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

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Early the next morning, the entire demon race was fully prepared and set off for Cloud City. The demon race was even richer than the five sects, as could be seen from their pomp and circumstance. They were just short of making a grand entrance like a fairy scattering flowers, as if they had brought a sedan chair, just like in a TV drama.

"We also have monsters here, all of which have been tamed."

"If the saintess is not satisfied, there is also the flying boat."

Ye Qiao naturally chose to take the flying boat.

With Ye Qinghan and Song Hansheng covering for her, Ye Qiao finally had a chance to contact Ming Xuan and the others. By now, the messages on the jade slips were overflowing.

Everyone was concerned about whether she was alright.

Ye Qiao was somewhat touched. She was indeed alright, but it would be her senior brothers who would be in trouble later.

Mingxuan asked, "How are things on your end?"

Ye Qiao: "It's fine."

It's not just good, I'm currently leading the demon army to crush your five sects.

"Are you free to come back?" Mingxuan was still worried. "Should I have my senior brother come looking for you?"

Ye Qiao: "No."

She was afraid that Zhou Xingyun would be caught before he even got close.

There were just too many Golden Core cultivators here. Ye Qiao didn't tell Ming Xuan that she had become a Holy Maiden. After all, these people's acting was pretty awkward, and if she couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, that would be terrible.

She could only remind them, "The Demon Clan has about twenty Golden Core cultivators. I don't know about the situation in Yunshui City, so you should prepare in advance."

Twenty Golden Core cultivators?

Mingxuan suddenly stood up and hurriedly ran out to meet with several of his trusted disciples.

He didn't even ask Ye Qiao how she knew. With her junior sister's social and learning abilities, there was really no need to worry too much. Right now, Mingxuan should be most worried about themselves.

"Junior Sister said there are twenty Golden Core cultivators on the Demon Clan's side."

"Should we run away quickly?" Mu Chongxi wailed.

Anyway, even if they get the Chaos Pearl, it might not be theirs, so why bother?

They are no longer the same people who faced difficulties head-on. Now that they can't win, the members of Changming Sect just want to run away.

"Wait a little longer," Xue Yu said calmly. "Since the elder is confident that we can be picked up, he will definitely guarantee our safety."

But they'll definitely suffer then, since the Fallen Demons won't get them anywhere good.

In the end, Mingxuan and Duan Hengdao discussed it for a while and decided to send their senior brothers to investigate the true situation of the Demon Clan.

"I have some pills here that can conceal your presence. You can use them to probe their strength from a distance."

Ye Qinghan hasn't been heard from for so long, so she must have sent something.

In that case, they need to be even more careful.

Zhou Xingyun and Qin Huai were forced to cooperate and go to spy on the enemy. This was quite exciting for Zhou Xingyun. After swallowing a concealment pill, he and Qin Huai observed the demons approaching Cloud City one after the other.

With just one glance, Zhou Xingyun sensed the strength of more than a dozen Golden Core stage cultivators, as well as two late-stage Golden Core stage cultivators.

As for that which cannot be felt...

Zhou Xingyun narrowed his eyes, his thoughtful gaze falling on the girl who looked mysterious.

Nascent Soul stage?

It is said that the Holy Maiden of the Demon Clan is at the Nascent Soul stage, but no one expected that the Demon Clan would go to such great lengths just to capture them.

Because the demons arrived so suddenly, no one was prepared. Zhou Xingyun quietly made a sword gesture, intending to go over and strike the saintess with his sword to test her strength.

Ye Qiao felt a little cold for some reason.

She didn't know that it was her senior brother's eagerness to try.

Fortunately, Qin Huai, who still had some sense, stopped him, saying, "If the information from the Five Sects is correct, that Holy Maiden has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage. Don't be reckless."

Zhou Xingyun, who had been stopped, glanced regretfully in Ye Qiao's direction, reluctantly sheathed his sword, and could only slink back to deliver the news to his junior brothers.

This made Mu Chongxi extremely envious. "Is the Nascent Soul stage really that good? It can actually take care of two men!!"

He emphasized two points.

Xue Yu spoke quietly, "Those two men are both in the late Golden Core stage, one on the left and one on the right. They must be her male concubines, right?"

Are the demons really that powerful? Their male concubines are all at the late Golden Core stage.

Now, all they have left to fight are Qin Huai and Zhou Xingyun.

This isn't training, this is trying to kill them!

"We can't beat them." Si Miaoyan rubbed her forehead. "If Song Hansheng were here, we wouldn't be in such a passive position."

"But he and Ye Qinghan have both disappeared."

There's nothing we can do then; they'll have to rely on themselves.

Ultimately, their disappearance has left their direct disciples scattered and incomplete, making it virtually impossible for them to complete the task.

Unless a miracle occurs.

"How about this?" Xue Yu pondered for a moment, "...I'll go test that saintess's strength."

He waved the scroll in his hand: "I have a landscape painting."

Seeing this, Zhou Xingyun did not stop it.

The fact that the Mountain and River Map ranks third on the list of magical artifacts is no exaggeration. As long as it is within a certain safe range, the holder can trap anyone they want in an illusion.

It's a good tool whether you want to wear down the enemy or test their strength.

Zhou Xingyun felt that the saintess's attire looked somewhat familiar, which is why he was eager to try slashing her with his sword to see if she was human or ghost. If Qin Huai hadn't stopped him, he might have already seen her true face.

Since Xue Yu wanted to test the waters, then let him go. Zhou Xingyun was also unusually curious about the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The boy unfurled the scroll with his fingertips, releasing a surge of spiritual energy. The scene before him unfolded like a painting, gradually becoming more realistic with each addition of color.

...This scene looks so familiar.

Ye Qiao took a deep breath upon seeing the familiar scene.

His face fell: "Here we go again."

Have some pity on the working class.

She really doesn't have many pleasant memories from the modern era. It's truly difficult for her third senior brother to test her with the Landscape Painting.

In the illusion, Ye Qiao clapped her hands and kicked the director who had scolded her for her ugly drawing and wanted her to redo it. She then brazenly took over the place of the client, stepped on the stool where the client was sitting, and happily started dancing.

Until Shanhetu could no longer bear the humiliation and took the initiative to dissipate the illusion.

Waaaaah, this is so discouraging!!

Xue Yu was speechless: "..." He was useless again.

Mingxuan stared in disbelief as the landscape map fell in less than a minute, then poked him, asking, "How rubbish was the spiritual artifact you brought back?"

Is this really a landscape painting?

Xue Yu felt a sense of familiarity with this scene. He bit his cheek and retorted, "Why don't you say it's because that Holy Maiden is too powerful? The Mountain and River Map couldn't even withstand a single move from her?"

The fact that his junior sister could escape the illusion in a second back then was a huge blow to him. Later, Xue Yu tried with other people, but none of them were as quick as Ye Qiao.

Mu Chongxi: "According to you, she must be more than just a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages, right?"

To be able to exit the illusion so quickly is simply an overwhelming display of cultivation.

The group was startled by their own wild imaginations and gasped in shock.

In just one brief encounter, even before making contact, the disciples already sensed the powerful mystery and deep malice emanating from the demon race.

hiss.

How terrifying!

"No." Zhou Xingyun looked at his junior brothers, whose expressions were terrified and who were frightened by his own imagination: "...Don't you guys really think something's wrong?"