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

"I didn't do anything." Under Shen Ziwei's questioning, Ye Qiao retorted defiantly, "I stole their mustard seed bags. I pretended to be crazy during the day and committed petty theft at night. Do you know how I've survived these past few days?"

Shen Ziwei: "..."

This person is toxic.

They stole the bag of mustard seeds and did so with a straight face.

However, Ye Qiao's words made sense; if she didn't take it, the other disciples, being tied up, wouldn't be able to get it either.

Shen Ziwei: "I have one last question. Why do you know how to use the Biyue Sect's spirit bow?"

It's one thing for a sword cultivator to not use a sword and just wave around a broken stick all day, but she can even use a spirit bow. So, aside from not studying swordsmanship properly, she knows everything else?

Ye Qiao winked at him and said modestly, "Well, I'm not an expert in anything, but I can do a little bit of everything."

Shen Ziwei's lips twitched: "I can tell."

She can draw talismans and refine pills. Although her skill level is unclear, there is no doubt that she knows a lot.

Ye Qiao had been walking alone in the secret realm, feeling quite bored with no one to chat with. She brandished her spirit bow and spoke to the people outside the area: "I'll show you what 'Looking Northwest, Shooting the Heavenly Wolf' really means later."

Many cultivators laughed upon seeing this.

"If you can rescue them, you'll be my father from now on, Ye Qiao!" a fan from another sect shouted excitedly.

"The higher-ups of the five sects should remember to investigate Yun Que. Who has she ever been fair to? The Yueqing Sect is at least a reputable sect, and even Song Hansheng has more backbone than her."

Song Hansheng is a man of cunning and arrogance, even in the secret realm he looks down on any rogue cultivator, but when it comes to crucial moments he does not lack the backbone that a righteous disciple should have.

"It's understandable that the little girl is afraid because she's timid."

"Then Miaomiao was also afraid, and she didn't say anything either."

"Those who come from the mortal realm probably don't have this awareness. After all, they came from somewhere else halfway through their lives."

The only disciples who came out of the sect halfway through their training were Ye Qiao and Yun Que. But Ye Qiao had grown up in the Yueqing Sect and was a proper disciple of the sect. Only Yun Que was truly from the mortal world.

Each disciple was sent to the sect at a young age, bearing the weight of their position and the resolve to sacrifice their life for the common people—a quality every righteous disciple must possess.

They are given resources from the sect and the cultivation world, and they must live up to this responsibility in the future.

Otherwise, why would they always refer to this group of disciples as the future of the cultivation world?

The cultivators' voices weren't loud, but everyone present was a powerful figure at the Nascent Soul stage or higher, so they could hear them clearly. The other elders were now embarrassed for Yueqing Sect, wondering, "Can we still keep such a personal disciple?"

Although those cultivators were a bit harsh, they weren't entirely wrong. Their sect didn't need a disciple who would betray his teammates at a crucial moment.

The elder of the Sword Inquiry Sect gritted his teeth, "It's still a top-grade spiritual root. Just bear with it." Top-grade spiritual roots are rare in the cultivation world, almost impossible to find even with a lantern. Cultivating one requires countless efforts, so it's impossible to just give up. Maybe if you change your mindset, you can still keep it?

Yunhen's expression also turned somewhat awkward. "I will give her a good talking-to when I return to the sect."

Ever since Yun Que started embarrassing him during the competition, trampling on the sect's reputation and making him constantly ridiculed.

Yunhen is a person who cares a lot about his reputation; otherwise, he wouldn't have tried to steal his disciple's spiritual plant for Yun Que's sake.

He hasn't gained much face now; instead, he's put the sect on the hot seat.

Yunhen's face darkened considerably just from hearing the discussions among the surrounding cultivators.

"Given the atmosphere of the Moon Purity Sect, you should think twice before joining as a disciple. With Yun Que as your personal disciple, who knows, she might sell you out one day while you're in a secret realm with her."

"Sell it, sell it all. So friends are just for her to sell off, huh?"

"I originally planned to go to the Moon Purity Sect when recruiting disciples next time, but now I think the Changming Sect is also quite good."

Yunhen still hasn't considered giving Ye Qiao a position as his personal disciple. She is quite talented, a genius in three cultivations, but in the cultivation world, spiritual roots are what matters, and those with low-grade spiritual roots find it difficult to even break through to the next realm.

Ye Qiao is still struggling in the Foundation Establishment stage, so how could he possibly want such a disciple as his personal instructor?

Yunhen only regretted that he should have had someone stop Ye Qiao when she went down the mountain. Why did he let her go to Changming Sect? She was clearly a disciple of his sect from the beginning!

"Are you crazy?" Song Hansheng felt like vomiting blood when Yun Que spoke. "What good would it do you to capture Ye Qiao and the others?"

Although he felt that Ye Qiao, who was the type to retreat as soon as things went wrong, should have already run away, what if she hadn't?

Yunque continued to argue, "It won't cause any harm if word gets out."

"Moreover, I grew up in the mortal realm." The girl's eyes were brimming with tears as she pursed her lips. "Unlike you who were born into immortal sects and have access to the best resources, my spiritual roots were congenitally damaged..."

Chu Xingzhi, who was standing next to her, immediately lost his temper. Who did she think she was being fair to by betraying her teammates like this? Did she think she was being fair to all the mentors who had been beaten without saying a word?

His hands were tied, but that didn't matter; he still had his feet.

The young man stomped her hard on the ground, meeting Yun Que's narrowed gaze. He sneered, "Your spiritual root is damaged? Well, I still have a mental illness, Yun Que. You've apologized to all of us disciples, come on!"