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

Ye Qiao felt a chill run down her spine because the thing behind her was incredibly irritating.

The monster had four arms, its head was covered with uneven feathers, and it had more than a dozen pairs of eyes that gleamed coldly in the night, making one's scalp tingle.

She unconsciously held her breath, and goosebumps rose on her skin.

Zhou Xingyun frowned at the feathers on its head, pursed his lips, and said indifferently, "Nascent Soul stage."

"Damn." Ye Qiao could always feel something watching them, but she was only at the Foundation Establishment stage. To expect her to experience the Nascent Soul stage was giving her too much credit.

No wonder.

With so many eyes watching her, it would be a miracle if she didn't notice.

The higher the cultivation level of a demon beast, the stranger its appearance. Ye Qiao originally thought that snake-like and rat-like demon beasts were strange enough, but she didn't expect that Nascent Soul stage demon beasts would completely abandon their human form.

Ye Qiao grabbed her senior brother, who was standing there motionless, seemingly lost in thought, and tried to slip away: "Run!"

The higher the realm of a demon beast, the higher its intelligence. Zhou Xingyun was no less intelligent. It was probably because it was afraid of harming the beast that it didn't dare to rush up recklessly at the first moment. Moreover, it had been observing the two of them since daytime.

Ye Qiao didn't give it a chance to react and pulled the person away.

Zhou Xingyun turned around, but couldn't resist. He swung his sword, the sword energy like a rainbow, the momentum like thunder, and smoothed out the uneven feathers on its head.

Monster: "...?"

Ye Qiao couldn't help but blurt out, "Senior Brother, stop provoking it! Holy crap!"

As expected, Zhou Xingyun's actions completely enraged it. With its four hands on the ground, it bared its teeth and claws, trying to catch up with Ye Qiao, who was the slowest runner. Just as it was about to be caught, Zhou Xingyun simply lifted her by the back of her neck, easily creating distance with a gentle breeze. He glanced back at her.

"Hurry up and go."

On their first night in the secret realm, the two successfully achieved their goal of being hunted down by a Nascent Soul stage demon beast.

"Are there Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts in secret realms?"

While calculating the distance, Zhou Xingyun calmly replied, "Great secret realms all have Nascent Soul stage cultivators; I was just lucky not to encounter any before."

The audience also commented, "...I take back what I said about Ye Qiao being lucky."

"Her secret place has always been quite chaotic, okay?"

Zhou Xingyun reacted quickly, calculating the distance between them, giving the monster no chance to get close and attack. Just as it was about to catch up, he grabbed Ye Qiao and dodged away. Ye Qiao would occasionally turn around and throw a talisman at it.

She may not have much else, but she has a lot of talismans. Although she can't win a fight, she can buy time.

With some back-and-forth cooperation, there haven't been any major problems for the time being.

The first day was already so lively.

You can imagine what the situation was like in the secret realm later on.

Under Yun Que's guidance, Song Hansheng obtained a considerable amount of Qingxin Grass, but since they lacked alchemy practitioners, they hesitated for a moment before deciding to first approach the Biyue Sect to discuss cooperation.

The Azure Water Sect has no shortage of alchemists, but it lacks spiritual plants. After the two sects reached an agreement, their cooperation was barely acceptable.

They are ranked first and second respectively.

"The Treasure-Seeking Beast is really useful." The elder of the Moon Clean Sect was very satisfied with this ranking. In the end, the sect competition was just an annual bragging session for the elders and sect leaders of each sect.

The elders of the Azure Water Sect were not so optimistic: "This is only the first day."

Elder Zhao wanted to rub his forehead, because he was already exhausted just because it was only the first day.

On the very first day, he dared to provoke a Nascent Soul stage demon beast.

How will we get through the days to come?

Mingxuan and Mu Chongxi teamed up. Mingxuan first used his divine sense to scan the area to confirm that it was safe before preparing to go with his fourth junior brother to find Xue Yu's whereabouts.

Xue Yu is the key player in this match.

Moreover, both the junior sister and the senior brother are like slippery eels, able to thrive even on their own.

With Mingxuan's strong spiritual sense and the assistance of talismans, Mu Chongxi, carrying his sword, quickly dealt with the demonic beasts.

However, the two were not very lucky, as they ran into two disciples of the Sword Inquiry Sect on their very first day.

Chu Xingzhi and his junior sister Zhu You.

"What a coincidence." Mingxuan subtly tightened his grip on the talisman in his hand, remaining vigilant towards the two of them.

Chu Xingzhi sneered: "Mingxuan? Don't think that just because you've broken through to the Golden Core stage, I'll respect you."

He looked down on Mingxuan from the very beginning of the competition.

He was the one who mocked Mingxuan the most back then. In the end, the two of them have always been at odds. The reason they didn't quarrel in Yunshui City was simply because they had to cooperate to complete the mission. Now they're in the third competition.

When experts meet, they tease each other as a sign of respect.

"Yo yo yo." However, Mingxuan was no longer the self-conscious person he was at the beginning after being mocked. The young man raised his chin, revealing a smug smile exactly like Ye Qiao's: "So concerned about whether I've broken through to the Golden Core stage yet? What, you have a crush on me?"

This self-defeating argument successfully changed Chu Xingzhi's disgusted expression, and he placed his hand on the sword at his waist, ready to attack.