The Legend of the Great Saint: Start from the Sign-in at Mount Tai

Chapter 458 Two Ancient Princesses in the Same Misfortune

Clad in battle armor, the Golden Goddess stood atop an ancient chariot pulled by six ferocious beasts, exuding an unparalleled aura of dominance over the world, like a golden female war goddess.

Her golden hair fluttered slightly, and golden eyes shimmered with golden light as she gazed across the void in the direction of Lu Zhou.

This scene was witnessed by many cultivators present.

Many cultivators followed the Golden Celestial Maiden's gaze and looked towards Lu Zhou, forgetting the past.

Lu Zhou was also watching from afar, seemingly gazing at the Golden Heavenly Maiden.

Seeing this scene, many cultivators felt a sense of anticipation rising in their hearts.

I wonder if Lu Zhou and the Golden Goddess will spark some kind of chemistry.

Or perhaps, who knows, a scene of an ancient princess battling a human immortal might unfold in the next instant.

They are looking forward to it.

Some onlookers in the distance couldn't help but take a few steps forward.

Ultimately, the expectations of some people were dashed.

Whether it was the Golden Celestial Maiden or Lu Zhou, their gazes only met briefly in the void before parting ways, without lingering for long.

There was no spark of any "What are you looking at? What's it to you?" or similar remarks.

The Golden Goddess naturally shifted her gaze away from Lu Zhou, then moved it over Huo Lin'er, the Dragon Girl, and Yan Ruyu.

It seemed she simply wanted to see for herself what kind of demeanor and bearing the formidable enemies she had often heard about since her resurrection from the divine source truly possessed.

Finally, her attention was focused entirely on the distant, still-cracking high ground.

She didn't say a word from beginning to end.

Unlike in the original work, she didn't immediately open her golden eyes and scan the surroundings upon her first appearance, nor did she do anything arrogant that might offend anyone.

She stood quietly on the ancient chariot at her feet, gazing at the highlands, occasionally listening intently as the vanguard of her Golden Clan respectfully reported some news to her.

"What are you doing?"

Lu Zhou was a little confused, and grabbed the hand that Huo Lin'er had secretly twisted around his waist.

"Humph!"

Huo Lin'er gave a soft snort.

"Ever since she showed up, someone's lips have been curled up, and his face is practically splitting open with a grin."

"What? Your collecting habit is acting up again?"

"Tell me, were you just thinking about how to make a move on that Golden Goddess?"

As soon as she finished speaking, pairs of beautiful eyes, brimming with emotion, turned to look at Lu Zhou.

Needless to say, it must be the Dragon Girl and Yan Ruyu.

Lu Zhou was speechless. What the hell was going on again?

Although he had indeed considered it, he hadn't really thought about it before.

Upon seeing the Golden Goddess arrive, he recalled some descriptions and encounters of her in the original story, also when this great tomb appeared in the world.

Thinking about those things, Lu Zhou found it amusing.

In the original novel, if the Dragon Girl and Ye Fan clashed and eventually became mortal enemies, it was because she was tricked by Qian Lun and Laser.

So, when the Golden Heavenly Maiden clashed with Ye Fan, she was chased naked by Ye Hei in the old land of Yao Guang, and in the end, she fought Ye Hei to the death. It can be said that she was also tricked by someone.

The ones who framed her were the Golden King, Li Wentian, and Wang Xu, who were also her fellow disciples.

To be more precise, it was that bastard Wang Xu.

Even Li Wentian was tricked by Wang Xu.

Wang Xu is incredibly arrogant and domineering, a perfect villainous clown, on par with Wang Chong, the younger brother of the Northern Emperor Wang Teng.

He followed his master from the ancestral star of the Golden Lineage to Beidou. Upon arriving in Beidou, he became incredibly arrogant, constantly boasting about challenging this person and that person.
He shamelessly boasted to the outside world that he would fight a great battle against the Phoenix Void Sect, defeat the Holy Prince, and suppress the Holy Body of the Human Race.
结果
He's exaggerating.

First, he got punched in the face by Huang Xudao, then he got hit on the head by the monkey, and then Ye Fan's eldest disciple, Ye Tong, riding a dragon horse, trampled his lungs.
In a short period of time, he lost face in the Divine City, becoming a laughingstock and being ridiculed by many cultivators.

This almost made him explode with anger.

After that, it was just a very conventional and clichéd plot twist.

Having lost face so badly, Wang Xu definitely wants to get revenge.

But he lacked the strength to take revenge.

What to do?

Of course, we need to call in reinforcements.

He immediately ran to shake his senior brother, Li Wentian.

To say that Li Wentian was unlucky is an understatement; he had to be stuck with such a junior brother.

If it weren't for this incident, with the bloodline of the Golden Ancient Emperor and the Ancestor of Humanity within him, he should have had a bright future.

Putting everything else aside, it seems there's still a high chance of him becoming a saint.

However, he died at Ye Fan's hands at a young age.

At the same time, it is precisely because Li Wentian and Wang Xu both come from the ancestral star of the Golden lineage, and Li Wentian also possesses a portion of the Golden Ancient Emperor bloodline.

This naturally makes them part of the same group as the Gold Mine.

Therefore, the Golden Goddess was also implicated in this matter.

Out of consideration for their shared kinship, the Golden Heavenly Maiden agreed to help Li Wentian find the whereabouts of his junior brother, Wang Xu, who possessed the Holy Body Ye Fan.

Then came the scene in the original story where, when the Great Tomb of Yaoguang appeared, the Golden Heavenly Maiden and others used her blinding golden eyes to scan the surroundings and search for Ye Fan and the others.

This led to her confronting Ye Fan, and in front of everyone, she was beaten naked by Ye Fan and forced to run around, causing her to lose face completely.

Clearly, the whole thing boils down to Wang Xu, that scoundrel.

He killed his senior brother Li Wentian and also the Golden Heavenly Maiden.

Lu Zhou felt a little wistful.

You tell me, these ancient princesses, whether they were dragon princesses or golden celestial maidens, were all goddess-like beings, and their character wasn't particularly problematic.

Even in this golden age, due to the abundance of extraordinary beings, beings like them are unable to attain enlightenment amidst the blooming of stars.

But I suppose as long as they don't clash with the main character and things don't escalate to the point of no return, they'll be fine.

Lu Zhou estimated that even if they couldn't end up like Huo Lin'er, calling Ye Tiandi "Brother Ye" and effortlessly winning their way into the Immortal Realm, they would still be able to achieve their goals.

But they should also be able to die of old age, or use divine power to seal themselves again, avoid this life, and then jump out when the time is right in the next life to shine their own light!
结果
However, for one reason or another, they fell into a deep pit and eventually withered away in obscurity.

The Golden Fairy and the Dragon Girl were, in a sense, in the same boat.

In the original novel, they were both ancient princesses, both had mediocre ancient emperor fathers, both were tricked into clashing with the protagonist Ye Hei, and both ultimately faded away after becoming quasi-emperors.
They are arguably the most tragic ancient princesses in the novel "Covering the Sky".

If we were to rank the two of them, we would say who suffered the most tragedy.

Lu Zhou thought that compared to the Dragon Girl, the Golden Celestial Maiden's tragedy was even more tragic.

After all, in the end, Wanlonghuang still had some feelings for the Dragon Girl.

And the father of the Golden Goddess...
Lu Zhou just chuckled.
Perhaps it was for these reasons that Lu Zhou, who always considered himself a person who cherished flowers, felt not only very fond of the Dragon Girl, but also a great deal of pity for her.

As for the Golden Goddess...
Needless to say, Lu Zhou, who already had a perverted nature and a collecting obsession, naturally had his eye on the Golden Celestial Maiden.

Even without the reasons mentioned above, from a purely profit-driven perspective, the Golden Goddess is someone Lu Zhou would be willing to put some effort into winning over.

Not to mention, just like with the Dragon Girl, Lu Zhou also felt some pity for the Golden Heavenly Maiden.

Thinking about all this, Lu Zhou glanced out at the sky.

Now that time has been moved forward by several years, neither Wang Xu nor Li Wentian, nor their master, have arrived at Beidou yet.

They should still be on their way.

"This thread of fate should be considered to have been stirred," he muttered to himself.

"What did you say?"

Huo Lin'er and the others didn't quite hear what Lu Zhou was muttering.

Lu Zhou looked at them and smiled.

"nothing!"

"I was saying that, in fact, the Golden Goddess could also be considered a pitiful person."

"Ok?"

The women's eyes sparkled.

"What do you mean?"

Qi Meng pressed for an answer.

Their faces were filled with curiosity and gossip.

Lu Zhou shook his head and said nothing more.

Seeing Lu Zhou like this, all the women felt a little itchy inside.

But they didn't press the matter further.

The intelligent and perceptive girls had already guessed that Lu Zhou had probably seen some of the future of the Golden Celestial Maiden in some of the future fragments he had seen.

They already knew that Lu Zhou had seen some things about the future, and Lu Zhou had never deliberately hidden this from them.

Although they all knew that Lu Zhou had seen some things in the future, they all coincidentally and tacitly avoided bringing up this topic with him.

The value of a person lies in being oblivious, in being content, and in having self-awareness.

They are all very satisfied with everything they have now.

For them, nothing is more important than the present moment.

If that's the case, why bother being curious about or asking about the so-called 'future' that may have already become illusory and unrecognizable unless absolutely necessary?

This is just needlessly worrying.

There is a high probability, and even a very high chance, that they will destroy everything they currently possess.

This is not what they wanted to see.

They also believed that as long as Lu Zhou was there, everything would go smoothly, Lu Zhou would arrange everything, and they would only get better and better.

They don't need to think too much or ask too many questions. The only thing they need to do is to give him everything and listen to him in everything.

Time passed, the high ground continued to crumble, and some cultivators continued to arrive one after another.

Some of them showed up immediately.

Some are hidden in the shadows.

Compared to the original story of when this large tomb appeared in the world, the current situation is clearly very different.

Finally, the constantly crumbling highlands began to exude an increasingly terrifying aura.

By this time, there were already voices of discussion around, suspecting that this large tomb was most likely the imperial tomb of a ruthless person.

This still differs greatly from the original work.

This is because, decades ago, Lu Zhou confirmed that the Yao Guang Holy Land was related to the Ruthless Man's lineage, and confirmed that the Yao Guang Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron was forged by the Ruthless Man.

This incident caused quite a stir at the time.

It has long been a well-known fact throughout the five regions.

Therefore, when this large tomb appeared beneath the old site of Yao Guang, many cultivators were convinced that it was the tomb of the ruthless emperor.

In the days that have passed, while waiting for the great tomb to appear, many cultivators who consider themselves to have a good relationship with Yao Guang have been openly or secretly seeking confirmation from the people of Yao Guang about this matter.

Even some cultivators have come to Lu Zhou to inquire about it.

Lu Zhou simply smiled faintly.

You'll find out soon enough!

After thinking it over, Lu Zhou still gave him a warning.

"The appearance of this imperial tomb may not be a good thing; it will most likely bring great disaster. When that time comes, you all would be better off staying away from here, or your lives will be in danger."

That would be a disaster!

When the Empress arrived, the entire Hundred Thousand Mountains were a scene of utter devastation.

The current empress is a black hole that devours the life essence.

In her dazed state, she lost control of herself, and all the life force in the place where she stood would be devoured by her.

Lu Zhou only offered this warning; whether others listened or not was up to fate.

It was clear that many beings, especially some ancient beings, disdained this and were secretly spreading rumors and slandering Lu Zhou, saying that Lu Zhou was deceiving them and trying to trick them away so that he could enjoy the imperial burial alone.

Lu Zhou didn't bother to respond.

It's often said that you can't reason with a damned ghost.

Some people don't believe it, while others do.

Lu Zhou's warning did have some effect after all.

I won't go into detail about forces like Yao Guang, Yao Chi, or the four great dynasties of Zhongzhou, which already have close ties with Lu Zhou.

They had long been prepared to flee, just waiting for Lu Zhou's call.

There were also some other cultivators who, after hearing Lu Zhou's admonition, took his words very seriously, thanks to the impression he had left on them over the years.

Therefore, quite a few cultivators, after heeding Lu Zhou's warning, respectfully thanked him and then prepared to flee at any time.

Some cultivators who had originally planned to just watch the show simply ran away immediately.

They ran to a place very, very far away from here, then set up a Heavenly Array Eye pointing towards this place, set up melon seeds and stools, and ate melon seeds across the endless void.

Under these circumstances, the situation of the giant crater that had collapsed in the center of the high ground finally stabilized somewhat.

That's enough to attract some Saint-level beings to approach.

After some probing, the ancestral king immediately rushed over.

"It's the Great Luo Silver Essence"

"That's the Nine Heavens Mystic Jade."

'Hoo hoo.'

As the celestial mist spewed forth, divine materials that made one's breathing labored and one's eyes reddened were swept up from the giant pit by the spewing celestial mist.

Faced with such a great profit, many cultivators could not restrain their greed and ignored Lu Zhou's warnings, rushing towards the giant pit.

A fierce battle, a bloodbath, began to unfold in this region.

Seeing this situation, Hei Huang, Duan De, Ye Fan and the others all turned their gazes toward Lu Zhou.

"How to do?"

"Shouldn't we take action too?"

"The Ancestral King has already rushed into that giant pit. If we're too late, they might have already snatched all the good stuff."

Longma, that greedy fellow, is getting a little impatient.

Not only was it anxious, but Duan De was also anxious.

"Let's go, we'll go too, you lead the way!"

Lu Zhou said to Duan De, "Let Duan De lead the way and take them through the secret passage!"

(End of this chapter)