"Your sword is messed up."

Xue Qing's voice came from behind him. Li Qingge quickly put away his sword and turned around. He saw Xue Qing leaning against the cave entrance, her cheeks still as cold as ever.

"Nothing, I just haven't sent any messages home for a few days. I thought they would be worried about me."

Li Qingge forced a smile.

Xue Qing naturally didn't believe what Li Qingge said.

In her opinion, Li Qingge was clearly upset, and the reason for this upset was, as expected, Chen Yang.

After all, that was her mentality back then, so it would be too easy for her to figure out Li Qingge, this junior, now.

She sneered in her heart, but remained expressionless on her face. She simply said, "So that's how it is. Miss Li is quite filial."

Li Qingge forced a smile and didn't respond.

Of course she could see Xue Qing's disbelief, but this was just an excuse she made up. She also knew that her poor acting skills could not deceive Xue Qing at all.

The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment, and Li Qingge's palms holding the hilt of the sword were slightly sweaty.

Xue Qing didn't say anything either, just looked into the distance quietly.

Her eyes were deep and cold, as if she could see through everything.

After a long while, she withdrew her gaze and said calmly, "The technique Miss Li is practicing seems somewhat familiar."

Li Qingge's heart trembled, but he pretended to be calm on the surface: "Really? I have been learning from the elders of the sect behind my family since I was young. This technique was also passed down by the elders. I don't know anything else."

Xue Qing chuckled, and the indifference in her tone gradually faded.

"Well, Miss Li is indeed talented, but this technique has some minor flaws."

Xue Qing's face still had that cold expression, as if it were ice that had not melted for thousands of years, but the words she spoke were like a heavy hammer, hitting Li Qingge's heart hard.

"Although the technique you're practicing may seem ingenious, it actually carries hidden dangers. If you continue practicing it for a long time, it will inevitably damage your meridians and may even lead to insanity."

Li Qingge's fingers gripping the hilt of the sword suddenly tightened, and his eyes widened in disbelief.

"That's impossible! This set of skills is a unique skill passed down from generation to generation by the sect that my Li family relies on. I don't know how many elders in the family have practiced it, and I have never heard of it damaging the meridians!"

Xue Qing glanced at her coldly. Although her tone was still calm, her words made Li Qingge's brain freeze.

"Those so-called seniors of your Li family have probably only reached the Spiritual Severing Stage at most. How much knowledge can they possess? It's not surprising that they can't see the hidden flaws in this technique."

Li Qingge was so angry at Xue Qing's merciless evaluation that his face turned pale, but he could not refute it.

There was also a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Because indeed, in their Li family, the supreme elder with the highest cultivation level is only at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, and is still half a step away from reaching the Spirit Severing stage.

But...Xue Qing has just established her foundation, how could she possibly know these things?

"If you don't believe me, I can demonstrate it to you right here."

As Xue Qing spoke, she walked to the center of the open space, slowly closed her eyes, and formed a strange seal with her hands.

Although Li Qingge was still full of doubts in his heart, he couldn't help but be attracted by Xue Qing's actions. He stared closely at her every move, trying to find out what she was up to.

A powerful spiritual power fluctuation centered on Xue Qing quickly spread out like ripples. Even Li Qingge couldn't help but take a few steps back before he could barely steady himself.

Xue Qing slowly raised her right hand, and a dazzling golden light condensed on her white and slender fingertips. In the light, complex lines could be vaguely seen, crisscrossing like meridians.

Li Qingge's eyes suddenly widened, and her heart was filled with shock. This was clearly the most exquisite move in the martial arts she practiced, the "Golden Light Breaking Evil Curse"!

However, the "Golden Light Evil-Breaking Spell" that Xue Qing cast was far beyond her understanding in terms of both power and sophistication.

It is as if the originally rough stone was carved into a work of art that is exquisitely crafted. There is a world of difference between the two.

"See? This is how Reiki is supposed to work."

"Your entire Xiao Zhou Tian method is wrong. How can it really be effective?"

While demonstrating, Xue Qing pointed out several mistakes in Li Qingge's technique in a cold voice and showed the correct route.

Li Qingge, who was a little unconvinced at first, was stunned after witnessing Xue Qing's demonstration.

The shock in my heart cannot be described in words.

Especially when Xue Qing materialized the spiritual energy and ran it in front of her just now, the new circuit was like a revelation, and she instantly understood that there were indeed huge problems with the martial arts she had been practicing.

She originally thought that she had mastered this set of skills to perfection, but she didn't expect that in Xue Qing's eyes, it was full of loopholes and as ridiculous as a child's graffiti.

But how did she know?

"You...why are you so familiar with the Li family's skills?"

Li Qingge couldn't help but ask, with a trembling tone that was hard to conceal.

Xue Qing slowly finished her training, turned around, and cast a cold gaze on Li Qingge, with a meaningful sneer on the corner of her mouth.

"What do you think?"

Li Qingge stared at Xue Qing blankly, as if he was meeting her for the first time.

She opened her mouth, wanting to ask something else, but didn't know where to start.

Xue Qing ignored Li Qingge's reaction, and just said lightly to practice well, then turned back to the depths of the cave and continued to meditate and recover.

Li Qingge was left standing there alone, his mind churning like boiling water.

Xue Qing's identity has always been the biggest mystery in her heart.

She only knew that Xue Qing was Chen Yang's Taoist partner. Like Chen Yang, they were only at the foundation-building stage, but they knew an outrageous amount of things.

Moreover, his temperament is as cold as ice. Apart from guiding me in my cultivation, he rarely speaks.

But today, Xue Qing actually spoke so many words in one breath for the first time, and took the initiative to point out the mistakes in her own cultivation method. How could she not be shocked?

Especially the last sentence, which was full of mystery and left her puzzled.

Could it be that there is some connection between Xue Qing and his family's sect?

Thinking of this, Li Qingge recalled the idea of associating her with the legendary fairy when they first met.

The more Li Qingge thought about it, the more frightened she became. However, she did not dare to ask Xue Qing rashly. She could only suppress all her questions in her heart for the time being and began to practice again according to the method that Xue Qing had just instructed.

At this time, Xue Qing, who was deep in the cave, slowly opened her eyes.