I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 618 The Princess' Questioning, Confidence in Wei Tu's Divine Transformation (4k, please subscribe)

a few days later.

Just as Wei Tu expected.

Under pressure from the outside world, Luqiu Qingfeng took the initiative to come to his cave in the worship hall to pay him a visit.

"Friend Wei, we are close friends, why do you have to put on the airs of a sect angel in front of me?"

Luqiu Qingfeng was invited into the cave by Wei Tu. As soon as she entered the cave, the smile on her face disappeared completely, and she looked slightly unhappy.

"Questioning me?"

Hearing this, Wei Tu immediately understood that it would undoubtedly be difficult to persuade Luqiu Qingfeng to give up the engagement based on their personal relationship.

At that time, Luqiu Qingfeng was very respectful and obedient to him. After all, it was he who helped Luqiu Qingfeng to the position.

But today, Luqiu Qingfeng's attitude is very different.

However, he did not compromise or apologize for this question, but frowned slightly, looked at Luqiu Qingfeng coldly, and said in a cold voice:
"Didn't the princess tell me that she would marry Master Tong's fourth disciple Dugu Tian?"

This matter seemed to be just Luqiu Qingfeng's private matter, and there was no need to mention it to him as an "outsider".

But the prerequisite is that there is no "offensive and defensive alliance" relationship between them.

Hearing this, Luqiu Qingfeng was a little surprised, wondering where Wei Tu knew this from.

However, she did not answer this, but said in an equally impolite tone: "I don't remember that when Fellow Daoist Wei was recommended by Palace Master Luo as the elder of Jishan Sect, he mentioned this to me?"

The words fell.

Wei Tu was speechless.

Although he knew that this was a perverse logic, and that what happened back then could not be compared with what happened today, after all, his position as the elder worshipper of Jishan Sect had no disadvantages for Luqiu Qingfeng, and Luqiu Qingfeng and Dugu Tian becoming a Taoist couple would inevitably cause him many more troubles in Jishan Sect...

But no matter what, this reason makes sense.

He did it on the first day, so he can't blame Luqiu Qingfeng for doing it on the fifteenth.

"Besides, I have hinted to Fellow Daoist Wei that it is you who look down upon me... so what's wrong with me finding another Taoist partner?"

Luqiu Qingfeng was not willing to give in and continued to retort.

She had wanted to confirm this matter before mentioning it to Wei Tu, but now that Wei Tu had asked, she couldn't possibly avoid talking about it and feel guilty about it.

——She doesn’t want to give up Wei Tu, her assistant.

However, deep down in her heart, she downgraded Wei Tu's status from an "ally" with whom she could talk about anything to a "mutual helper" who could be used.

After hearing this, Wei Tu frowned greatly. He was stunned for a moment, then he searched his memory and remembered that when he was still Luqiu Qingfeng's think tank, this woman once said something while laughing, saying that she couldn't... give herself to him as a reward.

At that time, he understood from Luqiu Qingfeng's words that Luqiu Qingfeng wanted to recruit him as a "prince consort".

However, considering his future at that time, he did not respond to Luqiu Qingfeng's words. He just regarded it as a joke and brushed it off.

Now, when this woman asked this question again, she undoubtedly occupied the moral high ground between the two of them.

At this moment, he looked like a "villain" who would abandon his love for the sake of his future.

"This woman should not be underestimated."

At this point, Wei Tu had to admit that Luqiu Qingfeng was no longer the Wu A'mon of the past. During the hundred years since he became the crown prince, he had made great progress in his experience in handling affairs.

If you have the ability, you can compete with old cultivators like him in the world of immortal cultivation.

Although his abilities are mediocre, his acquired plasticity is not bad.

“Let’s negotiate first. If that doesn’t work, then… crush Sect Leader Zhu’s token.” Wei Tu thought to himself.

Before this, the reason why he agreed to let Sect Master Zhu go to the Luqiu clan and persuade Luqiu Qingfeng to give up the engagement was largely because Luqiu Qingfeng was his old friend.

But now, since Luqiu Qingfeng has the idea of ​​disregarding their past friendship, he doesn't need to worry about this matter.

only……

In this "breakup" between him and Luqiu Qingfeng, he did not want to involve the power of Jishan Sect unless it was absolutely necessary.

That would be an announcement of his weakness to the Jishan Sect.

As a senior executive, such things would have many negative consequences for him.

……

"Princess, are you taking advantage of me because I am weak?"

Next, Wei Tu sneered, said no more, waved his sleeves, and directly released his pressure towards Luqiu Qingfeng.

In the world of immortal cultivation, strength is respected.

No matter how reasonable you are, or how much you gain the upper hand in words, it cannot compare to the crushing power of strength.

Showing strength is also a negotiation technique.

He was not afraid to argue with Luqiu Qingfeng, but such sophistry was of no use to him.

next moment.

With the blessing of Wei Tu's nine secrets of health preservation and body training.

In an instant, a pressure comparable to that of the peak Nascent Soul stage fell directly on Luqiu Qingfeng's delicate body, causing the woman's face to change suddenly.

"Later stage of Nascent Soul?"

"You have broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage?"

Luqiu Qingfeng was slightly shocked and couldn't believe it.

Even though her current realm was the same as Wei Tu's, both were in the late Nascent Soul stage, but she knew clearly that Wei Tu, who practiced both Dharma and body, had overwhelming combat strength when they were at the same realm.

If she fought with Wei Tu, she would surely be defeated, and there was even a possibility that she would die like Luqiu Jinyuan.

"When you killed Feng Han, you concealed your incompetence?"

Luqiu Qingfeng said in a hoarse voice.

This time, even though it was Venerable Tong's idea to marry his disciple, she chose to acquiesce and ignore the attitude of her ally Wei Tu... It was also related to the fact that Wei Tu's previous "realm strength" was not worth her continued careful consideration.

It is true that Wei Tu is powerful, and it is also true that he can kill Li Donghai with seven golden tripod talismans, but if he is placed on the level of Xiaohuan Palace, he is far from enough.

No matter how powerful Wei Tu is, he can only be comparable to a first-rate late Nascent Soul expert at best.

By marrying with Xiaohuan Palace, she can directly become the disciple and Taoist partner of Master Tong and enjoy the treatment of a Divine Transformation disciple.

however--

Today's Wei Tu has actually broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage?
This was one or two hundred years earlier than she expected.

This undoubtedly disrupted her ideas and plans.

Although Wei Tu, who is in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, is worthy of attention and vigilance, if she falls out with him, she is also capable of dealing with the consequences.

But the late Nascent Soul Wei Tu...

Luqiu Qingfeng does not have this confidence.

In addition, the fact that Wei Tu was able to break through one or two hundred years earlier undoubtedly proved his excellent talent, a talent that even many disciples of the God Transformation Realm could hardly match.

At this point, she no longer hoped that her marriage with Xiao Huan Gong would be successful, but she also had to re-evaluate her attitude towards Wei Tu.

"Hiding my abilities? Perhaps. What do you think, Princess?"

Wei Tu smiled faintly and replied casually.

Upon hearing this, an awkward smile appeared on Luqiu Qingfeng's face.

She understood that this was Wei Tu's calmness in strength.

He has the confidence that he can face the Luqiu clan alone and remain undefeated.

If not, he would not have forced her to abdicate at this moment.

"Friend Wei's trip is not just to return to Yuanjun Island to congratulate me, or to intimidate me." Luqiu Qingfeng suppressed his distracting thoughts and stopped being aggressive. His attitude became a little more peaceful and he forced a smile.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu immediately knew that Luqiu Qingfeng was willing to discuss with him about the "marriage alliance with Xiaohuan Palace".

At this moment.

Wei Tu had no intention of keeping the secret. He glanced at Lvqiu Qingfeng and directly stated the purpose of his visit:
"For my future in Jishan Sect, I hope that the princess can give up this marriage."

"For the sake of Friend Wei's future..."

"Friend Wei is really outspoken in saying this."

Hearing Wei Tu's words, Luqiu Qingfeng secretly said that he was shameless, but because the situation was not in her favor, she could only grit her teeth and say this meaningless word.

"What does the princess think?"

Wei Tu waved his hand, signaling Luqiu Qingfeng to continue speaking. Although his attitude was tough, it did not mean that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

He didn't want to become enemies with Luqiu Qingfeng just because of this incident.

Now, although the two sides no longer have the tacit understanding they once had and have a tendency to resort to violence, they have not yet reached the point where they become enemies of each other.

"Friend Wei, I also hope that you can sacrifice yourself for my future."

Luqiu Qingfeng snorted coldly and said.

The words fell.

Wei Tu didn't say anything, but just looked at Luqiu Qingfeng with cold eyes.

After a while.

Lvqiu Qingfeng couldn't hold on any longer. She frowned slightly and said in an unhappy tone, "Friend Wei, are you going to let me watch helplessly as my great opportunity slips away?"

They both have a "future", but asking her to sacrifice herself to help Wei Tu... Wei Tu is too overbearing.

This is not a negotiation.

It was obvious that he was forcing her to obey!

Hearing this, Wei Tu nodded, knowing that he was indeed asking too much.

Putting aside differences in interests, marrying into the Xiaohuan Palace is indeed a great thing for Luqiu Qingfeng and the Luqiu clan.

It is indeed unreasonable for him and the Jishan faction to simply force others without making any concessions.

Of course, this is just his perspective as Luqiu Qingfeng's "ally".

From the perspective of Jishan Sect, it is more cost-effective to kill the traitors like the Luqiu clan directly than to offer them huge benefits to win them over.

The policy of appeasement is unacceptable to any power.

If other affiliated forces follow suit in the future, it would be a disaster.

This is also the reason why Sect Leader Zhu only gave him two options: to persuade Luqiu Qingfeng to give up the marriage and to kill Luqiu Qingfeng.

"What is the princess's plan?"

Wei Tu asked.

If Luqiu Qingfeng didn't ask for too much, he could ask Zhu Zongzhu to secretly use resources to quell the disaster, which would be a feasible thing to do. It could be considered as a maintenance fund.

As long as it is in the open and not known to others, it will be fine.

As if guessing Wei Tu's thoughts, Luqiu Qingfeng smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "Friend Wei, what the Luqiu clan lacks is never some resources, or a late Nascent Soul expert, a quasi-God Transformation expert... but the hope of breaking through the God Transformation realm."

"Only Venerable Tong can give this hope to me and the Luqiu clan."

The words fell.

Wei Tu nodded slightly.

If we remove Venerable Han Yue, the pillar of the clan, there is not much difference between the top powerhouses of the Luqiu clan and the Jishan sect.

In other words, the Luqiu clan has no shortage of resources for practicing from the Qi training stage all the way to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

The only thing he lacks is the opportunity to break through and become a Divine Transformation Master, as well as the skills to practice.

Like him, it was only after joining the Jishan Sect that he acquired the "Source Wood Sutra", a quasi-fifth-level martial arts technique.

The Luqiu clan might have some quasi-fifth-level skills, but they are definitely not abundant, or in other words... they lack the quasi-fifth-level skills that are most suitable for personal cultivation.

The Dharma is not transmitted to the six ears.

No matter how much Venerable Tong loves the Luqiu clan, it is impossible for him to teach every Nascent Soul cultivator of the Luqiu clan a quasi-fifth-level technique tailored for practice and give them the opportunity to break through.

But... things were different when Luqiu Qingfeng and Dugu Tian got engaged.

He will be equivalent to the direct disciple of Master Tong.

Luqiu Qingfeng will also enjoy all the treatment enjoyed by direct disciples.

On the other hand, looking at the Jishan Sect...

Even if he pleaded for mercy, Luqiu Qingfeng would not be able to enjoy the same treatment as in Xiaohuan Palace.

"It seems that there is only one choice."

Wei Tu sighed lightly, stroked the red token hidden in his sleeve, and made a decision in his heart.

Now was not the time for him to be indecisive.

Although he and Luqiu Qingfeng are not destined to die and one of them has to live alone, for the sake of his future, it would be best if Luqiu Qingfeng, who wanted to marry into Xiaohuan Palace, passed away.

This is his selfishness, and also the attitude of Jishan School.

Fortunately, this time he met Luqiu Qingfeng and their first confrontation made it easy for him to make this decision.

But just as Wei Tu had this thought, Luqiu Qingfeng's next words surprised him.

“Only Venerable Tong can give this hope to me and the Luqiu clan…”

"But in my opinion, Brother Wei also has hope. He will give me and the Luqiu clan this hope one day."

Luqiu Qingfeng said this.

"Me?" Wei Tu frowned slightly. Although he was confident that as long as he followed the steps, he could break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

But where did Luqiu Qingfeng get this confidence from?

Relying on his dual cultivation of Dharma and body?

With him breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage at the age of 700?
Relying on him to eliminate his nightmare Luqiu Jinyuan?

If one achieves the first two, there is indeed hope of becoming a god, but it is only a tiny bit of hope.

If the conditions for breaking through to the God Transformation stage were so simple, the world of immortal cultivation would have been filled with God Transformation masters.

The reason why he had the confidence to break through to the Divine Transformation stage was because of his "late bloomer" fate, which enabled him to break the Nascent Soul limit time and time again.

It is obviously difficult for an outsider like Luqiu Qingfeng to know these things.

"Friend Wei, if not, why would I betray Venerable Tong?" Luqiu Qingfeng shook her head and sighed.

Just as Wei Tu thought, although she had high hopes for Wei Tu to break through the Spirit Transformation Realm, this high hope did not mean that she believed Wei Tu could definitely break through.

But... she had to find a reason to betray Master Tong and refuse the marriage.

This reason was not to convince the Luqiu clan, but to convince herself.

"what do you mean?"

Wei Tu had some guesses and motioned Luqiu Qingfeng to explain in detail.

Hearing this, Luqiu Qingfeng looked a little unhappy. She gritted her teeth and directly stated the reason: "Venerable Tong is a kind person and has taken good care of my Luqiu clan. Even if I refuse the marriage, Venerable Tong will not blame me, but...if I agree to the marriage, I am afraid that Brother Wei will be thinking about how to kill me in his heart."

(End of this chapter)