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

Chapter 168 Taboos in the Wang Family Mining Area
The Wang family's mining area is located in the northwest corner of the northern region.

This place is not the very center of the Northern Region, so the resources produced here are not plentiful, not as plentiful as those produced by the mining areas occupied by the Holy Land families.

However, the biggest advantage here is its proximity to Beiyuan and the Wang family. In case of any incident, the Wang family can react immediately and dispatch powerful individuals. The entire process can be compressed into the shortest possible time, enabling them to deal with many unexpected crises.

However, the biggest drawback here is that it is too close to the northern plains, so much so that not only is the land barren and desolate, but you can also find a lot of solid ice if you dig a little.

The unique geographical environment and climate of the Northern Plains and the Northern Regions are vividly displayed in this small place in the northwest corner of the Northern Regions!

Looking at the mining area spanning tens of thousands of square kilometers, Wang Teng felt a sense of emotion.

It's in the northwest corner of the Northern Region, a place that others don't really care about. Otherwise, if it were in the very center of the Northern Region, who could occupy such a large mining area all at once?
Even the most prestigious families in the holy lands have to sit down, discuss it seriously, and then distribute the spoils!

However, the Wang family occupies such a large mining area in this almost abandoned place.

"Although the environment here is much worse, it still belongs to the Northern Region. Although the output of the source is not as good as that in the center of the Northern Region, it is not much less. Every year, a lot of special stones can be dug out here. Some of the ones that are slightly more reliable will be identified and cut by our Wang family's master craftsmen, while the rest will be transported to the stone workshops in various cities of the Northern Region."

The powerful patriarch of the Wang family spoke up.

The Wang family also has a stone archway in a major city in the northern region.

After all, the Wang family also has its own mining area in the Northern Region, and the Wang family's power is not weak, so they can naturally afford to open their own stone workshop.

"Let's go into the mining area and take a look," Wang Teng said.

Even from a great distance, he could sense an ancient and rustic atmosphere.

That was the aura of the northern lands.

Too much history has been covered in dust.

Those sources buried in the soil are, in fact, witnesses to history.

Some sources may have existed since the primordial era, sealing away certain things until now.

Even more extreme, some have sealed away ancient creatures, the so-called ancient races, waiting for them to revive in the future.

The Wang family actually has some ancient clan blood.

However, after so many years, that part of the ancient clan's bloodline has been diluted to almost nothing. The Wang family and the orthodox human race are not much different; they have been integrated for so long.

Unless someone in the Wang family has a bloodline that has reverted to their ancestral form in the future, who can say that the Wang family is an ancient clan?
Moreover, Wang Teng had no good feelings towards the ancient tribes.

Even the mere instigation of darkness and turmoil is not something Wang Teng can accept or tolerate.

Therefore, when Wang Teng encountered the ancient clan sealed within the ancient tree after obtaining the secret of the previous word, he showed no mercy, directly destroying the ancient tree and forcing the other party to either emerge prematurely or pay a great price to continue sleeping—

Although he used the name Duan De that time.

Upon entering the mining area, one is greeted by numerous deep pits, some so deep that they seem bottomless. Even Wang Teng needs to activate his Martial Arts Heavenly Eye to glimpse some of the things deep within.

"This is the site of a 'mining disaster.' About five hundred years ago, something extraordinary was unearthed from this mine: a creature with a broken body. It was sealed within a source, but during transport, an accident occurred, damaging the source. The creature then revived and attacked within the Wang family's mining area. The Wang family dispatched a powerful expert with their ancestral holy weapon to suppress it, but the expert was nearly killed. If the creature hadn't already been severely injured and at its last gasp, and hadn't been dormant for so long without fully recovering its power, the Wang family would likely have lost a powerful expert in that battle."

The powerful patriarch of the Wang family spoke up.

He wasn't the powerful figure who made the move back then, but that powerful figure was also in dire straits. He was critically injured and on the verge of death after that battle, and is still recuperating at the Wang family. It's unlikely he'll fully recover. Even now, he's just clinging to life, using himself as a "foundation" to sacrifice himself when the family faces a crisis. "Dug out someone who was alive?" Wang Teng raised an eyebrow.

He looked at the giant pit.

The giant pit was about a hundred feet in circumference, and no one dared to approach it within a thousand feet. It looked like a "scar" on a barren land.

Looking down from above, he noticed that the shape of the pit resembled that of a spear.

Even now, the pit still carries a bloody, murderous aura, making people feel very uncomfortable.

Even in broad daylight, those within a thousand feet of this giant pit felt a chill run down their spines and couldn't help but tremble.

Therefore, this giant pit was abandoned for hundreds of years.

"After that great battle, did anyone go into this giant pit to check the situation?" Wang Teng asked.

He observed the area with his martial arts divine eye and discovered something interesting.

"No, that battle was too brutal. The Wang family lost several Supreme Elders and their powerful figures were seriously injured. Although they managed to drag that creature to its death, this pit has become a taboo, and no one dares to approach it to this day," said the powerful ancestor of the Wang family.

Even he, when driving the golden ancient chariot, deliberately kept a distance and did not pass directly above the pit.

Even in broad daylight, he could see the chilling aura and murderous intent gushing from the pit.

That pit was like the eye of hell, making even powerful beings dare not approach it easily.

"There are some good things inside, maybe we can go and take a look," Wang Teng said casually.

The moment he finished speaking, the powerful patriarch of the Wang family changed his expression.

"Absolutely not! Many things in the Northern Region are very evil. Try not to get involved, or the consequences will be dire!" The powerful patriarch of the Wang family quickly said, fearing that Wang Teng might jump into the pit to explore if he wasn't careful.

Although Wang Teng possessed an imperial weapon and the divine power of the imperial weapon had been revived, the powerful ancestor of the Wang family was still somewhat worried.

After all, in this land of the Northern Region, there are far more rumors about those Origins and the creatures sealed within them than about the ancient emperors. There is even a forbidden zone related to the Origins that even the ancient emperors were unwilling to touch...

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Wang Teng said calmly.

He raised his head and looked into the distance.

The Wang family's mining area is very large, with many pits of all sizes.

Some of the smaller pits were only a few hundred feet in size and a few dozen feet deep.

Some of the larger pits covered nearly ten thousand feet in area and were several thousand feet deep. The miners, carrying baskets on their backs and holding shovels, walked through them like swarms of ants scurrying about in an anthill.

The Wangjia mining area covers tens of thousands of square kilometers, with countless mine pits and countless miners.

Some of these mines are abandoned, while others are associated with terrifying rumors that deter people from approaching them.

The mine's managers had heard long ago that the young master of the Wang family was coming to inspect the mine and were already waiting to welcome him.

(End of this chapter)