Chapter 56

Ye Qiao watched the fight inside the formation for a long time and concluded that Ye Qinghan wasn’t doing very well.

He couldn’t even get close to Song Hansheng.

Both sects were currently injured and in a stalemate, with neither able to overcome the other. Song Hansheng set up the formation quickly, while Ye Qinghan was more straightforward, directly using his sword to break the formation. This method consumed too much spiritual energy, but with only two days left in the secret realm, he couldn’t afford to be cautious.

If Yueqing Sect wasn’t eliminated, Wenjian Sect would be at the bottom.

“Talismans are really powerful,” Xue Yu said, leaning in. “I’ve decided to be nicer to Ming Xuan in the future.”

Inside the formation, they couldn’t see what was happening, so they sat back and watched the drama unfold.

Mu Chongxi pulled out a bag of sunflower seeds, “Want some?”

The three of them took some and began munching on the seeds without any psychological burden.

“This is a confinement array,” Ye Qiao explained. “It’s one of Yueqing Sect’s formations and doesn’t have much offensive power. It won’t last long. Once the formation is broken, we can go help Ye Qinghan.”

It was impossible for Changming Sect to contribute right now. The only ones who could bear the brunt were Wenjian Sect’s five members.

Song Hansheng was puzzled by the lack of movement from Changming Sect’s members.

The confinement array was a weak formation. It was possible to forcibly break out if needed. Was their formation too strong?

Song Hansheng didn’t think too much about it. After all, being able to block the Changming Sect members was already a feat; otherwise, the four of them would be struggling against the two sects’ core disciples.

The two sects fought fiercely, and once Ye Qiao finished her sunflower seeds, she looked at the vanished confinement formation and clapped her hands. “Let’s go.”

Regardless of what happened next, Yueqing Sect had to be eliminated.

With the disappearance of the confinement formation, Song Hansheng immediately noticed Ye Qiao’s situation. There was no way around it; her presence was too prominent.

Especially with the shadow of the previous ambush fresh in his mind, he habitually kept an eye on Ye Qiao.

Zhou Xingyun sighed and slowly blocked Song Hansheng’s path while glancing at Ye Qiao. “You and Mu Chongxi handle the other two.”

Song Hansheng focused on the sword in Zhou Xingyun’s hand, feeling a long-lost sense of pressure. His expression tightened, and he said, “I’m serious.”

Zhou Xingyun sheathed his sword and turned to run, his voice casual. “Just kidding.”

Song Hansheng: “…”

His face twisted uncontrollably for a moment before he immediately chased after Zhou Xingyun.

Song Hansheng knew that Zhou Xingyun was tricky and might even be beyond his ability to defeat. He had only been testing him earlier, but Zhou Xingyun had retreated without a fight.

Zhou Xingyun moved quickly, and Song Hansheng followed closely. Their chase created a scene that amazed the onlookers.

“I don’t understand, what are these two core disciples doing?”

“I’ve been looking forward to seeing them face off.”

Being a top disciple, Song Hansheng’s skills in formations were not inferior to others. In the right circumstances, he could even match Ye Qinghan. However, Zhou Xingyun didn’t even engage him.

Ye Qiao and Su Zhuo crossed paths and, without exchanging any words, immediately started fighting.

Su Zhuo’s talismans flew from his fingertips, with two talismans attacking Ye Qiao from tricky angles. Ye Qiao, being slightly less powerful, couldn’t avoid them and ended up getting hit.

The two talismans easily pinned her in place.

Su Zhuo thought it was nothing extraordinary.

Even though Ye Qiao was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she had managed to make Song Hansheng so wary.

As he easily immobilized Ye Qiao, he tried to take her mustard seed bag. But before he could react, the previously immobilized girl suddenly looked up and kicked him fiercely.

Talisman cultivators are usually weak up close, and Ye Qiao’s kick broke Su Zhuo’s ribs instantly. He turned pale with pain and stared at Ye Qiao in shock, not understanding why she could move.

Ye Qiao had no intention of explaining. She took out two talismans identical to Su Zhuo’s and slapped them onto him.

Soon, she found Su Zhuo’s identity badge from the mustard seed bag.

Just as she was about to crush it, Su Zhuo’s face turned white, and he almost reflexively shouted, “Second Senior Sister!”

He tried to play the emotional card, hoping to evoke memories of their time together in Yueqing Sect.

Ye Qiao didn’t give him a chance to whine and crushed the identity badge, saying goodbye to Su Zhuo.

Once Ye Qiao finished with Su Zhuo, Mu Chongxi also took down Yueqing Sect’s sword cultivator.

Before Ye Qiao took action, Yueqing Sect’s core disciples had already been worn down over the past few months, and their depleted spiritual energy was insufficient to continue.

Thus, it was a smooth process.

Ye Qinghan watched as Zhou Xingyun and Song Hansheng played a game of “Love’s Magic Circle” at a leisurely pace. His mouth twitched, and he finally couldn’t take it anymore. He picked up his sword and joined the fray.

He had initially hoped to observe Zhou Xingyun’s sword techniques and save some energy for himself, but he had forgotten that Zhou Xingyun was the type who would lie down if he could.

Faced with Zhou Xingyun and Ye Qinghan’s encirclement, Song Hansheng didn’t even have time to perform a teleportation spell before a sword was quietly pressed against his throat.

Ye Qinghan asked coldly, “Do you want to do it yourself, or should we help you?”

Once it was confirmed that they could secure a top-three position even if eliminated, Song Hansheng decisively crushed his identity badge.

Yueqing Sect didn’t have a strong obsession with being first, and this competition had already proven their worth. Even if eliminated, Song Hansheng was in a relatively good mood, having finally redeemed himself!

The audience exhaled deeply:

“Finally, it’s over.”

“Yueqing Sect truly lives up to its reputation as a major sect of talisman cultivators. Impressive.”

“Wait…”

“It doesn’t seem to be over yet.”

Three out of four talisman cultivators were eliminated, leaving only Yun Que.

While Ye Qinghan and Song Hansheng were engaged in a fierce battle, Yun Que didn’t want to offend either side and remained completely passive, which made the other elders frown.

Without any spirit of cooperation, where did Yun Hen find such a disciple?

Ye Qiao noticed Yun Que in the corner and decisively said, “Go.”

Surround and beat him up.

However, Ye Qinghan easily neutralized her sword strike, his long sword pointing directly at Ye Qiao.

Wenjian Sect needed a talisman cultivator to lead them, and Yun Que’s gentle nature meant he was a suitable choice without concerns of betrayal.

As for the Changming Sect members.

With the three members of Yueqing Sect eliminated, they were naturally no longer of use.

“Hey, hey, hey. Is it really okay to betray us after using us?” Mu Chongxi extended his hand with a smirk and pushed aside Yun Que’s sword, adopting a particularly arrogant stance. “Weren’t we supposed to join forces? Aren’t we your allies?”

Ye Qinghan replied coldly, “You’re stupid. What’s there to blame?”

Changming Sect members were always foolish, and Ye Qinghan didn’t see anything wrong with betrayal. In the secret realm, what mattered was cooperation and strategy.

At the moment his words fell.

Golden chains formed an formation and gathered in the air, with invisible barriers rising around them.

The Four Directions Formation, Lock.

The light intensified, and the familiar formation made everyone’s eyes widen.

“Damn.” Chu Xingzhi saw the formation above and reacted immediately, “The Yueqing Sect scum can’t play fair and are resorting to ambushes?”

His little sister looked at the formation beneath their feet and frowned. “But there’s only one talisman cultivator from Yueqing Sect, right?”

So who set up this formation?

Could Mingxuan come back to life halfway through?

At that moment, Ye Qinghan suddenly realized he had overlooked something.

He abruptly turned his head and saw Ye Qiao smiling and pointing in their direction. Her hand slightly turned, and her gesture was precisely the standard starting pose used by talisman cultivators when setting up an formation.

She spoke slowly, “You’re stupid. What’s there to blame?”

There’s one more chapter left. Whew!