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

Having obtained the Dragon Ball, Ye Qiao had two aquatic experts who helped her intercept the remaining pursuers, and she hid all the way.

Indeed, people's joys and sorrows are not shared.

The Dragon Ball and the magical artifact are both in her possession. If others find out, Ye Qiao would be guilty of heinous crimes.

The demon and monster races were already in a bloodthirsty frenzy, slaughtering the aquatic race along the way. When they saw Ye Qiao, they mistook her for an aquatic creature and attacked her without fear of death.

"Look behind you," Song Han said calmly. "You're going to die."

Ye Qiao stepped on the scorpion's tail, using the momentum to step on the monster's protruding back. As the sharp tail tip barbed towards her, she swiftly cut off the tail stinger that emitted a cold light, and then with another sword stroke, she severed it in two.

After taking the Dragon Ball, she was relentlessly pursued by monsters. She hid and dodged for a long time, but the monsters still found her. This familiar feeling, like being stuck with a leech, made Ye Qiao extremely annoyed.

She dissected the scorpion, took the usable materials, and asked Zhu You on the other side of the jade slip, "Is there anywhere in the South China Sea where I can jump down? I need to find a place to hide."

"Huh?" Zhu You had never heard such a strange request before. She hesitated for a few seconds and said, "Use the jade slip to point it at the environment and show me the situation over there."

Zhu You loves reading and has done her homework on various regions. Before the competition even started last time, the elders had revealed that if the winning team could go to the South China Sea, Zhu You was already convinced that the first place in this team battle was theirs. So she did a lot of research on the South China Sea beforehand.

Plans can't keep up with changes, so Zhu You put aside those chaotic emotions and calmly observed her surroundings.

The calm voice pointed her in the right direction, and Ye Qiao ran straight past the group of monsters, stepping on their heads.

The monsters that wanted to surround Ye Qiao were caught off guard and were trampled on the head as they ran past her.

Zhu You, watching her reckless pace, asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to find a cliff jump." After she finished speaking, as expected, Zhu You on the other end of the jade slip was silent for a few moments. Finally, she took a deep breath and said, "I understand. Then just follow my directions."

Ye Qiao stepped into the breeze and called out, "Excuse me, excuse me." Ahead was a group of aquatic creatures, who were not exactly friendly to cultivators. They bared their teeth and snarled when they saw Ye Qiao passing by.

Seeing that no one made way, Ye Qiao slashed down with her sword. The bright sword light cleared a path, sending all the aquatic creatures blocking her way flying, and she ran straight towards the cliff.

With the Dragon Ball and the magical artifact in her hands, she knew that if she continued to be entangled by these monsters, it would never end. She needed to find a way to escape.

Ye Qiao arrived at the required location according to the directions given by Zhu You.

"Is this the cliff?"

The cliffs underwater look much more terrifying than those on land.

"The cliffs in the South China Sea..." Zhu You's darkened seawater shuddered. "Yes."

The waters are unfathomable, even more unpredictable than the land.

After receiving an accurate answer, she jumped without hesitation.

The water-repelling pearl was crushed into powder by the powerful spiritual pressure the moment it fell.

The creation of all things is a passively triggered event.

The cliffs in the water are even more terrifying than those on land, like falling into a pitch-black abyss.

Seeing this, the disciples surrounding the jade slip all shuddered. Even if they were confident enough, they dared not jump down. The unknown fear could devour a person. Jumping into this hellish place was worse than facing the Demon Lord directly. At least if they encountered the former, they could die a quicker death.

Falling into this awful place is pure mental and physical torture.

Ye Qiao let herself fall, completely unaware of the passage of time. After an unknown amount of time, she finally reached the bottom of the dark cliff, where a pale green light quickly enveloped her.

"Wow. It's here! Ye Qiao's version of the healing type."

The field that completely fooled them.

To be fair, Ye Qiao wasn't lying to them; she really is a healing type.

Oh shit.

The domain ensured her safe landing and quickly dissipated. In that instant, the water-repelling pearl was crushed by the impact, and her body felt as if it had been forcefully plunged into a stream of water. The sensation was no better than being forcibly pressed to the ground by a pressure.

She was knocked down by the water pressure on the spot.

The water-repelling bead not only allows for smooth movement in water, but also helps withstand the spiritual pressure in the water; otherwise, recklessly entering the water would lead to certain death.

Ye Qiao reached out and grasped the Dragon Pearl. The latter was many times more effective than the Water-Repelling Pearl, and it could cover a large area, isolating the suffocating seawater around it. When using the Dragon Pearl, the water-type magical artifact emerged from the mustard seed bag.

A light blue glow appeared all around.

There seemed to be some special relationship between the bead and the water-based magical artifact, as the water-based magical artifact revolved around the dragon bead the entire time.

Ye Qiao held the Dragon Ball and observed the interaction between the two, gradually falling into deep thought.

Zhu You was increasingly confused about what she was trying to do. "Hmm, speaking of which, Ye Qiao, aren't you going to find the Dragon Clan? If you do, you can easily get rid of the demon beasts, right?"

Ye Qiao: "I'll go later. I'm afraid they'll come and kill me then." If she could go find the Dragon Clan, she would have done so already.

"..." Zhu You couldn't follow her train of thought, her lips twitching. "What are you planning to do now?"

Regardless, cultivators are allies, and Ye Qiao even obtained the Dragon Ball. The dragons will surely be grateful; how could they possibly kill someone? Unless she's up to no good again.

No one is targeted all the time, unless she is Ye Qiao.

But Ye Qiao always had a whole repertoire of ways to provoke people, so it was no wonder that others would lose their temper.

Few people who have had contact with her have been able to keep their guard up.

Ye Qiao paused for a moment, then said, "Look, Dragon Ball."

Miao Miao exclaimed "Wow!" and squeezed to the front, about to praise Ye Qiao and boast about how awesome she was, but then she saw the other person say the next second:

"Isn't it pretty? I'm going to take it apart."

After saying that, the dragon ball in her hand trembled as if it wanted to run away, but Ye Qiao immediately grabbed it tightly.

The three weapon cultivators present initially didn't take it seriously, as they weren't interested in a chase. However, Ye Qiao's sudden words startled them.

"What did you say?" Shen Ziwei asked, stunned.

Ye Qiao repeated it, and only then did they realize that the other party was not joking. Under normal circumstances, she did seem to rarely joke.

Duan Hengdao wanted to offer advice, but felt it would be futile. He remained silent for a moment, then moved his lips and spoke with difficulty, "...Then I wish you success?"

Ye Qiao accepted his blessing without hesitation and replied, "Thank you. I will definitely thank you properly when I succeed."

Duan Hengdao: "?"

Why should I be grateful to them? What does this have to do with them?

They don't intend to dismantle the magical artifact.

However, Ye Qiao's gratitude was indeed quite rare. It was like a weasel wishing a chicken a Happy New Year, which gave him a bad feeling.

As expected, Ye Qiaoqiao gestured enthusiastically, and the two magical artifacts, the light blue map and the dragon ball, looked to complement each other perfectly.

"A map can give you control over a small area."

"The Dragon Balls can quell the storms in the entire South China Sea."

The Dragon Balls are powerful in some ways, as the South China Sea crisis was quelled entirely by a single magical artifact. However, they are also weak in others, lacking any real ability to resist. They can only calm the storms, not control them.

Normally, no one would touch the Dragon Balls unless they're looking for trouble. Taking away the Dragon Balls, which are used to suppress water flow, is not only useless, but the water might even flood their own doorstep.

The current behavior of both races has a kind of insane madness that disregards the lives of others in the cultivation world.

"I want to try to combine the two of them and make them into two separate magical artifacts."

Duan Hengdao chose to remain silent, wanting to hear what other outrageous ideas Ye Qiao had up her sleeve.

"Shen Ziwei." Duan Hengdao didn't respond, so Ye Qiao called out to another, "Considering I saved you, it's not too much to ask for a favor, is it?"

Suddenly entrusted with such an important task, Shen Ziwei's eyes widened: "Huh?"

Helping out is not unreasonable, but modifying two magical artifacts? Could you be any more outrageous?

Considering the favor she owed Ye Qiao, Shen Ziwei didn't refuse outright. Instead, she cautiously asked, "If you succeed, what will we get in return?"

The cultivators of Chengfeng Sect never suffer losses.

Ye Qiao said earnestly, "I will be grateful."

"..."