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

Chapter 356 Entering the Qinling Mountains, the Flesh-Body Ape

"We found this dragon marrow first, why should we give it to you!"

"Because we are stronger than you! So this dragon marrow should be ours to take!"

"Why? According to you, shouldn't this dragon marrow belong to that prince of the Nine Li Dynasty?!"

The two groups of independent cultivators were arguing fiercely.

There was a piece of dragon marrow the size of a palm among them, and clearly, that was the reason for their argument!
"It's not even as good as sand marrow..." Wang Teng commented in his mind after just one glance.

Sand marrow is the lowest quality dragon marrow, but the dragon marrow in front of us has so many impurities that it can no longer be considered dragon marrow; it only has a few of the characteristics of dragon marrow.

Even so, two groups of independent cultivators were arguing fiercely over this extremely low-quality dragon marrow.

"The Central Plains seems to be a land of outstanding people and abundant resources, where even entering an inn costs money, yet the cultivators at the bottom still struggle to make ends meet." The Chaotic Ancient Emperor's Weapon God couldn't help but sigh upon seeing this scene.

This is also the most common scene: prosperity and extravagance always belong to the strong, while the lower class only suffers hardship and suffering.

Wang Teng remained silent. He was a time traveler, and even he didn't have a good way to solve all of this unless he could bring endless resources. Otherwise, all his efforts would be in vain.

Ahead, a group of people had already started fighting, and they unleashed a powerful aura as soon as they clashed!
That was the aura of someone at the peak of the Dao Palace Secret Realm and the Four Extremes Secret Realm, so powerful!
Even Wang Teng retreated in fear, but the scarred man, who was playing the role of a prince of the Jiuli Dynasty, stepped forward and supported Wang Teng's shoulder.

"Young man, stay calm. Don't back down at the slightest sign of danger," the scarred-faced prince of the Nine Li Dynasty said with a smile.

Wang Teng took a deep breath and nodded with a grim expression.

"Heh." The scarred-faced rogue cultivator, disguised as a prince of the Nine Li Dynasty, sneered.

The group of cultivators ahead were fighting fiercely over a piece of dragon marrow, which was riddled with impurities.

"I told you, this kind of thing belongs to the strong. How dare you weaklings try to snatch it?" said one of the slightly stronger rogue cultivators.

"Then why don't you offer this dragon marrow to the Jiuli Dynasty!" Although the weaker side was being attacked, they did not give up and continued to fight.

"That's because the people from the Nine Li Dynasty aren't here. If they were here, I would have sent this dragon marrow up to them as long as they gave the word!" said a powerful figure from one of the stronger factions.

Among the crowd, the scarred-faced rogue cultivator and the prince of the Nine Li Dynasty were somewhat eager to try.

He wanted to test whether the rogue cultivator in front of him would actually give him the item if he really stepped forward.
The thought of revealing his true form under the astonished gazes of a group of rogue cultivators filled the face of the prince of the Nine Li Dynasty with a smile.

However, for the sake of his plan to obtain the finest dragon marrow, he held back!
Just as a group of rogue cultivators were fighting, the rogue cultivator named Fierce Tiger in Wang Teng's group snorted and walked over.

"What are you arguing about? Bring them all over here!" the tiger roared.

It must be said that although Wang Teng and the others thought that the fierce tiger's cultivation level was not high, only at the peak of the Four Extremes Secret Realm, he had already achieved a crushing victory in terms of cultivation level against the group of rogue cultivators who were only at the Dao Palace Secret Realm and the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

With just a roar, he froze the cultivators vying for the dragon marrow in place.

"Look at the mess you've made of this lowest-quality dragon marrow! What kind of behavior is this?!"

The rogue cultivator, Fierce Tiger, let out a soft shout. With a casual wave of his hand, he snatched the Dragon Marrow from the group of people. Then, in front of the rogue cultivators, he crushed the Dragon Marrow and extracted only its essence.

"That's all. It's not even as much as I've gained from a short period of my own cultivation!" the tiger said with dissatisfaction.

He was only one step away from the Dragon Transformation Realm. If he had the help of Dragon Marrow, he could enter the Dragon Transformation Realm without any obstacles. However, the small piece of Dragon Marrow he had just received contained too many impurities. Only a tiny bit of it was useful to him, less than what he could gain from a day of cultivation on his own.

The other two groups of rogue cultivators were furious when they saw this newcomer snatch away the dragon marrow they had been fighting over for so long and drain its essence. However, looking at the dozen or so people behind the tiger, they dared not speak out.

The mere presence of a tiger at the peak of the fourth-level secret realm was enough to make them wary, not to mention the dozen or so people of varying cultivation levels behind the tiger, as well as a gap-toothed old man whose aura was clearly stronger.

"What? You're not convinced? It's not like what you're saying, that whoever is stronger can get it. I'm stronger, so I got it. Do you have any more questions?" Tiger said with a smile.

The two groups of rogue cultivators dared not speak out in anger, and could only glare angrily at the tiger.

"Why are you dissatisfied? You should thank me. If I hadn't appeared and taken this dragon marrow, you probably wouldn't know how long you would have fought, and there might have even been casualties. Shouldn't you thank me?" said the rogue cultivator, Fierce Tiger.

He was burly and powerful, with more than a dozen strong men behind him, so the two groups of rogue cultivators had no desire to get entangled with him and only wanted to leave quickly to continue searching for their own opportunities in the millions of miles of Qinling Mountains.

However, before they could leave, they were stopped by the rogue cultivator, Fierce Tiger.

"Did I let you leave? Did you miss some steps before you left?" the rogue cultivator, Fierce Tiger, sneered.

Upon hearing this, the group of independent cultivators looked at each other, wondering which step they had forgotten.

"Say thank you to me! Didn't I already remind you? Do I have to teach you several more times?" the rogue cultivator, Fierce Tiger, reminded the group.

The two groups of rogue cultivators, including the group behind Fierce Tiger, looked at each other in surprise. They really hadn't expected that Fierce Tiger would actually make the other party say thank you.

"This guy... might actually have some talent for the Chaotic Ancient Era!" The Chaotic Ancient Emperor Weapon God pondered in Wang Teng's Sea of ​​Bitterness.

This personality is just too annoying. If it were in the era of protecting the weak, it might actually have helped Luangula get rid of some of the hatred.

"I...you...you've gone too far!" The slightly stronger group of rogue cultivators were so angry that their faces turned red. They had never seen such shameless people before. After stealing their spoils, they actually expected them to thank them!

"What, am I wrong?" asked the rogue cultivator, Fierce Tiger.

"Yes, yes, thank you! Thank you for your help, senior, which saved us from a conflict!" The slightly weaker team had good eyesight and immediately expressed their gratitude.

On the contrary, the stronger team was still reluctant to speak up about the dragon marrow that they had almost obtained.

"Alright, Tiger, if they don't want to talk, then don't bully them. Let's continue deeper; we still need to find the whereabouts of the top-grade dragon marrow," the gap-toothed old man said at the crucial moment, not wanting to linger any longer on the outskirts of the million-mile Qinling Mountains.

"Alright, then I'll let you go. Let's continue deeper." Tiger glanced at the group and spoke calmly.

So they bypassed those people and continued deeper. As they ventured into the outer reaches of the Qinling Mountains, which stretched for millions of miles, they encountered many rogue cultivators who wanted to try their luck.

Most independent cultivators only possess the Dao Palace Secret Realm or the Four Extremes Secret Realm. Those with the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm are extremely rare. There may be more Dragon Transformation Secret Realm experts deep within the Qinling Mountains, which are millions of miles away, because top-grade Dragon Marrow is more likely to appear deep within the Qinling Mountains than on their outer perimeter.

While Wang Teng and his group were traveling on the outskirts of the Qinling Mountains, they did not encounter any dangers along the way.

Because so many people received the news, many independent cultivators rushed into the Qinling Mountains, clearing away most of the dangers on the outer perimeter of the million-mile-long Qinling Mountains. Even if the dangers were not cleared away, the corpses of independent cultivators would still lie there to warn those who came after.

Along the way, Wang Teng and his group saw many corpses of rogue cultivators.

Some of these rogue cultivators died in battles with others, while others perished in crises within the Qinling Mountains.

The Central Plains is so vast that it's impossible for it to only contain cultivators. There are other living beings as well, such as the demon race, or other living beings that have transformed from plants and animals. The Qinling Mountains, spanning millions of miles, are the habitat of these other living beings.

With the news of the top-grade dragon marrow spreading, so many cultivators have invaded, which naturally arouses the dissatisfaction of the natives, and thus various conflicts will break out.

They continued onward and, outside a dangerous place, saw hundreds of corpses. These people had died in a magical battle, and their deaths were extremely gruesome. Some of them were even reduced to only half a corpse.

"These things are all too common. Which rogue cultivator doesn't live with their head on the line? Since you're a rogue cultivator, you either give up cultivation, return to a remote mortal town, settle down as a celestial master, and become rich and powerful, or you charge forward regardless of everything!"

Seeing this, the gap-toothed old man sighed and spoke.

But they didn't have time to feel sentimental.

This shows just how many independent cultivators have flocked to the Qinling Mountains.

Although everyone only knows that the top-grade dragon marrow is in the Qinling Mountains, which span a million miles, no one knows its exact location, and the top-grade dragon marrow will not be found by everyone in a short time, so many people have flocked to the Qinling Mountains. Even the toothless old man dares not waste too much time, for fear that others will get there first.

“Let’s go deeper!” the gap-toothed old man said.

He took out an object, which grew larger in the wind, transforming into a war chariot, and led everyone into the heart of the Qinling Mountains, which stretch for millions of miles.

“You’re too slow. If you try to get to the depths of the Qinling Mountains at this speed, everything will probably have been searched!” said the only cultivator in the entire group who was openly from the Dragon Transformation Realm.

The gap-toothed old man led everyone onto the ancient war chariot, and he personally drove the chariot forward!
This is the speed of the Dragon Transformation Realm; in the blink of an eye, hundreds of miles were left behind.

"This speed..." Wang Teng exclaimed in shock.

So this is the escape speed of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm in the outside world? It's about the same as in his Dao Palace Secret Realm!

The rogue cultivators outside are so pitiful!

However, the gap-toothed old man seemed to think that Wang Teng was shocked by the speed of his escape. He revealed a faint smile, "How about it, little guy? I told you that traveling with our team would definitely bring unexpected gains, right? Look, we're already so much faster than others at the very beginning!"

"Yes! Senior's speed is beyond my imagination! If I were to enter the Qinling Mountains alone, which span a million miles, by the time I finally reach the depths of the Qinling Mountains, you would probably have already plundered all the opportunities inside." Wang Teng nodded, speaking modestly, his face full of admiration.

"Hehe." The gap-toothed old man chuckled.

Seeing this, the others couldn't help but praise the gap-toothed old man's strength, which allowed them to seize the initiative.

Faced with everyone's praise, the old man with the gap-toothed smile widened, and he sped up even faster, leading everyone as they rushed into the depths of the Qinling Mountains, a million miles away.

At this speed, they quickly arrived at the central part of the Qinling Mountains, which stretch for millions of miles. Here, the old man with the gap-toothed tooth slowed down.

"Senior, why aren't you continuing to venture deeper?" Wang Teng asked, pretending to be a rogue cultivator on his first training trip.

“The creatures here are already very powerful, some of them are even experts from the Dragon Transformation Realm. If we continue to travel so ostentatiously through their territory, we will be attacked by them, which will only slow us down,” the toothless old man said.

He led everyone to land on the ground and proceeded cautiously.

Although this slowed down the journey a bit, we didn't encounter any major crises along the way.

The only time they came closest to danger was when they entered a dense forest inhabited by a group of incredibly strong apes whose physical strength was comparable to that of cultivators in the Dragon Transformation Realm. They could crush the physical bodies of cultivators in the Dao Palace Realm with a single blow.

The gap-toothed old man didn't seem to have expected that so many apes lived here. While fleeing from other creatures, he accidentally wandered into this forest and was discovered by one of the apes.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, the gap-toothed old man did not choose to run away, as that would inevitably attract more monkeys. Instead, he led the group to kill the monkey.

Although it took some effort, at least the monkey didn't attract more monkeys.

"This is terrifying! Is this the physical body of a Dragon Transformation Realm expert?!" exclaimed the rogue cultivator, Fierce Tiger.

During the battle, he tried several times to tear the ape's flesh with the claws attached to his fists, but all attempts failed. The ape's flesh was stronger than he had expected, and it even bent his claws, which were forged from refined iron!
"This shouldn't be an adult ape yet. If it were an adult ape, its physical strength would be even greater, and it would be something we couldn't possibly fight against!" the gap-toothed old man said, panting.

In the battle just now, he almost single-handedly stood at the forefront against the ape. These rogue cultivators who were temporarily recruited were either weak or simply didn't contribute much, which made him feel helpless.

But having come this far, he naturally couldn't turn back, so he could only lead the group deeper into the territory.

"This isn't even an adult ape. How powerful would an adult ape be?" Wang Teng asked.

He was somewhat curious about the difference in physical strength between a normal Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator and his own.
If possible, he even wanted to find the Heavenly Tyrant Body or the Ancient Sacred Body to test the difference between his physical body and theirs, but unfortunately, the Ancient Sacred Body of the Big Dipper had not yet grown up.

"For cultivators in the Dragon Transformation Realm, adult apes are a catastrophic disaster! But for experts in the Immortal Platform Realm, these apes are no match for them, because the apes are only strong in their physical bodies, and their spiritual power is much weaker than that of people in the same realm," the gap-toothed old man said.

"Then why didn't we use our divine sense to strike him just now?" Tiger, the only true rogue cultivator present, asked.

As soon as he finished speaking, the gap-toothed old man stopped.

"I'll give you a chance. Go and fight him one-on-one. Use your divine sense, which is at the peak of the Four Extremes Secret Realm, to suppress him fiercely!" The gap-toothed old man pointed ahead and said.

(End of this chapter)