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

Xia Qing's face twisted in anger. Although he didn't care what Ye Qiao did in the forbidden area, she had taken Ye Qinghan with her. If something happened, their senior brother would definitely not be able to stay out of it. The young man quickly calmed down and said, "Go and report to the elders."

"I'll go check out the forbidden area."

"Yes." The inner disciple was also startled and ran in a panic to the twelve peaks to call out the elders.

The forbidden area suddenly started emitting smoke, and anyone could sense something was wrong. The alerted elders exchanged glances and asked Xia Qing in a deep voice, "Who went into the forbidden area?"

Xia Qingxin's heart skipped a beat, and she answered quickly: "Ye Qiao and Senior Brother."

"Who put it in there?"

Xia Qing didn't dare to respond to this. He and Zuo Yi exchanged a glance and then retreated behind the crowd.

"Me?" the Sixth Elder replied, his hands behind his back as if nothing had happened, narrowing his eyes. "Something happened in the forbidden area?"

The Sixth Elder's calm tone suggested he wasn't surprised by what had happened, which infuriated the other elders: "Of all things, letting Ye Qinghan in is one thing, but how could you let a direct disciple from an outer sect in? And that's Ye Qiao!" He pointed a trembling finger, "Haven't you heard of her?"

"Ye Qiao from the Changming Sect." The Fifth Elder chuckled. "That brat is an old acquaintance, isn't he?" This was the first time he had encountered a disciple who dared to be so arrogant and challenge their sect leader.

Looking back at what she's done... it's still quite surprising.

How did they come up with the idea of ​​going to the forbidden area?

"What did she go in there for?" The Fifth Elder, with his amiable temperament, said half-jokingly, "She couldn't have gone in there just to get a thrill by setting fire to the forbidden area, could she?"

Naturally, no one would answer his question. Xia Qing and Zuo Yi had their guesses, but they dared not say them! The elders could be quite terrifying when they got angry.

There's no point in arguing about it now. As if remembering something imprisoned in the forbidden area, many elders looked particularly solemn. Zuo Yi leaned to the side and muttered, "This is the first time I've seen all the elders of our sect gathered together."

The elders are all very busy. Some are in seclusion, some are managing the sect, and some are enjoying a quiet life. The last time I saw them gathered together was before the competition started, when they came up one by one to comfort them and encourage them to strive for first place.

This kind of cohesion, Ye Qiao must be a devil.

"The last time I saw them was the last time," Xia Qing nodded in agreement.

The two disciples had no say whatsoever, following closely behind the elders the entire time. As they approached the forbidden area, Zuo Yi hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "What's inside the forbidden area?"

In the past, when faced with this kind of topic, the Grand Elder would just brush them off with a few words like, "You're too young, why are you asking about this?"

Zuo Yi was prepared to be treated perfunctorily.

"Dark Book." However, this time the Grand Elder answered his question directly and even explained the ability of the spiritual artifact: "Previously, some cultivators praised it as the evil of the world. Its ability is control. Once it is parasitized, the whole person can only be turned into a puppet."

"However, it is very weak now, having been suppressed for nearly a thousand years, so its control speed is relatively slow. Even so, it can control people to kill each other. Two people without consciousness will hurt each other. Because of it, the sect once lost nearly four hundred inner and outer disciples."

"Including their direct disciples, the two killed each other because of the control of this evil artifact."

Evil artifacts used by humans.

After being suppressed, they lost their previous power to command the wind and rain and dominate the world, but they are still not to be underestimated. At least, the Sixth Elder's act of imprisoning his two disciples has undoubtedly caused a great uproar.

"Why did the Sixth Elder let them go into something so dangerous?"

Xia Qing blurted it out almost without thinking.

Ye Qinghan is one thing, but letting Ye Qiao in is like asking if they haven't suffered enough in the forbidden area.

The Sixth Elder sighed, "They've already done something as arrogant as ambushing an elder, what are they afraid of from a mere forbidden area? Two Nascent Soul cultivators ambushing one elder, do you think my old bones can withstand that?"

He was initially angry when he realized what the two had done, but aside from that, he was also quite pleased that Ye Qinghan was able to build a good relationship with the Nascent Soul cultivator of the Changming Sect. This was a scene he was very happy to see.

Ye Qiao was allowed to enter if she wanted to. The spiritual weapon had been suppressed for nearly a thousand years, and its destructive power was far less than it was at the beginning.

Now it remains to be seen who is more wicked, Ye Qiao or the Dark Book, who is hailed as the worst evil in the world.

……

The two from the forbidden area were still discussing the Dark Book. Ye Qiao tore pages from the book while pondering, "The opponent's tentacles can be severed. It can also evade."

But Ye Qiao was too fast. Apart from the sword techniques of the Changming Sect, An Shu had never known that there were any other sword techniques in the cultivation world that were so fast.

The reason why the Dark Book lost so quickly was because it misjudged the situation; the two disciples who came were not disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect, or rather, not entirely.

It fears the kind of sword technique that is fast; before it can even dodge, the sword has already come down.

Ordinary sword cultivators have no way to deal with this.

The moment the Qingfeng Jue was revealed, it knew it had been tricked again; this was a direct descendant of the Changming Sect.

There was no chance to react at all. The instant the sixth move of the Qingfeng Technique cleaved open, the invisible sword energy formed a radius of tentacles that all broke apart.

It's clear from the fact that it was instantly killed by Ye Qiao's sword that it wasn't good at combat; it was a pure control-type magical artifact.

"Didn't you notice anything while you were being controlled?"

Ye Qinghan shook his head.

Aside from his thoughts, his actions were completely out of control. He pursed his lips and asked calmly, "How did you figure that out?"

Ye Qiao smiled and said, "My divine sense is a whole realm higher than the Nascent Soul stage."

Equivalent to the sea of ​​consciousness of a Void Refiner, if it were careful, it would only extend one tentacle. The tiny, almost imperceptible threads would be undetectable in the dimly lit forbidden area. However, the Dark Book had been suppressed for too long, or perhaps it was too thirsty for blood. As soon as someone entered, it impatiently released all of its tentacles, creating a dense, overwhelming mass.

The moment Ye Qiao's divine sense spread out, it was directly imprinted into her mind. It was hard not to notice that disgusting thing.

The two chatted casually, but An Shu couldn't resist stirring things up. With a sinister expression, he placed his tentacles on the shoulders of the Broken Water Sword and the Flying Immortal Sword, controlling the two sword spirits as easily as puppets.

His attack method involves using controlled individuals to incite everyone to kill each other.

Even just being touched can send everyone into a frenzy, a fight to the death.

Ye Qinghan is not easy to control. Even if Ye Qinghan is parasitized, the other party is not the kind without reason. This time, An Shu chose to target the sword spirit.

Ye Qiao turned her head and saw two sword spirits with empty expressions attacking them without warning. She jumped back.

"You really won't give up until you've stirred up some trouble."

She was just chatting with Ye Qinghan for a short while.

The two sword spirits were controlled without their knowledge or awareness.

"Haha." The Dark Book transformed into human form and laughed excitedly, somewhat neurotically, "Kill them both!! Kill them both."

Neither of them is any good.

"Shadow Strike." Ye Qiao looked at the controlled sword spirit and ordered, "Sever its tentacles."

The spirit sword, renowned for its speed, immediately flew out from her domain. The Shadow Sword could not be seen with its tentacles. Ye Qiao accurately informed the sword spirit of the location. Without any fancy moves, it was sliced ​​in two by the Shadow Sword in a second.

After disconnecting all connections, Dark Book's expression darkened again. "You're dead. You bitch..."

He kept cursing, clearly not expecting that this woman had more than two sword spirits.

Ye Qiao and Ye Qinghan exchanged a glance. They had never seen such a low-class spiritual artifact before.

Moreover, he was just too noisy, so Ye Qiao summoned the Frost Sword, ready to teach An Shu what a socialist beating was like.

"Die." The loli with two long, frosty white hairs that hung down her head burst out of the domain. Without saying a word, she punched him in the face. With a "thud," An Shu was smashed into the stone wall of the forbidden area and couldn't be pried off.

His face was striking, eerie and pale, clearly belonging to the underworld.

That despicable Frost Sword Ninja has been around for a long time.

The things she touched froze instantly. Looking at his frozen half-body, An Shu finally became frightened. He stared wide-eyed, but quickly hid his resentment and looked pitiful.

Ye Qiao touched her arm, feeling a chill: "The spiritual artifacts of your Sword Inquiry Sect are actually such underworld things."

The Dark Book is very weak; in human form, anyone can easily crush and flatten it.

Even the Tower Spirit is stronger than it. The Tower Spirit is like a little elf, fluttering its wings with great agility, while the Dark Book was pinned to the ground and beaten by a Tower Spirit the size of a palm, without any power to fight back.

He burst into tears.

While crying, she didn't forget to curse the spirits viciously. Unsurprisingly, the spirits were enraged again and staged a brutal fight in front of the two disciples, beating An Shu until he cried bitterly.

Ye Qinghan: "..." Why bother?

He was also reckless, wanting to challenge even those stronger than himself, but at least he knew not to easily provoke the opponent if he couldn't win.

"Why are the magical artifacts of our sect such dark and twisted things?"

Ye Qiao casually remarked, "Perhaps these kinds of underworld creatures require people like you, who are extremely yang and strong, to restrain them."

As long as she doesn't become Ye Qiao's rival, she can be quite pleasant to talk to at times.

Is it extremely masculine and vigorous?

Ye Qinghan, flat-eyed despite the praise, replied, "I think I still quite like you."

"Wait a minute." Ye Qiao glanced at him. "Are you sure you want to say something so shocking with such a calm expression?"

Moreover, Ye Qinghan's affection cannot be defined by normal standards; he simply wants to challenge himself, which makes her very uncomfortable—he goes and beats up her senior brother!

Even Ye Qiao didn't know when he had set his sights on her.

Previously, this kind of unique treatment only applied to Zhou Xingyun.

……

The elders who stepped in went through all the possible bad outcomes. The temperature inside the forbidden area was so low that it could freeze a person to death. Xia Qing shivered, his lips turning slightly white from the cold. He seemed to understand why the forbidden area was emitting smoke.

In such a cold place, people would definitely die if they tried to survive for seven days without lighting a fire.

"What did they use to start a fire?"

It's impossible that Ye Qiao and her senior brother went to chop wood before entering the forbidden area, right? Or that the Changming Clan disciples always carry some wood in their mustard pouches?

The more I think about it, the more outrageous it seems.

Xia Qing and Zuo Yi lagged a few steps behind the elders, surveying their surroundings.

It was pitch black.

The forbidden area was vast, and finding just two people would have taken some effort. However, their passion seemed to be burning too brightly. For cultivators with their heightened senses, following the warm spots was easy, and they found the two squatting like farmers in less than half an hour.

The two squatted on the ground, seemingly very focused on grilling.

There were signs of a fight; the barriers along the way had been mostly destroyed by these two. And that's not all, what were they grilling?!

Their sect's fifth elder, who was always adept at social maneuvering, had long lost his ability to speak.

A moment later, a smirk appeared on his lips: "What's going on?"

He wasn't sure if he was seeing things, but he saw a lot of artifact spirits.

It should be noted that the only major sect of spirit artifacts is Chengfeng Sect, and Wenjian Sect mainly has spirit swords. They have never seen so many spirit artifacts at once.

"It's quite lively inside the forbidden area," an elder remarked meaningfully.

Bright Moon Arrow, Dark Book, Ghost King Tower, Sword Spirit.

It truly looks like a gathering of heroes from afar, and up close it looks like a meeting of spirits.

A group of artifact spirits were punching and kicking a boy, while a golden tower spirit flapped its small wings beside them, saying, "Yes, yes, beat him to death, teach him a lesson for his foul mouth."

"How dare you, Ye Qiao!"

The Fifth Elder found it quite novel, as it was the first time he had seen so many artifact spirits. However, while the Fifth Elder enjoyed watching the spectacle, the other elders might not have been so keen. The Third Elder's angry rebuke was filled with a heavy sense of pressure, and the overwhelming sense of oppression made the two arsonists in the forbidden area breathe heavily for a few moments.

The other artifact spirits were terrified by the roar, which was filled with oppressive power, and all hid behind Ye Qiao.

—The elder has arrived.

This familiar roar was reminiscent of the elders of the Changming Sect, and the skilled Ye Qiao quickly lowered her head and admitted her mistake.

Ye Qinghan quickly followed up by admitting her mistake.

He apologized earnestly, "I'm sorry, Elder, we were wrong."

The two apologized by sliding to their knees with remarkable ease.

Ye Qinghan casually lifted his eyelids and glanced at her, then transmitted his voice to her, "We've never had this many people at a meeting in our Sword Inquiry Sect."

Except for a few peak masters who were absent, all the elders were present.

Ye Qiao kept her eyes down and thought to herself that they might have come to interrogate her.

When Dark Book saw someone enter, its tentacles began to stir again. It was a case of learning from mistakes but not from pain; no matter how painful the lesson, it couldn't extinguish its mischievousness. The more chaotic the scene, the better for it.

So many Nascent Soul cultivators...

There is even a realm called Refining Emptiness.

Incredible.

Ordinary disciples wouldn't alarm so many elders. These two brats seem to have quite an unusual background.

"You burned the secret book?" A shout rang out, and a female elder almost lost control of her emotions.

"No." Ye Qiao refused to be blamed. She pointed to An Shu, who had just been beaten up, "He's alive and well."

But it was torn up too.

Aren't the pages of the Dark Book burning in the flames?

That wasn't the main point, the Grand Elder forced himself not to be swayed; he only cared about one question: "Are you two alright?"

The other elders also frowned deeply.

Ever since the two entered the forbidden area, their brows have been furrowed.

The interior of the forbidden area was a mystery. The barriers were completely shattered, and all showed signs of a fierce battle, meaning that the two had undoubtedly fought the Dark Book.

It has been three days since they went in.

What happened in those three days remains unknown.

Logically speaking, the reason why the Dark Book is so feared is entirely due to its unpredictable control speed. Were the two people not controlled?

"It's nothing." Ye Qiao put her hands behind her back and made a couple of subtle gestures, threatening An Shu who wanted to extend her tentacles.

The hidden message reads: "..." How despicable.

The shadow of being utterly humiliated was too strong. He fell silent as a chicken in an instant.

The Fifth Elder, who was constantly watching the movement of the Dark Book, raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised by the quietness of this magical artifact.

"So it was beaten up like this by your group? How did you take care of it?"

The elder continued his questioning.

"It wasn't that I was ganged up on," Ye Qiao corrected his wording. "It was mainly the psychological pressure it put on me at the time."

The elder recalled the appearance of the Dark Book's true form: pitch black like a lump of ink, with tentacles that stretched out that were particularly unsettling. Judging from its appearance, it could indeed bring considerable psychological pressure.

He nodded in agreement: "And then?"

How did the perfectly good Dark Book get torn into pieces and burned? He wondered to himself, could it be that, like the illusion, the Dark Book split open on its own?

That's impossible, no matter how you look at it.

The Dark Book isn't some fragile illusion; its existence is no less than the evil of the human world. How could it possibly be toyed with and torn apart?

"And then he caused me tremendous psychological pressure."

"I'm terrified." Ye Qiao looked up at the sky for a moment, then pointed to the dark book in the corner, which was disguised as a mushroom and as quiet as a chicken, and said sincerely, "Just take it down in a second."