286: Chapter 286 The Empress Arrives, My Master is Actually a Young and Handsome Man

"Found it! Finally found Revered Master's aura!"

High above in the clouds, Ye Qingyao stepped on the Void Realm. Her ink-black hair whipped about in the gale, and her moon-white imperial robes were embroidered with dark golden Phoenix patterns. Her exposed wrists and ankles were as cold and white as fine mutton-fat jade, with a faint pink hue at her fingertips.

She had just finished half of her secluded cultivation in the imperial mausoleum of Weiming Heaven when she suddenly sensed that familiar Dao Rhyme of the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art, the one that made her Divine Soul tremble.

It was the supreme purification Cultivation Technique she had sought for a hundred years in her previous life, and it was also the only aura she remembered from the mysterious Dao Ancestor who had saved her from the Blood Bone Old Demon when she was on the brink of death.

Ye Qingyao's heart pounded wildly. Her fingers gripped the Phoenix jade pendant at her waist tightly, and the space around her rippled with fine wrinkles due to her overwhelming excitement.

She had returned via Rebirth a thousand years ago and had spent that entire time searching for the Dao Ancestor who saved her. She had scoured the entire Qingming Domain without finding a trace, yet now, she had sensed it in a remote place like the Lingxu Wasteland!

Without a moment's hesitation, Ye Qingyao unleashed the full power of her Mahayana Stage cultivation. Her entire body transformed into a pale golden streak of light, crossing ten thousand miles of airspace, ignoring the Divine Sense probes of several reclusive Tribulation Transcendence Stage old monsters along the way.

Those Tribulation Transcendence Stage old monsters, sensing the Mahayana Stage pressure radiating from her, were so terrified they retreated into their Immortal Caves, not daring to even poke their heads out.

In just half an incense stick of time, Ye Qingyao landed at the mountain gate of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion.

The moment her feet touched the ground, she clearly sensed the terrifying Dao Rhyme lingering there.

There was the lingering high temperature of the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art; the gaps in the bluestone bricks under her feet still held scorched traces, with temperatures over a dozen degrees higher than the surrounding area.

There was the biting Sword Intent of the Taishang Wuji Sword Scripture; the surrounding trees still bore extremely fine sword marks, and even her imperial body felt a stinging sensation when she approached.

And there was the heavy Dao Rhyme of the xuantian dao canon, permeating the air of the entire Jade Cauldron Pavilion. Just by inhaling a breath, one could feel a subtle increase in cultivation.

Ye Qingyao's eyes instantly turned red.

It couldn't be wrong!

It was absolutely the Revered Master she had been searching for for three hundred years!

With this level of Dao Rhyme, besides the legendary Dao Ancestor who transcended the Immortal Rank, no one in the entire Qingming Domain could possibly possess it!

She stood at the mountain gate, slightly raised her hand, and a gentle yet irresistible Divine Sense swept through every corner of the Jade Cauldron Pavilion. Without disturbing any of the lingering Dao Rhyme, she simply flipped through the memories of all the surviving Disciples.

When she saw the image in their memories of that young man in purple robes with a peerless, ethereal appearance, raising his hand to summon a golden great sun that burned the Nine Revolutions Spirit Refining Array—which could crush a Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator—to pieces, and casually saying "It shall be rebuilt," triggering the phenomenon of Words Become Law as the entire Jade Cauldron Pavilion automatically repaired itself, Ye Qingyao's body trembled slightly.

Revered Master!

It really was him!

How was he so young? No, that wasn't right. For a Dao Ancestor-level existence, one could change their appearance at will. This appearance of his must be a deliberate disguise to facilitate traveling in the Lingxu Wasteland.

The surrounding Jade Cauldron Pavilion Disciples were originally organizing Sect supplies, but suddenly feeling this terrifying pressure, they knelt on the ground in unison, not daring to lift their heads.

The Goatee Elder, as the person with the highest seniority in the Jade Cauldron Pavilion, braced himself and knelt at the very front, his body trembling like a sieve.

Having lived for so many years, he naturally recognized who the woman before him was.

That was Empress Ye Qingyao of Weiming Heaven!

A top-tier expert of the Mahayana Stage who could crush all the Cultivators in the entire Lingxu Wasteland with one hand; why would she suddenly run to their Jade Cauldron Pavilion?

Ye Qingyao withdrew her Divine Sense, looked down at the kneeling Goatee Elder, and spoke in a clear, cold voice that sounded like jade striking jade.

"Where is your Pavilion Revered Master now?"

The Goatee Elder was stunned when he heard Ye Qingyao asking for their Pavilion Revered Master, and he hurriedly replied, trembling.

"Replying to... replying to Your Majesty the Empress, our Pavilion Revered Master is heading to the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins in three days to decipher the Heavenly Dao, and is currently in the side room in secluded cultivation, not to be disturbed by anyone."

Ye Qingyao raised an eyebrow, her fingertips subconsciously rubbing the Phoenix jade pendant at her waist.

Shattered Star Ancient Ruins?

Revered Master was actually planning to go to that place too?

After her Rebirth, she had also planned to enter when the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins opened to find the Shattering Star Art left behind by the Ancient War God and repair her damaged Spiritual Root from her previous life. She hadn't expected Revered Master to be planning to go as well.

As expected!

Revered Master's planning was always beyond her imagination. He must have anticipated long ago that she would need the Shattering Star Art, so he specifically went ahead to help her find it!

The more Ye Qingyao thought about it, the more excited she became. A faint blush appeared on her cold, pale face, leaving the kneeling Disciples stunned, unable to believe that the rumored cold-blooded, heartless Empress would show such a girlish demeanor.

She was just about to step toward the side room to see the Revered Master she had searched for for three hundred years when she suddenly paused and looked down at the ground near her feet.

There was an extremely faint trace of aura lingering there, with no fluctuation of Qi at all. It looked exactly like the aura of a Mortal, yet it was vaguely bound to Revered Master's Dao Rhyme.

Ye Qingyao frowned. Just as she was about to carefully investigate that trace of aura, she saw the Goatee Elder suddenly kowtow with a "thump," his voice shaking even more violently.

"Your Majesty the Empress! Our Pavilion Revered Master really cannot be disturbed while in secluded cultivation! If you have any business, this lowly one can help you pass on the message!"

Ye Qingyao was stunned for a moment, then realized.

Right!

Revered Master must be deducing the Heavenly Dao of the Shattered Star Ancient Ruins right now and cannot be disturbed by anyone. If she were to barge in like this and ruin Revered Master's important task, that would be terrible.

She quickly stopped, suppressed the excitement in her heart, and nodded faintly at the Goatee Elder.

"No need, this seat will wait here for Revered Master to come out of seclusion."

After saying this, she stood where she was, closed her eyes, and carefully sensed the surrounding lingering Dao Rhyme, wanting to glean more traces of Revered Master's Cultivation Technique from it. Each time she sensed a little, her cultivation would increase slightly.

The Disciples kneeling on the ground dared not speak, and the entire mountain gate was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

Only the Phoenix golden hairpin in Ye Qingyao's hair swayed gently with the breeze, the tassels colliding to make a crisp sound.

After about an incense stick of time, Ye Qingyao suddenly opened her eyes, a flash of astonishment in them.

She had just tried to follow that trace of Mortal aura to find Revered Master's location, but that trace of aura had actually disappeared?

Right under her nose, without leaving a single trace?

She was just about to activate her exclusive tracking secret technique when she heard a sound of breaking air from the western sky. The figure of Dao Monarch Yun Xing was flying rapidly towards the Jade Cauldron Pavilion, less than ten miles from the mountain gate.

Ye Qingyao raised an eyebrow, a flash of cold light in her eyes.

This traitor of the ancient star Cultivators actually dared to run to Revered Master's territory?