124: Romantic pleasures and fleeting joys will forever prevent future troubles!

In fact, the reason Yue Nanli quickly accepted Ye Qingxian, besides her excellent talent and Heart-Nature, was that her name was also a plus.

"Qingxian, Qingxian"—for a remnant of the Immortal race whose entire species had been buried in the torrent of time for tens of billions of years, were these two characters not a form of solace?

Therefore, she usually liked to call Ye Qingxian "Xiao Xianer".

"You were actually once an Immortal Emperor?" Gu Qingchen was somewhat surprised.

After all, he had not felt any Emperor-level pressure from Yue Nanli.

Seeming to notice Gu Qingchen's confusion, a trace of reminiscence flashed in Yue Nanli's eyes.

"It is merely an Immortal Emperor's remnant Soul; in fact, my current state doesn't even count as a remnant Soul, just a wisp of true spirit.

If not for Xiao Xianer waking me, I fear I do not know when even this wisp of true spirit would have dissipated."

So that was it. Hearing Yue Nanli's words, Gu Qingchen realized.

What kind of existence was a true spirit?

It was the most essential thing for all living beings, and also the most important.

For supreme experts, even if the Physical Body was destroyed, the Primordial Spirit dissipated, and even the Soul vanished, as long as the true spirit remained, it was not considered true extinction.

Yue Nanli's current state, of course, did not count as a pure true spirit.

After all, if it were truly a pure true spirit, she could not possibly have so many memories, nor could she still manifest.

But it certainly did not count as a remnant Soul either.

After all, even the essence of an Emperor-level Soul had dissipated, with only some Soul Power maintaining the existence of the true spirit.

On the side, upon hearing Yue Nanli's words, An Zhiyu felt a sense of empathy.

She could not imagine how lonely it would be if she were to wake up after tens of billions of years, only to find that her husband, sect, and everything she was familiar with had been submerged in the vast torrent of time, leaving her all alone.

"This Immortal race... Sister, you don't need to be sad, it's good that you're still alive."

Hearing An Zhiyu's consolation, Yue Nanli smiled gently: "Little girl, thank you for your comfort. Given my Heart-Nature, I am not overly sad, just occasionally recalling the past.

Time changes like ocean currents, vast before my eyes. When the river of time freezes into a mirror, I am not even a bystander, merely a speck of dust that refuses to dissipate."

"A speck of dust that refuses to dissipate?"

Gu Qingchen was thoughtful: "If even an Immortal Emperor is like this, what does my current strength count for?"

At this moment, the fire of his pursuit for strength burned even brighter in his heart.

"Right."

At this moment, An Zhiyu seemed to have thought of something again: "Immortal..."

"Just call me Yue Nanli."

Seeing that An Zhiyu was about to blurt out the words "Immortal Emperor Sister", Yue Nanli quickly spoke up to state her name.

"Sister Yue Nanli."

An Zhiyu followed her lead and naturally added the word "Sister": "Actually, you are not the only speck of dust from the Immortal race that refuses to dissipate."

"What do you mean?"

Hearing this, Yue Nanli's eyebrows knitted slightly, an unbelievable guess forming in her heart.

"It means that the Immortal race has actually not been completely exterminated."

"What?"

Seeing An Zhiyu voice the guess in her heart, even Yue Nanli, who had always appeared calm and indifferent, could not help but become excited at this moment.

"The Immortal race has not been completely exterminated? Little girl, where did you get this news?"

"Precognition."

At this moment, Gu Qingchen took over the conversation: "After drinking the drunken immortal brew, Zhiyu foresaw that in ten months' time, a Secret Realm would appear on the Emperor Ruins Battlefield, called the 'Immortal Burial Secret Realm'.

And appearing along with the Immortal Burial Secret Realm will be quite a number of people from the Immortal race."

"Immortal Burial Secret Realm?"

Hearing this name, Yue Nanli frowned. She had absolutely no impression of it. She did not know if she had never known it, or if her memory was too severely damaged.

"But that makes sense."

Although she had not heard of the "Immortal Burial Secret Realm", Yue Nanli's expression brightened up significantly.

"With my Lord present, how could my Immortal race be completely buried in time and the Great Tribulation? This 'Immortal Burial Secret Realm' must be my Lord's doing."

"Your Lord?"

Hearing Yue Nanli's words, Gu Qingchen raised an eyebrow: "The Lord you speak of, is it the supreme Lord of your Immortal race?"

"No."

Yue Nanli shook her head, her expression serious: "Within the Immortal race, only the great Lord who created the Immortal race is qualified to be called 'my Lord'."

The great Lord who created the Immortal race? Gu Qingchen's heart stirred, and he immediately thought of the Reincarnation Immortal Palace he had obtained: "Could it be the owner of the Reincarnation Immortal Palace, that existence suspected to be the Lord of Reincarnation?"

Of course, this was just a guess Gu Qingchen had made based on some sketchy information. Even if the Lord of Reincarnation was not the existence who created the Immortal race, it would be normal.

"So if the Immortal race has not perished, then my Lord must also exist in the netherworld, and even my sisters might still be alive?"

Realizing this, Yue Nanli's face was once again filled with a stunningly beautiful smile.

"Sister Nanli, you have sisters?"

Hearing this, An Zhiyu asked curiously: "Are they also Immortal Emperors like you?"

"They once were."

Yue Nanli nodded: "I have three sisters, they are named Feng Nanyi, Hua Nanxing, and Xue Nanxi."

"Hmm?"

Hearing these three names, An Zhiyu asked curiously: "Are you four sisters not of the same surname?"

"In our Immortal race, the surname is in the middle."

"So Sister, your surname is Nan?"

An Zhiyu's eyes brightened instantly: "Then Sister Nanli, does your Immortal race also have people with the surnames Dong, Xi, and Bei?"

"..."

Even Yue Nanli was left somewhat speechless by An Zhiyu's endless questions.

Seeing this, Gu Qingchen smiled and pulled An Zhiyu into his arms.

He then said: "Let's return to the main topic. I just want to confirm, is your disciple named Ye Qingxian, Senior?"

"That's right."

Yue Nanli nodded: "Xiao Xianer is that fiancée of yours who had the engagement annulled, so what do you intend to do?"

"To prevent her from harboring resentment against me and threatening those around me in the future, the obvious choice is to nip it in the bud and eliminate future troubles once and for all..."

Gu Qingchen said meaningfully, with a half-smile.

"Typical you."

After hearing Gu Qingchen's answer, Yue Nanli shook her head helplessly: "Rest assured, I can guarantee that Xiao Xianer holds no resentment towards you or the Gu Family.

All she thinks about now is how to catch up to you, then surpass you, and finally tear up the engagement in front of you."

Speaking of this, Yue Nanli sighed: "I have always felt that not being ruthless enough is the biggest obstacle to this child reaching the pinnacle in the future, but now it seems it might be a good thing, preventing her from forming a mortal feud with a peerless Prodigy like you."

"Oh?"

Gu Qingchen raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, smiling lightly: "You say she holds no resentment towards me, and I should just believe you? After all, the human heart is the most difficult thing to fathom."