I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the cave, Wei Tu, who was meditating at the door of Xue Qiongyu's room, witnessed firsthand how different this woman's every move was from before, possessing a captivating charm that left one's lips dry and tongue parched.

If Xue Qiongyu, who was previously in the Snow Infant Clan, was a cold fairy descended from the moon palace, untouched by worldly affairs.

While Xue Qiongyu hasn't yet reached the point of naturally alluring charm, the contrast in her temperament undoubtedly creates a more intense visual impact on male cultivators.

"Thank you for waiting, Fellow Daoist Wei." Xue Qiongyu swayed her slender waist slightly, her eyes like spring water, and gracefully emerged from the room, giving Wei Tu a gentle bow.

"The Snow Fairy possesses exceptional talent."

Upon seeing this, Wei Tu could only offer his heartfelt praise.

With innate talent and comprehension, Xue Qiongyu possessed both. Her dedication to this minor path was unmatched by ordinary cultivators. Therefore, in just five days, this woman had achieved what a cultivator from Ruyi Tower had accomplished in several years, making rapid progress.

This level of seductive skill, though far inferior to that of a seasoned "prostitute-cultivator," is more than enough to deceive outsiders and confirm that the woman has been sexually exploited by him.

Wei Tu didn't care about the "stigmatization" of his reputation. The cultivator who kidnapped Xue Qiongyu was a guest elder of the Dark Serpent Clan, not him, a human cultivator who had ascended from the lower realm.

It's just an alternate account; once it's gone, it's gone.

"Let's go!" Seeing that Xue Qiongyu was ready, Wei Tu no longer hesitated. He put his arm around the woman's slender waist, and while doing so, he released the spiritual seal on the woman's body. At the same time, he flew towards the "spatial portal" opened by the Immortal Ruins Token in the secluded cultivation room.

……

A blinding flash of light appeared.

Wei Tu and Xue Qiongyu, who were inside the Golden Yue Immortal City, vanished instantly. Furthermore, in the instant they disappeared, the "spatial portal" opened by the Immortal Ruins Token also quickly closed and disappeared, as if it had never existed.

"Where is she?" A moment later, as Wei Tu emerged from the other end of the spatial portal, he suddenly realized that the soft touch of Xue Qiongyu's slender waist that he had been holding had suddenly vanished into nothingness, as if he had grasped a wisp of air.

He raised an eyebrow, turned his head, and was shocked to find that Xue Qiongyu, who had just been in his arms, had vanished without a trace.

This scene immediately took him by surprise.

He didn't care whether Xue Qiongyu disappeared or not. After she entered Dinghai Immortal Ruins, the "blood pact" between them had already broken down... Let alone disappear, even if she died, he wouldn't care too much.

What truly astonished him was that this scene was completely unexpected and differed significantly from the information he had gathered.

—After entering the Dinghai Immortal Ruins, cultivators will randomly appear in different places within the Ruins, but cultivators who enter together are often not subject to this restriction.

"Could it be..." Wei Tu's expression changed slightly, and a guess began to form in his mind.

He looked up and surveyed his surroundings.

This is a sea area as red as blood, with a few tiny islands scattered across its vast surface. In the deeper part of the sea, one can occasionally glimpse sea beasts that exude powerful spiritual pressure and have an ancient aura, wandering among them.

"The Dragon Refining Sea of ​​Dinghai Immortal Ruins?" Upon seeing this scene, Wei Tu regained his composure, his face showing a mixture of doubt and relief.

Cultivators who enter Dinghai Immortal Ruins together will appear in the same place. However, there are exceptions, such as... a dragon-born cultivator may be present there.

After all, the Dinghai Immortal Ruins are said to have a great connection with the ancient true spirit, the "True Dragon," and are a secret realm specially created by the True Dragon clan to cultivate non-pure-blooded dragons.

The "Dragon Refining Sea" is, as the name suggests, a sea that is of great benefit to non-pure-blooded dragons in purifying their "bloodline".

However, precisely because of this, this place has always been the exclusive domain of the Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators, and outsiders are strictly prohibited from venturing here.

After refining the "Innate Treasure Talisman" of that eighth-order dragon, he could, to a certain extent, be equivalent to a true "Dragon Descendant Cultivator," since the source of his True Spirit Bloodline was those "Innate Treasure Talismans" that contained the ultimate principles and rules of heaven and earth.

Furthermore, he himself had cultivated the "Forging the Immortal Origin Scripture," a body-refining technique for dragon descendants.

Therefore, when he entered the Dinghai Immortal Ruins through the Immortal Ruins Token, it was not difficult for the "secret realm rules" of this place to judge him as a dragon descendant cultivator like the Feathered Dragon Clan.

Of course, this is deducing from the result. As a human cultivator, who knows if he might enter other sea areas?

—It is true that the “Innate Treasure Talisman” is the source of bloodline, but the “Innate Treasure Talisman” in the body of an eighth-order flood dragon is not enough to make him a true dragon-born cultivator.

"It's the Golden Purple Destiny, which allows me to continuously improve in the Dragon Descendant Body Refining Technique of the 'Forging the Immortal Source Scripture,' and naturally makes my bloodline compatible with that of Dragon Descendant cultivators... In a sense, I am now an acquired spiritual body with Dragon Descendant bloodline. Although I am not a Dragon Descendant, I am almost equivalent to one..." Wei Tu thought to himself.

But as this confusion in his heart was resolved, Wei Tu's expression became slightly uncertain for a moment.

There's no other reason than that the "Dragon Refining Sea" is arguably the most difficult of the seven sea areas in the Dinghai Immortal Ruins.

If it were simply a natural difficulty, that would be one thing.

The most critical issue is that over 90% of the cultivators gathered here are from the Feathered Dragon Clan, and the remaining 10% are often cultivators from other dragon-descended races that have close ties to the Feathered Dragon Clan.

In short, once he enters this place, if he wants to seize any opportunities, he will practically have to fight against all the dragon-born cultivators in the "Dragon Refining Sea"...

It is almost impossible to leave the "Dragon Refining Sea" and seek opportunities in other seas.

Leaving aside the "restrictions" between the various sea areas, the sheer vastness of these sea areas alone would require at least a dozen years for a cultivator at the peak of the Void Refinement stage to traverse.

Several years is a long time, and no one can afford to waste time, after all, the opening of Dinghai Immortal Ruins has only been a little over thirty years.

Thinking of this, Wei Tu was actually grateful for his kindness five days ago. If he hadn't agreed to wait for Xue Qiongyu outside for five days... what he would have seen now wouldn't be a vast ocean, but a group of Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators.

The situation would have been even more dangerous then than it is now.

"To be optimistic, there are also differences of interest among members of the same race. These feathered dragon cultivators are not necessarily all as close as brothers...and they do not always maintain close cooperation."

"Moreover, the enemy is in the open, while I am in the shadows. These Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators should not know of my arrival."

Wei Tu analyzed the pros and cons and calmed down.

However, for safety's sake, after confirming that no one was around, he glanced at the treasure and took out the [Boundary-Severing Stone] from his sleeve, continuously channeling his magic power into it.

One breath, two breaths... The [Boundary-Severing Stone] successfully tore through the nearby void, revealing a spatial passage that was taking shape.

"With this treasure in hand... as long as I don't rush in for personal gain, I should be able to retreat unscathed." Wei Tu flipped his hand, severing the connection between the [Boundary-Severing Stone] and the spatial passage, and put the treasure back into his pocket.

After testing the waters, Wei Tu finally locked onto a direction and plunged into the surface of the "Dragon Refining Sea".

Unlike the many secret realms he had experienced before.

"Dinghai Immortal Ruins" is a secret realm primarily situated in the water. All opportunities and all rare treasures are hidden within this vast sea.

This aligns perfectly with the characteristics of dragons—their love of water.

The seawater is teeming with various sea creatures, which is also a great opportunity visible to the naked eye within the Dinghai Immortal Ruins.

Such powerful and pure spiritual beasts are extremely rare in the outside world.

However, since this place is the "Dragon Refining Sea," in order to ensure that he is not discovered by the Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators, Wei Tu had no choice but to reluctantly give up this great temptation. He simply concealed his aura and went underwater, following the scent left by the Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators as they left.

Three days later.

After passing through the surface waters and reaching the "deep sea area" thousands of miles below, the scenery before Wei Tu's eyes finally changed; it was no longer just seawater and endless sea monsters.

In the distance, there stands a palace complex made of various corals and jades, stretching as far as the eye can see.

Outside the palace, a group of sixth-order sea beasts kept pacing around, letting out high-pitched cries. Led by several near-seventh-order sea beasts, they fearlessly charged at the spiritual barrier protecting the palace.

But these sacrifices are destined to be in vain.

With Wei Tu's knowledge, he could tell at a glance that the spiritual barrier of this palace complex was at least at the eighth level, which was something that these lowly sea beasts could not shake.

“The aura has vanished here… Did those Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators enter this palace?” Wei Tu opened his “Hun’e Evil Eyes” to peer into the specific scene inside the Spirit Restriction Light Barrier.

Seeing that there was no one guarding the area, he felt a slight sense of relief and immediately used "Sky-Splitting Escape" without hesitation to cross the "spiritual barrier" and enter the palace complex.

The scenery inside the palace complex is quite different from that outside.

Here, it's like land, with no seawater at all, and the only thing that fills the surroundings is the purest spiritual energy.

The road is paved with spirit crystals, and the rare flowers and herbs along the way are all rare spiritual medicines in the spirit world.

Unfortunately, these treasures were all protected by powerful "restrictions," which even Wei Tu's magical power could not shake in the slightest.

Upon closer inspection, one can see that these palaces are incredibly large, with each room being at least a thousand feet in size, more than enough to accommodate those enormous sea beasts.

However, before Wei Tu could observe in detail, this scene seemed to have angered several near-seventh-tier sea beasts surrounding the "Spirit Barrier," who roared and attacked the "Spirit Barrier" again.

Even though this "spiritual barrier" is at the eighth level, which these sea beasts cannot shake, its enormous body still stirred up astonishing power, causing the sound of waves crashing against the shore to resound throughout the palace complex.

“It was the spatial fluctuations that brought me here that made these sea beasts aware of my presence…” Knowing the drawbacks of his concealment technique, Wei Tu narrowed his eyes slightly and, without hesitation, vanished from the sight of the sea beasts in a flash of light.

After flying for more than ten breaths, Wei Tu finally stopped and leisurely began to examine the underwater palace he was in.

Within the area covered by his divine sense alone—there were more than twenty main halls and side halls, with approximately a thousand rooms in each hall. However, without exception, there was no trace of any Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators lingering in any of the rooms.

Only the main path of the palace retains a trace of life.

Clearly, the treasures here are either like the "spiritual crystals" and "spiritual herbs" by the roadside, which can be looked at but not taken, or they were taken away by the "ancestors" of these Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators many years ago.

However, Wei Tu was still not giving up. He flew into these rooms and searched through them one by one, hoping to find one or two good treasures.

Half a day later, he returned to the main road of the palace in disappointment and continued to walk forward following the lingering aura of the Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators.

Five days apart is not a long time.

Several days later, Wei Tu sensed a Feathered Dragon Clan cultivator standing at a dry well hundreds of miles away.

Upon arriving here, the group of Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators seemed to have scattered, their auras no longer unified but divided into seven or eight distinct streams.

Some walked deeper into the main path of the palace.

Others, like him before, explored the nearby palace complex.

The feathered dragon cultivator at the dry well belonged to the latter category.

However, the progress of this cultivation is a little slow. The other Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators have already left, while he is still stuck here.

However—in Wei Tu's eyes, this cultivator's demeanor and behavior seemed more like that of a servant. Although he was dressed in luxurious clothes, he lacked the confidence of a normal cultivator. He was keeping an eye on the surroundings for his "master" to prevent anyone from disturbing him.

"What exactly is in this dry well that could take the cultivator inside so long?" Wei Tu's eyes flickered, and a hint of greed sprouted in his heart.

Secondly, this was also a good opportunity for him to learn the secrets of the "Dragon Refining Sea." The further he went, the fewer lone Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators he would encounter.

However, just as he was pondering, the winged dragon cultivator standing near the dry well suddenly raised his head and glanced sharply at where he was.

The next moment, the Feathered Dragon Clan cultivator instantly stepped forward, summoned a golden hammer spirit treasure, and smashed it down fiercely at him.

"How...how did he find me?" Wei Tu's expression changed slightly. He raised his hand and summoned the [Ghost Feather Shield] he had obtained from Xue Qiongyu to block the golden hammer spirit treasure.

Logically speaking, given his level of concealment, a peak-stage Void Refinement cultivator should have no chance of detecting him from such a distance.

But soon, as he made his move, he noticed a special treasure hanging from the waist of the cultivator. It was painted with dragon patterns and shaped like a soup ladle. Its tail was suspended in the air, flashing with spiritual light, and pointing straight at his location.

"As expected of the three great hegemonic clans."

Wei Tu suddenly realized that the strength of cultivators from the three major clans could not be judged solely by their cultivation level. Their far greater number of secret techniques and powerful spiritual treasures compared to ordinary cultivators were also an important factor in their overall strength.

Compared to the Feathered Dragon Clan, the Human Clan, also known as the "Ten Spirit Clan," is like a child, with no foundation whatsoever.

"But no matter how good a magical treasure is, it still requires strength to control it!"

After testing the cultivator's strength in just a few moves, Wei Tu no longer held back. His face turned ruthless as he used the "Seven Wonders Demon Body" technique, instantly closing the distance to within ten steps of the cultivator.

At the same time, he used the "Giant Strength Golden Body" secret technique, and his arm instantly expanded hundreds of times, forming a giant hand like a small mountain, which suddenly grabbed at the Feather Dragon Clan cultivator!
Click!Click!
Under this immense force, the magical and talismanic protective shields erected by the Feathered Dragon Clan cultivators were as fragile as paper and easily crushed by Wei Tu. Only the innermost "spiritual treasure shield" remained, trembling as it resisted Wei Tu's attack.

The protective shield of a seventh-tier remnant treasure is not something Wei Tu can break through in an instant.

Seeing this scene, the Feather Dragon Clan cultivator, protected by a spiritual treasure, felt a chill in his heart. Even within the Feather Dragon Clan, he rarely saw such a powerful person.

Without exception, those people were all princes or princesses of their clans, whose status was extremely noble.

"Who are you, fellow Daoist? Why have I never seen you in my clan before?" the Feather Dragon Clan cultivator questioned.

But before Wei Tu could answer, he continued, "Stop now, and Prince Qing might spare your life. Otherwise, once Prince Qing comes out, you'll only have death to live on."

Although these words were domineering, in the eyes of this Feathered Dragon Clan cultivator, they were a "well-intentioned reminder" to Wei Tu.

He believed that Wei Tu would back down.

Because those with the titles of prince or princess are all top-tier "fusion-stage prodigies" within the Feathered Dragon Clan! (End of Chapter)