The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

Yan Ge reached out, and a sword appeared in his hand. With a single stroke, a wisp of sword intent silently sent chills down everyone's spine.

It felt as if a torrential downpour had fallen on my back all night, the water droplets seeping into my body through every crevice of my skin, chilling my blood and leaving my mind blank.

This is Yan Ge's sword intent—the sword intent of severing all thoughts.

The sword intent wasn't aimed at Chi Miao and the others, but everyone present could feel how terrifying this seemingly light sword strike was.

Seemingly sensing danger, a wisp of purplish-red flame suddenly shot out from the head of the Heavenly Sword Sect disciple.

"Trying to run away?!"

Yan Ge shouted, and the sword intent of severing thoughts transformed into a halo, encircling all the purplish-red flames.

Chi Miao quickly stepped forward to look: "What is this?"

She instinctively felt... that this thing had a unique attraction for her.

Yan Ge: "It's the aura of sword intent."

Chi Miao was taken aback: "Sword intent?"

Yan Ge nodded: "I don't know if it's just my imagination... but this sword intent has a kind of... aura that I sensed outside the circle."

Upon hearing this, everyone was utterly shocked.

"An aura from outside the circle? A demon?!"

When people mention outside the entertainment industry, this is the first thing that comes to mind.

Yan Ge didn't speak, only saying, "I'm not sure."

"Back then, I only went to the outer circle once. It's not a place that humans can set foot in. Even I... could easily be corrupted by the aura there. I could sense the existence of something terrifying, so we were all extremely cautious that time."

"As for whether it's demonic energy... I've only dealt with it once. This aura is very similar, but I can't be sure."

But no matter what.

The atmosphere made all of them feel uncomfortable.

Just at this time.

Chi Miao called out, "Master, could I have this?"

Yan Ge was puzzled, but since his apprentice wanted this thing, he must have his own reasons.

He handed that wisp of sword intent to Chi Miao.

Everyone looked at her.

She first tried to comprehend the sword intent with her spiritual power, but couldn't grasp anything.

Even after being thrown hard to the ground again, the sword intent did not dissipate.

Finally, Chi Miao held it in his palm and stared at it for a long time: "I suddenly have a very bold idea."

Yan Ge: "What did you say?"

Chi Miao took a deep breath, and then with a "whoosh," swallowed the ball of sword intent.

Did you swallow it?

"No... what are you doing?! You swallowed it?!"

Chi Miao's move caught everyone off guard, causing chaos and panic.

Yan Ge quickly hugged Chi Miao from behind and used the Heimlich maneuver. Chi Miao slumped in her arms like a piece of paper without any support.

Yan Ge shuddered! Chi Miao let out a final, agonizing scream, "Ah!"

Yan Ge shuddered again!

Chi Miao let out another "Ah".

Yan Ge: "Spit it out! Spit it out right now! You child, we at Nine Swords Mountain haven't starved you, why are you putting everything in your mouth? Not to mention this thing might be related to demons, you just threw it on the ground!"

Why is his apprentice so unclean?!

After shaking for a while, Chi Miao stopped moving completely.

Jin Shengfei, standing to the side, was deathly pale. Pointing at Chi Miao, he exclaimed, "Uncle-Master Yan Ge, Chi Miao... she seems to have stopped breathing!"

"Huh???" Yan Ge was dumbfounded. Looking down, he saw that Chi Miao was indeed ashen-faced from all the commotion he had caused. "No, I... I remember that's how you do first aid!"

Yu Wuxin, who was standing nearby, immediately and skillfully began to make arrangements: "Where's the coffin? Where's the coffin! Someone! Bring the coffin!!"

The Heavenly Sword Sect disciples standing nearby were dumbfounded, their pupils even trembling.

No...you guys...huh??

Isn't this person a little too skilled at this task?

You treat your own people even worse than they do! You've ruined them!

Just at this time.

"Wait a minute!"

Chi Miao, lying on the ground, raised her hand high: "I'm still alive..."

Heavenly Sword Sect disciple: "Huh?? This thing survived?!"

Your life is incredibly resilient!

With everyone's help, Chi Miao struggled to his feet and then spat out a "Pui!"

A perfectly round ball of light flew out.

Everyone: "Huh???"

"No, Chi Miao, how can you spit on the ground like that! Your manners really need improvement!"

Chi Miao was speechless, looking utterly exhausted and wanting to die: "That's not phlegm! Look closely! That's sword intent!!"

She admitted that she was of low quality and liked to play with abstract concepts.

But her image isn't that bad! She would never spit on the ground like that!

If you spread any more rumors, I'll kill you all!!

Everyone then came to their senses.

They looked at the ball of light that Chi Miao had spat out.

"Sword intent?"

Chi Miao: "Mm."

Yan Ge: "Who's going to retrieve it and take a look?"

He looked at Ying Wuhuo.

Ying Wuhuo took a step back and looked at Jin Shengfei: "I'm not going because of the saliva."

Jin Shengfei: "Why are you looking at me? I'm afraid of getting dirty too, I'm not going."

At this moment, all the prodigies unanimously despised Chi Miao.

Chi Miao hardened her fist: "I'll go get it myself!"

One or two, not one of them is reliable!

She immediately took out a pair of gloves and put them on.

Everyone: "Why are you wearing gloves to pick up what you vomited up yourself?!"

Chi Miao: "If you keep making sarcastic remarks, I'll spit in your faces!"

Believe it or not, she'll completely abandon all shame!

The members of the Heavenly Sword Sect trembled: "Thank goodness they didn't notice us..."

Chi Miao looked at them and suddenly burst into laughter.

"I've noticed it now."

"Go, retrieve it!"

Disciple of Tianjian Sect: "..."

Are we dogs?!

Chi Miao: "It is now."

Disciple of Tianjian Sect: "..."

In the end, the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect succumbed to Chi Miao's tyranny and obediently retrieved the ball.

After Chi Miao's efforts, the sword intent really did look quite convincing!

Moreover... there was a scent that Chi Miao was extremely familiar with.

"The essence of the Dao?"

Everyone was bewildered: "What...what's going on?"

Jin Shengfei looked at Chi Miao in astonishment: "Do you have a purifier inside your stomach?"

Chi Miao shrugged: "I don't know, I just have a gut feeling that it's edible."

Rong Xuanji: "Then... what about those dirty things, that demonic energy?"

Chi Miao shrugged again: "I ate it."

Everyone: "Huh??!!"

"No...you...you ingested demonic energy?!"

At that moment, everyone felt utterly hopeless.

"You...eat and drink well, and get into your coffin soon."

Chi Miao: "What, am I going to die again?"

Everyone: "Yes."

Yan Ge explained: "Demonic energy is inherently the nemesis of humans. Once it enters the human body, it will quickly erode the human's internal organs. You actually ingested demonic energy... Of course, I'm not sure if it was demonic energy at all."

"Disciple, it's not that your master doesn't want to save you, it's just that your master is powerless to help!"

As they were saying this, everyone was about to start wailing in advance.

"Stop!" Chi Miao suddenly raised her hand and then said, "Let me finish. Strictly speaking, it wasn't me who ate it, but rather..."