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

Caught off guard, the KFC chicken immediately began to struggle frantically.

Sharp claws pierced his palm, and the flames spread uncontrollably once again.

Its resistance only enraged its leader, who cried out, "Damn phoenix!"

"Hey!" The water stopped swaying, and the little prince was finally able to stand firm. He swung his dragon tail down, which cracked the ground and sent the man flying.

When dragons fight dragons, there's no need for reason. The young prince's attack was merciless, and the moment it hit, it almost crushed the leader into mincemeat.

The dragon race, which relies primarily on strength, will never learn other attacks with high destructive power.

Even this simple and brutal attack couldn't kill the dragon.

The leader held the bird tightly in his hand. He knew that the phoenix flames could not be extinguished no matter what, so the only way to extinguish them was to kill the bird.

With a single strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator, sharp spiritual energy transformed into a blade that pierced the phoenix before him, while the fiery red beast's flames burned even more intensely.

He couldn't kill the young prince; the dragons were too resilient, and he didn't dare to anger them.

He had no hesitation about the phoenix. There were at least several dragons left, but there was only this one phoenix cub left, right? Even if he killed a phoenix descendant that had not yet awakened, it would not have any impact.

After he channeled his spiritual energy into the phoenix he was holding, the raging flames finally subsided, and the man laughed excitedly, especially when he saw Ye Qiao's reaction.

Ye Qiao could feel the pain of her consciousness being torn apart, and her face paled.

well.

She gave a vicious sneer, her sword flashing with dazzling light as she charged straight at him.

The speed was so fast that even Zhou Xingyun didn't have time to react.

This speed...

Zhou Xingyun thought inappropriately that Elder Duan would probably shed tears if he saw this, as he was able to use the Stepping Breeze technique to its fullest extent at this moment.

Ye Qiao flicked her finger, and the formation rose up on the spot, with four talismans forming an array from it. The leader suddenly stopped in his tracks. He was a dual cultivator of sword and talisman.

He had never seen such a difficult protégé.

Looking at the array around him, he smiled strangely and threw the phoenix he was carrying into the array. Killing this phoenix was a good choice and could severely injure Ye Qiao. Obviously, this time the effect was good.

Ye Qiao's mind was on the verge of collapse. She immediately hugged the KFC tightly and quickly thought of the reason.

KFC was the first little beast she encountered when she came to the cultivation world. It was timid, but not so timid as to be reckless because it lacked the strength to act impulsively.

However, at this moment, the little phoenix's wings drooped, and it fell into a near-death state, shrinking into Ye Qiao's arms.

Ye Qiao noticed that its whole body was burning up, so she quickly handed the KFC to Zhou Xingyun. Zhou Xingyun was also stunned for a moment. He seemed to have thought of something. "Kill that leader first. If we kill him, we won't have to come back next time."

Ye Qiao thought so too.

Under the guise of cooperation and support, they actually expect the dragons to provide assistance, but if the dragons encounter difficulties, they will be required to come back again. In that case, why not simply eliminate the troublesome aquatic creatures all at once?

The stinging pain in her consciousness, coupled with the current situation, fueled an unquenchable fire of anger within Ye Qiao. Her previously dissipated spiritual energy swirled, and with a slight pursing of her lips, she asked again, "Where exactly is the dragon's weakness?"

Ye Qiao seemed to be in a bad mood, and was on the verge of becoming irritable.

The young prince was on the verge of tears. "I really don't know. We dragons are simple-minded and all we know is how to fight."

It's always wise not to provoke your opponent unless you're absolutely certain you can escape unscathed.

But the people of the aquatic tribe would never understand this principle.

"Looks like I overestimated you. Hmm? Two direct disciples from human sects?" He maintained that disgusting expression, still uttering mocking words.

Despite being electrocuted so many times, Ye Qiao's temper remained stubborn. Her irritability reached its peak, and her spiritual energy surged at that moment. She slashed down with a pale golden sword technique, drawing away all her spiritual energy and divine sense. Against the flow of water, the spiritual energy gathered again at the tip of the sword, and the Nascent Soul stage sword technique suddenly grew larger.

Sword Techniques for the Nascent Soul Stage.

The leader was startled. "What is that...?"

The legacy of humanity?!

The enormous sword shadow solidified and slashed down without warning, as if in judgment, yet filled with murderous intent.

In no time, the sword technique struck downwards, and a man's scream rang out.

"He's truly spineless," said the person who didn't see him.

Duan Chen: "At least Ye Qinghan didn't utter a sound."

The two sword spirits rarely reached a consensus.

The young prince almost rolled his eyes. Of course, the two swords were different in power. Ye Qiao's sword strike was accompanied by a surge of spiritual energy, and the surging spiritual energy poured into the sword technique, making it definitely more powerful than Ye Qinghan's sword strike.

The entire Dragon Gorge was in turmoil time and time again, as if some great battle had taken place.

It's unrealistic to think that a single sword technique can kill someone. The turbulent spiritual energy can't be calmed down no matter what. Zhou Xingyun remembered that the last time his junior sister caused a disturbance was in the inheritance ground. At that time, the patriarch directly gave her a few demon kings to practice on, and she ended up tearing them apart with her bare hands.

If one sword technique can't quell this riot, then we'll just use more sword techniques.

As for the consequences, Ye Qiao didn't seem to care; this dragon disgusted her.

She used three sword techniques in total, and the spiritual energy was visibly drained away completely.

Unkillable.

It really can't be killed.

Killing the dragon before finding its weakness seems really difficult.

Even after being cleaved in several pieces by the sword technique, the man was still able to jump around and live on after transforming into his original form as a dragon.

The young prince scratched his head, his voice lowering slightly, "They are really hard to kill."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Qiao suddenly began to spin a spell seal in her hand, her lips curving into an even brighter smile. She abruptly replied to the leader's previous question, "Overestimating me?"

She slapped him precisely with her backhand, and the water created a huge vortex that surged in and enveloped him, gathering surging spiritual energy that was all sealed into the curse seal.

As the movement ended, the cursed seal expanded and was swallowed by the darkness before them.

In an instant, the man was blown to pieces; a single cursed seal left him with nothing but ashes.

It really cracked.

"Obviously." Ye Qiao quickly sheathed her sword. "You underestimated me."

"—Gulp." Beside him was the little prince, who was dumbfounded and swallowing his saliva in fear.

He genuinely didn't know the weaknesses of the Nascent Soul stage, especially since beings like the Flood Dragon were very difficult to deal with.

He has almost no weaknesses, unless someone of a higher level of understanding is on his side.

What's she calling this? If I can't find his weakness, I'll just blow him up?

It's a very hardcore approach. But there's nothing wrong with it, is there?

As the dust settled, Ye Qiao immediately chose to lie down on the ground.

With his legs weak and his spiritual energy depleted, he couldn't even hold his sword. It was better to just lie down and recover. Zhou Xingyun looked down and held the little phoenix in his hands. "It should be alright."

Ye Qiao had no strength left, so she simply knelt on the ground and said, "I think so too."

At the moment she was pierced, her consciousness felt as if it had been forcibly torn apart, and she almost thought it had been killed.

But then I thought about it and realized it was impossible.

That's a phoenix.

This strange near-death state is more like... nirvana.

When the phoenix was reborn, Mu Chongxi had suggested that it be burned in the fire.

"We can ask the elders." Zhou Xingyun narrowed his eyes and immediately took the jade slip to ask Elder Zhao. In this situation, it was more appropriate to ask those knowledgeable people in the sect.

The message on the jade slip traveled very quickly. Elder Zhao was the first to speak. He squinted and thought for a moment: "It's Nirvana."

"Actually, I've wanted to say this for a while," Elder Zhao sneered, "It's been too comfortable following you. I never expected that it would end up being forcibly dragged along by others to experience this near-death experience."

Ye Qiao can basically handle things on her own; everything else is secondary. The growth period for a phoenix is ​​too long.

The phoenix's rebirth is quite cruel; it is a rebirth from the brink of death.

This can be considered an opportunity.

"I can't possibly actually kill it once, can I?" Ye Qiao complained weakly. This method was really pushing people's psychological limits.

KFC probably understands too.

To grow, you have to stand up.

Xie Chuxue gave a soft snort.

Qin Fanfan punched him on the head, "You humph my ass."

"What exactly happened over there?" Qin Fanfan asked. "Why did the phoenix become so close to death?"

Ye Qiao couldn't explain it clearly in a few words. When she heard Xie Chuxue's voice, she knew that the other party had been beaten by her master again.

Xie Chuxue yelled when she was hit, then slowly said, "Xiao Qiao, where's your Chaos Stone? Give it to it."

What is that?

Ye Qiao's thoughts were in disarray for a moment when asked the question, but fortunately her memory was good. "You mean, a stone you obtained from a mission with the demons a long time ago?"

Is it called Chaos Stone?

"That's right." Xie Chuxue: "Give it to me."

"This stone," Ye Qiao unconsciously gripped it tighter, "what's its purpose?"

She had also studied it, and it seemed that it could only revive some plants. She couldn't figure it out at the time, but Xie Chuxue gave her a suggestion: "Perhaps you can try to melt it down."

"Elder Zhao," she gripped the stone in her hand tightly, "what can this Chaos Stone do?"

Qin Fanfan found it utterly unbelievable, "No one has ever tried swallowing a Chaos Stone before. Are you sure, Xie Chuxue?"

Qin Fanfan, a sword cultivator, wouldn't know anything about these things, but Xie Chuxue eagerly replied, "I'm sure."

Elder Zhao, hearing his beloved Ye Qiao summon him, couldn't wait to forcefully interject, his voice cold and deep, "That's because ordinary people would die if they swallowed the Chaos Stone. The Phoenix's fire can melt it, and it can digest anything that falls into its belly."

But the Chaos Stone can actually be fed to KFC?

Ye Qiao was still incredulous. "I thought it could only revive spiritual plants."

She rarely had the chance to use the Chaos Stone, except for the time she used it to revive spiritual plants. Ye Qiao had always thought that its value was limited to that.

"That's a Chaos Stone!" Qin Fanfan blurted out anxiously, "You little brat, you actually used it to revive a spirit plant?"

Ye Qiao explained, "Back then, there weren't any high-grade spiritual plants. During the alchemy competition, my third senior brother and I used this to plunder a medicinal field from the Biyue Sect."

Qin Fanfan immediately said, "Well done! This is the quality that our Changming Sect should have!"

Back then, even the five sects couldn't figure out exactly how to use the Chaos Stone. It couldn't be melted or burned by spiritual fire, so it could only be used as a reward.

Ye Qiao couldn't help but ask, "Junior Uncle, was the Chaos Stone part of your plan?"

It's hard not to overthink it, from the moment KFC entered the secret realm with her to the moment the Chaos Stone fell into her hands.

Xie Chuxue seemed a little surprised. "Xiao Qiao? How could you think of me like that?" He pouted. "Is your junior uncle the kind of person who would scheme about everything? Besides, you got it through your own abilities."

How could he have predicted that she would definitely get it?

Ye Qiao has indeed been exceeding his expectations.

Ye Qiao understood. "Goodbye."

To be honest, Xie Chuxue does seem quite mentally challenged most of the time.

However, this may also mean that the more intellectually disabled a person is, the more extraordinary they are?

……

Trusting her junior uncle and the elders, Ye Qiao took out the Chaos Stone, a pale yellow stone with uneven edges that looked unremarkable. She placed the Chaos Stone in front of KFC.

The dying phoenix relied primarily on its instinctive will to survive, burning the stone before it and allowing primordial energy to flow into its body.

The remaining portion flowed into Ye Qiao's dantian and was completely absorbed by the small nascent soul within her body.

She still had some conscience and didn't have all her spirit stones sucked away, otherwise who would she turn to when she ran out of spirit stones to buy spirit plants?

Nirvana is a very complex process, no less than dying again. Whether it can be successful is another matter. With the help of the Chaos Stone, you basically just need to wait for the result.

Zhou Xingyun spoke in a low voice, "We should have realized this when it was able to melt the Chaos Stone."

Unfortunately, all five of them were incredibly thick-skinned back then.

It should have been thought long ago that the Chaos Stone, which can bring plants back to life, can also enable a phoenix to rise from the ashes.

"Thinking about it is useless." Ye Qiao looked at the Chaos Stone that had been completely absorbed. Yellow light enveloped the phoenix in front of her, and finally it turned into an egg.

This rebirth was a complete overhaul?

"It's just the basic process of Nirvana." Zhou Xingyun was also taken aback for a moment, then comforted Ye Qiao.

Ye Qiao: "..." No.

She simply couldn't accept that her spirit beast had turned into an egg.

Zhou Xingyun said calmly, "Perhaps we can cook it and eat it."

Because KFC chicken looks very round.

It's really round.

Under Ye Qiao's unwavering, expectant gaze, the golden egg then hopped away.

They're gone?!

"??? My chicken ran away?"

Zhou Xingyun: "...I think so?"

Grass! (A type of plant)