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

Upon hearing this, Suiren Lianlei suppressed the urge to immediately go into seclusion and bowed deeply once more:

"Lianlei thanks Your Majesty for your guidance!"

This time, she addressed him as "Your Majesty" instead of "Your Majesty the Human Emperor," the implication of intimacy being self-evident.

But in truth, she most wanted to call him Master, but seeing that he seemed to have no intention or indication of taking on disciples, she didn't want to be rash.

Tan Lin nodded slightly and said no more.

Seeing this, Suiren Lianlei suppressed her excitement, walked to a relatively quiet area, sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes and entered meditation to begin her cultivation.

Wow!

In an instant, a rich interplay of Yin and Yang energies rippled around her, intertwining and colliding.

However, this collision, under a wonderful rhythm, begins to attempt a kind of ultimate transformation and sublimation.

One side,

After settling Suiren Lianlei there, Tan Lin's gaze returned to the Divine Soul Pool, his brows furrowing slightly.

Instructing future generations was merely a side benefit; one of his main purposes for this trip was to resolve the hidden danger of the Divine Soul Pool water "entangled" in Tianling and Princess Shencan, which had persisted for hundreds of thousands of years.

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Chapter 201 The Height of the "Soul Path" (6.1K long chapter, please subscribe!)

shuh...

I don't know how much time has passed.

Tan Lin, who was sitting cross-legged in front of the Divine Soul Pool, suddenly opened his eyes, and then he said softly:

"Let's begin."

Upon hearing these three words, Tianling took a deep breath, nodded, and then sat cross-legged in the spot designated by the other party, which was also at the edge of the Divine Soul Pool.

next interest.

She slowly closed her eyes, completely relinquishing control of her body, and sank her consciousness into the deepest part of Sendai.

At this moment, Tan Lin made a slight gesture and raised the Emperor's Banner.

wow...

The battle flags once fluttered in the wind, and within them seemed the countless heroic souls shouting in unison. Heavy weapons hovered above the Divine Soul Pool, casting rays of divine light.

These blossoming divine powers formed a barrier, isolating the inside from the outside. In the distance, where Suiren Lianlei was in seclusion, a restriction was also formed, while at the same time, it subtly created some kind of ripples and fluctuations with the pool water.

Before his previous life as the Human Emperor, Tan Lin had also undergone several reincarnations.

In the previous life of Emperor Suiren, he even "continued" for nearly a million years in the form of a remnant soul, and cultivated both the Yin and Yang energies.

It can be said that his understanding and mastery of the Dao of the Soul has reached an inconceivable level.

Although he never took the "Path of the Soul" as his main path and cultivated it to the pinnacle of the Human Realm, this once-important battle flag indirectly carried and developed this path.

This banner has collected and refined the spirits and primordial souls of countless powerful beings from the ancient times.

Later, a fragment of his "undying" remnant soul entered it, transforming into a deity within, which dominated for millions of years, and has long since been sublimated into a powerful artifact of the soul path!

When the remnant soul of his previous life briefly returned to its peak state, he had once again briefly refined it.

Therefore, although this banner is not a true ultimate divine weapon, it is already quite extraordinary in terms of status. Because it is extremely sensitive to the power of the soul, this heavy weapon can also be used as a medium to guide and suppress the water of the soul pool.

Tap...tap...

Then,

Tan Lin took out the few fragments of the broken stele.

Compared to the Human Emperor Banner, the Yin-Yang Millstone, the original form of this broken stele before its destruction, was the artifact he used to achieve enlightenment in his previous life.

hum...

The ancient, weathered stone tablets, under Tan Lin's influence, began to emanate a gentle yet powerful force of Yin and Yang.

These two extremely opposing forces, under Tan Lin's skillful manipulation, did not clash.

Instead, under the influence of certain characteristics of the broken stele itself, a stable lunar and solar force field was quickly formed, which then slowly enveloped Tianling's body and penetrated into its Sendai.

"I will guide the power of the broken stele, combined with the characteristics of this Soul Pool itself, to attempt to peel away or force out the remaining soul fluid from your souls."

The process will be painful and dangerous; you must remain vigilant and cooperate with my guidance.

Having made these preliminary arrangements, Tan Lin's voice immediately rang out in the shared spiritual perception of Tian Ling and the Divine Silkworm Princess.

"I see."

Tianling's conscious response was resolute.

And at this moment, deep within the soul...

The other princess, who had remained silent all this time but had always been aware of everything happening in the outside world, was now showing signs of emotional turmoil.

Even now, though she has always deliberately avoided direct "contact" and interaction with the meticulously planned "young people" from the outside world,

They didn't even exchange a single word when they were at the bottom of the Heavenly Venerable Wheel Sea Life Spring.

But things are different now. The question now is whether the hidden dangers plaguing her and Tianling for eternity can be resolved.

During the process of the "young man" trying to decipher the situation, he needed to constantly monitor the two women's contrasting states and make subtle adjustments to better suit their actual circumstances.

In this way, she and he were forced to confront each other directly, and even come into contact.

Her thoughts at this moment were extremely complex.

Her "good sister," or perhaps Tianling as another "her," ever since her previous encounter with her former lover,

Over the past ten years, the tender words and daily gestures within the Life Spring Cave have subtly and gradually immersed her in its atmosphere.

There was no way around it; although she and Tianling were once different "selves," their souls had been forged over hundreds of thousands of years.

They are no longer separate, their minds are connected, and they can even know what the other is thinking in real time if they want to.

In this situation, they are actually already "one person," but when faced with events and people, their souls possess two different ways of thinking...

However, neither she nor Tianling truly accepted this objective fact.

This is reflected in specific things, one of which is her resistance to Tianling's past that overshadows her own.

The man outside was undoubtedly a complete stranger to her, since they had never even spoken a word to each other. Yet, he also seemed to be etched into her very bones, and seeing him evoked a strange emotion within her.

She knew he was the partner Tianling had chosen.

But before their souls merged with Tianling,

In her mind, the other person's deeds and image were so distant from her.

At the end of the Primordial Era, hundreds of thousands of years had passed since its demise.

In the ancient histories of the various ancient tribes in the Big Dipper constellation, descriptions of it are reduced to only a few lines.

Because different ethnic groups have different narrative perspectives, the images that naturally come to mind are also different.

Her home, Shencan Ridge, had always been relatively peaceful and had no conflicts with the other party, even during the period when he led the Primordial Beidou Human Race to rise from humble beginnings. Therefore, her assessment of him was quite fair.

He was a hero of his clan, crowned with the title of Human Emperor, who defeated the contemporary prodigy on the ancient road, and was the first to achieve mastery of the Taiyin and Taiyang cultivation techniques...

He finally transcended the tribulation and attained enlightenment, but alas, he failed at the last moment...

This was her initial understanding of the last human emperor of the ancient era, whose life was filled with hardships, which came from ancient books.

That was the deep reverence and admiration she naturally held for every enlightened being from ancient times during her spiritual journey.

This has nothing to do with the character of each being, nor with their race; if we simply consider the level of cultivation...

Every enlightened being is a peak on the path of cultivation in this world, worthy of being admired and learned from by those who come after. She was no exception at the time.

Those were all figures who swept away the pride of an era...

However, this perception underwent a dramatic transformation after she and Tianling's souls were completely fused together, sharing all their memories and emotions.

Those little moments between "her" and "the Emperor", especially the scenes and feelings of their secret rendezvous.

Even so, before she arrived in this era and learned that the other party was not dead, she never thought that one day he would become her Daoist partner.

The feeling of someone you once looked up to suddenly becoming your intimate partner.

Who can understand?

Honestly, given his achievements and talent, he is more than a match for her.

But that preconceived resistance, that contradiction between unfamiliarity and familiarity,

There are also various subjective thoughts that bring about self-inflicted troubles later in life...

This left her unsure how to face such a man with equanimity.

In her heart, the other person was both a legendary senior worthy of respect and...

This is yet another person she has long admired.

As for his current relationship with Tianling, it's a tangled mess that's impossible to untangle.

"The Divine Silkworm Girl?"

Within the Sendai, Tianling's consciousness immediately sensed her intense fluctuations and promptly transmitted a wisp of thought within her soul:

"Don't dwell on it, and... don't overthink it. This time, because we've resolved a potential problem, just let things take their course."

Your sister promises you that if you can't overcome that hurdle in the future, I won't mess around with 'him'. At this important moment, you must remain calm and not have any lingering worries or burdens..."

Upon hearing this, Princess Shencan remained silent for a moment before a faint, wistful thought arose within her:

"I know, but... sigh."

She didn't know how to express her thoughts at that moment.

In fact, Tianling could sense that she was overthinking something, but she couldn't stop her and could only offer words of comfort.

Wow!

At that very moment,

Outside, Tan Lin's guiding power, along with the Yin and Yang Dao rhythms of the broken stele, gently spread into the depths of the Sendai where their souls resided.

Gu Qingying's primordial spirit curled up in a corner of the platform, silently and attentively observing the other party's every move.

While resolving the potential threat from the two patriarchs would be a good thing for her, the matter still carries risks.

If an accident occurs, not only will the ancestor's soul suffer, but also her celestial platform and her primordial spirit that also resides within the celestial platform!

However, the thought of the other party's "identity" lessened her underlying anxiety.

"Relax, don't resist."

Tan Lin's voice rang out again in the core of the divine souls of Princess Shencan and Tianling, calm yet powerful, carrying a reassuring strength.

Princess Shencan's consciousness trembled slightly; the voice seemed to strike directly into the depths of her soul.

Immediately, she forced herself to calm down and cooperated with Tianling, slowly releasing the resistance of her soul. For the first time, she let go of everything with anyone other than Tianling.

Strangely enough, this person was clearly speaking to the spirits of Tianling and the other two women.

Gu Qingying, who was in the corner, subconsciously relaxed completely at this moment.

rustling... rustling...

Tan Lin's divine sense, enveloped by the power of the broken monument, was like the finest "knife".

They began to analyze the two women's souls, which had been merged for hundreds of thousands of years and were now indistinguishable.

"hiss……"

This action was tantamount to tearing Tianling and Princess Shencan's souls apart with a thousand cuts; the excruciating pain that pierced the depths of their souls was magnified infinitely in the two women's consciousness.

During this time, whether it was Princess Shencan, Tianling, or their combined body and soul, a muffled groan escaped amidst the fluctuations of their divine senses.

In response, Tan Lin's expression remained as unchanging as still water, as if he chose to ignore and remain indifferent to their suffering, showing no emotion whatsoever.

He is more focused than ever before.

His own primordial spirit roamed around him, surrounded by crimson mist, enhanced by the miraculous power of the Soul Pearl.

He could clearly "see" that at the very core of the "Divine Silkworm Princess's" soul, three extremely fine yet incredibly stubborn and eerie "threads" were wrapped around her.