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

After listening to their conversation, Ye Qinghan roughly understood what was going on. His expression was complicated, and he couldn't understand how the kind girl from the past had become like this. He calmly said, "The Sword Inquiry Sect has no objection. They are willing to be detained and cooperate with the investigation."

One by one they said they were willing to cooperate, clearly indicating that they wanted to completely expel Yun Que from the sect. Once the investigation is complete, Yun Que will offend the Eight Great Families, and his fate will not be good.

The elders of Yueqing Sect were also utterly disappointed. It was good that it happened once, considering the child was young.

Although he was said to be young, he was already seventeen years old.

This is the second time. They still dare to collude with the demons. Can they be turned around now?

Zhou Xingyun met the concerned gazes of his fellow disciples, lowered his eyes, and then said, "I'm willing to cooperate."

At this point, besides cooperating with the investigation by the eight major families, any further struggle would only be a waste of time, and he wouldn't mind being detained for a period of time.

The three were locked in a dungeon. Apart from the poor conditions, there weren't any major problems. The problem was their so-called investigation; no one knew how long it would take.

The elder of the Sword Inquiry Sect looked at the disciples who all said they were willing to cooperate, stood with his hands behind his back, and was extremely satisfied: "I hope you are all clean and have not done anything to betray the sect."

"If any demons are allowed into the competition, their cultivation will be abolished and they will be expelled from the sect once it is verified."

Upon hearing these words, Yun Que's face turned pale instantly. She had worked so hard to reach the Golden Core stage, how could she be ruined?

Her reaction was obvious to everyone present; it was clear without even looking that she had something to hide.

The sect leader of the Sword Inquiry Sect narrowed his eyes and swept them over Yunhen, his gaze as sharp as a knife and cold.

He had always known that this disciple was strange, but he never expected it to be like this, that he would dare to bring a demon into the competition.

"She was thrown directly into the water dungeon." That was a place where some of the most vicious disciples were tortured. It was very chaotic inside, and it was mostly filled with traitors. When Yun Que heard that she was going to be imprisoned there, she screamed and tried to run away.

Suppressed by a powerful aura, Ye Qinghan was implicated. The Sword Inquiry Sect and the Ye family were in a bad mood. They looked coldly at Yun Que, and after thinking of something, said indifferently, "Her Azure Phoenix and Treasure-Seeking Beast are also left behind."

"Why should I?" Yun Que shouted indignantly.

Those are her things!

"The contract can't be terminated, right?" Ye Qiao had never encountered this thing before, but could the contract really be terminated?

Isn't it said that forcibly removing it will have a backlash?

Seeing what she was thinking, Xie Chuxue smiled slightly and waved her hand warmly, "If there's no way to break the contract without causing harm, I can forcibly break it."

Elders and sect leaders from all the major sects were present, and each of them harbored deep hatred for Yun Que. Naturally, no one objected to forcibly terminating the contract.

Coincidentally, other sects had long coveted the Azure Phoenix and the Treasure-Seeking Beast, and they naturally wouldn't refuse this legitimate reason to monopolize the spirit beasts.

No one at the scene was willing to speak up for her. Yun Que subconsciously sought Yun Hen's help, but unexpectedly, her master, who had always indulged her, lowered his eyes this time and chose to play dead.

He was truly in a headache. In the past, Yun Que's recklessness was one thing, he could handle it, but what was this? Betraying his fellow disciples, colluding with the demons, and even causing the deaths of the direct descendants of the Eight Great Families.

Those old fogies value their direct descendants more than their own lives. Several of them have died, so how could they possibly let Yun Que off easily?

They dared not touch the other three disciples involved for the time being, since all three were from the Eight Great Families. However, Yun Que had no background and, although he had a top-grade spiritual root, his talent and aptitude were very poor, so he naturally became their outlet.

He couldn't stop it, and he was too tired to stop it anymore.

He was blind to have given Ye Qiao away, only to bring back a troublemaker who implicated his most prized chief disciple.

Now this troublemaker wants to drag him down with her, and Yunhen doesn't dare to respond at all.

Even Yunhen wouldn't help her. The light in Yun Que's eyes gradually faded. She turned back step by step, looking at Xie Chuxue in a panic: "I don't want to. That's my spirit beast..."

"You can't do that."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face. The girl's face was pale, like a broken flower petal, and her eyes were red at the corners, making her look beautiful from crying. Unfortunately, no one appreciated it.

Xie Chuxue smiled, her eyes crinkling, and grabbed Yun Que's collar. With one hand, she drew a dark curse mark in the air. No matter what kind of contract it was, there was always a way to break it. For high-level talisman cultivators like them, there was no contract that couldn't be broken.

The method was a bit underhanded, though; he would never have used it before.

Xie Chuxue acted decisively, forcibly breaking the contract between the spirit beast and her. It was like being pulled out of the bone, and Yun Que screamed in agony. The others frowned, finding her voice too harsh. Xie Chuxue then affixed a silencing talisman.

After calming down, I completed the next steps at a leisurely pace.

Two contracts emerged, counteracting Xie Chuxue's curse seal. As they gradually dissipated, Yun Que struggled even more fiercely, feeling as if she were being torn to pieces. Finally, she was drenched in sweat, her eyes wide open, and she fainted from the pain.

Xie Chuxue chuckled and released her, letting her fall to the ground. "So useless, so useless," he drawled. "Hmm, let me guess, so your cultivation level was boosted by these two spirit beasts?"

The moment the contract was terminated, her cultivation level dropped to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Ye Qiao instantly understood why Yun Que was only at the Foundation Establishment stage when he first went down the mountain for training, but became a Golden Core stage after a month or two.

The treasure-hunting beast and the Azure Phoenix deserve much credit.

As for the matter concerning the demon race, it remains to be confirmed, but that is no longer something they can handle.

Now they are concerned about what to do with the other close associates who are detained.

The other prominent families remained silent, fearing to offend anyone. The head of the Zhou family spoke first: "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Any objections? If not, I'll take all three of them away and detain them."

Mingxuan lazily raised his hand, revealing a smile: "We have no objection to the other two, but why should we imprison our senior brother? So arrogant, where did you eight great families get the courage?"

The Ming family head couldn't help but glare at this rebellious son.

At times like this, it's enough to just protect yourself; why bother stepping forward for no reason?

Su Zhuo spoke up, "I also have an opinion."

Zhu You raised her hand, "Please, those were direct disciples, why would they kill people?"

Chu Xingzhi agreed: "That's right. We're a bunch of idiots, how could we possibly kill someone?"

This time, no one dared to criticize him, and Chu Xingzhi was smug.

Seeing the disciples expressing their objections, the Zhou family elder's expression turned cold, and he angrily rebuked, "Go back. All of you, return to your ranks. Who gave you permission to have objections?"

"You eight great families are in charge of everything, so why should we have any objections?" Mu Chongxi retorted.

"Hahaha, children speak without thinking, children speak without thinking." Seeing the elders and patriarchs of several aristocratic families' faces darken, Qin Fanfan quickly stepped forward, smiling as she tried to smooth things over, "But isn't it a bit too frivolous for you to just lock up our disciples like that?"

The Zhou family patriarch said coldly, "One of our Zhou family's direct descendants has died. He was the only one at the scene. We must investigate thoroughly and give us an explanation."

He wouldn't even give Zhou Xingyun a second glance, considering him a member of an impure branch of the family. Zhou Xingyun's existence was a stain on his reputation! If it weren't for him, his son should have been the next head of the family.

Looking at the Zhou family's tough attitude, Qin Fanfan's brows furrowed into a deep knot.