Covering the Sky: The Years I Was the Empress's Strictest Master

Sadness, frustration, and anger intertwined to their extreme in Li Qingjue's heart.

Her head was spinning, but she felt like she had figured everything out.

Perhaps it was because her master saw that she had performed poorly in opening the sea of ​​suffering, so he deliberately made her see this scene to provoke her.

or……

"did you know……"

"Master! Stop talking..."

Suddenly, she abruptly raised her head, tears still wet on her face, her blurry gaze fixed on Tan Lin's deep eyes, where only an indescribable emotion remained:

"You...really don't need to say anymore...I understand, I really understand..."

I felt this way for the first time the day my brother was taken away, and again yesterday during the day at the entrance of the post station, and again last night…

So, please stop talking. Nannan really understands. You don't want Nannan to become lax because of your presence...

The path of cultivation is bloody and cruel... I know that... I will cultivate diligently and grow to a level that is useful to you... My dear..."

Tan Lin had already taken Li Qingjue back to the cave dwelling, but the latter continued talking.

He actually had something left unsaid, but now it seems there's no need to say it anymore.

the end.

Seeing the almost collapsing light in his young disciple's eyes, Tan Lin's remnant soul consciousness fluctuated slightly.

He remained silent until the other person's speech became slurred and their eyes became unfocused, then suddenly pointed a finger.

"Get a good night's sleep..."

…………

Boom...

In the southern region, beyond the high heavens, a galaxy of stars shines brightly.

The roar of the dark purple warships showed no sign of stopping.

The faces of the eight people, including the young man and his Daoist partner, were extremely grim.

There is no other reason.

The magic array they used to return to their ancestral star and perform interstellar jumps is now disabled!

Are you sure it can't be fixed?

The young man said in a deep voice.

"It can be repaired, but it will probably take more than three months to restore its functionality..."

A cultivator skilled in this art bowed and said.

"More than three months..."

The young man's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and at this moment, the surging blood and qi that had been dormant within his body burst forth!

boom……

Strands of Dao principles surged, and behind him, three divine forms—the True Phoenix, the Qilin, and the Chaos Divine Bell—appeared, causing the void to collapse piece by piece.

"Don't let me find out who did it!"

The young man's chest heaved violently.

"How about we borrow the altar array of the Feathered Divine Dynasty? It'd be better to use it as a transit point than to wait for three..."

The alluring woman spoke softly beside the young man.

But his words were quickly interrupted by the young man:

"Heh, borrow their magic array?"

How long have we been at that post station that the magic array has already malfunctioned?

What a coincidence! It's highly likely that the Feathered Divine Dynasty was behind this, or at the very least, they leaked the information. Besides them, who else would know we'd be staying in the Northern Dipper...?

As he spoke, the young man's expression grew increasingly cold, but he ultimately gave the order:

"Father's grand banquet cannot be delayed. Let's go to Zhongzhou and borrow the Emperor's Palace."

……

Chapter Nine: The Emergence of the Human Emperor's Relics (3.1K)

crackling sounds...

Inside the cave dwelling, the bonfire burned brightly.

Li Qingjue was in a deep sleep for a long time. She had a dream in which she woke up to find that her master was gone.

From now on, she will be all alone again.

Perhaps she misunderstood her master...

Without a master, she still can't even read all the characters, and she will soon embark on a wrong path in cultivation, paying the price...

Without her master, she wouldn't even have been able to see her brother's remains one last time.

In a daze, the last thought in my dream came to an abrupt end here.

That said, she hadn't slept so soundly in a long time since her brother was taken away.

Outside, Li Qingjue's eyelashes trembled, and then he opened his eyes.

He sat up and looked around. The remnant soul of his master was gone, and the bronze ring lay quietly on the surface of the tattered package.

Everything around her was almost exactly the same as before she fell into a deep sleep. The only difference was that there was a large wooden barrel next to the campfire that was just big enough for her to sit in. Steam was rising from inside, and a faint, exotic fragrance wafted out.

Seeing this, she bit her lip, clutching the hem of her clothes with her small hands, and whispered guiltily towards the spot where the ring was:

“Master, I… I shouldn’t have lost my temper with you. I watched helplessly as my brother’s remains were taken away… I…”

She talked to herself for a long time, but the ring didn't move at all.

Gradually, she became flustered and fell silent, holding the ring in her palm.

I remember it was already dawn the day before she fell into a deep sleep, and now it's still dark outside, which means she's been sleeping for quite a while.

Whoosh!

Swoosh... Swoosh...

At this moment, a faint sound of something breaking through the air could be heard outside the cave, and streaks of rainbow light flashed, slicing through the night sky once more.

In addition, the sounds of monks talking could be broken into fragments by the night wind.

"The Central Plains Human Emperor Palace has stood since the ancient times, and it's not located outside the realm... If there were any relics or palaces, would the people of the Human Emperor Palace let them hang in our Eastern Wilderness for so long?"

"Yes, something feels off..."

Someone sneered:

"Hehe, what do you know? The Human Emperor died tragically during his Dao Attainment Tribulation, and the Human Emperor Palace was in turmoil for a long time. At that time, we were too busy taking care of ourselves to have time to deal with these things."

"That's true. After the Primordial Era, the Human Emperor's Palace only managed that small territory in the Central Plains..."

"What do you mean by dying under the Tribulation of Enlightenment? The books in our Fuyou Holy Land clearly record that the Human Emperor had already passed the Tribulation of Enlightenment, but was hunted down by the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone, which is why he died!"

"Hahahaha, it seems that most of the books in your two families were written by some amateur troupe. You don't even know that the Tribulation of Enlightenment is divided into Heavenly Tribulation and Human Tribulation?"

"..."

"But I still have some questions. In the ancient times, especially in our current era, there have been frequent upheavals. Many lineages that have produced ancient emperors and great emperors, and possessed supreme artifacts, have been destroyed and disappeared into the long river of time. How could the Human Emperor's Palace have survived to this day?"

"Hiss...it seems that's really the case?"

"This Emperor's Palace may hold a great secret..."

"..."

Rumble...

Outside the cave, the commotion in the sky grew louder, causing Li Qingjue to clench the ring in his palm, his heart pounding in his throat.

During this period of time, her perception of cultivators had become extremely negative.

Roar! ! !

The heavens trembled as the chariot pulled by the ancient beast crushed the void.

The goddess of Chunqiu Pavilion smiled sweetly, and wherever the carriage passed, flower petals fluttered down from the sky.

Since the news that appeared out of nowhere a day ago that the Human Emperor's relics would appear in the northern part of the ancient Yan Kingdom in the southern region of the Eastern Wilderness, the entire Eastern Wilderness has been in an uproar!

The Heavenly Martial Holy Land, the Tai Xuan Sect (the predecessor of the later Tai Xuan Sect)... many top-tier sects also flocked here.

In addition, many independent cultivators who were originally from the Southern Region also flocked to the area.

whoosh...

Those scattered rainbows in the sky, without the backdrop of divine beasts or divine clouds, belong to that kind of people.

"Huh, there's a cave in this desolate wilderness? Why don't we rest here for a bit and set off again tomorrow?"

"Set off tomorrow? I'm afraid by the time we arrive, there won't even be any soup left..."

Several scattered cultivators near the abandoned brick kiln, their rainbow-like light piercing the air, nearly landed and came face to face with Li Qingjue.

This made the girl, who was already panicked by the silence and lack of response from a certain "human emperor," even more uneasy.

Fortunately, the ups and downs of these past two days have matured her considerably, and she has refrained from any unwise actions for the time being.

"If you don't soak in the wooden tub soon, this medicinal bath will get cold..."

Suddenly, a voice echoed from within the lonely cave dwelling.

"Master??"

Upon hearing the voice, Li Qingjue was so overjoyed that she was almost at a loss for what to do, but in an instant, she lowered her head and apologized to the ring:

"I...I shouldn't have lost my temper with you. I made you angry. I'm sorry..."

"angry?"

Upon hearing this, Tan Lin couldn't help but smile.

In this world, having lived three lifetimes, how could he possibly hold a grudge against a child?

He had previously been immersed in the "world of causes".

The causal line between the two grew thicker and brighter once again, and the rate at which causal points multiplied accelerated. The second deep crimson light point was no longer just an empty shell.

He was already considering whether he should use a single point of deep crimson light to re-condense his previous life's Dao Fruit in the near future, in order to prepare for achieving Dao again in the future, or even becoming an immortal.

Through recent exploration, he has discovered that after the Soul Pearl changes, it has the ability to accumulate the fruits of all past lives. Unlike his previous three lives, after his death, he had nothing left but the wisdom of his past lives. However, the price was also very high: it was a whole grain of deep crimson light.

"Emotions are resources for spiritual practice, not obstacles. You need to gradually control yourself and become the master of your emotions..."

To the outside world, Tan Lin's voice remained as cold and clear as ever:

"Aren't you going to get in the bucket? Your sea of ​​suffering is about to stir."

"Yes……"

Ignoring the rumbling sky outside the cave, Li Qingjue sat down in the bucket as instructed.

boom……

As soon as her frail body entered the tub, the immense medicinal power instantly seeped into every pore of her body, feeling like thousands of steel needles piercing her skin.

But she bit her lower lip tightly, holding back from crying out.

Tan Lin was not actually satisfied with the few hundred-year-old spiritual herbs he had picked in the deep mountains last night, but if he wanted to obtain spiritual herbs of higher quality, he would have to go to some blessed lands or even secret realms beyond the secular world.

Those places were all fraught with danger, far away, or occupied by cultivation forces and turned into medicinal fields.

Even so, the medicinal power in that bucket was already quite potent for Li Qingjue's current mortal body.

"Your path is different from others. The hatred and resentment in your heart before can become the sharpest spear to break through the barriers of suffering..."

Seeing his young apprentice's lips bleed from being bitten, Tan Lin remained unmoved and slowly instructed:

"Now! Focus your mind, concentrate your energy below your navel, and try again..."