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

Ye Qiao and Xue Yu were still figuring out what spiritual plants were used to create the fragrance in the library. She thought slowly, "There must be some special herbs used to mask the scent under the sandalwood."

She was very certain.

Of course, her certainty prompted Xue Yu to ask in return, "So what herbs do you think were used?"

There are countless herbs in the cultivation world that can conceal one's aura. At the very least, one needs to know what kind of herb it is in order to research an antidote.

Both Ye Qiao and Xue Yu are alchemists.

Moreover, they are two alchemists besides the peak master of Danfeng.

But Xue Yu really couldn't smell anything other than sandalwood.

Does this junior sister have a dog's nose?

"What did you smell that made you pull us away?" Xue Yu immediately grasped the key question. "Wouldn't the elders be in trouble then?"

"Yes, I think I've smelled that herb somewhere before. If it's a scent I haven't smelled before, I naturally wouldn't be able to detect it. After all, the other party's alchemy skills are... incredibly high." Ye Qiao scratched her hair. The other party's alchemy skills were very advanced. He was a peerless genius in the cultivation world. No wonder her sword spirits all said that their previous sword masters were very powerful.

So it turns out there really are people more capable than you.

Ye Qiao gently rubbed her chin against her fingers, racking her brains to think about what kind of spiritual plant she had smelled.

It's fortunate that she's poor enough that she can't sleep every time she's counting her resources.

She must have smelled it somewhere before, and that kind of spiritual plant is extremely rare.

The phrase "extremely rare" is enough to narrow down the scope.

She was certain that she had never used that kind of spiritual plant.

Otherwise, given her memory, she wouldn't have forgotten.

But she likes to use whatever is available, and once a spiritual plant falls into her hands, it's almost impossible for it not to have been used.

unless……

It was taken away.

Ye Qiao stared wide-eyed at the sky, then suddenly sat up with a jolt, remembering which herb she hadn't used before. "Mayfly grass, have you heard of it?"

She had never seen another one of that spiritual plant before; it was an extremely rare celestial-grade spiritual plant, which Yunhen had given to Yun Que on the very day she transmigrated.

"A very rare type of herb that grows in the Demon Abyss?"

"right."

"That herb can help with breakthroughs and can also be used as a healing pill..." Xue Yu lowered his eyes to think, "but the peculiar fragrance of this herb can indeed mask the smell of poison itself, and if it is mixed with other spiritual plants, it can easily form poison."

Mayfly grass can only be refined on its own and cannot be combined with other spiritual plants.

It is incompatible with all spiritual plants.

"Are you sure?" If what she said is true, the person who poisoned the person must be of very high status.

Ordinary disciples could not produce such a rare item as mayfly grass.

Xue Yu had seen her refine pills before, so he didn't question her words; he was just asking her a routine question.

"I'm sure." Ye Qiao pointed to herself and told him seriously, "My nose is even better than a dog's. You have to trust my judgment."

Xue Yu: "How did you determine that?"

Under normal circumstances, people who are not immersed in herbs all day long can hardly smell it, and mayfly grass is so rare that he has only heard of it but has never seen it.

Ye Qiao: "I have a very good memory."

This applies not only to memory but also to breath control.

Xue Yu has learned his lesson.

Without further ado, for the sake of the safety of the elders remaining in the library, the two exchanged a glance and found a secluded place to refine pills on the spot.

Ye Qiao recognized it as mayfly grass. The next question for Xue Yu was how to formulate an antidote for mayfly grass. He prepared the medicine while searching through his mustard seed bag, while Ye Qiao was responsible for refining the pills.

The two had a very clear division of labor, which Xue Yu found amazing. He rarely encountered a mentor who was so compatible with him.

*

The library, which used to be packed with people, is now completely empty and unusually deserted.

They were of high spiritual level and believed they could resist the poison gas, so they didn't take it seriously.

But after Ye Qiao took all the disciples away, the group couldn't help but start to distrust each other. There weren't many alchemists in the Changming Sect. The only known alchemists were the peak master of Danfeng and his elders. For a moment, suspicious eyes kept wandering over the Fifth Elder and the peak master.

But this mutual suspicion was shattered before it even began by a loud thud as someone collapsed to the ground.

The elders at the Nascent Soul stage almost all collapsed and could not get up.

The only one who hadn't fallen was Elder Zhao, who was at the Refinement Void Realm. His heart felt like it had been struck by lightning, and he instantly fell into an abyss. He hurriedly helped up the elder closest to him.

He then looked up, "Seventh Elder?"

Elder Zhao's voice rose in surprise, "It's you?"

The sound echoed throughout the entire library.

The only two elders who hadn't fallen were Elder Zhao, who had a high cultivation level, and the extremely thin and seemingly frail Seventh Elder.

The Seventh Elder stood leisurely with his hands behind his back, surveying everyone with a mocking air. He walked over step by step, his aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator radiating pressure. Elder Zhao trembled all over. "It's me. What are you going to do about it?"

Seeing the elders lying on the ground one by one, and him also panting due to the pressure of the high realm, until he was forcibly pressed to the ground, Elder Zhao secretly rejoiced that the group of children were not there.

He was forced to kneel on the ground in a humiliating manner. He looked up, his eyes exceptionally sharp, revealing a heavy chill: "What exactly do you want to do?"

He didn't understand the other party's purpose.

"How has our Changming Sect wronged you?"

"I am not a member of the Changming Sect." The Seventh Elder coughed twice, a strange smile playing on his lips. "Actually, I didn't plan to step forward so soon."

Originally, a single pill could have eliminated everyone in the library.

Even if Xue Yu has a keen sense of smell, so what?

Who would believe him?

A disciple with no real authority has little influence in front of the elders, and no one will believe him. It's only a matter of time before he takes down everyone.

The problem is, that disciple named Ye Qiao! She actually managed to take everyone away by acting like a scoundrel and using the excuse of needing the antidote!!

This move caught him completely off guard. He could have easily wiped them all out with just a little medicine, but now he was forced to break all pretenses and step forward.

Elder Zhao calmly asked, "Do you know what you're doing?"

"Of course I know."

Changming Sect is known to all as the weakest of the five sects, both in terms of defense and other aspects. One of its direct disciples has fallen into demonic possession, another has lost his Dao heart, the highest-ranking disciple is always listless, and the remaining alchemist is chasing after Yun Que like a sycophant.

It's arguably the easiest to get started with.

The Biyue Sect is actually a good choice, but as a major sect of alchemy practitioners, all sects owe them favors. If something goes wrong, they might face a united attack. Therefore, the Changming Sect, which is not well-known and keeps a low profile, is the most suitable to acquire.

He endured hardship and bided his time for decades, all for the sake of waiting for the moment when the Sect Master of the Sword Inquiry Sect ascended to immortality.

The magpie was a pawn he raised.

It's also the most useful trump card.

He still felt somewhat reluctant to treat Yun Que, a chosen one of Heaven and a daughter of Heaven, so he could only sacrifice Ye Qinghan to Heaven.

Everything was progressing smoothly, and all that remained was for him to annex the Changming Sect and then gradually wipe out the Wenjian Sect, thus achieving a smooth ascension.

His plan went very smoothly.

Until that inexplicable disciple appeared.

Looting the herb field was nothing; he actually took all the inner and outer sect members by himself.

I've seen difficult and troublesome kids, but in all my years, I've never seen a bratty child who's completely unreasonable.

All the elders seemed to have had their life force drained away, collapsing to the ground, unable to move, their faces ashen and ashen.

The medicine administered by the Seventh Elder could only render them unable to move; even the mayfly grass, which is primarily used for healing, was not powerful enough to poison these Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

His expression was gloomy. He flipped his hand, revealing the Sect Master's Token, and said softly, "It seems you haven't recognized who the current Sect Master of the Changming Sect is?"

As the Seventh Elder unleashed his powerful aura of the Nascent Soul stage, all the elders realized with despair that this person's actual cultivation level was no lower than Qin Fanfan's.

Elder Zhao, his body stiff, was forced to kneel down little by little under the oppressive force.

……

Ye Qiao and Xue Yu immediately sensed something was wrong. They exchanged a glance, quickly put away their respective alchemy furnaces, and hurriedly probed outwards with their consciousness. The entire library was eerily silent. Ye Qiao gradually focused her consciousness inside the library, trying to see clearly what had happened.

The next second, as if she had been noticed, she suddenly pulled back, narrowly avoiding the attack on the other party's sea of ​​consciousness.

Ye Qiao frowned: "Something's happened."

Xue Yu: "I can see that."

The library was deathly silent. He also probed it with his divine sense, but unlike Ye Qiao, he didn't recklessly venture into the library. Instead, he gently scanned the outside and quickly noticed that the Seventh Elder was walking out of it unhurriedly.

The direction he was heading was clearly Jade Cry Peak.

"Damn it." Before Ye Qiao could realize what was happening, Xue Yu quickly withdrew his spiritual sense and grabbed Ye Qiao's arm: "Something's happened."

"Quickly, evacuate those disciples and make them hide, the more concealed the better."

Ye Qiao understood this principle as well. The two acted simultaneously, immediately evacuating all the disciples. Then, they exchanged a glance, knowing that the formation could not hold for long.

Since the other party was able to set up an ancient formation, it means that their mastery of formations is no less than that of Junior Uncle, and may even be higher than that of Xie Chuxue.

"He can draw talismans, refine medicine, and maybe even fight," Ye Qiao couldn't help but sigh, "He's a talent who can cultivate three things at once."

If only I could do something decent.

"Did you see clearly which elder came out?"

Xue Yu: "Seventh Elder."

The other person was not very noticeable, but their withered, emaciated face, which resembled a dried corpse, still left some impression on him.

Ye Qiao clicked her tongue in amazement.

Not to mention that Xue Yu had no recollection of him, she had never suspected him when she was in the Changming Sect.

Not only was the other person's presence low-key, but she had also hardly ever seen them in the sect. When she did meet them briefly, she only greeted them briefly, and they did nothing strange; in fact, they were quite friendly.

"He's been with the Changming Sect for decades." Xue Yu frowned. "How could it be him?"

Ye Qiao also wanted to ask.

Damn it, even the most patient person can endure hardship and bide their time. He can remain completely hidden for decades, like a transparent person. His ability to endure hardship is simply unparalleled.

She also rarely felt the pressure of a high realm. As the Seventh Elder approached, the air seemed to be compressed and thinned.

The formation of Jade Peak was broken little by little, and all the disciples huddled together and hid in relatively hidden dark places.

However, they all knew that for someone at the Integration Stage, their sea of ​​consciousness could cover the entire Changming Sect, and even the outside world could be seen clearly.

In his eyes, no one could hide.

After holding out for a day, the formation was finally and mercilessly crushed. The sound of it shattering was deafening, and the girl following behind Ye Qiao shrank back in fright.

Ye Qiao was almost deafened by the commotion. She covered the girl's ears with her hand and looked up coldly.

The entire Changming Sect was shrouded in darkness due to the array formation, as if foreshadowing an impending storm. All that remained was silence and oppression, with the overall tone somber.

"They're here," Xue Yu said softly.

Ye Qiao knew this too, so she immediately shielded the girl behind her and placed the sword in her palm. "Go to the library. I've given you the antidote for that poison."

"Leave this to me."

Xue Yu: "Are you sure you can do it?"

The others looked around in fear.

Even without Ye Qiao and Xue Yu saying anything, the group could sense the impending situation. They looked anxious and said, "Senior Brother Xue..."

"What will we do if you leave?"

In their eyes, Xue Yu was the only one who could lead the team and the only reliable mentor on site.

Ye Qiao sighed and confirmed with him.

"I can do it."

If she succeeds in the trial, she will be the only one to transcend the tribulation.

The prerequisite is to destroy the formation and kill Yun Que; otherwise, it is impossible to reach the Tribulation Transcending Realm.

Ye Qiao smiled easily: "You might not believe it, but I'm number one in our area."

Even if she's unreliable, she's still the only sword cultivator who can save the world.

Xue Yu gave her a deep look. "Alright. I'll go to the library."

Even he didn't know where his trust came from.

Seeing Xue Yu leave, everyone became restless and anxious, their fear almost written on their faces.

As the other party drew closer, each step seemed to strike their hearts, and the oppressive feeling grew stronger. Those with lower cultivation levels collapsed to their knees with a thud, their knees almost crushed.

The pressure from the combined energy suddenly intensified, and although there was a feeling of suffocation, it was not enough to make her kneel down.

After all, this was a tribulation trial that only those at the peak of the Fusion Realm were qualified to enter, and the mere pressure from those at the Fusion Realm was useless against her.

"That's... fusion...?"

Someone coughed up blood.

No one expected that there was a Nascent Soul Realm expert hidden within the Changming Sect.

Compared to the powerful beings at the Integration Realm, everyone else was as weak as a newborn baby, utterly powerless to resist.

They murmured in bewilderment, "Why? What is he going to do?"

Ye Qiao also wanted to ask.

She looked at the girl behind her whose legs were trembling and who was kneeling on the ground shaking uncontrollably. Seeing this, she reached out and gently patted the girl's shoulder.

Instantly, the girl felt a lightness all over her body, and she couldn't help but let out a soft cry.

The next second, she tightly covered her mouth, her eyes wide with surprise: "Senior Sister Ye...?"