"This shouldn't be happening?"
He Ni frowned, pondering, but couldn't figure out the reason.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't be having such a bad premonition.
After all, she had once been an Immortal Emperor of the ancient era. Countless years had passed, and only Immortal Emperors from that same era might hold a grudge against her.
But she couldn't possibly sense the resentment of an Immortal Emperor.
If it were an ordinary person, that would be even more impossible.
She had an innate spiritual treasure suppressing her own aura, and her strength had already recovered to the Profound Divine Sixth Layer. For any mere ant, if they harbored malicious thoughts toward her, she would definitely be able to sense their location.
There simply wouldn't be this vague, faint sense of unease.
"Forget it, since I can't figure it out, I won't think about it."
He Ni closed her eyes, focused her mind, and planned to continue comprehending the Great Dao.
But her flat abdomen moved once, then moved again.
"Mischievous." A motherly smile appeared on He Ni's cool face as she touched her abdomen: "Yan'er be good, Mother is cultivating, don't cause trouble."
"Mother, I sense Father." A tender child's voice echoed in He Ni's mind.
"Wha... what?" He Ni's smile stiffened, then she said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, you don't have a father, you're mine."
"Then why do I sense someone connected by blood?" Yan'er's voice sounded confused.
"That's your misunderstanding. You're still young and don't understand. Perhaps that person, like you, possesses the Xuanhuang Indestructible Blood, which is why you feel a connection." He Ni explained.
"Oh! Is that how it is." Yan'er's tender voice sounded bewildered.
"Yes, that's it."
He Ni answered very definitively.
Clearly, she wasn't deceiving her daughter; she truly believed it that way.
As for Gu Qing, it was impossible for him to appear in the Immortal Realm, let alone here.
After all, when she left, Gu Qing was only at the King Realm. It had only been a few decades since then, how could Gu Qing possibly have ascended already?
Therefore, He Ni subconsciously ignored Gu Qing.
"Then Mother, when can I be born?" Yan'er asked expectantly.
She didn't want to stay in her mother's womb sleeping anymore.
She wanted to go out and see the outside world.
She also wanted to see what the person connected by blood to her looked like, whether they looked just like her.
"Don't be impatient, baby. Mother is recovering her cultivation. When Mother recovers to the Immortal King Realm, you can be born, okay? Besides, it's not time for you to be born yet." He Ni's voice was gentle as she coaxed.
"Okay." Yan'er was a bit unhappy, but she still obediently listened to He Ni.
"Mmm, Yan'er is the most well-behaved."
After soothing her daughter, He Ni was in a great mood. Touching her flat abdomen, her face was filled with maternal radiance.
"My daughter has the potential of an Immortal Emperor." she thought to herself.
This statement was definitely not blind confidence from a mother's perspective.
Rather, Yan'er truly had the potential of an Immortal Emperor.
Yan'er had perfectly inherited the innate talent bloodline of her and Gu Qing, and had even undergone evolution.
Born sacred, naturally possessing the Xuanhuang Dao Body, with innate foundations, and mastery of the Xuanhuang Great Dao.
Her veins flowed with the indestructible Xuanhuang blood, and she possessed her three thousand sword orifices, nurturing innate sword energy.
There was also a Great Dao Bone.
This Great Dao Bone was extraordinary; if it were to fully mature, it would at least reach the Immortal Emperor Realm.
He Ni's cultivation recovered so quickly, thanks to her daughter's Great Dao Bone.
Although she seemed to be comprehending the Dao here, she was actually contemplating her daughter's Great Dao Bone while absorbing the immortal energy filling the sky.
With good luck, she might collect a few more drops of Time Essence.
Thinking of this, He Ni felt that her days were becoming more and more promising.
Carrying a child in her womb, she was in a good mood every day.
Moreover, with the Kongtong Seal suppressing fate, their luck was simply explosive, often finding treasures from the Morning Dusk Sea Secret Realm.
When her daughter was born, they would seek the Great Dao together, accompanying each other forever.
"All the hardship is worth it."
He Ni suddenly thought of Gu Qing and couldn't help but feel immensely fortunate that Gu Qing hadn't taken her as his Master back then.
Otherwise, she would never have had such an obedient and gentle daughter.
Thinking of the few months she had been tormented by Gu Qing, He Ni's face instantly flushed red as she spat under her breath: "Pervert, utterly wicked."
After cursing, He Ni touched her burning hot cheeks, her body went soft, and images of herself being so soft in Gu Qing's arms that she couldn't even muster the strength to speak kept flooding her mind.
"I wonder how that scoundrel is doing now, whether he has broken through to the Saint Realm. He probably hasn't, right." He Ni pursed her red lips, her eyes revealing a longing that even she herself was unaware of.
"Greetings, Daoist He."
At this moment, a bright voice interrupted He Ni's train of thought.
He Ni frowned and looked over.
She saw a handsome and elegant young man with a smile on his face, bearing a graceful demeanor, who had arrived using the art of shrinking the earth into an inch.
"What is it?" He Ni's voice was cold and ethereal, like a sound from heaven.
"I have prepared a Dao Discussion Conference, inviting more than ten like-minded fellow Daoists to sit and discuss the Dao, as well as exchange information. Therefore, I have come specially to invite Daoist He. I would be honored if you would grace us with your presence, Fellow Daoist Zhou."
Zhou Shengfeng bowed with cupped hands, his expression sincere.
"Boring."
"Withdraw."
"Do not come to disturb this one's cultivation in the future."
He Ni said coldly.
She had no interest in so-called Dao discussions, but she was very interested in exchanging information.
After all, she understood the importance of information.
But to exchange information with a group of strangers, this information was not worth having.
This was not the first time she had rejected similar invitations.
"Then I shall not disturb Daoist He's cultivation."
Zhou Shengfeng's smile stiffened for a moment. He bowed with cupped hands and did not insist, turning away gracefully to leave.
His smile remained unchanged on his face, but inwardly, his heart was already burning with rage.
He was the son of an Immortal King and at the peak of the Profound Divine Realm, yet he was driven away like a fly.
Zhou Shengfeng had never suffered such a great humiliation in his life.
If he hadn't feared He Ni's strength and background, he would have already made his move.
"Truly worthy of being Immortal Maiden He."
Seeing Zhou Shengfeng return in defeat, the surrounding experts secretly rejoiced.
Zhou Shengfeng had relied on his strength and status to act tyrannically, not hesitating to seize the treasures of Time's Dusk.
Now, seeing Zhou Shengfeng suffer a setback, they couldn't feel more satisfied.
Looking at He Ni again, everyone couldn't help but add a bit more respect to their gazes.
Only He Ni would dare to reject Zhou Shengfeng so domineeringly.
"All of you, retreat. You are not allowed to come and watch in the future."
He Ni's clear and ethereal voice contained terrifying sword intent, ringing in everyone's minds, as if their souls were locked by a peerless divine sword, about to shatter.
Everyone couldn't help but let out a groan of pain, their faces turning pale as turbulent waves surged in their hearts.
Just her voice was so terrifying; He Ni's true strength must be far greater than what they knew.
So the question is, is this really a Profound Divine expert?
Could it be an Immortal King in disguise?
Zhou Shengfeng stopped in his tracks, looking at He Ni from afar.
Only he knew that He Ni was not an Immortal King at all, but truly at the Profound Divine Realm.
However, not an ordinary Profound Divine Realm expert.
He had seen He Ni kill a Profound Divine expert with her own sword, and the sword dao she displayed was very similar to that of Immortal Emperor He Ni.
However, Immortal Emperor He Ni had already fallen.
In the ancient war, all Immortal Emperors had fallen, with no exceptions.
Therefore, he suspected that He Ni was the daughter of Immortal Emperor He Ni.
She could also be a successor of Immortal Emperor He Ni.
However, he thought the possibility of her being the daughter was greater.
After all, the transcendent dao rhythm emanating from He Ni was something difficult to cultivate later in life; it was mostly likely inherited through bloodline.
Although he hadn't heard that He Ni had a partner or children.
But the private affairs of Immortal Emperors, separated by countless years, it would be normal for later generations not to know.
Moreover, it wasn't unheard of for Immortal Emperors to secretly have daughters.
Many Immortal Emperors without partners left behind bloodlines before the ancient great war, and they had already appeared in the world.
Like He Ni, they were born with transcendent dao rhythm, and their divine abilities and dao methods were terrifyingly boundless.
"I must have you." Zhou Shengfeng looked at He Ni and thought to himself.
They both shared the surname He; He Ni must be the daughter of Immortal Emperor He Ni.
As far as he knew, Immortal Emperors all had innate spiritual treasures, and only those who possessed innate spiritual treasures could prove the dao to become Immortal Emperors.
He wanted to prove the dao to become an Immortal King, then an Immortal Emperor, and innate spiritual treasures were essential.
He Ni definitely possessed the innate spiritual treasure left behind by Immortal Emperor He Ni.
Looking at the aloof He Ni, who was as cold as a celestial maiden from the nine heavens, Zhou Shengfeng's heart burned with passion.
"Being aloof is good, I just don't believe I can't win you over."
Having seen countless women, he could tell at a glance what kind of person He Ni was.
Though she appeared cold on the surface, her heart was actually the most tender; once her heart was opened, she would be at his complete mercy.
"What are you thinking?"
He Ni gazed at Zhou Shengfeng from afar, her eyes as cold as ice.
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