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

Those watching from the sidelines were shocked.

Even the elders of the Sword Inquiry Sect couldn't help but stare at Elder Zhao, their expressions a mix of astonishment and complex emotions. "Have all the alchemists of your Changming Sect adopted such wild methods?"

Elder Zhao awkwardly covered his lips with his fist.

He saw it all clearly; it was Ye Qiao who shouted "Smash him!" which prompted Xue Yu to make his move.

Who taught this girl to do that?!

An audience member commented, "Although the motivation is unethical, it's theoretically feasible."

Perhaps because they grew up in their respective sects, even if some disciples have bad personalities, they would not take any opportunistic or tricky paths. However, Ye Qiao's existence clearly subverted the audience's perception.

This also fueled their enthusiasm.

Ye Qiao, oblivious to the commotion outside, looked at Chu Xingzhi lying on the ground and immediately, without any regard for etiquette, stomped her foot on his shoulder, revealing a bright smile: "Who did you say would be the first to be eliminated? Come on, tell us louder."

Xue Yu quickly fed him the Spirit Sealing Pill.

Chu Xingzhi had no room to struggle anymore. He was completely stunned by the impact. The alchemy furnace could be big or small, and no alchemist had ever used such a crazy operation before. It suddenly grew big and smashed over. No one could react in time!

He's tough enough not to be knocked unconscious on the spot.

Seeing Chu Xingzhi's stunned expression, Ye Qiao immediately dragged him towards the inner perimeter of the secret realm.

Yes, it's dragging on.

They didn't treat him like a human being at all, dragging him along like they were plowing a field.

Chu Xingzhi was so frustrated he was practically spitting fire. Gradually snapping out of his daze, he shouted, "Ye Qiao, you might as well just crush my identity token!" Who are you trying to insult?!

Ye Qiao didn't care: "That's so boring. You're still useful."

It's about recycling waste, which is very environmentally friendly.

"What's the use?" Hearing that he wouldn't be eliminated immediately, Chu Xingzhi immediately wanted to struggle a little longer.

Ye Qiao: "Wouldn't it be possible to pounce on someone unexpectedly and pin them down?"

Chu Xingzhi: "???"

The audience was laughing hysterically: "Hahaha, look at the expression on the face of the Sword Inquiry Sect's direct disciple!"

Chu Xingzhi's expression was complicated. "I will not go along with your corrupt practices."

Ye Qiao casually tossed his ID card aside, revealing a bright smile: "Don't be like that, let's go find Song Hansheng and have some fun together."

If Mu Chongxi were here and saw her smiling like that, he would probably get a stomachache again.

It's a pity that my fourth senior brother isn't here.

Ye Qiao even kindly said, "All you need to do is stall him for a while."

Chu Xingzhi sneered: "You're dreaming. I'd rather die than listen to you. Who do you think you are?" He could tolerate Xue Yu, but how dare Ye Qiao, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, order him around?

Ye Qiao wasn't angry. Instead, she casually waved the identity token belonging to Chu Xingzhi in her hand. "You're not happy?"

"Alright." She nodded. "Then after you go out, you'll be the first disciple from the five sects to be eliminated in the first round of this year's competition."

"First place!" Ye Qiao smiled brightly. "Although you're not number one in swordsmanship talent, at least you're number one in the first round, right?"

Being eliminated in the first round is too humiliating. How could a prodigy like the Sword Inquiry Sect bear it? Chu Xingzhi felt a chill run down his spine and could almost imagine how those opportunists on the cultivation forums would mock him after he got out.

At least I should drag Song Hansheng down with me so that I don't look so ashamed, right?

Although he's not much better off now, he absolutely, absolutely cannot be the one who suffers the most.

Upon reflection, Chu Xingzhi immediately chose to betray his few remaining principles, saying, "I just thought about it, and I think what you said makes some sense."

"Tell me, how do you want to cooperate?"

It's not about whether it's shameful or not; it's just that he likes to listen to Ye Qiao.

……

Ye Qiao wasn't in a hurry at all; she even had the leisure to take out the jade slip and look at the overall rankings.

The Sword Inquiry Sect hunted down a thousand demonic beasts.

The Chengfeng Sect has seven hundred members.

Yueqingzong has five hundred members.

The Azure Water Sect has three hundred members.

The enormous fifty-character name of the Changming Sect at the very end of the list blinded her.

It's embarrassing to look at.

So Ye Qiao immediately pretended to be blind and stopped looking. As long as she couldn't see it, this embarrassing result would never hurt her.

"Do you know where Song Hansheng is?" Chu Xingzhi's spiritual power was sealed, so he couldn't be arrogant anymore.

Ye Qiao: "Of course."

Of course she knew that while the male and female leads were enjoying romantic moments in the original story, Song Hansheng, the diligent working man, was hunting monsters in the secret realm.

Sometimes Ye Qiao felt quite sorry for him. He was risking his life for the glory of the sect, while his junior sister went off to fall in love.

When Song Hansheng saw Chu Xingzhi approaching, he unconsciously took a step back, protecting his identity token at his waist, and looked at him warily, "What are you doing here?"

Even if he couldn't defeat him, he could still escape using a teleportation talisman, so Song Hansheng wasn't worried about having his identity token stolen.

Chu Xingzhi raised his hands to indicate his innocence, and following Ye Qiao's instructions, he slowly said, "I'm not here to do anything, I'm here to seek cooperation with you."

"We can join forces." He looked calmly at Song Hansheng.

Anyway, he's already been thoroughly manipulated by Ye Qiao, so if he can drag Yue Qingzong down with him before being eliminated, it won't be a loss.

Who would have thought that one day I would be outmaneuvered by a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

We'll all lose face together then.

Song Hansheng met his gaze calmly and slowly. "Reason?" He didn't believe that a sect as arrogant as the Sword Inquiry Sect would join forces with them.

Totally unnecessary.

The Sword Inquiry Sect is currently ranked far ahead of the competition, and barring any major surprises, it is certain to secure first place.

It's hard for Song Hansheng not to suspect the other party's motives when they come to him at this time.

Chu Xingzhi felt a chill run down his spine under Song Hansheng's sharp gaze. After all, they were just a bunch of inexperienced disciples, nowhere near as thick-skinned as Ye Qiao. Just as Chu Xingzhi was stammering, not knowing what to say...

Suddenly, he caught sight of Ye Qiao, who was squatting in a tree not far away, eavesdropping. Chu Xingzhi immediately had a flash of inspiration: "If we cooperate, we can take revenge on Ye Qiao together."

Upon hearing this, Song Hansheng, who had initially shown little interest in joining forces with this person, raised his eyes and slowly asked, "Oh? Tell me more?"

Clearly, their resolve has wavered.

So Chu Xingzhi pressed on, launching into another long, rambling attack on Ye Qiao from head to toe, emphasizing her despicable behavior.

Ye Qiao kept her eyes down, pretending not to understand.

The audience pointed and whispered about it.

"Hilarious! Just how many disciples has this junior sister from the Changming Sect offended?"

Before Ye Qiao was mentioned, Song Hansheng said: "Not interested, don't bring it up." After Ye Qiao was mentioned, Song Hansheng said: "Oh? Tell me more?"

"So just how much do people hate Ye Qiao?!"

"This is the first time I've seen such a lively competition! Don't stop, give us more, we love watching!!"

In the past, the competitions were all about fighting and killing; nothing like the excitement of this year.

Various outrageous tactics are constantly emerging.

The two were hiding behind a tree, their mouths filled with concealment pills. The KFC chicken must have eaten the crystal, because it had grown a bit bigger than before, and its soft down had hardened, and it was about to shed its feathers and grow new ones.

The bright red little beast lazily nestled on top of my head, looking rather eye-catching.

Mu Chongxi had previously fed all the fire-type crystals he had taken from the secret realm to Ye Qiao's demonic beasts. Since he didn't need them, it was fine to give them to his junior sister.

Because she fed it well, her contracted beast visibly grew much larger. Xue Yu was afraid it would get in the way during a fight, so she reached out to help her junior sister hold it.

Using the branches for cover and the rustling sound of the forest, Ye Qiao slightly bent her knees and used the rebound force to attack Song Hansheng.

With swift and precise footwork, she kicked the man, who was caught off guard, to the ground. Song Hansheng became alert upon hearing the sound of the tree branches swaying. The Vajra Talisman in his arms blocked Ye Qiao's attack, and then a talisman flew over from his fingertip.

Ye Qiao wasn't about to let him touch her, so she took a step back to create distance.

Seeing Song Hansheng try to escape using a teleportation talisman, she immediately shouted, "Chu Xingzhi, what are you standing there for?"

Upon hearing this, Song Hansheng's lips curled into a cold smile, ready to mock her, when he realized that Chu Xingzhi was actually lunging at him.

His reaction speed was no match for the sword cultivator. Chu Xingzhi grabbed his wrist and knocked Song Hansheng's teleportation talisman away. In order to take someone down with him, he simply went all out, grabbed Song Hansheng's leg, and dragged him to the ground.

Song Hansheng's pupils twitched violently as he stared at Chu Xingzhi, never having seen anyone play such dirty tricks before.

His eyes seemed to say, "I treated you like a brother, and you colluded with Ye Qiao to betray me?"

Chu Xingzhi had completely lost all shame at this point. Seeing that Song Hansheng was still struggling, he immediately shouted, "If you struggle again, I'll pull down your pants!!"

Song Hansheng: "...?"

He paused for a moment, and Ye Qiao took advantage of this opening to pull out his identity token from his waist without hesitation and crush it.

very nice.

Finally, I've dragged someone down with me.

Chu Xingzhi felt that he had died a worthy death. When his senior brother asked why he was eliminated on the first day, he could proudly tell him that he had taken the chief disciple of Yueqing Sect with him before he was eliminated!

The moment Song Hansheng was eliminated, his identity token was crushed by Ye Qiao.

Ye Qiao clapped her hands cleanly and efficiently, finishing off two in one go—satisfying.

The moment the two were eliminated, all the disciples in the secret realm stopped in their tracks.

Song Hansheng and Chu Xingzhi were both eliminated?

How is that possible?

"What's going on?" Mingxuan was extremely shocked when he met his senior brother.

The first to be eliminated were Song Hansheng and Chu Xingzhi? Could it be that the Wenjian Sect and the Yueqing Sect clashed and started fighting? Did they crush each other's identity tokens as soon as they met?

Zhou Xingyun was also caught off guard and asked in surprise, "So fast?"

In the past, it was usually the alchemists who were eliminated the fastest. Even if Xue Yu was eliminated, neither of them would be so surprised. So why were Song Hansheng and Chu Xingzhi eliminated?

……

Song Hansheng had never seen anyone so dirty. He stared intently at Ye Qiao, his mind blank, and roared, "It was you! You ordered Chu Xingzhi to do this?"

Clearly, Song Hansheng was so devastated at this moment that he began to question the meaning of life.

Ye Qiao shrugged: "No. Don't wrong me. We were partners in the crime."

How can something that is mutually beneficial be described as being ordered?

She had seen the commemorative stones from previous sect competitions; it was all just boring slaughter of demonic beasts. If you happened to run into someone, you'd fight them, and whoever won was deemed worthy to continue burying themselves in the slaughter of demonic beasts. Ultimately, the one who hunted the most demonic beasts won.

This greatly puzzled Ye Qiao.

Who would choose to fight head-on if they could launch a sneak attack?

Having the strength to confront others head-on is called being powerful; lacking the strength to confront others head-on is called being foolish.

Seeing the anger mixed with a hint of confusion in Song Hansheng's expression, Ye Qiao kindly said to him, "Senior Brother Song, hasn't anyone told you the importance of teamwork in the Great Mythic Realm?"

"..."

A moment of silence.

Song Hansheng almost coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Who the hell would team up with their enemy? He only lowered his guard and fully believed that Chu Xingzhi had come to cooperate with him after seeing Chu Xingzhi and Ye Qiao confronting each other.

He was so angry he wanted to kill Ye Qiao. After a few seconds of rage, he asked expressionlessly:

Why would Chu Xingzhi listen to you?

Ye Qiao quickly replied, "Maybe he felt too lonely to be eliminated alone, so he wanted to bring someone to keep him company on the elimination bench?"

As the saying goes, two close mentors holding hands means they won't be alone on the road to elimination.

As soon as she finished speaking, the teleportation array disappeared, and Song Hansheng became the first disciple to be eliminated.

The ending was so sudden that his face turned green on the spot.