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

Meng Liu didn't seem to want to communicate with them. He found a relatively quiet place and coldly observed the five people. He felt that the atmosphere had gradually become strange since they arrived.

These five people clearly had something to say in private. Meng Liu withdrew his speechless gaze, wisely refraining from forcing his way in, and turned to find his subordinates to give instructions for what to do next.

After Meng Liu left, the five of them finished their casual conversation. Ye Qiao found a stool, sat up slightly, and quietly inquired about the situation, "How is it going now?" After resolving everything, she had simply run away, so she naturally had no idea how things would develop.

"The Dragon Clan borrowed four dragons. That's quite generous. Otherwise, given their temperament, they wouldn't even be able to keep one. We also got our water-type magical artifact back." Xue Yu handed the magical artifact, which resembled a blueprint, to Ye Qiao. Then, he paused, remembering Ye Qiao's habit of not paying attention in class, and explained, "The Dragon Clan has excellent underwater combat capabilities. Bringing a cultivator along doubles their combat power. Moreover, under their oppressive aura, apart from demon king-level demon beasts, other demon beasts will be suppressed to varying degrees."

This is why the sect is so obsessed with dragons; the existence of a dragon is a devastating blow to the demon race.

Fortunately, things were completed fairly satisfactorily. More than that, Xue Yu wanted to complain to her about the cultivation world.

"Since we left Changming Sect a few months ago, things have been in complete chaos outside." Xue Yu pointed to the jade slip and whispered, "It's probably because of the riots by the demon and monster races in recent months. Other aristocratic families have realized the importance of hiring skilled people and are busy scrambling to recruit them."

He found it amusing that the anxious people outside were thinking of him now.

They didn't act like this when they were wanted before.

Holding her teacup, Ye Qiao muttered in a similarly soft voice, "Then the person they stole from, wasn't it Ye Qinghan?"

"You guessed quite accurately." Mingxuan said happily, "It was Ye Qinghan. Now the Sword Inquiry Sect is happy, but I'm afraid only Ye Qinghan himself is feeling depressed."

Mu Chongxi scratched his head, and after thinking about it from their perspective, he found it unacceptable. "What were those people thinking? Instead of relying on a group of Nascent Soul cultivators or even Tribulation Transcending experts, they actually thought of relying on juniors to take the lead."

Ye Qiao, however, was unfazed and even seemed quite interested in the gossip of the cultivation world. "Heaven is bestowing great responsibilities upon this person; he's simply the chosen one. If he doesn't go to hell, who will send us?"

The capable should do more, so let's leave the future of the cultivation world to Ye Qinghan.

In the cultivation world, Ye Qinghan was the most famous genius in a short period of time. With few capable people around, Ye Qinghan had no choice but to accept it. However, Qin Huai was quite envious; clearly, this top disciple of the Chengfeng Sect also desired that kind of fame.

Mu Chongxi said sullenly, "That's true."

"Do you have any plans?" Mingxuan looked around the palace. It was certainly wealthy, but he figured it wasn't Ye Qiao's goal.

In the atmosphere of impending doom in the cultivation world, everyone was urgently cultivating, trying to break through their cultivation realm. However, breaking through realms is something that cannot be forced. Ye Qiao was the only one who could force it. She only needed to rely on the tribulation lightning to break through realms; otherwise, no matter how high her comprehension was, she wouldn't make any progress in a short time.

Ye Qiao quietly laid out her simple and straightforward plan to them, "We're going to get the Half-Immortal Flower."

"When the time is right, we'll shove it into the mouth of a demonic cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage."

Isn't it said that this flower's effect can allow a cultivator to break through their cultivation level on the spot? Those demonic cultivators who are carefully suppressing their cultivation level to prevent themselves from breaking through are only one step away from breaking through. It would be good to give them a hand.

It may be a bit immoral, but those demonic cultivators have Ye Qiao who can withstand the lightning tribulation, so it's not a loss no matter how you look at it.

"Where should we look for cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage?" Xue Yu thought this plan was worth a try, but even in the Demon Realm, cultivators at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage were still very rare.

Ye Qiao turned around and pointed to Meng Liu, who was squatting casually not far away, looking so bored he was practically growing weeds. "Him."

"He can help attract a few Nascent Soul Peak cultivators over here."

With the young master fleeing, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators were eager to seize the Half-Immortal Flower, leaving only the Core Formation stage cultivators with the time to act.

Finding a few Nascent Soul stage cultivators shouldn't be a problem at that time.

"Are you crazy?" Mingxuan opened his mouth silently, pointing at Meng Liu next door. He then set up a soundproof array again to ensure the other couldn't hear him before saying, "Relying on a demon clan young master?"

"What I mean is, are you sure he's reliable?"

Cooperating with a cunning demon like this, aren't you afraid of being stabbed in the back?

"He's very strong, and when I met him, he was indeed running away." Ye Qiao nodded. "The fact that this guy has been courting death for so long and hasn't had his neck twisted by the Demon Lord is enough to prove his worth."

"To be on the safe side, we can try setting up another spirit-gathering array." In the cultivation world, the only cultivators who haven't broken through can rely on the Nascent Soul peak cultivators of the Demon Race who are suppressing their cultivation levels.

"A Spirit Gathering Array?" Mingxuan blinked slightly, almost forgetting about this array.

The Spirit Gathering Array, as the name suggests, gathers spiritual energy together. Ye Qiao knew how to modify it to make the array automatically transfer the energy into the dantian. It was a good thing for cultivators, but talisman cultivators were unwilling to spend the time on it.

Talisman cultivators are exceptionally gifted and usually do not need spiritual energy. Whether they can break through their cultivation level depends entirely on how well they draw the talismans and whether they can surpass their previous level.

For him, this kind of spirit-gathering formation was not only a waste of time, but also a drain on his own spiritual energy and divine sense.

The lower-level ones are manageable, but the higher-level ones cause irreversible damage to one's spiritual energy in a short period of time.

Mu Chongxi muttered a couple of words, "Then how can you be sure he's not just putting on an act for you?" He had seen many such dramas when he was a child in the palace, so he couldn't help but feel a bit wary.

Ye Qiao never expected that the naive and innocent girl would understand this principle.

She reached out and picked up the most obedient Frost Sword. The sword spirit stood there quietly, seemingly without emotion. Then Mu Chongxi noticed that the young master, who was previously considered unapproachable, stared wide-eyed the moment he saw Frost.

The young man clasped his hands together, swaying happily from side to side like a fish, his eyes sparkling. "Eh~"

--Nausea.

Disgusted, Mingxuan couldn't bear to watch any longer, and a formation blocked his view from one side.

Alright, they finally understood why Ye Qiao dared to trust this young master. This smug, sycophantic demeanor was something most people couldn't pull off.

When Meng Liu is normal, he has the aura of a young master. But at this moment, Ming Xuan's filter for him shattered completely. Ming Xuan waved his hand and said, "Come on, let's think about how to set up the spirit-gathering formation."

He was also very curious about how Ye Qiao had managed to modify a talisman to automatically absorb and filter spiritual energy if it was drawn by her.

Ye Qiao found a pen and drew the general shape of the talisman. Ming Xuan pondered for a moment and followed suit. The advantage of communicating with a genius is that the other party can understand your meaning. Although sometimes Ye Qiao's thoughts jump so far that he can't keep up, he is second only to Song Hansheng when it comes to talismans.

Ye Qiao's novel talisman gave him a lot of ideas to apply to other situations.

"Did you make modifications to the Spirit Gathering Talisman?" Mingxuan asked. "It seems that your talisman can automatically absorb spiritual energy into the dantian and filter out impure spiritual energy."

Ye Qiao nodded.

Mingxuan clicked his tongue, "You were only at the Foundation Establishment stage back then, weren't you?"

How dare you lay a hand on your senior's talisman?

The talismans left behind by those predecessors naturally had their reasons; passed down for nearly a thousand years, no one had ever thought of altering them, just in case they were changed incorrectly…

Even if I make a mistake, it doesn't seem to affect anything.

Mingxuan seemed to be deep in thought.

Before Ye Qiao, there were other attempts to modify the cultivation world, but each time they were ridiculed for overestimating their abilities. However, Ye Qiao was clearly not among those who were ridiculed; she was successful, which gave Ming Xuan a boost of confidence.

The conversation between the two talisman cultivators went unheard by the others. By evening, Mingxuan had finally managed to complete the talisman, and had also made some improvements based on his own ideas.

The moment the talisman was successfully cast, a golden mark suddenly lit up at the bottom corner.

Ye Qiao, who had received many blessings, recognized him.

—This is a blessing that is about to be completed.

day.

The two of them covered the talisman tightly; if it really fell, they wouldn't be able to survive.

Mingxuan: "Why don't you just eat this talisman?"

Ye Qiao: "Why aren't you eating!"

"Nobody should eat!" Seeing this, Zhou Xingyun grabbed the talisman and quickly took it to another place. The blessing would only descend with the direction of the talisman, so just throw it far away before it took shape. His figure disappeared in the blink of an eye, and Meng Liu only saw him vanish in the blink of an eye.

What kind of outrageous speed is this?

Unaware of the situation, Meng Liu sincerely remarked, "Your senior brother's movement technique is quite impressive."

This speed is unmatched among the demon race.

Ye Qiao gave a perfunctory "oh" and observed the changing colors of the sky.

Finally, the golden light landed far away from them. After Zhou Xingyun finished casting the blessing, he put on a concealment talisman and sneaked back.

This blessing undoubtedly caused a huge uproar within the Demon Clan. Zhou Xingyun reacted in time and extended their lives, but if the Demon Clan's higher-ups were determined to investigate, it was only a matter of time before it was exposed.

Mingxuan broke through to the next level after receiving the blessing. It was the first time he had ever experienced something like this, and he found it quite strange.

Of the four people present, Ye Qiao could tell the difference in their cultivation levels. In other words, they were all at a higher level than her.

Mingxuan turned his head and met her gaze.

Ye Qiao: Stare—

Mingxuan put away the pale golden array, gathered the talisman that Zhou Xingyun had just returned into his palm, and looked at Ye Qiao, who was lying on the table emitting black energy.

Previously, Ye Qiao had always been a step behind, but her ability to fight across borders meant that she didn't fall too far behind the other disciples.

Over time, it's easy for people to overlook her level of attainment.

Thinking about it carefully, Ye Qiao's progress is indeed quite slow, otherwise her realm should have been higher than theirs when they were in the South China Sea.

If we're talking about who benefited the most from that trip to the South China Sea, it should be her. In her haste, Dragon Ball compressed all the spiritual energy into one space. They were close to Ye Qiao and got a lot of it, which helped them all progress from the early to the middle stages of the Nascent Soul realm.

However, Ye Qiao, who had almost compressed the spiritual energy of the South China Sea into her dantian, remained completely still.

"We lack lightning, and we also lack the right opportunity." Ye Qiao rested her chin on her hand. "The absolute fairness of Heaven's Dao, with its restrictions, is simply too much to handle."

"Then how come Ye Qinghan breaks through realms as easily as drinking water?" Mu Chongxi kicked the stool, intending to kick Ye Qiao off to avenge the earlier incident.

Ye Qiao blocked it precisely.

In an attempt to stop their evil deeds, Zhou Xingyun joined in.

The three of them were kicking each other around under the table, having a great time. Xue Yu couldn't bear to watch. "Because Ye Qinghan has been cultivating since he was a child. Whether in the Ye family or the sect, his resources are the best among the direct disciples."

And Ye Qiao has only been around for a few years?

Changming Sect's resources are not bad, but they are definitely not as abundant as those of Wenjian Sect, which has been ranked number one for a hundred years. Moreover, Wenjian Sect has devoted all its resources to cultivating Ye Qinghan.

Changming Sect does want to cultivate Ye Qiao, but the problem is that time is too tight. She has only been in the sect for a short time, so there is simply not enough time.

There's no point in discussing this kind of topic. Mingxuan lazily waved his hand. "What if we're discovered by the demons? How do we retreat?"

It goes without saying that the commotion will be huge.

How did you get out?

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Ye Qiao said vaguely, "I'll buy you some time." The Demon Lord hidden in her sea of ​​consciousness could be used later.

……

After discussing the matter, it was already late at night. There wasn't even time to pack up. Meng Liu put everything he could use into a mustard seed bag and met up with his subordinates to head to the location of the Half-Immortal Flower.

The tree where the Half-Immortal Peanut grows is at a height that can be seen at a glance. A group of demons in black clothes followed behind Meng Liu, while Ye Qiao and her five companions walked together in twos and threes.

Xue Yu felt something was off.

When righteous and demonic forces travel together, the scene inevitably becomes somewhat eerie.