I saved the entire sect by playing idly by letting things fall apart.

……

Just to be on the safe side, Ye Qiao gave one of the remaining two concealment talismans to Duan Hengdao. She waved to him and led him to the place where she had been sleeping.

There are hidden formations set up in advance there, which are easily overlooked by those who do not understand formations.

"You escaped this calamity by sleeping here?" Duan Hengdao entered the formation, his lips twitching. So, the benefit of giving up is probably that you can stay away from the hustle and bustle of the world?

Ye Qiao nodded and asked him, "Who else among us hasn't been arrested yet?"

We'll save as many as we can; we'll figure out what to do with the others who are captured later.

"Shen Ziwei," Duan Hengdao said, "My second senior brother and I ran away separately. That man was chasing me just now, but now that I've run away, he's probably turned around and chased after my second senior brother."

Ye Qiao seemed to be deep in thought.

So it doesn't seem like a complete annihilation.

Just as Ye Qiao was pondering what to do, Duan Hengdao, who was sitting cross-legged in the formation, also perked up. He shook off his previous listlessness and said enthusiastically, "Look, now only the two of us are still alive. Let's go and save them together."

"Listen to me." Ye Qiao hadn't expected this person to still be in their chuunibyou phase. She cleared her throat. "If you see those two Nascent Soul cultivators, just pick up your sword and fight them, then yell something like 'You're all just little brothers'..."

Duan Hengdao was extremely excited: "This way, we can achieve final victory!"

Ye Qiao: "That way we can die with some dignity."

Duan Hengdao: "?"

A cultivator standing outside couldn't help but say, "Although the scene is very serious, I still can't help but laugh when these two are together."

"There is definitely something comical about this combination."

"Some of my patients have given up on treatment, while others still believe in the light."

"Ye Qiao is such a chatterbox, is she really that lonely?" What time is it?

Duan Hengdao scratched his head. "I'm serious. The elders haven't made a move yet. I guess it will be difficult to get in after the secret realm opens. Now there are only a few of us left. If we don't come up with a solution soon, I'm worried they'll just take us back to the Demon Realm."

It will be difficult to save people then.

Ye Qiao shook her head in denial: "They won't leave now."

"You disappear right in front of him; they'll eventually find the culprit."

If you think about it from their perspective, they wouldn't be able to explain losing three close disciples.

Besides, what kind of realm is the Nascent Soul stage? If a Foundation Establishment cultivator rescues their disciple right before their eyes, the two of them will definitely stay an extra day to find Ye Qiao.

Ye Qiao's task was to stall them and prevent them from leaving the secret realm, while waiting for the elders to send someone over.

She had just gone to check the barrier trapping the disciples. Song Hansheng had personally said that it couldn't be broken from the inside; it had to be broken from the outside.

Ye Qiao briefly explained her plan: "The first step to saving people is to break the barrier."

"Okay." Duan Hengdao had some knowledge of this. "You hold them off while I go to rescue them, but breaking the barrier with spiritual power would easily cause a commotion, and I'm afraid we won't have enough time."

Ye Qiao pondered for a moment. According to the barrier theory, if you have enough strength, you can break it. So, could she consider drawing on the power of technology?

She took out drawing paper from her mustard seed bag, grabbed a wolf-hair brush, and simply started drawing the design.

Soon, the shape of an electric drill appeared on the paper.

Ye Qiao's drawing skills were always quite good. After finishing the drawing, she blew on the paper and asked, "Can it be refined?"

Duan Hengdao was already used to her strange-looking appearance, and he nodded: "Okay."

For weapon makers, even a vague concept is enough to create it, let alone the detailed drawings by Ye Qiao, which included annotations on the design.

"Try using this to see if you can open the barrier."

After the division of labor was completed, Duan Hengdao immediately used his inner energy to forge an electric drill. With the determination to save all his disciples, he worked with incredible enthusiasm and finished the drill in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

The electric drill is engraved with a silencing spell. Placing a lightning crystal on it will generate electricity, which is very powerful. Although it is not a magic weapon, it looks much more high-end.

Ye Qiao patted him on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."

She took out the bamboo shoot and casually erased the seal on it. "Next, we'll split into two groups."

"Here's a concealment talisman. When things get chaotic, sneak through the barrier and leave the rest to me."

Duan Hengdao pursed his lips and sincerely said, "Thank you, Ye Qiao."

A cultivator outside the arena let out an excited roar: "You just do it, leave the rest to Ye Qiao. If I had a personal disciple like her leading the team in a secret realm, I'd beg her to come."

"First, Ye Qiao, take her along~"

……

After splitting up with Duan Hengdao, Ye Qiao opened the map, which marked that the monster lairs were mostly inhabited by Golden Core stage monsters, and they were the kind that came in groups and had fixed areas.

The locations of powerful demonic beasts above the Nascent Soul stage are also specially marked, but no disciple dares to provoke such a level of demonic beast, as it can kill people in a matter of minutes.

She tied the bamboo shoot to the red bird and attached a magic talisman, which she had taken from Song Hansheng's mustard seed bag.

Yueqingzong loved drawing these kinds of talismans. He was a cunning and ruthless person, but it must be said that his talismans were really useful in crucial moments.

The red bird rushed out like a madman. With it drawing away the demonic beast, Ye Qiao seized the opportunity to sneak out of the demonic beast's lair at night. Her goal was clear: the lair of a Nascent Soul stage demonic beast.

To save people, one must first stir up trouble, but the commotion caused by the large-scale monster tide is too terrifying. She might lose her life if things go wrong. Ye Qiao grabbed a KFC chicken in one hand and quickly stepped on the Breeze to head towards the Nascent Soul stage lair.

This bold move caused quite a stir outside the venue.

"What is she trying to do? Use that stick to lure all the monsters away and recreate the first scene? But two Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't be afraid of this small monster horde."

"If she gets detected by a Nascent Soul stage demon beast, she'll be doomed. There's no Zhou Xingyun here to save her."

"No, what is she going to do going back? At this point, run! Every person who can escape is a chance, otherwise, how can we justify wasting so many of our trusted disciples' time?"

What is Ye Qiao planning to do?

She waited for a while, and finally all the monsters in the lair came out as if they had smelled a bone. As soon as the sky darkened, the entire secret realm was thrown into turmoil, and the scene was just like the first secret realm.

But Ye Qiao had a specific purpose in luring the beast.

This time, she tied the bamboo shoot to the demon beast, which went berserk and ran rampant throughout the secret realm, causing chaos no less than a large-scale beast tide.

Ye Qiao looked left and right, and after making sure there were no monsters in the monster nest, she reached out without hesitation and took all the Nascent Soul stage monster eggs.

She searched one nest after another, only taking eggs and nothing else.

After finding the egg, he put it in his pocket and left as if nothing had happened.

They're gone?!

Holy crap.

"Stealing Nascent Soul stage monster eggs? What a joke!"

"How could she be so reckless?"

"She's been causing trouble for a long time now. Remember this: your Ye Qiao is infinitely arrogant."

If confidence is the pinnacle, then Ye Qiao's confidence is simply unmatched.

The commotion caused by the secret realm was immediately sensed by the two Nascent Soul cultivators. The Demon Saintess frowned: "A monster tide?"

"Troublesome," she cursed under her breath. "There are still three missing."

"Especially that Ye Qiao from the Changming Sect." The Demon Saintess narrowed her eyes, but in this situation, Ye Qiao should have already made her identity token and run away.

She didn't believe she would dare to stay.

Unless she's suicidal.

Trapped within the barrier, Song Hansheng moved his wrist. For some reason, he felt that this demon seemed to harbor a deep-seated hatred for Ye Qiao. He couldn't help but ask, "You know Ye Qiao?"

Could it be that Ye Qiao's fame has spread all the way to the Demon Realm?

It's probably not that bad.

The girl immediately gave him a cold look: "I am the Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan."

She was furious with the Changming Sect disciple who had impersonated her. The girl had come to the secret realm mainly to confront him.

Song Hansheng: "..." Excuse me.

So this Ye Qiao really is poisonous.

She offends people wherever she goes, and now she has enemies everywhere.

Even the demons have come.

*

On the other side, Shen Ziwei, having narrowly escaped a pursuit, was so frightened that his legs were trembling. The difference between the Nascent Soul stage and the Golden Core stage was absolutely overwhelming. If it weren't for his magical artifact that concealed his aura, he wouldn't have lasted this long.

Moreover, the beast tide arrived just in time. Shen Ziwei didn't know why the demon beasts were causing trouble, but the aura of a group of demon beasts could disrupt people's aura, which bought him a lot of time.

The boy, pale-faced and trembling, hid in a clump of trees. He was already quite paranoid, and at the slightest sound, he assumed that demons were coming to kill him.

The monks sighed, "It's still too small."

"After all, none of them have ever left any sect."

"So you should learn from Ye Qiao's mental fortitude. She carries several Nascent Soul stage demon beast eggs and walks with an air of superiority, completely ignoring her own family."

Not to mention, Ye Qiao could chat with people without batting an eye.

Shen Ziwei was unaware of the outside world's opinions of him. He was truly terrified. No matter how chaotic the Grand Competition was, it wouldn't kill anyone. But the Demon Cultivation Society's fighting style was deadly. He was covered in wounds, one of which was bloody and deep enough to expose the bone.

The boy held his breath. When he heard footsteps, he broke out in a cold sweat, his heart pounded like a drum, and he almost thought he was going to die there.

After waiting for a long time, the other party still didn't come closer.

Shen Ziwei opened her eyes and saw a familiar figure. His voice was dry and somewhat distorted, and he swallowed as if he had grit in his mouth, in great pain, "Ye... Ye Qiao?!"

"You're still alive?"

Ye Qiao rolled her eyes: "Otherwise, would I be dead?"

Why is everyone so surprised to see her alive?

She had a hard time finding Shen Ziwei; this person was really good at hiding. Ye Qiao searched around for a while, and finally, thanks to Xiao Qi's strong spiritual sense, she found the person hiding in the bushes.

Shen Ziwei realized his words were ambiguous, his face paled, and he weakly added, "I didn't expect you to still be in the game."

After all, she was targeted by four sects from the very beginning.

"Let's go." Ye Qiao tossed him the pill. "We're going to rescue them."

Shen Ziwei accepted it and silently whispered her thanks.

Although Qin Huai had scolded Ye Qiao countless times, in the end, she was still the most reliable.

Ye Qiao's bamboo shoot has now fallen into the belly of some monster.

Fortunately, her contract with the Bamboo Shoot Stealing Pact was a natal contract, so she easily sensed its presence. She affixed an acceleration talisman and, in conjunction with the Breeze Step, intercepted the Red Bird's position in advance.

It flew fast, and there were demonic beasts chasing behind it, so Ye Qiao didn't dare to move forward. Instead, she took out the Miao Miao Spirit Bow that she had picked up earlier from her mustard seed bag.

She tentatively pulled the bowstring, preparing to shoot down the red bird bound with bamboo shoots.

It didn't budge.

Seeing her actions, Shen Ziwei, though unsure of what she was trying to do, still explained in a calm tone, "A cultivator's magical artifact is generally only used by the person who created it." As a qualified craftsman, he recognized it at a glance as the spirit bow of the Azure Water Sect.

"No one else can pull it apart."

"Instead of wasting your time, you might as well..."

Ye Qiao infused his spiritual energy, and after he finished speaking, the girl looked up, her fingertips drawing a full moon, and an arrow shot through the clouds, striking the demon beast flying in mid-air.

With lightning speed, she caught the falling bamboo shoot and, just as the demonic beasts pounced on her like madmen, pulled Shen Ziwei into the domain.

Shen Ziwei's mind went blank for a moment.

He felt that since meeting Ye Qiao, every step of the way things had taken place had been somewhat unexpected.

For a moment, Shen Ziwei was at a loss for which of the following was the most shocking thing.

What place is this?

Why is Ye Qiao able to use other people's spirit bows?

And what is she up to now?

"This is the domain." Ye Qiao gestured a tiny bit, "a little trick."

Shen Ziwei gave her a "you fucking kidding me" look. A little trick?

Such a small trick to lure people into this godforsaken place?

Ye Qiao could only touch the tip of her nose and ask, "Do you still have any magic artifacts in your storage bag? We can smash them out to appease those two Nascent Soul cultivators later."

"No. My mustard seed bag was stolen." Shen Ziwei looked dejected when she mentioned this. During her escape, she tried to crush her identity token, but the boy slashed it in one go, and her mustard seed bag also fell in the process.

If Shen Ziwei hadn't been protected by the breastplate, he might have been the one dismembered the next second.

Ye Qiao listened and simply clicked her tongue twice.

She thought she was miserable enough, running around doing all sorts of things, but she never expected that someone was even more miserable than her.

"It's okay, I have them." Ye Qiao waved them in front of him, revealing more than a dozen of her personal disciples' mustard seed bags in her hands. A smile played on her lips, her plan clearly in mind: "Once we rescue them, these will all be mine."

She deserves all of this.

Holy crap.

Shen Ziwei's eyelids were twitching.

He maintained his dazed expression, picked up the bag of mustard seeds, and opened and examined each one.

"This belongs to my third junior brother, and this belongs to my eldest senior brother."

"This belongs to the Moon Purity Sect, this belongs to the Azure Water Sect, and this one belongs to Ye Qinghan, right?"

His emotions grew increasingly complicated as he spoke. "Ye Qiao, tell me the truth, what were you doing while we were being hunted and on the run?"

They were clearly targeting Ye Qiao from the very beginning.

Why did she manage to plunder all five of the mustard seed bags all by herself? Why?!

Seeing what had happened to the two groups, the cultivator fell silent for a moment: "Is this what they call Ye Qiao's personal windfall?"

*

Goodnight, no updates tomorrow, going to celebrate the New Year.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year in advance!