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

But whenever he had a sudden enlightenment, a thick, pale golden aura pattern would appear around his body, almost automatically.

Not only that, but nine extraordinary phenomena, such as a celestial king descending from the heavens, a bright moon rising from the sea, and a golden lotus growing in the sea of ​​suffering, appeared and disappeared behind him from time to time.

At that time, he was like a god or demon creating the world, or like a star shining in the blue sky. But when he emerged from his state of enlightenment, everything seemed to vanish into nothingness, like all things returning to nothingness...

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been seven years.

That year, Tan Lin's physical aura never revealed even a trace of itself, remaining as deep and unfathomable as an abyss.

Only a faint golden aura mingled and circulated with the glow of the tea trees, as if it had merged into this realm within a realm.

Throughout the year, he kept his eyes closed the entire time, never opening them or eating, because his soul was filled with endless turmoil.

In the quiet seclusion of the world, I sat in meditation for seven years.

Perhaps because his cultivation level had reached a certain realm, Tan Lin's past life wisdom was constantly awakening, and at an accelerating pace.

Especially starting in the seventh year, after he and his fellow practitioners of Taiyin and Taiyang made groundbreaking progress in the strength and area of ​​the Sendai altar,

The "seal" that the Zhuyin Soul Pearl had placed on his understanding of the Great Dao from his previous life seemed to have loosened. He could now access and absorb it little by little on his own, and each time he digested it, he would gain new insights.

Overall, this phenomenon was undoubtedly very beneficial to his enlightenment.

However, sorting out, refining, and condensing that massive amount of information was extremely time-consuming, which slowed down his progress in enlightenment to some extent.

But sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting.

When Tan Lin's memories and insights from five lifetimes, like five rushing rivers, found their confluence in the "riverbed" of this life, he finally understood:

In his first life, he was just an ordinary person among the masses, completing nine years of compulsory education in high-rise buildings made of steel and concrete.

Because of his unsatisfactory middle school entrance exam results, he failed to get into a regular high school. His parents spent a lot of money to send him to a private elite school, where he studied art and academic subjects for three years and met his first love in that lifetime...

He passed both the art entrance exam and the general college entrance exam, but his scores were still not ideal, so he could only get into an ordinary undergraduate university.

After graduation, he drifted aimlessly, struggling to make ends meet and troubled by love...

Until later, he unexpectedly found the Soul Bead that brought him into this world…

In his second life, he embarked on the path of cultivation early on, carrying with him the wisdom of his past lives.

He was proud and ambitious, and diligently studied the "Taiyin Immortal Scripture," one of the two great mother scriptures of the ancient human race. However, due to limitations in his comprehension, talent, and aptitude, he remained at the third level of immortality throughout his life...

For the rest of his life, he devoted himself to finding the fireflies needed to activate the Soul Pearl's reincarnation.

In his third life, relying on a meager amount of solar bloodline within him, he rose from humble beginnings, turning to the cultivation of the "Solar Immortal Scripture" and enduring countless hardships.

He proceeded cautiously, making rapid progress in the early stages and eventually becoming a powerful figure, but he stopped at the threshold of becoming a near-Emperor, failing to glimpse the higher realms of cultivation.

"In his fourth incarnation, he became the contemporary human king, leading the Beidou human race to a powerful rise."

Perhaps because he carried the fortune of the human race, his luck was quite good in that life before he attained enlightenment, and he received some of the blessings left by the ancient Heavenly Court in the early stages.

Through a clever scheme, he successfully cultivated both the Yin and Yang energies, reigning supreme amidst the fierce competition of the ancient paths, suppressing the pride of an era.

Later, he established the Human Emperor's Palace to protect all living beings, but unfortunately, he ultimately met a tragic end, leaving only a wisp of his soul to eke out a living...

In this life, he is renamed Tan Lin, possessing an indestructible golden body, and was adopted by someone from a young age…

Light and shadow intertwine within the vast Sendai.

Five lifetimes of memories, five different lives, five nearly different states of mind under different circumstances.

Each lifetime brings different insights, paths, regrets, and obsessions.

At this moment, apart from some of the innate wisdom from his previous life as the Human Emperor, all other aspects flowed deep within Tan Lin's soul, constantly colliding and merging.

It's as if they're trying to determine a dominant "I"?

What is "I"?

Tan Lin's divine sense fluctuated slightly.

Now, almost all of his past life wisdom has been awakened, and the will of his past lives is contained in those fragments of memory, as if constantly impacting his mind and making him involuntarily ponder this question.

The five versions of myself are all me, but there are differences between each version.

He is an ordinary person, a precocious genius, a hero, a human emperor, and in this life, Tan Lin is also him!

In his second life, he was arrogant and unrealistic...

In his third life, he was resilient and patient...

In his lifetime as the Human Emperor, he enjoyed immense glory, with all human beings and soldiers bestowing upon him honorific titles. However, this also placed an incredibly heavy burden on his shoulders.

Now, Tan Lin has recounted his five lifetimes, and undoubtedly, his first lifetime was the most ordinary.

In that life, he was truly ordinary. In his short life of just over twenty years, the only embellishment and concern he had was perhaps his parents who selflessly devoted themselves to him.

Aside from that, if one were to pick out something outstanding or remarkable from that life, it would be his rather good looks.

This attracted the attention of the beautiful and wealthy Chu Nian, leading to a series of romantic entanglements, breakups, and reconciliations...

however.

Although he was the most ordinary person at that time, he was the original him, the source of all will, and that ethereal "spiritual light" of his true self has never changed.

hum...

As time passed, deep within Tan Lin's soul, the four crimson marks continued to emit an eerie glow.

At first, they seemed to be repelling each other, as if several independent wills were vying for dominance.

But as the tea tree, bathed in the glow of dawn, and as his contemplation of his own "Tao" deepened, a sense of enlightenment gradually arose.

Normally these marks are calm and peaceful, so why did they stir up trouble this time as he comprehended the Dao?

It all stemmed from his self-doubt.

The five lifetimes I have are never parallel, nor are they simply progressive steps, but rather a kind of inclusion, a continuous summary.

Just as his past life wisdom accumulates with each reincarnation, manifesting in his understanding and other aspects.

Each of my incarnations is a summary of my past selves, and a further development encompassing the past.

"I am neither a possessor nor a parasite, but a true spirit that is not obscured, reincarnated!"

Each lifetime is a part of who I am in this life. There's no need to dwell on the source of consciousness or the influence of enlightenment in any particular lifetime.

Through countless reincarnations, these are the footprints I left on my path, traces, experiences of starting over time, and accumulations...

Why must we break free from the path of this life? The path of past lives can also serve as the path of this life.

It seems that my consciousness was still hazy from my recent reincarnation, and the resistance I felt was too fixated on appearances. My past self understood this much better than I did before…”

At this moment, Tan Lin felt a clarity of mind he had never experienced before.

In that lifetime, the Human Emperor cultivated both the Yin and Yang energies, which was undoubtedly a summary and encapsulation of his previous two lifetimes of cultivating the Yin and Yang energies respectively. The accumulation of several lifetimes led to a unified path.

Perhaps he was confused and bewildered in that life, but in the end he must have seen through it all. His previous life was the answer to that question.

Of course, the reason he has this self-doubt in this life is ultimately because this reincarnation is different from his previous ones.

The power of past lives was too great, and the wisdom accumulated from those past lives did not awaken all at once. Each time fragments of memories were absorbed, it felt like reading into the consciousness of others.

This led him to have the illusion of parallel wills, which later developed into a resistance to past lives.

"I am originally without form, but appear due to conditions. All my experiences are my form. The vast world of mortals refines my true knowledge."

"The self of five lifetimes can evolve into the self of ten thousand lifetimes; my heart is heaven and earth, and heaven and earth are my heart."

When a thought arises, all phenomena arise; when a thought ceases, all phenomena perish.

I am not fixed in one form; I can encompass all forms.

My path should not be merely the path of force.

What is force?

The physical body and blood are power, the power of the soul is also power, and the power of all kinds of methods... The path of power encompasses everything, and should not be so narrow-minded..."

After Tan Lin's turmoil subsided, his mind suddenly became clear.

With this understanding that leads to complete understanding and enlightenment, he gained new insights into the foundation of his own Dao:

"With these Soul Pearls, infinite possibilities exist, and this life may not be the last."

My path should be integrated with it, permeating the beginning and end of reincarnation, allowing it to continuously grow and sublimate. In the future, it should not be confined to the realm of humanity… My path should be named 'All Selves'!

boom!

Thinking of this, it seemed as if something within Tan Lin's Sendai and deep within his soul had been completely opened up.

The Soul Pearl of All Causes suddenly lit up for a moment, as if it were resonating with the Dao he had comprehended!

wow...

At this moment, within the invincible fist intent of the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, the five lifetimes' true meanings, which he had mixed together, were no longer parallel.

Instead, it is like all rivers flowing into the sea, converging and merging into a new, vast, all-encompassing yet transcendent prototype of the "Tao"!

The prototype of this path takes the manifestation of the power path originally comprehended by the immortal golden body in this life, with "all selves" as the core of the Great Dao.

This is a path never before seen!

It seems to contain a multitude of elements, with time and space flowing within it, the cycle of birth and death, the possibility of reversing everything, and even a hint of the profound mystery of word formation.

The mystery of initially combining all the selves, then arranging them, and finally unifying the power of all the selves!

shuh...

At this moment, under the ancient tea tree of enlightenment, Tan Lin slowly opened his eyes.

For a fleeting moment, it seemed as if countless scenes were born, died, and evolved within his deep eyes.

There is the muddled existence of an ordinary person among the masses, the sharp brilliance of a prodigy, the forbearance of a hero, and a touch of supreme grandeur when one is a supreme emperor.

Ultimately, all these visions vanished, and everything returned to the tranquility and profundity of this world.

crackling sounds...

At the same time, he raised his right hand under the tree, and because he had not moved for a long time, his body made a series of crisp sounds.

He didn't care at all, slowly closing his five fingers and then making a fist.

Once the rudimentary form of the Dao was formed, the corresponding manifestation of this Dao, which is based on it and can also be called the ultimate move of the Great Dao, naturally emerged in his mind.

hum!

At this moment, he did not activate any divine power or any of the qi and blood in his body; he simply made a fist-clenching motion.

But just as he clenched his fist...

Centered on him, the entire realm within a realm seemed to freeze for a moment.

The glow of the Enlightenment Tea Tree was distorted by an invisible force, and the sound of the flowing divine spring seemed to weaken.

With a single thought, the Way of All Self manifested in reality.

wow...

Behind him, the void rippled, and one blurry phantom after another appeared.

The first illusory figure had an indistinct face, wore strange, blurry clothing, and moved slowly and weakly to the cultivators.

It was as if an ordinary mortal was struggling to throw a punch, but the punch was silent and weak.

That was his first incarnation, his "mortal self".

The second illusory figure, full of vigor and ambition, though his clothing and face were also indistinct, possessed an air of arrogance that surpassed his contemporaries. His punches carried traces of ancient human combat techniques, sharp and swift...

The third illusory figure was composed, its aura restrained, and its punches were neither hurried nor slow.

Yet it carries a profound and resilient weight, its moves simple yet powerful.

The fourth illusory figure, perhaps because its innate wisdom from a past life has not yet fully awakened, is the most indistinct.

This figure was also throwing a punch, the intent of which was immense, as if it exuded a supreme aura, making one want to bow down and worship it...

And at the very front is Tan Lin himself in this life.

He had stood up from under the tree without anyone noticing.

His face was like an ancient well, his eyes were deep and unfathomable, and his punching movements were smooth and natural, with an invincible fist intent flowing through his body.

At this moment, the four illusory figures, representing my five lifetimes, did not move in perfect sync with each other, yet they seemed to follow some mysterious rhythm, all working together to evolve the simple action of "throwing a punch."

boom!!!