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

"What about Xiaoyao? Wasn't he involved in what happened back then?"

Deep within the various forbidden zones of life, cold divine thoughts of supreme beings on "duty" poured forth, their fluctuations carrying a hint of scrutiny and inquiry, as well as a trace of apprehension towards the Undying Daoist.

The roar of the Battle Saint Emperor at the end of the Primordial Era resounded in all directions, and some beings vaguely heard it.

Although that place wasn't within the jurisdiction of the Human Emperor's Palace, this area of ​​Central Continent had always been a key focus for them. They knew that a crucial point on the path to immortality existed countless ages ago, located in…

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Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness.

It was hundreds of miles away from the capital of the ancient Yan Kingdom.

A slender figure in a black dress waved her hand lightly, her restrained demonic energy dispelling all the bloody stench that had permeated the vicinity.

The beautiful figure wore a bronze mask that could block divine sense from probing her face; she was none other than Li Qingjue, who had been separated from Tan Lin for more than three months.

During this time, she stayed near Yaoguang Village, honing her Dao foundation in preparation for breaking through the Sendai Secret Realm.

During this time, after she finished her meditation and sitting in meditation, she would occasionally bestow some blessings upon the villagers who had given her food and clothing in the past.

If her brother and master were the only pure land in her evil dragon heart, then...

The villagers in this village are like a few green plants adorning that pure land.

It was their past acts of kindness and charity that prevented her, who was only four or five years old at the time, from starving or freezing to death after her brother was taken away.

It should be known that the mortal dynasties here also levy heavy taxes on the lower classes and have few rulers who care about the people's plight. Even though these villagers were struggling to make ends meet, they still managed to chip in a little from time to time so that she could live to meet her master several years later.

She will always remember this kindness.

They showed her that the world isn't just about petty scheming and despicable behavior, and that it's not all filth and squalor.

Although... these kind-hearted villagers only make up a very small minority in the village...

Splash...

Blood from the corpses, crushed by demonic energy, fell like rain.

At this moment, Li Qingjue finally ended a one-sided battle.

She extracted the life essence from the bodies of these cultivators who sought pleasure in exploiting and torturing mortals in nearby villages, and crushed their corpses.

These cultivators were mostly from outside the region. Because their elders had perished in the training tower trials, they were unable to travel to and from the outer regions for the time being, so they stayed in the Southern Region.

Because they are from outside the region, and some are not even human, the negative emotions of losing their relatives, friends, and teachers fill their hearts. Being stranded in a foreign land, they are easily triggered by trivial matters, causing them to vent their negative emotions through killing, ...and sexual acts.

Those who lack background or connections, including rogue cultivators and even ordinary people, naturally become their first choice.

hum...

In the void, Li Qingjue's demonic energy surged, sweeping away the blood rain in the area before returning to his body to temper his physical form.

A gentle breeze blew through the air, causing her black dress to flutter and briefly revealing her exquisite curves.

Her hair was as black as a waterfall, and she still maintained the simple habits she had when she was with her brother and master. At present, she only used a simple wooden hairpin to tie her hair up at the back of her head. Although it was not luxurious, it had its own peerless and otherworldly temperament.

Boom...

Suddenly, the sky over the five regions of the Big Dipper changed drastically the instant the commotion reached the Central Plains.

She, who kills without blinking an eye, now faces the sky with her bare face covered by a bronze mask. All the ruthlessness and coldness in her eyes have faded, replaced by a clear and blank gaze as she stares at Zhongzhou.

"Master...you will be alright, you definitely will..."

She called softly, her voice tinged with longing.

Having spent over twelve years with Tan Lin, mostly in the training tower, she naturally recognized the aura of the Human Emperor.

Although she didn't say it, she still felt a little resentful that her master had gone to Zhongzhou alone for one last gamble.

Now that a great era is about to begin, and with the collapse of the training tower, the ancient paths of all races are gradually opening. With a firm Dao heart, she believes that she is not incapable of contending for the throne in this lifetime.

When she becomes an empress, will she be an ungrateful wretch and not help her master recover?

Little did she know that the tribulation after attaining enlightenment was extremely complex and subject to many changes, and now with the addition of Tan Lin as a variable, it was even more unpredictable.

Even for her, the future empress, whether she can safely attain the Dao and become empress in this life is still unknown.

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The Northern Region, a land where nine dragons surround a pearl.

In the secret territory of Guhuang Mountain.

A wisp of divine thought left outside the divine source by the Undying Empress rippled slightly:

"The Human Emperor? He's truly insane. Sacrificing his own ancient traces of the Great Dao to gain a brief moment of peak glory—how is this any different from the ultimate sublimation of a supreme being in a forbidden zone? Ultimately, he will perish..."

Thoughts wander.

Clad in flowing robes and veils, her figure alluring and seductive, she suddenly emerged from the already cracked and fissured divine source.

Da...da...

Spring Blossom, her elegant shoes, with their slender heels clicking crisply on the ground, arrived at the edge of the Divine Spring Pool. Her brows furrowed, and her tone carried a hint of sarcasm:

"I thought you could stir up a lot of trouble, but you're just a piece of trash. I overestimated you..."

Thinking of this, her thoughts suddenly changed again.

After all, he was an enlightened being who had died once millions of years ago. Now that he has reappeared, he shouldn't be unable to make a ripple.

"Knowing full well that the Central Plains Emperor's Palace is a den of dragons and tigers, you still went there. Are you truly stupid, or do you have some kind of backing? Do you think you can survive this or that?"

Suddenly, ripples spread across the surface of the divine spring pool.

Looking at her stunningly beautiful face reflected in the water, she seemed to be thinking of something, and her eyebrows slowly relaxed.

…………

boom!!!

In the depths of the Emperor's Palace in Zhongzhou.

Inside the grand hall, the Emperor's Banner sensed Tan Lin's presence and erupted with a deafening roar.

The Heaven-Suppressing Patterns laid out by the Immortal Taoist on the banner flickered wildly, but they prevented it from completely breaking free of the final restrictive bindings and ending up in Tan Lin's hands!

"Detonate all the traces of the Great Dao you left in this world? You're going to gamble everything..."

Behind him, the Immortal Daoist lightly gripped his large hand, and the Immortal Heavenly Blade shot out from the distant sky, about to fly into his hand.

With this powerful artifact in hand, he no longer cared whether the other party obtained the soul fragments in the banner and merged with its remnant soul.

Moreover, he will remain here and will not give the other party a chance to break the restriction.

"Hand over the secret honestly, and I might be able to give you a quick death. You know, having lived this long, I must have some ways to torture the soul..."

The Immortal Taoist said with a smile.

But before he could finish speaking, his expression turned cold when he saw Tan Lin casting a spell to break the restriction.

The concentrated and immense power of faith within his body flowed, and with a single palm strike, it transformed into a colossal hand that blotted out the sky. The terrifying imperial power swept across the heavens, making the sky rumble like a tattered rag.

With one hand, he activated the water in the Divine Soul Pool, and the three-colored liquid transformed into a true dragon that kept changing color, devouring Tan Lin.

With his other hand gripping the Undying Heavenly Blade that had traversed the endless starry sky, he sneered and prepared to seal away Tan Lin's remnant soul.

Who would have thought?

The next instant, a sudden change occurred on the other side of the universe!

As if sensing something, the Immortal Daoist's expression changed drastically before he could even unleash the Immortal Heavenly Blade.

Far beyond the endless starry sky, deep within the core of an unknown ancient star.

As the crimson-gray mist dissipated, an extraordinary golden eagle suddenly appeared out of thin air, carrying an array diagram that exuded a terrifying imperial aura. It burst forth with destructive light and crashed into the center of the earth's fiery magma!

There, endless celestial light shone, and a five-colored celestial egg floated on the surface.

Boom...

At the same time, inside the giant hall, Tan Lin's remnant soul turned around.

The power of the Yin and Yang mingled together, and the illusory image of the Yin-Yang Millstone, an artifact for attaining enlightenment that had long been destroyed in the previous life, reappeared from nothingness, blocking the True Dragon Palm of the Divine Soul Pool, which was comparable to a supreme strike from the Undying Daoist.

"What? Still planning to stay here? Then it seems your true body's rebirth will be in vain."

He smiled at the Immortal Taoist, his expression nonchalant:

"Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you, fellow Daoist, my arrangements go far beyond this. I've already informed you of the news of your true body's rebirth and transformation on that ancient star..."

Wow!

Before Tan Lin could finish speaking, the Immortal Daoist had already torn open the void, traversed the starry sky, and headed straight for the other end of the distant universe.

thump...

The core of that ancient star trembled violently, and the land of Nirvana was struck by a fierce impact.

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Chapter 43 True Soul Fragment Acquired (3.1K)

In the magma of the earth.

The array diagram carried by the golden eagle self-destructed, unleashing a world-shaking power far exceeding its original size. Although the five-colored immortal egg was still protected by the ancient emperor array that suppressed the heavens in the earth's core, the other arrangements that Tan Lin mentioned did not appear.

However, the Immortal Taoist still did not choose to stay in the Central Continent of the Big Dipper.

Since he "fell" from the Immortal Realm, he has experienced millions of years of scheming, intrigue, and deceit. From betraying and ambushing others during his growth period to being worshipped by all races, he has gradually reached where he is today.

He can't afford to gamble, and he doesn't want to gamble.

It's one thing if he can't obtain the great secret of the human emperor, but he cannot afford to lose his true body during Nirvana. Even without that great secret, he can still become an immortal!

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"call……"

Inside the grand hall of the Central Plains Human Emperor's Palace, Tan Lin's remnant soul watched the Undying Daoist leave, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Under the 【Reverse·All Causes Perspective】, he could see that there was also movement on the other side of the Sea of ​​Reincarnation at this moment.

If the opponent, wielding the Undying Heavenly Blade, doesn't leave, and the Carefree Heavenly Venerable arrives again, he will truly find it difficult to cope this time.

However, he timed it perfectly, choosing the most crucial moment of the Immortal Emperor's Nirvana to launch a surprise attack by manipulating his pieces.

Fortunately, this was not the future, and the Immortal Emperor had not yet entered the strange world to "guard the gate," otherwise he would not have been able to use the strategy of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao."

Of course, there's no more information about the Nirvana site, but with such a mix of truth and falsehood, even the Daoist of Death couldn't help but believe it.

He did indeed tell several forbidden areas about the Immortal Emperor's bathing in imperial blood and undergoing a nirvana transformation, and he even revealed this secret when the Primordial Emperor perished.

However, those supreme beings were all as cunning as ghosts. The Immortal Emperor had been dead for many years without any obvious trace. His former "glorious image" was deeply ingrained in people's minds, and many people believed that this was his treacherous scheme, and that he wanted to use one tiger to devour another and kill the Immortal Taoist in his final moments.

Even if some people are skeptical about this, they will not easily try it.

After all, even if they confirm that the Immortal Emperor is indeed still alive, how can they determine the location, time, and state of his rebirth?

Having mastered these skills, if they didn't join forces and even reach the pinnacle of their abilities, could they possibly defeat the immortal emperor who hadn't severed his own body?

Is the price paid for being released from lockdown proportional to the rewards...?

These numerous doubts and calculations, along with the attitude of "minding one's own business," mean that unless the executioner's blade is hanging over their heads, they will not easily take action.

Unless the scene of the emperor forcibly pulling everyone to "become immortals" in mythology is repeated, he will become the target of everyone's criticism, be abandoned by everyone, and be attacked by all the supreme beings.

Having lived three lifetimes, Tan Lin believed he had come to understand the nature and intentions of these supreme beings in forbidden zones, and therefore wouldn't hold high expectations for them...

However, if a supreme being were to actually leave the forbidden zone and challenge the Undying Emperor, he would certainly be happy to see it happen.

"I hope there really is a Supreme Stubborn One..."

Tan Lin thought to himself.

Immediately, he turned his attention back to the screen.

The biggest obstacle has now temporarily disappeared.

It's now!

Tan Lin narrowed his deep eyes slightly. He used one hand to represent the sun and the other to represent the moon, striking out with two consecutive palms. His imperial aura burst forth, shattering the outermost layer of the screen barrier.

He leaped forward and reached out to grab the Emperor's Banner from afar!