Granny Begonia said, "I have been to the sacred Shengming City and met with Emperor Qing. I also met with some of the survivors of the Central Shengming Empire. After talking with the poor and cultivators of the various forces, the more I learned, the more frustrated I felt. In the end, I silently returned to the Sword Pavilion."
Next, Granny Begonia recounted what happened at that time. It was similar to what Chi Yao had said at Mount Yueshen.
Emperor Ming didn't know the identity of the Blood Empress at first.
After the Blood Empress became the Empress, she controlled more than half of the imperial court of the Central Shengming Empire through Kong Lanyou's grandfather, Kong Shangling. Some councilors had their blood sucked dry by the Immortal Vampires and transformed. The Blood Empress herself directly controlled a few through the mind.