Yun Sheng had no idea how much time had passed. Just as she thought she couldn’t hold on any longer, the Heart Difficulty Lamp suddenly emitted dazzling rays of light.

A soul, shining with golden light, flew out and landed in front of Yun Sheng.

It was a woman dressed in magnificent palace attire, with almond-shaped eyes and peach-like cheeks, skin as white as snow, and not a single strand of hair out of place.

A beauty aging is the most tragic thing in the world.

Empress Li died in her prime, so her Yin Soul remained at that time, never aging or growing ugly with the passage of time.

In a way, the heavens showed some pity for this poor woman, Empress Li.

The Divine Lotus Karma Fire truly lived up to its name; not only did it help Empress Li reforge her Divine Soul, but it also resolved the deep-seated knots in her heart over the years.

Now, she felt completely relaxed physically and mentally, as if she was reborn, exuding a different kind of allure, looking just like a woman in her early twenties.

If Empress Li stood next to the Netherworld Ghost King, they would appear as a perfect couple, very pleasing to the eye.

Empress Li’s eyes had regained their clarity. As she looked at the young woman in front of her, who was outstanding in both temperament and appearance, she felt an inexplicable sense of kinship.

Though she had been in a daze for many years, she knew that the young woman before her was her savior.

"Thank you for saving my life. May I know your name and why you are in the Netherworld?" Empress Li, although not a queen for years, still spoke with grace and dignity.

When Empress Li was taken to the Netherworld by the Four-direction Netherworld Jiao, she was still conscious. She was well aware that the sins she committed would surely lead to her imprisonment in the Netherworld.

When she was suppressed under the Demon Suppressing Stele, she made several attempts to make amends for her past mistakes.

"My name is Yun Sheng, and like you, I am from the Great Zhou... I have another identity; I am your daughter-in-law, Ye Beiming’s wife," Yun Sheng quite liked this mother-in-law of hers.

Ye Beiming had a somewhat similar appearance to Empress Li, and Yun Sheng couldn’t help but have a fondness for her.

Hearing Yun Sheng was her daughter-in-law, Empress Li’s expression turned a bit strange.

Yun Sheng also noticed. Logically, a mother who had been separated from her son for over twenty years would be overwhelmed hearing news about her son.

Yet, Empress Li’s expression was complex, as if wanting to say something but holding back, but ultimately, as a former queen, she was adept at concealing her emotions.

Empress Li was momentarily stunned but soon showed a kind smile. She held Yun Sheng’s hand, examining her from top to bottom, finding more joy the longer she looked.

"Your surname is Yun? Your looks and temperament somewhat resemble Old General Yun Bahe. Are you from the Martial Saint General Mansion?" Empress Li, indeed a merchant’s daughter, had sharp eyes and guessed Yun Sheng’s background in one go.

Yun Sheng, however, outwardly agreed while inwardly rolling her eyes.

Truth be told, she did not resemble her grandfather at all. Yun Bahe had the classic looks of a military general, burly as a bear, with a booming voice and ox eyes and lion nose. Even her father and second uncle resembled their grandmother who passed away early.

As for Yun Sheng’s appearance, she looked entirely like Hu Jiusheng of the Heavenly Fox Bloodline.

After some small talk, Yun Sheng explained the situation, including Ye Beiming’s curse from the Black Qilin, to Empress Li.

Upon learning that Ye Chengtian had died years ago, Empress Li’s beautiful face remained devoid of much expression.

For her, the moment Ye Chengtian used her as a pawn to be given to Hei Yao, that man had died in her heart.

As the Great Zhou Empress, appearing vividly before Gold Coin and the Netherworld Ghost King after more than twenty years of being deceased and reforging her Divine Soul.

The reactions of the two were starkly different.

The Netherworld Ghost King was initially overjoyed, but then his face turned a suspicious shade of red, resembling a young man newly in love.

In contrast, Gold Coin’s reaction was much more composed.

He didn’t approach, merely observing the woman before him.

Empress Li gazed at Gold Coin intently, taking a long time before sighing, "Ming’er, you have suffered all these years."

This call of Ming’er awakened Ye Beiming’s deepest memories.

She truly was his mother.

The mother and son looked at each other, unsure where to begin.

"Ahem, ahem," the Netherworld Ghost King, seeing Ye Beiming and Empress Li reunited affectionately, couldn’t help but cough when he found himself ignored.

The coughs didn’t catch Empress Li’s attention, but they reminded Yun Sheng.

"Ghost King, I’ve brought the person back for you. You should fulfill your promise and meet my three conditions," Yun Sheng, still looking pale from exhaustion, but when mentioning the Ghost King’s three conditions, her dark eyes lit up.

The Netherworld Ghost King, unsettled by Yun Sheng’s gaze, took note of Li Qingcheng’s beautiful eyes on him.

Muttering to himself about leaving a good impression on Li Qingcheng, he figured he’d agree to whatever Yun Sheng wanted.

"The first condition, I want the Heart Difficulty Lamp," Yun Sheng’s purpose for coming to the Netherworld was to find the Heart Difficulty Lamp for her mother.

"That’s not difficult. Since Qingcheng is alive now, keeping the Heart Difficulty Lamp is useless to me. I can give it to you," to others, the Eight Desolate Divine Artifacts might be incredibly precious, but to the Netherworld Ghost King, it was just an ordinary lamp.

Li Qingcheng’s soul, having been baptized by the Divine Lotus Karma Fire, was incredibly resilient. Even the Demon Suppression Array could no longer harm her soul, something the Ghost King was very pleased with.

As long as it didn’t concern Li Qingcheng’s life and death, he didn’t care who owned the Heart Difficulty Lamp.

"The second condition is for me to permanently possess the Netherworld Ghost Key," Yun Sheng calmly stated her second condition.

"The Netherworld Ghost Key? Hmph, that’s inconsequential. After all, it was something I forged. It can travel anywhere between the human and Netherworld realms, just to annoy the Realm God of the Netherworld. As long as it isn’t reclaimed, you can keep it," the Netherworld Ghost King said, casting a sly glance at Bo Bo on Yun Sheng’s shoulder, which made Bo Bo shrink fearfully.

The Ghost King believed the Netherworld God would never reclaim the key. That icy Netherworld God was probably eager for the little pink Beast to frequent the Netherworld.

Heh, this time, the Netherworld God should be grateful to him.

"Don’t worry, I will never misuse the Netherworld Ghost Key," Yun Sheng said, pointedly staring at the Netherworld Ghost King, while glancing at Bo Bo from the corner of her eye.