I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"father……"

As Wei Tu's thoughts raced, the scenery before him began to change rapidly.

From the sea of ​​red spider lilies that resembled fiery clouds, we arrived at a rather simple courtyard made of blue bricks.

Inside the courtyard, there are weapon racks displaying all eighteen kinds of weapons, as well as stone locks of various sizes for training strength.

Further away, a young woman dressed in a blue cloth dress with her sleeves rolled up was throwing a bucket of water into the well in front of her.

With a splash, water sprayed onto the well curb made of old stones and onto the young woman who was drawing water.

However, just as Wei Tu was about to take a closer look, he suddenly felt his body sag slightly. It turned out that a little girl with her hair in two buns had gotten onto his belt and was playfully reaching for the sash at his waist with her small hand.

It looked like they wanted to secretly take the silver inside.

"Father, Father, you promised Yan Yan you'd buy cucumber candy at the market today." Seeing Wei Tu's gaze sweep over, the girl with her hair in two buns pouted, her face immediately showing a pitiful expression.

"Cucumber candy, cucumber candy..."

At that moment, on the ground, a bald-headed child riding a rocking horse and wiping his snot was also repeating the words of the girl with the double buns in a silly manner.

"Father, look, Xiuwen said he wants to eat cucumber candy too, so just give the money to Yanyan..." The girl with the double buns looked miserable and frantically shook Wei Tu's big hand.

"Yan'er! Keep eating candy, or you'll stick your teeth out. Your father has important business to attend to. Your master said that the daily morning exercises cannot be stopped; only by doing this every day can you build up your strength." The young woman who was fetching water wiped the sweat from her forehead, turned her head, and scolded her sternly.

The words fell.

The girl with the double buns, who had been asking for money, suddenly turned into a crying child.

But when she was wailing, she would raise her head again and stare longingly at the back of the blue brick wall in the courtyard, as if the cucumber candy vendor was only separated from her by that blue brick wall.

"Selling fish! I just caught some big bluefish, as wide as my arm! They'll be gone once this market is over... The braised ones are delicious, and the sweet and sour ones are incredibly fragrant..."

"Frozen persimmons and dried persimmons, they can be coated with such fine sugar frost, you can't find them anywhere else."

'Green sugar melon, green sugar melon... a green sugar melon so sweet it makes your teeth ache...'

Hearing the commotion of the market, Wei Tu, inside the brick courtyard, shook his head helplessly. His right hand instinctively reached for the pouch at his waist, preparing to take out money for the girl with the double buns.

only--

In that instant.

He seemed to realize something, and suddenly bit his tongue, instantly waking up from the illusion.

Looking again, the girl or child wrapped around his waist and riding the wooden horse on the ground were clearly the two green-headed little devils who had been trapped in this sea of ​​spider lilies.

Further away, the 'young woman' who was drawing water and half-swearing was none other than Old Ghost Pei, who was chanting incantations and casting spells to control the two green-headed imps and the 'black banner' she was carrying!

It seems that he had woken up a little earlier in this sea of ​​red spider lilies.

However, this 'advantage' was too short-lived, so he noticed the two green-headed brats attacking him instantly.

"What a pity." However, upon seeing this scene, Wei Tu, although secretly relieved, also showed a hint of regret on his face.

It's as if they're still slightly immersed in the illusion they just experienced.

After all, such illusions attack his emotional vulnerabilities.

"How is this possible?" But at this moment, compared to Wei Tu's inward sigh, Pei Laogui, who was using supernatural powers to attack Wei Tu, looked incredulous.

Because the illusion of the sea of ​​red spider lilies is powerful enough to shake the will of a tribulation-crossing immortal!

Not to mention the mere early stage of Mahayana Buddhism.

Even though I had been somewhat wary of this field of red spider lilies beforehand...

Because the more vigilant one is about this, the easier it is to fall into such an illusion.

And that is precisely why he used these two 'green-headed devils' to clear the way and plunge them into the illusion of the sea of ​​red spider lilies.

"Could it be... that's why he cultivated the body-refining technique?" Old Ghost Pei frowned, secretly guessing a possible reason.

Similar to the various mysteries of spiritual cultivation techniques, advanced body-refining techniques are not simply about forging the physical body... they also have a certain effect on forging the soul.

A powerful body cultivator is also immune to all evil!
"Run!" But the next moment, after a thought flashed through his mind, Old Ghost Pei did not hesitate. He directly abandoned the two green-headed little devils who attacked Wei Tu, as well as the 'black banner' he was carrying, and fled into the distant black mountains without looking back.

Clearly, he had made up his mind to use the 'geographical advantage' of the Netherworld to kill Wei Tu, rather than confront him head-on.

"This old ghost Pei seems to know about this 'Slaying Netherworld'... no less than the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor?"

Upon seeing this, Wei Tu did not rush to pursue, but instead made this judgment with a flash of insight.

Of course, this judgment is not new.

From the moment Pei Laogui revealed the 'Slaying Netherworld,' to the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'one-life body' saying that he harbored ill intentions and also wanted to use his 'immortal bones' as a blood sacrifice... it is clear that Pei Laogui was familiar with the Slaying Netherworld.

However, at this moment, he was thinking about something else entirely.

That is to say, just how deep is Old Ghost Pei's understanding of this Netherworld?

For the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, that is the forbidden 'Execution Platform'. Does he know more secrets?
Secondly, does this cultivator know of the existence of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor?

Given the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's multiple reincarnations, it's highly likely that these two will meet in this Netherworld.

But Pei Laogui seemed certain that he was the only one in the 'Slaying Netherworld' who knew the specific details.

So, was the 'true form' of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor that he glimpsed through a corner of this realm outside the Netherworld just a 'chance encounter,' or was there another reason?

"No! This is not a coincidence! It is the spatial power of my [Hun'e Evil Eye]... and my familiarity as a 'Wen Wang' with the aura of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, who is also a 'Wen Fei'..."

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

As the 'Wang King' in the 'Womb Reincarnation Great Law', he could see the specific traces of his 'Wang Consort'—the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor—from whom he absorbed cultivation, just as he could see a candle in the dark.

This was his method, not a fluke!

As for the specific information about the 'Slaying Netherworld,' it's impossible for Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'One Incarnation' to deceive him about matters concerning his own life, death, and path.

So, the result is already quite obvious.

Pei Laogui, an "old ghost" who knew the "Slaying Netherworld" extremely well, never saw any trace of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor in the "Slaying Netherworld" from beginning to end.

"Is this woman truly just an ordinary disciple that the monk who saved from suffering took in back then?"

Wei Tu raised his eyes slightly. A large, fleshy hand, wrapped in golden light, suddenly appeared and forcefully obliterated the hazy immortal light carried by the black banner. At the same time, this question arose in his mind.

At this moment, he also intuitively felt that the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, who had previously appeared in the 'Nether River', was very likely hiding in some secluded place in the Netherworld, secretly watching him.

However, unlike his forced escape in the 'Rebirth Realm' a thousand years ago... the current Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's true form is someone who should be greatly wary of him and Old Ghost Pei.

Because—if this woman's strength were truly greater than Pei Laogui's, it would be impossible for her to have allowed Pei Laogui to leave the 'Zhan You Realm' for so many years with the secrets of this world.

"Hurry!" After extinguishing the hazy immortal light on the black banner and retrieving the two green-headed imps it had released back into the black banner, Wei Tu calmly summoned the 'yellow gourd' he had taken from Yue Shenzi.

The next moment, a 'yellow whirlwind' suddenly emerged from the 'yellow gourd', moving at a speed far faster than Pei Laogui's, and after a flash of lightning, it swiftly attacked his back.

"This Wei Tu is indeed extraordinary."

Upon noticing the 'yellow whirlwind' approaching from behind, Pei Laogui's expression changed drastically, as if he were secretly in distress.

And that's normal.

During the battle with Yue Shenzi, this 'Yellow Gale' not only overwhelmed the five-colored light of the [Longevity Immortal Lamp], but also slashed away Wei Tu's 'Demon Ancestor's Demon Body'.

Now that Wei Tu is using it to deal with Pei Laogui, it will not be difficult for him to catch up in such a short time.

“Fellow Daoist Wei, it is better to resolve our enmity than to perpetuate it… Rather than fighting to the death here, why not join hands and search for the ‘Soul of the True Immortal’ together…”

After raising his hand and summoning a bluish-green jade talisman to block the incoming 'yellow gale', Old Ghost Pei smiled bitterly again and began to sue for peace.

However, upon hearing this, Wei Tu only narrowed his eyes slightly, his hands still moving as he formed hand seals.

at once--

After a whooshing sound, dense yellow sand particles suddenly rose from the inside of this 'yellow whirlwind', raining down on the 'talismanic shield' that Pei Laogui had summoned.

Soon, in less than a few breaths.

Under the sweep of this 'yellow gale', the 'talismanic power shield' that Pei Laogui had erected was starting to falter, emitting cracking sounds.

"If you refuse a toast, you'll have to drink a penalty shot."

Upon seeing this, Pei Laogui's expression immediately turned cold, becoming somewhat chilling.

After speaking, he raised his hand and flicked it, and a 'bone bell' that looked like it was made of white bone flew out of his sleeve in an instant.

Then—after the 'bone bell' jingled a few times, a nine-tailed spirit fox exuding an aura of decay and with visible white bones on its body slowly crawled out from under the 'bone bell'.

After its angry roar, the previously invincible 'yellow gale' suddenly began to swirl backward.

"A demon corpse in the late Mahayana stage?"

A flash of green light appeared between Wei Tu's brows, and in the blink of an eye, he recognized the nine-tailed spirit fox's true nature.

But after a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and his expression immediately became more serious.

Fox-type demon beasts are numerous in the cultivation world, but a spirit fox that can reach the 'late stage of Mahayana'... in the entire spirit world, and even the entire cultivation world, it seems that only the ancestor of the Heavenly Fox Clan, who died unexpectedly more than 100,000 years ago, exists.

This ancestor of the Heavenly Fox Clan is not comparable to the current Great Ascension cultivator of the Heavenly Fox Clan... He was one of the Four Emperors who were comparable to the Old Roc Emperor and the Old Ape Emperor in his time.

Of course, a mere late-stage Mahayana 'demon corpse' is nothing to fear, after all, demon corpses can hardly maintain their strength in life... but what this reveals is the extremely terrifying strength of this old ghost Pei!

"Go!" But Wei Tu showed no fear at all. In the brief moment that the 'Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox' demon corpse appeared, he made another hand seal.

The next moment, a blood-green alms bowl shot out from the 'yellow whirlwind', its surface spewing out demonic light and countless black runes pouring out, condensing into an enormous 'magical giant hand' that descended upon Old Ghost Pei's head.

Instantly, under the illumination of this 'demonic light', the 'Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox' demon corpse, which had just been roaring, seemed to be restrained and pressed down by something. A series of very crisp bone cracking sounds quickly came from inside its demon corpse.

However, a hint of contempt flashed in the eyes of Old Ghost Pei as he witnessed this scene.

He snorted coldly and then raised his hand to point.

Then, the nine-tailed fox demon corpse, which was imprisoned by the blood-green alms bowl and about to be covered by the 'magical giant hand' it had condensed, suddenly emanated a chilling ghostly aura.

At the same time, a character for "soldier" written in the Six Nightmare Immortal Script appeared between the eyebrows of its fox head.

In an instant, it broke free from the blood-green alms bowl and, with lightning speed, pounced on Wei Tu.

The speed was so fast that even Wei Tu could only catch fleeting afterimages.

Even though it was not afraid of death, it still charged towards Wei Tu despite being blocked by the 'yellow gale' and having its blood and demonic power drained by the yellow sand within it.

At the same time.

Just as the 'Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox' demonic corpse attacked Wei Tu, Old Ghost Pei suddenly took out a palm-sized, six-armed deity statue and began chanting incantations over it.

And at the very moment the curse was uttered.

Within those bottomless, dark mountains, something seemed about to awaken, and a terrifying pressure poured forth from the depths of the mountains like a tidal wave.

"A six-armed evil immortal? This cultivator has finally resorted to this method?" Seeing this, Wei Tu didn't seem surprised at all; instead, his eyes flickered slightly.

There was no other reason than that he had learned of the existence of this thing from the "first incarnation" of the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor long before he was outside the "Slaying Netherworld".

It is not a living being, but a malevolent being created by immortals and unique to this 'Slaying Netherworld'!

According to the unseen 'rules' within the Netherworld...

As long as a 'celestial bone' is offered, after the blood sacrifice, this 'six-armed evil immortal' will give the sacrificer an extremely generous gift.

This gift is a rare and precious immortal opportunity within the 'Slaying Netherworld'—the 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment' left behind by the Mahayana and Tribulation Transcending divine souls after being cleansed by the waters of the Nether River.

However, besides this, if one knows how to communicate with this 'six-armed evil immortal,' one can also sacrifice oneself to get this evil being to act on one's behalf.

If he wasn't mistaken, what Pei Laogui was doing now was a blood sacrifice to get this six-armed evil immortal to attack him.

Of course, the extent of Pei Laogui's blood sacrifice at this moment was quite limited, merely utilizing a portion of the evil power of the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal'. (End of Chapter)