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

Ye Qiao pondered, "First, if we want to retrieve the magical artifact, we need to find where it is hidden."

Otherwise, if one side is in the open while the other is in the shadows, both can only passively be tricked.

Ye Qinghan gave a faint "Mm".

"Be careful. The restrictions here can be deadly if you're not careful."

Ye Qiao had never seen a forbidden area with more restrictions than the Wenjian Sect. Compared to the Changming Sect and the Yueqing Sect, the Changming Sect was far more friendly. She held several defensive talismans between her fingers, carried the Flying Immortal Sword in her other hand, and had to be extra careful of the tentacles in the dark. Her nerves were taut.

With a flick of her wrist, Ye Qiao shattered a sword shadow hanging in the air. She turned around and quickly jumped onto the wall. She saw that a stone giant behind her was wielding a chain and smashing it down on her. If Ye Qiao had been any slower, she would have had her leg violently broken, even if she wasn't killed.

"Damn it." Ye Qiao dodged the attack and found that the surroundings were now filled with stone figures.

The six stone monsters moved swiftly as if they had eyes, surrounding the two of them in a small area.

Ye Qinghan almost broke out in a cold sweat, after all, they had never seen such a strange stone in all their many training experiences.

He didn't even realize when the stone appeared.

The chains were simultaneously swung down at the heads of the two men.

The space was so small that it was not enough for them to use any sword techniques.

Ye Qinghan tried to draw his sword, but it was too late.

"Get out of the way, I'll handle this." Ye Qiao, using her feet for leverage, suddenly lifted herself into the air and delivered an upward kick. The speed and power of the kick created a whistling sound as it shattered the chains above, which were intertwined like a fine net. The attack that had not yet taken shape was broken into pieces by her kick.

"Dragon Clan's physical techniques?" Ye Qinghan was slightly taken aback. The extremely violent style of these techniques was immediately recognizable as belonging to the Dragon Clan.

Could it be that she learned a few moves from the young prince of the dragon clan?

The stone monster seemed to be stunned for a few seconds after losing its weapon, then turned its head and made a hoarse, indistinct sound. It clenched its fist and suddenly slammed it down on Ye Qiao's abdomen.

Being slammed to the ground head-on wasn't the main issue for her, except for the pain itself. The real concern was the tentacle monster lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce.

How can we safely retreat from the horde of stone monsters without being controlled by their tentacles?

Ye Qiao enveloped her feet in spiritual energy, her thoughts racing. Using the momentum, she stepped on the stone monster's head. Seeing the tentacles rapidly reaching towards her, Ye Qiao pretended to be casual and then crushed it with a hard stomp.

Tentacle: "...???" Was that intentional?

The first time it could be attributed to the person's good luck, but why did the person evade it the second time?

The Flying Immortal Sword floated into the sky, its weakness buff fully stacked. The stone monster, exposed to the light, moved noticeably slower the moment it was exposed to the light, giving the two a chance to catch their breath.

Ye Qinghan was being beaten down below, while Ye Qiao used her speed to block a heavy punch from the stone monster with a backhand sweep of her knee. She then pulled and jumped, bracing herself with her palms on the ground, her movements as fast as lightning as she leaped over the stone monster's body.

The stone monster was clumsy and, despite its enormous size, could not catch the agile Ye Qiao. After pulling back and forth several times, it realized that it really could not touch Ye Qiao.

The stone monster used its not-so-developed brain and decided to beat Ye Qinghan up again.

"Great job." Fei Xian Jian is the most ardent admirer of strength among the sword spirits. She has a gentle personality and never hesitates to praise Ye Qiao.

However, this cannot continue indefinitely.

She lowered her body, turned her head, and suddenly asked, "Ye Qinghan, can the Water-Severing Sword conjure water?"

"No," Ye Qinghan shook his head. "The temperature here will cause the water to freeze instantly."

The temperature in the forbidden area is too cold; even if water flows out, it will freeze into ice.

Ye Qiao's lips tightened slightly. She had the Jinghong Sword, which could blast the stone monster apart if she couldn't dodge. However, without water, the stone did not conduct electricity.

As the stone statue's attacks became increasingly intense, and then he glanced at the countless tentacles that were now emerging from the shadows.

Ye Qiao reached out and touched the mustard seed bag—but it wasn't without a way to break the deadlock.

She gripped a fire-controlling talisman tightly, and instantly the temperature soared.

The six fire-controlling talismans were thrown onto different stones. Despite the increased temperature, the stone monsters did not stop moving at all, clearly indicating that the fire attacks were ineffective against them.

Ye Qinghan gripped his sword tightly, deflecting the stone monster's dense, rain-like fists. He noticed Ye Qiao pull out several fire-controlling talismans, and his brow furrowed slightly: "What are you doing?"

It's obvious that in this situation, the fire-controlling talisman is completely useless.

This kind of talisman is pretty useless. Few talisman practitioners would choose a fire-controlling talisman as an attack talisman. It might be useful for keeping warm when necessary, but why would you need it for warmth in this situation?

Ye Qiao ignored him. Seeing that the fire control talisman was not working well at first, she flicked her finger and threw more than a dozen fire control talismans accurately at the stone monster.

Then the Jinghong Sword was drawn, and the deep purple sword spirit opened its eyes, a ball of lightning condensing in its palm.

The lightning ball condensed by the Jinghong Sword will explode; if multiple people come into contact with it at the same time, it can blast them more than ten meters away.

The moment the Swift Sword threw down the lightning-colored sphere, the stone monster's attack followed in quick succession.

All six stone monsters simultaneously struck the lightning ball. Due to the electric current generated by the contact of multiple people, the giant statues exploded with a bang, and the six stone monsters were thrown to the four sides by the electric shock.

Stones become conductive when heated to a certain temperature. Under the scorching heat of flames, a powerful current spreads and flings them away. The rebounding gravity causes the stone monsters to be blasted into pieces, crashing into the wall and shattering into pieces on the ground.

With a crashing sound of falling gravel, Ye Qiao bent her knees and sprang up quickly, silently severing the tentacles that were approaching her with her sword. "It's over."

Ye Qinghan looked at the shattered stones that had crashed into the stone wall, his palms sweating profusely as he gripped the sword.

He slightly moved the corner of his lips. "What's the principle behind this?"

Why was the stone statue blown away by the electric ball of the Jinghong Sword when it was heated by the Fire Control Talisman?

Even though he didn't have a lightning spiritual root, he knew a little about it: without water, a stone cannot conduct electricity.

Ye Qiao casually replied, "I read it in a book. When a stone is heated to a certain temperature, its ability to block electric current disappears."

Therefore, she only chose to use the fire-controlling talisman as an aid after confirming that there was no water flow beforehand.

Ye Qinghan immediately shut up.

He read quite a lot, but most of the books in the library were related to his experiences and swordsmanship accumulated through various trials. I never saw any book that recorded this kind of knowledge.

Ye Qinghan sheathed his sword and followed behind Ye Qiao, discovering that after dealing with the stone monsters, she was trying to move the shattered large rocks into her domain.

"There's no need to take these things, is there?" Ye Qinghan met her gaze calmly.

Ye Qiao ignored him and put the stones into her domain. The thing made of several stones actually moved and seemed to have a mind of its own. This was the first time she had ever seen anything like it.

Suddenly, Ye Qiao, who was halfway through moving the stone, casually touched it and found yet another restrictive barrier radiating murderous intent. Her lips twitched, and she quickly ducked to avoid it.

"Why do you have more restrictions in your forbidden area than the Moon Purity Sect?"

All sorts of strange and unusual things crawled out.

She didn't know if that tentacle was the real body of the magical artifact. While dealing with the restrictions here, she also had to keep an eye on the densely packed tentacle monsters in the shadows.

Ye Qinghan opened his mouth and explained, "The reason why there are no such things within the Yueqing Sect is that talisman cultivators are not as fond of dangerous and powerful things as sword cultivators."

Some sword cultivators are just crazy. They love fighting and have an unprecedented passion for powerful things.

"I see." Ye Qiao's voice sounded as if she had just realized something. "Then let's hurry in and see what else is inside the forbidden area."

She stopped halfway through moving the rocks, and with a thud, the tentacles that were trying to pry Ye Qiao off were smashed again.

Ye Qiao ran off in a flurry, managing to precisely dodge every tentacle that tried to wrap around her. Occasionally, she would even roll around as she walked, a strange way of moving that prevented the tentacles from getting a chance to strike.

It went crazy for a long time, wondering what kind of bizarre creature this was.

Seeing her strange running style, Ye Qinghan's expression visibly showed some panic: "What's wrong with you?"

Did monkeys just evolve into humans?

He quickly chased after her, but the Changming Sect's cultivation method emphasized speed. At the same level, Ye Qinghan could never catch up. He could only watch helplessly as Ye Qiao leaped across the wall. With the Flying Immortal Sword illuminating the way ahead, he could clearly see Ye Qiao triggering all the restrictions of the forbidden area.

She was fast enough that the restrictions didn't have time to launch an attack on her before she slipped away.

Ye Qinghan, who came after her, was unlucky.

Restricted from all attacks, his expression was blank; he couldn't understand what Ye Qiao was doing.

Most people are extremely cautious, afraid of touching any restrictions, but after these two entered, every single restriction was precisely triggered.

So how exactly does Ye Qiao manage to precisely step on the restriction every time?

Even if it triggers, she has maxed out her evasion skills, so she runs away after causing trouble, leaving Ye Qinghan standing there helplessly.

While fleeing, Ye Qiao quickly swept through the pile of things inside, taking whatever she saw and throwing anything useful into her mustard bag.

The entire forbidden area descended into unprecedented chaos.

Ye Qinghan was so tormented by Ye Qiao that he almost vomited his soul.

Fortunately, Ye Qiao stopped in her tracks. While running away, she kept breaking the tentacles of the magical artifact and used her cunning movements to avoid the tentacles controlled by the other party. This is why Ye Qinghan found her behavior strange.

The spirit artifacts aren't exactly known for their good tempers. The Moon Arrow and the Tower Spirit only appeared after she had destroyed their territory, so there's no reason why this spirit artifact shouldn't be the same.

The depths of the forbidden area are basically where spiritual artifacts are hidden. After stepping in, Ye Qiao held the "Unseen Lord" which had turned into a giant hammer, ready to swing it around and start an indiscriminate attack.

Ye Qinghan also held a sword and stood warily behind her. The two of them were paying attention to their surroundings. They were both at the same cultivation level, so it was safer for them to stand together.

The two stood one in front of the other, with Ye Qinghan very close to him.

The Moon Arrows shot out from the shadows again, several in succession without stopping. Ye Qiao easily crushed more than a dozen of them with her toes.

"Who else?" Ye Qiao didn't notice Ye Qinghan silently standing behind her. Seeing that the arrows were endless, she became agitated and swung her hammer in a wide arc, throwing it out with a loud thud as if it had hit something.

With the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, Ye Qiao: "..."

She looked at the hammer in her hand and fell into deep thought for a few seconds.

They were having too much fun and it seems they accidentally punched Ye Qinghan.

However, it was alright that the hammer fell on him. He had already been parasitized by the tentacles without anyone noticing from the very beginning. It was quite safe for him to fall on the hammer. Otherwise, who knows when Ye Qinghan would be completely controlled and turn around to strike him with a sword.

Soon, she turned her head and saw her companion's back as she fell to the ground.

"Ye Qiao." Ye Qinghan lay on the ground, having taken a blow to the abdomen. He tilted his head, lay there for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "I hate you."

Ye Qiao touched the tip of her nose and sincerely apologized to him: "I'm sorry. After we get out of the forbidden area, I'll fight you."

"it is good."

He stood up contentedly, fully recharged.

The sword-wielding sword was stunned.

No, is he sick?

From being full of resentment to being completely satisfied, he must have been manipulated into a daze by Ye Qiao.

With her precise accuracy, even the magical artifact that had been stepped on countless times went berserk.

Deep within the forbidden area, the boy's figure gradually came into view.

She stood quietly in front of them, her back view exceptionally slender, which was unexpectedly eerie in this gloomy environment.

Ye Qiao stared at the other person, then, as if she had accidentally crushed the tentacles under her feet, she noticed that the boy with his back to her shuddered violently.

Okay, she's sure now.

This thing is the spirit of the Sword Inquiry Sect.

It was really hard for her to find.

Ye Qiao didn't step forward immediately, but first observed the spirit's reaction, then waved and greeted it, "Hi?"

The boy turned his head, his face showing strange markings, a pale complexion, and unusually eerie features.

She's quite good-looking.

But the spirit's words were anything but friendly from the start.

"Go to hell."

Upon seeing Ye Qiao, he screamed, clenched his fingers into a claw, and lunged to rip at her heart.

However, in human form, he was no match for Ye Qiao in terms of physical skills alone.

Ye Qiao's fingertips transformed into a long blade, slashing sideways at his neck. With a crisp sound, it was as if it had hit something hard and had no reaction.

Hmm.

As the boy continued to attack her, Ye Qiao gracefully retreated, not even reacting when the blade grazed his neck as he swung it around.

This defense is quite strong.

She decisively abandoned the spirit sword, raised her leg and swept it high to the left, then turned and delivered a powerful backswing that slammed into the spirit's body. The strong recoil sent the spirit flying and crashing into the ground, creating a deep crater.

That's some really weird physical techniques.

"Is the Changming Sect also skilled in physical combat?" Ye Qinghan blinked, recalling the scene of Ye Qiao knocking him down with a single blow. He only knew that this sect was known for its speed.

"No, that's not it. It's just that I get beaten up a lot."

They were not good at physical combat, and Ye Qiao even believed that a qualified swordsman only needed to know sword techniques.

But Elder Duan was skilled in martial arts, and he usually beat them up in various physical training exercises.

Overwhelmed by physical prowess, the artifact spirit was completely powerless to fight back. It remained motionless for a long time, and under the watchful eyes of the two, the artifact spirit actually transformed its body into a book.

The dark red book opened its pages automatically, and countless tiny, thread-like tentacles extended outwards, all flying towards Ye Qiao. A malicious voice rang out again: "Die."

Ye Qiao looked up and saw the scene that made her lose her mind. She covered her eyes and was a little puzzled. "Although you are ugly on the inside, you were still good-looking just now."

After saying that, Ye Qiao looked at its current stunning appearance and exclaimed "Holy crap!" He tilted his head back to dodge the bright moon arrow and hurriedly finished speaking: "But you're fucking ugly inside and out now."

Ye Qinghan: "..."