Luo Xiu, having removed his clothes, felt somewhat embarrassed. Seeing that Luo Ying was still getting ready, he had no choice but to look around the room to diffuse the awkwardness.

He discovered that this was a very luxurious secret chamber, with glowing jade tiles covering the walls and floor. The furnishings were ancient and grand, with every kind of furniture one could imagine. On the ceiling, there was an array overflowing with cyan light, identical to the one he had seen above the Lotus Pond.

"Is this secret chamber beneath the Lotus Pond?"

Luo Ying nodded gently. "This is the chamber where Your Majesty used to retreat and recover from your injuries."

"Alright, Your Majesty, we can begin. I will now remove the Blood Ban Technique from you. Please sit cross-legged with your hands extended."

Luo Xiu did as he was told, sitting cross-legged and extending his hands.

Then Luo Ying, completely undressed, also sat cross-legged in front of him, extending her hands so that her palms faced his.

Luo Xiu lifted his gaze, and his body instantly grew hot. He almost had a massive nosebleed. Luo Ying's cross-legged posture was incredibly revealing! For Luo Xiu, sitting directly in front of her, the view was simply a perfect, divine angle.

He swallowed hard, trying to keep his composure. Thinking that out of sight would be out of mind, he closed his eyes and refused to look.

However, the disobedient little Luo Xiu just wouldn't stay still.

Luo Ying's expression remained serious as she admonished him, "Your Majesty must not have stray thoughts. If your blood flows too quickly, it will be detrimental to me removing the Blood Ban Technique."

"I'm not thinking anything inappropriate!" Luo Xiu said brazenly, pretending to be calm.

Luo Ying spoke calmly, "After this is over, Your Majesty can do as you wish with me. But for now, you must focus your mind and spirit and remain calm."

Suddenly, Luo Xiu felt a burning sensation both inside and outside his body, as if his blood was on fire.

"Speaking of which… what exactly is our relationship?"

Luo Ying explained, "I was transformed from Your Majesty's Companion Green Lotus. After cultivating a human form, I have always been by Your Majesty's side, serving you. You could consider me your personal maid."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiu was quiet for a moment before asking, "From what you're saying… am I a transformed lotus flower?"

"Yes, and no."

"What do you mean by that?"

Luo Ying reminisced, "As far as I know, the Creation Green Lotus has been by your side since you were born, sometimes separate from you, sometimes merged as one. You could say that you are the Creation Green Lotus, and the Creation Green Lotus is you."

"As for the specifics, I do not know."

Luo Xiu asked, "So you're saying I was born to parents?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you have biological parents."

Luo Xiu eagerly asked, "Then where are they now?"

"They are on the Lingtian Plateau in the Upper Realm. Your Majesty, there's no need to worry. The Master and Madam possess peerless cultivation and are surely safe and sound."

"Furthermore, you have an older brother and sister, both of whom are peerless talents who will certainly take good care of our elders."

"Additionally, the Empress Dowager is there as well."

"When you go to the Upper Realm, you will be able to reunite with them."

A smile bloomed on Luo Xiu's face. Thinking of his parents, brother, and sister made his heart feel warm.

So he truly had relatives alive in this world, and they were all doing well. But that Empress Dowager…

Luo Xiu asked, "Who is the Empress Dowager?"

Luo Ying paused for a moment before replying, "She is your betrothed. Although you were never formally married, she is universally acknowledged as the Empress."

"The Empress Dowager is one of the top ten most beautiful fairies in the Upper Realm. Your Majesty, you fell in love with her at first sight and repeatedly sought her hand in marriage. Everyone in the Upper Realm knows about this."

Luo Xiu felt a little strange. "As the mighty Azure Emperor, do I need to actively pursue a girl?"

"It was a special case. The Empress Dowager possesses immense charm."

"I see. I'd really like to meet this beautiful fairy you speak of."

Luo Ying asked, "Does Your Majesty truly want to know about your past?"

"Tell me."

"Hmm… where should I begin? Let me think."

"Give me the short version."

Luo Ying composed her thoughts. "Your Majesty possessed astounding talent from a young age. By the age of thirty, you had stepped into the Emperor Realm, becoming a Profound Emperor."

"At forty, you took another step forward and became a Red Emperor."

"By the time you were one hundred and fifty, you had advanced even further to become the strongest—a White Emperor!"

As she spoke, Luo Ying's face was filled with pride.

Luo Xiu asked curiously, "Then why am I known as the Azure Emperor?"

Luo Ying explained, "Originally, the Emperor Realm only comprised three great states: Profound Emperor, Red Emperor, and White Emperor."

"After reaching the Profound Emperor Realm, one's Spiritual Power becomes purple. A Red Emperor's Spiritual Power is red, and a White Emperor's is white."

"After becoming a White Emperor, one more step forward leads to ascension to the Celestial Realm, becoming a true divine being."

"However, Your Majesty, you were dissatisfied with certain actions of the Celestial Realm. During your ascension, you forcibly severed the Starry Sky Ancient Path and chose to remain in the mortal world, creating a fourth Emperor Realm."

"Because your Spiritual Power is azure, you became known as the Azure Emperor."

Luo Xiu nodded. "So above the Upper Realm, there is also a Celestial Realm, correct?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Luo Xiu inquired, "What happened after I refused to ascend to the Celestial Realm?"

Luo Ying replied, "After that, you often went out alone to wage war across the Three Thousand Worlds of the Upper Realm, fighting until no one there dared to proclaim themselves Emperor."

"You stood alone on the Lingtian Plateau, established an empire, suppressed all the world's formidable enemies, and severed countless others' paths to ascension."

"From then on, no one else could ascend to the Celestial Realm. Anyone who tried was struck down and killed by you."

Luo Xiu was taken aback. "Was I really that domineering?"

Luo Ying sighed. "And it was for this very reason that the Celestial Realm was enraged and decided to descend to vanquish Your Majesty."

"But Your Majesty, you remained fearless. You ascended to the heavens multiple times, sword in hand, to slay gods, killing so many that the deities of the Celestial Realm didn't dare interfere with the Upper and Lower Realms for thousands of years."

"Until one day, the gods descended once more. In the battle at the Boundless Heavens, you were defeated, Your Majesty, and fell to the Lower Realm to heal."

Luo Xiu questioned, "So I came to this Shanhai Territory?"

Luo Ying nodded. "But you came not only to heal; you also came to suppress the Tomb of Civilization beneath the Green Lotus Palace."

"For a time after that, you often wandered throughout the Shanhai Territory, leaving behind your awe-inspiring renown."

Luo Xiu asked, "But I must have died eventually, right?"

Luo Ying answered, "One time, after you went into the Tomb of Civilization, you emerged as an infant, carried out by a very mysterious old master."

Hearing this, Luo Xiu couldn't help but think of his master—Ghost Valley Heavenly Master Guijian Chou. The mysterious old man Luo Ying mentioned was most likely him.

Luo Ying continued, "That old master left behind a lotus root, saying it was the seed of the Companion Green Lotus, and told me to plant it here."

Luo Xiu asked, "Is that the Green Lotus I saw earlier in the Lotus Pond?"

Luo Ying nodded slightly. "After that old master took you away as an infant, I remained in the Green Lotus Palace, waiting for you and guarding the lotus seed."

Luo Xiu inquired, "Then what made you leave?"

Luo Ying pondered. "Ten years ago, a loud boom suddenly erupted from the Tomb of Civilization beneath the Green Lotus Palace, and a spatial rift appeared. I went in to investigate and emerged in Henghai."

Hearing this, Luo Xiu recalled what Ai Hongye had said about the "mysterious prehistoric boom." It seemed that was the sound Luo Ying was referring to.

Luo Xiu asked, "So after you got out, you participated in the Henghai battle?"

Luo Ying nodded. "Those monsters crawled out of the spatial rift that appeared after the boom from the Tomb of Civilization. They seemed to be controlled by someone from the shadows."

"I did my utmost to slay those monsters, but I was severely injured in the process, and my strength was greatly diminished. After the battle ended, I intended to return to the Green Lotus Palace to heal, but I was unexpectedly ambushed by people from the Holy Boi Religion."

"They surrounded me and took my body for their experiments. Fortunately, I had managed to hide a strand of my Divine Sense before I died. Otherwise, I would not have been able to recover with your help, Your Majesty."

"Actually… I still remember what happened in that laboratory the last time I saw you, Your Majesty."

"At that time, I only had a faint strand of Divine Sense. I couldn't control my own body or communicate with you, and I even ended up hurting you."

Remembering the events in the underground laboratory of Henghai Provincial City, Luo Xiu murmured, "I remember, too. You were crying."

As he spoke, he opened his eyes and looked at Luo Ying, who was alive and sitting right in front of him. She was crying now, too.

"Don't cry. Haven't I returned?"

Luo Ying's lips trembled with grievance as she choked back a sob. "Your Majesty, I… I really missed you."

"Previously, no matter what you did or where you went, I could only watch your lonely back from afar. This time, please let me stay by your side forever, won't you?"

"…"

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