I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

“However, even without the ‘Blood Gu Divine Cauldron,’ the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor’s foundation is still invaluable…” Wei Tu’s eyes flickered, and a hint of greed arose in his heart for the foundation that the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor had accumulated over millions of years and reincarnated many times.

A hundred years ago, he, along with Lady Wanmiao and others, disrupted the 'reincarnation' of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor.

Now, this cultivator lacks the 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo' as his physical body, and in terms of cultivation level, he is probably still at the 'Peak of Integration' and has failed to break through to the Mahayana stage.

In other words, as long as he can break through to the Mahayana realm first and 'encounter' this demon again, he will have a good chance of hunting this demon and completely seizing all of its resources.

At that time, his wealth would likely immediately reach the pinnacle of the Mahayana realm...

"It's just a pity that the chances are extremely slim."

But after thinking for a moment, Wei Tu shook his head secretly, feeling that the chances were slim, and gave up on this unrealistic wishful thinking.

There's no other reason than that he's probably not the only one with this idea. For example, a cultivator like Lady Wanmiao, who comes from the ancient demon realm's divine race, would definitely be the first to take the lead.

Conversely, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor has managed to evade numerous "exterminations" by the ancient demon realm's gods over the past hundreds of thousands of years and survive to this day.

Either their escape methods are extremely terrifying, or their ability to "cut off their tails to survive" is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Both of these points determine that this demon's entire foundation cannot be easily stolen by others.

The reason he has the opportunity to get involved with the "Owl Demon Yin Ghost" in the "Hundred Tombs Yin Land" is largely due to the influence of Lady Wanmiao's trip to the Rebirth Realm.

It was this woman who caused the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's reincarnation plan to 'fail,' and also caused the demon to completely lose the ability to use the 'Azure Spirit Restriction' to conceal the secret of his inner cave.

Otherwise, that 'Azure Spirit Restriction' alone would have been enough to make him enter a treasure mountain only to return empty-handed.

……

Having already discovered the method to decipher the 'Six Nightmare Immortal Scripts', Wei Tu naturally wouldn't waste any more time in the Heavenly Demon Palace.

He sat cross-legged in front of the cultivators of the Heavenly Demon Palace, pretending to have recovered some of the damaged divine consciousness that had been enhanced by the 'talisman power'. Then he flew up and stepped into the Hall of Merit of the Heavenly Demon Palace.

After handing over the mission he had received more than ten years ago in this hall, he then left the Heavenly Demon Palace again in a flash, under the pretext of receiving a new mission.

Of course, at the same time, he also inadvertently revealed some of his greatly improved cultivation level.

It seems that all of this 'gain' is closely related to his experience traveling and gaining experience.

This effort was not in vain.

The Heavenly Demon Palace stewards from the 'Nine Serpents Willow Clan' once again took a liking to him and added him to their list of potential trainees.

However, unlike before, these veteran cultivators of the Nine Serpents Willow Clan gradually came to agree with Wei Tu's decision to go out and train in private conversations.

Because in this world, besides those 'prodigies' who can break through by simply going into seclusion, there are also cultivators with ordinary aptitude who can rapidly break through their cultivation levels by constantly training and obtaining opportunities.

The latter's future potential is not necessarily worse than the former's.

Ironically, in the eyes of these cultivators of the 'Nine Serpents Liu Clan,' the life or death of Wei Tu, who was born into a foreign race, was not worth paying attention to. On the contrary, if he could go out to train, advance to the Void Refinement realm, or even a higher realm... it would be of great benefit to them.

All of this was not done by Wei Tu to curry favor with the 'Nine Serpents Liu Clan'.

However, he doesn't want to give up his identity as a 'disciple of the Heavenly Demon Palace' yet.

—The Nine Serpents Liu Clan may seem small and weak, but within the Heavenly Demon Palace, it can serve as his 'protective charm'.

With the protection of this race, his various unusual and suspicious actions in the Heavenly Demon Palace would be covered up, explained, and to a certain extent 'rationalized'...

At the same moment when these 'Nine Serpents Liu Clan' cultivators were secretly discussing Wei Tu once again.

Having left the Heavenly Demon Palace, Wei Tu once again arrived at the 'Hundred Tombs Yin Land'.

And the 'Bai Ling Yin Di' at this moment is almost the same as when he left a month and a half ago.

The cultivators of the two clans, led by the 'Fourth Princess' of the Black Wind Clan and the man in blood-red robes, are still racking their brains to find a way to break the 'Crimson Array' that is trapping them.

Of course, given the long time that has passed, their progress in breaking the formation has also greatly improved.

It seems that in a few more days, we will be able to break through the formation and escape.

"I wonder what kind of scene it will be when these two clans break through the formation and find that the cave in this 'great tomb' and the 'corpse heart flower' in the golden wooden coffin have long been taken by me and are now empty...?" Wei Tu's eyes flickered slightly as he glanced at the protectors standing beside the Fourth Princess and the man in blood-red clothes, thinking to himself.

To him, the cultivators of these two races were not scary; what was scary were the two Mahayana immortals from the Heavenly Demon Realm standing behind them: the 'Flower Feather Ancestor' and the 'Golden Dragon Saint Lord'.

Admittedly, the possibility of him getting help from a Mahayana immortal due to such a trivial matter is extremely small, but he still needs to be wary.

With this in mind, Wei Tu no longer hesitated. After summoning the Sky-Splitting Eagle, he flashed and entered the Inner Cave hidden under the Golden Wood Coffin once again, arriving at the Yin Meridian that bound the Mahayana Remnant Soul.

"Blood Fiend Spirit Nail..."

After entering the Yin Meridian, Wei Tu did not rush to take away the 'Mahayana Remnant Soul', or rather the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost' refined by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor. He solemnly looked at the blood-red demon nails embedded deep in the ground near the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost', with 'wedge-shaped spiritual runes' engraved on their surfaces.

It consists of seventy-two Earthly Fiends, which are interconnected and form a complex and mysterious forbidden array, firmly trapping the 'Hidden Demon Ghost' inside, and constantly nourishing and refining it with the Yin energy from the surrounding area.

And this is the key to refining the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost' recorded in the dark golden jade slip—the Blood Fiend Spirit Nail.

However, perhaps due to the special nature of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, this 'Blood Fiend Spirit Nail' is not only a spiritual artifact that forms a 'forbidden array', but its surface is also filled with dense demonic energy, making it look more like a demonic treasure used by an ancient demon.

Fortunately, its foundation is still the 'Blood Fiend Spirit Nail' in the jade slip, and it will not be too difficult to crack it after spending some time.

But after looking at these 'Blood Fiend Spirit Nails,' and then at the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost' trapped by them, Wei Tu couldn't help but frown slightly, a look of hesitation on his face.

The reason is simple: according to the jade slip, the ghostly form of the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost' before him has not yet completely 'transformed into the ethereal,' becoming the kind of 'Owl Demon' that appears without a trace and disappears without a trace...

In other words, it is far from being 'mature' enough to be picked.

However, judging from its refinement process, it will take another five or six hundred years for it to 'mature'.

This may also be a major reason why the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor did not stay in the 'Hundred Tombs Yin Land' cave.

Five or six hundred years... For a Nascent Soul cultivator like him, it's neither a long nor a short time; it's a period of time that he can patiently wait for.

It seems more worthwhile to wait five or six hundred years to obtain a fully-formed 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost'.

“But the premise is… no one will break into the ‘inner cave’ of this Bailing Yindi!” Wei Tu’s eyes flashed coldly, and he made up his mind at that moment.

Being impatient for quick results is not a good habit.

However, when faced with external threats, hesitation will inevitably lead to chaos.

Compared to the future power and potential for growth of this 'Demon Ghost', what is more important right now is that he can use it.

In a word.

I don't feel bad for selling my father's land.

Anyway, this treasure was something he got for free.

"Rise!" After taking a deep breath, Wei Tu immediately began to move. He quickly formed hand seals and continuously injected spells into the "Blood Fiend Spirit Nails" that were imprisoning the "Hidden Demon Ghost".

But soon, the 'Owl Demon Ghost' disturbed by this technique seemed to be awakened. Its ghostly body, covered in black mist and seemingly illusory, immediately opened its blood-red eyes and looked at Wei Tu with the wrath of a Vajra.

The next moment, a Mahayana divine sense descended from the sky and attacked Wei Tu in front of him.

However, Wei Tu remained unfazed by the attack of the Mahayana divine consciousness. Although there was a slight look of surprise in his eyes, his body swayed slightly before he regained his footing in an instant.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into my cave and tamper with my Dharma body?" Immediately afterward, a voice filled with surprise and doubt came from the mouth of this 'Demon Ghost'.

However, Wei Tu secretly sneered upon hearing this.

If he hadn't deciphered the two jade slips inscribed with cuneiform script, he might have actually been deceived by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's words, believing that the Owl Demon Yin Ghost was merely a manifestation of this demon...

They would be afraid of disturbing the demon, and would then quickly flee.

But now that he knows the inside story, how could he be afraid of the wisp of soul that the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor has placed in the body of the 'Hidden Demon Ghost'?
However, he did not expect that the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor would be so cautious. In addition to setting up this "inner cave" to hide the "Owl Demon Yin Ghost", he also secretly hid a fragment of the soul in the "Owl Demon Yin Ghost" to warn other cultivators.

Of course, Wei Tu has nothing to be afraid of in this regard.

Back in the Rebirth Realm, he had personally fought against one of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'avatars' and killed it directly.

Currently, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's divided soul, hidden deep within the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost', is merely a divided soul, and in terms of strength, it is far inferior to that clone...

He snorted coldly, raised his sleeve, and the red-feathered ghost insect king immediately flapped its wings and sprayed a red illusionary mist at the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost' in front of it.

Instantly, the Mahayana divine consciousness that had just extended from the body of this 'Demon Ghost' was scalded and screamed in agony, as if it were being corroded.

"The Immortal Butterfly? How could this be? How could you have such a thing? No! This is not the Immortal Butterfly, but... the King of the Crimson Feather Ghost Insects..." The Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's divided soul cried out loudly, as if he did not recognize Wei Tu at all, who had just severed one of his 'divided souls' and taken away his storage artifact a hundred years ago.

Wei Tu was not surprised at all upon hearing this.

Although the 'small yin land' where this 'inner cave' is located has only recently taken shape, this does not mean that this 'owl demon yin ghost' is also a newly formed thing...

It is at least an "evil treasure" that has been refined for tens of thousands of years.

Furthermore, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor of this life has not yet broken through to the Mahayana or Demon Ancestor realms. With his current strength, it would be difficult for him to capture a Mahayana immortal and seize his soul to refine this 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost'.

Therefore, from the very beginning, he had a great deal of speculation about the origin of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'soul fragment', and he understood that it was not left behind by the 'Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor' of this life.

“Young man, this Yin Ghost is only four or five hundred years away from being successfully refined. Taking it now would be tantamount to giving up halfway… Why not leave it here and continue refining it?” Seeing that force was not working, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor’s divided soul, which was inside the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost’, also began to persuade it with kind words, as if it could not bear to see its ten thousand years of hard work destroyed in an instant.

However, Wei Tu did not respond to these words. He narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately raised his right hand to grab the head of the 'Owl Demon Ghost' in front of him.

He moved with lightning speed; the moment he reached out, he had already firmly grasped the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's divided soul residing within the 'Owl Demon Yin Ghost'.

All of this began shortly after Wei Tu was attacked by the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's divided soul.

"A spiritual eye that pierces through the soul?" Upon seeing this, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's divided soul, caught off guard, was surprised, but also showed a strong sense of joy on its face.

With the Crimson Feathered Ghost Insect King outside, he dared not easily use his Mahayana divine sense to attack Wei Tu.

Now, Wei Tu has voluntarily abandoned his advantages and made direct physical contact with him, which undoubtedly gives him a great opportunity!
however--

Just as the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's divided soul instantly rose, preparing to reclaim the body of Wei Tu from within Wei Tu's physical form, it was time for him to seize control of Wei Tu's body.

Suddenly, beams of dazzling golden light burst forth from the depths of Wei Tu's mind and shot towards him.

"This is..." The Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's divided soul exclaimed in horror.

However, before he could even utter those words, his divided soul dissipated and vanished as quickly as snow melting in spring.

“No memory whatsoever…” At this moment, Wei Tu, who had obtained the remaining 'soul power' from the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor’s divided soul within his sea of ​​consciousness, couldn’t help but frown and shake his head after absorbing all of it.

Just now, the main purpose of leaving this 'flaw' was to test whether the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's divided soul would retain some memories after being annihilated by the golden light of the Golden Purple Fate.

After all, most ancient demons use the 'Demon Book Records' supernatural power to erase their memories, let alone an ancient demon like the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor who has reincarnated many times and is extremely ancient.

It is impossible for him to have any useful memories in his mind.

Therefore, trying this method can be considered as his attempt to crack the 'magic book of records' method.

Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful.

"This demon's split soul, though unexpected, is not difficult to deal with... Right now, the more important thing is to control this 'Owl Demon Ghost'..." After composing himself, Wei Tu looked at the 'Owl Demon Ghost' before him again. (End of Chapter)