Old Man Ku Mu stepped forward and said, "Great Emperor, these past years, we have always been searching for you within the Ten Thousand Mountains, but we never managed to find you. Where have you been all these years?"

"Heh heh!"

Lin Fan chuckled casually, "Over these years, I've just been in secluded cultivation in a mysterious place!"

Old Man Ku Mu nodded and didn't continue to ask anything more.

Hong Yi took a step forward and asked, "Great Emperor, we received a message saying that on the fifteenth of this month, you plan to declare yourself Emperor at Cloud West City, is it true?"

Lin Fan nodded as well.

Hong Yi said with joy, "That's wonderful, simply wonderful. After you declare yourself Emperor, we might be blessed by the Emperor's Radiance, perhaps, our Cultivation might even make further progress!"

"Emperor's Radiance?"

Lin Fan's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

To him, this was the first time he had heard the term 'Emperor's Radiance', as he had never heard these four words before.

"Hong Yi, tell me, what is this Emperor's Radiance about?"

In the end, Lin Fan asked.

Hong Yi was stunned; could it be that the Great Emperor didn't know about the Emperor's Radiance?

However, she quickly came to a realization as the Great Emperor had not yet taken the throne, so it was normal for him not to know about the Emperor's Radiance.

"Fan!"

Just at this moment, Ruan Hongying's voice rang out.

Then, Ruan Hongying came in from outside, saying, "Regarding the Emperor's Radiance, let me explain it to you!"

Everyone looked towards Ruan Hongying.

Especially Gao Feiyan—upon seeing Ruan Hongying, her heart couldn't help but stir, and she thought to herself, "Is this Lin Fan's mother? Hehe, this is perfect. All these years, I've been striving to pursue Lin Fan, but this guy has always been indifferent towards me? Now, at last, I can break through using his mother, hehe!"

At this moment, Gao Feiyan was already scheming how to approach Ruan Hongying.

Lin Fan looked towards Ruan Hongying and asked, "Mother, do you know what the Emperor's Radiance is?"

Ruan Hongying nodded and said, "Child, the so-called Emperor's Radiance is actually equivalent to the Power of All Living Beings that you have acquired. That is to say, you can obtain the Power of All Living Beings from the myriad living souls, and likewise, the myriad living souls can also receive the Emperor's Radiance from you. However, the Emperor's Radiance they can obtain is so scarce that unless one's Cultivation has reached the Holy Venerate Realm, it is virtually impossible to sense the presence of the Emperor's Radiance!"

"I see!"

Lin Fan nodded.

Then, Lin Fan thought of something else and said, "So, does this mean that all the strong practitioners in the Holy Venerate Realm in the Holy Soul Domain can now obtain the Power of All Living Beings from Hu Mei'er?"

Ruan Hongying shook her head.

Lin Fan was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Mother, what does this mean? Didn't you say just now that the Emperor's Radiance and the Power of All Living Beings are equivalent?"

Ruan Hongying nodded and said, "Yes, I did say that the Emperor's Radiance and the Power of All Living Beings are equivalent, but... child, not all Emperors are willing to open up their Emperor's Radiance. Take the current Empress Hu Mei'er, for example, she has not opened up her Emperor's Radiance. Thus, no one can sense the Emperor's Radiance from her!"

This time, Lin Fan did not speak; he just looked at Ruan Hongying.

To be honest, Lin Fan had many doubts in his heart, but he knew that there was no need to ask further, as his mother would soon tell him everything.

Indeed, after a brief pause, Ruan Hongying continued to speak, "Many Emperors are unwilling to open up their Emperor's Radiance because they are afraid that once they do so, their subordinates will become too strong and difficult to control. However, they don't realize that by sealing their own Emperor's Radiance, they are harming others without benefiting themselves. The Emperor's Radiance being locked inside the Emperor's body brings no benefits and even, over time, can have certain negative effects on the body!"

"Another crucial point is... due to the sealing of the Emperor's Radiance, the Martial Path Civilization has gradually been regressing."

Ruan Hongying then looked towards Lin Fan and said seriously, "So, Fan, once you proclaim yourself Emperor, the first thing you should do is to unlock your Emperor's Radiance. Only in this way can our Holy Soul Domain's Martial Path Civilization become even more brilliant!"

Lin Fan said earnestly, "Mother, rest assured, once I proclaim myself Emperor and possess the Emperor's Radiance, I will naturally unlock it!"

"Good!"

Ruan Hongying nodded and continued, "As long as you unlock the Emperor's Radiance, the entire Martial Path Civilization within the Holy Soul Domain will gradually become more regular."

After a pause, Ruan Hongying added, "Alright, you all discuss the important matters first, I'll take my leave now!"

After finishing her words, Ruan Hongying turned to leave.

At this moment, Gao Feiyan stepped forward and said, "Auntie, hello!"

"Eh?"

Ruan Hongying turned her head to look at Gao Feiyan and immediately felt that she was quite impressive.

"Miss, you are…?"

Ruan Hongying inquired.

Gao Feiyan replied, "Auntie, my name is Gao Feiyan, I am from the Imperial Capital's Gao Family. I met Lin Fan in the Imperial Capital, and afterward, I followed him here!"

After hearing what Gao Feiyan had said, Ruan Hongying immediately understood what was going on.

For a moment, Ruan Hongying's heart was filled with joy, as Gao Feiyan had made a great first impression on her.

Ruan Hongying thought to herself, "This little rascal, has he finally come to his senses? Does he know how to chase after girls now? Hehe, not bad!"

At this time, Gao Feiyan spoke again, "Auntie, I feel very bored here, so I want to take a walk with you, may I?"

"Sure, young lady, let's go for a walk together!"

Ruan Hongying said with a smile.

"Great!"

Gao Feiyan happily agreed with a sound, and then followed Ruan Hongying to leave.

Seeing the two leave, Lin Fan's eyebrows slightly furrowed.

In that instant, Lin Fan felt a sudden bad premonition in his heart.

Nevertheless, Lin Fan quickly recovered.

Lin Fan's eyes slowly swept over Old Man Kumu and Hong Yi among others, and he inquired, "By the way, regarding the events in the Imperial Capital during this period, are you all informed?"

Ku Mu said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. Although we have been in the Ten Thousand Mountains over these years, we have never stopped gathering information about the Imperial Capital. It has been quite peaceful over there for the last few years, Hu Mei'er doesn't seem to be making any moves at all~!"

After hearing Old Man Kumu's words, Lin Fan's eyebrows furrowed again.

Always peaceful?

That is not necessarily a good thing!

Sometimes, calm on the surface masks turbulent undercurrents.

Lin Fan knew that perhaps, Hu Mei'er was planning something big.