I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"The Ascension Technique?" Upon hearing this, Wei Tu, who was observing the battlefield from afar, was also taken aback.

While searching for information about the 'Ancient Serpent's Remains' in the Heavenly Demon Realm, he also indirectly learned about the legendary 'Immortal Technique' possessed by the Teng Serpent True Spirit, who had cultivated to the 'Ancient Immortal Realm'. This technique was said to be enough to allow one to ascend to immortality.

It is precisely for this reason that this Teng Snake's true spirit was able to shed its skin six times before ascending directly to the celestial realm.

This immortal technique is called a legendary immortal technique not only because it is extremely profound and can directly point to the mystery of becoming an immortal, but also because it has been lost since the death of the Tengshe True Spirit...

But now, 'Yu Linzi' has suddenly used this immortal technique... If other Mahayana cultivators were to see this, they would probably be envious.

As a cultivator at the Integration stage, how could he not be extremely surprised and then develop greed?

"This trip to the lower realm has indeed not disappointed me... Divine Phoenix Pill, Ancient Serpent Remains, Blood Phoenix Ghost Drum, Feathering Immortal Technique... Any one of these treasures and inheritances is a rare opportunity in the cultivation world."

Wei Tu swallowed hard. Faced with so many treasures, even someone as composed as him would find it difficult to maintain his composure.

“I will wait until these two decide the victor, and then it will be my turn to step in…” Wei Tu’s eyes flickered slightly as he secretly stroked the Yin-gathering bag at his waist that was used to raise the ‘Owl Demon Yin Ghost’.

……

Thump! Thump!
While Wei Tu was waiting for an opportunity to strike, Chief Chai and Yu Linzi, who were using their trump cards in the battle, were also causing more and more commotion.

A simple, casual strike can cause earth-shattering changes and landslides.

At this moment, Chief Chai, who had been locked in a prolonged battle with Yu Linzi without a clear victor, seemed to have made up his mind and, with a ferocious expression, took out a blood-red jade box with a sealing talisman from his storage artifact.

Immediately afterwards, he squeezed hard with one hand, and the blood-red jade box shattered into pieces, revealing tiny round beads, each about the size of a thumb and radiating terrifying soul power.

What's even more terrifying is that these tiny round beads seem to be made from living souls. Inside their glass-like bodies are countless human-like souls of all shapes and sizes, constantly wailing and screaming.

"This aura...is it from those cultivators of Dingyuan Immortal City?" Wei Tu's expression changed slightly as he recognized the origin of these tiny round beads.

These 'Soul Beads' were undoubtedly made by the Ghost Phoenix Clan.

Back then, Lou Boyang spread the Life-Locking Stakes technique within Dingyuan Immortal City, causing a great upheaval in the city and ultimately leading to the Ghost Phoenix Clan's massacre of the entire city...

He was also present at that time. If it weren't for the help of the 'Ancient Demon's Broken Arm', he probably would have followed in his footsteps and become a part of the 'Soul Pearl' in this jade box.

"Go!" Chai Shouzuo was unaware that Wei Tu, who was just as lucky as him back then, was spying on him. He looked at the tiny soul beads in his palm, sneered, and then threw them all into the white jade drum in front of him.

Boom!Boom!
The next moment, an extremely suppressed heartbeat suddenly emerged from within the white jade drum.

A phantom of a blood phoenix, similar to the blood phoenix artifact spirit but with an even more terrifying aura, then appeared on the drum surface. It seemed to be spreading its wings and soaring, slowly emerging from the drum surface and gradually solidifying.

First came the feathers, then the phoenix wings, the phoenix beak...

But just as the 'Blood Phoenix Phantom' completely floated out of the 'drum surface' of the white jade drum, Chief Chai seemed to sense something, his expression changed slightly, and he instantly turned to look at the reincarnation cave set up by the 'Snake Scale Old Woman' in the distance.

After a moment of uncertain expression, he didn't hesitate. He flicked his sleeve and retrieved the 'White Jade Drum' in front of him. He then cast a spell on the 'Blood Phoenix Weapon Soul' beside him, which was currently interacting with the 'Two-Headed Giant Serpent' transformed by 'Yu Linzi'. Immediately, his figure blurred and transformed into a streak of blood-red light, instantly disappearing into the distance.

His desire to escape was palpable!

In the brief moment that Chief Chai fled, the graceful figure of Madam Wei appeared in the distant Reincarnation Cave, her eyebrows slightly furrowed as she looked at the scene with astonishment.

Seemingly not expecting that Chief Chai, who had already begun to unleash his trump card, would be so decisive, fleeing without hesitation after seeing her preparing to join the battle.

At the same moment, the two 'two-headed giant snakes' that Yu Linzi had transformed into also reacted instantly, regained their human forms, and stared at the fleeing light of Chief Chai with slightly narrowed eyes, as if hesitating whether to go after him.

After all, just now, in order to deal with Chief Chai's attack, he had used up his 'magical reserves' that he had painstakingly stored for tens of thousands of years, and also used that legendary ascension technique...

Now that Chief Chai has escaped for nothing, he can't help but feel resentful!
However, after hesitating for a moment, Yu Linzi suppressed his killing intent and did not go forward to kill Chief Chai.

Firstly, the 'soul beads' that Chief Chai used just now also had an astonishing aura. Once the 'blood phoenix phantom' completely emerged from the white jade drum, it's not certain that he and Madam Wei would be able to escape unscathed.

Secondly, apart from the 'ancient serpent molt' that he initially used for the transaction, the other treasures on Chief Chai's body were not worth his desperate struggle to seize.

For a cultivator like him who has the potential to reach the Great Ascension stage, the magical treasures within the Integration Realm are not particularly valuable, at least not to the point of risking his life for them.

Compared to Chief Chai's troublesome situation...

The half-piece of the 'ancient snake molt' can undoubtedly be discarded.

"This fiend is quite pragmatic. Seeing that I had won, he immediately fled..." Seeing that Yu Linzi had not pursued Chief Chai, Madam Wei, who had come out of the cave, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on her rosy cheeks.

She was not concerned about Chief Chai's life or death, but only about whether Yu Linzi could ascend to the Immortal Realm.

Yu Linzi, who was able to suppress her murderous intent and weigh the pros and cons of pursuing the enemy at this time, was undoubtedly aligned with her own interests.

but--

Just as she uttered those words.

The next moment, something completely unexpected happened.

Just as Yu Linzi's cold expression faded and he was about to retract the Star Banner, a dark figure, whose form was indistinct, suddenly appeared behind him.

What's even more terrifying is that, in the blink of an eye, this dark figure easily tore through the 'magic shield' that Yu Linzi had set up around his body, and the demonic hand, shaped like an eagle's claw, directly grabbed at Yu Linzi's dantian.

This scene unfolded in the blink of an eye, so fast that even a 'Master of Integration' cultivator like Yu Linzi would have difficulty detecting it...

With a 'sizzle' sound.

Yu Linzi's physical body was torn apart like a piece of paper by the dark figure, which ripped open a gaping hole in his dantian.

At this moment, the nascent soul within his dantian can also be clearly seen.

However, Yu Linzi, who was a beat slower, also reacted immediately. His expression changed drastically as he hurriedly activated his magic technique, once again using the Ascension Immortal Technique he had used when facing the 'Blood Phoenix Artifact Soul'.

However, he was a step too late.

The nascent soul with a human head and snake body, resembling the 'Snake-Scaled Old Woman,' with its eyes wide open, had already been touched by the sharp claws of this dark figure, and a large chunk of its tender white body was instantly torn off.

It felt as if the dark figure would kill them in the next instant.

However, at this critical moment, the 'Ascension to Immortality Technique' activated by Yu Linzi finally took effect.

Under a blinding white light, Yu Linzi, whose physical body and nascent soul were severely damaged, shed his layers of skin and appeared several miles away from the dark figure with a look of fear on his face.

"How is this possible? How is this possible? That guy surnamed Chai could never have such a method..." Yu Linzi muttered to himself in a daze, panting heavily and looking at the dark figure that was still standing there with a fearful expression.

During his battle with Chief Chai, no matter how ugly or solemn his expression was, he had never been so panicked.

There's no other reason than that the strength possessed by this dark figure undoubtedly stands at the Mahayana level.

Only such a Mahayana technique could so easily inflict such severe injuries on this 'Combined Body Cultivator' in such a short time.

"Is it that void...where are other cultivators hiding?" In an instant, Yu Linzi locked onto Wei Tu, who was hiding his body with the help of the [Earth Emperor Pearl], from the traces left by the dark figure in the void.

However, before he could ponder who this seemingly hiding cultivator was,

The next moment, the dark figure that hadn't quite killed him in the previous attack reappeared behind Yu Linzi like a ghost, cruelly attacking his nascent soul in his dantian.

“This…this…” At this moment, Yu Linzi’s panic and flustered expression were immediately conveyed to Madam Wei, who was watching this scene from afar.

Her lips parted slightly, her jade-like face filled with horror. Her magical body, which had originally intended to fly to Yu Linzi's side, froze in that instant.

Even if she were a powerful cultivator at the Fusion Realm, she would find it difficult to remain calm and composed in the face of this overwhelming 'life-or-death crisis'.

You must understand, she didn't possess Yu Linzi's 'Ascension to Immortality Technique,' which could allow her to escape life-or-death dangers.

Once touched by this dark figure, one would likely perish in the blink of an eye.

Therefore, after hesitating for a moment, her face filled with horror, she glanced at 'Yu Linzi' who was dodging the attack of the dark figure from afar, and then without hesitation, she flicked her sleeves and fled into the distance.

Husbands and wives are birds of the same forest, and when disaster strikes, they fly separately.

Moreover, she and Yu Linzi were merely secret lovers.

Furthermore, Yu Linzi's path to enlightenment has been severely severed after his nascent soul was touched and damaged by that dark figure... His future possibility of reaching the Mahayana realm has been greatly reduced!

With this 'common interest' gone, she no longer needed to sacrifice herself for 'Yu Linzi'.

"This woman was quite sensible; she immediately ran away."

Inside the Earth Emperor Pearl, Wei Tu, seeing Madam Wei fleeing, was slightly surprised, but couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, he does indeed have a great advantage in dealing with 'Yu Linzi', but this is entirely due to the power of the evil creature 'Xiao Mo Yin Gui', not his original strength.

Once Lady Wei joins the battle, he will be attacked from both sides, and his chances of winning will be slim.

After all, unlike Yu Linzi and Chief Chai, Madam Wei had not yet been pushed to the limit in her battle with the 'Snake-Scale Old Woman' and had not yet used all her trump cards...

This means that this woman's strength is also quite unpredictable.

If they possess a powerful spiritual treasure like that 'White Jade Drum', the outcome of this surprise attack will inevitably become more unpredictable.

“Fellow Daoist, fellow Daoist…”

"Why must you be so ruthless to me? I don't recall ever offending you..."

Meanwhile, seeing Madam Wei fleeing into the distance, Yu Linzi felt a surge of resentment, but at this moment, he could only grit his teeth and deal with Wei Tu's surprise attack first.

Just now, although he had gleaned the location of Wei Tu's [Earth Emperor Pearl] from the traces left by that 'black figure'... unfortunately, being trapped and pursued by this 'black figure', he had no strength left to deal with Wei Tu's true form.

The only option is to adopt this pleading posture to buy some time so that I can use the 'Ascension Technique' to recover from my injuries and seize that possible opportunity to turn the tide.

Unfortunately, Wei Tu, with his extensive experience in combat, was not swayed by these words.

He narrowed his eyes and then continued to remotely control the 'Owl Demon Ghost' to attack Yu Linzi.

The next moment, the sharp claws of the 'Owl Demon' appeared once again like a leech on Yu Linzi's dantian, tearing off a part of the flesh and blood of Yu Linzi's body and adding more injuries to his nascent soul.

Seeing this, Yu Linzi realized that his chances of survival were slim, and finally made up his mind.

His eyes flashed with malice as he grabbed the storage artifact hidden within his body, intending to destroy the treasures inside so that Wei Tu would end up with nothing...

That's right! With his keen eyesight, it wasn't hard for him to see that Wei Tu's realm was the same as his, both at the Integration Realm.

Therefore, putting himself in Wei Tu's shoes, he could easily guess what Wei Tu wanted from this surprise attack.

However, Wei Tu, who witnessed this scene, did not show any emotion on his face.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, then muttered an incantation and made a hand seal.

In an instant, Yu Linzi, who was about to destroy these storage artifacts, suddenly froze, and wisps of eerie black energy suddenly emerged from his wounds.

At the same time, blood-red spirit nails, shimmering with a bloody light, suddenly appeared near his body and pierced his acupoints and limbs with a 'whoosh'.

But this is far from over.

The instant the Blood Fiend Nail appeared, a blood-green alms bowl, radiating demonic light, descended upon Yu Linzi.

"Spirit poison? Demonic treasure? Your Excellency, which great demon lord of the ancient demon realm are you?" Yu Linzi cried out in terror as he realized that his magical power was being suppressed.

No matter how hard he tried to think about it, he could never have imagined that the 'Owl Demon' who had just successfully ambushed him had left these insidious tricks on his wounds.

Moreover, besides the spiritual poison, the demonic light projected by this 'blood-green alms bowl' also had the effect of imprisoning his magical power, making this 'Great Cultivator of Integration' unable to move for a moment.

However, Yu Linzi's doubts were destined to remain unanswered.

The moment the demonic light was projected onto the blood-green alms bowl, countless black demonic runes surged out from within it, transforming into a giant demonic hand that grabbed down at Yu Linzi below.

The next moment, there was a loud 'boom'.

Yu Linzi's physical body was instantly crushed into a pulp by the grasp of this 'magical giant hand,' leaving only a 'human-headed, snake-bodied nascent soul' that had lost most of its body. It was still trying to use the spiritual light formed by the 'Ascension Immortal Technique' to neutralize the spiritual poison and heal its physical injuries... (End of this chapter)