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

Chapter 342 Rules and Accountability! The Shocking Secret of the Yao Guang Holy Land!
The appreciation of merits is always the most anticipated part.

This time, the major holy lands and aristocratic families also paid a considerable price.

The Holy Lord of the Purple Mansion Holy Land was seriously injured. If it weren't for him bringing his family's heirloom holy weapon and blocking the fatal blow at the most critical moment, the Purple Mansion Holy Land would probably have changed Holy Lords a few days ago.

Faced with this situation, Qi Hao was very generous and took action, taking out a life-extending elixir from his stockpile and throwing it directly to the Purple Mansion Saint Lord.

Upon seeing what Qi Hao had taken out, even the Purple Mansion Saint Lord felt a bit overwhelmed, because what Qi Hao had taken out was simply too precious. Even someone who was truly seriously injured and on the verge of death could be completely restored in a short time after obtaining this item, and he was only seriously injured, still some distance from being on the verge of death.

Moreover, Qi Hao didn't just give him this precious life-extending medicine. He gave a portion of the life-extending medicine to any powerful figure or holy lord who participated in the extermination of the human world, regardless of whether they were injured or not, just to save their lives.

"So wealthy and powerful!" Even the heads of the powerful families in the Holy Land couldn't help but exclaim at this moment.

The items Qi Hao took out were all very precious; they would be extremely valuable even if placed in their respective sacred homes.

To be honest, they themselves were even a little reluctant to use it.

Ultimately, with Qi Hao's attention, they began to report the specific situation to Yu Sheng in more detail.

Guided by the causal chain, they found a stronghold in the human world and made arrangements in advance to suppress the void with legendary holy weapons or supreme imperial weapons to prevent the assassins from escaping. Then they entered the small world to carry out the massacre. Under these circumstances, none of the assassins in those small worlds survived.

Ultimately, after confirmation by a group of people, it was determined that humanity had indeed been largely wiped out.

With the headquarters breached and so many outposts destroyed, even if a few stragglers remain, they won't cause any more trouble.

"Alright! Everyone has put in a lot of effort this time, so I, as the Holy Son, will overstep my bounds and allow everyone to freely choose one piece of spoils from the Human World Headquarters—of course, just a heads-up, I've already put away the most precious items, and I hope you won't worry about them when you're choosing later."

Qi Hao spoke, his face still bearing that arrogant smile.

The others were speechless upon hearing this. Qi Hao spoke as if he had never followed any rules.

As for Qi Hao's reminder, everyone was actually well aware of it.

The Supreme Holy Land paid such a heavy price. An ancient saint of unknown strength personally led a team to the headquarters in the human world and fought his way through it all. It could even be said that all the credit for this annihilation of the human world belonged to the Supreme Holy Land. They were just there to help out.

It's understandable that the other side would take the most valuable loot.

Even so, other holy land families also discovered many valuable spoils in that small world!
In the end, every powerful figure and holy lord who participated in the battle was very satisfied.

They not only eradicated the scourge of the Eastern Wilderness, but also gained extra benefits, and even earned credit in front of this powerful ancient sage from the Supreme Holy Land.

After the rewards were distributed, everyone was satisfied. Duan De, the only one who provided the human world base to the Supreme Holy Land, also benefited and ultimately chose a king's weapon.

After making his choice, Duan De was still scratching his head and muttering to himself, "Strange, why didn't I choose the ancient sage's cultivation method..."

News of the world's destruction also reached the outside world. When others learned of the world's destruction, those who knew about the world's past wore smiles on their faces.

In the Supreme Holy Land, the people from the various holy land families have already left.

Although they were filled with curiosity about this ancient sage and wanted to hear his teachings, they couldn't stay in the Supreme Holy Land indefinitely.

So they left reluctantly.

During this period, many people came from far and wide, wanting to join the Supreme Holy Land.

However, the Supreme Holy Land has been busy annihilating the human world and has not had time to find a specific condition for accepting disciples, so it has been delayed until now.

Now, a group of people from the Supreme Holy Land have gathered together to lay the foundation for the Supreme Holy Land's acceptance of disciples and the subsequent rules of the Supreme Holy Land.

The once high-spirited and unruly bandits are now unusually docile, because sitting at the top is an ancient saint, and one who has just destroyed the headquarters of the human world. So they are all more obedient than the last.

"Does anyone have any good opinions or suggestions regarding the rules of the Supreme Holy Land?" Yu Sheng asked.

He sat in the position of the Holy Lord of the Supreme Holy Land, looking at the bandits below with a calm expression.

He knew that if he didn't take the initiative to set the rules for the Supreme Holy Land, given the nature of these bandits, the Supreme Holy Land might eventually become a den of roving bandits, which would definitely go against his young master's wishes. So he simply stepped forward to ask them personally.

“Well… how about we be more free? Let’s promote freedom and allow everyone to cultivate according to their own preferences…” one of the bandits said.

Qi Hao glanced at the bandit leader, who was someone he didn't know well and was probably one of the lowest-ranked bandits.

"Freedom is ultimately without rules. It was fine before that there were no rules, but now that a holy land has been established with the name of the Supreme Being, it would be best to have some rules," said Yu Sheng.

“The current rules are too troublesome. Why don’t we just find the rules of a holy land or a noble family and adopt them?” Qi Hao said.

“It’s feasible!” King Peacock nodded.

As one of the few people in the know, he would definitely support Qi Hao unconditionally, even if Qi Hao said that the rules of the Supreme Holy Land would be implemented according to the rules of the Northern Plains Royal Family.

“I think that works too. It’s too difficult to formulate rules applicable to the Holy Land on the spot. Why not just adopt rules from other places first?” the Azure Dragon King chimed in from the side.

He was another person who knew Qi Hao's true identity, so naturally he also supported Qi Hao unconditionally.

Seeing that the Peacock King and the Azure Dragon King, two powerful figures closest to Qi Hao, had spoken up, the others also voiced their support for Qi Hao's opinion.

"Have any people noticed which holy land families have been behaving well lately?" Yu Sheng asked.

Upon hearing this question, the powerful figures present felt a chill run down their spines, and immediately had a bad feeling.

However, since the other party was an ancient sage, they dared not interrupt.

"Among the holy land families, the one with the best discipline right now is the Northern Plains Wang family, which is Wang Teng's family. The Northern Plains Wang family has the best family tradition among all the holy land families. Even in the Eastern Wilderness, if someone meets Wang Teng, they will praise him for his effective governance," Qi Hao said after thinking for a moment.

The surrounding bandits' expressions immediately became complicated. Their hearts jumped into their throats. Could it really be the family rule of the Northern Plains King? If so, what difference would it make from killing them?
“Alright, then let’s govern the Supreme Holy Land according to the rules of the Northern Plains Royal Family!” Yu Sheng nodded.

He stood up, his imposing figure looking down at the dozen or so powerful figures below. "I know you were once among the strongest in the entire East, and you are used to being free and unrestrained. But now that the Supreme Holy Land has been established, there must be rules. If anyone feels any constraints, you can voluntarily withdraw from the Holy Land."

"We have no objections! We support the Holy Son! We support the Acting Holy Lord!" A group of bandits quickly shook their heads to express their stance.

No way! The person in front of them is an ancient sage with great power. It's already an honor that he's willing to communicate with them in a calm and peaceful manner. If they were to start picking and choosing, it wouldn't just be a matter of being tactless; it would be a matter of being brainless!

It's questionable whether someone without a brain can even leave the Supreme Holy Land alive.

“Alright! Let’s do it this way! The young master will oversee the implementation of the Holy Land’s rules. If there are any problems, you can come directly to me,” Yu Sheng said.

The next moment, his figure vanished and reappeared tens of thousands of miles away.

Here, a figure in white stands quietly, waiting for him.

"senior."

"No need to be so polite. I never imagined that, given the current state of affairs, someone would actually be able to reach this point..."

The two sat down cross-legged, with a chessboard in front of them. Yu Sheng personally brewed the Enlightenment Ancient Tea and discussed the Dao with the white-robed figure opposite him.

Inside the Supreme Holy Land, the hearts of the group of Grand Elders, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.

“This…this…” Some people were filled with despair.

They thought that after joining the Supreme Holy Land, they could continue to act recklessly and domineeringly with the help of the Supreme Holy Land's background. However, no one expected that the Supreme Holy Land would promulgate the exact same rules as the Northern Plains Royal Family as soon as it was established.

They might not fully understand the specifics of the Beiyuan Royal Family's rules, but one thing they were very clear about was that the Beiyuan Royal Family's rules were so strict that they inspired fear in everyone!
It is said that there were many纨绔 (spoiled brats) in the Wang family of Beiyuan in the past, especially after Wang Teng emerged out of nowhere. Relying on the birth of a genius who will become an absolute powerhouse in the future, the Wang family of Beiyuan became even more unscrupulous.

However, Wang Teng single-handedly reformed the Wang family. More than ten years later, the Wang family is no longer spoiled and arrogant. They rarely do anything like bullying men and women, stealing treasures, or murdering people.

"What! Is someone dissatisfied?" Qi Hao asked, his voice icy.

"No, no..." Everyone quickly shook their heads.

So Wang Teng was invited into the Supreme Holy Land. Wang Teng was prepared for this. After pretending to stay in the Supreme Holy Land for a day, he brought out a whole set of rules applicable to the Supreme Holy Land and those bandits.

Upon seeing these rules, the expressions on the faces of those bandits were all quite interesting.

When the bandits and hooligans learned that the Supreme Holy Land had new rules, they were initially resistant. However, after seeing the complete set of rules, they suddenly felt that the rules were not so strict after all.

"Bullying men and women? What a coincidence, I despise people like that the most!" Li Heishui said.

"Who's speaking?" Tu Fei asked in surprise.

“It’s me, Li Heishui,” Li Heishui replied.

"Where is it?" Tu Fei asked.

Li Heishui had no choice but to use his illumination technique to reveal his location.

"No. Brother Heishui, could you please light up the main hall next time? You know how dark you are, who can see you standing here?" Tu Fei said with a dark face. He had just thought it was a ghost...

"Go away, stop talking nonsense! You can't see me with your naked eye, but even the gods can't see me!" Li Heishui's face was normal, but still unusually dark.

"Have you read the rules of the Supreme Holy Land? It's said to be similar to those of the Northern Plains Royal Family," Li Heishui asked.

“Yes, I saw it. What’s wrong?” Tu Fei asked.

"Any thoughts?" Li Heishui continued to ask.

"What's there to think about? We're not going to do any of those things they mentioned." Tu Fei curled his lip. "I'm just being domineering, not committing any evil deeds. I've lived for over ten years, and apart from robbing the Holy Land mining area with my grandfather, have you ever seen me do anything evil? Although I keep saying I want to steal a Holy Maiden as my wife, with my strength, I can only keep saying it."

Tu Fei was very confident. He read through all the rules and was certain that he had rarely made any mistakes in the rules over the past ten years.

He and Qi Hao were actually quite similar; both were unruly and domineering, though they never abused their power or committed any wrongdoing. "You're still pretending? You've done plenty of petty evils," Li Heishui said, scoffing.

"Don't talk nonsense. When did I do anything wrong?" Tu Fei retorted.

"Back then, when Yao Xi attacked Ye Fan in the Northern Region, was it because you whispered that Yao Xi's bra was in Ye Fan's hands and Yao Xi heard you?"

"And that time, why was Jiang Huai Ren chased down by the Purple Mansion Saintess? Wasn't that also your doing?"

"And last time, we teamed up to try and scam your grandfather..."

Li Heishui recounted all the evil deeds that Tu Tufei had committed back then, as if they were his own treasures.

"Stop, stop, stop. You call this a crime?" Tu Fei said dismissively.

They joked and laughed, but one thing was certain: even if they continued to act according to their former nature, they would not be punished too much by the Supreme Holy Land.

“But some people are in trouble. I remember Xu Tianxiong has a grandson who seems to be a bit unruly…” Tu Fei began.

"It's alright, he'll behave himself from now on," Jiang Huai-ren said from the side, having arrived unnoticed.

"Huh?" Tu Fei and Li Heishui were puzzled.

"When I passed by Uncle Xu's place just now, I saw that Uncle Xu broke his grandson's leg and ordered him not to leave the Supreme Holy Land," Jiang Huai Ren said calmly.

"Hiss...tsk tsk tsk!" Li Heishui and Tu Fei were shocked.

This is exactly the kind of thing a bandit would do!

Opinions differed among those within the Supreme Holy Land regarding the emergence of these new rules.

The major bandits were forced to accept these rules, while the smaller bandits mostly didn't care.

The real sufferers were the bandits under the command of the big bandits.

Looking at the dense array of rules, their heads felt like they were going to explode, and some even decided to leave the Supreme Holy Land on the spot.

The Supreme Holy Land didn't interfere much with these people. As long as they didn't use the name of the Supreme Holy Land to cheat and swindle in the future, the Supreme Holy Land wouldn't bother with them.

Those who originally wanted to join the Supreme Holy Land hesitated after seeing its rules.

Some people wanted to join the Supreme Holy Land because they wanted to use its background and reputation to satisfy their own desires. However, now that the Supreme Holy Land has so many rules, they want to give up.

Wang Teng had actually anticipated this.

When the Wang family first implemented these rules, everyone in the family was very dissatisfied.

If it weren't for blood ties, a large number of people would probably have defected from the royal family at that time.

However, these rules were eventually implemented smoothly, and the Wang family is now the rightful number one family in Beiyuan, not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of public support.

Wang Teng was very satisfied with all of this.

Under the watchful eye of the Feather Saint, the Supreme Holy Land is slowly getting back on track, but the turmoil it has caused is unlikely to end so quickly.

The entire Eastern Wilderness is abuzz with discussion about the Supreme Holy Land, and even more distant places like the Southern Ridge, Northern Plains, and Central State have received some news and are paying attention to that force in the Northern Region of the Eastern Wilderness.

In the Holy City of the Northern Region, a group of people gasped in astonishment.

No one expected that those bandits would actually transform themselves into people of the Holy Land.

However, they were also fortunate that the Supreme Holy Land had many rules, which meant that the bandits would no longer be able to run rampant in the Northern Region as they had before.

The biggest beneficiaries were actually the families of the holy land, whose mining areas no longer had to worry about being attacked by bandits.

However, their happiness didn't last long, because Qi Hao brought the Peacock King and the Azure Dragon King back to the Holy City to openly gamble on stones.

At the Wang Family Stone Archway, Wang Teng sat cross-legged, his gaze calm.

"Third stage of Dragon Transformation..." He took a deep breath, circulated it throughout his body, and then slowly exhaled.

Despite the scorching summer heat, the breath he exhaled resembled white mist, transforming into a small dragon that circled twice around Wang Teng's nostrils before slowly dissipating.

“Having reached this level, one must eventually make a trip to the Central Plains,” Wang Teng said.

The best place to cultivate in the Dragon Transformation Realm is in Zhongzhou, because there are some things needed to cultivate in this realm there.

"What? Do you need Dragon Marrow? How about we select an Ancient Saint from the Desolate Forbidden Land to go to Central Continent?" Chaotic Ancient Imperial Weapon asked as it floated in Wang Teng's Sea of ​​Bitterness.

Wang Teng thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Never mind, I'll go myself."

"Go now?" The soldiers of the Chaotic Ancient Emperor perked up.

Having followed Wang Teng for so long, he had already traveled quite a bit in the Eastern Wilderness, and he was eager to go to other places to continue exploring and having fun.

"No rush, let's take care of a few things first," Wang Teng said.

That night, Qi Hao used the Great Emperor's Array Pattern to open the Domain Gate and arrived at the Yao Guang Holy Land.

"Senior, I think you should give me an explanation." Qi Hao, arrogant and unruly, held the gourd and looked at the Holy Lord Yao Guang, speaking as he spoke.

On the other side, the Holy Lord of Yaoguang had a solemn expression.

He knew this day would come from the day of the celebration.

Qi Hao is not the type to swallow his anger. When he learns the truth, he will definitely come to Yao Guang Holy Land to find out the truth.

However, he did not expect Qi Hao to come so aggressively. The way he held the gourd made it seem as if he was about to unleash a beam of light upon him.

“Young friend, I know you are dissatisfied, but this matter…” Yao Guang Holy Lord sighed softly.

He stood up, looking at the departing figure in the distance, feeling somewhat desolate and lonely.

As the Holy Lord, he was fully aware of everything that happened in the Yao Guang Holy Land.

However, even he cannot show it openly, otherwise the Yao Guang Holy Land might fall apart.

But seeing the sacred land he had managed for so long being usurped, he still felt desolate and lonely.

In the past, he had been eager to solve these problems, but after several attempts, he had made no progress.

He had even planned to give up, let those people run wild, and leave only an empty shell here, while rebuilding the Yao Guang Holy Land in another way.

And he actually started doing it.

However, Qi Hao's sudden emergence, especially the power behind Qi Hao, gave him some hope!
To be honest, when his own supreme imperial weapon ambushed Qi Hao, he wasn't too worried; in fact, he felt relieved.

"I'll give you a chance to explain, but if you can't explain it well, then the Yao Guang Holy Land can be removed from the Eastern Wilderness today," Qi Hao said coldly.

The Holy Lord of Yaoguang nodded; he knew that Qi Hao possessed the necessary strength.

Because the opponent possesses an ultimate imperial weapon capable of complete revival at any time, and is backed by more than one ancient sage, coupled with Qi Hao's ability to briefly influence the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron, if a real battle were to break out, the Yao Guang Holy Land might not necessarily be a match for the Supreme Holy Land.

"Does my young friend know the origin of the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron?" Yao Guang Holy Lord suddenly asked.

"Of course I know, isn't it the ultimate imperial weapon forged by the Ruthless Great Emperor?" Qi Hao said casually.

"So it was the weapon of the Ruthless Great Emperor. So she was also a member of the Supreme Hall..." Yao Guang Holy Lord nodded.

"My lineage has been sidelined. The opponent should be the one who controls the Supreme Emperor Weapon, the same lineage as the Ruthless Great Emperor. They want to use the Yao Guang Holy Land as a shell to cultivate a new generation of supreme powerhouses. Moreover, it seems they are not only cultivating people from the Yao Guang Holy Land, but also have their overt or covert agents among other forces in the East..."

"By the time I realized something was wrong, it was already too late. Although I am the Holy Lord, there are many things I cannot do directly..."

"All I can do is secretly transfer those who are not problematic within the Yao Guang Holy Land, turning it into an empty shell controlled by that faction, and try to rebuild a brand new Yao Guang Holy Land from scratch..."

"I was already planning to do that, but thank goodness you came!"

The Holy Lord of Yaoguang raised his head and stared intently at Qi Hao.

"So you mean the people targeting me aren't from the Yao Guang Holy Land, but rather from the lineage of the Ruthless Great Emperor?" Qi Hao asked.

He knew about these things. In the original work, the Holy Lord of Yaoguang was also a very intelligent person, but his opponent was too powerful, and the Holy Lord of Yaoguang was powerless to turn the tide.

But now, the Holy Lord of Yaoguang has encountered himself!

"Yes!" Yao Guang Holy Lord nodded.

"Interesting!" Qi Hao suddenly laughed.

“I have some general information about the Holy Son of Yaoguang. He should be cultivating the Undying Heavenly Art, while the other Mingzi should be cultivating the Devouring Heaven Demon Art. Moreover, there should be more than one Mingzi…” the Holy Lord of Yaoguang continued.

It has to be said that he is a very smart person, able to find so many clues from the smallest details.

After hearing all of Yao Guang Saint Lord's guesses, Qi Hao's smile grew even brighter. "So after telling me all this, what do you want me to do?"

The Holy Lord of Yaoguang took a deep breath and slowly spoke, "Young friend, you are indeed a smart person. I said so much because I wanted to ask for your help!"

(End of this chapter)