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

"Heavens above! Our race has migrated from our ancestral star to this place for tens of thousands of years. Why has the heavens now turned against us with murderous intent?!"

"..."

Tan Lin continued to mobilize his immense power to devour vital energy, and he remained indifferent to the wailing demons along the way.

After the end of the Primordial Era, the Central Region of the Eastern Wilderness was mostly inhabited by various tribes of the demon race, with few humans.

This is one of the reasons why he chose to rebuild his physical body in the Central Region, without having to worry too much.

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Chapter Twenty-Two: Borrowing from the Undying Mountain

Wow!

It took Tan Lin three breaths to create the Great Sage's body.

In just those three short breaths, it nearly turned most of the Eastern Wilderness Central Region into an Earth resembling the end of the Dharma era.

However, this is only temporary.

How vast is the Big Dipper?

Far exceeding the vast majority of life forms in this universe.

How could a mere physical body of the Great Sage possibly be completely drained?

The laws of heaven and earth remain unchanged, and the Central Region of the Eastern Wilderness is still suitable for cultivation in this era. The essence and energy are slowly recovering, but conservatively speaking, it will take at least a few days to recover to the previous level.

And throughout the entire process.

Tan Lin controlled the device while moving at high speed, and at the same time, in the [Reverse Causes Perspective] state, he closely monitored the movement of the anchor points at the ends of those causal lines.

The physical body was fully formed.

With a thought, he promptly severed the connection between himself and the Dao traces in the darkness, and moved the incomplete primordial spirit contained within the Soul Pearl barrier into the Head Immortal Platform.

boom……

The primordial spirit and the physical body become one.

The Great Sage's aura erupted more than 100,000 miles away from the Dark City in the northern part of the Central Region, but even so, the aura did not leak out of the [Barrier of All Causes] in the slightest.

This scene surprised even Tan Lin.

However, since he was already in a dual state of crimson, he wasn't too surprised. He could only say that the transformed Soul Bead was extraordinary, far surpassing the previous three lifetimes.

Sizzle... Sizzle...

At that very moment, the sound of capillaries on the skin's surface bursting rang out.

Tan Lin glanced silently at the physical body, whose primordial spirit had only been inside for a moment and was already showing cracks.

He shook his head secretly.

Without an origin and the essence of his bloodline from his previous life that had undergone multiple transformations, the physical body created out of thin air simply could not support his even incomplete primordial spirit.

"Just make do with it..."

He had anticipated this phenomenon. Then, with the help of the Soul Pearl, he separated his original soul from his primordial spirit, remotely controlling his primordial spirit while his primordial spirit controlled his physical body. With one step, he shrank the distance and arrived outside the forbidden area of ​​the Undying Mountain.

A crimson-gray mist enveloped his remnant soul and cracked body, and with a swift dive, he silently entered the Undying Mountain.

During this time, he examined the barrier of the Soul Pearl of All Causes and Seeing that apart from the few causal branches of the Undying Daoist, there were no other changes, he had a complete understanding of the situation.

Ultimately, he couldn't possibly fathom the true extent of the Soul Bead's transformation into a supernatural being, given his remnant soul state after his physical disintegration.

But today, he already knows that if the Soul Pearl is always running at such a high power, at least in terms of concealing energy, gathering cause and effect, and shielding heavenly secrets, it is impossible for anyone without the status of a Red Dust Immortal or even a Celestial King to see through it!

"However, in this state, the consumption of deep crimson light points is really too fast..."

Tan Lin remained silent.

In just a short while, he had already wiped out half of the tiny "fireflies" that had accumulated over the past few months in that second deep crimson dot!

"We need to hurry..."

……

Inside the Immortal Mountain, all was silent.

Being here, it felt as if even time itself had fallen into a thick darkness, and an invisible sense of oppression washed over me.

Those with cultivation levels below the Sendai realm, without any special treasures to protect them, will have their physical body and soul tainted simply by walking around the outer gate. Even if they are lucky enough to return, they will all fall seriously ill, or at least suffer severe physical damage.

A deathly silence descended, shrouded in crimson-gray mist.

Tan Lin remotely controlled the barely functioning physical body, silently traversing through a thick, impenetrable black mist.

He moved extremely fast and quickly penetrated into the inner area.

He looked around as he traveled.

In the ancient times, there was no such mountain among the several forbidden zones. It only rose to prominence in the early primordial period, hundreds of thousands of years ago.

How it was established, and who was behind it, remains a mystery to the general public.

"No, the farther away it is, the thinner the crimson-gray mist will become. I can't let this physical body get too far away from the Soul Pearl's main body..."

During the experiment, Tan Lin obtained another set of the upper limit of the Zhuyin Soul Beads under this activation state.

His remnant soul did not actually enter the Undying Mountain; rather, it was his incomplete primordial spirit that was driving his physical body to undertake this adventure.

However, even though they were tens of thousands of miles apart in the Crimson Dual State, a layer of Crimson Aura still enveloped them from afar, preventing their aura from leaking out in the slightest.

However, this is the current limit of the Soul Bead, or rather, its limit.

Going any further would inevitably expose them to the watchful eyes of the supreme beings in the forbidden zone.

After a moment's hesitation, Tan Lin's remnant soul also entered the forbidden area, while his primordial spirit and physical body continued to penetrate deeper.

At this moment, he was like a substance that did not exist in this world, perfectly integrated into this place where the supreme being slumbered.

The remnant soul and primordial spirit saw ancient palaces that had fallen from the sky countless millennia ago.

The broken mountains resemble the skeletons of mythical beasts, exuding a chilling sense of vicissitude and death even without getting close.

As they went deeper, the indescribable oppressive atmosphere in the air grew even stronger.

In the darkness, it seemed as if countless eyes were staring at him in the deathly silence, but Tan Lin knew that this was just a reverse sensation of the laws of this place, and even if there was something there, it was impossible for it to see him.

Not to mention his remnant soul itself, which is still just wandering around the periphery. Even if his primordial spirit and physical body are destroyed, as long as his true soul is still there, he can simply spend some more time and effort to condense another one.

After all, neither the primordial spirit nor the physical body is the same as in the previous life.

His primordial spirit was incomplete, and his physical body was so weak that it would soon collapse; he felt no heartache whatsoever.

Only his remnant soul, which carries the Soul Pearl of All Causes, is the most important!

It is precisely because of the Soul Pearl that his true soul and primordial spirit can be separated at any time, and his memories are also contained within the Soul Pearl, which is what makes him special.

click... click...

Finally, the physical body reached the edge of the core of the Undying Mountain, where the unconscious imperial domain of the sleeping supreme beings was enough to instantly pulverize any being below the level of a saint.

The ground here is covered with black soil, which makes a metallic clanging sound when stepped on.

Of course, Tan Lin wasn't stupid enough to let his body undergo such a low-IQ experiment.

The physical body has not been penetrated any further.

Here, one can casually spot some strange plants shimmering with an eerie light. These are bizarre medicinal herbs that have mutated by absorbing the death energy of this place, and they contain potent poison.

However, it may be a great tonic for some organisms.

Tan Lin's goals for this operation were very clear: first, to choose a nearby forbidden zone to collect some rare and precious materials for his growth in the next life; and second, to make a commotion when he finally left the forbidden zone to attract the attention of the Undying Daoist and the others.

He knew very well the nature of these "supreme beings" who had lived for countless years; in their eyes, all living beings were nothing more than bait.

The billions of living beings in the training tower, along with the cultivators from the outside world, were slaughtered without a second thought.

He knew he couldn't compare to the grand vision of the two holy emperors, Taiyin and Taiyang, but since he had been revered by all beings in his previous life and was crowned the Human Emperor, and thus had borne the karmic consequences, he would do what he could within his power.

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Chapter Twenty-Three: The Enlightened Ancient Tea Tree

Sizzle... Sizzle...

The rate at which the Great Sage's physical body cracked at the edge of the core area of ​​the Undying Mountain accelerated.

In response, Tan Lin's remnant soul remained as still as an ancient well, showing no ripples whatsoever.

The [Barrier of All Causes] merely constructs a crimson barrier to block perception. When a cultivator scans it with their divine sense, it feels as if walking on flat ground, but that doesn't mean there's really nothing there.

The erosion of the law field here is clearly acting on the Great Sage's body, but the resulting commotion has been isolated within the crimson gray mist and cannot be transmitted out.

Even something as miraculous as the [Reverse All Causes Perspective] merely gathers the threads of cause and effect, concealing the memories of him within a specific individual.

However, traces of his scheme still remain, such as the divine power of the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Scripture within his young disciple Li Qingjue's body. This requires Yunbao to take action on his behalf to erase it.

shuh...

In the short span of time, as his thoughts fluctuated, his body had already walked a tightrope between the core and the inner perimeter.

When they arrived at a dried-up black lake, the primordial spirit within the physical body and head, under the remote manipulation of Tan Lin's remnant soul, cautiously spread out amidst the swirling crimson mist.

On this trip, he naturally avoided the dormant places in the core area that constantly emitted dangerous fluctuations, and only searched for "unclaimed" items scattered within the restricted area.

After all, he didn't care about the outer parts of the Immortal Mountain's treasures, and he couldn't reach the core parts, so he could only set his sights on the middle part.

Soon, with a sweep of his divine sense, he made a discovery.

At the bottom of this lake, a rare plant, entirely black yet possessing eighty-one leaves, shimmers with starlight in this dark place.

Upon closer inspection, Tan Lin immediately recognized the origin of this rare plant.

This is a rare variant of the Nine Netherworld Resurrection Grass, which transforms and regenerates after reaching its medicinal lifespan. It has the effect of reversing congenital deficiencies and calming the soul and strengthening the body.

If combined with other precious treasures and refined into pills, it can also prevent the danger of Dao Transformation after failing to attempt cultivation techniques or break through to a higher realm.

He had obtained one of these rare plants by chance in his previous life, which enabled him to successfully cultivate the Yin and Yang energies.

Unfortunately, his method was ultimately a shortcut, failing to cultivate the Yin and Yang to their fullest potential, thus failing to achieve true harmony between Yin and Yang and transform chaos.

rustling... rustling...

At this moment, the rare variant of the Nine Netherworld Resurrection Grass swayed quietly at the bottom of the lake, waiting for him to pick it.

Without hesitation, he manipulated his physical body to withstand the surrounding field fluctuations, arrived at the bottom of the lake, first using the crimson gray mist to envelop the rare treasures within a barrier, and then harvesting them.

hum...

The moment the rare treasure was uprooted, the terrifying laws governing the surrounding area trembled slightly.

Fortunately, Tan Lin's [Reverse·All Causes Vision] was always on, so he knew that he had not disturbed those slumbering beings.

But he quickly moved on and found a new target in a crevice in another broken cliff.

It was a fist-sized piece of black gold with dragon patterns.

This divine gold contains natural dragon patterns, exhaling wisps of chaotic energy and gleaming with a dark metallic luster, exuding a sense of historical weight.

"It's a bit small, but it's usable..."

Tan Lin manipulated his physical body to pick up the dragon-patterned black gold that was half-hidden inside the mountain, and then moved it to the next location.

……

And so, in the next ten or so breaths, he did the same thing, first using the power of the Soul Pearl to shroud the target in crimson gray mist, and then making his move.

In total, they harvested two top-grade medicinal kings, five large medicinal kings, more than ten small medicinal kings, and several "secondary divine gold".

Finally, he searched most of the accessible areas within the inner perimeter, but failed to find the ancient tea tree for which he had come from the deepest point of his journey.

I had thought that even if I couldn't take the whole plant with me, I could still break off some branches and leaves to take back and use them when it grows in the next life. But I never expected that I would miss out this time.

It should be noted that every immortal herb is formed from the remains of a fallen immortal king; the stronger ones are trees, while the slightly weaker ones are flowers or grasses...

Although there is a significant difference between this immortal medicine and the immortal elixir, it is produced in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths where the laws of immortality no longer exist. As long as it is brought into the immortal realm and undergoes a transformation, it will merge with the broken laws of immortality, and its medicinal effects will increase accordingly.

In ancient times, the elixir of immortality was divided up by the ancient emperors of the Primordial Clan.

Although Tan Lin was revered as the Human Emperor in his previous life, he ultimately failed to complete the final leap, merge with the will of Heaven, and truly become an ancient emperor who looked down upon the nine heavens and ten earths.