Covering the sky: Starting from the Golden Crow of the Holy Cliff

Chapter 199 Ji Ziyue's Struggle, Light and Dark Evolver [Please Subscribe]

Deep in the starry sky, on the Great Moon Slope, a black-haired man sat cross-legged at the end of an ancient Styx River with his eyes closed, seemingly detached from the mortal world, watching the ebb and flow of the Taiyin River.

Not far away, a beautiful woman stood gracefully, ethereal and dreamlike. Her black dress, like a waterfall of silk, cascaded down her chest, and her black skirt fluttered in the wind, revealing her slender and graceful figure. A blue and gold osmanthus bloomed on her high bun, bright and vivid, emitting wisps of transparent ice particles.

Whether in the past or present, Jiang Tingting has always been extremely beautiful, with a graceful and elegant appearance. Because of her sainthood, her skin shimmers with a crystal-clear luster, snow-white and delicate, as if covered with a layer of jade frost, like solidified jade, like a fairy of the moon.

"Buzz!"

Soon after, Yan Ming revived, his Daoist thoughts supporting the heavens. In the blink of an eye, the world turned upside down. The Styx River before him surged and raged, even the starry sky resonated with it, and all order was thrown into chaos, as if it were about to reach its end.

"This method..." Jiang Tingting sighed softly, watching as a vast stream of yin energy dissipated, and the ink-black waves that could have submerged a saint were taken away at will under the trend of golden light, quickly refined, and transformed into a singularity, with all the sacred returning to the divine core.

Although it wasn't the first time I'd experienced a primordial spirit of this level, it still sent shivers down my spine; a single individual here seemed insignificant.

Everyone says that the elder brother attained enlightenment through the power of the sun, commanding all fires and sealing the flow of the heavens. But they don't know that his power of the moon is equally extraordinary. Even though she is a woman of the moon body, she still cannot comprehend the mysteries and complex changes in these rules, feeling as if she were looking at a flower in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water.

In a daze, it felt as if she were embarking on the path of cultivation for the first time, listening to a saint-level fire spirit preach. The person in front of her was always unattainable. From the Big Dipper to all the heavens and myriad realms, the other party was still an immortal monument deep in her heart.

“Although it’s not the essence of Taiyin, the water of the Styx River is one of the most Yin in the world, so it should be of some use to you.” Yan Ming said, looking at the woman beside him. The chains of order surged, carving the Nether Core into an exquisite crown, and handed it over.

The moment Jiang Tingting received the crown with both hands, the young female official beside her glanced at her, showing some understanding of this product of civilization. Similar to a crown, it represented power.

There is an ancient legend about an emperor who bestowed the title of Tang upon a single leaf.

"Is this considered a crowning of kings?" Ji Ziyue's emotions surged, unable to calm down. In a daze, a sigh echoed from the Heart Dao Palace, coming from that ethereal and unknowable realm, carrying sadness, depression, and uncertainty about the future.

With Jiang Yifei's brilliant achievements as a precedent, he immediately opened an altar after becoming a saint and bestowed the title of Prince Heng.

The Taiyin Body before them was equally astonishing, a cultivation genius unparalleled throughout the ages. In an extremely short time, it broke through to the Saint Realm, becoming a bright star hanging high above the Immortal Ruins, illuminating all living beings.

If time were reversed and everything returned to the beginning, when Ji Ziyue entered the Dao Palace, the Taiyin Body was still struggling in the marketplace, and even her identity had not yet been revealed. Her later rise to prominence depended entirely on that person who discovered her…

At that time, the one shrouded in light was her brother, whose Eastern Wilderness Divine Body was renowned throughout the five regions and was hailed as one of the strongest among the younger generation.

With a powerful family and loving relatives, standing on the highest stage of Beidou, there was a time when I thought this kind of time would last forever.

What's left now?
The two women, Ji Jiang and Ji Jiang, who were once on par, have fallen from grace, while Ji Jiang is now at the height of her power and enjoys a commanding position. They are no longer comparable.

"Brother..." Thinking of her family on Earth, Ji Ziyue felt even more heartbroken and indescribably sad.

Those in the know found Ji Haoyue's mother nest's misfortune nothing more than a laughable incident, and few people paid much attention to it.

Only his closest relatives would feel heartache, saddened by his predicament, and want to do everything they can to help him out of it.

In addition, a few days ago, Beidou sent a letter saying that his grandfather had failed to break through to the Dao and turned into ashes, leaving no trace of his body.

Then came the devastating news that Ye Fan had been robbed and nearly killed, with a Quasi-Emperor targeting him deep within the starry sky. Many female officials in the Immortal Ruins were discussing this, believing that there would never be another Great Accomplishment Saint Body in this lifetime.

A young, supreme seed has perished.

That night, Little Moon gazed at the cold moon alone, and who knows how many tears she shed...

All of this exacerbated the negative emotions of the fallen noblewoman. Even she herself was unaware that, at some point, the dark side deep within her heart began to rise and reveal its most ferocious aspect.

The recent crowning of a champion fueled this trend, leading her to succumb to greed, fueling jealousy in Sendai, and causing her to slide into the abyss of morality.

Once an evil thought arises, it's like a wild horse that's broken free of its reins; it's very difficult to suppress it again.

Unbeknownst to her, Ji Ziyue's brows and eyes had become filled with a sinister aura, and her hair fell down, obscuring most of her face. She looked incredibly eerie, completely different from her previous icy and snowy temperament, and a large amount of dark matter had accumulated in her body.

"Flowers bloom in pairs, embodying the essence of Yin and Yang. I never expected she would have such talent..." Yan Ming noticed the changes in Xiao Yue Liang as his eyes opened and closed, feeling somewhat amazed.

The coexistence of light and darkness represents an evolutionary trend!

In some ways, they are even rarer than super-evolvers. At least, as far as he knows, only Yang Yi, Huo Lin'er, and the Divine Silkworm Princess have shown this, possessing extraordinary talent.

This is also the origin of Dark Fire Lin'er. In the past, limited by his perspective, Yan Ming believed that she was a new primordial spirit conceived from part of the corpse of an ancient princess.

Now, he stands in a transcendent state, seeing further and more clearly.

The ancient princess of the Immortal Ruins and Huo Lin'er from beyond the realm are merely two sides of the same coin, not two separate individuals.

The same applies to Princess Shencan!

During several dual cultivation sessions, Yan Ming sensed the presence of another woman; her loss, her sadness, and her silence resonated deeply with Huo Ling.

Through the Golden Eyes of the Dao Tribulation, he saw that somber, silent woman within the prison of his heart.

As a primordial spirit residing in the same body, the True Silkworm Girl can feel the impact from the outside world. Perhaps at first she will struggle and shed tears.

But after the same thing happened a hundred times, a thousand times, she became numb, like a cold stone, leaving Yan Ming with rather complicated feelings...

Within the forbidden zone of the Immortal Ruins, beings that awaken their dark side can be considered special mutated evolutionary forms, whose subsequent cultivation will progress by leaps and bounds.

This has been proven in the cases of Huo Lin'er and Princess Shencan!
It can be considered an unconventional case of being three times stronger when corrupted and three times weaker when redeemed.

As for Yang Yi... that woman is an exception. Yan Ming personally intervened to help her suppress her dark side. Otherwise, with her accumulated power, she might already be preparing to break through to the Great Sage realm, rather than simply becoming a Saint King at the Second Heaven.

By the starlight, Yan Ming carefully examined the person abandoned by fate in front of him. As the Yuanling body of this generation, although her appearance was not as good as An Miaoyi or Yan Ruyu, she was definitely a beauty with a unique sense of tranquility.

She wore a Saint-level True Phoenix Robe that was disproportionate to her strength, embroidered with nine celestial birds. Through the outer skirt, one could see black pantyhose clinging to her leg lines, with iris patterns extending from her calves to the depths, adding a touch of sensuality to her noble and elegant appearance.

"Should we intervene? Help her activate her dark primordial spirit." Yan Ming's expression shifted slightly, his subconscious desire to revive the sacrificial material and allow Little Moon to join the evolution of darkness.

Watching divine bloodlines fall into depravity is an extremely pleasurable thing, like crushing rose petals in your palm, the fragrance of which is rich and intense.

Tears are useless; let the self that is growing within you change everything...

After an unknown amount of time, Ji Ziyue shivered, her consciousness returned to calm, and as she recalled the fragments of memory from just now, she couldn't help but feel a lingering fear.

"Why...why did I become like this? Was I jealous of Tingting?" After realizing this, she was truly frightened, and countless feelings of guilt welled up in her heart. She was able to become a historian largely because Jiang Tingting took pity on her and pleaded with the powerful, thus escaping her terrible fate in prison.

Those madmen in the Eternal Kingdom, after achieving great success in the Divine Body project, had long wanted to establish the Elemental Spirit lineage as their achievement.

There have never been few people who covet her!
In this situation, how could I possibly be jealous of Tingting? How could that be me?
Little Moon was very annoyed that she had forgotten to recite the calming mantra. At this moment, she was overwhelmed by a mix of emotions, including apology, regret, pain, indifference, and jealousy.

"Sister Ziyue, what's wrong?" A melodious voice rang out, clear and ethereal, startling Ji Ziyue and pulling her out of her complicated state of mind. She had never felt so cold before.

Jiang Tingting held a purple-gold lamp, its radiant light shining down, dispelling the darkness and brightening everyone's hearts.

Seeing the concerned look in the eyes of the female saint, Little Moon almost burst into tears. Her greatest fortune was meeting Tingting, which saved her from a tragic end in prison.

It's rare that the other person would still call me "sister".

Ji Ziyue took a deep breath and realized that the person was not there. This area seemed to have been cut off and isolated from the stars.

'Is it because you were thinking of your family?'

With Jiang Tingting's intelligence and wisdom, she quickly guessed the reason for Ji Ziyue's unusual mood. She couldn't help but sigh, but given her position, she couldn't say much and could only hope that the other party would cheer up.

She pleaded for Ji Ziyue, which was a risky move, as the two had shared a good time together during their time at Shengya.

As for the disposal of the Ji family's divine body, it is far from simple. Many powerful figures are paying attention to the related bloodline project, and everyone hopes that divine blood can emerge from among the descendants.

From the perspective of Yin and Yang, the larger moon is hundreds or thousands of times heavier than the smaller moon.

With enough resources, Ji Haoyue could have thousands or even tens of thousands of offspring. In less than forty years, he has already fathered nearly five hundred children, and this number is still growing.

Given time, it might not be an exaggeration to say that one person can establish a lineage!

This situation is unimaginable for women!

They are naturally at a disadvantage in this regard.

A woman's body contains a limited amount of yin-related substances. From birth, the quantity of these substances is usually in the hundreds of thousands, but this reserve declines rapidly after menstruation. By the time a woman reaches her twenties, she may only have a few hundred left.

In this world of gods and demons, the materials created can be replenished naturally, but this consumes a great deal of resources.

At this scale, there will naturally be no problem with conceiving offspring.

For example, in the case of the Yuanling body, the Yin-type creative matter within Ji Ziyue's body is roughly between three and four thousand, maintaining a dynamic balance.

As a noblewoman who had cultivated since childhood, she had long ago slain the Crimson Dragon, cultivated her body and spirit, and was in peak physical condition, meeting all the conditions for conception.

But when it comes to scientific research, the difference becomes astonishing!

For Ji Ziyue to give birth to more than four hundred offspring is no less than for a mortal to attain enlightenment. Even at the fastest rate, it would take hundreds of years for each offspring to be born, and each time it would require the union of yin and yang...

In conclusion, the significance of the large moon far exceeds what people imagine; even ten smaller moons cannot compare.

As one of Yan Ming's closest relatives and his de facto Daoist partner, Jiang Tingting was powerless to save Ji Haoyue.

The Eternal Lineage within the Immortal Ruins is extremely powerful, with numerous saints and heavenly kings gathered there, making it a behemoth to the Taiyin Lineage.

“My lineage still lacks sufficient foundation…” Jiang Tingting’s eyes sparkled, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her bulging bra swayed, making her even more striking, as if she were a moon goddess.

She received the inheritance of Taiyin Yuanjun from Earth, and therefore, according to the mythological genealogy, she is the moon goddess in the hearts of countless people.

At this moment, the goddess thought of the Taiyin Clan, who worshipped her as their master and were an extension of her will.

Although she is a descendant of Hengyu, she held an ancestral recognition ceremony long ago. She is a direct descendant of the Taiyin Human Emperor recognized by the star fields of Beidou, Ziwei, Lanchen, and Yongheng, and is a possessor of the same physique as the 'Emperor Blood Return'.

The claim about the "Imperial Blood" was falsely advertised in the past!

However, as Jiang Tingting attained sainthood and unlocked her potential, her human emperor blood surged, and she now deserves the title of a return to her ancestral origins.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a deafening roar erupted, shaking the entire ancient star and shattering many mountains and rivers, breaking the special atmosphere between the two.

It was like the end of the world; nothing could stop it, everything was to be obliterated, and countless dust particles poured into the galaxy, creating an extremely terrifying scene.

As chaos began, the area around the Divine Demon Well shattered. A colossal stone figure appeared deep within the starry sky, its blood aura soaring to the heavens that it made the entire star field tremble. Its eyes were as terrifying as torches. It stood tall, its height unknown, spanning countless miles.

Ao Mang the Stone Man, a peerless holy spirit at the peak of the ninth level of the Great Sage!

As the news spread, powerful beings from beyond the realm gathered, and even more powerful clans from other star regions rushed over, all for the sake of the Great Perfection Holy Spirit and the Dao Venerable's inheritance.

At this moment, Dayuepo was like the gates of hell had been opened, a catastrophe that caused immense suffering and loss of life!

Ao Mang was ruthless. From the moment he appeared, he regarded the ancient holy spirit's legacy as something in his grasp and immediately began clearing the area.

"Boom!"

His Dao Fruition was terrifying; he could grasp the moon and pluck stars with a wave of his hand, and with a clear whistle, he could send meteorites flying one after another, with some asteroids exploding in the process.

In fact, this stone spirit had placed its piece long ago. It was frightened by the Quasi-Emperor Battle and dared not make any rash moves. Only now did it decide to attack this place and use all means to obtain the Heaven-Mending Technique.

Half a month ago, this Great Sage came once and learned the method to open the Dao Venerable's seal, which requires a massive amount of blood to irrigate the Burial Ground of Gods and Demons.

For this, he did not hesitate to go on a killing spree, attacking the ancient star road, sinking several ancient cities, and killing countless people.

"A stone spirit at the first level of Saint King!" Jiang Tingting's eyes flashed. She didn't look at the Great Saint. At this moment, the Dao patterns in her eyes intertwined, locking onto another stone figure.

She took two long, slender steps, and the next moment she was covered in mecha, every inch of her skin was seamlessly fitted, and her whole body was wrapped in ice and snow chains.

After instructing Ji Ziyue not to leave, she launched her attack like a phoenix, using the "Xing" technique to pierce through the universe and rush into the interior of the star. Behind her, the starry night was clear, as she went to strike down the stone spirit.

The Immortal Ruins lineage only recognizes Yan Ming and the Raven Spirit; the so-called Stone Spirit is not given any special consideration!
(End of this chapter)