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

Li Qingjue stood there, stunned. Her lips were slightly parted beneath her bronze mask, as if she wanted to call out to stop the illusory figure, but it had already vanished into thin air.

However, the injuries that had previously severely damaged her internal organs, meridians, and bones seemed to have healed invisibly.

Distant sky.

Some cultivators who had been observing the commotion from afar were all shaken to their core, their hearts pounding with fear, and they were almost scared out of their wits.

It wasn't until several breaths after the Holy Spirit was crushed that they gradually came to their senses:

"What...what happened?!"

"How did that Holy Spirit die?"

"..."

"Who made the move? A radiant light... was that a wisp of celestial radiance descending from the Celestial Realm?"

"A single ray of light annihilated a Saint King? And a Holy Spirit at that!!"

"Is it a rare imperial weapon?! Or is it the work of a quasi-emperor level being who secretly made the move?"

"That phantom... what a terrifying aura it exudes..."

"..."

"No, no... none of that is right! The Yin and Yang... it's the Human Emperor!! The Human Emperor has returned once more! The Holy Spirit slaughtered all of humanity, and the Human Emperor has returned from the void..."

"That's right, it's the Human Emperor!"

Previously, in Zhongzhou, I caught a glimpse of His Majesty the Human Emperor's countenance from afar, outside the territory of the Human Emperor's Palace. Today, this fleeting aura is exactly the same as His Majesty the Human Emperor's!

In the distant sky, some cultivators showed fervor and excitement, their faces beaming with exhilaration.

However, some people have expressed doubts about this:

"But how is that possible?"

"That human emperor sacrificed all traces of the past some time ago, completely disappearing. How could he possibly return?!"

"I can hardly believe it either. That phantom and its aura only existed for a fleeting moment. I didn't even see it clearly..."

"..."

"We must find out who did it!!"

Amidst the murmurs, an unusually abrupt voice rang out:

"That Fire Spirit was likely sent out of the secret realm by the Great Accomplishment Spirit of Fire Demon Ridge to patrol the Central Region, but now it has perished in my Southern Region. If that Fire Demon unleashes its thunderous wrath, who among you present can withstand it?"

"At that time, that will truly be a period of turmoil..."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding area fell silent.

At this moment, the people of the Southern Region did not feel much joy at surviving a calamity; instead, they were filled with unease and apprehension.

Speculation... fear and other emotions spread wildly in the shadows.

Most people are worried that the Great Saint Spirit of Fire Demon Ridge will simply give up!

However, before that, there was the place where Zhen Yan fell.

Splash...

After the crimson demon pot collapsed, the massive amount of heart's blood it had collected gushed out, staining the entire mountain red, and finally converging at the foot of the mountain into a blood river, a shocking sight.

This further deepened the fear of some spineless individuals among the human race.

Those cultivators who were originally abducted by Zhen Yan and imprisoned in the Demon Pot did not perish with the collapse of the Demon Pot; they were able to escape.

These people, upon seeing the light of day again, were all still shaken.

They were people who had truly walked through the gates of hell. Now, having survived the ordeal, they wept with joy and couldn't help but kneel down towards the ethereal figure in the black dress halfway up the solitary peak.

They were moved to tears, filled with gratitude:

"Thank you so much, fairy, for saving my life!!"

"We will never forget your great kindness!"

"Thank you for your help, senior. I... um? She... she seems to be only a cultivator at the first level of the Immortal Ascension Realm?"

"..."

"Could it be that someone else rescued us just now?"

"This……"

Some people, belatedly realizing what was happening, bowed deeply to the figure in the black dress and then stood frozen in place.

But apart from them, the only other person here was that woman with an extraordinary and refined demeanor.

Could it be that the other party's realm is too high for them to perceive?

"Master..."

Halfway up the mountain, Li Qingjue murmured to himself, heartbroken.

She was oblivious to everything around her.

Beneath the bronze mask, her seemingly clear eyes stared blankly in the direction where the ethereal, illusory figure had vanished.

She silently tried to capture any trace of familiarity that might remain in the void.

Although this was destined to be a futile effort.

Is it... Master?

It was a backup plan left by Master...

Why didn't Master even glance at her after taking action?

Was it because she behaved poorly and her cultivation progressed too slowly during this time apart that her master was dissatisfied?

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Chapter Sixty-Four: Utter Rebellion

Wow!

Almost simultaneously, the aura of that ethereal, luminous figure emanated from the heavens and earth.

In the central region of the Eastern Wilderness, at Fire Demon Ridge.

The surging, powerful magma could ignite the divine sense of even low-level cultivators with a single glance, and the Nanming Li Fire, which scorched the sea of ​​consciousness of the Immortal Platform, flickered on and off at this moment.

"He...he wasn't completely gone...? Why is his life force reappearing?!"

The Great Accomplished Holy Spirit Fire Demon's mind and spirit trembled.

At this moment, he was both terrified and felt like he was being scratched by a cat. He desperately wanted to know what had happened, but he dared not look even slightly toward the Southern Region.

The aura of Yin and Yang reappeared, and he was truly afraid...

After all, he was only a Great Accomplished Holy Spirit, not yet reaching the state of Great Perfection. It's not impossible that he didn't have a very accurate grasp of the previous state of the Human Emperor.

If that Human Emperor had not truly perished before, but was merely releasing a smokescreen to the outside world, deliberately baiting the enemy in his final moments, then he…

It should be noted that there have been times when enlightened beings, upon their passing, misled the masses.

Just when everyone thought he had perished and was celebrating, he reappeared in the world and precisely took away the "venomous snake" that had been hiding in the shadows and wanted to harm his lineage and descendants.

Thoughts flowed like lightning.

For a moment, the fire demon even forgot that it could still breathe.

He deeply regretted not waiting a little longer before sending out his Holy Spirit.

He was too hasty...too careless!

He had only waited less than ten days when he couldn't wait any longer because he didn't want to miss the opportunity to refine his companion artifact again.

laugh!

Suddenly, as he pondered, a strange phenomenon arose in the magma world beneath the Nanming Lihuo Mountain Range where he lay coiled.

Upon seeing this, the fire demon's terrifying aura trembled.

In that split second, Zhen Yan... died!

Immediately, a thought swirled in his mind.

Why not abandon this secret realm that nurtured him and head to the nearby Undying Mountain Forbidden Zone, where he can then serve the Stone Emperor as his master and seek his protection?

Boom...

However, at this very moment...

Divine light soared into the sky from several forbidden zones in the Big Dipper constellation, and the aura of a supreme being permeated the air at this moment, even faintly penetrating the forbidden zones.

Even just a tiny wisp of it was enough to send chills down the spines of all the heroes of the world.

With a roar from within the forbidden zone of the Divine Ruins, the ancient beasts that had been dormant awoke, and then the earth trembled, as if carrying the supreme being on a journey!

Creatures have indeed emerged from the Divine Ruins!

It was a large Qilin with red horns and a silver back, shrouded in chaotic energy and radiating a hazy immortal light. Its invisible majesty resonated for hundreds of thousands of miles.

It had already restrained some of its energy, yet it was still terrifying.

The heroes in the southern region felt a great fear growing in their hearts, and they almost collapsed to the ground.

Within the top lineages of the Southern Region, even the reclusive Great Saints trembled in fear.

This is definitely a quasi-emperor level existence!

thump... thump...

The entire southern region seemed to tremble at that moment.

All living beings trembled. The divine power of that great Qilin was truly unparalleled. No one could see through its true nature, and its terror was overwhelming.

His appearance this time is mostly to observe the situation on behalf of the Supreme Being and to inspect the situation on behalf of Heaven. Every move he makes is a forbidden zone.

hum...

At this moment, a wisp of ethereal mist also drifted out from the Primordial Ancient Mine.

This is a manifestation of a wisp of divine will from the Supreme Being, traversing the ancient mine and communicating with the beings within the Divine Ruins.

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, you've made such a big fuss over this matter? What's there to investigate? It's nothing more than a contingency plan specially blessed by the Human Emperor on his deathbed..."

The supreme being in the ancient mine let out a cold laugh, his divine sense surging:

"He sacrificed everything from the past; even the traces of his Dao have dissolved into this world."

Even if he had laid out more than one contingency plan, it was like a rootless duckweed, unable to last long. Even in the void, it would slowly fade away, ceasing to exist in the world at most a hundred years… Time will sweep everything away.”

Upon hearing this, the being in the Divine Ruins did not respond, as if simply ignoring the other party.

The other party, however, was not annoyed, and finally said quietly:

"Or are you also curious about that person's secret?"

thump...

Outside the restricted area, the red-horned, silver-backed Qilin moved its limbs and arrived at the scene of the incident in an instant.

He completely concealed his aura, as if afraid of disturbing some kind of trace.

But after that radiant light appeared, it vanished in an instant, leaving nothing behind.

When someone unleashed these three beams of light, they were in a dual state of [Reverse All Causes Vision] and [All Causes Barrier]. Even if a true supreme being were present, it would be impossible to trace back to that state.

No trace could be found.

Finally, the giant Qilin paused for a moment on that solitary peak.

Then, amidst the extreme fear of the surrounding beings, he leisurely returned.

……

rustling... rustling...

At the foot of the mountain, Li Qingjue wandered aimlessly through the mountains.

Cold winds blew continuously from all directions.