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

Chapter 326 The Jiang Family Shaken, Hengyu Tests People's Hearts
For the Jiang family, it had been many years since anyone had managed to break through the third level beneath the Hengyu Furnace, so when the bell rang, each of them wore a look of surprise and shock.

Some people rushed towards the land of inheritance, wanting to see who was so strong that they had actually reached the third level of the land of inheritance.

They all wanted to see which of the Jiang family's prodigies was so brave!

However, some people had mixed feelings.

The Holy Lord of the Jiang family was aware of the situation.

But it was precisely because of this that he felt conflicted.

Good news! The Jiang family's ancestral land has finally produced another prodigy who has broken through to the third level and can make the family bell ring.

The bad news is that the person wasn't from the Jiang family.

However, there is also some news that is neither good nor bad.

Although Wang Teng is not a member of the Jiang family, he has a good relationship with some people in the Jiang family.

Therefore, the Holy Lord of the Jiang family experienced significant emotional fluctuations in a short period of time.

In the end, all he could do was sigh.

There was no other way. They had already let Wang Teng come and cultivate, and they had promised long ago that Wang Teng would be allowed to cultivate the Jiang family's Hengyu Emperor Scripture. If Wang Teng went back on his word now because he had benefited from it, it would be going too far.

The Jiang family can't afford to lose face like that.

So in just a moment, the Holy Master of the Jiang family had already decided how to face Wang Teng.

"No matter what opportunities he obtains in the Land of Inheritance, my Jiang family cannot afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains. We absolutely cannot provoke or alienate Wang Teng for the sake of any potential opportunities our Jiang family might have..."

The Holy Lord of the Jiang Family thought to himself.

However, when he arrived outside the inheritance grounds and looked at the crimson phoenix soaring in the distance, the Holy Master of the Jiang family still felt a little bitter. "For so many years, no one has been able to pass the third level, but Wang Teng has managed to do so!"

When he arrived at the place of increased inheritance, he found that a large crowd had already gathered there.

Upon hearing the bell, the elders and the Supreme Elder of the Jiang family rushed over, eager to see who was so brave as to have made it to the third level of the Inheritance Ground.

Then they saw the Holy Lord of the Jiang family arrive in person.

"Holy Lord, which of our Jiang family's prodigies is cultivating inside?" someone asked cheerfully.

"I never expected that our Jiang family would produce such a prodigy so soon after going into seclusion! If he can really pass the third level, then when he grows up, he will probably be no less than Wang Teng in the future!" someone said with a smile on his face.

The Holy Master of the Jiang family raised his head and looked at the several Supreme Elders in front of him.

Everyone had a smile on their face, clearly full of anticipation for the future.

The Holy Master of the Jiang family sighed, but ultimately did not reveal the truth.

He worried that if he spoke directly now, a number of the old men in front of him might collapse because they wouldn't be able to accept the truth.

"Let's go in and take a look," said the Holy Master of the Jiang family.

Let these elders see this painful truth for themselves.

Perhaps they will be able to come to their senses on the way and have a general idea of ​​what's going on.

Upon entering the land of inheritance, they saw many awakened Jiang family cultivators.

These people were originally cultivating in the land of inheritance, but now they have been awakened by the sound of the bell and looked up at the deepest part of the land of inheritance.

Then, seeing that the Holy Lord of the Jiang family and a group of Supreme Elders of the Jiang family had arrived, they finally got up and wanted to follow them deeper in, to see who was so brave that they had actually rushed into the third level.

"According to the records of our Jiang family history, the last person to pass through the second level completely was a king ancestor more than two thousand years ago, and now he has become one of the foundations of our Jiang family."

"The third trial... It's been a long time since anyone from my Jiang family has been able to successfully enter the third trial. The most talented person recorded in the last ten thousand years was that white-robed God King. He completed the third trial and continued to delve deeper into the last hundred feet, finally reaching the Hengyu Furnace only fifty feet away, where he received the blessing of the Hengyu Furnace!"

"This is not just a record from the past ten thousand years. If you go back another fifty thousand years, the person with the strongest talent is still that white-robed God-King! It's only because of the legendary great changes in the world that, with the God-King's talent and ability, he would have become an ancient sage long ago!"

The surrounding elders spoke softly.

Even they were full of admiration for that white-robed god-king from the Jiang family, for he was indeed the only person from the Jiang family to break through to the final trial of the Hengyu Furnace in a long period of time.

That's why when they learned that the Jiang family's God King was trapped in Purple Mountain, the entire Jiang family was willing to go to his rescue.

The most talented person in the Jiang family in the last 50,000 years is still alive, so how could they not go to rescue him?
"So, the one who entered the deepest part of the Land of Inheritance this time was that God-King?"

One of the elders spoke up and asked.

“We did see the God-King go deep into the land of inheritance, but there seemed to be another person next to him…” a disciple who had seen the Jiang family's God-King before said.

"Hahaha, so it seems that our God-King is indeed trying to break through the barrier and obtain the ancestral opportunity." The Supreme Elder of the Jiang family laughed heartily.

Upon hearing this, the others also smiled.

Only the Holy Lord of the Jiang family still looked rather unpleasant.

He was considering whether to tell these old guys the truth in advance, otherwise they might be too shocked and attract strange looks.

"Ahem..." After careful consideration, the Holy Master of the Jiang family decided to speak.

If we don't take precautions in advance, no one knows what might happen in the future.

"What's wrong, Holy Lord? Is there anything you want to say?" Several elders of the Jiang family asked.

"Ahem, the one who came in with the God King is Wang Teng," said the Holy Master of the Jiang family.

The smiles on the elders' faces froze the next moment.

But in just a moment, their smiles became even brighter.

"Haha, so it's young friend Wang Teng! If it's young friend Wang Teng, then it's only natural that you've made it to the third level!"

One of the most powerful figures in the Jiang family beamed with even greater joy.

The Holy Lord of the Jiang family looked up and saw Jiang Yun from the lineage of the God King.

The other elders also came to their senses and put on smiles.

“Young friend Wang Teng has such a good relationship with my Jiang family, and he is even closer to Yi Fei and the others. We are very happy that he was able to get through this challenge!” The elder laughed heartily.

The group of people looked at each other, and smiles appeared on their faces in unison.

The Holy Lord of the Jiang family remained silent.

I overthought things at the beginning.

These old fellows have all lived for at least several hundred years, some even for one or two thousand years. They have experienced countless human relationships and worldly affairs. How could they not understand the situation and the circumstances at this moment? But seeing this scene, the Holy Lord of the Jiang family was at least relieved.

Everyone here is shrewd, so there won't be any unpleasant situations.

The elders and senior elders present reacted quickly enough, but some of the young people cultivating here hadn't yet.

Some of them had been cultivating here for a long time and had hardly paid attention to what had happened in the outside world recently. They were also unaware of Wang Teng's name. So when they heard this name for the first time, they were surprised. Why would Wang Teng, who was not a member of the Jiang family, appear in the inheritance ground?

"No matter what happens later, don't show too much surprise, and don't have any xenophobic feelings. Wang Teng is a partner of our Jiang family, and he is very important to the Jiang family!"

An elder of the Jiang family reminded the young people around them to be careful with their words and actions.

Although the young people in the Jiang family didn't know what had happened, they nodded in response to the reminder.

As they continued deeper, the other cultivators in the Land of Inheritance also awoke. Seeing the large group led by the Holy Lord of the Jiang family heading into the depths of the Land of Inheritance, they became interested and temporarily left their seclusion to follow the main force of the Jiang family into the depths, wanting to see what had happened and which prodigy had emerged to make the Jiang family bell ring.

As more and more people joined along the way, the Supreme Elder of the Jiang family repeatedly reminded the other members of the Jiang family to be careful and not to say anything they shouldn't.

Seeing how cautious and attentive their own Supreme Elder was, the Jiang family members also came to their senses.

The fact that you're being reminded of this repeatedly means one thing.

"Could it be... that the person who caused the bell to ring is really that important to the Jiang family?" Someone's eyes flickered as they pondered in secret.

When they arrived outside the place of inheritance, they saw a figure in white standing with his hands behind his back, calmly looking at another figure under the Hengyu Furnace.

"Senior God King," the Holy Master of the Jiang family said, stepping forward to greet the white-robed God King.

"Hmm, you've all come?" The God King turned around and was somewhat surprised to see so many people.

Because there were too many people, besides the Holy Master of the Jiang family, there were dozens of elders and supreme elders, not to mention the younger and middle-aged people.

The group of people, when put together, formed a large and impressive procession of several hundred.

I'm afraid almost half of the Jiang family's high-ranking members and those cultivating in the inheritance land have all come here.

"Yes, the family bells are ringing. We've all come to see if young friend Wang Teng can pass the third and final trials," the Holy Master of the Jiang family said with a smile.

“Yes, we rushed over as soon as we heard that young friend Wang Teng was visiting the Jiang family. We didn’t expect to hear the bell ringing on our way here. It must be that young friend Wang Teng has successfully passed the first two trials of the Inheritance Grounds, so we came to witness him continue his journey.” Several other elders of the Jiang family said.

“Then let’s watch it together here. Wang Teng has only just entered the third level, not long ago,” the God King said.

The strongest prodigy of the Jiang family in 50,000 years is right here, so others can't help but be curious.

"May I ask, Senior God King, what is the third trial under the Hengyu Furnace?" someone asked, mustering their courage.

There are some people in the Jiang family who can pass the first test, but most of them fail the second test, so there is not much information about the third test.

"The third trial... the third trial has nothing to do with talent, but is simply a test of mental state. Cultivators in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm may pass the third trial, while ancient sages may not be able to pass it even when they first step into the third trial. Strength and talent are never the standard for measuring the third trial."

The white-robed god-king spoke calmly.

He passed the third level back then, so he knows just how difficult it is.

He wasn't too confident about whether Wang Teng could break through the third barrier.

However, Wang Teng has already progressed some distance in the third stage.

The third level is a distance of three hundred zhang, and Wang Teng has already covered one hundred zhang.

However, Wang Teng stopped when he was still three hundred feet away from the Supreme Emperor Weapon, the Hengyu Furnace.

Outside the trial grounds, everyone in the Jiang family was on tenterhooks.

Some of them hoped that Wang Teng could continue to delve deeper, acquire the inheritance of Emperor Hengyu, and become more and more entangled with the Jiang family. However, others hoped that Wang Teng would stop here and not let an outsider take away what belonged to the Jiang family.

While everyone was watching, Wang Teng entered another scene within his spiritual world.

"As expected, it's a test of character, just as I thought, but unfortunately... it's still useless against me." Wang Teng said calmly.

Of course, when he said it was useless, he didn't mean that his mentality was so strong that he could crush anything.

Rather, he possesses a token from the Forbidden Land of the Desolate Ancient Land—the bronze ring of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

The Ruthless Great Emperor is infinitely close to, or even already, at the level of a Mortal Immortal. Although the bronze ring is not the kind of weapon that looks very powerful, its grade is definitely close to that of an Immortal Artifact.

With this item by his side, he could resist the dream-like divine power of the Hengyu Furnace as long as he had a single thought.

"I've never considered myself a good person, so I'll just cheat." Wang Teng's gaze was calm.

Facing the virtual scene of the ancient race emerging below, Wang Teng's eyes still shone with a lively light. He transformed into a stream of light, holding the Hengyu Furnace, and charged into the ancient race, fighting against countless ancient races to save the human race. Even when faced with a desperate situation, he did not retreat a single step!
When he finally emerged from his wounds, covered in blood, and slaughtered all the ancient clans, he had already crossed another hundred feet.

At this moment, he was only two hundred feet away from the Hengyu Furnace.

There are only 100 zhang left to go before the end of the third level.

When Wang Teng took another step, ready to face a new test of his character, the expected illusion did not appear; he was still faced with the scene of the Land of Inheritance.

Flames swirled around, and a crimson phoenix soared above, its wings unfurling with Daoist patterns that made the place appear exceptionally sacred.

When he looked up at the crimson phoenix above, Wang Teng remained calm.

From the bronze ring, Wang Teng probably obtained the last hundred feet of the third level, which was also the calmest test.

"It actually tests the degree of desire for the Supreme Emperor Weapon, infinitely amplifying the thoughts one would have after obtaining it..."

Wang Teng remained calm.

Unfortunately, this move was useless against him; even without the bronze ring, he wouldn't have been affected.

The Supreme Emperor Weapon was not out of his reach. He hadn't even taken the half of the Supreme Emperor Weapon hidden in the Wang Family Stone Archway, so why would he be tempted by other Emperor Weapons?

Therefore, Wang Teng calmly passed the last hundred feet of the third level.

At this moment, he was only one hundred feet away from the Hengyu Furnace.

He himself knew that the last hundred feet would be the most special test.

Sure enough, when he stepped into the last hundred feet, the scene before him changed again.

He stood atop the mountain, before whom sat a burly man, cross-legged on the ground, with a small tea table in front of him, on which two cups of tea emitted a delicate fragrance.

"Fellow Daoist, please." The burly man gestured for Wang Teng to sit down.

(End of this chapter)