Being a Late Bloomer in the Cultivation World

In the ancient texts describing the history of the Great Cang Immortal Realm, one topic is never omitted: the Five Great Immortal Sects from over two hundred thousand years ago.

These Five Great Immortal Sects were once the undisputed rulers of the Great Cang Immortal Realm.

The Immortal Sects of today's Five Demonic Sects and Seven Kingdoms Righteous Alliance all have intricate connections to the Five Great Immortal Sects of that era.

Some were Lower Sects of the Five Great Immortal Sects from Ancient Times, while others were offshoots, forming a branch of the major sects.

The Nanhua Sect was one of these Five Great Immortal Sects.

Its domain spanned most of the territory of the present-day kingdoms of Zheng, Jing, and Liang.

At this moment, the magnificent Stone Hall revealed by the pale yellow light screen had a plaque above its entrance inscribed with the words "Nanhua Sect"... Every Cultivator present understood what this meant.

"I know what this Array is."

"That demoness Si Qing is truly a Demon Cultivator to have thought of using a Blood Sacrifice to boost the Array's power. She must have used the Damaged Array already here to re-establish a Teleportation Array, linking it to this hidden Nanhua Sect's Remnant Land inside the Yunze Secret Realm."

Zhao Zongpeng, having recovered from his shock, explained to the other Cultivators what Array Si Qing had set up, his face filled with pleasant surprise.

The Array was a Teleportation Array, a type widely known throughout the Cultivation Realm.

Using a Teleportation Array, a Cultivator could jump through space from their current location to another region marked by the Array.

However, all Teleportation Arrays, regardless of the distance they covered, had to be Tier Three or higher.

Therefore, in Zhao Zongpeng's view, Si Qing's setup must have utilized the Damaged Array that already existed in this valley. She had built upon it and used a Blood Sacrifice to temporarily raise the Array's level to Tier Three, meeting the activation requirements for a Teleportation Array.

...

The scene projected by the Flame-Winged Finch continued to change.

After the Teleportation Array activated, Si Qing glanced back at the Jia Family Cultivators. Without a word, she walked into the pale yellow light screen.

Amazingly, as soon as she stepped into the light screen, her body vanished from the Array Platform and, in the next instant, reappeared before the magnificent Stone Hall.

A faint white radiance enveloped Si Qing's palms. After forming a strange hand seal at the entrance, the great doors of the Stone Hall slowly swung open.

Then, with a flash, she instantly moved inside the Stone Hall.

At that point, the Chisong Jia Family Disciples waiting outside also began to enter the pale yellow light screen in an orderly fashion, waiting for the Teleportation Array to transport them.

Perhaps the Teleportation Array had a limit; after every two people, there was a short waiting period.

Because of this, the few Jia Family Cultivators at the back of the line started talking.

The Cultivators on Wei Tu's side couldn't hear the conversation, but the Qiyue Zhao Family had a Cultivator who could read lips and immediately began translating their movements.

"The Jia Family Cultivators are saying that once they enter the Nanhua Sect's Remnant Land, the Restriction on the Yunze Secret Realm will lift. When that happens... the Tier Two Great Demons in the core area will break through this world's limitations and reach Tier Three."

"After they break through to Tier Three, all Cultivators outside the Stone Hall will be slaughtered. Only those hiding inside the Stone Hall can be spared."

"By slaughtering the Righteous Cultivators, they can use it as a gift to pledge their allegiance to the Celestial Maiden Sect. And the Cultivators of my Qiyue Zhao Family will also be annihilated in the beast tide, with no graves to mark their passing."

As soon as the translation was finished, the faces of the Cultivators present turned cold, jolting them from their earlier joy.

In contrast to these Cultivators, Wei Tu's expression had shown no joy from the very beginning; instead, it had been one of deep gloom.

The moment the Stone Hall opened, the other Cultivators had all been tempted. They wanted to explore the Nanhua Sect's Remnant Land for treasure and, while they were at it, kill Si Qing and the Jia Family Cultivators.

He was the only one who had thought of retreating.

'This is because the Nanhua Sect's Remnant Land is very different from the Yunze Secret Realm. I have specific intelligence on the Yunze Secret Realm, so I can make arrangements to avoid danger, or at least minimize it.'

'Furthermore, the Yunze Secret Realm contains a Core Formation Spiritual Object, which would be a tremendous help to my cultivation path. As for this Remnant Land of the Nanhua Sect, what's inside is a complete unknown.'

'No matter how good a Treasure is, if it's not very useful to me, then it's not really a Treasure at all.'

'Finally, judging from how Si Qing used that strange hand seal to open the Stone Hall, she clearly has specific knowledge about it and possesses a great deal of intelligence.'

'If I rush in blind, this Treasure Land could very well become my grave.'

But—

After hearing the Jia Family Cultivators' conversation, Wei Tu knew he had no choice but to enter the Stone Hall. Compared to the unknown dangers within the hall, the beast tide outside would truly put him in a hopeless situation of certain death!

"There's no time to lose." Zhao Zongpeng clearly understood the gravity of the situation. He gave a word of warning to Wei Tu and the others, then summoned his Magical Artifact and began to stealthily advance toward the Array Platform in the valley.

The other Cultivators followed closely behind Zhao Zongpeng.

Fortunately—

Perhaps because the Jia Family Cultivators were so focused on seizing the Opportunity in the Stone Hall, they never expected that someone would be watching their every move.

As a result, the only Jia Family Cultivators left to teleport were two Juniors at the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment realm.

When the two Jia Family Juniors saw Wei Tu and the others approaching, they fell into a panic. They stared anxiously at the Teleportation Array Platform, waiting for the Array's cooldown to finish.

They wouldn't destroy the Teleportation Array and cut off their own escape route until the very last moment.

But Zhao Zongpeng gave the two Jia Family Juniors no choice in the matter. As he closed in on them, he summoned a "Jade Seal" Talisman Treasure and launched it at them.