Being a Late Bloomer in the Cultivation World

"Some of the Beast Taming Sect’s cultivators have already retreated to the Zheng Country Cultivation Realm, so it’s not at all strange for a Sky-Splitting Carving to appear in Zheng Country now." Ni Shihuang smiled, affirming the Blood God Child’s claim.

Upon hearing that the Beast Taming Sect had retreated to Zheng Country, the Blood God Child’s brow twitched, and his expression soured.

The Demonic Cultivators attacking Zheng Country were merely an auxiliary force of the Celestial Maiden Sect and Blood God Sect’s coalition. Once the Demon Dao’s main army arrived, his life in Zheng Country would no longer be so carefree.

Especially—

The "senior brother" from the Blood God Sect who always overshadowed him would be coming as well.

"We have to hurry up and attack the nearby marketplaces. Otherwise, when the sect’s main army gets here, we... won’t get any of the spoils." The Blood God Child snorted coldly, summoning a blood-colored halberd. He spat a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the weapon, then blasted it toward the pale cyan light shield of Hongyan Mountain Marketplace.

Under the force of the attack, the Array Light Shield protecting Hongyan Mountain Marketplace let out a mournful whine. Finally unable to hold, it shattered completely, dissolving into specks of light that vanished into thin air.

The next moment.

The anguished cries of the cultivators inside the Marketplace followed.

A day later.

Inside the Marketplace, a river of blood flowed. There were no survivors.

...

「A month or so later.」

After parting ways with Kou Hongying, Wei Tu brought Qir Feng back to the Xiaya Mei Family.

Everyone in the Xiaya Mei Family was shocked to see Wei Tu return with a concubine. After all, he had always presented himself to other cultivators as an ascetic who rarely indulged in drinking or other pleasures, let alone taking a concubine.

Wei Tu offered no explanation.

He had taken Qir Feng as a concubine purely for the benefits involved; any qualified cultivator would have agreed after hearing her "plea."

As for Qir Feng, she too was shocked after arriving at the Xiaya Mei Family.

She found it hard to imagine that both of Wei Tu’s children were also revered Foundation Establishment Masters.

Qir Feng felt both joy and apprehension.

Her joy came from the fact that with three Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Wei Family, her own status would rise accordingly. In these chaotic times, it meant she could cultivate in peace, free from coercion.

Her apprehension stemmed from the fact that Wei Yan and her brother were both Foundation Establishment Masters, and getting close to them would be no easy task. If she couldn’t build a good relationship with Wei Tu’s family, she would be little more than a nobody in the Wei Family.

...

Wei Tu saw all of Qir Feng’s worries.

However, he did not interfere, choosing instead to let things unfold on their own.

After all, his union with Qir Feng was merely a transaction. He would have hardly considered taking a concubine otherwise.

Besides, his priority now was to increase his strength to face the perils of this chaotic era, not to waste his energy on such trivial matters.

In the blink of an eye, two years had passed.

「In the Cultivation Room.」

One day, Wei Tu’s skin suddenly flushed crimson as a bloody mist rose from the top of his head.

A blood-red Inner Core emerged from his mouth and devoured the surrounding mist. Its divine light then receded, and it transformed into an ordinary-looking pill before melting back into Wei Tu’s chest.

’The second Blood Pill... I’ve finally managed to form it.’ A moment later, Wei Tu’s skin returned to its normal color. His tightly shut eyes slowly opened, and he exhaled a breath of turbid air.

For the past two years, he had been holed up in his Cultivation Room, dedicating himself to the arduous cultivation of the Hundred Veins Blood Refining Technique.

After consuming the Cold Crystal Flower and all the Earth Dragon Flesh he had on hand, his Body Refining Cultivation finally advanced to the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment, matching his Qi Cultivation.

Wei Tu was confident that with his current conventional strength from his Dharma and Body Dual Cultivation, he was a match for an ordinary Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If he were to use his trump cards, he might even be able to defeat and slay a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.

Of course, if he were to encounter a "Treasure-Bearing Lady" like Si Qing, the outcome would be hard to predict; it could only be determined through actual combat.

’Master Qin has been in seclusion for Core Formation for ten years now. I wonder when he’ll come out...’ Wei Tu thought to himself as he calculated the dates.

Compared to Master Qin, Gongg Suzhen was far inferior, both in terms of her cultivation and her connections.

Therefore, the quantity of elixirs she could acquire for him was quite limited; all told, they would only shave a dozen or so years off his arduous cultivation.

Normally, a cultivator of his aptitude, with a Middle-Grade Spirit Root, would need at least sixty to seventy years of hard work to break through from the Middle Stage to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.

’A letter from Yann’er?’ Just then, Wei Tu noticed a letter had been left by the door.

He raised a hand, using his Magical Power to draw the letter into his palm.

’The Seven-Colored Illusion Moth... was successfully raised?’ A look of delight spread across Wei Tu’s face as he finished the letter.

The Seven-Colored Illusion Moth alone was not enough to stir such emotion in him. What truly moved him was the effect of the Immortal Spirit Dew.

According to the records of the Xuanhou Qir Family, the "Immortal Spirit Dew" secreted by the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Infant could not only be used to increase one’s own cultivation but could also be used to accelerate the growth of demon beasts.

The Xuanhou Qir Family’s Clan Guardian Spirit Beast, the Profound Frost Monkey, had started as an ordinary Early-Stage Tier Two demon beast, but nurtured with Immortal Spirit Dew, it had been forcibly raised to the Late-Stage Tier Two.

After obtaining the Immortal Spirit Dew, Wei Tu had been wary of its effects. He decided to use it only for accelerating the growth of his spirit beasts and not on himself, to prevent any negative side effects that might hinder his path of cultivation.

The Seven-Colored Illusion Moth was the first spirit beast he had raised using the Immortal Spirit Dew.

According to the Corpse Body Insect Breeding Technique, raising a Seven-Colored Illusion Moth should have taken at least twenty to thirty years—the time needed for the larvae born inside to mature into a true Seven-Colored Illusion Moth.

Yet now, with the help of the Immortal Spirit Dew, one had been raised in just a few years. How could Wei Tu not be overjoyed?

At this thought, Wei Tu threw open the doors to his Cultivation Room and flew out impatiently, heading for Wei Yan’s Cave Mansion.