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

When Ye Qiao opened her eyes, the scene had completely changed.

Three of the four senior brothers have gone missing, leaving only Zhou Xingyun, the young prince, and one of his guards.

The guard, who was quite old, seemed very experienced in this matter. He calmly glanced at Ye Qiao and said, "We'll meet at the Dragon Palace. Don't rush. It's normal for people to get lost during the process."

"I just hope your senior brothers are together."

Oh.

The three of them must indeed be together. These three fire elemental beings are extremely afraid of water, and once they go into the water, they would huddle together for warmth. So it's not surprising that these three have gone missing.

When the young prince woke up, his eyes lit up when he saw Ye Qiao.

Clearly, in this situation, he relies more on Ye Qiao, so his performance in sync with the will of Heaven shouldn't be too bad, right? He's been torn between Ye Qinghan and Ye Qiao for quite some time.

"They must have been scattered to other places by the current." Ao Li pursed his lips. "There are many sea monsters underwater, or rather, you all call them demonic beasts?"

Zhou Xingyun nodded.

The seabed is home to all sorts of strange and unique creatures. In this secret realm, they mostly encountered flying and land-dwelling creatures. The ones swimming in the water were new to them.

So this is the elders' real purpose in throwing them over here?

Is the goal to make them thoroughly aware of the weaknesses of all the monsters?

"I need to give you a heads-up," the guard cleared his throat and told them in a cold voice, "Some of those demonic beasts have potent poisons or various strange effects. Getting hit by them can be very troublesome, even fatal."

Ye Qiao waved her hand, "With their third senior brother, a pill cultivator, by their side, nothing serious will happen to them for the time being."

This is where the advantage of having two alchemists from the Changming Sect comes in. They can fight independently even after separating.

But to be honest, their current group assignment is pretty good.

Ye Qiao stretched and pointed at her senior brother: "Male."

"female."

He glanced at the guard and smiled, "Old man."

And the young prince, "young."

She gathered men, women, young and old all at once.

But no matter what, all four of them are pretty good fighters.

She pondered, wondering what the situation was like on Mingxuan's side.

……

Meanwhile, when Mingxuan and the others woke up, their minds were still blank. When they saw a fish face approaching them, they were instantly disgusted and kicked it without hesitation.

It would have been better if they hadn't kicked them; the kick only enraged the fish.

Having just woken up to find themselves on the path of being hunted, the four were emotionally devastated. Xue Yu turned to look at the school of fish, quickly recalling what he had learned from the library, and said with a pursed lip, "Be careful, these things can confuse people and are also aggressive."

Social monsters are the most troublesome.

Mu Chongxi swung his sword down, and a mist of blood spread out.

"Their blood is poisonous!!"

The blood mist spread rapidly. Mu Chongxi quickly dodged and rolled downwards. The fish took a bite, but it couldn't bite through.

The fish swarmed around him instantly, and Mu Chongxi discovered that their blood seemed to have hallucinogenic effects; in just a short while, his mind became unclear.

Xue Yu's role in the South China Sea became apparent. Faced with all sorts of strange and dangerous monsters, some poisonous and others highly aggressive, he was needed to prepare suitable elixirs at crucial moments.

During his command, everyone else only needed to cooperate.

Mingxuan tried to rescue Mu Chongxi. Soon, the fish discovered him as the culprit and chased after him like madmen. Mingxuan could only flee in a sorry state. The talisman on his fingertip took effect, forming a shield that enveloped him.

Mingxuan's appearance caused the fish to swarm around him densely, and Mu Chongxi was instantly ignored.

In a daze, he imagined himself as a seaweed swaying in the wind.

"This creature is called a caged fish, right?" It will target the first person it sees as its prey. It's not deadly, but making eye contact with them can cause mental confusion.

The surrounding shields shattered, and Mingxuan was caught off guard when the fish viciously bit him.

Xue Yu seized the opportunity to crush the pills and scatter them. He had done his homework for a whole month and had learned about this kind of creature. The pills he prepared were quite effective. The moment they were scattered, the fish swam away in panic. Xue Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"To be honest, I originally wanted Mingxuan to be the bait. It was completely unexpected that Fourth Junior Brother would fall for it." Xue Yu squatted down, then shook Mu Chongxi hard. Seeing that the other party didn't react, he twitched his lips: "He's hopeless. Let him rest in peace."

In this situation, the only option is to reunite with Ye Qiao and the others; at least staying by the young prince's side guarantees safety.

No matter how you look at it, their situation is terrible. Their fighting strength was already poor, and the only one who could fight, Mu Chongxi, has become an idiot.

"Old man." Xue Yu looked at the dragon guard and uttered a single word in a gentle voice.

Then he pointed to himself and said, "Weak."

"Illness" specifically refers to Mu Chongxi, who is currently experiencing dementia.

There's also the state of Mingxuan after being bitten by a fish, described as "crippled".

Xue Yu smiled: Their combination of the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled this time is truly excellent.