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

Chapter 268 The Concession of the Jade Pool Holy Land

The moment he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room turned cold.

The Holy Son of Yaoguang looked calmly at Jiang Huai Ren, the 108 divine halos behind him slowly rotating, shining with holy light, making him appear like a god.

Jiang Yifei remained silent.

The family will definitely not agree to this.

If we actually do that, it would be tantamount to starting a war with the Yao Guang Holy Land.

The Yao Guang Holy Land is also guarded by supreme imperial weapons. If a real battle breaks out, it will only result in rivers of blood, and the entire Eastern Wilderness may even be sunk.

"Hahaha, just kidding." Jiang Huai-ren suddenly laughed and said.

Before anyone could even catch their breath and find a chance to lighten the mood, Jiang Huai-ren continued, "It won't be long before I can kill him myself. Why would the Jiang family need to intervene?"

“Jiang Huai Ren, you’ve gone too far.” The Holy Son of Yao Guang spoke calmly. “I’m mindful of your Jiang family lineage and have no intention of starting a conflict with you, but if you wish to challenge me, I’m always ready to oblige.”

"Alright, it's normal for the younger generation to spar in private. Just stop when you've got enough. In the future, we'll all be the strongest on this continent. There's no need to fight to the death over trivial matters," Wang Teng said with a light laugh, appearing between the two.

“If there is no life-or-death enmity, there is really no need to face each other to the death,” said Xia Yiming, the prince of the Great Xia Dynasty.

He had just received a piece of divine source from Wang Teng, so naturally he stepped forward to mediate the conflict with Wang Teng.

Finally, Jiang Huai-ren gave a soft hum, nodded, and said nothing more.

The Holy Son of Yaoguang also withdrew his gaze.

This dispute may seem to have come to an end, but everyone knows that it won't be resolved easily.

Take, for example, the Azure-Clad Little Flood Dragon King and Ji Haoyue. Although they seem to get along quite well now, if they really had the chance to spar, it would definitely result in bloodshed!

The grudges between them were much deeper than those between others, whether it was the Ji family's attempt to seize the Demon Emperor's weapon, the Peacock King and the Azure Dragon King's attack on the Ji family's divine body, or the later Holy Lord's War...

These are not things that can be easily resolved.

"Let's go, take a look around the stone workshop. If we find any suitable stones, we can buy them. If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when we'll have another chance," Wang Teng said.

Soon, Ye Fan and Qi Hao returned. They did not stay in the depths of Yaochi Stone Workshop for too long, because according to the Yaochi Holy Land's estimates, now was not the best time for many things. Their invitation to Ye Fan and Qi Hao was just to give them a heads-up in advance, so that they would need their help in the future.

However, Yaochi Holy Land still had some more instructions for Qi Hao.

Anyway, after returning, Qi Hao toned it down a bit and stopped clamoring to gamble on stones with others. He simply paused for a moment on each floor and then chose a stone from each floor.

Every time Qi Hao chose a stone, everyone else could see it clearly. The person in charge of Yaochi Stone Workshop—an old woman who was close to the Great Power realm—was so excited that her breathing became rapid, her eyes fixed on the stone in Qi Hao's hand.

On the other side, Tu Fei, who was searching for stones, suddenly saw Qi Hao and immediately ran over to him.

"Brother Qi, Brother Qi, could you help me choose a piece of stone?" Tu Fei asked earnestly.

"Senior, is this alright?" Qi Hao raised his head and asked loudly.

"Only this once." A clear, cold voice echoed from deep within the Yaochi Stone Archway.

Some were shocked. It seemed that Qi Hao had indeed reached a certain "consensus" with Yaochi Holy Land. The unruly Qi Hao had actually obediently asked questions, and there was actually a response from deep within Yaochi Stone Archway.

"She's the previous candidate for Holy Maiden of Yaochi! She's already a powerful figure!" Some very old men who had lived for a long time looked on in astonishment.

They never expected that the Holy Land of Yaochi would treat Qi Hao with such high regard.

"Did you hear that? You only get one chance," Qi Hao said casually. The other bandit grandsons looked on with regret, wishing they had spoken up sooner; otherwise, the opportunity would have been theirs!

"Only one chance?" Tu Fei was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "Forget it! Don't use it now! We'll use it when we get to the last level of the stone workshop!"

Deep within the Jade Pool Stone Archway, that clear, cold voice rang out once more, "Don't go too far!"

"The second to last floor!" Tu Fei immediately changed his mind.

There was no response from deep within the Yaochi Stone Archway.

"The third to last floor! The third to last floor should be fine, right?" Tu Fei changed his mind again.

Everyone around was stunned.

What did they see!
A lowly bandit actually dared to bargain with a powerful figure!
He wasn't afraid that powerful figure could slap him to death!
However, this time there was a response.

"Hmph!" A soft snort came from deep within the Yaochi Stone Archway.

"Thank you so much, senior! May you stay young forever!" Tu Fei said excitedly.

The group of people felt dizzy and thought to themselves, "This guy really lives up to his reputation as a little bandit. He's really good at taking advantage of others!"

Tu Fei chuckled, not caring what others thought; he had made a profit anyway.

For the rest of the time, he walked with Qi Hao, no longer choosing stones himself, but just watching Qi Hao select stones.

When they reached the third to last floor, Qi Hao first selected a stone for Tu Fei.

He walked casually through the stone archway, pausing for a while to admire the scenery as he passed pavilions, towers, gardens, and waterside terraces.

But soon, he selected a stone for Tu Fei.

Once he got the stone, Tu Fei didn't say anything like whether there would be any stock available.

When Qi Hao makes a move, it's always a masterpiece; there will absolutely be no surprises!
This is a consensus among the bandits; otherwise, they wouldn't have gone to such lengths to protect Qi Hao.

Qi Hao was once hunted down by powerful figures, but the bandits protected him without hesitation, never backing down even when a great battle between them broke out.

Therefore, Tu Fei didn't question anything and simply took the stone and casually asked the stonemason to cut it.

Master Yuan from the stone workshop reluctantly accepted the stone with a dark expression. He knew the origin of the stone.

However, since the important figures of Yaochi Holy Land had tacitly approved, he naturally didn't say anything, though his expression wasn't very pleasant.

As Master Yuan began to work his knife, layers of stone were peeled away, revealing a dazzling light.

Everyone around was stunned.

Qi Hao is being incredibly generous by casually giving away divine resources!
Of course, everyone also gained a clearer understanding of Qi Hao's methods!
Directly extract the divine source!

Such skill and insight far surpass those of those from families specializing in Origin Arts!
No wonder the people from the Source Arts Clan looked like mice before a cat when they saw Qi Hao!

Anyone would be afraid!

However, just when everyone thought it was only the divine source, as more and more stone skin fell off, what was inside was revealed!

(End of this chapter)