A lotus of eternal youth was born.

"Why now!" Cold sweat instantly poured down Qing Lian's face.

"No... I absolutely cannot give birth here." Without a second thought, Qing Lian directly opened the river of time, wanting to leave the Immortal Ancient Era.

But just as she was prepared to step into the river of time, it suddenly closed.

It was as if it didn't want her to leave.

As an Immortal Emperor, Qing Lian was shocked.

She sensed that a mysterious force was keeping her here.

"Dammit..." Qing Lian could only open the river of time again.

Then she prepared to enter and leave once more.

Then, a shocking scene occurred again; the river of time vanished once more.

"It hurts... it hurts..." Seeing the river of time close again, Qing Lian wanted to open it one more time.

However, the pain in her lower body pulled her back to reality.

"No... it's too late." Feeling the pain in her lower body, Qing Lian realized she wouldn't make it back in time.

"I can only give birth to the child first." Qing Lian returned to the Heavenly Phoenix's Immortal Abode.

Then she began to go into labor inside.

To this end, she even woke up the Heavenly Phoenix to have her help.

The Heavenly Phoenix nodded hurriedly and began to assist Qing Lian with the delivery.

Before long, Qing Lian successfully gave birth to a child.

It was a boy. At the moment the child was born, an azure lotus extended throughout the entire Immortal Realm and bloomed.

This scene left all the Immortals incredibly shocked.

Even the Foreign Realm felt it.

Something terrifying had been born.

This forced the Foreign Realm to attack ahead of schedule. To ensure no accidents occurred, the Foreign Realm advanced its invasion of the Immortal Realm and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Inside the Heavenly Phoenix's Immortal Abode.

The Heavenly Phoenix looked at the newborn child, born with the Time Law and naturally in the Supreme Realm, which left her utterly shocked.

After giving birth, Qing Lian was only a bit weak but otherwise fine. She had been prepared for childbirth, and with her mature and full figure, the delivery was quite smooth.

After tending to herself, Qing Lian looked at the child held in the Heavenly Phoenix's hands.

"Born a Supreme? He's a bit weak; perhaps it's because of his father." Qing Lian thought of Shi Hao's strength.

Because it was a Shi Hao who hadn't fully grown yet, the child hadn't exceeded the level of a True Immortal.

Hearing Qing Lian call him weak, a look of embarrassment appeared on the Heavenly Phoenix's face.

Born in the Supreme Realm and still considered weak? One must know that even among the Ten Ominous, their offspring didn't reach the Supreme Realm at birth.

"Give me the child." Qing Lian asked the Heavenly Phoenix to hand the child to her.

The Heavenly Phoenix nodded quickly and handed the child to Qing Lian.

Holding her child in her arms, Qing Lian reached out and touched the child's forehead.

She wanted to check the child's condition; the timing of this child's birth was too strange.

Qing Lian closed her eyes and began to investigate the child's situation. It was fine until she checked, but once she did, her jaw dropped in shock.

"This... this is impossible... impossible..." Qing Lian looked at the child in her arms with a face full of shock.

She never expected it to be like this. No wonder when she first met that Yao Race princess, Yan Ruyu, she felt a familiar scent on her.

She had originally thought Yan Ruyu felt familiar and close because of that Azure Emperor's descendant, and because her own true form was also an azure lotus.

But now, everything was clear.

That Yao Race princess was simply her own descendant.

That Azure Emperor was the very child in her arms.

"No wonder you were born now; it turns out you belonged to this era from the very beginning..." Qing Lian understood everything at once.

"Lady Qing Lian?" The Heavenly Phoenix looked at Qing Lian. Seeing her staring at the child, she couldn't help but remind her: "The child was just born and needs to be breastfed." The Heavenly Phoenix watched as the child kept waving his little hands.

He was clearly hungry.

Hearing the Heavenly Phoenix's words, Qing Lian said, "Find a few wet nurses to feed him. His situation is a bit special; I cannot have too much contact with him." Although Qing Lian wanted to feed her child herself.

After understanding his mission, she abandoned that thought.

The Heavenly Phoenix didn't understand why, but she did as she was told and soon found several clanswomen who had recently given birth.

Qing Lian looked at the mature young women who entered and handed her son to them.

"Take him away." Qing Lian waved her hand.

The Heavenly Phoenix had two of her clanswomen take the child and leave.

Soon, only Qing Lian and the Heavenly Phoenix remained in the room.

Qing Lian lay on her side on the bed, unable to calm the shock in her heart for a long time.

"So that's how it is... My arrival in this era wasn't an accident either, but your intervention..." Qing Lian understood that her arrival in the Immortal Ancient Era was definitely due to Shi Hao's intervention.

Only he could interfere like this.

The Heavenly Phoenix didn't understand Qing Lian's words, so she could only wait quietly by her side.

After an unknown amount of time.

Suddenly, several maidservants rushed in and reported to the Heavenly Phoenix that the Foreign Realm was attacking the Immortal Realm.

Hearing the maidservants' words, the Heavenly Phoenix looked at Qing Lian.

"Senior..." Qing Lian saw the look in the Heavenly Phoenix's eyes and understood her meaning.

"If it were before, I certainly wouldn't have agreed, but now a variable has appeared. Everything happened too fast, even I couldn't react in time. However, since it is his intention, then everything shall proceed according to his will."

The Heavenly Phoenix didn't know who "he" was in Qing Lian's mouth, but she understood that Senior Qing Lian was about to act.

"Before my child has fully grown, the Foreign Realm shall not take a single step forward. Violators shall be killed!" A voice spread throughout the Heavens and Myriad Realms.

In the Immortal Realm and the Foreign Realm, every existence that had reached the level of True Immortal or above heard this command.

In the next moment.

An eternal azure lotus bloomed between the Immortal Realm and the Foreign Realm, instantly forming a barrier that directly separated the two sides.

"I must leave. I'll leave that child in your care. With him, you will have hope. As long as you assist him in growing up, your Immortal Realm will be able to welcome a good ending."

Qing Lian informed the Heavenly Phoenix that she was leaving.

Then she rose from the bed; she wanted to go back and question Shi Hao.

Seeing the Senior about to leave, the Heavenly Phoenix quickly called out to Qing Lian. "What is the child's name?" But to the Heavenly Phoenix's disappointment, Qing Lian had already stepped into the river of time and left the Immortal Ancient Era.

Leaving the Heavenly Phoenix alone and bewildered.

Senior, before you leave, at least give your child a name!

This made the Heavenly Phoenix feel quite frustrated; how could anyone be a mother like this?

After stepping into the river of time, Qing Lian soon followed the current and returned to the Chaotic Ancient Era.

Qing Lian appeared in a hurry and then headed straight for the Lower Realm, appearing in the Willow Deity's Small World a moment later.

After entering, Qing Lian locked onto Shi Hao's aura and stepped forward, appearing in Shi Hao's room in the next instant.

But before Qing Lian could speak, she saw a scene that left her dumbfounded.

She saw two Yun Xis appearing before her.

Qing Lian's sudden appearance also broke the atmosphere in the room, and three pairs of eyes simultaneously turned to look at her.

I've been sick these past two days, had diarrhea all day yesterday. I'm a bit better today, resuming updates.