I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Wei Tu did not hesitate and expressed his plan to borrow the cross-continental teleportation array of Wanling Fairy City.

Among the human race, the teleportation array to the Holy Emperor Domain or other fairyland is called the inter-fairyland teleportation array, but among other ethnic groups, the general term for such teleportation arrays is more like the inter-continental teleportation array.

"Inter-continental teleportation array..." Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper with a goatee frowned slightly, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Wei Tu's heart tightened. Could it be that Master Su Xin had misjudged the value of this token? Was it not enough to drive Tianpeng Pavilion to help him, an "outsider", borrow the intercontinental teleportation array?

Fortunately, the goateed shopkeeper soon told Wei Tu frankly about the difficulties of Tianpeng Pavilion.

Yang Yujun's token can indeed motivate their Tianpeng Pavilion to help, but the number of spirit crystals required to open the inter-immortal realm teleportation array is huge... The token held by Wei Tu is not enough to completely waive this fee.

"The inter-continental teleportation array leading to the Wind and Fire Continent is owned by the City Lord's Mansion of Wanling Immortal City. Although my Tianpeng Pavilion has a good relationship with them, the fee can only be discounted by one or two..."

"Your realm is not low, but I think it would be very painful if you took out a hundred middle-grade spirit crystals at once."

The shopkeeper with a goatee said in a gentle voice.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu suddenly understood why the shopkeeper with a goatee was so conflicted just now.

It's nothing, the cost of one hundred middle-grade spirit crystals is a daily price for most Void Refining cultivators!

For a powerful force like Tianpeng Pavilion, it is also a high expense.

At the Purple Mantis Auction in Dingyuan Immortal City, the final treasure - the broken seventh-level spiritual treasure "Phantom Crystal Robe" - was finally sold for just over one hundred medium-grade spiritual crystals.

In other words-

Opening a cross-continental teleportation array is equivalent to throwing away a sixth-grade high-quality spiritual treasure for nothing.

This price is much higher than the cost price of the inter-immortal realm teleportation array opened by the Shenhuo Temple as far as Wei Tu knows.

But this is normal. Wanling Immortal City is located in the center of Lei Ze Continent. The distance to Fenghuo Continent is more than one or two times longer than the distance from Shenhuo Immortal Realm to Shenghuang Realm...

The longer the distance the teleportation array transmits, the more spiritual power it consumes, and the greater the depreciation and maintenance costs.

Add some profit premium, and this price can only be considered normal.

"Of course, this is the price that the City Lord's Mansion charges for opening a transcontinental teleportation array for you alone. If you are willing to accept... and take the teleportation array with other cultivators, plus the face of our pavilion, this price will be greatly reduced, and you will only need eight mid-grade spirit crystals per person."

The shopkeeper with a goatee said again.

Hearing this, Wei Tu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sixteen mid-grade spirit crystals, although still quite expensive, were still within his affordable range.

As for sharing tickets with other monks to take the intercontinental teleportation array...

There is nothing difficult to accept about this, as he is not one of those pampered and self-important noblemen.

"Fu accepts."

Wei Tu nodded slightly, disguised his name, and agreed.

Seeing that Wei Tu had no dissatisfaction and expressed his agreement, the shopkeeper with a goatee breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to Wei Tu, said "Please wait a moment", and walked out of the box.

Half a day later, the shopkeeper with a goatee walked back to the box, handed Wei Tu a light blue jade talisman, and gave Wei Tu more accurate information.

——Twenty years later, Xue’s Trading Company will use the inter-continental teleportation array of Wanling Fairy City to transport a batch of high-level spiritual objects to Fenghuo Continent.

At that time, Wei Tu only needs to follow Xue’s Trading Company to enjoy a low price and reach the Fenghuo Continent.

"Twenty years?" Wei Tu thought about it for a while and accepted this plan.

Although twenty years is not a short time, it is much shorter and safer than crossing two continents in the physical body.

"Normally, Xue's Company would not allow outsiders to travel with them when transporting goods, but since you have Lord Yang Yu's token, you don't need to worry about this..."

The shopkeeper with a goatee smiled slightly, pointed at the token that Wei Tu had placed on the table, and pointed it out deliberately.

"Mr. Yang Yu has been very kind to me, and I will never forget it." Upon seeing this, Wei Tu did not hesitate and expressed his attitude.

After he finished speaking, the shopkeeper with a goatee nodded with satisfaction, and then he explained the function of the light blue jade talisman he handed to Wei Tu.

"This is the communication talisman between my Tianpeng Pavilion and you. When will Xue's company leave and when will the teleportation array be opened? I will use this talisman to inform you..."

……

"Twenty years..."

After leaving Tianpeng Pavilion, Wei Tu stood outside of Tianpeng Pavilion and once again looked around this bustling and prosperous commercial town, and pondered for a while.

Then, his eyes flashed, and he went straight to the cave rental agency that Golden Silkworm Snow Girl was responsible for, and rented two sixth-level caves at a high price.

The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl prayed a thousand times, silently remembered Wei Tu's help along the way, and then moved into the cave to rest and recover from her injuries.

And in another sixth-level cave.

Wei Tu released the Blood-Winged Mok and let it practice well here, waiting for an opportunity to break through to the sixth level.

It is impossible for him to waste these twenty years. Unlike the "chaos" in Dingyuan Immortal City, Wanling Immortal City is much more orderly and has Tianpeng Pavilion as its backing. It can be a good place for the Blood-Winged Mok to make a breakthrough.

"Master, rest assured. I will definitely make a breakthrough within ten years and will not miss the opportunity for you to leave Lei Ze Continent via the inter-continental teleportation array." The Blood-Winged Mok sat cross-legged and transformed into a woman again, and assured in a clear voice.

Hearing this, Wei Tu nodded with satisfaction, flicked his sleeves, left the retreat room in an instant, and walked to the alchemy room next door.

After arriving at the alchemy room, he took out the light blue jade talisman, rubbed it for a while, and his brows gradually frowned.

Sixteen mid-grade spirit crystals were within his affordability and would not bankrupt him, but...if he handed them all over, he would have to sell some of his belongings.

"Oh right! Xue's Company..."

Wei Tu stared at the light blue jade talisman for a long time, and gradually made up his mind.

The next day, he changed into the white robe commonly worn by alchemists, walked out of the cave, and went straight to Xue's Trading Company, which was located in the center of Wanling Fairy City, not far from Tianpeng Pavilion.

Although Xue's business is far less powerful than Tianpeng Pavilion, which has the support of the Leipeng clan, in Wanling Immortal City, it is also one of the top 20 business leaders, and its background involves the great power of fusion...

The industries under his command are also all-encompassing, including the most common equipment refining and alchemy in the world of immortal cultivation, as well as the shipbuilding industry and mining industry that rely on the geographical location of Wanling Immortal City.

Like most alchemy workshops.

Xue's Company welcomes all capable alchemists.

After learning that Wei Tu was a fifth-rank top-grade alchemist and planned to join the alchemy room of Xue's Trading Company, "Second Madam Xue", who was in charge of the alchemy business, took the initiative to meet with Wei Tu.

Xue's Trading Company, as the name suggests, is run by a family headed by the Xue surname.

The second Madam Xue was not anyone's concubine, but the eldest wife of the second branch of the Xue family who was in charge of the medicine business.

"Fellow Daoist Fu is also a fifth-rank upper-grade alchemist?"

Obviously, Mrs. Xue knew Wei Tu's identity and recognized him the first time she saw him.

Wei Tu was not surprised by this.

He came to Xue's Company to apply for the position of alchemist for three reasons.

Firstly, it would not be a waste of time. After applying for the position of an alchemist, he could not only earn a considerable amount of spirit crystals within the next twenty years, but also improve his attainments in alchemy.

Second, use the Xue family's platform to find out the origin of the alien elixir stolen from Lord Jiuyan's villa.

Third, find out about the Xue family's current situation to prevent any bad incidents such as robbery, trespassing, or revenge from enemies from happening after you follow them.

In short, when Xue's Company selected him as a "companion", it had to first verify his identity to prevent any accidents. The same would happen when it came to his companion!
Now, Xue's Business has learned through Tianpeng Pavilion that his background is clean and that nothing will happen to him, but he still knows nothing about Xue's Business.

……

"It's just that in my spare time, I also practiced alchemy."

Wei Tu spoke in a natural and modest manner.

Hearing this, Madam Xue couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and glanced at Wei Tu again.

After all, alchemy is not a trivial matter. Ordinary first- and second-level alchemists can rely on quantity to reach their level, but to become a fourth- or fifth-level alchemist, a certain level of talent is required.

It is difficult for ordinary monks to achieve this even if they practice multiple disciplines.

"Please let Fellow Daoist Fu demonstrate." Madam Xue increased the distance between herself and Wei Tu, ensuring that she could see Wei Tu refining the elixir with her own eyes while not interfering with him.

There is nothing wrong with Wei Tu.

Next, he demonstrated the process of refining the fifth-grade elixir in front of Madam Xue Er with flowing water.

The elixir he refined was called "Liu Long Dan", which was just a fifth-level low-grade elixir commonly seen in the spirit world. It didn't seem to be enough to prove that Wei Tu was a fifth-level high-grade elixir master...

But in fact, most fifth-level top-grade alchemists can only occasionally refine fifth-level top-grade pills.

Therefore, when this scene fell into the eyes of Madam Xue and the alchemists of Xue's Company, it was enough to convince them.

also--

The "guarantee" from Tianpeng Pavilion also prevented Mrs. Xue from being too suspicious of Wei Tu.

"It's just that twenty years is a bit short after all."

Madam Xue frowned secretly.

It would be difficult to create long-term profits for Xue's Company in twenty years.

"Forget it, just consider it as giving Tianpeng Pavilion a favor. This person can get Tianpeng Pavilion to come forward to guarantee, so I think his background is not simple. Anyway, the Xue family will make money."

She thought secretly, and immediately agreed to let Wei Tu join the alchemy workshop of Xue's Company.

"If you are unhappy with your stay at Xue's Alchemy House, you can tell me directly. No one else can stop you."

Madam Xue said this calmly in front of everyone.

After she finished speaking, Madam Xue II did not exchange any more pleasantries with Wei Tu. She handed over Wei Tu's employment arrangements to a Lianxu realm steward beside her and left in a hurry.

And Wei Tu was happy with it.

If the Xue family showed him too much kindness, he would become uneasy. After all, when you show kindness to others, you must ask for something in return.

Anything that the Xue's Company considers as "trouble" is definitely not something that a small Nascent Soul cultivator like him can handle. He must be pinning his hopes on the Tianpeng Pavilion behind him, or even Yang Yujun.

Nowadays, apart from the necessary courtesy, he was quite "cold" to him - which proved that Xue's company would not have any big trouble now, and he could rest assured to go to Fenghuo Continent with him in twenty years.

After spending several months at Xue's Trading Company.

Wei Tu then leisurely walked into the "Book Collection Pavilion" of the Xue's Company's Alchemy Workshop and browsed through the many classic books inside.

Although the Xue's Trading Company is a trading company, its configuration is definitely much stronger than that of ordinary large sects. The types of spiritual medicines recorded in the library alone are much richer than those of the Qingling Sect, a large alchemy sect.

Especially the rare elixirs above level six!

Of course, this is not a conflict.

The Qingling Sect focuses on regionality when it comes to alchemy, but the Xue's Trading Company located in the Wanling Immortal City is different. Its trade reaches the Lei Ze Continent and the Fenghuo Continent, and its customers come from all over the world. Naturally, its records of the types of spiritual medicines are much more extensive than those of the Qingling Sect.

"found it."

A few days later, after painstakingly reading through the classics, Wei Tu finally found the detailed records of the strange elixir in Jiuyan Jun's villa.

“The rare and precious Divine Ape Grass, combined with the Five-Colored Ganoderma, Qianyuan Wood, and Magnetite… can be used to refine the Five Essence Pill to complete the Taoist body and achieve a pseudo Five Elements Taoist body…” Wei Tu murmured to himself, in doubt and amazement.

He never imagined that the alien spiritual herb stolen from Lord Jiuyan's villa could be used to refine the legendary "Five Essence Pill", and thus allow him to achieve the legendary Five Elements Taoist Body.

The breakthrough from Lianxu to Fusion is similar to the breakthrough from Huashen to Lianxu - at the moment when the realm barrier is broken, the will of heaven and earth will flow into the body along with the spiritual tide of heaven and earth and rush into the body of the cultivator.

If you successfully comprehend the rules, you can move on to the next level and continue to break through.

If the comprehension fails, the Nascent Soul will self-destruct and the body will die.

But... unlike the sensing realm of refining emptiness, in the spiritual world, there are no so-called "Qingling Paste" or "Tianchen Pill" and other widely circulated spiritual objects to assist in the breakthrough of refining emptiness and fusion.

Even if it exists, it is extremely precious and difficult to obtain.

Therefore, if one wants to successfully break through the fusion, he can basically only rely on his own body.

Therefore, in the spiritual world, there are cultivators who have found another "path". Instead of seeking to borrow spiritual objects like "Qingling Paste" and "Tianchen Pill" to break through the levels and prolong the time of sensing the laws of heaven and earth, they refine other spiritual objects and complete their own "foundation" to increase the chance of breaking through and merging.

Among the laws of heaven and earth, the law of the five elements is the easiest for cultivators to access and comprehend.

Therefore, in the eyes of this type of cultivators, refining their own Dharma body into the legendary "Five Elements Dao Body" and thereby sensing the laws of the Five Elements has become a shortcut to breaking through the fusion realm.

From then on, the Five Essence Pill came into being.

Of course, in addition to the original "Five Essence Pills", there are also degraded versions of the "Wood Five Essence Pills" that specialize in the Law of Wood, and the "Metal Five Essence Pills" that specialize in the Law of Gold, etc.

It’s just that the word ‘integration’ means to be in harmony with the Tao.

If the five elements are not complete, how can we move forward?

Therefore, although one can break through to the fusion realm by only comprehending one of the five elements laws, the upper limit will be fixed from then on. Without a great opportunity, it will be difficult to break through to the middle stage of fusion in one's lifetime.

Therefore, for cultivators who are determined to pursue the great Dao, they would rather take the risk of death when breaking through the fusion stage than take the degraded version of the Five Essence Pill and thus be unable to make any progress on the path of the Dao.

Wei Tu didn't expect...

His luck is so good.

Not long after he entered the realm of refining emptiness, he accidentally got the main ingredient for refining the complete version of the "Five Essence Pill" - the Divine Ape Grass. (End of this chapter)