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

They saw it all clearly, and Chu Xingzhi was so excited he almost slapped his thigh and shouted, "That's awesome!"

All the turmoil was brought to a halt by a single sword.

Everyone who sees this will say Ye Qiao is awesome.

The entire scene fell silent for a few seconds the moment the demons were smashed apart by a single blow.

Then came a cacophony of heated discussion and the clanging of swords. Ye Qiao raised her sword, smiling at them, "I told you Ye Qinghan was busy, so I'll play with you. Why can't you understand human language?"

If Ye Qinghan had any free time, she wouldn't be allowed to stop people here on the premises of the Ye family, one of the Eight Great Families.

Moreover, the Ye family didn't give her any compensation whatsoever.

"Holy crap." Xia Qingxi, one of the twins, stared wide-eyed, blinking frantically several times. "Is this... the power of the Nascent Soul stage?"

The shock of that sword strike left them speechless for a long time.

The difference of one realm is far beyond what the peak of the Nascent Soul stage can achieve.

What they often heard the elders talk about was that a difference of just one realm was like a chasm.

However, the difference between the Nascent Soul and the Golden Core is definitely not as great as the difference between the Deity Transformation and the Nascent Soul.

Unable to contain his excitement, Mu Chongxi jumped up on the spot: "One sword to settle the storm. I'm asking you, aren't you awesome?"

Ye Qiao, this is such a great honor for the Changming Sect!

The Changming Sect has always been subject to much skepticism, while the Wenjian Sect is undoubtedly the strongest among the five sects. Even their sect leader is the only one at the Tribulation Transcending stage.

Ye Qiao had already repeated this sentence twice, but unfortunately, no one had paid attention to her wording before.

A Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage, who has been present with them for so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators, playing with a Deity Transformation cultivator and a Quasi-Deity Transformation cultivator?

The Right Protector calmly examined the girl before him. He looked her over but couldn't find anything special about her that allowed her to withstand a single attack from so many demons.

Is it a magical artifact? Or some extraordinary opportunity?

There are many opportunities in the cultivation world. Take Yun Que, whom he knows well, for example. She truly deserves the title of the woman of destiny. Wherever she goes, she brings them countless surprises.

Ye Qiao, on the other hand, was very clever, and she always managed to borrow the lightning tribulation perfectly.

They appreciate partners with brains more than magpies.

He smirked and retorted loudly, "I don't care what methods you use, Ye Qiao, a direct descendant of the Changming Sect? Find a way to bring Ye Qinghan out, and we can let bygones be bygones. Including all the past grievances, we'll wipe the slate clean."

"You really are just like that Left Protector," Ye Qiao said, looking at him. "Just as much nonsense."

As she pointed her sword, the direction happened to be towards Yun Que, causing the girl to hide behind the Right Protector like a frightened deer.

Unlike other demons who are unafraid of the Flying Immortal Sword's power, Yun Que fears that Ye Qiao will hold a grudge and come looking for trouble.

Her sword blocked the simultaneous attacks of hundreds of demons, which made Yun Que feel a sense of inexplicable fear.

Yun Que was very good at assessing situations. If she had known this would happen, she would never have chosen to offend Ye Qiao in the first place.

However, now that she has completely offended both Ye Qiao and Ye Qinghan, there is no turning back for her.

Yun Que gripped the Right Protector's clothes tightly with her fingertips. Sensing the other's calm demeanor, her anxious heart gradually calmed down.

To avoid being influenced by Ye Qiao, Yun Que reminded her new backer in a low voice, "Be careful of her. She has a sword spirit and a little ghost that is at least at the level of a Ghost King."

She was brought down by that brat.

There is no way we can repeat the same mistake.

"...Ghost King?" He narrowed his eyes. "I've heard of him." He's at least a minor ghost at the Nascent Soul stage.

But what can a ghost at the Nascent Soul stage do? What can it change?

It wasn't that they were arrogant, but rather that the number of demons with high cultivation levels was at least several times that of cultivators.

The cultivators in the cultivation world, relying solely on the powerful figures of the five sects, are far from being able to withstand the combined attack of the two races. Even the ancient dragon race had to avoid their sharp edge, let alone the disorganized Eight Great Families.

They seem to have no idea how to spell the word "join forces." The fact that the demons were able to successfully invade their doorstep was inseparable from the internal conflicts among them.

All the sword cultivators present gripped their swords tightly, watching them warily, their Xuan swords gleaming with a snow-white light.

Led by Ye Qiao, countless direct descendants of the Ye family held swords and stood ready for battle. What they feared most was not the demon race, but the demon race member in the Nascent Soul stage. They could not imagine the power of the opponent when he made a move.

"The Ye family has experts at the Nascent Soul stage, but they lack someone even stronger."

Above the powerful in the cultivation world, there must be even stronger ones, but the Ye family does not meet this requirement. Otherwise, they would not have placed their direct descendants in the Sword Inquiry Sect to grow and place high hopes on them to support the Ye family's reputation.

Ye Qiao subtly approached several of the disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect and asked, "Can you handle those hundreds of demons?"

"Probably," Chu Xingzhi said in a low voice, "but there are just too many of them."

Even the most rudimentary and unstable state still faces considerable challenges when overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Moreover, after realizing they couldn't handle it, they continued to notify the demons to send people over. Even if they could hold out, it would be very difficult.

Ye Qiao patted his shoulder: "Then you stop them and don't let them get close to Ye Qinghan. I'll go and restrain the right protector of the demon race."

She wasn't in a hurry; she hadn't even started developing her own area yet.

"There are too many of them, and we will have a hard time dealing with them." Chu Xingzhi gripped the Cunxue Sword tightly in his hand, and all sorts of defensive sword techniques spun around in his mind.

"They have an advantage in numbers, but I also have territory." She winked. "With a wide range of territory, we won't necessarily be at a disadvantage."

Chu Xingzhi couldn't help but glance at her twice. As far as he knew, a domain generally wouldn't be activated a second time; she had already activated it once while she was trapped. There would be at least another period of time between activations.

Zhou Xingyun opening three domains in such a short period of time is truly a rare feat.

Seeing that Ye Qiao was serious, Chu Xingzhi thought of his senior brother who couldn't be interfered with, and with a swift movement of his wrist, he swept his sword across the path and easily walked to the front.

Suddenly, the battle resumed. Ye Qiao waved her hand, and Xiao Qi and the three sword spirits appeared at the same time.

The interplay of black, white, and blue colors forms a semi-transparent sword spirit.

Sword spirits are undoubtedly very useful in battle. They are exceptionally skilled at assisting cultivators or killing and setting fires. The addition of sword spirits has undoubtedly made the direct descendants of the Ye family much more relaxed, at least the initial pressure and tension are gone.

The sight of Ye Qiao blocking countless attacks for them gave them a sense of reassurance.

The group of direct descendants wielded their Xuan swords with increasing vigor, and the presence of sword spirits following behind them made them even more excited.

The Ye family were all sword cultivators, and they had long heard about the transformation of spirit swords. When they saw three spirit swords in one go, they couldn't help but steal several glances at the transformed sword spirits.

Three?

"Whose three swords are they?"

"I've only heard of Changming Sect's Chaoxi Bujianjun and Duanchen." When these three people registered, the direct descendants knew the names of the three spirit swords very well. Apart from the one with the black stick, the three spirit swords of Changming Sect were all famous spirit swords.

"I remember Ye Qiao went to the Sword Cave of the Sword Inquiry Sect. Usually, only the Sword Cave of the Sword Inquiry Sect can have so many spirit swords in one go."

That makes it easy to guess.

"Is 'Never See You' Ye Qiao's own natal sword, and the other two are from the sword cave she obtained?"

Two spirit swords...

Even in the cultivation world, this is unprecedented. Ye Qinghan's Duan Shui is the top spirit sword of the water attribute, which is very compatible with the ice spirit root. He only took one. Ye Qiao, who was only a Golden Core stage cultivator, actually dared to take two spirit swords.

He had already heard rumors that she had robbed the Sword Inquiry Sect's sword cave, but when he saw the three sword spirits appear at the same time, the Ye family head still couldn't help but gasp, "Just how many swords did she take from the Sword Inquiry Sect?"

"Didn't the Sword Inquiry Sect Master's explosive temper kill her?"

No one understands the importance of spirit swords better than sword cultivators. Each one is extremely precious, so it is truly rare for someone to contract three of them at once.

"No, not really." Chu Xingzhi interjected, the young man slightly bending his knees as the Cunxue Sword was drawn from its sheath. "Our junior sister's Luoshui Sword was obtained through a contract with her."

Although the spirit sword is broken now, as long as the Sword Inquiry Sect provides enough good stuff, it's not impossible to have the sect leader of the Wind Transformation Sect rebuild it.

It has to be said that Ye Qiao is quite sensible. The Luoshui Sword was contracted through her, and even if the Sword Inquiry Sect is dissatisfied, they still have to accept her favor.

The Right Protector was somewhat irritated. He was not prepared to make a move, as these people were not worth it. However, he could not contact his companions for a long time, so he could only ask the Demon Lord for some demon cultivators to come and support him. The Ye family was also difficult to deal with. Although their cultivation level was low, they were still the number one family. Their endless sword techniques made it impossible for them to defeat them easily.

As the number of demons gradually increases, the direct descendants of the Ye family have begun to show signs of wanting to retreat.

In particular, some of the more psychologically vulnerable members of the inner circle screamed and abandoned their swords and fled the moment they saw a familiar face fall in a pool of blood.

Ye Qiao's lips pursed slightly. When they killed someone for the first time, they were also subconsciously hesitant to make a move.

It is indeed difficult for some of the direct descendants.

They haven't experienced as much hardship as those pampered disciples in the cultivation world.

Some of the Ye family's sword cultivators wanted to retreat because there were too many of them, and they saw no hope of being able to drive them away.

With a near-god-level cultivator pressing down on them, no one dared to make a move.

Seeing the oppressive aura emanating from the Right Protector, they realized that continuing was futile.

Ye Qinghan's tribulation lightning would last anywhere from seven days to half a month, and they couldn't endure it for that long.

Seeing his loyal followers gradually losing their will to resist, the Right Protector couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He disdained to fight them; in fact, he didn't even need to lift a finger to deal with these people, as some of their weak-willed members automatically gave up resisting.

To dismantle them would be a piece of cake.

This put Mu Chongxi and his group in a difficult position. They had to deal with the demons' sneak attack while also keeping an eye on the direct descendants of the Ye family. Wasn't this a bit much?

Ye Qiao twirled the golden tower in her hand, looking expressionlessly at the Right Protector, pondering the chances of smashing it down and killing him.

She was the only one who could restrain this Nascent Soul cultivator. She suddenly threw the spiritual weapon over, but the Half-Moon Clan's concealment technique effectively hid her attack. The spirit tower enlarged in mid-air and slammed it into the tower.

As the Right Protector disappeared, Ye Qiao followed closely behind and fell into the tower.

Inside the tower, Ye Qiao had reached the Divine Transformation stage, and the Right Protector was also at the Divine Transformation stage; their duel was known as a fair fight.

"Tower Spirit." Ye Qiao found a safe place to hide, then spoke softly, "Change the rules."

The tower can set its own rules. She set three rules once, the first of which was that anyone entering the tower would have their cultivation suppressed to the Nascent Soul stage.

Now that we can make two more decisions, Ye Qiao said quickly: "Those who enter the tower will not compete in swordsmanship or use any spiritual energy; they will compete purely in physical skills."

Ye Qiao had observed the two protectors. The left protector, whom she had defeated, was extremely skilled in physical combat, while the right protector was not suited for physical combat.

She has two more chances left to change the rules, even though she can change them three times.

Ye Qiao already had experience fighting against Nascent Soul cultivators, but she still needed to ask Mu Li for help when necessary.

Compared to the Nascent Soul stage, Ye Qiao was most familiar with the Nascent Soul stage. The Right Protector was clearly not up to par. Accustomed to the power of the Nascent Soul stage, he was suddenly forced to retreat to the Nascent Soul stage and was on the defensive the whole time.

He gritted his teeth, completely powerless to fight back. Ye Qiao's cunning and vicious dodging techniques and attack methods were hard to imagine from the angles that a righteous disciple could think of.

"You're at the Nascent Soul stage, aren't you?" He suddenly grabbed her and said coldly.

Even the strongest Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't easily defeat him. He was a powerful cultivator who had reached the Divine Transformation stage for hundreds of years; it was impossible for a Nascent Soul cultivator to beat him to the point of being unable to fight back.

"You got it right." At the same time, she kicked him in the chest, sending the kick flying in an arc, piercing through the entire second floor of the tower.

Without giving him a chance to say anything more, Ye Qiao unleashed a series of kicks that sent him flying from the first floor all the way to the eighteenth floor!

He was in pain all over, his bones felt like they were crushed, and he couldn't move. Even if he resisted, under the rules of the tower, it would be a one-sided torture!

Ye Qiaomu showed no sympathy whatsoever, and smiled, "Sorry, our situation is really low, so we'll just use you to boost morale."

This is also why she smashed the tower over his head. The direct descendants of the Ye family were already afraid of this Right Protector, so directly making fun of the Right Protector was a good opportunity to encourage those direct descendants.

As she uttered her last greeting, Ye Qiao stomped down with a loud cracking sound, piercing through the spirit tower. The burst of red spiritual energy was shattered, creating a huge human-shaped crater.

"???"

What fell down?

When the tower spirit saw the golden tower that had been pierced, it flapped its little wings and began to scream, "Aaaaaah, I hate you!" Annoyed, it hid back inside the tower and went to mend it.

Since I started hanging out with Ye Qiao, I've gone nine days without eating three meals a day.

You also need to learn how to repair your own tower after it's been breached!

Ye Qiao scratched his ear. To be honest, the little thing called out by the Tower Spirit was really grating.

She broke through the defenses of a quasi-god level cultivator?

Neither of them touched the sword; how could they defeat a quasi-Nascent Soul cultivator solely through physical combat?

What the hell!

"Is she also a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"Obviously," Xia Qing replied truthfully.

One of the loyal followers hesitated for a moment, his face turning red, "You knew all along? But you didn't tell us?" Making them afraid for so long?

They were all disciples of the Five Sects, and these direct disciples definitely knew Ye Qiao's strength!

Xia Qing raised her hand to show her innocence: "I thought you guys figured it out a long time ago?"

With a near-god-level expert in charge, at least they won't be subservient; they can finally unleash their full power.

Their cultivation level was low, and they couldn't distinguish between the real and the fake. But what they needed most right now was morale. With a quasi-Nascent Soul cultivator present, they naturally wanted to spread the word, and it would be best to bring those retreating direct descendants back to the battlefield.

Seeing that the Ye family's sword cultivators seemed less confused than before, he became more agitated. "We also have Nascent Soul cultivators on our side. What are we afraid of? Let's fight them!"

"I've never heard of a second Nascent Soul cultivator. What about her tribulation?"

"I heard Ye Qiao can fight beyond his level at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage?" someone questioned, wondering if they were being lied to. They had all watched the matches; this group was quite eloquent.

When did two Nascent Soul cultivators suddenly appear from the Five Sects? They had never heard of it before.

"It's obvious she's even earlier than Ye Qinghan." Zuo Yi's lips twitched. He found these people incredibly stubborn. This was the first time he'd ever wanted to publicly announce the rivals of his opposing sect. "Stop questioning us, we do have Nascent Soul cultivators!!"

Chu Xingzhi was also getting anxious. Ye Qiao had trampled on these people in front of so many people precisely to boost their morale. "What are you afraid of! Don't you want to see the realm above the Nascent Soul stage? Don't miss out!"

He swung his arm, smoothly dodging the demon's sneak attack, and, displaying the spirit of a pyramid scheme operator, shouted as loud as he could.

As expected, the Ye family's direct descendants, who had suddenly become timid, all gripped their spirit swords tightly.

What is the realm above the Nascent Soul stage?

This was the first time they had ever heard such a statement.

Sword cultivators are always curious about exciting and powerful things. Chu Xingzhi himself is a sword cultivator, and he knows how to manipulate the psychology of these teenage, immature sword cultivators.

"Don't you want to take a look?"

As expected, the sword cultivators who all wanted to leave became resolute this time.

don't go.

They want to see the field!

Moreover, with two quasi-Nascent Soul cultivators present, what are they afraid of? No matter how powerful the Demon Clan is, without the other Left Protector present, they would have to think twice before fighting Ye Qiao.

Yun Que looked extremely dejected, as if she had suffered some kind of blow, and her whole body had become listless.

"How did she do that...?"

"Drugs?" Otherwise, how could Ye Qiao become a Nascent Soul cultivator in such a short time?

"Taking drugs?" The Right Protector kicked her hard in the chest, his lips curving into a cold smile. Being kicked down by a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, and being seen by so many demonic cultivators in the act, he felt utterly humiliated. And now Yun Que was even questioning him. Was she implying that he couldn't even compare to someone who had reached the Nascent Soul stage by taking pills?

He suppressed his anger, gritting his teeth: "Are all the demons incompetent? She caused such a huge commotion with her thirty-day lightning tribulation in the demon realm, and not a single one of you suspected it was her?"

"All I know is that the Demon Clan's young master fled overnight." Caught off guard, Yun Que felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and screamed, "And that Nascent Soul cultivator, isn't he supposed to be Meng Liu from our Demon Clan?!"

She dug her nails into her flesh; she was so stupid, really.