Chapter 2496

The Immortal Empress, having experienced life herself, understood how crucial a home was to a lonely soul. These children had once been rejected by various factions of the Immortal Realm for various reasons. Now that the Azure Sovereign Sect had given them a new life, they would only wish to stay forever. They would never want to leave.

The Immortal Emperor was not oblivious. He knew this well. During his time interacting with these children in the Azure Sovereign Sect, he had realized their deep sense of belonging to the sect.

"I was just saying," the Immortal Emperor said, though he felt a hint of regret. He had genuinely wanted to take some of the children with him, but he understood that reality often made choices for us.

"By the way, Qian Huansheng has broken through," the Immortal Emperor remembered something and told Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow slightly. "So he has ascended? Which city did he enter?"

The Immortal Emperor glanced at Yan Aohan and replied, "The Ice Snow City."

"Not bad. The Ice Snow City already has over seventy percent demon immortals. It is a good choice for him. At least his safety is not an issue," Yan Aohan nodded with a smile, agreeing.

Both the Ice Snow City and the Hundred Changes Hall had demon immortals. The Hundred Changes Hall had the most, nearly ninety percent, while the Ice Snow City also had a significant number. For Silver Fox, that place was clearly very suitable.

"So you are leaving," Yan Aohan turned to look at the Black Emperor, his tone very certain.

She knew that the Black Emperor’s most important task now was to find and cultivate the Emperors of various realms. Although there were many Sovereigns, they were not numerous. For true gods to become Sovereigns was not easy. Just as there were many demon immortals, there was only ever one Demon Emperor.

And the Black Emperor clearly favored Silver Fox.

"I favor Qian Huansheng, but I need to observe him for a while longer. After all, there are many demon immortals like him. In three years, the Ruthless Wolf King will also ascend to become a demon immortal. I need to see who ultimately wins between the two," the Black Emperor said. He actually had a slight bias toward Silver Fox, mainly because Silver Fox did not cultivate the Ruthless Dao.

In cultivation, the Ruthless Dao progressed fastest at the beginning, but it was the most hopeless in the long run. Even though the Ruthless Dao was one of the three thousand paths, those who truly succeeded in it were never ruthless wolves. Of course, the Black Emperor only thought this to himself and told no one. For Silver Fox, having a pair might help him improve.

The Black Emperor added, "The candidates for the Demon Realm have appeared. I only need to watch the process. Next, I must find the Master of the Illusion Realm. So, it is time for me to leave."

"Is the Illusion Realm emerging?" the Immortal Emperor asked.

Among all planes, the Illusion Realm was the most elusive. No one knew where it was. Perhaps a single thought could lead you into it, or perhaps you would search your whole life and never find it.

However, the existence of the Illusion Realm could judge the goodness or evil of human hearts, making it very important.

"The Illusion Realm is too changeable. Finding a successor is not easy, so I must go look again. However, I seem to have some leads recently," the Black Emperor explained briefly, then looked at the Empress. "Wife, shall we go together?"

"You really want to go?" the Empress sighed. "In the past, didn’t you always find the Emperors yourself? Why do you need me to go with you now?"

The Black Emperor said helplessly, "No choice. If I stay any longer, I feel you will lose interest in your husband."

Everyone: (⊙o⊙)…

The Empress was stunned. So the Black Emperor was jealous? Thinking about it, she realized that over the years, she had indeed ignored her because of some interesting things. No wonder she was jealous.

"Fine, let’s go together," the Empress said. Since she knew the problem, she naturally wanted to spend more time with the Black Emperor. Leaving with her was the first step.

Happy that his wife was willing to leave with him, the Black Emperor didn’t even bother to say a proper goodbye. He pulled the Empress and left, saying only, "We are leaving."

"They left really fast," the Immortal Emperor said with a grin.

Yan Aohan nodded in agreement from the side. "Indeed very fast. I never thought the Black Emperor would be so impatient."

"Aren’t you two leaving too?" Zhu Yanyi looked at the Immortal Emperor and Empress.

"I need to prepare some things and return to handle some affairs," the Immortal Emperor said. "Many people have ascended recently, and there are preparations to be made. So I plan to return to the Immortal Palace." He then looked at the Empress. "Wife, let’s leave for a while. Once I handle the matters in the Immortal Palace, we will return."

The Empress nodded slightly, then said to Zhu Yanyi, "Yanyi, wait for me. I will be back soon."

Zhu Yanyi could only smile at the Empress’s Wolf-like answer. "Okay, then have a safe trip. Don’t forget to bring local specialties when you come back."

"Absolutely," the Empress nodded seriously.

Seeing that it was about time, the Immortal Emperor pulled the Empress and left.

Zhu Yanyi looked at the Suiyuan Pharmacy and smiled at Yan Aohan. "It’s just the two of us left here again."

Yan Aohan nodded with a smile and said, "It doesn’t matter. It is normal for it to be just the two of us. And don’t you think it is the most fun when it’s just the two of us? That way, we won’t be disturbed when we talk as a couple."

There were times when they were disturbed, such as when Cuiwan requested an audience.

However, this did not happen often, as Cuiwan mainly came out to study.

Since Zhu Yanyi’s return, only a few management personnel and a few direct disciples like Cuiwan knew. But a month later, when Zhu Yanyi started giving lessons to everyone, all the disciples knew that the Sect Master of the Azure Sovereign Sect had returned.

After this return, Zhu Yanyi’s days were relatively peaceful. Except for nurturing her pregnancy, teaching, and making medicine, she rarely went out.

As time passed, Zhu Yanyi’s belly gradually grew larger.

Fortunately, it was a single fetus. Although it was large, it was not absurdly so. Moreover, Zhu Yanyi’s spirit was very good, seemingly unaffected. This was likely due to the benefit of the strand of vitality left by the Empress earlier.

Thus, forty years passed. The child was about to be born at any moment, and at the same time, the Tianyun Competition was about to begin.

The registration for the Tianyun Competition had been handled by Zhuge Hongwen with the necessary documents.

This time, the requirements for participating in the Tianyun Competition included the Sect Master, two top experts from the sect, and seven disciples.