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

……

The fact that Ye Qinghan and Zhou Xingyun would meet before the finals was undoubtedly surprising news, and the outside world was quite excited, with many people placing bets enthusiastically.

"I bet a spirit stone that the two of them will destroy the arena."

"He's just one realm away, but to be honest, Zhou Xingyun can break through if he wants to. Does he want to break through naturally? Then fighting Ye Qinghan is indeed a very good opportunity."

"Zhou Xingyun has terrible luck. How come he draws all the bad luck? He should learn from Ye Qiao next door. That guy is already sitting there with his legs crossed, waiting for his opponent to admit defeat."

As the saying goes, people's joys and sorrows are not shared. Ye Qiao had a good run of luck and didn't encounter a single disciple throughout the entire process. The most relaxed one was Xue Yu, as alchemy didn't require fighting. After the third round, his ranking was basically secure, and he was already hesitating about which pill to refine for the finals.

Ye Qiao had a lot to say on this. Those alchemical texts she copied while imprisoned in the forbidden area weren't for nothing; her mind was overflowing with all sorts of pill formulas. She desperately needed to unleash them all, so she tapped the table and enthusiastically asked, "Ancient pills, have you tried them?"

Xue Yu's eyes flickered slightly as he silently covered his face with the book, his voice gentle, "I can't remember them, there are too many steps. Besides, our sect doesn't have those top-quality spiritual plants for ancient pill formulas."

This kind of high-grade spiritual plant is probably only found in the Azure Water Sect.

Ye Qiao asked in a light tone, "Such a large sect as the Azure Water Sect should have a place specifically for cultivating spiritual plants, right?"

"Yes, that's right." When Xue Yu applied to join a sect, he did consider the Biyue Sect, but at that time, his sect had too many female disciples, which made him a little scared, so he gave up on it.

"Then the withered spiritual plants should be useless, right?"

Xue Yu nodded again, "Yes."

Ye Qiao was eager to try: "Do you remember, I have a Chaos Pearl?"

The primordial energy within can revive plants and bring them back to life.

"Why don't we go and farm for the Azure Water Sect?" she suddenly thought.

"Huh?" Xue Yu sat up with a jolt: "Great idea!" We can take advantage of the situation and fleece the Biyue Sect.

"..."

On the other side of the Azure Water Sect, two disciples arrived, claiming they wanted to farm for their families, which left him quite bewildered.

"Why aren't you two competing properly? What are you doing farming?"

Ye Qiao thought for a moment, "I'll pull the weeds for you. Ask the elders, are you going to throw away the withered spiritual plants over there?"

"Weeding?" The other person paused for a moment, then stroked his beard and pondered for a while: "The dead ones definitely need to be thrown away. Or fed to the pigs."

Ye Qiao froze for a few seconds, then her expression cracked for a few seconds: "Even pigs eat better than us!?"

The elder of the Biyue Sect coughed twice, "It's not that bad, it's not that bad." He couldn't help but wonder just how bad the food was at the Changming Sect.

"However, since you're willing to go, then go ahead." Who wouldn't want free labor? Although I don't understand what these two are doing, having two mentors is always a good thing.

The spiritual plants that Xue Yu needed for the competition were basically all available within the inner circle of the Biyue Sect. However, due to improper care, many of the spiritual plants withered and died. The two of them quickly searched for usable spiritual plants.

"The Azure Water Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a major sect for alchemy practitioners," Xue Yu sighed. "If I had known, I would have chosen the Azure Water Sect back then."

"Then why didn't you go?" Ye Qiao asked curiously. Surely he couldn't have been tricked into coming by the steamed bun?

Xue Yu sighed, "Back then I was young and naive. There were too many female disciples over there, and I was shy."

After gathering all the spiritual plants, Ye Qiao subtly moved her fingertips, quickly drawing out primordial energy and tentatively inputting it. The spiritual plants underwent subtle changes, which would not be an exaggeration to say they were brought back to life.

The medicinal effects of spiritual plants are greatly reduced after they wither. The Azure Water Sect is rich and powerful and has no shortage of spiritual plants. Ye Qiao has a very smooth time getting freebies this time.

"No wonder the Chaos Pearl is so rare." Xue Yu clicked her tongue slightly, looking at the spiritual plant that was slowly recovering in her hand. "But once the primordial energy inside is used up, it'll probably be gone, right?"

Ye Qiao looked at the primordial energy in her dantian, which was now less than half gone, and nodded. "I don't usually need this."

After reviving and harvesting the spiritual plants from a small portion of the medicinal herb field, the two of them swaggered away.

The elders of the Biyue Sect were somewhat bewildered. Looking at the two of them rushing around, they wanted to curse these two disciples of the Changming Sect for being crazy. They had agreed to pull weeds, but they only pulled half of them and then left.

A large section of the medicinal herb field was bare; is this how they weeded it?

After returning to the sect, the two took the time to check on their senior brother's match, since his opponent was Ye Qinghan. They stuffed talismans and pills into Zhou Xingyun's hands one by one, saying, "Although we may not be able to beat him, we can take pills."

"That's right."

Zhou Xingyun was taken aback by the sudden concern from his junior brothers and sisters. He rested his chin on his hand and said in a flat tone, "Oh."

"It's alright—" he said calmly, "I'll admit defeat."

Even when he can't win a fight, he still has a mouth.

Mingxuan chuckled, "Don't say that. We're number one. You'll definitely crush Ye Qinghan. To be honest, I've disliked him for a long time."

Zhou Xingyun thought for a moment, then said in a flat, bored tone, "Then he might as well just beat me to death."

Ye Qiao shuddered: "You're just going to have a fight."

It wouldn't come to the point of killing him.

"But Senior Brother," Mu Chongxi peeked out furtively, "you're almost at the Nascent Soul stage, right? You've been dragging your feet for so long. If you run into Ye Qinghan, you'll break through, won't you?"

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is highly likely, even inevitable, because he's lazy and keeps putting it off.

"What about the lightning tribulation?"

"Let Junior Sister go." Ye Qiao is like a brick; she can be moved wherever she's needed.

Xue Yu said softly, "Junior Sister can only share the burden, and she was struck hard by her own lightning tribulation during her Golden Core stage, so she probably can't share much of the burden."

Indeed, that was the case. Ye Qiao's spiritual root saturation was already sufficient. She shrugged, indicating that she couldn't help her.

Although it wasn't the finals, but rather a test of each other's strength, it was still an opportunity for both of them. Ye Qinghan was undoubtedly serious; he wanted to take first place, so Zhou Xingyun was an obstacle. Finding out the opponent's strength in advance was a good choice.

As for Zhou Xingyun... his attitude was rather indifferent.

The crowd surrounding the competition was several laps deep, and Ye Qiao and her group barely managed to squeeze in. Even so, they were squeezed so badly that they had to squat on the ground to recover.

One is at the Nascent Soul stage, and the other is at the peak of the Golden Core stage. The difference of just one realm, Nascent Soul, makes them the biggest highlight of the individual competition.

"There are so many people," Xue Yu exclaimed softly.

"Yes, yes, the Nascent Soul stage is amazing." Ye Qiao nodded frantically.

Who knows when she'll reach the Nascent Soul stage?

"So why are we squatting on the ground to watch the game???" Mingxuan didn't understand. Who watches a game like this, squatting on the ground in such a sleazy way?

They even squatted in a neat row.

"There's nothing I can do, there are just too many people. I guess I'll have to make do."

Zhou Xingyun touched the talisman Ye Qiao had given him before going on stage. It seemed to contain many strange and unusual items, but it contained mostly defensive talismans that she said she had drawn with Mingxuan.

My feelings are quite complicated.

This is the first time I've been cared for.

Ye Qinghan greeted them politely, "Wenjian Sect."

"Changming Sect".

Both of them were quite concise. After standing on the stage, Ye Qinghan couldn't wait to draw his sword. As soon as the referee said "begin," the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Zhou Xingyun has a wind spirit root, and after combining with Ta Qingfeng, even Ye Qinghan couldn't find a place for him.

Since the opponent rarely fought head-on, Ye Qinghan calmly gripped his sword. The moment Zhou Xingyun's aura was exposed, the longsword was covered with a layer of frost. He raised his eyes and slashed down without hesitation, the dazzling sword light shooting straight up.

The two distinct sword energies clashed, instantly producing a sharp, piercing sound.

Neither of them showed any change in expression.

Their strengths are roughly equal.

"You are indeed very strong." Ye Qinghan's brows furrowed slightly, wanting to continue testing.

Ye Qinghan was reckless when he got into a fight, but Zhou Xingyun didn't want to waste time with him.

A gust of wind swept in and quickly gathered. Zhou Xingyun remembered the talisman his junior sister had given him, and a strange expression appeared on his lips.

Releasing his hand, several talismans silently fluttered away in the direction of the wind.

Ye Qinghan squinted subconsciously, just as he was about to resist, but he quickly realized that the gust of wind was not harmful, and he was a little puzzled.

I don't understand what Zhou Xingyun is up to.

The wind is always invisible, and the talisman drifted silently to the very back and landed. Ye Qinghan was startled, realizing that he had been afflicted with a talisman, and his expression changed.

He quickly calmed down again.

The Changming Sect only has two talisman cultivators, and the one with the highest cultivation level, Mingxuan, is only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. No matter how powerful their destructive force is, they can't do anything to me.

"No way???"

Can this be posted?

However, it seems that it really works. Ye Qinghan is a person with impeccable morals and has no interest in engaging in those conspiracies and tricks. He never expected that Zhou Xingyun would use the wind to stick his talisman on.

Ye Qinghan didn't seem to care much after being approached.

After all, the powerful Golden Core stage talismans posed little threat to Ye Qinghan. Could they possibly be stronger than Nascent Soul stage talismans?

That is, of course, impossible.

But everyone overlooked one point.

The talismans used by Golden Core cultivators are not very lethal, but Ye Qiao's talismans are disgusting.

Ye Qinghan was completely bewildered. Her eyes started to dart around, and she frantically pointed upwards. After a moment of this dazed behavior, she looked up and laughed twice. On the competition stage, she tried to rush over and hug Zhou Xingyun's leg.

Who is that?

That's Ye Qinghan!!

Such behavior might not be surprising if it happened to anyone else in the Changming Sect, but it was Ye Qinghan. His fit of madness silenced everyone present.

Ye Qinghan was also dumbfounded. For a moment, he couldn't control his thoughts at all, and even reached out to Zhou Xingyun's hand, trying to invite the other party to dance together.

No one else could bear to watch.

Oh.

It's so spicy it hurts my eyes.

Zhou Xingyun swiftly and accurately kicked him in his direction, quickly thinking about how to get rid of him. He realized that his junior sister's talismans were really unreliable.

Who wants to watch Ye Qinghan dance?!

Although Ye Qinghan was stunned, her instincts were still there. Zhou Xingyun's kick failed, and the opponent dodged it.

Ye Qinghan, out of control, tried to pull Zhou Xingyun to dance, but was punched away by Zhou Xingyun again.

The Nascent Soul stage is awesome, like a spring; every time Zhou Xingyun knocks him away, he comes back.

Then Ye Qinghan started swaying wildly from side to side, revealing a bright smile.

Although the word "brainless" is completely unrelated to Ye Qinghan's usual image, they couldn't help but want to say something to the sect leader of the Sword Inquiry Sect after seeing this scene.

After the match, take Ye Qinghan to get her head checked.

"Look at this amazing technique, it must be Ye Qiao's doing! It must be her!"

"...Could this person draw some talismans that a normal person could draw?"

"No way, she's not a normal person."

In any case, almost none of Ye Qiao's talismans are normal. If you say she is a talisman cultivator, her talismans are all strange and bizarre. If you say she is not, she happens to know about formations.

Zhou Xingyun's brow twitched. Looking at Ye Qinghan, who was trying to get closer, he twitched his lips. He didn't want to dance with Ye Qinghan.

I can't take it anymore.

As Duan Chen was drawn from its sheath, its sharp, gleaming light shone forth. The aura of a peak Golden Core cultivator instantly brought Ye Qinghan back to his senses. He returned his Xuan Sword to his hand, his eyes clearing for a moment.

Zhou Xingyun took it seriously. He was truly disgusted.

The oppressive feeling also brought Ye Qinghan to his senses, making him realize what he had done. His eyes flashed with coldness as he glared at Ye Qiao outside the arena, and then he fiercely swung his sword at Zhou Xingyun.

The young sword continuously emitted bursts of cold, eerie light, and its sword energy swept out in the rudimentary form of a dragon.

Duan Chen nearly slipped from Zhou Xingyun's grasp the moment of impact, and Zhou Xingyun chuckled.

A gust of wind took shape, and in an instant, the roar of a dragon intertwined with gusts of wind, and dust flew all around, making it almost impossible to see anything.

"Damn, damn, damn, I get it now. That's why our senior brother doesn't need to practice the Breeze Stepping Technique with us."

Holy crap, is the Wind Spirit Root really that powerful?

Mu Chongxi was extremely jealous.

Mingxuan blinked: "If it's Junior Sister's spiritual root, will it generate lightning when used?"

Ye Qiao also realized the problem. She seemed to understand something and silently remembered her senior brother's gesture: "I'll try it next time."

This was the first time she had ever known that the attributes of a spiritual root could be used to transform into a human form.

The battle continued not far away. Zhou Xingyun was unusually provoked to fight, and his aura as a peak Golden Core cultivator was approaching that of a Nascent Soul cultivator. Ye Qinghan's aura was even more terrifying. His sword energy materialized, and the two switched positions at the same time. In an instant, a large crater was blasted into the arena beneath their feet, and the sound of it breaking inch by inch could be heard.

The lingering shockwaves of the sword energy stirred up a strong wind, and the ten sword shadows quickly converged, their snow-white light reaching them in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Xingyun couldn't dodge it; the talisman given to him by his junior brothers and sisters in his arms came into play and blocked it for him.

Ye Qinghan pursed her lips after seeing this.

So what if you have a talisman?

After his second sword was cut off again, Ye Qinghan thought quietly.

That seems rather impressive.

His expression grew even colder, and his sword strikes became increasingly merciless. Zhou Xingyun's cultivation level was already below his, and under the pressure of the continuous sword moves, his expression became extremely tense.

The atmosphere was somewhat tense.