I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"Of course." Xu Qingxuan nodded in response, "If we want to deal with this mummy, there is no need to target his real body. As long as we deal with that "secret cave" and make it no longer a place for blood sacrifice, this beast will be attacked by the evil magic and die from the five decays of heaven and man."

"As for this blood sacrifice site... I won't hide it from you, Fellow Daoist Wei. My clan elders happen to have a high-level formation diagram called the 'Six Qi God Slaying Formation'."

"We only need to borrow this formation diagram and call on a few fellow Taoists to set up the formation and cast spells together, and this blood sacrifice site will fall without any attack."

“Fellow Daoists?” Wei Tu grasped this key word and frowned.

If possible, he certainly didn't want to let other monks come and share a piece of the pie. In addition, doing so would also invisibly increase many variables.

“How many people are needed to help with that formation?” Wei Tu pondered and asked first.

"The Six Qi God Slaying Formation has a total of six formation centers. Each formation center requires a Void Refining cultivator to be in charge."

Xu Qingxuan explained.

With her intelligence, she guessed Wei Tu's idea and smiled, "But if we use some secret techniques, the six array cores can be compressed to four people. In this way, the four of us can share a relic of a combined great power equally, which is a good profit. And there is no need to worry too much about... the betrayal of the other two."

"Of course, when it comes to dividing up the remains of the mummy, both I and Friend Daoist Wei have a certain right of priority in choosing."

Hearing this, Wei Tu's expression eased slightly, and then a look of approval appeared on his face.

The relics of a great master who has reached the fusion stage are usually only a few in number. The remaining treasures are hard to come by even for a Void Refinement cultivator... but there is no need to deliberately think about "keeping them all for yourself".

Besides, this is the only solution they can think of at the moment.

Until there is another solution, the feasibility and risk of this plan are undoubtedly appropriate.

"There are four Void Refining cultivators. Fellow Daoist Wei and I count as two. For the remaining two Void Refining cultivators, Fellow Daoist Wei and I will each invite a good friend to come here..."

Xu Qingxuan said again.

"Fairy Xu is very thoughtful." Wei Tu nodded slightly, completely approving of this plan.

"But if we do this, Fairy Xu will inevitably have to do the most work. After all, Fairy Xu is also responsible for borrowing the high-level formation diagrams from the elders in the clan..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Qingxuan secretly rolled his eyes, knowing that Wei Tu's words were just "pretentious" and his real purpose was probably to determine the distribution rights of future "spoils" before joining forces to prevent her from taking advantage.

——According to the usual practice of cooperation, the monk who contributes the most will have the priority to choose the first spiritual object.

The most precious spiritual object in the relics of a great being is probably inestimable in value.

Wei Tu would never give such an advantage to her for nothing.

"At that time, you and I will select spiritual objects. The first spiritual object will be auctioned off to the highest bidder."

Xu Qingxuan smiled stiffly and said unhappily.

As a female cultivator of the Sky Fox Clan, she was extremely talented and had been sought after by other cultivators since she was young. This was the first time she had ever seen a bad male cultivator like Wei Tu who was "unromantic" and even intended to "take advantage of her".

But Wei Tu didn't feel embarrassed at all for this, his expression was as normal as before, without any change.

In a word, business is business.

When there is huge profit at stake, he will not be so generous as to give it to a "stranger".

"Twenty years later, you and I will come here again?"

Xu Qingxuan estimated the time of returning to the Hui people and said.

Twenty years is more than enough time for Wei Tu to resolve the matter regarding Xue's Trading Company, and he would have no reason to disagree with it.

After his eyes flickered slightly, he agreed.

Then, the two of them finalized some details on the specific cooperation.

The negotiations ended there.

But the next scene made Wei Tu a little stunned.

Xu Qingxuan, who was quite far away from him just now, suddenly smiled charmingly, and came to his side in an instant, almost sticking to him.

It left a faint and elegant fragrance on the wings of his nostrils - then it exhaled, swayed its body and said, "See you another day, Brother Wei", then it flicked its fluffy white fox tail, turned into a pink escape light, and left.

"The Sky Fox Tribe..." After the woman left, Wei Tu seemed to come back to his senses. He looked deeply at the escaping light in the distance, flipped his hand, and put the short stick hidden in his sleeve back into the storage bag.

Just now, if it weren't for the fact that he had signed a "blood curse secret book" with this woman, it would be unlikely for this woman to attack him. Otherwise, from the moment this woman approached him, she would not have died, but it would have been impossible for her to leave intact...

"No wonder the Sky Fox Clan was able to advance from a "Servant Clan" to a Ten Spirit Clan. Just looking at this girl, we can see that."

"First, she was flexible. Before the fight, she signed a secret blood oath with me. Then... after we negotiated the terms, she used some seduction..."

Wei Tu's eyes flashed slightly and he thought secretly.

Although this woman's "charm" was unlikely to work on him, if it were a monk who was not very experienced in dealing with the world, he would probably be distracted by the woman's every move and smile, and would be uneasy.

……

The spirit world, the other side.

After Wei Tu took the ghost spirit into his possession,
In a luxurious palace, a female cultivator in yellow clothes and a ruyi bun slowly woke up on a cushion, looking into the distance with a dim gaze.

"That soul fragment has been in the human world for hundreds of years. It has neither dissipated nor returned."

The female cultivator Huang Shang muttered to herself, raised her jade hand, summoned a green bronze mirror, and with a flick of her magic power, she looked into the mirror.

next moment.

The mirror surface creates spatial fluctuations.

The breath of the human world also spread in this hall.

"Have you found that soul?"

The female cultivator Huang Shang asked.

“No…”

“No…”

“No…”

From within the bronze mirror, voices emanated one after another.

These voices, both male and female, were her souls that had descended to the lower world through sects such as the "Youshen Sect", like the "Youshen Soul".

"No?" The female cultivator Huang Shang frowned, a hint of displeasure showing on her face.

But after a moment, she sighed and took back the ancient bronze mirror in front of her.

It’s not her fault that her soul fragments are doing a bad job.

Rather, the realm of that "ghost soul" is too high, while the realms of the other souls are too low. With the ability of the latter, even if one keeps inquiring in the human world, it is difficult to obtain the kind of intelligence related to the realm of transformation of the spirit.

And limited by the space barrier between the two worlds...

It was also difficult for her to search for the aura of the ghost spirit in the human world and find its specific location.

"hold on."

"Since that Transformed God has the means to capture my Ghostly Soul, he must have the potential to ascend to the Spirit World. Once he ascends to the Spirit World, we can use the aura on his body... to find him immediately."

“There’s no need to rush now.”

"Thousands of years, thousands of years, we can still wait."

The female cultivator Huang Shang closed her eyes again and continued to meditate on the cushion.

……

a few days later.

Wei Tu left the "Cloudy Swamp" and set out on the journey to the Fairy City of Wanling.

However, he did not let Jiang Huanchen and Ma Youdao leave, but temporarily "detained" them in his Qiankun bag to prevent them from leaking the news.

At first, Jiang Huanchen and Ma Youdao were a little reluctant, but they had to agree because of Wei Tu's realm...

But soon, after seeing some spiritual objects that Wei Tu took out as compensation, the two of them thanked him profusely and were not willing to leave Wei Tu too early.

After all, practicing is not practicing no matter where you practice.

They both can afford to wait for decades.

Furthermore, if they were to return to the Divine Fire Fairyland immediately, the two of them would inevitably be recruited by the Divine Fire Temple to serve as the "border army" to deal with foreign races such as the Liuyun Clan.

Instead of this, it would be better to continue staying with Wei Tu and get some peace for a while.

We hurried all the way from Yunwu Great Swamp.

Two months later, Wei Tu arrived safely at Wanling Fairy City.

However, he did not go to Xue's Trading Company immediately, but went to Tianpeng Pavilion first to say hello again to the shopkeeper of Tianpeng Pavilion who had received him last time.

He was not stupid and understood that the only support he could count on in Wanling Fairy City was Tianpeng Pavilion.

Only with this background could he ensure that when he helped Madam Xue Er to "swallow" Xue's Business, no cultivator in the fusion realm would take action against him.

"Fellow Daoist Fu left Wanling Immortal City several decades ago and headed for Fenghuo Continent, but he caused quite a stir in the city. How come... he suddenly returned to his hometown today?"

When the shopkeeper of Tianpeng Pavilion saw Wei Tu, he was very surprised. He raised his eyebrows slightly and nodded at Wei Tu with these words.

What this means is that this Wanling Fairy City is not a good place for Wei Tu, but a place of right and wrong.

"There is another cultivator coming to Wanling Immortal City this time, but it's not Fu..."

Hearing this, Wei Tu smiled indifferently, flicked his sleeves, and immediately changed his appearance into another monk.

With his body refining realm at his disposal, he could make changes to his facial features flawlessly.

The concealment of his aura by his "life force" has also reached the extreme level. Even a powerful being in his combined form would find it difficult to detect him in person.

With this "disguise method" blessing, he is certainly not afraid. The major forces that had previously been greedy for the Blood-Winged Mok, the descendant of the True Spirit, continued to wait for an opportunity to attack him in the Wanling Fairy City.

"Brother Fu's method is really powerful. No wonder he is so confident that he dares to return to Wanling Fairy City..."

Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper of Tianpeng Pavilion was also amazed, and there was some strangeness in his eyes when he looked at Wei Tu.

It can be said that it was Weitu's luck that he was a descendant of the True Spirit.

But once this method is used, it is enough to prove that Wei Tu is no ordinary person.

"I'm returning to Wanling Fairy City this time. To be honest, Shopkeeper..."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Wei Tu took the initiative to mention without hesitation why he came to Wanling Fairy City this time.

He also took the initiative to tell me his real name and identity.

It’s different in the past.

Decades ago, he came to Wanling Fairy City and was just an unknown ascended monk among the human race.

I had to hide my identity.

But today, things are very different.

He is a monk from the Temple of Human Ancestors.

Although he is "unknown" in the Temple of Human Ancestors, in the outside world, he is enough to make other cultivators very afraid and cautious.

Of course, Wei Tu did not mention anything about the Snow Infant Clan involved here.

He only said that Madam Xue Er had an old acquaintance with him, and in order to gain his support, she planned to offer the Xue family's "property".

"Taking advantage of the chaos to swallow up Xue's business?"

The shopkeeper of Tianpeng Pavilion was experienced in handling affairs. After listening to Wei Tu's words, he immediately extracted the key information.

However, he did not think that there was anything despicable about Wei Tu's behavior.

After all, to put it bluntly, this was also Mrs. Xue's "voluntary surrender", not direct blackmail by Wei Tu.

A type of transaction.

"Tianpeng Pavilion can help Brother Wei in this matter, but Tianpeng Pavilion must also take 10% of Xue's business assets."

The shopkeeper of Tianpeng Pavilion groaned for a moment and spoke directly.

"One percent?" Wei Tu was slightly surprised, somewhat shocked at how small the appetite of the shopkeeper of Tianpeng Pavilion was.

Because, getting Tianpeng Pavilion involved in this matter means asking Tianpeng Pavilion to endorse and support it.

Let alone a 10% stake, even 30% or 50% is not much for Tianpeng Pavilion.

"Friend Wei, there's no need to make a fuss."

"In addition to helping the Lei Peng clan collect wealth and spiritual objects, our existence also aims to help the Lei Peng clan expand their network of contacts... With Fellow Daoist Wei's qualifications and his friendship with Lord Yang Yu, it is enough for our pavilion to grant this huge benefit."

The shopkeeper of Tianpeng Pavilion told the truth frankly.

After hearing this, Wei Tu was slightly stunned, then he was relieved and nodded to indicate that he understood.

A mere cultivator from the ancestral temple is certainly not worthy of Tianpeng Pavilion's efforts to win him over.

But with the addition of Yang Yujun's "relationship", the situation is completely different.

"In a sense, this can also be regarded as the monetization of personal connections."

Wei Tu stroked the simple jade pendant given to him by Master Su Xin, and pondered secretly.

……

Completed the communication with the owner of Tianpeng Pavilion.

Wei Tu temporarily lived in Tianpeng Pavilion to inquire about the specific information about the current situation of Xue's Trading Company.

At this time, it had been more than 20 years since Mrs. Xue left Xue's Business.

More than 20 years is not a long time in the world of immortal cultivation, but for a business entity, it is too long.

Over a long period of time, a power vacuum will be created, and there will inevitably be corresponding monks to "replace" and fill it.

"It was him? He actually took over the Xue's business?"

A few days later, when Wei Tu got the detailed information about Tianpeng Pavilion's investigation on Xue's Trading Company, a strange look flashed across his face.

There was no other reason, this monk was also his "old enemy".

——“Master Ji”, the number one alchemist at Xue’s Alchemy Workshop.

"I was not thoughtful enough. I didn't know that this cultivator had an impure mind. I had thought of attacking Master Wei Dan, but he said one thing in public and another in private. This gave him the opportunity to temporarily take charge of my Xue's Company..."

In the guest room, Madam Xue came out of the Qiankun bag, took a look at the intelligence jade slip, and immediately apologized to Wei Tu.

Then, after a brief thought, Mrs. Xue II roughly understood how Master Ji Dan had stolen the power of the Xue Company.

This was all her fault. She thought the business of the alchemy shop was too important to allow another Xue family member to intervene and give too many orders, so as not to cause dissatisfaction among the alchemists...

Therefore, according to convention, before leaving Wanling Fairy City, the power to manage the Alchemy Workshop was delegated to the Alchemy Workshop's number one alchemist - Master Ji.

However, I didn’t expect that I would be away for more than 20 years.

Because this time is too long - the other Xue family members of Xue's business, in the absence of someone to take the lead, naturally follow the lead of "Master Ji Dan" and obey his orders for the time being. (End of this chapter)