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

The trial grounds of the Changming Sect.

After Ye Qiao was thrown out, only the four of them were beaten. Xue Yu was better off; he wasn't a combatant, and his seniors sent him off to urge him to refine pills.

Mingxuan wiped away his cold sweat. He was currently struggling against the formation set up by the ancestor. He couldn't break through it within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. The ancestor really knew how to beat people!

The four were subjected to inhumane training methods, yet the patriarch still sighed and complained to them, "Now the disciples are all worse than the last, and even dual cultivation is rare."

Mingxuan secretly grumbled to himself.

Not everyone is like you were back then.

"So you are our ancestor, right?" Mu Chongxi flattered obsequiously from the side, trying to save them from being beaten up as a group.

The old patriarch wasn't buying it. "You've disappointed me greatly."

"Oh, but Zhou Xingyun is alright."

Zhou Xingyun's sword energy and moral principles are most compatible with the Changming Sect, and his strength is also quite good, so he is very satisfied with this.

Zhou Xingyun was so flattered he wanted to die.

"This is no reason for you to hit me just because you disagree with me," Zhou Xingyun tried to remind him not to be so violent.

Elder Zhao spoke up to save the four who were being beaten up, "Senior, Ancestor, our sect still has a disciple who hasn't arrived yet."

"We're missing Ye Qiao."

"Which one?" one of the seniors asked, his tone tinged with curiosity.

"It's that little girl you chased away before." Elder Zhao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, staring at the seniors' unanimous gazes, and forced himself to speak, "That disciple has quite a lot of talent."

One of the senior disciples recalled the event, neither confirming nor denying, "Oh, that disciple who was only at the late Golden Core stage? We thought she was from another sect."

"But the Inheritance Grounds require Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Even if you don't have a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, a peak Golden Core stage cultivator can barely get in. She's only at the late stage, so she's not qualified to come in with those direct disciples at all."

"They can't even meet the most basic standards of a domain." They weren't just making baseless accusations. To truly master a domain, one must first comprehend one's own Dao after reaching the peak of the Golden Core stage. Only then can one control the domain after acquiring it.

In the late stage of the Golden Core realm, even the most basic enlightenment cannot be found.

Elder Zhao shook his head and said seriously, "Although she did not meet the standard, her talent is indeed high. She was only at the late stage of Golden Core after two years of learning. She also has the domain you mentioned, but this child's domain is said to be very strange."

"Perhaps because it was opened too early, it was not under her control, so I brought it here hoping that the senior masters could give me some guidance."

The founder was stunned. So he was a genius of unparalleled talent?

"Then why don't you hurry up and send her here? What are you doing at Chengfeng Sect, and Yueqing Sect and Wenjian Sect? Why are you marking our disciples for no reason?"

"Hurry up and wipe the mark clean. You can tell from the petty ways of those two old bastards, Yueqing Sect and Wenjian Sect, that they're definitely not clean. What if there's something dirty in there?"

Elder Zhao's lips twitched.

He swallowed back the words that Ye Qiao could still cultivate three times.

It's best not to harm your disciples now. Just look at how the other four were being disciplined; if Ye Qiao comes back, she'll only be worse off than them.

On the other side, Ye Qiao was engrossed in the battle with the Chengfeng Sect figures when, without warning, an array appeared beneath her feet. She instinctively tried to jump away, but upon discovering that the talisman belonged to the Changming Sect, she stopped herself and was teleported to the Changming Sect's trial grounds by the array.

"Finally, you remembered me." She'd barely uttered a thought when she realized she'd only just arrived at her sect's trial grounds when four hands pointed at her simultaneously. The four senior brothers were pointing at her, trying to shift the blame onto their junior sister to complete their training. "Didn't the senior say that dual cultivation is very rare in the Changming Sect?"

"She practiced three times."

Mu Chongxi praised sincerely: "Indeed, only Ye Qiao is worthy of your teachings, Grandmaster."

Ye Qiao, who had just returned, was suddenly pointed at by everyone. She was stunned for a moment, "What's going on?"

next second.

A large hand formed from spiritual energy slammed down on her head. Ye Qiao held her breath, stepped on the breeze, and made a hand seal with her fingertips. Defensive talismans surrounded her, and as the talismans burned, she was thrown over hard. Before falling, her knees bent slightly, and she rolled over to stand up.

Their movements were so skillful it was heartbreaking.

Such an exciting greeting right off the bat.

"What's going on?" She looked up at her senior brothers. "Is this how our training battles are going to end with us getting repeatedly thrashed?"

"No." Mingxuan corrected her wrong wording: "Next, you will be repeatedly beaten, then forced to refine pills, and then you will have to break the formation with me."

Ye Qiao: "..."

She paused for a moment, then quickly got up from the ground. "I'll go to the training grounds of Chengfeng Sect instead."

Of course, this was just a joke. There was no way she would leave. If she dared to leave today, the Grandmaster would make her understand why the flowers were so red in the next second.

—Third revision.

Hearing this alluring identity excited even the seniors who hadn't witnessed dual cultivation for nearly a century; she felt as if she had stumbled into a pack of wolves.

Upon seeing the marks on her body, the patriarch of the Changming Sect exploded: "Damn the Sword Inquiry Sect! No wonder they're a bunch of brainless sword cultivators. They want to mark any disciple they see? Are they dogs?"

Ye Qiao: "..."

The old ancestor continued, "Those insidious and despicable fellows from the Yueqing Sect actually tried to steal disciples from other sects; they are unforgivable."

Ye Qiao: "..."

With Ye Qiao drawing the fire, the seniors' attention was indeed mostly diverted to her, allowing the senior brothers to catch their breath. Ye Qiao turned over and grabbed her sword. This time, she didn't care whose swordsmanship it was; as long as it was useful, that was fine.

If you don't resist, you'll really be taught a lesson by the senior sword cultivators.

Ye Qiao's swordsmanship used to be a weakness, but now she has completely made up for it. The patriarchs of Chengfeng Sect and Wenjian Sect take turns to guide her in swordsmanship, which allows her to fully master the "Never See You" sword technique, especially the seventy-two sword techniques. Combined with the ever-changing "Never See You," it is simply a powerful weapon.

During the battle, the sword cultivators of the Changming Sect were increasingly pleasantly surprised.

We tried swordsmanship and talismans; the seniors' enthusiasm was overwhelming.

Ye Qiao stopped in her tracks, constantly on guard, fearing a sword or array might strike from behind at any moment. Ming Xuan casually asked her, "How was it? Did you learn anything from being ganged up on by the seniors?"

Before Ye Qiao arrived, they had endured a full half-day of beatings.

"I learned something," Ye Qiao replied sadly. "And while I was being beaten, I gleaned two pieces of information."

"The good news is, they started fighting."

"The bad news is, the person they want to hit is me."

The five sects each have different initial trials, with the Sword Inquiry Sect's sword intent being the fierce power to break through all laws with a single sword strike.

They are carrying on the will of the founder of the Sword Inquiry Sect.

The Changming Sect is slightly different.

The swordsmanship was light and fast, carrying the will of the founder of the Changming Sect. The swordsmanship and the internal energy were completely integrated with lightness and speed. Ye Qiao had practiced the Qingfeng Technique to the fourth form, the senior brother had mastered all six forms, while Mu Chongxi was stuck at the fourth form, just like her.

The seniors repeatedly demonstrated the fifth and sixth moves in front of them.

Ye Qiao focused intently on memorizing the moves, a talent that Mu Chongxi could only envy—she could learn them after just one look. Mu Chongxi could only practice repeatedly, striving to learn the last two moves within this timeframe.

Finally, just as they had almost grasped the essence of the Qingfeng Technique, the seniors ended the instruction battle. She vaguely heard someone sigh regretfully, "If we had more time, I would have liked to teach you a few more moves."

"Now go find your respective inheritances." The patriarch smiled, his cheerful tone revealing him to be a very good-natured old man. "I look forward to you all obtaining your own inheritances."

The disciples had each experienced inhumane training in different trial grounds, and when they gathered together, their expressions were somewhat dazed, as if they were suffering from kidney deficiency.

The grouping for finding the lineage was exceptionally simple: alchemists were grouped together, sword cultivators were grouped together, talisman cultivators were grouped together, and weapon cultivators were grouped together.

This unreasonable grouping caused the close associates to break apart.

"To borrow a phrase from Ye Qiao," Liu Yun's lips twitched, disregarding any hint of treason, he cried out anxiously, "We're a pile of dung when we're together, and scattered stars when we're apart. What will we do if a group of alchemists get into danger?"

They all clearly have bright futures, but it's no exaggeration to say that, apart from the sword cultivator, the rest of them together are a complete mess.

"We won't let you encounter any danger." Upon hearing this, the elder of the Azure Water Sect urged impatiently, "Go quickly. The ancestors have their reasons for doing this."

These elders could only stand guard outside; they couldn't get involved in the search for the succession. That was something the ancestors should be concerned with and observe.

Upon hearing that it was arranged by the founders, Liu Yun could only suppress her protests and retreat back into the group.

Xue Yu scratched his head, suddenly surrounded by a group of female disciples. His shy instinct made him go to Liu Yun for warmth.

All the direct disciples of the Changming Sect are men, and Ye Qiao gets along with them like brothers. So, he suddenly feels a little strange to be facing a group of female disciples.

After everyone found their teams, Mingxuan clicked his tongue twice. "Am I going to be with those annoying guys from the Yueqing Sect? And that annoying Song Hansheng too, they'll definitely take this opportunity to get revenge on me."

Song Hansheng's expressionless face betrayed his disgust. "You talk like nobody wants to be in a group with you. Ye Qiao would be better off than you."

He genuinely believed this; at least Ye Qiao was reliable. Ming Xuan's words were infuriating.