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

Ye Qiao was really agitated. First, there was the illusion, then two Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts blocked her way, and they wouldn't even let her go in the next secret realm. Had she broken a heavenly law?

"Hurry, hurry, blast it up, Ye Qiao! We support you!"

"Having descended into the secret realm four times, doesn't Ye Qiao understand what a major secret realm means?"

The Great Secret Realm only opens once every few decades or even centuries. It is a creation of heaven and earth. This is the first time I have ever seen someone so reckless as to say that it is going to explode.

There was a chorus of cheers from the sidelines, all of them strongly supporting her decision to blow up the secret realm. Qin Fanfan could hear the teasing tone in their voices, and she stroked her beard, her feelings becoming slightly complicated.

Because he felt that Ye Qiao's words about "blowing up the secret realm" might not actually be a joke.

Perhaps sensing Ye Qiao's outrageous remarks, the secret realm, which had been quiet and unresponsive, became enraged. The ground beneath their feet changed once more, and a group of demonic beasts appeared around them.

Their cultivation levels were all at the Golden Core stage. They kicked the ground casually, their cold, eerie beastly eyes causing the hearts of the group to race wildly.

"Come on, let's finish this quickly so we can go back to our sects and get some sleep." Ye Qiao deftly grasped the bamboo shoot, and couldn't help but apologize to the other sects in her heart; it wasn't them who wanted to win the rankings.

It was that stupid secret realm that forced them to do it.

The five people who were targeted exchanged glances and simultaneously let out a wail: "Ahhh, what happened to the fifth match having nothing to do with us? Is it really that hard to just give up?"

People's joys and sorrows are not shared. At the same time, the Wenjian Sect members, looking at the empty monster nest, also fell into deep thought.

"Where did all those demonic beasts go?" Zhu You examined the blueprints in her hand repeatedly, pondering, "Their locations are usually accurate, and other sects shouldn't be this fast either."

In terms of speed, they, a group of sword cultivators, are undoubtedly number one. The Yueqing Sect can use talismans to speed up, but Zhu You doesn't believe that with so many talisman cultivators in the Yueqing Sect, a single sword cultivator could completely slaughter the surrounding demonic beasts.

"Look at this swordsmanship, so swift and powerful," Si Miao said. "It's somewhat reminiscent of the Changming Sect's style."

Changming Sect?

To be honest, they really overlooked Changming Sect in the fifth round. In the past, they were the most eye-catching, but it was already the fifth round, and the rankings should have nothing to do with them. However, when they opened the jade slip, wow, the speed of the demon beasts was visibly increasing.

The two sects cooperated, but after a lot of effort, they couldn't find any demonic beasts. As a result, the Changming Sect's growth rate was terrifying.

Liu Yun of the Azure Water Sect blinked: "But weren't they not going to participate?"

"I don't know," Chu Xingzhi said. "Why don't you kneel down and beg them not to kill us, to leave us some?"

Liu Yun's face darkened.

"Chu Xingzhi, just shut up."

"You've offended all the trusted advisors around you with that mouth of yours."

"I'm kind of looking forward to seeing him on stage with Song Hansheng; both of them have incredibly sharp tongues."

"Chu Xingzhi is foolish with a touch of meanness, while Song Hansheng is simply mean."

The monks' analysis was very insightful.

Unaware that Song Hansheng, who had been labeled as mean, was about to turn back to find someone, the illusion had been shattered by Ye Qiao, and Yun Que was nowhere to be seen, either lost or still trapped inside.

Yun Que was still in the illusion, and this illusion was very troublesome. First, it transformed into Ye Qiao's appearance, and the other party repeatedly asked her, "Why did you steal her spiritual plant?"

This time, Yun Que was surprised to find that she felt no shame whatsoever in the face of this matter. "Survival of the fittest—isn't that the law of the cultivation world?"

Seeing that it had no effect on her, the illusion was not discouraged. It continued to transform, taking on the appearance of Yun Que herself, and questioned her step by step: "To this day, having joined the Yueqing Sect and become a personal disciple based on your spiritual root, have you ever regretted it?"

Yun Que's expression changed slightly, then she shattered the illusion, her voice resounding, "I have a clear conscience."

The illusion spoke softly, then chuckled, "If you truly had a clear conscience, I wouldn't be here."

Having said that, it transformed back into the appearance of a girl, mimicking her innocent tone, and asked with a smile, "Yun Que, are you truly without guilt?"

"I don't understand what you're saying." Yun Que's eyes were clear and harmless as she swiftly dispelled the illusion.

She underestimated the illusion, which could actually read things deep in people's memories. This was also related to Yun Que's secret. If it were made public, how could she stay in the Five Sects in the future?

The illusion was surprised by her composure; it moved closer and smiled slightly, "Then let me ask you again, are you comfortable using this spiritual root?"

"Shut up." Yun Que's lips tightened instantly, her pupils shrank, and her face turned pale. The next second, she suddenly grabbed the Xuan Sword that she had prepared in advance in the mustard seed bag, screamed, and frantically slashed at the illusion several times.

At the moment the illusion completely dissipated.

She was so terrified that she was completely disoriented.

Who is that girl?

"What does 'spiritual root' mean?"

The sword cultivator clicked his tongue twice: "To be fair, Yun Que's sword-wielding technique is quite standard."

"Something's not right. The illusion wouldn't go to such lengths. Although it was indeed a bit idiotic before, to be fair, Yun Que's reaction just now was too much."

The others weren't this excited when they entered the illusion.

What exactly did Yun Que see in her memories during the illusion?

"Does any well-informed fellow cultivator go and investigate?"

What the group of idle cultivators who were just watching the show were most interested in was these disciples, a status that countless cultivators longed for. Who wouldn't want to peek into the secrets of these disciples?

"I'll go check it out."

"..."

Amidst the various rumors circulating, Yun Que staggered out of the illusion, her face deathly pale. She forced a smile, trying to appear innocent and naive. "Let's go, Senior Brother."

Song Hansheng felt a little nauseous at her laughter and, suspicious, asked, "Are you alright?"

His complexion was terrible. The few disciples he encountered who came out of the illusion were at most momentarily dazed, but they didn't look this bad.

Yun Que shook her head, trying to remain calm, "It's nothing."

On the other side, the illusion finally found some dignity with the cloud magpie. After venting its anger, it began to grit its teeth and search through the night for the names of powerful figures in the cultivation world who had lived for thousands of years.

And he secretly vowed to find out who this Jack Ma was.

……

"Qin Huai of Chengfeng Sect is eliminated, Ye Qinghan of Wenjian Sect is eliminated, what happened?"

After the Changming Sect dealt with the Golden Core stage demon beast, they decided to hold back for the time being because they couldn't figure out why this secret realm wanted to target them. Xue Yu took out the jade slip to check it. He didn't need to look to know that the contents of the jade slip had been completely changed in the short time it took them to kill the demon beast.

It was understandable that Dan Xiu was eliminated, but what surprised them was that Ye Qinghan was eliminated along with Qin Huai.

One of them was at the Nascent Soul stage, but after entering the secret realm, he was suppressed to the peak of the Golden Core stage. The other was also at the peak of the Golden Core stage. At this level, they should have been invincible in the secret realm. However, they were both eliminated in just half a quarter of an hour.

They were truly shocked.

"The only thing I can think of is that Qin Huai and Ye Qinghan got into a fight, then Qin Huai was eliminated, and at the crucial moment, Ye Qinghan was attacked from behind by someone, which ultimately led to this situation."

Mu Chongxi reasonably guessed, "Perhaps it's that cunning old fox, Song Hansheng."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Song Hansheng's name went dark. And that wasn't even counting the names of several other disciples who went dark at the same time. It didn't seem like they were crushing each other's identity tokens in a narrow encounter; it was more like they had all encountered some event that led them to choose to be eliminated.

So what did these disciples experience in the inner circle?

"Sigh. Song Hansheng is already dead. Let's respect the dead and not curse him." After saying this insincerely, Xue Yu frowned. "Besides, something's not right."

Even if it were intense, so many disciples wouldn't be eliminated on the third day. The last battle was fought when Ye Qiao developed a chaotic free-for-all, which resulted in countless disciples being eliminated in half a day.

Ye Qiao hasn't done anything yet, so why are so many people being eliminated?

The moment Song Hansheng came out, he heard Changming Sect's words and his face twisted with anger: "..." You motherfucker is the one who's dead.

"What happened?"

So many direct disciples have been passed down in one go.

"It seems we've encountered a tide of Nascent Soul stage demon beasts."

"??? Nascent Soul stage?"

It's rare to see even one or two in a major secret realm, let alone a monster horde. If that's the case, then it's perfectly normal for so many disciples to collectively create identity tokens. But what's going on with Nascent Soul stage monsters gathering together?

"Judging from Ye Qiao's guess next door, the secret realm might have its own consciousness. Then why is it targeting the Changming Sect?"

Is there anything about Changming Sect that makes them a target? They were the most low-key in the fifth match. If anyone should be targeted, it should be Wenjian Sect.

The image on the photo stone continues to play.

The current situation is indeed not good for the Changming Sect. A large-scale tide of Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts is constantly approaching, but the group is completely unaware of it.

Suddenly, Xue Yu's expression changed slightly. "Run!"

Just a second before he finished speaking, the ground, which had been perfectly fine, suddenly collapsed.

Ye Qiao and Mu Chongxi quickly grabbed the two senior brothers who couldn't fly on swords. After they retreated three zhang away, the ground they had just been standing on had formed a deep pit.

"This secret realm is insane." As soon as Ye Qiao finished speaking, a wall suddenly appeared around them, forming on all four sides, as if to trap people inside.

She narrowed her eyes, used a talisman to blast open the earthen walls that had been piled up on all sides, and quickly fled. As she ran, she called out to the others, "Spread out. It's probably targeting us on purpose."

"No." Mu Chongxi drew his sword and corrected seriously, "Actually, it's mainly targeting you."

Anyone could see that the moment the five people separated, none of them were attacked except her.

Ye Qiao: "..."

She refused to admit the fact that she was targeted wherever she went, and the girl maintained her last bit of stubbornness, saying, "Maybe it's just a coincidence."

No sooner had he finished speaking than another mutated vine struck with overwhelming force. Mingxuan quickly burned the vine away with a fire-controlling talisman made from his fingertips, clicking his tongue twice. "So that's what I mean."

"Following my junior sister might not be the safest option, but it's sure to be exciting."

He had the privilege of experiencing being hunted down alongside Ye Qiao when he was with the Song family.

She is constantly being targeted, or on her way to being targeted.

Ye Qiao is this person.

reliable.

It's not entirely reliable either.

"Quickly make an identity token." Xue Yu reminded him. This secret realm was brought here by Chong Yeqiao from the beginning. Since that's the case, what's the point of training? Let's run away quickly.

Ye Qiao said sincerely, "To be honest, I pinched my identity token as soon as I saw that something was wrong."

Anyway, the fifth match is optional. It would be good to gain experience, but there won't be any loss if it's not.

"And then," Ye Qiao spread her hands, showing him the shattered identity token in her hand, "this is the result, we can't get out at all."

The teleportation array was sealed off; clearly, this secret realm wanted to keep her there.

Although she didn't know what the purpose was, she had strangely gotten used to it. Being disliked by the heavens was her fate, and she understood that.

"Good heavens, so the secret realm isn't targeting the Changming Sect, it's just targeting Ye Qiao."

"Ye Qiao's luck is absolutely incredible."

"Ye Qiao and Yun Que have always been contrasted."

"But a secret realm with Yun Que might not be very smooth, while a secret realm with Ye Qiao would definitely be a lot of fun."

One cultivator joked, "One is Heaven's favored daughter, the other is Heaven's rebellious son?"

After issuing the order to unleash the monster horde, the hidden guardian of the secret realm felt much better. It really hadn't expected that the illusionary realm would be so useless, and in the end, it still had to take action personally.

Although it is unclear why the Heavenly Dao suddenly issued this decree, since the Heavenly Dao has this intention, the secret realm will naturally begin to make things difficult for her without holding back.

The illusion drifted over, asking, "Are you really going to target her?"

After studying "Ultraman" and "Jack Ma" all night, it has finally realized that this person is toxic and it must stay away from her!

The guardian of the secret realm said indifferently, "If it weren't for a piece of trash like you, would I have needed to take action myself?" At first, it didn't take a Foundation Establishment cultivator seriously at all.

After a moment of silence, Huanjing huffed and puffed, "Who knew she'd play such dirty tricks?"

"Besides, I didn't spend two days with her without gaining anything. I specifically read a part of her memories and found that she's really extraordinary." The illusion earnestly advised, "You really shouldn't pressure that Ye Qiao anymore."

"What if she really gets desperate and stages a 'bombing the secret realm' act?"

The secret realm, however, remained unconcerned, declaring resolutely, "Today, I will confront this Ye Qiao head-on."

It refused to believe it was just a matter of foundation building.

Isn't a wave of Nascent Soul stage monsters enough to solve the problem?

*

The five people stood apart. Ye Qiao was the only one being targeted. She was somewhat aware of this and, in order not to implicate others, she planned to find a secluded place to forcefully break through to the Golden Core stage.

She was repeatedly tricked into monster dens by sudden terrain changes along the way. If it weren't for Xiaoxi being reliable, whether she could have come out alive would be another matter.

Along the way, there were also monsters blocking the road from time to time. If she continued to endure it, Ye Qiao felt that she was going to be just as bad as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Fuck you.

She couldn't bear it anymore.

She and this stupid secret realm must each die today.