The group rushed all the way toward the demon beast nest marked on the map, slaughtering all the demon beasts inside before the Yueqing Sect's people could arrive.
At this moment, Ye Qinghan narrowed his eyes and warned in a low voice, “The Yueqing Sect's people should be arriving soon.”
He turned his head to look at Zhou Xingyun beside him. “In a moment, you and I will join forces to deal with Song Hansheng and the sword cultivator in their team. We'll make it quick.”
Zhou Xingyun looked utterly blank and asked in confusion, “What are you talking about? I don't understand.”
A vein throbbed on Ye Qinghan's temple. Ultimately, he sighed helplessly. “Since our two sects have formed an alliance, where is the sincerity of your Changming Sect?”
As soon as the words fell, Zhou Xingyun did not hesitate. He grabbed Luo Qingyu, who was standing next to Ye Qiao, and pushed her forward, saying candidly, “This is our Changming Sect's sincerity.”
Luo Qingyu froze, her eyes widening as she stared at Zhou Xingyun in disbelief.
Her eyes seemed to say: I didn't expect you to be this kind of Senior Brother!
Pushed forward, caught completely off guard, Luo Qingyu met Ye Qinghan's gaze, and the scene instantly plunged into an awkward silence.
...
“Oh my god, this is hilarious! Zhou Xingyun's gap moe is just too much!”
“Look at Luo Qingyu's accusatory little look! It's so real!”
Watching the battle from outside, Qin Fanfan raised his hand to clutch his chest, helplessly comforting himself, “Don't get angry, don't get angry. They're all my own disciples.”
“Once the secret realm trial is over, I must properly discipline Xingyun.”
Elder Zhao looked utterly baffled, muttering to himself, “Xingyun is usually so sensible. How could he be so muddled today as to push his own Junior Brother out as a show of sincerity?”
While the awkward atmosphere in the secret realm was at its peak, Ye Qiao's expression suddenly turned serious, instantly breaking the silence. “Someone's coming.”
As soon as her voice fell, footsteps approached from a distance, and the Yueqing Sect group slowly came into view.
Song Hansheng, who was leading them, furrowed his brows tightly. His gaze slowly swept over the members of the Changming Sect and the Wenjian Sect standing side by side, and he looked surprised. “I didn't expect your two sects to actually join forces.”
“The Wenjian Sect has always been proud and aloof, never deigning to ally with weaker sects. Could it be that you made an exception to cooperate because Ming Xuan is here?”
Beside him, Su Zhuo sneered immediately, his tone dripping with sarcasm. “You sword cultivators really have no brains, actually thinking of cooperating with a sect like the Changming Sect.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Qingyu was not angered but instead let out a light laugh and shot back, “You say sword cultivators have no brains, but doesn't that make your Yueqing Sect even more brainless? Weren't you still played like fools by my Junior Sister before?”
Su Zhuo's face instantly flushed red with anger as he roared, “You're looking for death!”
The battle was triggered in an instant.
Song Hansheng's hands quickly formed seals to lay down a formation, charging straight at Ye Qinghan. The Wenjian Sect members drew their swords in unison and leaped forward to join the fray.
Amidst the chaotic battle, Ye Qiao quietly hid behind several people, her fingertips quickly forming seals as she silently laid down a formation.
Outside the secret realm, the spectators instantly erupted into a frenzy, with discussions breaking out one after another.
“What do you call this! Playing dumb to eat the tiger, right?”
“Who the hell would have thought that Ye Qiao is actually a talisman cultivator!”
“More than that! She's a dual sword and talisman cultivator!!”
“Did you forget the first day? When Luo Qingyu was in the Wenjian Sect's team, she easily avoided all kinds of formations. She's also half a talisman cultivator!”
The Chengfeng Sect elder narrowed his eyes slightly, a sudden realization dawning on him. “No wonder they weren't anxious at all along the way. It turns out they came well-prepared.”
The elders of the other sects were all filled with shock. No one had expected Ye Qiao to know how to lay formations. Looking at how skilled she was, she was actually an orthodox talisman cultivator.
Everyone was secretly astonished. They had never expected that the Changming Sect would produce three talisman cultivators all at once this year.
Someone marveled in a low voice, “Although we don't know if Luo Qingyu can draw talismans, she is extremely proficient in formations, which counts as half a talisman cultivator. Hiss—this year's Changming Sect is truly terrifying!”
The Yueqing Sect elder's face was solemn as he spoke in a deep voice, “So this is your Changming Sect's trump card. Three talisman cultivators... your Changming Sect is truly a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.”
Qin Fanfan listened with a look of utter bewilderment, completely confused in his heart: How did I not know about this at all?
But as the Sect Master of the Changming Sect, he could only force himself to maintain a calm facade, pretending to be deep as he coolly retorted, “Your sect is allowed to hide a card up its sleeve, but our Changming Sect isn't allowed to keep a low profile?”
“We call this strategy!”
Hearing this, the other elders could only itch with resentment. Yet they couldn't find any words to refute Qin Fanfan, so they could only choke down their annoyance and turn their heads away.
The Chengfeng Sect elder snorted softly and said sourly, “Keeping a low profile to the point where even your own Sect Master is kept in the dark... this strategy is certainly ‘well-executed’.”
On the side, Elder Zhao smoothed things over, though he couldn't hide his pride. “They're just kids who like to have fun and don't like to show off their skills, that's all. When things actually happen, they don't hesitate at all.”
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