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

—All things perish.

It was only at the moment of receiving the curse mark that Ye Qiao belatedly realized that the birth of all things and the extinction of all phenomena are opposite names.

Mu Li also took a slight breath, her face expressionless: "This does sound like... not a friendly spell."

No wonder I haven't seen her use it yet.

Some curse seals are indeed not recommended to be used without being certain of their power.

He was somewhat displeased, and his question about Ye Qiao's name was purely out of a playful mood, wanting to see what Heaven had given him this time. He also wanted to take the opportunity to mock Heaven's short-sightedness, forbidding demonic cultivators from ascending to immortality while choosing a carefree and irresponsible disciple like Ye Qiao.

Upon hearing the impressive-sounding name "Wanxiangmie," Mu Li visibly wilted. Knowing that he had started the conversation, he knew that if he remained silent, Ye Qiao would definitely annoy him to death. Therefore, he could only reveal some useful information to her.

"There's a saying in Buddhism and Taoism: 'One thought arises and all things are born; one thought arises and all phenomena perish.' Perhaps this is where it comes from? Your domain name and this mantra are indeed related."

Putting everything else aside, just the name "Chong Wanxiang Mie" (冲万象灭) alone will ensure that, while it may not be earth-shattering, its effects will certainly be quite impressive.

Moreover, the power of the curse seal far exceeded her original realm; the effect of the curse seal given by the Heavenly Dao was at least at the Void Refinement level.

Ye Qiao couldn't help but grit her teeth in resentment.

If she had been able to hold a Void Refinement stage curse seal when she fought that evil cultivator at the Void Refinement stage...

Well, there's not much you can do about it. In a great secret realm where everyone is at the Golden Core stage, even if you have a Void Refinement stage curse seal, you can't use it.

……

The night was clear and the moon, which had been hanging in the sky, was hidden behind the clouds. From the outside of the secret realm, there was nothing lively to be seen. The large crowd had quickly dispersed, leaving only a few disciples waiting for news. Mingxuan paced back and forth anxiously, but finally couldn't wait any longer.

"Please help me guard the exit of the secret realm and meet my junior sister." Mingxuan clasped his hands together. "I'm going to the Demon Realm."

He had to deliver the three Bodhi fruits he had to Mu Chongxi and the others.

For some reason, Mingxuan had a feeling that those Buddhist cultivators were up to no good, and he wanted to ask Xie Chuxue what her current situation was.

Duan Hengdao readily nodded: "No problem. Leave it to us."

Mingxuan thanked him, tore off a teleportation talisman, and arrived at the Demon Realm as quickly as possible.

He was hovering around the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, a level that was rare even among demons. Ordinary demons couldn't detect his aura at all. Contrary to expectations of being cautious, this time he entered with exceptional ease.

A tracking talisman was tossed into the air. Following the talisman, they groped their way to the Demon Realm. Contrary to their expectations of sword fights and bloodshed, Mu Chongxi and his companions were as relaxed as a group of old men playing cards.

Mingxuan was slightly taken aback.

They saw that Chu Xingzhi was quietly guarding Zhou Xingyun and Ye Qinghan.

The boy held a sword in his hand and looked exceptionally reliable.

And his fourth junior brother...

Mingxuan's gaze shifted, and Mu Chongxi snatched the jade slip from Xue Yu's hand, slapping it open and eagerly writing in a particularly goofy tone:

"I choose Ye Qiao; she is the one everyone wants."

Mingxuan: "..."

"Where did this idiot come from?"

"Laughable. There's only one tribulation in our cultivation world. The sect leader of the Sword Inquiry Sect is about to ascend. Once he ascends, who cares about the chaos in the cultivation world? So unless there's a second tribulation in the cultivation world, it doesn't matter who you choose."

As expected, Mu Chongxi was scolded.

Mu Zhongxi was puzzled by this barrage of insults. If you don't want to choose, then don't choose. Why do you have to attack me personally?

"Unless Ye Qiao is in the Tribulation Transcending stage, is she even nineteen years old now? She's just a baby who hasn't been weaned yet."

"But she's really amazing. She can set up a sword formation all by herself in the Cloud and Mist Secret Realm. She did the work of five people all by herself."

"What sword formation?"

"Have you ever heard of a five-person formation? Ye Qiao arranged five spirit swords in a formation, isn't that awesome? At the time, I was wondering where all those sword spirits came from, but after browsing the forum, I found out that all five swords were made by her."

As a top figure in the cultivation world, Ye Qiao has a special compilation. By looking at her past deeds, it is easy to find that the sword Ye Qiao used each time was different.

"Although the spirit sword he wields is different each time, Ye Qiao's swordsmanship is truly unparalleled!"

News travels fast in the cultivation world. Mu Chongxi scratched his head. Sword formation?

He had never even heard of this thing.

"Who said Ye Qiao is a lazy bum who does nothing all day? She's actually quite reliable."

"The main problem is that the cultivation world is really short of people right now. As one of the strongest disciples, she has no choice but to step up. Maybe Ye Qiao just wants to be a mindless, happy creature~"

"A brainless, happy creature? You mean Mu Chongxi?? Little Mu may be foolish, but she's absolutely beautiful."

"While no one's around, I'll say it first: wielding the Flying Immortal Sword, his swordplay is unparalleled in the world, he's so cool, my darling!! Ye Qiao, Ye Qiao, come to me!!!"

Mu Chongxi: "???"