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

As if knowing she had been observing him, the other person's gaze swept directly over her.

"Don't worry, this is not possession... Before you, there were eight other goddesses of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion who served as temporary vessels for us..."

The other party first pinpointed her hidden worries and doubts, and then went straight to the point:

"We will only rule this body of yours for three cycles of sixty years. When the time comes, we will return control to you and continue to slumber here, waiting to awaken again in the future."

Three cycles of sixty years...

Hearing this, Gu Qingying was still unwilling, but the situation was beyond her control, and she had no choice but to accept it.

For nearly two hundred years afterward, no matter what the other party did with her body, she could only watch helplessly, like a puppet on strings.

Thinking about this, she had some doubts again.

Since the other party has done this eight times, then the goddesses who have been in charge of the map over the years really have no resentment afterward.

Not a single word was left behind, not a single word was uttered...

"As compensation, there is a semi-divine herb in this ancestral land. You may take eighty percent of it, and give the remaining two percent to the master and disciple outside the cave."

As they spoke, the light in one of the Divine Soul Immortal Shadow's eyes shifted, and its golden pupil was filled with purple.

"Furthermore, you must have already made some guesses. The deity in the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden Diagram was originally only one that was naturally generated by the Dao artifact. However, 100,000 years before you took control of the Goddess Diagram, the number of deities increased to eight."

Tianling took control of the soul and consciousness, and Xianying exuded an even more breathtaking noble and dignified aura. She looked at Gu Qingying and spoke calmly:

"These deities are all predecessors who suffered the same fate as you. Some of them still retain their original consciousness from before they became deities, while others have had it erased..."

"The former can be considered to have obtained a different kind of immortality in a certain sense. When you are destined to fail in your cultivation and can only wait for your death, you will understand how lucky they are. As for the latter..."

At this point, Tianling paused slightly, a slight smile playing on her lips:

"I think you wouldn't want to be the latter no matter what, right?"

The words faded away.

The atmosphere in Sendai seemed to fall silent for a moment.

Gu Qingying's primordial spirit pursed her lips.

Hearing these secrets, she truly understood many things.

She wisely refrained from asking questions. There were eight goddesses who had experienced similar things to her throughout history, so why was one less than the others who eventually became gods?

She paused for a moment, thought for a moment, and then tentatively asked:

"I have refined the Goddess Diagram for a thousand years, and my energy and mind have long been connected with it. However, during the time I have been in charge of the Goddess Diagram, I have not sensed any past consciousness of those eight deities..."

"That's because they weren't in this artifact during the time you were in charge. The deities in the Goddess Diagram were formed from parts of our divine souls."

Before Gu Qingying could finish speaking, Tianling interrupted her, explaining the reason:

"Now that my soul and spirit are united, the Dao artifact is empty, and there is enough room for them to return from another artifact in this ancestral land. You will see for yourself in a moment."

"Furthermore, during these three cycles of sixty years, everything was decided according to our needs, so you did have time to take care of your body again."

After speaking, as if she had exhausted her patience with all her explanations, she waved her hand and finally said:

"I've explained everything to you clearly, you should know what to do..."

If you remain stubborn and unyielding by then, I will utterly take everything from you, even if it means abandoning and destroying it after only three cycles of sixty years. I am capable of doing such a thing.

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Chapter Sixty-One: The Empress's Viciousness Returns

In a corner of Sendai.

Faced with the scrutiny of Xianying's purple eyes, Gu Qingying pursed her lips and nodded slightly, but did not say anything.

The other party had already calculated everything; no matter what she said, the result would be the same for them.

Her choices and her attitudes have never mattered.

It's already commendable that the other party was willing to spend so much time talking to her.

"Hehe, she's quite a proud and aloof girl. If 'he' had met you before he attained enlightenment in ancient times, perhaps they would have had a fleeting romance..."

Having taken in the reactions of the new generation of goddess in charge of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, Tianling chuckled softly.

Outside, Gu Qingying, inside the ancient cave, opened her eyes wide.

Deep within her eyes, her left eye remained clear, while her right eye would occasionally flash with a faint purple-gold light.

boom……

Immediately afterwards, a powerful aura, different from the previous ones but far surpassing the previous Great Sage's, burst forth from the ancient cave.

The great array, secret runes, and even the power of the Goddess Diagram that had previously imprisoned her had now dissipated. She moved lightly and gracefully outside the cave.

There, Zhao Lianyue and her disciple, with their graceful figures, knelt down before them, performing a grand salute and offering their congratulations in loud voices:

"Congratulations to the Ancestral Master for achieving such great merit and traveling the world once again!"

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In the central region of the Eastern Wilderness, the vast land was shrouded in a layer of blood and panic.

Fire Demon Ridge, an inextinguishable and ominous place that burns year-round with the flames of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

The Great Accomplished Fire Spirit Fire Demon within it might be an attempt to indirectly dispel the previous gloom for the Supreme Beings of the Undying Mountain and curry favor with the Stone Emperor who had attained enlightenment as a Holy Spirit.

Or perhaps it was simply because his own resentment was pent up and his thoughts were not clear, which affected the key refining of that companion artifact.

In short, recently a ferocious fiery figure emerged from the depths of the Fire Demon Ridge secret realm, carrying a terrifying aura that seemed capable of burning the heavens, and a massacre and plunder suddenly descended upon the world.

This is clearly a holy spirit.

His name is Zhen Yan. He has the cultivation level of a Saint King. As a Holy Spirit born of heaven and earth, his combat power at the same level is invincible!

On the surface, he was not acting on anyone's orders; he was conducting his own inspection of the Central Region.

Wherever it passed, ordinary villages were reduced to ashes, and towns of spiritual practice were reduced to ruins.

It seemed to run rampant, but along the way it mainly targeted humans. Whether they were ordinary people or low-level human cultivators, they were all burned to death by its fire element.

However, before burning these ants, Zhen Yan took all their heart blood and extracted their primordial essence, storing it in a crimson demon pot.

"what!!!"

"Do not……"

"..."

"Quick! Run... Ah..."

"The Holy Spirit is causing chaos! Where is the great tradition and authority of our human race? Where are the powerful figures of the holy lands and noble families?!"

"..."

"No...don't kill me, I'll do anything you ask..."

"My God, who can subdue this Holy Spirit?"

"..."

Across the Central Region, wails of agony filled the air, and the bloodstains lingered.

"Alas, who can blame us for the fact that the human race in the Central Region has always been rare and weak?"

Among the human forces that chose to live and thrive in the Central Region in recent times, a few sages sighed and lamented, their tone full of pessimism.

"The only way now is to quickly go to the Southern Region and inform the Undying Golden Body Bloodline of this chaos..."

Suddenly, one of the cultivators had a flash of inspiration and thought of asking for help.

"Indeed, the other lineages may remain on the sidelines, but the cultivators from the Xiang family will definitely come after hearing the news!"

"Heh, what use are they? This Holy Spirit is invincible below the Great Sage. The Xiang family is no longer what it used to be. The highest-ranking member of the clan is only a Saint at the third level, not even as strong as you or me... Oh no, that Holy Spirit is coming after us!"

"..."

"You lowly humans, it is your honor to have your heart's blood collected by me!"

Having once again breached a lineage with only a sage in charge, Zhen Yan's voice was like churning lava, filled with indifference and cruelty towards human life.

boom!

Catching up with several human cultivators who had escaped, he threw a punch that evaporated the surrounding mountains and rivers, instantly causing those people to vanish into nothingness.

hum...

With a single step, the vast landscape shrank to an inch beneath his feet, and then with a burst of Southern Ming Fire, an ancient city instantly vaporized.

Countless creatures within the ancient city perished before they could even scream, and this was considered fortunate, as most of them did not experience any pain.

Some cultivators who actually fell into their hands experienced firsthand what it meant to be unable to live and unable to die.

Raw flesh and blood were ripped apart, heart's blood was extracted, and the primordial spirit was roasted over a blazing fire to refine the oil for the altar lamp...

Zhen Yan's cruelty and brutality were terrifying to behold.

Half a day later.

As the news spread, the five regions of Beidou were shaken, but there was also a chilling silence.

Ancient clans and supreme sects closed their gates one after another.

In particular, the Daoist sects located near the Central Region activated their protective mountain formations, choosing to protect themselves and remain on the sidelines.

Even the major human forces in the Central Region, possessing the foundation of Great Saints, remained silent in fear, with no one daring to step forward to stop them.

The reason for this is that the Holy Spirit lineage of Beidou is currently at its zenith.

We will leave aside for now the Holy Spirit Stone Emperor, who attained enlightenment during the ancient times, and the terrifying Holy Spirit within the Undying Mountain.

The area in the Nanling Mountains, which was called the "Holy Spirit Ancestral Land" in the Hengduan Mountains by cultivators in the post-ancient era, has not yet been flattened by the future empress with a single sword strike.

Legend has it that within the ancestral land of the Holy Spirits, several ancient and unimaginably powerful Holy Spirits slumber, their strength unfathomable. Even without the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone appearing, they are enough to overlook the entire Big Dipper.

Therefore, no one wanted to provoke the Holy Spirit Clan at this time and risk getting burned.

Moreover, there is a Great Accomplished Holy Spirit within the Fire Demon Ridge of the Central Region!

Nobody's a fool. It's entirely possible that the Holy Spirit Zhenyan was acting on the orders of the Fire Demon, which is why he dared to wreak havoc and kill like this.

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at the same time.

Before the boundary barrier between the Central Region and the Southern Region, there lies a desolate mountain range.

Li Qingjue, dressed in a black dress, stood alone atop a solitary peak, her eyes serene beneath a bronze mask.

wow...

She gazed at the faint, towering flames in the direction of the Central Region's heartland, and the bloody fog that seemed to be spreading invisibly, while the eerie demonic energy around her unconsciously swirled and surged.

She had only recently broken through to the Sendai Secret Realm and hadn't even had time to stabilize her cultivation before she came to this Central Region in search of her master's whereabouts, but to no avail.

Recently, she seemed to have a premonition of her master's passing, which caused her emotions to fluctuate constantly.

After spending several days and finally calming down, he was consolidating his cultivation and refining his foundation when he was startled by news of the tragic situation coming from afar.

"Holy Spirit... is there no one who can stop such slaughter of living beings?"

She murmured to herself, her voice hoarse and tinged with a suppressed rage.

This condition has only gradually developed in the last few days; she can usually control it.

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Chapter Sixty-Two: Master, I really tried my best...

"The soul rests in stillness and vastness, and many return to the profound..."

The resentment rekindled, and Li Qingjue had already noticed it. In the past few days, she would silently recite the "Tranquility Mantra" taught by her master in her sea of ​​consciousness at dawn and dusk.

However, this surge of malevolence originated from within herself, not from the alien species she devoured.

While the "Tranquility Mantra" does have some effect, it only treats the symptoms, not the root cause.

In addition, her self-created "Devouring Heaven Demon Art" is still in its infancy and not yet perfect.