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

Upon hearing Ye Qiao's reminder, Ye Qinghan subconsciously glanced at the sky, and then his pupils contracted sharply.

The sky had darkened completely at some point, the clouds were heavy and oppressive, and the whole world seemed to be enveloped in darkness. Just one glance made the hairs on his arm stand on end – it was thunderclouds again.

This time, the thunderclouds seemed unusual. At least, the combined thunder tribulations of Su Zhuo and Ming Xuan had never given him such a real sense of fear.

"Your tribulation?" Ye Qinghan clenched the jade slip slightly.

Ye Qiao: "Mine."

"Very well, then there's no need to think about it anymore." Ye Qinghan gritted his teeth, gripped the Duan Shui blade, and slashed out with a white, curved blade, repelling the demon in front of him. "Let's go."

He hung up the jade slip with a backhand, saying, "Tell them all to retreat, stop guarding."

"Everyone back off. Let them attack if they want. This time, we'll make sure none of them come back alive."

The young man's voice was deep and cold as he repeated, "I'll say it again: retreat."

Zhou Yize was already in a frenzy, especially with his idol by his side. He fought with increasing ferocity, eager to burn himself out to gain his idol's approval. Suddenly, Zhou Xingyun was grabbed and turned around, looking bewildered. "Where are we going?"

Zhou Xingyun: "Run for your life."

Seeing that the cultivators in the main city, who had originally vowed to resist to the death, were beginning to retreat, the demons were smug, thinking that they had finally come to terms with reality.

With the five sect leaders absent and in control of the situation, only Ye Qinghan could give orders. Once he gave the order, his disciples, who had experienced Ye Qiao's tribulation, dared not question it and all chose to retreat. Ye Qiao, the only one who went in the opposite direction, was very conspicuous.

"Who is it? Didn't those trusted followers say they were retreating?"

"Was that one also one of our protégés?"

"Ye Qiao, a direct disciple of the Changming Sect, is nicknamed 'Wild Wanderer.' Perhaps some of you have heard the rumor that she was struck by lightning in a secret realm? I'll say it again, that's not a rumor."

Generally, those in the Nascent Soul stage would simply stay far away, rather than panic and flee for their lives.

But that was Ye Qiao's tribulation lightning.

"Is it really that scary?" Someone paused for a few seconds.

"Seriously, it seems like a lot of people didn't see the fifth game because the area outside the arena was split up."

"Playing around is one thing, but was Ye Qiao joking with you?"

The cultivators were busy retreating, and the demons below, thinking that the cultivators were finally afraid, decisively prepared to launch a full-scale attack on the city. When the young demon lord saw this, he narrowed his eyes and shouted sharply: "Attack! Attack the city! Enter the main city and massacre the entire city!"

Damn Ye Qiao!

Yun Que instinctively stopped him, "Wait...!"

She felt something was off.

The sky, in particular, gave her a strange sense of familiarity and fear.

"Whose tribulation is this?" She gripped the young master's clothes tightly, her unease growing stronger.

The young demon lord was surprised by her reaction and replied calmly, "Ye Qiao's."

Yun Que's expression froze at that moment. "What did you say?!"

Her usually gentle voice was unusually sharp at this moment.

The young demon lord was somewhat displeased to see her sudden change of expression. After thinking for a moment, he comforted her, "Even if she succeeds in breaking through, she is only at the Nascent Soul stage, which is not a cause for concern. Our army has already reached the main city. If we charge in in one fell swoop, we will surely be able to take over Biyue City easily."

The sect leaders of the five sects were all too busy to handle the situation. By the time they returned, it would be too late. He could almost picture the incredulous faces of those old fogies from the five sects after this success.

Yun Que's heart pounded like a drum. "That's Ye Qiao's tribulation of lightning."

"When she reached the Golden Core stage, she split the Ghostly Secret Realm, a living secret realm, in two."

She wanted to explain to him not to court death, but with the demons about to breach the city, the young demon lord wouldn't listen to her advice. He shook off her hand that was trying to stop him, and chuckled coldly, "After this success, I'll definitely make that Ye Qiao pay."

Yun Que was almost in despair. The demons below were all excitedly preparing to attack the city, as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Didn't they realize that the Five Sects were unusually quiet? This was not a preparation for retreat, but a trap to lure them into a snare!

"I thought I was already incredibly stupid back then." Standing atop the main city, Chu Xingzhi looked at the hordes of demons advancing fearlessly and sighed sincerely, "I never imagined there would be someone even more stupid than me."

He had always looked down on Ye Qiao, a member of the tribulation group. If Zhu You hadn't forcibly dragged him out of the secret realm, Chu Xingzhi would have wanted to confront Ye Qiao head-on.

It's rare to see someone dare to act so recklessly under Ye Qiao's lightning tribulation.

Thunderclouds surged and gathered on the horizon, threatening to engulf the entire city of Bibo. The gloomy atmosphere caused the sect leaders to glance at the distant horizon.

Qin Fanfan held her breath, "Is that Xiao Qiao's tribulation?"

Its aura was more terrifying than that of a Golden Core cultivator, as if a silver dragon would soar from the thunderclouds and strike down at any moment.

"Besides her, there's probably no one else," the Sword Inquiry Sect Master said calmly.

"Wow—" Xie Chuxue's lips curled up as she looked up at the sky, which was changing color at that moment. "That's really scary."

He spoke with an exaggerated smile, "Let us see the Heavenly Spiritual Root and the Tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage."

"In the name of Heaven, strike them down! Xiao Qiao!" His voice rose and fell dramatically. Qin Fanfan was startled by Xie Chuxue's sudden increase in volume and punched him hard on the head. "Quiet down, Xie Chuxue! Stop making those weird noises!"

Xie Chuxue: "Oh."

The world seemed to be changing, and the Demon Lord couldn't possibly be unaware of it. The Demon Lord, who was originally fighting with Qin Fanfan, unconsciously moved further away. Xie Chuxue chuckled softly when she saw this.

……

The cultivators retreated to a safe location. Those who weren't afraid of death immediately took out recording stones and started recording, chanting, "Fellow Daoists! Welcome to the battle of our disciples."

All the direct disciples of the five major sects were present, along with the direct descendants of the eight major families. What was even more surprising was that Ye Qiao of the Changming Sect chose to break through at this critical juncture.

"This is the main city on the border of Biyue City. In the center are the disciples of the five sects, and the one in the lead is Ye Qiao! That's right, she is the legendary Ye Qiao!" He began to narrate passionately while recording.

Once this battle is over, his photographic stone will surely fetch an astronomical price.

The fact that a war correspondent would appear at a time like this was astounding. Mu Chongxi turned his head and saw this scene, his expression slightly cracking: "How did these strange people manage to sneak in?"

When Ye Qiao arrived, her disciples were all standing on the high platform in the main city. She lightly stepped on the ground and said, "Hi, hi, hi, friends..."

She was about to greet her disciples when all five sects retreated upon seeing her arrival.

Seeing this, Ye Qiao took another step closer, and they all stepped back.

She laughed.

So a group of disciples stood on the high platform, advancing and retreating as if they were just playing around.

"Stop right there." Ye Qinghan couldn't stand her despicable behavior and coldly stopped Ye Qiao's outrageous act of trying to kill him. "You just stand there and don't move."

Ye Qiao exuded a carefree air, hands in her pockets, seemingly indifferent to everyone. She blinked and said, "What? Before the tribulation, you called me 'Sweetie,' but now that it's coming, I've become a virus?"

"How long will it take you to prepare for your tribulation?"

Ye Qinghan didn't want to hear any of that; he was only concerned with the progress of this tribulation.

Ye Qiao's tribulation was brewing faster than that of the other disciples, which shows how eager Heaven was to strike her down.

The demons below collectively blasted open the main city gates and began looting and destroying like madmen. Ye Qiao watched the demons' smug faces and saw the demon lord gesture towards her. She calculated the time and then asked, "If I raze all the buildings near the main city to the ground, I won't have to pay compensation, right?"

Ye Qinghan gave a faint "hmm".

What kind of time is this to still be concerned about money? Is Changming Sect abusing her?

Seeing this, Ye Qiao quickly jumped down from the platform and plunged into the demon horde without looking back. In the instant her movements swayed, a silver dragon seemed to leap up from the dark thunderclouds and disappear into the clouds. Her voice was light and cheerful, "They're here."

At the same time, the young demon lord, seeing Ye Qiao deliver herself to his doorstep, gradually became excited: "She's here! She's here!"