This was the first time Gao Xian had encountered such a thing. A cultivator of the same realm stood before him, yet he could not even tell their gender. It was truly bizarre!
At the Nascent Soul Realm, one did not judge a person's gender by bodily traits, but by the essence of their soul.
A man's soul was founded on yang qi, a woman's soul on yin qi. This was a rule of heaven and earth. It was the foundation of union between man and woman, and the basis of all dual cultivation.
If one could not even distinguish yin from yang, then what union was there to speak of? What dual cultivation?
Zhi Zhen was peerlessly exquisite, possessing a profoundly mysterious androgynous beauty—neither masculine nor feminine, but beauty in its purest form. Of course, Zhi Zhen could never compare to Xiao Jinse in sheer looks.
It could only be said that Zhi Zhen possessed a uniquely special beauty, unlike that of any man or woman.
Gao Xian was not interested in Zhi Zhen's gender. The fact that he could not discern it meant either that his cultivation was insufficient, or that Zhi Zhen's cultivation was exceptionally profound.
That alone proved that Zhi Zhen's body and soul were perfectly complete, without the slightest flaw. Her cultivation was surely no weaker than his own.
He sighed inwardly. What a formidable enemy!
Ever since attaining the Golden Core, Gao Xian had swept aside all cultivators of the same rank, invincible wherever he went. He had grown accustomed to it, even feeling that it was only natural.
He possessed the Wind and Moon Mirror, after all. It could gather the strength of all living beings and bestow it upon him. Sweeping through opponents of the same rank was only normal; even killing