While Xiao Nanfeng was in secluded cultivation, the Divine Emperor, Liu Miaoyin, and Madam Rouge all came to visit him, only to be deterred by the guards outside.0

"Ye Sanshui, when will my husband emerge from secluded cultivation?" Madam Rouge asked with a frown.0

From where he stood at the hall's entrance, Ye Sanshui replied, "I don't know, Your Majesties. Please forgive me. Before the Immortal Emperor entered secluded cultivation, he informed us not to permit entry to anyone until he emerged."0

"And are we just anyone?" Madam Rouge replied.0

"I apologize, Your Majesties. I am only following orders. He specifically stated that entry was to be barred even to the three of you," Ye Sanshui replied.1

The three women were taken aback. Given their understanding of Xiao Nanfeng, he wouldn't have issued such an order unless it was of utmost importance.0

The Divine Emperor frowned. "But the third wave of Darkborn has just arrived. The world's supreme cultivators are all heading beyond the heavens to resist them/...0