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

At this moment, the elders of the Chi family were filled with a surge of divine thoughts, secretly discussing among themselves.

Their gaze towards Tan Lin had completely changed, now filled with amazement and admiration...

This child is truly astonishingly talented.

Fortunately, the Chi family has maintained its relationship with the Xiang family for tens of thousands of years, which is why we have been able to form a good relationship with such a person since childhood. How fortunate!

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Chapter 122 Feelings

"Child, are you adapting well to your tribe?"

Are you comfortable living here?

"Lin'er, you've endured a long day of arduous cultivation and tribulation here. Don't continue to live a life of hardship tonight. Yesterday's welcoming feast was too simple; today..."

“Child, we…”

Amidst the constant sounds of concern and care all around.

Tan Lin smiled faintly at Chi Tianfeng and his wife, as well as the elders of the Chi family around him, responding to each of them with composure and indifference.

hum...

At this moment, a crimson mist, invisible to those present, was swirling around him.

He briefly activated the "Perspective of All Causes".

He silently noticed that the complexities of the causal thread belonging to the Chi family had lessened.

The causal line itself also became thicker, and a considerable number of fireflies were generated, filling the deep crimson light mark of the second Soul Bead, which only had sparse and thin fireflies.

Furthermore, along this main storyline, the subplot involving Chi Tianfeng and his twin daughters shows a tendency to evolve from a subplot into a main storyline.

At one point, his gaze from the outside world and that of the white-clad girl surrounded by the Chi family members on the other side inadvertently met for a fleeting moment.

The girl remained aloof and pure, but she subtly avoided his gaze, seemingly lost in thought, her mind not at peace.

rustling... rustling...

We didn't linger by the lake for long.

Finally, under the fervent gazes of the many elders of the Chi family, Tan Lin, along with Chi Tianfeng and his wife, and Chi Yao and Chi Xuan, left the valley.

shuh...

As they arrived outside the valley, the gazes of those from the Tianwu Holy Land, who were staying at the guest house, couldn't help but turn towards them from afar.

"Dragon Transformation...Sixth Heaven? Seventh Heaven?!"

Suddenly, someone cried out in alarm.

The tribulation lasted until midnight, and they stayed up all night. Through various inquiries and subtle questioning, they finally confirmed the identity of the person undergoing the tribulation.

Chi Yao, the jewel of the Chi family, and that immortal golden body.

These two young men and women, having just broken through to the next level, have already reached such a level of cultivation.

Outside the guest courtyard, Meng Lu, the Holy Son of the Beidou Divine Sect, silently gazed at the tall figure in black.

His eyes held a mixture of strange envy and a hint of pity, as if he had foreseen the outcome.

However, that envy did not stem from the Chi family's attitude towards him.

Beside Meng Lu, the Supreme Elder of the Divine Sect named "Xuan Yunzi" had his old eyes half-open and half-closed, concealing all his fluctuations.

Not far away.

Song Zecen, the successor of the Heavenly Martial Holy Land, was somewhat surprised and uncertain at this moment, staring intently at Tan Lin as if trying to see through him.

He cultivated diligently for many years, but he was only at the peak of the Dragon Transformation stage.

Although he could break through to the Sendai Secret Realm at any time, he suppressed it as much as possible in order to hone his foundation and go further on his path in the future.

The other person was several years younger than him, but not much younger.

Da...da...

In the distance, Chi Tianfeng and his group did not pass by the guest courtyard. After leaving the Spirit Valley, they returned to the complex of buildings in the back hall.

Soon, the group disappeared from everyone's sight.

“Brother, this boy is no ordinary person. He has only been here for a day, and his cultivation level has already increased so much. Those outsiders may not be able to suppress him…”

As Song Qiwu left the crowd, his face immediately darkened.

At first, the two brothers had a good idea: to wait for trouble to arise. However, they did not expect that someone's value would change the day after he arrived at the Chi family.

Leaving aside the fact that the Chi family's attitude towards him will only become more and more enthusiastic after today, even those envoys from outside, as long as they have no prior grudges, will consider betting on him, with winning him over as the main goal and scheming as a secondary objective...

Of course, the key to his complete loss of composure was that he noticed the strange look in his junior sister Chi Xuan's eyes that kept drifting towards Tan Lin.

This gave him an unprecedented sense of crisis.

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't panic."

Back at their lodgings, Song Qiwen poured two cups of cold tea, pushed one towards his younger brother, and then told him the information he had previously gathered:

"Do you know that the people of the Big Dipper Cult have completely set their sights on him?"

"so what?"

Song Qiwu picked up the cup of cold tea, somewhat puzzled.

Song Qiwen glanced at him and said slowly:

"It is said that the old Taoist priest of the Northern Dipper Sect sent someone back to Central Plains at the very beginning of tonight's heavenly calamity, intending to invite their sect's holy maiden, Shao Hanyun, here."

As you probably know, the methods of the Northern Dipper Cult...

If this lineage were willing to pay any price and make any sacrifices, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to convert a young, immature, and indestructible being into the sect?

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The rear hall and pavilion area of ​​the Chi family, Tingzhu Pavilion.

Time flies, and three days have passed since the night of the tribulation at the Nine Apertures Spirit Lake.

In the past two days, news about the details of that day's tribulation has been circulating among some people from both inside and outside the Beidou Domain who are "staying" at the Chi family's residence.

Although the calamity clouds that once shrouded the Tianchi Mountains have now dissipated, the external winds and clouds have stirred up and are gathering towards the Chi family's territory. It is just unknown when they will fully erupt.

During this time, Tan Lin sat cross-legged in the quiet room, his mind calm and undisturbed, as if he were unaware of the turbulent undercurrents in the outside world caused by him.

He carefully comprehended the mysteries of the Dragon Transformation Realm, consolidating his realm, while also deducing the rudimentary form of his path in this life in his mind.

Having been tempered by the Heavenly Tribulation, the seed of his fist intent became more solidified. Based on the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, the seedling of his fist technique, created by incorporating the true meaning of past lives, is growing vigorously.

hum...

Tan Lin slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep and unfathomable, breaking free from his meditative state. He then activated the Soul Pearl, opening the [Perspective of All Causes].

In the past few days, the causal threads that have been entangled in his life have begun to change.

Chi Xuan's storyline has completely transformed into a crimson main storyline.

Speaking of that little girl, she's been coming to see him almost every day lately. He's not blind; with some of his innate wisdom awakened, how could he not see the growing affection in the girl's eyes?

But he really had no interest in young girls who were still so immature and naive at that age.

'This Chi family territory is getting more and more interesting. Generating some fireflies in addition to cultivation isn't bad.'

I wonder if the fireflies I gathered before setting foot on Sendai will be enough to fill the second deep crimson dot...

While pondering, Tan Lin silently removed the [Perspective of All Causes].

Even without deliberately probing in this way, he could sense recently that the number of subtle gazes falling around Tingzhu Pavilion had increased several times over.

Some are well-intentioned, but many more are scheming and plotting.

'My cultivation has stabilized; it's time to begin preparing for the Sendai Secret Realm. The nascent form of the Dao is ultimately just that—a nascent form. To truly forge a path, I still need time to comprehend and hone my skills.'

As for now, perhaps it's time to take the initiative and meet those demons and monsters, to see how much bait they can provide for me...

Tan Lin's mind was clear.

Passively waiting for trouble to come to him is not his style.

Because of the special nature of the Soul Pearl fuel, in his past lives, he would often actively create "opportunities" to connect various threads and benefit from them.

He seizes resources amidst the turmoil, honing his skills, while also causing some causal threads to become more tightly intertwined, thicker, and darker, providing him with more fireflies.

Da...da...

Just then, soft footsteps sounded outside the courtyard, along with Chi Xuan's deliberately lowered but still clear and melodious voice:

"Brother Tan Lin, are you there? I... my sister and I have come to see you."

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Chapter 123 It really was our parents who sent us.

Hearing the sound.

Tan Lin raised an eyebrow, then got up, walked out of the quiet room, and opened the courtyard gate.

Outside the door, under the bright moonlight, stood two exquisitely beautiful, slender figures.

Chi Yao wore a silver-white dress, her demeanor as cool and aloof as the moon, her eyes clear and serene.

Beside her, Chi Xuan was still dressed in pale yellow, but she had changed into a fitted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), and her black hair was styled into a high bun, making her look charming and lovely.

She and her sister stood outside the door, each carrying an exquisite food box, but their eyes were somewhat unfocused, and they dared not look directly at Tan Lin.

"What brings you two young ladies to visit so late at night?"

Tan Lin stepped slightly to the side, inviting the two inside.

“Brother Tan Lin has been missing for several days. Mother was worried that Brother Tan Lin had suffered too much mental and physical damage during his previous tribulation, so she specially asked the people in the kitchen to stew ‘Eight Treasures Spirit-Nourishing Soup’ and asked us to send it over.”

Chi Xuan and her sister Chi Yao walked side by side into the small hall in the courtyard, placed the food box on the table, and said softly:

"And... also, Father said that tomorrow the clan will hold a small stone appraisal and exchange meeting at the 'Shangzhen Pavilion' to welcome the guests who have been arriving from all sides recently, and also to allow us younger generation to exchange ideas."

Father asked my sister and me to ask if Brother Tan Lin would be interested in going to see him.

I've heard that this time there are quite a few strange stones newly unearthed from the northern mining areas and some ruins beyond the region, as well as some incomplete ancient steles of Dao principles left by the ancients during the time of the last human emperor of the Primordial Era. Perhaps we'll have some unexpected gains this time..."

After she finished speaking, Chi Xuan's gaze finally stopped wandering and looked at Tan Xuan with a bright look in her eyes, a hint of expectation in them.

At this moment, Chi Yao glanced helplessly at her younger sister.

She had actually been dragged here by him tonight, but she added in a clear voice:

"Since you are new to the Northern Region, it would be a good opportunity for you to learn about the local customs and culture and exchange ideas with your peers."

Stone appreciation and exchange meeting, ancient steles...

Tan Lin's heart stirred slightly.

He was thinking about how to meet those who had always harbored ill intentions towards him, thereby drawing some threads to increase revenue and achieve the minimum guarantee of two deep crimson points as soon as possible.

What these two women said was exactly what he wanted to hear.

Appraising stones is his forte; his awakened wisdom contains insights and experiences related to this art.

And those ancient steles that might appear at the meeting, related to his previous life.

If they could make contact, it might help him awaken the wisdom of his past life as the "Human Emperor" and explore the arrangements of his previous life.

He has recently been troubled by the nascent form of the Dao in this life, as too much time needs to be spent on enlightenment in the early stages.

If this opportunity can help awaken fragmented memories of past lives, especially the specific location of the "treasure trove" and even the method of opening the portal,

He could then enter that secret place and attain enlightenment under the ancient tea tree he had recalled in a dream, which might exist there, greatly shortening the time required.

Otherwise, the journey to that secret place will be delayed, and it can only be left until later when the Sendai is established, the sea of ​​consciousness is greatly expanded, and the wisdom of the previous life is autonomously integrated.

"Since there is such a grand event, I naturally do not want to miss it."

Thinking of this, Tan Lin smiled and nodded in the hall:

"Thank you for your kindness, Uncle and Aunt Qin, and thank you for coming to inform me. I will definitely attend the meeting on time tomorrow."