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

When Si Miaoyan and the others returned to the sect, many people had already begun to flee. The entire Biyue Sect had the most outside cultivators, and many cultivators came to ask for pills. Even many experts were in their sect.

The scene on their way back was utter chaos, with people scattering and fleeing everywhere. The five frail and helpless disciples carefully avoided the crowd, but seeing this, they completely lost their composure. "Who on earth is deliberately creating this panic?"

We're not facing a major disaster yet.

Their early evacuation was purely for the elders' safety; after all, when it comes to offending the demon race and monster race the most, who can compare to the disciples of the Five Sects?

Miao Miao waved her hand impatiently, "Never mind them, let's hurry up and find the stalactite Ye Qiao wants."

In the cultivation world, everyone admires strength. Many cultivators pursue the strong, and the Demon Clan has the most Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation cultivators. It is not surprising that many cultivators choose to join the Demon Clan.

"Be careful not to be seen. If the demons find out, we're doomed."

Returning with five people was undoubtedly a risky move, especially since it was even more unexpected that five alchemists would return to their sect as a group. There might still be demons lying in wait in the other four sects, after all, none of these four sects were well-behaved, and there might be rebellious disciples among them. Catching even one would be a win.

They never expected that a group of alchemists would dare to come back.

They carefully avoided the crowds and ran all the way to the medicine pavilion. They rummaged through the chests and cabinets, stuffing all the usable pills and spiritual plants into their mustard seed bags. There weren't many stalactites, and even after searching through them all, they only found a small bag.

"This quantity should be enough." Liu Yun shook a small bag of stalactites in her hand. "Each stalactite in this bag can shorten the time by three years."

Si Miao said, "Take it with you. Be careful not to get caught."

"I understand." Having returned to her own sect only to become a thief, Liu Yun cursed under her breath, then tucked the bag into her clothes and ran off.

Among all cultivators, alchemists are probably the least noticeable. No one would specifically guard against alchemists who are powerless.

The five quickly found the spirit cranes raised by their sect, one for each of them, and rode off in the direction they remembered.

As she walked through the familiar ancient forest, various monsters appeared along the way. Her experience of outwitting and fighting monsters during the competition made Miao Miao subconsciously nock her bow and shoot at them.

The arrow returned automatically almost instantly, striking her between the eyebrows. Si Miaoyan waved her hand to block it, saying, "Don't attack here, it will bounce back."

"Ouch." She covered her mouth. "I forgot."

Attacks launched from this location will be reflected back.

Ye Qiao was so bored trapped inside the domain that she was practically growing weeds. Hearing the noise outside, she couldn't help but knock on the barrier sealing off the domain. "Hey, are you guys outside?"

"I'm here." Liu Yun tried to approach Ye Qiao's seemingly magical domain, but he was almost sent flying on his first step. He dodged with a difficult maneuver, cursing under his breath, "How am I supposed to get the stalactite in?"

Ye Qiao stroked her chin. "You can try attacking this domain. When the domain senses danger, it will drag the person in and strangle them."

Liu Yun looked puzzled: "Who will attack?"

He pointed to himself: "Me???"

Miao Miao rolled her eyes: "Who else could it be but us? You're the only male in our sect."

He swallowed hard. Well, he was the only male disciple of the Azure Water Sect.

He couldn't let his senior and junior sisters take risks...

Then he can only...

"Aaaaaah, help! Holy crap, I have to go find the elders for help!!"

Si Miaoyan already knew his cowardly and shameless nature. She grabbed the junior brother who was trying to back down, and with the strength of her arm that was holding the pill furnace, she lifted him up and threw him over.

With a "thud," the boy crashed vertically into the domain.

Sensing someone trying to break in, the domain extended vines that quickly wrapped around him and dragged him inside. In the blink of an eye, the dense vines devoured him.

Hearing the commotion, Ye Qiao, who was inside the area, quickly drew his sword. With a flash of cold light, the vines were cut to pieces, and Liu Yun plummeted in a straight line, his face pale as he screamed in agony, "Ahhh, Ye Qiao, you have to save me!"

"KFC. Go pick him up."

She spun around, rising into the air. The red-haired loli tilted her head slightly, and leaped lightly, saying, "I'm going now."

The figure vanished and transformed into a phoenix, letting out a long cry as it spiraled upwards and caught him precisely.

Still shaken, Liu Yun clung to the phoenix's back, her face pale and nearly vomiting.

Recalling the scene where Si Miaoyan tossed him over so easily, his lips twitched involuntarily. Something was off about his gentle senior sister.

Ye Qiao caught a small bag of stalactites that Liu Yun threw down, and then took out a water-based magical artifact.

A stone formed from the essence of the Bodhi tree. A small, milky-white piece, its price has no upper limit in the auction house. Only the Azure Water Sect, with its vast wealth, could bring out so many at once.

"Thanks." She said thank you, lit a talisman and used the flames to refine the stalactite, then dripped it into the spiritual artifact.

……

One after another, the disciples who had scattered and fled asked Ye Qiao, like overgrown children, where they should run. Ye Qiao simply and clearly said, "Go to the Eight Great Families. Don't worry about whether you know them or not. Just squat down in their houses. No one will chase you away. Just hide well and wait for me to arrive."

She proved with her own strength that shamelessness can be invincible. When she made this statement, no one questioned it. Instead, everyone started to follow her lead and head towards the Eight Great Families.

That night, the eight clan leaders and elders, who were free from all trouble, gathered together to discuss the topic of the five sect leaders' collective trip to the Demon Realm.

"Without those old guys in charge, the Five Sects would be in complete disarray by now."

"Hmm." The clan leader chuckled softly, drawing out the sound, "Those sect leaders are all too busy to take care of themselves, I believe the cultivation world will soon be under our rule."

Instead of the so-called five major sects.

The Eight Great Families have long coveted power, but their strength is no match for the Five Sects. They can only secretly seek opportunities. Now that the sect leaders of the Five Sects are gone and there is no leader, it is a good opportunity for them to take advantage of the situation. In the end, the decline of the Eight Great Families is due to their small number of members. Some cultivators with some ability will choose to join a sect to learn skills.

But once the Five Sects are replaced, cultivators will only be able to accept recruitment from the Eight Great Families. His smile deepened: "How about a drink for our future?"

A group of people clinked glasses in unison.

"And those close associates." The Zhou family had never forgotten the humiliation of being broken into prison by Ye Qiao and her group. They slammed their fists on the table coldly. "Sooner or later, they'll pay the price."

Soon someone spoke up to reassure them: "Believe me, the five sects have fallen apart, and they won't be able to act so arrogantly for long."

At that moment, they were still dreaming of a bright and promising future, little did they know that they would soon be unable to laugh.

The patriarchs and elders of the eight great families only remembered that it was a dark and windy night.

Speak of the devil, and he appears! A group of trusted followers rushed into their courtyard like melon thieves, rampaging through the crowd. Not only did they break in, but they also used their incredible strength to smash through the walls, leaving the walls clinging to them as they ran.

The smiles of the elders from the family clans, who were clinking glasses in celebration, froze instantly.

"The wall was smashed to pieces in one go. I thought the things from the Eight Great Families were very durable." The key point is that those people were so self-righteous, saying that their wall was of poor quality.

When they first saw that the wall had been knocked down, their first thought was that it had been invaded by an unknown creature.

They broke down when they saw a group of young, disheveled disciples crawling out of the wall.

"You..." he pointed at the people, then turned and screamed, "Ah!"

"Who let you in like this? Who instructed you? What's your purpose?" What kind of lunatic taught this?

"Ye Qiao sent us." Duan Hengdao decisively sold people out quickly; reading people's expressions and acting accordingly was an instinct of the Duoqing Dao.

Suddenly, everything went black.

I knew it, it's Ye Qiao again!

He forced a calm expression. "What else did Ye Qiao say?"

Shen Ziwei spread her hands: "She said, 'Don't worry about whether we know you or not, just walk into your yard. If you chase us away, we'll run away.'"

The elders couldn't help but imagine the scene.

A group of close associates ran ahead, while the members of the Eight Great Families chased after them frantically.

Even though things are chaotic now, such a rare spectacle is enough to attract the attention of bored cultivators in the cultivation world, who would all want to come and take a look at this strange commotion.

For the eight prominent families who value their reputation, this was worse than killing them.

Seeing these trusted disciples who decided to stay in their homes, they gritted their teeth and finally couldn't help but roar in anger.

"Ye Qiao!!!"

That night, the shouts of the Eight Great Families were deafening.