Being a Late Bloomer in the Cultivation World

Under the Five-Colored Radiance of the Five Elements Ring, the Blood-Colored Light Cocoon projected by the Yama Banner trembled a few times.

Just then, a streak of emerald green light flashed out, piercing through the Blood-Colored Light Cocoon and striking the long-haired man, Lü Yuanli, between the eyebrows.

"You... you tricked me. You’re not a Middle-Stage Foundation..." Lü Yuanli’s lips turned black. Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed and melted into a pool of black blood.

Chu Huan, standing at his side, was stunned by the sight.

She couldn’t understand how the Blood-Colored Light Cocoon, which had been so difficult to breach just moments ago, had become so fragile the instant Wei Tu acted.

With a wave of his hand, Wei Tu recalled the Emerald Cloud Needle into his sleeve, concealing it once more.

The Emerald Cloud Needle was a Top-Grade Magical Artifact he had seized from Alchemist Shu. It concealed a deadly poison.

’This sneak attack probably wouldn’t have succeeded so easily if Lü Yuanli hadn’t misjudged my strength. He thought I was just a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator with limited abilities, so he wasn’t willing to waste too much Magical Power maintaining the Yama Banner’s Blood-Colored Light Cocoon.’

The Magical Power of a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, plus a Top-Grade Magical Artifact like the Emerald Cloud Needle and an Upper-Grade Magical Artifact like the Five Elements Ring.

With a combination like that.

Even other Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators would find that difficult to handle, to say nothing of a Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator like Lü Yuanli.

Now that Lü Yuanli was no longer controlling it, the Yama Banner could not resist the pull of the Five Elements Ring.

The Five Elements Ring flashed, and the three Yama Banners Lü Yuanli had planted in the ground were instantly drawn into it.

Then, his expression unchanged, Wei Tu placed both the Five Elements Ring and the Yama Banner into his Storage Bag.

The entire sequence was as smooth as flowing water, completed in the space of a single breath.

Not only was Chu Huan stunned, but the Qi Refining Realm Demon Cultivators who had been hiding within the Blood-Colored Light Cocoon were also dumbfounded by the devastating speed of the battle.

Of course, a few of the Demon Cultivators were more perceptive.

The tall, thin one Wei Tu had noticed earlier snatched the Storage Bag from Lü Yuanli’s waist the very instant he died, then turned to flee at top speed.

However—

The gap in their Realms was simply too great.

The Ice Flood Dragon Sword, which had been tied up with Lü Yuanli’s artifact moments before, shrieked through the air and, in the blink of an eye, beheaded the tall, thin Demon Cultivator.

Just as before, Wei Tu didn’t consult Chu Huan. He simply picked up Lü Yuanli’s Storage Bag.

According to the rules of the Cultivation Realm.

He who does the work reaps the rewards.

Chu Huan had barely contributed to killing Lü Yuanli, so she had no reason to expect a share of the spoils.

Of course.

Chu Huan was not the least bit dissatisfied with Wei Tu taking all the spoils for himself.

In Chu Huan’s mind, Wei Tu’s strength was now equivalent to that of a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

She was far too busy being in awe of him to harbor any presumptuous thoughts about the loot.

After all, even other Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators generally couldn’t kill a Middle-Stage one with such speed.

’Could True Monarch Qin have given him that power?’ Chu Huan guessed, her thoughts turning to the emerald green light Wei Tu had used.

Only a treasure bestowed by a Golden Core True Monarch could explain how Wei Tu was able to deliver such a lethal blow to Lü Yuanli.

After all, no one could have possibly imagined that Wei Tu had acquired his current means by killing a Fake Pill True Monarch and claiming his four hundred years of accumulated resources.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, what are you waiting for? Join me and let’s kill these low-level Demon Cultivators," Wei Tu said, snapping the dazed Chu Huan out of her stupor.

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Wei." Chu Huan snapped back to reality, and she and Wei Tu brandished their magical artifacts, joining forces to slay the remaining Qi Refining Realm Demon Cultivators.

Without Lü Yuanli to support them, the Qi Refining Realm Demon Cultivators were no match for the pair.

The only trouble was that the Demon Cultivators scattered in every direction to save their own lives, forcing the two to hunt them down one by one.

「A quarter of an hour later.」

Wei Tu and Chu Huan had finished hunting down and killing every last one of the fleeing Demon Cultivators.

Wei Tu and Chu Huan then turned their gazes toward the other battlefield several miles away.

Demon Cultivator Yinn was no fool. The moment he saw Lü Yuanli die, he had tried to flee, but Zuo Kui and Li Daoyuan intercepted him, forcing him into a running battle.

This was precisely why Wei Tu hadn’t told Chu Huan to ask Li Daoyuan for help.

Without Li Daoyuan’s assistance, Zuo Kui would have been unable to stop Demon Cultivator Yinn from escaping on his own.

With Wei Tu and Chu Huan joining in.

The fight became four against one.

Demon Cultivator Yinn was already struggling to handle Zuo Kui and Li Daoyuan’s attacks, and the added pressure became overwhelming.

After several dozen exchanges,

Demon Cultivator Yinn revealed an opening. Zuo Kui seized the chance; the two ape-like arms behind him shot out, grabbed the Demon Cultivator’s head, and ripped his body into four pieces.

With that, the group’s ambush mission was a resounding success. Not a single one of them had fallen.

Though the battle had been fraught with peril, they had ultimately come through unscathed.

"I didn’t contribute much to killing Demon Cultivator Yinn, so I won’t take a share of the spoils from his Storage Bag," Wei Tu said, proactively relinquishing his claim.

He had already profited greatly by taking Lü Yuanli’s Storage Bag. If he pushed his luck and tried to claim a share of Demon Cultivator Yinn’s loot as well, he would surely earn the resentment of Zuo Kui and the others.

Upon hearing this.

Zuo Kui and Li Daoyuan looked at each other with satisfaction. They decided Wei Tu was someone worth associating with.

For one, his strength in this battle had earned their respect.

For another, he wasn’t greedy and knew where to draw the line when it came to dividing spoils.