I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"The slightest contact carries the risk of being corrupted by demonic influence..."

A few days later, Wei Tu frowned, his face slightly grim as he looked at the drop of Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood floating in the air, and at the several severed limbs on the ground that he had cut off with his magic power.

Over the past few days, he has been trying to comprehend the fragments of rules contained in the Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood without absorbing it.

However, without exception.

Once he gains even a slight understanding of the power of the laws within the "fragments of rules," this "Sacred Blood of the Demon Ancestor" seems to acquire sentience, immediately becoming restless and invading his physical body, demonizing his magical power.

Fortunately, he was a sixth-level body refiner with the ability to regenerate his body—as long as his "True Spirit Immortal Bone" remained, even a severed arm would be restored in an instant.

"The source of the True Spirit Immortal Bone is not inexhaustible. If it is consumed continuously like this, I will be in a predicament of depletion of the source within a month at most..."

"And the recovery from the injuries sustained during body tempering is not so easy either."

Wei Tu hesitated.

After all, in the past twenty years, there have been far more ways for him to improve his strength than just comprehending the power of the laws of the "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood".

Speaking of the power of laws.

He still carried the superior-grade fire spirit crystal that Madam Xue had given him. He could use this superior-grade spirit crystal as a medium to comprehend the fire law among the five elements of heaven and earth!
The three levels of understanding the law: the meaning of the law, the realm of the law, and the law itself.

Without achieving even a partial fusion, it is difficult to fully grasp the laws.

However, comprehending more of the "law domains" under a particular law can significantly enhance a cultivator's strength.

"No! The opportunities within the Dark Raven Tower must be closely related to the power of the laws of the Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood. Without comprehending the power of those laws... one cannot reach the highest level of the Dark Raven Tower with strength alone..."

Wei Tu took a deep breath, looked at the "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood" in front of him, and made up his mind once again.

This decision was very bold.

If he succeeds, he might have a chance to glimpse the supreme opportunities within the Dark Raven Tower. But if he fails, he will be unable to utilize his physical strength for the next few decades, forced to hide in the shadows and silently lick his wounds.

"Let's give it our all! In this tower, it's better to fight with all our might than to live a mediocre life."

A ruthless look appeared on Wei Tu's face. He gritted his teeth and touched the drop of Demon Ancestor's holy blood, which was as black as ink and as beautiful as a gemstone, with his right hand again.

In an instant, terrifying magic power, starting from the fingers of his right hand, rapidly invaded the surrounding flesh and blood along his meridians.

Take a breath.

Two breaths.

By the thirteenth breath, his arm had turned jet black, and nearby, a surging black demonic flame seemed to be burning his body.

Just as the black demonic flames were about to touch Wei Tu's shoulder bone, his eyes flashed coldly, and he immediately swiftly severed the arm with his blade, cutting off the invasion of the demonic flames.

but--

A short while later, thanks to the regenerative abilities of a body cultivator, a brand new arm reappeared on Wei Tu's body.

However, Wei Tu did not cherish the reborn arm. Just like before, he touched the "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood" in front of him and tried to comprehend the power of the "rule fragments" within it.

Again and again, in a never-ending cycle.

By the thirty-fourth time, Wei Tu's face was deathly pale, and even his regenerated arm was smaller than before.

"At most, after four more rebirths, the essence of the True Spirit Immortal Bone will be nearly exhausted. At that time, we will have to give up."

As Wei Tu warned himself, his right arm mechanically continued to touch the Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood, which was suspended in the air.

After these dozens of "expenditures," the spiritual power of the Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood was greatly reduced, leaving less than 20% of its previous level.

However, its ability to erode Wei Tu's physical body had nothing to do with the level of spiritual power. Just like the previous invasion speed, it had completely corrupted Wei Tu's right arm by the thirteenth breath.

There was a "click".

Then his right arm was severed.

After swallowing a healing pill, Wei Tu continued to repeat the previous actions without any expression.

But it was precisely this time.

The words "Golden Purple Destiny" that had been floating in his mind's sea of ​​consciousness finally slowly emerged.

At the same time, Wei Tu seemed to be lost in some kind of enlightenment, his expression somewhat dazed.

In front of his eyes.

It was darkness, a darkness so thick you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, a darkness so dense it swallowed everything.

But in the distance, there seemed to be a glimmer of light.

Those were powerful spiritual cultivators who could obliterate space with a raised palm and spew fire and lightning from their mouths, as well as true dragons and celestial phoenixes that exuded terrifying pressure and whose bodies were tens of thousands of feet in size...

These powerful individuals are all resisting this darkness.

Unfortunately, as the darkness subsided, this glimmer of light was extinguished.

"The Law of Darkness?" Wei Tu subconsciously recalled this legendary law, infamous in the spirit world.

Legend has it that this is a powerful law that only ancient demons can master. Throughout the history of the spirit world, countless powerful beings have been devoured and annihilated by the dark laws of ancient demons.

In terms of danger level, it is second only to the "Law of Spacetime", which is known as the king of laws!
However, although there are few ancient demons in the ancient demon realm who have mastered the laws of darkness, there are still more than two hands' worth of them. It is still difficult to determine who this "fallen" demon ancestor is based on this alone.

Moreover, the Spirit Realm and the Ancient Demon Realm have been at peace for hundreds of thousands of years, and the records of powerful ancient demons in the Ancient Demon Realm are still ancient history from hundreds of thousands of years ago...

The darkness that appeared before my eyes came quickly and went quickly.

In an instant, Wei Tu regained his clarity.

However, at this moment, a vague memory also appeared deep in his mind—it was the "reward" he received after comprehending the power of the "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood" rules, that is, that part of the dark laws.

With Wei Tu's current level of cultivation and strength, he simply has no ability to delve into the laws of darkness.

He was extremely fortunate to be able to grasp even a fraction of the meaning of this law.

"Seven Mysterious Demonic Bodies?" Wei Tu examined the memory that had suddenly appeared in his mind, and a strange look gradually appeared on his face.

He was very familiar with the supernatural technique "Seven Wonders Demon Body". Lou Boyang, who caused the great disaster in Dingyuan Immortal City, used this supernatural technique to "tease" Chief Chai and escape from Zou Yueshan's hands very easily.

During the final battle in the spatial passage leading to the "Little Spirit Realm," Lou Boyang also used this supernatural power multiple times to deal with him and Da Yuanshuang.

But he never expected that the Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood in the Dark Raven Tower would contain this Demon Ancestor-level secret technique!
Excellent! This secret technique is a demon ancestor-level secret technique from the ancient demon realm, which Zou Yueshan herself acknowledged.

Even the Weeping River Demon Lord did not master it.

Of course, this matter is questionable. After killing the white-haired evil cultivator, he and the divided soul of the Nether God were on separate paths, so it is understandable that he lied and refused to trade this Demon Ancestor-level secret technique with him.

"This Dark Crow Secret Realm is located within the 'Minor Spirit Realm.' Could it be that Lou Boyang has already explored this secret realm?"

Wei Tu raised an eyebrow, thinking that things were very likely just a coincidence. After all, the "Little Spirit Realm" wasn't very big, only about the same size as the Holy Emperor Domain of the human race. Given that the location and the secret technique matched, the probability of this happening was probably as high as 70 or 80%.

"It's just a pity that this Demon Ancestor-level secret technique is not complete; only a 'fragment' at the Void Refinement level is available..." Wei Tu sighed inwardly.

However, he wasn't too disappointed.

Firstly, judging from the mechanism of the Dark Raven Tower, as long as he obtains a higher level of "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood", it will not be difficult to glimpse the latter half of the "Seven Wonders of the Demon Body" from the "rule fragments" within it.

Secondly, since this secret technique is called a Demon Ancestor-level secret technique, its power naturally far surpasses that of ordinary secret techniques.

In other words, although this technique is only a fragment of the Refining Void chapter, as long as it is fully mastered, it can easily escape the pursuit of even a true Integration Realm expert, let alone a Half-Step Integration Realm expert!

"Obtaining this secret technique has truly solved my urgent problem," Wei Tu thought to himself.

Decades ago, after escaping from the "Minor Spirit Realm" and returning to the Holy Emperor Domain, his first priority was to search for and purchase quasi-seventh-order and seventh-order escape tools to prepare for his trip to the Sea-Stabilizing Immortal Ruins a hundred years later.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain.

His merit points at the Temple of Human Ancestors were far from enough to purchase the necessary escape tools.

Now that he has the Seven Wonders Demon Body in hand, he naturally no longer needs to go to great lengths to buy escape tools.

All you need to do is focus on mastering this technique.

Ironically, he is destined to be a "late bloomer" and is least afraid of cultivating supernatural powers and secret techniques!
"Seven Mystic Demonic Body - Flaw (1/100): One training session every five days, complete in a hundred years."

Wei Tu's consciousness was immersed in his sea of ​​consciousness, his gaze fixed intently on the line of words that appeared on the Golden Purple Destiny chart.

A century is undoubtedly a great deal of time for him.

Moreover, if he speeds up his progress here, he might be able to master this secret technique before leaving the Dark Raven Tower.

"However, to maximize the power of this secret technique, one must comprehend the essence of darkness, since this secret technique is based on the laws of darkness..."

Wei Tu continued to look at the Jin Zi Destiny.

Below the words "Seven Wonders of Demonic Body", there is another line that reads "Dark Dharma Intent (1/00): After a hundred times of enlightenment, you will surely gain something".

This is a bit more difficult for him.

He spared no effort to exhaust the essence of his True Spirit Immortal Bone, only to barely grasp a sliver of the power of the laws within the Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood.

To use this medium to comprehend it a hundred times... the difficulty of that is no less than making him an immortal or an ancestor.

However, if one wants to fully unleash the power of the "Seven Wonders Demon Body," a secret technique of the Demon Ancestor level, comprehending the "Dark Laws" is almost a must.

"Fortunately, after comprehending the dark magic, the erosion of me by the Demon Ancestor's holy blood has slowed down considerably."

Wei Tu sighed softly. At this moment, he vaguely sensed that the "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood" was eroding the essence of his physical body.

That is the dark law contained within this blood!

"But if I want to use the blood of the Demon Ancestor to truly and completely comprehend the laws of darkness, I must break through my body refinement realm again."

Wei Tu's eyes flickered slightly as he thought to himself.

Of course, there is also a way to comprehend the dark magic intent without improving his body refinement realm, which is to devour and refine the "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood" like the other cultivators in the Dark Raven Tower.

In that case, let alone the Dark Law, after sixty years, he would have mastered the "Dark Law" and breaking through to the Half-Step Integration Realm would not be a pipe dream.

……

Five years passed in a flash.

Wei Tu, who obtained the secret technique "Seven Wonders of the Demonic Body", also gradually reached the minor success level in his cultivation of this secret technique during this period.

"Seven Mystic Demonic Bodies!"

The first floor of the Crow Tower.

Wei Tu, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly leaped into the air. He stepped forward with his toes and teleported forward. At the same time, several phantoms suddenly appeared behind him.

Moreover, quite surprisingly...

These phantoms seemed to have flesh and blood, just like his real body.

"Lou Boyang's Seven Mysterious Demonic Body can be used to besiege Chief Chai. As for my Seven Mysterious Demonic Body, at most it can only be used to confuse the enemy... There is still a long way to go before it is truly mastered."

Wei Tu shook his head and walked to several "fake bodies" that were identical to him, carefully examining their flaws.

"Fortunately, in terms of speed, without burning his essence blood, he is already comparable to the peak of the Void Refinement stage." Wei Tu estimated the distance he flew and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He is not lacking in offensive tactics.

Whether it's the seventh-tier incomplete treasure [Frosty Dragon Sword] or the heaven-reaching spiritual treasure [Five Elements Demon-Slaying Ring], both are top-notch offensive weapons.

The only thing he lacks is the speed to escape the pursuit of cultivators at the half-step Integration Realm and Integration Realm!
"A hundred years from now, once the Seven Wonders Demon Body is fully formed, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with a half-step Integration Realm cultivator." Wei Tu's confidence increased greatly.

Just then, by chance.

The inscription on the jade disc near the silver gate suddenly changed.

A name suddenly shone with golden light and jumped several places from the bottom.

“It’s that guy surnamed Ji…” Wei Tu raised his eyes and looked at the “Yin Ya Wan Xiu Ranking”, his eyes turning cold.

Five years have passed, and he's not the only one who has made progress.

In the past five years, the scarred man also made the leap from "early stage of Void Refinement" to "mid stage of Void Refinement" thanks to the opportunities within the Dark Crow Tower, becoming the "mid stage of Demon Commander" listed on the list!
And the Demon Commander of the Ancient Demons...

In terms of strength, he is a notch above other spiritual cultivators of the same level.

"Besides this cultivator, Wang Tiangu has also become a 'late-stage Demon General'... It's just unknown when he will be able to transform into a half-step Demon Lord, or even a Demon Lord..."

Wei Tu looked thoughtful.

The power of the Demon Ancestor's holy blood should not be underestimated.

It can greatly shorten the speed at which cultivators break through realms. Realms that are difficult to break through in the outside world for thousands of years can be achieved in this Yin Raven Tower with only a few years or a dozen years of hard work refining the "Demon Ancestor's Holy Blood".

"No matter how you look at it, this is a trap. We'll see when the Demon Cloud Sect pulls the net..." Wei Tu's eyes flickered, and he suddenly felt that time was running out.

The reason is simple: if these cultivators were allowed to remain inside the Dark Crow Tower for sixty years, it would be difficult to say who would be in control between the Demon Cloud Sect and these cultivators.

Therefore, in his view, the "sixty years" mentioned by the Iron Fiend Grandmaster was probably just a lie to deceive them and make them deliberately "slack off".

He even speculated that the Demon Cloud Cult was not the mastermind behind this Gu-raising scheme, but that there might be another "big shot" behind it!
In this "Minor Spirit Realm," those who can rule the Demon Cloud Cult are none other than the high and mighty ancient demons. (End of Chapter)