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

She has been hiding her whereabouts and focusing on cultivation for many years.

Already possessing unparalleled talent, she received a portion of the Demon Emperor's inheritance and the aid of that divine flower, undergoing a transformation that propelled her cultivation to new heights.

Decades ago, he had already reached the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor, becoming one of the strongest figures in the world.

After reaching the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor, the first thing she did was not to establish a sect or travel through the starry sky, but to settle old scores.

During this time, her gaze fell upon the Big Dipper.

She turned to the sect that had brought her endless humiliation and enslaved her for a period of time: the Northern Divine Sect.

On the eve of the Dark Turmoil, the Beidou Cult, under the decision of some of its high-ranking members, relocated its entire sect, leaving Beidou and avoiding the center of the turmoil, thus fortunately preserving most of its strength.

After the turmoil ended,

Seeing that the situation in Beidou was relatively stable, some of them quietly moved back and rebuilt the mountain gate, seemingly wanting to restore their former glory.

The reason why not all of them returned was, of course, partly due to Shao Hanyun!

Today, it has become an unparalleled existence that the Beidou Divine Cult must look up to.

But fatally, there was an irreconcilable enmity between the two sides.

Having quietly gathered some clues about the Beidou Cult's seclusion over the years, Shao Hanyun did not directly descend upon Beidou.

She first quietly arrived at the ancient star of Gouchen.

Because this is an important outpost of the Beidou Divine Cult.

She has recently followed the clues and figured out everything; this place was also the place where the old men who were in charge of directly "controlling" her cultivated in seclusion back then.

At this moment, she stood above the Crystal Island, her divine sense sweeping across the entire island like a tidal wave.

The island was bustling with palaces and monks coming and going.

Deep within, several ancient and decaying auras slumbered.

Those were the last remaining elders of the Big Dipper Divine Sect, one of whom was a Quasi-Emperor, while the rest were all at the Great Saint realm, with little lifespan left, clinging to life here.

"We've found you."

Shao Hanyun's red lips curved slightly, revealing a bewitching smile that could captivate all beings, yet that smile was icy cold and devoid of any warmth.

She didn't act immediately, but gently raised her hand and clenched her fingers slightly towards the island below.

hum...

In an instant, the entire Crystal Island, including the surrounding sea area spanning tens of thousands of miles, was instantly imprisoned!

Time seemed to stand still. All the cultivators on the island, regardless of their cultivation level, were frozen in place, unable to move, and even their thoughts seemed to have solidified.

Only a few elders who were cultivating in seclusion deep within the mountains barely sensed the danger, waking up from their slumber and looking up at the sky with fear on their faces.

When they saw the red-clad figure standing in mid-air, alluring yet exuding a terrifying aura, their pupils shrank and their bodies turned ice-cold.

"It's...it's you! Shao Hanyun!"

An elder with white hair and beard and a withered face cried out in alarm, his voice filled with fear.

"How is this possible... How could you have found this place? Even the current sect leader doesn't know anything about us... I've erased the memories of everyone who knew about us using a secret technique..."

Another old woman said in a trembling voice, her face full of despair.

The day has finally come...

In fact, ever since they broke free from control years ago, looted the treasure vault, and betrayed the Northern Dipper Cult, when they sent people to hunt them down unsuccessfully, they had vaguely foreseen this scene.

Especially in recent years, after learning that their opponent had become a force to be reckoned with, they felt extremely uneasy and thus made numerous arrangements behind the scenes, concealing their activities.

Unexpectedly, they were contacted so quickly.

wow...

High above, under the terrified gazes of the many ancient immortals present, Shao Hanyun slowly descended.

She walked on air, each step creating lotus blossoms, swaying gracefully, like an unparalleled enchantress descending to earth.

But her gaze was like ice that had stood for ages, sweeping over these old fogies.

"Elder Zhao, Granny Sun, Old Ghost Li... it's been a long time."

Her voice was soft, yet carried a chilling edge:

“In the past, you used secret methods to control me, using me as a vessel to prolong your dog lives, forcing me to cultivate that evil art so that I could grow up and be used for your sexual exploitation in the future…”

Every year, I must bleed out, and my true blood will be refined into a precious elixir for you descendants to cleanse your marrow and refine your essence.

They even publicly honored me as the Holy Maiden of the Divine Sect, but in reality, they forced me to act as a tool for the sect to win over various powerful figures, making me do things I didn't want to do.

If I hadn't maintained a sliver of clarity of mind at the time, and hadn't made every effort to slow down my cultivation progress, I'm afraid some of you would have already lost your patience and taken my 'red pill', right?

I will never forget these acts of kindness... not even for a single day.

Shao Hanyun's voice was melodious, like a gentle breeze playing a flute.

"Demon... Holy Maiden, how dare you make such slanderous accusations?"

However, upon hearing this, Elder Zhao, as if driven by a desperate will to survive, resorted to self-deception and forced a defense:

"You say we regard you as a vessel for our soul, but your primordial yin has always been intact... What you're saying are all things that haven't happened yet, so how can they be the reason for your betrayal?"

"Slanderous accusations?"

Shao Hanyun chuckled softly, but the sound sent chills down their spines:

"You are still as shameless as ever. But I am here only to settle scores, not to make you confess. So you are just making baseless accusations. What can you do but suffer in silence?"

In this world, whoever has the power can control everything; turning black into white is as easy as turning one's hand...

"you!!!"

The old men's faces grew increasingly pale, turning ashen.

Although they knew from the moment the other arrived that they would most likely die today,

But if there were a real chance of survival, who would be willing to give it up?

Seeing these people's reactions, Shao Hanyun's smile remained unchanged, but there was no hint of amusement in her eyes:

"Don't worry, I won't kill you easily; that would be too easy on you."

Before she finished speaking, she had already raised her hand, her slender fingers pointing in the air.

despair……

"what!!!"

Elder Zhao suddenly let out an extremely shrill scream, and from the pores of his body, fine needles as thin as cow hair and as black as ink began to emerge!

These fine needles seem to possess a spirit.

It traversed his body, piercing through his flesh, bones, internal organs, and other secret realms of the human body, even drilling into his consciousness and tormenting his soul!

At this moment, even the phrases "ten thousand ants gnawing at the heart" and "a thousand needles piercing the soul" would be insufficient to express even a fraction of the sins he suffered.

One must know, for a quasi-emperor to scream so shrilly, what kind of pain must he be in?

This is a cruel and secret torture technique created by Shao Hanyun in recent years, based on her own insights and observations of the scene of eternal storage within the broken stele of the Human Emperor. It is called "Ten Thousand Calamities Soul-Devouring Needle".

Those who suffer from this will not die immediately, but will endure the most extreme pain in the world. Their flesh and blood will be gnawed away bit by bit, and their souls will be pierced by millions of fine needles, as if they have fallen into an endless hell forever.

"The first one."

Shao Hanyun said calmly, turning her gaze to Granny Sun.

Granny Sun was already terrified and turned to run away, but the surrounding space was completely sealed off, and she couldn't even move a finger.

despair……

Shao Hanyun nodded again.

"Ho... Ah!!!"

Granny Sun screamed in agony as her body began to rot from the inside out, chunks of flesh peeling away to reveal her stark white bones.

But her life was forcibly suspended, making her clearly feel the pain of each piece of flesh being torn away, and the tingling, itchy sensation of maggots wriggling in her bone marrow.

Feeling the despair of death slowly approaching yet being unable to die!

"And you..."

After repeatedly persecuting many people, Shao Hanyun finally looked at the "Old Ghost Li" she had referred to.

Before this, Li Laogui knew he was doomed. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He attempted to self-destruct his primordial spirit, but failed.

At this moment, Shao Hanyun snorted coldly, flicked her finger, and a stream of demonic power entered his body, instantly sealing all his cultivation and soul.

"Want to die? Not so easy."

She stepped forward, extended her slender hand, and gently placed it on the top of Li Laogui's head.

Soul search!

She wanted more than just torment their bodies; she wanted to rummage through their memories and find everyone connected to what happened back then.

To uncover more secrets of the Beidou Divine Cult and its possible connection to a certain forbidden zone, and even more importantly...

That is the general outline of the entire "Scripture for Salvation".

Having suffered greatly from this method in the past, she had to admit that it had its unique aspects to some extent, and such a work must have come from the hands of a forbidden zone emperor-level figure.

"Ha! Ha... Spare... Spare me! Ahhh!!!"

Old Li's eyes bulged out, blood flowed from his seven orifices, and he let out a howl that sounded inhuman.

His consciousness was brutally and recklessly searched, and in the process, his soul felt as if it were being torn apart by a thousand knives. The pain was far greater than the physical torment.

Shao Hanyun remained expressionless as she quickly browsed through Li Laogui's memories.

From the moment the other party joined the Big Dipper Cult, through the competition to be selected as the true successor of the lineage, to climbing to a high position, and then being able to come into contact with that evil art, using the "Salvation Technique" to control the prodigies and recklessly absorb their essence for cultivation...

It even involves clandestine, shady deals between certain monks within the cult and those in forbidden areas...

Suddenly, a series of bloody, filthy, disgusting, and nauseating images appeared before her eyes.

In it, she saw how she was tricked, lured, and captured, and how, step by step, the forbidden seed of the "Salvation Technique" was quietly planted in her...

We also saw the deeper secrets of the Beidou Divine Cult.

They have connections with the Primordial Ancient Mine and are secretly conducting some kind of experiment. They are using the true blood of all races and alien species in the universe to refine a pill called the "Creation Blood Pill," which can be used to break through barriers at critical moments and prolong life.

She even saw some connections between the Big Dipper Divine Cult and the former Feathered Divine Dynasty...

"I see……"

After understanding everything, the cold light in Shao Hanyun's eyes intensified.

wow...

After the soul search was completed, Old Man Li's soul had already collapsed.

His consciousness vanished, turning him into an "idiot," paralyzed on the ground, foaming at the mouth, and his physical body gradually turned into pus and blood under the torment of the Eternal Soul-Devouring Needles.

Shao Hanyun stopped looking at him and waved her hand.

boom……

The next moment,

On Liuli Island, all the cultivators of the Beidou Divine Sect, regardless of their cultivation level, instantly exploded into clouds of blood mist, their bodies and souls annihilated.

Their essence and remnant souls were extracted by Shao Hanyun using a secret technique and condensed into a fist-sized "Blood Soul Bead" that exuded a strong bloody and resentful aura. Wailing sounds emanated from within the bead.

These people did not truly die; each had a wisp of their soul or consciousness captured by her and refined into this pearl, where they were constantly tormented.

She said she wouldn't let them die too quickly or too easily.

Having done all this, Shao Hanyun didn't even glance at the now-dead Liuli Island below. She turned and took a step, disappearing into the void.

Half a day later.

The Big Dipper, Central Plains, above the newly established mountain gate of the Big Dipper Divine Cult.

The figure in the red dress reappeared, unleashing her terrifying aura of a quasi-emperor at the ninth level, instantly alarming the entire divine sect and countless surrounding forces.

"Enemy attack!!!"

Clang!