The Sect Master's Wife wore an inscrutable expression, but since she couldn't kill me and knew I would ultimately become one of the obstacles to protecting her daughter, she still said, "Since you can investigate the meridians within our bodies, you should know that others might learn of them as well. You'd best be cautious when investigating such things, or you may inevitably invite disaster. And as you said, although our Xichen is already the head of one of the foremost sects in the Southern Heavenly Region, what good does that do us? Even Qingxiao couldn't be protected. Clearly, even the power of a sect cannot move those who do evil. As for what we fear... take a guess."
I thought for a moment before saying, "If there's anything capable of frightening Xichen Immortal Sect, then apart from Heavenly City, it can only be Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect. In Heavenly City, those who gained sentience from innate qi are rare, but those even rarer than you are everywhere. They're still living and working in peace, so Heavenly City is definitely no threat to you. That means it should be Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect. After all, the greatest hermits hide in the marketplace. You're holed up right under Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect's nose—seemingly in great danger, but actually quite safe. So what you're worried about is Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect?"
My analysis gave her quite a shock. The Sect Master's Wife was naturally astonished as well, and said, "You really are clever, child. No wonder you managed to become Acting Sect Master of Heaven's Realm Sect at such a young age and handle the sect's affairs in Sect Master Li's place. Indeed, what our family fears is Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect. That's why, apart from fearing Heavenly Sword Immortal Sect, Xichen