I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 648 Rescue Gong Shulan, Red Dragon Patriarch's "Snake Swallowing Elephant" (5k subscription required)
"Ten years may seem like a tight deadline, but this is not the time for my final duel with him..."

Wei Tu made a calm analysis in his mind.

Unlike Ding Lezheng, the core conflict between him and "Alliance Leader Feng" is just the distribution of resources in the Zunwang Palace and... his covetousness for the "opportunity of the Locking Demon Hall" that he obtained.

During this period, he had no need to rescue the hostages.

So, there is no time urgency.

He could have delayed this duel until... four hundred years later, when the secret realm of the Royal Palace was opened.

Compared to ten years ago...

Four hundred years is quite ample.

By then, after he has mastered two or three "Dharma ideas", coupled with a few spiritual treasures in his hands, his strength will surely be able to reach the first-rate or even top ranks in the initial stage of Spirit Transformation.

As for Alliance Leader Feng, a veteran incarnation, it would be difficult for him to make any progress in just four hundred years if he did not have the opportunity.

This is the limitation of the resources in the netherworld.

So, time is on his side.

After thinking this through, Wei Tu's expression relaxed a little, not as tense as before.

Next, he took out the two magic treasures that Ding Lezheng had used before from the storage bag, erased the magic imprints inside them, and began to slowly refine them.

These two magical treasures were the "God-Breaking Nail" and the mountain-type magic weapon that he had snatched from Ding Lezheng.

The former is of the upper fifth grade and is a rare soul weapon in the world.

In the battle with Ding Lezheng, if he had not deliberately chosen the special area of ​​"Zhaoming Dead Sea" as the place of battle, which greatly hindered Ding Lezheng's spiritual awareness range and affected the power of this nail, the result would be hard to say.

The latter was the genuine "Wan Qingshan" that he had snatched.

Although the grade is only at the lower fifth level, the power of this mountain is close to that of a middle fifth level magic weapon, which can be used as another conventional means in his hands.

After all, the super-grade spiritual treasure "Xuanling Gold Chain" is still too eye-catching.

……

While refining the magic weapon, Wei Tu also took the opportunity to search the storage bags of Ding Lezheng and Fang Xingduan.

These two people, one is a Spirit Transformation Master, and the other is a Nascent Soul Master, their collections are very rich.

However, there are not many things that can be used on him.

"The Dark Water Escape Technique."

Suddenly, Wei Tu found this advanced escape technique among Ding Lezheng's collection.

Immediately, Ding Lezheng's memory of this escape technique emerged in his mind.

In terms of speed, this escape technique is not as good as the "Ten Thousand Crows Blood Escape" he learned from Jishan Sect. After all, the speed of the blood escape is bound to be faster than ordinary escape speed.

But the strength of this escape technique lies in its high concealment. It can be transformed into mysterious Netherworld water to avoid enemy pursuit.

However, in order to truly achieve this effect, one must find the "Seed of Dark Water" for refining.

During his lifetime, Ding Lezheng failed to find the "Seed of Dark Water" and refine it into his body. Otherwise, if he had used this escape technique, he would have had a good chance of escaping his pursuit.

Even if you follow him at this speed, you won't be discovered by him.

"The Seed of Dark Water..."

Wei Tu secretly memorized the name of this rare treasure in his heart, and when he was about to return to the Guixu Sea cultivation world, he began to search for it.

After all, this escape method is not just a escape method, it is also a very high-level hiding method.

……

A few days later.

After resting and preparing, Wei Tu came out of seclusion. With a flash of light, he began to fly towards the direction of Wanyin Gate.

With his speed of escape, he reached the headquarters of Wanyin Sect in less than half a day.

However, as soon as he arrived here and took a quick look with his spiritual sense, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

The reason was simple: he saw two familiar old friends on a deserted island outside the gate of Wanyinmen Mountain.

——The Scorpio Patriarch and his disciple “Gong Shulan”.

At this time, these two people have captured a group of monks who are suspected to be disciples of Wanyin Sect, and are using evil methods that seem to control the minds of these people.

On the deserted island, Gong Shulan took out a magical weapon shaped like a bone stick from her sleeve, entered several magic spells into the bone stick, and dense black insects emerged from it.

Immediately afterwards, the black bug flew along the heads of the Wanyin Sect disciples and drilled into the seven orifices of these people.

After a while, Gong Shulan made hand gestures again and pointed her fingers at the center of eyebrows of these Wanyin Sect disciples. The eyes of these Wanyin Sect disciples immediately changed and they began to call Gong Shulan "Mrs. Jin".

"Mrs. Jin?" Hearing this familiar name, Wei Tu couldn't help but frowned, and then he understood in his heart that after many years, this old devil was preparing to attack the Wanyin Sect again.

Hundreds of years ago, this old demon joined forces with Duan Changjing, the deputy leader of the Wanyin Sect, to launch a rebellion, preparing to capture and kill him and Madam Jin and her daughter in one fell swoop, and to force them to tell the whereabouts of the Red Dragon Ancestor and the hiding place of the "Heavenly Ghost Seed".

However, because Duan Changjing did not trust the Scorpio Patriarch, he did not let him enter the Wanyin Sect and only allowed his eldest disciple, Zhang Nanqiu... So his plan failed and he was killed by him. Zhang Nanqiu and Duan Changjing, one died and the other escaped.

Although he was not very clear about the specific developments afterwards, he could guess some of it based on the later information that "Duan Changjing took over the Wanyin Sect".

It was probably because after he killed Zhang Nanqiu, the old demon Scorpio Ancestor mistakenly believed that Red Dragon Ancestor was still alive, so he did not dare to face him head-on and temporarily retreated.

Afterwards, when he saw that Duan Changjing was in control of the Wanyin Sect's protective formation and that he would be difficult to deal with, he just let it go.

"Now, this demon comes again. Could it be that he has found the location of the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed?"

Wei Tu had some guesses in his mind.

The Scorpio Patriarch is not the type to act rashly.

He had tolerated Duan Changjing for hundreds of years without taking action, so it made no sense that he would suddenly think of seizing the Wanyin Sect's foundation again.

And just as Wei Tu was thinking.

At this moment, Gong Shulan on the deserted island turned into "Mrs. Jin".

"Human puppet?" Wei Tu swept his spiritual sense and instantly saw the truth of Gong Shulan's magical power that transformed her into "Mrs. Jin".

Compared to the monk changing his own appearance, using a human puppet to imitate Mrs. Jin's appearance and aura is undoubtedly easier.

Gong Shulan has the gift of a "ghost body". Her one soul and two bodies can easily turn this "human puppet" into a "living thing" that is indistinguishable from the real thing.

"It's useless to think too much. Just go and ask Gong Shulan. If the timing is right, take this opportunity to kill the old devil Scorpio."

Wei Tu's eyes flickered as he pondered.

Hundreds of years ago, before he went to Wanyinmen for the first time, he had a brief collaboration with Gong Shulan.

It was Gong Shulan who told him the information about Qi Chengchu and advised him not to rush for revenge but to wait until Qi Chengchu died in two hundred years.

In other words, it was Gong Shulan who betrayed the Scorpio Patriarch.

So, the two of them... are both old friends and "allies" facing the Scorpio Patriarch.

The reason why he didn't come forward immediately and kill the "Scorpio Ancestor" with his divine power was naturally because he was concerned about Gong Shulan's safety.

——Gong Shulan’s soul was placed under a soul restriction by the Scorpio Ancestor.

A ghost body is just one soul with two bodies, not two souls.

If he acted rashly, not only would he fail to save Gong Shulan, but he would most likely kill her.

"Fairy Gong, can we talk for a while?"

Wei Tu spoke and transmitted a message to Gong Shulan.

As soon as these words were spoken, Gong Shulan, who was pretending to be "Mrs. Jin" on the deserted island, was startled. However, she had been in the world of immortal cultivation for many years and had great skills in cultivating her energy. She did not show the slightest surprise on her face and still looked calm.

"Fellow Daoist Wei?" Gong Shulan followed the line of spiritual consciousness extending from Wei Tu and spoke to Wei Tu.

"Friend Wei, why did you come to Wanyin Sect? Now, leave quickly before my master finds out."

Gong Shulan said in an urgent tone.

The news that Ding Lezheng was wanted for Wei Tu had spread throughout the entire Da Cang cultivation world.

Naturally, her master, Scorpio Patriarch, was also interested in Wei Tu. After all, the fact that Wei Tu was wanted by Ding Lezheng, the Divine Master, meant that he had value.

In addition, the rumor that Wei Tu was the "Talisman Taoist" also spread like wildfire in the Da Cang immortal cultivation world.

You know, on the surface, Master Fu is the direct disciple of Patriarch Chilong.

This alone gave Scorpio Patriarch a reason to capture and kill Wei Tu.

"Friend Gong, rest assured. With my current strength, it will be easy for me to eliminate Scorpio."

Wei Tu smiled slightly and told Gong Shulan that he had now attained the Divine Transformation Realm.

Hearing this, Gong Shulan was shocked. Even though she had mastered the art of cultivating her Qi, she couldn't help showing a hint of disbelief.

Fortunately, she regained her composure in time, and the strange look on her face was fleeting, so Scorpio Patriarch did not notice anything.

She had no doubt about Wei Tu's words. First, Wei Tu always acted steadily and would not be arrogant or boastful.

Secondly, given the Scorpio Patriarch’s attainments in the soul, the fact that he has not discovered Wei Tu’s consciousness until now is evident, and is enough to prove how powerful Wei Tu is.

"Then Fellow Daoist Wei sent a message today..."

Gong Shulan had a faint expectation in her heart.

Although she had forgotten the specific details of the transaction between her and Wei Tu in Yuanze Fairy City, she knew that the relationship between her and Wei Tu had improved significantly after that transaction.

Wei Tu's attitude towards her would no longer be the same as when he was in the Foundation Establishment Stage and informed Jindan Zhenjun of Jingshui Pavilion near the Demon Wolf Mountains, intending to put her to death.

"I came here to save the palace fairy."

Wei Tu explained calmly.

With his strength, killing the Scorpio Ancestor is just a piece of cake.

Even if we ignore Gong Shulan's reason, the "grudge" between Scorpio Patriarch, Wanyin Sect and him is enough for him to take action and kill this enemy.

However, the reason why he, the Divine Transformation Master, did not act rashly and directly kill the Scorpio Ancestor was inevitably due to the fact that he wanted to save Gong Shulan.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Wei."

Gong Shulan felt warm in her heart and expressed gratitude.

Next, Wei Tu and Gong Shulan discussed the specific plan to rescue him from the clutches of the Scorpio Ancestor.

Direct rescue is definitely not possible.

Even though he did not reveal his plan to rescue Gong Shulan, when he saw that he was about to die, given the temperament of the Scorpio Patriarch, he would have triggered the restrictions on Gong Shulan's soul and dragged Gong Shulan to death with him.

As for the so-called entrusting an orphan to someone before death...

This is absolutely impossible for an old devil like Scorpio Patriarch.

"How far is the range of this soul restriction?"

Wei Tu asked.

Soul restrictions, like spells, can only be used within a limited range, and this range is usually the caster's spiritual awareness range.

"No." Gong Shulan shook her head. "Scorpio's time is up. After Zhang Nanqiu died, he treated me as his reincarnation hut and planted a soul in my sea of ​​consciousness. As long as I am too far away from him, this soul will immediately wake up and trigger the soul restriction."

Hearing this, Wei Tu frowned deeply, and immediately realized the shrewdness and meticulousness of the old demon like Scorpio Ancestor.

Even with his status as a deity, it was difficult for him to find a suitable way to rescue Gong Shulan in such a short period of time.

"Unless... we find the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed!"

Gong Shulan said in a serious tone.

“Once the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed is found, the Heavenly Scorpio Ancestor will give up on possessing my body, and will most likely take away my soul fragment and fully reincarnate as a Heavenly Ghost…”

"I cooperated with him this time so that I could seize the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed as soon as possible and avoid being possessed by him."

Gong Shulan explained the reason.

But when Wei Tu heard these words, there was no joy on his face.

After all, the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed is the foundation for the Red Dragon Ancestor to successfully reincarnate, prolong his life, and continue his path.

It was impossible for him to abandon the Red Dragon Ancestor just for Gong Shulan.

"The Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed is not acceptable. My master, the Red Dragon Ancestor, needs this thing to reincarnate. Is there any other way?"

Wei Tu groaned and spoke frankly.

The words fell.

Gong Shulan was a little disappointed at first, but when she heard the second half of Wei Tu's words, she was relieved.

As a direct disciple of Patriarch Scorpio, she knew that Wei Tu was a disciple of Patriarch Red Dragon.

It doesn't make sense for Wei Tu to bully his master and give up another person just to save her.

"Besides this, I have no other options."

Gong Shulan sighed and replied.

The Scorpio Patriarch was very careful and meticulous, and had basically blocked any chance of her survival. It was the unexpected fact that Wei Tu was a Supreme God Transformation Master that gave her some hope of being rescued.

But unfortunately, she was unlucky.

Wei Tu happened to be a disciple of the Red Dragon Ancestor, and would not give up the "Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed" for her.

So, from a certain perspective, Wei Tu's arrival completely blocked her way to survival.

——Before, as long as her and Scorpio Patriarch’s plan went smoothly, then there would be a chance to survive.

"What is your plan now, Master and Disciple?"

Seeing that rescuing Gong Shulan was becoming a dead end, Wei Tu simply changed the subject and asked about this matter.

Gong Shulan pretended to be Mrs. Jin. In his opinion, except for deceiving the middle and low-level cultivators of Wanyin Sect, she could not deceive any strong man at the Nascent Soul stage.

Expecting to find the soul of the celestial ghost by this means is nothing but a foolish dream.

"Tianxie has obtained information from Wanyin Sect. After Duan Changjing became powerful in Wanyin Sect, he used formations to survey and has locked onto several suspicious areas. He is about to find the Heavenly Ghost Seed."

"Now, I am pretending to be Madam Jin, just to trick the Wanyin Gate into opening the array. Once the array is opened... With Duan Changjing's strength, he is definitely not a match for Scorpio and me."

Gong Shulan did not hesitate and directly stated the detailed plan.

With the presence of Wei Tu, the Divine Transformation Master, their master-disciple plan has been declared scrapped. It doesn't matter whether they tell Wei Tu or not.

Moreover, although Wei Tu could not save her, his intentions were already there. Just for this reason, she couldn't hide it from Wei Tu.

"Duan Changjing is about to be found..."

"I see."

Immediately, Wei Tu understood completely why he met Master and Disciple Gong Shulan here.

It turned out that it was Duan Changjing's own doing that attracted the Scorpio Ancestor.

"Friend Wei, Gong Shulan is not beyond saving."

At this moment, the voice of the Red Dragon Ancestor suddenly came to Wei Tu's ears.

“It will take time to refine the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed. Since this Scorpio is coveting the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed, it is not impossible to give this treasure to him first…”

The Red Dragon Patriarch smiled sinisterly.

"Old Demon Zhu, what do you mean?" Wei Tu frowned and asked about the specific plan of the Red Dragon Ancestor. In his opinion, the Red Dragon Ancestor was not a person who was easy to talk to. He was willing to sacrifice himself to save Gong Shulan's life.

Moreover, based on his friendship with Gong Shulan, it was not difficult for Patriarch Red Dragon to see that this woman was not an indispensable person to him, and it was impossible for Patriarch Red Dragon to sacrifice his own path in order to "please" him.

"The old demon Scorpio has devoured countless cultivators with the Soul Devouring Wood. His soul power must be above the Quasi-God Transformation level. If this ancestor devours him and then reincarnates with the Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed, not only can he reach the peak of his life in one fell swoop, but it is not impossible for him to go further."

"The Heavenly Ghost Soul Seed has the function of purifying soul power."

The Red Dragon Patriarch laughed several times, full of pride.

Under normal circumstances, he would not dare to take such a risk, but Wei Tu is his disciple, his son-in-law, and has the strength of the Spirit Transformation Realm... As long as Wei Tu takes action, no matter how powerful Scorpio is, he will be suppressed instantly.

By then, he will be able to "swallow an elephant like a snake" and thereby build the soul foundation of being a "celestial ghost".

During this process, the Scorpio Patriarch took back the soul that he had placed in Gong Shulan's body, and then allowed Gong Shulan to "escape", which was just a side effect.

"This method can really kill two birds with one stone."

After understanding the Red Dragon Patriarch's intention, Wei Tu nodded slightly to show his agreement.

When he met Gong Shulan and his apprentice, his original intention was to rescue Gong Shulan and kill the old demon Scorpio Patriarch. However, since there was profit to be made, he naturally would not deliberately stop it.

The relationship between him and the Red Dragon Patriarch is not just a dependent relationship, but also a master-disciple relationship, and a father-in-law-and-son-in-law relationship.

The stronger the Red Dragon Ancestor becomes after being reincarnated as a Heavenly Ghost, the more beneficial it will be for him.

At least, it will be easier when searching for the remnants of Shengya Mountain.

Having said this, Wei Tu did not hesitate and immediately told Gong Shulan about what he and Old Ancestor Red Dragon had planned.

"When Scorpio is reincarnated, I will remove the restrictions on your soul and set you free."

he said.

"really?"

Gong Shulan was pleasantly surprised. She had not expected that after all the despair, things would finally turn around.

"This is of course true."

Wei Tu shook his head and smiled, then replied again.

Although the friendship between him and Gong Shulan was not very deep and they had some grudges in the past, hundreds of years later, the old friend had gradually faded away like fallen leaves. It was a pleasure for him to see an old friend shining in the world of immortal cultivation again.

(End of this chapter)