Chapter 47

"Really, you’re quite a handful. It’s one thing to offend the Empty Prince, but now you’ve also offended Mo Fanlong. I really regret bringing you along." Su Yu stood beside Ye Zhong, her gaze falling on him, and she sighed.

"Not just that, people from the Ye family and the Chiyun Martial Mansion have also been offended by me." Ye Zhong shrugged indifferently.

"You—"

Hearing this, Su Yu was speechless. This convenient little junior brother of hers was just as adept at causing trouble as he was at his skills.

"Also, how did you bring them three here?" Glancing at Xiang Qiyu and the others, who looked delighted, Su Yu said with a hint of a headache.

"What can I do? Qu Xuan has the先天令 (先天令 - Inherent Command), and if I didn’t bring them, wouldn’t it be even more dangerous for them to come on their own?" Ye Zhong lowered his voice.

"What!?"

This time, Su Yu was genuinely surprised. She knew how rare the Inherent Command was, but the little girl Qu Xuan had actually obtained it.

After a moment of thought, her beautiful eyes swept over Ye Zhong, and she sighed, "Since you helped them get that thing, you’re naturally responsible for it."

"I’m not interested. We’re just in a cooperative relationship," Ye Zhong smiled lightly, "Now that I’ve met Senior Sister, their safety is your responsibility."

Hearing this, a dark expression appeared on Su Yu’s delicate face. She wasn’t sure if Ye Zhong was joking or being serious.

"Let’s deal with the current trouble first." After a moment of speechlessness, Su Yu’s gaze fell back on Mo Fanlong.

Mo Fanlong’s gaze also fell on Su Yu, then he looked at Ye Zhong. After a moment, he suddenly laughed, "Fine, since Miss Su Yu has stepped in, let’s put this aside for now. However, Ye Zhong, don’t think this is over."

With that, Mo Fanlong waved his hand, and the family’s experts retreated. After a moment, his gaze fell on the front.

Seeing the temporarily halted battle, the surrounding experts’ eyes flickered. After a moment, most of them realized that the two sides wouldn’t fight for the time being. Their gazes then fell back on the Nine Heavens Ladder.

"Even though Qu Xuan has the Inherent Command, climbing the Nine Heavens Ladder isn’t easy. There are only nine spots. Even with the Inherent Command, she might be knocked down. Here, for the Inherent Holy Temple’s inheritance, the status of the Star Constellation Sect doesn’t help much." Seeing Mo Fanlong retreat, Su Yu’s eyes flickered, and her gaze fell on the Nine Heavens Ladder, frowning slightly.

"From what you say, Senior Sister Su Yu, you also obtained an Inherent Command?" Ye Zhong said with a smile.

"Of course, what do you take me for!" Su Yu snorted, her gaze sweeping the scene, but she frowned, "However, even I don’t have the confidence to secure a spot, let alone Qu Xuan."

Ye Zhong’s gaze followed Su Yu’s.

Earlier, his attention was drawn to Mo Fanlong, but now he saw Song Shaochen of the Song family, standing closest to the Nine Heavens Ladder, hands behind his back, calmly waiting.

A bit further away was Rong Tian, who also looked indifferent. Sensing Ye Zhong and Su Yu’s gazes, he turned and smiled at them.

Not far from Rong Tian was Lei Ruoxu, the Empty Prince of the Leitian Dynasty. He stood casually, exuding a powerful aura. He clearly knew Ye Zhong and Su Yu had arrived and turned to smile at Su Yu, but Ye Zhong caught a faint glint of killing intent in his eyes.

Seeing his expression, Ye Zhong sneered inwardly. Back then, even before reaching the fourth level of Body Tempering, he wasn’t afraid of him. Now, with his strength greatly increased, the outcome of a real fight would be hard to predict.

As his gaze swept over, Ye Zhong suddenly felt two hateful gazes fall on him. Following these gazes, he saw Ye Yihao and Ye Yiyin. They both sneered at Ye Zhong, but it was clear they didn’t dare to cause trouble at the moment.

Besides Ye Yihao and Ye Yiyin, there was a group of people gathered with them. From their attire, Ye Zhong recognized them as members of the Su family.

"Who would have thought Su Xuan from the Su family would come. He’s also an inner disciple of our Star Constellation Sect, quite capable. But when did the Ye family and the Su family become so close?" Su Yu snorted.

Hearing Su Yu, Ye Zhong suddenly laughed, "Senior Sister Su Yu, you’re not from the Su family, are you? If so, I think it’s better if our relationship isn’t so good."

"Hmph, I hate these Su family scoundrels the most." Su Yu snorted.

"In that case, we do have something in common. I like to step on those surnamed Ye the most." Ye Zhong smiled.

After laughing for a while, Ye Zhong’s gaze fell on a corner. His eyes narrowed.

In that direction, a group of Chiyun Martial Mansion’s experts had gathered. Most of them were injured and looked miserable. Seeing Ye Zhong’s gaze, Jiang Le and Meng Xu’s faces darkened, glaring at him with hatred.

"Brother, it’s this kid who ruined our plans!" Meng Xu glared at Ye Zhong, his eyes flashing with malice.

Hearing this, the man standing between them, a plain-looking figure, slowly raised his head. His gaze fell on Ye Zhong, and a faint glint of sharpness flashed in his eyes.

"Defeating this Ye Zhong isn’t your fault. But for the so-called waste of the Ye family to have such skills is truly beyond my expectations." The man speaking was none other than the young lord of the Chiyun Martial Mansion, Ning Yu. He gazed at Ye Zhong with a serious expression, "When we compete for the Inherent Holy Temple’s inheritance, this guy will be a formidable opponent. But it’s fine; he has offended so many people, making it almost impossible for him to climb the Nine Heavens Ladder."

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Feeling Ning Yu’s gaze, Ye Zhong shrugged indifferently. Among the many experts present, except for Song Shaochen and Rong Tian, the rest could be considered his enemies in the Inherent Holy Temple. Fortunately, he wasn’t very interested in climbing the Nine Heavens Ladder, entering the Inherent Gate, or obtaining the Inherent Holy Temple’s inheritance. Otherwise, securing a spot would be very difficult.

However, if there were other good things in the Inherent Holy Temple besides the inheritance, he wouldn’t hesitate to take them.

Time slowly passed. After Ye Zhong and Mo Fanlong’s confrontation, no one else acted rashly. They all waited quietly for something.

As they waited, more and more experts appeared from all directions, clearly drawn by the Inherent Holy Temple’s inheritance.

Xiang Qiyu and the three women, including the calm Qu Xuan, now had a hint of panic in their eyes. Clearly, they hadn’t expected the Nine Heavens Ladder to be so difficult to climb. Without sufficient strength and luck, even with the Inherent Command, obtaining one of the nine spots would be no easy task.

In that moment, a faint golden light emerged from the Inherent Holy Temple, which was shrouded in mist. The light fell on the Inherent Gate and then split into nine beams, each landing on one of the nine heavenly ladders.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"

At that moment, the ancient heavenly ladders began to glow faintly, and a sound like a bell resonated throughout the square, making people feel refreshed and as if they had been cleansed.

At the same time, a faint fragrance filled the air. Many people’s faces showed a look of intoxication upon smelling it.

"This is—"

Ye Zhong took a deep breath. After a moment, his eyes lit up, and his gaze fell on the inheritance site behind the Inherent Gate.

Inherent Spirit Liquid! This fragrance is actually Inherent Spirit Liquid!

At that moment, even Ye Zhong’s eyes showed excitement. He hadn’t expected to find such a divine substance here! The Inherent Holy Temple’s name was well-deserved!

In the Three Thousand Divine Realms, Inherent Spirit Liquid was a rare treasure, even back when Ye Zhong was there. Generally, no matter how talented a person was, reaching the seventh level of Body Tempering was already remarkable. At this level, most chose to advance to the first realm of Martial Dao, the Spirit Qi Realm. This was because advancing to the eighth level of Body Tempering, the Three Passes of Heaven, was more difficult than entering the Martial Dao’s Inherent Realm, and a single mistake could result in becoming a cripple.

However, Inherent Spirit Liquid could increase the success rate of advancing to the Three Passes of Heaven by more than thirty percent! Essentially, with this substance, the success rate of advancing to the Three Passes of Heaven was nearly fifty percent!

Such a divine substance would cause countless powerful beings to fight over it in the Three Thousand Divine Realms. He hadn’t expected it to appear in the Inherent Holy Temple!

At that moment, Ye Zhong’s eyes, which had been indifferent, turned fiery. He couldn’t bear to take the Inherent Command from Su Yu and Qu Xuan, but from others...

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