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

Boom!

The wheel is rolling... the wheel is rolling...

The distant sky and high heavens.

A dazzling divine light suddenly appeared, and a chariot sped towards them.

This vessel exudes an aura completely different from the tyrannical power of the Bloodthirsty Warship. It appears ethereal and otherworldly, yet it also carries a faint, awe-inspiring holy might that intimidates the wicked.

Amidst the divine glow, a delicate jade chariot could be vaguely seen, pulled by a magnificent jade unicorn with snow-white scales.

The Qilin stood on auspicious clouds, and around the jade chariot, a hundred or so fairies in colorful clothes surrounded it, riding on divine rainbows like stars surrounding the moon. Petals would occasionally fall, and the sounds of Taoist chants filled the air with a pleasant fragrance.

"Those are... people from the Spring and Autumn Pavilion?"

In the nearby mountains and forests, a hidden cultivator was talking to his companion, his tone tinged with doubt:

"The Chunqiu Pavilion lineage is located in the Southern Region. Those troops arrived and stationed themselves outside the ruins the day after the news spread. Why is there such a large force today?"

"Judging from the scale of that jade carriage, could it be that the Goddess Gu, who is currently in charge of the Spring and Autumn Dao Map of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, has come in person?"

"..."

"Hiss... Is it really Goddess Gu? She's the most beautiful woman in our Big Dipper!"

On the outskirts of the vast mountain range, a cultivator with divine eyes discerned the identity of the jade carriage's owner:

"But it is said that she is the daughter of the previous Holy Lord of Tianwu Holy Land, Zhaotian Martial Lord. How could she have entered a place like Chunqiu Pavilion?"

"Hehe, he has a younger brother who went astray in his cultivation a thousand years ago and almost died. At that time, the Martial Lord of Zhaotian failed to break through to the Great Saint Realm and died from his injuries. The Holy Land was in chaos. This Goddess Gu, a femme fatale, even though she was exceptionally talented, had not truly grown up. You can imagine what her situation was like at that time..."

Someone chuckled sinisterly:

"Initially, it was said that she was tricked into the Spring and Autumn Pavilion by a pair of witches surnamed Zhao in order to cure her younger brother, but such rumors should be taken with a grain of salt..."

"So that's how it is?! No wonder the Heavenly Martial Holy Land and the Spring and Autumn Pavilion have been at loggerheads for nearly a thousand years..."

"..."

"Why did it have to come so late? Could it be that the ancient artifact is really about to be revealed?"

Amidst the murmurs of discussion, the jade chariot did not descend into the depths of the vast mountain range below, but instead hovered over a sea of ​​clouds not far away.

wow...

Amidst the sea of ​​clouds, the jade carriage and beaded curtains were suddenly slightly lifted, revealing a stunningly beautiful figure sitting gracefully within, exuding an ethereal and holy aura that made one hesitant to look directly at her.

Countless male cultivators from various small and medium-sized forces in this area gazed at the clouds, their eyes wide, fearing they might miss the chance to catch a glimpse of the goddess's true face.

During their observation, they discovered that besides the goddess Gu, there was also a lazy clouded leopard lying inside the jade carriage.

This is truly unimaginable for a group of male cultivators who harbor fantasies about the goddess.

Why is this seemingly mixed-blood cloud leopard being treated so well, when the jade unicorn, a remnant of an ancient species, is doing such hard labor?

At this moment, perhaps sensing that many eyes were gathering around it, the clouded leopard flicked its tail, its vertical eyes, which looked very human, were full of disdain.

As his gaze shifted, it seemed to casually sweep over the forest where Li Qingjue was hiding, a fleeting crimson hue appearing in his eyes, and his expression seemed to change slightly.

Tendency towards submission and capitulation...

at the same time.

Inside the ring, a wisp of Tan Lin's remnant soul stirred slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

This was the closest hidden piece he controlled using the power of the Soul Bead after he awoke.

His true soul from his previous life was affected by the primordial spirit and was shattered by the Undying Heavenly Blade. Only this wisp of his original soul, which carried the Soul Pearl of All Causes, escaped the calamity by disintegrating.

The remaining fragments of the true soul, having been influenced by the divine power of the Soul Pearl, though scattered in all directions, will not easily disappear or dissolve, and thus possess a trace of indestructibility.

Of those fragments of true souls, apart from a very few, most of them have either merged into objects and given birth to deities over the long course of time, or they have been drawn into the bodies of plants, fish, and insects, causing them to develop intelligence and become spirits or monsters...

After these spirits pass away and perish, their true soul fragments will drift aimlessly like invisible dandelions until such a coincidental attraction is reborn.

This clouded leopard clearly belongs to the latter category.

Thanks to the Soul Pearl of All Causes, he has a certain power of life and death over these fragments of true souls. As long as the distance is close enough and there are no other special circumstances, he can peel off the fragments of true souls at any time to repair the remnant soul.

Even if the distance is quite far, millions of miles apart, the power of the Soul Pearl can still exert a sense of control over it from afar.

That night at the post station, he remotely commanded this semi-saint cloud leopard, silently paralyzing the magic array that allowed Ba Xue and his group to travel back and forth.

anyway.

In fact, the current distance is already close enough; he can completely extract the remnants of the true soul from the cloud leopard's body and merge them into the remnant soul.

However, in the long run, this approach might be counterproductive.

After all, each of these true soul fragments accounts for a very small percentage, and even if they are peeled back, the recovery effect is limited. They are far less important than the true soul fragments in the "relics" deep in the Cangmang Mountains and the Human Emperor's Palace in Zhongzhou.

Tan Lin had already planned to make full use of these scraps beforehand.

Now that the Emperor's Palace is in turmoil, this "treasure trove" is clearly a trap waiting for him to fall into.

He needs some pieces to muddy the waters, confuse the situation, and pave the way for him to take the bait without taking any damage.

"It's been over three months, and this so-called relic still hasn't surfaced. It seems they won't act until they see the rabbit..."

As his thoughts raced, Tan Lin sneered inwardly and immediately used the Soul Pearl to send a very subtle message to the cloud leopard.

next interest.

laugh……

Inside the jade carriage, once again isolated from all external sight and sound by beaded curtains and draperies.

The clouded leopard, which seemed to be dozing lazily, flicked its tail, then snorted seemingly unintentionally, and lightly stepped off the ground with its front hooves. A barely perceptible ripple spread quietly from the jade carriage as its center.

hum!

The next moment, something happened that shocked everyone.

Deep within the vast mountain range, the purple battle runes swirling around the Tyrant Blood Warship, which had been slowly coming to a stop, suddenly froze, becoming flickering.

Boom!

After a period of turbulence, the warship's descent speed increased dramatically, and the hull crashed into the mountainside with a deafening roar.

boom……

In an instant, half of the vast mountain range shook violently, as if an earth dragon were turning over, with mud and sand flying everywhere, startling everyone.

"What's going on?! Who attacked my Tyrant Blood Clan?!"

Before the dust had settled, a furious shout came from the ship:

"The remnants of holy might... which saint made the move? To attack the weak with strength—are you perhaps taking advantage of the fact that our Tyrant Blood Clan has no elders present?"

A figure with a powerful aura, like a true dragon, soared into the sky aboard the Bloodthirsty Warship, leaving only a group of attendants scrambling inside to inspect the damage to the ship.

"..."

"What?! The relics haven't even surfaced yet, and we're already fighting?"

"A sage has made a move? Judging from the commotion, he should only be a half-sage, right?"

"Where is the source of the fluctuation? Have any of you found it?"

"..."

The sudden turn of events caused an uproar among the crowd.

This commotion also attracted the attention of all those secretly watching.

……

Chapter Thirteen: Respectfully Inviting the Emperor's Banner (3.1K)

"Tsk tsk tsk, the people from the Hegemon Body Ancestral Star have had a bad start. They haven't even seen a glimpse of the Human Emperor's relics, and they've already made such a fool of themselves. It seems that the opportunities here aren't as easy to come by as they thought..."

"Nonsense! Who do you think this is? The Human Emperor's Palace still exists. Are you really going to just stand by and watch us divide up this fortune?"

"..."

"Why haven't any cultivators from the Emperor's Palace entered yet?"

"Could that person hiding in the shadows just now have been a cultivator from the Human Emperor's Palace?!"

"Hey, now that you mention it, it actually seems like that's a possibility..."

At this moment, the discussions among the nearby monks gradually spread.

“Ever since that news spread more than three months ago, cultivators from the entire Big Dipper and even the surrounding lands of life have been rushing here. Could that person, the only one in history to have successfully cultivated both the Taiyin and Taiyang, be none other than the former master of the Other Emperor’s Palace?”

A dragon demon, transformed into human form, spoke in a booming voice from within the ranks of demon cultivators:

"The Emperor's Palace is so indifferent to the relics here; there must be something wrong with that..."

"good……"

"..."

There are always conspiracy theorists in the world, and given that the actions of the Human Emperor's Palace are indeed suspicious, the topic was quickly steered astray.

When the whispers of these people reached the ears of the cultivators of the Human Emperor's Palace who were lurking in the shadows, their expressions gradually turned ugly.

at the same time.

On the outskirts of the vast mountain range, Li Qingjue saw her enemy suffer a setback, and a sense of satisfaction inevitably swept through her heart, even though she was unaware of the full extent of the inside story.

Inside the ring, Tan Lin's remnant soul's eyes grew increasingly deep.

He has already made his move; now it remains to be seen whether the Emperor's Palace can remain calm.

……

In the sea of ​​clouds.

The goddess Gu from the Spring and Autumn Pavilion inside the jade carriage had finished her meditation. She gently stroked the cloud leopard's head with her slender hand, her delicate brows slightly furrowed.

"Qinghan, you're being disobedient again."

Uh...

The clouded leopard whimpered, its piercing vertical eyes blinking as if feigning innocence.

"Oh, you should come with me and apologize to them."

Gu Qingying sighed, then slowly stood up.

Her unbound black hair cascaded down as she stood up, trailing on the ground.

Splash...

A maidservant beside the jade carriage lifted the curtain, and a man and a leopard entered the outside world.

Swish!

In an instant, the colors of this world seemed to dim for a moment.

All eyes converged on that stunningly beautiful figure.

In my sight, there was a stunningly beautiful woman, her slender waist lightly wrapped in a flowing, icy white dress, the divine glow surrounding her making her peerless beauty radiate a cool, clear light.

Her face was veiled by a light gauze, and her eyes seemed to shimmer with a captivating, swirling mist. A beauty mark at the corner of her right eye added a touch of realism to her beauty.

"My spirit pets are unruly, and the warship's recent turbulence caused you all distress. I feel deeply apologetic. These are candied dates from the latest harvest of the Fire Date Tree in my Spring and Autumn Pavilion. My friend from the Hegemon Body Ancient Star, please accept them as a token of my apology..."

Outside, Gu Shennu's every move attracts everyone's attention.

She moved lightly with her jade-like feet, adorned with fragrant jade shoes, and arrived in front of the damaged warship in an instant.

A divine glow filled the sky. With a flick of her wrist, eight refreshing red dates floated out from her wide sleeves, transforming into streams of light that flew towards Ba Xue and his group.

One for each person.

"It's actually the fruit of the jujube tree?!"

In the mountains, some cultivators who witnessed this scene exclaimed in surprise.

Every faction in the entire Eastern Wilderness knows that the Fire Jujube Tree in the Spring and Autumn Pavilion is a top-grade medicinal king, which sprouted from the corpse of a Fire Element Great Saint tens of thousands of years ago.

The jujubes produced by this tree come in two varieties: one takes a thousand years to flower, three hundred years to bear fruit, and one hundred and twenty years to mature.

Another type is fruit that is grown by being watered day and night with spiritual spring water and supplied with vital energy by a dedicated person.