Chapter 2420

Zhu Yanyi watched from the side and laughed heartily. "It works. I like it too. Hiding in plain sight. Who would guess the Venerable Yanluo of the Underworld is hiding inside this cloud?"

Ouyang Tianyun, standing nearby, was startled. He knew the Underworld had been established by the Venerable Yanluo. He never imagined the Yan Emperor was Yan Aohan. He had always thought Yan Aohan was just a Yan Lord.

"Yan Emperor?" Ouyang Tianyun asked. "Junior Sister Yanyi, could this Yan Lord be the new Venerable Yanluo?"

"Yes," Zhu Yanyi nodded seriously. "Who else could it be? If she weren't the Yan Emperor, how could she receive an invitation from an Immortal Emperor? Even if she were a True God, an Immortal Emperor wouldn't send a special invitation."

Invitations between supreme rulers implied equal status. The Immortal Emperor managed the entire Immortal Realm, while the Yan Emperor managed the entire Underworld. Their positions were equal.

Hearing this, Ouyang Tianyun sighed. "Junior Sister Yanyi, you keep such tight secrets. If I hadn't asked, you never would have told me."

Zhu Yanyi waved her hand. "No one asked. Besides, can I just broadcast this? Should everyone know I am the Yan Empress? An Yan Empress with only Immortal Saint cultivation? People would look down on me." Zhu Yanyi looked calm. "I don't mind others' opinions, but what if someone with bad intentions uses me to threaten Aohan? Until I become a God, I won't say anything."

She paused and warned Ouyang Tianyun. "You must not tell anyone either."

Ouyang Tianyun pursed his lips. "I'm not some gossiping mortal woman spreading rumors. But, Junior Sister Yanyi, please don't discourage people."

"Discourage?" Zhu Yanyi truly didn't understand what Ouyang Tianyun meant.

"How many years have you cultivated? How long have you been in the Immortal Realm? You are already an Immortal Saint. What more do you want?" Ouyang Tianyun said. Her own cultivation had been sealed, allowing her to recover only to Immortal King level. Zhu Yanyi had no such seal; her progress was genuine.

Zhu Yanyi explained, "I succeeded in mending the sky in the mortal realm, which allowed me to ascend. In the Immortal Realm, Aohan and I accidentally created the Underworld. That is why I have Immortal Saint cultivation today. Otherwise, do you think I would advance so quickly? Reaching Immortal Saint is one thing, but reaching Immortal Emperor, Immortal Venerable, and then challenging True God status will take much longer."

"Even so, your cultivation is very deep," Ouyang Tianyun said, unsure what else to say. Immortal Saints were rare in the Immortal Realm. It was not easy for an Immortal to become an Immortal Saint.

"Let's leave it at that for now," Zhu Yanyi said, pointing to her still flat stomach. "Even if I wanted to cultivate, I need to give birth first."

Give birth. This "cargo" still had a long way to go. However, Zhu Yanyi was not in a hurry, nor was Yan Aohan. As an outsider, Ouyang Tianyun had no say in the matter.

The cloud vehicle took about ten days to travel from the No-Man's Land to the Immortal Palace. This was considered fast.

Usually, whether it was the Immortal Emperor or Yan Aohan, they could simply tear through space to reach their destination. However, Yan Aohan felt that since Zhu Yanyi was pregnant, it was safer to travel slowly.

The invitation was merely for a gathering at the Immortal Palace, with no strict time limit. So, he could take his time.

Ouyang Tianyun was anxious, but the vehicle belonged to them. If they were not in a hurry, his anxiety was useless.

Zhu Yanyi lay on a recliner, eating a ginseng fruit from her Ruyi Space. She watched the scenery pass by. There was nothing but clouds and wind, but Zhu Yanyi found these days leisurely.

Many things in life cannot be rushed. Rushing brings no benefit.

Mortals are lucky to live to a hundred. For Immortals, a hundred years is like a short meditation or a nap. They no longer worry much about lifespan.

Because they do not worry about lifespan, they sometimes ignore the beauty around them.

Why are Immortals said to be emotionless? Long years of loneliness make them numb to everything. They do not see the value in such things.

Why do many Immortals choose reincarnation to become mortals? Because a mortal life is very exciting.

Zhu Yanyi had been a mortal. She understood the daily busyness of mortals, striving not to waste their time. In the Immortal Realm, Zhu Yanyi had less busyness and more leisure.

It seemed she was inadvertently wasting her life.

Zhu Yanyi was slightly stunned. She realized she had started wasting her life. Was it because she had over twenty thousand years of lifespan left as an Immortal Saint? Or was it because having a child made her slacken?

For a woman, giving birth is an instinct. The origin of life softens a woman's heart. For a female cultivator, having a child creates attachment. Attachment can lead to heart demons. If heart demons are not resolved, the consequences are severe.

Although Zhu Yanyi was no longer just a female cultivator, she was not yet a God or a Supreme Ruler. Until then, she was still essentially a female cultivator.

Knowing she had a child, her heart had softened. For the child's sake, she had slowly compromised on some things.

But as a cultivator, one must always face difficulties. Compromise is not allowed.

She realized she had compromised without noticing.

Zhu Yanyi suddenly understood. That was why she felt so leisurely. She had thought it was due to following her heart, but now she knew it was due to compromise.

She closed her eyes. Life exists not to compromise, but to enjoy its beauty. Life has ups and downs and countless hardships. If one compromises, only oneself suffers. Therefore, one must never compromise or have such thoughts.

She understood. Compromise was a step backward for a cultivator. She could not compromise. Since she could not compromise, she could only move forward continuously and work hard.