Chapter 60

With her bright eyes scanning the Task Hall, Su Yu finally chuckled and said, "Let's go and turn in the task. After we're done, I still need to take you to the Council Hall to meet the elders of the sect."

As her words faded, Su Yu took light steps and led Ye Zhong straight toward the center of the Task Hall.

In the center of the Task Hall, there were wooden counters, behind which stood many elders, processing task submissions for the numerous disciples of the Star Constellation Sect.

Clearly, most of the disciples in the Star Constellation Sect had completed lower-level tasks. Although some had completed intermediate-level tasks, the number was very few. As for the area designated for higher-level task submissions, it was empty, with not a single person in sight.

Under Su Yu's lead, Ye Zhong slowly walked toward the higher-level task submission area, instantly drawing countless gazes from the Task Hall.

"Huh? Isn't that Senior Sister Su Yu from the Inner Sect? It's said that Senior Sister Su Yu took on two intermediate-level tasks this time. I didn't expect her to return so quickly?"

"But why is Senior Sister Su Yu heading to the higher-level task area? Could it be that she took on a higher-level task before?"

"Taking on a task is one thing, but in our sect, some people take on a bunch of higher-level tasks, hoping for a stroke of luck to complete them. The key is, looking at Senior Sister Su Yu, could it be that she completed a higher-level task?"

"Can't be! Although Senior Sister Su Yu is powerful, she only has the strength of the fourth level of Body Tempering. It would be extremely difficult for her to complete a higher-level task with such strength!"

"Speaking of higher-level tasks, do you know about the recent exploration of the先天圣殿 ruins? It's said that Senior Brothers Rong Tian, Song Shaochen, and Su Xuan from the Inner Sect all took on this task."

"Could it be that Senior Sister Su Yu completed this task as well?"

Amidst the discussions, many people's eyes became somewhat peculiar. As the top sect of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Star Constellation Sect received news of various events within the Great Zhou Dynasty almost immediately. Therefore, the speculations of these Star Constellation Sect disciples were mostly accurate.

"Huh, who is that person next to Senior Sister Su Yu? Isn't it said that Senior Sister Su Yu never easily cooperates with others? Even for people like Rong Tian and Song Shaochen, she shows no favor."

"That person can enter Xiang Mountain, so they should be a disciple of the Star Constellation Sect. But does our sect have someone who is so close to Senior Sister Su Yu?"

After their gazes lingered on Su Yu for a moment, they almost simultaneously fell on Ye Zhong, and everyone's eyes became somewhat strange.

Many people knew Su Yu's personality. Although she seemed very approachable and could chat with anyone, deep down, she had a coldness that kept people at a distance. Therefore, in the Star Constellation Sect, Su Yu had many admirers, but none had successfully gotten close to her. Now, she had someone unknown by her side, which was quite surprising.

Ye Zhong's gaze casually swept around, but the gazes of the Star Constellation Sect disciples did not affect him. He just glanced at Su Yu and smiled, "I didn't expect you, Senior Sister Su Yu, to be so well-known in the Star Constellation Sect."

Su Yu shook her head and didn't say much, leading Ye Zhong directly to a counter in the higher-level task area.

Inside the counter, an old man with gray hair was dozing off. Seeing his state, Su Yu sighed helplessly and then tapped his head with her finger.

"Brat—"

The old man woke up from his sleep, about to scold, but upon seeing Su Yu's smiling face, he swallowed his words and grumbled, "It's you, little girl. I've told you many times, if you complete an intermediate-level task, just go to the queue to submit it. Don't come here and disturb my old man's peaceful sleep."

"Elder Wu, this time I really completed a higher-level task," Su Yu said with a sweet smile.

Although Elder Wu was old and half-dead, he was momentarily stunned by her beauty. After a moment, he awkwardly said, "Is that so? You've taken on quite a few higher-level tasks. Which one did you complete? Hmm? Who is this little boy? He's only thirteen or fourteen but already at the fourth level of Body Tempering? Hmm, not bad, not bad. But this little boy isn't a task item, right? Or have you, little girl, finally fallen in love?"

"Hey, little boy, this isn't good. They say beauty brings disaster. Not only is this little girl older than you, but if you stick with her, your future won't be easy..." Elder Wu, who was quite talkative, glanced at the two and leaned in to whisper to Ye Zhong.

"Old ghost, if you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being impolite!" Su Yu said with a light laugh.

Seeing Su Yu's smiling face, Elder Wu suddenly shivered and shook his head, "Alright, alright, you little girl are too cunning. I can't afford to offend you, let alone hide from you. Alright, tell me, which task did you complete?"

"Here, it's the task of exploring the先天圣殿 ruins, and it was completed with the highest level of perfection," Su Yu pointed to a floating crystal screen above her head.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong's gaze also swept over, seeing the screen glowing intensely.

"Higher-level task: Search for the先天圣殿 ruins. Highest completion level, obtained the先天圣殿 inheritance. Task reward: 50,000 spirit points."

"What!?" Elder Wu's gaze swept over, and his eyes twitched, "You completed this task? And with the highest level of perfection? That means you obtained the先天圣殿 inheritance?"

"Actually, this task should be credited to Ye Zhong." Su Yu looked at Ye Zhong strangely. In a sense, if Ye Zhong hadn't been there, she wouldn't have been able to complete this task.

"You're Ye Zhong?" Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Elder Wu's eyes. After squinting and staring at Ye Zhong for a moment, he chuckled, "Not bad, it seems the news we received was true. This time, our Star Constellation Sect has found a treasure."

"Alright, let's not waste time. According to the rules, to confirm if you've completed the task, you need to hand over the task item, right?" Elder Wu gave Ye Zhong a familiar look, extended his hand, and chuckled.

This expression, known as "plucking a feather from a passing goose," made Ye Zhong speechless. He glanced at Su Yu, and seeing her nod, he flipped his hand, took out the inheritance golden book, and threw it to the old man.

"Brat, this is the inheritance golden book of the先天圣殿. What if you drop it!?" The old man caught the golden book with a tense look, flipped through it for a moment, and then looked up with admiration, "The legendary middle-grade Body Tempering technique of the先天圣殿, the先天洗髓诀. What a good thing!"

After a moment, the old man smacked his lips and reluctantly handed the golden book back to Ye Zhong, his eyes filled with surprise. Clearly, he had some idea of the difficulty of obtaining this golden book. The fact that Ye Zhong could retrieve it was truly astonishing.

"What? Su Yu and that boy completed the先天圣殿 task together?"

"And they even retrieved the inheritance of the先天圣殿?"

Originally, Su Yu and Ye Zhong were already attracting a lot of attention, and now, hearing Elder Wu's words, many people's eyes were filled with shock!

Su Yu really completed a higher-level task? And that unknown boy actually participated in the higher-level task?

"Alright, now that you've completed this higher-level task, the reward is 50,000 spirit points. Who gets it?" Elder Wu sighed and looked at the two.

"Elder Wu, give 40,000 spirit points to Ye Zhong. He did most of the work on this task, and he also helped me with other tasks before," Su Yu said after a moment of thought.

"Let's split it evenly," Ye Zhong said, frowning. He didn't want to take advantage of Su Yu.

"I don't want your spirit points. Just remember what you said, lend me the inheritance golden book for a while, and I don't mind giving all the spirit points to you. Besides, you just joined our Star Constellation Sect, and you'll need a lot of spirit points. Don't be so polite," Su Yu huffed.

Hearing this, Ye Zhong nodded. Since Su Yu said so, he couldn't argue. Besides, he needed a lot of spirit points to advance to the fifth level of Body Tempering.

"Thank you, Senior Sister Su Yu." As he spoke, Ye Zhong took out his spirit point card and handed it to Elder Wu.

"Golden spirit point card!?"

"Inner Sect disciple!?"

The surrounding Star Constellation Sect disciples, who were originally watching, were all slightly stunned. The eyes that stared at Ye Zhong were filled with strange expressions.

The Inner Sect disciples of the Star Constellation Sect were few and far between. The Outer Sect disciples were quite familiar with each Inner Sect disciple, even if they wouldn't recognize them if they were burned to ashes, they wouldn't mistake them.

But no one could have imagined that this unknown person was actually an Inner Sect disciple!?

At this moment, a strange atmosphere filled the Task Hall.

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