I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Unfortunately, before this killing intent could brew and boil in Geng Qiaozi's heart for long, the corner of his eye looking at Wei Tu was filled with fear and apprehension.

Because, in this raging inferno, the 'fire avoidance method' that Wei Tu tried to use was completely different from what he had practiced in that 'thatched hut'...

It is not the method of "using the dantian as a furnace".

Instead, it is another comparable method—the method of 'flesh and blood as a cauldron'!
What this meant was all too clear to 'Geng Qiaozi', who had invited Wei Tu here.

“Dual cultivation of body and spirit! This cultivator is not only a body integration cultivator, but also a seventh-level body refiner... Moreover, he has mastered a secret technique that can strengthen the body and make the explosive power of the body comparable to that of a body refiner of the same level for a short time!” Geng Qiaozi swallowed hard, utterly shocked.

Based solely on the strength Wei Tu had previously displayed in front of 'Da Yuan Fei', he was confident in dealing with him and had a good chance of killing him.

But... a 'body cultivator' who cultivates both magic and body is quite different.

This is not only due to its formidable strength, but also because it is extremely difficult to kill. Unless one possesses the power to completely overwhelm it or the means to kill it with a single blow, one will inevitably suffer the consequences if one fails to kill the snake.

"However, this place involves the secrets of our human race. If we rashly give up simply because of its strength, we would be ashamed before our master and the ancestors of our human race..."

"But if we join forces with others, we might have a different chance of winning."

Geng Qiaozi's eyes flickered slightly, and he subconsciously thought of another force within the Mustard Seed Immortal Boat that he could draw upon, a third person besides himself and Wei Tu—Da Yuanfei.

Although this woman was his 'enemy,' he did not believe that she would have any goodwill towards Wei Tu, who had ruined his plans and acted disrespectfully in that 'embroidered couch.'

However, despite harboring this murderous intent, after calming down, when Geng Qiaozi looked at Wei Tu, who was also in the sea of ​​fire, through the "Spirit Restriction Wall," he still had a kind smile on his face, as if he did not mind Wei Tu's rash intrusion into this "Land of Inheritance" and his attempt to seize the treasure with him.

In this way, regardless of whether Wei Tu is a rogue human cultivator or a 'mixed-blood human,' there is a considerable possibility that he will not immediately harbor hostility towards him.

After all, the human race is not a weak race, but one of the ten great spirit races of the spirit realm.

Generally speaking, few people with the same bloodline would resist such a well-intentioned attempt to win them over.

……

The 'Spirit Restriction Wall' isolates all sound and magic, allowing one to see only the actions of other cultivators who have entered this 'Land of Inheritance'.

Wei Tu had already secretly calculated these things with his divine sense in the herb garden before entering the cave.

Therefore, after seeing the woodcutter's surprised expression followed by a friendly smile, Wei Tu's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't pay much attention to him. Instead, he focused more on how to break through the "inheritance barrier" in front of him.

There was a personal demonstration by 'Geng Qiaozi'.

At this moment, he would not do anything futile. Instead, he immediately removed the 'magic shield' on his body, as well as all defensive talismans and magical treasures. He calmed his mind and used the 'flesh and blood as a cauldron' method to directly and closely contact this surging, scorching, boundless sea of ​​fire.

Sizzle! Sizzle!

In that instant, the moment he came into contact with the sea of ​​fire, his body was scalded by the flames, and his flesh and blood almost burned into nothingness, disappearing completely in the blink of an eye.

The terror of the inheritance grounds established by the ancient immortals.

This gives us a glimpse into the situation.

But before Wei Tu could even reflect, what followed was a series of intense pains that seemed to penetrate to the very bone.

Clearly, the 'flames' in these seas of fire are not only incredibly powerful, capable of incinerating a seventh-order physical body, but the special laws they contain can also rapidly amplify the pain experienced by cultivators, making it difficult for even a seasoned body refiner like him to endure.

His face contorted in what appeared to be immense pain.

Seeing this scene, Geng Qiaozi couldn't help but sneer inwardly, feeling much more relaxed.

At this moment, he abandoned all 'defense' and used only the 'dantian as a furnace' method to merge into this sea of ​​fire, attempting to use this method to traverse this boundless sea of ​​fire...

But you should know that before this, he had gone through a lot of hardship and risked his life to try more than ten times before he dared to abandon all defensive measures and directly come into contact with the sea of ​​flames.

Although Wei Tu is a seventh-level body refiner, his trial-and-error costs are much lower than his... but such rashness is destined to backfire.

In this way, his remaining 'half-step lead' in this land of inheritance can be truly transformed into more advantages.

"We must obtain the 'Avoidance Jade' as quickly as possible before he becomes familiar with this sea of ​​fire, and leave this place of divine statue assessment... Only then will we have a chance to contact the 'Great Abyss Consort' and cooperate to deal with this cultivator..."

Geng Qiaozi took a deep breath, flicked his sleeves, and like the raging flames of the prairie fire, he moved and danced with the wind, drifting away into the distance.

At this moment, if anyone were paying attention, they would see that the dantian in this cultivator's lower abdomen was like a 'furnace,' actively absorbing the surrounding flames under the impetus of magical power, then merging it into his body, and then emerging from the acupoints throughout his body, merging once again with the nearby flames...

It was as if this sea of ​​fire was Geng Qiaozi, and Geng Qiaozi was like this sea of ​​fire, indistinguishable from it.

Strangely, at this moment, Geng Qiaozi did not set up any concealment spells to hide the sound of him performing this secret technique, as if he was not afraid that Wei Tu would learn from it and save time in performing the technique.

“Spiritual cultivation and physical cultivation are two completely different paths; those who learn from them live, while those who merely imitate them die…”

"This sea of ​​fire is indeed a test from the 'Emperor Danyang' for his successors, but it should be a completely different test for spiritual cultivation and physical cultivation... Rashly trying to learn from the 'Woodcutter' is just a poor imitation..."

Using the 'Hun'e Evil Eye' to observe Geng Qiaozi's actions, Wei Tu narrowed his eyes and pondered to himself.

But strangely, the next moment, his movements suddenly became much more synchronized with those of 'Geng Qiaozi'.

The 'dantian' in the lower abdomen suddenly became as hot as a furnace, absorbing the wisps of flames from the outside world...

"Is he...is he going to switch to the beginner's technique of the 'Emperor Danyang'? Is he trying to break through the cultivation barrier as quickly as possible using spiritual cultivation methods?"

Upon noticing this, Geng Qiaozi was taken aback, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He forgot that Wei Tu was a practitioner of both physical and spiritual cultivation, and could easily abandon the physical cultivation method of "flesh and blood as a cauldron" and switch to his spiritual cultivation method of "dantian as a furnace" to quickly break through the barrier.

However, even with Wei Tu's exceptional talent, such 'imitation' inevitably leaves him several steps behind.

It does save time in exploring the sea of ​​fire by "walking quickly," but correspondingly, it requires relearning the ancient human secret technique of "using the dantian as a furnace" passed down in that "thatched hut."

This time is destined to be slow.

"Oh no! This guy surnamed Ruan... has other plans." But the next moment, Geng Qiaozi, who had caught sight of Wei Tu's next move, couldn't help but be shocked.

Not only was Wei Tu clumsily and poorly imitating the technique of "merging" into the sea of ​​fire using the 'dantian as a furnace' as a beginner's method... but his 'true spirit immortal bone' was also not idle at this moment.

That 'True Spirit Immortal Bone' shone brightly, condensing and urging strands of qi and blood, carefully beginning to come into contact with the 'flames' in this sea of ​​fire, seemingly trying to tame and refine them into its body, just like he had.

Clearly, Wei Tu intends to take a different approach.

Directly control these two major techniques to pass through this raging sea of ​​fire.

He was much smarter and bolder than he had imagined.

— Daring to directly utilize the enormous advantage of one's own dual cultivation of body and spirit.

"If this cultivator truly manages to figure out the 'secret' to integrating these two methods into the sea of ​​fire in a short period of time... this fellow surnamed Ruan will probably be able to break into this sea of ​​fire and enter the true place of inheritance even sooner than I have..."

Immediately, Geng Qiaozi panicked.

Firstly, he clearly understood how much of an advantage the 'Dual-Method Breakthrough' would have within this sea of ​​fire.

Once he slows down, Wei Tu, who can then counterattack, has a good chance of directly negating his initial advantage.

Secondly, he was also unsure whether Wei Tu, who cultivated both of these major methods, would receive special favor from this 'Land of Inheritance' and steal the 'Avoiding Tribulation Jade' that he had reserved.

It should be noted that the "Emperor Danyang" set up this "clearly defined" secret realm assessment not to give the younger generation of humans who took different paths the same opportunity.

Instead, the ancient human race, which was once comparable to the three major hegemonic races of today, had very few cultivators who could all cultivate both their physical body and their spiritual power to the seventh level.

To avoid having no successors, he specially set up this special 'test' to select 'half a successor' who could fulfill his mission of passing on the torch.

Therefore, once Wei Tu, who cultivates both body and law, truly reaches the true place of inheritance through his skill of breaking through barriers with dual laws... Geng Qiaozi cannot know whether this place of inheritance, established by the "Emperor Danyang," will favor Wei Tu!
Let the strong remain strong, and the weak remain weak.

This is an irrefutable principle that any major clan or power uses for its development.

As a high-ranking member of the human race, Geng Qiaozi did not believe that after the appearance of the true inheritor, the inheritance site set up by the 'Emperor Danyang' would take pity on him, a 'weakling,' and show him special mercy.

"We must get to the 'Land of Inheritance' as soon as possible before he figures out the 'secret' to integrating these two techniques into the sea of ​​fire..."

Geng Qiaozi's expression became uneasy again. After a slight stiffness, he immediately made a hand seal, urging the 'fused nascent soul' sitting cross-legged in his dantian to spew out wisps of nascent soul essence, accelerating the refining of the sea of ​​flames.

A moment later, the speed of the woodcutter suddenly increased by almost twice in the midst of the howling wind, disappearing into the boundless sea of ​​fire like a blur.

……

Wei Tu, who was far away on the other side of the 'Spirit Forbidden Wall', was unaware of Geng Qiaozi's thoughts.

But with his wisdom, it wasn't hard for him to guess that the 'dual-method breakthrough' he was now trying was exactly what Geng Qiaozi feared.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been willing to sacrifice so much of his own strength to accelerate his pace and leave this sea of ​​fire as soon as possible.

“Cultivating both methods simultaneously will be slower and more difficult… but it is the only way to get ahead of the woodcutter in this ‘Land of Inheritance’…”

"Besides, slow doesn't necessarily mean truly slow. Under long slopes and thick snow, the slower you go, the faster you actually go!"

“Even if he is a step too slow, with Pei Hong outside, this ‘Illusory Mirage Realm’ is not a place he can easily leave… At that time, I will also have an opportunity to profit.”

Wei Tu closed his eyes, ignoring Geng Qiaozi's quick departure. Instead, he calmed his mind and began to use the 'Soul Splitting Technique' obtained from the Hundred Weapon Ghost Clan's Soul Pill to slowly comprehend the differences between the two methods, 'Dantian as Furnace' and 'Flesh and Blood as Cauldron', in this boundless sea of ​​fire.

One hour.

Two hours...

Time began to slowly pass by.

It wasn't until half a day later.

Wei Tu finally grasped the profound mystery of the method of using "flesh and blood as a cauldron" to integrate into this sea of ​​fire.

However, at this moment, he was not in a hurry to set off, but continued to study the "Dantian as Furnace" method that Geng Qiaozi had been practicing.

He had come into contact with this method when he was refining the 'Three Yin Pill', but at that time he only glanced at it briefly and did not ponder it too much.

Fortunately, with Geng Qiaozi demonstrating the method within the sea of ​​fire, he managed to remember most of the techniques for traversing the inferno.

These techniques can undoubtedly save him a lot of time in the process of 'switching' to this method.

soon.

Another half day has passed.

In this vast sea of ​​fire, suddenly, in a single instant, Wei Tu seemed to merge completely into the sea of ​​fire, just like a woodcutter. His physical body rose and fell and drifted like the flames of the fire, and then... moved rapidly.

Indeed! If Geng Qiaozi were here at this moment, he would not have had a hard time seeing that Wei Tu's speed was now almost the same as when he burned his Nascent Soul essence.

Moreover, its speed is increasing at a visible rate, getting faster and faster!
"In the end, it was still too late..."

Two days later, upon reaching the end of the sea of ​​fire and finding no trace of Geng Qiaozi, Wei Tu's eyes revealed a hint of disappointment, and he secretly shook his head.

Of course, that's normal.

He was not just a step late, but a whole day late!
However, at this very moment, just as he was preparing to cross the end of this sea of ​​fire and completely escape from it.

Within the 'sea of ​​lava' deep within the sea of ​​fire, he immediately sensed a silent tremor.

This slight tremor resonated with his bloodline... yet it also seemed to be drawn to his dantian and true spirit bones, making it all seem quite inexplicable.

"Could it be..." In an instant, Wei Tu also had a guess. His eyes flashed, and he condensed a large hand of magical power, grabbing towards the source of the tremor. (End of this chapter)