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

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Broken chains of law occasionally streaked through the void, emitting a sickening sound.

The suppression of rules here is even more terrifying, even physical strength is greatly weakened. Cultivators walking here are like carrying mountains on their backs, and every step takes a huge amount of effort.

An ancient and heavy atmosphere permeated the air, as if countless eyes were watching from the shadows.

And in a group of dilapidated palaces floating beneath a blood-red sky, in the very center of the majestic main hall that remains intact.

The Undying Heavenly Empress sat upon a throne carved from some kind of divine jade.

She was still wearing that exquisitely beautiful feathered fairy dress, with a trailing hem, flowing tassels, and every feather shimmering with seven-colored fairy light.

In the dim light of the hall, her stunning face appeared even more aloof and cold. The bright red cinnabar dot between her brows added to her majesty and beauty.

A century has passed, and compared to when she was first unsealed and born, her aura seems to have become even more profound and unfathomable.

Tap...tap...

Her slender, jade-like fingers were gently tapping the armrest of the throne, her phoenix eyes slightly closed, as if she were dozing, or perhaps sensing something.

Swish!

Suddenly, she opened her eyes.

Two dazzling golden rays flashed in his eyes, like lightning piercing the night sky.

"I've found you..."

Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was stunningly beautiful, like heavenly music, yet it carried an indescribable mockery and murderous intent.

wow...

Before she finished speaking, her figure had already disappeared from the throne.

The next moment,

Inside the unknown spatial node of the Imperial Pass, the old man in hemp clothing who had been watching Shao Hanyun wield the remnants of the Demon Emperor's army with great interest suddenly felt a strong sense of alarm and his brows furrowed slightly.

"disturbed……"

He spoke hoarsely, his voice dry and hoarse, like two pieces of sand rubbing together:

"A sudden whim, a terrible omen... Is someone spying on me?"

With his brows furrowed, his withered fingers rapidly made calculations.

however,

The divination revealed a chaotic truth, as if it were temporarily obscured by some force, making it impossible to calculate anything.

"Strange... Who in the Imperial Pass could threaten this old man? Could it be those old fellows who also secluded themselves here?"

Mingxuan Daoist was puzzled, but the feeling of unease grew stronger and stronger.

He did not take any chances and immediately got up, preparing to activate the array patterns here and change his hiding place again.

However, the "Fountain of Life" beside him, which he had absorbed from the edge of the universe over sixty years of wasted time, could slow down the decay of his physical body and buy him time to take the final step. He absolutely could not afford to lose it.

The spring has only been here for a short time, and even if he were to collect it, it would take several breaths.

Just as he was hesitating,

laugh……

Without warning, a crack appeared in the void just three feet behind him!

Immediately afterwards, a slender, white, and flawless sash silently emerged from the crack.

Her palms were translucent, and her fingertips were tinged with a faint, iridescent light.

The movement appeared slow, but it was actually extremely fast, carrying a terrifying Daoist aura that seemed to freeze time and space, and it struck straight at the head of the Netherworld Daoist!

This palm strike had no grand momentum, no earth-shattering energy fluctuations.

Concealed by the Heaven-Suppressing Pattern exclusive to the Undying Emperor, there is only one extreme "speed" and "deception," as if it has been waiting here for millions of years, just for this sure-kill strike!

"How could this be..."

A sudden change occurred, and Daoist Mingxuan turned pale with fright.

He never expected that someone could find his hiding place so accurately and quickly, and at such a perfect time!

In a hurry,

He had no time to use any defensive techniques, or even to draw his protective weapon. He could only rely on instinct, frantically burning his vital energy and turning his head as far to one side as possible.

At the same time, the vast magical power that had been dormant within his body for countless ages suddenly erupted, forming a thick, dark yellow light shield on his body.

However, it was still a fraction of a second too slow.

laugh!

That jade-like hand, like a hot knife cutting into butter, easily tore apart the hastily formed primordial light shield.

Then, because he turned his head, the shot missed his head and instead went straight down and pierced his chest!

He closed his five fingers and precisely grasped his heart, one of the five great treasures of the Dao Palace, which was beating powerfully and contained a vast amount of life essence and the laws of the Great Dao!

"Who are you?!"

The pupils of the Daoist Mingxuan shrank suddenly, and a look of fear appeared on his withered face.

He could clearly feel an incredibly terrifying devouring force emanating from the jade hand that gripped his heart.

With the blessing of the Imperial Law, that force is frantically eroding the vitality of his Dao Palace Secret Realm and severing the connection between his five secret realms!

He wanted to strike back and gain the upper hand.

However, his own Dao Palace Secret Realm was sealed first, and the mysterious connection between the five secret realms was temporarily severed, causing his magical power to stagnate significantly.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye, leaving him no time to react.

Not only that, the Dao patterns emanating from that jade hand were frighteningly high in level. Even though the other party's cultivation level should be roughly the same as his, she was able to subtly suppress his entire body's Dao in a single exchange!

"This is... the magic of the Immortal Emperor?! You are... the Immortal Empress?!"

Only a snap of the fingers had passed, and although the newcomer's appearance had not yet been seen, Daoist Mingxuan was still able to discern the other party's background from their methods:

"Even if you are the Undying Emperor, how could you possibly find this place so precisely?! And your magical methods..."

"You do not need to know how I found you."

A graceful yet youthful voice echoed from the void rift:

"All you need to know is that you're going to die."

next moment,

The immortal queen's peerless figure stepped out from the crack.

Her flowing fairy robes trailed on the ground, shimmering with seven-colored light. She stared expressionlessly at the Netherworld Daoist, whose heart she held in her hand and whose movements were frozen by the Heaven-Suppressing Pattern, as if she were looking at a lamb to the slaughter.

Of course, it wasn't that she didn't want to crush the heart along with the entire Dao Palace Secret Realm.

In reality, at this moment, she and the other party were still in an invisible stalemate and confrontation.

After all, they were both about to attain enlightenment, and even though she had the upper hand, she couldn't suppress him in an instant.

"As for my path of Dharma..."

The immortal queen's red lips curved slightly, revealing a cold, icy smile:

"Over the past century, having been bathed in the blood of four aspiring Daoists like yourself, it's natural that you should undergo a 'transformation.' As for you, who have survived from the Ascension stage, the substances contained in your blood must be even richer..."

Before she could finish speaking, she sensed that the opponent's resistance was weakening. Without wasting any time, she grabbed the opponent's Dao Palace Divine Treasure's hand and squeezed it tightly!

bang...

"what!"

Daoist Mingxuan let out a painful groan.

His Dao Palace Secret Realm was destroyed by the opponent, and the blood mist filled the air, bathing the Undying Empress's graceful figure and intoxicating her.

However, it was precisely because of this that he hardened his heart and paid the price of greatly damaging his true blood and essence, abandoning this physical body. His head was severed from his neck and flew away, and then a new body was reconstructed.

"If you want to advance further by absorbing my blood, then you'll have to give something in return!!"

The Mingxuan Daoist roared.

He made a bold decision, and in an instant, a terrifying aura erupted from his previously abandoned, withered body!

Boom!

The void here shattered completely, and the continuous stretches of divine light swamps in the distance instantly evaporated, revealing the pitch-black, hard rock layers below.

The Daoist Mingxuan's white hair stood on end, and his cloudy eyes turned blood red. He formed hand seals and chanted ancient and obscure incantations.

"The Dark Mystery Connects to Heaven, All Laws Return to Nothingness..."

hum...

An indescribably powerful Dao principle swept outwards from him.

Wherever it passed, time seemed to slow down considerably, and even the seven-colored celestial light on the Immortal Queen's jade hand dimmed.

This is his forbidden method, representing the ultimate death and end. In his vision, if he were to be fortunate enough to attain enlightenment in the future and reach the ultimate point of this path, he could reduce all things to nothingness and cause the Great Dao to wither away.

Wow!

next moment,

A broken ancient bronze mirror burst forth from his altar; its surface was covered in cracks, yet it flowed with imperial immortal light.

It was indeed a broken Supreme Emperor Weapon, but it was unknown which divine battle it was broken into and which he picked up.

wow...

The ancient mirror hovered above his head, casting countless strands of bronze immortal light, which barely withstood the corrosive power of the Immortal Queen's jade hand.

"Just a death throes..."

Seeing this, the Undying Queen snorted coldly, and then grabbed at the air with her other free hand.

Clang... Clang...

In the shattered void, countless dazzling chains of divine order appeared out of thin air.

Each divine chain is engraved with ancient imperial patterns, exuding the supreme aura belonging to the Immortal Emperor.

The divine chains intertwined, instantly weaving into a vast, all-encompassing net that completely enveloped and sealed off the area where Daoist Mingxuan and the Spring of Life Creation were located.

"Emperor's Binding God Lock!"

Daoist Mingxuan's expression changed again.

This Undying Empress not only has reached the pinnacle of cultivation, almost reaching the level of a Daoist, but also has a section of her body that is about to enter that level ahead of others. She can also skillfully activate many of the Undying Emperor's secret techniques!

How do we fight this?

"If you don't come out now, when will you?"

Suddenly, the Empress of Immortality's cold and sharp voice echoed beyond the sealed-off area.

hum...

The voice has not fallen,

Ripples simultaneously spread across the void in the four directions: east, south, west, and north.

Immediately afterwards, four figures with equally impressive auras stepped out of the air and surrounded Daoist Mingxuan.

To the east, a figure was shrouded in a blazing inferno, obscuring its true form, except for a pair of eyes that shone like two burning suns and moons.

As far as his gaze fell, the surrounding void began to show signs of further distortion.

He was one of the divine generals under the former Emperor of Immortality, named Sun and Moon. He had received some benefits from the Empress of Immortality and responded to her call to emerge into the world.

Not far away, a deity held a crimson gold spear, its tip flowing with the true fire of the sun that burns all things.

To the west, a figure stood as tall and imposing as a mountain, with bronze skin, bulging muscles, and an explosive power.

He was of unknown race, carrying a giant axe the size of a door panel on his shoulder. The axe blade gleamed coldly and exuded a heavy aura as if it had created the world, much like the giant spirit god in later Earth mythology.

On the other side, a figure appeared ethereal and illusory, as if it had merged with the void.

He wore a Taoist robe adorned with stars, held an ancient book with flowing starlight in his hands, and was surrounded by the phantom images of stars in the heavens, appearing and disappearing.