I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"Start refining!"

Wei Tu hardened his heart and no longer worried about whether it would be a waste to refine these two top-notch spiritual medicines at this moment. He raised his hand and made a gesture, starting with the "Xiangluo Grass", using the methods of an alchemist to extract the precious spiritual liquid from its rhizome.

Drops of lavender spiritual liquid flowed into the pill bottle under the influence of his magic power.

a few days later.

As the elixir bottle was gradually filled up, the "Xiangluo Grass" that had previously been crystal clear and filled the room with fragrance also withered and turned into ashes.

"It's not enough." Wei Tu followed the same method and extracted the spiritual liquid of "Tian Shen Ying".

Next, Wei Tu did not waste any more time. After ordering the Blood-Winged Mo to protect him outside the cave, he began to concentrate on practicing and trying to break through.

……

"What are the backgrounds of these two adults? There is no need to say more about that female cultivator. At such a young age, she has already reached the peak of the Void Refining Realm."

"That male cultivator... is clearly in the early stage of Void Refinement, but in terms of strength, he is comparable to those in the middle or even late stages of Void Refinement... Moreover, my intuition shows that the female cultivator seems to be following him and listens to him in everything."

Time passes day by day.

After Wei Tu broke through in seclusion and let go of his control over the three great immortal cultivation families in Guangling County, the ancestors of these three families, namely the three horse-faced old men, also gathered together again in private, and some rebellious thoughts arose.

No one is born to be a slave.

Not to mention the Great Venerable Lianxu.

“Let’s not talk about the origins of these two people, or whether they are the ascended monks they said. Since they intend to leave the Earth Spirit Kingdom... then as long as they leave, you and I three will still be free…” The old woman with the snake staff was obviously afraid of Wei Tu and Da Yuan Shuang. Her old face shook like a drum, and she advised the horse-faced old man and the charming young woman to give up these unrealistic delusions.

Regarding this.

The horse-faced old man and the charming young woman undoubtedly agreed. After all, they were not willing to fight for their freedom by hitting a stone with an egg and dying first.

However, at this moment, a trace of cruelty flashed across the face of the horse-faced old man, and he said in a low voice:
"Then let's see if we can escort them out of the country. If they plan to stay for a long time... then don't blame you for being rude."

"Mr. Deng, do you have a solution?" Upon hearing this, the charming young woman's beautiful eyes lit up and she asked hurriedly.

She served as the secret room for Patriarch Lu and enjoyed some of the authority of the powerful combined beings. She always thought highly of herself and was the cultivator who was most unwilling to submit to Wei Tu and Da Yuanshuang among the three.

"Of course." The horse-faced old man nodded slightly, laughed and said, "I have tasted many female cultivators. Even if I don't go forward to investigate in person, I can judge whether a female cultivator has been in a relationship just by her walking posture and demeanor..."

"Over the past few decades, I have carefully observed that female cultivator and I can be sure that she is absolutely a virgin!"

"What? She's a virgin?"

Upon hearing this, the old woman with the snake staff and the charming young woman's eyes suddenly lit up, and they secretly felt that their freedom was saved.

Just like a monster can have its tendons and bones pulled out, and the spiritual materials on its body can be used to refine talisman paper, spiritual ink, and elixirs.

Cultivators are also the best natural treasures in the world of immortal cultivation.

However, just as there are differences in superiority and inferiority among monsters, there are also differences in superior, middle and inferior levels among cultivators who have natural talents and treasures.

Among them, the cultivators who can become top-grade spiritual materials are those who have never experienced sexual intercourse and whose magic power is pure. They have Yuan Yang and Yuan Yin that other cultivators do not have.

A female cultivator at the peak of the Void Refining Stage...

The old woman with the snake staff and the alluring young woman who had been dealing with the demonic cultivators for many years knew their own worth.

Its Yuan Yin is of great benefit to the great power of the combined body.

Even if the powerful ones in the fusion stage look down on him, they will definitely be willing to help their children and nephews once, capture Dayuanshuang, and refine him into a "furnace cauldron" for their children and nephews to replenish their energy and break through.

After all, as an "ascended monk", Dayuanshuang's identity is too "clean" and he doesn't have any powerful background.

It is basically equivalent to an excellent elixir that a powerful person in the world of immortal cultivation can easily pick.

"But, you and I are controlled by the Soul Seal. If we betray them... they can decide our life or death with just a thought..."

The old woman with the snake staff looked hesitant.

"It's just a soul seal." Upon hearing this, the horse-faced old man flashed a trace of disdain on his face, "There is no absolute control method in the world. The soul seal is powerful, but as long as we, the magic cultivators... use the secret technique to cultivate the second Nascent Soul, it can at most kill part of my soul, and it cannot determine life or death..."

"The second Nascent Soul is indeed a solution. There are many low-level demon cultivators who use this method to counterattack and kill the high-level demon cultivators who control them... But with the realm of you and me, it may not be difficult to cultivate a second Nascent Soul..." said the charming young woman with a frown.

If she had to abandon her state of mind for the sake of "freedom", she would be unwilling to do so. Without state of mind, freedom is not necessarily freedom.

“My two fellow Taoists, have you ever heard of the Locking Life Pillar? As long as we purchase this treasure, even if you and I switch to the second Nascent Soul stage, the lost realm will be quickly restored…” The horse-faced old man said this with a slight smile.

"The Locking Life Pillar has long been banned in the Small Spirit Realm. Even demon cultivators are not allowed to easily refine it... Have you found a cultivator who knows the secret of the Locking Life Pillar? Or have you found a channel to purchase this treasure?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the old woman with snake staff and the charming young woman were immediately moved.

Using the second Yuanying to get rid of the shackles of the "Soul Seal" and then restore the realm with the "Lock Life Stake", this is indeed a bright road ahead of the two of them...

"What a coincidence. When I was helping him get information about Lou Boyang, I snatched this incomplete method of locking the life stake from a demon cultivator who had reached the state of transformation into a god. Although this method is incomplete, it can still help you and me break free from the bondage."

The horse-faced old man smiled slightly and said.

After he finished speaking, the old man with a horse face did not hide anything. He flipped his palm and handed the jade slip engraved with the secret technique of "Locking Life Posture" to the old woman with snake staff and the charming young woman in front of him.

"Thank you, Brother Deng, for your help."

The old woman with the snake staff and the charming young woman were very surprised to see this and hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

"However, you two should also understand that it is too early to betray now... The second Yuanying plus this "Lock Life Pillar" secret technique is just a way for you and me to deal with it..."

The horse-faced old man snorted coldly and reminded the old woman with snake staff and the charming young woman to prevent them from getting too proud and ruining their plan.

"It's natural."

"As long as the two of them can leave the Earth Spirit Nation obediently, we will not resort to such a betrayal method that will greatly damage our vitality."

The old woman with snake staff and the charming young woman looked at each other and replied with a smile on their faces.

……

"Second Yuanying, the secret technique of locking the life stake, to bypass the control of the soul seal..."

"This old ghost Deng is quite smart."

In the retreat room, Wei Tu opened his "Evil Eye" and saw this scene, a hint of sneer flashed across his face.

Although he was in seclusion at the moment, he was monitoring the horse-faced old man and the other two all the time. The little movements of these three people could not be hidden from his "spiritual eyes" and his spiritual power that was comparable to that of the peak of the refining void.

“But just sit back and watch the development.”

“The rampant Locking Life Pillar secret technique is also beneficial to me…” Wei Tu silently glanced at the broken arm of the ancient demon in the black compass and thought to himself.

He guessed that the reason why the secret technique of "Locking Life Pillar" was leaked at this moment and fell into the hands of the horse-faced old man was most likely due to some arrangements made by Lou Boyang before he left the Ancient Demon Realm...

This cultivator, like him, also regarded the "Life-Locking Stake" as a blood sacrifice to the "Demon Ancestor Jialan".

Naturally, I hope that in the world of immortal cultivation, there are as many "Life-Locking Pillars" as possible.

Wei Tu was not so evil as to kill people directly and turn monks who had no grudge against him into "Life-Locking Pillars".

But he would not mind. He would just sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor, watching the secret technique of Locking Life Pillar wreak havoc in the "small spiritual world".

……

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, for advancing to the level of Lianxu Great Venerable."

"Congratulations, Fairy Golden Silkworm, for becoming a cultivator of our generation..."

at the same time.

Spirit World, Wind and Fire Continent, Holy Emperor Territory.

The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl, who had been in seclusion for nearly half a century, also came out at this moment and broke through to the realm of refining emptiness.

Coming out of the cave, the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl floated in the air with her lotus skirt flowing. Hearing the compliments from the monks around her, she responded with a smile, but there was a hint of alienation in her eyes.

She was unfamiliar with all the cultivators in the spiritual world.

Even this Dangyang Mountain where he had been in seclusion for many years.

"Where is Mr. Wei?" After greeting the cultivators for a while, the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl felt a little disappointed because she did not see Wei Tu coming to congratulate her among the group of cultivators.

"Is Narcissus looking for Friend Wei?" Elder Lan asked with a smile on his face, flying forward and bowing.

As the first elder of Dangyang Mountain to come into contact with Wei Tu, he knew the relationship between Wei Tu and the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl very well. He naturally understood the girl's disappointment after she did not see Wei Tu after breaking through.

"Yes, I am looking for Mr. Wei."

The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl nodded her head slightly and replied.

She still had an impression of Elder Lan and knew that this cultivator was Jiang Lingzi's good friend in Dangyang Mountain and had been responsible for receiving her and Wei Tu.

"Elder Lan, do you know where Mr. Wei is?"

The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl took a quick look at Wei Tu's cave in Dangyang Mountain and saw that the cave was tightly closed and covered with thick dust. She asked subconsciously.

"Friend Wei..." Upon hearing this, Elder Lan frowned slightly, and then sighed deeply.

“Miss Shui, you may not know that ever since Fellow Daoist Wei accepted the mission from the Human Ancestor Temple and headed for the Divine Fire Immortal Realm… he has disappeared forty to fifty years…” Elder Lan shook his head and sighed.

"If that's the case, then that's fine."

"It's not a big deal if a cultivator hasn't been seen outside for forty or fifty years. It's very likely that he got a chance and went into seclusion on the spot... But thirty years ago... a great disaster happened in Dingyuan Immortal City of the Divine Fire Immortal Realm..."

"Dingyuan Immortal City?" Upon hearing this familiar place name, the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl's heart suddenly tightened. At the beginning of her ascension, she met Wei Tu in Dingyuan Immortal City, and was rescued by Wei Tu at an auction at a high price.

"What disaster happened in Dingyuan Immortal City? Please explain it clearly, Elder Lan..." The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl could not remain calm, and a look of tension and concern appeared on her face.

"Dingyuan Immortal City..."

"The whole city was massacred!"

Elder Lan said this in a shocking way.

"Moreover, many of our human race's Nascent Soul cultivators from the Divine Fire Fairyland have also died here! The number of human Nascent Soul cultivators who have gone missing or died is countless!" Elder Lan said again.

If it was the first sentence, the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl would not be so shocked. After all, she knew that Dingyuan Immortal City was a land of alien races, and even if it was massacred, it would not have much to do with Wei Tu.

But the last sentence...

Basically, Wei Tu’s “disappearance” was immediately closely linked to this incident.

"How could this be?" The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl suppressed her inner restlessness, forced herself to calm down, and asked aloud.

"This matter is related to an evil cultivator. He deliberately released a treasure at the auction in Dingyuan Immortal City, which attracted many of our human cultivators to investigate... Then, he deliberately spread evil magic, causing the powerful ghost phoenix tribe to seal off the city..."

Elder Lan sighed softly and told the whole story of what had happened in Dingyuan Immortal City more than thirty years ago.

"With Mr. Wei's character, it is hard not to go and find out what a treasure has appeared."

"The Ghost Phoenix Clan's peak combined power expert has personally taken action..."

"Many human cultivators could not escape death. Mr. Wei... I'm afraid he will not be able to escape this disaster either..."

The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl's face turned slightly pale, and she understood the implication of Elder Lan's words—it was very likely that Wei Tu had died in the Ghost Phoenix Clan's massacre of Dingyuan Immortal City.

"Afterwards, my human race searched the Lei Ze Continent extensively, but we couldn't find any trace of Fellow Daoist Wei."

"Fairy Yu of the Thunder Peng Clan once said that Fellow Daoist Wei owed her thirty mid-grade spirit crystals and agreed to repay her in twenty years... But twenty years later, Fellow Daoist Wei has disappeared..."

Elder Lan wanted to shock people with his words and added this one more sentence.

As soon as these words fell.

No matter how much hope the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl had, she had to conclude at this moment that the probability of Wei Tu's death was as high as 99%.

“Even though Mr. Wei has extraordinary means and schemes, there are many cultivators like him in this world…” The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl slightly closed her almond-shaped eyes, and a tear cut her cheek and fell quietly into the air.

Breaking through the realm is a great joy.

At this moment, losing a close friend is also a great sorrow!

"Narcissus, we haven't found Brother Wei yet. He is just missing, and cannot be considered dead... Perhaps, we can still find him in Lei Ze Continent..."

"Or perhaps, Brother Wei is just seriously injured at the moment, and has no choice but to hide his identity and save his life."

Upon seeing this, Elder Lan immediately showed an anxious look on his face, and he tried to comfort and persuade the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl.

"What Elder Lan means is..."

The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl seemed to understand something, raised her eyebrows slightly, and looked at the old man in plain clothes with a kind face.

"This elder has a close relationship with fellow Daoist Wei and we have made friends in the past. If Fairy Shui does not mind, I would like to travel with you to the Lei Ze Continent to find out what is going on..." Elder Lan sighed and stated his purpose.

“Traveling together… no need.”

"Since Mr. Wei is dead, how can we living people follow in his footsteps and rashly travel far away and throw away our lives. Even the powerful combined body can hardly find Mr. Wei's whereabouts, let alone you and me."

"I appreciate your kindness, elder."

The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl responded in a distant and cold tone.

"What? Not looking for Brother Wei?" Elder Lan was greatly surprised when he heard this. He remembered that Wei Tu had once helped the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl and rescued her from the hands of the aliens.

"Narcissus, you are so cold and indifferent. If Brother Wei is still alive, he will definitely be disappointed!" Elder Lan angrily waved his sleeves and left the dojo where the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl was.

The other cultivators frowned when they saw this, and pointed at the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl, no longer showing their previous enthusiasm.

It is true that the cultivation world is cold and indifferent, but this principle does not apply to friends, relatives, and powerful circles.

Today, Wei Tu is suspected to be dead. As his good friend and beneficiary, the Golden Silkworm Snow Girl is unwilling to even put in superficial efforts, so she will naturally lose popularity among the cultivators.

But on the other side.

The golden silkworm snow girl stared at Elder Lan's departing back, her almond-shaped eyes flickering slightly at this moment.

"With Mr. Wei's character, it is impossible for him to have such a deep friendship with an upper realm cultivator in just a few decades. Elder Lan must have some ulterior motive..."

She thought to herself.

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

Elder Lan mistakenly thought that she was a woman and was easy to bully, but he didn't know that she was also the Snow Girl of the Great Snow Mountain who had been in power in the lower world for thousands of years and had a deep understanding of the human hearts and evil spirits of these people.

Besides, what she said just now was not false and was in line with reality - even the combined might of the human race could not find the Wei Tu, so what could she and Elder Lan do?

"Maybe, seeing that Wei Tu was dead, he wanted to lure me out and vent his anger on me."

The Golden Silkworm Snow Girl did not hesitate to use her utmost malice to speculate on Elder Lan. (End of this chapter)