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

Upon arriving at this place, Tan Lin recognized the other party's identity at a glance.

It was that immortal celestial queen!

Gazing at the alluring silhouette in the water, a hint of doubt flickered in Tan Lin's deep eyes.

The [Reverse·All Causes Perspective] was not yet closed. Through the multiple branch anchor points that branched off from the causal line of the Undying Emperor, he was not surprised that the other party was in this Ancient Emperor Mountain.

But this is not the time for the other party to be born, so why has it already emerged from the divine source?

"Was it alerted by the commotion at the Undying Mountain, or was it for some other reason...?"

At this moment, even Tan Lin's unchanging state of mind was slightly disturbed.

Perhaps this immortal queen had long been restless, and had been periodically unsealed in the ancient times, showing signs of collusion with the underworld at this time.

Or perhaps they're planning something else...

With his mind racing, Tan Lin had limited clues and couldn't guess the specific reason why the other party had lifted the lockdown.

In truth, he had already grasped some clues, but due to certain limitations from his "previous life," his thinking was temporarily unable to break free from that framework.

His butterfly wings had already been flapping in ancient times, and their influence on later generations is undeniable.

For example, the Emperor's Palace in Zhongzhou, the training grounds in the southern region of the Eastern Wilderness... all these things will inevitably change some of the established patterns.

He could not guarantee whether the course of events in this world had followed the story in the memory of the Soul Pearl during the nearly one million years since his death.

Moreover, the lineage of the Immortal Emperor had already indirectly interacted with him in ancient times.

“Yes, the ‘previous life’ of the novel ‘Covering the Sky’ is just a fiction, while I am in a real world. Changes have occurred, and anything is possible… This kind of ingrained thinking is unacceptable. How can I make the same mistake twice…”

For some inexplicable reason, Tan Lin thought of his own death in his previous life.

Just like when he ventured deep into the Undying Mountain, he hadn't expected that the ancient tea tree that had attained enlightenment had undergone nirvana, and he almost missed it.

Splash...

In the divine spring, the Immortal Queen was unaware that someone was watching her. Her slender, beautiful hands gently scooped up a handful of spring water, letting it slip through her fingers and make a melodious tinkling sound.

Her long, wet hair cascaded down, her profile appearing and disappearing in the shimmering spring water; her nose was high and straight, her red lips were moist and alluring, and her eyelashes...

Not only her face and features, but every part of her body is exquisitely crafted, like the most perfect masterpiece of heaven, so meticulously sculpted that it would make an ordinary person fall in love at first glance.

However, Tan Lin had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

As his thoughts raced, he gradually came to his senses and quickly regained his composure.

Since the other party was no longer in the divine source, he knew that this place was not a good place to stay.

Although the Undying Empress was not the Supreme Being, her cultivation level was still that of a Quasi-Emperor, and it's even possible that she had already reached the Quasi-Ninth level at this time.

He has a close relationship with the Immortal Emperor, and the Immortal Daoist is still active in the Big Dipper. If he stays here for too long, something bad will happen.

chirp...

Just as he was about to quietly retreat, Tan Lin vaguely heard the cry of a phoenix, and he turned around to look again.

At the bend in the stream, the water flowed straight up to its source, brimming with vital energy, bathed in celestial light, and swirling with chaotic energy.

"The Elixir of Immortality? What a pity, I'll miss it this time..."

Tan Lin shook his head and sighed.

However, he also knew that he had been a bit greedy.

Having already obtained the withered branch seeds of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree in the Undying Mountain, they still wanted to covet the Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine.

The immortal herb has extremely demanding requirements for its growing environment, and it also has its own consciousness, treating people differently based on their needs. If he had encountered something other than the seed of the immortal herb on the outskirts of the Immortal Mountain, he wouldn't have been able to take it with him in his state at the time; at most, he could have broken off a branch or leaf.

The same principle applies to the Immortal Phoenix Elixir.

This place has a gushing divine spring, and the environment is also suitable for its laws. Even if the Undying Empress is not here, the divine medicine will not go with him. Even if it were to take him away by chance, his current remnant soul would not be able to be sustained.

"Never mind, I just wanted to take some of the divine liquid with me anyway."

Tan Lin didn't linger. He activated the Soul Pearl with all his might, and his remnant soul body, like a wisp of smoke, followed the path he had come from, escaping from the Ancient Emperor Mountain and heading towards the secret place of the Tianxuan Ancient Clan.

But in the same spot, a wisp of his divine thought suddenly manifested after he had gone far away.

"Who?!"

In an instant, the Immortal Empress in the Immortal Pool paused slightly, her delicate brows furrowing imperceptibly.

She immediately sensed an unfamiliar presence appearing not far behind her.

shuh...

She suddenly turned around, her narrow phoenix eyes glancing at her.

It was a breathtakingly beautiful face, so beautiful it was almost indescribable; no words in this world could adequately describe her.

Her phoenix eyes shimmered with a captivating and profound light, seemingly able to reflect all things in the world. No wonder that even though she was already married, the First Divine General Ning Fei was willing to be her devoted admirer.

however.

At this moment, as the figure of a man was reflected in her beautiful eyes, a chilling and icy killing intent burst forth.

Even with her beautiful eyes filled with murderous intent, she still possessed a unique, cold and alluring charm.

"Who are you? How dare you spy on me!"

The Immortal Queen's voice was extremely cold, yet it could not conceal its original tone, which was like celestial pearls falling onto a jade plate.

Wow!

At the same time, she was enveloped in divine light, which concealed everything.

She did not act immediately.

With her cultivation level, she could naturally see the bottom line of the figure by the spring pool; it was merely a divine thought, and the real person had probably already left.

Before erasing the other party's divine thought, she was more curious about the other party's intention in coming here.

Did he do nothing just to watch her bathe?

But how could the other party know that she had loosened the seal and emerged from the divine source?

Uncertain thoughts surged wildly in her mind. The Undying Empress stared at Tan Lin, but the more she looked, the more familiar he seemed.

She was startled.

Has she seen this person before?

Were they also people from before the ancient times?

Or has someone from the restricted area emerged?

The Undying Mountain had previously experienced unusual activity...

In that brief moment, the Immortal Queen had already thought of many, many things.

"Hehe, who I am is not important. My infiltration of this place is not aimed at you. When the person in charge arrives, he will understand."

Tan Lin's illusory divine sense chuckled:

"I never expected to stumble upon Madam bathing in such springtime beauty. Even more unexpectedly, after all these years, Madam, who should be a withered flower, still possesses such captivating beauty. Please tell my brother, the Emperor, that he is truly blessed..."

Finally, before the Undying Empress could even unleash her fury, the illusory image of her divine sense vanished with a deafening roar.

But as he was leaving, he glanced at a corner of the ancient Huangshan Mountain.

In the pool, the Immortal Empress looked in that direction, and her jade-like face showed an uncertain expression.

There, there was an inconspicuous stone.

Inside the stone was the offspring of her Daoist partner, the Undying Emperor, which was far from hatching and was still just a phoenix egg.

Of course, the royal offspring in that egg was not born to the Immortal Emperor and her.

If she hadn't emerged from the divine source this time, perhaps the life or death of the Heavenly Emperor's son inside the egg wouldn't have mattered.

"Is this person here for the Emperor's offspring? Yet they haven't tried to steal or destroy anything. What are they really up to?"

Splash...

At this moment, the Immortal Queen, draped in a rainbow-colored robe, strolled out of the water, her jade feet touching the ground as she stood by the Immortal Pool.

Her narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes gazed in the direction where Tan Lin had disappeared, her expression complex.

There was murderous intent, doubt, and a hint of inexplicable anger.

Was her body something you could just look at for nothing?!

A withered flower, a fallen willow...

"You'd better not fall into my hands in the future..."

By the pool, the Immortal Queen murmured to herself, her brows furrowed:

Why do I have this feeling of déjà vu? Could it be... that person?

Boom...

After about three breaths, all the Heaven-Suppressing Patterns in the Ancient Emperor Mountain revived and began to roar.

The void twisted, and the figure of the Undying Daoist went straight in.

He glanced around the secret realm, then looked at his Daoist partner in his true form, and said with a somewhat ambiguous expression:

"You had already emerged from the divine source before he arrived?"

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Empress nodded slightly, readily admitting it:

“There was quite a disturbance at the Undying Mountain earlier, which startled me a bit. I had been dormant for many years and was feeling restless in the Divine Source, so I decided to come out and stay for a while.”

After saying this, she stretched out her pair of jade-like arms behind her, gathering her damp, long hair. This gesture perfectly showcased her stunningly beautiful figure. Then she asked:

Who exactly is that person?

The Immortal Taoist gazed at her for a moment, but did not answer her question.

After she finished speaking, she walked towards where the Emperor's son was.

It can only be said that women are natural-born masters of lying. When they utter a lie, they don't even flinch. Their lies are half-true and half-false, making them the hardest to distinguish.

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Chapter Twenty-Seven: Rival Showdown (4.1K)

Seeing that the Immortal Taoist remained silent, the Immortal Empress put on a pair of ice silk stockings on her slender feet and then casually stepped into two Spring Blossom Jade Snail Fragrant Shoes.

Da...da...

“That person clearly had an old grudge against you, but he didn’t do anything this time after sneaking into this Ancient Emperor Mountain. His concealment and stealth skills are quite remarkable. If he hadn’t deliberately revealed a wisp of his divine sense, I would never have been able to detect that he had been here…”

Her shoes touched the ground as she approached the stone egg belonging to the Heavenly Prince, and whispered again:

"He said you would understand once you arrived, and then he glanced at the stone again... What was his intention?"

Her beauty was unparalleled, and her holy temperament was mixed with a touch of tranquility. After shedding her noble and graceful demeanor, she was charming yet pure, like the white light of the moon, and a single glance could cleanse the soul.

But appearances can be deceiving. Perhaps this stunningly beautiful woman is more cunning and calculating than anyone could imagine.

She no longer inquired about the man's identity, but only recounted Tan Lin's strange behavior in general terms, omitting his last frivolous remarks, and outwardly offering him comfort and assistance.

Surrounded by a fragrant breeze, the Immortal Daoist paused for a moment before the stone egg, his hands clasped behind his back, and pondered:

"It's a warning, but also a tacit understanding..."

tacit agreement?

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Queen slightly raised her eyelids, remaining expressionless.

"His ability to infiltrate the Undying Mountain to steal treasure, and then to enter this place, in such a series of events, already indicates something..."

The Immortal Daoist clicked his tongue and said indifferently:

"He was able to destroy this stone egg, yet he didn't actually do it. He does have a bit of the magnanimity and demeanor of a human emperor... In that case, it's not really appropriate for me to raze the Southern Training Tower to the ground."

A training tower?!

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Empress immediately understood the key point and said in disbelief:

"He's that ancient Human Emperor? He's still alive?"

It's no wonder she found it unbelievable; the scene back then was just too tragic.