I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

This secret space remains unchanged from the past, still lush with green mountains and clear waters, tranquil and elegant.

"Since this place was opened up as a spatial secret realm by Emperor Danyang, there should not be any overly powerful anti-air formations inside."

"Now, setting up the 'array gate' for the 'Heaven-Shifting Array' should not be difficult..."

As soon as the light of his escape stopped, Wei Tu, who had landed at the thatched hut in the secret realm, also took out the [Heaven-Shifting Demon Palace], which he had obtained from the old Peng Emperor several years ago, with a flash of his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, he made a hand seal, and slowly drew out a dark palace gate that looked like an illusion and was engraved with demonic runes from this fist-sized 'miniature palace'.

This dark palace gate is part of the 'core of the restriction' of the [Moving Heaven Demon Palace].

It is precisely because of this gate that the 'spatial coordinates' are locked that the Demon Ancestor of the Evil Sheep can move freely within the Spirit Realm with the [Heavenly Shifting Demon Palace], without fear of being hunted down by powerful beings of the same realm.

However, after the battle with the Lei Peng clan, this treasure was severely damaged, and the gate was also badly destroyed... Therefore, whether it can truly hold its ground in the 'Corpse Immortal Cave', which can be described as a dead end, is also an unpredictable matter.

"Fall!" A moment later, Wei Tu, who had captured the dark palace gate from the 'miniature palace', did not hesitate. After taking a deep breath, he slowly released his Mahayana magic power from the array restrictions and pointed his fingers, striking the gate of the thatched hut.

The next moment, the dense, fly-like demonic runes on the dark palace gate seemed to come alive, shooting out like locusts and beginning to devour the void near the thatched hut.

Half a day later.

Near the thatched hut, a small 'secret space' appeared, about a foot in size, standing firmly within the Holy Emperor's tomb, supported by the dark palace gate, becoming one with it.

"But this spatial restriction... seems far too similar to that [Boundary-Severing Stone]. Could it be that this [Heaven-Shifting Demon Palace] is a demonic treasure forged by an ancient demonic powerhouse in imitation of the [Boundary-Severing Stone]...?"

"That's true. Both of them have the ability to teleport across space, but one is a rare treasure of the cultivation world that can travel across realms, while the other was forged by a powerful being and can only teleport within a realm..."

On the other side, Wei Tu, whose brow was slightly green and who was observing the scene, seemed to have thought of something. He raised his hand and waved it, and three bright white lights instantly came out from his sleeve and landed on the dark palace gate.

The next instant.

Above the dark palace gate, the gradually dimming, lifeless demonic runes awakened once more, bursting forth with intense demonic light.

Moreover, unlike before, these magical runes have been almost 'deconstructed,' gradually becoming simpler from complex, as if the master of array formations who condensed this forbidden array is teaching them step by step at this moment.

At this moment, the three bright white lights that had shot out from Wei Tu's sleeves also subsided, revealing their extraordinary true forms.

Those were three magical objects, each about an inch in size, round at the bottom and shaped like jade chopsticks.

It was under the illumination of its spiritual light that the intricate magical runes on the dark palace gates transformed into this form at this moment.

And this item is none other than the Divine Divination Chopsticks, a rare treasure of array formations that Wei Tu obtained from the Heavenly Crane Ancestor!
Back then, the Heavenly Crane Ancestor, who was trapped in the 'Precious Sun Divine Pagoda', used this treasure to open the sealed array gate of the 'Precious Sun Divine Pagoda' and successfully escaped.

Admittedly, this took hundreds of years... but the miraculous effects of this treasure are beyond doubt.

At this moment, deciphering the profound mysteries of the restrictions on the [Heavenly Shifting Demon Palace] is a piece of cake.

Of course, this is just an analysis. Understanding the principle is still a long way from setting up this array or repairing the restrictions on this 'spatial magic treasure'.

However, this is enough for Wei Tu.

The greatest strength of the Golden Purple Destiny is its ability to provide "permanent proof" of certainty.

In other words, he doesn't need the array mastery of a top-tier array master who forged this treasure. He only needs to study these 'intricate restrictions' one by one, and in a very short time, he can raise his array mastery to a level similar to that of that array master in this specific restriction.

Even if we don't have the ability to reforge another [Heavenly Shifting Demon Palace], it won't be difficult to repair it as much as possible.

"However, compared to the [Boundary-Severing Stone], this treasure is still too useless. It can only make it convenient for me to travel back and forth to the 'Holy Emperor's Tomb'..."

Wei Tu took out a blank jade slip and, while inscribing the profound mysteries of these 'spatial restrictions' with his divine sense, secretly shook his head.

But at that moment, as if he had just thought of something, he let out a soft "hmm" and looked towards the outside of the "Holy Emperor's Tomb"—the "Corpse Immortal Cave," which was still dangerous to him!
The Corpse Immortal Cave is fraught with danger; even a Mahayana expert could easily perish there.

But if this convenient 'spatial array' were added, wouldn't the danger within it instantly decrease?

“If that’s the case…then the place that Feng Qing explored, I might as well try to go there too…” His eyes flickered slightly, not minding taking this opportunity to try and seize the opportunity that Feng Qing intended to seize in the 'Corpse Immortal Cave'.

It was unclaimed land.

Therefore, only the person who can obtain this treasure can be considered the truly destined one here.

Secondly, although he and Cixiu had never met, their relationship... was far from harmonious.

His Daoist partner, Zou Yueshan, was the one who almost chased him to his death in Dingyuan Immortal City.

"However, whether this 'Heaven-Shifting Array' is effective inside and outside the 'Corpse Immortal Cave' also needs to be examined."

With this in mind, Wei Tu was not in a hurry. His eyes flashed, and after making this decision, he immediately began to ensure the safety of this 'Heaven-Shifting Array'.

A few breaths later, he flew away from the 'Holy Emperor's Tomb' and arrived deep inside the Corpse Immortal Cave where 'Cold Marrow' was harvested.

But at this moment, he was not in a hurry to confirm the spatial teleportation effect of the 'Heaven-Shifting Array'.

Instead, he waited quietly in place until the 'Ancient Song of the Corpse Immortal' completely resounded in his mind and thoroughly 'bewitched' his soul, before he made a hand seal and activated the restrictions of the [Shifting Heaven Demon Palace].

"This method works! We are no longer afraid of the threat of the 'Ancient Corpse Song' from the Corpse Immortal Cave..."

The next moment, Wei Tu, who had returned to the vicinity of the 'Holy Emperor's Tomb' thatched hut, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a layer of joy appeared on his face.

Without hesitation, he flew out of the Corpse Immortal Cave and arrived outside the Corpse Immortal Ancient Tomb to try the Shifting Heaven Array of the Shifting Heaven Demon Palace once again.

The effect remains significant.

In less than a short while, he returned to the 'Holy Emperor's Tomb' once again.

However, at this moment, upon seeing that the demonic runes on the 'dark palace gate' had dimmed once again as a result, a look of heartache appeared on his face.

There's no other reason than that spatial formations like the [Transcendent Demon Palace], which span continents, consume an extraordinary amount of magical power.

In just these two teleportations, the several top-grade magic crystals embedded inside the 'dark palace gate' have already lost nearly 10% of their magic power.

Keep in mind that this is only the nearest teleportation.

Ironically, as a Mahayana cultivator in the Spirit Realm, he also desperately lacked such 'top-grade magic crystals'.

Certainly, the missing top-grade magic crystals could be exchanged for spiritual items by the Feathered Dragon Clan, Thunder Roc Clan, and other clans... But unfortunately, sixty years ago, when he attained the Great Ascension stage in the 'Stone Cocoon Secret Realm,' he also almost exhausted his entire fortune in that battle.

Then, out of a past promise and out of gratitude... he used his remaining possessions within the Lei Peng clan to obtain three opportunities for achieving the Fusion Realm...

Although he gained something from the subsequent gambling battles and Sendai Grand Ceremony, the treasures he acquired were either of great use to him or of little value, better than nothing.

To be frank—without considering the few valuable spiritual treasures he possesses and his powerful Mahayana techniques… his current wealth is almost among the poorest of the Mahayana cultivators in the Spirit Realm.

After all, his true nature was that of a rogue cultivator at the Mahayana level, a guest elder of the Feathered Dragon Clan, not a direct descendant.

This is also why, after realizing that the [Transcendent Demon Palace] would be of great use in the 'Corpse Immortal Cave', he was so concerned about the opportunity that Feng Qing was trying to seize!

There are three dominant clans that suppress the spirit realm.

If any Mahayana cultivator wants to acquire advanced resources and amass a fortune, besides waging war between the two realms and plundering resources from other realms through their abilities, the only other option left is to explore dangerous secret realms such as the 'Corpse Immortal Ancient Tomb' and the 'Demonic Demon Desolate Tomb'.

As for the various immortal arts used in the cultivation world to seize wealth.

At the Mahayana level...

Although it's useful, very few people can reach the eighth rank... let alone use it to make money.

……

The effectiveness of the 'Heaven-Shifting Array' has been tested.

After confirming that everything was in order, Wei Tu also concealed his aura and left the 'Holy Emperor's Tomb' once again, entering through the entrance of the 'Corpse Immortal Cave' to seriously begin exploring this dangerous place.

It also depends on his sixty years of cultivation.

This time, when he entered the Corpse Immortal Cave, the effects of the 'Ancient Song of the Corpse Immortal' on him were significantly reduced, and he no longer felt as uncomfortable or on the verge of death as before.

Of course, Wei Tu estimated that the reason he could achieve such an effect was inseparable from his cultivation of the "Barbarian Scripture" and his refinement of the "Corpse Immortal Evil Power" contained in the "Cold Marrow".

Because, in essence, the terrifying Corpse Immortal Ancient Song is also a kind of 'Corpse Immortal Evil Power'.

Ten miles.

Twenty li.

……

Wei Tu began to delve deeper step by step.

"Feng Qing's aura is getting stronger..."

Half a day later, when they reached a point 60 miles deep within the Corpse Immortal Cave, Wei Tu also clearly noticed the Mahayana blood energy on Feng Qing's body that had been eroded by the evil power of the Corpse Immortal and was now overflowing.

Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate that he hadn't provoked this cultivator too much when he left the Corpse Immortal Cave back then.

This distance is probably one that even a peak early-stage Mahayana cultivator would find difficult to penetrate!
"A true celestial phoenix has descended to earth!" Wei Tu clicked his tongue in amazement, recalling the extremely high praise that the Mahayana cultivators of the Spirit Realm had for Feng Qing.

After the Sendai Grand Ceremony, although he had won the 'awe' of all the cultivators of the same realm in the Spirit Realm, and successfully made these cultivators regard him and Feng Qing as... the true prodigies among the younger generation of the Spirit Realm!

However, with his keen eye, it wasn't hard to see that in the actual rankings, he, with his already proven track record, was firmly positioned after Feng Qing.

Previously, he had some doubts about this, but now that he has arrived at the 'Corpse Immortal Cave,' which is nearly a hundred miles away... any doubts he may have had will now be completely dispelled.

After all, he was also a newly promoted Mahayana practitioner, just like him, only he broke through a little earlier and was several hundred years ahead.

"That is—" After concealing his aura and descending more than ten miles further, Wei Tu finally discovered Feng Qing's exact whereabouts in a secluded place.

Just as he thought.

This distance was already close to Feng Qing's limit.

Under the protective shield of magic, this cultivator was covered in blood and looked extremely disheveled, his breathing was intermittent, and he appeared to be in a very wretched state.

However, unsurprisingly, this dangerous place where this cultivator was located also indeed held a 'great opportunity'!
Before it stood a magnificent building, resembling a Taoist temple, hidden within a grotto. The array of spiritual light emanating from its surface was undoubtedly at the 'celestial array' level.

Even with Feng Qing's power, at this moment, he could only shake a portion of the restrictions of this 'Taoist Temple Spirit Array', not even breaking one or two tenths of it.

"For nearly a hundred years... this cultivator has remained inside the Corpse Immortal Cave, yet it has been difficult to break through this Taoist temple..."

"Who exactly left this Taoist temple behind?"

Wei Tu's heart skipped a beat. While he was pleasantly surprised, he also stared intently at the jade plaque of the Taoist temple, trying to glean some clues from the calligraphy on the plaque.

However, he was disappointed at this moment.

The jade plaque does indeed have writing on it, but the writing is extremely blurry under the influence of the immortal array's restrictions. It can only be vaguely seen that the writing does not resemble the ancient script of the True Spirit, but rather the 'Six Nightmare Immortal Script' passed down among the ancient immortals.

"If it's only one or two out of ten, staying here will only lead to waiting in vain..."

After staring at it for half a day, and seeing that no matter what methods Feng Qing used, it was difficult to break through the 'array light shield' of this immortal array quickly, Wei Tu gradually lost patience.

With the great war between the two realms imminent and only forty years remaining, he was not Feng Qing and could not ignore the demands of the Feathered Dragon Clan and wait here in vain...

Certainly, such a divine array can be broken through faster over time... but no matter what, it is difficult to shorten the time to within forty years.

"Furthermore, the phenomenon of the Corpse Immortal Embracing the Moon will arrive in twelve years... Rather than waiting here for this cultivator to break through this formation, it would be better to cultivate in the 'Holy Emperor's Tomb' first, and then come back to explore this place when the time is right..."

Having thought this through, Wei Tu wasted no more time. After glancing at Feng Qing in the distance, he took out the [Shifting Heaven Demon Palace] from his sleeve and activated the incantation carried by the array. In that instant, he disappeared from the vicinity of the Taoist temple and reappeared inside the 'Holy Emperor's Tomb'.

"Twelve years is enough time for me to break through the Body Refinement Realm and reach the peak of the seventh level of Body Refinement..."

Wei Tu took a deep breath, sat cross-legged near the thatched hut, and after clearing his mind of all distractions, took out the seventh-grade top-quality body-refining elixir he had obtained from the 'White Dragon Immortal'. (End of Chapter)