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

Chapter 417 Discussing Ancient History, Deceiving Brother Monkey
Qi Hao is the Holy Son of the Supreme Holy Land and the successor of the Supreme Hall, while Yu Sheng claims to be a servant of the Supreme Hall. Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable and logical for Qi Hao to command Yu Sheng.

However, this scene surprised others.

Both the powerful figures on the human side and the ancient saint of the ancient race were very surprised.

But since Yu Sheng had already left the arena, they didn't say anything.

"Fellow Daoist, please move along," Yu Sheng said.

He led the ancient saints of the ancient clans to the depths of the Yaochi Holy Land, where they discussed the revival of the ancient clans with the profound heritage of the Yaochi Holy Land and the new saint of the Jiang family.

Although the ancient sage of the ancient clan had left, the news he brought still left the group of people present looking at each other in shock.

"Is the ancient race about to rise again?"

"Shortest time: one year; longest: within five thousand years?"

"It's just a saying. I'm afraid that a large number of ancient races will resurrect within the next two or three years. How should the human race deal with that?"

The expressions of the group of Saint Lord-level powerhouses were subtle.

The resurgence of ancient races is not good news for the human race.

They could only hope that the sages of the human race could have a proper talk with the ancient race and fight for greater benefits for the human race.

"Why think so much? Even if the sky falls, there are sages to hold it up." Qi Hao snorted and spoke coldly.

It would have been better if he hadn't spoken; as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone around him turned to look at him.

"I wonder if the Supreme Hall has any insights into the revival of the ancient races?" someone asked directly.

"Insights? What kind of insights do you want us to have? Do you think that with a single command, 100,000 ancient saints and 3,000 great emperors can crush the ancient races?" Qi Hao revealed an arrogant smile.

"The Supreme Hall has existed for longer than the ancient races. The Supreme Hall does not belong to any party. We will only stand in the middle. Unless one party is crazy enough to want to destroy the world, what does it have to do with me?"

Qi Hao spoke with an arrogant smile on his face.

The group of holy masters around them were very unhappy and felt a strong sense of powerlessness, but they couldn't find any decent reason to refute it.

How to refute?

Why doesn't the Supreme Hall help the human race?
However, Qi Hao had already made it very clear that the lineage of the Supreme Hall was even longer than the history of the ancient clans. No one knew whether there had ever been a gifted ancient emperor who was also a successor of the Supreme Hall.

Therefore, the Supreme Hall's neutrality is indeed reasonable and well-founded.

Wang Teng remained calm.

He didn't lie.

If we're being really serious, the lineage of the Supreme Hall is indeed very long, much longer than the history of Shrouding the Heavens, since the Desolate Emperor was once considered a successor of the Supreme Hall.

The only difference is that this Supreme Hall is not the same as that Supreme Hall; it has not been officially authorized.

The imminent birth of the ancient race is a major event, and it is impossible for the various holy lords to stay here any longer.

The meeting ended briefly, and the Holy Lords relayed the news back to their respective families.

However, the Peach Banquet was not over yet. Wang Teng, Ye Fan, and the others continued to walk around the Yaochi Holy Land, occasionally checking the strange stone exhibition area to see if there were any new stones.

However, seemingly because of Qi Hao and Ye Fan's immense fame, the rare stone exhibition area didn't send any new stones, as if afraid of being taken advantage of.

Even if some stones were left in the sacred stone archways of various households, they still couldn't be sold.

But people's thoughts are always strange. They would rather not sell any of those stones than see them sold for a high price and then cut out rare treasures.

However, those aristocratic families from sacred lands were reluctant to cut the stones themselves, worried that the stones, which could have been sold for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of kilograms of source material, would not yield anything of value, or that they would not yield anything of even greater value.

They hesitated and wavered so much that there were no new good things in the strange stone exhibition area.

"Too stingy, it's not interesting at all." Qi Hao glanced at it, feeling quite bored, and sighed.

Some of the older folks who had been gathered around the rock exhibition area seemed to have lost much of their interest upon hearing this; the once alluring stones no longer seemed so tempting...

"Speaking of which, there's something I've always wanted to ask you, fellow Daoist." The Fighting Saint Ape, also known as Monkey King, with his golden fur, finally couldn't hold back any longer and asked.

"What is it?" Qi Hao asked casually.

When he first saw the Monkey King, he was very excited and wanted to fight him.

If it weren't for Ye Fan's presence, he would have even wanted to take the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Sword, open a third eye between his eyebrows, and then, with the watchdog of the Supreme Holy Land by his side, use the seventy-three transformations to have a proper fight with the Great Sage Equal to Heaven!
However, Monkey King seemed to understand Qi Hao's strength, and as a member of the Fighting Clan, he refused to fight Qi Hao.

At least for now, they refuse.

"Did my father, the Fighting Saint Emperor, join the Supreme Hall back then?" Monkey asked, his eyes gleaming.

Monkey King had always been curious about this matter and had wanted to ask about it for a long time, but he had never had the chance before.

"Battle Saint Emperor..." Qi Hao pondered.

He recalled the "collections" in the desolate forbidden land and found that he had indeed made some gains.

All I can say is that we are grateful to our powerful ancestor, who lived for over two hundred thousand years and brought so many wonderful things to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.

"Fight the vast ocean, cultivate to the utmost..." Qi Hao slowly began to recite an obscure ancient scripture.

As soon as the first few words were spoken, Monkey King's eyes widened. He stared at Qi Hao in disbelief, his golden eyes blazing with divine light, and his whole body trembled with excitement.

Seeing how Monkey King behaved, even if Ye Fan and the Black Emperor were slow-witted, they could guess what was going on.

"The ancient scripture of the Fighting Saint Emperor!" The Black Emperor was also very excited, his whole body trembling, and he was almost drooling.

His eyes were full of expectation, hoping that Qi Hao would say a few more words.

This is a scripture left behind by an ancient emperor, and that lineage is so small that almost no one has passed it down. Therefore, every word Qi Hao is saying now is something that has never been circulated outside the world.

Unfortunately, Qi Hao only said ten sentences before stopping, looking at the shocked Monkey King with a smile.

"It really is the Ancient Scripture of Battle! Did my father really join the Supreme Hall back then?" Monkey King asked excitedly, rushing forward to grab Qi Hao's arm, eager to know the answer.

“Yes, he was once a member of the Supreme Hall,” Qi Hao said with a smile.

He knows more than ten phrases, but if he continues, he'll give himself away.

The era of the Fighting Saint Emperor was too ancient, and this lineage was indeed sparsely populated. In addition, the inheritance was engraved in the bloodline, so even the Ruthless Great Emperor, who had lived for more than 200,000 years, did not collect much about the Fighting Saint Emperor's inheritance.

However, it's enough to fool this naive little monkey.

"It really is! Did my father leave anything in the Supreme Hall?" Monkey asked excitedly.

"Speaking of the inheritance of the Fighting Saint Emperor, is there an inheritance called Seventy-Two Transformations?" Pang Bo also came over and asked with great interest. "Seventy-Two Transformations is the inheritance of the Supreme Hall," Qi Hao said calmly.

As soon as the words were spoken, the two visitors from Earth exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise.

Does such a thing really exist?

However, they thought about it again and realized that even the legendary God-Slaying Whip from Earth was with Ye Fan, so it wasn't surprising that he had the Seventy-Two Transformations.
Of course, Qi Hao doesn't know if the Seventy-Two Transformations actually exist; it's just that there are similar inheritances in the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, which he can use to intimidate people if he really wants to.

As for what Monkey King asked...

"It's been too long since the era of the Fighting Saint Emperor, and the Supreme Hall has been passed down more than ten times. The things left behind by the Fighting Saint Emperor... have most likely been used by predecessors."

Qi Hao spoke up, giving a seemingly respectable reason.

"Ah? Is that so... Okay." Monkey nodded, somewhat regretfully.

He also hoped to find any of his father's belongings, but now it seems that the hope is very slim.

Even in the mysteriously established Supreme Hall, no relics of his father remained, and he had no idea where else his father might have left his things.

Looking at the monkey who was clearly still a child, Qi Hao sighed, but he did not feel guilty for deceiving the child.

Using information asymmetry to benefit oneself—isn't that something that time travelers and reborn individuals all do?
If we don't do it this way, wouldn't it be a waste of time to travel through time and be reborn?
"Speaking of which..." Just as Monkey King was sighing, Black Emperor couldn't help but speak up, "Great Emperor, the Great Emperor Wushi, was he once the ruler of the Supreme Hall?"

The Black Emperor was very curious about this question, mainly because the Emperor had never mentioned the Supreme Hall to him, and he knew nothing about it.

"Would you like me to recite a passage from the Wushi Sutra, or would you like me to tell you about some things that happened in the later years of the Wushi Emperor?" Qi Hao glanced at the Black Emperor and asked.

I clearly lied to this guy once before, but he still doesn't believe me and is still asking me about it!

Thanks to his master's greatness, and the fact that the Chaotic Ancient Emperor's weapon deity had a cross-time and space dialogue with the Great Emperor Wushi, he was able to learn a lot.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't dare to easily fool the Black Emperor right now.

This big black dog isn't as naive and easily fooled as Monkey King.

"No, no need for the Beginningless Scripture or the Great Emperor's Experience. Just tell me directly how to combine the innate Dao Embryo of the Purple Mansion Holy Land with our Ancient Sacred Body here to create an innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo, and I'll believe you."

Black Emperor decisively shook his head and stated his thoughts.

Before Qi Hao could even speak, Ye Fan made his move.

"That bastard, still thinking about this!" Ye Fan took action immediately.

Others might be mindful of Black King's status, but in Ye Fan's eyes, he was just a shameless big black dog, and there was absolutely no need to be polite to him!
"Throughout history, how many emperors and ancient sovereigns have emerged from the Supreme Hall?" Monkey King asked.

He desperately wanted to learn about this legendary power and to recall his father.

"It's been too long. There might be records in the Supreme Hall, but I haven't looked at them carefully because I will reach that level in the future," Qi Hao said with a smile.

"What about the Immortal Emperor? The one who is regarded as a god, was he also a member of the Supreme Hall?" Monkey King continued to ask.

Qi Hao thought for a moment and then shook his head.

The Immortal Emperor is not dead yet, and he still has his wife and subordinates in the world of Shrouding the Heavens. This is not something to brag about, so he told the truth.

“He is not worthy to join the Supreme Hall.” Qi Hao said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Black Emperor, who was fighting with Ye Fan, stopped and stared at Qi Hao in shock.

Not to mention Monkey King, whose eyes were filled with even greater shock.

Immortal Emperor!

That was an existence regarded as a god by countless ancient clans!

But they were turned away by the Supreme Hall?

The reason is that he is not worthy?

For a moment, Monkey King didn't know how to describe his feelings. Was he shocked?

Or was it an overwhelming shock?
If those words were to get out, countless ancient saints would probably take action to kill Qi Hao.

"Am I wrong? As a Celestial Phoenix from the Celestial Realm, his bloodline power didn't even help him become an immortal after arriving in this world. Does such a weakling deserve to join the Supreme Hall?"

Qi Hao spoke up, revealing details that the others were unaware of.

At this moment, they had returned to the depths of the Yaochi Holy Land, where no one was around. Otherwise, Qi Hao's words would have shocked everyone!

"Wait! The Immortal Emperor comes from the legendary Immortal Realm?" Monkey King exclaimed in shock.

"The rumors are true! The Undying Emperor's true form is a Celestial Phoenix!" The Black Emperor's mouth dropped open.

Ye Fan and Pang Bo didn't know exactly what the three were talking about, but they felt it was very impressive.

Wang Teng knew all this, but he still showed some surprise; acting requires a complete performance.

"Yes, with such bloodline power manifesting in him to such an extent, does he deserve to join the Supreme Hall?" Qi Hao retorted.

Although upon closer inspection, it seems they are not really a good match, the other party is, after all, the Undying Emperor, the totem of countless ancient races, whose true form even comes from the Immortal Realm.

and so……

"Is the Supreme Hall really that powerful?" the Black Emperor couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"You'll understand when you meet the Great Emperor Wushi," Qi Hao said with a light laugh.

When the Black Emperor meets the Great Emperor Wushi, it should be at the grand finale of Shrouding the Heavens, that is, when he enters the Immortal Realm.

There might be rumors about the Supreme Hall there, so Qi Hao's statement isn't wrong.

"I can't believe it. Every single word we said could drive the ancient clans crazy if it were taken out of context," Monkey King exclaimed in shock.

Even he found these rumors outrageous, so one can imagine the uproar they would cause once they got out.

"Oh, right!" Black Emperor seemed to realize belatedly, "The Undying Emperor really exists? And he's a Celestial Phoenix from the Immortal Realm? Then I'm rich!"

Black King grinned foolishly, drool dripping down his face.

He remembered the things in Purple Mountain. He had originally thought they were useless, since they were just casually left in a corner.

But now that he knows the Immortal Emperor really exists and his true identity, the Black Emperor suddenly feels that there must be great treasures hidden in those nooks and crannies!
Just as he was drooling and preparing to return to Zishan, the Queen Mother of the West sent someone to invite them to go together to seal the Stone King.

(End of this chapter)