Chapter 28

Yezhong had basically guessed what Su Yu was thinking at this moment, but after frowning slightly, he shook his head. If it were before, it would have been fine, but now they had already provoked that Void Young Master. In Yezhong's view, that Void Young Master would definitely not let it go so easily. In such a situation, these three girls might be even more dangerous if they stayed by their side.

Seeing Yezhong shake his head, Su Yu sighed. After jumping down from the stone pillar, she shook her head and said, "You three should go back to Green Mountain Town and wait for me to return. When the time comes, I'll bring something out from the Innate Sacred Temple, and you can consider the sect mission barely completed."

"Senior Sister Su Yu, this guy can go in with you, why can't we?" The girl in the green dress had long noticed Yezhong standing next to Su Yu. Seeing that Su Yu was clearly refusing their unspoken request at Yezhong's suggestion, the girl's heart immediately flared up.

"He is different from you; he is an inner sect disciple," Su Yu explained softly.

"An inner sect disciple?" The girl in the green dress scanned Yezhong for a moment before saying coolly, "Senior Sister Su Yu, don't lie to us. How many inner sect disciples are there in the sect? We know them all. We've never seen this guy in the sect before. I don't think he's even an outer sect disciple."

"Besides, with his third stage Body Tempering strength, he can stay by your side, why can't we follow you in to broaden our horizons!?" The girl in the green dress huffed.

"About that..." Su Yu's face showed a hint of difficulty. She was extremely calm when dealing with opponents, but she was clearly a bit at a loss with these junior sisters.

After frowning slightly, she looked at Yezhong and said, "Little Junior Brother Yezhong, what do you think..."

"Yezhong!?" The girl in the green dress was slightly stunned, a strange look appearing in her eyes as she gazed at Yezhong, "You are Yezhong, the one from the Ye family of the Five Great Clans?"

"Do you two know each other?" Su Yu looked at the girl in the green dress with a puzzled expression.

"Ha, so you are the legendary waste, Yezhong. I've heard Ye Tong and the others talk about you! Humph, the greatest disgrace to the Ye family in a thousand years, what's so great about a legendary waste of the Ye family!" The girl in the green dress stuck out her tongue at Yezhong, "We don't want to team up with a waste like you either! Humph!"

"Let's go!"

With that, the girl in the green dress pulled the other two girls away. Although the other two girls looked hesitant, they were still dragged in another direction.

"Yezhong, letting them go like this might not be appropriate," Su Yu looked at Yezhong's unchanged expression and said softly, "And Qiyu is always straightforward. Don't take her words to heart."

Yezhong shook his head and said calmly, "Senior Sister Su Yu, you should know that following us might make them even more dangerous."

Su Yu sighed. If it weren't for the conflict with the Void Young Master, she would have kept the three junior sisters. But now, keeping them would indeed harm them.

"I hope they will know when to back off. As long as they don't get involved with spirit techniques or spirit weapons, no one should dare to touch them with their status as outer sect disciples of the Star Constellation Sect," Su Yu sighed and then her beautiful eyes slowly fell on the entrance of the valley, "Let's wait."

Hearing this, Yezhong didn't say anything more and waited quietly.

"Whoosh—"

The day passed slowly as they waited. But just as the sunset was about to fall, Yezhong's eyes suddenly narrowed, and his gaze fell on the right rear.

At that moment, a large group of people emerged from the forest, all of them with abundant blood and qi, clearly strong Body Tempering realm practitioners.

After looking at the group for a moment, Yezhong frowned slightly, clearly not recognizing their identities immediately.

"This should be the Mo family of Green Mountain Town. The one leading them is likely Mo Fanlong, the young master of the Mo family," Su Yu looked back as if sensing something and then watched the young man in his early twenties, who was gently rubbing two bone balls in his hand, with a hint of caution, "I didn't expect him to get involved. It seems the appearance of the Innate Sacred Temple is real."

"Is he very powerful?" Yezhong looked at the man calmly and then scanned the group behind him. He saw at least three fourth-stage Body Tempering realm strong practitioners, a formidable lineup.

"This man is highly talented. Our Star Constellation Sect once invited him to join, but he refused!" Su Yu said solemnly.

Hearing this, Yezhong's eyes narrowed slightly. Someone who could refuse the invitation of the Star Constellation Sect, the top sect of the Great Zhou Dynasty, must have some ability or confidence. Such a person, combined with his local influence, would be extremely difficult to deal with.

"Senior Sister Su Yu, it seems our task to complete the sect mission will be even harder this time!" Yezhong smiled.

"Let's do our best!" Su Yu sighed. With the situation at this point, could they retreat?

"The Song family has arrived."

Just as Yezhong and Su Yu were talking, a commotion arose in the crowd. Then, from another direction, nearly a hundred people emerged from the forest, led by Song Shaochen of the Song family.

"Senior Brother Song Shaochen has arrived. The Innate Sacred Temple ruins should be about to open," Su Yu's gaze swept over, and she said with a serious expression.

Apart from Mo Fanlong and Lei Ruoxu, Rong Tian and Song Shaochen were both formidable opponents. Even Su Yu herself frowned slightly when she saw them appear.

"Ha, Junior Sister Su Yu, I didn't expect you to be here too."

Song Shaochen seemed to have noticed Su Yu and Yezhong's gazes. His gaze swept over, paused on Yezhong for a moment, and then fell on Su Yu, smiling as he spoke.

However, after saying that, he didn't come over to catch up. After nodding in acknowledgment, he crossed his arms and looked at the valley shrouded in twilight, his eyes filled with contemplation.

Seeing Song Shaochen's demeanor, everyone present showed a strange expression, their gazes falling on the valley. Clearly, no one made any extra moves at this moment.

However, as time passed, the atmosphere became increasingly oppressive. Many people's gazes began to show signs of agitation, as if this place had turned into an extremely tense powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest spark.

Just as all the gathered strong practitioners were becoming agitated and almost unable to bear it, a strange humming sound suddenly began to spread. Then, the mist in the valley started to surge wildly.

"The entrance to the Innate Sacred Temple is about to open!"

Everyone was shaken at this moment, their eyes filled with joy. Clearly, many had been waiting for the Innate Sacred Temple for a long time! The inheritance of the Innate Sacred Temple meant a chance to advance to the Innate Martial realm. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, where Innate Martial practitioners were considered powerful figures, such an opportunity was enough to make everyone eager.

As the twilight mist dispersed, the shadows of numerous pavilions and terraces appeared in the depths of the mist, similar to the shadows that had appeared on the strange stone stele that day. The moment they appeared, everyone's breathing became even heavier.

All of this indicated that the Innate Sacred Temple was about to open!

"The Innate Sacred Temple, it has indeed opened?" Yezhong's gaze fell on the entrance of the Innate Sacred Temple, his eyes showing a hint of seriousness. The Innate Sacred Temple seemed more complex than he had imagined.

"Ha, the Innate Sacred Temple?" In another direction, Lei Ruoxu clenched his hands slightly, his eyes showing a hint of seriousness. He knew a lot about the Innate Sacred Temple, so his eyes also showed a hidden excitement.

"The Innate Sacred Temple! The opportunity for the Innate Martial realm!" Song Shaochen stepped forward, a determined look appearing on his handsome face.

The twilight mist in the valley continued to disperse to the sides, but as the valley became clearer, the mist did not completely disappear. Instead, after a while, it seemed to become even denser.

"Something is missing, something is missing to open the Innate Sacred Temple!" Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted.

In the next moment, almost everyone's gaze fell on Song Shaochen.

Even with Song Shaochen's strength and character, his body trembled slightly under so many red eyes. But in the next moment, he coldly snorted and waved his hand, causing an ancient stone stele to appear in front of him.

Clearly, Song Shaochen understood that under the gaze of so many people, if he dared not take out the stone stele to try, these people would not care about his status. Such collective anger was something even he, as a direct descendant of the Five Great Clans and an inner sect disciple of the Star Constellation Sect, dared not provoke.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"

The moment the stone stele appeared, without any apparent action from Song Shaochen, a blinding light shot out from the stele and fell into the valley...