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

Once everyone had arrived, they all started discussing the training grounds.

With limited cultural knowledge, Mu Chongxi thought for a long time before finally uttering this useless nonsense: "Penglai must be a place isolated from the world."

Ye Qiao pondered, "It seems even more mysterious than the South China Sea?"

Or is it of the same nature as the South China Sea?

The cultivation world is not just about sects; there are also many secluded places. They usually do not participate in anything and will never show themselves unless the cultivation world is destroyed. They are very mysterious.

"Those disciples who can glimpse destiny..." Song Hansheng said with some annoyance, "Wouldn't standing in front of them be like being stripped naked, with absolutely no secrets?"

"No one is that divine."

"At most, they can only deduce some things, and what they say is vague. You have to figure it out yourself." Mingxuan remembered that there was an elder in their sect who came from Penglai and was as mysterious and eccentric as a charlatan.

"I heard that there are only two direct disciples within Penglai, but there are quite a few other elders, so they are quite rare," Xue Yu murmured.

Ye Qiao tilted her head. "What's the skill level of that personal disciple over there?"

They were all taught by their own family, so there was bound to be some subtle comparison between them.

"They're also at the Nascent Soul stage, and one of them even reached it at nineteen. They're quite impressive." Counting it up, they're geniuses who are only a year younger than Ye Qinghan.

Penglai has been secluded from the world for many years, and it is a place that has been overlooked by many cultivators, otherwise it would have been mentioned.

"The key is that they are also good at deduction. Penglai only accepts disciples once every hundred years, and only two are selected in the end. You can imagine how rare they are."

"Wow." Ye Qiao responded twice, "So the legendary disciples of Penglai are an endangered species?" There are only two of them, even fewer than them.

Seeing the children discussing with great interest, Qin Fanfan felt relieved and interrupted their discussion, "The map shows the terrain of Penglai and all the places you don't know. It's okay if you don't know the routes."

This was their first visit, but almost all the direct descendants of the previous generations had been to Penglai, so they had an exceptional understanding of the terrain.

"As long as you don't ruin yourselves, there won't be any major problems."

Ye Qiao slumped her head listlessly, feeling sleepy. Their operation was completely disorganized and undisciplined. In her opinion, they might as well have just messed around and played around.

Seeing Ye Qiao looking completely listless among the group, Qin Fanfan waved to her and called her out, "Come here, Xiao Qiao."

Ye Qiao raised her head and walked away from the group towards Qin Fanfan.

"Don't you want to lead the team?" Qin Fanfan asked, observing her emotions.

"No, that's not it." Ye Qiao scratched her head and answered truthfully, "This is the first time I've led so many people, I'm a little unaccustomed to it."

It still involves four sects; just thinking about the internal infighting is enough to make one's head spin.

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Qin Fanfan understood her reluctance to cause trouble, or rather, she would never have stepped forward if Ye Qinghan hadn't been unable to go. He still earnestly advised her, "Whether you were forced into this role or not, now that you've taken on the leadership, take it seriously."

He spoke very seriously, and Chen Chen met Ye Qiao's gaze. "You must bring them back safely. That's your mission."

Ye Qiao paused for a moment, then nodded. "I understand."

The team leader not only symbolizes leadership but also responsibility, and logically, Ye Qinghan is the most suitable candidate. He has a strong sense of responsibility.

But Ye Qinghan was unavailable, so she had to go instead.

Ye Qiao covered her face, looking extremely narcissistic, "Don't worry, Master. Without me, their lives would be in danger. I'm more reliable than Ye Qinghan."

Qin Fanfan's lips twitched, but seeing Ye Qiao's familiar clever and cheeky demeanor, he gradually felt relieved.

The disciples and cultivators who came to watch the distribution results and the cooperation among the various sects were abuzz with discussion.

"I thought it was Changming Sect fighting three against one. Turns out it's Changming Sect and Yueqing Sect getting along well together?"

"So it's a fair 2v2 then."

"Oh my, first Ye Qiao took three moves for love, and now Song Hansheng is doing a 2v2 for love? Well, well, your big sect really knows how to play games."

"A chaotic love triangle."

They were well aware of the relationships between these people. These close disciples, openly and secretly, were irreconcilable enemies who would do anything to crush the local area. There was also a lot of competition between sects, so how could their relationship be really good?

But being a gossipmonger in the cultivation world is really fun; they'll ship any man or woman they see. After all, cultivation is already so long and boring, can't they at least spread some rumors?

When Ye Qiao returned to her original position, she yawned, squatted down, and listened to the elders' daily instructions and admonitions.

"The first lesson I'm going to tell you is that you shouldn't touch anything from Penglai casually. It's easy to get entangled in karma."

"There are also some spiritual plants that are poisonous and aggressive. Do not touch them lightly."

Elder Zhao was well aware of how irritable Ye Qiao and her ilk were, so he specifically emphasized these two points.

It is known that the Chengfeng Sect has the most spiritual artifacts, followed by the Changming Sect, with Ye Qiao alone possessing several. Penglai is a place of outstanding people and abundant resources; they automatically receive a continuous flow of spiritual energy without relying on spiritual veins, which is similar to the situation in the East Sea, where spiritual energy is constantly regenerated.

But sects need spiritual veins.

Every year, a battle for spiritual veins is inevitable.

Mu Chongxi muttered under his breath, "Why don't we let those elders fight it out? Whoever wins gets the spiritual vein first. They're making us go through all this trouble every day."

Just imagine, wouldn't it be interesting to see a bunch of old men fighting?

Xue Yu warned, "Stop talking, Elder Zhao is glaring at you."

Mu Chongxi fell silent as a chicken in an instant.

At this moment, Xue Yu was squatting down to organize the things he needed to bring.

Xie Chuxue repeatedly emphasized the need to bring all the spiritual plants and healing pills, and Xue Yu dared not take his words as a joke. Last night, he prepared all the usable pills and the pill books he had found from various trials.

Some rare spiritual plants were also put into mustard seed bags, in case something unexpected happened later.

Seeing this, Ye Qiao also rummaged through her storage bag. She had collected quite a few spiritual plants from the demons, but they hadn't preserved them well, so only about a third of them were usable. The remaining spiritual plants were brought from various training grounds, so the two of them should have enough resources for Penglai.

When it comes to abundant resources, the Azure Water Sect is the best; they don't even need to make any special preparations.

I was completely overwhelmed by the busy work of the other sects.

After everything was ready to go, Ye Qiao picked up a map, then waved to the group and asked, "Hey, anyone want to show us the way?"

"You were in charge of the team for this training exercise, but you didn't even lead the way?" Qin Huai narrowed his eyes as he looked at her.

Ye Qiao: "I've never led the way before." She only had a vague concept of the various places in the cultivation world.

I'm not afraid of being led astray by her if I let her lead the way.

Seeing this, Song Hansheng and Xue Yu could only huddle together to study the route. These two amorous cultivators were more than capable, so Ye Qiao was happy to let go and toss them the map.

……

The five sects' divine beasts had all departed, and as they breathed a sigh of relief, they couldn't help but ask a question.

"Ye Qinghan led the Wenjian Sect down into the secret realm, while Ye Qiao led the other four sects to Penglai."

"Have you informed them which areas in Penglai require caution?"

The elder of Chengfeng Sect waved his hand, "No, no, don't worry, this time they will definitely get a good beating."

A life without setbacks is incomplete; this time, the goal is to dampen their arrogance and teach them a lesson about the vastness of human potential and the boundless possibilities ahead.

Judging from the timeline, Ye Qinghan emerged the earliest, having been in the five-day secret realm, meaning she was able to leave within five days.

Ye Qiao and the others simply don't know when they'll return.

Seeing that they were somewhat worried about the difficulty of this training, Xie Chuxue casually pursed his lips; he wasn't particularly worried about his own family.

Ye Qiao was not at the early Nascent Soul stage as the elders had guessed; she was a genuine Nascent Soul cultivator.

Ye Qiao is leading the team for this training exercise. If anything unexpected happens, she has to protect them if she can, and if she can't, she has to step in—it's her responsibility. Ye Qiao won't stand idly by unless she's being pushed along. Even if she doesn't want to get involved, she understands the principle that "with great power comes great responsibility."

It was not only the personal training that Ye Qiao received, but also a great opportunity for him to fully understand and master the Nascent Soul realm.

Xie Chuxue remained silent for so long, which surprised the others. This senior uncle of Changming Sect was usually a chatterbox, so it was rare to see her so quiet.

"Aren't you afraid they'll be driven crazy by those spiritual plants?" The elder of the Azure Water Sect chuckled twice. "Or do you have enough confidence in Xue Yu and Ye Qiao's alchemy skills?" It was hard to imagine why they were so calm.

Xie Chuxue nodded, "I'm not really sure about their alchemy skills."

"If it's not confidence in their alchemy skills, could it be that you've given Ye Qiao some trump card?" He chuckled meaningfully twice, continuing his reasonable speculation.

Xie Chuxue's lips curled into a smirk at the Biyue Sect elder's mocking smile. He leaned back in his chair and said, "What trump cards do you think we have, being this poor?"

Sure enough, sincerity was the ultimate weapon; his words silenced the elders who wanted to pry into his secrets.

That's true. With the Changming Sect so poor, what trump cards could they possibly have?