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

It wasn't until another major event occurred that the heated discussion among some of the cultivators was diverted.

The incident occurred a year ago within the territory of the Beidou Divine Cult in Zhongzhou.

On that day, a dramatic change occurred within the lineage of this supreme religion, which had stood firm since the last turmoil.

Shao Hanyun, who was hailed as the most beautiful woman in the Big Dipper, unexpectedly betrayed the cult overnight, much to the surprise of everyone in the sect.

He swiftly and decisively killed several members of the sect. Disappointed that the Undying Golden Body had vanished, he grew increasingly impatient and began to tighten his control over her.

And secretly, he was preparing to use a secret method to manipulate her and then drain her essence as an ancient Saint King!

It is said that on that night, holy might soared into the sky within the territory of the Northern Divine Sect, laws raged, and shouts of killing and screams of agony filled the air.

Shao Hanyun displayed strength and ruthlessness far exceeding her usual level, and the cruelty of her methods terrified many of the elders in the sect.

The assassination was successful, and Shao Hanyun also looted the sect's treasury, but did not linger there.

She seemed to have been prepared, using a hidden treasure to tear open a corner of the divine sect's binding array.

Before a Great Sage, awakened from his slumber, could intercept her, she transformed into a streak of crimson light, forcefully breaking through the gates of the Big Dipper Divine Sect and disappearing into the outer realms.

Enraged, the powerful figure in the cult personally pursued and killed him.

As for the final outcome, outsiders have no way of knowing.

All that is known is that since then, Shao Hanyun has vanished as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth, and has never appeared anywhere in the Five Domains of the Big Dipper again, including that Great Sage, no one has seen her whereabouts.

The Beidou Divine Cult seems to be keeping this matter very secret.

The official statement was that Shao Hanyun had been misled by evil cultivators from outside the sect, which led her to betray the sect, and that she had now been eliminated.

However, in private, some cultivators of the Big Dipper Cult were secretly searching for rumors about Shao Hanyun that they outwardly disregarded.

This secret, along with the major events that have occurred both within and outside the region in recent years, has become a popular topic of conversation among cultivators in the five regions of the Big Dipper.

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Rumble...

Outside the secret realm of the Tianxuan Ancient Clan.

Ripples spread across the void.

A figure stepped out from within; it was none other than Tan Lin, who had disappeared for seven years.

He was wearing a divine silkworm robe woven by his "cheap aunt" and half of a bronze mask covering his face. His attire seemed no different from when he appeared in the Northern Divine City seven years ago.

However, his entire demeanor, and the way he was perceived by high-level cultivators, had undergone a complete transformation.

It wasn't that the aura contained within him had become stronger, but rather that it possessed an indescribable "unpredictability."

His deep eyes were calm and still, yet they seemed to pierce through illusion and reflect the myriad phenomena of the universe.

During his seven years of seclusion, he not only laid the initial foundation for the Dao, but also created the Great Dao killing move, the Myriad Self Great Handprint.

Cultivation also develops naturally, steadily improving through continuous consolidation.

At this moment, he had already passed through the tribulations of "enlightenment" and "severing the path" together. He had only returned from the outer realm of the Big Dipper under the cover of the [Barrier of All Causes].

In fact, if the great calamity had not already arrived, and this secret place had not been exposed, he would not have cared about concealing his tribulation, and he would not have broken through the void from the location of the realm within a realm to undergo tribulation outside the domain.

For him, receiving attention within a controlled range is beneficial for generating revenue from fireflies.

"It's been seven or eight years..."

Stepping out of the void, Tan Lin looked up at the distant, dusky sky.

He silently sensed the completely different magical aura between the outside world and the inner realm of the secret place.

Thoughts wander.

The first thing that came to his mind was Tianling.

It has been about eight years since the Chi family parted ways at the top of the cliff.

As his past life wisdom gradually awakens, he recalls more and more memories of Tianling, which indirectly deepens his feelings for her.

Especially when he connected some clues, he guessed that although it had survived to this day, its condition over the millennia must not have been good, and he was always concerned about it.

Now that the seclusion is over and the foundation for the Great Dao has been laid, all that remains is to patiently work on it.

He planned to go to Chunqiu Pavilion to find the other party and thoroughly understand their current situation, so that he could help them escape their suffering as soon as possible.

Whoosh!

With this thought in mind, he burst into the air and quickly traveled from the Central Region of the Eastern Wilderness to the Southern Region.

Seven or eight years have passed, and his current strength at the third level of Immortal is completely different from that of the peak of Dragon Transformation before his seclusion. They are incomparable.

The distance between the two domains was something he could cross in no more than a dozen breaths.

however.

When Tan Lin arrived at the territory of the mountain gate where Chunqiu Pavilion was located, all he saw was broken walls and scorched earth ruins.

The once ethereal scene of numerous palaces and pavilions, teeming with goddesses and fairies, is long gone.

Only shocking ruins remain here, and the surrounding air still faintly carries terrifying fluctuations of Dao principles.

It seemed to be silently telling everyone who passed by the place about the fierce battle that took place several years ago.

rustling... rustling...

Tan Lin stood on the ruins, his brows furrowed, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Something must have happened to Tianling.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and calmed his thoughts. The deed was done, and what he needed to do now was to find out Tianling's whereabouts and what had happened.

shuh...

After cultivating the Taiyin and Taiyang energies together, his powerful divine sense swept across the ruins, capturing the remaining aura and fragments of Dao principles.

Before long, as he ventured deeper into the ruins, he sensed the terrifying residual energy of the ultimate weapon.

"Ancient Emperor Weapon... Supreme Artifact... Great Sage, no, it should be said that he has one foot in the Quasi-Emperor realm..."

Amidst the ruins, Tan Lin used a secret technique he had acquired in his past life to revisit scenes from the past.

However, perhaps due to the interference of the residual aura of the ancient imperial weapon in this place, or perhaps because his current status was not high enough, he could only glimpse some blurry fragments.

Seeing this, Tan Lin's expression remained unchanged.

This was because he was currently multitasking, with a portion of his mind searching for Tian Ling's... no, it should be said that he was searching for Gu Qingying's location through the [Perspective of All Causes].

Seven or eight years have passed, and the fireflies in the second deep crimson light spot within the Soul Pearl have grown considerably, originating from multiple sources.

With a sufficient supply of fireflies, Tan Lin directly activated the Soul Orb's power to its maximum extent, exploring the location of the Heavenly Diamond while...

He switched to the [Reverse All Causes Vision] state to try to observe the other party's situation.

hum...

An invisible crimson mist swirled around him, and his "vision" kept rising higher and higher.

Soon, he followed Gu Qingying's strange causal line, looking all the way to the end of her anchor point.

Time passed little by little.

Ultimately, he pinpointed the location to the depths of the starry sky, a distant place that was difficult to measure precisely.

He wasn't too worried about this. The causal chain was still there, and that strange phenomenon was still present, which meant that Tianling was definitely still alive.

Wow!

As thoughts drifted, the light and shadow before Tan Lin's "eyes" shifted.

He switched to [Reverse Causes Perspective] to examine the other party's surroundings.

Sizzle... sizzle...

The distance was too great, and the firefly that occupied about 70% of the area of ​​the second deep crimson light spot within the Soul Pearl barrier was being consumed rapidly.

But the results were very good.

In the blink of an eye, a large swath of crimson mist surged, and Tan Lin "saw" a fairy figure in palace attire walking with her back to him in an endless darkness, surrounded by silence and no one.

Seeing this, Tan Lin was completely relieved.

The shocking incident occurred several years ago, and the fact that the perpetrator is still alive after all these years suggests that even if the other party is not a match for the invading enemy, they still have ways to deal with or defend themselves.

"Judging from the surroundings, it seems to be located somewhere along the forbidden ancient road?"

After maintaining the high power consumption of [Reverse·All Causes Vision] for a while, Tan Lin finally made a guess about the specific location of Tianling.

hum...

Seeing that Tianling was temporarily unharmed, Tan Lin activated his Soul Bead and switched back to the [All Causes Vision] state, which had a lower energy consumption, and took the opportunity to examine the main threads that were intertwined in his life all at once.

Firstly, the causal line along the Xiang family's route through the Chixia River in the Southern Region remains largely unchanged.

Then, in the direction of the Chi family in the Northern Region, there were not many changes.

Next are the individual causal storylines of Chi Xuan and Chi Yao, but the anchor points of these two storylines seem to no longer be in the Big Dipper.

Then, Tan Lin looked at the thread connecting Shao Hanyun, which was also located outside the realm.

However, its cause-and-effect relationship fluctuates wildly, and we don't know what it encountered. It can't be that it was being chased by someone, can it?

……

Next, in addition to the karmic threads connected in this life, Tan Lin also looked at some rather unusual or thicker threads from his past lives.

One of them was Li Qingjue's thread, which Tan Lin remembered was previously a pure crimson color.

But now it has become a little complicated. However, the flaws do not detract from its merits. The fireflies that this thread has nurtured for him in recent years are still very pure and do not need any additional sedimentation or refinement.

"They all went to the ancient road... or rather, they were all forced or went to the outer realms."

After a long while, Tan Lin opened his eyes amidst the ruins, his eyes shining brightly.

With the dawn of a new era, there are few places left for Beidou to linger.

His path, his concerns, and the trials he needs all seem to point to that vast and boundless ancient road in the starry sky.

"In that case..."

Tan Lin murmured, a hint of indifference flashing in his eyes.

boom!

The next moment, he stopped trying to conceal his aura.

His cultivation aura suddenly erupted, and a vast and powerful force of blood and qi, as immense as the sea and as heavy as a mountain, soared into the sky, stirring up the wind and clouds!

He made no attempt to conceal his presence; golden aura and billowing smoke shot straight into the sky, making him appear like an ancient war god awakening.

And almost the instant his aura was fully revealed.

Rumble...

High above, the tribulation clouds gathered once more, thunder rumbled faintly, and a vast divine might descended once more.

His vital energy was steadily increasing.

Previously, in the void between the realms, his cultivation advancement was halted after he reached the third level of immortality, simply because the commotion at the time was too great, and that secret place was not yet suitable for exposure.

Now that his cultivation was no longer suppressed, the culmination of seven years of hard work allowed him to easily take five more small steps in less than half a day after breaking through to the third level of Immortal!

With the vital energy leaking out, the impending heavenly tribulation is finally approaching.

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Chapter 169 Where Did All the People Who Came with the Overlord Body Go? Empress: ? (Bonus Chapter of 10K Characters, Please Subscribe!)

Rumble...

On the ruins of the Chunqiu Pavilion's Taoist lineage.

Tan Lin's nearly eight years of arduous cultivation and enlightenment have laid a solid foundation for his path to enlightenment, establishing the basis for the realization of "all selves."

When he stopped suppressing his own energy, his cultivation level erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years!

During his more than seven years of seclusion, he tempered his spiritual platform with the power of the yin and yang, aided his enlightenment with the spiritual essence of the Enlightenment Tea Tree and its leaves, and solidified his foundation by using divine spring water and precious medicines to quench his thirst and satisfy his hunger.

Ultimately, one integrates the insights gained from countless lifetimes of cultivation through the Great Dao of "All Self," merging them into the true meaning.