Chen Nan glanced at the woman in his arms, a hint of disdain curving his lips. "Do you have a misunderstanding of what it means to be a kept man?"
The Empress countered, "Is it not soft?"
"Are you not eating your daughter's food?"
"Isn't this considered 'soft food'?"
*Slap!*
Chen Nan raised his hand and struck her, the sound echoing clearly. "I've noticed you've gotten a bit too carried away since I forgave you!"
"Don't do that, I'm scared," the Empress said tenderly, her eyes full of emotion, making her appear delicate and charming.
Chen Nan's lips twitched.
He hadn't expected the Empress to have such a girlish side.
Chen Nan ignored her and said, "You'd best order people not to call me 'Empress.' I dislike that title."
The Empress replied, "You can only choose between Empress and Emperor."
"I will choose neither," Chen Nan stated. "I'm going to the Central Continent to kill the Human Emperor and bring back my wife's physical body."
Some things were fine to tell the Empress.
After all, Luo Yuan had once said that.
The Human Emperor did not have the ability to control nine-level Immortal Emperors as pawns.
Upon learning of Chen Nan's entanglement with the Human Emperor, the Empress's expression turned solemn. "Husband, the Human Emperor's strength is indeed terrifying."
"It's not just strength."
"But also his ability to grasp the overall situation."
"If he truly views you as a pawn, then this matter must be guarded against."
Chen Nan said, "You don't need to worry about my affairs. The immediate priority is to obtain that sacred medicine from the Demon Realm."
Although he was confident in his ability to defeat the Human Emperor.
He still needed absolute certainty.
He had to obtain that sacred medicine from the Demon Realm.
After all, he could die.
But he absolutely had to cure his daughter.
A flicker of anxiety crossed the Empress's eyes. "It will be difficult to find that sacred medicine in the Demon Realm."
Chen Nan stated, "I am going to the Demon Realm."
"I will depart after dawn."
"To the Demon Realm?" The Empress's pupils constricted violently. She instinctively sat up.
The exquisite scenery filled Chen Nan's vision.
"No, I absolutely forbid you from going to the Demon Realm."
The Empress looked utterly uneasy.
"Do you know why our human ancestors could not completely annihilate the demon race?"
"Although the Demon Realm is part of the Immortal Realm."
"It is a realm unto itself."
"The laws of heaven and earth there are different from ours."
"Even a nine-level Immortal Emperor's strength would be suppressed upon entering the Demon Realm."
"At best, they would possess the strength of a first-level Immortal Emperor."
"It is precisely because of this that our human ancestors dared not march into the Demon Realm."
"Even with your Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, you would find it difficult to withstand the suppression of the Demon Realm."
"If you go, it will be a near-certain death."
She did not want Chen Nan to risk his life.
Chen Nan said, "I must go to the Demon Realm."
His tone was calm.
But his eyes revealed an unwavering resolve.
"Only by obtaining that sacred medicine can the Three Lives Creation Pill be refined."
"Only then can Nian Nian's illness be cured."
The Empress quickly said, "No, you don't have to do this."
"I haven't refined the Divine Talisman yet; I can implant it into our daughter's body."
She intended to trade her life for her daughter's.
After all, without the Divine Talisman, her cultivation would still plummet.
She would still face the prospect of death and the dissipation of her Dao.
Of course.
Rather than trading her life for her daughter's, it was more like trading her life for Chen Nan's.
"What's the big deal? Is it necessary to panic like this?" Chen Nan shook his head helplessly. "You are the Emperor of Xue Kingdom; can't you be more mature and steady?"
"I..." The Empress was speechless.
She was indeed a steady woman in her daily life.
But in front of Chen Nan, she lost her usual composure.
Chen Nan continued, "Even if you give the Divine Talisman to our daughter, can an infant refine it?"
"Does she know how to wield the power of the Divine Talisman?"
A sense of bitterness welled up in the Empress's heart.
Indeed.
She was just an infant.
She could not wield the Divine Talisman at all.
"Also," Chen Nan added, "with my current ability, I cannot seal the teleportation array connecting the Immortal Realm to the Demon Realm."
"I need to go to the Demon Realm and seal the teleportation array there."
"Only in this way can we put an end to the matter once and for all and prevent the Demon Realm from invading the Human Realm again."
This was akin to patching a car tire.
The inner tube could be repaired from the outside.
However.
To completely repair the outer tire, one would need to patch the inner wall of the outer tire.
This would make it more secure.
Sealing the demon realm's teleportation array was the same principle.
"I..."
The Empress was once again rendered speechless.
She didn't know how she could stop Chen Nan from going to the Demon Realm.
After all.
He was acting for the well-being of all people.
As the Human Empress.
One of the Eight Supremes.
Her original duty was to protect all living beings.
How could she go against the mission she bore?
Chen Nan lay on the bed, his arms propped behind his head. "Rest assured, your man entered the Immortal Realm as a cultivator, and in a mere eight years."
"While I may not have achieved great feats yet."
"I have become the Lord of the Demon Realm."
"And I am hailed as one of the Three Grandmasters spoken of by people."
"I am brothers with two Human Supremes."
"And I even had a daughter with you."
"I now possess strength comparable to that of a Human Supreme."
"I even command the power of four Law principles."
"I reckon my strength isn't too weak."
"Even if I go to the Demon Realm, I will have the means to protect myself."
The Empress stared at him blankly. "And you call this 'not achieving great feats'?"
Despite her words, a trace of admiration appeared in her eyes.
She hadn't expected this man to have such a legendary life.
After regaining her senses, she asked, "Which four Law principles do you command?"
Chen Nan replied, "Yin, Yang, Fire, and Metal."
The Empress waved her hand, and her clothes floated over. "Put these on, and I'll take you somewhere."
Chen Nan didn't overthink it. He put on the clothes and followed her as they flew for ten thousand miles.
They arrived at a continuous range of green mountains in the southern part of Xue Kingdom.
From a distance, he saw a weeping willow tree on the mountain, about ten thousand feet tall.
Although Xue Kingdom experienced winter all year round.
This weeping willow tree was lush and green.
Threads of its branches, like strands of hair, swayed gently in the wind.
Exuding a rich life force.
The Empress said, "This willow tree grew at the time of the Immortal Realm's birth. It is the sacred tree of our Xue Kingdom. An Immortal Emperor-level expert once mastered the Wood element Law beneath this willow tree."
"Although you command the power of four Law principles."
"It shouldn't be difficult to master one more."
The five elements are mutually generative and restrictive.
Metal restrains Wood among the five elements.
"Is this the 'opportunity' the Yan Emperor spoke of, belonging to me?"
A bitter smile touched Chen Nan's lips.
When he was in Yan Kingdom, the Yan Emperor had advised him to come to Xue Kingdom.
He had also mentioned a treasure to be found here.
Indeed.
Law principles were truly supreme treasures.
If he could master them, he would have additional means of self-preservation.
"I'll try."
Chen Nan sat down cross-legged.
His spiritual power quietly spread out.
He earnestly felt the life force permeating the heaven and earth.
He intended to extract the Wood element Law principle from this life force.
However, after trying for a long time, he found nothing.
Even when he used the Clairvoyance technique, he only saw the life force enveloping this land.
He could not see any Law principle at all.
Just as he was at a loss, his eyes lit up.
His heart skipped a beat. "Why not try that method?"