Chapter 63: Golden Dragon Kneels in Worship

The vast Golden Dragon Market finally revealed its entirety in Su Xiaoyu’s eyes.

From this moment on, she would no longer consume her ever-increasing Faith Value.

Her gaze swept across the Golden Dragon Market. The antique buildings were arranged in rows, wide streets crisscrossed the area, and figures were scattered throughout, giving one the feeling of traveling through time to an ancient era.

She had finally elevated her vision range to this level!

Su Xiaoyu felt a surge of excitement. If her vision range could permanently cover the Golden Dragon Market, the thousands of people here could continuously provide her with Faith Value. This would undoubtedly yield far more Faith Value than the Qixi Festival Sect provided, allowing her to embark on a new journey.

But first, she should deal with some other matters.

Su Xiaoyu spoke, “Golden Dragon, come out and see me.”

…

Within the garden at the center of the Golden Dragon Market, Golden Dragon stood there dumbfounded, looking up at the enormous hand.

Aside from this single hand, she couldn’t see any other part of the unknown entity’s body. She simply felt that this being was beyond human, for how could it be so gigantic?

‘Perhaps it’s also an illusion technique? Just one my cultivation level cannot see through.’

Golden Dragon considered another possibility.

But whether it was an illusion or not, it made no difference to her. The fact that this being could flick a finger and casually kill Duan Sha meant it could just as easily kill her. This was a terrifying existence she could not afford to offend in any way.

Just as Golden Dragon was reeling in shock, a voice descended from the heavens above.

“Golden Dragon, come out and see me.”

Upon hearing this voice, Golden Dragon’s body trembled uncontrollably.

Even though she was a renowned Nascent Soul True Monarch, looked up to by countless people, when facing this unknown existence, she still felt waves of cold air rising from within her body. Her heart pounded faster than ever before.

She was very nervous, even a little afraid, unsure of what situation she would face next.

Yet she also understood that retreat would solve nothing. Before such a terrifying existence, she had no way to even hide.

Steeling herself, Golden Dragon flew into the air.

In the Golden Dragon Market, only Nascent Soul True Monarchs were permitted to fly. As she rose into the sky, her figure was visible to everyone across the vast market.

Hanging in the air, Golden Dragon said with the utmost respect, “Senior, I am Golden Dragon.”

Su Xiaoyu’s voice came again: “I have heard of you. You are the founder of this Golden Dragon Market, a Formation Master with outstanding formation abilities. But that is no reason to oppose me. When I dealt with that person earlier, why did you activate your formations to resist me? Are you in league with him?”

Hearing Su Xiaoyu’s questioning, cold sweat trickled down Golden Dragon’s forehead.

She hurriedly explained, “Senior, I did not know what was happening. It’s just that as the master of the Golden Dragon Market, I do not wish for battles to occur within its borders. So, naturally, I activated the formations. It was absolutely not my intention to oppose you.”

People throughout the Golden Dragon Market looked up, witnessing this scene of True Monarch Golden Dragon conversing with the Heavenly Maiden.

In everyone’s eyes, True Monarch Golden Dragon was an exalted existence. She had come from another province, established the Golden Dragon Market with her own hands, and guarded this place for many years. She had many legendary deeds and was a frequent topic of conversation.

Yet, such an existence was now nervously and anxiously explaining herself to the Heavenly Maiden, appearing as humble as one could possibly be.

Everyone’s awe and reverence for the Heavenly Maiden reached their peak.

…

After Golden Dragon’s explanation, Su Xiaoyu could understand her actions. The other party truly had not intentionally opposed her.

She pondered how to deal with Golden Dragon.

According to her earlier judgment, the higher a person’s cultivation, the more Faith Value they could provide. A Nascent Soul True Monarch would naturally provide the most. However, with the massive base of thousands of people in the Golden Dragon Market, she didn’t necessarily need a single high-cultivation cultivator for Faith Value.

But keeping this person around wasn’t a bad thing either. After all, who would complain about having more Faith Value?

After mulling it over, Su Xiaoyu issued her command to Golden Dragon within the market: “Golden Dragon, since there were circumstances, I can let you off. But from now on, you are not to leave the Golden Dragon Market for even a single step. If you need to go out, you must inform me of the situation. What you must do is manage your market well, making it more populous and bustling. Do you understand?”

Hearing Su Xiaoyu speak thus, joy surged in Golden Dragon’s heart.

She had originally thought she was about to meet disaster. She hadn’t expected this Senior to be so magnanimous, letting her off so easily.

As for the restriction on her freedom, compared to the possibility of being exterminated, it was nothing at all.

“Thank you, Senior.”

Hanging in the air, Golden Dragon performed a solemn kneeling bow towards the vast sky.

Seeing this, Su Xiaoyu withdrew her hand.

…

Watching Su Xiaoyu’s hand retract, Golden Dragon let out a long breath, feeling that the other party must have left.

Although she believed they were gone, she didn’t dare entertain the slightest thought of leaving the Golden Dragon Market. She felt that such a dreadful existence could absolutely track her position at any time. If she dared to leave the Golden Dragon Market, she would likely bid farewell to this world the moment she did.

Now, she should first repair the market’s formations… No, that’s not right. What she should do now is learn about that Senior’s origins.

Thinking of this, Golden Dragon looked down at the market streets, immediately descending to gather information.

The process wasn’t difficult. The numerous cultivators in the Golden Dragon Market all answered her questions.

After learning the answer, Golden Dragon was somewhat stunned.

That terrifying existence wasn’t a powerful cultivator, but a so-called Heavenly Maiden of mysterious origin?

What exactly was a Heavenly Maiden?

On this point, the many cultivators in the market couldn’t provide an answer either. What they knew wasn’t much more than Golden Dragon.

After pondering for a moment, Golden Dragon stopped thinking about the question entirely. Because she felt that what kind of existence the Heavenly Maiden truly was wasn’t important. What mattered was that this was an existence she absolutely couldn’t afford to offend. That was enough. Since she couldn’t afford to offend her, why bother trying to figure out her origins? Excessive inquiry might even invite displeasure. Wouldn’t that be courting death?

Golden Dragon left to repair the market’s formations.

Afterward, the many cultivators who had been on Magpie Mountain gradually returned to the market. They learned about what had happened in the market earlier and marveled at it.

Undoubtedly, for a long time to come, Su Xiaoyu would be the hottest topic of conversation in the Golden Dragon Market. And this would bring Su Xiaoyu countless Faith Value, exactly as she had intended from the start.

Su Xiaoyu’s plan for the ruins could be said to have achieved considerable success.