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

hum...

The light and shadow flowed in Chi Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Before long, Li Qingjue saw the scene in the Nine Aperture Spirit Lake where "Master" and the woman's sister, Chi Yao, were breaking through and undergoing tribulation, and where "Master's" clothes were destroyed by the tribulation lightning...

In the light and shadow of her sea of ​​consciousness, Chi Xuan saw what she saw then, and she saw the same thing now.

Boom!

thump... thump...

Upon seeing that scene, her already turbulent emotions seemed to spiral out of control, and her heart suddenly began to beat rapidly, like a drumbeat.

In that instant, she was unable to describe her emotions with any words in this world.

Who knows what she saw?

Is that something she should be seeing?

in fact,

If we only consider the scene in the sea of ​​consciousness at this moment, it's nothing special, except that the scene is too magnificent and spectacular. But since she embarked on the path of cultivation over the years, what hasn't she seen?

Having walked through mountains of corpses and seas of blood countless times, why would I care about such trivial details?

But this very scene was displayed by her "master".

It was her master!

hum...

Outside, shrouded in countless strands of dark light, Li Qingjue's breath caught in her throat for a moment. Then, as if she were a thief, she quickly glanced at the scene within Chi Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Whoosh!

The images in his mind continued to swirl, but Li Qingjue's mind seemed forever frozen on the scene from just moments before, unable to shake it off.

There was no way around it; the more she had respected and loved that person in the past, the more uncontrollable her emotional reactions at this moment were, stemming from her adherence to worldly norms and conventions.

At this moment, an indescribable feeling began to grow within her.

But even though her thoughts were almost completely blank, a part of her mind was still subconsciously searching for scenes related to "Master" in Chi Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Then she quickly saw clips of her "master" living in the Chi family.

Of course, these fragmented moments were only perceived through Chi Xuan's vision.

During this period, the owner of this elemental spirit would almost every few days use his hastily learned, rather "clumsy" cooking skills to personally prepare meals for his "master," ostensibly as a sign of his parents' concern, and deliver them to him right on time.

Sometimes it's food, sometimes clothing, and sometimes resources for spiritual practice.

In his spare time, he would take him for a stroll around the Chi family compound, claiming that he was at the request of his father, Chi Tianfeng, to help his "master" get acquainted with the environment.

Scenes flashed by one after another until the "Stone Appraisal and Exchange Meeting" was held.

At this moment, even though Li Qingjue had never experienced love before, he realized that this woman had probably developed feelings for her "master".

wow...

The light and shadow flowed in the sea of ​​consciousness.

As expected, at the exchange meeting, a silver-haired woman in red arrived and openly took the "Master's" hand, as if making a declaration.

Then, halfway through the exchange, the "Master" was invited by the alluring woman in red, Shao Hanyun, to a private room to study the broken stele together, which inevitably sparked the imaginations of this woman and others...

Then everyone gathered inside a magnificent palace.

Without prior notice, Chi Tianfeng, the head of the Chi family, arranged a marriage for this woman, and the other end of the red thread was to her "master".

Swish!

Outside, at the same time,

Chi Xuan, whose primordial spirit was subjected to excruciating pain like being pricked by countless needles, struggled on...

She vaguely noticed the fluctuation of memories in her mind at this moment, which seemed to have attracted the attention of this "mysterious person".

next moment.

Chi Xuan sensed that the divine consciousness that had invaded her sea of ​​consciousness suddenly began to surge and fluctuate noticeably.

It was an extremely complex and violent fluctuation, seemingly out of control.

First, he was stunned, then he became angry.

Then, an indescribable, chillingly complex emotion swept over me like a tsunami!

That emotion was tinged with an unexplained bitterness and stinging pain.

In the end, all the complexities were transformed into a pure and chilling killing intent that almost solidified into a tangible form!

The source of this murderous intent, Chi Xuan, remains unknown.

Because even the person who harbored such murderous intent, Li Qingjue, reacted almost without reason.

Perhaps later, upon reflection, even they themselves will wonder why they had such a reaction?

Is it because he is dissatisfied with the Chi family for not communicating with him about the marriage beforehand, thus putting "Master" in a dilemma between the two clans?

This is because Master was imprisoned on the top of the Hedao Cliff afterward, enduring the wrath of wind and rain.

Or is it because of something else?

boom……

In Sendai, Chi Xuan's primordial spirit trembled and twisted under the impact of this terrifying killing intent, as if it would collapse at any moment.

She couldn't understand why this terrifyingly powerful mysterious person would have such a strong emotional reaction to a certain memory in her mind, even to the point of murderous intent.

Leaving aside the fact that the other party was bursting with killing intent at this moment,

Even in her previous state, she was able to sense the other person's cold and lonely consciousness, and the magnitude of the fluctuations when it touched upon this memory.

Therefore, it's easy to imagine that the other party was probably out of control at that moment.

Even the external atmosphere almost broke through the entire aura, causing Chi Yao and the others, who were hesitant to act, to clearly feel that the other party's actions had stalled.

In the sight of the four people

The shadowy figure seemed to sway slightly at this moment, and the cold, deathly aura around it became slightly disordered.

boom……

In an instant, dark demonic energy burst forth from Li Qingjue's body, creating a terrifying and suffocating pressure.

The overwhelming pressure caused even the two Song brothers, who were only at the Saint level, to feel their knees buckle and want to kneel down, even though they were standing behind Song Canghai.

"It's her?!"

A chilling demonic aura surged, and Chi Yao's beautiful pupils contracted sharply.

After all, they had met outside the tomb not long ago, so she clearly recognized the other person's identity.

But it was precisely because she recognized Li Qingjue's identity as the Devouring Demon that her heart sank to the bottom.

There is no other reason than this.

The other party's fearsome reputation is now almost a shining "benchmark" throughout the entire starry sky. Everyone in the ancient road knows that any cultivator who falls into this person's hands will have their physical essence and blood essence completely taken away.

Wow!

in place,

Li Qingjue's figure was now fully revealed to Chi Yao and the other three.

The bronze mask that covered his true face was yet another identifying feature of his identity.

Only a few breaths have passed since the shadow suddenly appeared.

The vast difference in strength meant that Chi Yao, Song Canghai, and the others couldn't even come up with a way to temporarily negotiate a solution.

click... click...

At this moment, Li Qingjue's delicate hand, which was holding Chi Xuan's crown, seemed to tighten slightly without her realizing it, causing Chi Xuan to almost faint from the pain.

Fortunately, this terrifying killing intent came and went quickly.

It was as if a different primordial spirit had taken over the opponent's Sendai, forcibly suppressing the surging complex emotions and becoming extremely restrained.

"..."

……

A deathly silence fell over the room for a moment.

At this point, Song Canghai and the others also recognized the other party's identity.

If they had dared to subtly probe earlier, for some reason, to ask the other party to release Chi Xuan,

Now they dare not utter a single word, for fear of being implicated.

Because the three of them, father and sons, are of unusual physical condition, they might become the other party's "prey".

If even a powerful being like Song Canghai, a beginner-level Great Sage, was behaving this way, one can only imagine the reaction of his two sons.

While not terribly bad, it certainly wouldn't be considered terrible.

Song Qiwu, who had admired Chi Xuan since childhood, hunched over and trembled under the demonic power, no longer daring to look directly at the woman in the black dress.

The fear in his eyes was almost tangible; even the corner of his eye flickered with uncertainty.

He shrank his entire body behind his father, whether out of fear of being noticed by Li Qingjue or because he didn't want to be seen by his sweetheart.

wow...

And in this subtle stillness,

Li Qingjue's consciousness receded from Chi Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness like a tide.

despair!

Her eerily pale hand suddenly released Chi Xuan's crown.

bang...

In an instant, Chi Xuan's primordial spirit and consciousness crashed, her body collapsing limply to the ground as if all the bones had been removed.

She was drenched in cold sweat, her face was deathly pale, her eyes were unfocused, and she was panting heavily. The excruciating pain that had just ravaged her primordial spirit had left her almost completely exhausted.

"Xuan'er?! How are you?"

Seizing the opportunity, Chi Yao swiftly moved forward, casting a spell to pull her younger sister behind her, her eyes fixed on the dark figure with extreme vigilance.

Although she knew that her actions in front of this person were undoubtedly meaningless and ridiculous.

Similarly, she did not expect that the other party would only search her soul and not fully extract her sister's physical essence.

Is the other party really that Devouring Demon?

Da...da...

Standing there, Song Canghai, a seasoned and shrewd man, noticed a slight sign that Li Qingjue's killing intent was subsiding on its own.

Immediately, he subtly gestured to Song Qiwen, and quickly moved closer, protecting the two sisters in the middle as if facing a formidable enemy.

rustling... rustling...

Li Qingjue turned slightly, her black dress swaying, revealing a figure with proportions as perfect as a treasure vase of the Great Dao. Yet, no one here had the mind to appreciate it.

Wow!

Dark light surged around her, transforming back into a thin layer of black mist that enveloped her entirely.

At this moment, Song Canghai and the others could no longer see his figure clearly, but they could vaguely sense that a pair of lonely eyes were revealed through the black mist.

What kind of gaze was in those eyes?

At that moment, he merely glanced at the five still-shaken people, and their presence sent a chill down their spines.

Whoosh!

From beginning to end, Li Qing never left a single word.

She flickered and vanished from the spot like a ghost.

In the next instant, it appeared at the entrance of the "stone chamber," and then vanished completely, leaving only an invisible, chilling aftertaste.

"She...is gone?"