"Retired Emperor?"
The title Lady Yan had called out made Li Tianming's heart shudder.
Who would be called the Retired Emperor?
Simple!
In the Heavenly Mandate Dynasty, even though everyone knew Li Wudi was Li Tianming's adoptive father, they still regarded him as the Retired Emperor!
"This old man is the father of the current Xuanting Emperor?"
Li Tianming frowned deeply, speechless for a moment.
Xuanting was not some newly founded empire. It had already been passed down for countless generations. This so-called Retired Emperor, put plainly, was the former Xuanting Emperor!
He was probably not dead, but his peak had passed, so he had abdicated early and retired to live out his old age.
"No wonder he has aged so terribly, yet still carries such imperial divine might... and virility."
When Li Tianming saw Lady Yan being intimate with such an aged overlord, he finally understood what An Ning's father had meant by a "special relationship"!
Li Tianming watched coldly and thought to himself, Instead of enjoying the splendor and wealth of retirement in the Imperial Ruins, this Retired Emperor traveled billions of miles to this godforsaken Supernova Relic, wrapping himself within the Origin Spirit Spring at all times. This likely means his lifespan has reached its limit, and he has to rely on the Origin Spirit Spring here to forcibly extend his life.
This reminded Li Tianming of Emperor Qian from the ancient Divine Kingdom. He too had been in his twilight years, unwilling to die just like that, struggling bitterly against Heaven.
However, Emperor Qian had extended his life by only a century, while this Xuanting Retired Emperor had likely relied on this Origin Spirit Spring to endure for tens of thousands of years.
Li Tianming had previously asked around as well. The Origin Spirit Spring was