I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"By swallowing the Five Essence Pill, one can obtain an acquired Five Elements Dao Body. But I have a "late bloomer" fate, so this acquired Five Elements Dao Body... I wonder if it can be reversed to an innate one?"

Wei Tu's heart suddenly moved and he was secretly surprised.

Because judging from his experience, this is almost feasible, just like the "geomagnetic spirit body" he condensed from the "Small Spring and Autumn Exercise" he practiced at the level of Qi training and foundation building.

Under the destiny of "late bloomer" and "inevitable success", as long as he has the conditions to become an innate five elements Taoist body, he will definitely achieve the innate five elements Taoist body!
"But - if you want to truly obtain the Five Essence Pill, you still need to refine the complete recipe for this pill, as well as the corresponding medicine..."

Wei Tu rubbed his eyebrows and suppressed his excitement.

Although the recipe for the Five Essence Pill and other ingredients are not as hard to find as the Divine Ape Grass, each one is also extremely valuable. If you want to get them, you will inevitably have to spend a lot of money and energy in the future.

In addition, before reaching the late stage of refining emptiness, even if he was lucky enough to collect the recipe and ingredients of the Five Essence Pill and successfully refined it, this thing would be of little use to him, and would not change the current situation at all.

"First focus on the present and collect the Five Essence Pill recipe and prepare the medicine. There is no need to rush."

Wei Tu suppressed all the thoughts in his mind and with a flick of his finger, he returned the jade slip in his hand to its original place in the library.

……

More than a decade passed in a flash.

In Xue's Trading Company, Wei Tu gradually became one of the top alchemists in Xue's Alchemy Workshop with his superb alchemy skills, and his status in the "Xue Family" also rose.

On several occasions, Wei Tu successfully refined several high-quality fifth-grade elixirs that were not easy to make.

This made the top management of the Xue family very fond of Wei Tu.

Second Madam Xue even intended to invite Wei Tu to stay in Xue's Alchemy Workshop for a long time. If the Wanling Fairy City in Lei Ze Continent didn't work out, then Xue's Alchemy Workshop in Fenghuo Continent would also be fine.

The condition is that the Xue Company will provide free funding to collect various spiritual medicines and train Wei Tuzheng to become a sixth-level alchemist.

But this invitation...

After a slight hesitation, Wei Tu flatly refused.

the reason is simple.

Although Xue's Company offered a high price for his "reserve" as a sixth-level alchemist, no matter how high the upper limit is, it is certainly not as good as his future of practicing in the human realm...

He was destined not to stay in Xue's Trading Company or the alien territory where it was located for long.

In a word.

In the human race, if he practiced steadily, he would be able to reach the top of the human race like many of his predecessors who had ascended to the sky. However, in Xue's Company, at best he would only be a sixth-rank alchemist at the level of refining emptiness...

The future can be seen at a glance.

After all - no matter how decadent the human race is, it is still one of the ten spiritual races, and its upper limit is Mahayana.

Although he no longer had the resources support from Xue’s Company, Wei Tu did not give up and tried to break through to become a sixth-level alchemist.

He took advantage of his position to collect spiritual medicines in Wanling Fairy City, preparing to refine a sixth-level low-grade elixir - "Yu Ning Dan".

Yu Ning Dan was a kind of elixir created by the ancestors of Qingling Sect to assist the cultivators in the Lianxu realm.
Decades ago, after killing Yin Xuanyuan, Wei Tu found this sect's secret sixth-level pill recipe in Master Su Xin's storage jade bracelet.

When he was in the Divine Fire Fairyland, he had just broken through the Void Refinement Realm not long ago and needed to stabilize his realm, so he didn't pay much attention to this sixth-level pill recipe.

Now, after more than ten years of training in alchemy, he has made a breakthrough in his understanding of alchemy. He can use the recipe of "Yu Ning Dan" to become a sixth-rank alchemist.

Moreover, with the important commercial town of Wanling Fairy City behind him, it was not difficult for him to search for the elixirs needed for the "Yu Ning Dan".

After more than ten years and a huge amount of money, he has collected a complete set of elixirs for refining the "Yu Ning Dan".

Of course, in the process, he also used up all the spiritual crystals that he had accumulated with great difficulty.

After all, he had only been in the apogee for twenty or thirty years, and his so-called savings were merely the result of killing the uncle and nephew of the Chen family, Yin Xuanyuan and others, as well as some alien gods.

A considerable portion of these had already been spent on redeeming the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl.

There is no doubt that in the realm of refining emptiness, Wei Tu at this moment is undoubtedly a pauper compared to other veteran refining emptiness.

"If I fail to make the elixir this time, not only will all my previous savings be wasted, but even my income from working as an alchemist at Xue's Company for the past ten years will be completely lost..."

Inside Xue’s alchemy workshop.

Inside the alchemy room that belongs exclusively to Wei Tu.

Wei Tu stared at the alchemy furnace in front of him that was being roasted by the infant fire, with a hint of nervousness clearly revealed on his face.

There was no other reason. If the elixir was not successful this time, it would almost be inevitable for him to sell off his belongings in order to be able to pay the "ticket price" of sixteen mid-grade spirit crystals as promised seven years later.

Time passes slowly.

On the seventh day.

A wisp of refreshing elixir aroma quietly floated out from the lid of the elixir furnace, filling the room with fragrance.

"Successful?" Wei Tu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and waved his sleeves to open the forbidden barrier set up in the alchemy room.

The next moment, the wisp of elixir fragrance followed the forbidden barrier and floated towards the courtyard of the alchemy workshop, as well as the caves and alchemy rooms where other alchemists were located.

"This scent of elixir... is it a sixth-level elixir?"

In an instant, many alchemists in Xue's Alchemy Workshop could no longer sit still and came out of their caves and alchemy rooms to investigate the specific situation.

It’s not like Xue’s Alchemy Workshop has never made sixth-grade elixirs before.

But this kind of high-level elixir is either secretly made by a sixth-level alchemist, or a sixth-level alchemist is invited by the Xue family to teach the way of alchemy to other alchemists and make elixirs publicly...

Therefore, up to now, there has never been such an act of refining sixth-level elixirs that is neither private nor public.

"A-Thirteenth Pill Room..."

"Is that Master Fu's alchemy room?"

A group of alchemists gathered in the courtyard, looking towards the alchemy room where Wei Tu was, with confusion and confusion.

"Did Master Fu refine the sixth-level elixir?"

"No! That shouldn't be possible."

"Although Master Fu's alchemy attainments are superb, he is still young. It would take at least several hundred years for him to become a sixth-rank alchemist. It is impossible for him to achieve success in such a short time."

“Could it be the elixir made by Master Ji?”

"I heard that the Second Madam intends to train Master Fu to be the next sixth-level alchemist of the Xue's Alchemy Workshop. It should be that Master Ji has set up a special training camp for Master Fu..."

The alchemists were discussing the matter.

But everyone tends to believe that this was the work of Master Ji, the chief alchemist of Xue’s Alchemy Workshop.

However, the person who said this did not finish his words.

An old man with white hair, dark yellow skin, and wearing a dark brown robe fell from the sky, looking deeply at the "Jia Shisan" alchemy room where Wei Tu was.

"Is it Master Ji Dan?"

The cultivators were shocked and bowed in greeting.

The sudden appearance of Master Ji Dan undoubtedly dispelled the rumor that this sixth-grade elixir was made by Master Ji Dan.

"Could it be that... Master Fu Dan really succeeded?"

"Did he really refine a sixth-level elixir?"

The alchemists looked at each other in disbelief.

Although a fifth-level alchemist has a high status in Wanling Fairy City and is treated with courtesy by all major forces, but... compared to a sixth-level alchemist, there is a world of difference between them.

A sixth-rank alchemist is someone that even the leaders of major forces have to "fawn on" for fear that he will defect to another faction.

There is no other reason. Every sixth-level alchemist is basically equivalent to an inexhaustible money tree, and is also a silent deterrent to other forces.

Now, Wei Tu, who had just joined Xue's Company, suddenly became a sixth-level alchemist and was about to stand above all the other alchemists. How could they let it go? Could they easily believe it?
"This pill smells really like a sixth-grade pill."

"Master Fu...has refined a sixth-level elixir."

Master Ji stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the alchemists present, and said calmly.

After hearing these words, even the most stubborn and unbelieving alchemist had no choice but to accept this reality.

"It's a pity that Master Fu can't stay in my Xue family for long."

At this time, Madam Xue also came to the courtyard of the alchemy workshop in a sedan chair accompanied by a group of maids and servants. She stood side by side with Master Ji Dan and said this with regret.

"The Second Madam wants Master Fu to stay longer, so she has to reiterate the conditions and offer him bribes again."

Master Ji Dan said this casually as if unintentionally.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xue couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly, noticing Master Ji Dan's "strange behavior".

Before this, Master Ji and Wei Tu had been on good terms with each other. When she proposed to train Wei Tu to be a sixth-level alchemist, Master Ji readily agreed and had no objection...

"The look on his face at that time couldn't be faked."

"Now, Master Ji Dan feels threatened..."

Madam Xue was very smart and after a little thought she knew what Master Ji was thinking.

Many people are happy to preach, educate and answer questions.

But if the "apprentice" learns too quickly and threatens the teacher's job, it is hard to say whether the teacher will still be kind.

Not to mention that there is no "incense relationship" between Wei Tu and Master Ji Dan at present.

She smiled slightly and pointed out, "Master Fu is good friends with a nobleman from Tianpeng Pavilion. If he was a fifth-level alchemist, my Xue's Company could still ask for help, but now he has broken through to the sixth level... Tianpeng Pavilion may be thinking about how to recruit him."

Upon hearing this, a hint of fear suddenly appeared in Master Ji Dan's eyes, but in the next moment, he felt a lot more grateful in his heart.

At this time, the smile on his face became much more genuine.

"Second Madam is right. It would be difficult for my Xue's Company to keep an alchemist as talented as Master Fu."

Master Ji Dan echoed.

Seeing that Master Ji Dan no longer "hated" Wei Tu, Madam Xue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She signaled the other cultivators to be silent, then bowed in the direction of the alchemy room and said with a smile, "I congratulate Master Fu on becoming a sixth-level alchemist and making great progress in the way of alchemy!"

The words fell.

The door of the alchemy room opened, and an indifferent but gentle voice of "Come in" was heard.

Immediately, Madam Xue and Master Ji looked at each other and walked into the alchemy room one after the other.

See this scene.

The alchemists who had no chance to enter and could only watch from outside could not help but secretly smack their lips in amazement, deeply realizing the meaning of the proverb "different times, different situations".

More than ten years ago, when Wei Tu just joined Xue's Trading Company, Second Madam Xue's attitude towards Wei Tu was friendly, but... they had never seen such respect!

"That's right! It's better to offend an old man than to bully a young man. Master Fu is so young, but he has become a sixth-level alchemist... His future achievements are almost limitless. Even the Xue family would have to make an effort to befriend him, not to mention the second wife of Xue."

The alchemists thought to themselves.

……

In the alchemy room.

After seeing Master Ji Dan and Madam Xue walk in.

Wei Tu then opened the furnace and took away a "Yu Ning Dan" in front of the two of them.

"The pill is only one pill, I'm sorry to have embarrassed Madam and Fellow Daoist Ji."

Wei Tu stood up and bowed back to Madam Xue.

He is not an arrogant person and would not think that he is superior to others just because he has become a sixth-level alchemist.

This time he was deliberately "showing off" - the purpose was to make Xue's Company "invest" more in him in the next few years and then refine more "Yu Ning Dan", but he didn't mean to offend anyone.

"Master Fu, you are too polite."

Seeing that Wei Tu's attitude was still the same as before, very humble, Madam Xue nodded secretly, and the smile on her face became more genuine.

"It is normal for a beginner sixth-level alchemist to produce only one pill. With more practice, you will be able to produce good results after a few furnaces."

Master Ji nodded slightly, and with his qualifications as a senior sixth-rank alchemist, he commented and encouraged Wei Tu.

After Wei Tu was no longer a threat to him, he naturally didn't mind helping the younger generation and making some good connections.

The three of them were talking to each other, and they were having a great time.

At this time, Wei Tu also took the opportunity to propose that he planned to cooperate with Xue's Company on the "Yu Ning Dan", a sixth-grade elixir.

After deducting the cost of collecting the elixir, the profits are split 50-50.

If it were any other sixth-level alchemist.

Mrs. Xue would consider this condition as a bargain and agree to it right away.

But Wei Tu was different. He only stayed at Xue's Company for a few years and had no intention of renewing the long-term contract with Xue's Company...

If the profits are divided in this way, there is a great chance that it will become a loss-making business.

When the pill is made, it just breaks even, barely making a profit.

Only when you make more than two pills can you make a certain profit.

How confident can Wei Tu, who is just starting to refine the "Jade Condensation Pill", be that every furnace will not fail? Will every pill be successful?

This obviously cannot be guaranteed.

only--

Just when Mrs. Xue II took the initiative to refuse and drafted other terms.

Suddenly, several huge whirlpools of spiritual energy suddenly floated out from the Wanling Fairy City.

The sound of it absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy also immediately affected the Xue’s Business not far away.

"Which direction? It seems to be Master Fu's cave?"

Madam Xue II subconsciously scanned the area with her spiritual sense and was suddenly startled, stunned for a long while.

She looked at Wei Tu inquiringly.

After all, Wei Tu is now in Xue’s Trading Company, so who is the person who made the breakthrough in his cave?
"It should be Mr. Fu's spiritual pet, which just happened to have a breakthrough."

Wei Tu pretended to be surprised and smiled slightly.

As soon as these words fell.

Just now, Madam Xue, who was planning to draft other terms and reject Wei Tu, immediately swallowed her words back.

A sixth-rank alchemist or a sixth-rank spiritual pet, neither of these two things would affect her decision...

But when the two are put together, it's very different.

This means that Wei Tu is not an ordinary Void-refining cultivator.

It is highly likely that there is a powerful background behind him.

Even if an ordinary Void-Refining cultivator has good luck, it is difficult to have a sixth-level spiritual pet to accompany him!

"I have agreed to Master Fu's conditions on behalf of Xue's Company. The profits will be split 50-50 between Master Fu and Xue's Company. Xue's Company will be responsible for... helping Master Fu search for the elixirs needed to refine the Yu Ning Dan..." Madam Xue said solemnly.

Extraordinary people do extraordinary things.

A fledgling sixth-rank alchemist is not worth the huge expense of Xue's Company, but... a Void Refining cultivator with a powerful background is definitely worth it.

And this is the "rare commodity" of Wei Tu. (End of this chapter)