In the game "Covering the Sky," I can create nine kinds of immortal gold.

Zhang Taichu used his earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique used in Chinese mythology) to make contact with his clone underground, then took over the clone's place and reunited with the Yaochi Saintess.

For the past six months, Zhang Taichu has been having a small banquet every three days and a large banquet every five days, living a life of debauchery.

Therefore, after his true form emerged, he had to deliberately suppress his cultivation, since he was already at the Dao Palace Perfection stage.

Unfortunately, he underestimated the thoughts of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.

Upon contact, the other person's expression changed slightly, and then they pulled her into a guest room, separating her from the others from Yaochi.

Zhang Taichu was taken aback and quickly retrieved his clone's memories to see if, during the six months they had been separated, his clone had already won over the Holy Maiden of Yaochi without anyone knowing.

"Taichu, are you real or fake now?"

"Huh...what do you mean? What do you mean, real or fake? Has someone been impersonating me all this time?"

Zhang Taichu pretended to be stupid, but the Holy Maiden of Yaochi rolled her eyes at him and even lightly hit him, just like lovers flirting!

Zhang Taichu was shocked, even somewhat terrified. Had he been cuckolded by his clone?

He quickly retrieved his memories, but found that the two had only interacted normally and had not done anything inappropriate.

"Hmph, still playing dumb with me? I didn't suspect anything at first, but the moment you appeared, I knew that everything around me these past few days must have been fake, or some kind of secret technique like a clone, right?"

"Hiss... Why are you so sure?"

When dealing with someone as shrewd as the Holy Maiden of Yaochi, never deny it outright, but don't admit it directly either. Instead, throw the question back at her.

"It's very simple. Although you've suppressed your cultivation level, your aura and confidence have improved significantly. Most importantly, your gaze has become much more determined, which is incomparable to the Zhang Taichu of the past six months."

Zhang Taichu knew where the problem lay. His cultivation level was secondary; the most crucial issue was that for the past six months, he had been constantly confronting the Western Queen Mother's corpse with the profound mysteries of immortal metal.

This is both a test of the profound mysteries of immortal gold and a test of willpower. Ask yourself, who among those who can persevere in the face of the aura of an emperor every day is not a person with an iron will?

Such a dramatic change naturally did not escape the eyes of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi. However, the fact that she could notice the difference in an instant proved that Zhang Taichu held a great place in her heart. Someone who was not so familiar with him would only have thought that Zhang Taichu was in good spirits today.

Seeing that they had already gone this far, Zhang Taichu stopped pretending and summoned his clone again.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi recognized him at a glance; this was Zhang Taichu, who had been by her side for the past six months.

"You guessed right, this is an avatar of mine, a secret technique that the God-King senior knew. For the past six months, I've found a good secluded place to cultivate. The reason is actually quite simple: I don't want to become a burden to you in the future."

Zhang Taichu looked at the Holy Maiden of Yaochi with deep affection. The Holy Maiden was deeply moved by this, her beautiful face blushed slightly, and she ran away like a frightened little rabbit.

The little saintess, easily handled~~

Zhang Taichu felt a surge of smugness in his heart, just then the voice of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi came.

"I'll explain things to everyone in a bit, and you won't need to suppress your cultivation level anymore. Those little tricks won't fool anyone."

"Thank you, Holy Maiden!"

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi gave him a slight glare before running off to deal with the matter.

Zhang Taichu put away his clone and then secretly warned himself.

"This time they were a bit too clever for their own good. Next time, they should be completely honest with the people of Yaochi. If they're going to lie, they should lie to outsiders. It would be wiser for them to win over the people of Yaochi with sincerity."

With the Holy Maiden of Yaochi rescuing them, the disciples stopped discussing the matter and began talking about Licheng.

"According to rumors, a burial artifact was unearthed in Licheng, containing records about the Nine Secrets. As the news spread, people from all the major holy lands in the Eastern Wilderness, as well as the demon race, have come here."

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi recounted the situation, the details of which were largely consistent with what Zhang Taichu had learned in the original work.

"Now all the factions have hired many experts in burial to search for burial sites. We in Yaochi have also hired people, but we feel that the chances are slim."

Zhang Taichu smiled.

"Speaking of the burial business, I've heard of a Taoist priest named Duan De who is very knowledgeable in it. Why don't we collaborate with him?"

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi covered her mouth and smiled.

"Tai Chu, you've heard of Duan De? This man is quite extraordinary. Not only has he been deeply involved in the field of tombs for a long time, but he's also incredibly audacious. I've heard that he even dared to enter the tombs of ancient aristocratic families. Nowadays, quite a few people have put a bounty on his head to capture him."

"Let's avoid contact with Duan De to prevent him from holding a grudge."

Considering Yaochi's position, Zhang Taichu didn't insist. After all, when the real tomb appeared, the commotion would be impossible to suppress, so all they had to do was wait.

In the following days, Zhang Taichu accompanied the Holy Maiden of Yaochi as they strolled around Licheng, where they also met many holy sons and daughters from the holy land.

This includes Ji Haoyue and Ji Ziyue from the Ji family. Because they were being chased by the Peacock King, the clones had not seen these two prodigies during their time in the Holy City. Now, the three of them are finally meeting in person.

If finding a grave weren't the top priority right now, we might have had a huge banquet for days on end.

Zhang Taichu had a fairly good impression of the Ji siblings. Although Ji Haoyue had a villainous character in the early stages, as the plot progressed, it became clear that Ji Haoyue was playing the role of a cold-faced second male lead.

Furthermore, Ji Ziyue later married Ye Fan, which meant she couldn't even maintain her cold-faced persona anymore.

As for strength, Ji Haoyue is still very strong among the younger generation of Beidou. It can be said that, apart from Ye Fan, the protagonist, his talent should rank among the top three among the younger generation.

Similar to Wang Teng and Nan Yao, Zhonghuang Xiang Yufei is from the older generation and is not included.

As for Yao Guang Sheng Zi, the cowardly king in the early stages, he was just so-so. This character was too cowardly, so much so that he didn't have any outstanding performances in the end.

He finally managed to transform into a Chaotic Body, but Ye Fan had already achieved the Great Perfection of the Sacred Body, and he was no match for him. In other words, all his hard work and survival had been for nothing.

On the contrary, Ji Haoyue has been very assertive since her official debut, after all, she dared to snatch the Azure Lotus Emperor Weapon from the Four Extremes.

Although it's a joke, Ji Haoyue had almost no defeats among his peers in the early stages.

It was only when he arrived at the Ancient Star Road that he tasted defeat for the first time, losing to his brother-in-law, the God Venerable. Therefore, in the Big Dipper, he was definitely a top-tier genius.

"I heard that Brother Haoyue has mastered the extraordinary phenomenon of an ancient great power, the moon rising from the sea. He must be very experienced in the phenomenon of the Sea of ​​Wheels. I wonder if you could give me some pointers?"

"Oh? Brother Zhang has also cultivated the Sea of ​​Wheels phenomenon?"

Ji Haoyue was somewhat surprised. He had met Zhang Taichu at the Qingdi Tomb. Although he was amazed by Zhang Taichu's achievements in source techniques, he was not optimistic about his cultivation.

Now, only a few months later, the other party is actually able to cultivate the Sea of ​​Wheels phenomenon? You must know that this is not something that can be cultivated just by having a source.

Zhang Taichu chuckled softly and said, "I've made a fool of myself," before a cloud of thunderclouds appeared in his palm.

The Ji siblings came over to watch and found that the thunderclouds were rolling and lightning was flashing inside. What surprised them the most was that in the midst of the lightning, there was a monster that looked like a tiger and a lion roaring.

Ji Ziyue reacted quickly and called out the name instantly.

"This is an ancient phenomenon, a map of a hellish sea of ​​thunder!"