The Little Hidden Dragons present, like Huo Dong, Tu Gao, and Ling Feng, might each possess innate and acquired fortunes and have cultivated their Nascent Souls, but that was all. Even if they went all out, none would dare claim to be a match for Qing Zhu or Xiao Danrou.
After all, each transformation of the Nascent Soul was like ascending to a new heaven. Upon reaching the Great Perfection of the eighty-one transformations, the Nascent Soul could be considered profound, and its spiritual power was terrifyingly formidable.
However, the strength of Qing Zhu and Xiao Danrou did not end there.
One was the Valley Master of Little Immortal Valley, and the other was the Hall Master of Cloudheart Hall.
It was well known that before the great calamity, in the ancient era, Little Immortal Valley and Cloudheart Hall were among the giants of the Four Great Domains, both being long-established sects. They had gone into seclusion for cultivation because their previous leaders had offended Lord Chixiao.
In this world, most cultivation sects possessed their own Legacy Seeds.
These Seeds were usually supreme treasures passed down by the sect's founding patriarch to the next sect master, generation after generation. The Legacy Seed would grow increasingly powerful over time. For those major sects with legacies spanning tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand years, the power of their Legacy Seeds was terrifying and unimaginable to ordinary people.
Although Little Immortal Valley and Cloudheart Hall were not ten-thousand-year-old major sects, they were both once powerful forces that dominated the Four Great Domains. Especially Little Immortal Valley—its founding patriarch was an Earth Immortal proficient in medical arts. The Legacy Seed passed down was named Little Luo Sunflower. It was said to be a treasure the founding patriarch obtained beyond the Nine Heavens, containing extremely profound power. Nurtured by generations of sect masters, to this day, no one knew exactly how powerful Little Immortal Valley's Legacy Seed, the Little Luo Sunflower, had become.
The founding patriarch of Cloudheart Hall was also a renowned expert in his time. The Legacy Seed was the Cloudheart Flower, said to contain the profound mysteries of the cloud-heart and was exceptionally powerful.
It was no exaggeration to say that with their Transcendent Great Perfection Nascent Soul cultivation and their Legacy Seeds, Qing Zhu and Xiao Danrou feared no one in the Four Great Domains. Even those other Great Perfection Nascent Soul old monsters with unfathomable spiritual power cultivated over thousands of years would not dare to act rashly against the two of them.
Yet, Jin'er was now saying that these two incredibly powerful women, along with the three Little Phoenix Hairpins—Lan Feier and the others—had exhausted all their means against Gu Qingfeng in the Black-Raven Secret Realm, not only failing to defeat him but even being unable to shake him in the slightest?
Was that possible?
If these five joined forces, who in the entire assembly would dare to face them?
Not to mention those Nascent Soul old monsters, even the three reincarnated great powers—Senior Jin, Wan Huaiyu, and Qin Hao—probably wouldn't dare, right?
And all based on that Gu Qingfeng?
Yes.
His strength was indeed a bit bizarre. With mere Purple Mansion cultivation, he had slain Nascent Soul experts. But even if you argued until the heavens fell, that was still just Purple Mansion cultivation. He possessed no innate or acquired fortunes. No matter how strong his power was, how strong could it possibly be?
No one believed Jin'er's words. Everyone thought it impossible.
"Hmph! If you don't believe me, you can ask Elder Sister Fei'er and the others!"
Seeing that no one believed her, Jin'er retorted indignantly.
Given the precedent of Jin'er earlier claiming Gu Qingfeng's Musical Arts attainment was peerless under heaven, everyone couldn't help but have doubts. They all turned their gazes towards the five women: Lan Feier, Shui Yunruo, Huo Wu Chenyue, Xiao Danrou, and Qing Zhu.
At this moment, the expressions of the five women were each more complex than the last—panic, anger, and embarrassment.
The Black-Raven Secret Realm incident was an indelible disgrace for the five women, something they never wanted to mention again in their lives, and what they feared most being exposed. Yet, despite all their worries, they never imagined this matter would be exposed today, and by Jin'er of all people.
It was a shameful incident too embarrassing to speak of.
Having it exposed like this, how could the five women not feel awkward?
What angered them was that only they and Gu Qingfeng knew about the Black-Raven Secret Realm incident. The five women firmly believed that if this matter was exposed, it could be no one else but Gu Qingfeng.
The five women now wished they could charge over and tear Gu Qingfeng to pieces, but they couldn't do that now. Because everyone present was staring at them, waiting for their response.
What to do?
Admit that what Jin'er said was true?
What a joke! Admitting this would be tantamount to telling everyone that in the Black-Raven Secret Realm, they had been poisoned by the Union Joy Flower, then, driven by burning desire, stripped naked and actively threw themselves at him, only to be rejected?
That was far too humiliating!
If they admitted it, they would have no face left to see anyone in the future.
Lan Feier, Shui Yunruo, and Huo Wu Chenyue were at a loss, utterly unsure how to respond. It was Xiao Danrou and Qing Zhu who remained relatively calm, especially Qing Zhu. Her embarrassment lasted only a moment before being replaced by composure. She looked at Jin'er and asked, "Little Jin'er, who told you these things? Did he tell you?"
She pointed at Gu Qingfeng and continued, "If so, then he must have deceived you. I have never met this person before, much less crossed hands with him."
"Young Master Chiyan, aren't you going too far?" Xiao Danrou also forced down the panic in her heart and rebuked, "I have no grievance or enmity with you. Them wanting to challenge you in martial arts is their business. What does it have to do with me? How could you let a little girl speak for you and even tell such nonsense to deceive her? Have you no conscience!"
Clearly, Xiao Danrou's words carried a hidden meaning, mocking Gu Qingfeng for going back on his word. He had promised not to leak this matter, yet now he told a little girl. How shameless!
"Gu Qingfeng! I admit I'm no match for you, but you can't just fabricate such nonsense to deceive everyone!" Huo Wu Chenyue also stepped forward, shouting angrily, "I warn you, don't speak recklessly, or I'll stake my life to make you pay!"
Immediately, Lan Feier and Shui Yunruo also secretly warned Gu Qingfeng to behave himself. If he dared leak this matter, they would not be polite!
"Elder Sisters, you've got the wrong idea. I never told Little Jin'er about this sort of thing!" Gu Qingfeng was also very curious inside, wondering how Jin'er could know about the Black-Raven Secret Realm incident. Judging by the expressions of the five women, it didn't seem like they had told her. He asked, "Jin'er, who told you about this?"
"A big sister told Jin'er."
"A big sister?" Gu Qingfeng grew even more puzzled. Besides himself and the five women, the only other person who knew about the Black-Raven Secret Realm incident seemed to be Mantufan. But that woman had been suppressed for so many years, had just emerged with her mind unclear, and had long since vanished without a trace. How could she have told Jin'er?
"Mhm, a big sister. A few days ago, Jin'er heard many bad guys wanted to kill Big Brother. Jin'er was worried about Big Brother's safety, so she secretly went alone to Cloudmist Sect to look for Big Brother. Unfortunately, Big Brother wasn't there. Luckily, Jin'er met the big sister. The big sister said she knew Big Brother and told Jin'er that Big Brother was very powerful, that those bad guys were no match for Big Brother at all. The big sister also told Jin'er about how Big Brother saved Elder Sister Fei'er and the others in the Black-Raven Secret Realm."
"There's such a thing?" Gu Qingfeng grew more and more confused as he listened, unable to figure out who the 'big sister' Jin'er mentioned could be.
"Mhm, mhm! The big sister said that in the Black-Raven Secret Realm, Elder Sister Fei'er and the others didn't listen to Big Brother's advice and all got poisoned by the Union Joy Flower. Elder Sister Fei'er and the others were all fighting and scrambling to dual cultivate with Big Brother, and they even ended up fighting each other over it! Big Brother is a true gentleman. Knowing Elder Sister Fei'er and the others were poisoned by the Union Joy Flower, he didn't dual cultivate with them. Instead, he helped Elder Sister Fei'er and the others detoxify the Union Joy Flower poison."
"But... the big sister said that because Big Brother refused to dual cultivate with Elder Sister Fei'er and the others, it made them furious with shame. They couldn't swallow their anger, so in the end, they joined forces to surround and attack Big Brother... Big Brother is a gentleman, and a gentleman never raises his hand against a woman. So Big Brother just stood there and let them hit him without fighting back. It wasn't until Elder Sister Fei'er and the others were completely exhausted that Big Brother finally left..."