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

"it is good."

Chi Xuan agreed, refocusing her attention on the ancient stele, a determined glint in her eyes.

Her older sister had already left her name, so she couldn't fall too far behind.

The Imperial Pass stands majestically, its ancient steles silent and still.

The starry sky is vast, and the road ahead is long.

Everyone's path is different, and where it will ultimately lead is unknown.

……

It is infinitely far from the area where the Demon Emperor's Tomb is located.

In another desolate star field, long since far from the location of the ancient star of the Heavenly Soldiers, the fierce pursuit and battle had been going on for a long time.

Initially, they split their forces, including the Golden Celestial Maiden and eight other descendants of the forbidden zone, as well as the Supreme's former quasi-emperor followers and mounts.

These beings, carrying the ancient imperial weapon of the Golden Cave, a Holy Spirit Ancestral Artifact, a Supreme Artifact, and several forbidden and heavy artifacts capable of briefly unleashing extreme divine power, relentlessly pursued Tian Ling and Guo Ziqian.

There were eight pursuers in total, all of whom were quasi-emperors, including three mid-level quasi-emperors.

Such a lineup, placed within a timeframe of just over two hundred years since the beginning of the Great Age of Enlightenment, is undoubtedly terrifying.

If Tianling didn't possess the extraordinary bloodlines of both the Tianxuan Ancient Clan and the Divine Silkworm Ridge, granting her unparalleled strength and astonishing foundation, then...

Moreover, the Divine Silkworm Robe was highly revived in her hands, and its power was astonishing. It is likely that the two of them had already been suppressed and captured and brought back to the forbidden area for a long time.

But even so,

As time went by, Tianling and Guo Ziqian were both covered in wounds and their strength waned, reaching their limit.

Tianling's once stunningly beautiful face was now as pale as paper, with traces of blood still clinging to the corner of her mouth.

The pursuing divine power was terrifying; even though the warriors were clad in divine silk robes, wisps of imperial might still emanated from them.

Beneath her divine silkworm robe, a purple palace-style robe was torn in several places, and the hem was stained with mottled gold and dark red bloodstains—her own blood, and that of her enemies.

She held a silver spear, its tip gleaming coldly, and her body was shrouded in a hazy nine-colored divine glow, emitted by the divine silkworm robe protecting her.

But at this moment, the divine glow was no longer as dazzling as it had been at first, and appeared somewhat dim.

Guo Ziqian fared even worse; he had lost an arm and had a gruesome wound on his chest that almost pierced through his body, surrounded by golden divine light and holy spirit laws that constantly eroded his life force.

He leaned on a broken bronze war bow, panting heavily, but his eyes remained fierce as a wolf's, fixed on the faintly visible enemy figures around him.

The crisis did not last long.

boom!!

When the Four Swords of Zhuxian appeared out of nowhere, that familiar yet strangely terrifying killing intent swept across the universe.

Tianling, who was struggling to withstand the attack of a Holy Spirit Ancestral Artifact, suddenly brightened her eyes, and a touch of color appeared on her pale face.

"The four deadly swords of the Forbidden Ancient Road? He's made a move..."

"The Four Swords have emerged? If they can be combined with the array diagram to reproduce the supreme divine power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Array, even the Supreme Being himself would probably be unable to do anything about it for a while."

The four swords traversed the void at astonishing speed, and Guo Ziqian's spirits lifted upon noticing them.

He struggled to draw the bow with one hand, simultaneously channeling his secret techniques to regenerate limbs while barely managing to deflect an incoming Holy Spirit power.

however,

Just as their hopes were rising, they saw the four swords briefly intercepted by a hazy celestial light in the starry sky.

Then,

The immortal queen's peerless figure faintly appeared in a very distant area; though it was only a blurry silhouette, a fleeting glimpse.

But the supreme aura belonging to those who were about to attain enlightenment still made most of those who witnessed this scene feel suffocated.

"This is bad! With such a powerful entity intervening, the situation is far too unpredictable..."

Seeing this, Tianling's heart sank.

Behind them, after a brief moment of surprise and doubt following the emergence of the four swords, the Golden Goddess and the others quickly regained their composure:

"The actions at the Demon Emperor's Tomb have been thwarted! The Killing Sword and the Array Diagram cannot be combined. No need to worry, let's finish this quickly!"

The Golden Goddess coldly drank,

Before she finished speaking, she was enveloped in dazzling golden divine flames, like a sun goddess, and the golden mace in her hand burst forth with blinding light as she fiercely slashed at Tian Ling.

"kill!"

The quasi-emperor of the Holy Spirit Ancestral Court also roared.

He was tall and imposing, like a stone man, wielding a stone axe shrouded in chaotic energy, splitting open the Milky Way and blocking Guo Ziqian's retreat.

at the same time,

The other five Quasi-Emperors from the Forbidden Zones also launched their attacks simultaneously, unleashing various forbidden techniques, divine powers, and secret treasures that illuminated the dark starfield.

Boom!!

The devastating shockwave reduced countless meteorites and star fragments to dust.

Tianling gritted her teeth and pushed the divine power in her bloodline and the little magic power she had left to the limit.

Wow!

The divine silkworm robe hummed, and the nine-colored divine light blazed brightly once more, transforming into a blurry imperial phantom that protected her and Guo Ziqian within it.

boom!!!

Boom... Boom...

The next moment,

Multiple terrifying offensive forces struck the divine light barrier, unleashing a deafening roar.

The light screen trembled violently, and cracks appeared.

Tianling groaned, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth again, her delicate body swaying precariously.

Guo Ziqian was also shaken so badly that blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his breath grew increasingly weak.

"Hold on..."

Tianling said in a deep voice.

Her beautiful eyes were fixed on the depths of the starry sky, hoping that the four blood-red killing swords could break free from their restraints and undergo further transformation.

Alas, the wait is as long as eternity.

They didn't know how long they would have to wait, or whether they would ever see any hope...

Every breath

Tianling and Guo Ziqian both had to endure a barrage of attacks.

Although the Divine Silkworm Robe is powerful,

However, they are ultimately just individuals with immense potential, not yet supreme beings, much less reincarnations of the Divine Silkworm Emperor, and therefore cannot gain the absolute approval of the deities within.

To bring it back to a certain level of revival would require an immense amount of divine power and come at a great cost.

Tianling could feel her own origin and true blood burning, and even the primordial spirit within her Sendai felt weak.

Nearby, as the protection of the Divine Silkworm Robe weakened, Guo Ziqian was nearly struck in vital areas several times by a quasi-emperor stone axe from the Holy Spirit Ancestral Court, only managing to hold on with his fearless and ruthless spirit.

Finally, ten breaths passed.

boom!!!

Along the straight path between the Forbidden Ancient Road and the Demon Emperor's Tomb, a terrifying killing aura that seemed to cause all paths to groan and shake all the heavens and myriad realms suddenly erupted!

this moment,

Even separated by endless star fields, the supreme divine aura that could tear everything apart and annihilate all living beings still caused the Golden Heavenly Maiden and the others who were chasing Tian Ling and her companion to pause in their actions.

They were all horrified.

"What? The four swords merged with the formation diagram so quickly? This... is the complete Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation?!"

An overwhelming divine power surged forth, causing the Golden Celestial Maiden to fall silent, and for the first time, fear appeared on her exquisite face.

Born into the ancient royal family of the Golden Cave, and being the daughter of an ancient emperor, she knew a great deal about the secrets of the mythical era adjacent to the ancient past, and naturally knew some of the terrors of the Spirit Treasure Killing Array.

"Their breath... has vanished!"

A quasi-emperor's attendant from the Primordial Ancient Mine turned pale as he sensed the annihilation of the shared aura.

"How is that possible?! Even if they split their forces, they still have two supreme ancient imperial weapons, supreme artifacts, forbidden artifacts, and many more. No matter how strong the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is, it is still at the 'supreme level'. How could they possibly wipe them out in one fell swoop?"

The quasi-emperor looked on in disbelief.

The pupils of the monks from the Holy Spirit Ancestral Court also contracted on the spot.

Through some kind of secret pupil technique, he vaguely "saw" in that star field four sword energies with different divine charms annihilating everything, and then the terrifying scene of three ancient imperial weapons and supreme artifacts being "stained with blood" and helplessly fleeing.

In just a few breaths, the auras of all the cultivators in that forbidden zone were completely extinguished!

rustling... rustling...

In an instant, fear, like a cold, venomous snake, crept into everyone's hearts.

"go!"

The Golden Goddess made a decisive decision. She glanced deeply at Tianling and Guo Ziqian, who were still fleeing ahead, her eyes filled with resentment.

However, due to the fear of the Zhuxian Sword Formation formed by combining the battle diagram and the killing sword.

Wow!

With a flick of her golden mace, she led an elderly quasi-emperor from the Golden Cave, tearing through the void without hesitation, and fled towards the direction of the Big Dipper.

In addition, another person hesitated for a moment, looking at Tianling and the other two who were almost certain to succeed and would capture them soon.

But then it sensed that faint, ancient, murderous sword energy emanating from the distant sky, as if it could sever eternal life, and finally stomped its foot hard:

"Gentlemen, I'm leaving too!"

After speaking, he also chose to return.

In the blink of an eye, three of the eight pursuers who had split up to kill him were gone.

There are five remaining. Two of them are mid-level Quasi-Emperors, both from forbidden zones. The other three include cultivators from forbidden zones and people from the Holy Spirit Ancestral Court.

The five of them also witnessed the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, and were shocked and terrified.

However, they are different from the three Golden Goddesses. They are not the offspring of the ancient emperors, so they have less autonomy. Moreover, they are burdened with stricter orders from within the forbidden zone. If they fail to achieve their goal after paying a huge price, their fate will probably be worse than death.

"They're at their last gasp! No matter how strong the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is, it takes time to set up, and they're far from arriving yet! Let's take these two down now!"

The mid-level Quasi-Emperor from the Undying Mountain was a gaunt old man shrouded in gray mist, with a hoarse and ruthless voice.

"Excellent! Suppress them, then immediately return to the forbidden area. Even if they have a killing formation at their disposal, what can they do to me?"

One of the mid-level quasi-emperors was a fair-skinned, beardless middle-aged man with a sinister gaze.

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"Hurry up, don't worry about the consequences..."

The five people exchanged glances, and each saw the resolute look in the other's eyes.

After the Golden Celestial Maiden left, all they had left was an ancient imperial weapon.

However, two of them each possessed a supreme artifact and an ancestral artifact, while the remaining two also activated powerful forbidden artifacts.

"kill!"

boom!

The pursuit continued, and the battle resumed, but the pressure on Tianling and his companion was greatly reduced.

With the loss of two major forces, including the Golden Celestial Maiden, and especially the direct threat of the ancient imperial weapon from the Golden Cave, the two finally had a chance to catch their breath.

however,

This respite was extremely brief.