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

This collective unconscious "death conviction" renders the threads that rely on "presence," "influence," and "causal connections" like dehydrated, rootless duckweed.

Tan Lin knew very well that elimination was only a matter of time, because he had experienced it more than once.

In fact, not only those individual lines, but even the causal lines at the individual level faded with his passing.

When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out.

This is reflected in him; although not absolutely, the causal chain still exists, but there are no longer obvious signs of fireflies emerging.

Of course, there are also a very few exceptions.

It still glows to this day, but it's not just a line from the incarnation of the immortal golden body, nor is it entirely a pure crimson line; there are mixed lines, and some are dark and shiny.

However, these threads, accumulated over thousands of years, have undoubtedly become a small amount of firefly light, barely enough to make a difference.

Before the turmoil, he moved to the inner realm of the realm, and still had about three dark crimson light points left.

Now, a thousand years later, the number of deep crimson light spots accumulated within the Soul Pearl has only increased to six.

An increase of three pills might have seemed considerable to him in the past.

However, after experiencing the disruption and turmoil, and with the vast majority of living beings in the universe providing for him, his income in a very short period of time was somewhat insignificant.

However, now that the turmoil has subsided, he no longer has an urgent need to consume large quantities of fireflies in the short term.

He was content with the two guaranteed rewards from his reincarnation through physical liberation.

Even though there are differences in this life due to the second transformation of the Soul Bead, and the superposition of the Soul Spirit's inherent wisdom after reincarnation, four deep crimson light spots should be enough, right?

After all, his path to enlightenment in this life was merely an unconventional one.

The remaining portion should be sufficient to handle any unforeseen changes that may occur at any time...

"How much time has passed, and it still hasn't succeeded..."

Within the light source, in a state of hazy consciousness, there were rare moments of clarity.

Tan Lin focused his mind on the six points of light within the Soul Pearl, and subtly deduced how much time had passed since he later captured that insight and transferred it to this abyss, as well as what had happened in the outside world.

shuh...

In an instant, he understood many things:

"Has it been over a thousand years?"

He was somewhat dazed.

However, he had anticipated this.

From the very beginning, he knew that trying to defy the odds and live a second life on his own was destined to be incredibly difficult, especially given his state at the time.

If it weren't for the trace of longevity substance remaining in his "body," he would never have chosen to try it.

The reason he later moved here was because of the special nature of this place; it gave him more time to try things out before he truly "fell into obscurity."

Of course, these factors are not the only reason why he has continued in this special state to this day.

Another crucial factor is the Myriad Causes Soul Pearl deep within his soul, which is one of the reasons why, over a thousand years, the firefly's quantity has only increased by three deep crimson dots.

Because fireflies are constantly and slowly consuming their light.

hum...

Suddenly, just as his consciousness cleared for a rare moment, and he was about to fall back into that dazed state,

The Soul Pearl spontaneously emitted a gentle glow of warm soul consciousness, allowing his consciousness to remain in a slightly clear state, enabling him to further subjectively advance the process of rebirth.

It was as if a "mechanism" or "instinct" of the Soul Bead, which Tan Lin had never directly grasped and was so profound that it surpassed his current level of understanding, had been triggered!

Just like in his previous life, it was the same feeling that awakened his remnant soul, which had been dormant in a daze for nearly a million years...

hum!

Within the vortex of the Soul Orb, six deep crimson lights simultaneously illuminated, but the embers within were not all being consumed at a significant rate.

These points of light seem to serve merely as a "starter".

The Soul Bead vortex began to rotate in reverse, emanating a mysterious and powerful force that encompasses life and death, transcends time, and connects the real and the illusory!

Instead, it is based on his impending return to a state of confusion and even dissipation—his "death"—using the power of the Soul Pearl as a guide, and his connection to this place as an "anchor."

He was forcibly "fixed" in his current special state, which was "between life and death".

The "convergence" and "projection" reached the deepest part of the Ancestral Abyss of Chixia River, at the special node between the two supreme stone tablets!

As Tan Lin's last wisp of consciousness, drawn by the Soul Pearl, "sank" into the space between the two stone tablets deep within the Ancestral Abyss of the Crimson Cloud River,

Even now, he has not activated the Soul Pearl to "reincarnate," nor has he truly "died," and is still in the process of rebirth.

He completely entered that unprecedented, bizarre state of Nirvana, a state between life and death, existence and non-existence.

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Chapter 303 Second Rebirth and the Prelude to Turmoil (6K long chapter, please subscribe!)

Time may pass, but the rebirth continues.

Deep within the Ancestral Abyss, amidst the chaotic Dao principles, even with the miraculous aid of the Soul Pearl to clear his mind, Tan Lin's consciousness remained in a dazed and confused state most of the time.

However, the time available to advance subsequent processes during the Qingming Festival is significantly longer than before.

However, he cannot remain conscious forever, because once he emerges from that state of unconsciousness and slumber, it might take two or three years, or even just a few days, for him to regain consciousness.

Once that life-extending substance is exhausted, his life will irreversibly come to an end.

Fortunately, he had gained some insights from observing the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable's Spiritual Flame in the Sendai World of the Ancient Star of Heavenly Soldiers.

Today, we are also drawing inspiration from that approach to some extent, preserving a faint, undying spark of consciousness deep within our subconscious.

It is used to maintain the most basic concept of "self" and to drive the process of Nirvana.

Although this method consumes longevity substances, it's still far better than his normal, conscious state.

Given the unique nature of this place, perhaps he can maintain this state for a long time?

It is worth mentioning that his physical body had already collapsed during the turmoil.

The outline in this light source is now merely a projection of a primordial spirit.

The body wasn't rebuilt, which naturally saved on resources.

After all, he had even dug out his very essence at the very last moment. To say that he was completely exhausted was perhaps an understatement.

rustling... rustling...

Time passed little by little,

It's another brief Qingming Festival.

This time, Tan Lin clearly noticed a decline in his condition. Since the previous anomaly, he had actually begun the initial stages of his rebirth through reversal.

That little bit of longevity substance is naturally being consumed constantly.

At this point, it's almost completely depleted.

But Nirvana was never achieved.

He knew that he was still lacking in understanding the Dao of Reversing Life.

But unfortunately, there were very few people he could directly refer to who had lived a second life on their own.

Furthermore, he had never imagined that he could possibly reverse his own fate through his own efforts, which led to insufficient preparation and a severe shortage of longevity substances within his body.

Not enough to sustain his full-force attack while maintaining a clear mind at all times.

Of course, the most important reason is that the battles fought to exhaustion during the chaos resulted in an extremely poor initial condition.

But no matter how you look at it, the chances of success are slim now.

He had no choice but to prepare for the worst and be reborn again.

Although he felt it was a bit of a pity, he didn't think his efforts over the past few days had been in vain, nor was he discouraged.

In ancient times, he rose from an ordinary person whose potential was limited to the realm of sainthood to his current state. The transformation and progress he has made are perhaps only truly understood by himself.

After all, the existence of the Soul Pearl allowed him to try again and again; if it didn't work this time, he could try in the next life.

The experience and lessons learned from this experience will nourish your success in the next life.

"It's just a pity that I wanted to see how 'you' returned, and compare it with my past self's reincarnation, and see how it differs from my own past self's self-destruction and reincarnation..."

Tan Lin sighed softly inside the light source.

He was referring to Chi Yao, of course.

In the turmoil of the past, the other party perished, and he used the miraculous power of the Soul Pearl to transform, enabling someone else to "reincarnate" for the first time.

However, that was ultimately the first time he had used such a powerful soul bead.

The process and even the outcome are unpredictable.

In fact, even he himself had no way of knowing all the factors involved. It was only after the Soul Pearl underwent its transformation that he seemed to be able to glimpse a trace of it by paying a certain price.

For example, in his previous life, on the eve of his physical dissolution after his true soul was re-formed, he saw one or two words, but they were incomplete.

This doesn't really prove anything.

Thoughts drifted,

Tan Lin instantly felt relieved.

Even if he succeeds in reversing his fate this time, he might still not see Chi Yao return.

This is because the timing of reincarnation is uncontrollable.

For example, the time intervals between his own past lives and his activities in this world were different.

A thousand or two thousand years had passed since the turmoil, and there was no trace of Chi Yao in the universe. He guessed that she would most likely be reborn in the future.

Of course, it is also possible that the other party has returned, but because of their fall, the causal line disappeared, and he reconnected with them. Before the causal line reappears, he cannot sense them through the Soul Bead.

There are too many uncontrollable factors, and the Soul Pearl is not omnipotent.

Tan Lin himself is well aware of this.

In fact, during his attempt at Nirvana, he was already thinking about whether he should gradually reduce his dependence on this thing.

Perhaps it was because of the existence of this thing, and the fact that the deep crimson light spots within the barrier had a guaranteed amount of fireflies for reincarnation, that he never truly fell into that state of being at the end of life.

And that may be the reason why he has not succeeded so far?

Ultimately, he was separated from true death by a single iris.

Having lived many lifetimes, this feeling seemed to have taken root in his subconscious.

Perhaps the closest he ever came to death was during the time of Emperor Suiren in the ancient era.

That time, a wisp of his remnant soul was trapped in a state of unconsciousness for millions of years. If it weren't for the transformation of the Soul Pearl, he wouldn't know when he would have been able to awaken from that state.

Looking back now, it wasn't much different from death at that time.

wow...

As the end of this world approaches, in his lucid state, Tan Lin has a thousand thoughts swirling within him, as if he wants to think about the questions he has been preparing to ponder for over a thousand years but has never actually considered.

A wisp of consciousness silently sank into the depths of the soul, disappearing into the barrier of the Soul Pearl of All Causes.

He "watched" the Soul Bead, but never actually activated it.

After all, it wasn't the last moment yet, and he still didn't want it to end like this.

He estimated that in this state of absolute clarity of mind, he could probably hold on for another half a day.

Should we continue to push for a nirvana?

Try again?

If it really doesn't work, it's not too late to reincarnate.

He himself knew that over the past few decades, things had been alright at the beginning, but especially in recent years...

He was no longer able to effectively advance the progress of Nirvana Reversal.

He got stuck on this final step, unable to make any further progress.

Perhaps given enough time, he will be able to figure out the problem.