Back in his guest room, Gao Xian first activated the formation to seal off the inside from the outside.
Only after confirming that the surroundings were safe did Gao Xian close his eyes, sit cross-legged, and sink his consciousness into his sea of awareness.
The pure yang wine vapor transformed from Crimson Sky had been forcibly wrapped into a ball by the blood light transformed from the Blood River Celestial Venerable Transformation Origin Book.
After Gao Xian had slain countless demons of the Demon Race, the Blood River Celestial Venerable Transformation Origin Book had long since been refined to the peak of the sixth rank, gathering boundless foul qi and baleful qi in the process.
Gao Xian normally did not dare use the Blood River Celestial Venerable Transformation Origin Book, for fear of stirring up the foul qi and baleful qi contained within and setting himself ablaze with his own fire.
Yet he could not refuse Hai Yuqiong's toast. Refusing it would mean admitting defeat, leaving him no choice but to follow Hai Yuqiong's arrangements.
The banquet had been a test to begin with. There was no need to say it aloud; both sides understood perfectly well.
Fortunately, Hai Yuqiong had been fairly proper and had not stepped in personally. She had merely seen the dense foul qi upon him and used Crimson Sky's fierce pure yang liquor to strike directly at his weakness.
Gao Xian had held out through the first few cups with the Taiyuan Divine Image and the Five Elements Wuji Sword. When he could no longer endure, he activated the fusion of his three primordial spirits. With the temporary eruption of immense primordial spirit power, he instead suppressed all of Crimson Sky's pure yang wine vapor.
Once Hai Yuqiong brought out the large bowls, Gao Xian