"Therefore, this Empress wants to know, could it be that Palace Master Gu is not a person of this Realm?"
"But rather from... another world?"
Hearing her words, a flash of shock passed through Gu Han's eyes.
She hadn't expected that this Empress was not only matchless in strength but also so sharp in her insight.
More importantly... she actually knew of the existence of "other worlds"?
Gu Han remained impassive on the surface, maintaining a calm and rippleless expression. She picked up the teacup and took another sip to steady her mind.
Then, she raised her eyes to meet Empress Qing Xuan's searching gaze and asked back in a flat tone:
"The Empress seems to have... deep knowledge of 'other worlds'?"
She didn't directly admit it, nor did she deny it, but instead threw the question back.
Seeing Gu Han's reaction, Empress Qing Xuan's certainty increased, and the smile on her face deepened.
She sat back again, her thoughts seemingly falling into distant memories.
"A long time ago, this Empress once left the Canglan Continent."
"That was... a very long time ago."
Empress Qing Xuan's voice became a bit ethereal.
"At that time, this Empress had just entered the Ascension Realm. I was young and arrogant, feeling that the path ahead in this Realm was severed, and I was unwilling."
"While exploring the sea of stars, I happened upon a 'void node' and, relying on my cultivation, ventured into it."
"After experiencing countless dangers, this Empress was fortunate not to die, and eventually... fell into a world completely different from the Canglan Continent."
She looked at Gu Han, a strange brilliance rising in her eyes:
"That world is called—the Xuanhuang Continent."
The Xuanhuang Continent!
Hearing this name, Gu Han's heart stirred.
When the System mentioned Ye Linger's "Taiyin Divine Body" earlier, it said there were nine worlds outside the Canglan Continent.
Could this Xuanhuang Continent be one of them?
Empress Qing Xuan pondered for a moment and continued:
"The cultivation System of the Xuanhuang Continent is completely different from ours."
"They do not condense a Golden Core or Nascent Soul. Instead, they temper their blood and Qi, open up inner Secret Realms, and awaken powerful Physiques and Divine Abilities."
"There, the highest Realm is called—the Great Emperor."
"They grasp the Law, suppress an entire region, have a Lifespan of fifty thousand years, and possess heavenly power sufficient to cross the endless sea of stars with their Physical Body."
As she spoke, her gaze once again scrutinized Gu Han in detail, as if trying to find traces on her that were similar to the cultivation System of the Xuanhuang Continent.
"Although Palace Master Gu's aura has similarities to the Ascension Realm of this world, it seems a bit different."
"There is a faint sense of transcending the constraints of this world's Heavenly Dao rules, which is why this Empress had such a guess."
Gu Han listened quietly, her thoughts racing.
Since the other party had taken the initiative to reveal such an important experience, she clearly had no ill intent; it was more out of curiosity and exchange between power-houses of the same level.
Her Realm was given by the System, so it was naturally different from the average Ascension Realm.
"The Empress has a Wisdom Eye."
Gu Han spoke, her tone calm, which was a tacit admission that the other party's guess was not entirely wrong.
However, she would not reveal her secrets of being a transmigrator and possessing a System.
"My experiences are indeed somewhat special, involving some secrets that are inconvenient to speak of."
"However, for the Empress to be able to travel between two worlds and witness different cultivation civilizations, such an encounter is truly admirable."
Seeing that Gu Han was unwilling to disclose her origins, Empress Qing Xuan did not press her.
After all, at their level, who didn't have some secrets of their own?
"Palace Master Gu overpraises me."
"Traveling between two worlds was a narrow escape from death, nothing more than a burst of reckless courage in my youth."
Empress Qing Xuan waved her hand.
Then, her beautiful eyes blinked, suddenly carrying a hint of sly light.
She looked Gu Han up and down, from her frost-white silver hair to her peerless face, and then to that simple moon-white martial outfit that made her figure appear even more tall and exquisite... her gaze was undisguised, even carrying a bit of interest like one admiring a work of art.
Gu Han felt a bit uncomfortable being watched by this sudden, nearly "burning" gaze.
Normally, she could remain unfazed even when watched with worship and awe by her Disciples.
But now, being scrutinized so closely and directly by such a beautiful and noble Empress... especially when those eyes seemed to speak, clearly writing "curiosity," "interesting," and even a hint of... playfulness?
She subconsciously turned her head toward the window, wanting to avoid her gaze.
Empress Qing Xuan took in Gu Han's somewhat unnatural reaction, and the smile in her eyes deepened.
She suddenly discovered that this mysterious, powerful, and unfathomable Master of the Yaochi Immortal Palace... could actually... be shy?
At their level, they had long seen through the vast Mortal World, their hearts were like solid rocks, and their emotions and desires were all controllable.
She had never seen an existence of the same level show such a... nearly "innocent" reaction.
This strong sense of contrast gave her a long-lost sense of "playfulness."
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