After parting ways with Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Uchiha Shin came to Spirit Mountain. In truth, he had no desire to enter Spirit Mountain right now.
But he had no choice but to come.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi, meanwhile, went to see Xihe, the Sun God.
When he arrived, Xihe had not yet returned. Usually, she only rested at the place where the sun rose at night.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi waited until evening before finally seeing Xihe.
Xihe was greatly surprised to see Eastern Emperor Taiyi. She had heard that he had been revived, but she had not expected him to come looking for her.
When the two met, the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.
"Why has Your Highness come?"
"I... I came here to find the soul of a clan," Eastern Emperor Taiyi said.
"Oh."
After that, the two fell silent again. It was quite awkward.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi wanted to leave immediately, but he had yet to obtain the soul. Besides, he and Xihe had not seen each other for so many years. Would it not be inappropriate to leave without properly speaking to her?
Back then, Xihe had also been part of the Ancient Heavenly Court and one of Eastern Emperor Taiyi's subordinates. Their relationship had been very good at the time.
However, because of the ten suns, the relationship between Xihe and Eastern Emperor Taiyi became very awkward.
Xihe had ten suns—ten sons. Yet because of the battle between Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the clans of the lower realm, only one of Xihe's ten sons remained alive. The other nine had been shot dead by the Ancestral Witch Houyi.
To be honest, Eastern Emperor Taiyi bore some responsibility as well. From that day onward, Xihe became disheartened and bid farewell to the Ancient Heavenly Court. She came to East