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

hum...

The stone tablet trembled slightly, and the Daoist imprints left by the two generations of Dacheng golden bodies on it seemed to resonate softly at that moment.

Immediately afterwards, a wisp of fist intent drifted towards Tan Lin's location, enveloping him within it.

It blocked the wisps of black gas that, like flies drawn by a smell, would suddenly boil over and emerge from the cracks in the seal of the Demon Earth Town.

At the same time.

The golden specks of light, the size of dust particles, that filled the air at the bottom of the abyss seemed to be drawn in by something and entered Tan Lin's body.

boom……

In Tan Lin's sea of ​​suffering, the golden waves surged ever more fiercely, and the secret realm of the Sea of ​​Wheels roared autonomously.

Hey!

His step out completely stunned Xiang Li.

The distance between the other party and the ancient stele, which was originally tens of thousands of feet, was instantly covered by a Dao Palace cultivator!

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Chapter 86 The Divine Silkworm Princess: I Disagree

wow...

Countless golden particles surged forth from the surrounding area and entered Tan Lin's body.

Finally, he sat down cross-legged about three zhang away from the ancient stele.

He closed his eyes, not greedily trying to swallow an elephant, and instead of looking directly at the words, he used his heart to sense them little by little.

In the distance, tens of thousands of feet away.

Xiang Li, inside the Holy Domain, was utterly shocked beyond measure.

It turns out that when he entered this abyss and unleashed his sacred domain, what he thought was protection for the child was actually a form of restraint.

Instead, it hindered the connection between the child's bloodline and the ancient stele, preventing some kind of unseen connection.

a long time.

He breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw Tan Lin sitting cross-legged in front of the ancient stele, unharmed.

However, he did not leave the abyss, but stayed with it at the bottom of the abyss to prevent any unexpected events from happening later.

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Both are located in the southern part of the Eastern Wilderness, under the jurisdiction of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion.

Atop a solitary peak shrouded in misty clouds, stands a white jade pavilion.

Gu Qingying stood gracefully by the railing, her slender figure swaying in the breeze, like a fairy about to ride the wind away.

However, the Gu Qingying at this moment was clearly not the real Gu Qingying.

In her beautiful, shimmering eyes, a purple light flowed in her left eye and a golden glow flickered in her right, as she quietly gazed at the void before her.

Ahead, amidst a sea of ​​clouds.

A shimmering, purple-gold water mirror reflected the scene inside the quiet chamber of the Xiang clan's stone fortress in Chixia River.

There, a six-year-old boy, whose physique was roughly comparable to that of an eight- or nine-year-old child, sat cross-legged on a couch, while outside the quiet room, ominous clouds gathered.

That was the scene of Tan Lin not long ago, after finishing a day of cultivation, making progress in his cultivation, advancing to the fifth level of the Dao Palace, and triggering a heavenly tribulation.

It must be said that the Water Mirror Technique performed by Tianling was truly mysterious and profound.

Using the divine silkworm robe worn by Tan Lin as a medium, he traveled thousands of miles to spy on the scene of the stone village isolated by the Xiang clan's barrier and restrictions, without arousing the slightest suspicion from Xiang Li. His methods were truly remarkable.

This is something that no ordinary great sage could easily accomplish.

Of course, besides the Divine Silkworm Robe that Princess Divine Silkworm personally wove in the Snow Valley six years ago, which served as the medium for casting spells.

Tianling's ability to achieve this is largely due to the decline of the Xiang family.

To put it bluntly, that clan is now only under the protection of Xiang Li, the only saint in charge.

hum...

Ripples spread across the sea of ​​clouds, the scene shifting and changing. Tan Lin's figure soared into the sky from the quiet room, facing the heavenly tribulation.

'So, the fifth level of the Dao Palace is enough to trigger a heavenly tribulation? If he returns in this life, what level will he reach?'

Seeing this scene from the railing, Tianling's thoughts stirred within Sendai, carrying a somewhat complex meaning.

Because it is necessary to use this special method to constantly resist the melting and erosion from the divine soul liquid, and because the divine soul is separated from the real physical body and is suppressed in the magic array in the Heavenly Profound Ancestral Land, it is in a state of self-sealing...

For various reasons, hundreds of thousands of years have passed, and her cultivation level and that of the Divine Silkworm Princess have actually remained stagnant, without making any progress.

Seeing her former lover return to the world with seemingly even more amazing potential than in ancient times, she couldn't help but feel a little saddened.

As soulmates, we naturally hope to walk together all the way, rather than being unable to even look up to each other in the future as time goes by.

'This Li is a good person, and he cherishes this child like a treasure. Letting him take the child away was indeed a good choice...'

As thoughts raced through her mind, Tianling looked at the increasingly handsome boy in the mirror and suppressed her turbulent emotions.

'However, the Xiang clan has ultimately declined. With limited resources, even with the entire clan's efforts to cultivate them, it seems rather stingy. The inheritance of the Undying Golden Body may not be very complete...'

When he gets a little older, perhaps I should…

The scene in the water mirror kept changing, and Tianling pondered to herself.

She has already begun planning for Tan Lin's future.

The three Jiazi (60-year cycle) that the magic array left it to linger in the outside world seems like a considerable amount of time.

However, for any prodigy who wants to compete for the Dao position in this great world, it is a matter of life and death.

If the other party can truly return, even though the symbiotic relationship between her and the Divine Silkworm Princess is already irreversible.

However, with the divine might of the Emperor, it should still be possible to eliminate the melting and corrosive effects of the Divine Soul Liquid.

Then, she will no longer have to suffer this torment in this endless cycle.

At the same time, one can return to one's physical body and begin cultivation again, with a promising future ahead, during which one can also be by the side of one's lover...

"What are you looking at?"

Suddenly, a fluctuation of consciousness came from the Divine Silkworm Princess, carrying a hint of inquiry.

"You know the answer already? Weren't you watching it with great interest just now?"

Tianling's tone was flat, revealing neither joy nor anger:

"As an aunt, isn't it normal to check on your 'nephew' regularly?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Shencan remained silent for a moment before slowly saying:

"You care about him so much, you should know that his tribulation will inevitably attract attention from the outside world. The fact that the Dao Palace Secret Realm is starting a tribulation is too shocking. Before long, there will be no shortage of strife around him..."

At this point, she changed the subject and finally expressed her opinion:

"I disagree with you going to see him at this critical juncture!"

"Disagree? Don't worry, no one's that stupid. I won't go there in a big way, but I'll definitely take care of things that need to be done..."

Tianling responded casually.

"I thought I was stubborn enough, but I didn't expect you to be even more stubborn than me."

Princess Shencan frowned.

"I'm doing this for the sake of both of us in the future. You don't want to continue like this, suffering every day and not making any progress in your cultivation, do you?"

"But……"

"There's no 'but,' but why do you seem so fussy and indecisive since we started living together? I remember you weren't like this before."

Tianling made a sarcastic remark to the other party.

She still gave the other person some face and didn't directly point out their actual concerns.

Isn't the fear that as you get to know someone better, you might unknowingly fall into their trap?

But since their souls merged, some problems were bound to be faced sooner or later and could not be avoided.

wow...

At this moment, in the water mirror, Xiang Li, holding Tan Lin's small hand, plunged into the abyss, and the scene of his observation abruptly ended there.

"This is?"

Tian Ling's purple-gold eyes narrowed slightly, showing some surprise.

"It seems that the ancestral land of this clan has some secrets, after all, it once produced a Great Completion Golden Body cultivator who could contend with an ancient emperor-level being..."

Princess Divine Silkworm said softly:

"The tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind. Xiang Li is a smart man. He knows that the child is still young and it is far from the time to face conflict. He has taken him into that abyss to avoid the storm for now. He has handled the situation quite well. Now you can rest assured, right?"

"Alright, I'll go see him again in a while..."

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Chapter 87 Strange Movement of the Soul Bead

"Do you still want to go see it? Is there a big difference between seeing it in person and seeing it like this now?"

Princess Shencan was somewhat speechless, and she asked a question in return.

"If there's no difference, why are you reacting so strongly?"

Tianling chuckled.

At this point, Princess Shencan fell silent and said no more.

Tianling didn't say anything more. Seeing that the image in the water mirror was no longer visible, she gently waved her hand and dispersed it.

whoosh...

Afterwards, she withdrew from this solitary peak and pavilion and went to the ancestral land of the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, where she periodically used the power of the great formation to calm the erosion of her and her primordial spirits by the Divine Soul Liquid.

At this very moment, in a corner of Sendai.

Perhaps sensing the contradictory fluctuations between the twin souls of the ancestor, Gu Qingying's true primordial spirit awoke from its slumber.

Her primordial spirit was still intact, and her sea of ​​consciousness was not destroyed. Although she had lost control of her physical body, she could still know every move of her body.

Soon, she learned what the patriarch had done while controlling her body during this time.

'Did you use magic to check on the child's condition several times?'

Inevitably, doubt arose within Gu Qingying's primordial spirit consciousness.

Over the past six years, the patriarch seems to have been paying a bit too much attention to that child.

Even though she herself was very willing to know about the current situation of the child who was suspected to be the reincarnation of her younger brother, what was the reason that the patriarch was so concerned about the child?

'Tan Lin… is there any extraordinary meaning behind those two names?'

A deep sense of bewilderment lingered in Gu Qingying's heart.

Six years ago, in that snow valley, she had already been pondering this question.

The patriarch's reaction at that time was extremely unusual, and there must be some secret hidden within it.

Unfortunately, she is destined not to get an answer to this question in the short term.

The patriarch could read her consciousness, but she had no way of knowing the patriarch's past experiences.

This parasitic relationship between them is inherently unequal.

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Crimson Cloud River, deep underground.

Tan Lin sat cross-legged in front of the ancient stele that exuded an invincible fist intent at all times.

He was radiating golden light, partly from the activation of his bloodline and partly from the golden particles in the surrounding air.

The wonders of this place are not merely contained within the imprint of martial arts intent and Taoist cultivation on that ancient stele.