I can identify everything, but this is an upgraded version of identification.

"Fellow Daoist Su is joking. Back then at the City Lord's Mansion, we were both at the peak of Qi Refining. I knew I had no chance of defeating you. Now, with three Foundation Establishment cultivators present, how could I possibly sign that Houtu Contract with you, which would have endless consequences?"

Fang Shaohong smiled faintly.

"My master is He Chongguang. Logically speaking, we are both disciples of the Blood Spirit Sect, so why force each other?"

Su Changming continued.

"That's why Blood Spirit Sect disciples can't help but cultivate Blood Spirit Qi. Don't worry, Blood Spirit Sect has unique secret methods to conceal it. As long as you don't encounter a life-or-death battle, the abnormality of the spiritual energy in your body will not be exposed."

The eleventh elder spoke up.

"It seems I have no choice..."

Su Changming's expression changed several times before he finally gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"Hehe, a wise man submits to circumstances. Junior Brother Su, once I complete the Blood Path Foundation Establishment this time, it will be your turn next time."

Murong Fu made grand promises.

"Very well, I hope the Blood Path is as wonderful as you all say."

Su Changming picked up the Blood Burning Pill, about to swallow it in the next moment.

Upon seeing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivators all nodded in satisfaction.

Even though Su Changming was He Chongguang's disciple, he didn't dare to resist these Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Um!?"

However, to their surprise, Su Changming's taking of the pill was a ruse; his true intention was to escape.

Su Changming transformed into a hazy mist and fled with lightning speed.

In the blink of an eye, they had escaped a distance of sixty or seventy feet.

"Hmph, you truly don't know your place, thinking you can escape just because you have a superior escape technique? Let me show you the difference in magical power between a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Qi Refining cultivator!"

The eleventh elder snorted coldly.

He immediately used his escape technique to give chase.

The spiritual energy of a Foundation Establishment cultivator is almost liquid, and its quality is several times that of a Qi Refining cultivator.

Not to mention that the expanded dantian of a Foundation Establishment cultivator stores at least ten times the mana of a Qi Refining cultivator.

Even if Su Changming's skills are extraordinary, his magical reserves are far inferior to his.

Not to mention that one part of liquid mana is equivalent to several parts of gaseous mana.

As long as Su Changming doesn't use a talisman to escape and catch him off guard, he's confident that catching up with him is only a matter of time.

"He Jiushan is acting rashly again. That kid is He Chongguang's disciple. So what if he ran away? He doesn't want to cultivate the Blood Spirit Technique. Are we going to cripple him?"

The Foundation Establishment elder of the Blood Spirit Sect shook his head.

"Everyone knows the Blood Spirit Sect. He Chongguang was once unknown, but his younger brother is exceptionally talented."

But one day, He Chongguang suddenly had a breakthrough, reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in one step, completely leaving his younger brother behind. Naturally, he was resentful.

Fang Shaohong chuckled.

He has already achieved Foundation Establishment, and He Jiushan is merely a fellow practitioner, so there's no need for him to be reserved.

"I hope he doesn't do anything foolish. I feel that He Chongguang has completely changed... If it weren't for the patriarch saying he was trustworthy, I would never have believed that a Liuyun Sect disciple with pure magical power was a true disciple of the Blood Spirit Sect..."

The Blood Spirit Sect Foundation Establishment elder shook his head.

"Alright, I'm about to begin the Blood Path Foundation Establishment. Please protect me."

Murong Fu reminded him from the side.

"I almost forgot that this was to help you establish your foundation."

Fang Shaohong suddenly realized.

"The higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to conceal one's blood spiritual energy. You must study the Blood Concealment Technique carefully. If it is exposed and it ruins the ancestor's important affairs, even being skinned alive or having one's bones torn off is not a pity."

The Blood Spirit Sect Foundation Establishment Elder said coldly.

"No need for your reminder. Exposing my blood spiritual energy in the Flowing Cloud Sect would be enough to kill me, even for those righteous cultivators in the Flowing Cloud Sect."

Murong Fu said calmly.

"I hope so..."

Upon hearing this, the Foundation Establishment elder of the Blood Spirit Sect said no more and helped Murong Fu refine the blood essence of the corpse.

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"Hiss... How come this kid has such abundant spiritual energy? He's almost as powerful as me, a Foundation Establishment cultivator..."

He Jiushan chased Su Changming for the time it takes for several incense sticks to burn, but he failed to catch him, and his magical power was almost completely exhausted.

And the figure shrouded in mist in the distance was still running wildly.

It was so fast that the monsters of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain didn't even have time to react before it escaped.

He Jiushan, who was behind him, suffered a lot. If he wanted to catch up with Su Changming, he had to enter the territory of these demonic beasts. Although these demonic beasts were not easy to defeat, they inevitably depleted a lot of his spiritual energy.

"Heh, He Chongguang, you're quite generous, actually bestowing a high-grade spirit stone upon your disciple..."

He Jiushan thought that the only reason the other party could maintain the escape technique for so long was that they possessed high-grade spirit stones.

In fact, although Su Changming did not have any high-grade spirit stones, he was indeed absorbing pure spiritual energy comparable to that of high-grade spirit stones.

"This can't go on any longer."

Su Changming held a mid-grade spirit stone, his expression somewhat grim.

He had already tried several times to get away from the Foundation Establishment cultivators behind him by taking detours.

However, no matter how he moved, the other party could always find him accurately.

Clearly, the other party's spiritual sense had a wide range, making it easy to detect his location.

Therefore, Su Changming has given up on confusing his opponent and has chosen to escape in a straight line.

But after so long, while his magical power could still be replenished by absorbing spirit stones, his meridians were starting to give out.

If this continues, it's only a matter of time before they catch up.

He couldn't gamble that the other person would give up before him.

"Oh? You can't keep going? I'm already quite surprised that you've managed to persevere this far."

Seeing that Su Changming had stopped, He Jiushan looked down at him and said.

Upon seeing the spirit stone in Su Changming's hand, he thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

The other party does indeed have "high-grade spirit stones" to back them up.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hold out in front of him for so long.

"It's not that we can't hold on..."

Su Changming said helplessly.

In fact, he was able to hold out for much longer than the other party expected.

If he uses the Jade White Lotus to heal his injuries, he can maintain full control of the Cloud Mist Body for a whole day.

But simply fleeing is not a wise move.

At least after learning that the other party was only He Jiushan, he was no longer prepared to escape.

"What, do you really think you can defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator while you're only at the Qi Refining stage?"

He Jiushan chuckled lightly.

"That is exactly what I intend to do. I humbly request the Eleventh Elder's guidance."

Su Changming drew his red beard from his waist, and his entire aura changed, like a sharp blade emerging from its shell.

Instantly, the crimson beard in his hand, which had been shimmering with a faint light, quickly turned red and hot, and the sword itself began to hum softly.

"Sword intent... No wonder even someone as aloof as him took him as a disciple."

Upon seeing this, He Jiushan withdrew the disdain in his eyes.

If it were anyone else, with only Qi Refining stage cultivation, who wanted to fight him, he would probably disdainfully kill them with a single blow.

But if the other party is a sword cultivator who has comprehended sword intent... then it's hard to say.

In terms of defense, even ten opponents wouldn't be a match for him.

But when it comes to killing...

As everyone knows, sword cultivators are best at using their lower body to attack their upper body.

If his sword were to strike... even I, without any defensive magical artifacts, would be in deep trouble...