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

Chapter 415 The Peach Banquet: Differential Treatment

This is the inner monologue of almost everyone in the younger generation of the Eastern Wilderness.

Wang Teng... seems to have been running around a lot lately, taking his two little girls with him everywhere. One day he'll have a meal at the Ji family's house, the next day he'll go to the Jiang family's house for a drink, and the day after that he'll go to the Great Xia Dynasty to find a small sword for his two little girls to play with...

It seems this guy never has a single day of serious spiritual practice.

"However, this way, even if his cultivation level falls behind, we will be able to catch up." Some of the younger generation breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they still don't know where Wang Teng is at now.

The Peach Banquet is in a couple of days, and they'll be able to find out more about Wang Teng then.

Meanwhile, Wang Teng was also preparing to go to the Peach Banquet.

This time, he also plans to bring Xiao Er Ya and Xiao Nan Nan.

According to the timeline in the original work, it was roughly during the Peach Banquet that the ancient tribes sent word that they were about to be revived.

With the Heavenly Emperor's son still unborn, the Jade Pool Holy Land is bound to experience a major upheaval this time.

Therefore, Wang Teng decided to bring along a powerful little girl who could intimidate some of the ancient clans and even the Lord of the Forbidden Zone!

“With cultivation progressing steadily, once you reach this level, even without arduous training, as long as you have an understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, your strength will not stagnate and will continue to improve rapidly…”

Wang Teng pondered.

In the past six months, he seemed to be traveling around doing nothing, but in reality, his cultivation had not declined.

Indeed, just as some outsiders have speculated, Wang Teng is contemplating the mortal world, experiencing the world, and listening to the Dao.

Asceticism is a form of spiritual practice, and so is this practice.

Over the course of six months, Wang Teng's skills continued to improve.

Originally, when he first entered the Sendai Secret Realm, he was merely taking the first small step in the first level of the Sendai Secret Realm.

But now, he has already stood on the fourth small step.

If we strictly divide it into early, middle, and late stages, Wang Teng is currently at the mid-stage of the first level of the Sendai Secret Realm.

In its eight forbidden states, it is powerful enough to fight against a great power!

Not to mention that if Wang Teng were to go all out, the attack might not even be limited to the Eight Forbidden Realms.

Even the ancient emperors and gods often marveled at how terrifying Wang Teng's cultivation progress was.

Those cultivation thresholds that could trouble ordinary geniuses for a long time seemed to not exist for Wang Teng.

Wang Teng's cultivation progress can be summed up in four words: "water flows into the channel."

However, Wang Teng knew what he was doing.

When he first ascended the Divine Bridge to the other side, he was trapped between two worlds and almost completely lost. He spent decades in another world before finally breaking through the fog of the Divine Bridge. So all of this is what he deserves.

Even his power over time and space was something he only achieved through that accumulation.

Everyone else thought Wang Teng's talent was too extraordinary, but few people knew what Wang Teng had gone through.

Even now, with such a high level of cultivation, Wang Teng often wonders whether what he experienced back then was the disaster of being lost at the Divine Bridge, or whether he was truly forced to be corrected by the wills of two worlds, pulled back to that world to spend his life, and only then returned to this world.

Perhaps only when he reaches the pinnacle, can traverse all the heavens and worlds, and truly sees time and space as nothing, will he be able to learn the truth about these things.

For now, let's just focus on attending the Peach Banquet.

The twelve dukes of the Wang family, including Yu'er, have also awakened.

They also plan to visit the Peach Banquet.

This was also Wang Teng's suggestion. Many geniuses and powerful figures would descend upon the Peach Banquet, and even just going there to take a look would broaden one's horizons considerably.

Several days before the start of the Peach Banquet, the younger generation had already emerged from seclusion and headed to the Eastern Wilderness and Northern Region. Some forces from as far away as the Central Plains, Southern Ridge, and Western Desert had also arrived, which speaks volumes.

The sacred land of Yaochi has also made all the necessary preparations.

Although the Peach Banquet is hosted by the Jade Pool Holy Land, the stone workshops of various holy land families will also bring out some rare stones for everyone to visit and buy.

Even the Wang family stone archway brought out some extraordinary items. Among them were one or two stones that Wang Teng had specially selected, containing rare treasures or even divine essence, purely as a bonus for the Peach Banquet.

Other sacred sites and stone workshops wouldn't just give a perfunctory response either. After all, this was the Peach Banquet, with geniuses from all five regions and many powerful figures at the Saint Lord level in attendance. If what they brought was mediocre or just a perfunctory response, then in the end, they themselves would be the ones who lost face.

The Holy Land families would never joke about their reputation, so they are very proactive in doing so.

Yaochi Holy Land.

Wang Teng has arrived.

He didn't come with the elders from the Supreme Holy Land or the Wang family; he came alone, leading two little girls.

The people of Yaochi Holy Land showed no disrespect; the Holy Maiden of Yaochi personally came out to greet them, and even brought three strings of candied hawthorns.

With a smile, Wang Teng accepted the candied hawthorns, giving one to himself and one to each of the two little girls, ignoring the resentful gaze of the Holy Maiden of Yaochi beside him.

Upon entering the sacred land of Yaochi, Wang Teng was surprised to find that they had arrived relatively late.

Some people arrived early, in groups of three or five, walking in the area of ​​Yaochi Holy Land that was specially used to display rare stones, commenting on and carefully analyzing the rare stones sent by various holy families.

However, even after analyzing for a long time, it's often not possible to buy one.

However, this is quite normal, since the stones exhibited here are all extraordinary, almost like the most treasured items from various sacred sites and renowned stone workshops, with prices starting at five figures, and some even costing tens or hundreds of thousands of kilograms.

Even the supreme elders of holy land families might not be able to afford one.

Unless the Holy Lord intervenes, or the powerful figures from the Source Arts Clan, or extraordinary individuals like Ye Fan and Wang Teng step in, these stones will most likely remain unsold.

So when the old men surrounding these strange stones saw Wang Teng arrive, they all smiled broadly and crowded around him as they walked toward the stones, wanting him to take them to cut them.

However, Wang Teng is not very interested in this nowadays. On the one hand, no force dares to offend him now, and he no longer needs to vent his anger in this way.

On the other hand, it's because he no longer lacks resources. After entering this realm, ordinary resources are no longer of much use to him. The few that are useful to him are treasures that can improve his comprehension or understanding of heaven and earth in a short period of time, such as the Enlightenment Tea.

However, these things are actually rare, and Wang Teng has no shortage of Enlightenment Tea.

There are still many Enlightenment Teas in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, enough for him to squander for a while longer.

Even if there really isn't one, Wang Teng can still ask a certain wild slave to carry the token of the ancient forbidden land to go to the forbidden zone of life to pick the Enlightenment Tea.

Wang Teng believed that with the token from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land as a guide, the powerful figures in the forbidden zone of life would not make things difficult for the Desolate Slave.

Therefore, for Wang Teng, the contents of these strange stones were of no value to him. Whether they were divine sources or other rare treasures, they were all dispensable to him.

Unless he happens to see something that extends lifespan on a whim, he might buy it at a high price and then give it to some of the older generation of powerful figures with whom he has a good relationship.

Or perhaps a strange stone contains the bloodline offspring of an ancient emperor, which Wang Teng would buy and train as his own subordinate.

Aside from these, Wang Teng himself found it hard to think of anything else that could move him.

Sure enough, after looking around, there was nothing here that could tempt Wang Teng.

To be precise, he only had one purpose in coming to the Peach Banquet this time.

That is the Heavenly Prince sealed inside the strange stone.

Upon hearing Wang Teng's polite refusal, the older generation of powerful figures sighed one after another, as if they had missed out on some tremendous opportunity.

Even though they knew in their hearts that what they cut out didn't belong to them, they still wanted to see Wang Teng cut the stones and see what treasures were hidden among these strange stones.

"Young friend, are you really not going to give it a try? I've heard that among these stones is the Stone King, capable of cutting out an ancient sage," an elder said, trying to entice Wang Teng to cut the stone.

However, Wang Teng possessed the Martial Arts Heavenly Eye, and upon arriving here, he had already discerned what these stones contained. Therefore, he simply smiled and said, "I appreciate your kindness, senior, but my mind is indeed not on these rare stones. However, if any senior wishes to purchase one or two stones, I can offer some advice."

Upon hearing Wang Teng's words, the eyes of the group of old men present turned green with envy.

Good heavens, Wang Teng's advice is an obvious opportunity!

To others, Wang Teng's previous mastery of Origin Techniques might not have been as good as Qi Hao's or Ye Fan's, but the inheritance that Wang Teng possessed was very mysterious.

He had previously unearthed some treasures, so they were willing to consider and adopt Wang Teng's suggestion.

The most crucial point is that Wang Teng's personality is much better than Qi Hao's, so even though everyone thinks that Wang Teng's mastery of Origin Arts is inferior to Qi Hao's, they are still willing to believe in Wang Teng.

"Young friend, I have brought 80,000 catties of Origin, and I am looking for a treasure that can prolong life. Do you have any suggestions?" someone asked.

Wang Teng glanced at the person who spoke. It was an old senior whose strength had not yet reached the level of a great being. He should be a supreme elder of some holy land family. However, the other party's lifespan was already running out. If he did not have a treasure to prolong his life, it would probably be within the next two years.

Wang Teng nodded slightly upon hearing this. He looked around the exhibition area and then his gaze fell on a strange stone provided by the Ji family.

"Among these rare stones brought by the Ji family, there might be something that you need, senior," Wang Teng said.

Although no specific stone was mentioned, it was enough for that old man.

At least he had a relatively clear goal.

The Ji family only brought a few stones. Even if you search with your eyes closed, there is a high probability of finding the stone. This is much better than searching for a needle in a haystack in the entire exhibition area.

While the others were making a fuss and watching the excitement, Wang Teng led the two little girls through the exhibition area and into the depths of the Yaochi Holy Land.

Shortly after Wang Teng left, Qi Hao arrived.

He still had his flamboyant red hair, his arrogant expression, and his eyes that looked down on everyone.

When he arrived at the exhibition area, the group of old guys who had been watching the excitement and making a fuss all fell silent, as quiet as if they were in a cold sweat.

They looked at Qi Hao with caution in their eyes.

The once bustling exhibition area suddenly fell silent, creating a stark contrast to when Wang Teng had been there.

"What? Weren't you going to cut stones? Why aren't you cutting them? You can choose your stones now, and I can help you see if you can cut anything good out of them," Qi Hao said arrogantly.

However, a group of elderly people around them shook their heads, saying that they were just there to take a look and had no intention of buying or cutting the stones.

Although Qi Hao's mastery of Origin Arts is universally acknowledged as exceptional, with some even believing it surpasses Ye Fan's, his unruly personality and the immense power behind him make the group of senior figures present extremely cautious when facing him.

"Alright, since you don't want this opportunity, I'll be leaving." Qi Hao sighed softly, feeling utterly bored.

His own body didn't even show much skill in source arts, nor did he cut stones in front of the public. But just because of his cultivation talent, people subconsciously felt that his own body's skill in source arts was not bad, and asked his own body to help him choose stones.

Qi Hao found it boring that no one asked him for help when he, a true master of Origin Arts, had arrived. He shook his hand, casually picked a stone from the exhibition area, cut it open, and took the rare treasure into the Yaochi Holy Land.

Only after Qi Hao left did the group of older generation experts breathe a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, he didn't choose the Ji family's stone..." the old man, whose lifespan was nearing its end, said thankfully.

After Qi Hao walked over, Lu Hao arrived as well.

As a disciple of the Tai Xuan Sect and a rising star in the Eastern Southern Region, Lu Hao also came here. He was accompanied by Hua Yunfei. However, because Lu Hao was too low-key, his arrival did not cause much of a stir.

Then, Ye Fan and Black Emperor arrived.

Some members of the Source Arts Clan were still resentful about the Source Master's legacy and planned to use the Peach Banquet to put pressure on Ye Fan and obtain the Source Master's legacy from him. However, now that they saw the vicious dogs under Emperor Wushi's command following along, they immediately backed down.

No one dared to speak as they watched Ye Fan enter the depths of the Yaochi Holy Land.

"The Book of Origin..."

A young guy from the younger generation had barely opened his mouth when he was slapped.

"Don't speak, just observe!" said an older generation expert from the Yuanshu family, exasperated by his lack of ambition.

Did they think this was the time to easily manipulate Ye Fan?

If I were to say one more thing, forget about the Source Book; even keeping my life would be a different story!
Deep within the sacred land of Yaochi, Wang Teng, Ye Fan, and Qi Hao sat cross-legged, with the Queen Mother of the West of Yaochi before them.

"My three young friends, I'm entrusting this matter to you..."

(End of this chapter)