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

But when she thinks of this, she will never forget that the time she escaped danger was actually due to her master's timely intervention.

She had already realized in retrospect that the strangely behaving clouded leopard was definitely related to her master.

Upon hearing this, Tian Ling, who had forcefully pushed aside the consciousness of the Divine Silkworm Princess and taken control of the body within Gu Qingying's platform, had a slight glint in her eyes.

A faint smile, strikingly similar in expression to Gu Qingying herself, appeared on "her" face as she slowly said:

"No need for thanks. It was just a casual thing to do back then. But you... your growth rate is astonishing. I'm starting to regret not taking you under my wing back then..."

However, she stopped there.

If I had truly become her disciple, I'm afraid that I would have been razed to the ground along with the Spring and Autumn Pavilion by now.

"Why are you here? And..."

Seeing that she remained silent, Li Qingjue turned and asked, keenly noticing a subtle disturbance in her aura:

"You seem to be injured?"

Tianling sighed:

"It's a long story. We've been haunted by a few old monsters for years, and they're still haunting us..."

She didn't elaborate, but instead changed the subject:

"You've been in seclusion here? It seems you've gained quite a bit. By the way, in all these years... have you seen 'him' again?"

"he?"

Li Qingjue's eyes narrowed. Although she was a little confused by what she heard, she vaguely guessed who the other person was referring to.

"That's the little guy wearing the Divine Silkworm Robe outside the Xiang family's territory in the Southern Region back then."

Tianling smiled, her tone carrying a subtle, almost imperceptible understatement:

“That little fellow is my beloved nephew. I established this relationship with him shortly after his birth…”

Upon hearing this, Li Qingjue's heart stirred slightly.

His aunt?

She was somewhat skeptical, but judging from their expressions, their relationship seemed genuinely close, and what they said was true.

"I've met you."

With his thoughts swirling, Li Qingjue kept his words brief and to the point, refraining from further discussion.

She felt grateful to "Gu Qingying," but the wariness she had developed over the years of bloodshed made her reluctant to reveal her secrets, especially since this matter involved her master.

And the "Gu Qingying" at this moment, compared to back then, just felt a little off to her.

"You've only met him once? Your connection with him seems quite deep. The bronze mask I gave him back then, although he didn't wear it much, he always carried it with him..."

Tianling smiled faintly, as if she were just chatting casually.

Li Qingjue paused for a moment.

The fact that the other party could name that bronze mask shows that they know quite a lot.

When she met her "master" in Chixia River, was he also present?

But what does the other party mean by what they are saying right now?

"At the time, I only thought that his features resembled those of an old friend of mine. That gift was the only time I ever crossed paths with him..."

Li Qingjue carefully considered his words.

Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Tianling's eyes, but she concealed it well.

But before she could continue to probe, she did not speak further.

Suddenly, both she and Li Qingjue's expressions changed slightly!

boom!!

A vast and powerful, terrifying pressure, imbued with the aura of the ages, rapidly approached from not far away!

The pressure was far greater than that of an ordinary Great Sage; he was clearly one of the few beings who razed the Spring and Autumn Pavilion to the ground back then!

"Found you! Tell us everything we want to know, or else..."

In the distance, the voice arrives before the person.

Tianling's face darkened:

"They've been quite persistent today..."

She looked at Li Qingjue and said quickly:

"I've dragged you into this. This person is here for me. You'd better leave immediately!"

"Leave? None of you are leaving today!"

However, before she could finish speaking, another aged voice rang out from afar.

Boom...

In an instant, two towering figures shrouded in a hazy light tore through the void and appeared in the starry sky not far away.

Their presence was firmly locked onto Tianling and the other person.

"After all these years on the run, stay here today..."

One of them shouted coldly, and he raised his hand. A law-based hand that covered the starry river was transformed by divine power and grabbed at the two women at the same time!

Beside them, another person conjured an ancient mirror, its light blazing, freezing the surrounding void to prevent the two women from escaping.

Standing still, facing the attacks of two ancient immortals who were almost at the Quasi-Emperor realm, Tian Ling dared not be negligent. She took a deep breath, and the purple-gold divine light in her eyes surged.

Within the Sendai, within the symbiotic souls, the two consciousnesses are now indistinguishable.

…………

Chapter 171 On the Road

"Royal robes protect you!"

She gave a sharp shout, and her light blue dress instantly burst forth with dazzling celestial light.

As the skirt swayed, it transformed into a magnificent battle armor that seemed to be woven from endless celestial gold threads!

The ancient imperial weapon is slightly reviving.

Clad in a divine silkworm robe enveloped in celestial light, Tian Ling's aura surged.

She formed a hand seal, and a dazzling celestial light burst forth from her palms, transforming into a hazy phantom of a divine silkworm. Its entire body changed, and it crashed into the grabbing hand of law!

Boom!!!

A terrifying collision erupted, the starry sky collapsed, and the laws of space surged in chaos.

Tianling groaned, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of her mouth.

With the help of the Divine Silkworm Robe, she barely managed to block the combined attack of the two.

Because that ancient mirror was also an ancient imperial weapon, she was fighting two against one, and since it wasn't her own body, it was quite difficult for her to deal with it.

However, she never intended to make a name for herself against them.

"go!"

Taking advantage of the surge of imperial power, ripples appeared in the sealed void.

Tianling seized this fleeting opportunity. With a wave of her jade hand, a soft celestial light enveloped Li Qingjue, and at the same time, she formed another magic seal.

Divine Silkworm Escape Technique!

Suddenly, the celestial light surged, the void fluctuated violently, and the two figures blurred instantly.

next moment.

They had vanished from their original spot, leaving only a gradually calming ripple in the void, their whereabouts unknown.

"The Divine Silkworm Clan's escape techniques are indeed fast, but I'm becoming increasingly curious about their exact state."

"The one who just fought us was the princess of the Tianxuan Ancient Clan, yet she can now wield the innate divine power of the Divine Silkworm Clan?"

A half-step Quasi-Emperor snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping over the remaining divine silkworm glow, his face grim.

"Keep chasing! They can't have gone far! Keep them at a distance and let that old guy from the Golden Cave come along. It'll be hard for the two of us to capture them. He'll get a share of the 'soul-searching' spoils..."

Beside him, the elderly man with white hair and beard showed no sign of stopping.

As he spoke, he tore through the void and chased after the direction Tian Ling had fled.

……

Not long after.

Deep within a desolate asteroid belt, the void rippled slightly, and Tian Ling and Li Qingjue appeared, staggering.

Tianling's face grew increasingly pale, and her breathing became disordered, clearly indicating that the use of the secret technique to escape had taken a heavy toll.

Li Qingjue was in slightly better condition, but the aftershocks of the ancient mirror's illumination and the clash between the two sides had caused her blood and qi to churn.

shuh...

He scanned the surroundings with his divine sense.

They were temporarily safe, and the two breathed a slight sigh of relief.

They then exchanged a glance, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Thank you.

Li Qingjue thanked him again.

"No need to be polite. I was the one who dragged you into this undeserved disaster."

Tianling waved her hand.

After a moment of calm, her shimmering gaze fell upon Li Qingjue again, carrying a hint of inquiry:

"The method you practice seems... quite special?"

It's somewhat like a 'method' that circulated from some forbidden area a few years ago. If you follow this path, the end will likely be extremely dangerous.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingjue neither agreed nor disagreed, but instead asked:

Why are they chasing you? Are you really 'his' aunt?

Her doubts remained. The "Gu Qingying" before her was quite different from the one she had been years ago, and seemed overly "enthusiastic" about her master's affairs and their relationship.

Instead of directly answering her first question, Tianling followed up with her second question:

"The divine silkworm robe he wore when you first saw him was woven by my own hands. He was abandoned in a snow valley, where it was freezing cold..."

…………

Just as Tianling and Li Qingjue were talking about someone again.

At the same time.

A figure appeared at the intersection of the present-day Star Road and the ancient Golden Road of the Primordial Era.

After embarking on the ancient road, Tan Lin spent almost no time in any ancient city or pass over the years.

His goal was very clear: he traversed the area, heading straight for the ruins of the ancient road from the mythical era, which had miraculously survived to this day amidst the ruins of a war between gods.

That was the location of the Heavenly Diamond, which he had discovered through the [Perspective of All Causes] by activating the Soul Pearl.

His purpose in making this trip was twofold: firstly, to help his former lover out of a predicament and resolve her "trouble."

Secondly, Lingbao Tianzun's "Five Organs Continent" is located within that vast region, and his Great Dao of Myriad Self still needs continuous improvement.

After countless ages, if he could once again comprehend even a fraction of the supreme mysteries contained within that array diagram, his understanding of the secrets of character formation would reach an even higher level.

This was of vital benefit to him in perfecting his own Dao and Dharma.

However, the road ahead is long and the universe is boundless.

Several years ago, he was just a cultivator at the peak of the Dao-Slaying stage. Even now, having only recently stepped into the Saint realm, the distance he has traveled in the entire universe is but a drop in the ocean.

Fortunately, he had obtained a divine light platform on the ancient star road, which allowed him to perform a void jump, greatly accelerating his speed.

But to get there, we've only crossed half the journey.