I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

It should be noted that Wei Tu is no longer some newly promoted Mahayana cultivator or an unknown figure, but a Mahayana powerhouse who made a name for himself in the war between the two realms!
Now that 'Old Ghost Pei' is so confident that he can kill Wei Tu... it means that his strength is definitely among the top in the Mahayana realm.

Moreover, powerful individuals don't appear out of thin air...

People like 'Old Ghost Pei', who are deeply hidden and possess terrifying strength, are often mysterious figures in the cultivation world... like 'venomous snakes' lurking in the shadows, extremely deadly!

However, unlike the other Mahayana cultivators, the Weeping River Demon Ancestor, who was among the crowd, had a hint of relief in his eyes.

Pei Laogui's brazen self-destruction left Tian Yizi, the Dragon Lord of the Feather Dragon Clan, and others no chance to search their souls—which meant that Wei Tu's information was also protected and not leaked in the slightest.

Similarly, as Wei Tu's 'soul slave,' she was also much safer in a way.

"I wonder if that scoundrel really has the ability to kill Old Ghost Pei... However, if he were to perish here, it would be a good thing for me..."

As his thoughts raced, the Weeping River Demon Ancestor secretly began to anticipate Wei Tu's 'death'.

……

In the Spirit Stream Realm, Pei Laogui's 'soul split' self-destructed, and this powerful figure died mysteriously... Wei Tu, far away in the 'Slaying Nether Realm', was naturally unaware of this.

However, he could have guessed this outcome to some extent.

—As long as Tian Yizi, the Dragon Lord of the Feathered Dragon Clan, and others do as he said and quickly slay Pei Laogui's 'splitting soul'... then this split soul will not put up a stubborn resistance.

Conversely, it is normal to place one's hopes on the 'original body' within the Netherworld.

"As expected! This 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment' is not truly pure... It also contains the evil power belonging to that 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal'..."

Half a month later, Wei Tu, who had barely recovered his magic power with the help of the 'Golden Spirit Liquid', was finally able to spare some attention and 'appraise' the 'Six Purifying Soul Paste' that he had obtained by sacrificing Pei Laogui.

His eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the 'splitting soul' before him, which had become extremely distorted after being exposed to the 'Six-Purifying Soul Paste,' and whose soul power seemed to be trending towards that of the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal.' A somewhat unpleasant expression flashed across his face.

Clearly, either the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'first incarnation' was still concealing information about the 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment,' or Old Ghost Pei had a different method for refining the 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment.'

Of course, at this moment, he agrees more with the latter.

After all, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'one incarnation' had already completely handed over the techniques for dealing with the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal' to him, so there was no need to set him up at this final 'barrier'.

At this moment, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'true form,' hiding in the shadows, seemed to have guessed part of Wei Tu's thoughts and immediately transmitted his voice again, explaining:

“I don’t know what my previous incarnation said to Fellow Daoist Wei… but I only saw that evil cultivator consume the Six Purification Soul Ointment here; I have never actually refined it myself.”

"After all, since this treasure comes from that 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal,' it is naturally tainted by the evil power of that wicked being. As for 'soul power'... I don't have such a strong desire for it."

The Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'true form' said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu frowned slightly, but then quickly understood.

For a normal cultivator, the stronger their spiritual soul, the better...

But Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor is an exception.

He does not pursue enlightenment in one lifetime, but rather cultivates anew in each lifetime... Such an overly powerful divine soul becomes a 'shackle' that makes it difficult for him to integrate into a new physical body!
This is also a key point of the "reincarnation cultivation" in the "Womb Reincarnation Great Law".

"But what this woman said is probably not true... Although the Six Purification Soul Ointment is not something this woman covets, how could she remain unmoved when she sees such a rare and precious treasure right before her eyes?" Wei Tu sneered inwardly.

It's not hard to guess that, as an ancient demon ancestor who has a better understanding of this 'Netherworld,' the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor should have other ways to obtain the 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment.'

Alternatively, one could obtain a superior, side-effect-free 'Six Purification Soul Ointment' from other parts of the Netherworld, instead of having to trick other Mahayana cultivators like Old Ghost Pei did... to obtain the 'Six Purification Soul Ointment' through a blood sacrifice to the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal'.

only.

Threatening something is something that can be done once, but not twice.

—Because of his promise to release the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'one lifetime' after he attained enlightenment... this 'female corpse' did her best to help him and obediently offered her own cultivation to him, the 'Wenwang'.

Now, if we were to break our promises and continue our 'extortion' based solely on this suspicion, the only outcome would likely be a lose-lose situation.

And he had no doubt about it whatsoever.

When cultivators reach the Mahayana or Demon Ancestor realms and are forced into a corner with no way to retreat, none of them will lack a fierce determination!
Moreover, while it's easy to destroy a reputation, rebuilding it is extremely difficult.

also--

He wasn't entirely without a way to deal with the evil power of the "Six-Armed Evil Immortal" hidden within the "Six-Purifying Soul Ointment"!

"The 'Barbarian Scripture' can even refine the 'Corpse Immortal Evil Power' within the Corpse Immortal Cave... No matter how powerful this 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal' is, it is only a 'wicked creature' comparable to the Tribulation Transcending Realm, far inferior to the 'Corpse Immortal' who can make even those undergoing Tribulation Transcending Realm tremble with fear!"

Wei Tu's expression turned cold. He immediately raised his hand and grabbed the fragment of the "Six Cleansing Soul Ointment" that had been injected into the "Soul Split" body, and then mercilessly and slowly sent it into his "heart".

Instantly, the moment the evil power of the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal' eroded his body, his heart began to pound rapidly, and streams of essence blood, like mercury syrup, flowed out of his heart and poured directly into the 'Six-Purifying Soul Ointment'.

At the same moment, the 'sacrificial bone' in his chest, covered with blood-red runes, also blazed with blood-red light and emitted a dazzling divine radiance.

Stab it!

Then a surprising scene unfolded.

The evil power of the "Six-Armed Evil Immortal," which had just caused the "Great Ascension Soul Division" to twist and show pain, began to rapidly dissipate and retreat in the instant it collided with Wei Tu's "Eighth-Order Body Refinement" essence and blood.

"It really works!"

Upon noticing this, Wei Tu felt a surge of joy.

But that's normal.

As the supreme cultivation method for both physical and magical practice among humans, the "Barbarian Scripture" also originates from the more distant "Old World," just like the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's "Womb Reincarnation Great Method" and "Vajra Initiation Secret Scripture."

After being modified by the 'Emperor Danyang', it was only used to refine the 'cold marrow' within the Corpse Immortal Cave, and then, by borrowing the 'Corpse Immortal Power' contained within it, it rapidly advanced to the Great Ascension Realm...

However, the foundation of its techniques lies in using the physical body as a 'furnace' to refine everything!
Today, although the evil power of the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal' is not of the same origin as the 'Corpse Immortal's Evil Power', in essence, there is no difference between them. They are both 'powers' emanating from a higher-level 'existence'.

Naturally, it can also be directly refined by "Barbarian Psyche".

"The Barbarian God sacrificed bones..."

"This junior has such high talent that he can even successfully cultivate this human cultivation technique?"

At the same moment, the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor's 'true form', who had witnessed this scene, was secretly astonished.

Because, in the cultivation world, if we talk about the most difficult and hardest cultivation methods, the "Man Shen Jing" and other "dual cultivation of body and mind" methods would definitely be among the top.

Moreover, unlike ordinary cultivation methods that combine physical and magical techniques, the "Barbarian Scripture" exists within the cultivation world as a top-tier secret manual of the human race.

Even if a cultivator were fortunate enough to obtain it, it would be difficult to cultivate it successfully... let alone someone like Wei Tu, who successfully cultivated the 'Barbarian God Sacrifice Bone' and advanced to the eighth level of body refinement.

"In that case, it's no wonder my 'one-life incarnation' chose to cooperate with this junior..."

The Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor narrowed his eyes, and the divine sense that had been probing Wei Tu immediately withdrew, no longer paying much attention to Wei Tu.

At this moment, Wei Tu, though 'terrifying', is not yet enough to cross the 'boundary' of the Netherworld.

Similarly, it was not enough to pose a threat to her.

……

"His spirit has improved..."

Several days later, after refining the remnants of the 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment', Wei Tu's face showed a hint of surprise when he saw the increasingly full 'divine soul'.

Although he had some guesses about the effects of the 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment' from the beginning, he never expected it to be so extraordinary.

This small piece alone is enough to save him more than ten years of arduous training.

If he were to completely refine the 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment' in his hand, his soul realm might surpass his cultivation level and directly reach the late stage of Mahayana.

"Hmm, no wonder that old ghost Pei is so keen on harming other Mahayana cultivators..."

"So he was thinking of breaking through to the next realm with his divine soul first, and advancing to the tribulation stage..." Wei Tu's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he glanced at a jade slip among Pei Laogui's relics, which he had been diligently wiping.

Inside lies the Ghost King Sect's method for cultivating 'Transcending Tribulation Ghost Immortals'.

And this method, without a doubt, is much easier to break through to the next level than the normal Mahayana realm, with the help of this 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal'.

However, perhaps like the 'Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor', he was limited by his aptitude. Despite cultivating for so long, he still failed to achieve his goal and remained trapped in the Mahayana realm, unable to succeed.

"Next, we'll explore the other areas of this 'Netherworld'..."

With a flick of his sleeve, Wei Tu placed the remaining 'Six Purifying Soul Ointment' into the jade box, then took another look at the Netherworld Realm, which appeared to be the work of an immortal.

Then, after pondering for a moment, he slapped his head and summoned another 'soul fragment'.

The next moment, under his mental control, the 'splitting soul' broke through the air and floated lightly towards the distant clusters of black mountains.

Soon, his divided soul took in all the sights that were beyond the reach of divine sense.

These blood-stained 'clumps of black mountains' were indeed as extraordinary as he had imagined.

These are not ordinary mountains; each of the 'Black Mountains' appears to have been carved out as if by a knife or axe, with dense black runes engraved on its surface.

These black runes are also extremely mysterious. Although they have become quite dilapidated due to the ravages of time, it is clear that they are not methods that the Old World or this 'New World' could possess.

Just this simple glimpse.

Wei Tu instantly sensed that the 'soul fragment' he was controlling was showing signs of disintegration.

However, he remained calm at this moment. He immediately focused his mind and controlled his 'splitting soul' to tap his soul body several times.

Suddenly, a faint golden light appeared.

The next moment, the restrictions within the clusters of black mountains seemed to have lost their effectiveness, no longer having any restraining power over his divided soul.

"This method is truly feasible..." Seeing this, Wei Tu was also delighted.

Previously, after sacrificing 'Old Ghost Pei', when dealing with the backlash from the evil power of the Six-Armed Evil Immortal, he also used his life force to conceal his aura, thereby deceiving the evil 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal' from spying.

After all, the latter is neither wise nor knowledgeable.

They don't think like normal cultivators.

Now that there is no one else in this 'Black Mountain' besides the Seven Treasures Demon Ancestor, even the strongest restrictions will find it difficult to detect the traces of this Hidden Fate Realm cultivator's 'soul division'!

"Is this the six-armed evil immortal?"

A few quarters of an hour later, Wei Tu, who was controlling his 'splitting soul' with his mind, quickly arrived at the place marked on Pei Laogui's sheepskin scroll—the dwelling place of the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal'.

However, when he first saw this thing...

They couldn't hide their shock.

Because this thing was not the 'evil spirit' or 'demon' he thought it was, but simply a six-armed stone statue standing there.

Its appearance was no different from the 'six-armed deity statue' that Pei Laogui worshipped, only larger and more magnificent.

However, the only difference is that the eyes of this 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal' are like those of a living being, slowly writhing like flesh and blood.

But Wei Tu was not there to spy on this 'evil' at this moment.

After taking a deep breath, he continued to control his 'soul division' to fly further into the black mountains.

In particular, the place that Pei Laogui marked on the sheepskin scroll, which was suspected to be the hiding place of the 'true immortal soul'.

moment.

Two quarters of an hour...

Time passed slowly.

Despite the concealment of his life force, Wei Tu, who controlled his 'splitting soul' with his mind, increasingly felt the difficulty of his split soul escaping here.

The deeper you go, the thicker and more viscous the air in this black mountain becomes, making it difficult to push away.

"This is……"

After a difficult half-day journey, just as they were about to approach the location marked by Pei Laogui as the 'Soul of a True Immortal'... the scene before them still made Wei Tu pause for a moment.

Because, deep within the Black Mountain, near the 'Soul of the True Immortal,' there are densely packed stone statues piled up like the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal.'

Each stone statue, like the 'Six-Armed Evil Immortal,' has a pair of 'lifelike' eyes.

Fortunately, compared to the terrifying Six-Armed Evil Immortal, these stone statues are slightly smaller, and their aura seems to be only at the level of 'Great Vehicle Perfection' or 'Great Vehicle Late Stage'.

"No wonder that old ghost Pei wrote the words 'Do not go,' 'Do not go' on the sheepskin scroll..." Wei Tu thought to himself, a chill running down his spine.

At this moment, if his divided soul had not been protected by the 'life force', it would probably have been torn to dust by the 'evil forces' hidden in these stone statues in less than a breath.

Gritting his teeth, controlling his divided soul and holding his breath to bypass the stone statues, Wei Tu finally arrived at the destination marked by 'Old Ghost Pei' and got a glimpse of the entire place.

At that moment, his eyes narrowed slightly, and an expression of disbelief instantly appeared on his face.

Because everything before him was truly beyond his expectations.

There truly exists a wisp of 'true immortal soul' there.

He was dressed in a white ancient robe and wore a pale gold feather crown that signified his status. At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged in the void with his eyes closed.

However, it was not exerting its power, but rather standing still in the same place as if it were 'pretending to be dead'.

However, this was not enough to surprise Wei Tu.

What truly made him lose his composure was...

The white-robed cultivator's hand seal seemed to tear open the 'void' of the hurried Black Mountain!
Beyond this 'void,' or rather, beyond this 'spatial rift,' lay a magnificent, golden platform, radiating an ethereal aura.

Above it were three large characters.

—The Execution Platform!

However, the 'Execution Platform' was also completely silent, with no cultivators in sight.

However, the artifacts left behind outside the houses on this towering platform seem to prove that cultivators once lived inside this 'Execution Platform'.

"These objects are a wooden horse? A cradle? Was there... an infant here?"

Wei Tu raised an eyebrow, puzzled.

However, at that very moment, atop this towering platform, it seemed as if a cultivator had sensed him and, following the 'spatial rift,' peered towards him with a startled expression! (End of Chapter)