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

Ye Qiao's words made sense; after all, strictly speaking, Ye Qiao had no obligation to help them. It was they who insisted on coming along. One of the women calmed down and replied, "We will help you, but are you sure you can succeed in this futile attempt?"

"It wasn't me," Ye Qiao corrected. "It was us." She preferred playing with a group of people to playing alone.

Ye Qiao didn't think she should bear any responsibility. She helped them escape, so it was their job to save the cultivation world together.

……

There were no more monsters or demon kings blocking the way.

The moment she arrived riding her phoenix, she encountered the Demon Emperor hiding within the barrier. Even without using her divine sense, Ye Qiao could almost see countless threads intertwined. It was said that in the class-based demon race, the Demon Emperor was the one who controlled the lives of all demon beasts.

The constant self-destruction of demonic beasts both inside and outside the cultivation world is also controlled by the Demon Emperor, isn't it?

Sensing the presence of a cultivator, the Demon Emperor narrowed his eyes. A fiery red, iridescent phoenix painted the sky with vibrant colors, and Ye Qiao, sitting on the bird's back, was dressed in a red sect robe that almost blended into the scene.

"It's you, Ye Qiao?" He remembered her; it was this cunning and treacherous human who had previously obliterated a part of his consciousness.

He didn't seek revenge on her, but she actually came to him.

Ye Qiaofei stopped in mid-air and could clearly see that the Demon Emperor was standing there in beast form. The Demon Emperor had just spoken when she threw a bright moon arrow without saying a word.

The Demon Emperor casually flicked his finger, deflecting the arrow shadow that he considered extremely fragile.

The instant the arrow shattered, the burst of dazzling light caused him to subconsciously narrow his beastly eyes.

In an instant, vines that had grown out of nowhere bound him. Ye Qiao gave no one time to prepare. The moment the domain opened, emerald green vines quickly climbed up, and the massive domain rose from beneath his feet.

It forms its own territory.

The Demon Emperor remembered that when he saw her domain before, it was still illusory, but now it had become a physical entity.

"Holy crap." Many cultivators within the domain thought she was joking. Let alone being dragged into the domain, even the Demon Emperor wasn't someone she could just see whenever she wanted.

Who would have thought she would actually drag the Demon Emperor into this?

People within the area immediately panicked and scattered. The Demon Emperor stepped on the vines, and the vines and branches continued to sprout flowers. All kinds of flowers fell wildly, as if they could drown people. The rich fragrance was so strong that it was pungent.

Demonic beasts have a keen sense of smell. He looked at Ye Qiao with disgust. Facing the attack of the flying vines, the Demon Emperor did not move at all. Under the absolute suppression of his realm, no matter how the vines attacked, they could not break through.

"Are you trying to stall for time, Ye Qiao?"

Killing one of his distractions wasn't enough; he even dared to come looking for him, unafraid of death.

For once, the Demon Emperor's intelligence kicked in. He remembered that in this extremely eerie realm, green was the most harmless color. Compared to the others, green was just a strange variety of plants.

The red temperature felt like being in magma, and the countless yellow, blade-like leaves falling down were extremely eerie.

As for the final level, it's simply unreasonable and domineering.

As one of his avatars was erased, the Demon Emperor, having retrieved the memories of that avatar, scoffed at it. "Who does she think she is?" he mocked. "The Heavenly Dao?"

It was just a casual, dismissive remark at first, but when he was actually imprisoned, the Demon Emperor felt a sense of panic. To break through the domain, he needed to find its weak point, but he was completely illiterate and had no understanding of domains whatsoever.

It should be noted that the domain will only dissipate when the master's spiritual energy can no longer sustain it. Until a way to break through it is found, the domain can only enter and not exit.

Even the Demon Emperor, with his vast experience, couldn't help but curse him inwardly as a pervert.

The demon emperor, now in beast form, raised his head, his limbs slightly bent, and suddenly lunged at her. Centered on himself, demonic energy raged wildly, the ground crumbled and collapsed, and the tribulation-crossing attack covered the entire domain. The once vibrant domain was instantly riddled with holes.

Ye Qiao jumped off the KFC. The KFC was too big and too conspicuous in the domain. Behind her were attacks falling wildly. The girl's feet were as light as the wind. As she passed by, talismans flew and blocked behind her.

Holy crap.

The cultivators within the area were forced to watch a fierce battle of chasing and fleeing, their hearts pounding with fear.

Ye Qiao said he needed their help, but he didn't consider that they were not qualified to get involved in such a battle; at most, they could only watch from the sidelines.

"Everyone says that the Changming Sect is known for its speed..." he murmured, "I always thought it was an exaggeration."

So what they said was an understatement. Her strength wasn't just speed; it was speed beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators. When the Demon Emperor transformed into his beast form and charged at her with predatory speed, Ye Qiao's speed wasn't much slower than the Demon Emperor's.

If it can compete with the speed of the Tribulation Transcending stage, who says speed-based cultivation techniques are useless?

As long as she doesn't get caught, she's invincible during that time.

However, it was impossible not to be caught. At first, she was able to take the initiative because she was familiar with the situation in the area, and she kept using various vines and petals to interfere. After chasing for a short time, Ye Qiao was intercepted.

A dark, demonic aura swept over its enormous sphere, ready to smash it down on her head.

However, in the next second, the Demon Emperor could no longer find her.

Ye Qiao conjured an invisibility talisman and cast a concealment spell, hiding herself inside the domain and becoming almost one with it.

The Demon Emperor stared at the surroundings of the domain and found that his proud sense of smell could not detect any other scent besides the rich floral fragrance.

When the divine sense swept across the area, it was found that there were more than fifty cultivators in the area.

Even those at the Tribulation Transcending stage couldn't pinpoint the exact location amidst the chaotic aura of over fifty people.

So, she brought so many ants along just to confuse the issue?

As time passed, the Demon Emperor grew restless. He roared and slammed his enormous claws into the ground, unleashing countless pebbles and shadows. A barrage of attacks rained down on everyone within the domain.

"Since we can't find Ye Qiao, let's all die together."

Those swept away by the demonic energy instinctively retreated. The highest level among them was only at the Nascent Soul stage, while those at the Tribulation Transcending stage would be killed without a trace in a single move.

Faced with the domain ravaged by demonic energy, the young girl cowered, her face pale, staring blankly at the domain distorted by the immense demonic energy.

The only thought left was that I was going to die.

Ye Qiao seized the opportunity and trapped them inside the pale golden tower he had prepared. It was impossible to trap the Demon Emperor with the tower as before. The previous success was due to the Demon Emperor being only distracted and not knowing that the Ghost King Tower was in his possession.

As the demon king's attack reached her face, the girl's eyes widened in shock. Suddenly, a colossal figure descended from above, with the tower blocking the sky and the surrounding shadows.

The tower that was thrown out was struck by a claw without warning, leaving a dent. The tower spirit hidden inside was shaken violently and almost suffered a shock.

"Ye Qiao!?"

The tower spirit hurriedly flew out, nearly transforming into a roaring emperor, demanding to know why she always managed to provoke people many times stronger than her!

"Hi, hi, hi! Long time no see?"

The little, adorable tower spirit landed on Ye Qiao's shoulder, almost crying, "What are you up to now?"

Ye Qiao: "Isn't this obvious?"

She's preparing to take down the Demon Emperor.

Tower Spirit: "..."

It knew Ye Qiao wasn't up to any good ideas.

Even for someone undergoing tribulation, breaking open the Ghost King Tower, which once imprisoned countless cultivators and inspired fear, would require considerable effort. The Demon Emperor was not foolish enough to waste time on a mere magical artifact.

Having lost his target, his gaze shifted back to Ye Qiao, who was the most hateful person in the entire room.

Her presence was immediately apparent when she took the tower out.

However, this delaying tactic was effective; in no time, the area turned from green to red.

Ye Qiao glanced at the speed of the color change, a smile curving her lips. Facing the Demon Emperor who suddenly flew in front of her, she pushed out the Crimson Lotus Cauldron she had prepared beforehand. Under the powerful impact and recoil, the Demon Emperor was sent flying dozens of meters.

A furnace for alchemy?

"Are you sure Ye Qiao's alchemy furnace is for alchemy?" They hadn't seen Ye Qiao refine pills much during the competition, let alone have an alchemy furnace. They thought she used a pot to refine pills.

"Is her alchemy practiced?"

"Ah, it seems... the alchemists of the Five Sects aren't very serious."

But the alchemy furnace is really extremely useful. As a spiritual artifact, the Crimson Lotus Cauldron is much more powerful than the spiritual sword. The sword is a magical attack, while the alchemy furnace is a physical attack.

The domain was shattered into pieces, and the chilling killing intent was like a blade aimed straight at the throat. The Demon Emperor's claws "clang—" collided with something and burst out with a sharp sound.

A black spirit sword coiled around the blade, and Bujianjun used the blade itself to block an attack.

The Demon Emperor disregarded the sword spirit, coldly warning Bujianjun, "If you had any sense, you should have gone to find the Demon Lord sooner, instead of staying here as a lackey of the righteous path."

"Wow, looks like you really like the Demon Lord." The voice trailed off: "Is it because he's old or because he doesn't shower?"

Seeing that the sword spirit was about to continue his taunts, Ye Qiao was afraid that he would be enraged and shove the Demon Emperor back into his sword sheath. She quickly pounced forward, grabbed the Unseen Monarch's true form, and rolled away to avoid the barrage of attacks.

At the same time, the stick he was holding transformed into a scythe, constantly flipping and twisting, its bladework ethereal and agile, shattering the clusters of demonic energy one by one.

The Changming Sect does not specialize in swordsmanship, and their swordsmanship is definitely not that agile.

"The Half-Moon Spirit Clan...?" The Demon Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

As far as he knew, the Spirit Race, which had disappeared for nearly a thousand years, was destroyed by the Demon Race.

This quickly made him realize that she had learned her elusive stealth skills from there.

How could she possess the magic of the Half-Moon Spirit Clan?

The Eldar, who have no redeeming qualities other than their stealth abilities, should have been wiped out long ago.

While the Demon Emperor was deep in thought, his hands were not idle for a moment. The raging demonic wind howled, and Ye Qiao used her long sword to cut off the demonic wind that kept binding her.

There's no way to break free.

Alright. Now there's no way to run away.

For a moment, she wanted to curse.

Ye Qiao turned her head and saw the Demon Emperor approaching her. She muttered a few nonsensical words, "Calm down."

"Actually, we can be good friends. Look how much fun we had together in Bicheng before."

The Demon Emperor sneered, "How delightful!"

The Demon Emperor's attack materialized from the void, and the surging demonic energy entered Ye Qiao's heart. Just as it was about to kill her, more than a dozen arrays suddenly rose up beneath the Demon Emperor's feet, with talismans surrounding them, forming a golden cage.

During the escape, Ye Qiao threw array talismans in all directions of the domain. Of course, the talismans she used were not hers; they were given to her by Xie Chuxue before she left.

They are all top-grade talismans.

A Heavenly Grade Talisman can be used to save one's life in a critical moment, and Xie Chuxue is the only one in their sect who can draw a Heavenly Grade Talisman, making it priceless in the cultivation world.

Ye Qiao glanced at the number of talismans Xie Chuxue had given her; there were at least several hundred.

The effects of talismans are immediate.

The Demon Emperor broke through after three attempts, and his expression turned cold. Damn resource dogs.

That's why these cultivators are disgusting. Even though their cultivation level is low, they can use various talismans, pills, and magical artifacts to assist them, while the demon race has nothing.

Although it was only a matter of time before he killed Ye Qiao, if he continued to delay like this, he would be the one to die after the blue domain ended.

The dangerous red light overhead reached its critical point, and the overwhelming red light made the Demon King agitated. Seizing the little brat's weakness, he swung his claw down with a whoosh.

Ye Qiao took a half step back, preparing to take the blow head-on, but unexpectedly, the Jinghong Sword transformed and floated over, overlapping in front of her with countless lightning bolts forming a grid that rushed down towards the Demon Emperor.

Electricity splashed everywhere.

Ye Qiao's attacks were ineffective against the Demon Emperor, but the electric current attack was real. As the only spirit sword with lightning as its main attribute, the Jinghong Sword's attributes were more inclined towards the power of lightning tribulation. If the lightning was strong enough, no one could be cut down.

Locked in place by lightning, the Demon Emperor's outstretched hand was instantly frozen in place by the electric shock.

If it were a Nascent Soul cultivator, they would have been rendered helpless by the lightning strike of the Amazing Swan Sword by now, but the Demon Emperor quickly regained his mobility, narrowed his beastly eyes, and sneered.

His relentless bombardment, both inside and outside the domain, reduced it to ruins, and the sword spirits that appeared were scattered one by one, except for the Jinghong Sword.

Compared to the battlefield not far away, her domain was more like a living hell.

The demon queen transformed into human form and pounced again. However, this time she did not resist at all and easily slammed her into the ground with a claw.

"ah!!"

The screams of monks could be heard in my ears.

When the demon king's claw came down, she managed to grab a defensive talisman to protect herself, but her ribs were still mercilessly broken and her liver was pierced.

Ye Qiao almost vomited blood on the spot, but after thinking about it, she decided not to let that bastard An Shu get away with it, so she decisively crushed the pill to repair the injured parts of his body.

Seeing Ye Qiao completely powerless to resist, the Demon King raised his claws high, preparing to tear her in two, his tone amused, "You seem to really enjoy tearing apart demon beasts?"

The Demon King hadn't forgotten how she had torn several of his demon kings apart alive. His sharp claws gleamed coldly as he viciously slashed down from her head.

The girl, who had been silent all along, silently gripped the Jinghong Sword beside her, slightly tilted the blade, and suddenly smiled at the Demon Emperor.

laugh?

What is she laughing at?

Spiritual energy flowed into the sword, and Ye Qiao's drooping wrist grasped it. Countless purple lightning bolts were drawn out from the sword, plunging the entire domain into a brief darkness. In the instant that the Demon Emperor's hand pierced through her chest, Ye Qiao kicked the Demon Emperor.

At the same time, the instant the two made contact, a dense current of electricity flowed into the Demon Emperor's body.

The demon king collapsed on the spot under the immense power of the electricity.

Ye Qiao quickly climbed out of the pit, bit the pill in her mouth, and her wounds healed rapidly at a visible speed. The dripping blood was completely absorbed by the sneaky Dark Book.

It was like a dog wagging its tail, wanting Ye Qiao to get hurt a little more so it could drink more.

Ye Qiao firmly gripped the Dark Book, tore open more than a dozen smoke talismans, and the domain was enveloped in a thick fog. With a concealment spell, her figure was completely hidden in the fog.

After briefly stunning the Demon Emperor with electricity, she glanced at the color of her domain; it was still red, and it would take some time before it turned yellow.

She still had to stall the Demon Emperor.

Exhausted both physically and mentally, Ye Qiao suddenly realized that Ye Qinghan's contempt for her domain wasn't without reason. Aside from the amazing final result, the first four domains had negligible effect on powerful beings far superior to her.

Next up is a game of hide-and-seek.

Ye Qiao knew that if you stayed in the cultivation world for a long time, you could encounter all sorts of outrageous things, but he never expected that his mother would one day be playing hide-and-seek with the Demon Emperor.

Ye Qiao concealed her aura with a spell, affixed an invisibility talisman to her body, and moved her fingertips, signaling to move the tower away. The cultivators who were originally hiding inside the tower understood her meaning.

Does that mean they should play hide-and-seek together?

Instantly, more than fifty cultivators disappeared into the domain in all directions. The Demon Emperor could not see the situation in the fog clearly to begin with, relying entirely on his keen eyesight and hearing, as well as his ability to identify scents. But it turned out that they were completely useless.

Ye Qiao and the group of cultivators hid in various places, so nervous that they couldn't help but hold their breath slightly.

As time passed, a cultivator was brushed past by demonic energy, and his rapid breathing instantly revealed his location.

The Demon Emperor keenly heard the commotion, and with a stomp of his foot, countless boulders suddenly rose from the ground. In time, the myriad beings used their vines to wrap around them, avoiding the attack.

The monks who were swept away were still in shock.

Holy crap, I have to say this field is pretty flexible?

Moreover, if the enemy in front of her was not in the Tribulation Transcending stage, Ye Qiao's domain was quite terrifying. The first stage consisted of vines and various plants, and the second stage was filled with streams of fire crashing down. However, the difference in their cultivation levels was too obvious, and when the fire struck the Demon Emperor, the Demon Emperor was completely unharmed.

What did she use to overcome her tribulation throughout the entire process?

It wasn't that they didn't trust Ye Qiao, it's just that Ye Qiao was completely dominated the whole time.

"What exactly is Ye Qiao dawdling about?" Anyone could see that she was stalling for time.

What? Are we waiting for those sect leaders to come and rescue her?

Then what kind of demon emperor is she looking for?

"Show some respect for my idol!!" the girl shouted back.

The boy who was speaking was speechless. He didn't want to argue with this brainless fan about such useless things. He was suspended in mid-air by vines, watching the Demon Emperor frantically searching for Ye Qiao's location, and his heart trembled.