I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Although this name was not her real name, she was still very familiar with it.

Because back then, she used this alias and disguised herself as a man to participate in the 'Dragon Transformation Tournament' in the Xiayang Mountains, and won first place, successfully gaining the qualification to enter the forbidden area of ​​the three races.

However, nearly two thousand years have passed, and although some cultivators still remember this incident, it is unlikely that any cultivator from remote areas would be able to come to this 'Iron-Winged Thunder Sea' and save her life.

At the very least, she didn't think she could know a Mahayana immortal who knew her 'old name'.

"Wait a minute! This cultivator's surname is Wei?" Immediately, the quick-witted Princess Wangyuan found a clue from these subtle details that could prove Wei Tu's identity.

In her memory, there was only one cultivator who knew her former name and whose surname was Wei.

"It's him?" Princess Wangyuan's beautiful eyes widened, her pink face changing unpredictably as she looked at Wei Tu with disbelief.

Two thousand years ago, at the Dragon Transformation Assembly, among the thousands of cultivators present, only this cultivator, like her, would break through to the Integration Realm in the near future.

Similarly, this same cultivator, under the alias "A Tong," had been lurking beside her and the Great Princess within the "Dinghai Immortal Ruins," waiting for an opportunity to strike.

A thousand years later, when she was still unknown in the Integration Realm, she had already gone to the 'Ancient Demon Realm'... and had made quite a name for herself in the Ancient Demon Realm, and was hunted down by the Qilin Fire God Clan across realms.

At that time, he also confirmed the empty title of "Second Zi Chi Jun" praised by the Dragon Lord. She and the Great Princess believed that he was a potential genius who could break through to the Mahayana realm!
However... no matter how she thought about it, she could hardly imagine that in just a short thousand years, he was no longer a Nascent Soul cultivator at the same level as her, following the Great Princess, but a Mahayana Immortal who was among the few in the Feather Dragon Clan.

And, at that moment, it saved her life.

"Did he save my life?" But soon, after guessing Wei Tu's identity, Princess Wangyuan found it even harder to calm down.

This is not just disbelief at Wei Tu's breakthrough to Mahayana, but also an unspeakable feeling of a young girl's heart.

Like Wei Tu, when Wei Tu was using the alias 'Lin Tianqi', she already knew that she was a princess deliberately chosen by the Feather Dragon Clan to marry Wei Tu.

If that were all, it would be fine.

Marriage alliances between powerful factions are common.

But the problem is, she also remembers that back then, Wei Tu forcibly broke into the 'Dragon Transformation Pool' where she was bathing in the Three Races Secret Realm... and threatened her, forcing her to hand over the eighth-tier dragon bone in that secret realm...

Now, he suddenly comes to her rescue, and in order to protect her, he deliberately uses that 'top-secret method'...

These three experiences, even with her extraordinary state of mind, couldn't help but make her think deeply about them.

"It's just a pity that this cultivator has already reached the Mahayana stage."

But after taking a deep breath, Princess Wangyuan severed that lingering feeling in her heart and stopped dwelling on this 'past'.

Mahayana and the union of beings seem to be just a difference of one realm.

But it is a difference between immortals and mortals.

She used to be a potential marriage partner, but now she's no longer a suitable match.

……

"You can rest assured about this matter, Senior Wei. If I were to reveal even the slightest information about your method, and you were to take my life again, I would have no complaints whatsoever."

After regaining her composure, Princess Wangyuan dared not neglect Wei Tu any further, and quickly curtsied and made her assurances.

"Taking your life? Not necessarily, just don't reveal this method of mine... If necessary, it can also be used to save your life." Wei Tu smiled faintly, waved his hand, and indicated that Princess Wangyuan did not need to be too nervous.

Just now, the method he used to protect Princess Wangyuan was, as he said, not a top secret—it had been used against Toad Demon in the battle of the Corpse Immortal Tomb a hundred years ago.

It is precisely the supernatural power and technique inherent in the innate spatial spiritual eye, the 'Hun'e Evil Eye'.

Like the Sky-Splitting Eagle's 'Sky-Splitting Escape', it has amazing uses as a spatial technique.

However, it is different from the 'Sky-Splitting Escape' of the Sky-Splitting Eagle.

As a primordial spiritual eye that he had already refined into his body, the 'Hun'e Evil Eye', like his innate talent and aptitude, has been nourished by his golden and purple destiny. In its essence, it is already quite extraordinary and is no longer the 'low-level trivial thing' it was before.

Furthermore, the 'Hun'e Evil Eye' is also the source artifact of his own divine soul secret technique—'Netherworld Cauldron Seven Eyes Technique'. Every breakthrough of his divine soul and every time he refines a ghost clan soul pill will indirectly increase the level of this treasure.

Over time, the spatial techniques derived from the 'Hun'e Evil Eye' naturally became quite extraordinary.

Not only can it bypass the restrictions and spirit arrays on others, as it did at the beginning, and remotely observe the strength of their cultivation level and the amount of spiritual items they carry... it can also indirectly use this eye to cast spells remotely.

Of course, the power he could unleash remotely was limited by the level of the 'Hun'e Evil Eye' and the amount of his own soul power... It could only have the effect of catching people off guard, and it was still difficult to determine the outcome in a battle between equals.

Even so, such methods are still quite remarkable.

Time is king, space is supreme; this is the ultimate truth among the many laws of the cultivation world.

To master a 'spatial technique' that continuously improves with one's own cultivation level is something many great cultivators dream of.

"If this 'Chaotic Evil Eye' were even more powerful... perhaps I could use it to glimpse the core of the [Transcendent Demon Palace]'s demonic treasure and find its true essence in the void..."

While communicating with Princess Wangyuan, Wei Tu also narrowed his eyes and looked at the [Moving Heaven Demon Palace], which was not far from him, had been mostly shattered by his magic power, but had now transformed back into a 'phantom' and hidden in the void.

At the very moment it turned into a phantom, his Mahayana magic power was no longer able to stir up even the slightest ripple in the void, and could no longer destroy this demonic treasure.

Without a doubt, this magical treasure called the [Transcendent Demon Palace] is a true spatial treasure. It can not only traverse a realm, but also hide in the void, unafraid of the Mahayana power of Mahayana cultivators.

Just now, if it hadn't devoured the Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators and left its mark in the void, with his spatial mastery of the 'Hun'e Evil Eye', he probably wouldn't have been able to touch this treasure.

"However, this is normal. The Heavenly Mystery Spirit House, the Shifting Heaven Demon Palace... these treasures are rare treasures known as the Ten Great Spatial Demon Treasures within the 'Primordial Demon Source Realm'... they are legendary treasures crafted by the Demon God with all his might..."

“It would be strange if it didn’t have such power.”

Wei Tu's eyes flickered slightly as he pondered to himself.

He spent quite a while in the 'Primordial Demon Source Realm', and after being trapped by the Heavenly Mystery Spirit House back then, he secretly inquired about some information about this treasure.

He learned the name "Moving Heaven Demon Palace" at that time and carefully memorized it.

“These are turbulent times.” His eyes flickered, and far away on the battlefield was the Demon Ancestor of the Evil Sheep, who was planning to escape with the [Shifting Heaven Demon Palace].

The fact that it possesses this demonic palace suggests that it must have a background similar to the Qilin Fire God Clan.

In other words, it is highly likely that this action was taken on the orders of a certain demon god or the ancient demon realm, and was not an act of its own volition or a deliberate attack on the Feathered Dragon Clan.

At this moment, he could use his newly advanced Mahayana cultivation to unexpectedly destroy the demon's plan, but clearly... it would be difficult for him to join forces with the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan to completely eliminate the demon.

At least for now, he dared not easily engage in combat with an ancient demon who was at the mid-stage of the Demon Ancestor realm and had an extraordinary background.

At this moment, the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan seemed to have the same thoughts as him. After seeing this scene, he did not stop it. After taking a few steps back with a cold glint in his eyes, he let it leave.

but.

The next moment, a scene that took Wei Tu by surprise appeared.

All that could be seen was that the Demon Ancestor who had escaped at that moment, along with the [Shifting Heaven Demon Palace], only gave him a cold glance as the culprit, and paid no further attention to the remaining 'Ancient Demon Army' that he had left behind.

At this moment, the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan, having realized that the Demon Ancestor of the Evil Sheep had left, no longer held back. After letting out a cold snort, he directly and cruelly slaughtered these 'Ancient Demon Army' with great magical power.

Just a few breaths.

Previously, the ancient demon army, which was shrouded in shadows, was reduced to only a few pale-faced, trembling demon lords.

These ancient demons seem to be nothing more than the money left behind by the 'Evil Sheep Demon Ancestor', worthless.

At this moment, Wei Tu was also slightly shaken, after all, not long ago, he was also one of these 'Demon Lords'.

They are not much more noble than these demon lords.

"Those who cannot attain Mahayana enlightenment are but ants! This is a proverb among us spiritual cultivators... In the ancient demon realm, ancient demons below the Demon Ancestor are even less worthy of mention; once one dies, another will appear..."

At this moment, the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan, who was clearing out these 'ancient demon armies' in the distance, seemed to have guessed Wei Tu's thoughts and said this sentence in a detached tone.

Although this was not stated explicitly.

But... the words have already made it perfectly clear.

In such battles between cultivators of the same realm, not only the Demon Ancestor, but also the Spirit Realm side, when faced with an insurmountable situation, would not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of cultivators below the Mahayana stage.

This practice of sacrificing one's own kind in exchange for the other side's leniency seems to have long been a tacit agreement between the two sides.

“Fellow Daoist Wei is still young and may not know the dangers of these power struggles... But for us cultivators, apart from protecting our families, the life or death of other cultivators is generally no different from that of flowers, birds, fish and insects.”

"Not to mention the ancient demons."

Half an hour later, the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan, who had completely wiped out the 'Ancient Demon Army', flew back to Wei Tu's side. He glanced at the 'Princess Wangyuan' behind Wei Tu, smiled faintly, and then spoke.

At this moment, the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan seemed to have a desire to teach, and after a pause, he continued to ask:

"Fellow Daoist Wei, what do you think is the cause of this so-called war between the two realms? And why has it continued unabated?"

"The Five Minor Realms, the Spirit Realm... these ancient demons never give up their ambitions, determined to erode one realm after another?"

"The Dragon Lord's meaning is..." Upon hearing this, Wei Tu gradually grasped the hidden meaning in the words, and his heart stirred slightly.

Previously, he was just a low-level cultivator and had no time to pay attention to these wars between spirits and demons, or wars between the two realms, which were very far away from him and often lasted for tens or hundreds of thousands of years.

However, he was not a fool. As a cultivator who had lived for thousands of years, it was not difficult for him to guess the reason.

It is either a struggle for interface resources or a 'war between immortals and demons', which has unspeakable benefits for the demon ancestors and demon gods on the side of the ancient demons who launched the war.

In terms of resources, there's no need to mention anything else.

For example, the Purple Palace Realm has been transformed into a part of the 'Ancient Demon Realm' by the ancient demons, and those remaining spiritual cultivators have been 'raised' as free-roaming prey.

However, at this moment, the meaning of the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan was very clear, implying that the true purpose of this war was no longer just a struggle for resources, but more attributable to the Demon Ancestor and the Demon God's 'selfishness' towards their own forces and clans.

It's simply a matter of strengthening the trunk and weakening the branches.

Seeing that Wei Tu had already understood, the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan did not hide anything further and directly revealed the essence of the matter.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu, who already had the answer in his heart, couldn't help but think to himself, "As expected."

Clearly, this 'war between the two realms' initiated by the ancient demon realm is not merely a war of resources, but also involves an unspoken 'political tacit understanding' between the major clans of the two realms.

Prune the feathers, strengthen the trunk and weaken the branches!

For example, the three major hegemonic clans forced the Ten Spirit Clan and those rogue Mahayana cultivators to go to the 'Netherworld Ghost Realm', forcing these Mahayana cultivators from the same realm but different clans to sever their foundations and eliminate the possibility of advancing to the 'Tribulation Transcending Realm'.

The same applies to the Battle of Feiyun Island.

If it weren't for the fact that the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan wanted to use the Ancient Demon to destroy this part of the foundation of the 'Eight Fiends Sea Clan,' they wouldn't have fallen into the trap and suffered losses as fellow cultivators.

And the gods of the ancient demon realm...

It won't be too inferior either.

In fact, it might even be worse.

Therefore, over these hundreds of thousands of years, the Overlord Clan remains the Overlord Clan, and the God Clan of the Ancient Demon Realm remains the God Clan... unchanged since time immemorial.

"If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Wei's timely rescue of my daughter, I wouldn't have told him all these clan secrets... After all, these things are best left unsaid, and we mustn't give others cause for criticism..." The Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan said in a cold voice, transmitting his thoughts in a low voice.

Wei Tu neither confirmed nor denied this statement.

Even without the matter of the Great Princess, the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan would probably have told him everything anyway, not for any other reason than to win him over and make him loyal to the Feathered Dragon Clan.

After all, such a conspiracy, though it can only be understood implicitly and not explained in words, is difficult to hide from the Mahayana practitioners.

The cultivation world, however, is a dark forest that disregards evidence and judges only by strength.

"However... it will probably be difficult to obtain an opportunity to break through the tribulation from the Feathered Dragon Clan in the future."

"After all, I am also a Mahayana cultivator from another race..."

"The Feathered Dragon Clan will probably only accept someone like me who is quite strong within the Mahayana realm, and they are unlikely to accept someone like me who has the potential to break through to the Tribulation Transcending Realm, unless... I completely become a cultivator of the Feathered Dragon Clan and become a relative of the Feathered Dragon Clan's Dragon Lord..."

Wei Tu's mind raced as he secretly pondered.

Of course, he also understood that such worries were unfounded. He had just broken through to the Mahayana stage, and it was impossible for the Feathered Dragon Clan to have been on guard against him from the beginning. Compared to him, the Purple Dragon Lord, who had broken through ten thousand years earlier, was the one most worthy of vigilance.

And he found it easy to accept.

Long before he became estranged from the human race's leadership, he had already learned a great deal about the true nature of these powerful clans. He was not foolish enough to think that the Feathered Dragon Clan, one of the dominant races, was some kind and innocent bunch.

However, the fact that he was willing to tell him these 'insider secrets' is commendable.

"A relative of the Dragon King of the Feathered Dragon Clan..."

"Could this cultivation be...?"

In an instant, Wei Xiang seemed to realize something and vaguely understood the true intention behind the words spoken to him by the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan.

Because, as a Mahayana cultivator from another race, that was the only way he could avoid being 'ostracized' by the Feathered Dragon Clan.

However, he was also very clever and did not directly instruct him to do so, but instead used this rhetoric to guide him in this direction.

Being forced and being willing are undoubtedly different! (End of Chapter)