Foundation Establishment Talisman Cultivator

"Hahaha, here he comes, my senior brother..."

Before Zhou Sangu could even finish his sentence, Kong Wu flicked his toes, sending a piece of gravel flying.

"What? What did you say?"

After finishing, Kong Wu cupped his ear and shouted.

With a thud, Old Master Qian, who had been calm and composed moments before, felt his legs go weak and collapsed to the ground.

In front of him, Zhou Sangu stood motionless, a smile on his face.

A hole the size of a walnut had appeared on his forehead.

"You, you, you..."

Old Master Qian pointed at Kong Wu, trembling as he crawled backward.

Kong Wu strode forward, grabbed him, and pulled him up, saying calmly, "One last time, where is that guy?"

Old Master Qian's courage had completely shattered. A pale yellow liquid was already dripping down his pant leg.

He swallowed hard and stammered, "Y-yesterday, he was sent to the prefecture city overnight."

Kong Wu glanced at him with disgust and casually tossed him aside.

Although the old man had acted as if he deeply cared for his descendants, he had unhesitatingly given him up when his own life was on the line.

Since the person he was looking for wasn't here, there was no point in staying any longer.

Kong Wu turned, about to leave, when his ear twitched, and he abruptly looked up.

In the sky, a middle-aged man in black slowly descended.

"You're quite good!"

He looked down at Kong Wu with his head held high, his tone filled with arrogance.

The moment Kong Wu saw this person, he felt as if countless fine needles were approaching him from the surrounding air, his sharp senses constantly blaring alarms.

[Blood Spirit][Vitality: 236][Strength: 30][Skills: Sha Blood Talisman General Outline, Blood Talisman Heart Sutra, Qi Drawing into Talisman Method.]

This guy has some real power.

Seeing his opponent's Strength attribute significantly higher than his own, Kong Wu showed no caution. Instead, his face lit up with eagerness.

Seeing Kong Wu's expression, the Blood Spirit said with interest, "Interesting. Are you a body cultivator? No! There's no trace of True Qi fluctuation on you. You've achieved this relying solely on your physical strength?"

He scanned the small courtyard, which looked as if it had been swept by a hurricane, and muttered thoughtfully, "The physical strength of mortals ultimately has its limits. Could you be some kind of demonic beast that has taken human form?"

"Never mind, I've never been good at thinking."

He shook his head and continued, "Although Junior Brother Zhou is not very capable, he refined talismans for me a few years ago when I was still in the Qi Refining stage. I owe him a favor."

"Moreover, no matter how useless he is, he is still a disciple of our Blood Talisman Sect. By killing him, you are provoking the Blood Talisman Sect."

"Therefore, I can only ask you to die."

Before he could finish speaking, Kong Wu made the first move.

He stomped hard on the ground, and his body shot forward.

At the same time, he drew the Evil-Slaying Saber from his back and swung it towards the Blood Spirit's head.

"Tsk tsk, in such a hurry to die."

Kong Wu reached the Blood Spirit in an instant, but his unhurried words reached Kong Wu's ears.

Simultaneously, the Blood Spirit extended a finger and slowly drew a complex pattern in the air.

Just as the Evil-Slaying Saber was about to touch his body, the talisman drawn in the air dispersed into a red light shield, perfectly protecting the Blood Spirit's body.

Clang

With a crisp sound, the Evil-Slaying Saber was repelled, and Kong Wu himself was forced back several steps.

Shaking his numb wrist, Kong Wu looked at the Blood Spirit, greediness flashing in his eyes.

He's very strong!

This guy is far stronger than Bai Shen and Zhu Yin Sheng, whom he had encountered before.

And clearly, his methods were more in line with Kong Wu's impression of a cultivator.

"Your speed is good, but you don't think a single strike like that can kill me, do you?"

The Blood Spirit smiled and casually said, "Junior Brother Zhou's cultivation isn't up to par, which might have given you some misconceptions."

"Improper talisman cultivators like them can only use finished paper talismans, and they might accidentally lose the initiative in combat. However, after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, talisman masters can draw talismans in the air using liquid True Qi. The speed of drawing talismans varies depending on the incantation."

As he spoke, the Blood Spirit took out a talisman from his robes and continued, "And the incantations of our Blood Talisman Sect are unique in this Qingzhou region. Oh, right, this is the Blood Realm Talisman."

He held up the blood-colored talisman, formed a hand seal, and threw it towards the sky.

The blood-colored talisman flew into the air and exploded, covering the entire courtyard like an inverted bowl.

"Its purpose is to seal this area and prevent anyone inside from escaping. It can't be helped. Although I can draw talismans quickly, if you were to try and run, I really wouldn't be able to catch you."

Kong Wu looked at the Blood Spirit's actions with a strange expression, showing no intention of escaping, and simply said, "You talk too much."

"There's no helping it," the Blood Spirit said, shrugging. "In the sect, I basically spent all my time in solitary seclusion. I was afraid of having mental issues, so I'd talk to myself. After I came out of seclusion this time, I headed straight here. No one to talk to on the way really bored me to death."

"Even though you're about to die, at least you can talk to me before you go. It won't be a wasted trip to the mortal world for you."

It seemed cultivation wasn't very friendly to chatty people like this.

Kong Wu was a bit speechless.

This guy had trapped him and was talking about him being on his deathbed, as if he was absolutely certain he had him cornered.

But this was good too...

He was worried this guy would just run away.

Kong Wu looked at the Blood Spirit, who was covered by a faint red light shield, a hint of greed in his eyes.

How many attribute points would this guy give him?

Thinking this, he rotated his wrist.

His tiger's mouth, which had felt uncomfortable from the previous shock, had already recovered.

With the increase in his Strength attribute, his body's recovery speed had also significantly improved.

Taking a deep breath, Kong Wu dragged the Evil-Slaying Saber and began to charge.

Seeing this, the Blood Spirit said helplessly, "Didn't I tell you? If you talk with me for a while, you can live a bit longer. Sigh..."

He wasn't the least bit flustered as he watched Kong Wu charge at him.

As one of the Twelve Blood Talismans of the Blood Talisman Sect, the defensive capabilities of the Blood Shield Talisman were outstanding.

It could even withstand ten attacks from a cultivator in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, who was one minor realm higher than him.

Even though the ground trembled with each step Kong Wu took as he charged, as if he were a giant beast, the Blood Spirit wasn't worried at all.

Clang.

Just as he expected, Kong Wu's powerful saber strike was once again repelled.

However, this time, Kong Wu didn't retreat.

Instead, he used the force of the repelling blow to twist his waist, drawing a wide arc with the Evil-Slaying Saber and striking the faint red light shield again.

The Evil-Slaying Saber was repelled once more.

But this time, the light shield, which had shown no reaction before, rippled slightly.

The Blood Spirit's expression stiffened, and the smile faded from his face.