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

Who is that person?

However, why do you seniors feel such fear towards someone with the cultivation level of a Saint King?

A prodigy from another race who had recently entered the Saint Realm noticed the strangeness around him and couldn't help but ask his elders in a low voice.

The elder's expression was solemn as he transmitted his voice:

"Silence! Don't ask any more questions. We've only been here for a few years, and many inside stories have been deliberately kept secret by other cultivators. There are some secrets I don't even know."

Just remember, this time in the Divine Realm, you absolutely must not provoke that man and woman!

“Disciples, pay attention to that man in the robes. He is the immortal golden body of this world, who appeared here ten years ago…”

Meanwhile, in another corner,

A kind-faced old man briefly recounted Tan Lin's past achievements, leaving his disciples speechless with astonishment.

Immediately, their gazes toward Tan Lin were filled with awe and horror.

The Sage King rebelled against the Great Sage and even killed more than ten Great Sages carrying heavy weapons.

What a terrifying person this is!

And how did he manage to fully revive such a powerful artifact?

shuh...

Under the spotlight.

Tan Lin seemed oblivious to the whispers and stares around him.

He led Tianling by the hand, his steps leisurely, and stepped onto the magnificent divine bridge leading to the other shore of the divine realm.

The divine bridge can move automatically without requiring any movement.

Tian Ling stood beside him, her shimmering gaze sweeping lightly over the various cultivators on the bridge, finally settling on the five vast continents shrouded in chaotic mist at the end of the divine bridge.

A complex look flashed in her beautiful eyes as she looked at what was happening.

Forbidden Zone of Gods and Demons, Pool of Divine Souls...

Is the torment that has plagued her for hundreds of thousands of years really about to end, and will she finally be free?

Everything, spanning such a long period of time, inexplicably gave her a sense of bewilderment.

Her thoughts wandered, and she suddenly tugged at Tan Lin's fingers, smiling brightly as she said:

"What you just said to your little lover... I was right there, and I almost couldn't hold back my laughter."

Tsk, back in ancient times, how come I never noticed how good you were at lying through your teeth? You just spout nonsense off the cuff...

Upon hearing her words, Tan Lin raised an eyebrow, glanced at her, and said calmly:

"What, are you jealous?"

"Yes, yes, yes, as the 'aunt,' I'm jealous of my own nephew..."

Tianling's beautiful eyes were smiling, full of deep affection.

However, Tan Lin did not respond, his deep gaze now fixed on the other side.

Within the Divine Realm, there is not only hope for resolving the hidden dangers of the Heavenly Crystal, but also for matters concerning his own perfecting of the Great Dao.

In fact, this was his second time visiting that place.

However, in his previous life, he did not have the "opportunity" to approach the Immortal Slaughtering Formation Diagram and thus comprehend it in detail.

…………

The Big Dipper buries the Emperor Star in the Central Wilderness of the East.

The mountain of immortality.

This youngest "forbidden zone" in the world has existed since the dawn of time.

The mountain is shrouded in layers of thick, impenetrable black mist year-round, its body as black as ink, eerily silent.

Deep within the ancient mountains, an invisible field permeates the air, halting life. Immortal essences rise and fall, divine radiance is contained, sealing away terrifying beings who were once invincible in their time.

Within this, deep within a completely black demonic mountain, lies a celestial spring the size of a house, lying silently.

At this moment, the once rich and misty essence within the immortal source had almost dried up, leaving only a thin layer that enveloped a blurry yet imposing figure.

The surface of this immortal source is covered with fine cracks, perhaps because the entity within it once awakened and attacked.

Over a long period of time, although it was barely maintained by supreme magic and sealing, there were still extremely faint but continuous wisps of energy leaking out from it.

That is the loss of life essence, the relentless erosion of time on the supreme being.

If someone familiar with this ancient being were here, they would surely notice that the figure sealed within the Immortal Source has lost a significant amount of its vitality compared to a hundred years ago!

The sense of decay and desolation that originates from the very source of life is almost impossible to conceal.

"Ho..."

A sigh, so faint yet seemingly capable of shaking the heavens, echoed through the silent mountainside.

It was not a real voice, but rather the fluctuation of the nearly annihilated primordial spirit within the broken immortal source.

"Kaku... he's about to collapse, isn't he?"

In the distance, at the base of a mountain range.

Beside a slightly smaller piece of immortal essence, with less noticeable cracks.

A hazy divine thought that had been "on duty" for sixty years manifested as a phantom at this moment. The phantom floated, emitting a cold wave of thought, carrying a trace of indescribable complexity.

"Seventy or eighty years ago, that human emperor entered the forbidden zone twice."

Jiao Kong's condition was already not good, and he was frequently awakened from his slumber. That time, in order to settle accounts with him for 'stealing' the ancient tea tree of enlightenment, he partially unsealed himself and made his move.

Although he only exchanged blows with the Human Emperor from a distance, his seal had been broken. Without re-emerging to refine the necessary materials to replenish his immortal essence, it would be difficult to perfectly reseal the seal again.

Nearly a century has passed, and his vital energy and essence have been constantly draining away, while his primordial spirit has also been decaying...

Judging from the current situation, it can only hold on for another two or three hundred years at most. If it doesn't emerge again, it will likely die here.

Sensing the fluctuations, another divine thought emerged within the core area, its voice ancient and weathered.

"Two or three hundred years? Heh, that's just a blink of an eye for us. But this Fellow Daoist Jiao Kong, I'm afraid he won't live to see the Path to Immortality open..."

"To die in this way, one must be unwilling, after all, one was once an emperor who looked down upon an era."

A voice sneered.

"What good is resentment? I severed myself, slumbering for eternity, merely to prolong my life. Now even that is difficult to sustain. I must either transform into the Dao and return to the world, or..."

The other divine thought did not continue speaking, but the several supreme divine thoughts present understood its meaning.

Alternatively, there is almost only one path to take: to leave the forbidden zone, stir up dark turmoil, devour the life essence of all living beings, and prolong one's life with endless blood and gore.

This is also the common choice of almost all supreme beings who have severed themselves throughout history, with very few true exceptions.

"Fellow Daoist Stone Emperor, what are your thoughts? Do you have any intention of leaving this world?"

wow...

During the exchange, a divine thought suddenly turned to a magnificent mountain not far away, its entire body resembling a demonic mountain forged from jet-black divine gold.

There, a huge stone core floated, emanating a terrifying aura that suppressed all ages.

"Humph……"

Upon hearing the sound, a cold and indifferent, seemingly timeless and terrifying divine thought condensed from the surface of the stone embryo. It was the stone embryo manifestation of the Stone Emperor, the master of the Undying Mountain.

"Right now? It's not the right time yet."

The stone embryo's transformed consciousness was noticeably stronger than the surrounding supreme divine consciousnesses, resembling a supreme Dao body, yet distinct in that it was a blurry stone figure shrouded in chaotic energy.

"This world is not simple; it's not just about having the aura of someone who has attained enlightenment."

In the past, countless fellow cultivators have deduced and determined that the Big Dipper is the place where the path to immortality begins, but there is much debate about the timing. Some mistakenly believe that this period may be the time when the path to immortality began...

Shi Huanghua's tone carried a hint of indifference:

"Until later, someone calculated that hundreds of thousands of years later, the Big Dipper would undergo a dramatic change in the celestial sphere and experience a great golden age of revival..."

At this point, his spiritual fluctuations paused slightly before returning to the main topic, and he said coldly:

"The great era in the outside world has only been underway for less than a century; the real 'feast' is far from over."

Most of the younger generation are still struggling at the Saint or Saint King level. Great Saints are now few and far between, and Quasi-Emperors active outside are even rarer.

How much nourishment can one gain from being born now, devouring these ants? If many are born this time, it will be nothing more than a drop in the ocean, wasting vital energy and hastening death.

As it spoke, a wisp of its divine sense swept over the location of the broken immortal source, and it said indifferently:

"Jiaokong, if you can't wait, you can go out. However, your condition is too poor, and even if you start a disturbance alone, it's uncertain whether you can hunt enough 'blood food' to recover."

Moreover, there are still variables in the outside world that could threaten us. The true nature of the Undying Emperor, if it is indeed as the Human Emperor of yesteryear described…”

Its voice stopped abruptly, as if it had thought of something, and instead of continuing, it said:

"Let's wait until most of the geniuses and outstanding individuals of this generation reach the Quasi-Emperor level, their blood energy as vast as the sea, and their Dao Fruits further condensed."

That was a true feast, enough to satisfy our needs, and even enough to sustain us until the path to immortality appeared in future generations…”

Upon hearing this, the few supreme divine thoughts that had briefly awakened fell silent.

The Stone Emperor's words were not without merit.

For beings like them, the life essence of ordinary creatures is of too low quality. Even devouring billions of them might not be as effective as devouring a quasi-emperor with vigorous blood and energy.

In this era, geniuses are rising up everywhere, and the aura of those destined for enlightenment is gathering. In the future, there will inevitably be many quasi-emperors emerging as "blood offerings."

That would be the best time to be born.

But... Kakuzoku, will we be able to wait until then?

"Speaking of which, I just remembered something."

Suddenly, in the silence, a rather cold and sinister divine thought spoke:

"Decades ago, the Kunzhou Clan seemed to have been hunting down a woman who possessed a special method of longevity and was suspected of being able to resist the erosion of the Divine Soul Pool water."

My servant reports that it is said to be related to the former Tianxuan royal family.

"The Tianxuan Clan? That royal family that has long been wiped out?"

A divine response came, carrying with it a hint of memory:

"Their princess, Tianling, is from the early Primordial Era. She traveled extensively during many periods of that era. Come to think of it, I seem to have met her once..."

"What kind of stinking fish and shrimp is the Kunzhou Clan? I've never heard of them before. Why are you all concerned with the affairs of such insignificant beings?"

"..."

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, you have few servants under your command, and they are often asleep, so naturally you cannot keep up with events in the outside world."

Sometimes, waking up to learn about the past millennia and the changes of time, the evolution of all things, people, and objects, is quite a rewarding experience.

From this, one can discern some patterns, gain insight into the schemes and plans of certain 'people,' and with a bit of luck, perhaps even glimpse a corner of the future..."

“What this fellow Daoist says is quite true. For example, that fellow Jiao Kong would certainly not know that the daughter of the Heavenly Profound Ancient Emperor was the former woman of that Human Emperor!”

"At the end of the ancient era, she and a girl from the Divine Silkworm Ridge were ambushed by someone using the water of the Divine Soul Pool. They thought they had already perished, but who would have thought that they could survive for hundreds of thousands of years? There is indeed some story behind this."

"I only learned of this in recent years; those two women have kept their secrets well for countless ages..."

"What, are those forces that had connections with the restricted area back then now investigating this matter?"

"Indeed, some time ago, one of my servants returned from the outside world and reported this matter."

That day, the daughter of the Xuan Emperor borrowed the body of a female cultivator of the present era to walk in the world. In order to obtain the indestructible golden body of this life, she challenged a certain lineage, which is why she revealed a slight flaw..."

"Hidden for hundreds of thousands of years, she has become so careless in this life? Tsk tsk tsk, I really don't know if this daughter of the Heavenly Profound Emperor is smart or stupid."

Some divine beings marveled at this.

"Why is it the Indestructible Golden Body again?!"

At that moment, a divine thought that had been attached to the surface of a piece of immortal energy and remained dormant was suddenly stimulated by certain words, and thus began to fluctuate and awaken.

He first analyzed the current external situation, then said with a hint of coldness:

"In these ancient and desolate times, whenever we stir up trouble, this lineage always seems to be involved. If any of you decide to emerge in this life, we must not allow them to gain power..."

"It seems that your spirit has been damaged since you cut off your own life?"