She... she actually possessed the memories and existence of both at once?!
"Are you surprised?"
The little girl looked at Gu Sheng's shocked expression as though she found it amusing, then giggled softly, her laughter echoing through the spirit liquid.
"I was surprised too. When I awoke from chaos, two completely different sets of memories had appeared in my mind. One was the memory of a newly born spirit embryo, innocent and filled with curiosity about the world.
"The other... belonged to that ancient being—Miao Muqing. Long, fragmented shards of memory."
She floated a little closer to Gu Sheng, her clear eyes meeting his directly.
"Even stranger, I also share some memory fragments from the soul of you... the 'reincarnated Immortal Emperor.' They're blurry, but that vast feeling of overlooking the heavens and commanding all realms... it truly makes one yearn for it."
Her tone carried longing, along with a trace of reverence that was difficult to detect.
Gu Sheng stared fixedly at the little girl before him, who claimed to possess the merged memories of the spirit embryo and Miao Muqing. His heart churned violently!
The origins of the mysterious great cauldron within him, the secret of his Immortal Emperor soul...
These absolute secrets, which he had never mentioned to anyone, had been revealed by this little girl in a single sentence! Could the sharing under this soul blood contract truly be so complete?!
"So," the little girl said, spreading open her tiny hands, her tone strangely calm.
"I am neither a pure spirit embryo nor the complete Miao Muqing. I am... an entirely new existence. You can call me... hmm, I don't have a name yet."
She blinked her large eyes and looked at Gu Sheng expectantly.
"Help me pick a name, will you? In a sense, you