I Saved the Entire Sect by Slacking Off Chapter 33

I Saved the Entire Sect by Slacking Off

Chapter 33

Isn’t Yun Que from the Yueqing Sect? How do disciples from these two sects even know each other?

Yun Que, with an innocent expression, replied, “Senior Sister was taken in and raised by our master from a young age. Later, something happened, and Second Senior Sister left the sect in a fit of anger.”

As the saying goes, “Filial piety is the foremost of all virtues,” and “Once a teacher, always a father.” These principles hold true even in the cultivation world. To abandon the master who raised her and run off to another sect—what kind of ungrateful behavior is that?

Immediately, everyone cast contemptuous looks at Ye Qiao, as if they were staring at scum.

In the next second, a sword shadow flashed, and Yun Que’s expression froze.

Swept by the sword aura, Yun Que uncontrollably staggered back and fell to the ground. Blood surged in her throat. Although Ye Qinghan had quickly dispelled most of the sword aura, Yun Que was still shocked, sitting on the ground with her skirt stained in mud, looking utterly miserable.

The culprit, Mu Chongxi, looked at her nonchalantly and then broke into a radiant smile. “Little sister Yun, my little sister didn’t hit you today because she has class.”

“And I hit you today,” he smiled, “because I don’t.”

Everyone: “…” Does Changming Sect even understand the concept of class?

“If you’re not satisfied, have your Yueqing Sect fight me.” Every sect treasures their little sisters, right?

Even Wenjian Sect has a little sister. Now that they finally have one in their sect, Mu Chongxi, a straightforward guy, couldn’t stand Yun Que’s subtle attempts to lure his little sister back to Yueqing Sect.

How could he tolerate that?

So, unable to hold back any longer, Mu Chongxi made his move.

Ye Qiao exclaimed, “Wow~ To be honest, Fourth Senior Brother looks pretty cool when he’s not being a goof.”

The sudden sword strike, without any killing intent, left even Ye Qinghan unable to react immediately.

The young man helped Yun Que up, a trace of coldness in his eyes. However, Ye Qinghan was rational. At this stage, he and Yun Que were only mildly interested in each other, not enough to draw swords against Changming Sect.

Seeing Ye Qinghan’s indifference, Yun Que could no longer control herself and started crying.

Mu Chongxi covered his ears, “There she goes again.”

Enough already.

Yun Que’s tearful, pitiful appearance even stirred the usually cold-hearted disciples of Wenjian Sect to want to comfort her. After all, a beauty in tears is a rare sight.

Seeing that there was nothing more for her to do, Ye Qiao sat down on the ground and began examining the stick with Duan Hengdao.

The three of them huddled together, murmuring for a long time without figuring anything out.

“Yun Que’s treasure-seeking beast likes this stick so much; there must be something strange about it.”

Duan Hengdao mused, “I can’t tell what material it’s made of. I guess the treasure-seeking beast was drawn by the stick’s scent. I’ll carve a sealing spell on it for now; it would be disastrous if it attracted some big demon beast.”

Ye Qiao sincerely thanked him.

No wonder Chengfeng Sect is so wealthy; who wouldn’t like such versatile craftsmen?

As the sky darkened, Duan Hengdao busied himself adding runes to the stick, Mu Chongxi chose to meditate and cultivate, and everyone had their tasks. Ye Qiao calculated the time. “How many days does the secret realm last?”

“For a major secret realm, it’s shorter—five days, I think.”

“Does that mean it ends tomorrow?” She blinked, “Hey, I was having quite a good time.”

Duan Hengdao was too tired to retort.

Wasn’t she? She indeed seemed to be enjoying herself.

Only Yueqing Sect suffered in this whole ordeal.

They all came to seek treasures, but Song Hansheng’s group did nothing but accrue a pile of hatred, without even knowing who caused it.

What a tragedy~

But it was indeed enjoyable following Ye Qiao; they only needed to follow and pick up the leftovers. Why doesn’t our sect have such a little sister?

Duan Hengdao, highly skilled, spent over an hour inscribing the sealing spell. Ye Qiao examined the stick, unable to discern any difference since she wasn’t skilled in artifact refining.

Duan Hengdao explained considerately, “This is a temporary sealing spell due to the time constraint. If you want to undo it, just erase it with spiritual power.”

Ye Qiao scrutinized the stick and nodded in understanding.

“Why did you come down the mountain?” During the long night, the two started a casual conversation.

Ye Qiao sighed, “The forbidden area was too boring, so we got teleportation talismans from Second Senior Brother and slipped down the mountain.”

“…snuck out?”

As a good boy, Duan Hengdao was dumbfounded. Could they really sneak out?

Ye Qiao fiddled with the bamboo shoot in her hand, noticing his shock. She smiled, “Yes, we did. I just hope Senior Brother didn’t find out that we snuck out.”

Otherwise, Zhou Xingyun might just explode on the spot, right?

Early the next morning, the secret realm was about to close. All the cultivators gathered to find the exit. There were quite a few familiar faces. The disciples of the Yueqing Sect, led by Song Hansheng, looked tattered and worn out, a stark contrast to their pristine appearance when they first entered.

Ye Qiao guessed they must have been hunted by a group of rogue cultivators, which left them in such a sorry state.

Song Hansheng immediately spotted Ye Qiao, but he didn’t have time to confront her. Instead, he stared straight at Yun Que.

He was furious. It was bad enough that they got nothing from this secret realm, but they were also pursued by a group of rogue cultivators demanding to know where the spirit stones were hidden.

Song Hansheng was utterly frustrated. How was he supposed to know where Yun Que hid the spirit stones? His little sister was very cunning, always following Wenjian Sect around and constantly harassing the Yueqing Sect.

Why didn’t they go after Yun Que instead?

Although he thought this, he suppressed his anger and grabbed Yun Que. “Little sister, did you get the fire-type spirit stones?”

Yun Que was confused. Fire-type spirit stones?

“No,” she said, bewildered. Weren’t those spirit stones taken by Ye Qiao? Why ask her?

Song Hansheng thought she was playing dumb to keep the spirit stones for herself, which only made him angrier.

Just as he was about to continue questioning her, the exit to the secret realm opened. Yun Que found him utterly baffling and didn’t want to deal with him. She turned to Ye Qinghan, holding his hand, and softly said, “Senior Brother, let’s go.”

“I have a map of the secret realm and know the safest route.”

The location of the secret realm’s exit was unpredictable, so cultivators had to find it themselves. Yun Que spoke confidently and indeed had a map.

But Ye Qiao had the plot in her hands.

In the novel, Yun Que’s directions were correct, but the path led to heavy casualties. Their large group encountered a nascent soul-level monster, and those who couldn’t protect themselves were all devoured.

Perhaps to provide the heroine with some equipment, many rogue cultivators died on that route. However, Yun Que gained a lot by collaborating with others to kill the nascent soul monster, acquiring many spirit fruits. Unfortunately, this also triggered nearby barriers, trapping everyone inside.

Seeing that the group of rogue cultivators was about to follow Yun Que, Ye Qiao spoke up, “Does anyone want to follow us instead?”

Her suggestion seemed presumptuous.

The cultivators looked at her with eyes clearly saying, “A Foundation Establishment cultivator? Why follow you?”

Yun Que sighed, seemingly exasperated, “Senior Sister, please don’t cause trouble. I have the map.”

Ye Qiao was silent for a moment. “I advise you all, really, don’t go.”

Following the protagonists might keep them alive, but some insignificant extras would definitely be implicated.

Song Jian sneered, “What are you babbling about, Ye Qiao? Do you just want to show off?”

“Funny thing is, I’m the type who does exactly what others tell me not to do.”

However, Song Jian’s near-taunting words didn’t faze Ye Qiao at all.

She even had the presence of mind to ask, “You do the opposite of what you’re told?”

“Does that mean,” Ye Qiao pondered, “if I tell you not to eat shit, you’ll do it?”

“…”

Who taught you to understand it like that!?

After snapping back at Song Jian, Ye Qiao repeated her warning. Seeing that most people still chose to follow Yun Que, she didn’t waste any more effort. Turning to her two friends, she said, “Let’s go.”

If she couldn’t stop people from courting death, she wouldn’t try.

Some were scared by Ye Qiao’s serious tone and hesitated before deciding to follow them. But these were only a few rogue cultivators. Most felt safer with the Wenjian Sect disciples.

At first, Duan Hengdao didn’t fully trust Ye Qiao, staying tense the whole way, fearing they might encounter a monster that would tear them apart. But in the end, he realized he had worried for nothing.

Not only did they not encounter any monsters, but they didn’t even see a bird.

Everything went smoothly.

“Damn,” Duan Hengdao exclaimed, grabbing Ye Qiao. “Are you some kind of destiny-reading cultivator?”

Ye Qiao blinked, “Of course not, I was just guessing.” She couldn’t tell them she had the plot, right?

After leading the rogue cultivators out, Ye Qiao received grateful looks from them.

Seeing the exit, Duan Hengdao’s eyes lit up. “Let’s get out of here quickly.”

Successfully leaving the secret realm and gaining many treasures, Duan Hengdao was satisfied. Ye Qiao didn’t follow him out; instead, she turned back.

“What are you doing?” Duan Hengdao grabbed her hand in fear, “The secret realm closes in less than two hours. Where are you going?”

Ye Qiao sighed dramatically, “I’m going to catch some monsters.”

Duan Hengdao: “???” If he remembered correctly, the lowest-level monsters in the secret realm were mid-Foundation Establishment, right?

She, a low-level Foundation Establishment, catching monsters?

More like being caught by monsters?

“Are you serious?” Duan Hengdao was incredulous.

Ye Qiao nodded.

Duan Hengdao couldn’t understand where her confidence came from, but he gritted his teeth, “Fine.”

“I’ll go with you.” After spending so many days together, he couldn’t just leave her.

Mu Chongxi, watching his little sister head towards danger, held his head in frustration, but what could he do? He had to support her.