Yunmeng Immortal Clan

Song Daoxuan has only comprehended the Wood Element Escape Technique so far. He has also mastered all the other escape techniques among the Five Elements Escape Techniques, except for the Metal Escape Technique.

Song Daoxuan hadn't had time to comprehend the remaining Fire Release, Earth Release, and Water Release techniques.

"Not good! That late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator is catching up. Even with my Wood-based Escape Technique, I still can't shake him off..." Song Daoxuan, riding the White Bone Shuttle, was secretly alarmed.

Upon seeing the red-robed grandmaster approaching, his pupils suddenly contracted.

Directly controlling the white bone shuttle, they instantly vanished into a vast, dense forest below, where towering green trees and what appeared to be stone caves were present.

Even if cultivators have the means to fly, they will still be unable to reach these narrow areas.

These cultivators also had to jump off their flying magical artifacts.

"The characteristic of Wood Release Technique is that it allows for exceptionally fast movement in areas rich in wood elemental energy and dense forests. Moreover, in these complex terrains, I can also use the Song family's ancestral technique, the Hill-Sweeping Technique. On the ground, I can practically ignore the terrain before me. Only here can I have a sliver of hope for survival..."

Song Daoxuan plunged into the deep mountains and dense forests. With the blessing of the Wood Element Escape Technique, his entire body was covered in a shimmering, emerald-green light.

Seeing this, the red-robed cultivator quickly gave chase, shouting, "Young friend, you're quite clever! If you stop now and do as I please, I might spare your life!"

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, we have both been cultivating for many years. You clearly want to take my head. If I stop here, I will have truly fallen into your trap..." Song Daoxuan's expression was cold. He ignored the words of the red-robed cultivator and fled deeper into the dense forest.

Upon arriving, Song Daoxuan found a stone cave and went inside.

Song Daoxuan had some understanding of the terrain in this area. Some of these stone caves led to underground rivers, while most of them were interconnected.

Song Daoxuan intended to enter and exit these interconnected stone caves in order to ensure that he could find a way to survive in the eyes of this late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Therefore, from the beginning, Song Daoxuan had no intention of fighting with this late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Since we can't win anyway, there's no point.

Song Daoxuan's most prized skill right now is the secret technique within the Green Wood Longevity Technique: Green Wood Longevity Qi.

The Hundred Longevity Green Peach Tree is considered top-tier among second-tier spiritual trees, providing abundant wood-attribute spiritual energy. However, even with this tree as a foundation, Song Daoxuan can only use a maximum of three strands of Green Wood Longevity Life Force.

Song Daoxuan had already used up a wisp of the Green Wood Longevity Qi by killing the Gu Clan cultivators.

With the life force of the Azure Wood, Song Daoxuan could at most defeat so-called cultivators of the same level. As for late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, the life force of the Azure Wood could probably only cause them damage, but killing them would be impossible.

Song Daoxuan still had one secret technique he hadn't used yet, which was the Blood Demon Heartless Slash.

This demonic technique requires the blood and energy of living beings to refine; in short, the more you kill, the greater the power of this move.

However, Song Daoxuan had absolutely no hope of using this technique against a so-called late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage have cultivated a primordial spirit, which can leave the body. Although they cannot leave the body for a long time, it is enough to prove that cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage are far superior to ordinary cultivators in the middle Foundation Establishment stage in terms of both magical power and control of spiritual power.

To put it bluntly, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator might be lucky enough to inflict damage on a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator within ten moves. This damage would be at most minor for a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator, but if a late-Foundation Establishment cultivator were to inflict damage on a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator in a single move, it would most likely be fatal.

The extent to which the Blood Demon Heartless Slash technique has been enhanced after Song Daoxuan slaughtered so many cultivators from the Gu and Wang clans is still unknown, but Song Daoxuan dares not gamble on it.

Even if the Blood Demon Heartless Slash has the power to kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, the opponent's reaction speed at that stage could easily dodge it. In that case, it would undoubtedly backfire on Song Daoxuan.

Song Daoxuan only dared to flee, and running away was the only way to survive.

The red-robed cultivator descended from mid-air and used his divine sense to track Song Daoxuan. However, just as he watched Song Daoxuan disappear into a network of interconnected caves, and then chased after him, he only felt that Song Daoxuan's aura had vanished.

The red-robed monk couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

He reluctantly took out an extremely strange talisman from his sleeve.

This talisman is called the Mountain-Throwing Talisman.

The Mountain-Throwing Talisman is a high-level second-tier talisman.

This talisman is extremely rare, and its power is comparable to a high-level area-of-effect spell.

The red-robed cultivator channeled a wisp of spiritual power into the talisman, and the talisman instantly shone brightly.

The talisman instantly flew into the sky above this place, and the light emitted by the talisman instantly enveloped a huge and astonishing area.

The area was instantly rocked by a violent earthquake, causing the mountains to completely collapse.

Song Daoxuan, who had just been in a cave, suddenly felt a violent tremor, and then the rocks in front of him began to shake violently.

Song Daoxuan fled quickly, and countless sword lights instantly flew out from his storage bag, instantly cleaving the rocks in front of him into dust.

"Damn it, this person actually used this kind of talisman on me. It seems he really isn't leaving me any way out!" Song Daoxuan held a magic sword in his hand, gathered his magic power, and slashed fiercely upwards.

An opening appeared in the sky above the cave, allowing sunlight to stream in. At that moment, with a thought, the white bone shuttle floated out from there.

The White Bone Shuttle quickly carried Song Daoxuan out of the cave. As soon as the White Bone Shuttle left the cave, Song Daoxuan was locked onto by a powerful late-stage Foundation Establishment divine sense.

"Heh, kid, I'm forcing you with the Mountain-Throwing Talisman. No matter how cunning you are, it's all in vain. In the cultivation world, strength is paramount. Kid, prepare to die..."

"Sword Nourishing Technique!" the red-robed cultivator shouted, and five vermilion spirit swords instantly slashed out in unison.

Because spiritual artifacts consume too much spiritual power, a Foundation Establishment cultivator can only maintain five spiritual artifacts for a long time at most, while magic artifacts can be controlled by more than a dozen at the same time.

The red-robed cultivator possessed four low-grade spirit swords, with the central one even reaching the level of a mid-grade spirit sword.

The red-robed cultivator used the strongest method of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the very beginning, intending to kill Song Daoxuan in one fell swoop and leave him no way out.