Luo Chen walked forward at a leisurely pace when he suddenly heard Mu Yingying call him, so he slowly turned around.

call!

A pleasant, fresh citrus scent wafted towards him, and his soft yet slightly stiff body pressed against hers in his arms.

"Uh~"

For a moment, Luo Chen didn't know where to put his hands, and they just stood there awkwardly in mid-air.

Mu Yingying quickly stood up, took a few steps back, her face flushed, and lowered her head, saying, "You, you mustn't misunderstand. This is what I promised you before. As the Empress, my word is my bond, and I will not go back on my word!"

Duang!

Ouch!

Luo Chen flicked his finger, and Mu Yingying covered her forehead, her brows furrowing in pain. She said angrily, "Luo Chen, what are you doing!"

"You've lost your memory again?"

Luo Chen looked puzzled.

"You! Who are you? How dare you flirt with this emperor! Prepare to die!"

"..."

You're really daring to act!

boom!

Holy crap! This woman's serious!

call out!

"Where do you think you're going! Stop right there!"

Clang!

Luo Chen fled ahead, while Mu Yingying smiled slightly and chased after him closely. Before long, the two flew out of the secret realm.

"Alright, I should go now."

Luo Chen stopped and stood in the void.

"Alright, Luo Chen, let me untangle my knots and then I'll get to know you properly."

Although Mu Yingying felt a little reluctant, she didn't show it. If the knot in their hearts wasn't untied, both of them would get hurt.

"Mu Yingying, loneliness is not loneliness when one person is alone; true loneliness comes when one finds another. I will travel to the ends of the earth and across mountains and rivers. If the ending cannot be reversed in the end, then let me end it for you. Red is beautiful."

Luo Chen turned around, looked up at the distant sky, and continued, "Empress, you should not be bound by fate, otherwise you will be unworthy of the title of Empress."

Click!

Buzz!

Without hesitation, he stepped into the void rift and disappeared before her eyes, leaving only a ripple in Mu Yingying's pupils.

Her eyes were filled with Xi Yi as she stared in the direction Luo Chen had left, remaining lost in thought for a long time.

"Luo Chen, your uniqueness makes me increasingly curious about you..."

...

[Third Layer, Boundless Divine Realm - Entrance to the Nine Abyss of Fallen Gods Secret Realm]

Buzz!

"Hmm? Junior Brother, why have you come back from outside?"

Qin Xue'er frowned slightly and asked with a puzzled look.

"Senior sister, you can't believe it, I've broken through!"

Luo Chen ignored this and misled his senior sister by claiming that he had broken through to a higher level.

"Your hair has turned black again, and your pupils... you've reached the Divine Lord Realm! Junior Brother, you're simply a genius!"

Qin Xue'er was thrilled and grabbed his arms, looking him up and down.

"That's a must. Don't you know who my junior brother is?"

"Hmph, your arrogance has certainly improved!"

Qin Xue'er rolled her eyes at him and continued, "Any other changes?"

Luo Chen spread his hands, and two golden pills, one black and one white, appeared in his palms.

"Two golden cores, one black and one white, how come they're somewhat similar to the seventh level of the Myriad Paths Technique, the Chaos Path!"

Qin Xue'er rested her chin on one hand, analyzing the situation carefully.

"I don't know, but these are all the changes to the Myriad Paths Technique in the Divine Lord Realm."

Luo Chen answered affirmatively.

"Alright then, it's about time. We should head back to the Wuji Dao Sect."

"By the way, Senior Sister, who ultimately took that tenth-tier weapon?"

"You mean that tenth-tier Wind and Thunder Cloud-Splitting Blade? Of course, it belongs to our Qin family, but on the surface, it was taken away by the Divine Martial Holy Sect."

Luo Chen was shocked when he heard his senior sister's words. Just like in the original story, only the details were not explained. It seems that the author left many plot holes!

"Senior Sister, what about the North and South Garrison Commanders of the Wuji Dao Sect?"

"They died in battle. Now, the Wuji Dao Sect is planning to go to war with the Shenwu Sheng Sect. Junior Brother, these are not things you should worry about. Your most important task now is to improve your cultivation, understand?"

"Oh! I understand, senior sister."

Luo Chen lowered his head in deep thought, pondering the Heaven-Slaying Sect and the Limitless Dao Sect...

I remember now!

There is a detail that has gone unnoticed, which the author has subtly hinted at: the person behind the Wuji Dao Sect has a deep-seated grudge against the Emperor Shitian, and the real Emperor Shitian Sect is not actually located within the Wuji Dao Sect.

The problem lies here: the protagonist couldn't break through to the Immortal Emperor realm later on, had too little exposure to events, and the story ended after he severed ties with the Empress.

Luo Chen shook his head. Taking this step was a spur-of-the-moment decision; he hadn't expected to uncover so many unknown secrets...