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

A thunderbolt struck from nowhere, and the moment it exploded, the monster that had been rampaging outside seemed to sense pain, rolling wildly on the ground. Its stomach churned violently, and the group was left dizzy and disoriented.

Song Hansheng and Duan Hengdao's eyes widened slightly; they had never seen anything with such destructive power.

—Is this a secret magical artifact of the Changming Sect?

This was a shared thought in both of their minds.

Without hesitation, Ye Qiao threw down three more bombs. Explosions rang out one after another, and the monster struggled more and more violently. The power of the bombs was no less than the blow of a Golden Core cultivator. The stomach was probably the most vulnerable part of the monster, whose body was as tough as steel.

Three bombs blew a hole in the enemy's stomach.

"Run!"

After Duan Hengdao finished speaking, the group quickly rushed out.

A large number of Yueqing Sect disciples were gathered outside. Their senior brother had been swallowed up, and they were all anxiously pacing around. After sending a message to the elders, Yun Que quickly led people to help.

Upon seeing the person emerge, she was overjoyed: "Senior Brother!"

Yun Que looked at Song Hansheng with concern, "Are you alright?"

The light blue robe accentuated the girl's delicate, graceful figure, making her appear elegant and refined.

A stern-faced young man stood considerately behind Yun Que, blocking the probing gaze in a protective posture.

The two are a perfect match, both handsome and beautiful.

"A member of the Sword Inquiry Sect?" Song Hansheng's expression softened as he noticed the other person's attire.

The robes of the Wenjian Sect are predominantly white.

Yun Que quickly explained, "Senior Brother Ye saw that I was alone, so he came along with me."

"Senior Brother Ye is incredibly amazing." She smiled, "I owe my entire journey to Senior Brother Ye."

Song Hansheng looked somewhat displeased. He nodded slightly to the other party, "Thank you for taking care of our junior sister."

"Ah Magpie," he said, "come here."

Yun Que was not very happy about it. She could tell that Song Hansheng wanted her to stay away from Senior Brother Ye, but how could she feel at ease following a group of talisman cultivators in such a dangerous place?

She had no choice but to hide behind Mu Chongxi back then. Who wouldn't instinctively seek protection from a sword cultivator when in danger?

She finally found a sword cultivator from the Sword Inquiry Sect to protect her, but Song Hansheng actually wanted her to come over. How could that be possible!

Yun Que remained silent, silently rejecting him.

Having his pride humiliated, Song Hansheng gritted his teeth, never having thought his junior sister was so clueless.

Which clan would be so cowardly as to actively seek refuge with another sect? She may be shameless, but the Yueqing Sect certainly is.

Mu Chongxi: "Holy crap, it's Ye Qinghan."

The young man was aloof and refined, dressed in black, holding a sword in his hand, his brows and eyes sharp and indifferent.

Isn't that Ye Qinghan, the chief disciple of the Sword Inquiry Sect?

Ye Qiao was slightly surprised: "He's Ye Qinghan?"

The novel featuring a charming and popular protagonist is not a harem novel; there will definitely be a male lead.

When she was reading the novel, she bet on a charming and aloof demon lord and a cold and aloof master, but she never expected that the main heroine would be Ye Qinghan, who was like a cultivation version of a dragon overlord who had a cheat code all the way.

"It's definitely him." Mu Chongxi said with certainty, "I am also a sword cultivator, so I definitely know Ye Qinghan. He is one of only two people in the sword path with innate sword bones. He formed his core at the age of fifteen and reached the late stage of the Golden Core realm at the age of eighteen."

"Of course..." Seeing Ye Qiao's surprised expression, fearing that her junior sister would also become a fan of Ye Qinghan, she quickly said, "Our senior brother is no less impressive. Back then, he and Ye Qinghan were considered the two most outstanding talents."

This was not mentioned in the original work.

Senior Brother... was he once on par with the male lead?

In Ye Qiao's memory, the obsessive-compulsive, upright, and aloof senior brother was actually this powerful?

Song Jian, who was standing to the side, suddenly noticed Ye Qiao. His eyes widened: "It's you guys!!"

"Senior Brother, it was these two thieves who shoved the mask in my face."

Ye Qiao was enjoying the play when Song Jian's shout suddenly drew everyone's attention.

Yun Que frowned, looking in Ye Qiao's direction, her voice soft and slightly puzzled: "Second Senior Sister?"

—She's been gone from the sect for so long and still calls me Second Senior Sister. Is she trying to sow discord between us, or is she repeatedly trying to remind me of the difference between us back in the Moon Purity Sect?

Ye Qiao ignored her and lowered her voice, "Is Song Jian here to seek revenge?"

Song Jian was indeed determined to get revenge. Staring at the culprit who had smeared his face, his expression twisted, he ordered without hesitation, "Surround them, don't let those guys get away."

Song Hansheng also remembered the spirit stones that Ye Qiao had tricked him out of, and said to the inner disciples behind him, "You guys go and help too."

Seeing the two groups of people closing in on him, Duan Hengdao took two steps back and hurriedly shouted, "Wait! I'm not with them!"

"If you're going to fight, fight them first."

Mu Chongxi blinked: "Huh? So heartless? We were in the same belly, after all."

"..." Why does this sound so easy to misunderstand?

Ye Qiao immediately grabbed her senior brother and tried to run away, but Mu Chongxi didn't want to go. His hand landed on the sword at his waist, his expression cold: "I can kill you with one sword..."

Ye Qiao grabbed him, "Don't use your sword anymore."

If a real fight breaks out, they will be outnumbered.

Besides, Ye Qinghan hasn't even made a move yet. If he does, they'll have a hard time escaping unscathed. Fighting won't solve the problem.

Mu Chongxi was dragged away by Ye Qiao without a word, which made him question his life. He couldn't help but sigh, "I understand now. The elders made us learn from Ta Qingfeng to prevent us from being beaten to death when we go out."

He used to be indifferent to life and death, and would fight anyone who disagreed. But ever since his junior sister came, he's either running away or on his way to run away.

"Ah, so you weren't rogue cultivators after all?" Duan Hengdao asked in surprise. "I thought you were some rogue cultivators who went out to gain experience."

"Stop chatting!" Ye Qiao shouted. "They're catching up!"

They were pursued not only by sword cultivators, but also by talisman cultivators.

Although Fu Xiu is not suited for fighting, what is most troublesome is those formations that are hard to defend against. Coincidentally, none of the group understands formations.

The Changming Sect only had talismans, not records of formations. While being chased, Ye Qiao thought that when she got back, she would carefully look through the talisman book that Song Hansheng had given her and study how to use talismans to set up formations.

Ye Qinghan disdained getting involved in these inner sect feuds, as it would lower his prestige as a proud and arrogant person. Therefore, Ye Qiao was not worried that the other party would interfere.

Seeing that the people from the Sword Inquiry Sect were relentlessly chasing her, Ye Qiao turned her head and, taking advantage of their inattention, sent the talisman flying out of her hand.

Ye Qiao didn't have much else, but she had plenty of talismans. She scattered them all at once, creating a spectacular sight like a celestial maiden scattering flowers.

There were just too many of them, and those people had no way to hide.

Song Jian had a talisman pasted on his face. He reached out to tear it off, but the next second he realized that his limbs were gradually becoming unresponsive.

Soon, his movements twitched twice as if he had been electrocuted, and he uncontrollably lay on the ground, beginning to imitate a snake, twisting and turning in a crooked manner, while also twitching as if his pockets were leaking electricity.

"..." Duan Hengdao turned his head and saw this scene, and was stunned.

"What's going on?"

Has an evil god invaded the cultivation world?

Those who had been affixed with crawling talismans, dressed neatly in white inner disciple robes, began to crawl on the ground, arching and undulating like insects, getting faster and faster as they crawled.

Gradually, some independent cultivators noticed the commotion and went to investigate. They were all stunned by the scene before them.

A group of Wenjian Sect disciples, led by Song Jian, began to crawl strangely on the ground.

"This...this belongs to the Sword Inquiry Sect?"

If they hadn't seen that they were all wearing the robes of the Sword Inquiry Sect, they would have almost thought that some insect or snake demon had evolved into humans.

Surrounded by a group of people pointing and whispering, Song Jian felt extremely embarrassed and scrambled away in a panic.

"..."

Ye Qiao stopped running away, tilting her head to whisper to her fourth senior brother, "See? I told you we couldn't just parade around in our sect robes every day, could we?"

Embarrassing things are all done under real names!