At this point, Chu Mo found himself in a profound state, on the verge of the late Golden Pill stage, rushing across the abstract landscape of the Spirit Realm. He employed the Phantom Wind Step technique and the divine ability to shrink terrain, reaching a speed that was almost beyond belief.

However, Chu Mo knew very clearly, this wasn't enough!

The opponent was a true powerhouse at the peak of the Primordial Infant stage!

He was a being at the pinnacle of the Spirit Realm.

Chu Mo didn't know too much about Feng Jianghai. He only heard about him in passing from Lu Tianyue.

According to Tianyue, Feng Jianghai was a force to be reckoned with, gaining fame centuries ago. In his youth, he dominated the Spirit Realm and was renowned amongst his peers. He was a cultivator with many glorious achievements to his name.

However, in recent years, Feng Jianghai had kept a low profile, seldom making public appearances.

His heart was set on advancing to the Spirit Refining stage, leaving the Spirit Realm and ascending to the higher Immortal Realm.

For a cultivator like him, only matters related to cultivation could stir his interest.

Chu Mo guessued that Feng Jianghai's intent to kill him was most likely linked to the Blood Demon Sect!

Chu Mo knew nothing about the Blood Demon Ancestor's origins, but he did know that his roots ran deep into the Heavenly Realm!

This implied that the Blood Demon Ancestor's perspective and knowledge were far greater than that of any cultivator in the Spirit Realm. He possessed elixirs, weapons, and legacies from the Heavenly Realm.

The legacy of even an ordinary lone cultivator from the Heavenly Realm would still surpass most of the techniques in the Spirit Realm by a large margin. Therefore, even a seemingly insignificant offering from the Blood Demon Ancestor could easily buy off most of the cultivators in the Spirit Realm!

Realizing this, Chu Mo finally understood why a secluded, indifferent cultivator like Feng Jianghai would suddenly go berserk.

The Blood Demon Ancestor's approach was vicious indeed.

Everyone was savvy!

Chu Mo sighed. He was trying to arm a formidable force with resources and knowledge far superior to the Spirit Realm. Yet, it appeared that the Blood Demon Ancestor had executed this strategy centuries ago!

Fortunately, the Blood Demon Ancestor was still unaware that Lu Tianming, who had murdered one of the Five Ancestors of the Blood Demon Sect, the Versatile Taoist himself, was indeed Chu Mo. If the Blood Demon Ancestor learned this, he would intensify his persecution of Chu Mo tenfold!

At the moment, Chu Mo had advantages of his own against the Blood Demon Ancestor.

Firstly, Chu Mo was still operating in the shadows while the Blood Demon Sect was exposed. The enemy was in the light, and he in the dark. That was an advantage.

Secondly, Chu Mo possessed great alchemy capabilities! The Chaos Furnace was an otherworldly alchemy tool. Chu Mo didn't even need to be particularly skilled in alchemy; he was capable of producing elixirs that far surpassed others.

This was confirmed when even Lingdan Hall, a grand establishment, was very respectful towards Chu Mo.

This was something the Blood Demon Ancestor lacked.

Thirdly, Chu Mo had already mastered a part of the Versatile Technique, allowing him to show up in front of the world with a different face at any time.

Even if the Blood Demon Ancestor was able to think of this, he would still be powerless to stop it!

Unless someone in the Blood Demon Sect knew the Versatile Taoist's inheritance too. But this was highly unlikely because every cultivator valued their unique inheritance more than life itself. Even their disciples wouldn't be taught these secret skills until absolutely necessary.

As for the Blood Demon Ancestor's advantages, they were also very clear!

He had had hundreds of years head start in the Spirit Realm compared to Chu Mo. Even if he simply bided his time, relying on his superior methods from the Heavenly Realm, he could accumulate a great number of Primordial Infant cultivators. These forces would undoubtedly be completely loyal to the Blood Demon Ancestor!

Moreover, there would be a large number of powerful individuals flocking to the Blood Demon Ancestor's side. If Chu Mo wanted to kill the Blood Demon Ancestor head-on, even if he reached the Primordial Infant stage, it would be nearly impossible.

Unless, he reached the same level as the Blood Demon Ancestor.

In addition, the Blood Demon Ancestor had many other advantages, for example, now…

He could use a mere trifle from the Heavenly Realm to willingly persuade a top-ranking figure like the sect leader of Lingyue Sect to die for him!

If the Blood Demon Ancestor could sway the leader of the Lingyue Sect, he could certainly influence others as well.

Therefore, if Chu Mo fails to escape from Feng Jianghai's pursuit today and fully shake him off, he's likely to repeat the fate of his former master, the Demon Lord, being hunted by countless people in the near future!

Constant turmoil!

"Time is not on my side!" Chu Mo felt a sense of helplessness. If he were given ten years to calmly build up his forces, then his personal strength and the strength of his entire force would be completely different from now!

Even if he couldn't match the Blood Demon Sect's three hundred years of development, at least he wouldn't be beaten to the point of being incapable of fighting back, and forced to flee.

Five years would do as well!

Unfortunately, the Blood Demon Ancestor would never... give him this opportunity.

He had just successfully tricked Feng Jianghai using the introductory Nine Lives Technique!

The being in Gui Xu, relying on the Nine Lives Technique, dominated the Heavenly Realm for countless years and was once a truly top-notch power.

Of course, after reaching the supreme realm, barely anyone could force him to use the Nine Lives Technique.

But this technique was still the basis for that being's establishment and survival.

Although Chu Mo had just started, he had already felt the power of this technique.

The Nine Lives Technique is divided into two parts. The first part, known as the "Three False Lives"; the second part, the "Six True Lives"!

That is to say, at the highest level of cultivation, one can use the Nine Lives Technique to escape nine times from a deadly predicament!

The "Three False Lives" is the divine ability that Chu Mo just used to deceive Feng Jianghai.

When invoked, an exact replica of oneself appears, possessing nearly equivalent combat power for an incense stick's burning time!

Meanwhile, the caster can seize this opportunity to escape.

But this was merely a false body.

That was why Feng Jianghai was able to easily dissipate Lu Tianming's 'corpse' by slamming it onto the ground of Jinxiu City. The false body, though identical to the real person, was merely formed from condensed energy.

The consumption of this divine ability was quite massive!

Ordinary late Golden Pill cultivators couldn't use this technique, and even Primordial Infant cultivators would drain all their energy if they used False Life Technique once. The caster might not even have the strength to escape.

But what Chu Mo did not lack... was energy!

The amount of energy contained in the Five-Colored Dao Platform was incalculable, even for Chu Mo.

In any case, after he used the "Three False Lives," he didn't feel drained at all.

The most powerful aspect of the Nine Lives Technique lay here, as long as one's body has sufficient energy, one can continuously use this divine ability.

Only when one has exhausted all nine lives, is it truly the end of the road.

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