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

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Chapter Thirty-Five: I want to ask, when will Master be able to return? (3K)

wow...

High above the training ground, the carefree Daoist transformed into countless Daoist light rains invisible to the naked eye, scattering down one after another.

After he vanished into thin air this time, he never left the restricted area again.

at the same time.

Upon seeing this, Tan Lin, who was hiding in the secret realm of the Central Region, let out a long sigh of relief.

If it takes another year, he might not be able to afford it.

But he knew that, at least for now, he had won this game of hide-and-seek.

The next question is when he will go to the Central Plains Human Emperor's Palace, where he will face the Undying Daoist and the possibly truly emerging Celestial Venerable from the forbidden zone, merge with that fragment of the true soul, and fight his way out of the world.

It is worth mentioning that at this moment, the causal thread between him and the Carefree Celestial Venerable darkened considerably once again.

At the same time, many black fireflies sprouted from this line in an instant. Although these fireflies would shrink significantly after being refined by the Soul Pearl, they still gave him a slight boost.

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Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness.

To the north of the ancient Yan Kingdom lies a vast mountain range.

The restrictions have been lifted, and the training tower, which has been connected to the outside world for over a year, is now open to the outside world.

In this first layer of the small world, compared to a year ago, that desolate and lifeless area now has much more vitality.

However, the number of white bones scattered around was also piled up in heaps.

One after another, countless cultivators entered the tower, where they fought and trained to hone their skills.

As some rise to prominence, others fall. However, those who fall are mostly rogue cultivators, while those who "rise to prominence" are generally scions of powerful families with servants and elders secretly protecting them.

rustling... rustling...

The sandstorms here are as severe as ever.

In a forest of weathered giant rocks, a seemingly fair confrontation between beings from different realms has just ended.

"Huff! Huff..."

Li Qingjue, who had been wearing a bronze mask since a certain day a year ago, was now panting heavily, a trickle of bright red blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The robe she wore over her inner garment, which she had obtained by looting corpses, was now torn in several places, revealing numerous new wounds, all bloody and some so deep that the bone was visible—a truly gruesome sight.

tick...

Blood flowed, and excruciating pain surged from every part of his body, piercing deep into his soul.

But she didn't furrow her brow at all; her gaze ahead was like ice, cold and ruthless.

poof...

Opposite them, a richly dressed young man from a noble family suddenly collapsed to the ground, exhausted from the battle, and passed out.

He came from a small family in the northern region of the Eastern Wilderness, but he was the current king of the clan and had an extraordinary magical artifact by his side. He was indeed remarkable among his peers, and Li Qingjue did not win this battle easily.

Her cultivation level was actually slightly lower than that of the young man; she had not yet reached the pinnacle of the Other Shore realm.

"Young Master?!"

Almost the instant the boy fell to the ground, two voices filled with shock and anger rolled in from outside the giant stone forest.

The aura of the peak of the other shore enveloped them as they descended from the sky, their eyes instantly locking onto Li Qingjue, who was still standing.

The visitors were an old man and a young man, both of whom were servants of the boy.

The old man had white hair and beard, and a withered face, but his actual cultivation level had reached the peak of the Dragon Transformation stage. Although his blood and qi were somewhat declining, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.

The other person was a middle-aged man.

Its limbs are thick and well-developed. Even when its cultivation level is suppressed to the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, a faint divine light still shines through its limbs and bones.

shuh...

The old man locked his aura onto Li Qingjue, while the burly man immediately checked on the boy's condition.

"Young master is alright, he just fainted from exhaustion..."

Seeing that the boy was indeed unharmed, the old man relaxed slightly and sighed.

"Young master is still too young and impetuous, insisting on honing his skills here alone. Whenever the two of us got close, he would give us the cold shoulder... This defeat will likely leave a shadow in his heart..."

Before he finished speaking, he gave the burly man a look.

The burly man immediately understood, and then, rubbing his hands together and grinning maliciously, he walked towards Li Qingjue.

"Young Master Han is the unicorn of my Tao family. As a prince, how could he be defeated? When he wakes up and sees your body, he will know that you died from your injuries while he was exhausted, not because he was defeated..."

boom!

As they were speaking, the burly man suddenly launched an attack.

With a single punch, divine power surged forth, shattering the air in front of him. Then, divine runes wove together, and the divine fist, as large as a hill, crashed down upon him.

Li Qingjue took a deep breath in place.

Having witnessed the ugly faces of these so-called aristocratic families over this period of time, she was not surprised by the reactions of these two people, and was naturally on guard.

The prototype of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art was activated to its fullest extent when the two appeared.

At this moment, she summoned a Xuanjia shield obtained from Ba Xue Cang Yuhang, and without dodging or avoiding, directly met the divine pattern fist imprint as large as a hill.

thump...

The instant the fist and shield made contact, a surge of divine power swept through, causing the entire giant stone forest to tremble violently.

Dust and sand rose up, engulfing several figures among them.

In an instant, the divine runes and fist imprints vanished in the sandstorm, and the divine shield remained completely still.

The burly man stared at the black armor shield and was startled.

With this divine weapon, she was severely injured in the previous battle with their young master but did not use it, relying entirely on her own strength to resist. How powerful is this girl's Dao heart?

But before he could dismiss his underestimation of him...

Li Qingjue's hands had already evolved into profound hand seals, with dark light swirling around his fingertips, forming an invisible, tiny vortex that thrust out his still-unretracted fist seal towards him!

"court death!"

Upon seeing this, the burly man's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

His actual cultivation level was at the third level of the fourth realm. It was one thing for the opponent to use that shield for defense, but now he dared to confront him head-on.

An ant trying to shake a tree!

He increased the force of his punch by three points and unleashed it again.

bang...

However, the moment their fists and palms clashed, his expression changed drastically!

Although he did not use any magic or supernatural powers in this punch, the immense strength forged by the Four Extremes was still there. At this moment, he felt as if his punching power had vanished into thin air.

The divine power surging in the fists and arms was frantically neutralized by the strange vortex of divine power at the opponent's fingertips!

What horrified him even more was that a cold and sinister power flowed backward along the meridians in his arm, frantically eroding the divine power and life force within his body!

"What kind of demonic art is this?!"

The burly man cried out in horror and tried to back away.

Then he found that his arm was as if it were being attracted by a magnet, and he could not break free for a while.

"What a little devil!"

Seeing this, the old man narrowed his eyes, no longer standing idly by. He unleashed his divine power and launched a spell to attack.

Rumble...

next interest.

One after another, earth-yellow divine patterns instantly disappeared into the ground beneath his feet, sealing off the surrounding space to prevent Li Qingjue from escaping.

At the same time, this divine technique interferes with Li Qingjue's divine power circulation.

As he used this technique, his figure moved like lightning, and he struck Li Qingjue's crown with a palm.

The palm strike was fierce, with divine runes swirling around it, accompanied by a piercing shriek that seemed to tear through the void; it was clearly meant to kill in one blow!

"Go away!"

Li Qingjue's voice was hoarse and cold due to his serious injury, and it was also mixed with a suppressed violent aura.

For more than a year, she has devoured and refined the remaining domineering blood essence of Cang Yuhang's remains, and her mortal body has undergone several transformations, making her completely different from before.

At this moment, she was fighting two opponents at once, using three different methods to maintain the Xuanjia Shield. With her other hand, she pointed her fingers like a sword, and a jet-black sword light, condensed from all her energy, shot out like a venomous snake, aiming straight for the old man's face.

This sword strike, swift, accurate, and ruthless, was perfectly embodied in the secret realm of Lunhai, containing her boundless killing intent and cruelty.

The old man hadn't expected her to still have strength left. He hastily withdrew his palms and stood up, earthen-yellow divine patterns appearing beneath his feet as he moved forward to defend himself.

bang...

The sound of metal clashing then rang out.

Li Qingjue did not force the attack after failing to achieve her goal, and then, to the surprise of the old man and the strong man, she suddenly withdrew.

Just when the two thought the other was really going to back down.

next moment.

A terrifying aura of killing intent suddenly appeared.

boom……

Following the Xuanjia Shield, a broken spear was summoned from Li Qingjue's Sea of ​​Wheels, instantly piercing through the void and shooting directly at the two.

"not good!"

Upon seeing this, both the old man and the burly man paled, no longer caring about abiding by the ironclad rules of this place.

The burly man no longer suppressed his cultivation, and his aura rose steadily, exceeding the scope of the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm. He then displayed overwhelming combat power and knocked the spear down.

tick...

Li Qingjue's old wound reopened, and fresh blood flowed down.

She activated two extraordinary divine weapons in succession, and was almost completely exhausted.

She swayed slightly in place, but did not panic. She then swallowed a precious pill, and her pale face under the bronze mask instantly regained some color.

This elixir was also obtained from Cang Yuhang's feathered magic artifact. There were originally three bottles, but now she has used up only half a bottle, which shows how many fierce battles she has experienced in the past year.

"You little brat, you deserve to die!!"

The burly man knocked down the spear, revealing the aura of the Four Extremes Secret Realm. He suddenly roared to the sky, tears of blood streaming from his eyes, and shot towards Li Qingjue.

He was already facing certain death. His only chance now was to kill the little girl before the array's laws manifested their killing intent!

His speed was fast, but the laws of the microcosm manifested even faster.

bang...

A puppet of law descended from the sky and slapped him, turning him into a puddle of mud as he took flight!

Strangely, even though everything had turned into a pile of mud, the flesh and blood still retained a trace of their original essence.

Even after the Law Puppet was killed in one blow, it did not immediately disappear, but stood there silently.

Seeing this, the old man's face turned ashen, his hunched figure trembled like a winnowing basket, and he couldn't muster the slightest thought of releasing his cultivation.

He picked up his unconscious young master and was about to leave when Li Qingjue raised the broken spear once more.

call out!

The spear pierced the very core of both the old man's and the boy's bodies.

Blood was spilled across the sky.