Covering the Sky: I, Wang Teng, truly lack the bearing of an emperor.

Chapter 129 Rising Prestige

Yan Ruyu looked at Wang Teng. Although they had known each other for some time, when they walked and talked together, they acted like old friends who had known each other for a long time, without much restraint or pressure.

But now, Wang Teng feels somewhat unfamiliar to her, as if there is a layer of mist, making it impossible for her to see the real Wang Teng.

Feeling Yan Ruyu's gaze, Wang Teng smiled and exchanged a glance with her.

Beside him, Qi Hao, a rebellious young man with a full head of red hair, curled his lip and snorted softly.

Wang Teng's face darkened slightly.

The deities of the Dao Palace within the Heart's Divine Treasury should not have been allowed to emerge.

Although this guy is himself, because he is the God of Fire, he is exceptionally unruly and has an exceptionally fiery personality. Even though he is himself, he dares to snort at the original body!

But there's no other way; if you want to create a rebellious character, this one from the Fire God's Treasury is the most suitable.

Wang Teng didn't hold it against Qi Hao.

"It's all me, it's all me. I can be just as hot-tempered when I'm in a bad mood..." Wang Teng comforted himself.

At this moment, the bandit leaders who had gone to mine the stone also returned.

Almost each of them was pulling a large cart loaded with piles of quarry stones of varying sizes.

These stones have been in the mine for too long and have absorbed some of the source's essence, so they can only be transported using this most primitive method.

The large carts were placed outside the main hall, and the bandit leaders began unloading the goods.

There were seven bandit leaders in total, who brought seven cartloads of stones. After they were all sorted out, there were about a hundred stones. The largest one was like a small mountain, and the smallest one was about the size of a fist. When placed next to the small mountain, they looked like scraps that had been knocked off.

The red-haired boy stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked out with an arrogant gait.

Behind him followed the Peacock King, the Azure Dragon King, Wang Teng, Yan Ruyu, and the Azure-Clad Little Dragon King.

Although the Azure Dragon King had been a notorious bandit for many years, he still had a strong interest in gambling on and opening stones.

After all, this is gambling on stones, and the biggest element is gambling. It involves high risks. Before the stone is completely cut open, no one knows what's inside. This process is the most anticipated part.

Of the seven bandit leaders, half were in the Sendai Secret Realm, and the remaining three were all in the late stage of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm. In a holy land or aristocratic family, they would be considered as members of the Supreme Elder Council. However, this was the Northern Region. Although it was vast and sparsely populated, it had no shortage of resources, making cultivation much easier.

The seven bandits, who were once powerful and lawless in the outside world, now stood respectfully to one side, waiting for the red-haired youth to make his move.

Qi Hao wasted no time. After being blessed by the God of Fire, his crimson gaze pierced through the void, saw through the illusion, and landed directly on the stones.

This is the Martial Arts Heavenly Eye, only in a different form. Outsiders can't tell the difference, since the only Martial Arts Heavenly Eye in the world is with Wang Teng, and no one else has a reference.

Qi Hao walked into the area where more than a hundred stones were piled up, with his hands behind his back.

He would pause for a few breaths beside each stone, observing it from different angles, before casually kicking it away.

In less than half an hour, the red-haired youth Qi Hao had returned to the Peacock King and the Azure Dragon King.

He kicked the more than one hundred stones into three piles. There were only seven or eight stones on the far left, more than twenty in the middle, and the rest on the far right.

"The leftmost stone contains a divine source, the middle one is a heterogenous source, and the rightmost one is a common pure source. I only looked at the sources; I didn't check if there were anything else inside. So whether you cut these stones is up to you. The price will remain the same: one stone, one source. If you don't cut them, the stones are yours." Qi Hao stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes blatantly arrogant and unruly.

However, not a single bandit leader was dissatisfied.

They immediately took out their stones, piled them on the ground, and then ran quickly to their own stones to cut them themselves!

These stones are the result of their accumulation over the past few years, resulting in a higher turnover rate.

Even in the middle or later floors of the stone archway of the Holy Land Family, there is no such output rate.

Soon, a bandit leader cut open the source in his hand, and a blinding white light illuminated the entire area. Life force was wildly distributed as if it were free. A piece of divine source the size of a human head floated in mid-air, causing the bandit leaders to shout excitedly.

They don't lack resources, but they lack high-value heterogeneous resources and divine resources.

Even a piece of divine source the size of a human head would be a considerable fortune for them!
At the very least, he made back the money he gave away, and it multiplied many times over!

Normally, they are always struggling with whether or not to cut the stones, because these stones are of very good quality and can fetch a good price when consigned to the Holy Land Stone Workshop. If they cut the stones themselves, there is a chance of making a big profit, but there is also a chance of losing everything. So they simply accumulate the stones, waiting to find a reliable Source Master to appraise them and maximize their profits.

But who could have imagined that the Azure Dragon King would bring back an even more ruthless one!

Identify stones directly with divine insight!
Another bandit leader also cut out a piece of divine source. Although it was only the size of a fist, it contained half a fruit, making it an absolute rare treasure.

This bandit leader was quite shrewd; he offered the goods directly to the Azure Dragon King.

"Go away, go away! Today Qi Hao is appraising the stones for you. These things are all yours. If you want to show your respect to me, you can do it next time!" the Azure Dragon King said with a laugh, and kicked the bandit leader as he did so.

The bandit leader didn't dare to get angry. He happily put away the divine source, planning to consign it directly to the auction house later.

Soon, the first pile of stones was cut open. Just as Qi Hao had said, all the stones contained divine essence, differing only in size. And the only one containing any other divine essence was that one piece.

After the first pile of stones was cut, the bandit leader was already calling Qi Hao a master.

It was obvious that they didn't believe in Qi Hao's abilities at first because they hadn't seen it with their own eyes.

But now, having seen and touched the rare divine source with their own eyes, they were completely convinced!

During this process, Qi Hao's reputation among the fourth largest bandit in the Northern Region, Qingjiao King, also rose rapidly, and in a short period of time, he was second only to Qingjiao King and Peacock King.

This is also what Wang Teng wanted; with prestige, many things would become much simpler.

Why was he so carefree in the Southern Region Small World controlled by the Peacock King? Wasn't it because of his reputation?

The Northern Regions, however, represent an even larger map.

The higher his reputation, the higher his status!
Qi Hao's face showed a hint of impatience. "If you're going to cut them, then cut them quickly, otherwise they're all mine."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of bandit leaders immediately pulled out a massive amount of energy, almost piling it up into a mountain, and placed it in front of Qi Hao. The light even cast his shadow on it!
“We’ll take all these stones! Just like the Azure Dragon King said, this is Master Qi Hao’s first time appraising stones for us, so we’ll definitely accept them all!” a bandit leader said.

Wang Teng thought the voice sounded familiar, turned around and saw that it really was the one who wanted to present the treasure to the Azure Dragon King.

All he wanted to say was, "Young man, you've got a wider path ahead of you!"
(End of this chapter)