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

The demons had a clear division of labor. The vast majority attacked the main city, while Qin Huai, who was in a group with Ye Qiao, was surrounded by five Nascent Soul stage cultivators. To be precise, Ye Qiao was the only one who was surrounded and targeted.

Five Nascent Soul stage demons fighting against Ye Qiao, who is at the peak of the Golden Core stage, are actually giving her a lot of respect.

Qin Huai: "What heinous thing have you done that has angered both heaven and man? Five Nascent Soul cultivators are targeting you."

Ye Qiao took two steps back, her spirit sword gleaming brightly in her hand, and casually bantered with him: "It's my fault, it's my fault for being too charming."

The Demon Clan's two operations failed because of the same person. This time, the Demon Clan's young master decided to learn from his mistakes and target Ye Qiao severely, determined not to fail with her again.

The five demonic cultivators also understood that Ye Qiao was a difficult opponent. Their attacks were relentless, not so much that they intended to kill her, but rather that they were stalling for time to buy Ye Qiao time.

As long as she can't spare the time, the plan shouldn't go wrong.

The premise is that they can actually hold off Ye Qiao.

After being forced to team up with Ye Qiao, Qin Huai discovered something strange: as long as he was with Ye Qiao, his existence became less important. He was, after all, a Nascent Soul cultivator, yet more than half of the attacks from these five demons landed on Ye Qiao.

It was as if Qin Huai's existence was unimportant, as long as he could hold off Ye Qiao.

"I'll hold them off." Qin Huai's smile faded slightly. "You go and guard the formation."

He had realized that, despite it being a story about two people, he was utterly unworthy of a name in the eyes of the demons.

He could handle those five Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Ye Qiao was a talisman cultivator, and having one more talisman cultivator guarding the formation meant one more guarantee of safety.

Ye Qiao swiftly turned her sword to block the demonic cultivator's longsword. "Are you alright?"

Qin Huai's sword flashed, its edge gleaming coldly: "Stop talking nonsense, go now!"

Without wasting time, Ye Qiao ran to Ming Xuan and the others to help them after listening to him. She realized that the demons were after her and their purpose was to hold her back, so the situation of the others must not be optimistic.

Just as Ye Qiao turned to leave, seeing one of the five demonic cultivators' longswords about to strike her back, Qin Huai's Qingfeng Sword coldly slashed down, instantly creating a deep trench in the ground beneath the demon's feet: "Do you think I'm dead?"

With a single sword strike, he intercepted all five Nascent Soul stage cultivators outside.

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The two talisman cultivators from the Ming and Song families were stationed in the main city to guard various arrays, but this time the number of demons and monsters far exceeded their expectations. One bright array after another rose up, and their sheer numbers made it impossible for them to hold out for long.

Mingxuan conjured a talisman in his hand, his hand gestures changing rapidly. With the final strike, more than a dozen explosive formations nearly leveled the area in front of him.

This attack briefly stunned the endless stream of demonic cultivators who were rushing forward.

Su Zhuo glanced back at the demons behind him, and even that one glance made it difficult for him to speak. "We can't hold this formation."

The main formation is the last line of defense for the city. If it is destroyed, all that's left is to be prepared for it to be breached at any time.

With such overwhelming numbers, it's no wonder that the sect leader and elders remained deadlocked and unable to return to the sect.

Ye Qiao, who rushed over to help guard the formation, cursed under her breath. Judging by her eyes, the number was definitely around 20,000, or even more. She pursed her lips, feeling a chill run down her spine.

The scene before me was densely packed with demons and monsters.

They had already consumed nearly three-tenths of their quantity before this.

Such a number is far beyond what a few dozen of them can withstand. Judging from the demons' fearless attitude, this is probably just the tip of the iceberg.

Ye Qiao stretched out her hand, and a pale green light spread out. She had subdued the domain in the Void Mirror, but due to insufficient cultivation, she might not be able to support the domain's complete evolution.

But the domain can take away many demons at once, so should we open it?

"You want to open a domain?" Song Hansheng's expression turned slightly serious. "I advise you to think it through before you do. Once the domain is opened, you will be pulled in as well."

It works well in one-on-one battles, but its effect is not significant in large-scale wars.

"You're right." Ye Qiao quickly closed her palm.

The domain is indeed not suitable to open; even if she did, she wouldn't have enough confidence to kill this group of demons. So, there is actually another way.

"I have a question for you." She turned to Su Zhuo and Ming Xuan, her words quickening, "Second Senior Brother, can you two force a breakthrough now?"

So far, only Ye Qinghan has managed to force a breakthrough; she doesn't know if the other two can do it.

Logically speaking, if there is enough spiritual energy, it is not impossible to force a breakthrough. Moreover, she remembered something: the demon race never has a lightning tribulation when undergoing tribulation. Even if there is one, it is mostly more bark than bite. The demon race... is more afraid of the existence of lightning tribulation than anyone else.

Mingxuan's eyes widened slightly, and he stopped reaching for the talisman. "You want to borrow our combined heavenly lightning, and then...?"

"That's right, breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage." Ye Qiao's voice was calm as she looked at the densely packed demons, a slight smile appearing on her face. "Want to try it out together?"