When Qin Fengming had treated Hu Shiyun's ailment, his mind had once been seized by that terrifying Mahayana consciousness energy. With his soul realm and abilities at the time, he had been almost completely defenseless before that dreadful consciousness energy. The other party had taken total control of his mind. He could sense himself casting the technique, yet was utterly unable to control his own body.
Qin Fengming had not been muddled then. He had remained fully conscious, clearly sensing that terrifying consciousness energy control his body as it cast the technique. It was precisely because of this that he had comprehended seven Spirit Patterns, gaining immense benefits.
From what had happened then, Qin Fengming had concluded that the consciousness energy possessed an extremely high intelligence. This had left him terrified, and he had not dared touch it again, fearing that he might anger the other party and be slain outright.
Yet now, when he sensed that consciousness energy within the soul essence again, he discovered that its intelligence did not seem particularly high.
When it came to soul essence, if there was anyone in the Three Realms who could surpass Qin Fengming, he truly did not believe it. Even cultivators from the Ghost Domain, who spent all year alongside Yin Souls and ghostly beings, would not dare claim to understand soul essence better than Qin Fengming.
There was no other reason than this: Qin Fengming had spent many years in the company of countless soul essences.
The Soul Devouring Beast was the nemesis of soul essences, and an extraordinary beast that fed on the origin of soul essence. Having spent many years accompanying it, Qin Fengming had imperceptibly comprehended from it a strange perception that even he could not explain clearly. It allowed him to sense soul-essence bodies with