Su Que and Fan Gushan were both estimating each other's strength.
However, once a Martial Artist surpasses the Qi Blood Realm, they can conceal themselves well.
They can reduce the force of their movents, control their breathing, and restrain their aura, making them appear no different from ordinary people.
As long as they don't take action, it's difficult for others to discern a Martial Artist's strength.
Thus, neither of them could see through the other for the mont.
To know each other's strength, they could only engage in battle.
Although Su Que couldn't see through Fan Gushan's strength, he sensed a hint of ease, casualness, and arrogance through Fan Gushan's eyes and stance.
It seed that the person in front of him was quite arrogant, but he didn't know the reason for this arrogance.
Compared to Li Xuanji, Elder Qingxuan, and others, who showed restraint and respect upon eting him.
The person before him appeared to not regard him as anything significant at all.
He thought, since this person was Li Xuanji's master, he must have learned about him from Li Xuanji.
Given his own strength, the fact that this person didn't care at all might indicate that he could be much stronger.
While Su Que's thoughts were racing, Fan Gushan was also secretly guessing Su Que's age.
He observed that the skin revealed outside of Su Que's mask appeared quite youthful.
Thus, he judged that the person might be between twenty to fifty years old.
As long as a Martial Artist maintains themselves well, especially those above the Qi Blood Realm, most can keep a youthful skin condition before the age of fifty.
Just by looking at the skin, one can only determine a rough range, making it difficult to accurately ascertain a Martial Artist's age.
Fan Gushan thought, if this person was indeed in their twenties, it might be a descendant of a fallen noble family escaping from the Central Plains.
Because before the Liang Kingdom was founded, there was a rebel army that developed a Secret Technique for nurturing fetuses.
By giving large amounts of dicine to pregnant won, they could strengthen the unborn child's physical foundation early.
Children born using this Secret Technique could quickly surpass the Qi Blood Realm and the ridian Opening Realm in a very short ti.
Since the Qi Blood Realm and ridian Opening Realm only involve the flesh, bones, inner viscera, and ridians, all related to the physical body.
And physical training can be assisted by external forces.
This was similar to how, before the creation of the Secret Technique, noble family descendants would use a vast amount of Treasures of Heaven and Earth to quickly surpass the Qi Blood Realm and the ridian Opening Realm.
However, after the ergence of the Secret Technique, the noble family descendants of the Liang Kingdom had a significant early advantage over ordinary Martial Artists from the womb.
The Secret Technique for nurturing fetuses was tightly held by the Liang Royal Family.
They could cultivate a great number of experts using this Secret Technique.
Why, despite severe exploitation of people, rampant Evil Cults, Rebel Armies, and bandits, could the Liang Kingdom endure for nine hundred years and not fall?
It was because the Liang Kingdom's Secret Technique led to more and stronger experts and elite soldiers compared to those of the Heterodox Forces.
Moreover, as long as the Commander of a Heterodox Force was assassinated by experts dispatched by the Liang Court, the remaining mbers would lose cohesion.
If the mysterious person in front was over thirty, Fan Gushan couldn't care much.
Reaching the ridian Opening Realm after thirty, even for a Martial Artist, was considered a genius.
But geniuses have levels, and Fan Gushan himself opened twelve ridians before the age of thirty.
Their minds were filled with nurous thoughts, but actually, only a mont had passed.
They exchanged a glance, then both cupped their fists, which counted as a greeting.
Neither revealed their na, nor did they ask for the other's na.
Because seeing that the other party, like themselves, wore a mask, they knew the other wouldn't answer.
Yet both wanted to understand the other's background in their subsequent conversation and interaction.
When Su Que arrived, Li Xuanji had a servant bring two cloaks.
After donning the cloaks, Li Xuanji and Fan Gushan ordered three horses to be prepared for the three to ride.
Su Que imdiately felt suspicious; their Martial Artists' pace had long surpassed that of ordinary horses.
They would always utilize Lightweight Skill to travel swiftly, so why ride horses now?
His peripheral vision imdiately turned to Fan Gushan, pondering if he perhaps didn't know Martial Arts?
If he didn't know Martial Arts, from where ca his air of arrogance?
Su Que harbored many doubts but asked nothing, rely mounted the horse and observed Fan Gushan from the corner of his eye.
The three galloped swiftly towards the outskirts of Jiannan Prefecture City.
After about half an hour, they reached a small town.
They slowed their horses, riding along the dusty roads of the town.
Li Xuanji led the way, eventually stopping in front of an unremarkable house.
After dismounting, Li Xuanji walked to the door of the house, picked up the door knocker, and tapped five tis in a special rhythm.
After a while, the door opened.
The person who opened the door was an ordinary man in his thirties, strong and powerful, with a steady and forceful step.
This man didn't conceal his Martial Arts, and from his steps, Su Que discerned he was a Three Blood Martial Artist.
"Master."
"Grand Tutor."
The man greeted Li Xuanji and Fan Gushan in succession.
Li Xuanji and Fan Gushan both nodded slightly.
Li Xuanji led the way to a room, with Su Que and Fan Gushan following behind.
The door of the room was open, and inside sat a man in his fifties, flipping through a book.
Seeing Li Xuanji and the others arrive, the man stood up and greeted Li Xuanji and Fan Gushan.
Su Que observed this seemingly ordinary person, not appearing to possess Martial Arts.
But he knew that anyone guarding this place was likely not soone without Martial Arts.
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