Stealing the female lead's favor turns her from a heartthrob to a universally disliked figure.

Half an hour later, Xia Nanfeng and his group returned with a large bag of Xuanling robes and ten spirit swords.

"Master, in addition to these spirit swords, the people from the Nine Provinces Auction House also gave you a Light Cloud Whip."

Xia Nanfeng handed the seemingly soft and limp spirit whip, which felt like a light ribbon but was exceptionally compatible with Li Qingqing.

Li Qingqing casually swung the whip in the air, then looked up and asked, "Who wants to learn swordsmanship? Who wants to learn whip techniques?"

"Master, are you going to teach us swordsmanship? I want to learn." Ye Bei was the first to speak.

“Each of you can choose one spirit sword. Time is limited, so I will teach you the first move of the Nine Profound Sword Technique. Those of you who want to pursue the path of the sword can continue practicing.”

"Yes."

The group quickly selected their spirit swords and stood in a rather formal manner.

Without wasting any words, Li Qingqing directly demonstrated the Nine Profound Sword Technique to them, and then focused on explaining and demonstrating the first move.

Qiu Shaoze was not interested in swordsmanship, but at this moment he was completely stunned.

Li Qingqing, wielding her sword, moved with a light and graceful gait, her swordsmanship even more fluid and elegant, giving people a sense of beauty like a dragon soaring through the air, leaving them in awe.

Her swordplay was full of mystery and killing intent; even a wisp of sword energy gave people a strong sense of oppression, making it impossible to ignore.

He always thought that their master was most skilled at playing the zither!

But who would have thought her swordsmanship was so good?

He had seen the peak master of Lingjian Peak teach swordsmanship, and he felt that his master's control over the sword was even better than that of the peak master of Lingjian Peak.

Wow...that's amazing!

Xia Nanfeng had always loved swordsmanship. After recovering from his shock, he immediately gripped his spirit sword and began practicing.

Next is Ye Bei, who loves kendo, and Lu Tingbai, who is blindfolded but has no visual impairment.

Wen Yang was so shocked that it took him a while to come to his senses. He quickly picked up his spirit sword and began to study.

Seeing that only the four of them were interested, Li Qingqing focused her guidance on them.

While the four of them practiced on their own, Li Qingqing took out the Light Cloud Whip and flicked it, "Anyone want to learn the Seven Star Soul-Destroying Whip?"

Qiu Shaoze was stunned for a moment, then immediately raised his hand, "Master, I want to learn whip techniques."

“I’ll learn too,” Yao Han said softly.

“I’ll learn too.” Lan Cen nodded quickly.

"There's only one whip. I'll buy a suitable spirit whip later so you can practice properly." Li Qingqing practiced the Seven Star Soul-Destroying Whip herself before starting to teach them.

It wasn't until noon, when the Spirit Chef Peak Master sent someone to deliver spiritual food to them and told them to prepare to depart, that Li Qingqing finally stopped.

Fifteen minutes later, Li Qingqing boarded the flying pumpkin of the Spirit Chef Peak Master.

In addition to the seven disciples participating in the sect ranking competition, Lingchu Peak also brought twenty more disciples to cheer them on and gain experience along the way. They rode on four-winged flying roc birds.

Xia Nanfeng and Qiu Shaoze followed on either side, riding on cranes.

The group headed east and, after arriving at Jinghai City, used the local teleportation channel to exit Jiulingzhou.

……

half a month later.

Li Qingqing and her group appeared on Blood Sun Island in the Eastern Continent.

The celestial phenomena on Blood Sun Island are unique. Even in broad daylight, it looks as if the sun is about to set, with the sky dyed in a golden-red hue, both turbulent and magnificent. Every now and then, there will be a sun shower.

The sun shower, however, reflected a touch of red, like translucent, round rubies. But if the light were dimmer, it would look like blood rain, making it both beautiful and eerie.

Before Lan Cen could go to find her uncle, Ming Nian, having already heard the news, came over in person and invited Li Qingqing and her group to the Ming family.

After settling everyone in, Lan Cen talked to his uncle about the sealing of the active volcano in Blood Sun City.

Next year, he was shocked to hear this, "Your master told us to move away from Blood Sun City?"

Lan Cen nodded. "Yes. Uncle, don't think that just because my master is young, you can disregard her words. If she says that, it's most likely true. If I hadn't mentioned Blood Sun City, she wouldn't have specifically told me about this..."

After a long silence, Ming Nian said, "Every patriarch of the Ming family knows about the seal. However, when the elders inspected it last time, they said the seal could last for at least five hundred years. Since your master says so, I will gather people to inspect it again, just in case. I will have your master and the Spirit Chef Peak Master come with us to inspect it then."

Lan Cen nodded. "Okay."

Looking at his nephew next year, he smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "You've become a disciple and your cultivation has improved a lot."

Lan Cen smiled as well, "Yes. My master is very powerful."

"I've heard that the great demonic cultivator Youyi was killed by your master. This is hard for many people to believe," Ming Nian remarked with emotion.

The Lingqin Peak Master is not just young in appearance; she is genuinely young. He hadn't been able to see through her cultivation level when they first met, which shows that her cultivation is above his own.

And he's already at the early stage of the Spirit Integration Realm!

"Uncle, please make arrangements as soon as possible. We are going to participate in the sect ranking competition. Originally, I wanted you to come and open the cultivation room, but if this weakens the power of the seal, we plan to go elsewhere for training."

Upon hearing this, he immediately said, "You all take a short rest, I'll make the arrangements first thing tomorrow morning."

After saying that, he immediately summoned the elders of the clan.

Lan Cen then went to the kitchen himself to arrange food for his master and the others.

Li Qingqing originally thought that once she arrived at the Ming family's house, she could at least stay for a day or two, but little did she know that trouble would soon come knocking.

The Ming family elder, who was already 505 years old and whose beard was almost as long as his hair, glared angrily at Li Qingqing, who was being treated as an honored guest and was enjoying spiritual food.

"So you, little girl, are saying I misjudged the situation? That the Ming family's suppression seal will collapse in three years? Do you know what you're saying? You have no evidence, and you haven't even inspected it yourself. What makes you say that?"

Before Li Qingqing could speak, Ming Nian chimed in, "Elder, as I said, it's not that we're questioning your judgment, but rather that we should go and see it again just to be on the safe side."

"Hmph! Looking again means you don't trust my judgment. Do you think you can just go and check that place casually? If you're not careful, you'll suffer a soul shock and damage. What does a little girl who hasn't even grown up yet know? Even if she's the peak master of the Nine Spirits Sect, she's not the peak master of the Spirit Array Peak."

The Ming family elders showed Li Qingqing absolutely no respect.

It's ridiculous that so many people have to put in so much effort just because someone who doesn't understand formations makes a casual question.

Seeing that the attack was aimed directly at her, Li Qingqing was not angry. She said calmly, "You don't have to go for the check-up. I don't care. I won't try to persuade you. It's a thankless task and it won't benefit me."

She's not some saint who has to save these people.

Her words left the clan elder, who had a lot to say, speechless.