appearance is quite good, no less than mine when I was young."

"In terms of bloodline, he can indeed be my reincarnation in the next life."

As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman with snake scales suddenly had a flash of light in her cloudy eyes, and her pupils turned into snake-like vertical pupils, making her look terrifying.

But soon, the old woman withdrew her supernatural powers, and a look of satisfaction appeared on her wrinkled, chrysanthemum-like face.

"However, since this woman is a disciple of the Feather Saint Sect, if we rashly try to possess her... we will inevitably offend 'Tian Yu Zi'. That old Taoist's strength is now extraordinary. He is no longer the junior he used to be."

The old woman with snake scales spoke of the hidden danger in a detached tone.

"Ancestor, you can rest assured about this."

"My grandson has already reached a deal with Vice Sect Master Qi of the Feather Saint Sect. With the ten-thousand-year friendship between our two families, it is not difficult to get this cultivator to give up a junior who has not yet grown up and has not yet joined the main sect of the Feather Saint Sect."

"Hehe, there is no name of this possessed body in the disciple roster of the Feather Saint Sect. If it weren't for the fact that this woman discovered this matter and refused to cultivate... I would have brought her to my Nine Serpent Willow Clan long ago and kept her under constant surveillance."

"However, all the resources allocated to this woman are from my 'Nine Serpent Willow Family' and have not gone through the Feather Saint Sect's account... Even if the Feather Saint Sect finds out by then, they won't be able to turn against my clan just because of this matter."

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and smiled slightly.

"That would be good, of course."

"Remember, this matter of possession should not be revealed to any other members of our clan besides you and me..."

Upon hearing this, the old woman with snake scales nodded slightly, as if she had thought of something else, and patiently gave her further instructions.

The 'possession' of a reincarnated body is very different from the ordinary 'possession'.

The former is for the purpose of going a step further.

Naturally, time and energy must be continuously spent on "nurturing" the "reincarnated body" to ensure that it is qualified and has a solid foundation to receive her combined divine soul.

Therefore, once she is discovered by the 'possessed body' and refused to continue her cultivation, it would be no different from all her previous efforts being wasted.

……

Wei Tu, sitting in the lobby on the first floor, was unaware of what was happening backstage at the 'Five Races Auction'.

But soon.

When he saw Ruan Shui'er, whose face was veiled in white gauze, and several middle-aged beauties, as family cultivators of the 'Nine Serpents Liu Clan,' following behind the Liu Clan patriarch to take their seats in the combined private room on the second floor, he subconsciously raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling puzzled as to why the Nine Serpents Liu Clan valued this woman so much.

After all, the Nine Serpents Liu Clan is a large and powerful family, and there must be quite a few cultivators who want to come here to broaden their horizons... Given Ruan Shui'er's qualifications, it is somewhat strange that she has risen in status above the disciples of the Nine Serpents Liu Clan.

But the next moment, Wei Tu realized that this woman's master was the patriarch of the Liu clan, and that her Yu Sheng Sect seemed to have formed some kind of alliance with the 'Nine Serpents Liu Clan'...

This doubt vanished instantly.

In terms of qualifications alone, Ruan Shui'er is indeed far behind, but this woman has a good chance of serving as a bridge connecting the Feather Saint Sect and the Nine Serpents Liu Clan.

Given this, it is perfectly reasonable for this woman to receive further attention.

After a minor incident.

Before long, with the auctioneer taking the stage, the 'Five Races Auction' officially began.

certainly--

Not surprisingly.

Whether it was the first half of the auction targeting Void Refinement cultivators or the second half targeting Integration cultivators, Wei Tu found very few items of interest in the auction.

Ultimately, the 'Black Cloud Minor Realm' is a small realm with relatively weak power. The various clans and sects that reign supreme here are insignificant figures in the Spirit Realm and the Ancient Demon Realm.

Naturally, the quality of the auction items was far inferior to the various auctions Wei Tu had previously participated in in the Spirit Realm.

Putting everything else aside, the spiritual treasures and talismans used by the various Nascent Soul stage experts that Wei Tu saw in the 'Bao Ri Divine Tower' and 'Rebirth Realm' are far more valuable than some of the rare items auctioned here.

Meanwhile, he also saw the spiritual materials that the beautiful woman in the purple dress had mentioned, which could be used to refine a seventh-order defensive spiritual treasure, and that might appear at the Five Clans Auction.

However, after taking a quick look, Wei Tu frowned and gave up immediately.

It's not that the material is bad, but rather that with its inherent properties, it can only be used to refine a low-grade seventh-tier defensive spiritual treasure at most...

His defensive capabilities are probably not even as good as his physical body.

Therefore, its value is undoubtedly useless to him, a seventh-level body cultivator.

However, after the two auctions ended and it came to the final, most anticipated item... Wei Tu couldn't help but let out a soft "Eh," showing a hint of interest.

The first and most important treasure to be unveiled was a rare Ghost Clan Soul Pill.

And this will precisely enhance his cultivation of the 'Seven Eyes Technique of the Nether Cauldron'.

"Do you all know about the three dominant clans and ten spirit clans in the Spirit Realm? This Ghost Clan Soul Core comes from the Mist Ghost Clan, which is qualified to compete with the Ten Spirit Clans..."

"This pill was obtained by a powerful figure who participated in the war between the two realms and killed a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator of the Mist Ghost clan."

"The effects of the Ghost Clan Soul Pill are probably known to all of you seniors; it is a treasure that greatly benefits the cultivation of the soul."

"Moreover—according to the appraisal of the five clans, this Soul Core of the Mist Ghost clan, which is at the late stage of the Integration Realm, also contains a fragment of a Mahayana secret technique... and this fragment can only be cultivated by cultivators who have refined this Soul Core..."

Soon, a series of enticing words came from the auctioneer on the stage.

The Ghost Clan Soul Pill in the late stage of the Fusion Realm.

Mahayana secret techniques...

Either of these two, if they appeared, would arouse the covetousness of cultivators at the Integration stage, let alone two appearing at once.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu inevitably became interested in this grand finale treasure.

Because the fragment of the Mahayana secret technique left inside this Soul Pill is not just a simple addition to his Mahayana secret technique, but also allows him to glimpse the inheritance of the Mist Ghost Clan and grasp their weaknesses!

You should know that when he was in the human realm, he already had an irreconcilable blood feud with this race.

Now, how could we easily let go of such a golden opportunity to learn about the clan's heritage and weaknesses!
“But… as a Void Refinement cultivator, it seems inappropriate for me to get involved in this matter…” Wei Tu frowned secretly, feeling hesitant.

However, it was also at this time.

Following the bidding from the Nascent Soul stage experts in the second-floor private rooms, several Void Refinement cultivators on the first floor also began bidding for the treasure.

He seemed unconcerned about offending the powerful being on the second floor.

The cultivators present seemed to be used to this scene and did not show much surprise. They only lingered on the few 'Refinement cultivators' who had spoken for a short while.

"Is he a Nascent Soul cultivator, just like me, disguised as someone who came here?" Upon seeing this, Wei Tu raised an eyebrow and then put aside his worries.

Since it's an anonymous 'black market transaction,' no one will obediently follow the rules and participate in this 'Five Races Auction' with their true cultivation level.

The private rooms on the second floor are prestigious, much more elegant and spacious than the lobby on the first floor, which is more in line with the status of a powerful being.

However... correspondingly, compared to the easily obtainable 'Void Refinement Ticket', it is easier to expose one's identity.

In other words, by disguising oneself as a Void Refinement cultivator, one directly cuts off the possibility of revealing one's identity at the source.

"Three thousand mid-grade spirit crystals..."

"Four thousand mid-grade spirit crystals..."

Soon, after this minor 'turmoil' subsided, the bidding for the Ghost Clan Soul Pill once again became noisy in the arena.

"Four thousand five hundred mid-grade spirit crystals..."

Wei Tu's lips moved slightly, instructing a cultivator with a scarred face and a cold expression to start bidding.

The result is the same.

Like other combined entities that disguise themselves as 'refining cultivators'.

This proposal did not cause much surprise in the room, but it did make the bidding atmosphere a little more intense.

"Six thousand mid-grade spirit crystals!"

With the 'legacy' of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, Wei Tu has abundant resources in terms of spirit crystals and magic crystals.

In this matter, they naturally have no fear of other Nascent Soul cultivators.

Therefore, after confirming that there was no problem, he immediately instructed the cultivator to raise the price of the Ghost Clan Soul Pill by a large margin.

The words fell.

After a brief silence, the room fell into complete silence.

A moment later, the jade hammer fell.

The auction of the ghost clan's inner core then came to an end.

At this moment, the scarred cultivator, who was prepared, immediately took out a spirit crystal bag from his sleeve, handed it to the auctioneer on the stage with his magic power, and grabbed the ghost clan inner core that was placed on the stage.

However, seemingly noticing some covetous glances from those in the arena, the scarred man immediately let out a cold snort without any politeness, unleashing the immense pressure of his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation.

Impacted by this oppressive aura, the surrounding cultivators' expressions changed instantly, and their gazes toward the scarred man immediately held a hint of awe.

At the same moment, those covetous glances vanished completely.

Without a doubt, in the eyes of the assembled powerful beings, the 'scarred cultivator' before them was qualified to compete with them and take away this Ghost Clan Soul Pill.

"This treasure is in our hands! However... we cannot be careless. Only when we safely leave this Five Clans Auction House will our mission be complete." Seeing this, Wei Tu was overjoyed, but he remained vigilant. (End of Chapter)