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

"..."

"With your eloquence," Ye Qiao's lips twitched, "it's a shame you're not involved in pyramid schemes."

They hadn't originally planned to return to their sect, since they intended to form a group to explore the Demon Clan.

Yue Qing'an's lips curled slightly. "Just a reasonable analysis."

His analysis wasn't without merit; it was indeed time to return to the sect. Yue Qing'an wasn't the only one who thought of this; the other disciples hiding in the Eight Great Families also had the same idea.

They immediately rushed to the cultivation community forum to check the news.

Although I hate those gossip forums, sometimes I can find things I need there.

For example, how do those cultivators view this attack by the demon and monster races? Unlike last time, this time even the sects chose to evacuate immediately, which inevitably led to some extreme remarks.

Chu Xingzhi snatched the jade slip from Ye Qiao and discovered that their resentment was even stronger than Yue Qing'an had guessed.

They were all calling out their names.

"With the demon and monster races so rampant, aren't the sects and aristocratic families going to do anything about it?"

"What do we care? I think some sect elders would love to be lackeys of the demons, right? The way they left with their disciples so easily, they must have some shady dealings with the demons."

"I've wanted to say this for a long time. I've noticed that some sects look respectable on the surface, but in reality, if a demon has emerged from among their direct disciples, I'm afraid the elders inside are practically begging to lick the boots of that demon."

The Moon Purity Sect has been unintentionally slandered again, but they can't laugh for now, because that group of cultivators has called out almost every sect.

"The demons are inherently arrogant. The fact that they dared to infiltrate the secret realm of the disciples' competition shows that they are very restless. Most of the demons sealed at the bottom of the Demon Abyss have already come out. I don't know what those people in the sect were doing, not one of them stopped them."

Seeing this nitpicking remark, Ye Qiao couldn't help but mutter to herself. The dividing line between the righteous and the evil paths was carved out by their ancestor. After so many years of ascension, the ancestor had long since dispersed. With the passage of time, the emergence of the demon race was a foregone conclusion, and Qin Fanfan and the others couldn't stop it even if they wanted to.

No one has the ability of the patriarch to cleave the path of good and evil with a single sword strike.

Someone else deliberately stirred things up by asking, "I'm just asking why those close disciples aren't showing up?"

"None of your twenty-five direct disciples are willing to step forward and lend a hand?"

The people who were mentioned: "..."

Some people scoffed: "Those chosen ones have the backing of a sect, they can leave or stay as they please. It's better to rely on yourselves than on them."

In the cultivation world, one must either have a powerful background or formidable strength.

The direct descendants of the eight great families have the backing of powerful clans, and many of the powerful old monsters at the Void Refinement stage have all ascended and are in seclusion. No matter how arrogant the demons are, they dare not provoke them.

If it weren't for the fact that both the demon and monster races desperately needed Ye Qinghan's spiritual root, they wouldn't have easily chosen to offend the eight great families with old monsters in charge.

There was a reason why the Eight Great Families were so fearless back then.

The five sects are not to be trifled with. Aside from their missing sect leaders, they have elders in charge, protective formations, and secret techniques and trump cards that each sect keeps hidden. Even the demons dare not force their way in. They can only try to find out the true strength of each sect through constant and cautious probing.

In other words, only ordinary cultivators are suffering now.

Some cultivators at the Qi Refining stage are no different from ordinary people in the cultivation world.

The comments below were incredibly sarcastic: "Playing dead?"

They boast about being the best in the world, but when it really matters, they all disappear.

Seeing these sarcastic remarks, the short-tempered man's face turned cold, and there were also those below who spoke up for them.

"Didn't they help when the demons attacked Bibo City last time? Besides, sects cultivate geniuses for their own sects. They have no obligation to take on so much responsibility. If you are not as skilled or talented, that is your problem."

"I guess I was born into a good family. If I had the surname Ye, I could have entered the Sword Inquiry Sect too." No one from a great family is lacking in talent, and most of their disciples come from such families. Only a very few are selected from the mortal world or from a group of rogue cultivators.

"They must have been held up by something. If I'm not mistaken, it is indeed the Sword Inquiry Sect's Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, a sword technique for near-divine transformation."

Some cultivators tried to comfort them, saying, "Look on the bright side, at least we've reached the Nascent Soul stage, so our combat strength isn't inferior to that of the demons."

"Huh? Good reincarnation?" Chu Xingzhi almost crushed the jade slip with his bare hands, but Ye Qiao held him down the next second. He struggled and said, "Don't stop me, Ye Qiao. I must find a chance to kill them."

"I won't stop you, but you're fucking holding my jade slip." Ye Qiao quickly stepped forward and freed the jade slip. To ease their anger, she interjected, "Judging from this, they do seem to harbor quite a lot of resentment."

Then it's not hard to imagine that there are probably many complaints within the sect.

Ye Qiao guessed that if they didn't show themselves soon, they would probably be attacked by the disciples when they returned.

They weren't the only ones with this idea. Qin Huai, being farsighted, immediately led several of his junior brothers back to Chengfeng Sect. They were the first to arrive at their sect, but even so, they were at a loss due to the chaotic scene inside.

When Ye Qiao sent the message over with the jade slip, Duan Hengdao hurriedly grabbed it, asking, "You came out of that godforsaken place?"

The commotion from Duan Hengdao's side was quite loud. Ye Qiao hummed in response and casually asked, "What are you guys doing? Fighting?"

Amidst a cacophony of background noises, Duan Hengdao waved his hand dismissively: "No. A group of cultivators are coming to us seeking refuge, launching a barrage of attacks."

At this point, even Duan Hengdao, with his usually good temper, couldn't help but curse, "Our sect does have many defensive mechanisms, but with the sect in complete disarray, how could we possibly let them in? Now they're enraged and are smashing our barrier."

They all said that they hid away when they encountered trouble, what kind of sect or family were they?

Damn it, their master has been taken hostage by the demons to control the tribulation-transcending cultivators of those two races. What more do they want from their sect? They're only at the Nascent Soul stage, not yet undergoing tribulation. How can they possibly storm into the demon realm and kill all those troublesome demon cultivators?

Ye Qinghan did not hesitate: "We'll go help you as a way of repaying a favor. We'll trouble your sect elders to help us forge a broken spirit sword for our junior sister."

To be honest, they didn't really want to owe Chengfeng Sect a favor.

But there was no other way. With the senior brother surrounded, Duan Hengdao and Qin Huai rushed over to help.

Furthermore, if the task of reforging the Luoshui Sword were entrusted to a close disciple, it wouldn't be so bad, as there's still some semblance of a revolutionary, albeit superficial, friendship between them. As long as Qin Huai and his group's requests aren't excessive, the Sword Inquiry Sect will help them fulfill them.

The problem is that Duan Hengdao and the others are only at the Nascent Soul stage, and they simply don't have the ability to reforge a spirit sword.

We can only ask the elders for help.

Asking the elders for help changes the nature of the matter. Without a doubt, they now owe Chengfeng Sect a huge favor.

Duan Hengdao was overjoyed: "No problem at all, welcome to come and help our sect."

Ye Qinghan was eagerly anticipating the other party's arrival. With Ye Qinghan present, the external riots at Chengfeng Sect would be easily quelled. No matter how indignant those cultivators were, they couldn't possibly refuse to give face to the newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Then it's settled." Duan Hengdao was extremely busy. "We'll wait for you."

After saying that, he hung up the jade slip first and hurriedly went to help Qin Huai quell the unrest.

"I'll go to Chengfeng Sect myself. Senior Brother, please return to your sect; our sect is probably in chaos." After saying this, Zhu You couldn't help but look in the direction of Changming Sect.

The girl's voice was gentle: "Are there any other sword cultivators who need to come along?" Zhu You asked half-jokingly, "Changming Sect? You don't have any weapon cultivators either, right? Do you need to go and get some magic weapons?"

Chengfeng Sect is, after all, a gathering place for weapon cultivators. Some sword cultivators who urgently need to replenish their magical artifacts are indeed planning to go there. Moreover, by helping Chengfeng Sect, they can take some magical artifacts back with them for free.

Zhou Xingyun, who was diligent and thrifty, was considering whether or not to go to Chengfeng Sect to help.

After all, my junior brothers and sisters are quite wasteful of magical artifacts. If I can do Chengfeng Sect a favor, maybe I can get a discount when buying magical artifacts in the future.

Ye Qiao didn't need to replenish her magical artifacts for the time being, as she had already collected quite a few from the demons, enough to share with the others. However, Ye Qiao noticed the gazes that the other party had given her several times.

She followed the shifting gaze for a moment, then instantly understood. She tugged at Mu Chongxi, causing the boy to stumble. He looked at Ye Qiao blankly for a couple of seconds, then lowered his voice and asked, "What? Are you planning to go to Chengfeng Sect?"

Ye Qiao: "No. You're the one who goes."

Mu Chongxi: "???" What was he doing at Chengfeng Sect? He didn't need to replenish his magical artifacts. With Ye Qiao's domain in hand, he didn't exert much effort in this battle. Naturally, none of his magical artifacts were wasted.

"And what about you?"

Ye Qiao tilted her head and smiled, "I'm going back to Changming Sect."

She had other things to do.

However, Ye Qiao noticed that Zhu You seemed to be hoping that Mu Chongxi would accompany her to Chengfeng Sect.

Mu Chongxi stared at his junior sister, utterly perplexed, for a few seconds. Then, under Ye Qiao's persistent prompting, he gradually realized: "She wants to hire a thug? But she won't pay me. Why should I go to Chengfeng Sect with her for free?"

He was heartbroken by his junior sister's behavior of working for others for free and wanted to remind Ye Qiao not to work for others for free.

Mu Chongxi is born with a sword-like bone structure, which gives him a certain degree of intimidation over sword cultivators.

The Chengfeng Sect is in complete chaos. Zhu You's natal sword is temporarily unusable, but with his protection, things will definitely be much easier.

Mu Chongxi felt that her logic was absolutely perfect.

Ye Qiao silently pressed his head down on the table.

Zhou Xingyun, who had been sitting lazily against the table, straightened up without saying a word upon hearing this, turned his head, and sighed with melancholy.

Forget about getting a discount from Chengfeng Sect. Let's have Xue Yu check Mu Chongxi's brain when we have time.

Zhou Xingyun felt hopeless about his emotional intelligence.

Mu Chongxi: "..." What are these two doing?

Not only did she notice Zhu You's glance, but Chu Xingzhi, who was oblivious to everything, also vaguely sensed it.

He looked left and right, then finally tugged at his junior sister's sleeve and asked bluntly, "You like that idiot Mu Chongxi?"

Zhu You wasn't looking for a companion; she was clearly hinting at something to Mu Chongxi.

Zhu You was slightly taken aback. She hadn't expected that her usually slow-witted senior brother would be so sensitive to such things. She was speechless at his words: "Second senior brother, Mu Chongxi and you are probably about the same intelligence, aren't you?"

These two are equally intelligent: one is naive and innocent, the other is stubborn and headstrong.

Mu Chongxi has a very good personality. She wouldn't say she likes him, but she does admire him.

Very well, he'd been rebuked by his junior sister again, and this time it was because of a man from another sect. Chu Xingzhi clenched his fist, tried to calm himself, then clenched it again, finally unable to hold back his grief and indignation.

Mu Chongxi?!

What's so reliable about this product?

As fellow sword cultivators with similar strength, Chu Xingzhi held Mu Chongxi in utter contempt.

"Since things have already gotten this bad," he said with a somber expression for a few seconds, under the watchful, somewhat curious gazes of his many trusted disciples.

He blurted out, "Then you might as well like Ye Qiao!!"

At least Ye Qiao has good talent and a good personality. Apart from a few outrageous actions, she has no other flaws!