I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"The first furnace failed."

Half a month later, when Wei Tu saw the failed "Wulian Pill" in the alchemy furnace, his face remained calm, neither happy nor sad, and he just frowned slightly.

Although the difficulty of refining "Wulian Pill" and "Buying Pill" is similar... but there is a difference of half a grade between them. The former is a true fifth-order lower-grade elixir. This slight difference is a chasm that many alchemists find difficult to overcome in their lifetime.

Therefore, even though the first furnace failed, the loss was still within his tolerance.

At least, there were no major mistakes in the refining process.

The temperature of the elixir was slightly off.

This point can also be changed and supplemented.

However, Wei Tu did not throw away the waste "Wulian Pill" pills. After testing the pills with the pill tasting method to find that they were not too toxic, he summoned the Sky-Splitting Eagle and poured the pills into its belly, letting the Sky-Splitting Eagle slowly refine them.

After all, the main ingredient for refining the "Wulian Pill" is the five-colored precious lotus. Even if it is a waste pill, it still contains a lot of medicinal properties of the five-colored precious lotus and is still a great tonic.

Of course, this is also closely related to the fact that the Sky-Splitting Eagle chose to return to its ancestral bloodline.

Compared with the monsters that have transformed themselves, the monsters that have reverted to their ancestral bloodlines have extremely strong bodies. Some monsters with good talents are even comparable to physical cultivators of the same level. Therefore, even though the waste "Wulian Pill" is slightly toxic, the Sky-Splitting Eagle's physique can still withstand it, so it is not a big problem.

Besides.

His current mentality towards the Sky-Splitting Eagle, a spiritual pet whose upper limit is already very low, is basically "try everything possible to save the situation".

The possibility of this eagle breaking through to the fifth level is slim. The only way for him to use the purple-green tree branches and the magical power of [Red Spirit Wings] that was awakened after depriving the Luqiu clan of its bloodline is to use it.

However, it is foreseeable that after he breaks through the middle and late stages of the Spirit Transformation, the auxiliary role of this eagle [Red Spirit Wings] will inevitably be greatly reduced.

"Unless this eagle ascends to the spirit world with me, there may be a possibility for the carp to transform into a dragon and break through the upper limit of its talent..."

Wei Tu touched the head of the Sky-Splitting Eagle and did not have much hope that the Sky-Splitting Eagle would ascend to the spiritual world with him.

When ascending to the spiritual world, whether through the proper ascension channel - the Ascension Well, or "smuggling" through the space cracks in the Sangshen Ridge, it is difficult to carry too many spiritual objects.

Not to mention bringing a spiritual pet.

There is no other reason. The spatial pressure between the space channel between the two worlds is enough to crush any storage magic tool. The ascended monks often do their best to protect themselves, so how can they have the spare energy to protect other monks and spiritual pets?

In other words, unless the body of the Sky-Splitting Eagle is as strong as the spiritual treasure on his body, the fate of ascending with the Eagle rashly will be to be crushed into powder by the pressure of space.

This is also the reason why, when Jiang Lingzi ascended to heaven nine hundred years ago, he left his treasures in the cave in the far north and did not take them with him.

It’s not that Jiang Lingzi, as a senior in the human world, has such noble character that he wants to leave an opportunity for future generations, but that even if those treasures are taken away by force, they will end up being destroyed.

Therefore, regarding the future arrangement of the Sky-Splitting Eagle, Wei Tu was more inclined to leave the eagle in the lower world as the guardian beast of the Wei family.

However, during this period, if the eagle managed to break through by chance, he would not easily abandon this old friend and leave this fighting force unused.

"Cri, ri!" The Sky-Splitting Eagle had no idea what Wei Tu was thinking. After swallowing the useless "Wulian Pill", it happily flapped its wings and flew to the corner of the alchemy room, where it silently refined the elixir.

……

After digesting the failed experience of refining the first batch of "Wulian Dan".

It was more than a month later.

Wei Tu then continued to refine the elixir.

He now only has two "Five-Colored Lotuses" left in his hands and cannot allow himself to fail again.

Fortunately, he had good luck. After carefully starting to refine the elixir and learning from his first failure, he successfully refined the second batch of "Wulian Dan".

——Two pills were produced.

The third furnace still had two pellets, and did not perform exceptionally well due to the increase in experience.

Next, he began to work non-stop to refine the fifth-level elixir which was mainly composed of other fifth-level spiritual medicines.

The most difficult kind of elixir is called "Yellow Ginseng Pill", which is a fifth-grade intermediate elixir. He believes that it is the most important elixir for him to break through to the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

That’s right! While the “One-foot Heavenly Infant” laid a solid foundation for him, it also allowed him to break through the realm with spiritual power far exceeding his peers, requiring more spiritual pills.

In a sense, this increased the difficulty of his breakthrough, but in the long run, this was only due to limited resources, which slowed down the breakthrough speed, rather than being limited by his own foundation.

As long as he has enough resources, it will be easy for him to break through from the early stage of the Spirit Transformation to the late stage of the Spirit Transformation. He won't have to suffer for thousands of years like Venerable Han Yue, Qi Yaoxian and others before he can get a glimpse of a breakthrough.

——For example, the Lord of Bliss who was killed by him, with his cultivation level, he didn't need to refine these fifth-level spiritual medicines in his hands into pills. He could try to break through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Transformation just by relying on the spiritual power of these spiritual medicines.

However, the reason why he was still in the early stage of transformation until the battle of Night Crystal Valley was the limitation of his foundation.

It is difficult to see the breakthrough opportunity!

But for cultivators like Wei Tu who have a One-foot Heavenly Infant foundation, there is no such worry. The only thing that shackles them is resources. As long as the resources are sufficient, they can expect to ascend to the spiritual world in a few hundred years.

……

When Wei Tu was practicing elixir.

The Jianhuo Palace's once-in-a-century "Tianquan Competition" is also quietly approaching.

Lou Mingyue wanted to talk to Wei Tu in order to get his further promise or even sympathy as a support for her to eliminate the rebels and rule Jianhuo Palace.

But unfortunately, Wei Tu, who was locked deep in the alchemy room, simply ignored this defenseless beauty and remained in seclusion like an ascetic monk, refusing to come out.

Except for the day she met Wei Tu, she didn't even see Wei Tu for the rest of the days.

“If not, how could Senior Wen break through to the Spiritual Transformation stage at such a young age and be valued by Jiang Lingzi?”

Lou Mingyue was disappointed, but did not complain. Instead, she admired Wei Tu's perseverance in practicing and his noble character of not being interested in women.

At this moment, she gradually let go of the unrealistic greed in her mind and buried it deep in her heart.

There are only five days left until the Tianquan competition.

As Lou Mingyue's reinforcement, Gong Shulan arrived late.

"Mingyue, I heard that the Sword Fire Palace has been secretly spreading rumors that you used your beauty to seduce a Quasi-Transformation God to help you, and kept this person in your boudoir... I wonder if this is true?"

When she met Lou Mingyue for the first time, the cautious Gong Shulan did not ask who the powerful enemies in the "Tianquan Competition" were. Instead, her eyes flashed and she asked about this secret with a smile.

Know thyself, ever-victorious.

As a partner, she could not allow Lou Mingyue to hide this from her. Otherwise, she would rather break the contract than go to the "Dragon's Den and Tiger's Lair" of Jianhuo Palace.

Secondly, this matter was also a "knot" in Gong Shulan's heart - while Lou Mingyue rejected the invading enemies in the name of Wei Tu, she also disguised herself as Wei Tu's "private property" and gave it to Wei Tu. If this woman really had no shame to hook up with other male cultivators, she would never let this matter go easily because she was deeply indebted to Wei Tu.

Compared to this, Lou Mingyue, a mere "best friend", is nothing.

She and Wei Tu have been friends for thousands of years.

"Keeping her in the boudoir?" Upon hearing this, Lou Mingyue felt shy inside and a thin layer of frost appeared on her face. She never expected that her reputation had become so bad.

It can be seen that in order to abolish her position as the Palace Master and divide up the inheritance of King Lou Shi in her hands, these elders and priests in the sect have tried every possible means.

"This man's surname is Wei and his name is Fei. He had some relationship with me in my early years and is a close elder of mine. There is no dirty relationship between him and me."

Lou Mingyue had no idea what Gong Shulan was thinking. She just thought that this good friend was concerned about her and advised her not to let herself fall. After all, a quasi-god was not worth her putting herself in such a difficult position.

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As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing the grain of uterine blood on her arm, proving that she was still a virgin and unmarried.

"Even so, you still need to cherish your reputation. Even if you don't consider yourself, you should also consider Senior Wen who is protecting you."

Seeing Lou Mingyue prove his innocence, the cold light hidden in Gong Shulan's eyes disappeared. She smiled slightly and encouraged him.

However, as soon as she said this, she reacted instantly, raised her eyebrows slightly, and secretly pondered the word "Wei Fei" a few times. Gradually, she understood why Lou Mingyue would welcome Wei Tu into her boudoir regardless of the damage to her reputation.

"If it were Lord Wei Fei, he would have slept with this girl Lou Mingyue by his bedside long ago." Gong Shulan thought of the past and couldn't help but complain in her heart.

She had seen in Danqiu Mountain how Wei Fei, Wei Tu's sworn brother, indulged in women and wasted his precious time for cultivation, thus wasting his years and stopping in building his foundation.

"But why did Fellow Daoist Wei come to Jianhuo Palace, hide his identity, and live in seclusion in Lou Mingyue's cave?"

Gong Shulan was curious. After all, with Wei Tu's current strength, the Great Yan cultivation world could allow him to roam freely and it was unlikely that he would be trapped in a corner.

However, she was not in a position to voice these thoughts out loud, and after discussing them with Lou Mingyue, she only said that she would meet with "Wei Fei" when she had time, and then ended the topic.

And it was naturally impossible for Lou Mingyue to tell Gong Shulan that Wei Tu was currently in seclusion making elixirs. Although she knew that Gong Shulan and Wei Tu were good friends, she was not clear about the depth of their relationship.

Moreover, she was naturally averse to Wei Tu's contact with a beauty like Gong Shulan.

but--

What the two girls didn't know was that when they met, Wei Tu, who was far away in Lou Mingyue's cave, had already sensed them from afar with his vast spiritual sense.

However, the mere "Tianquan Competition" was not worth his trouble. Coming out to help and paying more attention to it with his spiritual consciousness already showed that he valued Lou Mingyue and Gong Shulan.

……

Five days later.

On the Tianquan Peak of the Jianhuo Palace, a group of the Jianhuo Palace's Nascent Soul elders and guest ministers took their seats in turn, gathering on both sides of the fighting platform that was covered with prohibitions and formations.

As the Palace Master, although Lou Mingyue was the last to arrive, the atmosphere around her was not one of awe, but rather of implicit contempt, as well as mockery of many eyes directed at her exquisite body.

"Mingyue, why can't we see that Wei Gongsheng? Is he not going to participate in this Tianquan Competition?"

After Lou Mingyue sat down, an old man in yellow clothes, holding a cane and with dark yellow skin beside him snorted coldly and asked about the whereabouts of Wei Tu.

A few years ago, when Wei Tu first entered the Jianhuo Palace, he used his spiritual sense to spy on Wei Tu, but was killed by Wei Tu, so he had a great grudge against Wei Tu.

Although his realm is not as good as Wei Tu's, he is also in the late Nascent Soul stage. As one of the four elders in the sect, relying on the reputation of Jianhuo Palace, a "great sect of transformation of spirits", he is not afraid of Wei Tu, a mere "quasi-transformation of spirits" cultivator.

"Fourth Elder, Wei Gongsheng had other important matters to attend to. He is absent now. I have no choice."

Lou Mingyue smiled slightly, not getting angry. She did not continue talking to the old man in yellow and delve into whether Wei Tu would appear.

In her heart, she regarded Wei Tu as the backup for the Tianquan Competition. She would not give up her martial arts.

"In my opinion, it is this Wei Gongsheng who is lazy in bed. He has been playing with the Palace Master all day and neglecting his work."

Soon, following the Fourth Elder, another cultivator on the stage launched a verbal attack on Lou Mingyue.

Although these words did not appear to directly humiliate Lou Mingyue and Wei Tu, the implicit sarcasm behind them could be seen at a glance by any cultivator who had heard of the rumor that Lou Mingyue "used her beauty to serve men".

However, facing these cultivators, Lou Mingyue could not directly show the toad blood on her jade arm to these cultivators as she did to Gong Shulan to prove her innocence.

This would undoubtedly show weakness to the enemy.

Secondly, she invited Wei Tu to live in her cave, which was an attempt to use her own reputation to confuse people and cover up Wei Tu's secluded practice.

Once she proves her innocence, how can she explain the fact that Wei Tu suddenly moved into her cave?

Fortunately, as the granddaughter of King Lou Shi and the only designated successor, Lou Mingyue is not isolated and helpless in the Jianhuo Palace.

After hearing the slander against Lou Mingyue, other Yuanying elders quickly took the initiative to speak up and help Lou Mingyue resolve the crisis.

The one who spoke the most forcefully was the Grand Elder of Jianhuo Palace who was sitting next to Lou Mingyue. His eyes were cold and his words were sharp.

Said bluntly:
"The reason why my Jianhuo Palace is still alive is entirely because the Palace Master asked Senior Wen and Master Lan for help. Are you attacking the Palace Master with the intention of making enemies with Senior Wen and Master Lan?"

The words fell.

The cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment and fell silent.

It is true that they covet Lou Mingyue's position as Palace Master and the inheritance left by Lou Shiwang, but they are also very wary of Lou Mingyue's identity outside the palace, especially since these two great gods are so "close" to Lou Mingyue.

Without the protection of Wei Tu and Master Lan, the two great gods, the Jianhuo Palace would have collapsed and disappeared into history just like the Yanhuang Sect and the Xianling Sect.

There is no chance for internal fighting today.

"It is true that Mingyue has the help of the God of Transformation and has protected the foundation of our sect, but this old merit is not enough to support Mingyue to sit firmly on the position of Palace Master. At this time, there must be a person of high moral character and prestige to control our sect, so that we can revive our sect's great cause."

The fourth elder spoke in a sinister tone.

The implication is that Lou Mingyue has the merits and virtues to be in a good position, but his strength is not enough, so he can only help Jianhuo Palace to protect itself, and cannot further expand his foundation. (End of this chapter)