Sheng Yantang climbed up from the ground, not daring to voice a single complaint. Instead, he bowed respectfully to Su Chen and said with an exceptionally courteous attitude, "Senior, we are descendants of the Sheng family. We entered the Secret Realm under orders from our elders to take part in the Creation Academy's selection trials. We're heading to the highest mountain in the Secret Realm to climb the Dao Platform at its peak."
"On our way to the highest mountain, we happened to pass by this place and discovered a treasure. We didn't realize you had already claimed it, Senior. We were too presumptuous."
"We're truly sorry."
"We hope you'll forgive our presumption, considering the friendly relationship between the Secret Realm and our Sheng family."
"Afterward, our elders will surely come and catch up with you, Senior."
The Secret Realm had been developed by the Five Great Families together. The elders who had come in to explore it back then must have known there were people and demonic beasts inside.
So they had surely spoken with the people and demonic beasts in the Secret Realm.
As for whether their relationship was friendly or hostile, he truly couldn't say.
But it was best to claim they were on friendly terms first. If they really were enemies, they had only one option!
Crush the jade token!
They couldn't just die in the Secret Realm.
They were all destined to become kings and saints one day. They absolutely couldn't die in some tiny Secret Realm.
As for getting into Creation Academy later, they could find a way.
As he spoke, the sly old fox Sheng Yantang kept a jade token clasped in his palm, ready to crush it and flee for his life the moment things looked wrong.
Su Chen looked at the