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Wen Qianzhu suddenly realized, then asked in confusion, "With your talent and physique, you could easily rely on a top-tier power in another dimension and migrate safely with your sect. Why risk crossing the black mist?"

"It won't work."

Xiao Yunshang shook her head slightly, a hint of coldness flashing in her eyes: "The major powers have set an ironclad rule not to accept migrants like us who have no roots or origins. I am merely a Primordial Profound Body, not a top-tier Primordial Divine Body, so naturally I will not receive any special treatment."

"You should know that the people who migrated there ten thousand years ago, even if they survived the wars, could not integrate into the local top powers and suffered from exclusion and suppression for many years."

"I see."

Wen Qianzhu felt this deeply. If they hadn't been suppressed, there would never have been a Martial Emperor among the descendants of the migrating clan.

"Let's stop talking for now."

Xiao Yunshang looked at Xiao Anxun and said in a calm tone, "Crossing the black fog has taken a huge toll. I need to find a quiet place to recuperate. I would like to trouble Your Majesty to arrange a place for me to stay."

"Please follow me, senior."

Xiao Anxun dared not delay and personally led Xiao Yunshang to Yangxin Palace to settle in.

After the two left, Wen Qianzhu's eyes flickered slightly, and she quietly transmitted her thoughts to Su Mu using her divine sense.

"If you were to fight her, would you have a chance of winning?"

"I'm not entirely confident," Su Mu replied truthfully, his tone intriguing.

He was not afraid of Xiao Yunshang. As a powerful outsider, she was suppressed by the world here and could not fully unleash her strength. However, he had never seen Xiao Yunshang make a move, so he could not accurately judge her trump cards.

If what Xiao Yunshang said is true, and she really possesses an innate profound body, then her combat power must far exceed that of an ordinary late-stage Martial King cultivator.

If we disregard external resources and trump cards, Su Mu knew he would be no match for Su Mu if they clashed head-on based solely on their physical strength and cultivation.

He possesses numerous trump cards such as the Immobilization Talisman and the Teleportation Talisman, and Xiao Yunshang must also have hidden deadly methods.

"This senior member of the Xiao family is gentle and should be easy to get along with." Xiao Anran breathed a long sigh of relief. She had been worried that the two of them would start fighting.

Su Mu did not respond, but silently released his divine sense to quietly sense the imperial dragon energy within the palace and investigate whether Xiao Yunshang's arrival would affect the empire's fortune.

Within the palace, the imperial aura indeed stirred, and the torrent of fortune became increasingly condensed and profound.

Su Mu thus concluded that what Xiao Yunshang said was true, and that the other party had no malicious intent in attacking him.

Since it was harmless, Su Mu stopped thinking about it.

He raised his hand and gently stroked Jinzi's head. Jinzi let out a soft cry, flapped its wings, and soared freely in the sky above the imperial city.

Wen Qianzhu returned to the quiet room on the second floor of the library to recuperate, while Su Mu stayed alone in the courtyard, practicing basic fist and foot techniques, continuously refining his physical body, and adapting to the physical enhancement brought by the Thunderous Crystal.

Since ascending to the position of Emperor Emeritus, Su Mu no longer needs to consciously circulate his cultivation techniques, as the vast imperial aura will automatically and continuously flow into his body, saving him a great deal of cultivation time.

In addition, his own true fire was of superior quality, and with the aid of a large number of pills, his power accumulated at a rapid pace. The imperial sword spirit in his dantian also continued to grow and become more solid under the nourishment of spiritual energy.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

At dawn, Xiao Yunshang, having recovered from her rest and regained her normal complexion, came to the library alone.

"Eunuch Su."

Xiao Yunshang smiled gently and asked politely, "I've heard that Jinzi has rarely ventured out to gain experience since its birth. I'd like to take it out of the palace to explore and hone its skills. Is that alright?"

"Of course."

Su Mu readily agreed.

To ensure the absorption of the imperial aura, he couldn't leave the palace for extended periods. However, Jinzi was in his formative years and urgently needed to go out and hone his skills. Now, with a late-stage Martial King realm expert accompanying and protecting him, Jinzi's safety was not a concern.

He is bound to Jinzi by blood, so there is absolutely no way he could be usurped by someone else. Moreover, Jinzi is a divine bird left behind by the Xiao family's ancestors, so Xiao Yunshang has no reason to harm Jinzi.

After agreeing, Su Mu gave Jinzi a few special instructions. Jinzi, being intelligent, nodded obediently and remembered them all.

And so, Xiao Yunshang left the Great Qian Imperial City with the gold.

Not long after the two left, Xiao Anxun quickly arrived at the library and bowed to report: "Senior Yunshang mentioned yesterday that she will be traveling throughout the empire's territory in the coming days to eliminate the demonic beasts within the borders and deter the southern witch tribes, thereby stabilizing the situation in the Great Qian Dynasty."

"Yes, very good."

Su Mu nodded slightly, understanding. Besides clearing out the demonic beasts and intimidating the Wu Clan, Xiao Yunshang must also be searching for the surviving members of the Xiao Clan in the other dimension.

The days flowed by peacefully.

Xiao Yunshang frequently went out to take action, and her decisiveness in killing led to the extermination of a large number of demonic beasts within the empire. The southern witch clan, fearing her strength, restrained all their movements and showed no signs of invading northward. The situation in the Great Qian Dynasty visibly stabilized.

March has come to an end, and April has begun.

Wen Qianzhu gave birth to a baby boy successfully.

Martial King realm cultivators possess extraordinary physiques, making childbirth risk-free and often eliminating the need for midwives. Xiao Anran, accompanied by two palace maids, meticulously tended to the room and handled postpartum matters with care.

With everything settled, Su Mu entered the room and reached out to pick up the infant in swaddling clothes.

"We agreed before that this child would be your son."

Wen Qianzhu lay on the bed, a smile in her eyes: "You can choose the child's name. Also, he will take your surname, Su."

After a moment's thought, Su Mu slowly said, "His biological father is Liang Song, so why not name him Su Song as a memento?"

"Can."

Wen Qianzhu nodded gently, without objection.

At that moment, Su Mu heard a crisp notification from the system.

[Congratulations, host, on the birth of a child who is not your biological child and takes your surname! The system reward has been deposited into your inventory. Please check it!]

The infant Su Song was well-behaved and quiet, neither crying nor fussing. Su Mu held him for a while, then carefully placed him back on the bed.

He quickly returned to his room, opened the system inventory, and checked the reward.

Of all things in the world, the first time is of utmost importance.

This recognition of a son is also a special first, and the system directly gave him a top-grade Heaven-rank reward.

The reward is a secret technique called "Heavenly Illusionary Divine Eye".

This secret technique is incredibly powerful. It can not only see through all illusions and phantoms in the world and directly see the origin of all things, but it can also be reversed to forcibly pull the enemy into the illusion it has constructed.

Compared to the "Eye of Illusion" that Su Mu had previously mastered, the Heavenly Illusion Divine Eye was of a completely different grade, not even in the same league.

The power of a secret technique depends on the level of one's spiritual power; the stronger the spiritual power, the greater the power.

With Su Mu's current formidable spiritual cultivation, if he activates the Heavenly Illusionary Divine Eye, even a Martial King realm expert would be forcibly pulled into the illusion, and a Martial Emperor realm expert would also suffer strong spiritual interference.

Without a doubt, this secret technique became another trump card for Su Mu to fight against powerful enemies.

"With the Heavenly Illusionary Divine Eye combined with the Immobilization Talisman, even if the enemy manages to dodge one of them, it is impossible for them to avoid both."

Su Mu was delighted and continued to count the rewards.