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

When the wind stops and the air ceases.

He paused briefly to take in the magnificent landscape and the current distribution of power in the Big Dipper.

However, because the northern region of the Eastern Wilderness is rich in Originium mines, its beautiful landscape is not yet as desertified as it was in the post-ancient era.

However, after a long period of time since the beginning of time, and with numerous mines, the primordial energy that had briefly restored the earth in the ancient era was once again riddled with holes.

One after another, powerful families and top-tier lineages such as the Heavenly Martial Holy Land occupy the sacred mountains and rivers, and have the strength to create their own small worlds on the basis of blessed lands.

Smaller and medium-sized forces became vassals of those established sects, thus dividing up the remaining oases. As for the lives of ordinary people and rogue cultivators, one can only imagine.

Tan Lin watched silently.

It's always the same: the strong prey on the weak.

In ancient times, the human race was weak, and it was the ancient races that exploited them.

In this desolate ancient land, although most of the ancient races secluded themselves from the world, new "roles" replaced them. The upper class of the human race exploited the lower class and acted arrogantly and domineeringly.

In such a world, weakness seems to be the original sin.

whoosh...

Another gust of sandstorm swept in, bringing Tan Lin to the location of a prominent family in the Northern Region.

His deep gaze swept downwards, and he was suddenly drawn to a strange phenomenon emanating from a certain part of the aristocratic family. Intrigued, he lingered there for a moment longer.

Unlike those major religious sects that readily occupy sacred mountains and rivers, the territory of this aristocratic family called the Chi family is quite secluded.

Located more than 300,000 miles southeast of the land where nine dragons surround a pearl, in a valley called Lingxi.

The stream flows gently, the valley is filled with spiritual energy, and countless spiritual plants and herbs are planted there, making it appear peaceful and serene.

Chi Tianfeng, the current head of the family, is a middle-aged man with a refined appearance and gentle temperament.

His cultivation level was at the eighth stage of the fifth level of the Immortal Realm. Although he was not a top expert in the late stage of the Desolate Ancient Realm, he was definitely capable enough to be the apparent head of the clan who handled daily affairs.

At this moment, if someone mentions the "Holy Lord" of a certain family or holy land, then that person's cultivation level must be at or above the Saint realm.

It was nowhere near as ridiculous as the mere Legend of Sword and Fairy 2 of later generations.

Da...da...

"Suyao, be careful..."

At this moment, Tan Lin's gaze fell upon the courtyard bathed in the glow of the setting sun.

Chi Tianfeng was carefully supporting a woman with a high belly as they strolled slowly in the courtyard.

The woman had a gentle and beautiful face, and there was a hint of helplessness in her eyes as she looked at her husband.

They are all Sendai cultivators, how could she be so delicate?

The secret realms of Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, and Dragon Transformation have already tempered my body to a level no weaker than that of a spiritual artifact.

However, due to certain special reasons, she was still able to understand her husband's cautious intentions.

She was more than ten months pregnant, but there was still no sign of her giving birth.

Even more strangely, the fetus in her womb seemed to be naturally close to the Dao, and sometimes vague, extraordinary phenomena of the Dao would naturally manifest.

Sometimes, just like today, while strolling in the courtyard, suddenly the withered trees in the courtyard come back to life, and flowers bloom in full splendor.

Sometimes, or on nights when there are no stars in the sky, faint starlight gathers on its own and falls upon her like a veil.

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Chapter Fifty-Two: What a Great Era This Is

Not only that, sometimes the people in the valley could even hear faint sounds of the Great Dao echoing all around.

Some members of the clan, wanting to search for it, ended up in this courtyard.

All of these things seemed to foreshadow the extraordinary nature of the child in Qin Suyao's womb.

The clansmen outside the courtyard had all noticed this, and Qin Suyao, as the one who was carrying the fetus, felt it even more deeply.

Until last month, when she was ten months pregnant and there were still no signs of labor, she finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked her husband to invite an elder of the clan with the cultivation level of a Great Sage to conduct a secret divination without affecting the fetus in her womb.

Ultimately, it was concluded that the fetus in her womb was a naturally born and nurtured child.

This made the entire Chi family eagerly anticipate the birth of this child.

shuh...

Suddenly, the couple strolled in the courtyard for a while when a divine light rushed towards them. Chi Tianfeng caught it with a wave of his hand, and then, with a hint of emotion on his face, he said to his wife:

"Suyao, announce from the front porch that an old friend from the valley has come to visit. I must go first..."

After leaving those words, he summoned a maidservant from the courtyard to attend to his wife, and then hurriedly went to the outer quarters.

"An old acquaintance... Could it be someone from the Southern Region?"

The beautiful woman stood there, watching her husband leave, her eyes darting around, a thoughtful look appearing on her face.

After all, there are not many people who can move their husbands so deeply after they have reached the high level of the Saint Realm. Apart from their closest relatives and clansmen, there are very few others.

……

Whoosh!

As soon as Chi Tianfeng stepped out of the courtyard, he transformed into a streak of light and arrived at the Chi family's guesthouse.

There, a gray-haired old man stood outside the inn. Seeing him arrive, he gave a wry, apologetic smile, clasped his hands in greeting, and said:

"Brother Tianfeng, I know my sister-in-law is about to give birth, yet I've come to bother you at this crucial moment. I'm so sorry..."

Chi Tianfeng didn't care at all, and used both hands to pull the other person up who was about to bow.

He then glared at the other man with his fierce eyes and said irritably:

"How many years has it been since we last met? We're both in this Eastern Wilderness, and even though we're separated by the North and South, we should visit each other more often. Not to mention that our families have a deep connection, we were sworn brothers when we were young... This is too distant!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Before the old man could say anything bitterly, he grasped the other's wrist and pulled it inward:

"You're being too formal. What are you doing standing outside? Even if you're here on business, why do you need to do this?"

"My nephew Jun had such a serious accident at the training tower back then, and there was no news of it after he returned. I thought he had recovered from his injuries, but I never expected that you would come to tell me the truth today..."

As they spoke, the two entered the inn one after the other.

Chi Tianfeng's gaze immediately fell on the skinny young man slumped in a wheelchair.

clatter……

Looking at the young man, the words he was about to say suddenly stopped, and he stopped at the doorway.

He remembered seeing this nephew more than ten years ago, and now that they met again, he almost wouldn't have recognized him if his aura hadn't changed.

In just over a decade, the other party has gone from a robust and spirited young man to a frail sick man who can only sit in a wheelchair.

The person in the wheelchair had a face as pale as paper and was extremely weak.

At this moment, several members of the Xiang family, whose bloodlines possessed a faint, indestructible golden body, were constantly channeling divine power into his body.

It gently nurtured the other's body, which seemed to be decaying at every moment.

"Uncle Chi, my health is truly failing me now, and I am unable to rise to greet you. I hope you will forgive me..."

As if hearing a noise, the skinny young man lifted his droopy eyelids and forced a smile at Chi Tianfeng at the entrance of the inn.

His spine seemed to have been broken, and his very essence could not be repaired. He could not fully lift or straighten his head, and he was currently speaking with his head tilted to the side.

Seeing this scene, Chi Tianfeng was completely moved, and his eyes inexplicably became moist:

"Those damned Fiends with the Overlord Body!"

……

Splash...

The cold winter wind blows above the clouds.

Tan Lin paid no attention to what was happening in the guest room in the valley. He only stared silently at the fetus in the womb of the woman named Qin Suyao.

Given his status, he could naturally tell at a glance that the other party was carrying a primordial Dao embryo.

However, even among those born with the same innate Dao embryo, and even among those born and nurtured by the same heaven and earth, there are still differences.

For example, the fetus in his womb that he was examining at that moment possessed a soul and spiritual essence that did not belong to the realm of flesh and blood, so rich that he found it somewhat unbelievable.

This was the first time he had ever directly experienced such a phenomenon in another person.

The so-called spiritual essence is a very ethereal substance contained within the soul, and it may not even be able to be called a substance.

Since it is determined by one's constitution, it cannot be transformed later in life like physical constitution. Based on his own situation, Tan Lin once speculated that the strength of one's spiritual energy might, to some extent, represent a person's talent, intelligence, and aptitude.

This thing is undetectable to almost all cultivators here, and its fluctuations may only be more noticeable around the time of its birth.

Perhaps it was because he possessed the Soul Pearl of All Causes and had reincarnated several times, with his accumulated wisdom and spiritual energy making him somewhat sensitive to this, that he was able to vaguely detect the spiritual fluctuations of the fetus from afar.

"I'm finding it increasingly difficult to see the future trajectory of this great era..."

Tan Lin's deep eyes flickered slightly.

For a fleeting moment, he thought of the Queen Mother of the West, the ruler of Yaochi.

But that equally stunning and beautiful woman should not appear for at least 100,000 years, so it is impossible for her to live in the same era as the Empress.

However, the scope of things that are directly or indirectly affected by this variable is far too broad.

At that moment, he thought of Tianling again, and of the Divine Silkworm Princess…

Whoosh...

Just then, another gust of wind blew by, and he closed his eyes and drifted away with the wind, without dwelling on it too much.

Everything will become clear after he is reincarnated.

Wow!

A cold wind blows across the hills and across the Gobi Desert.

When Tan Lin opened his eyes again, he was slightly taken aback.

Ancient Huangshan, a place where nine dragons surround a pearl, he has come here again.

With his thoughts racing, he withdrew from that state of enlightenment where he could roam freely with the six energies of heaven and earth, and prepared to return to that secret place in the Central Region.

However, upon further reflection, he realized that although the Immortal Mountain Peak had secured the planting of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, the conditions were not yet perfect.

"Fine, since I'm passing by, I might as well collect some more interest before I go..."

He thought to himself that.

Without hesitation, he took a step forward amidst the crimson mist, and vanished from his spot in a flash.

……

Deep within the secret realm, the celestial pool is shrouded in mist, and rosy light flows through it.

The Undying Queen was disturbed from the divine source this time and stayed in the outside world for a little longer.

She seemed to be waiting for something.

Is she waiting for that human emperor to completely disappear before stirring up another unknown wave, or is she preparing to contact some beings and make a move?

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Chapter Fifty-Three: I'm Starting to Have Doubts

Perhaps it's a habit.

Every time the Undying Empress emerges from the Divine Source, she soaks and bathes in this divine spring pool that nourishes the Undying Divine Phoenix Medicine.

Firstly, the divine spring water could subtly nourish her body.

The immense vitality contained within can function similarly to a divine source, slowing down aging.

In addition, she was constantly trying to comprehend the immortal phoenix medicine nearby through some means.

However, she is clearly still waiting for something and has not yet truly entered the pool to experience it.