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

After entering the secret realm, the group gradually dispersed. Xue Yu, the most experienced and composed of them, said, "Watch your step. There are many moving spiritual plants in the secret realm, some of which are aggressive."

"Also, don't touch anything in the secret realm or run around, lest you get separated from your group."

Ye Qiao quickly followed closely behind her three senior brothers; being alone in a place like this would definitely lead to trouble.

"What are those suckers from the Moon Clean Sect doing?" Mu Chongxi turned his head and saw that the group was still standing in the same spot, seemingly searching for something.

After Su Zhuo gave away a hundred high-grade spirit stones, the people of Yueqing Sect were successfully promoted in his mind to fools who were rich and easy targets.

Xue Yu explained, "They are probably looking for powerful rogue cultivators, and then following them to reap the benefits."

"Those people from the Yueqing Sect love to pick up bargains." Xue Yu had the good fortune to meet Song Hansheng and his group when he went to the small secret realm for training a long time ago.

"We finally managed to find some Qingxin Grass to refine Qingxin Pills, and our senior brother had just killed the guardian beast when Song Hansheng and his group snatched it up."

It would be a lie to say he wasn't angry, but there was nothing else he could do. From then on, Xue Yu could only secretly be wary of the Yueqing Sect.

Mu Chongxi was taken aback. "What should we do then? Should we get away from them?"

He didn't want to work so hard only to have someone else beat him to it.

Mingxuan hesitated for a moment: "Let's hurry up, or we'll be spotted."

The three of them chatted back and forth, and the content of their conversation left Ye Qiao feeling utterly astonished.

"Why did you shake them off?" Ye Qiao tugged at Xue Yu, staring intently at him. "Third Senior Brother, they must have taken advantage of others like this many times before, right? Don't you want to get revenge?"

--revenge?

This was the first time Xue Yu had ever heard of this term.

He instinctively grabbed his junior sister and corrected her, "We righteous disciples should be open and honest. How can we do something like seeking revenge?"

Even Mingxuan, who usually has a bad temper, nodded in agreement, "We're not demonic cultivators."

Ye Qiao: "..." Okay.

She changed her approach: "Don't you want to reciprocate?"

There's no way she can hide. Others might just hit a brick wall, but she'll smash a hole in it before she's satisfied.

Xue Yu: "What do you want to do?"

Ye Qiao rubbed her hands together: "Third Senior Brother, do you have any pills that can temporarily conceal one's cultivation level?"

Concealment pills are not very useful for cultivators, since their cultivation level needs to be revealed to show their strength. Cultivators in the cultivation world all want everyone to know their cultivation level, so why would they think of hiding it?

Because it's useless and can't be sold on the black market, no alchemist would bother refining such a thankless and laborious pill.

But Xue Yu liked to study these strange and unusual things. After Ye Qiao mentioned it, he thought for a moment and realized that there really was such a thing.

"Do you want to take a concealment pill?"

Ye Qiao shook her head: "I don't need it, you can use it."

What could a mere Qi cultivator like her possibly have to hide?

The most important thing is to hide Xue Yu and the others' cultivation levels, so that we can go to the Yueqing Sect to swindle and deceive... oops, I mean, to have a friendly exchange with the Yueqing Sect.

Upon hearing this, Xue Yu had a bad feeling: "What are you planning now?"

To be honest, he had seen all sorts of storms and hardships in all these years as a disciple, but Ye Qiao's appearance was the only one who kept refreshing his worldview.

Ye Qiao winked and smiled, "Nothing much, just wanted to have a friendly chat with them."

……

Song Hansheng and his group set their sights on a rogue cultivator with the Golden Core cultivation level. They were talisman cultivators, not sword cultivators, and each time they entered a small secret realm, they would target rogue cultivators without any background to bully.

"Don't worry, junior sister, I'll make sure you reach Foundation Establishment this time." He glanced at Yun Que as he spoke. He was quite satisfied with this junior sister; she was beautiful and soft-spoken, melting one's heart.

Song Hansheng's eyes held a hint of a smile. "I will deliver the heavenly treasure to you then."

Yun Que blushed slightly under his gaze, "Okay."

With such talent, a good family background, and being the chief disciple, Yun Que couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Su Zhuo felt a pang of hurt watching the two interact so closely, but he said nothing.

He knew that his junior sister had always regarded him as her older brother.

The two were exchanging flirtatious glances when suddenly a deliberately hushed voice rang out from not far away.

Song Hansheng slowed his pace for a moment, played a megaphone, and soon heard a commotion from the other side.

"I never expected that the leaves of the Enlightenment Tree would appear here. Junior Sister, you are the one with the highest cultivation level here. You must take the Enlightenment Leaf out with you."

Ye Qiao hugged the box tightly and said solemnly, "Don't worry, I will definitely protect it."

Leaves of the Enlightenment Tree?

Song Hansheng's ears perked up.

As the name suggests, the leaves that grow from the Enlightenment Tree have a chance to help cultivators enter a meditative state, which is a coveted treasure for countless major sects.

Su Zhuo frowned, puzzled: "How could these rogue cultivators be so lucky?"

"Could it be a scam?"

He was somewhat wary.

Song Hansheng, however, didn't seem to care. He released his divine sense to confirm that there was no danger around before speaking: "The one with the highest cultivation level among these two is that brat at the peak of Qi Refining. What benefit do they gain from doing this?"

Except for a very few people, almost everyone in the secret realm was wearing white masks, covering most of their faces. With the thick fog also providing cover, Song Hansheng really couldn't tell that Ye Qiao was the culprit who had swindled them out of a hundred spirit stones.

Listening to this, Yun Que gently grasped Su Zhuo's sleeve and said softly, "...Junior Brother, isn't what we're doing a little inappropriate?"

The girl's cautious words softened Su Zhuoxin slightly. His junior sister was too kind. He chuckled lightly, unconcerned, "The cultivation world is a dog-eat-dog world. If they don't have the strength to protect their things, we're just giving them a lesson in advance."

His shameless remarks drew an approving look from Song Hansheng.

Yes, they were just showing these rogue cultivators what it means to keep wealth hidden and what the dangers of the world are, nothing more.

……

"Hand over the Enlightenment Leaf."

Ye Qiao told her two other senior brothers to hide first, leaving only Xue Yu to cooperate with her. After hearing the commotion, she and her third senior brother quickly exchanged a glance.

The person who uttered this shameless remark was Su Zhuo.

Ye Qiao was momentarily lost in thought when she met Su Zhuo's cold gaze.

In her memory, the original owner and Su Zhuo grew up together.

One was of mediocre talent, at best an inner disciple, while the other was exceptionally gifted from a young age and was a highly regarded personal disciple.

As it turns out, people with different talents are destined to be apart, and Su Zhuo was able to betray the original owner of this body for the sake of a junior sister.

He has his junior sister to protect, and Ye Qiao also likes her senior brothers very much.

Therefore, she will definitely prevent these senior brothers from becoming the heroine's devoted followers.

Suppressing her thoughts, Ye Qiao's expression turned terrified, and the girl's voice was somewhat helpless: "What do you want to do?"

"Little sister, please give us the Enlightenment Leaf."

Song Hansheng smiled slowly and deliberately, "Otherwise, you wouldn't want to see your senior brother beaten half to a pulp by me, would you?"

Ye Qiao's face turned pale: "How...how could you be so vicious?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Hansheng's fingertip talisman flew out, and a blinding golden light shot out, striking Xue Yu directly in the abdomen. He clutched his chest, coughed up blood, and collapsed to the ground!

"Junior sister...don't worry about me."

"Third Senior Brother." Ye Qiao's eyes widened, and her voice suddenly rose.

Seeing her reaction, Song Hansheng was extremely satisfied. He hadn't expected that the talisman he had used to deter people would have such power, making her vomit blood in an instant.

Ultimately, he attributed it to the fact that the rogue cultivator's cultivation level was too low.

"If you don't want your senior brother to continue suffering, hand over the Enlightenment Leaf," he said coldly.

After a brief standoff, Ye Qiao had no choice but to throw the box over. She then quickly helped her senior brother up. "The box is protected by a restriction. Let us leave, and I'll tell you how to break the restriction."

Her words reassured Song Hansheng considerably.

If Ye Qiao really gave him the Enlightenment Leaf quickly, he would be worried that it was a trap.

Song Hansheng ignored her words and tried to break the seal, but to no avail. He was secretly amazed at how ingeniously the box was designed. The young man reluctantly agreed, "Okay, I promise to let you go. How about breaking the seal?"

Without hesitation, Ye Qiao recited a set of multiplication tables for these people on the spot.

"This formation was passed down from our sect. We need to wait for forty-nine days. When that time comes, all you need to do is silently recite the multiplication table I just recited, and you can open the box."

Ye Qiao spoke with conviction, and the incantation he recited was exceptionally fluent, as if it had been made up on the spot. It even sounded strangely rhyming.

Su Zhuo threatened sternly, "If you dare to lie to us, you're dead."

Ye Qiao looked miserable and pitiful: "How could this be? How could I, a rogue cultivator, dare to deceive a disciple of a major sect?"

Song Hansheng was very satisfied with his gains this time. He was too lazy to pay attention to these lowly rogue cultivators anymore. He picked up the box and left without looking back.

After Yueqingzong and the others had completely left, Xue Yu, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly sprang up.

Concealing their presence, the two senior brothers who had been hiding behind the tree also emerged.

"Holy crap, when did you guys learn this trick behind my back?" Mingxuan exclaimed in amazement. His third junior brother's acting skills were simply astounding.

He vomited blood without hesitation, without any ambiguity.

Xue Yu wiped the "blood" from the corner of his mouth and took out a red berry from his mustard seed bag. "I brought it with me earlier, I didn't expect it to have this use."

"Awesome." Mu Chongxi silently gave a thumbs up.

After his outing with his junior sister, his mind is now filled with thoughts like: "You can do that?", "So that's how it works!", and "That's fucking possible!"

Xue Yu was a little embarrassed by the praise. He coughed lightly and asked, "By the way, Junior Sister, what's in that box of yours?"

That box was what he usually used to store things, mainly herbs. It could be opened at the appointed time without needing to memorize any incantations.

"Oh. They put in a big pancake that I'd already half-eaten."

Mingxuan was stunned again. He stared in disbelief: "Why did you bring a pancake?" Who goes into a secret realm with a pancake instead of a magical artifact?

Ye Qiao replied innocently, "Eat! I haven't reached Foundation Establishment yet, I'll get hungry."

"I have to say, the boxes used by our Changming Sect to store things have a pretty long shelf life. They shouldn't spoil after a month, right? Hehe, I just wonder which lucky person from the Yueqing Sect will get to eat half of this pancake."

Xue Yu: "..." Is it really his junior sister who's being sarcastic?

"What is the secret to multiplication tables?" He had never heard of it before, but compared to some of the difficult and obscure secrets he usually knew, this one seemed quite catchy.

Ye Qiao's tone became even more innocent: "Oh, that's something that all the children in my hometown can recite."

Surprisingly, it fits perfectly into the cultivation world.