Ling Han returned, and when he related these words from Mao Dai to the Empress, she was immediately incredibly overjoyed.
What she valued the most was naturally her relationship with Ling Han, and that was something that she could not possibly sever, and this filled her with resolve to rather never advance into the Severing Mundane Tier, and be in love with Ling Han until the end of her life.
However, in an unexpected turn of events, there was actually an alternative.
Striking the heaven and earth was definitely more difficult than dealing a strike to oneself, and the difficulty level was possibly not just a little bit harder, but rather 10 times to over 100 times higher, but she would be able to preserve the emotions she had for Ling Han, and would also be capable of surpassing any ordinary Severing Mundane Tier in terms of battle prowess. To the incredibly proud Empress, this was her only choice, and was also the best choice for her.