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

A crisp sword cry rang out, and the light purple spiritual sword was drawn at an incredibly fast speed. Not only were the cultivators unaware of what was happening, but even the demonic cultivators were stunned. From drawing the sword to striking it, it seemed to have been completed in the blink of an eye.

Ye Qiao held the sword horizontally in front of her, the sword energy penetrating and extending upwards from the ground to form an absolutely safe barrier. She gripped the Shadow Blade tightly, the sword spirit's humming and invigorating almost causing her to slip from her grasp at any moment. After all, no matter how harmless it may seem, it is still a sword known for its killing power. Faced with such a domineering sword technique, it is hard not to be excited and want to go on a killing spree.

The sword technique almost drained all of her spiritual energy, causing it to drain rapidly. Her spiritual root's absorption rate was also gradually increasing, and she could feel that her spiritual root had grown a little.

A huge crack suddenly appeared in the ground, and invisible sword energy swirled around the crack. In an instant, all the demonic cultivators retreated to a distance of three meters.

Honestly.

This feeling is disgusting.

The sword wind was exactly the same as that of the cultivator who suppressed the demon race for a hundred years.

Regardless of whether they could cross the barrier, the fear of being sealed for a hundred years was like a leech clinging to their bones. After sensing the almost identical sword energy, not a single demon dared to step forward to attack or touch the barrier. The shadow left by this sword technique was too strong. Even knowing that the other party had ascended for a hundred years, the deterrent effect was still undiminished.

Among the demonic cultivators was one who had only recently become a demon. He showed no fear of this sword energy, uttering a disdainful sneer, "This kind of sword energy..."

"What's there to be afraid of?" He had just stepped forward to try to cut through when a flash of cold light appeared and his arm was severed.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The demonic cultivators retreated again, their expressions filled with mockery and schadenfreude at their companion's fate. "You dare to try that kind of sword energy?"

It's no exaggeration to say that if you tried it on the spot and died, they wouldn't have any sympathy for you; they would only laugh at you.

"What is that?" someone asked quietly, not understanding.

Does swordsmanship also have the function of runes and arrays? It seems to be even more powerful than arrays. Arrays only take effect when you step into them, but this sword energy is an interception. Once a demonic cultivator crosses this sword energy, he will instantly turn into blood under the sword energy.

"Sword Qi".

"Similar to the sword formation, the fifth form of the Qingfeng Technique is probably a barrier provided by a continuous stream of sword energy." A cultivator skilled in analysis stroked his chin. "The fifth form is probably a sword technique created by the founder of the Changming Sect specifically for the demon race." Cultivators can pass through it unharmed, but demon cultivators will die a miserable death once they pass through it.

It has to be said, the person who invented the Gentle Breeze Technique was simply a genius!!

Strictly speaking, this sword technique has been forgotten by the world for far too long.

Whether it's the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin of the Sword Inquiry Sect or the Seventy-Two Sword Techniques of the Wind Transformation Sect, they are far more practical than the Clear Wind Technique. There are five styles in total, each with different abilities. The sword cultivators of the Changming Sect have been unknown for many years, purely because they only know the Clear Wind Technique.

A lineage of swordsmanship that has not made progress for hundreds of years will inevitably be eliminated.

These days, there aren't many sword cultivators who would become disciples of the Changming Sect. Yet, the Changming Sect produced three sword cultivators in succession, all of them rare geniuses.

They used to remark that there are always oddballs every year, but there have been especially many in recent years.

"Hurry up, hurry up." Ye Qiao took half a step back and retreated behind the barrier. "My sword energy can hold them off for a day. After that, life and death are in the hands of fate."

Several cultivators turned around and rushed into the Changming Sect.

She certainly couldn't stop them for a hundred years, but a day was enough for them to do a lot. The key was to keep the demonic cultivators out.

While all the cultivators left to rush into the sect to provide support, Ye Qiao was responsible for staying outside to guard the area. The demonic cultivators were separated from her by a sword aura, staring at each other in disbelief.

"You're all dead in a day," someone threatened coldly and menacingly.

They'll send people over to kill all the troublesome talisman cultivators, and the sect's protective formation will be completely destroyed. After all, only talisman cultivators can activate formations.

Their smugness won't last long.

Ye Qiao truly didn't have enough spiritual energy for a second move. Chewing on a spirit-restoring pill, she smiled and said, "The outcome is still uncertain. Are you so sure you're not all doomed?"

I don't believe it.

"Then you'll have to wait and see."

It was rare to be able to communicate peacefully with the demonic cultivators, and Ye Qiao didn't want to fight and kill. It was exhausting, and the feeling of having her spiritual energy depleted was very uncomfortable. She felt as if something was missing, and she could only replenish her spiritual energy by constantly taking pills.

While Ye Qiao was chatting with the demonic cultivators, the situation inside the sect was also extremely complicated. After the demonic cultivators broke in, the inner sect members responsible for guarding the formation hurriedly set up the formation as the demons arrived, preventing more demonic cultivators from entering.

Faster, faster!

Completely absorbed in this thought, the girl was oblivious to the impending danger. Even as she was being stabbed in the heart, she was still trying to complete the final step.

Finally, the formation was successfully reactivated, but many talisman cultivators fell in pools of blood as a result.

Some quick-witted individuals tore apart the teleportation talismans and left after completing the formation, but where could they go? Once the formation was complete, no one could leave the Changming Sect.

This scene, filled with bloodshed and slaughter, continued to unfold. Yue Qing'an took a step back and bumped into a demonic cultivator who was wielding a knife. He then lifted half of his body into the air, concentrated his spiritual energy in his legs, and stomped the man hard into the ground.

At the same time, the young man finished his hand seals and waved his hand, sending pale blue light, like fireflies, across the faces of countless demonic cultivators.

[Life is as fleeting as a mayfly, a dream of a lifetime]

The magic of Penglai can plunge one into an endless dream.

Penglai is considered a very mild-mannered sect, with no particularly deadly moves.

"Come out." Yue Qing'an gestured to the people behind him to stop hiding.

Seeing the demonic cultivator collapse limply, Chu Ling breathed a slight sigh of relief.

They are capable of protecting themselves, but that's all they can do. Master never said the world outside Penglai would be this dangerous!

Chu Ling and Yue Qing'an rescued each lone person they saw, pulling them all to a place with a concealment array. Everyone hid within the array, trembling with fear as they faced the constantly passing demonic cultivators.

If there's no way to avoid it, you'll just have to bite the bullet and face it.

Fortunately, the people they rescued were disciples of the Changming Sect, who were extremely familiar with the sect. They traveled to various places and played hide-and-seek with the demonic cultivators.

While the demons were all unconscious and dazed, they immediately decided to make their escape.

During their escape, they all headed straight for the back mountain. When a disciple hiding in the back mountain caught a glimpse of the black hem of the demonic cultivator's clothes, he let out a short cry.

Chu Ling hadn't expected that there were disciples hiding in the back mountain. Before they could scream, she quickly covered one person's mouth and dragged them into the group.

The female disciple whose mouth was covered almost thought that the demonic cultivators had discovered her, and her face turned deathly pale.

Chu Ling said, "Keep your voice down. You're alone too? Then come with us."

The female disciple, seeing these unfamiliar disciples from the Changming Sect's inner and outer sects, nodded in fear, "Thank you." She didn't recognize Chu Ling, but just by the fact that the other girl could silently appear behind her and cover her mouth, she could tell that this girl was very powerful.

Is it a direct transmission?

Ye Qiao is the only female heir in their clan.

Her thoughts were in disarray, then she heard Chu Ling ask, "Have you seen any of your other elders?"

Elder Zhao and Steward Yu are considered responsible, as they are in charge of organizing the search for other outer disciples. Changming Sect has lost about half of its elders, so what about the remaining elders?

Chu Ling didn't think that she and her senior brother, two non-combatants, could handle the current situation.

They urgently needed to reunite with the remaining elders.

"Elder," the female disciple said, her lips twitching as if on the verge of tears, "we didn't see anything either, but perhaps some elders have organized their disciples to hide on other peaks."

Not only were they hiding, but the other elders were too.

Based on the current situation, the main destinations are still Danfeng and Fufeng.

There are medicinal pills within Danfeng that can provide sustain.

The talisman cultivator's territory has many formations, various defensive formations, which can help him resist a few waves of attacks from the demonic cultivators, and perhaps delay his death by a few seconds.

This is truly a hellish joke; no one in the audience could laugh at it.

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