The meeting ended, but Hun Changqing did not return to Talisman Valley with Fu Ming. Instead, he went alone to a deserted gorge not far from the Dao Region.
Hun Changqing darted through the gorge, weaving between jagged rocks and tangled woods.
Soon, he reached a barren mountain. An exceedingly well-hidden cave lay halfway up its slope.
At that moment, a figure stood at the cave entrance.
Her figure was graceful, radiating an indescribable allure.
It was none other than the Desire Demon King.
As for Xuan Su, after her union of yin and yang with Hun Changqing, her cultivation method had reached a new level. The Desire Demon King had simply let her soul fall dormant to concentrate on cultivating, while temporarily taking control of her body.
It was rather laughable. Despite having once been a Turning Wheel Realm expert who toyed with the arts of seduction, the Desire Demon King had never reached the step Xuan Su had taken.
Back then, not a single member of the Alien Demon Clan had caught her eye. She despised them all, and held the Human Clan in even greater contempt.
As a result, her cultivation method had never reached perfection, leaving her unable to enter the samsara stage. Otherwise, she would not have died so easily at the Ice Master's hands.
Now, seeing Hun Changqing arrive, she greeted him with a coquettish smile.
"She's inside."
Hun Changqing nodded, then followed the Desire Demon King into the cave.
As they ventured deeper, the light could no longer reach them. Everything was pitch-black, without a glimpse of daylight.
After walking for roughly half an incense stick's worth of time, Hun Changqing reached a spacious, roughly fashioned plaza, clearly excavated by the Desire Demon King on short notice.
At the center of the plaza