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

Chapter 68 The Victorious Ape

The words of the group of young people prompted the powerful figures present to release their divine senses to observe them.

If no one had pointed it out, they wouldn't have noticed, since the life force within Princess Shencan was too weak, as weak as a tiny ant.

Imagine a dragon in the sky, with only the life force of an ant inside it. What's the difference between that and being dead? Without a thorough search, it would be impossible to find.

However, thanks to Zhang Taichu's reminder, the big shots also discovered this trace of life, which brought them a look of surprise and delight.

"Hahaha, a living ancient goddess, nothing is more valuable than her. Brother Gu Feng, we'll gladly accept your Ancient Insect God Source and Qilin Seed."

Nangong Qi had a smug look on his face, and at the same time, he wondered why Zhang Taichu was speaking up for them.

It's important to know that without his reminder, it would have been very difficult for everyone to discover that Princess Divine Silkworm was still alive.

A dead goddess would be far less valuable, and might not even be as valuable as a Qilin seed.

"Hmph, although he's siding with us this time, we still must avenge the legacy of Master Yuan and the grudge against Senior Ouyang!"

Nangong Qi secretly hardened his heart, already considering how to eliminate Zhang Taichu and seize the divine inheritance of the Source Celestial Master.

Just as Ye Fan was about to retort, a cry rang out. Everyone turned around and saw that, without anyone noticing, the little divine silkworm had pounced on the divine source and started crying loudly.

This little divine silkworm was also cut out of the source stone by Ye Fan. Later, because the divine source was stolen, the little divine silkworm held a grudge against Ye Fan and lurked by his side several times, ready to take back its divine source at any time.

Knowing he couldn't afford to keep it, Ye Fan suggested renting it out, thus leasing out ownership of the Little Divine Silkworm.

The lease term is its one lifetime cycle. In the end, the Great Xia Dynasty leased the Little Divine Silkworm's first lifetime for 800,000 catties of pure source.

"Look! The goddess is weeping!"

"It's been around for a while, hasn't it?"

"Impossible. I looked very carefully. The goddess's eyes were clean before, but now there are tears. She is indeed still alive, and even conscious."

If it weren't for Zhang Taichu's reminder, everyone would have thought it was a coincidence, but now everyone believes that the goddess is crying.

"Haha, now it's confirmed, she is indeed still alive. Young friend Ye, what else do you have to say?"

Nangong Qi spoke in an infuriating tone, and Ye Fan gave a cold snort.

"I still have a sacred tomb here that hasn't been cut open yet; it's still uncertain who will win."

"Haha, even the best things can't compare to the goddess of the Primordial Clan. Do you think you can cut out a living Primordial Emperor?"

Ye Fan ignored him and instead glanced at Zhang Taichu in the distance. Unexpectedly, Zhang Taichu nodded slightly at him with an encouraging look on his face.

Ye Fan was taken aback, then realized that Zhang Taichu must have figured out what was in the Immortal Tomb, and it seemed that its value was no less than that of the goddess of the Primordial Clan. Now he felt more confident.

However, just as Ye Fan was about to cut the stone, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he jumped back abruptly, but nothing happened.

He stepped forward again with a serious expression, only to step back again, repeating this back and forth three times.

"What are you doing here? If you can't handle it, just admit defeat and stop wasting everyone's time."

Ye Fan ignored Nangong Qi and turned to look at the Imperial Uncle of Great Xia. The latter understood that the thing inside the strange stone must be terrifying.

He stepped forward again to take over cutting the stone, and the Holy Maiden of Yaochi once again asked Zhang Taichu what was inside. People nearby also looked over.

Zhang Taichu was speechless.

"Can't you guys keep a little mystery? Do you really have to know the answer beforehand?"

"So you've already figured it out?"

Ji Ziyue squeezed in, showing no shyness whatsoever, and stood even closer than the Holy Maiden of Yaochi.

Zhang Taichu now understands why Ji Ziyue was able to become Empress in the end. Her pleasing personality is indeed unmatched by other Holy Maidens. Even Yao Xi, the owner of the Extreme Dao Emperor's Gauntlet, is far less likable than Ji Ziyue.

According to unofficial historical records, Yao Xi accompanied Ye Fan in the Heavenly Court for over a thousand years before finally being sealed into the Divine Source Realm when she could no longer endure it.

"Didn't that old bastard Nangong Qi just say that?"

"Huh? What did he say?"

Ji Ziyue was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

"He just said that it's possible to cut out an ancient emperor from the immortal tomb. There's definitely no ancient emperor, but there is one member of the ancient royal family. Just watch, there'll be a good show to watch in a bit."

Because of Zhang Taichu's intervention, Ye Fan did not remind the people of Yaoguang Stone Workshop to set up a great formation. So when the Immortal Tomb was cut open, the Fighting Ape rushed out and fought with the Great Xia Imperial Uncle.

Not only that, before anyone could react, he snatched Princess Divine Silkworm and escaped through a pre-arranged dimensional gate!

This result surprised everyone, except for Zhang Taichu. So much so that even after everyone had run away, some people were still in shock.

"Holy crap, what's that? A golden monkey?"

"That monkey is amazing! He even managed to defeat the imperial uncle of the Great Xia Dynasty, and what's more, he stole the goddess!"

"This is so unexpected!"

"Ah~~ my goddess! Gu Feng, you have to take full responsibility!"

Nangong Qi's eyes turned red as he loudly accused Ye Fan. Ye Fan was even more anxious than him because the monkey had not only snatched him but also the divine source that sealed him—a huge divine source block with a diameter of two or three meters.

"Monkey, you owe me so much!"

After saying that, Ye Fan turned his head and glared at Nangong Qi, then started cursing.

"Why should I pay for it? You were the one who didn't keep a close eye on it. I'd like you to pay me back!"

"You're being unreasonable! This is clearly your responsibility. That monkey jumped out of your strange rock; the blame lies with you!"

"Stop talking nonsense. Anything can be cut out of the Qigu. I'm only responsible for cutting, not guarding it. You can't blame me!"

The two argued back and forth like shrewish women, while other members of the Source Arts family and Li Heishui joined the fray, escalating the battle from a contest of Source Arts techniques into a war of words.

The Holy Maiden of Yaochi then looked at Zhang Taichu.

"Did you already expect this outcome? Why didn't you warn everyone?"

The other holy sons and daughters also felt it was a pity and looked over as well.

Zhang Taichu was speechless.

"Do you think that monkey is so easy to deal with? It's an ancient royal family! Do you know what that means? It's like the Ji family or the Jiang family, ancient aristocratic families whose ancestors included ancient emperors."

"And the Primordial Emperor is equivalent to our human race's Great Emperor. Imprisoning the Primordial Emperor's descendants is like asking for trouble; they want to die sooner!"

The group of holy sons and daughters were all quite knowledgeable. After hearing that the monkey was actually from the ancient royal family, they all understood why Zhang Taichu hadn't reminded them.

To put it bluntly, the ancient race is merely asleep, not extinct. This is something that people in smaller sects don't know, but those in super-large sects, holy lands, and aristocratic families are very clear about.

Who knows, the ancient race might break free from their seal one day. If they find out that a descendant of an ancient emperor is imprisoned by the human race, a racial war might break out!

Everyone felt a wave of fear, and then Zhang Taichu stepped forward.

"Stop cursing, everyone. Have you forgotten that there was a referee in this bet? The three of us will decide who wins and who loses. Shut up."