I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

The fourth level of the Dark Crow Tower contains far more than just one "Dragon Fruit".

During the ensuing sweep and search for the "Nether Dragon Fruit," the scarred man continued to force Wei Tu to lure away the demonized monster guarding the "Nether Dragon Fruit" with a forceful tone.

But to the great disappointment of the scarred man...

In terms of mastery of escape techniques, Wei Tu, a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, was in no way inferior to a Void Refining Grandmaster, escaping death multiple times and managing to survive.

"Very well. Since this evil unicorn's ability to preserve its life is so strong... then when we reach the fifth level of the Dark Raven Tower, we can still use it as bait to make it effective..."

The scarred man looked up at Wei Tu, whose face was pale from using too much Blood Escape Technique, and his eyes flickered slightly, dispelling his previous obsession with "killing" Wei Tu.

At this point, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to take direct action against Wei Tu.

However, once this "bottom line" is crossed, Ding Yuyan will be difficult to keep. Before he has become truly powerful, he doesn't want to become a lonely figure in this Dark Crow Secret Realm.

"We've almost finished picking the Nether Dragon Fruit on the fourth floor. The three of us will now head to the fifth floor."

The scarred man didn't give Wei Tu much time to catch his breath. After resting for only two or three days, he immediately set off again for the silver gate leading to the fifth floor of the Crow Tower.

Unlike before.

This time, the scarred man didn't let Wei Tu and Ding Yuyan enter the "teleportation portal" freely. Just a quarter of an hour before they were about to reach the silver portal, his face turned fierce, and he suddenly teleported forward, grabbing Wei Tu and Ding Yuyan by the shoulders and using his great magic to directly restrict their movements.

Once inside the Dark Raven Tower, you can only go up, not down.

However, as long as the cultivator is willing, they can be teleported away from the Dark Raven Tower the instant they enter the "teleportation portal" on each floor.

On the fourth floor, he had already revealed his murderous intent towards Wei Tu, so he would not allow Wei Tu to seize this great opportunity to escape from his grasp and regain his freedom.

"Due to the rules of the Demon Cloud Sect, I will not place a soul imprint or any restriction on Fellow Daoist Evil Scale to control your life and death. However... if Fellow Daoist Evil Scale wants to escape my control, don't blame me for being ruthless."

“Killing you inside this Dark Raven Tower, I suppose none of the fellow Daoists of the Demon Cloud Sect would know.”

The scarred man transmitted a cold voice, warning Wei Tu.

What he meant was simple.

If Wei Tu goes along with his wishes and acts as bait in the battle, there is still hope of survival. But if he is "half-hearted" and tries to escape, the fourth floor of the Dark Raven Tower will be Wei Tu's burial ground.

"I... know."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Tu's old face immediately showed anger, but after a moment of uncertainty, he nodded with a grim expression and gave in to the scarred man.

Seeing this, the scarred man was very satisfied. After a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes, he continued to lift Wei Tu and Ding Yuyan by the shoulders and continued to flee towards the silver gate in the distance.

but--

Just as the scarred man was about three miles from the silver gate, an unexpected incident occurred.

Suddenly, Wei Tu, who had been like a lamb to the slaughter, was enveloped in a burst of bloody light. A palm-sized square seal emerged from his palm and transformed into a towering mountain in an instant, carrying overwhelming demonic power as it crashed down on the scarred man behind him.

"How dare you! You actually attack me?"

The scarred man looked astonished, seemingly not expecting Wei Tu to be able to break his magical restraints and have the audacity to directly attack him, a Void Refinement expert.

Enraged, he formed his right hand into a claw, intending to kill Wei Tu with a single blow before Wei Tu's magical weapon could strike him.

But then something unexpected happened.

Wei Tu's shoulder, which was tightly locked by his right claw, suddenly trembled slightly and broke free from his restraints, like soft mud.

At the same time, several blood-red vines burst forth from Wei Tu's shoulder blades, carrying a misty, bloody fog, and transformed into sharp arrows, shooting towards the scarred man.

The crimson mist collided instantly with the scarred man's large hand, which was imbued with magical power.

A strange hissing sound rang out.

Then, the crimson mist on the crimson vines instantly corroded the magical power in the scarred man's hand and mercilessly devoured part of the flesh on his hand.

"Ah!" the scarred man cried out in pain, and quickly withdrew his right hand, which was now just bare bone.

However, the blood-red mist seemed unwilling to let the scarred man off the hook. As if it possessed intelligence, it followed the scarred man's right hand, which had turned into a bone claw, and wrapped around the cultivator's arm.

"A sixth-order demonic vine?" At this moment, the scarred man also reacted and hurriedly urged his magic power and talismans to resist the parasitic blood vine and life-destroying blood energy that Wei Tu was attacking.

However, despite his surprise, the scarred man did not let Wei Tu, who was trying to escape, go. He snorted coldly and immediately used his powerful divine sense technique to kill Wei Tu.

In battles between equals, victory often depends on the amount of magical power and the strength of spiritual treasures.

However, killing someone of a higher realm is far less troublesome.

With all its might, the divine sense secret technique at the Void Refinement level alone would be enough to annihilate a Nascent Soul cultivator.

While a peak Nascent Soul cultivator can withstand attacks for a longer period than an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, the resistance is still limited.

Besides, Wei Tu is so close to him right now!

"Divine Sense Technique?"

Upon seeing this, Wei Tu's face immediately showed fear. He turned pale, spat out a mouthful of blood, and hurriedly turned and fled.

However, as he fled rapidly toward the silver gate, he seemed to remember something and quickly took out a talisman and threw it behind him.

"Mere talismans." The scarred man thought disdainfully, not believing that Wei Tu, at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, could withstand his angry attack.

It's already incredibly fortunate that they possess even a "sixth-tier demon vine." There's no way they could have any other methods for refining their ethereal nature.

But what happened next?

This still greatly surprised the scarred man.

In a flash, the talisman emitted the aura of a sixth-tier talisman, easily blocking his divine sense that was attacking Wei Tu!
At this moment, he was still being attacked and entangled by Wei Tu's parasitic blood vines, and had no strength left to chase after Wei Tu, who was already close to the silver gate.

"Releasing this person will surely bring great disaster."

The scarred man's pupils contracted slightly, his expression changed, and he immediately made up his mind. Ignoring his injuries, he forcefully flew out of the net of blood and qi that Wei Tu had scattered, and used the speed of the Void Refinement Escape Technique to chase after Wei Tu.

Wei Tu, though he wanted to escape, was far slower than before due to the "huge consumption" on the fourth floor of the Yin Raven Tower. After a short while, he was caught up by the scarred man who had come at the cost of his life essence.

However, amidst this crisis...

Although Wei Tu's expression changed drastically, he still calmly took out a sixth-order talisman and affixed it to his back.

A solid protective shield of runic energy instantly formed, blocking several attacks launched hastily by the scarred man.

"How could this be? How could he have a sixth-order talisman on him?" The scarred man was incredulous as he watched Wei Tu, protected by the sixth-order talisman, disappear into the silver gate in the blink of an eye.

He did not pursue them further.

He wasn't sure whether Wei Tu's teleportation this time was to the fifth floor of the Dark Raven Tower, or to leave the Dark Raven Tower directly and re-enter it.

If it were the former, he would still have a chance to capture Wei Tu.

If it's the latter...

Due to the mechanism of the Dark Raven Tower, after Wei Tu re-enters the Dark Raven Tower, he will be in the same alternate dimension as Wei Tu on the first four floors of the Dark Raven Tower, making it difficult for them to even meet!
And this time.

A cold, murderous voice also came from deep within the silver gate.

"Once I achieve the Void Refinement stage, I will surely use you as the first sacrifice to my blade!"

The words fell.

The scarred man's face was ashen as he stared intently at his right hand, which had turned into a bone claw.

He did not believe that Wei Tu's statement was untrue.

With the "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood" obtained from the fourth level of the Yin Crow Tower, Wei Tu's chances of advancing to the Void Refinement Realm are extremely high.

Previously, he had suppressed Wei Tu many times, not hesitating to offend Wei Tu, his "old friend," and causing Wei Tu to die repeatedly. His purpose was not only to covet the Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood in Wei Tu's body, but also to kill Wei Tu and nip this threat in the bud.

After all, as the "superior," he couldn't be sure whether he had offended Wei Tu, a junior cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage.

Now, with the addition of the suspected "Refining Void Inheritance" on Wei Tu's body, his breakthrough to the Refining Void Realm is a foregone conclusion.

"It was my carelessness. I forgot that this cultivation cost a considerable amount of mid-grade spirit crystals, and I came to the Fire Spirit Kingdom with them..."

The scarred man's eyes flashed with a cold light as he regretted that he had been too cautious in his actions, missing the best opportunity to strike at Wei Tu.

"No, there's no need to rush. It will still be some time before that old scoundrel breaks through to the Void Refinement Realm."

"But the Dark Crow Secret Realm won't wait for anyone. There are many opportunities here, and there's no reason for me to be inferior to him after he breaks through."

Taking a deep breath and thinking about this, the scarred man gradually calmed down.

Without wasting any more time, he used his magical power to capture Ding Yuyan again, whom he had released earlier during the battle. With a slight movement, he entered the silver gate and headed straight for the fifth floor of the Yin Crow Tower.

……

at the same time.

On the other side, Wei Tu, who had been teleported out of the Dark Raven Tower through the silver gate, appeared pale-faced in front of the cultivators the moment he escaped from the Dark Raven Tower. Without hesitation, he immediately fled back into the Dark Raven Tower.

"Who is this old cultivator? After being seriously injured, why didn't he leave the Dark Raven Tower, but instead escaped back in?"

The vendors who had set up stalls at the foot of the Dark Crow Tower were greatly surprised by this scene and began to discuss it with great interest.

They had seen many cultivators injured within the Dark Raven Tower, but they had never seen anyone like Wei Tu, who showed no mercy to his own life for the sake of opportunity.

"Or it could be internal strife."

“This cultivator was previously with a Void Refinement Grandmaster. Now, he is the only one who left the Yin Crow Tower, and the Void Refinement Grandmaster is nowhere to be seen... There must be something fishy about this.”

The vendor who had previously sold information to the scarred man had some memory of Wei Tu's existence and spoke casually.

"Hiss! A Nascent Soul cultivator managed to escape from a Void Refinement cultivator? It seems this old cultivator is no ordinary person."

"Perhaps that Void Refinement Grandmaster is too weak."

The cultivators secretly mocked the scarred man, while simultaneously memorizing Wei Tu's appearance.

Even though Nascent Soul cultivators are only at the lowest level in the Yin Crow Secret Realm, a Nascent Soul cultivator who can escape from a Void Refinement expert is by no means an ordinary person.

"This cultivator is indeed... extraordinary!"

The capital of the Fire Spirit Kingdom, the headquarters of the Demon Cloud Cult.

The Multi-Eyed Cult Leader, who was in charge of the "Shadow Raven Secret Realm," paid extra attention to Wei Tu's appearance while monitoring the entire secret realm with his divine eye.

Refining emptiness is a constant practice.

However, cultivators capable of challenging realms are rare.

Although he couldn't see the battle inside the Dark Raven Tower due to the tower's rules and laws, he could easily analyze Wei Tu's strength based on his years of combat experience.

"Perhaps this person can reach the top floor of the Dark Raven Tower, fulfill the Purple Blood Demon Lord's request, and obtain the tower's inheritance..."

The multi-eyed cult leader's eyes burned with fervor as he thought to himself.

As a powerful being at the Fusion Realm, he was unwilling to be enslaved by the Purple Blood Demon Lord and become his subordinate.

And the legacy of the Dark Raven Tower.

In his view, this was a possible way to break free from the shackles of this demon.

……

"Now, all I need to do is wait quietly inside the Dark Raven Tower for one or two decades, and then I can openly and legitimately explore this Mahayana secret realm as a Void Refinement cultivator..."

The first level of the Crow Tower.

Wei Tu, who had escaped into this place, stared intently at the silver gate in front of him, a smile appearing on his face.

With his strength, he naturally wouldn't fear the scarred man, who was merely at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm. Cultivators at the same level or even stronger than him had already perished at his hands more than just one or two.

Just now, his escape from the scarred man's grasp was nothing more than a trick to deceive this cultivator.

Originally, he planned to use the scarred man as a "front" to conceal his actions, but little did he know that this man was blinded by greed and determined to harm him...

Although this was not a good thing for him, given his formidable strength, it was exactly what he wanted.

It was an excellent excuse for him to break free from the scarred man's "control" and come to the Dark Raven Tower alone to break through.

—The peak Nascent Soul realm of the Evil Scale Venerable was an excellent background for him to hide his identity in the Earth Spirit Kingdom and the Fire Spirit Kingdom... but at this moment, it has undoubtedly become a burden.

Without the power of the Void Refinement Realm, one is not even allowed to move freely within this Dark Crow Tower!
They would only end up like Ding Yuyan, captured by cultivators at the Void Refinement stage, becoming bait and scapegoats for the adventure.

"Of course, this period of time should not be wasted."

Wei Tu flipped his palm, took out the Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood that he had taken from the four-winged monster bird, and began to study it.

At the same time, he also released the Bloodwinged Demon, allowing the woman to cultivate with him in this place.

Although one or two decades is not a long time, it is not difficult to significantly enhance the strength of the group of Void Refinement experts in the Dark Crow Secret Realm.

in short.

Currently, although he has the strength to directly confront a peak Void Refinement expert, in ten or twenty years, he will probably no longer be an absolute powerhouse within this Dark Raven Tower.

Therefore, at this moment, whether it's him or the Bloodwinged Demon, any increase in strength would be of great benefit to him.

And now, at this point...

With his continuous supply of elixirs, the Bloodwing Mo is not far from breaking through to the "mid-stage of the sixth rank".

After all, with the "upper limit" of the True Spirit Bloodline, breaking through the realm barrier before reaching the Integration Realm was far easier for the Bloodwing Mo than for "ordinary cultivators" like him. (End of Chapter)