Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Yu Luoning was meditating and regulating her breathing inside the room.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the courtyard gate, one in front of the other, two people.

She composed herself and walked outside.

As soon as she pushed open the door, she saw Lu Mingyu bowing to her from outside the courtyard, his expression more solemn than usual, followed by someone. It was Lu Feishuang.

She stood half a step behind Lu Mingyu, dressed in plain clothes, her hair neatly tied up, but her face was so pale it was almost transparent, with two obvious dark bruises under her face.

It seems they've suffered quite a bit these past few days.

Yu Luoning thought to herself.

While she was sizing him up, Lu Feishuang's gaze had already fallen on Yu Luoning. At that moment, Lu Feishuang's breath hitched.

I've actually reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining!

Her heart sank.

From the day she was branded, in just one month, this woman whom she looked down upon, who only wanted to rely on men, had made rapid progress in her cultivation.

Lu Feishuang lowered her eyelashes to hide the shock in her eyes.

It turns out that even she can be wrong one day.

Lu Mingyu stepped forward and said, "Miss Luo Ning, thank you for your help today."

Yu Luoning looked at him, her expression softening slightly: "No need to be so polite, come in first and we'll talk."

The two walked into the courtyard one after the other, and then all was silent.

Yu Luoning said calmly, "Miss Lu, please have a seat."

Lu Feishuang didn't move. Looking at Yu Luoning's leisurely face, she felt a surge of humiliation and pride.

If it weren't for the jade token Yu Luoning gave her, she wouldn't have suffered this calamity at all.

Without the token, she would not be able to arrive at the sect on time and would lose her eligibility for the assessment.

This is a dilemma. But people always look for external causes.

The air was silent. Yu Luoning was not in a hurry. She sat on the stone bench and waited quietly.

Seeing Lu Feishuang's reluctance, Lu Mingyu quickly spoke up, "Sister..."

Lu Feishuang avoided his hand, walked over by herself, and sat down on the stone bench opposite Luo Ning.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and finally lowered her head.

"What happened before was my fault. I was bound by my past and framed you."

Yu Luoning naturally saw the perfunctory look in her eyes and smiled: "Miss Lu, even your apology sounds reluctant. I can understand that you are controlled by the brand, protecting Jiang Yuxing, and harboring resentment towards me. But you made accusations against me without verification, completely disregarding the previous life-saving grace. That's what makes me angry."

Lu Feishuang's throat trembled slightly.

Yu Luoning continued, "Forget it, there's no point in arguing anymore. Anyway, today was just an equal exchange, each of us got what we needed. I hope we can continue to leave each other alone in the future."

Lu Feishuang paused, her pupils shrinking slightly: "What do you mean by equivalent exchange?"

Yu Luoning frowned, looking at Lu Mingyu: "Didn't you discuss this with your sister?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingyu lowered his head, while Lu Feishuang, whose face was usually arrogant, darkened: "What kind of deal did you make?"

"It's... a fragment of a mirage," Lu Mingyu said in a low voice.

The next moment, Lu Feishuang slammed her hand on the stone table, her face turning bright red: "Luo Ning, you've gone too far! Even if you have a way to undo it for me, I won't let you! I thought you were kind enough to help me, but I didn't expect you to be coveting my Lu family's magic treasure."

Yu Luoning scoffed, "Why should I lift your seal for no reason? Haven't you learned your lesson? What if I fail to lift it? Will you hold a grudge against me then?"

"Isn't it better to settle the payment and goods immediately? What do you think?"

Lu Feishuang stood up and took a step to walk outside.

Lu Mingyu reached out and quickly grabbed her sleeve.

"Sister, I don't want something that's just a mirage. Do you really want to be controlled by that Jiang guy forever?"

Lu Feishuang said with exasperation, "Even so, you shouldn't have traded the Lu family's most prized possession for it!"

The siblings remained locked in a stalemate, and the courtyard fell into a profound silence.

Yu Luoning sat there without moving. She sighed and yawned lazily.

These things really need to be made clear, otherwise they might cause a lot of trouble later.

Yu Luoning: "You two, you'd better decide quickly. If you want to untie it, then untie it; if not, then it's up to you."

Lu Mingyu, in a fit of desperation, said with his face flushed red, "If you, sister, are unwilling to unravel this illusion, I also intend to give this 'Mirror Flower, Water Moon' fragment to Miss Luo Ning."

"You..." Lu Feishuang glared at him, gritting her teeth.

Turning back, Lu Feishuang saw Yu Luoning still with that nonchalant expression, which made her extremely frustrated.

She glared fiercely at her younger brother.

He cursed under his breath, "Useless piece of trash."

Lu Feishuang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her displeasure: "Luo Ning, you'd better take the money and do the job. If you dare to hold back against me, I, Lu Feishuang, will not let you off."

Yu Luoning chuckled lightly: "Miss Lu, don't worry. In terms of character, I think I'm a little better than you."

Lu Feishuang: "..."

"Come inside!" Yu Luoning stood up and gestured to Lu Feishuang.

The two went inside, and Lu Mingyu waited in the courtyard.

Without wasting words, Yu Luoning raised her hand and unleashed her spiritual power, instantly filling the entire space with a pale green light.

The next moment, strands of soft, light blue light slowly flowed and entered Lu Feishuang's brow.

Lu Feishuang's body jolted violently. Just as she was wondering what was going on, the mark that had been troubling her for days began to crumble.

It's not suppression, but rather the imprint is slowly fading away.

Lu Feishuang's pupils constricted, and her heart trembled violently.

Even the sect elders couldn't completely remove it, but now, in just a moment, the mark that had been troubling them for so long has been erased.

So easy?

Yu Luoning, who was opposite her, was also surprised. Of course she knew how powerful the Great Purification Technique was, but she did not expect that after her cultivation level improved, this supernatural ability would also be improved.

"How are you feeling?"

"Very...good."

Lu Feishuang took a long time to slowly utter a sentence. She clearly felt that the green light not only cleansed the mark, but also nourished the wounds to her soul.

She looked up, her gaze fixed on Yu Luoning, and at that moment, all her former pride vanished.

"Where did you learn this magic?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Luoning couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at her: "What? Asking about my household registration?"

Lu Feishuang was silent for a moment, then said, "I sensed a faint trace of the Li family's magic in your technique."

The Lu and Li families have always been on good terms, so Lu Feishuang was naturally familiar with the aura of the Li family's magic.

The air suddenly went still, and Yu Luoning's expression froze.

No, are all people in the cultivation world just dog-senses?

This is already an advanced version; she can even smell the source of the magic?

Yu Luoning retorted, "According to your logic, if I use sword techniques, I'm a member of Sword Peak; if I use fire talismans, I'm a member of Fire Cloud Sect, right? In this world, magic belongs to those with virtue. It's not like the Li family alone knows purification magic..."

Lu Feishuang looked embarrassed: "I...I was just curious."

Yu Luoning feigned offense: "Curious? I think you're questioning me? I won't forgive you, you'd better leave now. My family's Great Purification Technique says, how dare the Li family try to extort money from us?"

Lu Feishuang opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

In this world, powerful families regard magic as their lifeblood.

The outflow of martial arts techniques and spells is a major issue.

She recognized traces of other schools' techniques, which is tantamount to accusing the other party of stealing Taoist teachings, and this is a very serious matter.

Lu Feishuang could actually understand why Yu Luoning was so angry.

So Lu Feishuang didn't say anything. She stood up and gave Yu Luoning a slight curtsy.

"I'm sorry, I was rude just now."

She pushed open the door, stepped out of the threshold, and her figure disappeared into the courtyard in the sunlight.

The Lu siblings have passed away.

Yu Luoning only got up after the footsteps in the courtyard had completely disappeared.

She stretched out her hand, and in her palm was a fragment of a mirage, shimmering with a faint, watery light. It was placed on the stone table by Lu Mingyu before he left.

The transaction has been completed.

Yu Luoning put the fragment into her spatial jade bracelet, but felt a heavy weight in her heart.

Traces of Li's magical arts?

This world of immortals and heroes is truly different from the cultivation novels she read in her previous life. Even though they are all purification techniques, she can distinguish which lineage of purification technique it belongs to by observing the ripples of spiritual energy emitted during purification.

Having a hidden watermark is amazing.