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

"It's a pity, but leaving was decisive..."

"We were almost able to follow the clues and find the 'nest' of those two newly promoted quasi-emperors for our lord. Has it become aware of our actions?"

"Interesting... It seems that this great era of enlightenment will not be as dull as when the Feathered Emperor attained enlightenment..."

The whispers echoed in the void somewhere in the Central Region before slowly dissipating.

However, the Five Domains of the Big Dipper had already been thrown into turmoil by the sudden appearance of the two newly promoted Quasi-Emperors who had just survived their tribulations and then disappeared without a trace.

All the major schools of thought realized that a relatively intense phase of great competition was about to begin, and they couldn't help but become nervous, accelerating their respective arrangements and plans.

From this day forward, quasi-emperors of the world, whether newcomers or ancient beings, will emerge one after another.

After this great era of enlightenment passes, how many beings with Daoist traditions will remain in this world?

Many ancient Taoist practitioners, following ancient texts, seem to have grasped a "pattern" of the outbreak of dark turmoil.

Several years have passed since the last upheaval, and the period before and after each great era of enlightenment is a time of frequent turmoil.

Because at this critical juncture, the world is teeming with outstanding talents and heroes, which can better meet the needs of those restricted areas.

……

at the same time.

The Land of Heavenly Ruins.

Fragments of shattered stars floated in the air, the aftershocks of the great battle had not yet completely dissipated, and the fierce killing intent of the Immortal Slaughtering Formation and the destructive aura of the Supreme Artifact's collapse lingered in the void, making one's heart tremble.

distant sky,

Those onlookers who had miraculously survived, and the heroes further out who had escaped death, remained rooted to the spot, trembling with fear.

Or perhaps they lie hidden in more distant asteroid belts, too afraid to act rashly after the continents were shattered.

However, amidst the intertwining of many divine thoughts and discussions, all eyes remained focused on the figure in the green robe and the two women beside him.

Tan Lin's brief exchange with Chi Yao and the others naturally caught the attention of some people with ulterior motives.

Although the specific conversation was unclear, it was obvious that the Chi sisters and Tan Lin knew each other and had a close relationship.

This has sparked another round of speculation.

These speculations subsided temporarily when Tan Lin took a step forward and stood beside Shao Hanyun and the unconscious Li Qingjue.

All attention returned to the indestructible golden body of the man who had just swiftly killed Di Que and obliterated the Supreme Artifact.

Tan Lin seemed oblivious to the gazes from afar.

He first glanced at Li Qingjue, who was being supported by Shao Hanyun.

The empress's eyes were tightly closed, her long eyelashes casting faint shadows on her pale face. Her once peerless beauty now exuded a fragile tranquility.

Her breath was weak, her foundation was damaged, and her essence was severely depleted.

If she hadn't been strong enough herself and hadn't received timely help from Tan Lin, she would probably have been completely destroyed by the sudden attack of that supreme artifact.

shuh...

Tan Lin frowned slightly, extended his finger, and gently touched Li Qingjue's brow with a soft golden light emanating from his fingertip, intending to investigate the specific injuries to his primordial spirit and Dao foundation.

Shao Hanyun stood to the side, dressed in red with silver hair, still as alluring as ever.

But those captivating eyes were now fixed on Tan Lin's movements, with a hint of the unknown hidden deep within them.

Just as the man in sight determined Li Qingjue's injuries and prepared to leave...

"Cough! Cough..."

The other person's chest suddenly heaved violently, and then he coughed like a broken bellows.

At this moment, his injury flared up, and he coughed up blood repeatedly.

Upon seeing this scene, everyone in the distance froze.

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Chapter 225 The Empress's Unusual Sensations (6K Chapter, Please Subscribe!)

In the distance, all eyes of heroes converged.

"Cough cough...cough!"

Tan Lindao's injury flared up, and his figure in his blue robe suddenly trembled. In the eyes of the other cultivators, his face instantly turned ashen.

wow...

Several mouthfuls of golden blood gushed out without warning, splashing into the void. Within the blood, there were glimmers of chaotic energy, a mixture of yin and yang, and fragments of profound and incomplete magical techniques.

However, all of these quickly faded and disappeared.

Coughing up blood, he swayed, seemingly unable to stand steadily.

The once imposing and overwhelming aura surrounding him, seemingly capable of suppressing everything, was now rapidly receding like a tide.

Not only that, but there was also a very fine, yet shocking, crack between his eyebrows that flashed by, as if the porcelain was about to shatter.

"Tan Lin!"

"Brother!!"

"Fellow Daoist Tan...?!"

Almost at the same time that Tan Lin coughed up blood.

Several exclamations, each carrying a different emotion, rang out from two places, near and far.

Shao Hanyun, who was closest to Li Qingjue, reacted the fastest. She instinctively let go of Li Qingjue's hand and instead used divine power to lift him up.

clatter……

Then she took a step forward and held Tan Lin's arm.

Upon touching him, she could feel the muscles in Tan Lin's arm twitching slightly.

At this moment, the opponent's blood and qi were churning like boiling water. A complex and chaotic energy, as if intertwined with countless threads, seemed to be tearing everything apart and overflowing uncontrollably from his body.

Upon seeing this, the color involuntarily drained from her alluring face, turning slightly paler.

At this moment, although she remained calm, the contradictory aura of alluring charm and aloofness she had displayed earlier had vanished, leaving only pure worry:

"Can you still hold on?!"

far away,

Also preparing to leave, but just as Chi Yao started to move, her delicate body trembled violently.

After emerging from the tomb, her beautiful face showed obvious emotional fluctuations for the first time.

Wow!

In an instant, before she could even think, she flicked her wrist, and a folding fan, which she had been clutching tightly in her sleeve, transformed into a radiant glow and flew out, as if to shield Tan Lin from something.

However, her cultivation level was only that of a Saint King. Just as she was about to implement this measure, as if she knew it was useless, her movements froze in mid-air and she did not continue.

Seeing the figure in the green robe, who was not close, she didn't know what to do, and she had no idea what had happened to Tan Lin.

But the golden blood from that person, and the fleeting crack between their brows, sent a chill down her spine.

Beside,

When Chi Xuan saw Tan Lin coughing up blood, she instinctively covered her mouth.

As if she were experiencing the pain herself, seeing this scene was a hundred times more painful for her than seeing herself injured, and her bright eyes instantly filled with misty tears.

this moment,

All the confusion, shame, and disappointment she felt from the other person's appearance with that bitch Shao Hanyun, and their subsequent approach, were swept away by this sudden change, leaving only boundless heartache and worry.

She instinctively wanted to rush over, but Song Canghai, who was not far away, quickly grabbed her sleeve.

Song Canghai's expression was extremely solemn. He shook his head at this younger relative, a family friend, and said in a deep voice:

“Xuan’er, don’t be rash! Fellow Daoist Tan is in an unusual state. Approaching him now could be disastrous and could even trigger unforeseen complications. Our cultivation levels are too low; it’s best not to go forward and cause trouble…”

Song Canghai's words had a hidden meaning.

With his extensive experience, he could tell at a glance that Tan Lin's condition was extremely unstable; the Daoist aura emanating from him was chaotic and terrifying, clearly not an ordinary injury.

It's more like... the backlash from old wounds that have accumulated in the body for years!

And it's definitely not just an ordinary "old injury"!

Considering Tan Lin's previously displayed incredible and astonishing combat power, and the ancient legend of his indestructible golden body,

He immediately had a suspicion that the facts were different from the truth, and couldn't help but gasp.

Despite suffering such severe old injuries, this young man was still able to forcefully activate the Ancient Celestial Venerable Array Diagram, domineeringly obliterating a Supreme Artifact, and later even suppressing and killing Di Que with his own strength.

How insane and powerful is this?

Looking around in the distance,

The whispers that had been gradually subsiding suddenly erupted like a volcano when Tan Lin coughed up blood!

"What happened?! That indestructible golden body... is coughing up blood?!"

"what happened?"

"His aura has plummeted! His vital energy is in disarray... This is... a serious injury?"

"It seems that his battle with Di Que just now, which appeared to be a swift and decisive victory, was actually..."

"No! This doesn't look like an external injury! It looks like a Dao injury?! He has an extremely terrifying Dao injury inside his body!"

"..."

"Could it be... that forcibly activating the spiritual treasure array caused a backlash? Or was he already injured during his battle with Di Que, and was only suppressing it, leading to this outburst now?"

“Very likely! That level of confrontation, though seemingly overwhelming, is actually extremely dangerous. Di Que is not someone to be trifled with.”

Perhaps that indestructible golden body was indeed forcibly suppressing its injuries using a secret technique, but now that it has relaxed, the injuries are flaring up again!

"Tsk tsk, it seems that this indestructible golden body is not truly invincible. Such severe 'Dao injury' may shake the foundation and affect the future path of cultivation!"

"Hehe, a Dao injury?! That's a great thing. As an indestructible golden body, he is already envied by the heavens. It's normal for him to have a Dao injury!"

With combat power so heaven-defying, how could he not suffer a backlash from the Heavenly Dao? This injury erupting now makes us see clearly that he is not invincible!

"Indeed, no matter how strong one's combat power, if one's foundation is damaged, it is ultimately just a mirage. In this great era of achieving Dao, geniuses abound, and whether he can reach the end is still unknown! This innate constraint that prevents him from achieving Dao seems to be just as insurmountable as the indestructible golden bodies of past generations..."

"..."

In the distance, the divine thoughts of the various heroes intertwined.

During the exchange, their expressions varied: shock, realization, regret, schadenfreude, or a renewed greed for the possible elixir of immortality in his possession...

A wide variety of emotions were expressed.

Previously, the opponent appeared with an ancient celestial array diagram, killing enemies one after another and overwhelming the entire scene with his power, which was indeed terrifying.

But this sudden coughing up of blood seems to have pulled him down quite a distance from his pedestal.

This led many people to realize that this indestructible golden body, which had amazed this great era of enlightenment, was not invincible and also had fatal weaknesses.

At this moment, many cultivators who were originally intimidated by Tan Lin's power, felt awe and even despair about the path to enlightenment, had their eyes light up again.

Dao injuries, especially those that cause someone to cough up blood in public and experience a sharp drop in vital energy, often mean that if they cannot be healed, it signifies damage to one's foundation and a bleak future.

Throughout history, how many such examples are there?

This is undoubtedly "good news" for all the ambitious talents who aspire to become emperors in this great era.

In the distance, some with dark intentions, or those who had old grudges against Li Qingjue, had a hidden murderous intent flash in their eyes once again.

At this moment, the indestructible golden body was unstable, and the array diagram was activated only once before going out of power. In the short term, they all guessed that the opponent was likely unable to activate it a second time.

With only Shao Hanyun by his side, who had not yet reached the Great Saint Realm after many years, and the unconscious Devouring Demon, wasn't this a golden opportunity?

rustling... rustling...

At this point, the atmosphere within the boundless region of the "Heavenly Ruins" continent instantly became subtle and heavy due to the echoes of those coughs of blood.

"I...I'm fine."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Tan Lin steadied himself with Shao Hanyun's support.