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

Little Qiao, ahhh!

The moment the Sword Inquiry Sect Master made his move, Xie Chuxue and Qin Fanfan simultaneously intercepted him. With a cold light and a sword wind that was as unstoppable as it approached them, Qin Fanfan managed to shatter the opponent's sword move with a single sword strike, while Xie Chuxue used a defensive talisman to firmly protect them, ensuring that the group landed safely.

The moment the KFC chicken landed, the demon king, who had been forced to become its mount, lay firmly on the ground. The direct descendants sitting on the demon king's back, who usually never left their homes, had never experienced such a thrill before, and they all vomited uncontrollably.

Qi Yu: "Before, we would just look at the photo stone over and over again at home. Now that we can participate, it's so exciting."

Qi Lu: "He's just a bit of a useless person."

After saying that, the brother and sister vomited again.

That phoenix was incredibly fast; almost all of its direct descendants collapsed from exhaustion, their souls faintly escaping.

"Xiao Qiao!!" Sect Leader Qin cried out in anguish, "What are you riding?!"

A large, fiery red bird was dragging three demon kings along, each bird carrying a large number of people on its back. Qin Fanfan glanced around and roughly estimated that there were at least four hundred people.

Would a normal person tie three demon kings together to travel?

Both sides found each other terrifying.

Chu Xingzhi, who had almost been punished by his master with a sword, flipped off the bird's back and hurriedly raised his hand, "Master."

The cultivators below were stunned for a few seconds, then whispered to the person next to them, "Wait, that's... a direct disciple of the Sword Inquiry Sect?"

"The white sect robes clearly belong to the Sword Inquiry Sect."

"That red royal robe...?"

Another gritted his teeth: "That's even more obvious, those are troublemakers from the Changming Sect."

Doesn't that make the truth clear?

Without a doubt, the culprit was the Changming Sect!

Other members of the clan would not be so rebellious.

"Everyone, disperse." The rogue cultivator waved his hand, gritting his teeth: "Those are people from the Five Sects who came to support us, not some Demon Emperor!" That's fucking outrageous.

Someone explained: "Those people are all direct disciples, and the leader is Ye Qiao, who ranked first in this year's team competition."

A group of cultivators had mixed feelings. They were all from nearby cities, and they were overjoyed to see their relatives come to their aid. However, the bizarre actions of this group caused their emotions to fluctuate, and they eventually fell into a collective silence.

"Wait." The Sword Inquiry Sect Master sheathed his sword, his brows furrowing deeply, slightly taken aback by the scene before him. "Ye Qiao? Why are you kids back?"

He paused, then his expression darkened for a moment as if he had just remembered something. He said sternly, "Didn't the previous generations stay in the Inheritance Grounds for a full three months? How come you haven't even reached half the allotted time?" Calculating the time, they had only stayed for half a month before leaving.

Could it be that they weren't talented enough and were rejected by their seniors?

No, it's not possible.

This year's mentors don't seem to have any issues with their talent.

Xue Yu shrugged and explained, "When the training ended, we found that we couldn't contact any of the five sects' jade slips. When we came out, we couldn't find any trace of the elders either, so we came out from the inheritance grounds to look for you."

They didn't even have time to spare for the trials. The first thing they did after leaving was rush to their respective sects. They finally managed to pass the trials and obtain the inheritance, but after working so hard for half a day, they came back to find that their homes had been robbed. Everyone was in a bad mood.

The Sword Inquiry Sect Master pointed to the group of half-dead direct descendants behind them, steadying his trembling lips, "Then who are they?" The Eight Great Families had so many direct descendants, and they rarely showed themselves. He felt that these children looked familiar, but he couldn't quite place them.

These children are definitely not ordinary people, since they were brought back by Ye Qiao.

"They came with us to save the cultivation world." Ye Qiao continued, pointing to the unrefined direct descendants, and introduced them: "The direct descendants of the eight major families. As for which families they belong to, we haven't found out yet."

It's no wonder the sect leaders didn't connect it to their direct descendants. These direct descendants were all incredibly glamorous and successful, and they never imagined they would one day see them vomiting and suffering from diarrhea in such a miserable state.

"Ah. They're the direct descendants." Xie Chuxue muttered, her voice a mixture of longing and bewilderment. "Direct descendants, so many direct descendants..."

After a quick glance, Xie Chuxue estimated that half of her direct descendants had gathered here.

The Sword Inquiry Sect Master's first reaction was, "Where did you abduct so many of your direct subordinates from?"

It's no wonder he's sensitive; the Changming Sect has a history of such actions! They've already gone so far as to break someone out of prison, so kidnapping a direct descendant would probably be a trivial matter for them.

Zhu You pursed her lips. "Master, in your eyes are we the kind of kidnappers who enjoy kidnapping people?"

The sect leader of the Sword Inquiry Sect hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped. In the past, he certainly wouldn't have thought this way, but with a direct disciple of the Changming Sect present, anything was possible.

Feeling misunderstood, Zhu You remained silent for a few seconds, then her lips twitched before she said, "We didn't kidnap them. They really came voluntarily."

"Yes, we came voluntarily." Qi Lu straightened up and hurriedly explained, "We are the sect leader who came to help."

"Voluntary?" Qin Fanfan probed, "Were you sent here by the Eight Great Families to provide support?"

"The eight great families wouldn't let us help them, so we sneaked out," Qi Yu replied.

Xie Chuxue, standing to the side, heard these words and clapped rapidly like a seal while laughing.

That was brilliant, absolutely brilliant.

Not only did they leave the place of inheritance ahead of schedule, but they also managed to turn nearly half of the direct descendants of the Eight Great Families against them. He could almost imagine the furious faces of the Eight Great Families.

With the arrival of their trusted associates from all walks of life to provide support, and with their personal disciples at their disposal, coupled with the bizarre act of riding a phoenix and dragging the demon king along, the tense atmosphere that had been built up was completely dispelled. With mixed feelings, the group returned to their mansion in the small town.

This time, it should have been the sect leaders who were discussing matters, and all the disciples should have avoided it, but this time, for the first time ever, they were all kept behind.

The sect leader of the Sword Inquiry Sect briefly summarized the current situation for them and asked the disciples for their thoughts: "The Demon Clan's goal is to seize the nearby small cities, first occupy the places where cultivators reside, and then continue the attack."

The demon race has been trying to occupy the cultivation world for a long time, causing countless troubles, almost all of which have been resolved by the sect leaders. However, this time, the addition of the demon race has made the situation somewhat unpredictable.

"What are your thoughts? To defend or to retreat?"

"We can't hold them off," Zhu You said, lowering her eyes and tapping the table. "There are just too many of them. We could choose to hold out, but it would be a bloody battle."

"So what you mean is?"

"Let's just let go of the surrounding small towns," Ye Qiao interjected, swaying back and forth in her chair. "There are over a dozen small towns, and next is the main city. If they want to continue occupying the cultivators' territory, the only way is through the main city."

"We can ambush in the main city."

"As for the other dozen or so cities, we organized the cultivators to evacuate in advance, taking all the valuables with them. The talisman cultivators set up killing formations around and inside those abandoned small cities, waiting for them to come and trample them."

"Also, organize another group of cultivators who know how to use bows and arrows. After they enter the small town, shoot them from a distance. If we take one down, it's a huge profit. If we can't take one down, harassing them is still a good deal."

"This time, the attack is initiated by the demon race and the monster race. We will not fight with these two races. If they want the nearby small cities, then let them have them. What we need to do is use the time they spend attacking the cities to wear down the monsters and demon cultivators they have, so that we won't be too outnumbered when the battle comes to a head."

Ye Qiao paused for a moment, then said, "If you trust me, I can personally teach them how to trick those demons."

Xie Chuxue glanced at her unexpectedly. Actually, he also wanted to release the small city, but the sect leaders were worried that if they released it, there would be a shortage of manpower and not many cultivators who could control the situation, so they were afraid that the situation would get out of control and cause turmoil. Therefore, they chose to guard it.

But times have changed. The direct disciples of the five sects are all here, so it would be most appropriate to hand over the reins to them.

Seeing that no one objected, Qin Fanfan nodded, "Then let's listen to Ye Qiao."

They don't really understand strategy. After all, in the cultivation world, strength and talent are what matter. Who would bother to study how to scheme against others?

"There's another problem," Yun Hen, the sect leader of Yueqing Sect, said solemnly, "We don't have enough talismans."

As a major sect of talisman cultivators, Yueqing Sect has no shortage of talismans, but the rate of consumption during the month-long battle with the demon race has been too fast. The talismans sent by the inner disciples of Yueqing Sect have already been distributed. According to Ye Qiao, they need to set up formations to ambush people, and not just one wave, so they clearly don't have enough talismans.

"I have talismans. Who said I don't?" Mingxuan clapped his hands and generously showed them: "I brought out a lot of talismans from my house. There are array talismans and attack talismans. If they dare to come, we'll blow them up."

Xue Yu hadn't expected him to finally target his own family. A smirk played on his lips as he retorted, "You stole it?"

Mingxuan rested his chin slightly on the folding fan in his hand, displeased: "How can entering my own home be considered stealing?"

"I took it honestly and openly."

Ye Qiao silently gave him a thumbs up: "Well done." He really dared to steal things.