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

The earth-遁符 (a type of talisman used for escaping into the ground) could easily reveal its aura, and the demons quickly noticed the fluctuations in spiritual energy.

"There's movement!"

"The scent seems to be coming from the women's bathroom?"

"Go and take a look quickly."

Ye Qiao emerged from the women's bathroom, looked around, then stole the clothes and ran away.

She had been observing this demon for a long time and had a pretty good grasp of the terrain. She used a burrowing talisman to successfully dig into the women's bathroom, and Ye Qiao's head popped out.

Taking advantage of the situation, an old piece of clothing was stolen.

To express her apology, she also placed more than a dozen high-grade spirit stones.

Sorry to bother you.

Ye Qiao kept apologizing in her heart, silently praying for the beautiful lady to forgive her.

Chaos reigned on the demon side, and Song Hansheng also cautiously found a place to hide. Unlike Ye Qinghan, he was not a sword cultivator who took life and death lightly and would fight anyone who disagreed.

They're all talisman cultivators, they're all scoundrels.

He loved hiding behind others and throwing talismans; it would be even better if he could quietly set up his formation where no one would notice. Seeing that Ye Qinghan, this blockhead, was about to rush out and fight them to the death, Song Hansheng grabbed his neck tightly, saying, "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

What was he thinking to come with Ye Qinghan in the first place?!

He's not even as reliable as Ye Qiao!

While searching for Ye Qiao's whereabouts outside, Song Hansheng was also having a tough time.

Time seemed to stretch out, the air felt frozen, and the demonic soldiers' presence was ever-present, as if they would burst through the door at any moment.

Song Hansheng was in a panic, his hands were trembling slightly. He was both terrified of the demons outside and nervous about being discovered. The two emotions intertwined, making his heart pound and his breath catch in his throat.

"I'm back."

When Ye Qiao emerged using the Earth Escape Talisman, it startled the two of them.

Although they knew she was always elusive, the duo, who were completely unprepared, couldn't help but back away and shrink back.

Ye Qiao poked her head out from the ground and reappeared in front of the two people. Her clothes had changed. She was originally dressed as a demon soldier, but now she was dressed in women's clothing.

Ye Qinghan was taken aback, her voice indifferent: "Where did you get these clothes?"

He really wanted to ask where Ye Qiao got her ability to use whatever materials she had on hand anytime, anywhere.

Ye Qiao: "Stolen from the women's bathroom."

Song Hansheng's eyes widened: "You're a pervert!"

"You're the pervert."

Ye Qiao hadn't wasted her time in the Demon Realm. She rummaged through her storage pouch and found two sets of clothes she'd swiped a few days earlier while the other demon soldiers were taking a bath. She then tossed them to the two of them.

"Put these on, and come with me in a bit."

Song Hansheng was taken aback: "What do you want to do?"

"Don't you want to go out? I'll take you out." Ye Qiao straightened her clothes without turning her head. "I've already inquired about the details of that saintess."

"I thought she would arrive in the next couple of days, but apparently the food here in the demon realm is so bad that she's reluctant to come back."

Ye Qiao initially only had an idea but didn't intend to take the risk. However, now she couldn't hesitate any longer. "If I'm a little faster, I can get ahead of them and catch them like turtles in a jar."

The demons planned to join forces with the people of Yunshui City to send a message to the five clansmen, trapping them and wiping them out in one fell swoop.

At times like this, it's all about who's more flamboyant.

Song Hansheng silently uttered a single word: "6".

At this point, what else could he say besides "six"?

Of course, I'd kneel down and give Ye Qiao a 6.

She is no longer Ye Qiao; she is now all our hope.

Song Hansheng was a man who knew how to bend and stretch. After confirming who his father was, he decisively chose to follow Ye Qiao.

Ye Qinghan asked expressionlessly, "Are you sure?"

She raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean by 'you' and 'me'? Watch your tone when you're talking to the saintess."

"..." No, in just a few days, you adapted to your new identity that fast?

Ye Qinghan and Song Hansheng reluctantly changed their clothes. At this point, they could only trust Ye Qiao. At the same time, Ye Qiao told them in advance what she had learned about the demon language, and that they should do as she said if the demons asked them questions.

After the three changed their clothes, Ye Qiao deliberately found a veil to cover her face, and then made a hand gesture with her fingertips, which was somewhat incomprehensible to others.

Song Hansheng frowned.

What is she doing?

Ye Qiao's formation was somewhat slow. When the demons broke through the door, she paused slightly, put her hands behind her back, and continued with the unfinished spell seal.

The demon leader pushed open the door, expecting to see several disciples fleeing in terror. However, he unexpectedly bumped into two men dressed in their demon clothes, whose cultivation levels were impossible to fathom.

The remaining girl, wearing a veil, tilted her head and looked at them with an unusually empty and somewhat eerie expression.

Ye Qiao's acting skills are not good, but it doesn't matter. The most terrifying gaze is when a person's pupils are unfocused.

Combined with the dark, opaque room, the atmosphere of terror is very well done.

"Who are you?" The leader's voice was hoarse and unpleasant, with a strange smile playing on his lips. If the answer he received didn't satisfy him, he might be beheaded in the next second.

Clearly, they've become smarter after being deceived.

It is said that releasing those two disciples was the only way to achieve Foundation Establishment in cultivation!

The reason why their cultivation level cannot be discerned is because these cunning human cultivators possess a elixir that can conceal their cultivation level.

Ye Qiao quickened her movements while glancing at the two of them with a measured pace.

Ye Qinghan and Song Hansheng immediately understood what she meant.

Their hearts were trembling.

To be honest, the two of them had only planned to sneak into the Demon Clan at night to scout out the situation, unlike Ye Qiao who was bold enough to enter their base.

Song Hansheng took a deep breath, his face expressionless, and adopted the same arrogant demeanor he displayed when looking down on those rogue cultivators in the secret realm.

A disdainful sneer curled at the corner of his lips. After glancing around, he released the pressure of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. The man who had been looking cold earlier froze for a moment, and his expression became much more composed.

Ye Qinghan also released his aura. Because this was the first time he had colluded with others to deceive people, his tone was slightly stiff, "You don't even recognize your Holy Maiden?"

Ye Qiao, however, was extremely satisfied with him.

Ye Qinghan has the kind of look that always seems to look down on everyone. His tone is cold and concise, and he has a great grasp of the aura of a domineering king.

In an instant, the class of things went up.

With two late-stage Golden Core cultivators as her underlings, Ye Qiao, who was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, instantly became the most unfathomable Nascent Soul Saintess in the eyes of all the demons.

"...The Holy Maiden?" The man hesitated.

"When did you get back?"

Judging by the timing, the Holy Maiden does seem to be arriving in the next few days.

A demon whispered, "Boss, but I clearly remember that the two disciples we captured yesterday were also in the late Golden Core stage."

He smacked his subordinate with a loud slap, saying dismissively, "Idiot, do you think those guys are stupid? They ran away and they'd just swagger back?"

Is this something a normal person would do?

Qin Fanfan, who was eavesdropping: "..."

We ran away.

Hey, just kidding.

Who would have thought she would come back?

They still brought Song Hansheng and Ye Qinghan with them, and after playing with all the demonic soldiers, they swaggered around and came back.

Ye Qiao has finally figured out how to execute the "counterattack" technique.

The man composed himself and looked at Ye Qiao: "Shall we leave here? Head to Yunshui City?"

Ye Qiao watched as everyone urged her to leave. She silently observed the array she had set up. Just as she was about to step out, she suddenly stopped. "Wait, how do I get out of the Demon Realm?"

The atmosphere froze for a moment after those words were spoken.

"Your Holiness."

The man narrowed his eyes, his expression growing increasingly uncertain: "Have you forgotten how to get there?"

Ye Qiao's expression became even calmer: "Oh, I know, I was just kidding you."

The man's suspicion deepened, and he became increasingly convinced that there was something wrong with her identity.

Qin Fanfan's heart jumped into her throat.

Xie Chuxue, standing to the side, blinked but then started loudly criticizing, "She actually copied my words verbatim!"

Qin Fanfan slapped him to the ground: "Shut up."

Song Hansheng frowned. He wasn't a brainless sword cultivator like Ye Qinghan, and he could sense that Ye Qiao was stalling for time.

Otherwise, there's no reason for them to dawdle here.

Moreover, rather than revealing something, Ye Qiao's actions seemed more like deliberately arousing the other party's suspicion.

Just as he was pondering to himself, Ye Qiao was standing with her back to the demonic cultivators when a gust of wind suddenly flew towards her.

With lightning speed, they were already in front of her before anyone could react.

Song Hansheng was horrified, but he couldn't stop it.

They cultivate spiritual energy, and their abilities will be exposed once they use it.

A fierce wind blew straight at his face, but Ye Qiao stood there motionless. Soon, the demonic energy collided with the invisible barrier and vanished into thin air.

Holy crap.

It was a false alarm.

Song Hansheng was so frightened he almost collapsed, thinking the car was about to overturn.

Ye Qiao knew that the demons were all old foxes who liked to scheme against people behind their backs, so she took precautions in advance.

Aside from some difficult ancient formations, talisman cultivators have no realm restrictions for other formations; they just need to set them up in advance.

She had been dawdling and delaying for a long time so that the formation she had set up could block the attack should someone launch a sneak attack.

In just one moment, her identity as a demon would be definitively confirmed.

After all, what Ye Qiao learned from that old man in the secret realm was indeed a demonic formation.

As expected, the moment the surrounding formations were activated, apart from Song Hansheng, the only talisman cultivator who realized it was a formation, the other demons, who knew nothing about it, naturally assumed that their Holy Maiden's cultivation was too profound, and that she could neutralize the attack without moving.

As expected of their saintess!

It's only a matter of time before their demon race unifies the cultivation world! Hahahaha!!

The man who launched the sneak attack was indeed testing the waters. He breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly bowed his head to apologize, looking extremely apprehensive: "My apologies, Your Majesty."

Ye Qinghan, who almost thought she was doomed, was speechless.

Ye Qiao glanced around at the stunned demons. Once she was sure they all believed her identity, she felt relieved and smiled.

"Did you know? The great Demon Lord once said that being beaten can make you younger."

These nonsensical remarks startled the demons present.

"Really? Your Majesty."

"Of course." Ye Qiao delivered a powerful punch to the face of the demon who had just ambushed her. "For example, right now, you're being beaten like a grandson by me."

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I'm coughing so badly I feel like vomiting. Does this virus really have asymptomatic cases? Are there still people in the "asymptomatic" group? I was bragging about making it to the finals for the first time just a few days ago, and then I tested positive the very next day.