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

Chapter 381 The Emperor's Sword's Favor
That faction has indeed caused some trouble recently.

After all, the loss of a Great Sage is a loss that even the most powerful ancient families and holy lands at their peak could not ignore.

Even with a powerful emperor in charge, the Great Sage is still extremely important and cannot be given away for nothing.

That lineage lost a Great Sage for no reason; even with a Quasi-Emperor in charge, it was still a tremendous loss.

Moreover, that Great Sage wasn't killed, but suppressed and taken away to be a "watchdog." He's currently serving as a gatekeeper at the Supreme Holy Land, so there's no difference between him and a watchdog.

Therefore, no matter what, that faction could not sit idly by and do nothing about this matter.

Losing one of the Great Sages is a loss for them, but having that Great Sage taken away to be a watchdog is a blatant provocation to them.

Their lineage considers themselves to be descendants of the Ruthless Great Emperor, the successors of an ancient emperor, so they would never allow their dignity to be trampled underfoot by others.

After this incident, that lineage experienced another major upheaval.

The reason why the Great Accomplished Holy Body knew about this was because some powerful figures from that lineage remotely sacrificed themselves to the Ancient Forbidden Land, and he even felt that power in the center of the Ancient Forbidden Land.

"That faction claims they want to awaken another powerful figure to take revenge," the Great Accomplishment Holy Body said.

"Awaken another powerful being? They even suppressed and captured Great Sages to be their watchdogs, who else do they want to awaken? Awaken their lineage's Quasi-Emperor? Isn't it a bit too hasty for them to bring forth a Quasi-Emperor now?" Wang Teng said calmly.

He felt that the strong members of that lineage wouldn't be so impatient.

Because the great era hasn't even officially begun yet; it's just a group of young geniuses competing against each other, except that Qi Hao, who doesn't play by the rules, has infiltrated this group of young geniuses.

The other major powers are all in a tacit understanding now, maintaining a balance. Originally, the Eastern Wilderness didn't even have any ancient saints; at most, only those two Dao-Slaying Kings appeared.

If a powerful figure from that lineage were to emerge now, it would only mean that they would fall into a lower realm.

Even if they want to make a move in the future, it will attract everyone's attention and be blocked by some powerful forces. Their grand plans will inevitably be interfered with and affected by other forces.

Making a move now might seem like a way to get revenge for those people, but in the long run, it's actually very detrimental to their faction.

While everyone else lay low, they struck first, which will definitely attract the attention of other forces.

Just like the Dark Forest Law, the first bird to stick its head out strikes.

When everyone is lying low, others may not pay attention to them. But once someone makes a move and attracts attention, it won't be so easy for them to lie low again.

And even if they do take action, what can they do?
If a Great Sage could be suppressed so quickly, anyone with a brain could guess that the powerful figure behind him was no ordinary person, at the very least a powerful Quasi-Emperor.

Even if another quasi-emperor were to emerge, it might not be able to do anything to the quasi-emperor behind Qi Hao.

Therefore, Wang Teng felt that that faction was probably just venting their anger.

"But in my opinion, they probably didn't really awaken a powerful figure to vent their anger. More likely, it's that the powerful figures of that lineage wanted to respond to the others in that lineage with this attitude, in order to appease people and prevent the powerful figures of that lineage from having other intentions. After all, they lost a Great Sage in this era!"

The Great Accomplished Holy Body nodded and spoke.

He thought so too.

Although that group expressed strong dissatisfaction during the ritual, repeatedly stating their desire to awaken the powerful to get revenge.

But in reality, if they actually did that, it would bring utter destruction upon their lineage.

The powerful figures in that lineage definitely knew about this matter; they did it simply to show others.

They put on a show for their subordinates to appease them, and also to impress the one in the desolate forbidden land, hoping to seek that one's protection.

The Supreme Emperor Sword Deity, standing to the side, was completely stunned upon hearing Wang Teng and the Great Accomplished Holy Body's words.

"Suppressed a Great Sage?" The Supreme Emperor Sword God felt that he might be a little confused.

In this era, the strongest beings who walk the outside world are only those who have severed the Dao. There are no saints. How did they suppress the Great Saints?
And they even treated the Great Sage as a watchdog?

Even in his time, when he followed the ancient emperor Taihuang, he had never heard of any powerful and arrogant force daring to send a great sage to be a watchdog.

That was a great sage!
Those who can reach the Great Sage level are all extremely powerful!
To be honest, if Wang Teng hadn't been speaking to a Great Accomplishment Saint Body, the Supreme Emperor Sword God would probably have thought Wang Teng was just bragging.

However, the inherent qualities of the Great Accomplished Holy Body are undeniable.

Those who can reach the Great Perfection of the Ancient Sacred Body are all extraordinary. Compared to other powerful individuals, the Great Perfection Sacred Body undoubtedly feels more reliable.

Moreover, given Wang Teng's demonstrated strength and background, he had no need to boast.

The mere fact that he is the grand-disciple of the Ruthless Great Emperor already surpasses that of many imperial princes.

After all, the Ruthless Great Emperor has lived for hundreds of thousands of years and is suspected to be about to break through that realm, and is probably not far from becoming an immortal.

“Yes, a hidden force of Great Saints, who claim to be the successors of their ancestor, wanted to use the Devouring Heaven Demon Art to devour the flesh and blood of the Eastern Wilderness’s prodigies. They set a trap to lure the Eastern prodigies together, and then had a Great Saint in charge, wanting to completely exterminate the younger generation of the Eastern Wilderness. But they failed. That Great Saint has been suppressed and is now just a watchdog.” Wang Teng nodded and explained to the Supreme Emperor Sword God.

Upon hearing Wang Teng's words, even the Supreme Emperor Sword God couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

"That's too ruthless! To actually try to exterminate the younger generation of the Eastern Wilderness in this way, no matter what era it is, such a person would be condemned by everyone..." The Supreme Emperor Sword God spoke indignantly. As an extreme imperial weapon, he had followed the ancient emperor and had always protected the human race. Naturally, he was extremely indignant about this attempt to exterminate the geniuses of a large area and cut off the younger generation.

But he quickly realized, "Of course, I'm not saying the Devouring Heaven Demon Art is bad, it's just that the people who use it are too shameless. They even use that person's name as a cover, claiming to be that person's successor! It's too much! Everyone should kill such people!"

The Chaotic Ancient Emperor's weapon pondered the words of the Supreme Emperor Sword God, and the more he pondered, the more he felt that something was wrong.

He always felt that this guy seemed to want to widen his own path, and even wanted to squeeze his own. "It doesn't matter. That guy has already been taken down by Wang Teng's Dao Palace deity with a little trick. As for the strongmen of that lineage, they are all under our control. They can't cause any trouble. Instead, they will only become topics of conversation when we are bored."

The Chaotic Ancient Emperor's Weapon God spoke up, interrupting the Supreme Emperor Sword God.

The Supreme Emperor Sword God took a deep look at the Chaotic Ancient Emperor Weapon, feeling that this guy was a very good competitor.

“Although they don’t plan to make a move yet, I still ask you to keep a close eye on the experts of that lineage. If they become desperate, it could cause considerable losses to the Eastern Wilderness,” Wang Teng said, looking at the Great Perfection Holy Body.

"Of course, I will pay more attention to them." The Great Accomplished Holy Body nodded.

He has protected this world for so long, and once fought against the ancient supreme beings, only wanting to protect more living beings. How could he possibly watch that lineage exterminate the pride of an era?

As long as that faction intends to make a move, he will definitely act immediately.

"Thank you for your hard work, senior." Wang Teng bowed slightly.

He didn't ask about the Yao Guang Holy Son, because it was just a Yao Guang Holy Son, and there was no need to alarm the Great Accomplished Holy Body and ask it to pay attention to him.

By letting the Supreme Emperor Sword God witness the lineup of powerful figures from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, Wang Teng had achieved his goal for this trip. Therefore, he opened a domain gate once again and returned to that small world from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.

Upon returning to this familiar little world, the Supreme Emperor Sword God felt the pressure weighing on his heart finally lessen a little. He stood there blankly, pondering everything that had just happened.

The things he had just experienced had a profound impact on him.

Even though he was an ultimate imperial weapon that had fought alongside ancient emperors, and even though he had once slain ancient supreme beings of the same realm and had once bathed in the blood of supreme beings, he was still filled with shock at this moment.

While he was in the desolate forbidden land, he was able to control his emotions to some extent, but now that he was back on his own territory, he could no longer contain his shock and stood there silently pondering.

He thought about his life and the things the Emperor had pursued when he followed him.

At that time, those things were ethereal and unreal. He and the Emperor Taihuang pursued them for a long time, and in many places, in those legendary places related to immortals, one could see their footprints.

They spent half their lives searching. They even tried to use brute force to open the so-called path to immortality and reach the so-called celestial realm, but in the end, they failed.

In the end, when the Emperor Taihuang passed away, he was almost broken in a fierce battle. He barely returned to the Dragon Marrow World created by the Emperor Taihuang and was nurtured for hundreds of thousands of years by the contingency plan left by the Emperor Taihuang in that small world before he could barely regain consciousness.

Looking back now, those were the things they had been pursuing. But when he saw that others had achieved what they had been pursuing, the Supreme Emperor Sword God did not feel any injustice; he only felt a sense of detachment.

The Emperor didn't see the outcome, but he did!
After a long while, he slowly raised his head, his eyes no longer showing shock, but only indifference and nonchalance.

"Well, being able to see someone reach that realm is an answer for both me and the Supreme Emperor," the Supreme Emperor Sword God sighed and said.

Then he looked at Wang Teng and said, “Of course I will keep my promise to you. Even if you have practiced the Taihuang Scripture before, I can still teach it to you now. You can still ask me if there is anything you don’t understand.”

"Thank you, senior!" Wang Teng nodded slightly.

In the following days, the deity of the Taihuang Sword indeed taught Wang Teng very seriously, teaching him almost everything that needed attention in the Taihuang Scripture. This level of care was no less than that of a master teaching a disciple.

However, it was precisely because of this dedication that the Chaotic Ancient Imperial Weapon God looked at the Supreme Emperor Sword God with less wariness.

He wasn't worried that the Supreme Emperor Sword God would deliberately curry favor with Wang Teng to "compete for his favor," but rather that the Supreme Emperor Sword God wouldn't make any concrete contributions and would simply treat Wang Teng as a tool. However, it now seemed that the Supreme Emperor Sword God didn't think that way.

Wang Teng had previously come into contact with the Taihuang Scripture and, under the guidance of the Ruthless Great Emperor, had gained some mastery of the Taihuang Sword.

Now, under the tutelage of the Supreme Emperor Sword God, he is learning very quickly. Although it is impossible to completely master the Supreme Emperor Scripture in a short period of time, he has already mastered enough. The rest he needs to explore and deepen his understanding through comprehension and combat.

This step is unavoidable.

Why did Wang Teng possess so many inheritances from ancient emperors? Wasn't it simply because he endured enough beatings in the desolate ancient forbidden land?
After learning a new inheritance from an ancient emperor, he would spar with powerful figures in the desolate forbidden land, learning and inheriting the ancient emperor's legacy in battle.

"Alright, that's all I can do for now. The rest you'll have to figure out on your own, little by little. Even if you're the Emperor's own son, you can't possibly master the Taihuang Scripture right away. Only through comprehension and combat can you gain more knowledge."

The Supreme Emperor Sword God spoke, his voice tinged with a sigh.

He had never seen anyone as talented as Wang Teng. In the process of teaching Wang Teng the Taihuang Scripture, he felt an unprecedented ease, a feeling he had never experienced when teaching the Taihuang Emperor's children.

Many things, he only had to start to say them before Wang Teng could guess what he wanted to say, and he could also apply what he learned to other situations and integrate the knowledge.

If Wang Teng hadn't already gone to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land and been acknowledged by that being, he probably would have thought Wang Teng was the reincarnation of the Supreme Emperor.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior!" Wang Teng took a deep breath and spoke earnestly.

Although he had come into contact with the Taihuang Sutra and studied it for a period of time, he mostly studied it on his own.

As an ultimate imperial weapon, the Supreme Emperor Sword God once followed the Supreme Emperor, which can be said to be an extension of the Supreme Emperor's life, the Supreme Emperor's second life, or even another kind of Supreme Emperor. His understanding of the Supreme Emperor Scripture is absolutely superior to that of everyone throughout history.

He knew that Wang Teng's understanding of the Taihuang Sword was becoming increasingly profound.

Nowadays, my understanding of the Taihuang Scripture is no less than that of the Void Scripture and the Hengyu Emperor Scripture!

"Some of those outside are descendants of the Supreme Emperor. Which of them do you think are good enough to support the Great Xia Dynasty in the future?" the Supreme Emperor Sword Deity asked.

He had already been teaching Wang Teng the Taihuang Scripture, so he naturally didn't mind doing him a favor.

Moreover, those people outside are descendants of the Great Xia Dynasty, so teaching them the Taihuang Scripture can be considered the duty of the Taihuang Sword deity.

“Well, there really are some. I think Xia Yiming is good, Xia Yilin is good too, and there’s that Xia Yibing…” Wang Teng didn’t hold back and rattled off three names.

(End of this chapter)