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

The mark and the Golden Lotus of Merit intertwined, like wondrous runes. With a flick of her fingertip, the Golden Lotus of Merit trembled slightly, its petals fully opening. With a wave of her hand, golden light splashed through the air like water, dyeing the entire sky a beautiful pale gold.

This strange sight caused everyone to look up.

His eyes were filled with surprise.

It truly lives up to its reputation as an innate spiritual artifact.

The upheaval during the contract signing was so significant.

Yun Que had been nearly driven mad by the void in her sea of ​​consciousness. Having finally recovered, she was furious to see her golden lotus had been refined. Her eyes turned red with rage: "You—you dare steal my treasure! Ye Qiao!"

Ye Qiao smiled: "What do you mean 'your'? Once it's in my hands, it's mine."

Yun Que was nearly driven mad with anger. How could she... how could she take the Golden Lotus of Merit? She had taken it from Chen Mu Chan! This extraordinary phenomenon would surely be known to the Buddhist and Taoist factions!

Yun Que has already gotten herself into a lot of trouble and has no desire to have a Buddhist or Taoist deity get involved!

Seeing the Luoshui Sword and the Golden Lotus of Merit fall into Ye Qiao's hands one after another, her breathing became heavier.

Staring intently at Ye Qiao, he suddenly tossed down a bead. The instant the bead appeared, a torrent of water surged in from all directions, seemingly intending to engulf her completely. Everyone was startled.

Dragon Ball.

"Yun Que! How dare you steal the Dragon Pearl?"

They immediately thought of the missing dragon pearl in the South China Sea.

Yun Que paid no heed to their accusations; her mind and eyes were completely focused on the golden lotus in Ye Qiao's hand—it was hers! Hers!

Ye Qiao shook the lotus in her hand. The mark on her wrist seemed to originate from the same source as it. It was burning hot and could break free of her restraints at any moment. She pressed the mark back down, and the Golden Lotus of Merit blocked the light and water flow in front of her. The two innate treasures collided, and it was impossible to determine which was better in a short time.

With a flick of her wrist, Ye Qiao seized the moment when the two magical weapons were locked in combat and charged towards Yun Que with her sword.

Let her die.

Yun Que's swordsmanship was indeed quite skilled. Her sword light was sharp, and the gentle flow of water carried danger at all times. Ye Qiao did not dodge or avoid the attack. Relying on the sword techniques of the Wenjian Sect, she forcibly broke through her defense and attacked her weak points.

It is truly difficult to fight against a Nascent Soul cultivator and a Void Refinement cultivator without being at a disadvantage.

But Ye Qiao's fighting style was chaotic. She would switch between the Qingfeng Technique and the Chengfeng Sect's Seventy-Two Sword Techniques one minute, and if she couldn't win, she would use the Wenjian Sect's sword technique to break through all techniques with a single sword strike. Yun Que was trembling with anger, trying to use his aura to force Ye Qiao to surrender on the spot, but even his aura was ineffective!

All sorts of rare and precious treasures were bombarded out by Yun Que.

Ye Qiao couldn't handle so many spiritual artifacts, but it didn't matter. Since everyone was overpowered, there was no need to waste each other's time. With a flick of her finger, she revealed the sword spirit, and under the state of oneness with the sword, the sword spirit appeared.

This sword spirit is a killer, and is not allowed to appear due to the trial.

But now there's no need to worry. In the state of perfect harmony between man and sword, the sword spirit is required to manifest itself. Jun stretched lazily, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

Yun Que glanced at Bu Jianjun and sneered slightly, "Your sword spirit is actually a male sword spirit? You probably stole the spirit sword, didn't you?"

Ye Qiao: "You don't know anything."

Blade & Soul are diverse. Who cares what gender a Blade & Soul chooses to take?

Yun Que's face turned ugly; she had never seen anyone speak so rudely!

Someone exclaimed in a low voice, "That's Senior Sister Ye's sword spirit?"

"Junior Sister's sword spirit is so... powerful." Saying it's powerful is an understatement. How can this sword spirit be so fierce? Yun Que has a variety of spiritual weapons in her hands. A fan releases a colorful attack, which the sword spirit dodges left and right. More than a dozen sword lights firmly bind the fan and tear it in half on the spot.

Yun Que's face turned pale on the spot.

Luoshui...

If Luoshui were here, how could she tolerate such a malevolent sword spirit swaggering around?

"Give me back my spirit sword."

Ye Qiao stepped back, mocking, "Are you dreaming?"

Yun Que stared at her for a moment, then sneered, "Cut off the water! Aren't you going to help me?"

Ye Qiao turned around and squinted her eyes.

*

On the other hand, the situation outside the sect was not as serious as imagined. Zhou Xingyun tried to get along with Ao Li without any hatred, and after a fierce battle, he probably realized that this human was stronger than he had imagined. As a young dragon who was not yet an adult, he was forced into a particularly bad situation by the sword technique. The little prince decided to talk to the other party.

If he was willing to speak properly, Zhou Xingyun would not be able to completely destroy the Crown Prince of the Dragon Clan. He coldly carried his sword and calmly said, "I do not wish to get entangled with you any further. Your Dragon Clan is blessed with unique advantages, and you should also know that the common people of this world are not a link in your love entanglements."

Ao Li was still somewhat unconvinced. His golden pupils glared at the powerful figures who wanted to steal his woman, filled with murderous intent: "I'll kill them sooner or later."

Zhou Xingyun stared at him for a moment.

I quickly realized that he was just a brat.

Ye Qiao was also known as a mischievous child, but she never caused trouble. At most, she would wreak havoc on the medicinal fields. Compared to the little prince's raging flood that threatened to annihilate the surrounding cities, she was nothing.

Ao Li raised his chin: "Get out of my way. I'll fight them, I'm not playing with you anymore."

The dragon race still holds great respect for experts.

Zhou Xingyun was so preoccupied with the young prince that he couldn't concentrate at all. He still had to give face to the prince of the dragon clan.

He lightly tapped the demon-binding rope in his hand. Seeing that the other party couldn't understand human language, he bound Ao Li without saying a word. "Let's go. Come with me to retrieve the Dragon Pearl."

The little prince jumped and leaped about, extremely anxious, trying to kill himself by banging his head against Zhou Xingyun's head. Zhou Xingyun firmly restrained him with one hand, the young man's eyes lowered, his expression cold. "When you gave the Dragon Pearl to Yun Que, did you consider that Heaven would send down a tribulation of lightning?"

"The cities near the South China Sea were all flooded because of your selfish desires, and countless people were killed or injured."

The young prince wilted: "I didn't know about such things..."

"Then behave yourself and come with me to bring the Dragon Balls back."

"That Yun Que..." He was still determined to bring Yun Que back to the South China Sea. Zhou Xingyun gave him a cold, annoyed look: "You can come with us to capture her. Then you can do whatever you want with her."

He couldn't be bothered with these things, as long as Ao Li wouldn't be caught in the crossfire. Zhou Xingyun wouldn't stop him either.

The worst fear is that these people will go mad and, in a fit of rage, massacre the surrounding cities.

These powerful beings, who have reached a high level of spiritual attainment, should also consider how innocent those who were affected were when they caused the deaths of millions of people in a fit of rage for love.

"Alright." The young prince thought for a moment and agreed. If his father knew that he was the one who gave away the Dragon Ball, he would not let him off easily. Taking the Dragon Ball back would be a way to make amends.

While Zhou Xingyun was negotiating with the young prince, Ye Qinghan remained silent, watching as these endless men came to her door, each recounting Yun Que's crimes to her face.

Finally, they told Ye Qinghan indifferently that if Yun Que did not come, they would not mind destroying the four surrounding cities.

Q: What did this city do wrong?

Those dozen or so cities were inhabited by low-level cultivators, almost none at all. Their cultivation levels were not much different from ordinary people. It was no joke that powerful cultivators at the Integration Stage could turn them to ashes with a wave of their hand.

Qin Huai drew out his words, deliberately trying to make Ye Qinghan uncomfortable, and said casually, "Your woman really knows how to cause trouble."

Ye Qinghan pursed her lips, already feeling somewhat inferior because she had been cheated on.

Now I've successfully become so insecure that I've shrunk into a dark, gloomy mushroom hiding in a corner.

Ye Qinghan, with her inferiority complex, is a masterpiece in the eyes of the world.

"Cheer up, Senior Brother." Zhu You thought for a moment and said with a smile, "We haven't congratulated Senior Brother on breaking through to the Integration Realm yet."

At the age of twenty-something, he was in the fusion stage, making him undoubtedly the number one in the cultivation world.

As for the aura of the other combined entity.

Zhu You clearly knew it was the aura of a demon, so there was nothing to fear. Just a demon, humph. Whether it could survive the tribulation was another matter entirely.

Ye Qinghan was still somewhat dazed.

Although he merged with Yun Que, he also lost Yun Que.

He and Yun Que were just one step away from forming a bond, but they were so close...

If the two were to form a bond, they would naturally share honor and disgrace. However, Yun Que hesitated and said that she wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and that as long as she reached the Integration Stage, she would become his Daoist partner.

So it was delayed as well.

Ye Qinghan looked completely lost and dejected.

Qin Huai gave Ye Qinghan a cold glance, wishing he could kick him to wake him up. He had a somewhat volatile temper and never treated his junior brothers well, so they usually avoided him, afraid of being beaten up by Qin Huai.

After all, his beatings were unpredictable; he would usually just attack whoever he could find.

Seeing this, Qin Huai curled his lips, his expression cold, and couldn't help but say sarcastically, "Then why don't you let me merge with you? Let me bear this pain alone?"

"If I could reach the Integration Stage, I would gladly abandon my Daoist partner, or even run naked."

As a cold-hearted and ruthless cultivator, Qin Huai had very little sense of morality and shame.

Those who achieve great things are not careful about the little things.

But there's no such thing as being able to merge after running naked once, otherwise Qin Huai would be willing to be the first person to do so.

Zhou Xingyun took the young prince away, and Ye Qinghan, Qin Huai and the others no longer dawdled. They drew their swords and joined forces to kill the powerful demons who came to their door. The demons were killed directly, while the other powerful figures with great backgrounds could only be injured temporarily, forcing them to retreat.

Next, it's time to help Changming Sect.

As the Void Refining and Body Integration cultivators arrived one after another, the Seventh Elder noticed and coldly glanced at Yun Que, not expecting her group of suitors to be so unhelpful.

Ultimately, he underestimated the luck of Ye Qinghan, the chosen one of Heaven.

The Seventh Elder's eyes immediately lit up with fervor; it was truly an overwhelming display of excitement.

Since Ye Qinghan is also here...

Then he might consider taking down Ye Qinghan in one fell swoop and using her as a sacrifice.

As for the opponent also being at the Integration Realm? Ha, an early stage Integration Realm cultivator, the difference is vast. Even if Xie Chuxue came personally, it would only be three Integration Realm cultivators fighting like trapped beasts.

Ye Qiao didn't care what the Seventh Elder was thinking. Seemingly realizing that Luo Shui was in her hands, Ye Qinghan's Duan Shui attacked her like a madman. Water flowed in all directions, and the water droplets hit the sword with a crisp sound, exuding a murderous aura.

Duan Shui was clearly protecting his wife; among the water-based spirit swords, the leading sword spirit possessed astonishing power.

Ye Qiao: "...!!" She hates all couples.

"Ye Qinghan, aren't you going to take care of your sword spirit at all?"

she yelled.

If she doesn't intervene, she'll get her friends, the "Fleeting Shadows," to gang up on him.

Ye Qinghan reached out and gripped the sword hilt, frowning. He couldn't understand why Yun Que would clash with Ye Qiao, but after a moment's thought, he calmly commanded, "Duan Shui, come back!" In any case, he was determined not to get involved in Yun Que's affairs, and he certainly wouldn't allow his own sword spirit to get involved.

The sword master's orders were paramount, and Duan Shui, who had been so aggressive, became deflated and could only leave reluctantly.

Yun Que was heartbroken when her long-awaited helper was called back. She turned to Ye Qinghan, her usually gentle eyes now cold, and asked, "Ye Qinghan, are you going to help her?"