The unlucky elders of the Illusionary Heaven Palace were speechless; their luck was simply too bad.

"Young Master, what's going on? The situation is tense."

"It's nothing, just crippling a clown." Ye Xiruo's nonchalant tone almost made the elders of Huantian Palace spit out blood.

"Young Palace Master, please watch your words. Is it glorious to spread that the Divine Son of my Illusionary Heaven Palace was crippled because of the people of your Pill King Palace, who bullied the weak and outnumbered?"

"It's better than someone who tried to pick a fight but failed and then attacked." People's psychology is always strange; they tend to sympathize with the weak. Now, the eldest brother and Brother Xiu Qi are standing here unharmed, while that brat is already crippled. This would make people who don't know the inside story think that the Pill King Palace is bullying others, narrow-minded, ruthless, and doesn't even spare such a small child.

However, if Ye Xi believed in Brother Xiu Qi, if this person didn't deserve it, how could Brother Xiu Qi, with his delicate mind, have tarnished his reputation for such a trivial matter?

"With the Heavenly Ranking competition imminent, it's better to settle any grudges after the tournament. Otherwise, we'll create a ruckus before the tournament even begins, making us a laughingstock for the other races." Elder Lianqing knew that this was a feud between major sects, and Saintess Peak couldn't easily intervene. She could only use the greater good to suppress the conflict for now.

After all, no heavyweight figures who could truly end the feud between the two factions, such as the Palace Master of the Illusionary Heaven Palace and the Palace Master of the Pill King Palace, have appeared, so there is no point in maintaining this stalemate.

The elders of the Illusionary Heaven Palace left angrily with their divine sons. The onlookers were disappointed not to see the long-awaited battle, but they still left to avoid Ye Xiruo taking it out on them if she was unhappy.

"Where is everyone? Do I look that scary?" Coming to her senses, she realized that there was no one around her.

"They're afraid you'll go on a killing spree," Zishu joked.

Ye Xiruo was somewhat speechless: "Am I that scary?"

Zishu nodded: "You are the most terrifying person in the Danwang Palace."

"You're really framing an innocent person. How could a simple, kind, beautiful, and lovely fairy like me kill someone so easily? There must be some despicable person ruining my reputation."

Yi Ruowu followed behind the elders, her heart filled with despair. Xiu Qiyu, Xiu Qiyu, over the years, Xiu Qiyu had become an obsession in her heart, but today, this obsession was ruthlessly shattered.

Previously, Xiu Qiyu was oblivious to everyone else. She could comfort herself by believing that as long as she treated him sincerely, and as long as Xiu Qiyu wasn't made of stone, she would eventually be moved. She still had a chance; she was a proud saintess. But she never imagined that in less than a year, someone else would appear in Xiu Qiyu's eyes and heart. From Xiu Qiyu's gaze, she felt a deep concern and care, but this love had nothing to do with her.

The Divine Child was crippled by Xiu Qiyu, though the reason was unknown, it was still a favor in a way. After so many years of this dream, it was time to wake up. Yi Ruowu's steps gradually became firmer. Even if she couldn't be his true love, she should at least be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with him. As for this years of obsession, let's just consider it a dream!

"What are you looking at? If you can't bear to leave, hurry up and chase after them." Ye Xiruo nudged Xiu Qiyu.

"Little Yezi, I've gotten you into trouble." Xiu Qiyu ruffled Ye Xiruo's hair. This little smug look, is she jealous again?

"You've solved a huge problem for me. Given the God Child's personality, if he can't beat you, the first person he'll want to kill is me."

"Junior Sister really knows her own limitations."

Ye Xiruo said calmly, "Without me, the Holy Body of Light would be the best in the world, always overshadowed by me. I don't even believe myself that they don't want to kill me."

"It's too dangerous for you to come out like this," Xiu Qiyu said helplessly.

"If I don't show up soon, you two will be beaten to death. You're really going to die before you even get started, tsk tsk."

"Junior Sister's mouth is getting worse and worse."

"Thank you both for coming to my rescue, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do." Is Ye Xiruo starting to act like Chuanliang's innocent little rabbit again? Unfortunately, Elder Lianqing had already seen her violent and tough rabbit side.

"Young Master is joking. With your abilities, you should be able to escape quickly even without us."

"You two elders are too kind. Master is here too. Would you like to come and sit with us?" Ye Xiru blinked and winked.

Elder Lianqing and Elder Lianchi then stopped refusing: "In that case, we'll have to trouble the young master."

"Then let's go."

Unlike Ye Xiruo and her group, who were calm and composed, the people of Huantian Palace felt their spirits sink to the bottom. The Divine Child, the hope for the revival of Huantian Palace, had been destroyed by Zishu and Xiqu. If it were that his Qi Sea was destroyed, there might still be a chance to recover with the countless rare treasures in the world, but his consciousness Sea had been torn to pieces by Zishu. Now he was completely unconscious and could not even be considered human. Moreover, it happened right in front of them. How could they swallow this insult? They were the sect's most trusted members, and they didn't know how to explain this to the Palace Master when they returned.

Yi Ruowu's expression had returned to its usual calm, while the so-called Divine Child was casually carried around like a tattered sack. This was the nature of sects; once they were no longer of use, they would be ruthlessly discarded. She had been treated this way before, and now the Divine Child was the same. Who knew who would be next? She had given back enough to the sect over the years; she had absolutely no interest in sharing its fate.

"Holy Maiden, what should we do about this?"

Now that she thought of herself, the seemingly dispensable Holy Maiden, Yi Ruowu sneered inwardly: "Tell the Palace Master the truth. We failed in our protection and should apologize to the Palace Master. Right now, we should keep the news of the Divine Child's unfortunate death a secret and let the disciples perform well. If they can leave their names on the Heavenly Ranking, the Palace Master probably won't be too angry."

“What the Holy Maiden says is absolutely right.”

Are these old foxes trying to make her take the blame? It's a pity that the Divine Child, who was used as a secret weapon of the Illusionary Cloud Sect, has been rendered useless. It's truly fate.

"Elder Lianqing, has the Holy Maiden emerged from seclusion this time?"

"No, the two Supreme Elders and several other elders led their disciples to participate in the Heavenly Ranking Competition. The girls on Saintess Peak miss you very much."

"You must be missing my pills! It's a pity I sold them before I came, otherwise I would have made even more money now." Ye Xiruo showed a pained expression.

Elder Lianqing was both amused and exasperated. She was truly obsessed with money, her eyes lighting up at the sight of spirit stones. Anyone who didn't know better would think that she, the young palace master, was living a miserable life.