I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Follow the stone path all the way down.

After walking for about half an hour, the view ahead suddenly opened up to an underground stone hall that could accommodate thousands of people and was hundreds of feet wide and long.

Moreover, it is worth noting that there are far more passages leading into this underground stone hall than the one that Wei Tu and others walked through. In addition to three similar stone paths, there are dozens of water veins that lead to unknown destinations.

Combined with what Deputy Envoy Suo said before, it was not difficult for Wei Tu and others to guess that these passages should be connected to other shops in the black market.

And this underground stone hall is a hidden place where these black market monks gather.

"Is everyone here?"

In the water vein near the stone hall, an old man in a straw raincoat came rowing a boat. His face was blurred, surrounded by a layer of white mist, and his voice was indifferent and cold.

"All of us are here. There are only seven of us in total."

A rare look of flattery appeared on Deputy Envoy Suo's face, and he bowed to the old man in the straw raincoat.

"Just follow me. Now, I'll take you to the spare long-distance teleportation array." The old man in the straw raincoat nodded, turned his head and glanced at Wei Tu and the other seven people, and said.

Hearing this, both Da Yuanshuang, the strongest one, and the pockmarked old man in the old-young combination, showed a trace of solemnity and hesitation on their faces.

Deputy Envoy Suo had dealt with him several times before, and knew that he was in the "middle stage of refining emptiness". So even though they were worried about Chenxin Pavilion, they thought they had the strength to support them, and they could control Deputy Envoy Suo with a flip of a hand and guard against any unexpected events.

But... this old man in the straw raincoat is different.

It is difficult for them to see through this cultivator's realm.

However, judging from the degree of respect that Deputy Envoy Suo showed to him, this cultivator was most likely a powerful late-stage Void Refinement cultivator with considerable strength.

This undoubtedly wiped out their advantage of "counterattack".

"Friend, please come with me."

A fierce light flashed in the eyes of the pockmarked old man, and he said this bluntly.

While he was speaking, the half-grown dwarf who was traveling with him quietly blocked Deputy Envoy Suo's retreat, and playfully played with a sixth-level spiritual treasure with high spiritual pressure.

"That's right, my friend. Please accompany us on this journey. Otherwise, without you as an acquaintance, it will be difficult for us to deal with other people."

The middle-aged Taoist couple also realized the crisis, their eyes flashed and they echoed.

As soon as these words fell.

Deputy Envoy Suo, who was about to leave, suddenly froze in his face. He glanced at the half-grown dwarf in front of him who was ready to attack him at any time, as well as the other monks who were secretly surrounding him, and a trace of fear flashed through his heart.

It was not difficult for him to imagine what would happen if he denied it out loud at this moment.

"Of course. Even if you fellow Taoists don't say it, I will go with you..." Deputy Envoy Suo forced himself to laugh awkwardly, then returned to the crowd and stood with Wei Tu.

Only by standing in front of Wei Tu, who was in the “early stage of refining emptiness”, could he feel a little safe among this group of tigers and wolves.

The old man in the straw raincoat seemed to be unfamiliar with Deputy Envoy Suo. After seeing this scene, he did not make any move to help Deputy Envoy Suo.

After seeing that Deputy Envoy Suo had "reached an agreement" with the cultivators, he slowly spoke and asked them to get on board.

“Friend Wei, this old man in the straw raincoat is a puppet controlled by a human. Just now, I secretly looked at it using the secret technique of the Sky Fox Clan…” After a few breaths on the boat, Xu Qingxuan, who was not far away from Wei Tu, secretly transmitted a message to Wei Tu.

"Puppet?" Upon hearing this, Wei Tu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a heavy feeling appeared in his heart.

Being able to control the "Old Man in Straw Raincoat" puppet from such a long distance and making it difficult for the Void Refining Monks present to detect it, one can imagine how terrifyingly powerful its master is.

"This cultivator and Chengxin Pavilion should only have a cooperative relationship. There is no need to worry too much." Wei Tu moved his lips slightly and replied softly, allowing Xu Qingxuan to rest assured for the time being.

Judging from his experience, he did not think that "Master Chai" had the ability to command a strong man who was no less powerful than him.

Under the leadership of this old man in straw raincoat.

Not long after, Wei Tu and the others followed these underground water veins and, after making several detours, they arrived in front of an ordinary stone wall.

Then, under the hand gestures of the old man in the straw raincoat, a seal immediately appeared on the surface of the stone wall and cracked from the middle, revealing the "ultra-long-distance teleportation array" hidden deep inside.

See this scene.

All the cultivators, including Wei Tu, felt relieved and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The existence of this teleportation array is enough to prove that Chengxin Pavilion has no ill intentions and has not deceived them.

After that, everything went on normally.

Under the spiritual secret.

The long-forgotten long-distance teleportation array gradually began to glow, causing spatial fluctuations, and began to connect with another "teleportation platform" thousands of miles away, determining the spatial teleportation channel.

"Friend, we must see you to the end. I'm bothering you to follow us and ride this formation together!"

Da Yuanshuang, who had remained silent all the way, finally showed at this moment some of his abilities as a powerful warrior in the late stage of the Refining Void Realm. He snorted coldly, flicked his jade sleeves, and immediately condensed a thick wall of magic power to block Deputy Envoy Suo's retreat.

Upon seeing this, Deputy Envoy Suo's face immediately became more ugly. It was not that he had a guilty conscience, but once he left Dingyuan Immortal City with Dayuan Shuang and others - his life would be threatened by Dayuan Shuang at all times and he would not be able to control it in his own hands.

He looked at the old man in the straw raincoat with pleading eyes, hoping that this old black market veteran who had cooperated with Chengxin Pavilion could help him a little.

But unfortunately, to his disappointment, the old man in the straw raincoat turned a deaf ear to his pleas, as if he, a monk, was not even in his eyes.

"Am I a discarded pawn?" Deputy Envoy Suo frowned, and subconsciously had the idea of ​​being disrespectful to Master Chai.

However, he changed his mind and shook his head, suppressing the thought. After all, the old man in the straw raincoat did belong to a different camp from him, so there was no need for him to help him at this moment considering their relationship.

Moreover, the combined strength of Dayuan Shuang and others is superior, and angering these "smugglers" is not a good thing for them.

It is understandable not to help him.

So, although he was afraid in his heart, just like before, Deputy Envoy Suo still gritted his teeth and walked onto the teleportation platform, and teleported away from Dingyuan Immortal City together with Wei Tu and others.

Following a flash of dazzling yellow light.

The transport pad was empty.

At this time, the old man in straw raincoat standing on the bow of the boat raised his hat slightly and looked forward.

As he looked, the thick fog in the distance slowly parted, revealing a young monk with seven precepts scars on his head. He was standing on the water with his hands clasped together, his face expressionless.

"I have already sent the person out for you. Fellow Daoist Chai, now is the time to tell us your plan to deal with that evil cultivator."

The old man in the straw raincoat spoke in a calm voice.

"There is no rush for this matter. Brother Shi, why don't you reveal your true identity first, and then we can discuss it together." The young monk smiled slightly, raised his right foot, and gently stepped on the water.

The next moment, terrifying magic power quickly spread from his heels into the water, causing huge waves.

Soon, a blood-red coffin broke through the water and flew to the side of the old man in the straw raincoat.

"How great are you, Fellow Daoist Chai? You are only in the middle stage of the Void Refinement Realm, and you dare to challenge me?" A hoarse and experienced voice was heard from inside the blood-colored coffin. Each sound was like thunder, exploding in the air.

"A person in the middle stage of Refining Void would not dare to act presumptuously in front of Taoist Yishi, but if Chai says... I came here on the orders of my father, what should Taoist Shi do?"

Master Chai put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.

"Your father?"

Upon hearing this, the voice inside the bloody coffin became noticeably quieter, no longer as aggressive as before.

"Since you are here with your father's orders, it is not a bad idea for me to give you some face."

As soon as he finished speaking, the blood-red coffin exploded, and a tall and strong man with blood-red horns on his head walked out of it, looking at Master Chai with burning eyes.

Worthy of this moment.

Master Chai didn't keep the secret any longer. He smiled faintly and told everyone his plan.

"That evil cultivator released the secret technique of 'Locking Life Pillar' and spread poison to Dingyuan Immortal City. You and I are knowledgeable people and we can understand his conspiracy."

"But it's too difficult to...find this person, and if you're not careful, you could get hurt."

"So, you deliberately let go of the female cultivator from the four-armed ape tribe in order to lure him into a trap?" Taoist Yishi raised his eyebrows slightly and directly revealed the purpose of Master Chai.

Although the "bloodline limit" of the four-armed ape tribe is far from that of the three hegemonic tribes, it is still among the top three in the ten spirit tribes...

Not to mention the direct bloodline of the four-armed ape clan.

Its value is incomparable to the "Life-Locking Pillar" refined in the late stage of ordinary refining emptiness.

However - if these words were heard by Da Yuanshuang, who had already left Dingyuan Immortal City through the "super long-distance teleportation array", he would probably be greatly shocked.

After all, she used a treasure of her clan to disguise herself this time. Not to mention the Void Refining cultivators, even the Great Merger Masters would find it difficult to see through her...

However, she didn't know that "snakes have their own paths, and rats have their own ways." From the moment she entered the city as a monk of the "Quadruple-Armed Ape Tribe", she was directly targeted by the black market monks lurking in the dark.

There was nothing wrong with her disguise.

But unfortunately, there are more ways to determine her identity than just seeing her true appearance.

"Fellow Daoist Shi has a keen eye! Since this evil cultivator has seen Da Yuanshuang at the auction, he will never tolerate me letting her go..." Chai Shouzuo chuckled in response.

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"The transmission was wrong..."

"Chengxin Pavilion cheated us."

Wei Tu and others who were "teleporting" in the space channel, their faces changed slightly and their expressions became slightly ugly after sensing the approaching teleportation array.

There was no other reason. The transmission time of the ultra-long-distance transmission array could not be so short. It only took less than ten breaths.

Obviously, someone deliberately took measures to make their original plan of escape become a "sheep walking into the tiger's mouth" today.

"Impossible! Impossible!"

"The young master will never lie to me..."

At this time, Deputy Envoy Suo's face became even more anxious. He looked flustered and kept muttering to himself.

The monks present might face danger after the transmission is completed, but he... will face the surging malice of this group of powerful men at this moment.

"Sorry, it was my wrong judgment." Wei Tu sighed and apologized to Xu Qingxuan who left Dingyuan Immortal City with him.

He thought that during this sensitive period, and with so many powerful people traveling together, Master Chai would not show his "fangs" and try to make a profit here.

But he didn't expect that this was just his wishful thinking.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, don't blame yourself. How can cultivators like us not encounter danger when we travel far away? How can everything go as we wish? Being able to analyze the pros and cons and choose a safe route is already the best that Fellow Daoist Wei can do... No one can predict this kind of probabilistic thing in advance..."

Xu Qingxuan shook his head and comforted Wei Tu.

Hearing this, Wei Tu's eyes flashed slightly, and he subconsciously moved closer to the direction of Xu Qingxuan.

Self-blame? With his character, he would not blame himself for his wrong prediction. His sense of responsibility is not that strong.

Furthermore, this time, it was this girl who took the initiative to ask him to take Xu Qingxuan with him, and she trusted his judgment.

Therefore, he does not have to take any responsibility for this.

He said this just to test Xu Qingxuan and see if this woman could be trusted in this critical moment.

Now it seems that this woman is also a sensible person. At this dangerous moment, we can try to trust and help each other.

"Besides, if we choose other black market transmission channels, it will be difficult to find so many powerful people to accompany us. Those black market stores... may not really send us out..."

Xu Qingxuan said again very rationally.

Xu Qingxuan’s guess was correct.

The moment they left the space channel, Wei Tu and the others sensed the remains of a monk who had just died dozens of miles away...

And this monk was exactly the "acquaintance" that Wei Tu met when he was monitoring the underground black market for so many days.

Compared to this - although the smuggling team selected by Wei Tu also encountered "deception", it was much stronger than other teams in terms of the number of strong people and safety factor.

"Friends, tell me the truth. What is your plan? Why did you lie to us?"

While Wei Tu was scanning the surroundings with his spiritual sense, the pockmarked old man and the middle-aged Taoist couple, with gloomy faces, began to interrogate Deputy Envoy Suo.

"This matter...this matter...Suo doesn't know either."

"If Suo knew, I would not have taken the teleportation array with you to arrive here."

Deputy Envoy Suo had a sad face, as if he had lost his parents.

However, this plea obviously would not gain the trust and forgiveness of the monks present.

Seeing that being soft was not working, the half-grown dwarf snorted coldly, walked past the pockmarked old man, and immediately attacked Deputy Envoy Suo, preparing to search his soul directly by violent means.

And Deputy Envoy Suo would not just sit there and wait for death.

But unfortunately, under the siege of several powerful men whose realm was far superior to his, he was quickly defeated and captured alive by the half-grown dwarf.

"This cultivator... is indeed unaware of this conspiracy and thinks that this trip is as agreed, to send us out of Dingyuan Immortal City."

Retracting the right palm of the Soul-Searching Rope Deputy, the half-grown dwarf took a deep breath and spoke in a deep voice.

At this moment, his face no longer had the cheerful look from before, but looked much more serious. It was obvious that he was aware that this crisis was extraordinary.

"Friend Wei, what do you think?"

Xu Qingxuan asked through voice transmission, at which Wei Tu was lowering his head in deep thought.

Among all the cultivators present, although Wei Tu had the lowest realm, far inferior to Da Yuanshuang and the half-grown dwarf, she had an inexplicable certainty in her heart that she could escape death by following Wei Tu.

After all, Wei Tu did have enough to be proud of in terms of his battle record. He took the initiative to fight against the combined forces of the Huamu tribe and escaped unscathed afterwards.

"There are only three possibilities for Chengxin Pavilion to teleport us out of this wilderness. The first is that they are deceiving us. They don't have a super long-distance teleportation array to the outside world. They can only disguise themselves with an ordinary teleportation array. But the probability of this is not high. Wei's attainments in array formations can still reveal something..."

"Second, he has the intention to murder us. However, the possibility of this is very small... If that were the case, the place he would be teleporting to would not be this wilderness, but a forbidden place."

"So, there is only one possibility, that is, Chengxin Pavilion intends to - kill someone with a borrowed knife!"

Wei Tu had the information he had previously obtained from the Xingyun Chamber of Commerce using the poisonous flying ants. Taking into account the environment he was in, and filling in the questions according to the answers, it was not difficult to guess the specific plans of "Master Chai".

"Kill with a borrowed knife!" Xu Qingxuan took a deep breath and nodded slightly, agreeing with Wei Tu's judgment.

"It's just that this knife... Could it be that it was found by those evil cultivators who roamed outside Dingyuan Immortal City and practiced the secret technique of 'Locking Life Pillar'?"

Xu Qingxuan's mind raced and he soon figured out the key point.

"Yes and no."

Wei Tu pondered for a moment, and revealed to Xu Qingxuan what he guessed to be the possible plan of Mrs. Fei's "master".

"This evil cultivator is so bold!" Xu Qingxuan's heart was pounding when he heard it, but he couldn't help but curse inwardly.

"In that case, with Da Yuan Shuang here... we should be safe on this trip, right?"

Xu Qingxuan glanced at Da Yuanshuang who was searching the soul of Deputy Envoy Suo, and whispered.

Although she didn't like Da Yuanshuang very much, she was also clear that this woman's strength was not comparable to that of an ordinary Void Refining Realm... As long as the realm of the evil cultivator behind her did not exceed the Fusion Realm, then with Da Yuanshuang accompanying them, they could rest assured.

"It's hard to say..."

Wei Tu shook his head secretly. He chose Da Yuanshuang to travel with him because he saw that she had the ability to deal with "variables".

But whether it can cope with this "variable" remains to be proven.

"Maybe it can help me..." Subconsciously, Wei Tu immersed his consciousness in the black compass in his arms and took a look at the broken arm of the ancient demon with a jade hand inside it.

The true identity of this ancient demon's broken arm is called the "Demon of Wishes". As long as you seek help from this thing, you can use the "Law of Wishes" within it to find a way out for yourself.

This is the correct way to use the ancient demon's remaining arm.

Although few monks who obtain this treasure can make it to the end, this treasure can still play an unexpected role when facing some crises.

But in a flash, Wei Tu forced himself to give up the idea.

After all, signing a spiritual contract with the "Demon God" is not necessarily a good thing. And he is not at the end of his rope yet.

And while Wei Tu was thinking.

At this time, Da Yuan Shuang also finished searching Deputy Envoy Suo's soul. After her beautiful eyes glanced at Wei Tu and others, she flicked her jade sleeves, turned into a flying rainbow, broke through the air, and left. Lian Li ignored Wei Tu and others.

This action immediately made several Void-Refining cultivators present frown.

Especially Xu Qingxuan and the middle-aged Taoist couple.

The three of them all regarded Da Yuanshuang as a safety guarantee for this trip.

But... this is Dayuanshuang's own choice.

They had little say in what they did.

In his opinion, they might be a burden, and it would be safer for him to travel alone.

However, that's about it.

Suddenly, a shrill cry came from dozens of miles away and reached this place.

"Yes...Fellow Daoist Chen, he was murdered?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged male cultivator's expression changed slightly, and he muttered to himself. (End of this chapter)