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

despair……

Under Song Qiwen's slightly flickering gaze, Chi Yao accepted the jade slip, scanned it with her divine sense, then nodded slightly, her clear and melodious voice ringing out:

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother Qi Wen."

Seeing this, Chi Xuan, who was standing beside her, did not rush to examine the jade slip. Instead, she blinked and asked curiously:

"Uncle Song, in your opinion, is there anything suspicious about this Demon Emperor's Tomb?"

Her bright, intelligent gaze swept directly over Song Qiwu, who was serving her tea and water, and looked towards Song Canghai on the deck.

Upon hearing this, the rogue cultivator, who had gained considerable renown in this region in recent years, slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze swept over the distant tomb raider's tunnel, which was spewing forth a terrifying aura of demonic energy, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes:

"This place is undoubtedly the tomb of a supreme being; at least the imperial aura emanating from it is undeniable."

But... I always felt something was off about that tomb raider's hole, though I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Given the status of the Supreme Tomb, it is not to say that it will last for eternity, but the tomb's restriction array pattern, which was able to completely seal the energy and isolate the inside from the outside at that time, has not been able to recover 'autonomously' from the tomb's tomb hole 100,000 years ago?

Instead, it decays along with the external barriers over time? This is truly illogical.

Alternatively, the tomb raider from back then possessed extraordinary skills, leaving behind a hole so large that even the external restrictions on the tomb were difficult to restore.

Either the tomb itself wasn't valued by that demon emperor, or it wasn't even his own creation…

He paused here, glancing at Chi Yao and Chi Xuan, his tone gentle yet cautionary:

"Yao'er, Xuan'er, your constitutions are special. While it's important for you to come here to train and seek opportunities, you must remember that safety comes first."

If you ever need to enter a tomb in the future and something is impossible, do not force it.

"I am sworn brothers with Brother Tianfeng. With me here, I will ensure your safe departure without any problems."

Upon hearing this and seeing their stance, Chi Yao and Chi Xuan exchanged a glance, knowing that they were repaying the debt of gratitude they owed the Chi family for entrusting their offspring to them years ago. They then bowed gracefully and thanked them in unison.

"Thank you very much, Uncle Song."

Over the years, they have persevered along the ancient road, making this place one of their destinations.

Shortly after Chi Yao survived the tribulation of becoming a Saint King, she arrived at this place and immediately encountered the Song brothers.

In a short period of time, they received Song Canghai's care on several occasions here, although they had no interest in the Song brothers' pursuit.

However, they still felt grateful and respectful towards their father's friend, who was powerful and "okay" in character.

However, when the same words reached Song Qiwu's ears, a hint of disapproval flashed in his eyes.

He felt that his father was still a bit "old-fashioned". Since he had intended to help them get married to the two girls of the Chi family back then, why not do it more thoroughly now?

Given his cultivation level, familiarity with this place, and connections among independent cultivators,

They could easily create conditions for them to win the hearts of their beloved step by step, and even use certain methods...

As time went by, his patience had been worn thin by Chi Xuan's repeated indifference towards him.

Having spent decades abroad, he was no longer the somewhat "naive" young man living under the roof of the Chi family.

Noticing that his beloved was ignoring him as always, a ruthless thought in his mind grew stronger.

There was no way around it; he wanted Chi Xuan too much!

As the most dazzling pearl of the Chi family, she was the dream lover of countless young men in and out of the Chi family when she was young.

Chi Yao and Chi Xuan were both stunningly beautiful and possessed remarkable talent in cultivation; they were destined to be the white moonlight of their generation.

Who hasn't fantasized about the day when one of these two women suddenly takes a liking to them when they were young?

But Song Qiwu was even worse!

Having lived as an orphan since childhood, he already harbored some inferiority complex. Seeing Chi Xuan, who was pampered by the entire Chi family and became even more adored as she grew up, surrounded by admirers, he felt even more ashamed of himself.

In those bygone days, he desperately longed for success and to soar to great heights.

With their superior bloodline of the Azure Heaven King, which surpasses even their predecessors, achieving this goal shouldn't have been too difficult. However, the stunning beauty of the two Chi family beauties completely overshadowed their own.

Within the Chi family, whether it's clansmen or cultivators from outside the Daoist tradition, everyone's attention is always focused solely on the two beautiful women, Chi Yao and Chi Xuan.

As for them, they seemed to have become mediocre, ordinary and unremarkable.

All these factors combined meant that, from childhood to adulthood, he had served Chi Xuan like a dog, running errands for her in hopes of gaining her special treatment. Yet, her gaze had never truly lingered on him.

The feelings of youth, the yearning of a boy, the unrequited love.

Then, Tan Lin, with his indestructible golden body, appeared out of nowhere. He was stronger than the brothers in every way, and naturally attracted the attention of his beloved.

Later, when he was asked to marry and then rejected, he saw that what he had tried so hard and exhausted all his efforts to obtain, others could easily get and discard as worthless.

He felt resentful, indignant, and also resentful of Chi Xuan's fondness for the indestructible golden body.

In the years since he left the Chi family and came to this distant land, he and his brother sometimes talked about their feelings with self-deprecating humor, and they also thought, "Humans, it seems, really are just despicable."

What you can't have, you'll always hold onto in your heart.

His feelings for Chi Xuan have now evolved into a major obsession.

An obsession that loomed over his heart!

Upon meeting again, he closed his eyes as if his mind was filled with thoughts of the other person, and his cultivation had stagnated recently, with his progress slowing down.

'Sister Xuan'er, don't blame me. It's your fault for never even glancing at me properly from childhood to adulthood... I love you so much, I must have you...'

Standing there, Song Qiwu's mind was in turmoil.

Fortunately, he knew the importance of the matter at hand and did not lose his mind. At this critical juncture, whatever ideas he had, he could only postpone them until the tomb exploration was over.

however,

Just as the conversation on the jade boat paused, and the atmosphere between the twin lotus flowers and the twin brothers became slightly subtle, while in the distance, heroes from all directions discussed amongst themselves, eagerly anticipating the arrival of the great tomb's protective barriers.

boom!!!

Without warning, a chilling and desolate aura, seemingly capable of devouring the very life force of all things, suddenly descended upon this region!

This aura wasn't directed at any specific person; it was simply its very existence, appearing the instant it materialized.

This instantly plunged the once bustling "ruins" of the graveyard into a deathly silence.

At this moment, all the surrounding discussions, the internal arguments, and the buzzing sounds of cultivators activating their magical artifacts to predict the fortune of the place all came to an abrupt end.

shuh...

Countless gazes, filled with horror and doubt, turned in unison towards the direction from which the aura emanated.

As far as the eye could see, all that could be seen was the cold, empty space in the distance.

A tall, slender figure dressed in a black dress and wearing a bronze mask walked slowly and steadily across the endless starry sky.

Her steps seemed slow.

But each step felt like stepping onto a point of spatial teleportation and leap across the starry sky.

Her exquisite figure flickered between reality and illusion; one moment she was in the far reaches of the boundless starry sky, and the next she was right in front of him.

wow...

Thousands of dark, demonic wisps descended from her body.

Wherever it passed, even the faint light of nearby stars and the energy fluctuations permeating the area seemed to be swallowed up by an invisible force, becoming dim and lifeless.

rustling... rustling...

After a few breaths,

The newcomer wore slender, flat embroidered shoes, and a long black dress that trailed on the ground, its hem shimmering with starlight, yet adding to the eeriness of the place.

That cold, ancient bronze mask, with a tiny crack, emitted a chilling light that sent shivers down one's spine in the desolate starry sky.

"This mask...this demonic aura?!"

"The Devouring... Devouring Demon King!!"

"What?! It's that ruthless person who cultivates demonic arts and steals people's life essence and blood?!"

"..."

"Haven't she disappeared for nearly thirty years? Why is she here now?! Is she eyeing the treasures in the Demon Emperor's Tomb? Or... is she eyeing someone here?"

"It's actually this demon! I haven't heard from her for years. I thought some powerful figure guarding some ancient land of life had eliminated her. But now that I see her, her aura is so strong that it makes my heart tremble..."

"..."

"Quick! Men, conceal your presence! What you must do is not attract her attention!"

"Damn it! Didn't I hear that decades ago she and the remnants of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion were hunted down by an unknown entity?"

"How can she still be alive after all these years?! And her aura... is even more terrifying!"

"..."

At this moment, countless doubtful thoughts were frantically intertwining in the void, but no one dared to openly communicate.

A person's name, a tree's shadow.

The bloodshed and violence that these newcomers once unleashed on the ancient road had a far greater direct and indirect impact.

Especially after the group of cultivators from the Hegemon Ancestral Star who had once surrounded and intercepted him seemed to vanish into thin air, his fearsome reputation resounded throughout the Ancient Road of Myriad Races.

Upon seeing Li Qingjue appear,

In an instant, on this vast area formed by the convergence of meteorites,

Many cultivators turned pale, and most instinctively retreated, especially those with special physiques, who were terrified.

They all desperately tried to suppress their blood energy and the fluctuations of their origin. Some of the less courageous ones wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, for fear of being stared at by the lonely eyes under the bronze mask.

Hey!

at the same time,

On the jade boat, Song Canghai instantly stood up, took a step forward, and stood in front of Chi Yao, Chi Xuan, and his son.

At this moment, his expression was extremely solemn. His Great Sage aura was hidden, but he had already subtly pushed the divine power within him to its limit.

He recognized the newcomer and sensed the unfathomable strength emanating from him, a strength that even made him secretly tremble with fear!

This woman posed a threat to him that was in no way inferior to that of some long-established peak Great Saints!

wow...

In their field of vision, the location where the "Devouring Demon" had landed was not far from their jade boat. Thousands of strands of dark light surged and swirled, its aura undisguised.

Song Qiwen and Song Qiwu, whose cultivation levels were only at the mid-to-high-level Saint realm, felt their knees go weak and were almost unable to withstand the oppressive aura, causing them to kneel down.

They did not try to put on a brave face, and instead shrank behind their father, no longer daring to look at the female demon they had only heard of in rumors.

Not only them, but also Chi Yao and Chi Xuan, their expressions changed slightly at this moment.

Although they had never seen Li Qingjue in person, they had heard of his infamous reputation along the ancient road over the years.

However, hearsay is just hearsay.

Only now, having personally experienced that all-consuming, icy demonic power, do I realize that the rumors are true, and perhaps even a bit too conservative.

This female demon is very powerful!

Lost in thought, Chi Yao instinctively tightened her grip on her sister's hand, her clear, bright eyes gazing at the figure in the black dress across the distance.

Her innate Dao fetus constitution, which is in harmony with heaven and earth, allows her to more clearly sense the terrifying Dao aura of "plundering all things and being the only one who matters" emanating from the other party.

Beside her, Chi Xuan slightly widened her bright eyes.

Her primordial spirit body was also extremely sensitive to fluctuations in energy and qi. She could "see" that there seemed to be an invisible, enormous black hole around the other party, slowly devouring all the free-floating energy and fragments of laws around them.

Seeing this, she couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

Da...da...

Under the spotlight

Li Qing completely ignored the countless fearful and wary gazes that kept coming towards him.

She continued walking without stopping, heading straight towards the direction of the tomb robbery hole in the Demon Emperor's Tomb.

Her goal was very clear.

Along the way, the strongest forces that had originally blocked the vicinity of the tomb raider's tunnel were now also in turmoil.