Being a Late Bloomer in the Cultivation World

As a result, his Shadow Silk had failed to kill him in a single strike.

"Damn it! Do you know what price I’ll have to pay to reattach this leg?" The long-haired man composed himself after his initial panic. After stowing away his severed leg, he shot Wei Tu a vicious glare, as if he wanted to tear him limb from limb.

Next, the long-haired man took out three small, blood-red flags from his robes. With a flick of his sleeve, he planted them in the ground near his group of Demon Cultivators.

Immediately after, illusory runes flickered across the blood-red flags. A blood-colored light cocoon materialized out of thin air, firmly encasing the long-haired man and the Qi Refining Realm Demon Cultivators inside.

At that moment, one of Wei Tu’s three Ice Flood Dragon Swords was freed up. It abandoned the gray pearl the long-haired man had deployed and shot directly toward the abruptly-materialized blood-colored light cocoon to strike it.

But, to his surprise, when Wei Tu’s Ice Flood Dragon Sword struck the blood-colored light cocoon, the cocoon remained completely motionless, showing no signs of damage whatsoever.

"This is the Yama Banner, a protective treasure my grandfather gave me. Forget your Talisman Sword—not even the Beast Taming Sect’s Beast Transformation Technique could hope to damage it in the slightest."

The long-haired man sat cross-legged. After stanching the blood from his severed leg, he sneered.

"Grandfather?" Wei Tu’s eyebrow twitched at his words, realizing that this long-haired man’s status in the Demon Slaughter Sect was likely not simple.

’He probably has a Golden Core elder in his family.’

His original plan had been to avoid offending these "Second Generation Demons" if at all possible.

But now, the arrow was already nocked; he had no choice but to let it fly.

This mission to ambush the group of Demon Cultivators was a military order from the Righteous Alliance.

If he failed to complete the mission, things would not go well for him upon returning to Chaning Cliff.

Besides, he had already used his Shadow Silk to sever the long-haired man’s left leg in the earlier clash, earning the man’s undying hatred.

Letting such a formidable enemy escape would only lead to endless trouble in the future.

’This long-haired man is bringing up his grandfather now, probably trying to scare me into retreating,’ Wei Tu thought.

’But I’m not going to fall for his trick.’

Wei Tu sneered inwardly.

On the front lines, almost every Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator, aside from the Independent Cultivators, was related to a Golden Core True Monarch—a son, a nephew, some junior relative.

Wasn’t that Demon Cultivator Yinn also a disciple of Elder Demon Yan?

"Fellow Daoist Wei, this blood-colored light cocoon is too tough. What do we do now?" Chu Huan walked to Wei Tu’s side and asked anxiously.

She too had just used her magical artifact to attack the blood-colored light cocoon for a while, but like Wei Tu, she had not only failed to break through, but had not even left a dent.

"If we don’t kill him soon, it will be difficult for Fellow Daoist Zuo and Fellow Daoist Li to end their battle quickly," Chu Huan added.

Although Zuo Kui and Li Daoyuan had the upper hand in their two-on-one fight against Demon Cultivator Yinn, actually killing him quickly was proving difficult.

It was just like Guan Zhenying and Shen Changfeng’s earlier encounter; the two of them had held out for a considerable time against five Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators before Wei Tu arrived to rescue them.

According to the plan, she and Wei Tu were supposed to kill the long-haired man, a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivator, and then the four of them would join forces to kill the last one, Demon Cultivator Yinn.

But who could have known that the long-haired man would suddenly use the Yama Banner, creating a "turtle shell" that she and Wei Tu could not penetrate.

"Why don’t we have Fellow Daoist Li come over and help us take care of this guy first?" Chu Huan suggested to Wei Tu, glancing at the adjacent battle.

"Let’s not be hasty."

Wei Tu shook his head.

Right now, it took both Zuo Kui and Li Daoyuan’s combined efforts just to suppress Demon Cultivator Yinn and leave him with no strength to retaliate.

If they changed their battle plan and gave Demon Cultivator Yinn a chance to catch his breath, the rest of the fight would become unpredictable.

Wei Tu clearly remembered the scene from over a decade ago when a Jia Family Cultivator had used the Blood Burning Skill.

When it came to strange and treacherous techniques, Demonic Cultivators were more than a cut above Righteous Cultivators.

Hearing this, Chu Huan, though still worried, placed her trust in Wei Tu and did not call Li Daoyuan over to help.

"May I ask who your grandfather is?" After a moment of thought, Wei Tu looked at the long-haired man hiding inside the blood-colored light cocoon and inquired.

The long-haired man looked at Wei Tu in surprise, not understanding why he would suddenly ask such a question.

However, since he had mentioned his grandfather with the express purpose of intimidating Wei Tu, he naturally didn’t mind revealing his name now.

"My grandfather is Lü Xiuxian, a Golden Core True Monarch of the Demon Slaughter Sect. I am his direct-line grandson, Lü Yuanli," the long-haired man said.

After revealing his background, the long-haired man’s tone became practiced as he tried to recruit Wei Tu. "Fellow Daoist, as long as you’re willing to switch sides now and surrender to my Demon Slaughter Sect, I, Lü Yuanli, guarantee I won’t hold our prior conflict against you. I’ll even have my grandfather teach you a Supreme Demon Technique and make you my junior brother."

"Jing Country has already fallen, and the Cultivation Realm of Zheng Country won’t last much longer. Your only future is with the Demon Dao," he coaxed.

’Golden Core True Monarch Lü Xiuxian!’

Wei Tu committed the name to memory.

Immediately after, Wei Tu withdrew his Guardian Map Divine Sense, formed a spell seal with one hand, and summoned a Five-Colored Copper Ring.

This Five-Colored Copper Ring was none other than the Upper-Grade Magical Artifact Wei Tu had obtained from Alchemist Shu: the Five Elements Ring.

Unlike other magical artifacts, this Five Elements Ring had the ability to immobilize an opponent’s magical artifacts.

During his battle with Alchemist Shu, this Five Elements Ring had given Wei Tu considerable trouble. If not for the many tricks up his own sleeve, this artifact alone would have been more than he could handle.

"Go!" Wei Tu incanted. The Five Elements Ring immediately burst with light and shot toward the Yama Banner belonging to the long-haired man, Lü Yuanli.