Just as he was sighing with emotion, Gu Qingfeng suddenly sensed something amiss. Immediately after, he discovered his Divine Sense had been instantly locked onto.
The one locking onto him was also a Divine Sense.
And it was an extremely peculiar Divine Sense, so peculiar that even Gu Qingfeng felt a flicker of surprise and suspicion.
An expert!
An absolute expert.
This Divine Sense was not only immensely powerful but also overwhelmingly fierce. Being locked onto by it felt like being plunged into an endless abyss, or falling into a sea of blood and waves. Its killing intent was heavy, billowing and towering to the heavens.
With such a Divine Sense and such killing intent, its true form was certainly no ordinary being.
Gu Qingfeng knew that whatever was sealed here by the Buddhist sect using the Eight-Trigram Never-Ending Seal was no ordinary evil demon. Now, sensing its Divine Sense, he realized this evil demon was even more powerful than imagined. The killing intent contained within its Divine Sense alone was stronger than that of the Nine Nethers Old Demon.
No wonder the Buddhist sect not only used the Eight-Trigram Never-Ending Seal but also employed the Lesser Prajna Sutra to suppress it.
This evil demon was truly not simple.
Unclear of the opponent's exact strength, Gu Qingfeng couldn't immediately gauge whether his current abilities were enough to subdue it.
"What are you!"
Suddenly.
Gu Qingfeng sensed a hostile intent transmitted from the opponent's Divine Sense.
Between Divine Senses, although speech was impossible, communication through intent was.
The opponent's Divine Sense was immensely powerful, its intent domineering and exceptionally sharp.
"And what are you!"
Gu Qingfeng retorted.
"You seem... quite unusual."
Gu Qingfeng laughed. "Likewise."
"You are not of the Buddhist sect."
"Of course not."
"Then why have you come?"
"For no particular reason. Just passing by to watch the excitement."
"Oh?
So you're saying you want to watch *this palace's* excitement?"
*This palace?*
That was usually how women referred to themselves, wasn't it?
First the Thousand-Nether Breath, now Harmonious Bliss.
Could it be the opponent was a woman?
Puzzled, Gu Qingfeng asked, "Are you male or female?"
"What business is it of yours whether *this palace* is male or female!"
"Just curious."
"Are you going to ruin *this palace's* good fortune?"
"Good fortune?"
Gu Qingfeng was rather perplexed. "Do you mean the Seal, or the Harmonious Bliss?
If it's the Seal, I have no interest. If it's the Harmonious Bliss, tsk tsk..."
"What then?"
"Nothing. I won't ruin your good fortune. I'm just a bit curious and want to see what's going on."
Gu Qingfeng was very puzzled in his heart. The act of Harmonious Bliss emphasized the union of yin and yang. Naturally, yin and yang meant male and female. He'd never heard of two women engaging in Harmonious Bliss. Moreover, this evil demon was releasing Thousand-Nether Breath. In a moment, it would likely attract more than just one woman.
Eight, ten were all possible. How would that work for Harmonious Bliss?
All yin, no yang. How to unite?
How to achieve Harmonious Bliss?
Could it be she just had that particular taste?
Female-female union wasn't impossible. Throughout history, male-male, female-female unions were plenty.
Such acts, Gu Qingfeng had seen, and not just once. However, those were mostly physical unions, hardly true soul-level unions.
Could it be that this female evil demon, having just broken the Seal, was preparing to have a physical union with several women?
That was too thirsty!
Her tastes were anything but ordinary!
Suddenly!
Gu Qingfeng sensed an intense surge of killing intent. He immediately withdrew his Divine Sense and found a spot to sit down.
Divine Sense was a form of spirit, a form of intent.
In itself, it held no tangible power. However, a powerful Divine Sense could intimidate an opponent's mind, even devour their spirit, and it was not impossible to obliterate their soul.
"You little wench, quite arrogant, aren't you? Daring to try and intimidate this master's mind!"
While fortifying his mind, Gu Qingfeng unleashed his Divine Sense to clash with the opponent.
Battles between Divine Senses were invisible, intangible, a contest of spirit and will.
Gu Qingfeng's Divine Sense was aloof and supremely domineering, like a sky-scorching fire, vast and boundless.
The opponent's Divine Sense was immensely powerful, exceptionally sharp, like a sky full of ice and snow.
Inside the cave dwelling.
Gu Qingfeng leaned against the wall, sitting casually in a corner, legs crossed, eyes slightly closed. An onlooker might think he was sleeping.
Not far away.
The Blue-Haired Woman glanced at a Moonlight Seed and two entwined white snakes within the cave dwelling's eye, then furrowed her brows as she stared at Gu Qingfeng in the room.
She found this person far too strange.
Clearly possessing only Purple Mansion cultivation, yet appearing in the perilous Black-Raven Secret Realm.
What puzzled the Blue-Haired Woman even more was why this fellow, perfectly fine one moment, had suddenly and inexplicably sat down there and closed his eyes.
What was he doing?
The Blue-Haired Woman was extremely curious. She asked, "Fellow Daoist, what are you doing?"
No one paid her any attention.
This left the Blue-Haired Woman somewhat embarrassed. When she first entered, she had asked a question, and the other party hadn't responded either. This was the second time. But embarrassment aside, the Blue-Haired Woman didn't seem angered by it. She continued asking, "Fellow Daoist?
Are you alright? Do you need help?"
At this moment, although Gu Qingfeng's Divine Sense was roaming outside, locked in fierce combat with the Evil Demon woman's Divine Sense, it didn't mean he was unconscious. He casually replied, "You go about your business. Don't mind me."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Gu Qingfeng suddenly grunted and sneered, "You little wench, quite good at finding openings, aren't you? Get lost!"
Gu Qingfeng focused his mind, forcibly expelled the Evil Demon's Divine Sense, then unleashed his own Divine Sense to engage the opponent once more.
"How can you be so rude? I asked out of goodwill. How can you respond with such harsh words?"
The Blue-Haired Woman thought Gu Qingfeng was cursing at her. A trace of displeasure appeared on her lovely face.
Just then, another woman arrived, riding the wind.
The woman's appearance was elegantly beautiful and utterly refined. She wore a set of white robes, like mist within smoke.
Seeing the white-robed woman, the Blue-Haired Woman was overjoyed. She called out, "Yunruo?"
The white-robed woman, upon seeing the Blue-Haired Woman, also showed a surprised expression on her cool, beautiful face. She asked, puzzled, "Fei'er, what are you doing here?"
The white-robed woman was none other than Shui Yunruo. The Blue-Haired Woman was also the renowned favored daughter of the Fengyun Branch, Lan Feier.
"I just arrived not long ago, discovered this cave dwelling, so I came to take a look. What about you?"
Encountering a good friend here filled Lan Feier with both joy and surprise. She had been in seclusion for a year and had just emerged. She had originally planned to visit her good sister in a few days, never expecting to meet her here.
"I..." Shui Yunruo was about to say something when she suddenly saw the white-robed man in the corner. Her expression instantly turned shocked. She asked in astonishment, "Why are you with him?"
"Him?"
Lan Feier looked at Gu Qingfeng in the corner and shook her head in response. "I'm not with him. I don't know this fellow at all..." As she spoke, she seemed to realize something. She asked, "Yunruo, you know him?"
"He is the Crimson Flame Young Master, Gu Qingfeng!"
Crimson Flame Young Master Gu Qingfeng?
Such a familiar name.
Lan Feier thought carefully and was suddenly greatly shocked. She said, "So he is the mysterious and bizarre Crimson Flame Young Master Gu Qingfeng from the rumors. No wonder..."