I am a late bloomer in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 216 Ancient Xiu Cave, Traces of Spirit Moth (4k second update)
The wealth in the Foundation Establishment Realm is equivalent to poverty in the Golden Core Realm.

Not to mention, Wei Tu spent a lot of savings in order to form the elixir.

When Wei Tu heard this, he nodded slightly. He knew his own business, and now he really had no energy left to say that he had "little family resources."

Bribing Jindan Daxiu, even if he didn't have the financial resources before forming the elixir.

"Fellow Daoist Wei is now at the golden elixir level, and is able to protect himself from the invasion of demons. Don't worry too much."

Tao Chongzhou comforted Wei Tu.

True Lord Jindan is not True Lord Zhuji. In the troubled times of Zheng State, he has many options to choose from and the chance of his death is low.

If not for this, when the smuggling channel was opened, he, the ancestor of the Tao family, would have been one step ahead of the younger Tao family and escaped.

However, at this moment, Wei Tu didn't think so in his mind.

First, unlike Tao Chongzhou, he had no ancestral legacy to keep. It was more suitable for him to go to Kang State, where the cultivation environment was more stable.

One person is full, the whole family is not hungry.

Both of them are different from what they used to be. The crisis faced by Zheng Guo's immortal world is not optimistic. It is far more severe than Tao Chongzhou imagined.

Jingguo died.

The monks in Jingguo can also retreat to Zhengguo. There is a way to retreat.

But if Zheng Guo dies.

It is difficult for the monks of Zheng Guo to be like the monks of Jingguo back then. They still have room for choice.

Because, the three border countries have become abandoned sons of the Seven Kingdoms Righteous Alliance.

"Fellow Tao Dao, does the Tao family have any relevant information about the "Black Blood Swamp"?"

Wei Tu changed his mind and thought of another way to sneak across.

Smuggling to Kang State, in addition to bribing the monks guarding Chishui Pass as a safe way, can also lead to the "Black Blood Swamp", a dangerous border area, and brave the danger to enter Kang State.

——Chishui Pass is a huge border gate built on the border between Zheng and Kang, relying on the dangerous land of "Black Blood Swamp".

Theoretically, Jindan monks have the strength to cross this "black blood swamp".

Of course, with the strength of the golden elixir, it is not impossible to fly away from high altitudes, but once you do this, you will easily become a "living target" in the air.

In that case, it would not be smuggling, but breaking in by force.

however--

What Tao Chongzhou said next directly broke Wei Tu's fantasy.

He said: "Fellow Daoist Wei, the Black Blood Swamp today is not the Black Blood Swamp recorded in the classics."

"In order to create the first defensive barrier against demonic cultivators, the Seven Kingdoms Righteous Alliance not only jointly built border passes such as Chishui Pass in Kangguo and other places, but also added new ones in these extreme areas of Blackwater Swamp according to local conditions. There was a lot of danger.”

"Forbidden air formations, poisons, puppets, monsters, etc. are all arranged."

"In other words, these extreme areas are more dangerous than what is recorded in ancient books."

"It is estimated that only those who have undergone a major overhaul of the Golden Core will have the strength to cross the Black Blood Swamp."

Tao Chongzhou said slowly.

Hearing this, Wei Tu was speechless and remained silent for a long time.

At this moment, he finally understood why Zhao Jiangwu told him a secret passage away from the battlefield of good and evil instead of suggesting that he cross the "Black Blood Swamp".

However, that secret passage is not safe and has certain dangers.

If not, Wei Tu would not have thought of crossing the Black Blood Swamp.

"If Fellow Taoist Wei wants to stay away from the battlefield of good and evil, it is better to go to Liang State, find a way from Liang State, and sneak into Kang State."

Tao Chongzhou suggested.

"Liang State?" Wei Tu shook his head and pointedly said: "The current Liang State is probably not much different from Zheng State."

"Fellow Tao Dao, if you are trapped in Hanshan, you can't help but sit and wait for death. If possible, you should find a retreat as soon as possible and stay away from the battlefield."

Wei Tu calmed down, thought for a moment, and gave Tao Chongzhou a secret reminder.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, what other information do you have?" Tao Chongzhou was an experienced man, and he got the taste from Wei Tu's words.

Wei Tu shook his head and explained: "This is just Wei's intuition. The storm is about to come. Now that Chishui Pass has strengthened patrols, maybe the battlefield will change."

Before the general trend comes, there will always be wise people who predict the "change". His explanation is reasonable and reasonable and will not cause doubts.

At this moment, the reason why Wei Tu reminded the Tao family of Hanshan was because he was quite comfortable getting along with and doing business with the Tao family, and there was no need for gossip.

Of course, it would be impossible for him to give exact information.

Whether the Tao family of Hanshan believes it or not depends on the Tao family himself. He did his best.

"That's it." Tao Chongzhou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He thought Wei Tu had some secret information.

I never thought that this was just Wei Tu's guess.

"But what Wei Tu said is reasonable. The changes in Chishui Pass are unusual. I also need to be prepared early."

Tao Chongzhou thought.

……

Now that the Tao family's smuggling channel in Hanshan has been forced to close, there is no point in Wei Tu staying in the Tao family anymore. After a brief exchange with the Tao family, Wei Tu said goodbye.

After leaving Hanshan.

Wei Tu first went to Baishi Hufang City, found Kou Hongying, and informed Kou Hongying of the information before returning to Honghe Mountain.

"Three years later, leave the cave and go to Che Mansion to remind Che Gongwei."

In the cave, Wei Tu took out the "Swordsman Puppet", put a restriction into the "Swordsman Puppet", and set the time.

The "Swordsman Puppet", a second-level early-stage puppet, has an IQ that is approximately equal to that of a seven or eight-year-old child. Under Wei Tu's instructions, it can complete some simple things.

On the way back to Honghe Shanfang City, Wei Tu made up his mind that no matter what, he would break through the secret passage provided by Zhao Jiangwu and gain a way out.

After all, compared to the invasion of demons, this secret passage is less dangerous.

After making the decision, Wei Tu returned to Honghe Shanfang City to do two things.

One, take away the belongings in his cave.

Second, with the help of a puppet, after he left, the information about Zhao Jiangwu was revealed to the master Che Gongwei, which was regarded as repaying the kindness of teaching him.

Soon.

Wei Tu packed his bags.

After he hung a wooden sign with the word "retreat" at the door of the cave, he prepared to repeat his old trick and secretly left Honghe Shanfang City.

The last time he left the cave, he specially left a colorful phantom moth.

After being monitored by the colorful magic moth, he found that everything was normal. Du Wenshu and other maids in the mansion did not notice his movements or went to report elsewhere.

However, just when Wei Tu was about to leave.

A talisman letter fell in front of him.

"Bao Siyan?" Wei Tu frowned slightly when he saw the signature on the letter.

Wei Tu stopped, reached out and took the Fu Xin in his hand, and then read it again.

After reading it, he looked thoughtful. After thinking for a while, he decided to go see Bao Siyan once.

This time Bao Siyan's letter was much better than last time, and it revealed quite a bit of information about the ancient cave.

What surprised Wei Tu was that the location of the ancient cave dwelling mentioned by Bao Siyan actually overlapped with the location of the "secret passage" given to him by Zhao Jiangwu.

However, Wei Tu was not sure whether these two places were the same place.

After all, the location of the "Ancient Xiu Cave" that Bao Siyan revealed to him was only an approximate range.

Besides.

This time, Bao Siyan also promised to teach Wei Tu two of the three secret techniques before going to the Guxiu Cave Mansion.

Just these two secret techniques.

Wei Tu felt that Bao Siyan was worth delaying his trip to meet her.

……

lean less.

Bao Mansion, Yangxin Pavilion.

After nearly 40 years, Wei Tu once again saw Bao Siyan wearing a hat in Yangxin Pavilion.

"Master Bao." After entering Yangxin Pavilion, Wei Tu saluted Bao Siyan with a normal expression and sat down in the pavilion. "Fellow Daoist Wei is now a Golden Elixir monk. There is no need to call me master. Just call me as usual." Bao Siyan, who was under a white hat, lightly covered her red lips and said with a sweet smile.

for this suggestion.

Wei Tu accepted it calmly.

Unlike Che Gongwei who taught him the Tao of Talisman, Bao Siyan taught him the exercises for other reasons and it was a transaction.It seems hypocritical for him to perform the disciple ceremony and call his master.

After calling each other Taoist friends, the two began to speak frankly and talk about serious matters.

"I visited this ancient cave with my husband 200 years ago, but unfortunately, my husband died in this ancient cave."

"This time I went to the Ancient Xiu Cave Mansion. In addition to obtaining the treasures and inheritance from the Ancient Xiu Cave Mansion, I also wanted to take this opportunity to gather the bones of my deceased husband and let him enter reincarnation as soon as possible."

When Bao Siyan said this, there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.

With this expression, coupled with Bao Siyan's charming face, if a normal man saw her, he would inevitably feel pity.

However, after hearing these words, Wei Tu on the side did not feel any pity for her, but had a dull look on his face.

"Wei doesn't understand why Fellow Daoist Bao chose Wei. In the Sanxian League, Wei's strength is mediocre and not outstanding at all."

Wei Tu said calmly.

"Fellow Daoist Wei should understand how dangerous the world of cultivating immortals is. Among the fellow Taoists of the Sanxian Alliance, my strength is only mediocre. If I call them, I won't be able to claim the treasure, and I might even be beaten by them. Kill people and seize treasures." A wry smile appeared on Bao Siyan's lips.

"In addition, there is a barrier in this ancient cultivation cave that must be broken by a third-level talisman master with profound knowledge of talismans."

"After much thought, only Fellow Daoist Wei meets this condition."

Bao Siyan added.

After these words, Wei Tu's expression softened slightly.

weak.

He has high attainments in Fu Dao.

He thought to himself that these were the only two things about him that made Bao Siyan care.

"Although Bao Siyan's cultivation is stronger than mine, it is still limited. His cultivation should be at the peak of the early stage of pill formation... If he wants to set up an ambush to harm me, he doesn't have the ability." Wei Tu weighed the pros and cons and considered it.

Same idea as Bao Siyan.

If Qi Chengchu and other golden elixir masters came to him to explore the ancient cave, he would not dare to go there for fear of danger.

However, Bao Siyan is different.

Bao Siyan took a fancy to Wei Tu's "weakness", and Wei Tu also took a fancy to Bao Siyan's "weakness" at this moment.

There is a gap in strength between the two of them, but they are in the same small realm. Unless they have other means, neither one can defeat the other.

In addition, Wei Tu did not think that Bao Siyan had the intention to harm him and lured him out to act as a calamity cultivator.

He had just broken through the core formation.

According to common sense, his net worth is not as good as that of some major foundation builders, and he is considered a "poor man".

"There may be other dangers in this ancient cave. If there are any, Wei hopes that fellow Taoist Bao will make it clear as soon as possible."

Wei Tu continued to ask.

"There is no danger before leading to that "Fulu Pass", but I cannot protect you from the danger after that. After all, I have never entered it myself."

Bao Siyan looked sincere.

"As long as Fellow Daoist Wei is willing to agree to this matter, I am willing to teach you all the three secret techniques of "Shenmu Yuan Gong" to Fellow Daoist Wei."

After the words fell, Bao Siyan saw Wei Tu's eyes moving slightly, as if he was already attracted, so he struck while the iron was hot.

"This matter..." Wei Tu hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Just now, in his conversation with Bao Siyan, he roughly determined the exact scope of the ancient cave, which belonged to the same place as the "secret passage" he took.

The two are hundreds of miles apart.

Since it was along the way, Wei Tu didn't mind. On the way to the secret passage, he stopped by to explore the ancient cave.

After all, since this ancient cave has a "talisman" pass, it means that it is most likely the inheritance left by a high-level talisman master.

At the beginning, Alchemy Master Shu suddenly became a fake elixir master from an unknown casual cultivator because he received the inheritance from an ancient cultivation cave.

"These are the two secret techniques of the "Shenmu Yuan Gong" that I promised to fellow Taoist Wei. As for the other secret technique of the three secret techniques, as long as fellow Taoist Wei follows me to the ancient repair cave, I will definitely give it to you as promised."

Bao Siyan took out a blue jade slip, used magic power to deliver it to Wei Tu, and said.

She is not worried about Wei Tu's breach of contract.

After all, the two secret techniques she paid for were not precious things to her.

In addition, this ancient cave dwelling is also beneficial to Wei Tu.

"After fellow Taoist Wei becomes a third-level talisman master, I will discuss this matter with you again." After Wei Tu accepted the jade slip, Bao Siyan reminded him again.

"It's natural."

Wei Tu nodded.

It is not too difficult for him to be promoted to the third level Talisman Master. After all, he has already drawn the exquisite "Wood Thunder Talisman" and "Water Thunder Talisman" before this.

You must know that the "high-quality talismans" among the second-order high-grade talismans are more difficult to draw than the third-order low-grade talismans.

Compared with the second-order high-grade talisman, the difficulty of the third-level lower-grade talisman is slightly higher, but the more critical thing is the "golden elixir mana".

……

Time flickers.

In the blink of an eye, two and a half years later.

Wei Tu and Bao Siyan sneaked out of Honghe Shanfang City, and together they fled to the ancient cave.

A month later, the two came to the "Southern Wilderness Ancient Plains" at the junction of Zheng State, Jing State, and Liang State.

Wei Tu is no stranger to the "Ancient Southern Wilderness".

The Yunze secret realm of the Huang family in Heshan is located here.Back then, he took Huang Xinglie's "Cloud Crown Crane" and visited the Southern Wilderness Ancient Plains once.

After arriving at the Southern Wilderness Ancient Plains.

Bao Siyan and Wei Tu took their bearings and came to a gray-yellow hillside.

After arriving at the gray-yellow hillside, Bao Siyan took out three gray formation flags from the storage bag and stuck them on them.

Then, Bao Siyan took out a white jade formation disk and injected several mana into the formation disk.

Not long after, several rays of light shot out from the formation disk, shining between the gray formation flags.

As the formation moved, Wei Tu quickly sensed an underground palace passage under the gray-yellow hillside near the gray-yellow hillside.

At this time, Wei Tu also used the cracking sky sculpture's vision to see a cliff over a hundred feet high a hundred miles away.

On top of the cliff, a dark cave can be vaguely seen.

This cave contains the secret passage that Zhao Jiangwu pointed out to Wei Tu.

Although the secret passage is not as dangerous as the "Black Blood Swamp", there are still several dangerous places to pass along the way, two of which even contain third-level monsters.

"Let's explore this ancient cave first." Wei Tu gathered his thoughts and recalled the Sky-Splitting Diao.

however--

The moment the underground palace opened.

Wei Tu suddenly sensed the traces of a colorful phantom moth he released more than 40 years ago.

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PS: Ask for a monthly pass.

　Please explain the borders of the kingdom of immortality.In reality, what role does a border composed of geographical factors play?

　　Obstacles to transportation, geographical barriers, different customs in different places, etc.

　　Returning to the book, without this boundary line, some of the order in fairy tales would be unreasonable.There is no border line. According to common sense analysis, if there are demons (nomads), they can come and go freely. It is conceivable that robbers who are faster than the horses of the nomads can rob and leave. It is difficult for the righteous territory to develop, and the population is basically Can't develop.

　　If things go on like this, the demonic monks will be the overlords, and there will be no place for the righteous monks.

　　Will China defend the danger and build the Great Wall?What about the monk?They will also build barriers to block the invasion of demons according to local conditions.And these barriers are the border lines that were blocked during the war.

　　The most important point is that there are monks, so why do you still think that the mountains and rivers in the world of immortality are the same as the mountains and rivers in the real world, and you can fly over them easily.

　　As mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 207, the border is composed of incredible places, dangerous places, etc., and where it is easy to pass, monks built border gates, similar to the Great Wall.

　　In the simplest words, it is geographical barriers that give rise to the order of the world, the logic of commerce and trade, and so on.This is the real world, the structure of thinking.Without these, the composition of forces and so on would have to be changed.Geographical barriers are like the source code that forms civilization. If you remove this, the entire framework will be wrong and the logic will not make sense.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)