I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

"The three powerful clans, lacking the proper methods, naturally find it difficult to access the mural space where the Dragon Emperor resides." Upon hearing this, A'da chuckled and said, "But I am different. A thousand years ago, I obtained the manual of the array master who created this Dragon Refining Ancient Palace in an ancient ruin... If this treasure land had not been occupied by the three powerful clans, and the Dinghai Immortal Ruins had not opened only once every three thousand years, with my abilities, I would have stolen the treasure and left long ago."

"At that time, you will come with me..."

Ah Da slowly began to explain the method to break the spiritual restriction on the mural space where the Dragon Emperor resided.

Of course, A-Da didn't tell Wei-Tu the specific core secrets—this secret was a guarantee that he could control Wei-Tu and ensure that Wei-Tu would obey his commands until he entered the Dragon Emperor Mural Space.

Upon hearing this, Wei Tu, seeing that it was indeed feasible, frowned and pondered for a while. He then agreed to join forces with them to escape without further conditions.

Firstly, although he spoke of cooperation later than Ci Xiu, he had some bargaining power. However, both sides knew that his bargaining power was... not very strong.

It's one thing to be greedy for a little benefit, but if you're too greedy, you'll eliminate any possibility of cooperation.

In the absence of any means to restrain this cultivator, who can guarantee that what this cultivator says in order to keep him in check is true?

The only certainty at present is that this cultivator intends to escape under the watchful eyes of the cultivators of the three races!
And this is precisely the "foundation" of his cooperation with Cixiu!
Once this is confirmed, there is no need to inquire further about any other information regarding this location.

……

Although Wei Tu and "A Da" had many conversations, to the outside world, it was only a fleeting moment.

After confirming their mutual willingness to cooperate, the two, urged by Prince Heng and Princess Wangyuan, took to the air and flew into the mural space.

Like the Great Princess and others, the two of them also appeared at the "bottle mouth" position in the mural.

Of course, once they entered the mural space, the space they experienced was no longer just a mural that seemed like an inanimate object, but a real world.

The Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle beneath my feet, crafted from some unknown spiritual material, was as pure and translucent as glass.

Looking out from the bottle opening, the scenery is similar to that depicted in the murals—the Dragon Emperor and Dragon Queen ride in a chariot, beneath which is a lifelike flying dragon with bared teeth and claws, about a thousand feet long.

All around, one could faintly sense the sound of the flying dragon soaring through the air as it took flight.

However, upon closer inspection, Wei Tu could easily see that there was a rather subtle spiritual barrier between the Dragon Emperor and the Dragon Queen, preventing divine sense from probing them.

"Is that immortal energy?" Wei Tu took a deep breath, withdrew his probing gaze, and looked at the "bottle body" below the bottle opening.

Outside the mural, he could only see two black and white spiritual energies inside the "Glassy Water Purification Bottle," which were constantly rotating as if they were alive... But after entering the "mural space," he could also clearly see the "immortal energy" nurtured within these two black and white energies, or rather, the yin and yang energies.

It is about three inches long and two fingers wide, a hazy white piece, shaped like a swimming fish, swimming freely in a lake of black and white.

There were about fifty of them, which seemed to be exactly related to the number of "Dragonborn monks" who had arrived in this place.

Upon entering, Wei Tu indeed sensed that the ten "immortal energies" within resonated with the essence and blood within his body.

"It's the True Dragon Law within the Dragon Refining Cave..." A thought flashed through his mind, and he suddenly realized.

Having survived the tribulation of the "Dragon Refining Cave," or rather, all the dragon-descended cultivators present, had their bloodlines purified by the "True Dragon Law" within the cave... their essence and blood naturally became a token for obtaining "immortal energy" within this [Yin Yang Treasure Bottle].

Only with this "essence blood" will the [Yin Yang Treasure Bottle] bestow upon them a corresponding amount of "immortal energy".

“In other words, without the strength to protect oneself, this ‘certificate’ is, in the eyes of the strong, equivalent to bait for fishing for the immortal energy in this bottle…” Wei Tu’s eyes flickered slightly as he pondered to himself.

Just as this idea formed in his mind, the Great Princess "Qian Ying'er" standing in front of him used her magic to condense two jade slips and threw them to him and "A'da" respectively.

The contents of the jade slip were very simple: it was a secret technique that used blood and qi as a guide to "fish" for immortal energy in this place.

"The Yin and Yang energies within the Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle can dissolve all spiritual objects, making it the most dangerous and perilous place in the Dinghai Immortal Ruins. Not to mention Nascent Soul cultivators, even Mahayana cultivators who fall in... will find it difficult to escape easily, and will be severely injured even if they don't die."

"Therefore, the only way to obtain the 'immortal energy' here is to use the essence blood of us dragon-descended cultivators who have passed through the Dragon Refining Cave as a catalyst."

Qian Ying'er pondered for a moment, then told Wei Tu and A Da the more detailed information about the situation.

After speaking, under the watchful eyes of all the cultivators, the woman slightly moved her magic power, lifted a corner of her veil, revealing a half-open, crystal-clear pink cherry-like lip—then without saying a word, she bit her fingertip and dripped a drop of pale golden blood.

The next moment, under Qian Ying'er's control, the drop of blood essence stretched and condensed into an extremely thin blood line, which fell into the Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle.

A moment later, a wisp of "celestial energy" swimming at the bottom of the bottle took the bait and was slowly pulled up by her great magic along the bloodline.

At this moment, the black and white lake at the bottom of the bottle also separated into two strands of "yin and yang energy", which rose along the bloodline, as if wrestling with the woman to prevent the immortal energy from leaving.

When it's halfway pulled.

Qian Ying'er's pink cheeks, hidden beneath her pear-white veil, were already slightly flushed, and fine beads of sweat had appeared on her slender arms; she was also a little out of breath.

Clearly, even with the aid of secret techniques, "fishing" for immortal energy from the Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle is no easy task.

“Her magical power has become much more refined…” At this moment, Wei Tu noticed that Qian Ying’er was not wasting her magical power in this contest; the whole process resembled a “trial” to help her advance further.

Finally, when the celestial energy was only a hundred steps away from the bottle's opening, the black and white energies within the Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle ceased their struggle with Qian Ying'er. After hovering in the air for a while, they fell back into the depths of the bottle's bottom.

At this moment, without a doubt, it was the best opportunity for Lei Bao, Zou Yueshan, and other "foreign" cultivators to seize the immortal energy.

But as expected.

The two kept their promise and gave the celestial energy to Qian Ying'er.

After all, no matter how impatient one is, it's impossible to strike when you've just caught the first wisp of immortal energy, thus exhausting the resources.

“However, if they accumulate enough immortal energy, these people might turn on us.” Wei Tu’s eyes flickered slightly. It wasn’t hard to sense the greed of the Divine Armor Clan and Ghost Phoenix Clan cultivators, represented by Lei Bao and Zou Yueshan, for immortal energy.

The enemy is strong and we are weak.

Furthermore, the two "traitors" from the Feathered Dragon Clan gave them a reason and an opportunity to interfere.

Under the lure of such great profits, it is hard to say whether the spiritual contracts signed by the cultivators of the three races in the past will still be effective. After all, these spiritual contracts are more like verbal agreements and do not have the protection of a contractual spiritual object like the "Blood Curse Secret Book".

However, as an "insider," and one who wanted to escape from under their noses, Wei Tu was more than happy for them to fight each other, giving him and A Da an opportunity.

"Therefore—we must hurry! We need to fish up enough immortal energy before the three races turn against each other!"

Wei Tu thought to himself.

……

The secret technique of fishing for "immortal energy" is just a small method of utilizing one's own essence and blood, and it is not difficult to cultivate.

After pondering for half an hour, Wei Tu and "A Da" had condensed their own "bloodline" and, under the control of their divine sense, placed it at the bottom of the [Yin Yang Treasure Bottle], attempting to fish for their own immortal energy swimming inside.

However, this is only the first step in fishing for celestial energy.

The key is to be able to pull the "immortal energy" that bites the hook up from the bottom of the [Yin Yang Treasure Bottle].

After trying it himself, Wei Tu realized that the way Princess Qian Ying'er was panting earlier was not an act.

The difficulty of "struggling" with the yin and yang energies within the bottle is no less than fighting a powerful opponent of the same level with all one's might.

Divine consciousness, physical strength, and magical power are all indispensable.

"No! Besides that, there's also a trace of true dragon bloodline power... With more bloodline power, it will be easier to exert more effort..."

After his first failed fishing attempt, Wei Tu quickly noticed that Qian Ying'er's face was slightly flushed. It wasn't just from exhaustion; it was also due to the "dragon nature" indirectly triggered by activating her true dragon bloodline, which aroused her lust.

The "Blood Qi Sensing" supernatural ability he obtained from the Nine Blood Spirit Body allowed him to keenly detect the abnormal fluctuations in the blood qi within this woman's body.

This was something Qian Ying'er hadn't mentioned to him.

Clearly, this woman was also aware of the danger here, and deliberately kept the secret technique to herself, so that he and "A-Da" would be a step slower in fishing for immortal energy, making them the focus of the Divine Armor Clan and Ghost Phoenix Clan's future raids!

"The Immortal Source Scripture of Forging the Dao!" Upon seeing this, Wei Tu didn't hold back. After a slight frown, he immediately activated this Dragon Descendant Body Refining Secret Technique with all his might.

He has no true dragon bloodline and is not a dragon descendant cultivator.

However, the "blood energy" refined by this Dragon Descendant Body Refining Secret Technique is equivalent to the bloodline power of the "True Dragon Bloodline"!
"And... the innate power of an eighth-order dragon's talisman!"

Wei Tu closed his eyes slightly and tried to mobilize the "Innate Treasure Talisman" that he had plundered from the eighth-order dragon marrow within the "True Spirit Immortal Bone". He used the power of this treasure talisman to combine with the blood qi of body refinement and enhance the "bloodline" on which he was fishing for immortal qi.

Swoosh!

The next moment, with the support of this power, the "bloodline" he was controlling suddenly loosened, and the "immortal energy" at the end broke free from the shackles of Yin and Yang at several times the speed before, quickly detaching from the bottom of the [Yin Yang Treasure Bottle].

"That speed—"

Qian Ying'er, who had been observing Wei Tu and A Da, was slightly startled upon seeing this scene.

This speed is already comparable to hers.

However, it should be noted that her ability to achieve such speed is not only due to her mastery of the "secret" to fishing for immortal energy passed down from her clan's predecessors, but also inextricably linked to the fact that she is the direct daughter of the Great Ascension Dragon Lord.

In terms of bloodline, within the Feathered Dragon Clan, apart from immortals at the Tribulation Transcending and Mahayana realms, there is no one stronger than her.

And... what does Wei Tu have?
“Late stage of Body Refinement, sixth level!” Lei Bao, with his keen senses, revealed the answer to his clansmen. “Qian Ying’er’s bloodline is strong, but she only knows how to use it, not why… This servant’s bloodline is average, but as a high-level Body Refinement practitioner, his control over the True Dragon bloodline far surpasses that of this woman…”

This was his contempt for Qian Ying'er, a "second-generation immortal" of the Feathered Dragon Clan, as a fellow high-level body cultivator.

The former can use the skills of a body cultivator to deeply explore the power of the bloodline within their body, while the latter is merely a parasite who only knows how to use it and lies on the merit book of their ancestors.

"It's on the same level as our Body Refinement Realm. It's just not as good as Brother Lei Bao..." Upon hearing this, Lei Bao's two clansmen immediately showed surprise, and their gazes toward Wei Tu became more solemn.

My family knows their own affairs.

As one of the three dominant clans in the Spirit Realm, and the oldest family of body refiners in the Spirit Realm, the body refinement resources they can enjoy are dozens of times greater than those of Wei Tu, this "servant"...

Now, Wei Tu has reached a level that is equal to theirs in the Body Refinement realm, and from this point of view, they have been "completely defeated".

Of course—that is, Wei Tu is truly a "servant" of the Feathered Dragon Clan, and not one of those powerful beings who are merely pretending to be so.

However, even so, outside of the three dominant clans, there are very few cultivators who can achieve such body tempering results. They deserve their attention.

"This body-refining aura seems familiar..."

Princess Wangyuan, who was not far from Wei Tu, couldn't help but frown her beautiful eyebrows at this moment.

She could vaguely sense that Wei Tu's current body-refining aura was somehow connected to her True Dragon bloodline.

"Could it be him?" Princess Wangyuan's almond-shaped eyes narrowed slightly as a familiar figure instantly flashed into her mind. It was this very person who had attacked her fiercely in the Three Races Secret Realm and taken away a portion of her eighth-order dragon marrow.

"No! That's highly unlikely! In a mere hundred years, he couldn't possibly have simultaneously broken through to the half-step Integration stage and the late stage of the sixth level of Body Refinement..."

Princess Wangyuan suppressed this distracting thought and shook her head secretly.

She felt that things in this world wouldn't be so coincidental.

But soon, she remembered Zou Yueshan's conversation with Lei Bao... and Wei Tu's formidable record in the Snow Infant Clan.

— Xue Qiongyu, the female cultivator who was kidnapped by Wei Tu, suddenly appeared in Dinghai Immortal Ruins. Could it be that Wei Tu, this "Dragon Descendant Cultivator,"... is still not possible in the Dragon Refining Sea?

However, thinking about this, her thoughts became somewhat complicated. She did harbor hatred towards Wei Tu, but as fellow dragon-blooded cultivators, there was no need for this enmity to escalate into a life-or-death feud.

"Of course, that is, the premise is that Prince Qing is not dead."

Princess Wangyuan's almond-shaped eyes flickered slightly as she pondered to herself.

Furthermore, the changing situation at this time will not change because of her likes or dislikes—Grand Princess Qian Ying'er has already instructed her to monitor Wei Tu, and under necessary conditions, Wei Tu can be directly "sacrificed".

Therefore, even if Wei Tu were to be charged with another crime, proving that he was her enemy, it wouldn't change anything.

……

Compared to Qian Ying'er and others, their thoughts were more complex.

"A-Da," who was fishing for immortal energy with Wei Tu, was very direct. He asked Wei Tu directly about the tricks to fishing for immortal energy.

With his knowledge, it wasn't hard for him to realize that the progress in fishing for immortal energy was too slow and might lead to a crisis.

He can allow himself to be a step behind.

But it is absolutely unacceptable to become the last one to gather most of the danger.

The safety of the two individuals is at stake.

Wei Tu did not hide anything and told him the truth.

"Mobilize the power of bloodline..." Upon hearing this, A'da couldn't help but frown. He was not a true dragon descendant cultivator; he had merely used a secret technique to forcibly replace A'da's "soul."

This fact means that even if he can mobilize the power of his bloodline, he will not be able to achieve the same "perfect control" as Wei Tu.

"Forget it, the immortal energy within the Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle wasn't my goal for this trip. While it might be useful, it wouldn't offer much benefit to my physical body..."

Ah Da shook his head secretly, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the space where the Dragon Emperor was, a hint of greed in his eyes.

That was his destination!

Immortal energy only has the supreme effect of building a foundation for immortality for cultivators who have not yet reached the Great Ascension stage... In other aspects, it doesn't have any particularly outstanding effects.

It is still far from comparable to the great treasure hidden in the mural space where the Dragon Emperor is located!
"As for crises, we can take action in advance; there's no need to wait until the last moment..."

"Furthermore, I can also seize the immortal energy from this junior. The portion of immortal energy he possesses is enough for my use."

Ah Da's eyes flickered slightly as he finalized his plan in his mind. (End of Chapter)