During a critical labor, the Prince Consort suffers complications as her Demon Bird embryo threatens to drain the King's Phoenix blood, risking his cultivation. Despite warnings, the King injures his own heart meridian to save her and secure their heir, sacrificing half his life and five thousand years of cultivation in the process. After successfully delivering their eldest daughter, the exhausted King confronts the brutal reality that his sacrifice leaves him weakened and vulnerable. Meanwhile, someone named Adrian arrives and orders the swapping of the newborn's eggs while the Prince Consort remains unconscious, hinting at a dangerous deception ahead.