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

Upon hearing this and seeing the situation, Tan Lin sighed inwardly.

The Xiang family has fallen to this state, and this is their only remaining treasure, their last hope for a resurgence, which is now to be handed over to him.

“Elder Li, this thing is too precious. I am unworthy of it. Besides, I have benefited greatly from the Abyss over the years. My origin has already evolved to the limit of the current stage. It is no longer of much significance to me. It would be a waste for me to use it.”

Tan Lin did not accept the jade bottle; he waved his hand, intending to decline.

He already possesses a bronze token, and the contingency plan left behind by his previous life, which is attached to it, will not completely disappear for over a hundred years.

"Take it!"

Without saying a word, Xiang Li forcibly shoved the jade bottle into Tan Lin's arms:

"No matter how precious the treasures are, they are ultimately for human use. The bloodlines of everyone in the clan are declining, and for tens of thousands of years, no one in the clan has experienced a return to their ancestral bloodline."

The essence of our ancestors is more meaningful in you than left to gather dust in the ancestral hall.

It can shield you from a deadly attack and protect your life. In a critical moment, the ancestral wisdom contained within it might even help you unlock your potential.

Don't worry about whether you can handle it or not. It's been over ten years. Even if you're not a member of the Xiang family, aren't you still part of the family? We all have the indestructible golden bloodline flowing through our veins.

If you truly feel bad about it, when you reach the summit in the future, simply leave behind a bottle of your essence blood.

As he spoke, Xiang Li forcefully stopped Tan Lin from returning the jade bottle at that moment.

Although he had previously told the latter to take full responsibility for the trip, in the end he still put in a lot of effort for him.

"Remember, Lin'er, there are endless possibilities as long as you live."

Xiang Li said in a deep voice at the end.

Standing still, Tan Lin took a deep breath and finally stopped refusing.

The jade bottle feels warm and smooth to the touch, yet it is as heavy as a mountain.

He could sense the immense power and indomitable will contained within it.

He gripped the jade bottle tightly, about to say something, but Xiang Li handed him a few more things.

It was a jade plaque engraved with the Chi family emblem, a jade slip, and a sword talisman.

"Go to the Northern Region, find the 'Heavenly Pool Mountains,' and then travel another 30,000 to 40,000 miles north to reach the territory of the Chi family."

I have already made an appointment with your Uncle Chi. He will send a reliable person to meet you at 'North Wind Valley'. Here is a token and a map of the northern region's mountains and rivers. Keep it safe.

Xiang Li gave careful instructions, his eyes filled with reluctance:

"And this small black sword talisman. If I encounter any cultivators from the Sendai Secret Realm bullying me along the way, I can crush it. This talisman can unleash my own power and also allow me to instantly sense your location..."

For some reason, he kept talking more and more, becoming increasingly verbose.

At this point, Tan Lin was genuinely at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Elder Li, let's forget about this sword talisman. If I really accept it, what's the point of honing my skills along the way?"

Upon hearing this...

The experienced hand that Xiang Li handed over the sword talisman paused slightly, then he sighed and did not insist.

Actually, it was more than ten years ago that his son Xiang Jun was crippled in the training tower, which cast a shadow over his heart.

In addition, he has aged too much in recent years, and his spirit is no longer as unstoppable as it once was.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be so anxious about gains and losses.

"Don't worry, Elder Li, Lin'er understands everything. My 'aunt' left her mark on this bronze plaque before, so I will not be stubborn in this critical moment."

At this moment, as if seeing through Xiang Li's thoughts, Tan Lin took out the bronze token from his sleeve, waved it in front of the other party, and said in a serious manner.

"That's good."

Seeing this, Xiang Li's tense nerves seemed to relax a little.

Even a casual arrangement by that Goddess Gu is better than his meticulous preparation.

As he was thinking, he saw Tan Lin change his clothes, pack his things, and then bow deeply to him.

"You're leaving before dawn?"

Xiang Li immediately realized what was happening.

"Whether you leave early or late, you have to leave eventually. If you don't leave the nest, how can you soar through the sky?"

After the ceremony, Tan Lin waved to the "elder" and then resolutely turned and walked out of the ancestral hall.

Then, under the cover of night, he left the village without disturbing the villagers.

Throughout his past lives, he was always adept at downplaying the sadness of parting, but it wasn't true indifference or a lack of human warmth.

Such parting is for a better reunion.

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Chapter 101 Flood Dragon Demon: I Will Take Action

At the break of dawn, auspicious purple clouds appeared in the east, and the sky began to brighten.

bang...

A cloud of blood mist exploded in the mountains 57,000 li north of the Chixia River.

Xiang Li's slightly hunched figure appeared here.

He held a head devoid of flesh and blood in his five fingers, his unusually sharp gaze sweeping across the surroundings, greatly intimidating the villains lurking in the shadows.

Although he told Tan Linyan that no one would escort him, he still personally followed for a distance and cleared some obstacles for him.

However, this is the best he can do.

The Shizhai clan area definitely needs him to stay and not be far away.

Wheel and wheel...

Suddenly, he loosened his grip, and his head fell from the mountain ridge. Many gazes retreated, but some remained.

Wow!

The sun slowly rose in the east, and sunlight began to fall from the high sky. Xiang Li's figure looked somewhat lonely in the morning light.

He gazed into the distance and saw a young figure taking a short rest in a dense forest.

Before long, he threw down a jade platform he had crafted himself, filled it with dozens of kilograms of pure source, and then the array patterns on the jade platform appeared, causing ripples in the void. His figure quickly disappeared into the vast forest.

"This child is much more carefree than this old man..."

On the mountain ridge, Xiang Li stood gazing in the direction the other had left, and suddenly smiled to himself.

rustling... rustling...

The mountain wind ruffled his increasingly graying temples, and the sage who had protected his family for a thousand years revealed a complex expression in his eyes.

There is relief, concern, anticipation, and also deep exhaustion.

"Child, whatever secrets you hold, the Xiang family will always be your home. Your future truly begins today..."

After standing there for a long time, Xiang Li muttered to himself, which eventually turned into a long sigh.

His figure slowly faded away, as if he had never existed.

The Xuan Yu Platform was not easy to refine, and no one in the Xiang family had ever taught Tan Lin these skills, yet he had mastered them without a teacher.

…………

at the same time.

hum...

About 100,000 miles away, not far from a city in a commoner kingdom in the southern region, ripples suddenly appeared in the void.

A small jade array platform then appeared out of thin air.

Followed by.

A handsome young man in a green robe stepped out from the void, surrounded by the radiant light of divine runes formed from his pale golden blood and qi, allowing him to soar through the air and survey his surroundings from high above.

"It's a pity there's no complete map of the entire Eastern Wilderness; the coordinates are a bit off..."

In the "All Causes Perspective" state, Tan Lin anchored his approximate location by observing the positions of each causal line and quickly discovered the deviation.

The Eastern Wilderness Continent is vast and boundless, with an area of ​​countless billions of square kilometers.

The small Xuanyu Platform he crafted, although capable of traversing the void, is a one-time consumable item, and its teleportation distance is extremely limited, at most covering a distance of two to three hundred thousand miles per activation.

"We still need to refine the Mystic Jade Divine Platform, but I hope we haven't lost track of the person who delivered the materials."

In the clouds, Tan Lin's deep eyes flickered slightly.

His sudden use of the array platform to traverse this area clearly caught the cultivators lurking in the shadows off guard.

However, those cultivators were far more powerful than him.

Even if they don't know exactly where he will cross to, the distance of more than 100,000 miles is nothing to those people. They can't really shake him off, and they will soon catch up again.

whoosh...

As his thoughts wandered, Tan Lin casually abandoned the damaged Xuan Yutai on the spot, and then flew into a dense forest in the distance to hunt wild game.

During the eleven years he was confined to the Xiang family, Xiang Li strictly controlled his daily food intake.

They ate all sorts of magical herbs and spring water, and rarely had the chance to eat food that was truly "homely".

But he couldn't complain about it, knowing that the old man was doing it for his own good.

……

Roar! ! !

Ow...

Hey!

Aww!!

crackling sounds...

As Tan Lin ventured deeper into the mountains, the roars and screams of wild beasts, along with the sounds of burning campfires, began to echo through the dense forest.

Not only that.

As if afraid that those cultivators with ulterior motives wouldn't know he was there, the black smoke from the burning bundle of firewood was allowed to rise high into the air without any attempt to conceal it.

Through the [Reverse Path of All Causes], Tan Lin was able to observe.

The cultivators who followed them were all at most at the Saint Realm.

Because he possessed the Soul Pearl of All Causes, he was not worried about his whereabouts after leaving the Xiang family.

If we're exposed, we can simply use the dual states of [Reverse All Causes Vision] and [All Causes Barrier] to escape.

However, doing so would inevitably cause him to feel the pain of losing the firefly that had filled ninety percent of the space within the Soul Pearl over the years, which was now filled with the first deep crimson light.

However, at this moment, high above this dense forest, amidst an ordinary white sea of ​​clouds.

A small dragon, its body shrunk to just over a foot long and covered in dark scales, was hovering silently.

Its eyes, like the deepest night sky, coldly surveyed everything below. Only when its gaze fell upon the young figure in the jungle did it reveal a trace of awe and respect.

Undoubtedly, this "little dragon" is the same dragon demon from back then.

Over the years, it has long since successfully broken through to the Saint Realm.

His aura became even more profound and unpredictable, and his control over power reached a new level.

Two years ago, driven by someone using a Soul Pearl, it stirred up a brief but bloody storm in the Southern Region, causing months of panic.

Those powerful cultivators who targeted the Xiang family and were ruthless, often killing or crippling people, were all secretly eliminated by it.

Initially, many sects thought it was the ruthless person who had embarked on the ancient path several years ago, returning from beyond the realm.

Whoosh!

Swoosh... Swoosh...

Suddenly, just as Tan Lin put a few wild game pieces on the campfire to roast, several whooshing sounds pierced the sky.

Those were the first group of cultivators who tracked them down.