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

Chapter 432 Ready to Set Off! Another Ancient Path Through the Stars!
"The ancient clans have not yet fully recovered. I wonder if you two young friends would be willing to go to the Qishi Mansion in Zhongzhou and become the first batch of cultivators to join the Qishi Mansion in this generation?" asked the sage from Zhongzhou.

When facing Wang Teng and Qi Hao, he maintained a very good demeanor. He did not use the majesty of a saint to show his superiority. Instead, he acted like an ordinary teacher discussing with two very talented people, asking if they were willing to cultivate with him.

“Of course.” Wang Teng nodded.

The Central Plains' Elite Academy is a place where all the geniuses of the Northern Dipper go. If Wang Teng wants to get to know all the geniuses and recruit them into his ranks, then the Elite Academy is a place he must visit.

However, Qi Hao's reaction seemed somewhat displeased.

His face was filled with arrogance, and he spoke with some impatience, "The Qishi Mansion is nothing more than a small force that has been castrated countless times by the Supreme Hall. Even if you want to embark on the Ancient Star Road, you don't have to start from your Qishi Mansion. I have plenty of ways to go to the Starry Sky and follow that path all the way."

His attitude was arrogant and unruly, and he spoke with a haughty expression.

Even so, the powerful figures of Qishi Mansion did not show any dissatisfaction and still wore smiles.

Before setting off, they had already done a lot of research and understanding on the most famous powerful figures in the outside world. Whether it was Wang Teng, Qi Hao, or others, they knew a lot about what they had experienced and what they had done.

Therefore, they were well aware of Qi Hao's personality. Even though Qi Hao still acted arrogantly, they were not angry. Instead, they felt that this was Qi Hao's true nature, not to be subdued by the strong.

"The role of the Qishi Mansion is not only in the ancient star road, but also in the ability to communicate with the geniuses of the same era and to see the experiences left by the sages. For example, it can record which star fields are dangerous and which star fields are full of opportunities, as well as the customs and culture of the life star fields along the way. Some of these experiences may give you a significant advantage in the competition."

The sage from the Qishi Mansion spoke.

He did not show any dissatisfaction in the face of Qi Hao's disrespect. Instead, he patiently explained to Qi Hao the various benefits of joining the Qi Shi Mansion.

"Experience? I don't need it. Since I dared to embark on that path, it proves that I can make it to the end. Any hardships and difficulties I encounter along the way are just minor trials."

Qi Hao spoke with a voice full of confidence, as if he didn't care about anything.

However, judging from the power behind him and the strength he has shown, he may indeed have a reason to back up this confidence!
Even the Qishi Mansion needs to be wary of the so-called Supreme Hall behind the Egg Machine when facing Qi Hao.

Although the existence of the Supreme Hall is in doubt, there is a rumor in the Qishi Mansion, or rather, a rumor throughout the entire starry sky. It is said that in a very distant era, there was a powerful force that only recruited one disciple per generation, and each disciple was able to sweep across the Great Wilderness. One generation of disciples was even more powerful than anyone could imagine.

This rumor has been circulating for an unknown period of time, intermittently. Even after the Qishi Mansion dug deep for a long time, they couldn't find any more details. Originally, they thought it was just an unprovable rumor. However, with Qi Hao's emergence with his Supreme Hall, slaying saints and capturing great saints, and even facing the forbidden zone of life without fear, the experts of the Qishi Mansion recalled the rumor from back then.

Although they could not confirm that the so-called Supreme Hall was the rumored force, the two had many similarities. Therefore, even the Qishi Mansion remained cautious when facing Qi Hao, unwilling to offend a potentially powerful force.

“Young friend, you really should come and take a look. Perhaps the accumulation and foundation of the Qishi Mansion are not as good as those of the Supreme Hall, but it contains many things. Some of these things may not be of high quality to the Supreme Hall, but they still contain a lot of useful information,” said the sage of the Qishi Mansion.

Hearing the other party's sincere words, Qi Hao reluctantly nodded.

"In that case, I'll agree." Qi Hao nodded.

The sage of Qishi Palace breathed a sigh of relief.

The higher-ups of Qishi Mansion specifically requested Qi Hao to join them, perhaps because Qi Hao himself is exceptionally talented, or perhaps because the power behind Qi Hao makes Qishi Mansion wary, or perhaps they want to cooperate to obtain some of the rumored ancient secrets.

In short, Qi Hao is one of the people that Qi Shi Mansion values ​​most right now. Qi Shi Mansion will spend a lot of money to win over those people who are on the list, which is far superior to other ordinary geniuses.

Currently, among the list of Qishi Mansion, only Wang Teng and Qi Hao are in the first tier. They are the kind of geniuses that Qishi Mansion would go to great lengths to win over. Even if it requires the most hidden experts of Qishi Mansion to be eliminated, they would not hesitate.

Besides them, the second tier includes some people with exceptional talent and ability who are well-known in the region, such as the holy sons and daughters of several ancient families and holy lands, as well as the most famous people in the Central Plains, and people like the Southern Demon, the Western Bodhisattva, and the Eastern Wilderness Holy Body.

Then come the other prodigies, such as Hua Yunfei from the Southern Region and other members of various sects.

The Qishi Mansion treats geniuses of different levels differently.

The first tier involves making every effort to win them over; the second tier involves visiting them in person; and the third tier is to let things take their course—if they want to come, they can come; if they don't want to come, that's fine too.

Of course, there are also those geniuses ranked even lower, and those people are simply allowed to take their fate.

Anyway, the gates of Qishi Mansion are in Zhongzhou, so they can come or not if they want.

"So, young friends, are you ready to head to Zhongzhou now?" asked the ancient sage from Qishi Mansion.

"Let's wait a little longer," Wang Teng suddenly said.

The sage of Qishi Mansion felt a chill run down his spine.

Should we wait a little longer?
Could it be that they are dissatisfied with the Qishi Mansion?

Or perhaps they changed their minds?
"Why? The Hall of Extraordinary Talents is about to open. The earlier you join, the more opportunities you will have to enjoy it..." The sage of the Hall of Extraordinary Talents quickly spoke up.

Given Wang Teng and Qi Hao's status and potential, it's a foregone conclusion that these two will become sages in the future. If they grit their teeth and push forward a little more, they might even have a chance to become quasi-emperors or even great emperors!

Moreover, both of them have Great Sages or even stronger beings behind them. They bathed in holy blood for Wang Teng and tore apart more than one Great Sage. In this era without Sages, they killed so many Sages. Therefore, even a Sage would not act superior when facing two such geniuses.

“I know, but I remembered that one of my old friends seems to come from the other side of the starry sky. I want to take the path to the Supreme Hall to go and see that starry sky, and while I’m at it… do something.”

Wang Teng spoke first.

He hadn't forgotten the online infighting among the fans of the Three Emperors, where the Desolate Emperor was at a disadvantage because he didn't have a university degree!

Therefore, out of caution, Wang Teng planned to take Ye Fan back home. On the one hand, it was to let Ye Fan meet his parents, and on the other hand, it was to get him the highest degree in the Heavenly Emperor!

"From the other side of the starry sky?" The sage of Qishi Mansion was slightly taken aback.

What stunned him, however, was not the people from the other side of the stars, but the era in which he lived.

In this era, there are still people from the other side of the stars!
There weren't even any sages in this era before, so how could anyone possibly traverse the boundless void? "Yes," Wang Teng nodded.

Although bringing Ye Fan back to Earth this time might cause Ye Fan's opportunity to break through to the Dao in the original story to disappear, Wang Teng believes that with Ye Fan's talent and destiny, these problems will not really bother him.

If you don't have this kind of opportunity to break through the Dao, then you can try other ways to do so.

If someone is destined for greatness, an unparalleled genius in the original work, and a Heavenly Emperor-level powerhouse spanning the trilogy, it would be too unreasonable for them to be stumped by such a simple question.

"In another star field, I wonder where all my old friends come from. Perhaps our Qishi Mansion has some records that can be of some help to you, young friend," said the sage from Qishi Mansion.

He was indeed confident enough to speak like that, because the Qishi Mansion had such a long history that even ancient families might not have recorded many things, but the Qishi Mansion was diligently recording its heritage, including many things about the starry sky.

There are many places that have been buried, but there are still related records in Qishi Mansion.

"If we need to in the future, we will ask for your help," Wang Teng said, which was already a polite way of declining the offer.

The records in the Qishi Mansion may be comprehensive, but Wang Teng doesn't need them. His understanding of Earth, even in a parallel universe, far surpasses that of the Qishi Mansion.

After all, the Earth in the parallel universe was created by Red Hair based on the original Earth.

"Alright, if you need anything, young friend, please come to Qishi Mansion. We will certainly do our best to help you." The sage of Qishi Mansion understood the meaning in Wang Teng's words and spoke up.

In the end, he left with regrets.

This time, he did not take Wang Teng and Qi Hao to Qishi Mansion. Although both of them made promises, no one can say for sure what the future holds.

Perhaps these two will embark on that path from the ancient starry road of the Supreme Hall.

Not long after the sage of Qishi Mansion left, a strong fluctuation suddenly erupted in a remote place, almost in the far north.

A giant dragon roared, shaking the heavens.

Upon hearing the roars of the dragons, Wang Teng knew that Black Emperor must have gone to the Dragon Nest with Ye Fan.

The events that happened in the original story are now happening again.

No one knows who made the suggestion, but a deafening roar could be heard erupting from the direction of the Dragon Nest, as if a sleeping powerhouse had been awakened to vent its anger.

"A turbulent time," Wang Teng commented calmly.

Now is a crucial time for negotiations between the human race and the ancient race. Both sides are striving to gain the greatest possible leverage in order to take the initiative in the upcoming negotiations.

However, under these circumstances, the Black Emperor and Ye Fan went to the Myriad Dragon Nest and awakened some powerful beings within it, which obviously had an impact on the upcoming peace talks among the myriad races.

The Myriad Dragon Nest is, after all, a powerful ancient clan that has produced ancient emperors. If they are determined to target the human race, then the pressure on the human race will definitely increase significantly.

"Remind Black Emperor before we set off to clean up this mess."

Wang Teng spoke calmly.

Fortunately, although Black Emperor is unreliable most of the time, he is quite reliable when it comes to important matters. Since he caused this incident, he should naturally be the one to resolve it, and Black Emperor will certainly not be a coward.

Especially now that the Black Emperor has the ability to resolve this matter, he is even less likely to allow it to harm the human race.

When Black Emperor and Ye Fan returned to the Holy City in a sorry state, Wang Teng found Ye Fan.

"It was Black Emperor who insisted on dragging me there. I told him that the place was dangerous, but Black Emperor said there would definitely be no problem!" Ye Fan thought Wang Teng was going to talk about the Myriad Dragon Nest, so he quickly spoke up.

Black King, standing to the side, looked embarrassed and quickly changed the subject, seemingly afraid that Wang Teng would blame him for this.

When dealing with Ye Fan, Hei Huang could act as he pleased, even occasionally tricking Ye Fan. However, when dealing with Wang Teng, Hei Huang dared not do so. He always felt that there was an aura about Wang Teng that made him very wary.

“Currently, the human race and the ancient race are negotiating. The Myriad Dragon Dynasty once produced an ancient emperor, and their attitude is crucial. Since you were the one who awakened the powerful beings in the Myriad Dragon Nest, you should handle this matter. We cannot let this affect the human race,” Wang Teng said.

"Okay, okay, I will!" Black Emperor nodded repeatedly.

Just as Wang Teng had guessed, Black Emperor was exceptionally reliable when it came to matters of principle. He didn't even need to invoke the name of the Great Emperor Wushi; Black Emperor readily cooperated.

"Speaking of which, Ye Fan is from another star system, right?" Wang Teng suddenly asked.

Ye Fan, who was watching Black Emperor's entertainment, was stunned when he heard this and looked at Wang Teng in disbelief.

He never mentioned this to anyone, so how did Wang Teng find out?
If Ye Fan hadn't had a good relationship with Wang Teng and been familiar with Wang Teng's personality, he probably would have already fled far away and escaped this place.

This is his deepest secret, something he absolutely must not let anyone else know.

“Don’t be nervous. I’ve known about this for a long time. I just don’t care where my friends come from, as long as we can get along, that’s enough,” Wang Teng said.

To be honest, because of his sudden emergence in this life, many things have changed, and Ye Fan's life is much more comfortable than in the original story.

If things had gone according to the original story, one of Ye Fan's classmates would have been captured by others and used to threaten him. However, nowadays, because Wang Teng and Black Emperor have a good relationship with Ye Fan, no one dares to openly target Ye Fan with any underhanded tactics.

"I understand," Ye Fan said, taking a deep breath.

"The reason I brought this up is that before Qi Hao and I went to Qishi Mansion, we wanted to experience the Starry Sky Ancient Road, so we specifically asked if you would be willing to travel with us and see if we could find the way to your hometown."

(End of this chapter)