I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 664: Settled in Hanguang Country, the widow Wen Changying (5k, please subscribe)

However, he did not hate this behavior.

He would get angry and disgusted when strangers tried to get close to him, like the Ni Shihuang sisters, and secretly plotted against him behind his back.

But it’s different for acquaintances like Gong Shulan.

It is normal for friends and relatives to cling to you.

As family and friends, who hasn’t encountered difficulties?
As long as it does not harm his own life and he is able, he is also willing to help friends and relatives like Gong Shulan who are sensible and know when to advance and retreat.

"For the time being, Wei will stay in the Southern Region. The most famous place in the Southern Region is Kuntian Fairy City in Liuyang Country..."

"Fifty years later, you and I will meet at the Xiyue Tower in Kuntian Immortal City."

Wei Tu searched his mind for the intelligence about the Great Yan cultivation world that he had obtained from searching Ding Lezheng's soul, and spoke slowly.

"Fifty years later..."

"Kuntian Immortal City, Xiyue Tower..."

Gong Shulan nodded and silently noted down the time and place.

"Fifty years later, I will meet Friend Wei again."

Gong Shulan smiled slightly, bowed to Wei Tu to express her gratitude, and then exchanged means of communication with Fu Linglong's siblings and Fu Zhizhou. Then, she left the flying boat in a flash and flew north.

After Gong Shulan left, Fu Zhizhou also stood up and said goodbye and left.

On the flying boat, only the brother and sister Wei Tu and Fu Linglong were left.

Fu Linglong wore a straw hat and a plain long skirt. She looked at Wei Tu through the veil. She raised her foot slightly, but then put it down gently, with a look of wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Before leaving, she wanted to say something like Gong Shulan did, but she didn't know what to say.

Finally, she came back to her senses after being reminded by Fu Dalu's light cough, and remembered what she had said to Wei Tu when they were in Shengya Mountain.

Thinking of this, she no longer hesitated. After saying "Wei Lang is well" to Wei Tu, she escaped from the flying boat with her brother Fu Dalu and went to explore the cultivation world of Dayan.

……

After seeing the four of them fleeing away.

Wei Tu waved his sleeves and put the fourth-grade intermediate-quality flying boat "borrowed" from Jishan Sect back into the storage bag.

"Friend Wei, the most urgent task now is to find a suitable quasi-fifth-level spiritual vein. It won't be long before I achieve a breakthrough in my cultivation."

At this time, the slightly anxious voice of the Red Dragon Ancestor came to Wei Tu's ears.

After practicing for nearly five years along the way, he has completely refined the soul power from the Scorpio Ancestor. Now he is only one step away from breaking through to the quasi-god stage.

However, the prerequisite for a breakthrough is that he needs to have a spiritual cave with a quality that reaches the quasi-fifth level, so that he can breathe in and refine spiritual energy safely and accumulate the magic power needed for the breakthrough.

"Finding a quasi-fifth-level cave is not difficult. Just go to Kuntian Immortal City and rent one. But finding a cave that can conceal the sound of your breakthrough is not an easy task."

"As you know, most of the cave formations of the Chamber of Commerce have secret doors. It's okay for ordinary cultivators to break through, but if a special cultivator breaks through and makes a noise... it will be troublesome."

Wei Tu shook his head and replied.

He came to the Great Yan cultivation world just to avoid the daily surveillance of the gods in Guixu Sea, and then secretly try to seize resources that would help him improve his cultivation.

Therefore, the principle of keeping a low profile is the principle in everything we do.

Even though these cave formations do not have secret doors, he has just arrived and it is not advisable for him to expose his strength.

After all, high-level cultivators are numerous no matter where they are, not to mention the "quasi-god-transforming masters" who are second only to one person and above ten thousand people.

"Does Brother Wei have a plan?"

Seeing that Wei Tu was not worried about his breakthrough and that the Red Dragon Patriarch was not anxious, he suddenly realized something and asked this question in return.

He has been with Wei Tu for hundreds of years and knows Wei Tu's character. He knows that there is a high probability that there will be more to come after Wei Tu said this.

"Didn't Ding Lezheng mention a sect called 'Dingling Sect' in the intelligence about the Great Yan cultivation world he provided?"

"This sect is ranked among the top thirty sects in the sixteen countries of the Southern Region. But in the great war between the two alliances two hundred years ago, it suffered heavy losses, and almost all of its top masters were wiped out, with less than three Nascent Souls left..."

Wei Tu reminded the Red Dragon Ancestor.

When he was in the Da Cang cultivation world, he had already settled on the Dingling Sect as his first stop when he came to the Da Yan cultivation world.

Sects like this one, which lack high-level combat power but have benefited from the legacy of their ancestors and occupy a large amount of spiritual vein resources... In order to prevent their family property from being coveted by others, they often recruit a large number of guest officials and tributes to protect themselves.

But at the same time, these sects are also the easiest to be taken advantage of by others. It is equivalent to drinking poison to quench thirst.

Coincidentally, what Wei Tu valued was the fact that sects like Dingling Sect lowered the conditions for recruiting guest officials in order to solve their urgent needs.

After Chi Long uses the sect's spiritual vein to break through his cultivation, even if the sect knows about it, they will accept it and will not spread the news to avoid the trouble of being coveted by others.

Of course, after "taking without notice", Wei Tu would also give Dingling Sect corresponding compensation.

Embarked on the immortal journey till now.

He joined many forces, including the Heshan Huang Family, the Sanxian League, the Yingding Tribe, the Luqiu Clan... Later, when he was able, he gave them some care.

……

There are a total of sixteen countries in the southern region of the Great Yan cultivation world.

Among them, the immortal cultivation forces of nine countries, led by Liuyang, Li, He, Hanguang and others, formed the "Nine-Nation Alliance" to jointly resist the Sanxi Alliance in the southern and northern borders.

To be precise, the Three Rivers Alliance is an alliance of immortal cultivation forces from three countries. However, each of the three countries has the word "River" in its name, so it is called the Three Rivers Alliance.

The Dingling Sect that Wei Tu went to was located in the Hanguang Kingdom in the Nine-Kingdom Alliance.

This country is adjacent to the Li Kingdom of Emperor Taizhen, which also makes it convenient for Wei Tu to monitor Feng Yuan, the leader of the Nine-Nation Alliance.

More than a month later.

Wei Tu arrived at Hanguang Kingdom.

He made some inquiries in the nearby market town, and after learning that Dingling Sect was still recruiting guests, he headed towards Dingling Sect, which was located on the southeast side of Hanguang State.

However, as soon as he arrived at the mountain gate of Dingling Sect, he saw several monks with the same purpose as him, who were announcing their names and accepting inspection by the monks of Dingling Sect.

"The Niu family of Zhaoyang County was framed by the Li family, a powerful immortal cultivation family in the same county, and offended the Zihua Sect... so this time, we brought all the elite cultivators of the family to join your sect..."

The leader was an old monk with a thin face, yellow skin and black robe. His realm was at the early stage of the Nascent Soul, but after saying this, the expression on his face became much darker, as if he didn't have much time left.

"Family monk?"

Wei Tu was surprised, and took a look at the Niu family cultivators behind the black-robed old man. He found that each of these people had excellent physiques and their cultivation was above the late stage of foundation building.

There was a young female cultivator whose cultivation had even reached the middle stage of the Golden Core. There was a faint scent of elixir on her body, and it seemed that she had made some achievements in alchemy.

as predicted.

In the following personal introduction session, the young female cultivator named "Niu Xinling" revealed the fact that she was already a "third-rank lower-grade alchemist."

The monk from Dingling Sect who was in charge of the inspection suddenly looked overjoyed after hearing what Niu Xinling said.

"Our sect has long known about the feud between the Niu family of Zhaoyang and the Li family, a powerful family in the same county. Now that Senior Niu and Miss Niu are willing to join our sect... our sect is also willing to welcome them."

He said very politely.

In the eyes of most sects, the guest officials they recruit, even if they are of the same level of cultivation, are divided into different levels.

The best cultivators are those who are family cultivators like the ancestor of the Niu family who bring their families with them to seek refuge.

The lower-class monks were family monks who came to seek refuge alone.

The next level is to be a casual cultivator.

The reason is simple. Having blood relatives and family is equivalent to giving the sect a "hostage" to restrain these guest officials.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang."

Hearing this, the ancestor of the Niu family laughed a few times, and under the guidance of a mountain-guarding disciple, he entered the Dingling Sect together with his younger generations.

Next.

Now it’s Wei Tu’s turn, the Nascent Soul ancestor who recommended himself.

"Where are you from, Senior?"

Different from his intimate attitude towards the ancestor of the Niu family, Jiang Shidong was obviously more indifferent when he saw Wei Tu.

——He had been given a strict order by the sect long ago that a strange Yuanying like Wei Tu must be rejected.

So, he put on a cold expression in order to disgust Wei Tu and make him retreat.

Of course, this scale must be grasped well, otherwise he would greatly offend a Nascent Soul ancestor. Even if the Dingling Sect could bear it, he could not.

But obviously, this attitude is useless to Wei Tu.

He had ample experience as a high-ranking official in a powerful organization, and he could easily guess what the high-ranking officials of Dingling Sect were thinking.

He smiled faintly, and did not get angry because of Jiang Shidong's attitude. He bowed and stated his purpose.

"My surname is Wang, my name is Tianqi. I accidentally got into trouble in the Central Region, so I fled to the Southern Region."

"Wang is not talented, but I am a fourth-level alchemist..."

"What? A fourth-level alchemist?"

When Jiang Shidong first heard the first half of the sentence, he was more determined to reject Wei Tu, but after hearing the second half, he was shocked and greatly surprised. There were not many third-level alchemists like Niu Xinling in Dingling Sect, let alone a fourth-level alchemist like Wei Tu?
A fourth-level alchemist is someone who has the ability to refine the "Infant Transformation Pill".

With Wei Tu in charge of Dingling Sect, it would undoubtedly be possible for Dingling Sect to recover to its previous heyday over time.

Moreover, as one of the few late Jindan masters in the sect, if Wei Tu managed to refine the "Infant Transformation Pill", perhaps he could get a share of the pie.

"I will return to the sect and report to the sect master."

Jiang Shidong bowed and said respectfully, which was quite different from his previous cold attitude.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang."

Hearing this, Wei Tu nodded slightly, and imitated the way the ancestor of the Niu family addressed Jiang Shidong, and also called this person "Jiang Xiaoyou".

Not long after, a beautiful female cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage wearing a pink palace dress flew out with Jiang Shidong and landed in front of Wei Tu.

Surprisingly, the young female cultivator named "Niu Xinling" who had just entered Dingling Sect was now following behind this Nascent Soul female cultivator, like a master and disciple.

"Master Wen."

Wei Tu retracted his gaze and bowed.

Before he came to Dingling Sect, he inquired about the current situation of Dingling Sect and knew that the person coming was the widow of the previous leader, "Wen Changying" - after all the Yuanying in Dingling Sect died or were injured, this woman took over her late husband's position and became the new leader of Dingling Sect.

Wen Changying was not surprised that Wei Tu knew her. After all, since Wei Tu wanted to join Dingling Sect, it was impossible for him not to conduct an intelligence investigation on Dingling Sect in advance.

Now, it would be hypocritical if he didn't know her.

"I wonder... Can Brother Daoist Wang tell me a thing or two about what troubles I got into in the Central Region, and what enemies I offended..."

"Otherwise I will send a small temple..."

After Wen Changying greeted Wei Tu, he pondered for a moment and uttered these cautious words.

Now, the Dingling Sect is in a weak state, and it is not advisable to provoke any powerful enemies.

only--

What surprised Wen Changying was that Wei Tu did not tell the truth when he heard this. Instead, he frowned slightly and looked at her strangely.

This kind of look immediately made Wen Changying very angry.

But soon, she reacted and realized what a stupid thing she had just said.

——Wei Tu wanted to join the Dingling Sect in order to avoid disaster. How could he casually talk about hatred and enemies?

Isn't this asking for trouble?
Moreover, the world is so big, and with Wei Tu's alchemy skills, he can be treated as a high-level worshipper in any sect he goes to.

Today, Dingling Sect is not available, so we can go to other places.

It is commendable that Wei Tu said in advance that he came to Dingling Sect to avoid disaster.

Now, it depends on her as the sect leader to weigh the risks and gains and losses and decide whether to accept Wei Tu, the fourth-level alchemist.

No need to ask more!
Wei Tu had the same idea.

More than two hundred years ago, after the great war between the Nine Nations Alliance and the Three Rivers Alliance, the Dingling Sect was not the only sect that suffered great damage.

If Dingling Sect does not accept him, the worst that can happen to him is that he will turn to another sect.

The reason why he mentioned in advance the crisis of being hunted was that he did it on purpose and it was a one-way screening.

Once Dinglingzong accepts this matter.

Then, there will be two benefits for him.

First, it makes it convenient for him to stay at home and not be disturbed too much by others.

Second, the Dingling Sect will try every means to cover up or eliminate his existence to avoid getting into trouble.

Of course, this is also because of his amazing immortal skills, which can attract these sects to "take risks", otherwise this plan would have died in the womb at the beginning.

"Since Sect Master Wen is unwilling, then Wang will leave now and find another sect."

Seeing Wen Changying's hesitation, Wei Tu did not hesitate and simply flicked his sleeves and prepared to leave.

"Master Wang, wait a minute."

Provoked by this, Wen Changying's face changed immediately, and he hurried forward, ready to stop Wei Tu.

She knew very well that the emergence of a fourth-rank alchemist would have a significant impact on restoring the reputation of the Dingling Sect.

But for that.

Wei Tu did not stay.

until--

Only after the beautiful sect leader said that she was willing to give Wei Tu the position of the leader of the Dan Palace, and that from then on she would enjoy a position below her, second only to the emperor, and above everyone else in the Dingling Sect, did he stop in the clouds.

"Master Wen is thoughtful."

Wei Tu turned his head and said with a slightly relaxed expression.

Hearing this, Wen Changying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She immediately smiled, called Wei Tu "Palace Master Wang", and then personally led the way for Wei Tu to move into the Dan Palace of Dingling Sect.

"Since Palace Master Wang has enemies in the outside world, he should also change his name to prevent being recognized."

"You should also learn the art of disguise..."

Along the way, Wen Changying tactfully warned Wei Tudao.

"It's natural."

Wei Tu did not refute Wen Changying and said that his current appearance was a disguise and that his cultivation was too low to detect any difference.

He readily followed the advice and performed the disguise spell again in front of Wen Changying, changing his appearance once again.

"Palace Master Wang, you should be more careful in the future. If I hadn't mentioned this, you would have forgotten it."

Wen Changying did not suspect anything. Instead, she thought Wei Tu was trustworthy and an honest gentleman. Before coming, he did not disguise himself in front of her, so this "flaw" was revealed.

"As for your name, Palace Master Wang, from now on, you should change your surname to Wen and say that you are my distant cousin..."

Wen Changying said again.

After hearing these words, even though Wei Tu was experienced, he couldn't help but be stunned.

When Wen Changying asked him to change his appearance...

He thought that this woman simply had low cultivation and could not see through his disguise.

But asking him to change his name?

How could people in this world be so stupid?

Everyone knows that it is impossible for him to come to Dingling Sect to pay homage using his real name.

"The surname is Wen... Are you trying to use my power to suppress the dissenting voices within the Dingling Sect?"

After a while, Wei Tu suddenly understood.

Wen Changying is the widow of the previous clan leader. Although her succession to the throne is legitimate, there are also voices of opposition.

If there was another "distant cousin" like him who was a fourth-rank alchemist, the people in Dingling Sect would definitely be obedient.

"No wonder this girl can become the new leader of Dingling Sect. It turns out she has real skills and wisdom..."

Wei Tu secretly admired.

After realizing this, he no longer insisted on Wen Changying's suggestion to change his name. After all, this would be of great benefit to him in hiding his identity and keeping a low profile.

He readily followed the advice and changed his name from "Wang Tianqi" to Wen Changying's family name - Wen Tianqi.

"Nephew greets Uncle Wen."

At this time, "Niu Xinling", who was following behind Wen Changying, also saluted Wei Tu very cleverly.

……

After taking over as the master of the Dan Palace, Wei Tu successfully settled down in the Dingling Sect.

Moreover, what made him quite happy was that the previous Lord of the Dan Palace also died in the battle between the two alliances, so after he took this position, he did not hinder the interests of anyone in the Dingling Sect, nor arouse anyone's dissatisfaction.

"With the concentration of spiritual veins here, I can break through to the Quasi-God Transformation Realm in seven years at most."

In the cave abode of the master of the Dan Palace, in the retreat room.

The Red Dragon Ancestor floated out from the Dragon Glass Pearl. His brown ghost eyes looked around him. After landing on the cushion and breathing for a while, he gave Wei Tu an accurate time.

"Seven years? Not long!"

Wei Tu nodded slightly, took out a three-legged alchemy cauldron from the storage bag, then made a hand gesture with one hand, used his magic power to draw out the elixirs placed in the jade boxes around him, and began to refine the elixir.

Yes, the elixir he was refining at this moment was exactly the most scarce and precious elixir in Dingling Sect - the Infant Transformation Pill.

Although the Dingling Sect led by Wen Changying promised him various benefits and gave him a respected status, if he failed to refine the "Infant Transformation Pill" in the Dan Palace, all these courtesies would be taken back one by one.

But Wei Tu is not worried at all about this.

After all, his attainments in alchemy were genuine, not fake like his identity.

(End of this chapter)