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

……

Even with the protective magic treasure, the Pure Lotus, inside the formation, he still suffered greatly, feeling as if he were being skinned alive every time the formation turned.

However, the Seventh Elder was also a rare ruthless person. Even after being tortured by the formation to the point of almost being skinned alive, he was still able to think rationally about the next countermeasure.

In his original plan, there were demons present.

If the demon race and the demon clan join forces, they will surely be able to control not only the five sects, but the entire cultivation world.

Even without the demon race as a pawn, it doesn't matter, as there are still powerful families and influential figures joining in.

The only thing that escaped his control was Ye Qiao's formation.

She dealt him a severe blow in just one exchange. Of course, the Seventh Elder was not convinced. What was his status, and what was Ye Qiao's status? What was his cultivation level, and what was Ye Qiao's cultivation level?

Bold!

However, all his thinking was in vain, and he was still imprisoned.

The ferocity within the formation forced him to take out the Azure Lotus he had prepared to refine in order to save his life.

When Ye Qiao entered the formation, she happened to see him holding a green lotus in his hand.

"Ha, old man, you're really shameless, you actually stole the Pure Lotus?" Ye Qiao walked on her array as if it were flat ground, flicking her sword at him and making a couple of gestures.

The Seventh Elder was startled, but upon seeing her enter the formation, he smiled maliciously: "Little Qiao..."

His voice trailed off, tinged with mockery, as countless magical treasures from his mustard seed bag hovered around him. His voice was filled with murderous intent: "You barged in here yourself."

Ye Qiao raised an eyebrow.

To be honest, this old man really has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.

Moreover, this time they came prepared to occupy the sect, bringing all the necessary supplies.

But he has a magic weapon, and so do I.

The formation kept others out of reach. Ye Qiao immediately flipped her hand, revealing a hidden scripture. With another wave, countless spiritual weapons and swords hovered in front of her. She smiled and asked, "Are you sure you want to compete with me?"

She's not bragging, but the only one whose equipment can rival hers is Yun Que.

Yun Que possessed countless valuable items. When he competed with Yun Que in another world, even his junior uncle exclaimed in admiration and told everyone else to stay away. It was a battle of equipment between two overpowered players, and bystanders could only watch.

Phoenix and a little devil were also tilting their heads and looking at him cutely, each holding their killing moves.

Seventh Elder: "..."

He was conflicted. He might have had just as many magical artifacts as Ye Qiao, but the problem was...

He couldn't control it.

It takes time to tame any spiritual artifact, let alone an innate spiritual artifact. The Azure Lotus was given to her willingly by Miao Miao, and its gentle nature makes it easy to tame. Other spiritual artifacts, however, are much harder to tame.

"You'd better finish him off within the formation."

"Once he gets out and joins forces with those powerful figures, even if you have a higher cultivation level, you won't be able to kill them all in a truly meaningful way."

The Seventh Elder, at the peak of the Light Integration stage, was already quite troublesome. Add to that the combined efforts of those powerful figures, and since she hadn't experienced the tribulation, her tribulation-crossing realm wasn't stable enough. After Mu Li finished analyzing the situation for her, he wanted to slip away again.

"Xiao Ai," Ye Qiao paused slightly, her voice earnest, "I thought you were dead."

It's been so quiet for so long.

He had been quiet before, but for a demon, a creature that loves to watch a good show, being quiet in such a big scene is very unusual.

Mu Li: "..."

He's just a coward.

Upon seeing the Heavenly Dao, one instinctively feigns death.

There was no way around it; the psychological trauma inflicted on the demons by the repeated divine punishments was too deep.

Ye Qiao said, "I'm already at the Tribulation Transcending stage, can't I just pin them all to the ground?"

Mu Li gave a strange smile: "If you really want to do this, you should at least go through the tribulation of lightning first." She didn't go through the tribulation of lightning. Although she said she went through the tribulation, in reality, it was not very stable. Before going through the tribulation of lightning, it was all just talk.

Ye Qiao said innocently, "You successfully transcended the tribulation, so didn't you directly dominate the cultivation world?" The Demon Clan was truly glorious back then, and the first person to transcend the tribulation was born from the Demon Clan. So what if she's being arrogant now?

"I also spent several decades recuperating after successfully transcending my tribulation. Who's as fierce as you?" Mu Li exploded. Couldn't she develop herself first before being so reckless?

They started attacking people right away, provoking everyone they could.

Fortunately, she was well-liked and had some people helping her.

Otherwise, do you really think that those powerful beings, even if they joined forces and used all sorts of magical treasures, couldn't deal with her on her own?

"You almost got cleaved in two during your tribulation, of course you need to recuperate." Ye Qiao grinned. "But I haven't even gone through my tribulation yet."

The Heavenly Dao will not let her off easily during the tribulation lightning; it is common for her to be struck half to death.

Ye Qiao, of course, wanted to seize the time to have some fun.

……

On the other side, Mingxuan looked at the chaotic scene of talismans flying everywhere, with no organization or discipline whatsoever, and sighed before throwing out an array diagram.

The four stone pillars rose out of thin air as if manipulated.

The Four-Turn Mystery Diagram was one of his opportunities. It could be used to set up a large formation. With four people each standing in one position, and working together, there was no formation that could not be set up. However, the only talisman cultivators in the Changming Sect were him and his junior sister.

Even if they wanted to practice formations, they couldn't find enough people to practice with.

The three members of the Moon Purity Sect happened to be together.

The moment the four stone pillars rose, several talisman cultivators stepped on one side, and as they shifted positions, several silver light spots connected and triggered, activating a grand formation. Several powerful figures who wanted to pursue were caught off guard by the sudden formation.

The cultivators, tactically drawing out their words, asked slowly, "Which way are we going?"

With a loud bang, the barrier crashed into the formation, slamming them into it. Although cultivators are generally very physically robust, the impact still caused them considerable pain; one even nearly broke his nose. He immediately roared angrily, "You bunch of brats!"

Damn Mingxuan.

That damned Su Zhuo.

These people all deserve to die!

Mingxuan stepped on the stone pillar, then swung it backward. The pillar beneath his feet was shattered by the enraged powerful figures. With a flick of his sleeve, he drew an arc, the formation spun again, and the stone pillar rose once more. The four talisman cultivators on the scene each stood on one side of the stone pillar.

Seeing the miserable state of those powerful figures crashing into the formation one by one, he couldn't help but laugh and tease them.

"Come, come, come."

"Elder~ Come and play!"

"We're here."

The four of them spoke in a joking tone, as if a group of spider demons were trying to abduct Tang Sanzang.

Mingxuan's treasure was extremely effective; the stone pillars could regenerate. To break the formation, one had to defeat one person. Unfortunately, these four people switched positions incorrectly, and their attacks missed every time. The four simply ignored it, squatted on the stone pillars, and pointed at the powerful figures below, mocking them, which made people's anger soar.

"Is this how the elders in your clan teach you to treat your elders, based on the principle of respecting elders?"

Mingxuan glanced down and said with a smile, "Get lost."

What kind of time is this to try and intimidate them with the saying "respect for elders"?

Perhaps their laughter was too unrestrained, and their positions in the four directions were too firm, so one of the powerful figures realized that something was wrong and immediately took out a scroll from his sleeve and put it away towards Su Zhuo.

This scroll can transform into anything; once it's taken away, it can be dissolved into blood.

The others are all from prominent families, but Su Zhuo is not, which makes things easier.

The formation can be broken by killing just one person.

Zhou Xingyun is also studying his own spirit sword.

His sword is special; there's a certain probability that an attack will be deflected back by Duan Chen.

It's just a matter of luck.

Zhou Xingyun himself was an extremely unlucky person, so after thinking about it, he decided to forget about it.

Qin Huai suggested, "Why don't we let Ye Qinghan give it a try?"

Ye Qinghan's luck is better than Zhou Xingyun's, right?

After all, he is the favored son of Heaven, the legendary chosen one.

So, when the old man smashed the scroll to collect the people, Duan Chen fell into Ye Qinghan's hand. With a sudden swing, the silver sword light scattered a clear glow on the ground. There was no reaction in the first few moves, until the scroll smashed down, and the time was just right to return.

The scroll rebounded, and the old man who had smashed the magical artifact was completely absorbed into it. With the speed boost from the sword light, he didn't even need to be submerged in the scroll before being devoured by Duan Chen and turned into blood.

— Awesome.

Is this the legendary chosen one?

Holy crap.

What luck!

Even if Zhou Xingyun swung his sword until he died, he would never be able to swing it so skillfully.

"Zhou Xingyun!! Ye Qinghan!! Don't be so presumptuous!"

Ye Qinghan held the tip of his sword, the silver sword light swirling around the Bagua scroll, the blood on the ground nourishing the domain.

Perhaps out of fear, one of the old men, his face contorted with bravado but his eyes bloodshot, called out their names, trying to make them stop. He was afraid that if that strange sword were to fall on him, he might not even survive.

Ye Qinghan glanced at it.

—Another acquaintance.

The sixth elder of Chengfeng Sect.

The other person had previously acted as if they were an elder, referring to them as "little one" even though they clearly knew them.

Now I'm scared, and I can no longer maintain that haughty demeanor.

"Elder," he said, a hint of sarcasm in his voice, "now you finally know what our names are?"