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

These materials, however, have now come in handy.

Sizzle... Sizzle...

With a thought, she was enveloped in a surge of countless dark demonic energies, intertwined with myriad paths, and the chaotic Dao principles manifested into a flame of imperial fire, rising from her fair palm.

Immediately, she manipulated the flames, instantly enveloping the bronze fragments and the celestial gold scraps.

She didn't use any supreme refining techniques; she was simply using the purest imperial laws and the origin of chaos as fire, and the unyielding longing and obsession in her heart as a catalyst, to carry out the simplest yet most complex refining process.

She wants to recreate that ghost face mask.

Based on his brother's belongings, with immortal gold as its bones, the imperial way as its fire, and obsession as its soul.

Forge a mask that can cover up the wounds in her heart... a ghost face mask.

wow...

Chaotic fire leaps, and the materials slowly melt and merge.

Before you know it,

The blurry, tearful yet smiling ghost face pattern automatically emerged from the melting flames, its outline gradually becoming clearer, as if an invisible hand was redrawing it based on past memories.

This process lasted for several days.

As the last wisp of chaotic fire died down, a familiar yet unfamiliar mask floated silently in front of Li Qingjue.

The mask was dark blue, swirling with a faint chaotic aura and various shades of celestial gold. Its texture was neither gold nor jade, and it felt cool to the touch.

The ghost face pattern on it was clearer and more complex than I remembered.

The smile lines concealed sorrow, and the tear tracks revealed a resolute determination, as if all the extreme emotions in the world were condensed onto this one face.

rustle……

She stretched out her slender fingers and gently stroked the cool lines on the mask.

The touch from my fingertips felt as if it could travel through eternity and take me back to those carefree days of my childhood.

Without hesitation, she slowly put the mask on her face.

The cool touch against the skin isolates it from all external sensations.

Her gaze pierced through the two eye sockets in the mask, and the whole world seemed to be shrouded in a faint bluish-gray hue, becoming colder and more distant.

Since then,

She then showed herself with this ghost face mask.

A peerless beauty, hidden behind a mask, lies a heart full of sorrow, known only to herself.

Donning the mask, Li Qingjue silently glanced at this land of immortality, his gaze sweeping over the enormous palm print, over the remaining traces of the Feathered Divine Dynasty, and over the creatures of the land of immortality who were still cowering in fear in the distance.

Suddenly, a thought stirred within her.

My brother perished here, his soul and spirit utterly destroyed.

However, this place is special, as it is a sacred place for nurturing spirits where "ten thousand dragons gather," and it is the best place to nourish true spirits.

When the Feathered God Dynasty performed the blood sacrifice, they may have had the idea of ​​using this terrain to gather remnants of spirits and repair the Immortal Cauldron.

So……

If reincarnation truly exists, and my brother truly has a so-called next life, will he also "return" to this world in the future?

hum!

Once the thought arose, Li Qingjue could no longer suppress it.

She closed her eyes, disregarding the energy expenditure, and forcefully deduced, using the blood ties between herself and her brother as a guide, and the Great Dao of Devouring Heaven to deduce the secrets of heaven, searching for that faint, almost non-existent possibility.

wow...

The laws of the Emperor's Way roared, and endless dark light and demonic energy surged violently around her.

Her face turned pale at a visible speed, and a trickle of bright red imperial blood even spilled from the corner of her mouth.

This kind of deduction involving exploring eternity, especially the prediction of the future, is a huge burden even for her, and may even backfire.

But she ignored it.

A moment later, she suddenly opened her eyes, a sharp light flashing within them like never before. Although her face was paler and her breathing slightly disordered,

But deep within his eyes, there was a very faint, almost imperceptible fluctuation.

"The future is hard to predict..."

She murmured to herself.

But she also knew that even if there was only a sliver of a possibility,

A long wait is inevitable, and the time is unknown and beyond her control. The future is constantly changing, and there is no absolute certainty.

Meanwhile...

Swish!

Her gaze pierced through the realm of immortality, looking towards the vast and "primitive" world outside.

This ancient star is now so weak and insignificant.

Human civilization was in the primitive Stone Age, living in constant uncertainty.

The cultivation civilization has almost been extinct, and the few remaining traditions are scattered in all directions, lacking a systematic structure.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been extracted by the immortal land for millions of years, making it pitifully thin. It is only enough to nourish some naturally grown exotic beasts and spiritual plants, and it is almost a dead end for human cultivation.

How can a flower bloom in such an environment?

As she pondered, Li Qingjue's heart sank slightly, and then she stopped lingering.

clatter……

She took a step forward, and her figure disappeared from the Immortal Realm, appearing in the vast sky above the ancient star outside.

Wow!

In an instant, her divine sense, like an invisible net, covered the entire continent and even the whole world.

Every inch of land, every river, every creature, every human settlement in the primordial wilderness…

Everything was laid bare under her perception.

She saw the Hualong Cave Man shivering in the cave, the Neanderthals chasing herds of animals on the grassland, and Homo sapiens collecting shellfish on the coast...

They were ignorant and backward, but their eyes shone with a desire to survive and a yearning to explore the unknown.

She also saw the remnants of ancient spiritual veins buried deep underground, and numerous fragmented and long-forgotten stone carvings, scattered and covered in dust beneath the ancient ruins.

I saw those nodes of heaven and earth that had fallen into slumber due to the scarcity of spiritual energy.

"Perhaps, there is something I can do."

She murmured to herself, then raised her hand and sketched in mid-air the vast land below.

In an instant, the Imperial Law transformed into countless invisible streams of light, disappearing into the earth, mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas.

With her supreme magical power, she forcefully restored the earth's veins that had become disordered and dormant due to the events of that year.

Tap...tap...

With a light tap of her jade-like fingers, wisps of barely perceptible chaotic energy fell into specific mountain nodes.

In an instant, those long-depleted remnants of spiritual veins seemed to be infused with life, beginning to tremble slightly and emitting extremely faint spiritual energy.

Although it is far inferior to many life forms beyond the region, at least this land is no longer a "dead land" and has begun to have the foundation to nourish life and nurture cultivation.

Following that, she found several natural points where spiritual energy converged, which were the prototypes of so-called "blessed lands".

She guided and stabilized it, enabling it to more effectively gather the sparse primordial energy that was scattered between heaven and earth.

It took several months.

During this time, she would sometimes appear silently near various human settlements.

Sometimes, they would use methods to transform into a hazy light, revealing strange patterns and designs in the night sky, such as simple laws governing the movement of the sun, moon, and stars, or symbols that could be used for counting.

However, this was only the initial method. Later, she would use her divine sense to directly enter the dreams of certain children with high talent.

They were taught the most basic survival skills, tool-making methods, herbal identification, and even... some extremely rudimentary methods of cultivating qi and nourishing the body.

Of course, she remained relatively restrained and did not directly impart advanced cultivation methods.

At this stage, she is merely sowing the seeds of civilization for the civilization on this ancient star, inspiring the beginning of wisdom, and opening a window for them to glimpse a wider world and understand themselves and nature.

In addition,

She also used her great supernatural powers to slightly adjust the climate of some areas, making them more suitable for human habitation and crop growth.

She once used immense magical power to draw down extremely rare stellar essence from the starry sky, mixing it with chaotic energy to create a "spiritual rain" that enveloped the entire globe, although the effect was negligible.

But the vitality contained in this rain is enough to make all things grow stronger and give some children with special physical conditions a greater chance of success in the future.

Finally, after doing all this,

Li Qingjue returned to the land of immortality.

Her gaze swept over the array patterns that were still slowly gathering and absorbing the spiritual energy of the entire ancient star, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

The next moment,

She pointed her fingers together like a sword, and then made a light stroke.

Wow!

A hazy, chaotic sword aura disappeared into the array patterns.

The next moment, the entire land of immortals emitted a deep rumble. The field that had been drawing in the essence of heaven and earth for countless years suddenly stopped and then began to reverse!

While it cannot be completely reversed, as it involves the mastery of the Origin Heaven Dao, rashly imposing measures would only deplete this ancient star and could potentially trigger unpredictable consequences.

However, Li Qingjue forcibly altered the arrangement of one corner of the array patterns, thus freeing up the vast essence and spiritual energy that was originally firmly locked inside the Immortal Ascension Ground to nourish the terrain and repair the Immortal Cauldron.

It began to slowly and continuously give back to the outside world!

Thus, this place should usher in an era of spiritual revival, and the development of civilization should also be accelerated.

And just as she finished doing all this and was about to turn and leave,

hum!

hum...

In a corner of the Immortal Ascension Ground, two immortal divine herbs that had been hiding from the cultivators of the Feathered Divine Dynasty suddenly manifested.

One of them was a plant that was entirely white and shimmered like gold, shaped like a white tiger, and another was a small tree bearing human-shaped fruits.

rustling... rustling...

They emerged from their concealment, their branches swaying, emitting faint, ingratiating spiritual fluctuations as they turned toward Li Qingjue, who was about to leave.

They sensed the overwhelming imperial might of the Empress as she annihilated the cultivators of the Feathered Divine Dynasty, ending their evil deeds. They also saw her reversing the array patterns, releasing spiritual energy to benefit the creatures here.

Therefore, they mistakenly believed that this was a virtuous and powerful emperor of the time, and wanted to follow him.

Little did they know that if none of this involved someone of great importance to Li Qingjue, he would never have so casually made such a move.

If this place weren't so special, and if it weren't for the fact that it was stained with her brother's blood, she might have destroyed the entire ancient star if she were in a bad mood.

"Your Majesty... can you take us away from here...?"

"We are willing to follow the Emperor..."

His mental fluctuations were intermittent, revealing a kind of longing.

For countless years, they lived in fear and trembling in this so-called land of immortality, longing to escape this "cage".

Upon hearing this, Li Qingjue paused slightly and glanced back.

Her lonely gaze swept through the ghost mask over the two immortal herbs that, if placed in the outside world, would be enough to cause countless bloody storms.

If it were someone else, they might be overjoyed.

But for her now, there is no rush to acquire these divine treasures.

Of course, more importantly, these two divine herbs are too deeply entangled with this place. Taking them away might have unknown effects on the nascent spiritual revival of this place.

“This place is just beginning to flourish, and it needs spiritual beings to absorb and release their spiritual energy, so as to nourish heaven and earth in return.”