Xie Qing had lost the ability to speak. This sudden news had shocked him too much.


    "M-master wille?"


    He could already imagine the headache if Xu Mei found out. Considering her temperament... Xie Qing broke out in a cold sweat.


    "Yes... it seems you''ve been away for a long time and she''s calcted your karma..." Lu Yin replied with an awkward expression on her face: "Since you''ve already recovered, the Master didn''t stop her attempt."


    "That''s right, cultivators at her level can easily find out most things with a simple thought..."


    Xie Qing twisted his mouth. Of course, now he had nowhere to run, so he had to prepare to face the Master. He only hoped that Xu Mei wouldn''t do anything stupid.


    ***


    Boom!


    Zhang Mei looked at the entrance to her office with a neutral expression. The door had turned into splinters. Standing on the threshold was a beautiful and tall ck-haired girl with blue eyes.


    And those blue eyes seemed cold as ice. Even Zhang Mei felt a slight chill down her spine.


    "Your manners are terrible," Zhang Mei said indifferently and turned her gaze to the papers in her hand: "You don''t know about the direct function of doors? They need to be opened, not broken down."


    "I don''t care. Stop ying these games, Zhang Mei," Xu Mei coldly replied and frowned: "What the hell?! Because of you, my disciple almost died!"


    "He didn''t die."


    "But he was on the verge! Negative Karma is what even we, cultivators at the level of Transcendence, fear!" Xu Mei snorted angrily.


    Zhang Mei sighed. She did not deny the fact that she had been extremely careless. But facing Xu Mei face to face, she did not want to give up her position.


    Therefore, they argued for a long time. In principle, for them, it was a normal phenomenon. In the past, Liu Yang often drank pills for headaches, so frequently they quarreled.


    ***


    Whoosh! Whoosh! Swoosh!


    Xie Qing dodged Lu Yin''s fierce attacks. Since they were bored, he decided to help them train.


    Although he was still worried about his Master, he could not sit still.


    "Too aggressive. Excessive movements will be the cause of sudden death. You''repletely open when you swing. What if I cut off your arm with a simple horizontal swing?" Xie Qing said, and when Lu Yin attacked again, he lightly swung his sword.


    "Ugh!"


    Lu Yin let out a heavy sigh as the bamboo swordnded under her armpit. If it had been a real sword, the girl would have lost her arm. Xie Qing tried to exin this to her.


    "Do you see? You are one of those swordsmen who like to fight in closebat. Therefore, you need to understand that every move you make must be calcted!" Xie Qing spoke in a strict voice. He tilted his head to the side and easily dodged Lu Yin''s sharp lunge: "Not bad. When opponents talk a lot, you can kill them with a sudden attack or wound them as best you can."


    "You really are a monster..." Lu Yin said after a long silence and sighed.


    The young man only smiled and closed the distance between them. He swung his sword and a thick Sword Aura formed ten small swords, each five centimeters long, glowing with golden light.


    "This is a basic sword technique. You should be able to use it, right?" Xie Qing asked, and seeing Lu Yin''s nod, continued: "In fact, despite its extremely simple appearance, it possesses terrible power in the hands of a good swordsman."


    The young man blinked and the swords suddenly disappeared. Lu Yin was shocked! Looking around, she noticed that the ten small swords were near her nape, Achilles'' tendon, and kidney area.


    "That speed..."


    "Impressive, right? And this is just the basic sword dao skill ''Materialization of the Sword Aura''," Xie Qing replied nonchntly, cracking his neck. He waved his hand: "When you learn to control this technique to 100%, numerical superiority will be a joke."


    "Eh..."


    Lu Yin looked at the swords in surprise. They really had turned into roses! Moreover, when she touched this rose, she did not get hurt! This was amazing control!


    The young man smiled. Such a level of control had be natural for him after so much training. ''Materialization of the Sword Aura'' was an important part of the Sword of Empress style, so out of curiosity, he decided to study it.


    After mastering this technique, he thought that it should be taught to the younger generation without fail! It was too good!


    Looking around, Xie Qing fell silent for a moment and then asked:


    "And where is Li Yun?"


    "Huh?"


    Lu Yin, who was ying with the rose, raised her head and, clearing her throat, replied: "Probably with the Master. Lady Zhang Mei asked for her help with cultivation."


    "Does she have problems?" Xie Qing asked, frowning with concern.


    "No. Just advice. Lady Zhang Mei... how to say it..." Lu Yin looked somewhat embarrassed. She sighed and muttered: "...is very terribly exined when ites to cultivation."


    "..."


    Xie Qing lost the ability to speak. Although thinking about it a little, he remembered that Xu Mei also had some problems with this. For example, Xu Mei was good at formations, but she couldn''t exin and teach them!


    "It seems that even the most seriousdies have their shorings," Xie Qing thought.


    He continued to train Lu Yin.


    ***


    "..."


    "..."


    Xu Mei casually threw her legs onto the table and drank wine. Zhang Mei, sitting nearby on a chair, only twisted her mouth.


    "When will you go to your lover?" Zhang Mei asked indifferently, but between her eyebrows, one could see annoyance.


    "L-lover?" Xu Mei was taken aback, but noticing Zhang Mei''s piercing gaze, she snorted and replied: "What business is it of yours? Are you jealous?"


    "Jealous of what? The fact that you, in essence, seduced chi..."


    BOOM!


    Zhang Mei immediately fell silent. The floor of her office was covered with cracks.


    "Although, it''s your life," Zhang Mei said with a strange expression on her face, turning her gaze away from Xu Mei, who was looking at her with anger.


    "Hmph!"


    The elders standing behind the door lost the ability to speak. Although they could not hear what was happening behind the walls, they were amazed, feeling the earthquake.


    "I''ve heard about the hot-tempered nature of the Sword Princess, but..."


    "Shut up, idiot! Do you want your head to end up on her sword?!"


    "Don''t yell, fool! I have a wife and children, I don''t want to die because of you two fools!"


    ***


    Xie Qing was training in the garden. It was a deep night.


    Lu Yin and Li Yun were meditating in their rooms. Although they wanted to learn the sword, these two did not want to focus their Dao exclusively on the sword.


    At one point, Xie Qing felt a suspicious phenomenon. The wind seemed to have disappeared. This was not normal.


    "Sect Master Liu, how can I be of service to you?" Xie Qing said in a cautious tone, looking over his shoulder.


    "Heh."


    The young man was about to roll his eyes but restrained himself. Behind his back was indeed Liu Yang!


    Her beautiful dark silver hair fluttered in the wind, and her beautiful and bright yellow eyes narrowed into a crescent, watching him. Her slender body could charm even the Buddha!


    "Your diligence reminds me of Xu Mei. However, it should be noted that even she was not so diligent," Liu Yang said after a short silence. Her voice was gentle and friendly, although Xie Qing noticed that the woman''s eyes were expressionless: "How is your practice going? I''ve heard that you''ve already reached Soul Integration."


    "My practice?..." Xie Qing raised an eyebrow, looking puzzled, but still replied: "I guess it''s going well. I haven''t encountered any problems yet."


    "There it is."


    Liu Yang nodded and fell silent. Xie Qing also fell silent.


    "What does this woman want from me?"


    Liu Yang was the only one of Xu Mei''s acquaintances with whom Xie Qing felt strange. It was a slight difort. He had the feeling that she didn''t like him.


    "Hmm... by the way, although I haven''t been particrly interested in this question..." Liu Yang suddenly spoke and tilted her head to the side, squinting with a smile: "How are things going with Xu Mei?"


    Xie Qing blinked. Did this woman really want to ask him this all the time? Although he was puzzled, his face showed nothing.


    Thinking for a moment, he replied:


    "Everything is fine between us."


    "Is that so?" Liu Yang smiled: "I hope you''re not deceiving her?"


    "Why should I deceive her?"


    "Who knows. I still can''t believe that there can be such an improper rtionship between a Master and a disciple."


    Xie Qing froze. He frowned, looking at Liu Yang, and asked:


    "What are you implying?"


    "Nothing. I''m just curious. Mei-Mei may seem arrogant, proud, and unapproachable, but her heart can easily melt when someone is sincere with her," Liu Yang said and giggled: "Once a cultivator tried to get close to her in this way. Xu Mei was unapproachable, but this guy was smart and cunning. Fortunately, I was able to react in time and did not allow him to deceive Xu Mei."


    "And where is this ''guy''?" Xie Qing asked, although he already had a guess.


    "Dead. I killed him," Liu Yang replied indifferently as if she were talking about the weather, not about human life: "How could I allow him to deceive my good friend? So I cut off his head."


    "Hmm..."


    Xie Qing understood the situation a little. It seemed that Liu Yang thought that Xie Qing was simply trying to deceive Xu Mei for his own purposes.


    He was a little annoyed. This woman, it seemed, considered him a scammer. Therefore, he wanted to rify his position.


    Putting his sword aside, he closed the distance between them. They were at arm''s length.


    "If you think I''m deceiving the Master, you''re very wrong," Xie Qing began to speak and snorted, looking into Liu Yang''s yellow eyes: "And to anyone who doubts my intentions, I can prove with my sword!"


    A Sword Aura sparkled and his body was enveloped in energy. Although Xie Qing felt Liu Yang''s piercing gaze on him, he didn''t even flinch.


    Tension appeared between them.


    However, when he already thought that Liu Yang would get angry, she simply smiled gently.


    "What a cute boy."


    "What?"