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

Li Qingjue was panting heavily, his whole body soaked, unable to tell whether it was from the rain or sweat that had soaked him earlier.

"Huff! Huff..."

She stared at the one-eyed man's fatal wound in the throat, her eyes filled with complex emotions, her small hands trembling slightly.

She knew that person was probably not going to survive.

This was her first time... killing someone.

"What, are you going to let these two leave this place? Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to yourself. Think about it, what if the other one follows you after sunset and ambushes you?"

The bronze ring shone with a clear radiance, and Tan Lin's remnant soul manifested itself at this moment.

He floated to his young apprentice, his voice devoid of any emotion:

"If you release a tiger back into the mountains today, will you truly not regret it when you find yourself in danger tomorrow...?"

"No...no..."

Li Qingjue was still panting; she was actually quite exhausted and couldn't move a single finger.

How could Tan Lin not know her condition?

However, he continued:

"Follow him. Kill the other one if you can, or at least keep him at a distance. It's much better for you to follow him than for him to follow you..."

At that time, that person will definitely leave behind their companion's corpse. Go up and search the body to see if there's anything useful.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingjue nodded silently.

She calmed her breathing, then hid the one-eyed man's machete and quietly followed him.

The broadsword was good, but it was too cumbersome for her. It was far less useful than a shard of porcelain, and it would only waste her energy during the pursuit.

……

The sun sets in the west, and the rabbit rises in the east.

"Ah...you?!"

The lean man's voice, filled with shock and anger, abruptly stopped.

Li Qingjue actually took both of their lives.

This was partly due to luck, partly due to Tan Lin's guidance, but also partly due to her increasingly ruthless nature.

Under the cover of night, the girl searched the two corpses and eventually found a small tinderbox, some dry food, some pieces of silver, and a torn woman's undergarment.

She turned back the way she came, completely exhausted.

Before she could rest, Tan Lin's emotionless voice rang out again:

"Catch the fish, then find where these two are hiding, start a fire, you don't have much time."

………………

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Time flies, and three or four months have already passed.

In the southern part of the eastern wilderness, north of the ancient Yan Kingdom.

A vast mountain range stretching for thousands of miles, like a dragon of earth and wood, lies between the ancient Yan Kingdom and the Huanglong Kingdom, forming a natural boundary and barrier between the two countries.

quack……

On one side of the mountain ridge, several crows resembling vultures seemed to be startled by something, flapping their wings and soaring into the sky, circling above the trees, but lingering there for a long time.

"You're quite lucky. This person is no ordinary mortal; he possesses a faint trace of the Transcendent Dao Body's bloodline. He was killed less than three days ago, and his essence still remains. He's fit to be of use to you..."

In the woods, a bronze ring floated before the girl with pigtails, its soft glow swirling around her, and Tan Lin's gentle voice emanated from it:

"But before that, let's shoot down those few rotting crows first."

call out!

Shhhhhhhhhh

Gaa!

As soon as Tan Lin finished speaking, Li Qingjue had already pulled back the makeshift slingshot, and several pebbles shot out, causing the crows to fall to the ground.

Over the past few months, she has become adept at such tasks. Despite being less than ten years old, she possesses a composure and maturity, as well as a hint of ruthlessness hidden deep within her.

Splash...

rustling...

After binding and stringing the five rotting crows together with vines, she finally had time to examine the corpse, its flesh and blood dwindling from being pecked at by the crows.

A large hole was torn open in the lower abdomen of the corpse, the sacral cavity was shattered, and the intestines and internal organs inside the stomach had been almost eaten away by rotting crows, leaving it empty.

The fact that the internal organs could be so easily pecked away by crows suggests that the cultivator was only at the Sea of ​​Wheels Realm, around thirty or forty years old. At that age, a cultivator from a small force or a rogue cultivator could easily be...

He had no magical artifacts or valuables on him, and there were signs of a struggle nearby, suggesting he was robbed and murdered...

She analyzed it silently.

hum...

In this early autumn season, disgusting greenbottle flies are attracted to the flesh and blood, wrapping the corpse like a web.

Li Qingjue merely frowned slightly at this, then sat cross-legged in front of the corpse without blinking, facing upwards, and began to circulate the "Devouring Source True Scripture" technique.

She truly understood what her master wanted to say that night at the post station when she woke up the next day.

The world of cultivation is so cruel; her future path will inevitably be filled with bloodshed and cruelty.

Her master probably wanted to tell her that if others could go to great lengths to destroy and repeatedly exploit her brother's remains for personal gain, then she might also be able to dig up his grave, dissect his body, devour his essence, and strengthen herself in the future.

If others can do this, why can't she?

Did those people have even the slightest bit of pity when they were desecrating her brother's remains?

If that's the case, she doesn't need to find an invisible cage to bind herself...

Therefore, apart from the initial resistance and reluctance she felt when she first devoured someone else's essence, she gradually got used to it and overcame that mental hurdle.

It is worth mentioning that the dispute over the supposed remnants of the human emperor has been resolved.

Now in the Southern Region... especially in the northern part of the Ancient Yan Kingdom, every day, every moment, people are dying inexplicably and silently in a corner.

Including the source contained in the corpse she is currently in, she has harvested and refined seven other people's sources in the past three months, and her mortal body has also undergone a minor transformation.

The sea of ​​suffering is no longer desolate and gloomy, but has gained some magnificent colors. In addition, cultivation is indeed much easier than before.

It shouldn't be long before she's able to find the source of divine power in the sea of ​​suffering and enter the realm of the life spring.

At that time, with divine power, she will be able to fly around in the sky.

Wow!

After refining the essence of the remnant corpse, Li Qingjue's aura grew even stronger.

At this moment, a rumbling sound came from the sky again, and the void was fluctuating. She glanced at it and understood.

Another force from outside the Southern Region has entered the fray...

She has witnessed this scene dozens of times in the past few months.

"Master, the news of that lost treasure has been circulating for so long, why hasn't it appeared yet?"

Her thoughts drifted slightly, and she voiced the question that had been lingering in her mind.

Inside the ring, Tan Lin didn't answer, but instead said to her:

"Look up and look west."

What to look at?

Li Qingjue was puzzled, but still looked up as instructed.

There, a familiar dark purple warship, piercing through the void, suddenly came into her view.

next moment.

She seemed to have forgotten to breathe, her hands clenched tightly.

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Chapter Twelve: The Hidden Chess Piece Emerges (3K)

rustling... rustling...

Although it is only early autumn and far from the bleakness of late autumn, the occasional wind blowing through the mountains and forests carries a slight, almost imperceptible chill.

Beside the mutilated corpse, Li Qingjue looked up.

Her gaze was fixed on the ancient, dark purple warship that was slowly sailing across the sky.

Boom...

The warship was branded with the nine divine patterns unique to the Azure Sky Tyrant Blood Clan, and the entire ship exuded a domineering aura, causing the void to rumble like a tattered piece of paper.

In the past few months, many warships have sailed into the vast northern mountains, but she would never mistake this one!

That night at the post station, my brother was taken away by the people on this ship!

"Huff! Huff..."

As his thoughts drifted, Li Qingjue's mind seemed to return to that powerless day.

In an instant, the composure and resilience she had cultivated over the months melted away from her like ice and snow.

The girl's body began to tremble violently, and her eyes, which were originally as clear as black gemstones, were instantly filled with endless hatred and overwhelming killing intent.

She can now calmly deal with anything that comes her way.

Her master taught her to remain calm in the face of important events!

But since her brother was involved, she lost her composure.

tick...

At this moment, her small hands were clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, and blood seeped out and dripped onto the ground, but she was completely unaware of it.

"calm."

Suddenly, Tan Lin's icy voice, like a cold spring, rang out from the depths of her mind.

His voice carried a faint, yet powerful, Daoist tone, like a resounding bell, which calmed the young disciple's nearly out-of-control emotions.

“Hate should be kept in your heart, not displayed on your face. Rushing out now is no different from suicide.”

Tan Lin said calmly:

"If even a group of people who traded your brother's remains are so out of control, what will you do when you encounter the Feathered Divine Dynasty who killed your brother in the future?"

Wow!

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Li Qingjue's head, completely cooling down his turbulent emotions.

She took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed the surging blood and qi in her body.

But her gaze remained like the sharpest knife, slicing across the spot where the warship had disappeared, as if trying to etch the images of the people on board into the depths of her soul.

For months, she had been asking Tan Lin about the cause of her brother's death and the origins of this group of people.

She learned that her brother had actually died on a blue, life-bearing planet.

"Why...why did they come back? Could it be that they're also after that lost treasure?"

Li Qingjue's voice was slightly hoarse, but he was no longer agitated.

"Heh, come back? Perhaps these people never really left in the first place?"

Inside the ring, Tan Lin's remnant soul spoke calmly while observing the complex causal lines on the warship that were intertwined with his through the [Perspective of All Causes].

Yes, there is also a connection between him and this group.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingjue seemed to be deep in thought.

It must be said that she was really smart. Even though her master hadn't really explained things clearly, she seemed to have vaguely realized something from some clues over the past few months.

Just then, another strange phenomenon appeared in the distant sky.