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

This time, in that crimson scene, he also saw Li Qingjue, a disciple he had taken in during his previous life's remnant soul state, who was with Tianling.

Rumble...

At this time.

A slight movement came from beside him. Tan Lin withdrew the power of the Soul Pearl and looked in the direction of the sound.

After five years of solidifying his foundation, Shao Hanyun used the supreme Daoist aura of the four killing swords here to temper his body and finally advanced to the peak of Saint King, thus facing the Heavenly Tribulation.

Although the killing intent of that sword energy was a huge threat to her, if she carefully activated a trace of body tempering using a special method, it would also be of great benefit.

……

at the same time.

Five years ago, outsiders crossed the divine bridge and entered the "divine realm" formed by the five great divine treasures.

Young supreme beings such as Suiren Lianlei, Jiang Wanqing, Xin Yao, and Guangyuan display their supernatural abilities in the divine realm, fighting against natives and other outsiders to compete for creation.

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In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed quietly once again within the Heavenly Venerable's Life Spring, where cultivation knows no time.

This day.

The old ape, who had been sitting silently deep in the cave, his aura almost merging with the entire spring space, suddenly shuddered!

Swish!

He suddenly opened his eyes, and two dazzling golden beams pierced through the void.

At this moment, a terrifying aura far surpassing anything before erupted from his body, shaking the entire bottom of the Life Spring.

Splash...

The chaotic sea of ​​light boiled, the surrounding divine liquid trembled, and even the four sword shadows deep within hummed slightly.

"Is he about to break through?"

Tan Lin and Shao Hanyun simultaneously broke free from their meditation, their gazes narrowing as they looked into the depths of the cave.

The old ape was bathed in golden light, its blood energy soaring to the heavens.

The once somewhat dull golden retriever has become radiant again, all traces of aging gone, replaced by a vibrant new life, as if it were about to reign supreme!

The Great Dao within him roared, faintly resonating with the Dao principles of the Heavenly Venerables in the outside world.

At this moment, the threshold of becoming a quasi-emperor seemed to be right in front of him!

however.

At this most crucial moment,

The old ape's aura, which had reached its peak and whose two feet had almost stepped into the quasi-emperor realm, suddenly fluctuated violently and became extremely chaotic.

"Um?!"

The old ape's golden pupils shrank sharply, and his face revealed shock, anger, and resentment:

"Why... just a hair's breadth away!! Alas, old age and frailty have turned what was once a flaw into a hidden danger... So that's why..."

He growled hoarsely, his voice filled with endless regret and sorrow.

It turns out that, due to his ferocious nature, he had been brave and violent in his youth, resulting in countless injuries.

Those injuries were insignificant at the time, did not shake the foundation or the source, and healed quickly.

But who would have thought that these old wounds, which had clearly healed long ago, would reappear at the most critical moment of breaking through to the Quasi-Emperor realm, becoming obstacles to his path!

If his lifespan had not yet ended and his vitality had not yet reached its lowest point, these effects would not have been a problem at all.

Unfortunately, with his lifespan nearing its end, all the problems seemed to be magnified countless times!

At this moment, no matter how much he roared, how much he burned his life essence, or how much he activated his life's cultivation,

That last sliver of separation, however, was like an insurmountable chasm, impossible to cross.

His rising aura began to recede like the tide, and the golden light emanating from his body quickly dimmed.

The body, which was originally full of new life, became withered again at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even looked older than before!

wow...

After a while, a thick aura of death began to emanate from him.

"grandfather!"

At the core of the cave, Xiao Liu, who had undergone a transformation within the Daoist light cocoon two years prior, seemed to sense something and awakened from a deep level of enlightenment.

Seeing the old ape's condition, she let out a shrill cry and tried to rush over, but was blocked by the powerful residual waves of the laws.

Near the Daotai, seeing this scene, Tan Lin and Shao Hanyun also looked solemn and sighed inwardly.

The path of cultivation is a struggle against fate and destiny; a slight deviation can lead to disastrous consequences.

The old ape had accumulated enough resources and the opportunity had arrived, but he was defeated by the passage of time. Fate is indeed cruel.

But in reality, if he had fully utilized the great fortune that came with the cave dwelling, it would have been more than this.

But he left the best for the younger generation, missing out on the only chance for success.

"Ho...ho..."

The old ape's life force rapidly diminished on the spot.

He turned his head with difficulty to look at Tan Lin.

At this moment, his once bright and shining golden eyes had become cloudy and dim, filled with resentment and a slowly growing plea.

"Young...young friend..."

The old ape's voice was hoarse and dry, broken and intermittent:

"My efforts have failed at the last moment, it is fate... I am destined to be a Quasi-Emperor..."

With each word he spoke, his breath weakened further, and the death aura around him grew stronger. Even the primordial spirit within his altar began to scatter in specks of light rain—a sign that he was about to pass away peacefully!

The old ape's gaze fell upon the little macaque, its face streaked with tears, desperately trying to break through the Daoist barrier. Its eyes were filled with love and reluctance.

"Little Six is ​​young and naive, and although her bloodline is excellent... she is easily coveted..."

By the end, his breath was as faint as a candle flickering in the wind.

His cloudy gaze then fixed intently on Tan Lin, with a hint of anticipation.

He had clearly anticipated this defeat, and had even prepared divine source liquid.

Originally, when he moved the cave many years ago, he planned to seal it away for future generations after Xiao Liu's transformation, but he encountered Tan Lin on the way here.

Although he was unable to uncover the secrets he sought through his innate abilities, he did discern a trace of the young man's character.

This point was repeatedly revealed in their subsequent interactions, allowing him to gain a clear understanding of the young man's style of doing things. He gradually confirmed this and finally chose to bring him into the Fountain of Life as well.

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Chapter 185 Empress: I Don't Know What You're Talking About (4.1K long chapter, please subscribe!)

"I have no other requests, only that you, young friend, achieve great things in the future and perhaps take care of Xiao Liu... and prevent her from being bullied..."

Beside the platform, the old ape was on its last breath, its voice intermittent and as faint as a mosquito's hum.

Standing before him, Tan Lin looked at this peerless ferocious ape who, despite his domineering ways, had shown him exceptional kindness throughout his journey, and who had ultimately fallen before the threshold of the Quasi-Emperor realm. A sense of emotion welled up within him.

In his past lives, he too had been helplessly trapped at the threshold of becoming a quasi-emperor.

His thoughts were in turmoil, but meeting the old ape's expectant gaze, he nodded solemnly:

"Senior, rest assured, there is no need for the Dao to be completed in the future. From this day forward, I, Tan, will do my best to protect Xiao Liu and prevent her from being bullied for no reason."

"Okay...okay...thank you..."

Upon hearing this, a look of relief slowly appeared on the old ape's face.

At that moment, his voice completely stopped; his lips moved, but he no longer uttered a sound.

He tilted his head slightly, taking one last look at his crying granddaughter not far away.

Looking again at the Lingbao Heavenly Venerable Spring, which was full of destiny and would soon become his burial place, his dim primordial spirit let out a long and complicated sigh within the Immortal Platform.

wow...

next moment.

His body shone brightly, not as a sign of a breakthrough, but as the light of his passing away!

Endless rain of light emanated from his aging body, drifting out in countless droplets and specks, merging into the chaotic sea of ​​light and the Dao principles of the Heavenly Venerable surrounding the cave.

His primordial spirit returned to "Heaven," but his physical body did not decay.

"grandfather!!!"

On the platform, the little six-eared macaque let out a heart-wrenching cry, finally breaking through the barrier of Daoist energy.

She rushed to the old ape's motionless body, her small hands reaching out to grab at the air around her, but she only managed to grasp a handful of barely perceptible showers of light.

Before him, the last vestige of the old ape's primordial spirit within his physical body's altar raised its large, hairy hand, seemingly wanting to stroke its granddaughter's head one last time.

But his illusory hand in the Sendai was only halfway out when it completely transformed into countless points of light and vanished without a trace.

In the original spot, there were only a few ancient books, an old and cracked stone token, and a ball of divine source liquid, which floated out of the corpse's sea of ​​consciousness.

Thus, the peerless ferocious ape, the unparalleled powerhouse Six-Eared Macaque, whose two feet had almost stepped into the Quasi-Emperor realm, failed to break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm here and passed away in despair.

a long time.

Inside the cave, only the suppressed sobs of the little six-eared macaque echoed in the chaotic sea of ​​light surrounding the cave.

Beside him, Tan Lin remained silent, bowing slightly towards the spot where the old ape had vanished.

Shao Hanyun also bowed solemnly.

She didn't know Tan Lin's situation along the way, but she had indeed received a lot of favors from the old ape.

At this moment.

Above the Bitter Sea in the outside world, the cultivators who have come to this Heavenly Venerable Sea of ​​Wheels from the outside in recent years, amidst their struggles and battles, remain unknown to anyone.

Just now, a colossus who, in this era less than a century after its founding and in an environment where quasi-emperors are nowhere to be seen, was able to look down upon all living beings...

He burned out his last flame of life here and fell at the final step of the Quasi-Emperor realm.

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Ten years ago.

The forbidden ancient road, the end of the Tianling causal line anchor point that Tan Lin saw through the [Reverse·All Causes Vision].

This is inside a hidden, broken star.

Deep within lies a naturally formed meteorite cavity. The interior space is not large, but it retains faint, subtle natural traces. Combined with certain secret arrangements, it can, to some extent, obscure the secrets of heaven.

At this moment, in the center of the void, beside a small pool of faint spiritual liquid leaking from the star core, two beautiful figures sat cross-legged, meditating.

It was Tianling and Li Qingjue who met by chance many years ago, only to be hunted down and forced to embark on a journey of escape together.

On the edge of the pool, Tianling's body was slightly pale, and a faint seven-colored glow swirled around her. It was a secret healing technique of the royal family of Shencanling, which could help her recover from her injuries quickly.

During her meditation, she closed her eyes slightly, but the consciousness and divine sense of the Divine Silkworm Princess within the twin souls in the Sendai remained constantly visible, alert to any external disturbances.

And sitting opposite her

The wisps of dark demonic energy swirling around Li Qingjue once again refined those alien source light points, and then he collected them all into his body.

A moment later, she slowly opened her eyes.

Beneath the cracked bronze mask, beneath her clear eyes lay a ruthless and cold glint, almost like a "protective camouflage."

Another wave of escapes,

The aftershocks of the clash between the two ancient imperial weapons did have some impact on her, but compared to Tianling's injuries, her losses were negligible.

rustling... rustling...

Li Qingjue's gaze fell on the goddess of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, with whom he had spent many years, and a strange fluctuation flashed in his eyes.

Over the years, she's grown to feel that something's off about this "old friend."