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

"What do you mean, Ye Qiao?" The Grand Elder's face changed. Ye Qiao rushed out of the sword cave in a hurry, not only without saying hello, but also vomiting.

Ye Qiao was vomiting so badly that she felt dizzy and disoriented, with only one thought in her mind.

I should have known... I wouldn't have been so reckless.

The Sword Sect Master looked at these spirit swords with a pained expression. With each shout, his tone was full of ups and downs, as if he were advising a child who had gone astray.

The spirit swords in each sword cave are no less than treasures to the Sword Inquiry Sect. Now that so many treasures have gone with one person, and moreover, they belong to the Changming Sect, the elders and sect leader of the Sword Inquiry Sect changed their expressions the moment they saw it.

At this point, it wouldn't be unreasonable to swallow your pride and force a few rounds back.

Anyway, there's no one else around.

At worst, they'll just be ridiculed by other sects; they can't easily give away their spirit swords.

Chu Xingzhi was unaware of the elders' schemes. He leaned forward and asked, "Luoshui and Duanshui, the Lovers' Swords, what are you thinking?"

A perfectly good pair of couple's swords, taken by those senior and junior disciples from the Sword Inquiry Sect. What the hell?

Zhu You's eyes were somewhat unfocused, and she seemed dazed. "Ah."

She touched the Luoshui sword at her waist and honestly said, "You might not believe it, but I borrowed a Luoshui sword from Ye Qiao."

Zhu You lowered her eyes, "Originally, no sword was chosen for me."

She was good at reading people and figured out what the elders were up to. She didn't feel ashamed at all and truthfully described the situation.

After Zhu You finished speaking, she winked gently at Ye Qiao.

The expressions of the elders of the Sword Inquiry Sect changed repeatedly. Was it Ye Qiao who helped them?

"Are you sure?" Chu Xingzhi was taken aback, then remembered that she seemed to have left with her junior sister for a while.

During that time, he actually went to get a sword?

Zhu You nodded. Since the person involved had said so, it was probably true. The sect leader of the Sword Inquiry Sect turned to look at Ye Qiao, his lips twitching violently. He could only give up his plan to shamelessly ask for her back: "Never mind."

Ye Qiao has already helped their sect's disciple obtain a sword, what else can they do? Go back? Wouldn't that be tantamount to repaying kindness with enmity?

"Whose sword spirits are these two?" The Grand Elder barely raised his hand and pointed at Chaoxi and Bujianjun.

The two sword spirits were very ethereal, and their auras were exceptionally fierce when they opened their eyes.

"Ye Qiao and Mu Chongxi." You can tell just by looking at their personalities.

Passionate mornings and evenings, yet unbearable days without seeing you.

They are quite similar.

The two sword spirits took human form inside the sword cave, proving that the Changming Sect is now a completely different sect than before.

The four spirit swords that Ye Qiao obtained in the Sword Cave were all different. Not to mention Flying Immortal, the other three were also famous spirit swords, and in the end, they all ended up in her hands.

Both sword spirits are very good-looking. The transformation of a sword spirit signifies one's talent in swordsmanship and how far one can go in the future. It has to be said that Ye Qiao and Mu Chongxi's sword spirits... both know how to choose their timing.

Transforming into human form in full view of everyone has earned Changming Sect a great deal of fame.

Each had their own gains. When Xie Chuxue learned that Ye Qiao had taken four spirit swords, she slowly came over and gathered around to examine them.

The Frost Sword is primarily associated with ice, while the Swift Swan and Shadowless Sword are primarily associated with wind and lightning, respectively.

What interested Xie Chuxue the most was the Flying Immortal Sword, a light-attribute spirit sword. The snow-white spirit sword was slender and beautiful, like the gentle moonlight. The sword light seemed harmless, but the moment it was refracted by the light, it could kill people invisibly. Light is, after all, invisible.

The strength of the sword master determines the power it can unleash.

Interestingly, Ye Qiao's "Never See You" and "Flying Immortal Sword" are both capable of transformation.

"It's a male sword spirit. Remember, its sword shape could change freely." Xie Chuxue smiled and pinched Bujianjun's cheek. "Oh my, I never expected this! Was a male sword spirit specially chosen for Xiaoqiao?"

The moment he disappeared, he vanished into nothingness as a cloud of black mist.

After observing Bujianjun and explaining the situation to Ye Qiao, Xie Chuxue glanced at the sword spirit of another junior disciple.

Chao Xijian's eyes lit up: "Junior Uncle~"

To be fair, Xie Chuxue is also extremely beautiful. As soon as Chaoxi finished speaking, he was about to pounce on her, but Xie Chuxue's smile disappeared slightly. She grabbed his collar and threw Chaoxi away in disgust.

The sect already had one enthusiastic golden retriever, Mu Chongxi, and if another one came along, even Xie Chuxue wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Alright, alright, go and cultivate. After the competition, it's time for you all to get moving."

The end of the competition did not mean the end, but rather the beginning of their training. Xie Chuxue waved her hand, preparing to send them off to cultivate.

Xue Yu feigned deep thought, "Junior Uncle, where exactly did you come from?" He was also an elder, but far more reliable than Qin Fanfan and the others.

"They were probably some kind of remarkable figures in the past," Mu Chongxi said casually. After all, before them, these elders of the sect were the future hope of the cultivation world.

Listening to her junior disciples' lively discussion, a smile flickered in Xie Chuxue's eyes.

The young man casually shifted his posture and smoothed his hair back. "Ahhh~ As expected, someone as outstanding as me can't hide my charm."

"I really was a brilliant genius back then."

"..."

What a narcissistic person.

*

Due to the upcoming trials, the five sects became unusually quiet and began preparing for their own cultivation. Mu Chongxi and Ye Qiao stayed in their sects, while the other three returned to their respective families.

Mingxuan and Xueyu only stayed for two days before quickly making their escape.

Ever since they won first place, the elders in the family have been like they've taken stimulants, urging them to work hard and improve every day, hoping they will come back in the future to repay the family for their upbringing.

After receiving his rewards from the Yueqing Sect, Mingxuan brought back a number of talisman books. He clicked his tongue twice and remarked, "They really have a lot of good stuff." Although he didn't like the Yueqing Sect, some of their talisman books were even said to be lost to the outside world, but it turned out that they were all kept in the Yueqing Sect.

"We sensed demonic energy at the Sword Inquiry Sect." Ye Qiao flipped through the talisman book he brought back. "The swords in the Sword Cave went berserk for a while."

"Do you remember that demon we encountered before? He's still missing."

The demon who was having an ambiguous relationship with Yun Que must hold a high position in the demon race, so he definitely wouldn't be easy to catch.

Ye Qiao nodded and casually drew circles on her face, "I have a feeling that the demon came in with some ulterior motive."

No one knows what method Yun Que used to let him sneak in.

She seemed somewhat uneasy.

Seeing this, Mingxuan simply took her shopping. Now that they had money, they no longer had to hesitate when buying things. Ye Qiao bought a few fire-type crystals to take back to KFC. She also had several swords that needed nurturing.

It's all money!

As for wolf-hair brushes and talisman paper, there's no need to worry; Mingxuan has prepared plenty.

Prices in the cultivation world are ridiculously high. Ye Qiao didn't even have time to enjoy the spirit stones she got before she spent them all on swords and KFC beasts.

It was already evening when the two finished shopping. When they returned to the sect, they found several elders and the sect leader there. Ever since they became number one, they had been extremely busy, taking in new disciples and dealing with all sorts of other matters. Becoming the number one sect had made things exceptionally hectic, and even Qin Fanfan had become elusive.

The fact that so many elders and sect leaders have gathered together clearly indicates that they have something to discuss.

"What's wrong?" Qin Fanfan asked as soon as Ye Qiao entered. "Do you have anything else to do?"

"If you don't have it, tidy it up."

Qin Fanfan's expression was grave: "Something's happened over there."

Ye Qiao was a little confused. "Who's in trouble?"

"The Eight Great Families," Qin Fanfan said with a deep frown, "and many of their close relatives are involved."

"Zhou Xingyun, Ye Qinghan, and Song Hansheng have all been left behind."

Those disciples left behind were all from the Eight Great Families. Judging from Qin Fanfan's serious expression, the matter seemed quite serious. Ye Qiao immediately thought of the demon who had infiltrated the competition. The group quickly packed up and took a flying boat back to the territory of the Eight Great Families. There was still a long distance to go before reaching their destination. Mu Chongxi pursed his lips and asked, "Is it related to the demon?"

Qin Fanfan nodded.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have detained so many of their close disciples.

On their way to the Eight Great Families, they learned the general outline of what had happened. The incident began when, less than three days after the competition ended, direct descendants of the Eight Great Families began to disappear one after another.

At first, I thought they had all gone out to gain experience.

Later, it dawned on me that I had been silently slit in the throat by the demons.

Coincidentally, the deaths of those direct descendants occurred after the Grand Competition, during the time when several close disciples returned to their clans to visit. Mingxuan and Xueyu returned earlier and escaped the calamity, but the suspicion was not completely cleared, and the high-ranking members of the Eight Great Families suspected that a traitor had infiltrated their ranks.

The Ye and Zhou families, two prominent sword-cultivating families, lived close to each other. Their competition ended in a draw, and Ye Qinghan, unwilling to give up, wanted to challenge the other to a duel. However, he ended up running into Zhou Xingyun, who was standing indifferently in the same spot.

Not far away are the deceased direct descendants of the Zhou family.

After the incident became public, all the close associates involved were detained and imprisoned.

Qin Fanfan's trip is for negotiation. Regardless of whether they are demons or not, she just wants to get his disciple out of trouble.

Ye Qiao thought so too. They arrived a little later, and when they entered the residence of the Eight Great Families, the inner hall was already in an uproar. The matter of the demons infiltrating was handed over to the Wenjian Sect for investigation, which Chengfeng Sect expressed its dissatisfaction with.

The Sword Inquiry Sect and the Wind Transformation Sect have been at odds for a long time.

"Him? He knows nothing about investigating cases." Elder Chengfengzong scoffed.

The Grand Elder of the Sword Inquiry Sect said calmly, "First of all, it has nothing to do with the direct disciples of the Wind Transformation Sect."

Elder Chengfeng was overjoyed: "Excellent! I knew you were the best at investigating cases. From now on, if anyone says you don't know anything, I'll be the first to scold them!"

"..." The scene fell silent for a moment.

Xie Chuxue clapped his hands, breaking the frozen atmosphere. He looked at Zhou Xingyun, then glanced at Ye Qinghan, "Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong?"

Xie Chuxue clapped her hands. "Ye Qinghan dressed as a woman to seduce Zhou Xingyun into committing murder, and then used the opportunity to frame him? Alright, case solved. Everyone go back to wash up and go to sleep."

His words caused the surrounding air to ripple. The Sword Sect elder's train of thought went astray, and he roared in anger, "Why don't you just say that Zhou Xingyun seduced Ye Qinghan!"

Is this the time to argue about this?!

"Quiet."

"I called you here because I have something to discuss." The elder of the Yueqing Sect cleared his throat, his gaze falling on Ye Qiao and the other two. "I heard from Song Hansheng that the four of you caught Yun Que having an affair with the demons?"

The word "illicit affair" isn't quite accurate. But Ye Qiao nodded without hesitation, giving Song Hansheng an approving look. She knew he had a sharp tongue, but she hadn't expected him to use such biting words.

Mingxuan nodded. "Yes, she was having an affair with a demon, and we happened to see it, so we acted as a righteous force and interrupted them. She must have brought the demon in, so why should my senior brother be imprisoned?"

"Do you want us to go into more detail?" Mu Chongxi looked at Yun Que. "She has ties to the Demon Clan."

The three people present at the time were Ye Qiao and her companion. Xue Yu and the senior brother were not there, and there was also an outsider, Song Hansheng.

Yun Que is portrayed as a charming and popular character in the novel, so it's not surprising that she would encounter demons or monsters. However, to the righteous sects, this is tantamount to betrayal.

"How can you prove that Yun Que did it?"

Mingxuan scoffed lightly, "Aren't the four of us enough to prove it?"

"You guys all have had a grudge against her, right?"

Ye Qiao retorted, "Surely Song Hansheng doesn't have a grudge against her?"

With Song Hansheng involved, Yunhen also became a little restless.

Song Hansheng is the chief disciple of their Yueqing Sect.

However, in this situation, if Song Hansheng admits that it was Yun Que who brought the demons in, then it will be the Yueqing Sect that suffers. If Song Hansheng does not admit it, it will still be the Yueqing Sect that suffers.

It's a dead end no matter how you look at it.

Song Hansheng lowered his eyes, then slightly lifted his eyelashes and looked lightly at Yun Que, "I saw it too. All four of us were there at the time. There's no evidence, so you might need to investigate."

"I am willing to cooperate with your investigation." Song Hansheng was disgusted. It had happened again and again. She wasn't just the third time; she had done it four, five, or even six times.

He had reached his limit; if he didn't kick Yun Que out of his mentor team this time, he wouldn't be a member of the Song family.