I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

He knew that the 'Demon Ancestor Blood Crystal' was precious, but he had never found a specific use for it. After all, he was not a true ancient demon and could not refine this item... He never expected that it would also have the effect of restoring the 'Undying Demon Body'.

"Does Fellow Daoist Wei possess the Demon Ancestor's Blood Crystal?" At this moment, An Liangcai, who had noticed Wei Tu's 'abnormal state,' also vaguely realized something and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He couldn't believe it; so many years had passed, and Wei Tu had already gotten his hands on such a treasure.

Even if Wei Tu didn't obtain the 'Demon Ancestor Blood Crystal' by directly killing the Demon Ancestor, but rather through another fortuitous encounter... the fact that he was able to obtain this treasure is enough to show how much danger was hidden in the process!
Such peril—logically speaking, it is not something that ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators or Body Refinement Demon Lords can easily withstand; at the very least, one would need to be at a level comparable to the late Nascent Soul stage to have the strength to seize this treasure.

"It was just a fluke." Wei Tu didn't explain further, his eyes flashing as he brushed it off.

The Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor was an ancient demon formed from the remnant body of the 'Galan Demon Ancestor'... And coincidentally, the current Weeping River Demon Ancestor is a newly promoted demon ancestor supported by the will of the 'Galan Demon Ancestor'—the 'Wish-Seeking Demon God'...

Therefore, it is highly likely that An Liangcai, the former Great Demon Lord and Daoist partner of the Weeping River Demon Ancestor, also has some secret connection with this 'Galan Demon Ancestor'.

Revealing this information too much is tantamount to 'leaking secrets'.

The main reason he took back An Liangcai's remnant soul was that he regarded it as a weakness and bargaining chip in dealing with the 'Weeping River Demon Ancestor' in the future.

Now, it is impossible to reveal any more important information about this demon to him.

“Fellow Daoist An, you can now tell us how to use the ‘Demon Ancestor Blood Crystal’ to restore this ‘Undying Demon Body’…” Wei Tu snorted coldly and said indifferently.

……

After retrieving the storage bag buried more than three hundred years ago from the 'Treasured Sun Divine Tower', Wei Tu did not continue to explore the higher levels of the 'Treasured Sun Divine Tower' for the rest of the time.

With a flash of light, he escaped from the perilous place without looking back.

There was not the slightest bit of lingering affection.

The reason is simple: the first five floors of this tower had already been explored by those 'old predecessors' who got there first, like the Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor.

The tower levels above the fifth floor, while also containing hidden treasures and opportunities, are also fraught with dangers that even the mighty Thousand Cloud Demon Ancestor and his allies would greatly fear when they were at their peak...

Even Qianyun Demon Ancestor and others dared not go, let alone a junior like him who had just reached the Integration Stage.

Afterwards, having nothing more important to do within the Zichen Realm, he did not hesitate to find a secret place within the realm and begin preparing to return to the Spirit Realm using the interdimensional teleportation array carried by the 'silver-white stone tablet'.

He didn't hesitate at all when choosing this 'secret place'; he directly chose the vicinity of the 'Boundary Abyss' between the two realms, which he had previously visited with Flame Spirit King, Heavenly Crane Ancestor, and others.

These two 'boundary abysses', like the 'spatial nodes' of the spiritual cultivation ruins in the Zichen Realm, are the intersections of the spatial boundaries between the Zichen Realm and the Spirit Realm.

However, unlike the 'spatial node' of the spiritual cultivation ruins, the spiritual realm that these two 'boundary abysses' lead to is the distant sea of ​​the spiritual realm where the Eight Fiends Sea Clan resides.

It is much safer than the Feathered Dragon Clan's Dark Dragon Domain, which is accessed through the 'spatial node' of the Spiritual Cultivation Ruins!
"Furthermore, by using this 'silver-white stone tablet' to travel to the distant sea of ​​the Spirit Realm, I can also make a trip to the 'Silver Canopy Island' of the Mist Ghost Clan to find an opportunity to supplement the 'Primordial Demon Body' secret technique obtained from the Mist Ghost Clan's fusion soul pill... Moreover, without the 'Blood Ghost Soul Split', an indestructible demon body is of little use to me..." Wei Tu pondered to himself.

The Great Vehicle Immortal Foundation is the ultimate sublimation of a cultivator's three treasures: essence, energy, and spirit.

The 'Ascension Technique' obtained from Yu Linzi greatly aided in the sublimation of these three treasures, but its effects were primarily on the physical body.

However, the Ghost Soul Pill obtained from the Mist Ghost Clan at the 'Five Clans Auction' is different. The Mahayana secret technique fragment it contains—'Primordial Demon Body'—focuses on changes in the soul.

If he could obtain the entire secret technique, along with the supreme treasures of the 'Divine Phoenix Pill,' 'Immortal Ascension Technique,' and 'Nine Aperture Immortal Embryo,' he would have accumulated enough 'fortune' to break through to the Mahayana stage.

Of course, even if he couldn't find an opportunity to obtain the complete "Primordial Demon Body" secret technique from the Mist Demon Clan, his "Nether Cauldron Seven Eyes Technique"... could still make up for the deficiencies of this incomplete manual.

However, he would still need to find three more 'Ghost Clan Soul Pills' with a cultivation level of at least the Integration Realm.

Neither of these two options is too easy or too simple for him... He can only take it one step at a time.

Time flies.

Soon, it was two years after Wei Tu arrived in the Zi Chen Realm.

On this day, he, who was secretly in seclusion near the 'Abyss Between Two Realms', finally deduced a 'teleportation channel' from this cave to the spirit world together with 'Grandma Tu' using secret techniques.

Of course, this "safety" should also be put in quotation marks.

The interdimensional teleportation array on this 'silver-white stone tablet' can only accurately teleport Wei Tu to the Spirit Realm. There is a considerable possibility that it will encounter an unknown 'spatial rift', just like the previous interdimensional teleportation.

However, this was a minor matter for Wei Tu.

After confirming that the teleportation array was working correctly, he didn't hesitate to flick his sleeves and activate the 'silver-white stone tablet' in front of him, under Granny Tu's worried gaze, and directly began the interdimensional teleportation.

……

same moment.

In the Spirit Realm, in the vast, spiritless Dead Sea, a massive, four-winged white crane, exuding a fierce aura, is soaring rapidly towards the Spirit Island that stands in the near sea, close to the Thunder Swamp Continent.

"That's... Ancestor Tianhe?" On the Spirit Island, the cultivators who sensed the arrival of this ferocious bird couldn't help but change their expressions slightly, and their faces showed a hint of ugliness.

As a force that cooperates with the 'Eight Fierce Sea Clan', the Mist Demon Clan should not have this 'unusual color'.

But... Ancestor Tianhe was an exception.

More than three hundred years ago, Zi Chi Jun's personal disciple disappeared unexpectedly, but it was inseparable from this scoundrel.

Zi Chi Jun could not blame the 'Eight Fierce Sea Clan', after all, their strength was second only to the three major clans, and they were difficult for non-Tribulation Transcending cultivators to deal with... But Zi Chi Jun was not so polite to the 'Mist Ghost Clan', whose strength and connections were weak.

They still vividly remember the punishment they received three hundred years ago and the enormous loss of resources.

They had no good reason to defend themselves against this blame, after all, it was indeed their 'negligence'... A perfectly good Mahayana disciple was directly abducted by Ancestor Tianhe and disappeared on Flying Cloud Island.

Naturally, they attributed the loss to Ancestor Tianhe.

Now that this monstrous creature has suddenly appeared and arrived at 'Silver Canopy Island' with such a menacing aura, it would be absolutely impossible for them not to have any ulterior motives.

However... after thinking of the two "great evil spirits" of the "Eight Fierce Sea Clan" who had already become immortals, this evil thought was temporarily suppressed in his heart, and he restrained his ugly expression.

"Fellow Daoist Tianhe disappeared without a trace back then, taking away cultivators from the Feathered Dragon Clan. Today, you have suddenly come to my Mist Ghost Clan's Spirit Island... I wonder if you have something important to discuss?"

As the clan leader's wife and the most esteemed person on Silver Canopy Island, Consort Dayuan narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly before stepping forward and questioning Ancestor Tianhe about his purpose in coming, using words that carried a hint of warning.

These words had barely left his lips.

The four-winged fierce crane that flew to Silver Canopy Island instantly lost its spiritual light and transformed into a white-robed old man with white hair and beard and a powerful aura.

He was none other than the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, whom the Mist Demon Clan was familiar with.

However, when faced with this question, this cultivator did not admit his mistake. Instead, a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Madam is unaware that the Mist Ghost Clan is facing imminent disaster, yet she questions this old man now... How amusing." Ancestor Tianhe sneered repeatedly, uttering these cryptic and unpredictable words.

"Imminent calamity?" Da Yuanfei frowned, preparing to retort, because both her Mist Ghost Clan and her maternal family's Four-Armed Ape Clan were renowned clans in the Spirit Realm. Even if the sky were to fall, it wouldn't come to the point of "imminent calamity."

But as soon as the words of rebuttal left her throat, she realized that Ancestor Tianhe's words could not possibly have been spoken casually... Even if he was threatening their Mist Ghost Clan, he would not have said such a baseless thing.

"What is Fellow Daoist Tianhe's intention?" Consort Dayuan asked in a cold voice, her jade-like face slightly solemn.

"Hehe, does Madam still remember 'Lin Tianqi' who visited your Silver Canopy Island?" Ancestor Tianhe sneered, uttering a name that Da Yuanfei had never expected.

It should be noted that the feud between the Mist Ghost Clan and the Heavenly Crane Ancestor stemmed from this incident. For the Heavenly Crane Ancestor to mention this person's name again now is undoubtedly rubbing salt into their wounds.

"Although my Mist Demon clan is weak, we are by no means beings that Fellow Daoist Tianhe can bully at will..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Consort Dayuan's expression turned cold. With a flick of her wrist, she prepared to unleash her spiritual treasure to attack the Heavenly Crane Ancestor who stood outside the island's protective formation.

As she said, the Mist Ghost Clan was weak, far less powerful than the Eight Fiend Sea Clan... However, her maternal family, the Four-Armed Ape Clan, was only slightly weaker than the Eight Fiend Sea Clan. With these two backgrounds combined, she naturally wouldn't have too much fear of Ancestor Heavenly Crane.

"Madam, please don't be hasty. I'm revealing this name not because I've offended your 'Mist Ghost Clan'... but because this 'Lin Tianqi' has another name and identity that your Mist Ghost Clan is unaware of..."

Seeing this, Ancestor Tianhe was not in a hurry, and continued with a chuckle.

As soon as these words fell.

Consort Dayuan, who was prepared for a fierce fight, was momentarily stunned, wondering what kind of tricks Ancestor Tianhe was up to.

There's no other reason. Even if Lin Tianqi had a different name or identity, what would that have to do with their Mist Ghost Clan?
He is a cultivator from the Purple Palace Realm...

If it weren't for that unexpected visit, they would have been complete strangers to the Mist Demon clan.

But the next moment, after the Heavenly Crane Ancestor's lips moved slightly and he uttered that name, the expressions of both the Great Abyss Consort and the high-ranking members of the Mist Ghost Clan, including Pei Hong behind her, changed drastically in an instant.

"What? That Lin Tianqi is Wei Tu? That human Wei Tu? How is that possible?" Pei Hong couldn't believe it. He had spent quite a bit of time with 'Wei Tu', and no matter what, he couldn't believe that his enemy was right under his nose.

Moreover, what he found even more unbelievable was that in just a few years, Wei Tu's realm had reached the same level as his, both being at the Integration Realm.
Furthermore, what he found hard to accept was that back then, he was still foolish enough to help Wei Tu get a huge discount when Wei Tu was bidding for 'Crimson Demon Blood Essence' at the Flying Cloud Grand Gathering, thus helping his enemy, who was second only to Jiang Lingzi.

"How could this cultivator not be Wei Tu?"

Ancestor Tianhe looked at Pei Hong, whose expression had changed drastically, and asked with a slight sneer, "What do you mean?"

After crossing over and returning to the Spirit Realm, he was no longer a 'stranger' to Wei Tu. It was not difficult for him to find out all the information about Wei Tu in the human race and in the Spirit Realm over the past few decades.

Among them, he would not overlook Pei Hong, who had a grudge against Wei Tu and had secretly placed a bounty on Wei Tu's head on the black market.

“Yes, yes, a thousand years ago, when this cultivator was in the ‘Holy Emperor Domain’ of the human race, he was able to escape the pursuit of Tianyan Shangren and others, and disappeared without a trace by disguising himself… Three hundred years ago, after this fiend’s cultivation level greatly improved, there was also a considerable possibility that he could deceive me and my mother…” Pei Hong muttered to himself, his eyes filled with some disappointment and a hint of ugliness.

It should be noted that back then, he was able to give Jiang Lingzi and Wei Tu a lot of trouble with just a fragment of his soul.

Wei Tu, in particular, was not even worth his attention as a mere Nascent Soul cultivator from the lower realms.

However... three hundred years ago, on Silver Canopy Island and on Flying Cloud Island of the Eight Fierce Sea Clan, he had tried many times to curry favor with Wei Tu, the Mahayana disciple of the Feathered Dragon Clan!
This was undoubtedly a huge humiliation for him.

“A mere Wei Tu is hardly enough to bring disaster upon my Mist Ghost Clan… Fellow Daoist Tianhe, you have not come here to deliberately humiliate my Mist Ghost Clan with this matter, have you?”

Empress Dayuan remained composed, maintaining her dignified and elegant demeanor, and asked in a calm voice.

however.

The next moment, however, the words of the Heavenly Crane Ancestor completely surprised her.

"Madam, you are mistaken. The reason I came here today to say that your Mist Ghost clan is facing a great calamity is inextricably linked to this Wei Tu..."

"That junior of the human race... has become someone I can no longer afford to take seriously." Ancestor Tianhe said with a solemn expression and a slightly heavy tone.

"He is a powerful figure who has been wanted across realms by the Qilin Fire God Clan of the Ancient Demon Realm and has yet to be captured and brought to justice!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding atmosphere became unusually cold and silent. Everyone present changed their expressions and showed signs of fear.

They were not low-level cultivators from the Spirit Realm, but rather 'high-ranking' members of the Mist Ghost Clan. They naturally knew how dangerous the 'cross-realm wanted' campaign by the Qilin Fire God Clan was for cultivators!
Similarly, Wei Tu, the instigator of this whole thing, must be incredibly powerful to have been wanted across realms by the 'Qihuo God Clan' of the Ancient Demon Realm!
"Now, the human race already has a Mahayana cultivator in existence. If Wei Tu were to also advance to Mahayana... wouldn't that be a great calamity for our Mist Ghost clan?" At this moment, the high-ranking members of the Mist Ghost clan finally understood the true meaning of the threatening words spoken by Ancestor Tianhe. (End of Chapter)