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

Chapter 353 The Scheme of the Holy Son of Yao Guang
At the same time, Wang Teng, who had just stepped out of the domain gate in Zhongzhou, also noticed that the mark he left in the Eastern Wilderness had been destroyed, which proved that someone had been there.

Only a handful of people are allowed to go there, and they are all descendants of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

As the grand-disciple of the Ruthless Great Emperor, Wang Teng possesses the highest authority in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land. If he wants to investigate, he can find out all the information about the lineage of the Holy Son of Yao Guang.

This includes who the strongest members and inheritors of that lineage are.

Now that the mark Wang Teng left deep within that lineage's heritage site has been broken, it means that the other party has already entered.

"Sorry, I'm taking my Imperial Weapon." Wang Teng chuckled.

He raised his head, looked at the Qinling Mountains stretching for millions of miles in the distance, and strode over.

On the other side, the body of the Holy Son of Yaoguang was teetering on the verge of collapse.

The underground palace below was very simple, so simple that there was nothing there. Everything seemed to be blank, and even the things that should have been placed in the very center were nowhere to be found.

“This…” Yao Guang Holy Son took a deep breath, “What about the supreme imperial weapon of our lineage!”

But when he first heard the other party mention the Devouring Demon Jar, it was as if a string in his mind exploded. Sure enough, when he arrived at the deepest part of the inheritance land, it was completely barren and there was nothing there!

"That's right! Where's the Supreme Emperor Weapon?" The Great Sage of their lineage asked in shock.

He has been stationed here for so long, even using the unique method of self-sealing with the Divine Source Block, just so that he can guard this place for even longer.

It turns out that he had been working diligently here for ten thousand years, except when he first arrived and had once admired that supreme imperial weapon.

However, he was filled with awe for that supreme imperial weapon. He once worshipped it in the underground palace before reluctantly leaving to guard the inheritance site outside the palace, waiting for the successor of his lineage to take away the supreme imperial weapon and restore the glory of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

He did indeed do that, and he did it very diligently. For ten thousand years, he never fell into slumber, nor did he seal himself off. He simply lived a solitary life in the Divine Source Block to guard the land of inheritance.

That's why he was full of confidence when he introduced their lineage's supreme imperial weapon to the Holy Son of Yaoguang, wanting to show the Holy Son of Yaoguang a powerful imperial weapon that surpasses other supreme imperial weapons!

However, who would have thought that the underground palace was completely empty!
The Great Sage was shocked and sat up from the Divine Source Block. He released the Abyss, which swept across a thousand miles around the underground palace, but he could not find any trace of the Supreme Emperor Weapon.

"Impossible! I've been stationed here for so long, and nothing has happened in the past ten thousand years. How could the Supreme Emperor Weapon be lost!" the Great Sage exclaimed in shock.

He even excitedly pushed away the divine source blocks covering his body and stepped out of this semi-sealed state.

In just a moment, his aura changed, showing signs of decline, but fortunately, this did not last long. In the end, the aura of this Great Sage stabilized at a state that was relatively close to old age.

His divine sense contracted, examining every inch of the underground palace, trying to find out how the supreme imperial weapon had been lost.

He was so concerned for two reasons. One reason was that he was currently guarding the Supreme Emperor Weapon. If something went wrong with it, he would be the first person in charge. At that time, other powerful figures in this lineage would come to hold him accountable, and even a Great Sage could not bear that responsibility.

Because only he himself knows just how terrifying the strength of this lineage truly is! Even the Great Sage is not considered the strongest in this lineage. If a powerful figure were to question him, even he would have to pay a huge price, and might even face eternal damnation.

Another reason is that he was, after all, an ancient sage. He had talked for so long in front of a junior about how powerful their lineage's supreme imperial weapon was, only for it to disappear. Even as an ancient sage, he couldn't bear the loss of face and felt ashamed to face anyone. Therefore, he had to find the whereabouts of this supreme imperial weapon no matter what.

The Holy Son of Yao Guang felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand. He wanted to tell the other party to stop searching, that he knew the whereabouts of the Supreme Emperor Weapon, but the words wouldn't come out. He felt only a deep sense of loss and self-doubt about many things.

However, the ancient sages were indeed sages. After failing to find anything in the general direction, they turned their attention to the underground palace and quickly found clues.

"There are words in the underground palace! Let's go down and take a look!" the Great Sage said.

He has left those divine source blocks, which means he has been born.

The situation is complicated now, and he has to come out. The loss of the Supreme Emperor Weapon right under his nose is not something that can be easily covered up. Whether or not he can find the Supreme Emperor Weapon, he must show his attitude and provide clues in order to win leniency from the other powerful figures.

Led by the Great Sage, the Holy Son of Yaoguang, his legs weak, walked into the underground palace.

He already knew everything, but under such a huge shock, he couldn't say anything.

At the same time, he was also suspicious of something else.

Wang Teng knew his identity, and Wang Teng was able to target him so specifically every time, which made Yao Guang Holy Son wonder if Wang Teng had any connection or relationship with their lineage.

But before he could continue to ponder, the Great Sage had already led him into the underground palace.

There should have been a small platform here, where their lineage's half of the Supreme Emperor Weapon was enshrined. But now, not only is the Supreme Emperor Weapon gone, but even the platform is gone, as if it has been uprooted!

Beside the platform where the Supreme Emperor Weapon should have been placed, there was a line of very small characters. The characters were so small that they could not be seen unless one used their divine sense to scan for them.

“The archaeologist Duan De, authorized by the God-King, visited here…” The Great Sage spoke, reading the line of words on the ground.

"It really is him!" The Holy Son of Yaoguang's face was as black as ink, and his eyes were bloodshot, almost dripping blood.

Back when the Eastern Wilderness God King was revived, that unscrupulous fat Taoist priest once took out the lid of the Supreme Emperor Weapon Devouring Demon Jar and combined it with the body of the jar in the hands of the Great Bandit Tu Tian to form the complete Devouring Demon Jar.

However, at that time, the Holy Son of Yaoguang did not know that the ultimate imperial weapon of his lineage was the Devouring Demon Jar. Otherwise, he would probably have asked the strongest person behind him to take action to seize the Devouring Demon Jar!
"So it really was him? Who is it? Do you know about this?" The Great Sage guarding this place asked, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

He had been boasting to this little guy for so long, and the little guy had been listening quietly the whole time. Who knew that this little guy actually knew the whereabouts of the Devouring Demon Jar?

Then after talking for so long, wasn't I just putting on a one-man show?
Moreover, it was a one-man show with a less-than-ideal ending!

"Senior, please let me explain! I didn't know before that our lineage's ultimate imperial weapon was the Devouring Demon Jar!" Yao Guang Holy Son quickly spoke up.

Although he is the inheritor of the lineage of the Ruthless Great Emperor, compared with the Great Sage before him, he is clearly not qualified as an inheritor. Even if he were given another ten or twenty years to grow, he would still be no match for the Great Sage before him.

"Alright, go ahead and tell me, I'm listening!" The Great Sage of the Ruthless Emperor's lineage had an extremely ugly expression. He tried his best to remain calm and looked at the little guy in front of him, asking him to tell him everything he knew.

"Good! A major event happened in the Eastern Wilderness recently..."

The Holy Son of Yaoguang slowly began to speak, starting with the story of how the God King was rescued from Zishan.

Of course, he also talked about some of his grudges and entanglements with Wang Teng, especially Wang Teng's harassment of him. Finally, he asked the powerful figure in front of him, "Senior, is there a person named Wang Teng among the inheritors of our lineage?"

The Great Sage of the Ruthless lineage had just been listening attentively to the words of the Holy Son of Yao Guang and analyzing some of the things mentioned. Upon hearing the Holy Son of Yao Guang's question, the Great Sage pondered for a moment and then slowly shook his head.

“I can confirm that no one in our lineage went to the Northern Plains to spread the teachings. At least I have never heard of such a thing, and the preachers below have never reported it to me. That so-called Wang Teng has absolutely no connection with our lineage. The reason he is behaving this way is not necessarily because he knows that you are the inheritor of the Ruthless Great Emperor lineage, but it is also possible that he is simply targeting you.”

After a moment of contemplation, the Great Sage spoke.

Although he has not left the place of inheritance for ten thousand years, he is still very clear about the future of their lineage.

"This... is it just targeting me?" Yao Guang Holy Son asked incredulously.

He had no grudge against Wang Teng, and he himself felt that Wang Teng was targeting him for no reason. "This is a dispute between your younger generation. You can resolve it yourself. I won't interfere too much," said the Great Sage of the Ruthless Emperor lineage. In the end, these disputes among the younger generation were just children's games. Once you reach his level, you won't care about these things anymore.

"What we should be focusing on now is our lineage's supreme imperial weapon! Why was half of the supreme imperial weapon, made from the skull of the Ruthless Great Emperor, stolen by someone else? This is the deepest part of our inheritance grounds! How could any so-called archaeologist possibly get in? Could he break through the formation set up by a quasi-emperor? Could he steal half of the supreme imperial weapon silently under the watchful eye of a great sage like myself?!"

The Great Sage of the Ruthless Emperor's lineage was very puzzled and angry.

Because there are many things that even he cannot understand.

"What level of expertise does that so-called archaeologist possess?" he asked.

"It should be somewhere between the Four Extremes Secret Realm and the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, definitely not the Sendai Secret Realm!" Yao Guang Saint said very seriously.

Because that unscrupulous Taoist priest had once visited the tombs of the Yao Guang Holy Land, he was hunted down by powerful figures sent by the Yao Guang Holy Land.

Many of the younger generation of powerful figures from the Yao Guang Holy Land had hunted down that fat Taoist priest. If the fat Taoist priest was truly too powerful, then the younger generation of powerful figures from the Yao Guang Holy Land would have been completely wiped out.

"That's even more impossible! How could a little guy who isn't even a Great Power break through the formation set up by a Quasi-Emperor, and even bypass the attention of a Great Sage like me, to steal our lineage's ultimate imperial weapon!"

The Great Sage of the Ruthless Emperor lineage spoke, his voice filled with disbelief.

If it were an ancient sage making a move, he could even imagine all sorts of methods the opponent would use. But if it were a mere kid who had barely reached the Dragon Transformation Realm, then even he couldn't imagine much of what would happen.

The gap in strength between the two sides is too big!
No ordinary ant could possibly kill a dragon soaring through the sky!
However, he still had to find that unscrupulous Taoist priest, because the Supreme Emperor Weapon of their lineage was in the other party's hands, and he had to take it back no matter what.

"Do you know where that person is now?" the Great Sage asked.

“I don’t know either. That unscrupulous Taoist priest is too mysterious, appearing and disappearing without a trace. Back then, he entered the ancestral tombs of several ancient families and holy lands by himself and caused all sorts of trouble there. It was only discovered after a while. Now, I’m afraid no one knows which ancient tomb that guy is wreaking havoc in.” Yao Guang Holy Son said.

Several months have passed since that unscrupulous Taoist priest last appeared, and no one knows where he is hiding now.

"I wonder where he is?" The Great Sage of the Ruthless Emperor's lineage almost laughed in anger.

He had never experienced anything like this before!
“However, this junior may have a way to trick that unscrupulous Taoist priest into coming here!” Yao Guang Holy Son suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, the Great Sage of the Ruthless Emperor lineage turned his head and calmly focused his gaze on the Holy Son of Yao Guang. This gaze was calm, yet it seemed capable of tearing the sky apart and trampling on the Holy Son of Yao Guang's foundation of the Great Dao at will.

Faced with this gaze, the Holy Son of Yaoguang dared not hide anything and revealed his plan.

"My original intention was to use our lineage's supreme imperial weapon as a lure to draw out the younger generation of cultivators in the Eastern Wilderness and capture them all in one fell swoop. Although the supreme imperial weapon has been lost, I am confident that I can still lure out the unscrupulous Taoist!"

That unscrupulous Taoist priest is inherently greedy. Whenever he learns of rare treasures appearing, especially those involving ancient sages or emperors, he'll rush over without hesitation! Then, I'll not only be able to eliminate the younger generation of the Eastern Wilderness, but I'll also have the opportunity to lure that unscrupulous Taoist priest out and reclaim our lineage's supreme imperial weapon!

The Holy Son of Yaoguang spoke.

Although the loss of the Supreme Emperor Weapon disrupted his plan, it seems that losing the Supreme Emperor Weapon is not necessarily a bad thing. Now he is trying to invite this Great Sage-level being out of the mountains. Even without the Supreme Emperor Weapon, he can still kill all the young generation in the Eastern Wilderness and seize their origins without any chance of failure!

"How confident are you?" asked the Great Sage of the Ruthless Emperor lineage.

"Eighty percent! The greed of that unscrupulous Taoist priest is obvious to everyone in the Eastern Wilderness. As long as he can see the benefits, he will definitely travel thousands of miles to get there!" Yao Guang Holy Son said confidently.

The main reason he was so certain was that the unscrupulous Taoist priest had been involved in many past incidents.

“Alright, then I’ll cooperate with you this time. This time, we must bring back that supreme imperial weapon no matter what!” said the Great Sage of the Ruthless Emperor lineage.

"Thank you for your trust, senior. I will go back and make the arrangements now!" said the Holy Son of Yaoguang.

When he returned to the Yao Guang Holy Land, the powerful figure there did not ask him anything.

However, the Holy Son of Yaoguang was very dissatisfied.

"Even the Supreme Emperor Weapon could be lost! And it was taken away by that unscrupulous Taoist priest. Could it be that that unscrupulous Taoist priest really has some kind of special ability, that anything he sets his sights on will eventually end up in his pocket?"

The Holy Son of Yaoguang was puzzled and furious.

But he quickly regained his composure and began to lay the groundwork for his plan.

Before long, rumors spread in the Eastern Wilderness Holy City that half of a legendary holy weapon had appeared in a certain place, suspected to be the inheritance of an ancient sage or even a quasi-emperor.

As rumors grew, some people even went to investigate the place themselves and came to further conclusions.

"It must be some ancient powerhouse searching for a successor!"

"Only those stronger than those below the Sendai Secret Realm are allowed to enter; this is an opportunity for the younger generation!"

"Ancient sages, even the successors of a quasi-emperor! Who wouldn't be tempted by that!"

"Breaking news! The inheritance process hasn't officially started yet, but anyone who meets the requirements can try their luck there! As long as you meet the requirements and have some potential, you can qualify to receive the inheritance and will also receive benefits!"

More and more rumors have surfaced, including fragments of legendary holy weapons and ancient sage-level scriptures, making others increasingly curious about that place of inheritance. More and more powerful figures in the Northern Region of the Eastern Wilderness are paying attention to that place of inheritance.

Upon hearing the news about the Land of Inheritance, Qi Hao revealed an arrogant smile.

"That Yao Guang guy is really still up to his old tricks. Even without half of that supreme imperial weapon, he can still pull off some fancy moves!" Qi Hao sneered.

How could he not know that this was the Holy Son of Yaoguang causing trouble?
While Qi Hao was quietly observing the situation, the bandits couldn't sit still any longer. Tu Fei approached Qi Hao and asked if he wanted to join in the fun.

"It's not impossible!" Qi Hao chuckled.

Since it was the Holy Son of Yaoguang who was causing trouble, he had to go and help him no matter what!

“Alright! Then let’s go together!” Tu Fei said with a smile.

No matter what they're doing, as long as Qi Hao is there, their safety is absolutely guaranteed!

"Okay!" Qi Hao readily agreed.

While the Holy Son of Yaoguang was seriously causing trouble in the Eastern Wilderness, Wang Teng had already entered Qin City.

Compared to Fengcheng, Qincheng is undoubtedly much larger, after all, it is close to the Qinling Mountains, which stretch for millions of miles, and it is also the largest city in the vicinity.

When Wang Teng arrived in Qin City, he inadvertently discovered that he was not the first person to come for the top-grade dragon marrow. A considerable number of people in Qin City had come for the top-grade dragon marrow and were already openly searching for news about it.

"Young man? You're here for the top-grade dragon marrow, right? Want to team up?" Just as Wang Teng was observing Qin Cheng, a voice rang out from behind him.

(End of this chapter)