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

If it weren't for saving face, the Seventh Elder would have almost yelled, "Don't come any closer!"

He watched as the kid, grinning broadly, charged straight at him. He instinctively used his Wind Step to dodge in advance, cursing himself for miscalculating.

The lightning was truly insane; it couldn't tell who it was going to strike, and the two people who were supposed to be struck were completely unharmed.

Ye Qiao was not slow either, and the two of them played parkour under the heavenly lightning one after the other. The Seventh Elder had never seen anyone dare to be so presumptuous under the heavenly lightning. His face was long, and the spirit banner in his hand was waving fluttering, trying to slap her down.

Get him down, get him down, you little brat!

But the Golden Lotus of Merit protected her tightly. Ye Qiao flicked her spirit sword as if tossing it around, and with three spirit swords in her hand—the Shadowless Immortal Sword and the Unseen Monarch Sword—she blocked his path one after another, radiating cold light. She laughed smugly, "Where do you think you're going, Elder?"

She grabbed his sleeve, and in that instant, lightning struck them both.

The Seventh Elder turned pale: "How dare you!"

Ye Qiao sneered, "Why wouldn't I dare? I have great respect for you. We can share both of our troubles. What's wrong with that?"

When the heavens strike, no one can escape.

My master once taught me a saying: "It is better to share happiness than to enjoy it alone."

Is this sentence used correctly? Qin Fanfan, you illiterate idiot!

He didn't have time to shake off Ye Qiao. The moment the heavenly lightning arrived, he felt what it meant to experience excruciating pain. His internal organs felt as if they were being scorched by the lightning and fire, causing the Seventh Elder to almost lose consciousness.

The Dark Book immediately wanted to control him; once it succeeded, everything would be simple and clear.

Unfortunately, as soon as the tentacles reached out, the Seventh Elder's consciousness severed the tentacles of the Dark Book without any mercy. He knew that Ye Qiao had the Dark Book, so how could he not be on guard against her? Ye Qiao sighed that he was truly disabled but determined. Even when his whole body was convulsing from being electrocuted, his consciousness still had the time to deal with the Dark Book's sneak attack.

The Seventh Elder convulsed from the electric shock, but Ye Qiao acted as if nothing had happened. Her spirit sword, carrying immense power, shattered the golden body covering him. The Jinghong Sword, drawing lightning, stabbed at him again, and the Seventh Elder could only grit his teeth and flee.

He turned around, his hand outstretched into a claw, and slammed it down hard on her skull.

Ye Qiao performed a somersault, and as the lightning tribulation struck, she concentrated her spiritual energy in her foot and delivered a spinning kick, instantly deflecting the lightning tribulation.

The purple lightning bolt reversed direction and headed straight for the Seventh Elder, moving so fast that no one could react.

The Seventh Elder was still too inexperienced to compete with lightning in speed; he was struck squarely and his body stiffened as he was slammed to the ground.

"Holy crap!" The young prince below exclaimed in surprise.

"She...she...she..." He stammered incoherently for a long time.

Zhou Xingyun glanced at him. "What?"

Ao Li's eyes widened: "That's our physical martial arts!"

The dragon race can break through all laws with force, but this is the first time I've ever seen a lightning bolt that shoots down the sky.

Zhou Xingyun: "..."

In fact, he also discovered that this junior sister knew quite a lot of things; she was practically a master of many skills.

Ye Qiao took off after the Seventh Elder. Seeing this, Xie Chuxue threw the Minsheng Brush in her hand, and a pale golden halo tightly encircled the two of them within one area.

—If we let them keep running, the people in the field will be in big trouble.

The lightning tribulation is merciless; heavenly lightning shows no mercy to anyone.

The lightning tribulation pierced through the domain and struck directly at Ye Qiao and the Seventh Elder! The two were at the center of the lightning attack. The Seventh Elder tried to escape, but was firmly held back by the golden circle. Ye Qiao tried her best to let the lightning wear him down for a while longer.

That way, it will be easier to deal with when a fight breaks out.

Anyway, under the heavenly lightning, the Seventh Elder was too busy hiding from him to do anything for the time being.

Ye Qiao hadn't forgotten the way he had held her up in his hands, looking down at her like an ant. She sneered, and with a flick of her Jinghong Sword, her spiritual root transformed into a thunder dragon that soared into the sky, with lightning from all directions striking the two of them.

Spiritual Root Transformation!

"She has the Lightning Spirit Root?" Qin Huai narrowed his eyes.

Lightning spirit root, that's very rare.

Even among the Five Sects, it's difficult to find even one.

The lightning attribute is not weak, even very strong. It just depends on the grade. Those low-grade lightning spiritual roots are basically useless. They are not as good as wood spiritual roots, which are naturally compatible with plants and can be used for alchemy. They are not as good as fire spiritual roots, which can be used for crafting weapons and alchemy. Lightning spiritual roots that are not high grade are basically useless.

Mutated spiritual roots like wind, thunder, and ice are not as versatile as the five elemental spiritual roots. Cultivators with these mutated spiritual roots place more emphasis on their grade.

Ye Qiao's spiritual root talent...

"A Heavenly Spiritual Root?" Xie Chuxue exclaimed, "Oh, she has a Heavenly Spiritual Root!"

"Really?"

"She can absorb lightning tribulation. Have you ever seen anyone shoot lightning bolts while standing under heavenly lightning?"

Putting everything else aside, the "shooting thunderbolts" is truly an exaggeration.

The two fought fiercely under the heavenly lightning, each move of Ye Qiao's Six Styles of Qingfeng Technique striking down, accompanied by the heavenly lightning, causing the Seventh Elder to cough up blood and suffer unspeakable pain.

Ye Qiao naturally didn't expect the lightning tribulation to kill the Seventh Elder. If Heaven truly had a way, it wouldn't have let her get involved.

But she was in terrible pain from being struck, and the Seventh Elder was still laughing so happily? Dream on!

He threw out his magical artifact to try and withstand the attack, but he underestimated the enraged heavenly lightning. Facing it head-on, the artifact shattered instantly amidst a blinding flash of light, accompanied by countless cries of alarm. The lightning tribulation, like a merciless hammer, slammed him back into the ground.

His internal organs felt as if they had been pulverized, and electric current surged through his limbs and bones, leaving him numb and trembling on the ground.

That damned Ye Qiao!!

I should have killed her first.

Ye Qiao stepped in front of him and called out to the crowd, "What are you all standing there for? Beat him up!"

Are all the others dead while we just watch her and the Seventh Elder have a fight?

"..." The crowd hesitated, unable to speak further.

No, look at the situation, Ye Qiao. They're not some kind of devils who can fight people under heavenly lightning.

The Seventh Elder could still stubbornly keep going because the Heavenly Dao couldn't kill him, but ordinary cultivators would really be struck dead by heavenly lightning.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the lightning struck down, almost splitting Yuming Mountain in two.

Ye Qiao took a half step back, but he dodged a sweeping leg kick as fast as the wind. The Seventh Elder immediately made a fist with his right hand and struck Ye Qiao's chin. The force was vicious and the aura of the peak of the Fusion Realm arrived. She turned her head to the side, and with a "bang", a hole was punched into the domain behind her.

Ye Qiao clicked her tongue: "Elder, you shouldn't hit someone in the face. I make a living with my looks too."

The Seventh Elder had no time to waste words with her. The lightning struck again, and he was so shocked that he couldn't control himself and broke into a breakdance.

Upon seeing this, Ye Qiao immediately kicked him, slamming him to the ground from mid-air. Unexpectedly, the Seventh Elder still had the strength to struggle, grabbing her ankle and pulling her to the ground. The spirit banner waved, its aura terrifying. The Golden Lotus of Merit blocked the spirit banner's attack, and the two of them landed on the ground at the same time.

Holy crap.

Mu Chongxi's eyes widened in astonishment; one was a Nascent Soul cultivator, the other a Body Integration cultivator.

The two were able to fight evenly against each other under two tribulations of the Nascent Soul stage.

Awesome.

The Seventh Elder is awesome, but Ye Qiao is even more awesome.

This must be the genius disciple that Elder Duan often mentioned, the one who was most satisfied with for practicing both swordsmanship and physical skills.

However, the Seventh Elder was in excruciating pain. Unlike Ye Qiao, who seemed to have been struck by lightning a thousand times and could move freely under the tribulation, this tribulation was like a madman. Whenever he wanted to make a move, it would strike him with lightning at the right moment.

Being overwhelmed and beaten by a mere Nascent Soul cultivator is an utter disgrace.

Xie Chuxue, with her hands behind her back, calmly urged the two to stabilize their cultivation levels, "You two should meditate first, we don't need you now."

Ye Qinghan and Ming Xuan still needed to break through their cultivation realms, so sitting down and meditating was the best option for them. Zhu You rubbed her arms and immediately stood guard for them, signaling them to quickly sit down and meditate. "I don't think Ye Qiao and the Seventh Elder will be able to finish meditating for the time being. You two should start meditating soon."

"No," Ye Qinghan said calmly. "What if something happens?"

Moreover, this is their tribulation, how could they possibly hand it over to an outsider like Ye Qiao?

"I'm here for you," Xie Chuxue reassured him.

Ye Qinghan still didn't trust him: "Are you sure you can do it?"

Can he fight the Seventh Elder?

Ye Qinghan didn't believe it. The Seventh Elder's strength was extraordinary. If Ye Qiao hadn't been under the tribulation of lightning, she would have been crushed if she had faced the Seventh Elder head-on.

Xie Chuxue felt like punching him; he realized this kid really had very low emotional intelligence.

"Hi." Suddenly, a sword spirit darted over, flashing a bright smile at Ye Qinghan: "Hello."

Ye Qinghan looked at him expressionlessly.

Ye Qiao's sword spirit?

"Don't worry, beauty~ There's a saying in our cultivation world: if you get Ye Qiao's promise, your life is set! Just wait to win without lifting a finger." He chuckled and patted Ye Qinghan's shoulder hard.

Ye Qinghan frowned slightly without showing any emotion. Where did this idiot sword spirit come from?

And what the heck is "beauty"?